¥, a i 3 Editorially Spe aking: Bringing Zoning Ordinances To Modern Standards Since the enactment of the State's first zoning legis- lation in 1919 many Pennsylvania communities have * taken advantage of the powers conferred on them to pro- tect their residential and business areas, to improve their - appearance and to assure values. Zoning has proved itself in Pennsylvania in hun- dreds of localities, which would not under any circum- stances, now give up this protection. munities have failed to adopt zoning ordinances and are now experiencing serious difficulties as a consequence. Even where ordinances were adopted a decade or more ago and have since been enforced it would be advisable to re-examine the community's growths and needs. now universal use of the automobile, changes in types of business and industry and the development of neighbor hood shopping centers are among the influences which have gradually but often drastically changed our land- * present ordinances have frequently failed to keep abreast of these varying influences. In modern ordinances the lack of space on our streets ‘for automobile parking has been dealt with by requiring off-street parking for all new buildings other than single Most of the communities in Pennsyl- use pattern. ‘family residences. vania have traffic congestion. of this long-range solution of the problem? Population density, or the number of families per acre, bears a close relationship to the facilities which a com- ‘munity must provide, such as schools, parks, sewer and water mains and fire and police protection. ¥ ations have been omitted dinances. To develop a community hoods,” the zoning ordinance must be flexible enough to provide the varying types of dwellings and uses needed in such units. How many of our ordinances are based on a community plan designed to guide the development of satisfactory neighborhoods? inclusive of such uses by special exception or by proper amendment proceedings? The theory that industrial districts need no protection, and are a “catch-all” for all types of uses, has been adopt- ed too many times in the past. To prevent future blight and to maintain existing prop- erty values, the most progressive ordinances prohibit the erection of new dwellings in industrial districts. delphia is among the communities that recognize this need, and on January 5, 1950, amended its ordinance to give industrial districts the same protection that has been extended to residential areas. Of the three hundred or effect in Pennsylvania communities, there are many that are in dire need of immediate and comprehensive re- vision. Is your town ordinance one of these? FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1950 6 CENTS PER COPY BOX SEORE Back Mountain Highway Deaths and : : Serious Accidents: Since V-J Day k Hospitalized Killed DALLAS Ee DALLAS TOWNSHIP jie 19 “LEHMAN RE SE KONG ON TOWNSHIP 40] 5 : JACKSON | TOWNSHIP 2 MONROE TOWNSHIP 3 i : __ROSS TOWNSHIP 2 MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION LAKE TOWNSHIP : 12 t FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP = ° Ty TOTAL: Til 78. 4 38 Vol. 60, No. 50 TOTAL ; the stability of their land Many other com- The Are they taking advantage Density in most of our local or- into convenient ‘neighbor- How many provide for the Phila- more zoning ordinances in v FROM__ children. ‘Ther. : not worth the trouble. “There is oh an Dro Sosa ‘opinion that pets area nui the feeling that upholstered furniture peip fy | their sance and’ will take a beating, that the rugs will suffer, that cat hairs will cling to the best suit, that a kitten will claw the table legs, that a puppy will require an excursion late at night. 4 | All these things will happen. Ba- lance them off against the extascy of the child when he first holds that warm wiggling bundle of fun against his face, the happy hours that the pair will spend in whole- some rough and tumble play, the pure bliss of a sleeping companion on the foot of the bed at night when the lights go out and the bedroom door is closed against an adult world. A kitten on the foot of the bed? How = dreadful, how unsanitary, how unthinkable! Nonsense. A kitten or a puppy on the foot of the bed won't do the child a particle of damage. A live pet will overcome the inherited atavistic fear of the dark better - than eny stuffed rabbit or. doll. Suppose the kitten climbs up to the child’s neck. or face while he sleeps? Well, suppose it does? It is comforting to have something warm and cuddly close at hand, something that can be touched as reassurance against bad dreams. Kittens like to be clean. A good powder such as Pulvex, dusted lightly into the fur once a week, will keep- them acceptable to so- ciety, vermin-free. There are dry shampoos to keep them spotless. Many people have found that a kitten can be laundred in a wash- basin, wrapped snugly in a towel until the fur is completely dry and fluffy. : Your veterinarian can ad- vise you on vermifuges. Kittens are easily trained to a sand box, to shredded newspapers, or ‘to mewing at the door when they feel the urge. Puppies are more difficult to train but they are worth it. You can’t bring up children with- out some wear and tear on the furniture. ~ Make up your mind to . this, accept it gracefully, then add ‘a kitten or a puppy to your cal- culations. A happy home means a home where every member has some in- dividual freedom, where the chil- dren are considered people and not small monsters to be warned off the davenport and routed through the kitchen. Postpone that extra-special da- vennort and those Persian rugs until the children are beyond the stage where they like to sprawl in dungarees with a puppy. They'll be grown up before you know it. You'll have years in which to bask in the orderliness of a quite house- hold. : ; ig And once you have the puppy or the kitten, don’t banish it to the ‘Mom was always equal to any- | cellar. The only way you can train | a pet is to have it under your | watchful eye the first few days. Use : a mlled newspaper for discipline, | but don't be too hard on the pet. He is doing his best to please you, and will cooperate as soon as he knows what you want him to do. Folks’ who spend sleepless nights planning finances for a college edu- ! cation fifteen years in advance, yet | fail to assure Johnny of a happy childhood here and now, are lack- ! ing in a sense of proportion. It | is the present that we have. Who knows in this changing world what the future may bring? | If your child wants a pet, let! him have it. And don’t be cross when the inevitable happens. Take it in your stride. There'll be some cleaning up to do, and who says you can’t do it, holding = your tongue firmly between your teeth the while and preserving a pleasant smile for Johnny? No nagging. Johnny will remember that his thing. Community Carols Program Announced Program for the Christmas Com- munity Carol Service on Sunday at 3 P. M. in the Acme parking lot includes greetings from Arlean Bowman, president of the Business- men’s Association, introductions and announcements by Dr. Robert Bodycomb, Master of Ceremonies, a five minute talk by Rev, Wil- liam Williams, rector of Prince of Peace, and benediction by Rev. Fred ' Reinfurt, Dallas Methodist Church. The Girls Glee Club, Dallas Borough High: School, will sing a chorale, “Deck the Halls”, directed by Lester Lewis, who will also lead the community singing. A brass quartette from the High School band will accompany all selections. Community singing will feature well known and universally loved Christmas carols, “Oh Come, All Ye Faithful”, “Joy To Tht World”, “Hark The Herald Angels Sng”, “Oh Little Town of Bethlehem”, ind the finale, “Silent Night”, Entertain Husbands Women of Dallas Rotary enter- tained their husbands at a dinner dance at the Irem Country Club last night. : School Jointure Discussion H eld Tuesday Evening Committee Makes Notable Strides Toward Its Goal With fifty interested people at- tending the Tuesday night meeting of the Citizens Committee For Bet- ter Schools, Dr. L. E. Jordan, presi- dent,and Frances Ambrose, Com- mittee member, feel that public acceptance of eventual school dis- trict jointure is several steps near- er realization. Mr. Ambrose, in reporting for Lake Township, stated that the School Board is ready at any time to study the advantages of jointure with members of the Citizens Com- mittee, that it feels public funds could be saved by such jointure, and better facilities offered its students. A date, Saturday morn- ing, has been set for the discussion. Paul Mulcey reported that Kings- ton Township and Dallas Borough Boards would meet the following night, Wednesday, to try to work out a jointure plan acceptable to both communities. Thomas Shelburne spoke on jointure in general, pointing out substantial savings to be made in taxpayers’ money, coupled with sound educational advantages which would accrue with forces instead of spread thin over too great a territory. Charles Brooks, representing Kingston Township, brought to the attention of the comm’'ttee the re- quirements of government housing plans which allow no government funds to be used to support schools lacking in certain minimum educa- tional requirements, There is a one-hundred unit housing project in the wind. Children from this project would be necessarily ac- comodated at Back Mountain schools, but there would be no taxes turned to the school district unless requirements: in facilities and teaching standards should be mot. Robert Currie, president of King- ston Township School Board, -plac- ed himself on record approving popular vote on jointure. Franklin Township, which now sends its pupils to Dallas Town- ship under a tuition arangement, is reportedly in possession of a surpluss, whereas under the old ar- rangement of maintaining its own schools it operated with a school district deficit. Estimates indicate that Dallas Township, under joifiture, would operate on a budget of $114,446 as against a present budget of $132,000; Dallas Borough $51,121 as opposed to the present $56,000. Our boys, pointed out Mr. Am- brose, are all in it together in Ko- rea, defending the idea of a thirty- eighth parallel. There is a parallel much nearer home which deserves the studied attention of taxpayers | who support the schools and pa- rents who have children in the schools. Crash Victims Recovering Hospital Lists Condition Fair Three of the six young people admitted to Nesbitt Hospital fol- lowing the traffic accident early Saturday evening on Harveys Lake Highway which cost the life of Dorothy Kreidler, are listed as still in only fair condition. All of them are improving. : Arlene Smith, Exeter, seriously injured, is’ beginning to recover. Vincent Shea and’ Robert Fush- on, both of: Pittston, are: listed as fair. : Charlotte Homschek has been discharged. William Stevens, driver of the car which skidded on a patch of ice and crashed headlong into a car coming from the opposite di- rection, was treated for cuts and abrasions nad discharged as not needing hospitalization. Accord ing to James Gansel, Township constable, who appeared before Justice of the Peace Thomas Rob- inson with Stevens, the driver will answer charges of involuntary manslaughter. of Pittston Passes State Exam Mrs, Catherine R. Harding, wi- dow of Pfc, Clyde P. Hard'ng of Trucksville, victim of 109th Field Artillery train crash, has received notice that she passed her State Board examinations for certifica- tion as a registered nurse. She is engaged in private duty nursing. Glazed Highway Causes Death Ira Pifer Thrown From Cinder Truck Ira Pifer, 58, resident of Ide- town and State Highway Depart- ment employee, died at Nesbitt Hospital Monday night, twenty- four hours after being catapulted from the rear of a cinder truck. The truck, driven by Russell A. Rogers, had completed cindering the west-bound lane of the high- way between Dallas and Harveys Lake and had reached Natona Mills eastbound, when a car driven by John Robertson, Luzerne, crashed into the rear of the truck. Pifer thrown heavily from his stance at the rear, was rushed to Nesbitt Hospital by John Roman, Sweet Valley, a passing motorist. Mr. Pifer regained consciousness during the trip to the hospital, was able to give himself some assist- ance in getting into the wheel- chair that met the car at the ramp. Though X-Rays revealed a fracture, death was unexpected. He was operated upon Monday after- noon. This is the second time that death has struck the family in the past two weeks. Mrs. Pifer'’s father, Jacob Johnson, who lived in the house next door, was buried on Saturday, November 25. Mr, Pifer had been in the em- ploy of the State Highway De- partment for the past five years, a resident of Idetown for twenty- five. It is Mr. Pifer who made and sold the special Christmas wreaths so widely distributed through the region. He was a native of Shickshinny. Survivors are his widow, Blanche; a daughter, Mrs, Emma Houseknecht, Wilkes-Barre; a sis- ter, Mrs. Warren Killian, Shick- shinny; and a brother, Charles, Benton. Robbers Enter Dallas Floral Through Window Loot Includes Television Set Valued At $400 William Guyette, television and radio models Tues- day night when burglars broke in- to Dallas Floral Shop on Harveys: Lake Highway and stole a $400 R.C.A, console - television set, snatching up additional small stock, before making their get- away. . The thieves entered through a plate glass window facing driveway which separates Floral Shop from Dallas Portable Welding Company next door, pre-] sumably at 9:30 P.M. when Mrs. Walter Rowett, who lives directly across the highway, heard a crash and looked out of her window to see if it indicated an auto acci- dent. a black torpedo-stern sedan drive away. The robbers plate glass from the frame to make removal of merchandise easier, and left some good fingerprints, which together with tire tracks and dis- tinctive foot-prints .are being in- vestigated by the State Police. Toasters, electric mixers, elec- tric irons, and sweepers, in addi- tion to the television set and small radios, formed part of the loot. The burgarly was not discover- ed until Sam Ashley opened his shop Wednesday morning. Lester Fiske and Charles Metzger, Dallas Borough officers, made a prelimin- ary investigation, and summoned State Police. Signs indicate that there were at least two men, one rather heavy and with large feet, one lighter, Five Dallas Couples Married For Fifty Years Are Honored Five Dallas couples who have celebrated their Golden Wedd ng Anniversaries were honored guests at a dinner attended by their friends and neighbors Wednesday evening at Dallas Methodist Church. The affair was sponsored by the W. S. C. S. and marred only by the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Cairl who were to have been the sixth honored couple. Mr. Cairl was stricken suddenly ill Wednesday afternoon while per- forming his duties as church sex- ton and placed under the care of a physician. After - they had marched down the aisle to “Here Comes The Bride,” the ten honored guests were seated with Rev, Frederick W. Reinfurt at a special table, while others sat at nearby tables beautifully decorated with huge bouquets - of yellow chrysanthe- mums and golden candles. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Line, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Whipp, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mint- zer, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Rood, and Mr, and Mrs. Frank Dennis. Mrs. Raymond Kuhnert was mas- ter of ceremonies, and Mrs. Edgar Brace was Quizz Master. Mrs. Brace asked the honored guests to tell her some of the incidents of their wedding days. “Although her questions were straight” one guest remarked, “some of the re- sponses were rather crooked.” The menu consisted of chicken and waffles, cranberry sauce, mash- ed potatoes, cole slaw, carrots, peas, salad, celery, coffee, ice cream and cake. Mrs. Margaret LaBar was song leader and asked the assemblage to sing the following songs in order, “School Days;” “Down By the Old Mill Stream,” “Let Me Call You Sweetheart,” “Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer True.” At this juncture Mrs. Ruth Turn Rey- nolds gave two vocal solos: “O, Promise Me” and “Always,” then Mrs. LaBar asked the group to continue with “Rock-A-Bye Baby,” “Silver Threads Among the Gold;” “Old Gray Mare” and ‘‘Anniver- sary Song.” Mrs. William Baker was accompanist. Old photographs, brought by the honored guests, were shown en- larged on a screen by Prof. Ray- mond Kuhnert. Mr. and Mrs. Whipp were the only ones who brought their wedding picture with them. Last Year's Prize Winner This is the home of James Kozemchak at Huntsville, which last year won the top award in Dallas Business Association’s Home Lighting Contest. Those who plan to enter the contest this year should fll cat the blank below, enclose 50c entry fee, and mail it to Eugene Sick, Secre- tary of the Association, Dallas, Pa. Ze Trucksville: Radio Shop, lost $1100 worth of! the Dallas | A few minutes later. she saw | lifted pieces of’ Directors Give Green Light To Plan For Joint District Kingston Township And Dallas Borough To Be One District By Next September 8 : JUDGES OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTING WILL TOUR : AREA DECEMBER 23 Dallas Businessmen are again ~ sponsoring a Back Mountain Outdoor Christmas : Lighting Contest, with prizes of $15, $10, and $5. The entry fee will be fifty cents, payable to Eugene Sick, secretary. ‘Decorations will be judged. the Saturday before Christ- . - mas, after dark. Lights must be on. The house that won the | first prize last year was the residence of. Mr, and. Mrs. James Kozemchak, Huntsville, Decorations were simple, but extraordinarily effective, a& front door dressed like -a Christmas package, flanked by - enormous candy canes. It ‘is not elaboration that counts, but suitability and dec- orative value. . = A Borough Teams Beat Beaumont Teams Look Good In Opening Games Dallas Borough cagers, under the leadership of coach Barnard Rockovich, put in a definite bid. as one of the teams to beat for the Back Mountain League champion- ship by trouncing Beaumont 67-: 47 Tuesday night. Arch Austin’s: Bulldogs were completely outclass-; ed but never gave up and came. back With a strong second half fin-: ish to overcome a 21-4 first quar- ter lead. Dallas used its entire! team with the first string playing. only a limited time. : Frank Pavlick was ihe tep.man for the Blue and Gold but had plenty of able assistance from pivot-man ‘long John” Piznar, Dave Evans and freshman stand- out Gene Brobst. Cross and Pat- ton were outstanding for the visit- ing Beaumont five. In the preliminary game, Dallas girls walked all over the Beau- mont lassies to take a run-away 31-8 triumph. The Dallas girls were hit from all over the floor: with Carolyn Shaffer leading the parade with eight field goals for sixteen points. Rose Ann Pavlick] scored four, Nancy Schooley nine: and K. Lavelle two points to wind’ up the. Dallas scoring. R. Smith was high ‘for Beaumont with four: points while Kresge, Myers and Ni- 4 men scored the remaining four] points ‘between them. = Shaffer: alone doubled the entire Beaumont | score, and Schooley also topped the combined scoring. of the visit-. ing squad. The play of the Dallas} varsity guards, Roberts, Moore and: Tibus: was outstanding. ! Mother and Child Thrown from Car Mrs. Wickham Goes To Hospital Mrs. Geraldine Wickham, Center Street Shavertown, was taken to Nesbitt Hospital in Woolbert’s am- bulance Tuesday afternoon after being thrown from the car in which she and her two-year-old son Paul were passengers, The accident occurred at 2:30 in front of Woodland Inn. A dump truck driven by William Sgarlet, Forty Fort, crashed into the rear of the Chevrolet which : Olin Wickham was driving, forcing it against the guard rail. The door flew open, and mother and son were thrown almost under the wheels: of: the‘ truck. Fa The victims were taken to Dr. Richard E. Crompton’s office, Trucksville, where Paul was treat- ed for bruises and abrasions and Mrs. Wickham, in hourly expecta- tion of becoming a mother, was rushed to the hospital by ambu- lance. Write To This Boy Sgt. Robert Kemmerer, serious- ly wounded in Korea, has been transfered from Oakland Naval Hospital to Ward 6C Naval Medi- cal Center, Bethesda, Md., where he | will be glad to receive letters and | cards from friends. X Thi . He is learning to talk again, and ‘| tors of ;| Dallas Borough School Boards met ‘{ informally Wednesday + night at :} Kingston Township High School :jand voiced approval of a tentative plan for jointure presented by 1} Supervising Principals Charles A. } was if among ‘those present that this can be accomplished with a m nimum walk without a cane. a ® In an enlightened and farsighted effort to give Back' Mounta.n boys and girls a better education, d.rec- Kingston Township and i{ James of Dallas, and James Martin of Kingston Township, Only two directors were absent, ‘{ Harry Ohlman, president of Dallas Borough Board, who was out of town on business,. and James ;| Hutchison of : Kingston Township who. has been a hospital patient. Both directors have previously ex- ‘{ pressed: their approval of plans to oring the ‘two: school ‘districts to- gether, : 13 Both Boards met on common ‘| ground, stating ‘that their “primary {interest is a better and vastyy im- J proved educational program’ and jthat their secondary : interest is “improvement ‘of ‘school finances." When polled individually the di- rectors said they believe jointure jis a wise step ahead and urged {its adoption as quickly as possible. While there are still many de- tails to be worked out and plans 4 will have to be approved by the State Department of Education it the consensus. of opinion y because of the cooper- {ative spirit. of the directors of the districts. The Directors expressed regret that there. had. :been insufficient time to ask the Jackson Township School Board to be present since Jackson. Township elementary pupils are now tuition students im Kingston Township schools. A meeting has been set for January 3. when the: Jackson Board can be present to give its views on the phan. eh If jointure: between Kingston Township and Dallas Borough comes | about, and there is everv jndiza- tien now that it will become a reality before next September, it is not unlikely that other districts will want to join with them to give their children: the advantages of a" larger school system. . “There will be room for them if they want to come along,” a spokesman for one of the districts said after the meeting. “Before our plans can be complete, how- éver, we must talk with the Jack- son Board whom we hope will go along with us, as far as elementary students are concerned.” : The. jointure plan as presented by the two supervising principals, will require no new build'ng pro- gram for at least the next three vears and will bring about great advantages in the school curricu- lum at lowering costs. * It is likely that "all Dallas Borough High School students will take their work in Kingston Townsh'p High School and Dallas Borough school will" be devoted entirely to ele- mentary classes. i The program calls for expanded industrial arts and home econom- ics ‘departments, more emphasis on instrumental and vocal music, 4 more art instruction and a combin- ed health program’ for both high school and elementary pupils. Storm Supplies Community Tree Girl Scouts Trim Beautiful Spruce The Community Christmas tree this year will be a beautiful blue spruce, a casuality of the recent northeast storm. It comes from Arlean. Bowman's yard. It will be located in the usual place near the war memorial, hauled and erected by the Borough. Materials for decorations, also financed by the Borough, were made up into stars and garlands last night as Dallas Methodist Church by mothers of the three Girl Scout troops, 54, 149, and the Senior group. Waterproof metallic paper forms the bulk of the decorations. ; Girl Scouts plan to trim the tree on Thursday. Upon completion of the trimming, they will sing carols, and will then be entertained at the home of Mrs. Stanley Davies, Heads Advisory Board Durelle Scott, Jr. succeeds Reed Travis as head of the Advisory Board for the Salvation Army. He was elected at the annual Christ- mas party on Monday. AR A o = 2 Th
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