- K 70 YEARS A NEW Oldest Business Insti Back of the Mountain SPAPER tution THE DALLAS POST [= TWO EASY TO REMEMBER Telephone Numbers 4-5656 OR 4-7676 VOL. 72, NO. 36, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1960 300,000 SHOPPING CENTER TO BE CREATED IN DALLAS MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION 4 Cheat Death By A Hair As Crane Topples Shears Kingpin, Drops Five-Ton Boiler, Crashes Two Joists The Dallas Post narrowly missed having tragic front page news last Wednesday, whén four men leaped to safety just in time, as a huge crane sheared its king-pin and dropped a five-ton boiler which was being lowered to, its foundations in the boiler room at the new Dallas high school. The men were easing the boiler to position, and had it practically in line with the foundation in the deep boiler room excavation, when they heard the pin snap. The crane has' a capacity of twelve tons. Superstructure of the crane crush- ed two me! fall. A second boiler of similar size awaits installation. Little damage was done to the falling boiler. Prentice Lacy, inspecting the building for Lacy Atherton and Dh cet a ern ac nen 2 jiFstsy retarding the Davis, architicts, said damage was minor. Joists will be replaced. Mrs. Richard Patton of Sutton Road, Trucksville, extends an in- vitation to all Back Mountain resi- dents, by way of her king-size pos- ter, to attend the special outdoor “Pops” concert of the Wilkes-Barre Philharmonic Orchestra this, Sun- day afternoon, September 11, at 4 o'clock in the pavilion at Irem Tem- ple Country Club, This is the first time the orchestra has played out- side of Wilkes-Barre. The occasion is the opening of the local orches- tra’s tenth anniversary season. This free concert represents a generous donation of time and tal- ent on the part of the symphony’s musicians. Two local residents who are regular members of the en- semble are John Detroy, tympanist, who is also associate conductor, and Robert Baird, who at one time ARTIST HELD ON THREATS A Shavertown artist, designer of church windows, and son of a former Republican County Treas- urer, was arrested Monday by Spe- ial Agent James Burke of the U. S. Secret Service for threatening the life of Vice President Richard M. , Nixon. He is Barthomew Rutkowski, 32, Beech Street, father of three chil- dren. He was arrested at his home and released on $15,000 bail posted by his father, = John B. Rutkowski, president of Forty Fort State Bank, after a hearing before U. S. Com- missioner Harry A. Kolb at Scran- ton. vat A further hearing is tentatively set before Commissioner Kolb on September 16, three days before Nixon visits this area. No details were released con- cerning the alleged threats, but there ares witnesses who ‘say they | heard them expressed in public. Rutkowski, a graduate of Wilkes College ‘and married to a former classmate, an Oriental student, was to have left for Columbia Univer- sity on Tuesday to discuss further King-Size Pops Poster studies for his doctorate. | played with the United States Navy i Band. | The program will include such all- | time favorites as “Slaughter on | Tenth Avenue” by Richard Rodgers, | “Holiday for Strings” by David | Rose, and ' selections from Bizet’s | “Carmen.” In the absence of Ferdi- {nand Liva, William Gasbarro will | conduct, Mr. Liva is currently in | Europe making final arrangements | for a number of guest conducting | engagements abroad. He will re- {turn in time to conduct the No- | vormber opening of the orchestra’s | regular subscription series. The free concert also marks the kickoff of an intensive membership ‘campaign which will be headed by | Mrs. Houston Day of Shavertown. { Mrs. Richard Paterson is poster ‘chairman for this valley-wide drive, Dallas Teachers Dr. R. A. Mellman New Superintendent Meets Faculty Body In Formal Session Dr. Robert Mellman made his first | formal talk to faculty members at Dallas Junior High School Tuesday morning, when teachers met to discuss plans for the coming year. Walter Prokopchak presided, rec- ommending that teachers bear six things in mind: decide where you are going; which road to take; who will help drive; get together to get going; keep the passengers happy and contented; take plenty of teols. He concluded by saying, “Too often we lose sight of our true mission, development of the intellectual and Dr. Mellman, introduced by Char- les Mannear, board president, spoke of the tremendous strides taken by this area in organizing a Union Dis- trict, and stated that the district had an extremely good reputation in Harrisburg. As a straw in the plications, seventy-three for an ex- isting four vacancies. He stressed the importance of placing emphasis upon a well-round- ed education, in spite of the current demand to specialize in science and mathematics. Fine arts, he said, should not be slighted. Invocation and pledge of alleg- | iance was led by W. Frank Trimble, Westmoreland principal; group sing- ing was led by Lester Lewis, ac- companied by Louise Ohlman; re- marks by William A. Austin, ele- mentary supervisor; remarks by Alton Whittaker on progress with- in the district. Following luncheon in the cafe- teria, téachers reported to their re- spective buildings for instructions | from the principals. | In a letter addressed to all pro- ‘fessional employees, Dr. Mellman asked that any faculty member who had experienced anything unusual during the summer, travelled ex- | tensively, or taken post-graduate | work, share such experiences with {the other members of the faculty, | sending a report to Alfred Camp, | director of public relations, for in- | clusion in a news letter. Officers of the Teachers Asso- | | ciation are: Walter Prokopchak, president; Mrs. Jewell M. Ruddy, | vice president; [Grace L. Barrall, secretary; Mrs. Oce Beryl Austin, | treasurer. Building representatives for West- ~moreland are Mrs. Louise Prothero and Edgar Hughes; Dallas Junior High, William B. Baran, Esther Saxe; Trucksville elementary, Marian Young; Shavertown, Mrs. Rita Mec- Guiness; Dallas Township element- ary, Mrs. Dorothy Henney; Dallas Borough, Mrs. Grace Fleming. Named chairmen of standing com- mittees were: Alfred Camp, public relations; Mrs. Louise Colwell, ethics; Clinton Brobst, welfare; Jennie Hill, flowers; Katherine B. Scott, legislative; Emily Goldsmith, research; James H. Goodwin, salary; Joseph Podrazik, nominating; Joseph W. Rakchys, by-laws; Donald J. Evans, policy. Copperhead In Trucksville Kingston Township Police warn that a copperhead snake was killed recently in the vicinity of Cliffside Avenue and that a few years ago seven were killed in that general area. Kills Rattlesnake Sheldon T. Evans, Shavertown pharmacist, killed a timber rattle- snake with eight rattles and a but- ton Sunday in the vicinity of Loyal- ville, Hear Address By spiritual resources of our students.” | wind, he cited recent teacher ap- Will She Be Named Miss Bmerica? The eyes of the Back Mountain region, especially those of her for- mer friends in Lehman Township, will be turned this week on the Atlantic City Beauty Pageant where for the first time a girl closely asso- ciated with the area will be among the leading contenders for the Miss America title. She is Priscilla Hendricks whose father was for a number of years supervising principal of Lehman Schools and is now superintendent of Governor Mifflin High School in Shillington, a suburb of Reading. A sophomore at Simmons College, Boston, Priscilla entered and won the Miss Greater Reading contest on the day she arrived home for sum- mer vacation. A few days later she was crowned Miss Pennsylvania at West Chester and signed a contract to represent the Pepsi Cola Company in Pennsyl- vania at personal appearances in department stores and community celebrations; during the summer months. This busy schedule forced her to forego any plans for attending the University of Pennsylvania this fall where she intended to begin a course in veterinary medicine. She is a tall smiling blonde, with, bright green eyes, weighs 128 pounds and is a 35-24-35, five feet seven inches tall. She was queen of Shillington’s fiftieth anniversary two years ago, and last summer placed second in diving’ in the Amateur Athletic Union swimming meet in Berks County. Her schedule this summer with the Pepsi Cola Company has been a busy one, permitting her only four or five days at home with her family. She left last Friday for the preliminaries at Atlantic City and on Monday her father and mother went down to be with her for the week and the stiff competition which opened Tuesday night with Miss America parade on the Boardwalk. PRISCILLA M. HENDRICKS Priscilla Hendricks Among Top Contenders For Miss America r | its September meeting on Tuesday Priscilla rode on a float with night at the Borough Building, merry-go-round motif and was beau- tiful on television. On Tuesday morning her picture appeared in the Philadelphia Inquire | with two other contestants as they | strolled along the Boardwalk. Miss Hendrick’s talent is art—a difficult one to present before an audience—but she and her father have worked out a novel presenta- tion for a pastel, two oils, a mosaic and a relief wall plaque. Her mother, Jerry, says this has been a busy summer and she will be glad when it comes to a close, but she doesn’t think the limelight has turned her 'daughter’s pretty, | sensible head a bit. Fritz is pleased that Shillington schools do not open until September | 19, giving him an opportunity to be in the middle of the excitement at Atlantic City much as he was in former days at Lehman Horse Show and Back Mountain Library Auc- tions. The opening of Shillington schools | has ‘happily been delayed because | of reconstruction of the old Shilling- | ton Junior High School Building and | the construction of a new million and a half dollar addition. Mr. Hendricks will be the speaker at the January meeting of Dallas Elementary and Junior High School PTA meeting later this year. Parking Is Barred On Huntsville Road Chief of Police Russell Boneywell warns all motorists that no parking is permitted either side on Hunts- ville Road from Main street to Franklin street. This precautionary measure has been taken, to forestall possibility of accidents to school children darting from behind parked cars. Council Meets Tuesday Dallas Borough Council will hold TEN CENTS PER COPY — EIGHT PAGES New Eighteen Unit Shopping Center At Y Mothers Guard Intersection Group Gathers To Guarantee Safety Mothers of Shavertown Elemen- tary School children manned the Center Street crossing Wednesday morning, in the absence of police protection. . Gathering at 9 a. m. were: Mrs. Edward Ratcliffe, Mrs. Neil Kocher, Mrs. William Pugh, Mrs. James Mericle, Mrs. Ralph Gearhart, Mrs. Kenneth Beisel, Mrs. Stanley Wills, - Mrs. James Keiper, Jr., Mrs. Clayton Klaboe, Mrs. Wil- bur Lawry, Mrs. Luther Strunk, Mrs. Percy Love and Mrs. Kelley. Pres- ent also were two fathers, William Pugh and Milo A, Bauerly. Many more mothers from the east side of the highway crossed with their children, en route to first grade registration. There was no demonstration. Assistant Chief of Police Herbert Updyke paused in his patrol car for a few moments. At Trucksville school, there was no organized group of mothers. In Dallas Borough and Dallas Township, police manned the main crossings ‘in their areas. Kingston Township Supervisors withdrew regular police protection of school crossings August 10. First Lease Is Signed With A & P Company; Seventeen Other Units Are Still Available Announcement was made yesterday by Louis F. Goeringer, Orange, that construction will start within the next three weeks on a new eighteen unit shopping center at the intersection of Routes 309 and 115 opposite Orchard Farm Restaurant. At the same time the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company an- nounced that one of the units will be occupied by one of its most modern super markets. This building will be of Colonial design in keeping with the firm’s 150th anniversary. In discussing plans for the center, Mr. Goeringer said that seventeen of the first floor units are available for lease. He also state® '"# there is a possibility of adding a secon of second floor offices for professional use. Plans for the center have been drawn by architect Ettore Lipp. The site, which was purchased in 1940 from Wilkes-Barrt Traction Company, contains 163,000 square feet, 39,999 of which will be oc- Valentine And Sons Home From California Atty. and Mrs. Jonathan Valen- tine, Sutton Road, returned Tuesday night from - California with Atty. Valentine's sons, Fred and Jonathan, motoring east by way of Texas and the Painted Desert. The boys spent the early part of their summer vacation, from June 11, with their mother, Mrs. David Hall, in California, and were .to have returned on July 25 according to a decision of Judge John Aponick which permitted the boys to spend part of their vacations with their mother. Mrs. Hall contested the settle- ment, but Judge Walter C. Allen of the Supreme Court of California in Los Angeles County on September 1 | returned the boys to the custody of their father. ‘cupied by shops and super market. The entire area will be paved and brilliantly lighted. Since acquiring the porperty which was covered with a grove of | hemlocks, Mr. Goeringer has had the {trees removed, and the whole area | brought up to grade with thousands of tons of breaker rock. Last year he erected a building there which is occupied by Luigi's Pizzeria. Negotiations for the lease with A & P were handled by Harry F. Goeringer & Sons who will also handle the leasing of the other units. A section of the adjoining pro- perty is owned by Atlantic Refining Company and there is a likelihood that construction will soon start there on a new service station. No name has yet been selected for the center. It is hoped that residents will suggest one and mail their suggestions to Harry F. Goeringer & | Sons offices in the Miners Bank, | Wilkes-Barre. Commonwealth Installs 75,000th Telephone Commonwealth Telephone Com- pany this week installed its 75,000th telephone at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Geiger, Oak Hill, Participating were: left to right: Daniel G. Chapman, general com- mercial superintendent, J. N. Lan- dis, district manager, and Mrs. Wil- liam Geiger, formerly of Emmaus. The Geigers are new residents of the Back Mountain area since Mr. Geiger’s transfer here by Westing- house Corporation. Installation of the 75,000th tele- phone marks Commonwealth’s bet- ter-than twelve-fold growth since it. was acquired by Andrew J. Sor- doni in 1928 and takes on added im- port during the 50th anniversary immediate need of rehabilitation. Since then, the Company has recon- structed its entire outside plant, con- structed numerous unattended dial exchange buildings and has convert- ed 92 percent of its system to dial. Foremost among its many new buildings are offices in Towanda, Clarks Summit, Tunkhannock, Eliza- bethville, Quarryville and Bangor. In 1951 ‘Commonwealth located its general offices in its new adminis- tration building at Dallas. During these years Common- wealth has expanded until it serves approximately 4600 square miles in eastern Pennsylvania. In 1952 it merged within it the former Luzerne and Bradford County Telephone year of the founding of Sordoni|Companies. Enterprises . Other major acquisitions included In 1928, Commonwealth had 6000 | Tioga County Bell Telephone Com- subscribers and a general plant in |pany in 1953, Pennsylvania Com- munity Telephone Company in 1954 and Blakeslee and Fernridge Tele- phone Company in 1955. A multi-million dollar program of rehabilitation of plant and service was’ considerably advanced at the close of World War II with emphasis being placed on the mechanization of exchanges. Plant valuation today exceeds $24 * million, compared with $1% million in 1928, and each year, for the past five years, has continued its ‘record construction pace sched- uling annually more than $2% mil- lion in new construction. : Third largest of the independent telephone companies in Pennsyl- vania and 27th in the Nation, Com- monwealth continues to keep pace with the rapid growth of its s@rvice area,
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