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Editorially Speaking :
Tue Darras Post
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You Wouldn’t Hurt A Kid, Would You Mister?
During summer months, the nation’s juvenile popu-
lation is not so much in evidence, but on the day that
. school opens they suddenly appear on the streets and
highways in droves.
: Motorists are thus confronted with a new hazard to
which they must quickly readjust themselves and their
driving, or child pedestrian
accidents will show a sharp
increase. Double alertness and proper mental acceptance
of this hazard should be the aim of every driver, for
motorists are charged with the larger share of the respon-
sibility for protecting these
young pedestrians. Children
under 15 cannot be expected to assume full responsibility
for their actions in traffic.
This is especially true of
younger children and the large group of beginners start-
ing out to school for the first time.
Parents, too, should share the responsibility with
their fellow motorists by making sure that their children
know and will obey all rules for safe walking and cycling.
Accident records indicate that an average of from
1,500 to 2,000 child pedestrians under 14 years of age
have been killed annually during the past five years.
Proper cooperation between parents and motorists
can aid substantially in reducing this annual loss of young
American lives. The following suggestions will help to
insure this vital cooperation:
For Motoristss
1. Use extra driving
caution during hours when
children are known to be traveling to and from school.
2. Slow down when you see children walking or
playing near the roadway ahead.
3. Make it a standing rule to keep alert and travel
more slowly in school areas and heavy residential dis-
tricts during the school season.
4. Give children on bicycles a wide berth. Be pre-
pared to stop quickly when
meeting or passing.
Be alert to spot small children on tricycles,
skates, scooters and similar vehicles.
6. Never take a child's actions for granted. Always
expect the unexpected.
For Parentss
1. Give your children
a refresher course in traffic
safety as they start back to school.
2. See that beginners are properly supervised until
you are sure they have learned and will obey rules for
safely using the streets and sidewalks to and from
school.
3. Teach smaller children the following important
safety rules:
a. Stop on curb, look both ways, and watch for
turning traffic before walking ‘across. :
b. Cross only at proper crosswalks.
If no crosst
walks, personally show them the safest crossings to and
from school.
‘e. On roadways, walk well to the side always facing
traffic.”
d. Always walk across streets when the way is clear;
never dart into the street or run across.
e. Impress children with the need for obeying all
‘traffic officers, school crossing guards, whether police,
school safety patrol; or mechanical signs and signals.
f. No playing in streets, alleys, or driveways.
g. No roller skating from sidewalks or driveways
into streets.
h. No hitching rides on motor vehicles when cycling
to or from school.
4. Parents should cooperate fully with police, teach-
ers and Parent-Teachers Associations in all community
activities aimed at child safety.
5. Always set children an example of safety be-
havior by your own conduct when walking or driving on
the streets.
Many motorists fail to realize how great their
chances of hitting a school child really are, until they
stop to think or the large number of children which each
day use the streets on their
way to and from school. In
the vicinity of an average urban school this number
ranges into the hundreds during certain hours of the day.
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PILLAR TO POST
By MRS. T. M. B. HICKS
This column is directed toward
those parents who have children in
bed with rheumatic fever, in hopes that a few words of warning may
serve to fortify them in the gigantic task of keeping those children in
bed until it is perfectly safe for them to get up.
It is so easy to say, “Just this
once won't matter. Tt can’t hurt
Johnny to come to the table on his
birthday. Or on Christmas morning.”
It can hurt Johnny very much. It
can render Johnny an invalid for
the rest of his life, a mere ghost
of the strong man nature intended
‘him to be.
[A year out of a lifetime isn't so
much. It seems long while it is going
on. Johnny gets restless. He hasn’t
anything interesting to do, and he
starts whining.
Whining is hard to take. It is too
easy to adopt the defeatist attitude,
the shoulders, say you can’t
stand it, and let the boy have his
way.
So youll trade off a little temp-
orary unpleasantness, for a lifetime
of being careful, of not being able
to play football, of being a spec
tator at the swimming pool instead
of winning the diving contest?
That's why you are an adult in-
stead of equipped with the brains
of a child. Johnny can’t be expected
to take the long view. All he sees
is the present. It’s up to you to do
his thinking and make his decisions
for him at this point.
It is a great ichallenge to always
; be one step ahead of a child, think-
ing of constructive things that he
can do while in bed, figuring out
ways of making the time pass pleas-
antly, seeing that his appetite is
tempted, making sure that he is as
comfortable as possible.
It takes a long time to repair the
damage done the heart by rheu-
matic fever. Your own doctor will
tell you that. [Some «children have
to remain in bed, not even allowed
to lift the head, for months at a
time, When they are allowed to sit
up, it must be for very limited
periods. They mustn’t get impatient.
They mustn't surreptitiously swing
their feet to the floor. They mustn't
run to the window to see the fire
truck go screaming past. -
You, as parents, have to develop
a stiff enough spine so that you
can speak with authority to those
children who have been ruling the
roost for so many years. For their
own good they must obey the doc-
tor's orders, adhere to a rigid dis-
cipline. You can’t afford to let up
on them for a minute.
It's easy enough when the fever
first starts. The children are sick
and they are glad to stay in bed.
But when the slow recovery sets in,
they feel pretty well, though some-
what tired, and they overestimate
uf
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MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
VOL. 62, No. 36
Monthly Charge
For Kindergarten
For Outsiders
Board Discusses
Possible Jointure
For Kindergarten
Kindergarten children whose par-
ents reside outside limits of Dallas
Borough-Kingston Township School
district will be charged $10 per
month, payable in advance, accord-
ing to action taken at Friday night's
Joint iSchool Board meeting. Trans-
portation must be arranged by
parents unless the kindergarten bus
route is convenient. Parents of all
children coming by bus will make
financial arrangements to cover
cost of transportation,
Last year children from outside
jointure were admitted, after all
jointure children who were eligible
and desired admission had been ac-
commodated, Parents were not
billed for tuition, as it was assumed
that tuition could legally be col-
lected from the school boards con-
cerned. When it developed that
extra-jointure boands could not be
held responsible, as kindergarten
instruction is not an integral or
obligatory part of the school system,
some way had to be devised to re-
lieve Dallag Borough and Kingston
Township from the burden of edu-
cating children from outside their
limits.
The matter of a possible kinder-
garten jointure, with Dallas-Frank-
lin Township was discussed. Charles
Mannear and Lewis LeGrand were
apointed to meet with Dallas-Frank-
lin Township to discuss the proposal.
Kindergarten jointure possibilities
with other school systems were not
considered at this time.
It was brought out that fourteen
kindergarten children from Dallas-
Franklin attended kindergarten last
year, with children admitted from
other areas and that this year there
are also fourteen children in the
new housing development, 4 girls
and 10 boys, who must be accommo-
dated in kindergarten if the parents
so desire.
Though financial responsibility for
education of the housing develop-
ment children rests upon Kingston
Township, the matter was discussed
further in joint session Dan Robin-
hold had appeared before Kingston
Township Board earlier in the even-
ing to furnish statistics, :
Sixty-eight families are already
in residence with four more about
to move in. Besides the kindergartea
children there are 10 girls and 17
boys of school age. [Capacity housing
will be 100 units, with proportionate
numbers of children to be educated.
A proposal by the Board to the
bonding company to furnish tax
equivalent for education was turned
down by the company, When bonds
mature and capacity of the develop-
ment is 100% an adjustment may
be made, but there is no legal obli-
gation to bear any porticn of the
burden, Per capita taxes will be the
only collectible tax:
Measurements establish that the
development is within the two-mile
limit, making it not obligatory for
the district to furnish transportation.
for school children. Busses pass the
area but are filled before they pass.
Extra bus service would cost $1,000
per annum.
It was pointed out that if the
housing development rated trans-
portation, Trucksville Gardens and
other far points would claim it as
their right.
Proportionate reimbursement by
the State is seen as the cily relief,
with legislation needed to better al-
locate a staggering burden.
Homebound instruction, was ar-
ranged for four children.
Two resignations were accepted,
those of [Sara Friedly and Amne
Stapleton. Chester Molley was re-
commended as one replacement.
Sophia Morris, recovering from a
serious operation in Richmond, and
not expected back on duty in the
library at Westmoreland for some
weeks, will be replaced by a temp-
orary substitute.
Instead of robbery insurance to
cover contents of vaults in Dallas
Borough and Westmoreland schools,
it was voted to make deposits in
First National Bank of Dallas night
depository; carry a maximum of
$100 in each of the two school vaults
at might; and insure the carrier who
transports the money.
It was pointed out by Fred Mal-
kemes, speaking for the insurance
company, that more than one car-
rier could legally transport money,
but that not more than ome carrier
could be in action at one time,
Fred Anderson presided. Present
were James Hutchison, (Charles Man-
near, Dan Shaver, Stanley Henning,
James Martin, Lewis LeGrand, Rob-
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1952
Supervisors Condemn Property
Where Family Of Three Drowned
Condemnation proceedings have
been started by Kingston Township
Supervisors to take the frame
dwelling where tragedy stalked the
Benjamin Johnson family just off
Carverton Road in Trucksville.
The property is owned by David
Thomas of 114 Powell Street,
Plymouth, and has been unoccu-
pied since it was washed from its
foundation by the fréshet in which
Mrs. Johnson and her two children
were drowned.
Removal of the structure from its
location on a miniature peninsula
formed by the creek, will permit
the supervisors to straighten the
creek bed and eliminate the only
two bridges maintained by Kings-
ton Township.
It will also permit the Super-
visors to fill in and build a road
over the old creek bed for the con-
venience of property owners who
now use the two bridges. This lat-
ter construction will protect the
$9,000 investment which the town-
ship has in the Oak Street retain-
ing wall which has been threatened
by undermining by the creek.
The State Department of Forests
and Waters will share a part of the
expense, furnishing a shovel and
bulldozer to excavate the new
stream bed and fill in the old.
Joint Schools
Gain 49 Pupils
Over Last Year
Enrollment 1060
Compared With 1011
At Opening, 1951
Enrollment for first day of school,
Dallas Borough-Kingston - Township
Joint School District, was 1060, as
against 1011 pupils last year for
the opening day.
Registration in the first six grades
for Dallas Borough, Shavertown and
Trucksville elementary schools total-
led 530, as against 499 last year.
Enrollment in the kindergarten is
96 for resident children, 5 for non-
resident. Last year on opening day
it was 70 for residents, 8 non- resi-
dents. Registration during the first
two weeks of 1951 went up to 86
and remained at about that level.
High School enrollment at West-
moreland is 429, a loss of five as
against last year’s 434.
[Supervising ‘Principal James Mar-
tin states that he expects more
students in all departments when
vacations are over and final read-
justments have been made.
Fifteen Girls
Are In Finals
Lady Of Lake To
Be Crowned Sunday
Fifteen attractive young women
finalists will compete Sunday aft-
ernoon at 3 for the Lady of the
Lake Title at Sunset, Harveys Lake
in the competition sponsored by
Harveys Lake Lions Club.
They were chosen from a group
of fifty-two entrants who competed
in the preliminaries on Sunday.
The winner was to have been
crowned on Labor Day by Miss Pa-
tricia Roberts, Lady of the Lake
for 1951, but stormy weather pre-
vented and forced postponement
until this Sunday.
The first prize will be a three-
day all - expense trip to Bedford
Springs. :
Finalists are: Mrs. Barbara Pre-
bola, Harding; Irene Chesonis, Lo-
pez; Yvonne Bond and Rosemary
Jean Moritz both Wilkes - Barre;
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McLelland Is
New Pastor Of
Prince Of Peace
New Milford Man Is
Named To Succeed
Rev. William Williams
The Rev. William McClelland Jr.,
in charge of St. Mark’s Church,
‘New Milford; Grace Church, Great
Bend; and Christ Church, Susque-
hanna, for the past five years has
accepted the call of the Vestry and
the appointment of the Rt. Rev.
Frank W. Sterrett, D.D., LLD,,
Bishop of the Diocese of Bethle-
hem, to become Rector of the
Prince of Peace Episcopal Church,
Dallas, to succeed the Rev. Wil-
liam R. Williams who becomes Di-
rector of Christian Education for
the Diocese of Rochester.
Mr. McClelland is the son of Mrs.
William McClelland of Easton,
Maryland, and the late Rt. Rev.
William McClelland, D.D., Bishop of
the Diocese of Easton. He received
his’ secondary school education; at
the Peddie School, Hightstown, N.
J. He then attended Washington
‘and Lee University and St. John’s
College, Annapolis, Md., receiving
the degree of Bachelor of Arts from
the latter college. He received the
degree of Bachelor of Divinity from
the School of Theology of the Uni-
versity of the South, Sewanee,
Tenn.
Mr. McClelland served as assist-
ant minister at St. Stephen’s
Church, Wilkes-Barre, after which
he served as Rector of St. John’s
Church, Cape Vincent, N. Y., before
returning to the Diocese of Beth-
lehem at New Milford.
Mr. McClelland is married to the
former - Emily Lloyd of Wilkes-
Barre. They have two children. He
is a member of Beta Theta Pi so-
cial fraternity, Landmark Lodge No.
442 F. & A.M, Cape Vincent Chap-
ter No. 96, R.AM., and St. An-
drew’s Commandery No. 27 Knights
Templar, Susquehanna, Pa.
Johnstone In Hospital
Norman Johnstone, secretary
manager, of Wyoming Valley Motor
Club is a patient at Nesbitt Mem-
orial Hospital where he was admit-
ted Monday night after suffering a
severe hemorrhage at his home.
His condition is reported as fair.
His many friends back of the
Mountain wish him all good luck
and a speedy recovery.
Quirk In School Code Gives
Sixteen Pupils Free Tuition
Because of a change in the State
School Code pertaining to tuition
payments for out-of-district pupils,
sixteen children who attended Dal-
las Borough - Kingston Township
Kindergarten last year obtained
their schooling free..
This was revealed recently when
Jackson Township was billed for
the tuition for two pupils, and
Dallas Township was billed $1,-
858.76 for the tuition for fourteen.
Both districts withheld payment
claiming that under present law,
“Districts may pay the tuition of
kindergarten pupils” but are not
required to do so.
Until last December 27 when the
law was changed, the State Depart-
ment of Public Instruction would
have reimbursed Dallas Borough-
Kingston Township directly for the
tuition of kindergarten pupils from
other districts. Under the changed
law, however, the [State reimburses
the sending district which then
pays the teaching district. The
amount which the State would
have paid as its share under this
arrangement would have been $1,-
020.01. Dallas Borough-Kingston
Township would have accepted this
amount as full payment.
A spokesman for Dallas Borough-
Kingston Township Board explained
this week: ‘The crux of the matter
appears to be that kindergarten
pupils were. accepted last fall from
other districts on the assumption
that the State would pay the
Board directly. The law was
changed after school started creat-
ing an awkward situation, for now
we must bill each of the sending
districts for something they were
not previously asked to pay.
“While the State will still pay its
share of the tuition, the Depart-
ment of Public Instruction requires
the sending district to certify that
it has paid its full share of the
tuition before it will make pay-
ment. Since neither Dallas Town-
ship nor Jackson Boards have paid
anything, and had not planned to
pay anything, they feel that they
cannot legally certify to such pay-
ment.
“It is all rather complicated and
confused with everybody wanting to
co-operate but with apparently no
way out except to forget about it
and ‘not cry over spilt milk’.”
The only other solution is for
Dallas and Jackson Township
Boards to pay the difference be-
tween the full amount and what
the State is willing to reimburse
them. This they hesitate to do be-
cause they hadn't planned on it
last fall.”
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Dallas - Franklin
To Review Joint
Kindergarten
Kuhnert, Evans And
Perry To Meet With
Westmoreland Tonight
Directors of the Dallas-Franklin-
Township Joint School Board ap-
pointed a committee at their Tues-
day might meeting to study a pro-
posed joint kindergarten with a
committee from [Dallas Borough-
Kingston Township Joint Board.
Realizing that there are mo facil-
ities at the Dallas Township School
to maintain a kindergarten, the
committees will discuss the problem
to ascertain the costs involved and
the amount of reimbursement that
can be expected from Harrisburg if
such a jointure is made.
A combined kindergarten would
relieve Dallas Township and Frank-
lin Township parents of the $10.00
per month tuition fee which is pre-
sently being paid. However, it was
pointed out at the meeting that it
is mot compulsory for any school
district to maintain a kindergarten
for pre-school children. Supervising
Principal Raymond Kuhnert brought
out that kindergarten is only a
convenience for the public.
John Perry, Don Evans and Ray-
mond Kuhnert were appointed to
study the gindergarten question.
The board further considered the
matter of fire insurance.
Since the school’s last insurance
appraisal was made in 1947 the
board realized that, with today’s
high building costs, there is not
enough insurance being carried to
cover the present valuation of bhuild-
ing and supplies. Consequently Ben
H. Edwards, special fire insurance
agent for Pennsylvania Millers Mu-
tual Insurance Company, was asked
to make an appraisal in order to
determine the school’s increased in-
surance needs.
Edwards pointed out that there
are several fire hazards that must
be removed before further insur-
ance can be considered.
Directors appoiinted Tom Moore
to head a committee to take im-
mediate steps to eliminate the fire
hazards pointed out.
At present $234,000 insurance is
carried but the Board does not
consider this adequate,
It was decided that an additional
appraisal, be made by Edward Eyer-
man & ‘Son, before the board de-
cides on’ the amount of increased
insurance needed.
At a recent meeting it was decided
that it would be more advantageous
for the trust department of a bank
to act as treasurer for school funds
in order to eliminate bonding fees.
However, since the First National
Bank of Dallas has no trust depart-
ment, it was decided at this meeting
that W. B. Jeter would continue as
treasurer for both the Dallas Bor-
ough-Kingston Township and Dallas’
Township-Franklin Township Joint
Boards.
Supervising Principal Kuhnert in-
formed the members of the board
that the newly-prepared athletic
field will be completed in two weeks.
Maza Asked To
Stop Building
Supervisors Charge
Violation 0f Code
Charging that construction of a
frame structure in the triangle at
the intersection of the old State
Highway and Route 309 near Mt.
Greenwood Cemetery in Kingston
Township, violates its 25-foot build-
ing line established some years ago,
Kingston Township Supervisors
have restrained Joseph Maza, Cen-
ter Hill Road, Dallas, from continu-
ing construction.
The lot, purchased from the
Loveland Estate at a price said to
be $1,000, is 35 feet at its widest
point and extends 100 feet to the
apex of a triangle formed by the
juncture of the two roads.
The Supervisors, through their
solicitor, Donald O. Coughlin, con-
tend that any structure on the plot
would be in violation of the build-
ing code which stipulates that noth-
ing can be built within 25 feet of
either road.
Mr. Maza plans to contest the
ruling on the grounds that the
ordinance was not properly adver-
tised at the time it was adopted.
Move To Murraysville
Harold Payne, president of Mur-
raysville' Telephone Company, re-
ports that he has had a busy sum-
mer. Mrs. Payne and family will
move to Murraysville next week.
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Injured Driver
Starts Action
Against Borough
Bakery Salesman Was
Injured When Truck
Hit Hole In Street
Dallas Borough faces legal action
as the result of an accident in which
Robert Glomb, driver for F. W.
Baking Company was injured on
July 5 after his bakery truck hit a
hole on lower Main Street and over-
turned.
Notice that the claim will be filed
was réceived by Borough Council at
Johnston & Pope, attorneys for Mr.
Glomb and F. 'W. Baking (Company.
The matter was referred to sol-
icitor Burt B. Lewis after it was
explained that the police depart-
ment investigated at the time of the
accident and found that the truck
proceeded 200 feet, crossing the |
street twice, before it finally hit a
service pole and overturned. Glomb
was taken to the hospital for treat-
ment ‘but discharged.
The street has since been repaired.
NEW BUILDING >
Informed by [Fire Chief James
Besecker that Dr. Henry M. Laing
Fire 'Company will shortly order a
new fire truck and has mo place to
keep it since it will retain its pre-
sent truck as an auxiliary pumper
and water earrier, Council discussed
the possibility of a new Borough
Building with facilities to house the
company.
Ater a discussion of possible sites
for such a building, (Council moved
to meet with a committee from the
fire company and Lacy, Atherton.
and Davis, architects, to make a
preliminary survey of the needs of
the community; type of building
best suited to meet the needs, and
then select the site best suited for
the building. 3
This group will later discuss
methods of financing, All counail-
men were in favor of the prelimin-
ary survey.
Councilman Raymond Hedden re-
ported ior a committee composed of
Council president, Joseph MacVeigh;
Borough Engineer John Jeter;
Btreet Commissioner Ralph Eipper
and himself. After the committee
checked the comdition. of the pre-
sent Borough Building: and street
department warehouse, it advised
‘construction of a mew foundation
at a cost not to exceed $400, the
work to be done on a per day basis
‘by street department employees.
Council voted to purchase a, new
traffic standard to replace the one
on Main [Street broken off some
weeks ago by a truck. It was also
brought out: that “sinée Luzerne
County Gas and Electric Co., in-
stalled a new meter a year ago, the
bill for traffic lights has been in-
creasing monthly, although no more
|'électricity is - being consumed, In
August 1951 108 kw hours were
consumed ih contrast with 238 kw
hours during August this year.
Since the light company refuses to
do anything about it, Council auth-
orized a private firm to test the
meter, ks ;
Building permits. were issued to
Joseph Walle for ' $7,500 for the
construction. of a dwelling on! Sun-
set Avenue and for $2,500 for re-
pairs to the former Sullivan proper-
ty on Huntsville Road; a permit for
$500 was issued to Sev. Newberry
for dwelling repairs. :
Council also approved the inclu-
sion of all paid Borough employees
under social security.
A $25 contribution was made to
the Visiting Nurse Association.
Bills amounting to $1,984.44 were
paid leaving a balance of $8,732.18
in the treasury. i
Tn the absence of Borough presi-
dent Joseph MacVeigh, vice presi-
dent Warden Kunkle presided.
Other councilmen absent were Sev
Newberry and Harris Haycox.
Study Specifications
For New Fire Pumper
Closely following specifications
outlined by R. F. Goodhue, chief
engineer of the Middle Department
Association of Fire Underwriters,
Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company
will shortly call for bids for a new,
fire truck.
Members of the purchasing com-
mittee are: James F. Besecker,
chief; Norti- Berti, assistant chief;
Henry W. Peterson, Ben Edwards,
and Arthur Ross.
The company will seek bids on a
750-gallon per minute pumper and
a 500-gallon per minute pumper,
but since the Underwriters recom-
mend a 750-gallon pump, the com-
pany will probably purchase that
size.
A pumper of that capacity will
be one of the largest and most
powerful in the county and will be
especially adaptable for relay work.
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