Pe ¢ William Belles died when 72 YEARS A NEWSPAPER Oldest Business Institution Back of the Mountain ES AE PTB OT FEO ER, TEN CENTS PER COPY-—FOURTEEN PAGES Killed By Car *Asbled Luovw Onto Highway William Belles, 11, Was Coasting In Playmate’s Yard An eleven year old Demunds Road lad was almost instantly killed last Saturday afternoon when the sled he was piloting shot out into the road and was struck by .a car on glare ice. his chest was crushed by the wheel. Walter Mekeel of Center More- land, driving toward Fernbrook, swerved instantly in. an attempt to avoid hitting the child, when the sled came hurtling out from behind a garage. The sled swerved in the same direction. Billy’s playmate Carl Derhammer, in whose yard the two friends were coasting, rolled to safety from the sled. Clyde Birth's wrecker lifted the car from the victim. The boy died within seconds after being crushed. The small body lay on the ice in bitter cold while the accident was investigated and pictures taken for the records. ‘His father, William Belles Sr, was away from home at the time of the accident. His mother was informed after the car had been lifted. Deputy coroner Stephen Glova and |. Dr. moned. Investigating officers were Dallas Township Chief Frank Lange, pa- trolman Albert Hoover and Stanley ardiner, and the State Police. Charles Perkins were sum- & Mr. Mekeel, 45, an employee of Dale Parry, posted $2,500 bail for involuntary manslaughter upon ap- pearing before Justice of the Peace George Prater. Billy,a student at Wostinordanid] Elementary School, leaves in ad- ition to his parents eight brothers and sisters: Dale, Larry, Beverly, June, James, Timothy, John and Robert, all at home; his paternal grandfather, Heber Belles of Beau- mont. p Services were conducted by El- der Percy Lamb of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Beau- ment, from the Nulton Funeral “Tiome Tuesday afternocu. was in Orcutt Cemetery Pallbearers were: lrvin* Barker, Richard Hardsall, John Dymond, Robert Riefenberry, Gary Wood, and Bucky Weber; flower carriers, Bob- by Costello, Carl Derhammer, Dale Swan, Dick and Bill Morgan. Fish Killing “Not Yet Solved To date Pennsylvania Fish Com- ~nission has been unable to pinpoint responsibility for the recent fish kill in Bowman's Creek and it is not likely to be able to do so al- though there are strong suspicions of the source of the killings. Representatives of the Commis- sion have stated that no fish were found dead in any of the tributaries to Bowman's Creek and that all of the dead fish were found along the stream in the area two miles below Noxen from. the bridge at Lutes Corners to Eatonville. Many residents of Noxen feel that it is unfair to’ jump to the conclu- sion that tanning extracts from the closed Armour Leather Company caused the trouble and they are quick to point out that many of she prize trout caught from Bow- 8. are taken down stream from where tanning extracts are allowed to enter the creek under State partment of Health permit. ' There is a widely held belief in Noxen, that calcium chloride used to open a clogged highway sluice may have been responsible for the damage although Fish War- dens belittle this. Residents of Noxen say that several large 'bags of salt used to open the drain could have caused plenty of trouble even though salt has been applied to the highways over the years in lesser amounts with out any apparent damage. ‘Trucksville Firemen Give Annual Report Trdeksville Volunteer Fire Comp- any give annual fire call report: Seventeen calls made as follows: One home valued at $5,500, with a loss of $4,000. Two home chim- ney fires. One sofa fire in home. Six car fires, three out on ‘ar- rival, one a complete loss at $495, wo wiring losses to cars. Three ‘out of town assists. Four brush fires. The Coin-Card Drive is under way and cards are being distributed now. The next regular meeting will be a short business meeting followed by a covered dish supper for the } Ladies Auxiliary. Enyone Lose A Collie? Mrs. Samuels, Center Hill Road, is shelteving a large black collie | - which scratched at her door Tuesday night. It was still on her porch yesterday. No collar. Burial | Stephen A. Kish Succeeds Behel Game Commission Duty Began Jan. 17 Stephen A. Kish, for the past fifteen years District Game Protec- tor for Lackawanna County, started his’ duties at Northeastern Division Headquarters of Pennsylvania Game Commission January 27. Mr. Kish is the liaison man between the pub- lic and the Game Commission, handling public relations. John Behel, whom he succeeds, was transferred to Harrisburg where he STEPHEN A. KISH is in charge of the State-wide Hunt- ers;Safety program. Pennsylvania, says Mr. Kish, has six © divisions, - Northeast, North Central, Northwest, Southwest, South Central, and Southeast. Northeast embraces thirteen coun- ties. : The task of a public relations man is to “sell” the Game Commis- sion ‘to the public, and entails going about to various organizations to ex- plain the reasons for restrictions and conservation. The Commission has many interesting films on hand, which may be taken to schools or clubs, for better understanding of game protection in the area, When Mr, Kish left the Air Force at the end of World War II, he de- cided to go at once into the Game Commission, making of it'a career. ‘near yohustown in Western Penn- sylvania and was thoroughly fami liar with game and the outdoors. At twelve, he was a good shot. Employment at the Game Com- mission necessitated ‘a - year of training at ‘Brockway, near Dubois, | before being assigned to the Lacka- wanna- detail. : While a prisoner of war in Ger- many, following a crash landing in Denmark, in which two were killed and four wounded, he had plenty of time to plan his future, and an outdoor occupation looked the best to him, harking back to his boy- hood on the farm, His thirteenth mission as co-pilot of a B-17 bomber ended in near- tragedy, when the bomber was shot down by a German fighter-plane on its way home from a raid over Po- land. Mr. Kish’s leg was mangled by ~ shrapnel. Dragging the broken leg after him, he escaped from the plane just before it burst into flames and was completely ‘des- troyed. He was transferred from a hos- pital in Denmark to Sagen, Ger- maay, near the Polish border. In the year that followed, with the steady advance of the Russians coming closer and closer, prisoners were taken to Nuremberg, where they were finally liberated by the Eighth Army. In the meantime, Kish had been exhaustively questioned, while still on crutches, at an interrogation center in Frankfort. The question- ing had ended with a threat that next time it would be the Gestapo, and a return to the Prisoner of War camp. Kish obtained his pilot training at Maxwell Field and Jackson Field, then at Walla Walla in the State of Washington, finally in Oregon afd Nebraska. He was with the Eighth Air Force, based in England, when the ill-fated bombing mission ended abruptly in Denmark. Upon discharge from the service at the end of the war, he married the girl he had been engaged to be- fore he joined the Air Force. His wife, the former Ann V. Markovich, is an instructor in English at Wilkes College. There are two children, Stephen Jr., 14, and Helen, 11. Mr. Kish is a native of Jersey { city, moving to Pennsylvania with his parents when he was six years old, His father, the late Stephen Kish, died some years ago. His mother, Mrs. Rose Kish, lives in Philadelphia. The family lives at Moosic. Mi Kish says that the morning drive to Dallas gives him time to plan his work, but that the Back Mountain is beautiful country, and when the time is ripe, he may decide to move into this area. Civil Defense Special survival meeting of Civil | Defense is scheduled for tonight at 8 at. Dallas Senior High School. Colonel Beisel will show films, He had been brought up on a farm | “ THE DALLAS POST MOR; THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Members ‘of Dallas Community Ambulance’ Board -pose with the 1961 Cadillac ambulance, which has been .'in service since’ December, when the Cadillac formerly used was sold to Franklin Township. Dal- las is still: covering for Franklin, until * the Franklin association re- receives: its charter. Kneeling, ‘left to right, are Ray Don’ Bulford, Lane Jarrett, Titus, New Dallas Community Ambulance Replaces Older Vehicle Tony Zachery, Robert Black, John Berti, | Chief Russell Honeywell. Standing, Mrs. Nelson Thompson and Marie | Thevenon. Not present: Ed- win Roth, Ralph Downend, Charles Flack, | James - Wertman. The new blue ambulance has power steering and brakes, extra | lights for use when the doors are | open to signal oncoming motorists; | two-way radio, a stronger heater, warning. buzzer, - reflectors: White Coats are used, and more are being-ordered. Cap size of crew- men should be’ designated by crew captains. O'Malia’s Laundry’ takes care of laundry service without charge. Crew for next week is captained by Ray Titus. Crewmen: J. Berti, L. Tinsley, J. Wertman, J. Shee- han. In State Band JOHN WARDELL ‘John ‘Wardell, junior at. Dallas Senior High School, will play in the State Band at Troy, February 15, 16, and 17. John placed first in the cornet section at Honesdale in’ the District Band. John; son ‘of Mr. and Mrs. John Wardell of Westmoreland Hills, has taken private lessons since the fourth grade, and'is now studying with Robert Baird of Trucksville. Last year he was a member of the Dis- trict Band at Montrose, and occu-~ pied the first chair in his section. He is a member of the Senior Band and Orchestra, and plays in the West Side Festival - Band. One of the highlights of the State | Band will be the presence of James Burke, one of the finest cornet- ists in the country, who will play several = selections, accompanied by the band. Andrews Breaks Ribs | Walter Andrews, Evergreen St. | is suffering from broken ribs. Mr. | Andrews fell against a printing | machine at the International Color | Printing Company where he is em- have to be removed will first be cedure for hope the ribs mend | | offered to the original owners for buildings and visits to the Depart- | ment’s offices in Scranton to obtain ployed. We quickly and will soon be as good | as new. i Look What This unique announcement greet- | ed those who passed the Robert Wade home on Lehigh Street, Sha- vertown, Friday morning. Only Tuesday evening, members | of Dallas Junior Woman’s Club had been surprised to see ‘Mrs. Wade at their. monthly meeting. The stork had been slightly delayed, but just | two days later, thirty-one minutes | after Mrs. Wade had been admitted to the hospital a new son joined the family. | in this area for four years, Robert Lewis, | photographer, Pop's Done John Louis tips the scales at seven pounds, five ounces accord- ing to his proud dad who thinks | “he’s so small”. Bob and Olive Wade have lived having Ill. They David, 11; come from Oak Park, have three other boys, {Paul, 9; and Tom, 5. Credit for the picture goes .to Mrs. a- non-professional but extremely fun- loving. * Highway Department Explains How Condemned Buildings Are Purchased A question has been raised as to what becomes of the dwellings and business: properties which the State Department of Highways has pur- chased along the right of way of the | new Luzerne-Dallas Highway which | will be built this year. The answer was given this week ' | by representatives of the Right of | partment from their offices in Scranton. They said: buildings which will | repurchase and removal. If the orig- inal owners do not want to Fepurs ‘chase them and remove, the individ. ual properties will be advertised ‘in local papers and sold to the highest bidders. If there bidders, the Highway Department will then hire ja demolition contractor to remove the building. In spite of the fact that a num- are no | Way Section of the Highway De- vier of churches are interested in | the salvage value of some of the buildings, State Highway represen- tatives said there is no other pro- the disposal of the options on any building will be to Rainbow Girls Hold Public Installation Rainbow Girls of the Charles | James Memorial Assembly held a public installation January 25 at | Trucksville Methodist Church educa- | tional building. First Row: Nancy Sieber; | tiring Worthy | visor; Jo-Carol Birnstock; | sick; . Gail Barbara Tag, new |Donna Smith; Sharon Evans; Miss [liams, Sally Moyer, Worthy Advisor; Marion Jolley, re- Advisor; Barbara Linda Tag. Second Row: Evelyn Hopkins, Mother Ad- Karen Rome; Martha Mes- Kelley: Penny Farrar; | | Hopkins, Mrs. Diane Myers, Associate Mother Ad- visor. Third Row: Colleen Conag- | han, Margie Davis, Barbara Hilde- |brandt, Judy Williams, Jean Ide. | Fourth Row: Gail Rumbaugh, Hilda Root, Dianne Transue; Glenda Wil- \ Lake To Get {bow Trout will arrive at the Alder- Instantly Killed As Cars Collide On Lehman Hill Mrs. Hoover's Neck Is Broken As She _ Hurtles To Pave Within 200 feet of the spot where twelve Luzerne High School boys and girls struck a culvert and were tossed out of a small truck sev- eral years ago, a Roaring Brook woman met a tragic death Friday afternoon. Mrs. Maude Hoover, 61, was in- stantly killed when the car in which she was a passenger swerved on an ice-glazed highway at the foot of the long hill west of Lehman, and collided with another. Mrs. Hoover, tossed from the car, died of a broken neck and a fractured skull. Tossed also from the car was Mrs. Bert Hummell, 60, who suffered a back injury. Admitted by Lehman ambulance to Nesbitt Hospital were Mrs. Hummell and Mrs. Donald Hoover, 40, driver of the car and daughter-in-law of the victim. The late model sedan, equipped with power brakes, was travelling down the long grade toward Sweet Valley. Mrs. Hoover was not thor. oughly acquainted with the power brakes, and may have exerted too much pressure.’ The car spun on the icy road, directly into the path of a car coming toward Lehman, driven by Arthur Hale of Court- dale. All three women were in the broad front seat, the victim closest to the door. Deputy coroner Stephen Glova ascertained the cause of death. In- vestigating officers were headed by Lehman Police Chief Josph Ide. Mrs. Hoover was buried Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Paul E. Clingen conducting services from the Bron- son Funeral Home. She was born in Noxen, daughter of the late Edward and Mary Kief- er Rosengrant. A member of Roar- ing Brook Baptist Church, she was a past president of Willing Workers class, and a member of Ladies Bible Class, Surviving are her husband, Sher-’ man A.; sons, Sherman D. Hun. lock Creek RD, and Donald A, Hunlock Creek RD; six grandchild. ren; brothers, Benjamin Rosengrant, Hunlock Creek RD, and William. Rosengrant, Edwardsville: a sister, Mrs, Edwin T. Helfrich, ‘Walnutport. 8,000 Trout trout stocking program gets under- way locally tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 when four trucks containing 4,000 Brook Trout and 4,000 Rain- son section of Harveys Lake. “While some fishermen may doubt it,” District Fish Warden James F. Yoder of Sweet Valley, said, “few of these trout will be | less than eight to nine inches long, and some will be sixteen and seven- teen inches.” Mr. Yoder continued: “While this = early stocking /is sometime criticized in -vew of the fact that Harveys Lake is open to all other species of fish, exclusive of trout, stocking at -this time is necessary to facilitate our State-wide pro- gram. He added that the closed season begins at midnight March 14 on all trout waters. Further © discussing the early stocking of Harveys Lake Mr. Yoder said: “Not all our waters are ac- cessible at this time of year since many are reached through State | Game lands roads, Forest and Wat. ers roads and old CCC roads. “Then, too, heavy snow cover in early spring often poses: the threat of flooding and consequent loss of the greater portion of the fish stocked.” Normal pre-season stocking at Harveys Lake consists of 21,000 trout, With these out of the way, hatchery personnel can concern | themselves with other stocking as | conditions permit. Balance of the 21,000 is expected to be placed in Harveys Lake within the next few weeks. Mr. Yodder added wistfully: “It is hoped, naturally, that fishermen who are fishing Harveys Lake will carefully release any over-ambitious trout that may find their bait ap- pealing. Severing a line, leaving a hook in deeply "hoolied trout will save its life.” Viewers To Set Damages For Property Damage Three viewers to ascertain dam- age for property of Pearl Habblett, taken by the Commonwealth for relocation of Route 309 in Kingston Township were named by Judge Thomas M. Lewis. i Viewers are Atty. George I Puhak, Gilbert Jacobsky and Stephen J. Tkach, named on petition of the owner. According to the petition the pr op- | i erty, improved with a one-story Pennsylvania Fish Commission’s Th TWO EASY TO REMEMBER Telephone Numbers ORchard 4-5656 OR 4-7676 VOL. 74, NO. 7, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1962 g 193 Patch-Tested Patch-testing program at Dallas Schools, showed 4 positive reactions from 193 tests, with chest X-Rays negative in all but one. Appeal Delays The Opening Of New Postoffice Shavertown Patrons Patiently Await Promised Opening Acceptance of the new Shaver- town Postoffice by ‘the United States Government is being held up pending an appeal from the contract Bank of Wilkes-Barre, owner of the building, according to Superintendent of Mails G. P. Finn, Wilkes-Barre. The beautiful new building is completely modern in every respect and meets all government require- mets. “We had hoped to be in it by December 1,” said Mr. Finn, ‘“be- cause our present quarters in Shavertown are badly cramped. The building was not, however, completely finished at that time.” The contract for rental, signed some time ago, covers a ten-year period with option of renewal. Mr, Finn implied that perhaps rigid adherance to government speci- fications may have : run -costs -of construction higher than anticipat-. ed, resulting in the appeal from the contract. ; “I hope the appeal can be settled quickly by the real estate depart- ment of the Philadelphia Regional Office .of . the Postoffice Depart- ment, so ‘that we can move in quickly and give our ‘patrons the kind of service they require.” Mr. Finn said the Shavertown soon as the appeal is settled. All of our new government equipment, lock boxes, etc., has already been placed in the building. The New Office Commenting on the facilities in the. new building, Superitendent of Mails Richard Griffith, Trucksville, said it will be a joy to work there. There is ample work space for the present and several years to come. here is also a large loading plat- form and plenty of parking space money orders, stamps, etc., are bank type with no grills or windows as in older offices. The lobby is large and ample and the lock box section will be housed in a separate room. Mr. Griffith does not anticipate any change in office hours except perhaps in the lock box area where patrons will be able to pick up their mail after the other part of the office is closed and clerks are not 10:15:15 p. m. He was enthusiastic about the | cloak closets, toilet facilities for employees and his own private office. Lighting throughout is the latest type, approved by the postal de- partment. There is also considerable new clerical equipment. Wilkes-Barre Postmark Mr. Griffith said most of the out- going mail is now worked at the Wilkes-Barre Postoffice and bears the Wilkeg-Barre cancellation mark. The only mail bearing Shaver. town cancellation is that which is deposited at the office after 5:15 and before 7 a. m. This mail is picked up by employees when they come to. work in the morning and all of it destined north to Dallas, Harveys Lake, Noxen and the Star [Routes bears the Shavertown can- cellation. All eastbound mail is worked and cancelled in Wilkes- Barre. Cocker Spaniel, Hit | By Car, Is Rescued A very nice little middleaged cocker spaniel is at Dr. Post's Ani- mal Hospital recovering from an encounter with a hit-run driver near Elmcrest on Tuesday. Dragging herself from the highway into the ditch, she was spotted by Mrs. Thomas Heffernan, who got in touch with Lee Wientzel and Russ Honey- well. The men took the injured dog to Dr. Post’s, where she is suf- fering - from a fractured pelvis. Mrs. Heffernan inquired at Elm- crest, with no result. The cocker’s coat was well kept, and in spite of ‘pain, her disposition ‘is good. The day after her admission, she | was trying to stand up. ' Meeting Postponed Citizens = Committee for Better Schools cancelled last night's meet- ing because of the snowstorm. It will meet next Wednesday at 8 at Dallas Senior High School: 65 Bundles Sent Miss Esther Saxe reports 65 bun- idles of used clothing, results of a {recent clothing collection, were sent to “Save the Children Federation frame bungalow was taken in its etirety. . of Tennessee. rental price by Wyoming National |: office would move in over night as Commencement Speaker Dies Replacement Found By School Board To Give Address Dallas School Board sat for its picture Tuesday night in advance of the February meeting. The pic- ture, which showed all members of the recently reduced school board except Harry C. Sickler from Frank- lin Township, who was unavoidably absent, will appear in the Dallas Senior High School Year-Book. Two things developed in regard to Commencement. The Key Club Drill Team will be in Denver on the day set for graduation, and the speaker has been replaced. Key Club Drill Team participa- tion in thc June 10 to 14 Kiwanis Convention commencement activities. pointed out by Earl Phillis that diplomas could be given seniors in the Drill Team at the convention, adding an impressive note to both the convention and the graduation, an opportunity which never could be expected to come again for any senior class. The speaker ' retained for com- mencement exercises is no longer available. Joseph W. Hobbs died suddenly at his home in Mason County, Iowa. John M. Bickel was recommended by. Program Agso- ciates as a replacement. Mr. Bickel, of Racine, Wisconsin, a pioneer in the air cconditioning industry, is brother of the screen star Frederic March. Bank Loan A wag authorized, to be procured from Miners National Bank at 3% inter- est. An active account of $17,000 was. voted withdrawn from Wyo- ming National and placed on de- service charges. Interviews Sixty original applicants for the twenty survivors will be interviwed Saturday morning March 3. Super- that board ‘members assist in. the | Of t for customers anf ptrons: 7 candidates, on duty. Regular hours are 7 a. m. interviews and Tubseguent rating i Mellman seid that unless exs & Athe right’ men supervise, the matter should be . dropped entirely. The right man, he said, could be of great value, interview applicants for teaching positions March 17. Again, Board members were asked to cooperate. Dr. Mellman gtated that a number being considered. Survey Of 1961 Graduates A follow-up study of graduates. oi {1961 showed 35.2% in college, 127% in the armed forces, 19.6% employed in various jobs, 9.8% in secretarial positions, 11.7% miscel- 1.9% in training as nurses, 4.2% unknown. Among the college students are four foreign exchange girls, abroad under the aegis of Rotary Inter- national, | Miscellaneous Mathematics teachers are vitally ics Study Group, initiated by Yale University, which ig providing an entirely revolutionary concept of teaching of mathematiccs. Teachers in both Junior to introduce new. materials and ad 10, and the following year in grade 11. N Elected a full time custodian was Theodore Newcomb, Dallas, at Westmoreland elementary; Mrs. Martha Barry, Mrs. Helen Smith, Mrs. Alberta Smith, to the cafeteria * staff of workers. Added to the list of professional substitutes was William D. Hotten- stein, Luzerne; to the custodian’s list, Ferman Wesley; cafeteria, Mrs. Gloria Kitchen, Mrs. Mary Glahn. John Thomas, guidance couselor, was assigned as psychological ex- aminer for the Dallas School Dis- trict, dt an increase in salary of $200, effective in July. He hag sat- isfactorily concluded clinical work in the graduate program of Scran- ton University. The Board discussed the practic- ability of assigning engineering stu- dents to make a survey of land an oval for track and a diamond for baseball. The football field drains onto the practice field, a situation which needg correction. The Board decided to hold future meetings alternately at School and af various school buj ings of the district. The next ing ‘will be held at Westmorelatios Action was taken at the request of members whose occupations do not permit buildings often. ! An offer was made to Kingston Township Supervisors of sufficient land on Lehigh Street to permif elimination of a dangerous curve, and Senior High Schools are solidly behind a project = methods next year in grades 7, 8, 9 ¥i8 Chosen Dallas in Denver cancels out - It was A Joan. not to exceed $100,000 posit at Miners National, to avoid | position of supervisor of mainten- ance have been interviewed. The intendent Robert A. Mellman urged : Customer counters for salé of | could bo obtained one’ whi. cotid 4 spotting trouble before it developed. The Professional Committee will | of excellent candidates are already { 1 laneous, 4.9% in technical schools, interested in the School Mathemat. available for ‘athletics, mapping out the High them to visit school
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