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Local Districts
Register Protest
On State Plan
Back Mountain Spurns
Shicksh’any, Which
Returns The Spurn
Northwest Jointure, Lake-Leh-
man Jointure, and Dallas Union
School District were among the
thirteen school districts protesting
in Harrisburg Tuesday against pro-
“posed reorganization of Luzerne
County's 70 school districts into
seven.
The Back Mountain went on rec-
ord as not wishing to unite with
the Shickshinny area, and Shick-
shinny directors were equally
against being bulldozed into uniting
with the Back Mountain.
Shickshinny wants to go toward
Berwick, in Columbia County, if
forced to consolidate. There is
precedent. Noxen, an integral part
of the Lake-Lehman Jointure; is in
Wyoming County. Monroe Town-
ship, for a brief and stormy time
part of a five way jointure consist-
ing of Dallas Borough, Dallas,
Kingston, Franklin and Monroe
Townships, is also in Wyoming
County. .
Lester Squier, supervising prin-
cipal at .Lake-Lehman, and Lewis
Chrisman, solicitor, pointed out that
Lake-Lehman has an investment of
over. two and a half million in
' buildings since 1951, that it has a
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good program and good teachers,
that it is solvent, and that it meets
‘all requirements outlined by the
State except that of student popu-
lation. It is a going concern.
Dr. Robert A. Mellman; superin-
tendent of Dallas Schools, with
Atty. Jonathan Valentine and Dr.
Robert Bodycomb, went on record
as opposed to consolidation with
Northwest District. But it did point
out that if Lake-Lehman and Dallas
should combine, it would bring the
population safely over the 4,000
mark set by the State as a goal.
Mr. Valentine stated that Dallas
was the best and most progressive
district in Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania, with Lake-Lehman a close
runner-up.
. Lake-Lehman, with no chance for
rebuttal, . suggested that this was
B moot point.
+ Actually, such a combinahion was
: proposed over ten years ago, but
HES dowhere, |
toy. Mitchell Jenlms repiicidn:
- od Luzerne County School Board
in‘ Harrisburg.
eo Sutton, Frantz,
Reelected At -
: Lake-Lehman
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Hope To Have Gym
Finished For First
Home-Game Jan. 5
Lake-Lehman directors reelected
Willard Sutton, Lake Township, as
president Tuesday evening, and
Charles Frantz, Jackson, vice presi-
dent. Other officers are elected in
July.
‘The Christmas calendar was re-
vised to give students one more
day of vacation, December 26. Late
opening of the schools September
‘24, mandated cancellation of all
possible holidays during ‘the year
11962-1963.
An extra day at Christmas means
closing June 17. All we don't need
now, agreed directors, is a three
day snowstorm.
Lester Squier, supervising prin-
cipal, reported that the special
flooring was being laid in the gym-
nasium, that lights were installed,
bleachers and baskets on the way,
and "that the first home game of
basketball could probably be played
on the home floor January 5.
Attendance of Samuel Davenport
at a National English Convention in
Florida over the Thanksgiving
weekend at his own expense, was
okayed. The only expense the
school district assumed was that of
hiring a substitute. Attendance at
schools the day after Thanksgiving
was very good, Mr. Squier reported.
Mildred Scruitsky, Home . Eco-
nomics instructor was granted leave
of absence until July 1.
Coslett Discovers
Stolen Parked Car
A 1954 black, hard top Buick sedan
which had been parked near the
water spillway on Hillside Road since
November 24 was found by Assistant
Chief of Police Jesse Coslett Kingston
Township, on Monday to be a stolen
vehicle. It had been reported missing
by Sgt. DeMuro of Wilkes-Barre Po-
lice Department since November 23.
The license, J-M 354 was issued
to James Moran, Wilkes-Barre who
is employed at the Wilkes-Barre Pub-
lishing Company. Mr. Moran claimed
the vehicle.
Neighbors had not paid much at-
‘tention to the parked auto, thinking
it. had broken down and been left
there by its owher.
Rotary Speaker
JiM O’HORA
Penn State Line Coach
Jim O’Hora, defensive line coach
at Pean State, will be the speaker
and show motion pictures or some
of this year’s outstanding Pein
State football ‘games at the dinner
tonight at Irem Temple Coun.ry
Club when Dallas Rotary Club pre-
sents the Old Shoe Football Trophy
to Dallas High School Football
Team, champions of the West Side
Conference.
A native of Dunmore, and a
graduate of Dunmore High [School
where he starred in football and
baseball, Mr. O’hora attended Penn
State from 1932 until 1936, playing
varsity center under Coach Bob
Higgins.
His coaching experience began in
1936 when he returned to Penn
State to earn his Master's Degree
in Physical Education and serve as
assistant coach of the Freshman
Football Team.
During 1937 and ’38 he was head
coach of football. and baseball at
Roaring Springs High School making
an .8-1 record in 1938.
In 1939 he became head athletic
coach af Mahanoy Township. High
School. From 1941 to 1945 he was
with the Navy and served as a
lieutenant in command of a landing
force ship in the Luzon campaign,
Pacific Theatre.
During 1945 he returned to
coach at Mahanony Township and in
1936 joined the Penn State staff
where he has produced a number of
out-standing interior l'nemen many
of whom are now stars in pro foot-
ball ranks.
Others on the program will in=
“idchide representatives 08 Wallas High |
School faculty and athletic départ-
ment. y
Joseph Serers, Past’ President of
Dallas Rotary Club" will be toast-
master. Sheldon. Mosier is meeting
chairman "and John Konsavage is
Rotary Program chairman.
The Walter Bartlett home at the
crest of Deats Mountain where the
country road drops steeply toward
Vernon, has been - reconditioned
since it ‘was ‘gutted by fire the day
' after election.
Mr. Bartlett, dropping ‘by the Dal-
las Post on Tuesday, said that
painting and cleaning up has gone
far enough so that he and his wife
are able to live there. It took longer
than expected, and some of the fur-
niture which had been promised for
the emergency - was diverted to
other uses. But the essentials are
there, and the house is again warm.
The Bartletts are proud people,
salt of the earth, asking mo favors
of anybody, reluctant to accept
favors when offered, but Mr. Bart-
lett: was just getting back on his
feet ‘in the painting and paperhang-
ing business when, the blow fell,
after a long period of slim pickings.
And since the fire, he had had to
bend his energies to getting his
own “place in order.
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER. A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Bdult Mixed Chorus To Present Program Dectmber 17
Fire Ambulance
Coin Card Drive
Yields $6,402
Kunkle Also Gives
$299 For Service
Of Dallas Ambulance
With returns from the annual
coin card drive for benefit of Dal-
las Community Ambulance and Fire
Company practically all in, it looks
like $6,401.96 to be split equally
between the two groups for main-
tenance and sinking fund for new
equipment, reports chairman Mrs.
Harriet Thompson.
In addition to this amount, Mrs.
Clyde Hoyt reports a collection in
Kunkle of $298.51 for support of
the ambulance. While Kunkle has
its own fire company, it depends
upon the Dallas Ambulance Asso-
ciation for service.
Mrs. James Wertman will take
the Coin-Card Drive next year, with
Mrs. Thompson as co-chairman, Mrs.
Thompson has steered the drive to
a successful conclusion for a num-
ber of years.
Volunteers in both ambulance and
fire associations give their time un-
stintingly, asking no recompense,
seeking no glory, doing a job that
is a life-line for a rural community.
Most. house-holders are glad to
contribute a quarter a week during
the coincard drive, assurance of
help at any hour of the day or night.
Very few refuse to do their share.
Many give far larger donations.
Mrs. Thompson’s list of 78 work-
ers will be published in a later issue.
Ambulance Group
Elects R. Titus
Annual Meeting
At Borough Building
Ray Titus was elected president
of Dallas Community Ambulance
Association Sunday afternoon at
the annual meeting held in Dallas
Borough Building. Other officers
| elected were: Ralph Downend Jr.,
first vice president; John Sheehan,
second; Les Tinsely, third; Ed Roth
treasurer; Robert Block, secretary.
Elected to the Board of Directors
for one year were William Wright,
Russell Honeywell, Don Bulford and
Dan Richards. ] ¥
For two ‘years: Tony Zachary,
| Mrs. Nelson Thompson, William
Berti, and Mrs. James Wertman,
| For three years: Charles Flack,
Mrs. Edward Cavan, James Wert-
(man, and Marion Harvey.
| Fourteen members attended.
Repairs To Bartlett Home, Burned
| Out On Deats Mountain, Nearly Done
Mr. Bartlett wanted to run an
ad to thank the people who had
helped during the emergency. ‘The
Dallas Post said it would run a
story instead.
The Bartletts were not at home
when the fire broke out. They were
down at Sweet Valley, where Mr.
Bartlett’ had a day’s work. When
they came back at 8
p. m. it was
all over. They stumbled over a
beam, snapped on ‘the flashlight,
shone it through a window, and
right out the rear wall.
Living room furniture is still need-
ed.: Mrs. George Fetchko, Beau-
mont, will know what is required.
Mrs. Bartlett is well .equipped, but
Mr. Bartlett could use warm cloth-
ing. What he stood up in on his
last ‘painting job is what, he has.
He has a 36 waist, and is medium
height. (Forgive us for this, Mr.
Bartlett, but clothing costs money
and you have twenty places for
every dollar.)
The U. 'S. Air Force Depot of the
648th Air Command Radar Station
of Benton at’ Red Rock will ‘undergo
a change of command this morning.
Lt. Colonel Warren Munson, Com-
manding Officer, will complete twen-
ty-one years of service with. the
Air Corps the end of the month.
Accumulated leave will make his
retirement effective today.
Colonel Munsan has served four-
and-one-half years at the local base,
this being his longest tenure at any
Air Force Post.” He ~ commands
approximately 175 men at the Bed
Rock squadron quarters
He plans ‘to fly to Chicago today
o spend a few. weeks withrelatives.
His wife and son, John, 13, preceded
him to the windy city last week.
place in Chicago for sunny Califor-
nia where he expects to make his
home, eager to get out of the snow-
belt area of the east and midwest.
Red Rock area.
Colonel Ross P. Hanna, Oklahoma,
flew in yesterday to take over duties
of command, He comes here with
He will take off from his birth-
He reports two feet of snow in the
Colonel Munson Retires After
Four-Year Command At Red Rock
his wife and two sons from an
assignment at Syracuse, N. Y. He
will reside at the base as did Col
Munson.
Telephone Operators
Hold Christmas Party
: Commonwealth telephone and
PBX operators of Dallas held their
annual Christmas party at Hotel
Sterling Saturday evening.
After enjoying a smorgasbord din-
ner they retired. to the parlor for
a social hour and gift exchange.
Attending were Mesdames Flossie
Reigle, Virginia; Nanci Brawley
Carter, Philadelphia; Alice Pavlick
Summa, Fern Howell Sabor, Peggy
Williams Dukinas, Joan Lamoreaux
King, Mary Long Gregory, Jennie
Rummage, Velma Davis, Mabel
Jones, Barbara Williams, Rita Cum-
| mings, ‘Ruth Gregg, Mary L. Craig,
Elizabeth Kuchta, Martha Reese,
Stella Bulford, Ethel Shaver, Jean
Tredinnick Misson, Doris Eickler
Walters, Jean Reed and Betty
Hutchinson,
~ THE DALL
Photo by Kozemchak
Dallas Evening School mixed
chorus will present a program Man-
day evening at 8 in the Senior High
School auditorium under direction
of Florence A. Sherwood, who has
been working with the group since
late September.
Appearing as an added attractior
will be Rose Marie Wright, Ballet
Theatre; four cheer-leaders from
the High School band; and a small
girl who will sing “All that I want
for Christmas.” Denise Sherwood
is equipped for this part by having |
recently shed two front teeth.
Selections will not be exclusively \
Christmas in character, but will
demonstrate what the chorus has
©
learned during the autumn months,
including a Thanksgiving Hymn
during the first half. The second
half will embrace both secular and
religious Christmas music. Soloists
will be Roger Opdahl, Carl Coates,
Betty Jean Davis, Marie Troxell.
There will be a number of surprises.
Reading, left to right, seated, are
these participants: James Hanna,
Bettie Hanna, Marie Troxell, Delores
Savage, Betty Jean Davis, Ellouise
Holmgren, Ruth Ann Scott, Sharon
McDaniels, Denise Sherwood.
Second row: Rose Marie Wright,
Linda Woolbert, Judy Wright, Jen-
nie Peters, Elnora Opdahl, Florence
Sherwood, Carl Coates, Betty Wil-
McCutcheon and
(eorgia
Sarah Bao. Absent, Richard Bennie.
Stage frew includes Richard Rat-
cliffe, Sanuel Berkey, Gary Hozem-
pa, a and Ross Walker;
liams,
ushers, Mary Louise Daley, Nancy
Gensel, §andra Sherwood, and De-
borah Sliter.
Carol §utton will give an organ
recital beore the program and dur-
ing intermission. Accompanist for
the progmm will be Elnora P. Op-
dahl.
The pwlic is invited. There will
be mo admission charge. Anybody
wishing fo join the group at the
beginning of the mext semester Jan-
uary 7, vill be made welcome.
Atty. James L. Brown, president
of Back Mountain Protective Asso-
ciation, has announced that its Com-
munity Service Award will go this
year ‘to Rev. Francis Kane, pastor
of Gate of Heaven Parish.
The award is made annually to
chat person who without distine-
tion of race, color or creed has per-
formed outstanding community ser-
vice.
The presentation will be: pede |
at a Community Dinner on Tues-
day evening, February 19, at Irem
Temple Country Club.
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Parish. |
spirit behind the development
growth of Gate of Heaven
and Gate of « Heaven Scif sl
He. has proved himself. not only]
an able ‘administrator but ani 'out- |
standing citizen, “admired and re- |
spected by all elements, of the com- |
munity.
Before coming ‘to the Back Moun-
tain area, he was Assistant Super-
intendent of Schools of the Scranton
Diocese.
Serving on the dinner committee
are Rev. Robert D. Yost, arrange-
ments; Robert Laux, dinner chair-
man; Charles Glawe, ticket -chair-
man; Dr. F. Budd iSchooley, recep-
tion chairman; Frank Wadas, pro-'
gram; Mrs. Elizabeth Wallo, enter-
tainment.
Among those who have previously
received the award are: Atty James
Lenahan Brown, Rev. Robert D.
Yost, Senator Andrew J. Sordoni,
College Misericordia and Howard W.
Get $4,500 Already
How will Dallas Borough obtain
$4,500 in Real Estate Transfer taxes
erronously paid to Dallas Town-
ship ?
That was the big question that
faced Dallas Borough Council at its
December meeting Tuesday night in
the Borough Building.
The money was paid to the Re-
corder - of Deeds earlier this year
when Natona Mills sold several of
its houses on Birndale Road.
Following the usual procedure in
such matters, the Recorder issued
a check to the municipality shown
in the deed.
In this case the check was issued
in error since the Natona property
was declared to be within the con-
fines of Dallas Borough by a Court
ruling a few years ago.
Secretary of Council Robert
Brown said he visited the Recorder
f Deeds office some time ago and
was shown a deed which revealed
that the Natona property was in
Dallas Township and therefore the
Township was entitled to collect the
transfer tax.
Atty. Fleming said he is working
with the Township Solicitor to bring
ibout a solution. Somewhere along
the line someone erred, Atty..Flem-
ing said, and the Recorder should
have a later deed showing the prop-
erty to be in Dallas Borough.
There is no argument that the
rightful recipient of the money is
Dallas Borough. The problem is
to get'it back from the Township
to the Borough through the proper
channels. This may offer complica-
tions.
It is believed that the Township
will have to refund the tax to Na-
tona Mills which in turn will have
to pay it again to the Recorder who
can issue a check to the Borough.
Council had hoped to have the
money by now sd that it could re-
Community Service Award Will
Be Presented To Father Kane
Father Kane has been the guiding | Ee
Risley. ‘
Devoted to his church and
beloved school, Father Kane has
guided both the parish and school
| through a remarkable expansion pro- ,
gram culminated only recently by |
the purchase of the former Elmer
. Williams property on Machell Ave-
nue for a rectory.
But with all his church and
school responsibilities, he’ is not
too busy now and then to drive a
school bus if necessary orto remove
an article of youngster’s clothing
or a balloon for that matter, from
| the school roof.
Borough Fathers Ponder How To
Paid Townshi
plenish its depleted treasury until
the new tax returns come in.
Authority was granted Borough
officials to borrow $1,000 from
Miners National Bank for this pur-
pose if necessary.
Minutes of the November 13
meeting were read by Borough Sec-
retary Robert Brown and approved,
as was the treasurer's report show-
ing a balance of $3,656.00 Decem-
ber 1.
November building permits in the
amount of $5,380 were reported,
bringing the Borough $11.00 in fees.
Council voted to enforce the real
estate transfer tax again for 1963.
This is a procedure that must be
adopted by Council each year,
Police report was read and ac-
cepted and Secretary Brown re-
ported that the Motor Tax Account
and the Police Pension Fund had
been examined by state auditors
and found to be in good order.
President Harold Brobst presided.
Attending were members of Council
Cave, Parry and Hartman, Mayor
Morgan, Chief Honeywell and Bor-
ough Engineer Jeter. Absent:
Moore, Post and Davis. Starting at
8, the meeting adjourned before
9 o'clock.
Juveniles Steal Beer
From Andy Roam's Truck
Two juveniles, one boy, 15 from
Trucksville, the other, 17, of Lehman
admitted the robbery of several
cases of beer from Andy Roan’s truck
last Thursday night, A part of the
loot was recovered.
The boys were reledsed in custody
of their parents but will have to ap-
pear in Juvenile Court. Chief of
Police Herbert Updyke and Assistant
Chief Jesse Coslett picked up the
lads ‘on: Sunday and Monday.
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DALLAS DIRECTORS
VOIE NO ON IDEA OF
| RISE IN BASIC RATE
Dallas School Directors, mind-
ful of their obligations to tax-
payers, regretfully voted Tues-
day night against eliminatioon
of toll ¢harges to Wilkes-Barre
and’ raising the basic rate for
Dallas subscribers as proposed
by Commonwealth Telephone
Company
Analysis showed that the
Union School District would be
charged an increase of $36 per
month in basic rates, nine indi-
vidual business lines at $3
apiece, and two trunk lines at
$4.50 each.
"Directors balanced the '$36
increase per menth against the
$8.30 average toll charge per
month to. Kugston and Wilkes
Barre. ?
Individually almost unani-
mous in their approval of: the
idea, they could not go along
with the idea for ‘the school
district, rigidly controlled by a
budget.
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No Toll Vote
Running Ahead
Up until 2 yesterday afternoon,
2,557 out of 3,885 customers served
by Dallas exchanges of Common-
wealth Telephone Company had
voted in the poll ‘to determine
whether tolls to Wilkes-Barre and
Kingston are to be eliminated.
This represents 68.8 per cent of all
customers, Voting for elimination of
the tolls were 1,743 while 814 voted
to retain them. Thus 68.1 of those
voting favored toll elimination.
Still to vote are 1,328 customers
who have not sent in their ballots
to the Public Utility Commission.
All ballots not cast by December 31
will be considered as against toll
elimination.
Two hundred votes are needed
to achieve 50 per cent by those
favoring toll elimination while 1,129
are needed by those opposed.
Bake Sale For
Shaver Benefit
Patricia Smith has been appointed
chairman oof the bake sale for the
benefit of the
December 15 sponsored by Senior
Girl Scout Troop 9.
Misses Joan Darby ‘and Janice
Niezgoda are co-chairmen.
The sale will be held at Gosart’s,
Memorial Highway, beginning at
10.00 a. m.
Any ‘troop in the Dallas-Noxen,
Shavertown-Trucksville - area wish-
ing to donate, please contact either
Barb Evans, = NE 9-5417, or Ber
Smith, 674-3398.
See Her On TV -
See Lindy Colovos tap-dance on
TV Sunday afternoon at 2 over
Channel 16. Lindy, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Colovos, Trucksville,
has been studying for two years
with David Blight, sponsor of the
Sunday show.
Besecker Progresses
James Besecker is making prog-
ress at- Nesbitt Hospital where he
was admitted two weeks ago this
Saturday following a ‘coronary at-
tack. If he continues to progress
he may be home in two or three
weeks.
Shaver family on |
.1 to $1,000 by the owner, Lewis Hack-
a | Chrysler Sales Idea
suggestion for an advertising display
EASY TO REMEMBER
TWO |
Telephone Numbers
674-5656 674-7676
VOL. 74, NO. 50 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1962
452 New Books
For Juveniles
At Our Library
Purchased With
Money Granted
By State In June
Back Mountain Memorial Library
is the richer by 452 books, select-
ed on the first day of deer season
by a group which made a day of it
in Scranton at Gardner’s Wholesale
Book Store, taking advantage of a
school holiday and the usual day
off for librarians.
Up to their elbows in children’s
books were acting Librarian Mrs.
Albert Jones, children’s librarian
Mrs. Robert Bachman, assistant
Mrs. Dana Crump, volunteer Mrs.
Martin Davern, and Mrs. H. W.
Smith, Story Lady for summer
library hours, now teaching regular-
ly at Dallas Schools.
Ten cartons of books came back
with the librarians. Most of them
were destined for the Anmex, and
with delight of children. A few
of them were selected with an eye
to teen-agers, and even juniors and
seniors who are thinking about go-
ing to college. .
Each sturdy volume for children
is especially bound for long life,
books to be nibbled at by pre-school
children as well as kindergartners
and first-graders. The most fasci-
nating illustrations are being used
in the new books. Some of them
are reproduced from photographs,
such as the illustrations in a book
about the zoo, where a small boy
is being licked by a seal (or is it
kissed ?)
And there is that odd square blue
animal which has children guessing
until the last page. Don’t miss that
one. ¥
Books were , purchased from a
fund given by the State last June,
at least forty percent of which had
to be spent for juvenile books. Half
of the remainder of the original
32,488.25 * must ‘be used for non-
liction, and the remainder for re hel
ance books. 9
Mrs. Jones reports it was“ Fii- |
cult to make the selection, as §/ery-
body coveted everything in "sight.
Bocks will be on 'the shel¥is as
oon as they are catalogued.
Freddi K On ands, i:
Rir Mattress
‘Lake-Lehman PTA
‘Bsks For Blood
At the Lake-Lehman PTA meeting
Monday evening, Richard Williams
announced that a large air mattress
is needed to bring Fred Hannebaul
home from Johnstown Rehabiliation
Center for Christmas, and called
attention to the need for 21 pints
of blood ag replacement for blood
used in his treatment.
Lester Squier, supervising prin-
cipal, reported that he, Robert
Belles, Walter Chamber lin and
Atty Lewis Crisman would repre-
sent Lake-Lehman in Harrisburg to
oppose Act 561 as it now stands.
Mrs. Jonathan Valentine, program
chairman, presented sixth grade stu-
dents who sang under direction of
Mrs. Agnes ‘Wartella, elementary
music supervisor.
Four girls, Marsha Thomas, Me-
lanie Graham, Ellen Thomas, and
Cheryl Thomas, sang Christmas
selections, directed by Bernard Ger-
rity, supervisor of vocal music in
the High School.
John Miliauskas directed the
Brass Choir in an accompainment for
the Christmas Story narrated by
Richard Williams, Jr. The choir
will appear on television December
23 on “Sunday Serenade.”
Mr. Williams presided at ‘the busi-
ness meeting; Jonathan Valentine
led in the PTA prayer; Mrs. Preston
Mingus read the minutes, Ear] Cris-
pell the treasurer’s report; "Mrs.
Carrie Rood reported on by-laws.
Fire Does $800
Damage At Noxen
Fire, originating around an oil
heater, yesterday noon at Hackling’s
Nursery, Market Street, Noxen,
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gutted a small frame office building |
and destroyed a quantity of Christ- |
mas wreathes, holiday decorations
an a -quantity of tools.
The fire was discovered by Roy
Newell, who notified Noxen Fire
Company.
Damage was estimated at $800
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Isaacs Commended For
George Isaacs, salesman for his
father, Howard Isaacs, Chrysler deal-
er, has received commendation from
the Chrysler Corporation for his
idea for ‘Chrysler's 5-year, 50,000-
mile warranty material.
A letter from Chrysler's Detroit)
office this week informed Mr. Isaacs
that he will receive a merchandise
award for the suggestion..
Dallas Diiectors
Elect Bodycomb,
Earl Phillips
Mannear Steps CA 4
Biter 23 Years Bs =
President Of Board
Dr.. Robert Bodycomb took the
presidential chair Tuesday tevening,
elected unanimously by Dallas
School directors. Charles Mannear,
president for the past two and a
half years, stepped down with the
remark that he has enjoyed oct
cupying the chair, and wished Dr.
Bodycomb well.
Earl Phillips was elected vice
president. William Wright was
appointed representative to Wyo
ming Valley Technical School, with
Mrs. W. P. Steinhauer alternate.
An executive session preceded the
regular meeting.
Dick Demmy and George Jacobs,
representing Citizens Committee for
Better Schools, offered the services
of their organization in a study of
needs of the school district in rela-
tion to budgetary requirements.
Four extra teachers, said Dr.
Robert A. Mellman, superintendent,
‘would be necessary for next year’s
‘program, just to keep abreast with
present requirements: (A Spanish
teacher for Senior High School; an
English teacher for Junior High
School, to teach developmental and
remedial reading; two elementary
teachers, one for first grade, one
for remedial reading.
Reading, it was pointed out, is
the basis for any study. Many stu~
dents with high potential are handi-
capped because they do not com-
prehend what they bave read.
Dr. Mellman’s goal is actually
eleven teachers, but the remaining
seven are optional, whereas the
four teachers listed are a must,
Spanish, offered this year at Junior
High, must be continued at Sentor
High or it is time wasted.
Teachers whom Dr. Mellman
would like to bave, but realizes
that he cannot because of limited
budget include: a music teacher,
instrumental; art, elementary; phy-
sical education, elementary; busi-
ness education; advanced place-
ment;home economics and indus
trial arts, junior high.
Directors voted to. arrange for |
the four teachers, referred the re-
mainder of the sal to study by
committer, off izing that evsry
{dimes “teaver assaddid, uu age 1
rn
creases = proportionately.
It was recommended that i.
receipts from the Lake-Lehman and
Dallas wrestling meet, February 14
at Dallas be given tothe fund of
Fred Hennebaul the Lake-Lehman
boy who was injured last January
in a wrestling ‘match with Tunk-
hannock, now at Johnstown Re--
hebjlitation Center. \
Personnel
Mrs. Marcy H. Kercher, a all
time substitute teacher in home
economics, submitted her resigna-
tion. To take her place, Mrs. Gloria
B. Bronson. was elected to: teach
home ec at Dallas Senior High
School for - the remainder of the
school year.
Mrs. Bronson, Harveys Lake RD,
graduate of Pennsylvania State
University, has taken graduate
work at Wisconsin University and
Penn State. She was extension
home economist in Union County.
before’ moving to this area.
Mrs. Anna Griffiths, Forty Fort,
was listed as an available substi~
tute. wa
Alfred Camp made recording
tapes for use in (Civil Defense
classes to be held in Dallas School
District. He was given permission ;
to be absent December 19, to ap-
pear on WBRE in this connection.
Francis Ambrose, certified to
teach social studies, and Mrs. Flor-
ence Hozempa, certified in elemen- |
tary subjects, were added to the |
substitute list.
Miscellaneous
The cafeteria has been in
black ingtead of the red -for two
months.
Water pressure still ‘hotustey ot]
Trucksville School, but parental |
pressure has eased off.
Answers to questionnaires sent”
home with pupils indicate that no
child, unless living directly across
the street, could get home from
school in case of an atomic attack.
Transported pupils take the longest
time, walking pupils average id
| minutes.
Harry Sickler, reporting on’ possi-
bilities of levying an amusement
tax, said amusement taxes were
hard to collect, that there were
very few amusements in the Dallas
Area, and that the proposition seem-
ed not worth while, considered in
the light of a trotiey-raiger,
slp
Kiwanis Club Plans
Christmas Program
An interesting holiday program
will be presented at the dinner meet-
ing of Dallas Kiwanis Club Wednes-
day at 6:30. Jerome Gardner will
preside.
Kiwanis dihner dance will be held
Saturday with cocktails at 6.30,
dancing from 9 until 1 to the music
of Bobbie Baird. Reservatioons
should be made with Merrill Facg-
enburg or William Guyette by tc:
MOrrew, Thurnny, December 19.