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1960 Was Year Of Progress For
Kingston Township Supervisors
Opening Of Township
Building Created
A New Interest In Municipal Affairs
i A recapitulation of actions taken |
; by Kingston Township Board of Su- |
pervisors during 1960 indicates a
satisfactory year of operation and
some progress towards long range |
|
nning.
The total of the balances in all |
accounts at the beginning of the year |
was $13,906.40. Bonds outstanding |
at the beginning of the year amount-
ed to $500.00. During the year the |
debt was liquidated. The total of |
the unaudited balances in all ac-|
counts at the end of the year was
$10,724.39.
Building Is Popular
The Township Building on South’
Memorial Highway was occupied in
January. This provided a focal point |
for all Township Government activ- |
ity. The Township Supervisors, the
Police, and the Tax (Collector all |
operate from this central location.
The result is that someone is on
hand at the building practically all
day and the flow of Township busi-
ness is expedited. The size and con-
venient location of this municipal
building has been an inducement
r more citizens of the Township to |
attend the regular meetings of ‘the |
Board of Supervisors.
at these meetings is encouraged in |
order that more people may become |
familiar with their form of govern-
ent and the problems of he
Qo
\ : Six Streets Paved |
Six streets or sections of roads |
were paved during the summer
' months thus bringing the number |
‘of unpaved streets in the more
heavily populated areas closer
zero. Three other streets or anime i
of roads were resurfaced. The old |
road roller was replaced with a later | {
model road roller.
Joins Sewage Survey
Kingston Township, Dallas Bor- |
ough, and Dallas Township signed |
a contract with Roy Weston Inc. to
survey and report on the feasability
of constructing a sewage disposal |
system to serve the built up sections:|
of these municipalities. The report |
should be received in the very near |
future. If the report indicates that
construction of such a system is
feasable there no doubt will be pub-
lic discussions of the report before
any further action is taken.
3 Insurance it
AR" Tada: 166 Broker ¢f “Recowd
was appointed during the year. The |
surance program of the Township |
was reviewed and several changes |
wo made resulting in better cover-
e with little or no additional c cost
to the Township.
Planning Commission
_. A Planning Commission was ap- |
| pointed at the December meeting. It |
is expected that over a period. of |
time a long range plan. will evolve |
for the orderly development of our |
: Township. The Supervisors are in- |
f deed grateful to the members of this |
. Commission for their willingness to |
give their time and talents to this |
much needed effort. 3
More Properties Assessed
Several properties which had not
been assessed or were not properly
assessed, were added to the
! duplicate. This will be a continuing |
) effort in order that all property |
owners will have the opportunity: to
share in the costs of the services
ii receive.
Many New Homes
The estimated cost of conttmction
in the Township, for which building
permits were issued, totaled $674,-
610. All but a small proportion of
Nthis figure represents new construc-
“tion. The owners of these properties |
should ‘be protected by proper plan-
ning and zoning regulations.
f Police Hours Changed
A new police cruiser was pur-
. . chased early in the year. The work |
schedule of the police was changed
during the summer months which
provided for a regular police officer
to be on duty from eight A.M. until
midnight and on call between mid-
night and eight AM. This schedule
was continued for the balance of the
7
ce
Attendance :
tax |.
ciate the advantages of it.
All of the Supervisors attended |
fourteen A. C. L. meetings and the |
THE DALL
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
| Wilkes Presents
Diamond Band
Two outsanding rtistonl events
will occur this week under auspices
of Wilkes College Department of
Music, Temple University Diamond
Band from Philadelphia, and Oberlin
Wind Ensemble of the Oberlin Col-
lege Conservatory of Music, both at
| County Convention for which they 'Irem Temple.
| were paid a total of $406.80. Many
people have the impression that a
i Township Supervisor is a highly paid |
| public official. In addition to the
above meetings many caucuses were
held to discuss plans, several dinner
| meetings of the Institute of Muni-
cipal Government were attended at
Wilkes College, and one full day was
spent at a sanitary land fill demon-
stration and discussion. At one of
the meetings of the Institute of
Municipal Government Harvey Zieg-
ler was awarded a certificate for
having completed a 20-hour course
in ‘Planning & Zoning and Arthur |
Smith received a service award for
eleven years service as a Township
Supervisor. oad
WILL HE SEE
HIS SHADOW ?
SURE HE WILL
,
Today is Ground-Hog Day.
How he will ever manage to get
out of his snow covered burrow
to see his shadow is a mystery,
but he always does, and this
region always gets six more
weeks of winter weather. GRR.
Gas Corp. Hints At
‘Wildcat’ Gas Well
This area may see a “wildcat”
gas well drilled this year, according
to’ an announcement yestreday by
| New York State Natural Gas Corp.
The firm said it plans to drill 30
gas wells in Pennsylvania in 1961
| and 10 of them will be “in regions
wheré the company is exploring for
new sources of gas.’
Thousands of acres in Bradford,
Sullivan, Wyoming and Susquehan-
na Counties are now under lease
| by gas. and oil companies for pros-
pective exploration. = Since these
leases are costly to keep in force
year after year, it is possible tests
may be made this summer.
New York State Natural Gas Corp.
said other plans for this. year in-
clude:
Increase the volumes of gas being
transmitted by supercharging five
cotripregsor engines at. the Sabins-
ville, Pa. station.
Complete in the first part of the
year expanded facilities now under
construction .at Leidy underground
gas storage 4area in Clinton. and
Potter counties near Renovo, Pa.
Continue development of the
Boone Mountain-Penfield and Hel-
| vetia producing pools in west cen-
tral Pennsylvania.
New York State said its gas
| production in Pennsylvania and New
| York was 18.9 billion cubic feet of
| gas. Of the 36 wells drilled during
| the year, 22 were productive and
had an average flow of 5.9 million
cubic feet of gas per day.
Deadline Entended
Deadline for having cars inspected
and. obtaining a driver’s license has
been extended from January 31 to
February (15. Reason given is sub-
zero ‘weather which has kept filling |
stations busy, with’ little time to
inspect vehicles.
Borough PTA Toad
Dallas Borough PTA
the home of Mrs.
Pinecrest Avenue.
Harold Brobst,
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executive ;
board will meet Monday at 8 P.M. at
This evening at eight, 55 brass
pieces of the Diamond Band will
make . their Wilkes-Barre debut
under an exchange arrangement
between Temple University and
Wilkes College.
Henry C. Smith III, principal
trombonist with the Philadelphia
Orchestra will conduct.
The famed Oberlin Wind Ensem-
ble will make its appearance Sun-
day, February 5, at 8:30.p. m. The
ensemble is composed of 30 wood-
wind, brass and percussion instru-
mentalists. Conducted by Kenneth
Moore, the group features Wilbur
A. Price at the piano. They are in-
terrupting a four-state tour to fill
the Wilkes-Barré engagement.
Dallas School Board
Floats Loan At Miners
Dallas. School directors met in a
‘| ten-minute adjourned session Thurs-
‘day evening immediately following a
joint dinner of a number of service
organizations, to pass a motion to
borrow. as needed a maximum of
$150,000 from Miners National Bank
of Wilkes-Barre, Dallas Branch, the
money so borrowed to be repaid out
of current revenues of the schoal
district.
Reimbursement on teaching units
from the State is due early in April.
Sportsmen Cooperating
With Winter Feeding
Carl C. Stainbrook, Supervisor of
the Northeast Division, Pennsyl-
vania Game Commission, states that
the winter feeding program is pro-
gressing very: nicely. The sports-
men have taken a ‘special interest
and are assisting the Pennsylvahia
Game Commission in the Northeast
Division by cutting browse for deer
and placing corn in feeders where
turkeys are visiting.
Mr. Stainbrook suggests that any
(pole stage trees) for deer on any
land first get permission. He would
also like to report that the deer and
turkeys: are ..in good. condition,
Northeast Division work crews have
cut a total of 325 acres of deer
browse on state game lands and
distributed 110 tons of ear corn
for turkeys to date.
Undergoes Surgery
Edwin C. : Norcross, Birch Hill
Lane, is a patient at University of
Pennsylvania Hespital, 3,400 Spruce
Street, Philadelphia, where he un-
derwent surgery earlier in the week.
He would especially appreciate cards
and letters.
Feed Deer At Kunkle
. Fred ‘Dodson, and other Kunkle
residents including Coon Honeywell
have been carrying ‘lettuce and
cabbage leaves from the Dodson
store up tothe Shady Side hill, for
geor feed.
Record Hop
Westmoreland Band Parents As-
sociation will sponsor a record hop
at the school Saturday, February 4
from 8 until 11. Harry West. will
act as disk jockey. Records will
|
be given away.
Second Lieutenant Robert Rich-
ardson left a week ago Sunday for
Fort Benning, Georgia, where he will
take nine weeks basic training as
year, The result has been much
greater police service and protection |
to the residents of the Township.
© School guards replaced the regular
police at school crossings.
First Aid Station
A 10-hour basic first aid course
“was conducted at the Township |
building early in the year. 37 people
completed this course.
followed by an 18 hour course in
advanced first aid. 35 people com-
pleted this course. Later in the
year an emergency first aid station
was established at the Township.
building.
Civil Defense Expanded
Our more active Civil Defense unit
conducted a 10-hour course in radio-
logical fall-out. 16 people completed
this course. Nine people attended a
2-hour course in chemical warfare.
In addition to this members of the
unit have been at the building each
Thursday evening to participate in
i the Luzerne County Civil Defense
radio roll call.
All Homes Numbered ©
~ A plan for the systematic num- |
"bering of houses for the whole Town-
ship was developed and executed in
December.
street names were developed at the |
same. time.
venience. caused by such a change Mountain scenes. From left to right: | g
‘it is believed that we will appre: | The Swimming Pogl at Irem Temple, stark and cold in sharp contrast to | uary’s
This was |
Plans for changing some |
. With a lavish hand King Winter | Country Club offers little appeal to | the sweltering crowds that will mill | Huntsville will make its appearance | pearance to the stained glass win-
After the initial icon. L has changed many familiar Back | sunbathers.
| part of a' six months tour of duty
| with the Army.
| A graduate of Dickinson College
' where he was student commander
of ROTC, Bob has been acting as an
automobile salesman for his father,
L. L. Richardson.
He was a star athlete at West-
| moreland High School.
It was like old home week for
him when he arrived at Fort Ben-
ning. His roommate, he found, was
a fraternity brother in Sigma Chi at
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Back Mountain Boys Have Reunion
Over Weekend At Camp Benning, Ga.
are Dick-
boys who
last sum-
Dickinson; two neighbors
[inson graduates and five
attended camp with him
mer ‘are nearby.
The biggest surprise and the
“luckiest break of all’ according to
| Bob, was finding Bill Lopasky, Leh-
| man’s football star and his mortal
| football rival, answering roll call
beside him! Bob had flown down to
Georgia while Bill drove down the
same day. Both boys were a little
homesick and a bit lonely.
Last weekend another Back Moun-
tain boy, Jim Thomas of Dallas, who
is just two hours away, dropped in
to join the crowd.
club or group cutting deer browse |
King And Queen
Supervisor and Mrs. Walter
Hoover, Ruggles, enjoy a bobsled
ride along Route 29 behind their
team of Belgian draft horses, King
and Queen.
Mr. Hoover operates one of the
few remaining farms where all of
the field work is still done by horses.
“I guess folks don’t like the smell
of horses, anymore—but I love it,”
Mr. Hoover said this week on a visit
to The Dallas Post.
King and Queen were born on the
Dr. G. L. Howell Farm in Kingston
Township and Mr. Hoover/ has
Love The Winter
owned them since they were colts.
“My father and I broke them in,”
Mr. Hoover recalls, there was
nothing to it. Just put the harness
on them with a little gentleness and
away they went.”
Since there are few blacksmiths in
the country, Mr. Hoover does all
that work himself, changing shoes
for winter travel and for spring field
work.
Practically all of King’s and
Queen's feed is raised on the Hoover
farm.
“
Brother, Did You Order This Weather?
I've had enough of old-fashioned |
winters! How would you like to
plow through the snow to the old
how I feel every time my mistress
says “Go take your walk”!
Flack Will Vote For Gas Tax
State Sen. Harold E. Flack, Dallas
Republican, is ready to vote for the |
in- |
two-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax
crease.
But he won’t go it alone on the
Republican side of the Senate, and
has requested and obtained a post-
ponement of the final vote until |
next Tuesday or Wednesday when |
| the Harveys Lake highway will be |
built soon and that work started |
than now planned on the
earlier
Anthracite Expressway and the Key-
stone Shortway are key considera-
tions in his bolting the Republican
| position against the gas tax boost.
The Luzerne County Republican |
senator admitted he was “dealing |
Mellman, Zerbe,
Discuss Program
Of Recreation
Annual Meeting Of
YMCA Sees Officers
And Directors Elected
Back Mountain Town and Country
YMCA held its Annual Meeting
Thursday night in the face of
weather predictions for a heavy
was procured.
Members of service clubs of hel
area, school board members,
supervisors were invited to hs a |
discussion of projected recreation in
representing Playground and Rec-
reation Association of Wyoming |
Valley, and Dr. Robert Mellman,
superintendent of Dallas Schools.
Mr. Zerbe, calling attention to |
facilities already available in the |
region, suggested that an added tax |
recreation program directed toward
both adults and children. Question-
naires ‘distributed through
schools brought 834 answers from
the 2,2000 inquiries, the major por-
tion in favor of such outlay.
All political subdivisions, Mr.
Zerbe said, under the plan would
assume their proportionate share.
Results of a survey were shown by
means of tables and maps flashed
on the screen.
Efforts, he explained, would not
interfere with programs now carried
on by the YMCA. Administration
would be the problem of the school
| district.
Program Already Started
ground program, expecting to oper-
ate all facilities mentioned by Mr.
Zerbe. Reimbursemnt from
tion for children will be 70%; for
adults, no reimbursement.
Shavertown, Trucksville,
Borough and Dallas Township |
schools all have playgrounds. With |
conversion of the Westmoreland |
when the new high. school is com-
pleted, that extensive athletic field
can be turned over to use of chil-
dren. It is a challenge, he said, to
service clubs in the area to equip |
this field for playground use.
Employment of five recreational
is contemplated, with minimum re-
giurement of two years of college
work in the field of physical educa-
tion or recreation.
This year’s budget of $2, 700 for
limited adult education, ‘Dr.
| man hopes to see doubled next year,
and with opening of the new build-
ing, he looks forward to use of
facilities constantly, as forming a
community.
Officers Elected
At the business meeting preceed-
was reelected chairman,
Cutten vice-chairman. Robert Wade,
with assistant E. L. Evenson was
named secretary; E. L. Evenson,
Merrill. Faegenburg, George Pic-
kett, former executive secretary, and
John Zerbe were elected to the
board composed of Myron Baker,
Charles Beech, Clyde Birth, Col. H.
H. Butler, Harry Carson, John
Churry, J. C. Edwards, George
Jacobs, Jr., Dr. L. E. Jordan, Lewis
W. LeGrand, Malcolm Nelson, Rob-
ert Parry, and Kenneth Rice.
Robert Addison, executive secre-
a tribute to Clifton King, custodian.
Chairman Yost thanked members
were Dr. Jordan, chairman, Myron
Baker, and Harry Carson. On the
Nominating committee were Elmer
Evenson, chairman; Clyde Birth,
Lewis L. LeGrand and, Robert Parry.
These People Braved The Storm
tion; Harold Brobst, Charles Man-
near, president of the Dallas School
| Board; Robert Maturi, newly in-
| stalled president of Dallas Kiwanis |
Club; Dr. Robert Mellman, superin- | 3 :
| Davies presided. The speaker was
| tendent of schools; Dr. Les Jordan,
Republican Sen. Z. H, Confair, Wil- | somewhat” to get better roads for | | Rotary Club, James Alexander, John
liamsport, will also support the bill.
Sen. Flack said assurances the
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The deserted, Auction Bhrn stands |
| around it each July. 3
3 Completely enshroudled with Jah- |
‘snow, this
automobile at |
the county.
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the Back Mountain by John Zerbe, |
and | | School,
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VOL. 73, NO. 5, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, To61.
Joseph J. Checkon
Is Missile Officer
Army 2nd Lt. Joseph J. Checkon,
son of Mr. and Mrs.
Checkon, Goss Manor, completed the
missile officer orientation course
January 23 at the Air Defense
School, Fort Bliss, Tex. (
During the eight weeks of instruc-
tion, Lieutenant Checkon was
trained in the duties and responsi-
bilities of a missile officer.
The Air Defense School, the
largest military school in the nation,
trains personnel to man and main-
tain the guided missile systems em-
snowfall. The crowd at Dallas Town- | ployed in the air defense of ‘the
ship cafeteria was diminished by | | United States, with our armies over-
warnings of dangerous road condi- | sease, and by our allies of the NATO
tions, but a satisfactory attendance | | and SEATO nations.
The 21-year-old lieutenant is a
1956 graduate of St. Mary's High
Wilkes-Barre and a 1960
| graduate of the University of Scran-
| ton.
His father is owner of the Buddies’
[Men's Shop in Luzerne.
Hendricks Keeps
of $3 per capita would finance al
the
Dr. Mellman said that the district !
already plans a recreation and play- |
ing the program, Rev. Robert D. Yost |
William |
At the head table were Rev. Rus- |
sell C. Lawry, who gave the benedic- |
the |
State for school-connected recrea- |
PTA Engagement
Despite Storm
Brings As Guest
Headmaster Of
African School
Howard Hendricks, speaking to
Dallas Township PTA Thursday
night, stressed the importance of
PTA organizations in paving the way
for necessary changes in the school
system.
Mr. Hendricks, former supervising
principal of Lehman schools, now
supervisor of the Governor Mifflin
| jointure at Shillington, drove to Dal-
las in a heavy snowstorm which’
made highways hazardous. Attend-
ance was decimated because of the
storm.
The speaker contrasted the ih
cation ideal in the United States,
| where each student is expected to
| be developed to the best of his
Dallas |
building to elementary school use |
|
ability, with schools of ether coun-
tries, notably Russia, where only the
superior mentality ‘is ‘considered
| worthy of special instruction.
There is a definite time lag in!
education, he pointed out. Educa-
| tors know what can and should be
|
|
| contemplate change.
supervisors for the summer months |
Mell- |
focus for cultural endeavor in the |
{| But
done, but they need support from
the community if children are to
recgive theibest in education.
Péople, he said, ‘are reluctant’
It is’ up
the PTA to form the necessary
liaison between the past, the present
and the future, a channel of com- |’
munication between people and
administration. PTA should provide
a two-way vehicle of information.
He urged that parents who expect |
to send their children to college, |
Financing |
start thinking at once.
is increasingly ‘expensive, and en-
rollment is skyrocketing.
Education, ‘he said, is. expensive.
crime is even more expensive.
| For the $1,800 per year which it
assisted by Robert Wade, treasurer. |
tary, reported on activities of the |
local YMCA, giving at its conclusion !
* i of the cafeteria staff headed by Mus. |
fashioned two-holer ? Now you know |
costs to support a prisoner, five chil-
dren can be educated in the public
schoolos. Uniformed persons who
deplore the rising cost of education
should consider the ‘rising rate of
crime, and bend every effort to sup-
port a far-reaching program of edu-
cation to combat it. i
‘We can, Mr. Hendricks concluded,
have the kind of education program
we want,
Mr. Hendricks introduced = his
house guest, Dr. Matthias Oguto,
headmaster of a school in Kenya,
Africa, where educatinal oppor-
tunities are so limited that only 40
out of 400 applicants can be ad-
mitted.
For the past several weeks, Dr.
Oguto has been making a study of
Governor Mifflin schools, as part of
the field work required of educators
from other countries who are carry-
Lancio, for preparation of the meal. | Ing out a United States government
Serving on the dinner committee |
program designed to promote heigh-
itened understanding between
nations. After the meeting, talking
to a number of guests, he said that
he had tried in Africa to visualize
snow, but had never been able to do
| so until coming to Pennsylvania.
Mr. Hendricks, more familiarly
known as Fritz, his wife, and Dr.
Oguto, saw plenty of snow ‘on the
trip to Dallas from Shillington, and
on the return trip the same night.
At the business meeting preceed-
ing the program, Mrs. Stanley
introduced by Robert Bachman, pro-
gram chairman. Seventh grade
mothers served refreshments.
| again along with the Daffodils and
May flowers.
Icicles give a Christinas card ap-
Familiar Scenics Take On An Onlamiliar Winter Dress
dows at Shavertown Methodist
Church.
You'd never helieve it hut this is,
just a part of the snow heaped up
at Back Mountain Shopping Center
{in Shavertown.
' —Photo by Kozomchsk
TWO EASY TO REMEMBER
Telephone Numbers
Joseph G. |
| Pirates At Show
4-5656
rr
OR 4-7676
Area Library
Was Dream Of
Mrs. LeGrand
Dallas Woman Dies
At General Hospital
After Long Illness
Ruth A. LeGrand, 69, Baldwin
Street, Dallas, died Saturday morn-
ing at General Hospital, where she
was admitted January 3. She had
made a valiant fight for recovery
from a stroke which disabled her
some years ago, determined to re-
gain full use of her limbs, and suc-
ceeding to a notable degree, never
permitting anyone to do for her
anything which she could do for
herself. 23
Mrs. LeGrand, a strong supporter
of everything worth while in the
community, was honored by Daddow
Isaacs Post 672 at a testimonial
dinner six- weeks ago, the only
local woman ever to have received
the plaque for meritorious service
to the community.
Back Mountain Memorial Library
was the outgrowth of two Book
Clubs launched by Mrs. LeGrand in
the days before the library was even
a vision. With Miss Frances Dor-
rance, she was honored by life’ mem-
bership in the Library Association.
She had lived in Dallas since 1928,
moving here from Wilkes-Barre
with her husband, Lewis LeGrand,
now assistant secretary-treasurer of
i Harris Hardware Company in Kings-
ton, and a long-time member of
Dallas School Board.
The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon from Williams Funeral
{Home with services in charge of her
pastor, Rev. Russell Lawry of Dallas
‘Methodist Church.
For the first time in ten years all
‘of her children were home. She was
especially proud of her family. Dur-
ling. World ‘War II. four of them
| were in service. Jane was an army
nurse; - Lewis was with the army;
Alden was in the Marines and Rich-
{ard “was in the Navy. Joe the
| youngest was unable to enlist be-
cause of a bad eye, a handicap which.
has led him to become one of the
outstanding manufacturers of arti- -
ficial eyes in‘ the country.
After. the war, loathing idleness,
Mrs. LeGrand started 4 small con-
cern. which ‘artistically decorated
‘trays - and other household items.
She had marked artistic ability, and
wrote exceptionally well. For years,
as a member of the Library Board,
she kept the scrapbook, in which
the Library Auction took a leading
amount of space.
The Auction itself was one of the
fund raising proposals made by Mrs.
LeGrand.
She was a faithful church worker.
belonging to” Dallas Methodist
Church, its Bricke]l Class, and the
‘WISCS. Her husband has been active
for years in the YMCA. Mrs. Le-
Grand belonged to the Y's Menettes,
sister organization to the Y's Men.
The former Ruth Atkins was born
in Sterling, Nebraska, June 23, 1891,
daughter of the late Ulysses and
Harriet McClure Atkins. She was
educated at Fremont College, Fre-
mont, Nebraska, and at Nebraska
Wesleyan University in Lincoln.. She
taught school in the states of Ne-
braska and Washington.
-IShe is survived by her Wishand,
these children: Mrs. ‘Charles Cuccio,
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; Lewis W.,
Jr., Miami, Florida; Alden 'A., ‘Sun
Valley, California; Richard W., Mon-
trose; Joseph A., Secane; a brother,
Alden Atkins, of Wayne, Nebraska;
a sister, Mrs. Harry Hillman, Adams,
Nebraska; and sixteen grandchil-
dren.
Completes Boot Training
Parris Island, South Carolina:
Marine Pvt. Richard C. Higgs, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Higgs, Dal-
las. R.D. 3 completed recruit train-
ing January 12. Dick was a student
at Westmoreland when he joined the
Marines. :
. Pennsylvania Recreation and
Sportsmen’s Show, February 6
through 11 in Harrisburg, will fea-
ture Pittsburgh Pirates Elroy Face
and Hal Smith in a free stage show.
Their comedy routine includes guitar
_ strumming and folk songs,