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James Durkin
Made Director
Of Penn Life
Philadelphia, March 14—James J.
Durkin ,Shrine View, has been
elected to the board of directors
of American Penn Life Insurance
Company according to an announce.
ment by George L. Sall, chairman.
Prominent in the insurance field
and active in other extensive enter-
prises, as well as political cir-
cles, Mr. Durkin will bring invalu-
able knowledge and experience to
the management levels of the rap-
idly expanding company, Mr. Sall
asserted.
+ Mr. Durkin entered the insurance
business as an agent for Philadel-
phia Life Insurance Company in
1947; In 1949 he opened his own
general agency for the company at
Wilkes-Barre. He now serves as
Wins Poster Award
Dallas Directors
Alternate Place
0f Meetings
Stannous Flouride
Treatment Given
For 198 Children
In accordance with action taken
at the February meeting, Dallas
School directors, held Tuesday
night's meeting at Westmoreland
elementary school. Sessions hence-
forth will alternate between Dal-
las Senior High School Library, and
the other school buildings of the
district. The plan gives board mem-
bers a chance to become acquaint-
led with facilities and improvements.
| In the absence of Charles Man-
near, Dr. Robert Bodycomb pres-
ided.
Annual dinner of the Evening
Dallas
Cheerleaders, winners of the Class
Here are the Varsity
general agent for Crown Life Insur-
Extension School was announced to
A competition at the Bloomsburg
Country Clul
ance Company of Canada. For the
past fourteen years, Durkin has
been a member of thé industry's
Million Dollar Round Table, signify-
ing the extent to his sales volume
during the period.
Durkin was born in Germantown,
Philadelphia, and educated in Phila-
‘delphia schools. For many years a
resident of Dallas, he is president
of Bristol Coal Company and a dir-
ector of Wyoming National Bank.
In addition, he is president of Great
West Coal Sales Company, 19 Rect.
or Street, New York City.
He also is treasurer of the Luz-
erne County Republican Committee
and serves on the Development
Council of Kings College in Wilkes-
Barre. Durkin is a member of ‘the
Westmoreland ~~ Club
ar Has,
and. Valley |
He i$ martseu to the former Anna
Jean Edmondson of Danvile. They |
have four children. |
% Rushed To Hospital
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In Dallas Ambulance
Mrs. Leslie Hilbert is showing
improvement at Nesbitt Hospital
where she was taken in Dallas Com-
munity Ambulance, Saturday after-
| Safety Poster Contest sponsored by
Janet Cleasby, 13, seventh grade ents * of the regular Art Classes
| student at Dallas Junior High School {taught by Mr. J. Philip’ Richards.
recei* 1 owe of the awards for an
: 3 : Six. of the Dallas Junior High
outstanding poster in the National gp 01 Chirios hove loch sont on
the national competition in
Washington, D.C. We are hoping
that we will have further success
Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis and Amer-
ican Auomobile Association at a
luncheon in Hotel Sterling.
One of the judges states that |: ntest. Posters designed by: Rich-
Miss Cleasby's entry was the fin- lard Ranalunas, Alfred Mahler, Rob-
est piece of graphic art -he had | ert Graham and Linda Ell are in-
seen in this area. » (cluded in the group.
Mr. John F. Rosser, principal of :
Dallas Junior High, rtTsastioaliy Janet is the daughter of Mr. and
Davis = St.,
endorsed the Safety Poster Camp- | Mrs. Thomas
aign which resulted in more than Trucksville.
Cleasby,
} | eteria April 7, with school board
with our posters in the nation-wide |
State College Tournament. This out-
| tak lace in the high school caf- :
22 2 standing squad was awarded a
members as guests. trophy last Saturday night during
: : the halftime of the Plymouth-
Purchase of playground equip-
ment for Westmoreland at a cost vind Lady of Lourdes basketball
of $1,013 was voted.
| Chester Molley was granted a
| sabatical leave of absence for the
| 1962-63 school year, in order to
| complete requirements for his Ph.D.
|in English at State University. J
| Stannoug flouride treatment was
| announced as continuing. The prog-
| ram, started in the first grade two
| years ago, continues with the same
{children on an experimental bas-
is. This year 198 children are being
{treated by Mrs. Irene Evans, oral
hygienist.
The girls are noted for their en-
thusiasm and peppy cheers and for
Leads In State
Has 387 Points Out
Of Possible 400
Of the 12 Key Clubs in the State,
es | | Dallas ranks first, having earned
| Permission was granted Dallas |'387 out of a possible 400 total
| Senior High School Band to con- points.
{duct a program at Retreat State
| Hospital at the convenience of Rec-
{reation direcor, Robert Reed and
| of Lester Lewis, band director.
Dallas has led Division 15 since
school began.
The results of the recent Dallas
Key Club election are as follows;
President, Gary Cobb; Vice Presi-
dent, Bob Letts; Secretary, John
Molski; Treasurer, John Brominski;
Chaplain, Don Anderson; and Serg-
eants at Arms, Mike Jones and John
Schaffer.
The new officers will be form-
ally installed at the first night meet-
| Permission was granted to Don-
ald J. Evans, teacher of economics
and problems of democracy, George
| McCutcheon, guidance counselor and
two 11th grade students to attend
|the Social Science Day at Lebanon
| Valley College, March 24,
noon.
Stricken with a heart attack while |
alone at her home on Lehman
Avenue, sh> was barely able to
50 posters being -sumitted by stud- |
Shavertown PTA To Have P anel ©
| McCutcheon and Robert Dolbear
| were granted permission to take
__ 122 members of the Key Club to the
| State Convention of Key Clubs at
| Pittsburgh, April 6, 7 and 8. Ad-
ing after the State Convention in
Pittsburgh, April 6, 7, and 8.
The Key Club will sponsor an
elementary school basketball game
reach the aot dooy: and call for
malp. Don Wéeluner, a’ neighbor who
was just leaving his home, heard
her and summoned Dr. Harry Gal-
lager and the ambulance, manned
by Donald Bulford and Robert Bes-
ecker who administered oxygen.
Dr. Gallagher had nothing but
praise for the promptness with
which local ambulances respond to
cdlls. “Few people”, he said, “actu-
ally appreciate the wonderful serv-
ice being performed by a few men
' at real sacrifice to their comfort,
personal and business lives. These
ambulances are the finest thing in
our community.”
Mrs. J. K. Murray
Finds Horned Grebe
Edwin Johnson of Dallas, founder
of ‘Back Mountain Bird Club reports
that Mrs. J. K. Murray of Jackson
has found a Horned Grebe in the
snow. It was in good condition
and Johnson banded it and turned
it over to the Pennsylvania Game
Protector Edward Gdosky. Inasmuch
as the Horned Grebe is ‘unable
to get into the air from the land
but has to take off from water.
Gdosky took it to Arnold’s Creek |
at Sweet Valley and released it |
from there.
[n Borough Building
John Yaple, dyed-in-the-wool Dal-
las Township = Republican leader,
urges al voters who want to vote
for Bill Scranton for Governor to
be sure to register at Dallas ‘Bor. |
ough Building Monday at anytime |
until 9 p.m.
Mr. Yapel did not say what
voters should do who want to vote
for Richardson Dilworth, but they,
too, should register Monday.
No voters can change their party |
after the May ‘15 Primary. Any
Back Mountain voter who has not
yet registered, who has recently
moved into the area, has changed
his voting district or wishes to
change his party affiliation may do
so Monday at the Borough Build-
ing..
Gates Will Attend °
Safety Conference
Major William T. Gates of Wilkes- |
Barre, chief of the safety division |
in the 1607th. Military Air Trans-
port Service Wing at Dover Air |
Force Base, kas received a White
House invitation to attend Presi-
dent Kennedy's conference on oc-
cupational safety.
Major Gates is the son of, the
late Mr. and Mrs,
Huntsville.
His wife is the former Gertrude |
M. Mahar of Kingston.
Major Gates is a brother of Paul
Gates, Sterling Ave., Dallas, and
Mrs, John Kupstas, Huntsville,
{ School curriculum. A graduate of |
un Foreign Languages Monday
Shavertown glementary P,T.A. with teachers in the Classrooms at
will meet Monday night with Mrs. | 8.
John M. Rogers presiding. Panel | Mrs.
Discussion on “Foreign Languages |
— Yes or No”, will be moderated |
by Alfred M. Camp, with the fol-
lowing Panel members: Miss Mary
Glowacki, William A, Austin, Mrs.
Ruth. M. Fossedal, and John |
Thomas. |
“It will open with a brief talk by
Miss Mary Glowacki, Nanticoke, a |
graduate of University of Pennsyl-
vania who has done extensive work
in Polish Universities since 1937.
With a Master's = Degree from
Columbia University she has taught
Latin and French in Nanticoke
High School 25 years. She was
Dean of Women and Instruction
in Polish at Alliance College, Cam-=
bridge Springs, Pa., and ‘is now
teaching 1157 pupils each week in
Kingston Elementary grades. She
teaches French, German and Span-
ish. and has made 6 European trips !
and has delivered over 200 |
Travelogues. She
second grade
has studied 8
languages, talks in 5.
The Moderator, Alfred M. Camp |
is music instructor at Dallas Junior
High School. A graduate from
Wilkes College he has his Master's
Degree in Education (Administra-
tion) from Bucknell, a Master's in
Psychology from Scranton Univer-
sity, has a Guidance Counselors
certificate. He is doing graduate
work at the University of Scran-
ton.
John Thomas, Panel Member, is
Elementary Guidance Counselor in
ALFRED M. CAMP
the Dallas School District, is a
member of Pennsylvania Study |
| Council for Enrichment of the |
| West Chester State Teachers Col-
| lege he has done graduate work at |
| West Chester and now is studying |
{ at University of Scranton.
William Austin, Panel Member, is !
| Supervisor of the Dallas Elemen-
| tary grades. He is a graduate of |
| Bloomsburg State Teachers College, |
| has a Master's Degree 'in Education |
| from [Pennsylvania State Univer- |
| sity. “
Ruth . M. Fossedal, Panel Mem-
| ber, teaches history in Dallas Junior |
| High. School. She was graduated |
| cum laude from Beloit College, Be-
loit, Wis. She has taught in South |
| America, Maryland and Williams-
| port.
| » The public is invited to this
| meeting, Questions should be writ- |
| ten at the meeting.
| Robert Voelker has called a]
| meeting at 7:45 of all Homeroom
| Mothers to plan the Spring Fun
| Festival for May 5. The Nominat-
ing Committee will be elected Mon- |
day evening. Discussion can be held |
—NOTICE—
| 23, when Dallas Senior High School
Chief of Police Frank “Pete” Lang,
{ Dallas Township, asks people who
| have reports for ‘the police to dial |
number, OR 4-7154, not his home
| number.
lin the High School ‘Auditorium.
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Refreshments will be served by |
Kromelbein’s |
They'll Take Part In The Spring Concert
| These Majorettes will play ‘an im- | sions.
Paul Gates of |
| Band presents its: annual concert | it is playing on a football field,
The Majorettes perfect their twirls |
{by hard practice during the school |chak, Sandra Duris,
‘year and during the summer ses. Paula Scott, Shirley Yalick, Sharon |
| visors and Key Club members will tomorrow night and an “Aunt Je-
travel by bus together with King | +, ’ A . :
5 A mima’” pancake ‘supper later this
| ston, Nanticoke and Swoyersville ; pal
| t spring to- support its “Keys To Den-
{ clubs. Expenses will be covered by »" :
Ta Tees ver’! campaign.
individual members. ;
! Tickets for the basketball game
are 50 cents, and tickets for the
pancake supper are $1.00 for adults,
jand 50 cents for children. The
{basketball game will be held this
{ Friday, and tickets can be purchased
[from any Key Club member.
Permission’ was granted Louise
Ohlman, choral director, and Betty
Jean Davis, Sally Moyer, Elsa Or-
chard and Peggy Hall, to partici-
pate in the PMEA district choral
festival April 12, 13, and 14 at
Canton.
To McCutcheon and John Thomas,
counsellors, to attend the annual at Dallas Elementary School, was
conference of Pennsylvania School | Sprroved ,subject to approval by
Conference Association, March 29, | the Bureau of School Buildings, De-
30 and 31 at Hershey. partment of Public Instruction, be-
To William A. Austin, W. Frank | fore the secretary may advertise for
Trimble and John Rosser to attend | bids.
the 13th annual spring conference | Mrs. Josephine G. Berkey, 19 West
of the Pennsylvania Association for [Fallbrook Avenue, Dallas, was ad-
Study and Education of the Ment- {ded to the list of available substi-
ally gifted, scheduled for Friday |tute teachers. Mrs. Berkey was
and Saturday, April 27 and 28, at graduated from Juniata College with
Sunbury. ‘| BS degree in elementary education.
the cafeteria service, to .attend the in Huntingdon Public schools and
Cafeteria Management meetings of operated a private kindergarten for
the Pennsylvania Association of |three years in Huntingdon.
School Business Officials at Boiling | Addition of Mrs. Sheldon E. Ben-
Springs, May 3 and 4. nett, Trucksville, to the list avail-
Vacation schedule for custodians able substitute workers in the cafe-
was approved. Replacement of a [teria service, was approved.
| DeRemer, Judith Gross, Judith Mil-
| portant part Friday night, March | They add ‘a great deal to the | jer, Sheryl Stanley, Sandra Hoov.
'snap and color of the band whether |r Linda Rowett. \
Center: Donna Rishell - Head Maj-
i orette,
Barbara Prokop-| 2
Diane: Pope; Susan Larish was absent when
picture was taken.
|during a parade or at a concert.
Left to right:
THE DALLAS POST
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Cheerleaders Win Class Competition At Bloomsburg
storage battery stand-by light plant |
To Frank Hemingway, manager of She has had teaching experience |
ORchard 4-5656
TWO EASY TO REMEMBER
Telephone Numbers
OR 4-7676
VOL.
| their colorful halftime routine, a | tains), Carol Dungey, Carol Spare,
| new addition to Dallas basketball | Margie Walp, and Peggy Jordan.
| games. The squad, composed of | Miss Emma Engler is their coach.
| eight seniors and two sophomores,
| contributed greatly to the faithful
support given Dallas
| teams.
| Left to right are: Susie Dorrance,
| Georgia McCutcheon, Glenda Wil-
| liams, Sandy Ambrose, Nancy Els-
athletic |
| Junior Varsity Cheerleaders who
had the opportunity to substitute
during the season and did a fine
| job were Judi Wright and Sheryl |
| Stanley. Other JV Cheerleaders are |
Linda Woolbert, Margie Davis,
Susie Cheney, and Andrea Krimmel.
74, NO. 11, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1962
Former Owner
Helps Church
Get Building
Highway Department
Cooperates To Aid
Free Methodists
Through the good offices of the
Pennsylvania Department of High-
ways and Al Rebennack, Kingston
Home Appliance Dealer,
Free Methodist Church may within
a period of time have a new church
edifice.
Rev. Ralph Smith, pastor, an-
nounced this week that the build-
ing, formerly occupied by Dr. Rich-
ard Crompton’s offices in Trucks-
ville, bas been given to his con=
gregation.
The building will be razed, All
materials and lumber will be sal-
vaged and stored for use in the
future construction of a new church.
The two-story building, at one
time occupied by American Stores,
| and later by Peter Malkemes’ Rest.
aurant, bas a depth of 100 feet
and width of thirty feet.
The lower floor was until rec-
Dallas |
"ton and Judy Woolbert (co-cap-!
Dallas Key Club | Civil Defense Workers To Learn
‘How To Use Detection Instruments
A special ten-hour course in atom- or 4 are urged to attend these
ic fall-out detection will be con- | courses which will be held in the
ducted over a five-week period in | Library of Dallas Senior High School
| two hour sessions by Col. Leon Beis- | starting tonight at 7:30.
lel for Civil Defense Personnel who | Seven or eight of the instruments
wish to learn more about the new | will be supplied to this area, only
detection equipment supplied = to |if the trained personnel is available
Luzerne County. to use them. It is therefore urgent
All civil Defense personnel in |that all® Civil Defense personnel
the Borough and Townships of Sect- ‘take part in the training program.
Coolbaugh Brothers Visit Parents
Riter Long Cruise On Same Ship
Mr. and Mrs. Merton Coolbaugh, |
| visit with their sons,
Coolbaugh and SM. Merton Cool- | Norfolk, formerly of Illinois. They
{baugh, who have been cruising in |left Sunday for their home base.
| the Mediterranean aboard the USS | Their ship is comparatively new and
[ond County. L.S.T. for a period of | makes many cruises. Their next
five months. will be in the Caribbean in April.
They madé port in Italy, Spain, | These brothers are fortunate to be
| France, Turkey and spent Christ- aboard the same ship. They have
mas in Greece, They are now stat- | also travelled extensively in South
!ioned in Norfolk, Va. Laing is mar- | America. Merton, 23, has been in
ried to the former Priscilla Mart- | service six years, Laing, 20, and
lin, Dallas. has been in two years. :
Income Tax ‘Refunds |
An average income tax refund of
$102 is being received by taxpayers
of Scranton District.
Because of faster procssing than
in previous years checks have been
received by 92, 327 eligible taxpay-
lers in little more than a month.
The figures are for a period end-
ing March 8.
'T.M. B. Hicks In Serious |
| Condition With Meningitis
There is little change in the
| condition of Thomas M. B. Hicks,
| Pioneer Avenue, first manager of
the Wyoming Industrial Fund and
| former manager of Pomeroy’s De-
| partment Store, who is seriously
[ill with meningitis at Nesbitt Hos-
i pital where he. was taken early |
[Sunday morning in Dallas Com: |
| munity Ambulance.
| Mr. Hicks is the husband of Mrs.
percent ahead of last year. Aver-
age of about 6102 is about the
same as in 1961.
On his recent visit home, he |
| Shaver Avenue, had a welcome | brought his wife and Seaman and |
FN. Laing | Mark Copeland also stationed in
Because of faster processing than |
{ently used by Dr. Crompton fori
| his offices. The second floor ic div-
{ided into two apartments.
| There are two complete heating
| systems, one hot water and one
| steam; lavatories and bathrooms
|among the salvage. ;
| Rev Smith said the building was
| originally purchased by the State
from Mr. Rebennack to make way
{for the new highway.
| He discussed purchase of a build-
ing for salvage with State High-
| way officials in Scranton who told
him that they would make ar-
| rangements to transfer this build-
|ing back to Mr Rebennack mith the
| stipulation that he inturn give it
to the church.
{ Now Rev. Smith’s problem is to
{find persons who are willing to
| contribute their services toward
| taking the building down. He has
been given until May 1 to accomp-
{lish the job.
Willard Newberry will be in
charge of the work.
| Rev. Smith said his congregation
{has at least two sites in mind in
| Dallas Borough but did not care to
| comment further.
The present Free Methodist
[Church is’ located on Mill Street,
near Devens Mill. Rev. Smith said
that site would not be mused because
‘a regulation of the church confer-
{ence stipulates that any new church
must be built on a site with min-
[imum specified requirements \for
| parking. h
| Rev. Smith said Caddie LaBir
| has offered to furnish transportation =
for lumber, but other trucks will
| be needed. He also seeks informa-
tion on available buildings where
| the lumber may be stored until
| construction starts. He may be
| reached at OR 4-T146.
| With Tumkhannock Firm
Robert Hislop Sr., formerly of
i Dallas, is now associated with Leo-
| pold Motors, Oldsmobile and Ramb-
ler distributors, in Tunkhannock.
|T.M.B. Hicks of the Dallas Post
| staff and author of Pillar To Post.
Now employed in New York City
with the George S. May Company,
Mr. Hicks was in his usual good |
health when he arrived home to |
spent the weekend with his wife,
| but was taken ill' during the night;
became unconscious ‘before morn-
ing, and has remained in that con-
dition ever since.
He is being treated by Dr. Char-
les Perkins.
Receive God Fmd
No visitors or flowers are per-
mitted.
Free Show Tonight
At Dallas Drive-In
Dallas Outdoor Theatre, now und-
er the ownership of Fox Outdoor
Theatres, will open tonight. with a
free showing of “Tunnel of Love.”
The community is invited to at-
tend as guests of the management. :
James Stiefel, formerly manager :
of ‘the Fox Theatre in Pottsville, |
has been named manager of the |
local Drive-In which will be open |
weekends until April when pictures |
will be shown on an every night
schedule.
Tomorrow night, Saturday ‘and
Sunday nights, Butterfield 8 with
Elizabeth Taylor, will be the feat-
ured attraction.
Carleton Degenhart, field repre-
sentative of the Fox firm was in
Dallas this week making arrange-
| On Girl Scout Sunday, .Dallas
| Methodist Church honored two Girl
ments for the preseason opening of | Scouts who completed requirements
Dallas Outdoor Theatre. He said the | 5. «The God and Community
concession building has been com- | Award.” :
pletely remodeled in ultra modern | Donna Smith, left, and Patti Lar-
cafeteria style and that many other ison right, members of Troop 27,
improvements and renovations are | Dallas receive the awards being
contemplated just as soon as weath- | pinned on them by their mothers.
er permits. 4 | These are te first such awards
TT | given in the Back Mountain and
L. A. Genetti Dies;
{ Wyoming Valley area.
{ = Rev. Russell Lawry presented the
Leon A. Genetti Sr., prominent awards to Mrs. Stanley B. Davies
in the grocery and restaurant busi- | who represented the Girl Scout
ness in the Hazleton area for many | Council and the Official Board of
years, died Monday at St. Joseph’s | the Church. Mrs. Davies is an hon-
Hospital, Hazleton, where he was orary member of the Girl Scout
admitted as a patient Saturday | association and. is on the Board of
night. He was the father of Gus | Wyoming Valley Girl Scout Coun-
Genetti. cil. She presented the awards to
Community Award
[the mothers who pinned them on
| the girls.
| This award for Protestant girls
{was launched a year and a half
| ago. As required, each girl worked
| for a year with her pastor on the
| projects which included service to
| the church, a study of the history
{of the church, and the contribution
| the church makes to the commun-
ity.
| The activity is sponsored by Un-
ited Church Women of Wyoming
| Valley Council of Churches in co-
{operation with the Girl Scout of-
] fice.
Donna is the daughter of Mr. and
| Mrs. Donald B. Smith, West Dallas.
| Patti is the daughter of Mr. and
{Mrs. Walter Larson, Elmerest.
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