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Kovacs To Talk
At Lake-Lehman
A “Born Emerican”
From Bnother Land
IMRE KOVACS
Hungarian by birth, Yugoslav by
compulsion, American by Choice:
these are the outstanding traits of
Imre Kovacs, main speaker at com-
mencement exercises which will be
held on June 9, at 8:15 p.m., in the
Lake-Lehman. High School gym-
nasium, fn
Educated in the schools of Hung-
ary, Germany, Rumania, and Serbia;
Mr. Kovacs came to America to
complete his training at Yale, Lan-
caster Seminary and Julliard School
of Music. Mr. Kovacs represented
the YMCA in Yugoglavia before
travelling through nine European
countries studying social and, ec:
onomic conditions. After receiving
an invitation by the National Coun-
cil of the YMCA to do a lecture
tour in the U. S., Mr. Kovacs re-
turned to this country.
Mr. Kovacs has addressed over
five million people in American
communities, including an audience
of twenty five thousand at Madi-
son ‘Square Garden. The only for-
eign-born American ever to receive
the National Best Teller Award, Mr.
~Kavaas.. was cesincipifnt® of ‘the 1%
award with former Vice-President
Barkley.
It has been said the Mr. Imre
Kovacs is living proof that “Some
people are born in America . .
others, no matter where they were
born, were born American.”
Addresses will also be presented
by honor students, Edward Hollos
and Mary Ann Bebey.
Driver Unaware
Car Is Aflame
Byron Kitchen, Shavertown, driv
ing up East Franklin Street, last
Wednesday evening with grandson,
Jack . Kitchen as passenger was
startled to hear several neighbors
shouting at him and wondered what
was afoot.
Mrs. Walter Roberts, walking out
the front door was likewise amazed
to see a passing car with its under-
carriage aflame.
“Get out, get out,” she shouted
to the driver unaware of danger.
Mr. Kitchen finally applied the
brakes and upon alighting was
astonished to discover the fire.
A quick call by Mrs. Bernard
Rogers brought the 'Shavertown
Fire Company on the double and in
a short time the blaze was ex-
tinguished.
The 1962 Oldsmobile was badly
damaged, with inspection disclos-
ing a soft plug had slipped out and
spraying gasoline against a hot
engine had ignited.
- While. awaiting repairs, Mr.
Kitchen borrowed a car for the
weekend. While shopping in Evans
Drug Store another driver struck
the vehicle, but this time only
minor damage resulted.
Open-House At
Whitesell Bros.
Whitesell Brothers plan a Grand
Opening of their newly enlarged
store on the Lehman Highway,
just beyond the turnoff from Me-
morial Highway, Friday and Satur-
day of this week. Hours are 8 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday.
Whitesells have rolled out the
red carpet for their customers, lead-
ing them up the stairs to the railed
balcony where room-size units of
kitchen, bathroom and family room
are on display. .
Door-prizes, free Cokes, and tre-
mendous bargains in builders sup-
plies make the Open House a draw-
ing card for the entire area. Do-
it-yourself addicts will “be in clover.
Plenty of parking space. Meet
eg
Four neighdors ai Whitesélls to-
morrow. and Saturday.
Ambulance Crew
Ambulance crew for coming week,
beginning midnight Sunday is: Ray
Titus, captain; Lee Tinsley, Len Har-
vey, Jim Wertman, and Johan Carey.
Ed Roth’s crew is on duty until
then.
Lake-Lehman Brings Home Awards
From Sherburne Competition
Four busloads of band members
and at least one hundred cars
crammed with parents and well-
wichers took to the road Saturday
morning to attend the annual page-
ant of bands in Sherburne, N. Y.
a custom of several years standing,
which: has put the prize-winning
Lake-Lehman Band on the national
competition map.
This year, Lake-Lehman paced
second in field bands, and third in |
parade marching. In field band ex-
hibition at the half-time show,
Lake-Lehman was only four-tenths
points behind the former national’
championship Bestal Band, winner
of first place this year.
Highlight of the show was ‘“Con-
fusion” in which the entire field
was covered ‘with moving bands-
men who returned simultaneously
to their former exact positions.
Only a little over a point separ-
ated the three winners in parade
competition.
It was a blistering hot day, with |
spectators burning to a crisp as
Lake-Lehman Band, under direction
of John Milkiauskas, brought home
another good-sized piece of bacon
for the Back Mountain.
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY
Little League Season Opens With Ceremony
wise the fences, for the official]
Baseball for Boys program Satur-
day afternoon, 1:30.
It was a beautiful, and very hot
day.
Over 330 boys representing twen-
ty Little League and Teener teams
were in uniform on the field.
Several (above right) served in
double capacity, as opening selec-
tions and national anthem were
presented by the Junior High School
Band, directed by Alfred Camp.
Judge Bernard Brominski (the
“black: sheep” of this family, be-
opening ceremony of Back Mountain |
Bleachers were jammed, and Tike cause all of his retiree Wicluding
Uncle Ed followed athletic ‘tradi-
tion, he said) spoke on sportsman-
ship, and threw out the first ball.
Commander Dick Staub and Past |
| Commander Ed Buckley, Daddow-
color |
i guard raised the flag and All-Star
Isaac Post, and Key Club
State Championship pennant.
A letter from Governor William
Scranton commending Back Moun-
{tain on its superb baseball record
[last * year,
season was read by Harry Lefko, |
Lazarus team coach, who did a
and wishing well this
swell job as emcee.
Rev. Francis Brennan and Rev.
Russell Lawry gave invocation and
benediction.
Four two-inning Little League
games and three two-inning teen-
age games followed the ceremony,
| with David Traver hitting the first
home run of the season, for Dallas
(Lazarus). J
Heat offered ample opportunity
for the brand-new refreshment
stand to try working at capacity.
Coaches, officers, friends, , and
Dallas Township . Superyisors were
out several nights before the open-
ing day, getting the field and facili-
ties in shape. .
Course In Medical
Dr. Robert A. Mellman, Superin-
tendent of the Dallas School District
has announced that a course. for
adults in Medicare or Medical Self
Help Training under the program
of the Civil Defense will commence
in the Dallas Junior High School
Auditorium on Tuesday, June 18th
at 7 P.M. The course will be held
each Tuesday for five weeks.
Anthony Broody, Civil Defense
Disaster = Chairman of = Luzerne
County, will be the instructor. Ad-
vance registration is not required.
Further information will be present-
ed at a later date.
No Rummage
For Auction =
In plain gh NO RUMMAGE.
The Library Auction is held for |
the support of the Back Mountain
Memorial Library.
Old magazines do not contribute
to the support of anything except
the trash collectors. Give them to
your garbage man.
Broken down chairs, ditto.
This has to be said every year.
The first year the Library Auction
was founded, the slogan was GIVE
SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE
{TO KEEP,
The library is for YOUR benefit.
Support the Auction by donating
something that will bring money as
well as laughs when it is offered
over the block.
The 0ld Grey Mare
And The Old Buggy
Jimmie Kozemchak scoured the
countryside for the right kind of
open buggy for the Library Auction
poster, and found it at the Glen
Johnson place in Lehman. Posters
will show Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
on their way to the Auction in the
Car Smashes Into A&P Lobby
. Late-model
Mrs. Josephine Goeringer,, Lake]
Louise, sits peacefully, square in the |
doorway of Dallas Shopping Center |
A&P Market.
With Mrs. Goeringer at the wheel,
and her granddaughter Ellen, 2,
next to her, the Valiant careened
through a large plate-glass window
and a set of glass doors, and came
to rest as above.
‘Mrs. Goeringer’s
car collided
sedan belonging to | Saturday morning around 10 with
a like model car driven by Stephen
Veneeko, Shavertown RD 5, in the
parking” lot. Venecko was pulling
into the lot from the northbound
lane of Memorial Highway as Mrs.
Goeringer was coming south in the
lot toward the entrance.
Her car, front end smashed in,
was' towed away. His, hit on the
side, was driveable. No one was
hurt.
INSTITUTION
Holes In Curfew
Postpone Vote
Mayor Shows Council
Law Contradictions
Final vote on the Borough curfew
ground to a halt after Mayor Tom
Morgan stopped the show at Council
meeting Tuesday night by pointing
out what appeared to be some blat-
ant loopholes.
‘Although the mayor is known not
to favor the curfew in any form,
and Council is very much unani-
mously in favor of curfews, the
members had to admit that the
mayor's points were well taken.
There were some reasonably ap-
parent contradictions in the new
ordinance, which will be ironed out,
hopefully, by next Tuesday night.
An adjourned meeting is called for
8 p. m.
In other ‘business, it was an-
nounced that Elizabeth, and Joseph
Streets, and Sterling and part of
Sunset ‘Avenues had been paved at
a cost of $7,083.77, minus an oil
discount.
Reminder. was -given to Dallas
residents that Council will be en-
forcing an ordinance which will
fine car-owners whose. cars impede
snow-plow progress. Citizens. should
try to arrange for off-street parking.
Tax-collector’s report was read,
including names of percapita tax
delinquents, many of whom prop-
ably just forgot to pay.
Mayor Morgan, who takes a very
active interest in legal matters gen-
erally, felt that the new ordinance,
drawn through borough solicitor,
conflicted with the Juvenile Act of
1933.
For one thing, the mayor said,
a juvenile cannot be taken, as pro-
vided, before a Justice of the Peace.
Furthermore, a provision which per-
tained to youngsters both below and
above the age of 18, was followed
{ immediately by a clause referring
decision ‘to the Juvenile Court. But
nobody 18 or over would ‘be tried
by Juvenile Court. :
Several other objections were
raised. = Council hopes to iron the
law out by next week.
Ambulance Call
Dallas © ambulance took Francis
“Red” Ambrose from his home to
Mercy Hospital Friday morning, af-
ter he suffered intense back pains
for several days. William Kelley, L.’
R. Scott, and Charles Youngblood
were the crew.
FIRE ENGINE PUMP BACK
Pump in Dallas fire engine Num-
ber 2, the American LaFrance, has
been repaired, and the truck will be
ready for action soon.
Mishaps Plague
Herbert Majors
Troubles continue to plague the
Herbert Major family, Overbrook
Avenue. Many weeks of illness, a
fall through the second floor ceiling,
a brush fire ignited from a tractor
spark and a television set reduced
to rubble by a lightning bolt are
just. a few of the mishaps which
have befallen the Dallas family,
recently.
At present Mildred is nursing an
infected knee, nephew Mark is list-
ed for possible surgery following
a dog bite on the ear, while his
sister is bedded with a strep throat
buggy, the Old Grey Mare up front. infefction. %
Parry Promoted
By Acme Stores
Will Continue To
Live In This Area
Shavertown Acme Market will
seem a bit different to its customers
within the next few weeks when
its genial manager, Robert Parry,
will leave his base of operations for
the past eleven years.
Parry, who hag been extremely
active and popular in this area, has
been promoted by Acme Stores of-
ficials to the position of produce
specialist and will spend his time
visiting the company’s eighty stores.
“Bob,” as he is affectionately
known, will continue to reside with
his family in the Back Mountain !
area, where he moved upon trans-
ferring to this sector from Kings-
ton Narrows Acme, ,
Mr.
is a member of Dallas Borough
Council and an active member of
Dallas Kiwanis Club.
Thomas Wallent, Plymouth, has
been designated as the successor
to Mr. Parry and is now at the
Shavertown Store. He is also a
Parry has been a strong ‘ad-
vocate of the local Little League, '
Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch . ..
native of Plymouth. fire
Shown left to right: Michael |
Godel, Lewis V, Ide, Joe Ellsworth, | ciation to Sordoni Enterprises and
Shavertown and Trucksville fire is no small task. The Lehman | Bud Mekeel, Lanceford Sutton, | Letinen Township Supervisors for
burned a condemned, | | Horse Show grounds this year will | Frank Urbanavitch, Gary Baker, aid in building the new improved
| sh show a great improvement over | Myron Baker, Leonard Derby, Leon- | show grounds.
| previous years. ‘Since the land has ard Derby, Leonard Ide, Chief Jo-| Horse show this year is scheduled
Lehman Firemen express appre-
m—..
' Setting fence posts for a perma- |
nent ring, plus poles for lighting,
FIREMEN BURN BUILDING : |
companies
worthless building just south of Car-
Everybody Digs In To Help
Make Horse Show Big Event
Kick-Off Dinner To
Be Served Saturday
A covered dish dinner will be
served at the Fire Hall on Satur-
day evening, June 8, at 7 for all
members of the fire company and
the community. Everyone is wel-
come; please make erservations, if
possible, through Mrs. Bud Mekeel,
chairman.
Demolition Of
Buildings Rapid
With demolition of condemned
buildings along Memorial Highway
proceeding ahead of schedule for
contractor John Parrish, all aban-
doned homes under his control are
expected to be razed within three
weeks.
Operations have been going
smoothly under direction of fore-
men Thomas Bean, Noxen, and
Robert Parrish, Trucksville.
The men are particularly proud
of the little time involved in the
dismantling of the former Mathers
home, a three story dwelling which
was taken down by hand in seven-
teen hours by five men. The ma-
terial was entirely salvaged.
Bulldozers have been used in a
number of topplings where time
was of essence. Eight men comprise
the Parrish crew which follow the
highway contractor's blue prints.
Garages will remain for the pres-
ent as storage buildings. Gasoline
tanks have already been installed
in the former Mathers service sta-
tion. A trailer of Williams Construc-
tion Company has been parked on
of the road construction to begin
shortly.
Seven homes have been sold to
individuals with several more sched-
uled for sale and transfer to a new
location. Sam's Diner, Eckert's Ma-
chine Shop, Roberts Apartments,
Mihal home, Guyette’s Store and
the Roushey Building were among
those structures to come down this
Daley Garage property, harbinger {
Proceeds To Boost
Emergency Groups
In. an era when many of our
worthwhile projects are subsidized
by government, it is heartening to
see members of the Lehman Vol-
unteer Fire Company working to-
gether on their annual fund-raising
project—The Lehman Horse Show.
Proceeds from this annual spectacle,
scheduled for July 3 and 4, finance
the Lehman Volunteer Fire Comi-
pany and Ambulance Service for
the coming year.
Township residents are glad to
cooperate with the Volunteer Fire-
men in tHe staging of the show
because they have seen the value
of fine fire fighting equipment and
ambulance service demonstrated
many times over. A door to door
solicitation which will be made for
contributions to the Ambulance
Fund in the next week or so has
been well received in the past. Don-
ors’ names are listed in the Horse
Show program. Area businessmen
and friends are being asked to ad-
vertise again this year in the show
program, Families are also re-
quested each year to make dona-
tions of home baked goods and
other food items for the July 4th
dinner served by the Ladies Aux-
iliary.
All in all, almost everyone in the
area helps in one way or. another
to stage the Horse Show. It's a
big show for a small town, and has
become well attended from a State-
wide area. There are untold hours
of work involved. But the import-
ant fact is that the whole com-
munity gets behind the project to
help something of
value to a suburban area . . . a good
and ambulance
finance real
fire department
service.
lumber available at Andy Roan
building in Shavertown with busiest
sale day noted on Saturday.
Pickets from the CIO, AF of L
have appeared on the scene this
week but have not curtailed sched-
VOL. 75, NO. 23 THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1963
Auction New Goods
Committee Rolls
New Goods (Committee for the
Library Auction swung into action
Tuesday night when thirty mem-
bers met at Herman Kern's for
cold cuts, suitable liquids, and the
hard cold business of handing out
assignments.
Merrill Faegenburg, chairman, re-
ports 250 assignments already stak-
ed out, with more to come, Norma
Smith, secretary, has the roll-call.
Atty. Robert Fleming, Library
Auction general chairman = an-
nounces a meeting of chairmen at
his home on Main Street Monday
night at 8.
School Says
Cooks Needed
. Guidance Bulletin
To Advise Seniors
Seniors who have not decided on
what specific job area to pursue
will do well to consider a school
for cooks which will be conducted
by. the . State Employment Service
in Wilkes-Barre, according to a
bulletin « from Dallas High School
Guidance Office.
In a recent survey of restaurants,
motels, hotels, and institutions in
this region it was found that there
will be a gradual shortage of cooks.
ing will be paid approximately $33
a week during the course.
To register, call or. visit Pennsyl-
vania. State Employment Service,
Wilkes-Barre.
A reduction of fifty cents fee for
Achievement Tests, approved by the
College Board trustees, new fee of
$7.50 effective December, 1963.
Summer school is available to our
students this year. Any student
who has failed to meet the require-
ments of any of the following sub-
jects and wishes to repeat this
weakness: is realized can do so by
enrolling. Summer program in-
cludes English, Social Studies, Math-
ematics, Science, and Language. |.
Typing classes willl
Senior High School students who
have not had opportunity to take
the course during the school year.
Classes in the subjects mentioned
above, with exception of typing,
will be offered only if there is a
demand revealed at the end of the
school year.
Register immediately in the
Guidance office in either the Junior
or Senior High Schools. Deadline
for organizing these classes will be
June 17, 1963. It is imperative
that we know what subject areas
will be needed in order to obtain
teachers. Summer sessions will
commence July 8 and continue
daily for six weeks ending Friday,
August 16. Time for the first class
will be 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.,
second session 10:45 a.m. to 12:15.
There will be no credit courses
offered. The only credit possible
will be for students repeating
courses.
Summer working papers are avail-
able at the office in the high
school during the summer. You
must bring your birth certificate
with you. The office will be open
five days a week from 8:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Fri-
day. Please do not apply for work-
ing papers unless you have secured
a job.
Students planning to further their
education after high school should
use the summer months to visit
schools. ‘Waiting until the fall and
winter to discover ‘you do not like
some things about a school is often
too late. Applying to schools should
begin during the summer and early
fall.
Students applying to industries
for work or education should begin
this summer. Find out if you are
eligible for the type position you
are seeking. If your curriculum is
not sufficient you can add the re-
quired subject (s) in the fall.
Many colleges have made ar-
rangements to have present high
school juniors and outstanding
sophomores take summer courses,
usually English Composition, lan-
guages, and mathematics. The stu-
dent will receive college credit for
these courses in most schools.
Parents of students interested in
this program should contact the
Admissions Director of the college.
Martha Fitzgerald
Dies Wednesday
Word was received at press-time
that Martha Fitzgerald, 26, had
died in mid-afternoon Wednesday
at Nesbitt Hospital. Miss Fitz-
gerald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Fitzgerald, and an employee
in the Accounting Department of
Commonwealth Telephone Company,
had been in and out of a Philadel-
phia hospital for months, receiving
Any person who takes this train- |
subject or wishes help where a |
be limiied to:
Glova Victim Of
Tragic Accident
Needless Fatality
Horrifies Area
STEPHEN M. GLOVA
The tragic death of Stephen M. |
Glova was a blow to the entire
community as well as to his own
area at Harveys Lake and his
church. Steve, 38, was one of the
outstanding young men of the Back
Mountain. A
It was an accident that h da no
excuse for. happening.
‘He ‘was standing at the tailgate
of his station wagon in front of |
“his: mother’s home in Larksvil
Saturday morning, unloading some
things for her; as Mrs. Glova waisd
inside the door. ;
A car driven by: sixteen year ¢ old :
Edwardsville boy struck Steve, :
ning him against the tailgate, ad
severing the left leg instantly. Th
other leg was s0 seriously. mangled
that it required mpuinash at of
eral Hospital.
“After twelve hours of agony, he ;
died at ‘General ‘Hospital gaturday 4
night at 10: 10. i ; f
High Mass ot Requiem 3)
ay morning at i Gate of H
Church. and bUFHET at Wh Ql
put. a period to a life that was
too short, taking from the ‘Back |
Mountain scene a dynamic young
man who was fast becoming a
Jeader in community affairs, one
who had proved his mettle with
the paratroopers in World War IIL
Mr. Glova, a graduate of Ameri-
can Academy of Embalming in New
York City, had been a funeral di-
rector on the Harveys Lake-Kunkle
Road for fourteen years, moving
here from his native Hanover Town-.
ship.
On the board of Harveys Lake
Lions Club: for the past five years, A
he was president-elect for the com-
ing year slated to be installed June
26. He was president of Harveys
Lake Business and Professipnal |
Men; past commander of, Harveys
Lake American Legion Post; mem-
ber of Kunkle Fire Company, Har-
veys Lake Rod and Gun Club, State
and National Funeral Directors |
Association. He was a communi- |
cant of Our Lady of Victory Chapel. |
Fellow members of the Legio
paid their respects to Steve at a
special service Monday night, held
at his own funeral home, and at-
tended his funeral Wednesday
morning.: Holy Name Society of
Gate of Heaven recited the Rosary
Tuesday evening.
Rev. Francis A. Kane officiated
at ‘Gate of Heaven and at the come-
tery.
Surviving Mr, Glova are: his
widow, the former Lillian Ward;
three sons, Richard, Michael and
Joseph; his mother, Mrs. Mary
Glova, Larksville; brothers, Emer-
son and Raymond, Plymouth; sis-
ters: Mrs. John Niedbalec, Cohoes,
N. Y.;: Mrs. Fred Martinell, Plants-]
ville, Conn.; Anthony Stanish, Wii
mington, Del.
All Day School
For Kindergarten
Dallas Area Kindergarten stu-
dents will spend a full day in class
on Thursday, June 13.
Extra time will be a make up day
lost during kindergarten registra-|
tion.
Tots may board school brssosd in
their neighborhood or come by
private car. Bus space will be avail-
able due to 6th graders’ class trip.
A picnic lunch may be purchased
at the school or bring their own
sandwiches. A picnic will be ‘held
in Westmoreland Grove.
Has Freak Accident ]
While pounding metal in the yard
Monday morning, Will Gabel, Dav]
enport Street, had a piece of metal
from the hammer he was using
fly up and puncture the artery
his left arm. A neighbor, John
Pe
3 verton Road on Memorial Highway | heen leased for a 5-year period, | seph Ide. Mekeel and Sutton are |for July 3 and 4th, with the Library | week. uled workings. Parrish states he | numberless transfusions. Bernick, took “him to the Nesbitt
i! for firefighting practice Monday and many permanent and semi-perma- | general co-chairmen of the 1963 |Auction the following week. Eager . buyers have purchased | pays $2.90 an hour, which is above Funeral arrangements await de- | Hospital for treatment after 3 w. 3
Asay. TT nent facilities wil be built, show. ; doors, windows, plumbing and used government rates, cision of the family,
he was released,
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