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Former Lehman
Couple Burned
By Gas Flames
Hoover Family Caught
Bs Gasoline Explodes
At Service Station
Two former Back Mountain resi-
dents, one of them a former Leh-
man teacher, are in guarded condi-
tion in a Wilmington, Delaware,
hospital as a result of burns re-
ceived in an explosion while their
automobile was being filled with
gasoline at a service station.
They are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Hoover of Wilmington. Mr. Hoover
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Hoover of Lehman-Outlet Road, and
Mrs. Hoover is the former Jule Bart-
ley daughter of Mrs. William Bart-
ley, Scranton. The couple left this
area about fifteen years ago, and
were planning to return for the
Class of 1947, Lehman High School
Reunion, when they were burned.
He attended Lehman Schools and
she ‘was a teacher there.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoover and their |
two sons, Jerry 9, and Terry 7, were
just starting their first vacation in |
fifteen years on August 16 and
were having their car filled with
gas when a bystander lighted a
cigarette igniting the fumes.
The two boys escaped injury, but
Mrs. Hoover who was wearing a
nylon frock was enveloped in
flames. Her hushand was burned
severely about the hands and legs
as he rolled her on the ground to
extinguish the flames.
Both were taken to Delaware
Hospital where they have since re-
mained; Mrs. Hoover: until recently
in isolation.
Ironically, it was the first time
Mr. Hoover had ever taken time off
from’ his employment with Anchor
Motors. Mrs. Hoover is a Delaware
teacher.
They had planned to visit her
brother, William Bartley, in New
York and then visit Mr. Hoover's
brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Dale Hoover in Massachusetts,
and then attend the Lehman Class
Reunion on ‘August 26 at Kingston
Veterans of Foreign Wars Home.
Register Now,
So You Can Vote
Last Day Monday
At Court House
Last day for voter registration
before November elections is Sep-
tember 17, next Monday. Regis-
tration for those who missed local
registration dates in the Back Moun-
tain in late August and early Sep-
tember, will be at 5 Water Street,
Wilkes-Barre, the Courthouse An-
nex, open daily from 9 am. to 4
p.m., on Saturday, 9 to 12.
Luzerne County stands eleventh
on the list of Pennsylvania counties
in registration. Of its population
of 239,075 of voting age, 40,612
persons over 21 are not eligible to
vote because they are ‘not regis-
tered.
Pike County has no residents not
registered /
If you will be 21 before November
elections, register now. If you have
let your voting privilege lapse, regis-
ter now. If you have changed your
address, register now.
And support the party of your
choice by voting in November.
Here are some of the 100 persons
who took part in the tribute paid
to Back Mountain Little League All
Stars by Daddow-Isaacs Post Ameri-
can Legion at a dinner Thursday
night in the Legion Home,
Commander-elect Fred Davenport,
welcomed the players and League
officials. Commander Edward Buck-
Friday Was Ed's
Red Letter Day
Made Postmaster On
Wedding Anniversary
Friday was a red letter day for
Ed Buckley!
He was sworn in as Bosnbaster
of Dallas his sixteenth wedding
anniversary. Two anniversaries he
wil never forget!
Through his long years of service
in Dallas Postoftice, kd realizes more
than most men, that the demands of
a rapidiy growing community ‘will
keep any man on his toes.
From his vantage point as a com-
‘munity Jeader and Commander of
Daddow-isaacs Post, American Le-
gion, he has a broad signt "into
community needs and. is weld quai-
fied to meet them.
But he has other qualifications far
keeping the Postoitice on its toes.
Although you would hardly believe
it ‘when he greets you Courveousty at
the Postoitice, Kd was once quite a
square dancer in his own right.
In fact’it was at a rarmer'dance
at Kunkie Community House in 1932
that he first met Jean Ritchie who |
was later to make that sixteenth
wedding anniversary on September
7 possible.
Though neither of them appreci-
ated it then, a’ good many wedding
anniversaries and a good many tine
families have resulted from first
meetings at those famous Kunkle
dances.
Ed courted the little redhead, or
was it her twin sister, took her often
to dances, and remembered her all
through the early days of the war.
Then on September 7, 1944, while
his home. Until then it had been
Plymouth against world!
The son of Mr. and Mrs. William
L. Buckley, Main Street, Plymouth,
Ed was educated at St. Vincent's
High School.
After graduation, he went with
Beneficial Finance Company but Hit-
ler and the Japanese had other plans
and Ed joined the Combat Engineers.
From 1941 to 1945 he served in vari-
ous assignments in the Caribbean
area, the Philippines and eventually
in Japan.
It was while on leave in 1944 that
he and the Scotch lass, daughter of
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he was still in service, they were town . Water
married, and Dallas was to become | morning at 9:30,
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Legion Fetes Back Mountain Little League Champions
ley, as Master of Ceremonies, in
troduced ‘speakers Nicholas Witek,
Big League Star, and Louis Greco,
State Commander of the American
Legion,. both of whom spoke on
sportsmanship and following = the
rules of the game.
Robert Parry, president of Back
Mountain Little League, presented
4 43 x ’
trophies to each of the players.
Following the delicious dinner
and formal program, David Blight
presented a wonderful hour-long
show.
Standing left to right: Wiliam
Sponseller, coach; Joe Oravic, His-
torian; Nicholas Witek; Tom Reese,
Adjutant; William O'Brian, Service
New Postmaster Is Sworn in
Oath of office as' Acting Post-
master. of Dallas is administered to | ment. Mr. Buckley succeeds the late
Edward M. Buckley Friday afternoon
by Inspector Walter B. Popejoy “of
the United States Post Office Depart-
Joseph Polacky who died in office.
Gas Company Uproots Old Water
Line Causing Lake St. Geyser
Pennsylvania = Gas . and Water
Company uprooted a three-quarter
inch service line of Dallas-Shaver-
Company Monday
causing a geyser
to erupt in Central Dallas, Water
was, shut off within half an hour,
and no interruption of service was
experienced.
The abandoned service line once
serviced the Earl VanCampen bar-
ber shop, and still carried pressure.
It was located three and one-half
feet below the surface .of Lake
Street.
Les Warhola reports that in spite
of the drought, no shortage of water
this summer has been noted.’ This,
he feels confident, is due to meter-
ing of water, a project which has
been completed over the past two
years, in. spite of former. bitter op-
position.
Water, when it must be paid for
by the gallon consumed, says Mr.
Warhola, is mot apt to be wasted.
Residents of higher properties who
once looked toward the valley and
saw water being used lavishly, run-
ning all night on the lawns and
cascading into the gutters while
pressure on the crest dropped to a
dribble, no longer complain.
The metering, explains Mr. War-
hola, is a saving for the average
family, as all the hose and connec-
tion charges were cancelled at the
time of installation. The rising in-
cidence of automatic washing mar
chines and automatic dish-washers,
he says, consumes a lot more water,
but with metering, housewives tend
to be more careful, and there has
been no shortage.
Officer; Bernard McDermott, Junior
Vice Commander; Thomas Kane,
Sergeant-At-Arms; Robert Parry,
President Little League; Joseph
Drust Sergeant-At-Arms; James
Davenport, Incoming Commander;
Edward Buckley, Commander; Louis
Green, State Commander; George
Chaplain; Richard Staub,
Annex And Road
Added To Park
Township Forest Now
Includes 86 Acres
An additional 26 acres of land and
anotner roadway were added to tne
| Dallas Township Community Forest
| Sunday.
| An agreement was reached, and
la binding contract drawn, after tor-
| mer Scnool Director Walter Elston
¥. Budd Schooley negoti-
tor several hours with the
owners, James W. Haddie and wife
Dorothy, and son Blair.
Both Mr. Elston and Dr. Schooley
have been moving forces in the de-
velopment of the forest since the
latter donated the ‘original tract,
located one mile from Kunkle on
the old Kunkle- Beaumont Road, in
1945.
Dr. Schooley commended the
Haddles for their ‘understanding and
oresight in helping to build a
game and land preserve
{ for future citizens of the Township.
The additional roadway now of-
fers space for a two-lane thorough-
fare into the land, which will be
used for a recheation area and: wild-
life preserve, as well as a seedling
development grounds.
In 1945’ Dr. Schooley gave 76
acres of Schooley Mountain, Noxen,
to Noxen Township for use as a
township forest. Soon after, he
purchased the original 56 acres for
the Dallas Township Forest, and
deeded the tract to the Board of
Supervisors.
Attorney Frank Townend, solici-
tor for the Board of Supervisors,
and Attorney James L. Brown,
solicitor for Back Mountain Protec-
tive Association, will carry out the
fnal arrangements on the contract.
Cave
Little Frost Damage
To Green Tomatoes
Thursday’s frost did neglible dam-
age to the Back Mountain tomato in-
dustry as a whole, according to
spokesmen for growers and packers.
Usually the crop falls prey to the
first frost, generally in October. This
year it came very early.
Some vines in the lowland fields
were frozen, but not the fruit itself.
The high ground was not affected
at all.
Senior Vice Commander, Francis
Weiss, Department Service Officer.
Seated = Charles Kern, Edward
Dubil, Steve Townsend, Robert Par-
ry, Allen Fox, William Martin, Ken-
neth Cook, Robert Long, Mel Morris,
Thomas Jenkins, Ricky Burkhardt,
Kenneth Jones, Robert Sponseller
and Buzz Szela. By Kozemchak
Dallas Schools
Enroll 2704
Total enrollment figures for Dal-
las Schools, including kindergarten,
are 2,704, as compared with 2,537
at the end of school sessions in
June of ‘this year.
Senior High School enrollment is
545: Last year it was 460. The
bulge of school population passed up
through Junior High School and
into ‘the Senior High School this
year. ;
Dallas Junior High School shows
an almost static enrollment, 599
this year as against 595 in June.
Westmoreland elementary school
has 439 pupils, plus 250 in kinder-
garten, an enrollment subject to re-
vision. : j
Dallas elementary school is next
in size of enrollment, with 388
pupils; Shavertown with 242 and
Trucksville elementary with 241
are neck and neck. The pupil load
has been equalized.
Store-Front
Smashed By Car
Frank L. McGarry, Main Street,
Dallas, rammed his car through two
plate-glass windows and cracked
another in the front of Gosart’s
Appliance Center, Memorial High-
way, yesterday afternoon at 4:30.
According to witnesses, McGarry,
coming up the highway, clipped the
rear of a parked car in front of the
store, and continued on up over
the two-foot foundation and through
the windows.
Rough estimate of damage to the
windows was $500,
Richard Disque came across the
highway and backed the car out of
the windows and off the foundation.
The front axle was split.
No one was injured. Police Chief
Russell Honeywell took McGarry to
a doctor.
Buys Prutzman’s Farm
John Fielding, general contractor,
has purchased the 75-acre Ray Pfutz-
man Farm at Huntsville and expects
to develop it into an attractive site
make his home in the South.
VOL. 74, NO. 37, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1962
American Legion
Hedden Assures
Board Of School
Opening Sept. 24
Supervising Principal
Anticipates Crowded
Schedule For Moving
Raymon Hedden, general con-
tractor for the new Lake-Lehman
High School, in conference Monday
night with the Authority Board, the
Building Committee, and the archi-
tects, assured Lester Squier, super-
vising principal, that the school
would be ready to open September
24, and that according to the present
construction schedule, the gym-
nasium would be ready for basket-
ball practice.
The September 24th opening adds
up to a very tight schedule for
moving, with only two days allowed
for installing 900 pieces of furni-
ture. One of those days is set for
the Lake-Lehman football game with
Dallas. A great deal of cooperation
and help will be necessary to get
the classrooms ready for occupancy.
Sewage system has been in opera-
tion for two weeks. Also, enlarged
disposal systems at both Lake and
Lehman buildings have been ap-
proved by the State Board of
Health.
Kitchens are farther along than
expected. Science equipment is set
up. Home Economics Department
is ‘about ready, also the art room.
Boilers were fired at Lake on
Tuesday, will be fired at the new
high school today.
Paving at the new school will be
finished by Ben Banks some time
next week:
Dallas Schools, reports Mr. Shuler;
have been extremely cooperative,
extending the courtesy of athletic
fields for football, and offering other
assistance in the event some unfore-
seen circumstance should hold up
the date for school opening.
Lake - Lehman school directors
have been meeting | almost every
night recently.
Idetown Barn Burns
Twice In Two Days
Tuesday night flames flared up to
finish off a barn on Forty Second
Street, Idetown, after consuming
most of it Monday afternoon around
4.
Jonathan: R: Davis Five Chinpony
‘responded to a call that the barn,
which belonged to Mrs. Arthur Mon-
tross, was again on fire. They poured
about 600 gallons of water on it.
Monday, sixty men from Dr. Henry
M. Laing and Jonathan R. Davis
Companies fought the blaze for over
an hour. It was raining so hard that
the fire was the only thing visible.
A shed behind the building was
threatened both times.
Mrs. Montross said there was little
of value in the property at the time.
Driver “Fair” Rfter
Silkworth Road Crash
Lucille Burgas, 22, Nanticoke, is
improving slightly at Nanticoke Hos-
pital, following an accident on Lake
Silkworth Road, Sunday, near small
Ceasetown Dam, Jackson Township.
Her condition is now listed as
“fair.
Miss Burgas was driving from
Lake Silkworth to Nanticoke when
a tire blew out on her car, and it
went out of control and down a
fifteen foot embankment. She was
found unconscious by the stream
by a motorist.
Tilsbury Ambulance took her to
the hospital for lacerations of left
heel, nose, and for shock.
Will Present
Award Of Year
Indentity Guarded e
Till Americanism
Night Saturday
Daddow Isaacs Post 672 sched- by.
ules its annual Americanism Night
Saturday at 8
Legion Home, when William Kaye,
Past District Commander of District
11, will be the main speaker.
Invocation will be by Rev. Nor-
man Tiffany, pastor of Lehman-Ide-
town Methodist Church, and bene-
diction by Rev. Francis A. Kane,
pastor of Gate of Heaven.
As in past years, a committee
has selected a member of the com-
munity to receive the “Award of
the Year” for services to the Back
Mountain. Identity of the recipient &
will not be revealed until presen-
tation is made.
Award winners in the past have
included Howard Risley, editor of
the Dallas Post; Henry Peterson;
Mrs. Lewis LeGrand; and Miss Mir-
iam Lathrop, former librarian of
Back Mountain Memorial Library.
Peter Toloczsko, Nationa] Field
Representative of the Legion, and
Francis Weiss, Department Service
Officer, will appear on the program.
~ James Halpin will represent Amer-
ican Legion Boys State, held at
Penn State-University. Halpin wag
sponsored . this year by the local
post.
Representatives from Back Moun-
tain Memorial Library, College
Misericordia, Gate of Heaven School,
and Dallas Area Schools, will be
present to accept the annual gift of
books on Americanism.
Tom Reese, chairman of Amerhs
canism night, has on his committee
Ed Buckley, George Cave, Bernard
McDermott, Joseph Oravie, Joseph
Drust, = William O’Brien, Richard
Staub, Tom Kane, Bill Moran, and
Commander-elect - James Daven-
port. i
The Auxiliary will be in charge
of Martha Reese, president, and
Elsie Boehme, president-elect.
A buffet supper will be served, to
which Legionaires, members of the
Auxiliary, and friends are invited.
Americanism Night serves the dual
purpose of reaffirming faith in the
American way ies 40)
high htiny ‘the fina} meeting at
which the current Coramander pre
sides. Commander Ed Buckley has g
had a highly successful year as
Commander, and has recently been
appointed 12th District American-
ism chairman comprising Luzerne
County,
Board Will Consider
Librarian Applications
Directors of Back Mountain Mem-
orial Library will consider applicat-
ions for the position of Librarian at
their meeting Tuesday night at the
Library Annex.
Mrs. Albert Jones is temporarily
filling the position since the resignat-
ion of Mrs. Prosper Wirt because of
illness.
Two Will Get Certificates
Nelson Ashburner and Mrs. James
Knecht of the staff of Dallas Branch
of Miners National Bank will receive
certificates for having completed re-
quired courses at the dinner meeting
of the American Institute of Banking
at Irem Temple Country Club. Judy
Searfoss of Dallas Branch, is chair-
man of the Women’s Division of the
local Chapter of A.LB.
Break Ground For Two New Col
ege Buildings
at the American
iS
1
D. Hannan, D. D.
Sister M. Celestine announced that the two buildings, Alumnae
Hall and Merrick Student Center will be completed by September,
1963. She explained that Alumnae Hall is dedicated as a testi-
monial to the loyalty and ccoperation of the Misericordia Alumnae
tion Building began at 1:30. Walking in the group were: about one-
hundred students from local areas; one-hundred and twenty alum-
nae; representatives of College Misericordia’s Fathers’ Club and
McAuley Guild; Misericordia’s lay faculty; the President’s Council;
public efficials and /dignitaries; religious faculty of the college;
Mother Provincial.of the Scranton Province of the Sisters of Mercy
in the U. S. and her Council; Priests of the Scranton Diocese; Mon-
* signori of the Diocese; and His Excellency,
College Misericordia from 1945 to 1957. The two buildings are being i
financed by a federal loan of more than a million dollars. Alumnae |
Hall which will be an L-shaped, three-story residence hall will house a
150 women students. Merrick Hall the college student union build-
ing, will be a roughly H-shaped structure of one story. It will contain
Association and that Merrick Hall, Student Union is dedicated to a dining hall seating 500, a snack bar with capacity of 85, Sal
Sister Mary Annunciata Merrick, R. S. M. who served as Dean of bookstore and rooms for recreational and social activities.
the Most Rev. Jerome : : >
A College Misericordia’s groundbreaking ceremony for the Alumnae
Residence Hall and Merrick Student Center was held Saturday
afternoon, on the campus site adjoining Hafey Science Building.
His Excellency the Most Reverend Jerome D. Hannan, D. D.,
: Bishop of Scranton, officiated. The Rt. Monsignor James T. Clark,
4 ’ S. T. L., college chaplain, acted as master of ceremonies. The
1 Hon. Daniel J. Flood, M. C., was the speaker.
i Procession to the site of groundbreaking from the Administra~