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72 YEARS A NEWSPAPER
Oldest Business Institution
Back of the Mountain
| THE DALLAS POST
TWO EASY TO REMEMBER
Telephone Numbers
ORchard 4-5656
OR 4-7676
Installation Set
For This Evening
JAMES ALEXANDER
This evening James Alexander
will be installed as president ~ of
Dallas Rotary. Mr. Alexander is a
graduate of Forty-Fort High School
attended Wharton School of Busi-
ness and served five years in the
U. S. Coast Guard. He is a mem-
ber of the First Presbyterian Church
of Wilkes-Barre. He and his wife,
Jean, have two children Scott and
Leslie. The new Dallas Rotary Club
president is associated with the :
Food Brokerage firm of Barnes-
Terry Company.
Other officers to be installed are:
Vice-President, Jack Landis; Secré-
tary, Fred 'Jennings; Treasurer,
“Doc’’ Jeter; Directors, Walter
Mohr, Daniel Chapman, Paul Gross,
Myron Baker and out-going presi-
dent, Joe Sekera.
The object of Rotary is to en-
courage and foster the idea of ser-
vice as a basis of worthy enter-
prise; The development of acquain-
tance as an opportunity for ser-
vice; high ethical standards in busi-
ness and professions; application of
the ideal of service by every Ro-
tarian to his personal, business, and
and advancement
nternatior nl understanding |
through a world fellowship of busi-
ness and professional men.
Eagle Scout
JOHN WORMECK
‘photo by Kozemchak
John Wormeck won the highest
award in Boy Scouting ‘Wednesday
night, when he received the Eagle
Badge at dinner in Trucksville Fire
Hall,
John, 14, member of Troop 155,
is son of Mrs. Elizabeth Wormeck,
Trucksville, and the late John
Wormeck Sr. who. was a foreman
with the Linear Corporation, and
formerly of Philadelphia.
Last summer John attended the
National Jamboree in Colorado,
where he was visited by Dr. Carl
Bradbury, former Scoutmaster of the
Trucksville troop. He has completed
the ninth grade at Dallas Junior
High School. In Scouting, he holds
twenty-four merit badges, has the
den chief award, patrol leader, fif-
tieth .anniversary award, Jamboree,
achievement, and has nearly com-
pleted the God and Country and
Scout Lifeguard awards.
John went through Cub Scouts
in Philadelphia. His mother has been |
a Cub Scout leader for over four
years, and his brother Karl, 12, is a
Star Scout in Troop 155.
Guests of honor were Calvin Hall,
Scout Execnative; Don Finney,
Trucksville Fire Company, troop
sponsors; Rev. Gerhart of St. Luke's
Reformed Church,
where John was recently confirmed |
after thirteen years of perfect atten- |
dance. f
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Lee Philo is scoutmaster, assisted |
bry Al Hawk and Jack Pritchard,
Wilkes-Barre, ©
TEN CENTS PER COPY—EIGHTEEN PAGES
James Alexander
To Head Rotary
Surgery For B. B. Lewis |
Atty. Burt B. Lewis, Dallas, sub-
mitted to surgery Tuesday at Gen-
eral Hospital. He expects to remain
in the hospital for about ten days.
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Gate Of Heaven Graduates 65 At Commencement Mass
NOTICE
Starting with this Saturday, the
office of the Dallas Post will be
closed Saturday mornings. It will
reopen September 2 .
Second List Of Donated New Goods
Items To Be Brought To Dallas Post
Mrs. Stenger,
secretary of the New Goods Com-
mittee, has issued the second list of new goods obtained
thus far.
All new "Godds Committee Members are requested
to bring in all items to the Dallas Post between the hours
of 11 A. M. and 1:00 P. M. and between the hours of 3:00
P. M. to 7:00 P. M. All donations should be labelled with
the name of the donor, approximate retail value and
comments for the auctioneer.
ITEM DONOR VALUE
1 Mare, Pony HALTER GE Omalia’s Laundry $200.00
- 1 Power Mower _. Pennsylvania Power Mower Co. 85.00
1 Cashmere Sweater (white) ................... Balut the Furrier 36.00
2 Oil Paintings’ L...ovninie io hug 00d Hurjax Photo Supplies 75.00
1 U.S. Royal Tire Jack Williams Tire Co. 38.00
1 Lawn Boy Quietflite mower Back Mountain Coal & Lumber 149.95
6/Cedar Bar-B-Q Sets .................. 0.0 Fowler, Dick & Walker ea. 19.95
1 Imported Alligator Wallet _...
J2¢Rose. Bushes «ch fil ON dea a Rave's Nursery ea. 5.00
1310.00 Check... alia bombp i oie Cohen, Louis & Son
Sal TRIE an ee SA te Manley Tire Service 24.00
$ Blectric. Iron... 00 Scranton Electric Construction Co. 15.00
1 .$25,00 Toward Black Topping ......cccocoeeriioecins Dale Parry
T Lamps cob soln Harry Bolen 45.00
1 Camp Stove and light .......0. 0. Crispell Farm Service 89.00
1 Manchu Yellow One Piece Closet .... Eastern Pa. Supply Co. 180.60
1 Manchu Yellow Companion Lavatory .. Eastern Pa. Supply Co, = 148.55
3 Electric - Blankets ........._. Luzerne Electric Division UGI 90.00
1 Aluminum Storm Door...........ccccosnicdin.... Enterprise Aluminum 29.95
Floor Mats: chi in. ll lini Nas vie Britts Auto Store
Mattress oo a Boyd White
1:Large Blue Suitcase :............ .. Bronson s Funeral Home
Pretzel umn Hn a a Hayden Richards 10.00
Potato Chips ir od veh es YE Hayden Richards 10.00
Nee’ Cheghc i agile hel Gay Murray, Tunkhannock 21.95
1 Three Track Storm Window __. Standard Venetian Blind Co. 25.00
1 Surprise ii ii Lal Ee ST Ae SR engavage
Booker Bros., Investments 650.00
1 Canned npdied Ham ll makati iy Ben Robzen 10.00
1 Lafayette Lawn Garden Spray .. ........ .... Gay Mfg. Co., 13.95
1 Speed-Dee Food & Drink Mixer ..... ... General Radio 13.95
Embroidery: Material o.oo. on Nl ea Joseph Funke 10.00
1 Hand Wrought Steel Candelabra _ _. John Mattern, King Floral 22.00
Two Piece Ladies Hosiery & Lingerie Bags .... Paris Shoppe 12.95
1 Tandem Bicycle .......... P. J. Murphy, Sears Roebuck Store 99.95
Trlalowator nla . Hugh Ridall Business® | 15.060
1 18” Circular Charcoal Broiler Slat rE UN Say “Tobaedo 10.00
Y¥ Bel Bank® os lfc on de dln na Swank John B. Stetz 10.00
I Canned Ham > 00 0 0st sng) Texas Meat Co. 10.00
Jonathan ‘Logan Dress... 0. LL lol od A Friend 22.00
1 Child’s Overall-shirt Set (size 3) ...... Kiddie Shop 4.00
1 Women’s Pink wool sweater (Med.) _. Mollie Abrahamson 29.95
3 Cases Beer 3.75 a; 1... 5 Sig. ln Gibbons Brew. Co. 11.25
1 Wilson Baseball Glove... 1 Rll Lyle Slaff « 11.50
1: Lawn Chaise Longue... 70 _ Greenwald Furniture 15.95
2 Smorgasbord Dinners ....... ....._.. _ Continental Inn 4.50
1 ‘Coronet 3-D Camera Kit |. ......L.0 lid: Halls Pharmacy 19.95
1 Vaporizer- Humidifier Trucksville Pharmacy 9.95
1 Pyrexidish Li... _ W-B Hardware Co. 1.50
15Pyrext Coffee got J. of (0 Td un White Hardware Co. 3.50
1 Art Set - Gruniblctier a he RR Ta Sherwin-Williams 21.75
1 Doz. Garden Tools .99 ea. ........_....... _ Sherwin-Williams 11.88
1 Home made'ragirugi25. in. . Li. ii Mrs. John Stredney 2.88
1 Home made rag rug 2 yd. 6in. ........... _... Mrs. John Stredney 3.50
24 pts. Kem-glo paint (blue) Sherwin Williams 42.96
24 pts! Kem-glo paint (Flamingo) 1.79: ‘ea. Ln
Sherwin Williams 42.96
1 Yih hei Chord organ % _ Auction Committee. 169.96
1 RCA TV with marble stand ~_ ........... Auction Committee 214.90
1 Mobile Transistor Radio Pack .... ..._... Auction Committee 69.95
1: New Mire 850x16 - <../ 0. af iit _ Schulers Garage 18.00
1 Bottle Gas Stove & Lantern SH . Crispell Farm Service 39.95
1 Electric Wall Clock Back Mt. Lumber Co. 10.00
1 Magazine Rack ...... .... _ Back Mt. Lumber Co. 5.98
8-16 oz. Highball Glasses .._ _.._.. Back Mt. Lumber Co. 6.00
6 glasses & pitcher ........... _ Back Mt. Lumber Co. © 4.00
1 11 in. Skillet and Cover _ ..... ... Back Mt. Lumber Co. 12.95
3. Mixing Bowls (turq.) . ... s.0... 0. Back Mt. Lumber Co. 2.49
Shell. Dish... 0. ond. _ Back Mt. Lumber Co. 2.25
1 Large Ash tray... Back Mt. Lumber Co. 1.98
1 Cast Iron Prizer Ware ....... . _ Back Mt. Lumber Co. 4.10
1 Cast Iron Prizer Ware ._ .... _ Back Mt. Lumber Co. 6.50
1 TV: Antenna Channel 12 ..., .__ . _ Stapinski Drug Store 18.95
1 Rechargeable Whipper = donde nn S. S. Bretz 10.00
Brier Case: Ll in mi +i... Union Paper Supply | 4.50
#1: Filly. Pony: (5 months oldy '..[. 1: 0° Auction Committee 200.00
1 Wagner Little Giant Tractor ._ ., _ Bill Eckert 485.00
1 Harmonica Ll Tae Meltor's Music Shop 3.50
1 Cherry Photo Trak ig Bent Husband Photo Studio = 4.00
Lt Vaporizer. Lo. tal Lokal dln x Kuehn's Drug Store 9.95
ToQUIIES dba ee Lt A Globe Store 7.99
1 Exhaust Unit _ ah... City Chevrolet 9.50 -
1 Litter Container ..... _ City Chevrolet 4.50
Door Handle Shields fy City Chevrolet 3.90
1 Rear Seat Radio Sposlier RN City Chevrolet 12.25
Electric Windshield Wipers . .......... +o. City Chevrolet 12.95
1: Visor: shade 2... 5 lira n..... ‘City Chevrolet 9.95
2 Clear Plastic front seat covers 6. 50 ea. ..__.\... City Chevrolet 13.00
2 Outside rear view mirrors 4.25 ea. .... Motor Twins, Inc. 8.50
2 Front Bumper Guard 19.90 Kit Motor Twins, Inc. 89.80
1 Valise (Grey French) ........ ... _ Franconi Auto Parts 12.95
1 Fishing Tackle Box _. Franconi Auto Parts 19.95
Car: \Simondze: 2000 Sy Lr Nes wl David Ertley 20.00
100 Gal. Heating oil SL rae _ Home Fuel Corp. 14.00
1: Cheol: i... ull a Hagel Lhe dy Louis Cohen & Co. 10.00
1 Blectrie Iron (uw oid 0 non de Scranton Electric 15.95
1 Firestone Tubeless Tire . .... ..... . .. Manley Tire Co. 28.00
1 Men's Sandals Size 8 .... Buddies’ Men's Shop 3.50
1 Boys Sport Coat (Size 10) ... Buddies’ Men"s Shop 9.95
1 Boys’ Sport Coat Size 8 .... .. _. Buddies’ Men's Shop 8.95
1 Man's 100% Wool Sweater (Med.) ... Buddies’ Men's Shop 12.95
17 Long-sleeve Shirts (small) Buddies’ Men's Shop 18.15
1 Sewage Removal Job .......... .._..._. nih J. A. Singer 20.00
5tyds. Peat {6.50easy i... 0 lois 3 Carroll's Peat 32.50
1 Automatic Washer (used) =... DeReiner s TV Appliance 55:00
1'Baby-Pullman... 00 on Humphrey's Children’s Apparel 15.98
1.Gift. Certificate i... Lai widow McCrorys (Shavertown) 25.00
Chatham Fullsize Summer Blankets
Adam's Clother for Dad & Lad
The Boston Store
Mrs. Joseph B. Schooley ea. 5.99
20.00
{John J. O'Leary, donated by Saint
Sixty-five eighth-graders, some of |
them looking very small in aca-
demic cap and gown, received di-
plomas and awards at a 9 o'clock
Mass Sunday, June 11 at Gate of
Heaven Church. Rev. Francis A.
Kane, pastor and administrator,
made presentation and awards.
For the Highest Average, a $25
U. S. Government Bond, given an-
nually by Mr. and Mrs, H. J. Sieber
in Memory of Rev. Joseph Sieber,
was awarded to Monica Haradem;
Annual Award for Highest Average
in Religion, given in memory of Rev.
Therese's, was awarded to Barbara
Burns, Annual Award for Profi-
ciency in Science, donated by Rev.
Francis Kane, to Jo Ann Ruckno;
Annual Award for Proficiency in
Arithmetic, donated by Rev. Rich-
ard Frank, to Joseph O'Donnell;
Annual Award for Proficiency in
U. S. History, donated by Rev.
Michael Rafferty, to Maureen La-
velle; Annual Award for Proficiency
and Service, to Elizabeth Cashman
’
in English, donated by the Galla-
gher children in memory of their
grandfather, Mr. Philip Kane, was
awarded to Carolyn Keris; Ameri-
can Legion Certificates for Distin-
guished Achievement and in Recog-
nition of High Qualities of Honor,
Courage, Scholarship, Leadership,
and Michael Gallagher; Special
Award for Faithulness to Duty,
donated by Father Kane, was
awarded to Stephen Silic.
First Row: — Left to Right: Ellen
Bidwell, Michael Gallagher, William
Pace, Elizabeth Cashman, Rev.
Father Francis Kane, Pastor, John
Vitale, Eleanor Jackowski,
Jo Ann
Ruckno, Carolyn Keris. :
Second. Row: Christine Klug,
Susan Bogdan, Judith Rother, Mau-
reen Lavelle, Edward McDade,
Joseph Harris, Leo Mohen, Gary
Thompson. John Banks, Ann Marie
Goble, Linda McDermott, Sundra
Dunham.
Third Row: Ann Marie Parsons,
“Sherman, David Grundowski,
Linda Sedlak, Kathleen Murphy,
Joseph Chisko, Paul Olsen, Thomas
Szela, Karl Scholl, Albert Phillips,
Cynthia Kipp, Margaret Dillon, Jean
Chimock.
Fourth Row: Mary Ann Baloga,
Kathryn Ann Bomberger, Catherine
Mary Haudak, Richard Lutinski,
William Carroll, Robert Wolensky,
Linda Sorber, Carol Ann Hudak,
Mary Swan.
Fifth Row: [Linda Taglia, Mar-
garet Ann Petroskas, = Rosemary
Ste-
phen Silic, Daniel Malloy, Joseph
Miller, Joyce Ann Zosh, Mary Ann
Dudascik, Christine Steele.
Sixth Row: Kathleen Zimnisky,
Patricia DeMeo, Donna Henninger,
Walter Volack, Joseph O'Donnell,
Marypaula Stoner, Mary Christine
Kaschak, Monica Haradem, Sophia
Siperko.
Seventh Row: Barbara
Judith Meade, Jacqueline Gruver,
Patricia Smith, Melanie Graham,
Jacqueline Stanley.
Burns,
Outstanding Jumper At Lehman Show
Back Mountain residents have an
added attraction to lure them to the
Lehman Horse Show July 4 with
the appearance of ‘‘Oklahoma”—a
jumper, owned and ridden by John
Vass, Factoryville, shown here at
the Skaneatelas Horse Show where
the horse topped ‘Nautical,” the
“Horse with the Flying Tail,” . . .
“Oklahoma,” national champion
jumper in 1958 and winner of the
Professional Horsemen's Association
trophy that year, won the $5000
jumper stake at Branchville, N. J.
in 1959.
Me Vass said that “Oklahoma”
was purchased for $88 originally.
The Lehman Show is scheduled |
for two days, starting July 3 at 5 ||
P.M. and continuing until dark; the |
| show will be completely western,
followed by an outdoor western
square dance.
The July 4th show will start with
a colorful parade at 9 and continue |
for the entire day. The schedule of ;
classes follows: Walking horse, lead |
line pony class, western pleasure
horses, Horsemanship, English tack,
hunter hack, western, knock down |
and out, open parade class, ponies
under 14. 2 three gaited, western
cloverleaf, conformation hunters,
five gaited, horsemanship - western
tack, walking horses, road hack,
western trail class, working hunters,
horsemanship - English tack (chil-
dren 12 and under), scurry jumpers,
park riding-ponies, pair class.
Lewis V. Ide, chairman of box
seats, urges reservations as soon as
possible since a complete sell-out is
anticipated. Ide is assisted by Bill
Calkins and Dana Ide. Harold Cool-
| baugh is general chairman. The
event is sponsored by the Lehman
Volunteer Fire Co,
Everybody In The Area Got Fed At
Charlie Gosart's 2-
‘a full mile of travel.
It was a riot Friday and Saturday
down at Gosart’s Store. The mewly |
enlarged parking lot was jammed,
and facilities across the main high-
way were pointed out by Billy Berti,
who was directing traffic,and herding
small children across the street at
2 pm. for the balloon-drop.
The balloon-drop resulted in some
funny situations. Two kids rated |
three watermelons apiece, awarded |
because of their holding lucky num-
bers. Four kids in one family each
rated a half-gallon container of
ice-cream.
As the balloons were released, a |
mob-scene developed, but all in
good natured rivalry, no hair-pull-
ing, no shin-kicking.
Filled with hot-dogs, children |
piled aboard the Spaulding minia-
ture fire truck for a tootling ride
around the long block, enlivened by
the clang of the fire-bell, and the
shouts of children riding alongside
the truck on their bikes. Up the
{ highway they rolled, made the right
angle turn on Center Hill Road, |
south on Lake Street, back to the |
highway and Cosart’s parking lot,
»
| eighth anniversary Open House, 300
| tributed; 150 watermelons were giv-
| en away; hundreds of doughnuts and
| gallons, of coffee; barrels of iced tea
| chips. ‘And every once in so often,
la red star
| register slip, and another lucky pat-
[ron got one of the seventy-five bask-
| competition is bigger and better ser-
{vice to his customers, plus a genu-
Day Open House
The way. it added up at Gosart’s
pounds of hot dogs were consumed;
200 cases,of soda pop went down
the hatch; 1000 popsicles were dis:
and hundreds
cookies,
of cupcakes; gum,
pretzels, pickles, potato
appeared on the cash
ets of food.
Charlie’s answer to supermarket
ine interest in every one of them.
| Charlie had as much fun handing out |
| watermelons as the kids did in get-
| ting them. He was beginning to look
| a little dazed at 8 p.m. on Saturday
when the big prizes were awarded, |
{and by 10 p.m. he was glad to lock!
the doors and turn off the lights. |
Mayor Henry Ward, WBAX, kept |
(Continued on Page 2 A)
| started
| program on Monday, will continue
until August 31, and all for free.
| mediate,
| senior
Red Cross Swim
Program Starts
Valley Red Cross
swimming instruction
Wyoming
its
In the Back Mountain, instruc-
tion will be given on Mondays at
Melody Park, beginning at 9:30; at
10 at
pam;
Camp Onawandah,
Sandy Beach, 1
dock, 2 p.m.; Warden Place, 3 p.m.
On Fridays, 9:30 am at Sunset;
a.m.;
Hanson's
{11 am. at Lake Silkworth; at noon,
North Lake; at 1 p.m., Sylvan Lake;
at 2:30, Rummages Pool.
Instruction is held in cooperation
with Lake associations
munity safety programs.
[Certificates for beginners, inter-
junior life savers, and
life-savers, will be issued,
also for advanced swimmers, in-
| structor aides, and instructors.
| John Nagle is director.
For fifteen years the Red Cross
‘has emphasized the vital necessity
| for learning to swim. Last summer
1,000 boys girls took part.
and com-
and
VOL. 73, NO. 26, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1961
NOTICE
It’s cool now----and there’s
still time to climb those attic
steps and dust off that bookcase
table, play pen, desk, what
not, and bric a brac for the
FIFTEENTH Library Auction,
Thursday, July 6, Friday,July
7, Saturday, July 8. We can
sell anything that is usable
and whole! Just phone Mrs.
Lester Hauck, OR 5-1291, or
Mrs. Homer Moyer, OR 4-0141
or Mrs. H. W. Smith, OR 4-7046
or call the Commonwealth
Telephone direct and they will
come pell mell up until July 5!
But don’t wait! Do it now!
“Give just one thing you'd
like to keep”.
Library Auction — Risley
Barn — July 6, 7, 8.
Summer Program
Of Recreation
For Dallas Area
Children Over Six.
To Have Supervised
Play On Week-Days
Dallas School Districts, Dr. Robert
A. Mellman superintendent, will
establish a recreation program for
children over six years of age, with
summer activities beginning Monday,
July 10. Registration and explana-
tion at the various playground areas
will take place Thursday and Friday,
July 6 and 7.
School glaygrounds will welcome
children Mondays through Fridays,
9 to 12, and 1 to 4.
Activities will include soft-ball,
volleyball, badminton, whiffle-ball,
basketball, kick-ball quoits, check-
ers, merbles, and mixed group games,
in addition to free play.
Playgrounds are located at West-
moereland, Dallas Junior High, Shav-
ertown, Trucksville and Dallas Bor
ough elementary schools.
Recreational directors will be co-
ordinated by Robert Dolbear and
Edward Brominski. Gary Dietz, Char-
les James, Elaine Kozemchak, Joyce
Sweppenheiser, Nancy Hess, and Ann
Dorrance will direct activities.
Special instruction will be given
in arts and crafts; which will in-
clude metal and woodwork, cera-
mics, weaving and mosaics. Puppet
and marionette making will be
taught.
Dancing will includ folk and
{ square for elementar y bony social
| dancing for secondary students.
Dramatics will include story-tell-
ing for grade school pupils, public
speaking for older boys and girls.
The program will include nature
and wildlife study through hikes and
laboratory observation.
Baseball and basketball leagues
will be formed on three age levels,
and girls will have a volleyball
league.
Special events will include a rec-
ord hop ,tournaments, concerts ,pic-
nics ,bike rodeo ,pet and doll show,
and hobby displays.
Parents are urged to register their
children for recreation program in
the interest of safe play and inter-
esting leisure-time activity.
Carl Stainbrook
Retires July 1
Carl Stainbrook’s retirement from
the Pennsylvania Game Commission
will become effective July 1. For the
next ten days, Mr. and Mrs. Stain-
brook will spend their time ready-
ing their twenty-two foot trailer
for a long cross-country trip, and
preparing to leave their apartment
for a whole year of travel.
They expect to see Yellowstone
Park on their
Northwest and camp wherever they
feel like it, spending as much time
along the way as they want to. They
are in no rush. This trip has been
planned for years, with small pre-
vue ‘trips eaeh summer since they
bought the trailer three years ago.
After they have seen the sights
in Washington and British Columbia,
toward the end of the summer, they
will begin working south through
Oregon, to spend the winter months
in California.
At the testimonial dinner given
Mr. Stainbrook by his associates
June 12 at Irem Country (Club, 200
guests were present to express their
appreciation for his twenty-eight
years with the Game Commission.
He joined the commission in 1933
as District Game Protector in Wash-
ingston County. In 1947, he became
General Operations Assistant at Lig-
onier. Thirteen years ago he became
Supervisor of the Northeast Div-
ision, a position which he holds un-
til retirement.
His wife is the former Stella
Catherine Wilson of Washington
All four children were present at
the testimonial dinner: Mrs. Robert
H. Rhine, Roy Stainbrook, Mrs.
Jack Patsch, and Mrs. Richard Wal-
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhine and Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Stainbrook, with their two
sons, drove up from Washingtn; Mr.
and Mrs. Patsch with their three
daughters,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter
, daughters, from the Bronx. The en- |
tire family stayed with the Stain- |
{ {raoks for the weekend.
»
way to the Great |
from Houston, Pa.; and |
with two | Special
Residents Hear
Report On Dallas
School Changes
New Building Will
Relieve Pressure
On Other Schools
Interested citizens met Wednes-
day evening at the Dallas Borough
School to hear Paul M. Rodda and
William A. Austin discuss changes
in progress in Dallas schools during
this summer.
Mr. Rodda, who did much work
in planning for the new high school
before joining the architectural firm
of Allen, Rodda and Hauck, re-
viewed the overall physical plant
owned by the School District. Nine
buildings that make up that plant
range in age from 81 years for the
Dallas Borough Annex, built in 1880
to the new building, built in 1961,
and they stand on some 81 acres
of land. The new high school site
accounts for about 56 acres of this
land. Underwriters’ valuation on
this holding, including contents of
buildings, is nearly $3,500,000, and
it requires an annual budget of
$1,000,000 for operation. The stake
of every resident in the community
is $83.00 per year, or looking at it
another way, each of the 2500 stu-
dents” in the district uses $400, %of
the annual budget.
Mr. Rodda related the new sen-
jor high school building to the
total program and teaching struc-
ture, set up by the district, and to
the community, when he explained
the changes in use that it will pro-
duce in the district. It will make
possible the closing of all substan-
dard or ibasement classrooms in
other building, upgrading all other
facilities.
Storage space for the bulk of
supplies for all the schools will free
areas like the stage at Dallas
Borough for use as originally in-
tended. Normal maintenance will
take place, as well as the moving
and rearranging of large furniture
and equipment from the Westmore-
land building to other buildings, in
preparation for use of the West-
moreland, building by kindergarten
and elementary children.
Areas for the serving of food will
be prepared as well, for the closed-
school hot lunch program. Indica-
tion of expansion of opportunities
offered the romununity
the children, is given in such things
as arrangement of the library spa’e
in the new high school for possible
use by members of the community,
| the 600 seat auditorium and 1800
seat gymnasium, and the well
equipped shops for such things as
adult education, and presentation
of programs to large audiences. All
are a part of the long range pro-
gram. :
Mr. Austin, Elementary super-
visor reviewed the transportation
picture with a projected map of the
area on which he could superim-
pose the various bus routes. He
explained preliminary plans indi-
cated that in so far as possible with
presently available registration
figures, the elementary schools will
be mainly neighborhood schools
with the majority of transported
students going to the Westmore-
land Building. The aim of the ad-
ministration in making school as-
signments is to try to find the best
learning situation possible for each
child’, and by trying to keep the
sizes of the classes to 30 or less in
grades 1, 2, and 3, and to 33 or
less in grades 4, 5, and 6.
Mr. Austin reiterated that the
School Board policy: on the trans-
portation of students is to trans-
port only those residing more than
one and one-half miles from school,
measured from that point at the
front of a home on the public
highway to the nearest part of
school property. The present bus
routes cover 812 miles per day,
at a cost of 32¢c a mile or $49,500
a year. In answer to a question
about how many buses had chil-
dren standing, Mr. Austin said that
the District had enough buses as-
signed so that none were ~over-
crowded, but that “bus, jumpers’
and youngsters who didn’t ride
their assigned busses sometimes
produced instances of overcrowd-
ing.
Notification of assignment to
building and bus routes will be
made in the newspapers according
to Mr. Austin. Time schedules will
remain the same.. During the
question and answer period Mr.
Austin answered personal questions
for members of the audience.
This public information meeting
was held through the cooperation
of the School Administration, the
Back Mountain PTA Council, and
the Citizens Committee -for Better
Schools. Richard Demmy was
moderator.
Class Of 1946
Dallas Borough High School
graduating class of 1946 is planning
a dinner dance July 8 at Twin
Lakes, starting with a cocktail hour
at 6:30, followed by dinner at 7.
guest will: be William
| Moran, class advisor, and emcee
will be James Waters. Alice Pav-
i lick Summa is general chairman.
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