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Schools Battle
Water Shortage
As In The Past
Trucksville Drought
Is Old End Sad Story
To Dallas Directors
The water situation in Trucks-
ville came to a boil again Tues-
day evening, when a petition was
received from Trucksville PTA in
regard to occasional inadequate
water supply to the elementary
school building.
Dallas School directors had al-
ready set wheels in motion, build-
ing and grounds committee, Jack
Stanley chairman, having met be-
fore the board meeting Tuesday
night with Rulison Evans, manager
of Trucksville Water Company.
For years there have been times
in Trucksville when water pres-
sure has not been sufficient.
Schools, residents, and water com-
pany have battled it out. The
water company is anxious to co-
operate, the school board has taken
varicus measures. Mr. Evans ar-
ranged to have the pressure tested
constantly for a week, to deter-
mine if the water company or the
distribution system in the school
is responsible for the occasional
drought.
(At Westmoreland, where water
has been a constant source of an-
measures attempted to correct the
pituation, an increased pump pres
sure in the building itself appears
The petition, signed by 79 PTA
members, was submitted by Mrs.
Paul T. Hiller, secretary, to Russell
Kluck, Pennsylvania Department of
Health Regional office, with copies
to Dallas School Board and Penn-
sylvania Utility Commission,
It states in part: “Because of low
pressure in the antiquated distri-
bution system supplying the school,
there is, at times, insufficient water
to flush toilets and wash hands.
Moreover, there is at times insuffi-
cient water in the drinking foun-
tains, with the result that children
are either without water or they
must touch the bubbler with their
lips.”
There have been a few occasions
shut off.
Since, Says Dr. ‘Robert’ ny
superintendent, is ance too many.
Cafeteria
The cafeteria report shows that
the cafeteria, consistently in the
red last year, is working itself out
and into the black, with a net worth
as of October 31, of $2,880.26, a
gain during October of $1,730.08.
Student lunches served totalled
With
lunches were 1,718.
During October, 38 cases of but-
ter were received, 21 cases of
ground beef. Other surplus com-
modities received were green beans,
corn, peaches, peas and tomatoes,
also 15 100 pound sacks of beans.
Cabinets installed on a loan basis
by Forty Fort Ice Cream Co. when
the school opened last year, were
purchased at a cost of $372.
Tax Receipts
According to a treasurer's re-
port submitted by W. B. Jeter, the
balance on hand November 1 was
$109,526.21...
Taxes received from Dungey,
Dallas Borough, were $8,711.59;
from Richards, Dallas Township,
$126,481.01; Pritchard, Kingston
Township, $90,079.15; Eaton, Frank-
lin Township, $1,731.95. Uncollected
in Dallas Borough: $21,623.03; Dal-
las Township: $60,464.20; Kingston
Township: $50,208.75; Franklin
Total taxes remaining. to be col-
lected, $14,594.03.
Delinquent taxes collected by H.
A. Berkheimer during October
amounted to $2,936.55; by the
County, $1,731.95.
Work On Curve Completed
Kingston Township Supervisors
having eliminated the dangerous
curve on the approach to West-
moreland School on Lehigh Street,
submifted a bill of $443.22, the
school baard’s half of the cost.
Materials, gravel, stone, drain
tile, straw, grass seed, came to
$68.90; labor of Township em-
ployees, $242.55; rental of Town-
ship equipment, trucks, loader and
grader, $400; work by Joe Yatsko
in excavating and hauling, $175.00..
Total billing, $886.45.
The school board ordered the bill
paid.
Superintendent’s Report
A recommendation: that Robert
J. Walsh be released from obliga-
tion to supply 60 units of desks at
his low bid of $1,032 and 60 units
be purchased from Kurtz Brothers
at the next lowest bid, $1,080 was |
voted.
Mrs. Harriet Eberhardt, employed
as a substitute since resignation of
Mrs. Virigina Rubino; was elected
a professional employee, assigned
to Junior High School to teach de-
velopmental reading,
Mrs. Margaret J. Moen was add-
ed to the list of substitute teachers,
John Earl to list of substitute cus-
todians.
Teachers of physical education
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Volunteer workers from Beau-
mont area responded enthusi-
astically to Wyoming Valley Medi-
cal Society's request for help in
administering its country-wide Sa-
bin oral vaccine program, Sunday
at. Beaumont school.
Unfortunately, the popular re-
sponse to the program was some-
what less than hoped for. The
Society failed to notify volunteer
director Mrs. Earl Johnson that her
area was to take in’ Northmoreland
and Noxen Townships as well, until
two days before the program.
The result was a total of 508
Polio Vaccine Distributed At Beaumont
pure vaccinations out of a population of
noyance over the years, with many 3
a dropper, instead of by impregnated sugar cube.
and Miss Macri treat Raymond John Frantz, Kunkle,
3000, since there was little time to
advertise in the latter areas. Many
people from Centermoreland went
to the Tunkhannock center, how-
ever. ?
Left to right, the workers were:
Mrs. Glenn Patton, Mrs. Merton
Rifenbery, Dr. Irvin Jacobs, Ruth-
anne Macri, R.N., Mrs. Warren
Johnson, Mrs. Earl Johnson, Mrs.
Kenneth Denmon, Mrs. Emil Ba-
lewski, Mrs. Robert Belles, Mrs. Carl
Smith, Mrs. Herbert Downs, Warren
Johnson, . Kenneth Jackson.
Missing from picture: Mrs.
Crispell, Mrs. Violet Gary,
Larry Crispell.
Earl
Mrs.
Sharp controversy arose at Dallas
Borough Council meeting Tuesday
night concerning present zoning
problems, and the drastic need in
| the Borough for a complete defini-
tion of all zones.
Bringing the problem to light
was a disputed building permit to
be issued to Anthony Jackloski,
Wellington Avenue, near Tunkhan-
nock Highway, who intends to build
a garage for auto-repairs and a
used car lot there.
Present zoning laws permit a
used car lot. But Joseph Marsh, a
neighbor of the proposed building,
and old-time used car salesman,
testified to. the danger of the lot
becoming a junk-yard.
He drew on his own experience
in ‘the business, saying there is
small difference between some used
cars and “junk.”
Backing Marsh’s opinion ‘was El-
wood McCarty, also of Wellington
Avenue, who testified to the same
fears.
Borough Engineer John Jeter and
the four Councilmen in attendance,
however, suggested that the danger
of a junkyard arising in that place
was not so great as to legally keep
Jacklowski from attempting to fol-
low the law. ‘Council granted him
a “conditional”! permit,
President Harold Brobst stated,
however, later in, the meeting, that
one of the Council's .constant prob-
lems is the number of complaints
about possible zoning violations.
Treasurer of the Planning Com-
mission. Thomas Reese added that
an officer of the Luzerne County
Planning Commission had suggest-
ed at the local group’s first formal
meeting that a detailed map of
Dallas zones be drawn up.
The problem ‘of the old zoning
plan was that it told what streets
could be used for commercial pur-
poses, but did not say whether
others, many not yet in existence,
could not.
In the line of business, the Council
heard the third reading of the new
curfew ordinance, and approved it.
Dallas Zones Need Defining,
Borough Council Observes
Lehigh Valley Railroad Will Abandon
Bowmans Creek Spur,
Dallas To Noxen
! not off the streets and out of public
| places by 10 p. m., unless the minor
is accompanied by parent or guar-
dian.
A historic part of the Back Moun-
tain is to be abandoned officially,
it was announced in a letter from
the Lehigh Valley Railroad to the
Council. Service on the Bowman's
Creek Branch spur to Armour Tan-
nery, Noxen, is to be discontinued.
The only use of ‘the line since
the beginning of the year has been
one small load of feed to Crispell
Farm Service, Noxen.
The railroad did not feel that
anyone would be inconvenienced by
the abandonment.
Assurance was given the Coun-
cil by Senator Hugh Scott in a
letter that Dallas Post Office would
remain independent of any other.
Other instructions were for the
Road Department to put up Christ-
mas lights by November 21, and
for committees to present estimat-
ed expenses for 1963.
No word is yet available on the
cost of the damaged traffic lights,
but estimates hazarded by secretary
Robert Brown after the meeting
approached $1500 including labor.
Although no vote was taken, the
Council appeared in agreement ‘that
the bill for traffic light damage
should be sent to UGI, whose wires
fell on the switch box and burned
it out.
Andrew Peranto, Road Superin-
tendent, announced that patching
is completed, and gutter repairs will
be soon.
Referred to Solicitor Robert Flem-
ing was Gate of Heaven Church re-
quest for an easement across public
property.
All reports and minutes were
approved, and bills approved for
payment.
Members in attendance were
Brobst, Wilbur Davis, Robert Pa
and Robert Post.
Also attending were Police Chet
Russell Honeywell and Assistant
Chief Raymond Titus, Borough En-
ginneer Jeter, Mayor Thomas Mor-
The law provides a $5 fine and
any minor under. age 18 who is
Some of the smaller customers had to be fed the vaccine with
Here Dr. Jacobs
With the entire contents of their
home on Deats Mountain destroyed
by fire last week, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Bartlett: need household
goods and clothing in order to re-
establish their housekeeping.
The small two-story frame house
had no insurance. Even the dishes
were so stained by smoke that they
must be replaced.
At least one double bed with
mattress is needed, two , would be
better. Chairs, tables, kitchen
equipment, dressers, rugs, blankets,
sheets, towels, all went up in flames.
The Bartells got out with just what
they were standing in, unable to
save any other clothing.
Carlton Kocher, a brother-in-law,
will take 3 charge of remodelling the
Couple Who Lost Everything In Fire
Need Furniture, Blankets, Clothing
house. Sheetrock is already at
hand for repair of the kitchen ceil-
ing. The Bartells want to move
back into their home before deep
winter sets in.
Gifts of clothing and furniture
should come immediately. Trans-
portation of furniture will be pro-
vided by neighbors. Mrs. Bartlett
wears size 20 to 22, her husband
takes a medium sized suit.
If you have dishes, blankets,
sheets, suitable clothing, or furni-
ture give Mrs. George Fetchko a
call at NEptune 9-5497. She will
act as clearing house for contribu-
tions.
Do it quickly.
on the way.
Cold weather is
Dallas Will Get
New Postoffice
cently elected for his eighth term,
has announced that Dallas is
slated for a new $300,000 Postoffice
of Colonial style architecture next
year.
The Budget Bureau of the General
Service has ap-
proved the project and will forward
its request to the House for action
shortly after the next session of
Congress convenes in January.
Administration
proved for the Government owned
building, Congressman Flood said,
it will be centrally located in Dal-
las Borough.
| vention in Allentown December 6,
!7 and 8; Lester Lewis, Conference
of Pennsylvania Music Educators in
Harrisburg November 29 to Decem-
ber 1: teachers of foreign languages,
installations;
Institute on
language laboratory
William A. Austin,
Modern Mathematics
Prussia November 29, 30 and De-
cember 1.
Charles H. Mannear, president of
the school board, will take part in
evaluation of Northwest Area High
School late in March, ]
“will attend the 41st Annual Con-
I
" Congressman Daniel J. Flood, re-f
Although no site has yet been ap- |
| tion.
Philadelphia, November 27, to visit
at King of |
“aboard
Area Graduates
Commissioned
Toluba And Balut
Ensigns In Navy
Idetown
represented in the graduating class
of Ensigns at U. S. Naval Reserve
School, Newport, R. I, recently
when Theodore Toluba and Stephen
John Balut were commissioned in
the General Line.
Both men entered Officer Candi-
date ‘School in June through the
Philadelphia Navy Recruiting Sta-
and Shavertown were
Toluba graduated from Wilkes
College this year with a Bachelor
of Science in Secondary Education.
He is the son of Anthony Toluba,
Idetown.
Balut, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray:
mond R. Balut, 64 Pioneer Avenue,
received a Bachelor of Arts in Math-
ematics from King’s College in 1960.
After periods of leave, each will
report for temporary duty under
instructions, Balut at Naval Schools
Command, San Francisco, and Tolu-
ba at Combat Information Center
School, Glynco, Georgia. \
Ultimately Balut will be assigned
the aircraft carrier USS
Kitty "Hawk, and Toluba aboard the
destroyer USS Dupont.
costs to be levied on a parent of,
| Fred Jenkins.
gan, Street Superintendent Peranto,
Ray Crispell, Leonard Harvey, and
i Noxen Community Concerned With
Fire Hazards At Closed Tannery
Concerned with the fire hazard
created in Noxen by the deactiva-
tion of the sprinkler system and
fire hydrants. at the closed Armour
Leather Company tannery, ‘repre-
sentatives 6f Noxen Fire Company,
Noxen Emplayment, Enterprise and
Development Association and Nox-
en Township Supervisors met over
the weekend with Ray Evelan and
Ernest Stahl, Armour representa-
tives ‘from - Williamsport to discuss
measures to be taken while the
plant is closed. :
The sprinkler system was turned
off some time ago to prevent dam-
age from freezing when fires were
drawn at the plant.
The . Armour. representatives ex-
plained that the fire hydrants which
carry a pressure of 42 pounds will
be reactivated ‘so ‘that they can be
used with or without fire company
equipment. The sprinkler system,
it “was explained, can be put in
operation at a moment's notice by
the opening of valves. The system
will not, however, work auto-
matically as previously because
there is no heat in the plant to
keep the lines from freezing. It
will have to be operated manually.
Arrangements were made to have
the entire system inspected weekly
by a representative of the Armour
Company who is still on duty at
the closed plant.
It was also decided tentatively
to have the fire company make a
test run of the sprinkler system and
fire hydrants this Saturday.
Firemen had previously felt that
they would be powerless to handle
a fire of any consequence at the
plant without the use of the fire
fighting facilities previously avail-
able there.
Daniel Kozemchak
Serving In Cuba“
A career navy man, formerly of
Dallas, is right in’ the middle of
communications from the Western
hemisphere’s number one trouble
spot.
He is brother of Andrew, Walter,
and Barbara Kozemchak, Overbrook
Avenue, and James ' Kozemchak,
Huntsville’ Road.
office of the naval base, the twelve
year veteran is attached to the
Armed Forces Radio and Television
Service, which promotes the base's
broadcasting programs and the daily
base newspaper, the “Gitmo Ga-
zette.”
Mr. and Mrs. Kozemchak make
home base in Ashley with their
three children.
iyo
Serving in the public information ;
Book Club Speaker
GERTRUDE MARVIN WILLIAMS
As a special favor to Miss Frances
Dorrance, Gertrude Marvin Williams
has consented to speak to the Book
Club Monday afternoon in the Back
Mountain Memorial Library Annex.
Mrs. Williams, for ten years on the
faculty at Wilkes College where
for a time she was Dean of Women,
started her writing career ‘as a
newspaper woman, and went’ on
to write a number of books.
Tt has been some time since she
lectured on current events, but her
audiences realized that she could
sum up more real meat in a situa-
tion than almost anybody else in
the Valley. Her talks were hard
to transcribe, as there was never
any padding in her remarks. In
her classes at Wilkes, there was
never any boredom. Students knew
that they were hearing a teacher
who knew exactly what she was
talking about, and appreciated her
ability. Listening in on one of her
lectures in English was a revelation.
Mrs. Williams, long time resident
of Park Place, Kingston, ng longer
accepts speaking engagements, nor
does she write books . . . but she
has all the skill and know-how of
long experiences. And she lays it
on, the line.
She has won many honors, among
them the citation as Distinguished
I Daughter of Pennsylvania, an award
which she shares with Miss Dor-
rance.
Among her books are ‘India’s
Silent Revolution;” “Design for Re-
covery;” “Understanding ° India;”’
“Passionate Pilgrim” and “Priestess
of the Occult,” the last two named
biographies. :
Hostesses for Monday's meeting
are Mrs. John C. Phillips and Mrs.
Thomag Heffernan.
VOL. 74, NO. 46 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1962
Cracked Safes Yield $4,000 To Crooks
One safe with neatly cut metal rolled straight, and one with
a gaping jagged wound marked the professional zeal of several
burglars at Devens Mill Saturday night.
Space in safe at bottom right was filled by the inner safe con-
taining $4,000 and watches.
ashostng
White substance lining the metal is
Main Highway
Thetts Mount
Five Gas Stations
Robbed In Two Days
Dallas Borough - and Kingston
Township were prey to five Me-
morial Highway service-station
burglaries Sunday and: Monday
nights, ag such thievery continued
into its third night in. the Back,
Mountain.
More than $100 on small change
and merchandise was stolen from
Gorda’s. Service Station, Trucks-
ville, Sunday night, the evening
after some $4,000 in cash and bonds,
and three watches, were cracked
out: of two safes at Devens Mill,
Dallas.
Monday night, coin-boxes "on
three soda machines at Merrill's Sin-
clair Service, Shavertown, and Cad-
die LaBar’s, Dallas, + were pried
open after closing hours. Five dol-
lars in’ change were ‘taken from the
Shavertown station, about one dol-
lar from Bob and Don’s, Trucks-
ville, and some fifteen dollars from
a machine at Parry’s Gulf, Dallas.
‘Caddie LaBar said he would be
unable to (determine the amount
lost until he consulted the Coca-
Cola company, but that the box
had not been emptied for ‘a month.
Customary monthly receipts in such
a machine run: from twenty to
thirty dollars.
State police aided Township po-
lice in investigating the theft from
Gorda’s which included new tires,
motor oil, money and some fifty
packs of cigarettes from ‘a cigarette
machine.
In addition, an undetermined
amount of change was taken from
a candy machine.
Entrance to the building was
gained by prying a lock from the
rear door. The robbery was dis-
covered by Paul Gray, Harveys
i
Lake, an employee, when he open-
ed the next morning, and reported
to Assistant Chief of Police Jesse
Coslett. (Coslett was joined in in-
vestigation by Chief Herbert Up-
dyke and detectives from Wyoming
Barracks.
Chief Updyke did not feel that
the coin-box robberies were in any
way related to the burglary at
Gorda’s or at Devens Mill. :
Police Chief Russell Honeywell js
Tyssigeing in Bollesl in Dallas.
Country Club Club
May Buy Organ
In a letter to the membership of
Irem Temple, James Smith, man-
ager of the Country Club since May,
appeals for contributions of $1 each
to purchase a new electric organ for
the Club.
Mr. Smith further states in his
letter: “I believe that one of the
main things necessary for your
pleasure in the use of the club is to
own an electric organ for the pur-
pose of furnishing music in the
dining room and for other activities.
A second essential need is to have
new drapes and covers for the
dining room chairs.
“It is my belief that many mem-
bers would gladly donate a dollar
or more towards this project. How-
ever, if this creates any hardship
for you, I would not be offended if
a donation was not made. Since the
Holiday Season will soon be here, I
would like this project to be com-
pleted as soon as possible.
“Your donation may be sent to
David M. Pierce, Recorder, Irem
Temple, Country Club Improvement
Fund, 52 North Franklin Street,
Wilkes-Barre.
John Piskorik Home
After Leg Amputation
John Piskorik, Fernbrook Tavern
proprietor for the past thirty years,
returned Friday afternoon from
seven weeks at General Hospital
where he had a part of his leg am-
putated.
DALLAS POST TO ‘BE
PRINTED ON MONDAY;
GET NEWS IN EARLY
Since the Dallas Post will be
published Tuesday of next week
because of the Thanksgiving
holiday, all school news, and
publicity notices should be in
the office no later than Friday
morning, all correspondence
and church news, on Saturday.
Any other news can be drop-
ped in the Dallas Post box at
the right jof the front door over
the weekend. The paper will be .
or rd Monday night.
Campbells Laud
Firemens' Work
Mt. Airy Home Has
$1,000 Fire Damage
Volunteer = firemen from the
Shavertown Hose Company are the
recipients of highest. praise from
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Campbell, Wil-
liam Street, Shavertown.
Friday morning at 2:20, Mrs.
Campbell was awakened by an odor
‘of smoke. Dashing into’ tie upstairs
hall, she expected to find that one
of "Har - sons had forgotten to turn
off the stove burner after a late
snack. To her dismay, billows of
choking, dense smoke were swirl-
ing up the stairwell.
She called to her husband, who
quickly roused the children, Dana
Jr., Tommie and Robyn, and usher-
ed them speedily outside to the
i
Mrs. Campbell dialed the fire
company while Dana Sr., drove
rapidly down Mt. Airy Road to di-
rect the firemen to his home.
By the time he had reached the
end of the street, he met the fire
truck speeding to his assistance.
He was amazed at the few moments
of time which had elapsed since
the alarm had been sounded. Twen-
ty-five fighters soon went to work
on the source of the blaze.
The motor of a deep freeze unit
located in the cellar had probably
been smoldering for some time. A
pasteboard box and one of Robyn's
dolls nearby had caught fire.
It. was Bill Pugh who found the
young hound puppy, that had been
asleep in the basement for the night.
He was a pretty groggy little fel-
low after inhaling gaseous fumes
for several hours.
Furniture, walls and clothing
were ruined by the dense smoke.
Damage is estimated in excess of
$1,000.00, but the Campbells are
grateful that they escaped what
might have been a holocaust. In-
sulation and plastered cellar ceiling
prevented further spread of the
flames. Yoke
As for the Shavertown firemen,
Mr. Campbell says, ‘You never
realize until it is your own home
that is on fire, how wonderful these
guys are. I still can’t imagine how
they got there so quickly. We'll al-
ways be grateful.”
Election Returns For
Lehman Available
Reports on election results for
only one district, the Middle Dis-
trict, were printed for Lehman last
week.
Tabulations for the two other
districts, Northeast, embracing Ide-
town and Southeast taking in Lake
Silkworth, are now .available,
Clark polled 133 in Northeast, 80
in ‘Southwest, total 334.
VanZandt 268 NE, 126 SW, total
666.
Dilworth 114 NE, 75 SW, total
293.
Scranton 298 NE, 130 SW, total
707.
Flood 226 NE, 113 SW, total 539.
Ayers 179 NE, 95 SW, total 466.
Flack 275 NE, 136 SW, total 697.
Cohn 118 NE, 66 SW, total 282.
Curwood 155 NE, 83 SW, total
373. :
Tarnoski 239 NE, 114 SW, total
605.
Roberts 277 NE, 133 SW,
Keim 285.
Mill Burglars
Well Versed
On Crime Scene
Police Investigate
“Several Clues” In
$4,000 Safe-Cracking
Several unnamed “clues” to the
Saturday night burglary of two
safes in Devens Mill, Dallas, are
still under investigation by State
detectives and Borough police.
But the scene of the crime itself
plainly told its own story. The
expert safe-cracking was the work
of several men, at least one of whom
was young and strong, who knew
where approximately $4000 would
get it, :
With alarming presence of mind,
the thieves took advantage of a
number of elements in their favor.
On a dark overcast evening, they
waited till Patrolman Charles Lam-
oreaux finished his traffic duty at
the dead signal-lights, directly in
2% | line of vision with ‘the tree they
climbed to the roof.
They stripped two boards from
the back of a shed next to the tree,
either to gain entry to the building
or footing for the climb.
Clambering across the roof, they
then broke a back window in the
big building, removed nails holding
the window, climbed down from
great height in darkness, and made
a bee-line for a desl .rawe. ull
of cold-steel tools.
The door between the mill and
Mildred Devens’ office had an old-
fashioned lock, easily pried open.
highway, just outside the window.
Only one item in the office inter-
ested the robbers:
fingerprints taken by police showed
the same weave of cloth as the
missing gloves.
In what was estimated to be a
two-hour job, the burglars, exud-
open two safes, one 27 by 27 by 29,
the other 24 by 46 by 65. The job
was done in a direct ling with the
highway, and any light used would
have been visible through two win-
dows to the inner office.
The smaller safe was cut neatly
arerad the lock. There was nothin:
in ‘1t but papers. The larger wa:
smashed and ripped roughly, strew-
ing powdered asbestos filler around
the office.
How the noise of the chisel, al~
though muffled, remained unheard
take from the large safe in darkness
is a mystery. They passed over a
checkbook and some other papers
which might have been valuable.
Why they lifted two wheel-bar-
rows out of a pile of mew hardware,
quietly and with what must have
been considerable strength, and
apparently used them to carry a
small inner safe away, is also a
mystery. According to employees
Harold LaBar and Harold Lewis,
a ‘box of that size could sasily be
carried under one arm.
‘Not only that. The thieves evi-
dently tried to pry the box open
again back in the depths of the
mill. Their hopelessly bent crow-bar
and a pile of clothes used to muffle
the noise, were left there. Also
left was the smaller wheelbarrow
with one handle snapped cleanly
off.
The burglars left by a side door,
which locked when slammed shut,
and took the small safe. In it"was
about $4000 in ten, twenty, and
fifty dollar bills, according to Miss
Devens, a $1,000 Savings Bond; and
six dollars in stamps.
The contents of the safe were not
insured.
IA number of foot-prints were left
on the floor in powdered asbestos.
Distance from the safes to the
highway is no more than 100 feet.
From the tree to the center of
town, about 400 feet. It is about
300 feet from the tree to the near-
est home, also in direct line of
vision. However as noted by Harold
LaBar,
spot.
LaBar found the burglarly early
Sunday morning when he came to
Chief Russell Honeywell.
- Assisting in investigation are De-
tective Sergeant Victor Nelson, Cor-
porals Frank Miller, and Joseph
Fisher, Wyoming Barracks, and
Lamoreaux. :
New Church Parking Lot
The new parking lot
across Pioneer Avenue from Shaver-
town Methodist Church, is proving
a great convenience to the congre
gation, with winter coming on 9)
walking treacherous. A gift to the
church, it was levelled and red-
ashed recently.
Fractures Hip
Mrs. Emma Gensel, Hellers Grove,
who observed her ninetieth birth-
day in September, fell last Tuesday
at her home and fractured her left
hip. She was taken to Mercy Hos-
lance,
be, and how hard it would be to
Lighting the burglars’ way was the
__ gm | street-light on Mill Street near the
ing experience at every turn, cut
from the highway is still a mystey.
How the men knew what not to
check the furnace, and called Police
directly
pital in Kingston Township Ambu-
a new pair of
cotton work-gloves on display. All
Th
it was very dark at that