on He ci —_r oq i i \ ! J Oldest Business Back of 73 YEARS A NEWSPAPER Institution the = Mountain | THE DALLAS POS TWO EASY TO REMEMBER Telephone Numbers 674-5656 674-7676 TEN CENTS PER COPY__ TWELVE PAGES ~ Lake-Lehman “Sends Protest To Legislators Retiring Director ® (Charles Frantz Reviews Progress Lake-Lehman Board of School Di- rectors approved a resolution to the legislators Tuesday evening asking that the constitution be amended to allow the Lord's Prayer and Bible Reading in the schools, saying that the removal of same was a violation of the First Constitution of the United States, and not honoring the rights of all groups. Charles Frantz, retiring board member, evaluated the progress made by the district since 1958, re- viewed the mew Act No. 299 and the importance of Lake-Lehman be- coming a merged district, since such would be quite a saving in State Aid. The Board went over recommen- dations of insurance broker Gordon Yetter and decided upon accepting a school package policy with the American Casualty Company, Read- ing, which would enable agents of the district to write against the policy to make up insured value. Extended coverage, covering all buildings in the district, amounted to $2,468,000 with $500,000 liabil- ity. Premium will cost $6,492.50. Harold Dillon Bellefonte, a grad- uate of Penna. State University tri- semester program, was approved as Industrial Arts instructor to begin his duties December 3. He will fill in during the sabbatical leave of Thomas Longmore. Payment to 16 teachers, who at- _ tended summer school and some ®, salary adjustments were made as provided in the old budget. Those attending Teachers Institute were also approved for reimbursement. John Sidler was granted permis- sion to attend ‘the Live Stock Agri- cultural Convention in Atlantic City ‘December 7 and 8. Approval was also granted to have the school nurse work with the school doctor on the screening test for sugar in the urine program. A report that termites exist in the kindergarten floor at the Lake building will be checked. The Ath- letic field and lawn of the new high _ school will be limed and fertilizer applied later. Building and Grounds Committee reported on various prior problems in the new building, disposal unit, plumbing, floors incinerator, sew- fyage and table tops. President Willard Sutton thanked retiring directors, C. Frantz, W. Ide W. Chamberlain, Loren Case and _ LaBar for their services. Newly elected directors, Mrs. Vivian and M. Slimak were present as were all present board members, except W. Bates, W. Naugle, B. Williams. Heads Christmas Seals H. Mannear, Overbrook Avenue, will head the "Christmas sale of seals, according to announ- cement of Atty. S. Keene Mitchell, Charles president of Wyoming Valley Tu- berculosis and Health Society fol- lowing a meeting of directors at Kirby Memorial Health Center. Beginning , tomorrow, ‘the is be delivered through Deddline for returns Christmas Eve. Largely upon the sale of Christ- the constant drive against ‘tuberculosis, including patch testing of students, chest X- mas seals depends Rays, mass surveys, educational and preventive measures. A Mr. Mannear, president of Lu- zerne County School Board, former president and long-time member of Dallas School Board, past president Valley Technical In- stitute, is active in the Back Moun- tain community and in larger bus- of Wyoming Valley and Scranton. He belongs to Back Mountain Library Association and Shavertown Methodist Church. He is secretary-treasurer of the Kanarr of Wyoming iness circles Corporation, Kingston. Dallas Township Board of Super- visors accepted low bid of Motor Kingston, of $4,966.83 for a new model F-750 Ford dump truck at a special meeting Thurs- Twins, Inc., envelopes containing the familiar seals will mails. set for Pinning ‘the God and Country Award to his son John’s uniform, is Rev. Fred Eister, pastor of Alder- son Methodist Charge. His wife looks on with pride. At the far right is District Superintendent, Dr. Leon W. Bouton, who stressed the importance of the exacting require- ments leading to the award. “Today when there is such an intense ef- fort to remove God from the very life of our country, from schools and from the Pledge of Allegiance, dedication and courage are needed”, he continued. Requirements for the award were MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER. A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Life Scout Eister Wins God And Country Award satisfied in Puerto Rico, where John was a member of Robinson School Troop 1 in 'Santurce, under direc- tion of Major Richard E. Robinson, Chief of Chaplains of the Antilles. Fellow members of Explorer Post and Boy Scouts of 331, Scoutmas- ter West, Explorer Advisor John- son, and Commissioner Murphy, took part in the ceremony. John, after receiving his award, presented miniatures ‘to his parents. Troop Bugler Lee Murphy conclu- ded Sunday's ceremony at Alderson Church by sounding Taps. John, a junior at: Lake-Lehman, transferred this term from Colum- bia High School, Maplewood, N. J. He plays on the football team, and expects to go out for basketball. In Puerto Rico, he was junior judo champion, winning the distinction in open competition. Scouting began for John as a Cub in Troop 100, Plains. He is a Life Scout. : His father has been associated with Scouting for over 35 years. His brother, Fred Jr., is assistant Scoutmaster in Johnstown. (Photo by Kozemchak) New School Director MRS. BARBARA VIVIAN Following in the political foot- steps of her father, Mrs. Barbara Vivian, Huntsville, was recently elected to office — the first woman school director in Lehman Town- ship. Daughter of Judge George TF. Jones, Judge of the Probate Court of Rutland, Vt., and' Mrs. Jones, the young woman stems from a family of staunch Republicans and grew up in a political atmosphere. Educated in Rutland public schools, Mrs. Vivian graduated from Syracuse University, School of Fine Arts. Eighteen years ago she became the wife of John Vivian, partner in the North Branch Lumber Com- pany with his father and brother. The mother of four children: Leslie, John Jr., Bonnie and Joan, ranging in age from three to twelve years, Mrs. Vivian believes that a mother is needed on the board. She conducted a vigorous pre-primary campaign stressing the importance of a woman’s viewpoint on educa- tional and social problems. ‘She will take office early in December. A talented artist, Mrs. Vivian has taught charcoal sketching and painting at the YMCA on a volun- teer basis, and taught at Kingston High School and Wilkes-Barre Day School. Interested in her community, she has served on the Library Auctions, Brownie Troop work, Red Cross Grey Lady, Cancer Drives, United Fund, West Side Settlement, Back Mountain YMCA coordinator, Trav- eler’s Aid, Wilkes-Barre Junior League, Wyoming Valley Art League, and taught occupational therapy at Veterans’ Hospital. She is a past president of Syra- cuse University, and has been ac- | tive in the Eisenhower campaign, | Scranton-VanZandt, ticket, and served as co-chairman of Dollars For Dewey and Warren. | Cars Crash After Youth Waves Flag Two cars received minor damage at the intersection of Huntsville Road and Davenport Street early Monday evening when one driver reportedly pulled through the cor- ner on signal from a young boy same, and Mrs. W. T. Kear, Wilkes- Barre,. drove their cars to the Borough Building and reported the accident to Police Chief Russell Honeyiell waving a red flag. Both W. J. Gabel, Davenport Street, who was coming out of 402nd Attends Dallas Services Vets Day Marchers In Uniform At Church The 402nd Military Police Prison- er of War Camp, Wilkes-Barre, took advantage of services offered by two Dallas churches Sunday as the unit combined an all-day Sun- day drill with the Veterans Day parade. The unit assembled in Wilkes- Barre and traveled wvia Army ve- hicles to Gate of Heaven and Dallas Methodist Churches, with Catholic and Protestant personnel attending services, The men then proceeded to their alternate meeting area in Dallas to attend classes and pre- pare parade formations, and later traveled to Wilkes-Barre for lunch and the Veterans Day Parade. Prior to the Parade, the 402nd received an award for superior performance during the past year. The unit is under command of Col. Abraham George with Lt. Col. Carl Burt Olsen, Trucksville, Ex- ecutive Officer, and during an active duty situation would provide com- mand, security, housing, medical care and general care for some 20,000 prisoners. The 402nd meets on Monday ev- énings at U. S. Army Reserve Training Center, East End, and still has some choice openings available for returning servicemen or young men interested in the 6 month plan. The men in the 402nd from the Back Mountain are: Lt. Col. Carl B. Olsen, 188 Terrace Dr., Trucks- ville; Maj. John Mulhern, 22 Joseph St., Dallas; Capt. Jack Palmer, Oak Dr., Dallas; 1st Lt. Robert Richard- son, 61 Terrace St., Dallas; Spb James P. Kelly, Jr., RD 1 Dallas; Pfc. James Phillips, RD 5 Shaver- town; WO William Hill, RD 5 Trucksville; Pvt. Donald Olsen, 188 Terrace Dr., Trucksville; Pvt. Roger Bellas, RD 1 Dallas; Pvt. Howard James RD 3 Dallas; Pvt. Nelson Dymond, RD 3, Dallas and Maj. Jack Magee, 53 Perrin Ave., Shavertown. Demolition On In Carverton Demolition of Carverton homes in the proposed park site area in that vicinity is proceeding rapidly under direction of John Parrish and Son, who hold the contract for dis- mantling. Twenty nine homes and thirty five barns and sheds are to be torn down within 30 days after proper- ties are vacated. To date Mr. Parrish, with a crew of twelve has dismantled the Saxe, Conklin, Thomas Gay, Walp and Turner homes; the Saxe, Wright, Corson and Conklin barns and out- buildings. Work has begun on the Poep- perling home and Metz properties, although the Metz’s are still occupy- ing their quarters. Two of the Futch homes purchas- ed by individuals will be moved across the street on the Lemmon property to the right of the present homes and room is expected to be made for the third. Mr. Lemmon has leased much of his choice land to the. state on a three year lease for removal of top soil to be used in the park project. Councilman’s Lawyer Poses Other Version Attorney for George Thomas, Councilman-elect for Dallas Borough, says there are two sides to the dispute between Thomas and Bern- ard Food Industries, Inc., Chicago, the latter having instituted suit Tuesday for allegedly unearned commissions and expense money, and on grounds that Thomas aided a competitor. Bernard Company failed to credit Thomas, employed for six years as a sales representative for them, for some expenses, commissions on sales | made where deliveries had not yet” payment, according to Attorney Ed- ward Morgan. Complaint in assumpsit was filed by Attorney Theodore Krohn to the effect that Bernard hired Thomas in 1959 and agreed to pay him com- mission plus $50 a week expenses, with the salesman allowed to draw against future commissions which might be owing to him. Complaint further says that since October, 1962, Thomas did not de- vote all his time to their work, but engaged in selling an unnamed com- petitor’s products; that he overdrew $908.39 in unearned commissions and fraudulently obtained $1,184.47 in expense money. At press time no-one was avail- able at the Thomas home for com- ment. (avy's Butcher Dies Suddenly Collapses In Field After Bagging Game A short hunting trip before the beginning of the day’s work ended tragically for Frank Simonitis, Charles Street, Luzerne, butcher at Gavy’s Market, Trucksville, when he died suddenly Monday morning from a coronary occlusion. Accompanied by Donald Gavi- gan, Mr. Simonitis had entered the high fields behind the Robert Maturi home, Sutton Road, at 7 a.m., shoot- ing a rabbit within minutes of arriv- ing. At 7:20, the men decided tn leave the spot, Gavigan in the lead. Turn- ing back to see if his companion was coming. Gavigan saw him slump to the ground. He noted that Simonitis was brea- thing heavily and rushed to the home it.” been made, and on travel expense | Dallas Borough PTA turned up in force at Borough Council meeting Tuesday night in a colorful sequel to last month’s demand that Council do something to guard the school crossing at Lehman Avenue and Huntsville Road. They received in answer a politely emphatic “Impossible,” or in the words of police committee head Bob Moore: “It’s a pure and simple ques- tion of economics. If you don’t have the money, you don’t spend Council went on later in the meeting to illustrate their present economic situation by voting to em- power officers to borrow another $10,000 to assure payment of an expected $7,800 debt. Present debt of Dallas includes $4,000 in current notes and $3000 in bond issue. Council hopes to get some relief through payment from UGI for for damage their powerline did to the traffic light this winter ($850), and from taxes (over $4000). Dis- puted real estate transfer tax from Natona Mills, $4500 now held by Dallas Township, would also help. Spokesman for the PTA was L. J. Buckingham who asked: If this crossing is a perennial problem, why is nothing done about it? And why can a patrolman not be pro- vided as was done last year? Council replied: Crossing in ques- tion is no more dangerous than others in borough. [Last year the Council stretched its means and provided a guard, and later 'a patrolman, but this year the $540 needed to pay for such a guard is just not available. Council promised, however, to budget for another No Money For Crossing Guard Pay. PTA Told; Boro Borrowing $10,000 regular policeman in 1964, Buckingham said he was sure that quicker action would be taken if a child were hurt at the crossing. The Lehman Avenue intersection has problems with blind rises in the road, mothers waiting in parked cars for children, and fast com- muters whizzing down Huntsville Road. Mrs. Janet Post said protection of children at dangerous intersec- tions should take precedence even over paving of streets if necessary. The PTA was in accord with Council’s plan to put on another full-time officer in 1964, and said they would try to work out a guard system employing PTA mothers until then. Police Report Police report for the past month included: 6 arrests, 3 red lights, 2 parking violations, and 1 reckless driving. Snow Removal Law Council approved on first two readings an ordinance providing a $5 fine, costs, and towing costs for anyone who does not remove his car from public streets for three days after snow-fall of over one inch. Exceptions: Snowfall begin- ning at 10 p.m. until 9 a.m.; and parking is. permitted as soon as Borough has plowed street. Solicitor Bob Fleming said that Natong Mills was apparently not using the Wilkes-Barre law firm which formerly represented them in the transfer of the mill, and thus a copy of Borough's complaint against them for not paying $4500 transfer tax to the right party could not be sent until he found out who their lawyer was. Hunting season is full of many- colored leaves, many-colored hunt- ers, and many colored stories about hunting. But the most colorful story this season is about a groundhog ‘in the Broadway area west of Sweet Valley who started a protest group against the Game Commission. The protesters, under leadership of Caleb Hoyt, Township, Supervisor, have banded together to post 3000 to 5000 acres between Broadway and Harveyville. The average wanderer has little to fear from these signs, which were aimed at the Pennsylvania Game Commission after deputy warden Dan Cragle wrote a ticket for a seventeen-year-old who shot a groundhog on Sunday. The groundhog was on Hoyt’s property and making a mess of things, but he met his end on the Lord’s Day, which is illegal. Had young Dallas Sampson, son of carpenter Fred Sampson, and friend of Hoyt’s, shot the ground- hog on his own land, he would Shot Groundhog Is Responsible For Ross Twp. Farmers’ Protest have been within his rights. Per- mission from owner Hoyt made no legal differences to the Commis- sion, and Sampson was fined $25. Hoyt and a group of local people, including Burton Gordon and Harold Post, doubted the justice of this fine and enlisted the help of property owners in the area.to post the land in protest. Game Warden Ed Gdosky says the organization’s action is an empty gesture, since’ Game pro- tectors. are allowed to go on any land to fulfill their duties. Also, he says, most of the farmers in the area are now benefiting under the. Commission’s farm and game proj- ect, and are simply doing them- selves out of the comission’s stock- ing programs by their action. Most of the land has been posted before the incident anyway, he added. The posting association, with signs already on some 3000 acres, met early this week. They have not yet taken a name for the club. of Mrs. Maturi, who summoned the Kingston Township Ambulance, Wil- liam Pugh and Andrew Roan attend- ing. Simonitis died before their. ar- rival. Dr. Perkins was notified and advised a call be placed for the cor- oner. The hunter lay on the ground for an hour with Pugh and Roan in attendance, before Kar] Blight, de- puty coroner, arrived and claimed the body, pronouncing him dead. Simonitis had been employed at Gavy’s three years, had had a physi- cal check up last week and been pronounced healthy. He' had spent Sunday fishing. Services were held from a Luzerne Funeral Home Wednesday. He is survived by his wife and two child- ren. Most homeowners affected by the change have moved to other homes with a few families awaiting com- pletion of new structures. “Beauty and the Beast,” the Chil- dren’s Theatre production of College Misericordia, played to capacity audiences in Walsh Auditorium last weekend. The same time schedule of performances will be repeated the coming weekend, November 15- 17. | Friday evening performance, November 15, will be given at 7; on Saturday, two performances at 10 a.m, and at 2:30 p.m. A Sunday matinee will be presented at 2:30. Two Misericordia Players are shown here in a scene from “Beauty and the Beast.” Hildegarde Glas- Four More Performances Scheduled stetter, playing Beauty, reads ‘the old tale of the handsome prince's enchantment. Standing is Jack Keating who plays the role of the beast-prince. \ “Beauty and the Beast” is being presented by the Misericordia Play- ers in cooperation with the Wilkes- Barre Junior League. The play, a colorful dramatization of the conflict of good and evil in a mood of fairy- tale fantasy under the direction of Gerald Godwin is a completely origi- nal interpretation. An original musical score accompanies all action VOL. 75, NO. 46 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1963 MOTORCADE WILL ACCOMPANY TEAM FOR WYOMING GAME Dallas Letterman’s Booster Club are sponsoring a motor- cade on Saturday, November 16 to the Dallas-Wyoming Foot- ball Game at Wyoming Stadium. This game will decide the championship for the confer- ence. All cars are ‘to meet at Dallas Senior High School at 12 noon. Everyone is asked to decorate his own automobile. The Band bus and players bus will lead off the procession. Elton Brace, chairman, is as- sisted by Joseph Emory and John Bestwick in the project. The motorcade was organized to give the local team a boost as they go into battle. It is hoped that a good turnout will be on hand. Death Comes To John M. Hewitt Last Appearance Was At Dedication When John Hewitt stepped on the rostrum at dedication of the new Lake-Lehman High ‘School building September 14, those in the know realized that he was making his last official public appearance. Ceremonies had been speeded up by almost two months, to the end that Mr. Hewitt should be able to take part, as head of the Authority Board, before increasing illness can- celled all appointments. Tuesday night Mr. Hewitt 68, died at his home in Idetown. He will be buried in Idetown cemetery on Friday, Rev. Norman Tiffany conducting services at 2 from the Bronson Funeral Home. Friends may call tonight. Mr. Hewitt did not agree with everybody, nor did everybody agree with Mr. Hewitt, but nobody who knew’ that dynamic individual could doubt that he was a power in the community. The determined opposition he showed several years ago to plans as drawn for the new school, were grounded, not on opposition to broadened education, but on a con- viction that the State was piece by piece taking from the individual community the right to govern it- self, solve its own problems, and make its own decisions. A The accomplished building %nd its grounds were a source of pride to him. He considered that, the Authority had gotten its money's worth. At the dedication he character- ized it as the ‘best school building in Northeastern Pennsylvania,” and he was hopeful that the athletic field bleachers would be erected in time for him to view a football game. He knew that his days were numbered. Mr. Hewitt was the first presi- dent of the Authority Board, which arranged for building of the gym- nasium wing of the original building in 1950, and had been president ever since. His death leaves the Authority Board with only three members: Dr. Lewis Thomas, John Vivian, and Harold Major. John Hewitt’s activities covered | a variety of concerns, from con- struction business to real estate operations, taking in school affairs, service clubs, farming, American Legion, Boy Scouting. George Bulford succeeded him on Jackson school board in the mid- thirties when Mr. Hewitt resigned, before the original jointure with Lehman. Serving on the school board had made him school-con- scious, the Building Authority Board in 1950 was a natural, because of this and because of his astuteness in real estate deals and his wide con- nections. He was born in Courtdale, son of the late George and Mary Seybold Hewitt. Veteran of World War I, he served with the Field Artillery in France and Belgium. During World War II, he was in charge of food distribution. Operating a dairy farm at Ide- town, he was head of the Dairy- men’s League. When the State Institution was first planned, Mr. Hewitt arranged for purchase of the farm properties needed, and located farms in other areas for many of those who had to leave Jackson Township. Organization memberships includ- ed American Legion, Idetown fire- men, Harveys Lake Rod and Gun Club, Elks, Kiwanis, and Masonic bodies in Wilkes-Barre. He was a member of Huntsville Methodist Church. For 23 years he headed Boy Scouting in the Valley, where he was known as “Sampson,” because of his unflag- ging energy and his ability to get things done. He leaves his widow, the former Marie Prutzman; a son John, Ide- town, in the excavating business with his father; a daughter Mrs. Babette Bernstein, Levittown, Pa.; a brother George, Luzerne, of the play, performed in a setting designed and made by Gerald God- win and George Roberts. Masks and costumes were designed and made by students of College Miseri- cordia. 3 and his choice as head of | At Lake-Lehman Bodycomb Ends 18 Year Service On School Board High School Roof, Gym Floor, Shows Early Wearing jh Dr. Robert Bodycomb bade fare- well to his associates on the Dallas School Board Tuesday evening when he announced his retirement from school affairs. ih Dr. Bodycomb remarked that after eighteen years as a director, he had at last seen all districts in the Dallas area joined. Also leaving: Charles Mannear, William Wright, William Davis, Harry Sickler, Alton Whittaker and James Mitchell. Andrew Kozemchak and L. L. Richardson, incumbent, will be sworn into office on December 2, reducing the present number of directors to seven. High ‘School Defects The new senior high school build- ing came under criticism when Dr. Robert Mellman, superintendent, disclosed more leaks had been noted in the roof. Jack Stanley took issue after it was reported that leaks had been patched by John Paul, in charge of maintenance. Stanley insisted that | a bonded Barrett roof should not | be in such condition after two years and that same be reported to the School Authority who leases then, building. L. L. Richardson also disclosed that the gym floor was chipping and : likewise not a satisfactory job. Dr. Mellman said he would go to the Authority this evening and Topo the ‘trouble. Charles Mannear voted egningt paying the tax collectors in Dallas and Kingston Townships as they have been paid in other years, stat- ing he did not approve a 0%. : payment of the board. 7 Mrs. Vernon voted ‘No” on the new three-year bus lease, negotiated after two more buses were needed to take care of the overload. The new elementary bus will travel fron Westmoreland to Orange and carry 60 pupils a distance of 18 miles; the secondary bus will begin at Trucksville Gardens and go to Dallas Junior High and return, a distan of 24.8 miles, and carry 56 p Appeal of Lake Louise mo for better bus service was de partly due ‘tn poor condition Church Road and greater! Heed relieving overload in other. areas. Overdue taxes from Linear Cor- poration were also discussed. Atty. Valentine advised Dr. Mellman to get verification of promise to pay after this year in writing. [ | Resignation of Mrs. Nancy Sloan was accepted and leave granted | Mrs. Mary Kleinginna and Mrs. Bar=- bara Erwin. Mrs. Ann Saunders, an elementary major was approved as a temporary substitute for Mrs. Saunders and Mrs. Virginia ‘Rubino to substitute for Mrs. Erwin. : Mrs. Helen Michael also resigned from the cafeteria staff. A dental, hygienist was approved for par time work and custodians grante a holiday on November 28 and 2¢ Mrs. Dorothy Davis was also add ed to the list of substitute teachers. The school nurse reported ti following illnesses in Octobe Chicken Pox, 6; Colds, 4; Flu, Hepatitus, 2; Impetigo, 4; Measles, 2: Pediculosis, 1; Poliomyelitis, 1; Ring Worm, 1; Strep Throat, 1. § All directors were present except Mitchell. A number of spectators were also present. ; Nar a Bullet Grazes Foot Walter Prokopchak, son of rl and” Mrs. Walter Prokopchak, Or- ange, was grazed on the foot when his .22 accidentally discharged late Monday morning. The boy was target shooting behind his home at the time. List Honor Roll Lake-Lehman High School prin- cipal Anthony Marchakitus an- nounces names of 153 pupils on the honor roll for this marking period. Seventh grade leads with 32 names, twelfth is a close runner-up wi 30. Eighth grade and: eleventh ar neck and neck with 27 each, te grade has 19, ninth grade 18." Seventh. Grade: Marie Blizzard, Douglas Brody, Clara Clark, Shir ley Evans, Elizabeth Fielding, Suz- anna Gutch, George Haines, Allyson! Johns, Linda Jones, Diane Keris, Millicent Kocher, James Lamoreaux, Linda Fox, John Marchakitus, Kath-| leen Maye, Debra Morgan. Brenda Naugle, Paul Niezgoda, ; Walter James Pall, Hugh Ruger, Marshal Schenck, Terry Smith, | Kathryn Spencer, Sandra Splitt, Judy Steele, Allan Stroud, Nancy Thompson, Judy Valick, Margal Winner, Christine Yanek, Jan Yencha, James Zbick. Eighth grade: Georganne Adams, Esther Arendt, Faye Brown, Thom-~ as Brown, Margaret Clark, Melanie Frantz, © Douglas Gentile, Pame Grant, Diane: Ide, Kathy Ide, Ke Jones, Michelle Klem, George (Continued on Page 2 A)