eatin eer" ¥ a i Vig a hs Xx 1 . FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1956 area.) Starting with 52 charter VE CER Rage Wc Pr? ig — members these Flack, Assistant than Valentine, Parkhurst 3rd, Finn, were: a % / Mrs. Recording Secretary; Mrs. Edwin Back row: Mrs. Jona- First Vice President; Mrs. Frank Recording Secretary; Mrs. Cora New Warning Signals After Friday June 1 More Realistic Plan Takes Account Of Atomic Fallout New air raid warning signals will become effective throughout all of Pennsylvania on Friday, June 1. Recommended by the Federal Civil Defense Administration and adopted in order to provide for standardization throughout all of the United States and Canada, the new public warning signals are: The Alert Signal. A long, steady blast on sirens, horns or whistles. This non-fluctuating tone will last from three to five minutes and will be the signal for everyone to “listen for emergency information and in- structions.” These will be dissem- inated by radio, by public address systems and by any and all other means locally available. The Take Cover Signal. A three- or warbling, tone of varied pitch. This warning also will be publicly sounded on sirens, horns or whistles, and will be the signal for everyone ‘‘immed- iately to take cover in the best available shelter.” The new warning signals are de- signed to meet new problems posed by the threat of widespread radio- active fallout from hydrogen bombs. Stating that the old ‘all clear” would not be publicly sounded on sirens, horns or whistles after June 1, officials said, “If an area were contaminated by radioactive dusts, it ‘could prove fatal to sound an ‘all clear’ and send everybody out of their shelters just because enemy aircraft no longer were in the vi- cinity.” > Under the regulations effective the first of next month, the new Alert Signal will be sounded when- ever local civil defense officials deem it essential to’ disseminate emergency information or instruc- tions of paramount importance to civil defense forces or the public at large. This might, for example, be a message to the effect that the air was clear of hostile aircraft, but that everyone should remain in allow for natural “cooling” of all radioactive bomb ashes. The Alert Signal may be sounded several times during any one period of at- tack and may sometimes be used both before and after sounding of the Take Cover Signal. Whenever the new Alert Signal is heard, everyone should be sure to listen for emergency information ang instructions from local officials. In" most communities, radio probab- ly will be used for broadcast of the information. Sometimes it may be transmitted on regular frequencies and received at everyday radio dial points. At other times, the general situation may call for use of the special “Conelrad”’ emergency broad- casting system, where everything is received at either 640 or 1240 on the dial. If ‘“Conelrad” is used, there may be a “dead period” of several minutes’ duration following the Alert Signal. This is required to make the shift from regular to the two emergency broadcasting fre- quencies. The Take Cover Signal calls for ing, or warbling, signal is heard, traffic immediately shall be brought to a halt and the public at large immediately shall take cover in the best available shelter. New York State, including New York City, has recently adopted the new Alert and Take Cover Signals and all other states surrounding Pennsylvania will employ the new signals by mid-summer. Pennsyl- -vania will first use the new signals A floating island on Lake Jean, Ricketts Glen State Park, was re- located after having spent the win- ter aground on the bathing beach. Located in Luzerne County, the lake of 254 acres developed the vegetat- ed island from cranberry and huckleberry bushes, in addition to an accumulation of debris. A storm of last fall, accompanied by high water, left the 200 foot island aground. Samuel S. Cobb, district forester for the Department of For- ests and Waters, developed a spe- cial bull-dozer attachment which was used in refloating the island. Motor boats were then employed Pair Of Youths Swipe Lake Car Abandon Another Car At Picnic Grounds Dave Deater’s grey four door Chevrolet sedan was stolen by two youths from in front of his store at Harveys Lake Wednesday after- noon at 5:15. Dave's two little grandsons saw the theft, but as- sumed that their grandfather had given permission for its use. A few minutes later, Chief Edgar Hughes and Assistant Chief Wal- bridge Leinthall found an abandon- ed Buick sedan with no license plates at the picnic grounds. In- of Pittston, which had been stolen in downtown Wilkes-Barre, taken by police to the station, and stolen again from in front of the station on State Street. It is assumed that the muffler, broken some time dur- ing the flight, gave off with so much racket that the youths thought it attracted too much at- tention, and switched cars. * No trace has yet been found of the Deater car. It is a 1950 model, with license plate TR54. in a surprise test scheduled to be held sometime in early June. The State Defense Chief express- ed hope that introduction of the new attack warning signals would not be accompanied by serious pub- lic confusion. He said, “There will be no problem if people simply will take the little trouble required to remember that the steady signal means ‘listen’, while the wailing tone means ‘duck and cover’ ”. to remove the floating mass to a new site and ultimate removal from the lake. Whole Area Misses Memorial Day Parade At Sweet Valley Folks missed the Sweet Val- ley Parade, the first time in ten years that highways and by- ways have not been jammed from Pikes Creek to Central Sweet Valley on May 30. The Big Parade was part of the Back Mountain scene. Like other things that grow too big, it became burdensome to the people who annually have to do the work, and seem- ed to bring in too little revenue to the Fire Company for the weeks of work expended in preparation. But it was something around - which the entire community built its Memorial ‘Day plans, and its passing leaves an empty place. A palm to the folks who kept it going, those who an- nually assumed the burden of preparation, who scanned the skies on May 30 and breathed a sigh of sheer relief when the + sun struggled through the early morning haze. J. J. Lacek To Receive Degree On Wednesday John J. Lacek, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Lacek of Grandview Avenue, New Goss Manor, is among the forty-five Pennsylvania stud- ents who will receive degrees at New York University’s 124th Com- mencement on Wednesday. Dr. Henry T. Heald will confer the de- grees at the morning exercises. John is doing advanced study. Overbrook Sunday Shoot Will Benefit Ambulance Commonwealth And Union Agree Proposal Will Be Presented To Members Joint announcement of wage agreement was made late Tuesday of the Commonwealth-Pennsylvania Community Telephone Companies and the Communications Workers of America subject to employee ratification. The new agreement provides for a wage increase of 5c per hour for traffic operators except those who received that amount or more ‘on the March 1, 1956 increase. The plant craftsmen will receive 9c per hour now plus an additional 2c for Commonwealth plant craftsmen and le for Pennsylvania Community plant craftsmen, effective October 1, 1956. Also effective October 1, is payment of time-and-a-half for all Sunday work . The union representatives stated they would recommend to their membership the full acceptance of this agreement at the earliest prac- ticable date. Both Union and Com- pany representatives are pleased that agreement was reached prior to the termination of the present contract. Commissioner Thomas Martin of the Federal Mediation Bervice participated in the latest sessions of the negotiations. The new contract will remain in effect until April 30, 1957, enabling Commonwealth and Pennsylvania Community Telephone Companies to continue their extensive con- struction program and improve telephone service.” No delays are anticipated, therefore, in the $4,- 000,000 modernization program in the Pennsylvania Community and Towanda territories. Hillside Buys High Producer ~~ Pathfinder Dot Came From State University Hillside Farms, Inc., Trucksville, has added to their well known Hol- stein herd the great old cow, Penn- state Pathfinder Dot, certified’ Very Good with a record at 9% years in 365 days of 26,446 pounds ‘of milk, test 4 per cent, and 1,063 pounds of butterfat. Dot is fourteen years old and spent her entire life in the State College Herd until coming to Hill- side. Her lifetime record of over 186981 pounds of milk and 7,091 pounds of fat is outstanding and unusual.’ Charles Hemenway, farm man- ager, says: ‘We expect Dot to put her record well over 200,000 pounds of milk the coming year.” She presented Hillside Farms with a bull calf by the Gold Medal Sire, Ceydermead Ollie Chieftain, May 25. Kings Daughters Garden Party Scheduled June 21 _“ Kings Daughters 22nd Annual } Garden Party will be held June 21 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thom- as Graham, 211 Pioneer Avenue. Sponsored by Shavertown Metho- dist Church Kings Daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Conrad will read “Me and Kit” by Guthrie McClintock. Co- chairmen are Mrs. James Eckerd and Mrs. William Powell. An Inspiration Feelin’ low? Take a drive out toward the Lake and see the one man memorial to “Our Heroic Dead” planted with lovely red ger- aniums by John H. Blackman. Jack dreamed up the memorial, paid to have it built, and saw that it was appropriately decorated for Mem- orial Day. Our kind of patriot! As Yet A New York bank will now serve tea on Mondays from four to six. As yet adjoining restaurants have made no plans to make loans to their customers. —Christian Science Monitor Truth Will Out A banker says a college education sets a man back three or four years. Why speak vaguely of “a man?” Why not come out frankly, and say “Father?” —The Detroit News Man is a tame, domesticated an- imal. —Plato Mallard Ducks Hatch At Laidler Property Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Laidler, Pioneer Avenue and ‘Overbrook Road, announce a blessed event, the hatching of a clutch of Mallard duck eggs. Mr. Laidler reports that mother and father are doing fine, and that the baby ducks are very ornamental, swimming on the small pond by the abandoned mill. Rev. And Mrs. Heapps Entertained At Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cross, Dallas, entertained at a farewell dinner for Rev. and Mrs. William H. Hepps Tuesday evening. Other guests were Frank Harvey, Thomas Cross, and Donna Jean Heapps. Purely Personal Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Creasy and family will move to Rutledge, Pa., on the 19th of the month. Mr. Creasy is teacher at the Pennsyl- vania Military College at Chester. The Creasys spent Memorial Day at Nicholson visiting Mrs. Creasy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Dix. Mr. and Mrs. James Yarnal of Wilkes-Barre have purchased and will move shortly to the Creasy home on Huntsville Road. Mr. and Mrs. John Welker, Trucksville, have had as recent house guests Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Smith of Berkeley, Cal, here in the East on a business trip. The Smiths flew back home Thursday morning. OPTOMETRIST 5 Main Street Phone Dallas 4-4506 Tuesday 1:00 to 5:00 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. W-Barre Office Wednesday iin 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. 54 So. 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GODEK HL 9-2074 DONALD WILLIAMS | DALLAS 4-3971 Ask for free lite rature. Dallas, Penna. PAGE FIVE Ruction Barbecue Planners Meet Members of the planning commit- tee for the Library Auction Chicken Barbecue which will be produced jointly by Dallas Rotary and Ki- wanis Clubs on Saturday, July 7, met last night at Irem Temple to discuss the menu and make assign- ments. Present were: Francis Fry, Ki- wanis co-chairman; Arthur Ross, Rotary co-chairman; R. E. “Pop” Neal, advisor; Hanford Eckman and James Graham, president of Rotary. There will be a number of changes in this year’s Barbecue. Most important, all ticket sales and reservations will close Thursday, July 5, and no servings will be made except by advance reservations. All Kinds of Insurance HAROLD E. FLACK AGENCY HAROLD E. CHARLES D. FLACK FLACK Res. Phone Office Phone Dallas Wilkes-Barre 4-4171 VAlley 8-2189 TED RUFF Specializing in | Qil Heating Equipment Service & Installation ! 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