FROM. and you shall have the power.” munity or an organization. A prom- inent church worker wondered why enthusiasm in the congregation was waning. A wise old man told him the reason. There was no goal. The mortgage had been paid off, the need for eager planning was over, and the congregation was resting upon its laurels. The instant a fur- ther program was proposed, a proj- ect which would require years of effort and hundreds of thousands of standard. There was something worth working for. A community which sets for it- self a high goal is to be admired. It means that the residents have vision; ‘and that they have faith in the future, that they are not defeat- ists, wrapping themselves in a cloak of complacency and acceptance. A high goal is worth working for. It takes people out of themselves and makes them forget pettiness. Dallas and Dallas Township are plunge, forming an Ambulance As- sociation, and setting their sights for a model which will do them Too long this community has depended upon equipment from other areas, :taking the easy way out. Last year’s tornadoes pointed up the :cessity of having equipment and enough trained personnel to handle it. The Saturday Evening Post had a lengthy article about “The Black Warning of the Tor- nadoes,” translating the experiences of Worcester, Mass., into a prevue of what might easily happen in any community. : Purchase of an ambulance and a first and most important step in getting a civil defense program un- der way. The United States govern- ment is explicit in urging commu- nities to form civil defense units and provide equipment which will make them independent of outside help in case of catastrophe. Burand Given Lancaster Post Lancaster School Board has named Dr. Orris H. Aurand to suc- ceed July 5 Dr. Harvey A. Smith as superintendent of Lancaster city schools. Dr. Smith, who reaches the retirement age of 65, headed the Lancaster schools since 1938. Salary for the post is $11,500 yearly. Professor of education and chair- man of the division of school ad- ministration at Pennsylvania State University since 1950, Dr. Aurand was superintendent of Steelton borough schools from 1935 to 1950. He went to Steelton December 2, 1934, as principal of the high school and was promoted to superintendent of schools in July, the following year. Previous to going to Steelton he was superintendent of Burnham schools in Mifflin County. He be- gan his educational career as prin- cipal of Lehman Township schools, from 1921 to 1930. A native of Lewistown he received his academic degree at Susquehan- na University in 1921 and did post graduate work at Susquehanna and at Columbia University. He re- ceived his doctor's degree at Co- lumbia. +r. Aurand is the husband of the former Edna Woolbert of Dallas and a brother-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Titman. The Aurands have one daughter, Eloise. tributed generously to thé Mothers March on Polio, ranking third among Wyoming Valley Communities with its total of more than $2,600 out of $23,000 contributed by all commu- nities served by Wyoming Valley Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. It was outranked only by Wilkes- Barre with $4,823.58 and Kingston which gave $2,868.59. Mrs. James Trebilcox, Back Mountain chairman, who has felt the effects of polio in her own family, said the result exceeds her most optimistic expectations by more than $1,600. “It was a won- derful example of community co- operation and it couldn’t have been accomplished without the 100 per- cent cooperation of everybody, con- tributors, captains, workers and po- lice departments.” Mrs. Trebilcox paid special tribute to all Back Mountain Police De- partments whose officers helped to gather the returns from the cap- tains in all districts and bring them to headquarters in Back Mountain Memorial Library. Mrs. C. W. Bigelow, Chapter chairman of the Mothers March was equally appreciative of the gen- erosity of Back Mountain givers and of the work done by captains and contact mothers. She was thrilled when Chief Rus- sell Honeywell, Officer Al Shafer, Lee Culver and Tommy Honeywell of Dallas, accompanied Jesse Coss- lett of Kingston Township Police who brought the returns into head- quarters at Wilkes-Barre after mid- night Tuesday. Total for seven Back Mountain communities were: Dallas Borough, $421.94; Dallas Township $447.68; Harveys Lake, $124.29; Jackson, $229.44; Kingston Twp., $961.37; Lehman, $283.57; Sweet Valley, $76.85. . This made a grand total of $2,- 545.14 but many captains reported late contributions which will raise the total to well beyond $2,600. Additional cash on hand in Kings- ton Township may swell that dis- trict’s contributions to well beyond $1,000. Chief of Police Russell Honeywell who with Back Mountain police chiefs had charge of the distribution and collection of counter coin cards in business places, said an addi- tional $300 was realized from this source in the Back Mountain area. This amount was not counted in with the total of the Mothers’ March. Woman's Club Plans Art Class Five New Members Voted Into Club Dallas Woman’s Club will start an art class. with Mrs. Harrv F. Goeringer Jr., chairman. Details are still to be worked out, but the chairman announced at Monday evening's Board meeting in the Li- brary Annex that ten members were already enthusiastic, and that more were expected to sign up. Sessions will be arranged for evenings, for the convenience of mothers with young children or women holding jobs. New members voted upon and accepted for the club were Mrs. Paul Kautz, Mrs. Michael Vario, Mrs. Edward Ratcliffe, Mrs. J. Rob- ert Graves and Mrs. David C. Jones. The Chorale will hold its first rehearsal February 15. This group is planning a dinner February 8 at The Castle. Board members were reminded of the dance, February 13, Irem Tem- ple Country Club. 3 A Bake Sale will be held at the Value Shop om Friday, coinciding with the sale of winter merchan- dise. Mrs. Herman Thomas stressed the need for wider advertising, planning to employ TV and radio as ‘well as newspaper publicity for the coming sale. Incorporation of the club for pro- tection was discussed, with Mrs. Charles W. Lee made chairman of inquiry. Reports were received from Mrs. Fred Eck and Mrs. Arthur Culver. Mary Weir presided. To Hold Bake Sale The B. V. M. Sodality of Gate of Heaven Church will hold a bake sale in the kindergarten room on Sunday. President Marian Elen- chik requests all members to have baked goods at the church for sale after the 7:30 mass. Baked goods will be sold after all masses on Sunday. Ambulances Old And New On Display Response To Drive Will Govern Type And Model Ordered Two ambulances from the Wolf- ington Body Company were on dis- play across Main street from the Back Mountain Memorial Library where forty members of Community Ambulance Association met Sunday afternoon. Both ambu- lances were of equal capacity and much alike in appearance. Both were Superior models, with Cadil- lac chassis, the new one the last of 800 vehicles put out in 1953, the other one a 1947 model. The 1954 model of Superior is expected to be on the market in April, permitting a substantial reduction for the 1953 ambulance from the original list price of $8,500. Willard Fitzgerald, representative of the Wolfington Body Company, said that in purchase of a new model, a certificate of exemption would automatically clip $500 in taxes from the price, and that fur- ther allowances could be made, bringing the model to a rock bot- tom price of $7,200. The used model could be had for $2,500. The members, with the meeting thrown open for discussion, felt that no commitment could be made at this time, because’ purchase price depends upon response to the drive, but that if it were possible to fin- nance a new ambulance, much up- keep could be eliminated, and a firm foundation laid for keeping equipment up to date by yearly or bi-yearly trade-ins. William Wright, in launching the drive, introduced chairmen of Bor- ough and Township, Sanford Gale and Howard Johns, who distributed receipt books to block chairmen for use in soliciting and collecting funds. The drive was announced to start on Monday, and thirty-three post- ers advertising it were shown, ready for distribution to business houses, the ‘work of Tommy Andrew's art class in Plymouth High School. First Aid Classes H. W. Brown reported that first aid classes will begin February 1 at the Borough Building, a two-hour session each week starting at 7 p.m., Charles Davis, Wyoming Val- ley Red Cross, will be instructor. Following nine weeks of elementary instruction, a six weeks additional course will be given, mandatory for drivers, recommended for every- body expecting to serve in any capacity in the unit or to anybody over fourteen who is interested in civil defense. James Gansel is chair- man for drivers. By-Laws Atty. Robert Fleming reported on by-laws, and the meeting was thrown open for discussion by Norti Berti, president. Radius of service was defined as twenty-five miles, which would take in all nearby hos- pitals. Except in case of a State emergency or of catastrophe, the ambulance would not be expected to go farther afield, due to the vol- unteer character of drivers and per- sonnel. Service will be given to residents, visitors of residents, or victims of accidents. Reciprocal agreements with ambulance associations in other communities will be entered into to provide maximum coverage for the area. A doctor's call in medical cases would be necessary for using the ambulance, but in case of accident or emergency any- body could ask for it. Much resentment was felt by members at a letter published in the Dallas Post of January 22. It was felt that whoever wrote the let- ter was misinformed and reacting entirely to hearsay, and that if he wanted to express himself he might well have attended some of the meetings and spoken in person. Father John Balberchak To Speak To Holy Name Rev. John Balberchak, St. John’s Parish, Luzerne, will speak and show movies to the men of Gate of Heaven Holy Name Society Feb. 8, at the Gate of Heaven School. through the Holy Lands and has taken some wonderful pictures. He will also lecture on the Marian Year. Victor Borzone and John Galla- gher are chairmen of the program, assisted by the following commit- tee: Joseph Simpson, Leo Rowland, Henry Mastalski, Paul Stoner Sr., Paul Stoner Jr., John Bogdon, Thomas McLaughlin. All men of the parish are invited. Refreshments will be served. To Hold Bake Sale Members of Huntsville Christian Church will hold a bake sale at Boyd White's Store, Main Street, Dallas, tomorrow morning. 8 Cents U. S. S. Roanoke, Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 15.—Andrew Kozemchak, chief gunner’s mate, U. S. Navy, re- ceives a farewell handshake from Captain C. C. Burlingame, USN, commanding officer as he leaves the Roanoke after completing 20 years active naval service. Chief Kozemchak plans to return to his home town, Dallas, Pa., with his wife, the former Miss Olga Sisco, and their five-year-old daughter, Eva. He is now being released into the Fleet Reserve organization, in which he will complete the 30 years ser- vice necessary for full retirement. per Copy— Ten Pages Plan Borough Council and Bank Study Central Area Borough Engineer John T. Jeter has been instructed to determine what can be done to open King Street between Norton and Machell Avenues and to prepare plans for a community parking lot for fifty or more automobiles back of the Borough Building and Dallas Branch of Miners Bank. Parking problems in central Dal- las were subject of discussion be- tween a committee from the Bank and officials of Dallas Borough Monday night at a special meeting the Borough Building primarily to approve the current budget. Representatives of the Bank were W. B. Jeter, L. L. Richardson and David Schooley. They informed Council that the Bank is eager to cooperate in any way to alleviate cluttered parking conditions along Main Street, including opening the rear of the Bank property adjoining borough lands to establish a com- munity parking lot. The immediate plan would be to remove some of the old buildings at the rear of the Borough Building and a house at the rear of the Bank property so that the area can be joined in one large paved park- ing lot. Entrance would be by way of the Bank’s driveway to its Drive- In-Window and exit might be by way of King Street to either Norton or Machell Avenues. At the conclusion of the discus- sion Council approved the tentative budget for the expenditure of $34,- 051 for Borough services during the coming year. ! In a release made this week, the Sanitary Water Board of the Penn- sylvania Department of Health has the following to say concerning a Back Mountain’ industrial plant that has done an outstanding job in pre- venting stream pollution. Natona Mills in Dallas Township, Luzerne County, manufacturers of material used in making undergar- ments and lace, is one of the larger industrial establishments in the northeastern section of the state which treat their wastes to abate pollution of streams, a requirement under the Clean Streams program which is directed by the Sanitary Water Board. The waste waters from the manu- facturing process, amounting to about 75,000 gallons a day, consist of bleaching, scouring, dyeing and rinsing wastes which also contain solids from the dyes, detergents, siz- ing, starches, graphite, fiber, etc., and are highly polluting. Because of the character of the wastes it is necessary to have an extensive treatment system. The waste waters from the vari- ous sources in the mill are dis- charged to two holding or equaliz- ing tanks, each having a capacity of 80,000 gallons. From there the wastes pass through units where they receive chemical treatment, then on to a flocculating chamber and from there to a primary clari- fier where the solids are settled out. The sludge from that unit is pump- ed to a 5,000 gallon tank and the clear water is discharged to a pond where it is aerated over a pre- scribed period before going to To- by’s Creek. The sledge is conveyed from the tank to farmland in a 10,000 gallon auto tank. Farmers value the sludge as a soil condi- tioner. Shown here are but a few of the more than 100 New York and Pennsylvania dealers, representing more than 2,000 Coal-O-Matic heat- ing plant installations, who saw the new Model 650 stoker for larger homes introduced Wednesday at the annual mid-winter dealers meeting of the Coal-O-Matic Company. Paul Gross, head of the Trucks- ville firm; A. Hanford Eckman, superintendent, and William Bell, service manager, explained the functions of the 14 new models of automatic heating equipment. These models ranged from the smallest room heaters to the larg- est available for apartments and industrial buildings in both coal and oil systems. Wednesday evening the dealers were guests of the Coal-O-Matic Company at a dinner at Wyo-Inn, where Michael Moore of the sales department was toastmaster. Mr. Gross said the display of automatic heating equipment which was set up especially for the dealer GROUNDHOG EXPECTED TO VIEW TERRITORY TUESDAY MORNING = Tuesday is Groundhog Day, that touchstone of the winter season when the porky-looking rodent issues from his burrow, stretches sleepily, dives back into his under: ssund bed, pulling the leaves up over his ears, or decides to stay out and enjoy the mild cloudy weather. One gleam of sun- shine is fatal, curling his whis- kers with fright. Considering last Wednesday's weather, when black clouds, bright sunshine, snow, hail, rain, rainbows and growling thunder staged a show in fif- teen minutes elapsed time, it would be difficult to diagnose the condition of the ground- hog’s supersensitive antennae when he emerges to have a look around. Who knows, maybe he is al- ready disturbed enough to say the heck with it and go back to bed for another six weeks, insuring winter weather until the middle of March. Photo by Kozemchak meeting will be kept open for the next ten days from 10 am. to 10 p.m. so that residents of the Back Mountain region may have an op- portunity to view it. Many of the units will be in actual operation and visitors will also have an op- portunity to watch the manufac- turing processes in the plant which now ships its products in large quantities to all coal burning states. The Dallas Post Telephone Numbers 4-5656 or 4-7676 Clewell Takes Henning's Place On School Board Kingston Township Board Meets For Special Session William H. Clewell, Trucksville, was elected at a special session of Kingston Township school board, Friday night at Dallas Borough school office. Mr. Clewell was one of thirty men considered to fill the vacancy created when Stanley R. Henning died of a heart attack a few days after being elected president of the board at the annual reorganization meeting on December 7. Thoughtful consideration was given to at least ten potential board members. Mr. Clewell did not seek the office. ‘According to seetion 315 in the Public School laws, a majority vote of the board elects a new member to hold office until the first Mon- cipal election. Recent legislation member so elected shall’ finch out the term of the board member so replaced, ‘whether the vacancy was created by death, resignation, mov- ing away from the Community or for other reasons. MH such election is not made within thirty days, the Court en Banc appoints a member to fill the vacancy. Mr. Henning’s term would have expired in De- cember 1955. James Hutchison nominated Mr. Clewell, John Wardell seconding. Upon election, Mr. Clewell was informed by telephone and a recess taken until his arrival from Trucks- ville Gardens. He was sworn in by Charles H. Mannear, acting presi- dent, and took the oath of office and loyalty. : Ca Mr. Clewell spoke briefly upon taking office, and was welcomed b; other board members. ' - Reorganization Mr. Mannear was elected presi- dent at reorganization, Mr. Clewell vice president, Mr. Hutchison tak- ing the chair during presidential nomination. Routine business was handled, in- cluding payment of a bank loan of $1,500 to Dallas Branch of Miners National Bank. James Martin, supervising prin- cipal, called attention to the course for school board members sched- uled for January 25, February 1 and February 8 at 7:30 in the Deposit and Savings building, room 902, saying that approximately fifty members would attend, and that all members who found themselves free for those three evenings should go if possible. It was pointed out that February ‘1, the date of the second meeting, would coincide with that of the joint school board session. Present were James Hutchison, Charles Mannear, Dan Shaver, John Wardell, Fred Anderson, James Martin, Atty. Lewis Chrisman, Wil- liam Clewell. Visitors included Hub Pesavanto, Francis = Youngblood, Mrs. Charles Mannear, Mrs. Fred Anderson. Martin Porter Again President 0f Kingston Twp. Ambulance Assoc. All officers of Kingston Township Ambulance Association were re- elected at Sunday afternoon’s an- nual meeting in Shavertown Fire Hall. Martin Porter retains the presidency, Hugh Ridall is first vice president, John Earl second, Wil- liam Clewell is secretary, Thomas R. Morgan, treasurer. Plans were laid for the member- ship drive, March 1 to March 6. Forty members attended. Reports show that 130 calls were made last year.
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