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lost an outstanding educator and
civic leader when Proféssor R. J. W.
West Pittston Public Schools for
the past 31 years, retired on July
5. Thousands of students who have
felt his kindly influence and bene-
fitted by his guidance will always
remember him not only as a wise
Mr. Templin graduated from
Shamokin High School and began
teaching in a one room country
. school in Northumberland County
before his nineteenth birthday. He
attended Valparaiso University in
Indiana, and returning to Pennsyl-
vania, attended Pennsylvania Busi-
ness College in Lancaster.
In July, 1912, he went to work
as stenographer for the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company in Sun-
bury and attended Bucknell Acade-
my one day a week, a schedule he
maintained until 1914 when he at-
tended the Academy full time.
During his senior year in 1916, Mr.
Templin also taught physics at the
Academy and’ received a Sc.B. de-
gree. He received his A.M. degree
in 1919. He did post graduate
work at the University of Chicago,
University of Pennsylvania and
Pennsylvania State College.
Mr. Templin’s persistent deter-
mination to advance can best be
demonstrated by the exhausting
schedule he maintained from 1916
to 1919. He was head instructor
in the mathematics department in
Wilkes-Barre city high school.
With only morning sessions, he was
a’ clerk in the Second National
R. J. W. TEMPLIN
Bank, Wilkes-Barre, in the after-
noon, and taught shorthand in
Wilkes-Barre night schools which
met in the YMCA and later in the
schools.
In 1919 and 1920, Mr. Templin
was principal of Sunbury High
School where he originated the
night school. From 1920 to 1922
he was mathematics instructor at
Lafayette College where he also
was principal of the YMCA night
school. In 1922 and 1923 he re-
turned to Wilkes-Barre and was
general assistant and teacher in
Memorial Highway, Dallas
Phone Dallas 4-2447
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West Pittston In 1923
In 1923, Mr. Templin came to
West Pittston as high school prin-
cipal and became supervising prin-
cipal December 1, 1923. In 1925
he organized the Parent-Teacher
Association, which for many years
was the largest and one of the
most active in the state, and
maintains a membership of over
At this time he was coordinator
of study for the education of non-
accredited high school pupils for
Northeastern Pennsylvania. Prior
to World War 2, he was supervisor
in fundamentals of engineering
classes in the war training pro-
gram in Northeastern ¥ Pennsyl-
vania, which comprised 10 coun-
ties. From 1936 to 1947 he was
part time instructor at Bucknell
Junior College, now Wilkes College,
where he taught graduate courses
in Education evenings and during
the summer.
In 1932 he was a member of the
State committee for studying
larger administrative units of pub-
lic school systems.
Mr. Templin is a member of the
Pennsylvania State Educational
Association; the Pennsylvania Su-
perintendents Department; the Na-
tional Education Association; and
the American Association of School
Administrators.
During his tenure as superin-
tendent of the schools, he intro-
duced intramural basketball, spring
and fall sports, the band, glee
clubs and gymnasium work. He
was a leading factor in procuring
the stadium, adult night school
and driving courses. Through Mr.
Templin’s efforts, the high school
has its own seal, all activities
have their own insignia, the school
bell is rung for football victories,
graduates may secure school rings,
and this year the football team’s
insignia was voted ‘Rams.”
In addition to a full life of work
devoted to education, Mr. Templin
found time to be campaign chair-
man of the Welfare Federation in
1952 and is a member of the board
of directors. He is second vice
president and a member of the
executive committee of Pittston
Hospital, where he is also chair-
man of the school of nursing com-
mittee and psychology examiner
for student nurses.
In 1935 he was president of
Pittston Kiwanis Club in which he
has maintained an active interest
for many years, being one of the
originators of the Greater Pittston
Kiwanis Guidance Conferences
which are successfully held each
year in the school.
Mr. Templin was also one of
the originators of the Greater
Pittston Concert Association.
He assisted in organizing the
Lutheran Church at Heart Lake
and Shavertown where he is su-
perintendent of the Sunday School,
a member of the church council
and choir.
Mr. Templin is a Mason. He is
a member of the Advisory Commit-
tee of the Pennsylvania Society for
advancing medical research.
In April, a testimonial dinner
was held honoring Mr. Templin, at
ette Baton Award, a national
honor which is given for creative,
outstanding work. He was the
seventh person to receive the
honor and the first Pennsylvanian.
Mr. Templin and his wife have
raised nine children who have all
achieved a successful position in
life. While residents of the West
Pittston community regret to see
him leave, they all join in wishing
him a long, healthy and happy
retirement.
44 Pupils Have Record
Of Perfect Attendance
Forty-four pupils in the Dallas
Borough-Kingston Township Joint
Schools were neither absent nor
tardy during the past school year.
Dallas Elementary School, en-
rollment 178, Mrs. Louise Colwell,
principal, had five pupils with per-
fect attendance. First grade, taught
by Mrs. Arline Rood, had Donald
‘Kelly. Fourth grade, taught by
Mrs. Colwell had Leslie Broad. Fifth
grade, taught by Mrs. Louise Mec-
Quilkin, had David LaBar. Sixth
grade, taught by John Mulhern,
had Carol Reed and Thomas Kelly.
Shavertown Elementary School,
enrollment 224, James H. Goodwin,
principal, had eight pupils. First
grade, taught by Mrs. Arline Trim-
ble, had Christine Rishell. Third
grade, by Mrs. Rachel Porter, had
Paul Jenkins and Larry Major.
Fourth grade, by Mrs. Ruth Novy,
had Phyllis Major and Joseph Yag-
loski. Fifth grade taught by Joseph
Park, had Linda Lou Stevens and
Margaret Hall. Sixth grade, taught
by Mr. Goodwin, had Arthur Zim-
merman. :
Trucksville Elementary School,
enrollment 175, Miss Adaline Bur-
gess, principal, had 13 pupils with
perfect attendance. First grade,
taught by Miss Burgess, had Joseph
Slucki. Second grade, taught by
Mrs. Eva McGuire, had Georgia
McCutcheon. Third grade, taught
by Georgiena Weidner had Doro-
thy Cleasby and Sandra Hoover.
Fourth grade taught by Marian
Young, had Wilard Bullock, Mary
Bennett and Elsa Orchard. Fifth
grade, taught by Lenora Wardan,
had Vivian Cobb. Sixth grade,
taught by Theodore Laskowski, had
James Bradbury, Robert Olczak,
Daniel Roberts, Anthony Yagloski,
and Evelyn Orchard. :
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rollment 424, W. Frank Trimble,
W, Fran
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Elmer J Miller, Orange Holstein
breeder, has purchased ‘‘Carnation
Hazle Kickoff” from Carnation
Farms, Carnation, Washington. He
arrived in Wilkes-Barre on Decora-
tion Day after a nine-day trans-
continental train ride.
Kick-off's dam is [Carnation
Lassie Day Spofford whose last
record was 19,825 pounds of milk
and 792.1 pounds of butterfat with
a 4 percent test for 365 days on
senior four-year old. She already
has 17,575 pounds of milk and
677.6 pounds of fat for 316 days
of her current lactation.
“Carnation Hazle Kick-off” is the
son of the All-American Show bull,
‘“Hallrose Hazle Pride,” who was
All-American Senior Yearling Bull
in 1950, reserve All-American two-
year old in 1951, and high honor-
able mention for All-American aged
bull in 1953. His three nearest
sires are Gold Medal and his three
nearest dams classified “Excellent.”
“Pride” has three daughters
who have completed two year heifer
records. These are 11,082 pounds
milk, 453.1 butterfat; 17,155 pounds
milk, 560.8 butterfat, and 14,854
spectively. .
“Kick-off” now a year old, comes
from a long line of champions,
among them being his great grand-
sire, “Governor of Carnation,” lead-
ing honor sire for 1944 and 1951.
He had 162 A. R. daughters with
66 producing from 807
pounds of butterfat.
Mr. Miller is one of the “up and
Franklin Township where he has
been breeding Holsteins for the
past 15 years.
HOOVER REUNION
The Hoover family held its forty-
third annual reunion at Wolfe's
Grove, Sweet Valley, on Saturday,
June 19, with 55 present.
It was decided to make up a
history of the Hoover family and
have it published. Robert Hoover,
Russell Hoover and Amelia Ander-
son were appointed as a commit-
tee to work on the book. Each
family is to send the secretary,
Mrs. Bruce Spencer, R. D. (, )Jallas,
Pa., a list of its births, deaths and
marriages.
Attendance: Idetown — Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Hoover, Roxie Hoover,
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hoover, Patsy
Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Hoover.
Outlet — Mr. and Mrs.
Hoover, Mr. and Mrs.
Hoover, Sandra Hoover, Robert
Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett
Hoover, Kenneth, Jean and Allan
Hoover, Mrs. Rose Milbrodt, Mr.
and Mrs. Emerson Weaver, Lois
Jean and Betty Ann Weaver, C. C.
Hoover, Carey Hoover, Mrs. Bruce
Crispell, Erma Crispell, Beverly
Crispell, Mrs. Esther Weaver, Miss
Alberta Milbrodt, Mrs. Elizabeth
Milbrodt, Keturak Ann Milbrodt,
Mrs. Ruth Sorber, Robert Sorber,
Jr., Alfred Gale.
Noxen—Mrs. John Crispell, Al-
bert Crispell, Mrs. Harry Jones,
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Kitchen, Allan
Kitchen, Jr., Mina Harrison, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Montross, Harry
Montross.
Newark Valley,
Howard Crispell.
Shavertown — Mrs. Russell Ed-
mondson, Warren Edmondson,
David Edmondson.
Harveys Lake —Mr. and Mrs.
Grover C. Anderson, Sr., Jonathon
Anderson, Bruce Anderson.
Carlisle, Pa.—Burton Wilcox.
Mitchell Re-Enlists
PFC Richard E. Mitchell, son of
Georgia Mitchell, Dallas R.D. 1,
recently re-enlisted for three years
in the Army while serving with the
187th Airborne Regimental Com-
bat Team in Japan.
Mitchell is an assistant gunner
in Company L of the team, which
is currently training as part of the
U. S. security force for the Japa-
nese Islands.
Private First Class Mitchell en-
tered the Army in September,
1952, and holds the Combat Infan-
tryman Badge, Parachutist Badge,
UN and Korean Service Medals
and the National Defense Service
Ribbon.
Russell
Ellis W.
N. Y. — Mrs.
principal, had 18 pupils with per-
fect attendance. Seventh grade,
teachers Esther Saxe and Pearl
Averett, had Barbara Raph, Robert
Wancho, Margaret Weaver, Carol
Ann Williams. saEighth grade, teach-
ers Mrs. Florence Hughes and
Thomas Jenkins, had Beverly
Kintzer, David Zimmerman and
Donald Zimmerman.
Ninth grade, teachers William
Roeder and William Moran, had
Florence Billings, Elizabeth Carter,
Daniel Federici, Betty Jean School-
ey, Roberta Williams. Tenth grade,
teachers Robert Becker and Ches-
ter N. Molley, had Carol June Ben-
nett, Gail Hoover, Jane Lohman,
Carol Weaver. Eleventh grade,
teachers
Joseph Rakshys had Jeanne Croom
and Zelphia Carter.
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STATE POLICE SAY
In 1953 traffic accidents
claimed the lives of 38,500
Americans. Drive carefully
Walk cautiously. :
Mrs. Allen Covert Is
Hostess To Society
Mrs. Allen Covert, Druid Hills,
Shavertown, entertained the
Ladies’ Missionary Society of Sha-
vertown Bible Church last Monday
Roxie Hoover, Idetown,
Present were: Mrs.
Dorothy Miers, Mrs. Claire Ed-
mondson, Betty Walters, Mrs.
Anna Monroe, Mrs. Bessie Meade,
Mrs. Elmer Hoover, Mrs. Helen
‘Hoover, Mrs. Mary Belles, Roxie
Hoover, Mrs. Marion Kowaliski,
Mrs. Beth Keast, Mrs. Ruth Eve-
lock, Mrs. Eleanor Garnet, Mrs.
Martha Culp, Mrs. J. R. Moore,
Mrs. Ernest Bell, Mrs. Helen G.
Smith, Hazel Gordon, Mrs. Eleanor
D’Amario and Mrs. Ann Covert.
Little Girl Instantly
Killed In Irvington, N. J.
Mary Ann Lowerts, 8, grand-
daughter of Mrs. Mary Ashton,
i Jackson, was instantly killed in
| front of her home in Irvington,
N. J, when a car driven by an
elderly woman on a learner’s per-
mit, ran up on the pavement into
a group of three children jumping
rope. Mary Ann was killed out-
right, a second child badly injured,
and a third escaped.
| Mary Ann was buried Sunday in
Oakdale, following services con-
ducted by Rev. Clayton Bostic at
| the Bronson Funeral Home.
Mary, an only child, is survived
by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Gideon Lowerts. Mrs. Audrey Nel-
son, Dallas, is the child's aunt.
evening.
was speaker.
Mugford In Korea
Pvt. Harold Mugford, son of Mrs.
Betty Mugford, Dallas R. D. 1, is
serving in Korea with the 25th In-
fantry Division.
Rushed to Korea during the
early days of the conflict, .the
“Tropic Lighting” division took
part in some of the most bitter
fighting on the peninsula. It is now
undergoing intensive post - truce
training.
Private Mugford, a graduate of
Dallas Township High School, en-
tered the Army in November, 1953
and completed basic training at
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
WAS SHE IN IT?
A motorist recently parked his
car in the middle of a railroad
track, walked 100 feet away from
the crossing, and watched a freight
train smash his car to smithereens.
When police charged the motorist
with failing to observe a railroad
stop sign he cheerfully replied,
“That’s the last time I'll ‘have to
drive my wife to work.”
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LUCK OF THE IRISH
Fred Murray, of Four Falls, New
Brunswick, crashed his car through
three posts and plunged down an
embankment.
He escaped injury, but, when he
went to telephone for help, he fell
into a newly dug cellar and broke
his arm.
Don’t try to be an earthly saint
* With eyes fixed on a star,
Just try to be the fellow that
Your Mother thinks you are.
—Will S. Adkins.
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