rm - a RR h— » ® Former Dallas Man what he had learned to the Asso- postal patrons were amézed Thurs- day afternoon to look out and see we was on its way toward Wilkes- * porarily and it veered to the left, . Onlookers. and ®) damaged. Oldest Business Back of the 73 YEARS A NEWSPAPER Institution Mountain HE ALLAS POST TWO EASY TO REMEMBER Telephone Numbers 674-5656 674-7676 TEN CENTS PER COPY-_FOURTEEN PAGES Lone Lake Highway Bid Good If Equal To Cost Estimate Study Auction In Abington ~ To Lead Endeavor Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction is serving as a model for | a first all-out effort to raise money for expansion of the Community Library,” Abington. The Abington attempt will be held June 28 and 29 at Clarks Summit-Abington High School park- ing lot. General Chairman for this en- deavor, working from firsthand experience plus research, is Michael E. Kuchta, former Dallas resident and district manager of Common- wealth Telephone. Last week he lectured at a meet- ing of the Abington Library Asso- ciation on the workings of the Back Mountain affair, according to the Abington Journal. Kuchta visited at the Dallas Post early in December, and asked’ Howard Risley to tell him any- thing he knew about auction ec- onomics. . He visited other past chairmen too, and then imparted ciation. According to the Journal, “Those present at the meeting were agreed that there is no reason why a com- munity auction should not meet with success locally and that while the Abingtons lack experience, it is possible to overcome that dis- advantage by enthusiasm and hard work. Mr. Kuchta received plenty of assurance that he will have sin- cere help when and as needed.” i Largo Track Rverts Crash Post Office Window Saved From Impact The Superintendent of Mails, Shavertown Branch Post Office, and a car headed directly for the front plate glass window. A tractor-trailer stopped the ve- hicle from advancing, without in- flicting serious injury or much plamage to the automobile. The sedan, driven by Mrs. Caro- line Caperoon, Franklin Street, Dal- arre, when a car in front sud- denly turned right without warning. She lost control of the car tem- across the highway. . The Tunkhannock-bound tractor trailer, owned and driven by Wal- lace G. Serbert, Tonawanda, N. Y., was heavily loaded. were high in their praise of the trucker’s ability in controlling the large vehicle, after being hit by the car owned by Al- “bert H. Cawley, also of Franklin Street, Dallas, who was a passenger. .. Damage was slight, the left front ‘headlight of ithe trailer being broken and the right front wheel fender of the automobile Passengers were shaken but not “iandling © Harveys. ‘injured. Car was towed away by Clyde Birth. Work Could Begin In Early Spring A lone bid of $3,178,175 for con- struction of the new Dallas-Luzerne Highway will most certainly be ac- cepted soon, if it matches actual costs, says Robert F. Riley, Depart- ment of Highways district engineer. Official authorization from Har- risburg means that construction can begin in 60 days, and word is only days in the offing, according to the engineer. Quick decision is necessary to allow time for read- vertisement of bids if . necessary. Riley’s office feels that the "bid by Central Construction Company, Hazleton, and estimated costs are about equal, and called the lone bid ‘‘within reason.” The Harrisburg office usually consults district en- gineers on such decisions. Readvertisement for further bid- ding, in the event of departmental rejection, would not necessarily be unrealistic, according to Riley, as there are a number of companies qualified for the job if they want it. On a recently accepted Central Pennsylvania bid of = $4,500,000, there were nine ‘other applicants for the contract. Senator Harold Flack in Harris- | burg appraised of possibility of de- lay. in awarding the contract, promised to press the Department’ for quick acceptance. But the most the Senator can do, according to Riley, is to show the Harrisburg office, necessity of quick decision one way or the other. Two bids on a section of An- | thracite Expressway were recently rejected, and bidding was read- vertised, because neither one met the estimates. Riley said he did not see an analogous situation here. Two construction seasons span- ning two years are foreseen to be | the ifm needed to completc the 4.6 mile stretch of four-lane high- way. When complete, the road will provide quick traveling sur- face from ‘the edge of Kingston Township south of O’Malia Laundry to several hundred feet above the intersection of Routes 309 and 118 on the Tunkhannock Highway. As there is no possible detour on the proposed route, much of the contractor's time will be taken just guiding heavy traffic through the. construction during rush hours ahd Lake sunither traffic. The Highway Department is not planning to investigate and report: on possible alternate routes into the Back Mountain, but hopes the motor clubs will examine this. Bidding specifications call for a divided highway consisting of re- inforced concrete 24 feet in width on each side of a four foot divider, including three reinforced concrete conduits, one reinforced concrete retaining wall, and one twin metal pipe arch. The project also calls for the widening of 14,265 feet of existing pavement, construction of two bridges and the extension of five existing spans. FLACK’'S LINE TO BUREAU, OFFER, OPEN BUT UNUSED Numerous queries asking why the services of. Senator Harold Flack were not used in the recent postal crisis in Kingston Township brought this reply from district's senator: “I have a direct line to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles at Harrisburg. My offer to send self-addressed envelopes which would have received top prior- ity for residents upon reaching the bureau was not accepted.” 3 i: . Sergeant Ronald Long, son of Charles Long, retired lumberman "and miner, Ross Center, shows off | Bags Record-Sized Boar In Japan Ttaches high and four and one half | feet in length. | Sergeant Long and his wife, the 1- mer, MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, Council Unanimous'Dan Flood To Be For 1963 Budget Borough Council approved a tem- porary budget of $44,883.93 for 1963, open to public inspection for ten days, at an adjourned meeting Tuesday night. Added expenses, assumed above last year’s budget, included a token gift of $100 to the library and a sum of $200 to the Planning Com- mission, balanced by an increase of the Real Estate Transfer tax total of $5,500. “All salaries and wages were con- tinued as per 1962, excepting the Police Chief’s, increased $100, and police car expenditure, raised to $600 per year. It was announced by secretary Robert Brown that the bill from Marvel Company and Paul Shaver for traffic light repair came to $750, $250 less than was set aside when the system failed during an early snow-storm. Total expected receipts for the year are $45,083.93. Car Inspection Car inspection deadline is Jan- uary 31. Get your car inspected now, before the last minute rush. Toastmaster For Bward Dinner Father Kane Honored As Man Of The Year Congressman Daniel J. Flood will be toastmaster at the Back Mountain Protective Association Dinner when it presents’ its Community Service Award to Reverend Francis A. Kane, Pastor of the Gate of Heaven Church, it was announced by Attorney James Lenahan Brown, President of the Association. The dinner will be held Tuesday evening, February 19, at Trem Temple Country Club. The Community Service Award is being presented to Reverend Francis A. Kane because of his outstanding com- munity service to the Back Mount- ain area of Luzerne County. Serving on the dinner committee are Rev. Robert D. Yost, arrange- ments; Robert Laux, dinner chair- man; Charles Glawe, tickets; Dr. F. Budd Schooley, reception; Frank Wadas, program; Mrs. Elizabeth ‘Wallo, entertainment. Plans for the dinner will be taken up at the regular monthly meeting of the Back Mountain Protective Association tonight at 8 at the Back | Mountain Library Annex. A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION: Sheldon Drake Retires From Post Office ‘After almost thirty-eight years. of service, Sheldon H. Drake, carrier of Dallas Post Office retired December 27, 1962. Mr. Drake has carried R. D. 2 and R. D. 3 out of the local Post Office since he began his association with the Post Office in November, 1925. A Veteran of World War I, Mr. Drake is a member of American Legion Post 672, Dallas, and the Dal- las Methodist Church. He is married to the former Mildred Shaver of rural Dallas. They have two children, Fred Drake and Mrs. Ruth Wasser- March Of Dimes Swings Into Action For 1963 air- Brief Area Blackout Follows Squirrel-Fry ‘When a squirrel incinerated it- self on a high tension wire at the Trucksville substation of United Gas Improvement Company Wednesday morning, causing an arc of blue fire the resultant blackout lasted only half’ an hour, though damage, ac- cording to James Brownlee, was ex- | tensive ‘and costly. A mobile substation swung into i| action. ‘Power was switched through Car- verton sub-station, and within half an hour Fernbrook, Trucksville, and parts of Shavertown were supplied with electricity furnaces humming again, electric clocks purring. Duke Isaacs, next door to the sub- i station, was the first to report trou- ble and within minutes the office in Kingston was besieged with calls. All that was left of the squirrel was a bit of scorched grey fur and a fragment of ‘tail. Seven Fire Phones Installed Tuesday Seven of ten new fre phones or- dered by Dallas emergency squads were installed Tuesday, according to Ambulance ‘Association president ' Ray Titus. Three more will be com- ing shortly. ’ Under the new sys‘em, a fire or ambulance call will ring phones in ten homes simutanscously. Only. fire ‘chiefs will be able to sound the central alarm from their homes. Idetown Fire Company Plans Installation Jonathan R. Fire Company Ide- town, will meet at 7:30 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. on Friday, January 25 to make final plans for the installa- tion dinner honoring new and out- going officers, Saturday evening, February 2. i Officers: President, Edward Gil- vice president, Ernest Fritz, secretary, Ralph Snyder, treasurer, George Adams, financial secretary, John Chesnovitch, fire chief, Walter Meade, assistant fire chief, Jack Cave, fire captain, James Caster- | line. The Company announces that the the monster boar he bagged in Ja- former Sara Jumper, Reyburn, and skating rink opposite the fire hall pan, the biggest ever seen in that country. Shot down with a 30-06 rifle near two children, have been in Japan for thirty-nine months. Stationed at Yahata Air Force Base is in excellent condition and open | to children of the area. Next meet- ing will be held on Friday, Feb- the town of Naguri, the big pig |the sergeant, who is a career service- ruary 1 at 8 p.m. weighed 225 pounds, measured thirty man, will return here in May, [ nurseries Young Trappers Work For State Local Enthusiasts Round Up Rabbits Young Back Mountain rabbit- trappers are in. busiress once again, as part of Pennsylvania Game Com- mission's state-wide January pro- gram for live transfer of the animals from suburbia to gamelands. Now registered as “Class A” state trappers are eight high-school stu- dents from Dallas, Shavertown, Ide- ‘town, Harveys Lake, and Trucks- ville, and Game Warden Ed Gdosky expects more. Class A” trappers receive free use of the little green box traps provid- ed by the Commission, as well as a commission of 75 cents per rab- bit. Class B” trappers, mostly par- ticipants in group projects such as Scouting and PAL, are younger and receive no remuneration. The little green boxes do not hurt the bunnies in any way, and each ' trapper is responsible for checking his traps at least once a day. Traps will be a familiar sight in many relatively densely populated areas, including those above men- tioned. Cemeteries, gardens, land- scaped yards with vegetation, and will be prime target points for trappers. Ed Gdosky says the live trapping industry booms even in the more industralized areas in Wyoming Valley. The Game Warden now has more than twenty Class A trap- pers, mostly grown men, operating throughout the valley from Exeter to Shickshinny, including several in Wilkes-Barre. Early registrants in our area are: Jim Hoppel, Dallas; Lauren Dymond, Jr., John Butler, and John Kritchen, Shavertown; Douglas Ide, Steve Easton, and John Mohen, Idetown; Cliff Hawk, Jr., Trucksville. Harveys Lake Rod and Gun Club is also aiding in the project. Total transfer is expected to run from 50,000 to 80,000 rabbits over the whole state. Ed Gdosky invites scout leaders to join the project, and promises to supply them with enough traps. He also warns those perennial violators who destroy and hide set traps in order to keep rabbits in their own areas for dog-training that they are subject to a $10 penalty. Mary J. Parkhurst, Y Mrs. man, Mrs. Dorothy Sicher and Mrs. Robert Botsford, co-chairman of the Back Mountain Area, are shown with their Captains planning the 1963 March of Dimes: campaign for the Wyoming Valley Chapter of The National Foundation. Standing, left, to right: Mrs. T. Budd, W. Dallas; Mrs. Edwin T. Roth and Mrs. Joseph F. Schneider, Dallas; Miss Pamela Calkins, Oak Hill; Miss Marilon Hunt, Lehman and Franklin Twp; Miss Elaine Hunt, Lehman and « Mrs. George H. Thomas, Dallas. St anding, left to right: Mrs. Harold: Schooley; Dallas; Mrs. Mal- colm Nelson, Harvey's Lake; Mrs. Robert Botsford, cochairman; Mrs. Mary J. Parkhurst, chairman; Mrs. ‘Stuart P. Marks, Lehman, Mrs. Dorothy Sicher, cochairman; Mrs. William Calkins, Idetown; Robert L. Jones, Mrs. F. Edgar Kudlick, execu- tive secretary; Vincent Yerabeck and Mrs. Robert L. Jones. Other captains are; Mrs. Robert Tippett, Trucksville; Mrs. Richard Stauffer, Shavertown; Mrs. Car Goeringer, E. Dallas; Mrs. Joseph Hughes, Jr., Huntsville. briefed the group on the importance of the 25th Anniversary March of Dimes campaign. “Our campaign theme this year is ‘Give for the Life of a Child,” ’ said Mrs. Kudlick. “Through contributions of the American people, March of Dimes- supported research developed the Salk and Sabin vaccines, and polio has been eliminated as a threat to ‘the lives and well-being of children all over the world, even though mil- lions of dollars are still needed to aid those stricken in former years.” Now we are striving to help the 250,000 infants and children born every year in the United States with significant birth defects, and the 11 million Americans — including thousands of children-afflicted with some form of arthritis or rheumatic disease.” The March of Dimes has already helped finance more than 50 treat- ment centers for birth defects, arth- ritis and polio in many parts of the country, where teams of medical specialists provide early diagnosis and comprehensive medical care. Film “Teenage Rock” The film “Teenage Rock” will be shown Saturday evening at ‘Little Theatre building, Wilkes-Barre. Bus leaves Shavertown Shopping Center at 7. Dallas Junior School won the trophy for attendance last time, put- ing it on display in the trophy case. Die 0f Poison Mrs. Parkhurst and Mrs. Kudlick |, ott. Postmaster Ed Buckley received an Honorary Certificate which he presented to Mr. Drake from the Postmaster General and J. J. Doher- ty, Regional Director of the Phil- adelphia Region. Standing: Allen Montross, Clerk; A. E. Perrego; Carrier Drake receiv- ing the Certificate from Postmaster Ed Buckley; A. E. Lipp; Ed Labatch, Lewis Reese, and Raymond Kuderka. Kneeling: John Juris, R. D. 3, carrier. Five Noxen Dogs S Two Other Dogs Among Missing Pet dogs were dropping like flies in. Noxen on Tuesday, as a dog poisoner spread his bait, distribut- ing small chunks of fresh beef im- pregnated with what is presumably arsenic. of ‘the -day, two missing. Joseph Malbone’s harmless little Spitz, stiffening in death, was taken to Dr. Robert Post, who found mas- sive hemorrhage of the lungs, and the remains of fresh’ meat in the stomach. Oscar: Hackling lost' a collie; Cal- vin Strohl a- large shepherd dog; Howard Keller a small beagle; War- ren Newell a hound. Nik Fritz’s hound, eight years old and the family pet, staggered into the Noxen post office, Mrs. Guy Fritz poured milk down him, in an effort to neutralize the poison, but he took off, heedless of calls to “corte” back) ‘and disappeared. - Always before, when in pain, he brought his hurt paws 0 Mrs. Fritz for comfort, Edgar Fasclman's Spitz als) vanished. Heavy snow on Wednes- day hindered the search. A schoolboy, walking along Main Street, found a small packet ‘of fresh meat, cbviously doctored. He burned it. State Police recommended getting in touch with Leo Carr, Dog In- spector in Towanda, and the SPCA. Heard frequently around Noxen has been the statement, “We've got too many dogs around here. Just wait.” Fort Kiwanis, Five dogs were dead by the end I VOL. 75, NO. 4 THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1963 Kiwanis Lectured On Phone Service Dallas Kiwanis Club heard Jack Landis, manager of Commonwealth Telephone Company, last Wednes- day evening. Mr. Landis spoke about the proposed extension of service in the area, sketching the background of toll-free service to Wilkes-Barre and Kingston, and emphasizing benefits to be obtained by the change. He showed a film on how mes- sages and TV are transmitted by Tel-Star, courtesy of the Bell Tele- phone Company. Two visitors were introduced: Sam Davis, from the Kingston-Forty- and : Robert Jones, from the Wilkes-Barre club. Suffers Fatal Heart Attack George Shupp Dies After Ice-Fishing George Shupp, Dallas organizer of the Shupp Bowling League and Back Mountain Neighborhood League, suffered a fatal heart at- tack at Lake Wallenpaupack Mon- day morning, while walking to his car after fishing through the ice. Collapsing against a tree, he died almost instantly. His fishing companion, Richard Lewis of Wyoming telephoned the family. Mr. Shupp, 63, had suffered a previous heart attack, which dic- tated his retirement last year. from Pennsylvania Power and Light, where he had worked for thirty- two years. He had also given up hunting as too strenuous, but con- tinued to fish. A native of Kansas, he was son of the late Fred and Mary Ed- wards Shupp. He spent most of his life in the Back Mountain, where he ‘was well known in the field of sports. He was the first Little League umpire in the area, ‘and was president = of the Bi-County Baseball League. His first wife, Sarah Phillips of West Wyoming, died in 1944. He leaves his widow, the former Ruth Gordon; these children: Fred and Mrs. Elizabeth Cyphers, both of Dallas; Harold, with the U.S. Navy in Bermuda; Mrs. Doris Cy- phers,. Carverton; brothers, Clar- ence, Noxen; Henry, Kunkle; Theo- dore, Greenwood Lake, N. Y.; sis- ters, ‘Mrs. smna Dennis, "Waiting; Mrs. Grace Warner, Caldwell, N.J.; a stepson, Charles Weed [U. S. Navy at New York; ten grandchildren: Services are scheduled for Fri- day at 2 p.m. from the Disque Fu- neral Home, Rev. William Watson officiating. Burial will be at Carverton. Friends may call this afternoon or evening. Heavy Snow Wednesday Heavy snow Wednesday after- noon slicked the roads, caused many near misses as evening traffic started and cars failed to make the hills. Re-Elected By Savings JOHN T. MACKENROW Civil War Roundtable | Discusses Slavery Issue Members of Back Mountain Civil War Roundtable, Thursday evening were fascinated with the ‘Port- folio of Civil War Prints” shown by John Ney. Richard Garman presided. The slavery issue was one of the chief topics of discussion. Program planning for future meetings promises to be of great interest to Civil War students. The group voted to make a pre- sentation to the Library in memory of Howard Risley, one of its most dedicated members. A gift from Mrs. Betty Rather, Miami, Florida was received for this purpose. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. ‘Richard Garman, Mrs. Thomas Heffernan, Thomas Cully, John Ney, Mrs. Dana Crump, Major Edgar Post, and Carl Goeringer. Cub Scout Banquet Annual Blue and Gold banquet of Cub Scout Pack 233 will be held Tuesday, February 5, at Shavertown Methodist, Church, - And Loan Association WALTER 8S. BLACK Mad Or Drunk Burglar Wrecks Store, (zarage Neatly Lift $335 From Restaurant; Find Suspect Truck Madness or alcohol in his method, A combined with knowledge of the premises, characterized the work of | the burglar who pillaged Caddie La- Bar’s store and garage, and robbed Crchard Farms Restaurant, Memor- ial Highway, early Sunday morning. Although police and owners dif- fered as to whether the “m.o’s” of each instance indicated a single party’s efforts and whether they matched several similar attempts in Wilkes-Barre over the weekend, it was plain that the robberies took place within a few hours of each other. A truck stolen the same night from a Wilkes-Barre gas station, and used to transport goods taken from the same premises, was found Tuesday abandoned in Stroudsburg. Tires, cigarettes, and other contra- band were still in it, but nothing to link it with area robberies. The vehicle had a flat tire. Both attempts, which resulted in a total of $385, 77 automobile in- spection stickers, a shotgun, am- munition, cigarettes, and lots of pointless wreckage, were made on relatively open ground. Both points 3 of entry were close to important it highways. In fact, all the lights in Caddies building were on all night, and the | thieves turned on his gas pumps as well. Whether they were in league or not, the burglars were well informed, not only as to which drawers to find loot in, but, as one borough police- man reflected, - just where police fu would be at the time, 2 At Caddies, they knocked out an e:ght, foot pane of glass fronting the highway, walked in, and cleaned $50 out of the till. No experts, they took the cheaper’ of wo shotguns, and some .22 shells. They knew which pane of glass. to knock out of the garage door to reach the electric switch, which drawer to pound the lock from. In the drawer were 77 state inspection stickers, The latter fact led police and em bloyee Robers Rinken; "who ‘openad | the wrecked sliop at 7, to believ that the perpetrators were either impossibly. think or else drunk. All tags are easily traceable. Unlike the robbery at Orchard Farms Restaurant, where entry was quickly gained by breaking a kitchen window, and where $335 was neatly lifted from a drawer without ex- cessive disturbance, cashier Linda Houlihan, the deed at 'Caddie’s was almost all destruc- tion. ? robberies this year, and as many in one month last year: “They wrecked more than they took.” In their wake they left a broken ther- mostat, two broken windows, ripped telephone mires, - shelves = wiped cléan, punctured antifreeze cans, smashed cigarette and soda mach- | ines, and a coin- box Sioating in the lavatory. - . Patrolman . John: Berti checked both premises around 11:30, and Cliff Foss, off-duty, noticing a truck parked outside Caddie’s, stopped-on his way home at 1 a.m. to look it over. It had been there for several . days. Reflecting sadly on the seemingly irresistable quality their store has for thieves, Caddie and Mrs. LaBar | are considering getting a watchdog or an alarm system. In Wyoming Valley early Sunday morning, thieves stole a truck from Decker’s Gas Station, 54 South Washington Street, to carry away goods also taken from the establish- ‘| ment. Eleven tires, a battery charg- er, cigarette machine, and change were missing, Entry was gained by At the 34th annual meeting of | smashing a window. shareholders of Susquehanna Say- ings and Loan Association of | Wilkes-Barre, John T. Mackenrow, | Pioneer Avenue, Dallas was re- | elected Director = and Secretary; | Walter 'S. Black of Jackson Road, Huntsville was re-elected Vice President-Comptroller. Other officers re-elected at the reorganization meeting were: Tom Hart, Chairman of the Board; Mi- chael Bonchonsky, President; Leroy Landau, Vice President; J. C. DeSanto, Treasurer; Joseph Serling, Solicitor; George Sailus, Executive Vice President; Joseph Olshefski, Assistant Treasurer. Other direc- tors are: Leo J. Bergsman, John K. Karambelas, Herbert Shrader, and E. C. Wideman, Jr. The report of .the president re- vealed assets of the Association on December 31, 1962 as $12,257,906.18, reflecting a growth of $505,049.30 of last year. The Association paid a total of $340,946.79 in dividends during 1962. ; During - the year Susquehanna Savings purchased the adjoining building at 29 West Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, to expand its present facilities to provide ' shareholders and the community better service | near evidently unsuccessful attempt to Another window was smashed at Petroleum Service Station, 49 Dana | Street, Wilkes-Barre, and burglars |'stole $1,238 worth ot office equip- ment, later jetisoned in the snow Giants Despair Hill, after an convey it to a hiding place. Investigation of the Dallas crimes is being carried on by State Police Sergeant Richard Klick and Corporal Sylvester Orlando, Police Chief Rus- sell Honeywell and Patrolman Char- les Lamoreaux. Show-Boat Minstrel Tickets On Sale Tickets for the forthcoming Show Boat Minstrel, to be staged by Irem Temple Chanters January 28 at Irem Temple, Wilkes-Barre, may be ob- | tained by calling Mrs. Lloyd Rogers, 4 GReenleaf 7-2631. The production is for the benefit of Luzerne County Mental Health Association. Mrs. Rogers, Meeker, is on the staff at Retreat Mental Hospital. She reports that the Luzerne County organization needs funds to carry . lon its werk of educating the public, consecutively numbered. according to Said Caddie, who has had threes |
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