f i v Dallas Senior High gridders captured their second consecu-® 73 YEARS A NEWSPAPER Oldest Business Back of Institution the Mountain THE DALLAS POST TWO EASY TO REMEMBER Telephone Numbers 674-5656 TEN CENTS PER COPY—SIXTEEZN PAGES Dallas Subdues Wyoming Team 32-0 To Garner Its Second West Side Conference First Place MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION tive West Side Conference championship Saturday by com- pletely overwhelming a supposedly good Wyoming eleven, 32-0 before some 3,000 fans on the losers’ field. Six interceptions along with a hard-charging defensive alien: ment played a major role as the Mountaineers ran their un- beaten string to 21 straight. Dallas scored on drives of 76, 64, 41 and 60 yards plus a 45 yard re- turn of a pass interception for a TD. Wyoming's deepest penetration was to the Dallas 36 yard line in the opening quarter. Joe Noon with three touch- downs and Alan Harris with three pass interceptions, along with a great defensive game. turned in by Kerpovich from his linebacker spot, were key factors in bringing home the championship. Neither team scored in the first period as both clubs stayed to the ground most of the time. Dallas received the opening kick- off and moved ‘to the Wyoming 42 before the drive stalled and Noon punted into the endzone. ? Noon Goes 76 Yards Late in the first period, the Red- skins put a Dallas punt in play at their own 16 and engineered a drive to the Dallas 36 mainly on the running of Sova and Parra, before the big forward wall of Dal- las stiffened, forcing Sova to go to the air. After a third down pass went incomplete, Sova threw on fourth down, only to have Harris pick-off his first interception at the Dallas 24 as the quarter ended. On the very first play of the sec- ond period, Noon took a hand-off from Baker and broke into the clear around the 35, going the dis- tance untouched for his first TD. Eddie Dorrance kicked ‘the point , Dallas 7, Wyoming 0. Noon Again Noon’s kick-off sailed into the endzone and Wyoming put the ball in play at their own 20. With ‘Sova and Parra again alter- nating on running the ball, the Redskins reached their 49 before Dallas dropped Sova for two straight los ge back to the 38. ‘Again, Sova tried to move his team by way “of the “airlanes, only to have Joe Noon intercept at the 45 and race down the sidelines for another score. Dallas led 13-0 as Dorrance’s (apkick was wide. { Dallas had another opportunity in the first half as Farley took a Bedslin punt on the Dallas 40 and nearly went all the way. The last "man got him at the 29. Dallas was unable ‘to move and Baker was snowed under on an at- tempted fourth down pass. Farley got into the act again just before half as he picked off another Redskin pass on his own 35 and raced to midfield. Harris Intercepts Again On the third play of the second half, Harris intercepted. his second (Continued on Page 2 A) Mrs. Stanitas Dies Of Burns ® Was Raking Yard At Height Of Drought October 10, at the height of the drought, Mrs. Barbara Stanitas was raking her yard on Hollowich Road, a seldom travelled lane three miles from Harveys Lake. She decided to burn a small pile of leaves. Early Tuesday morning, the eighty-five year old woman died at General Hospital, after weeks of agony, with no possible hope of re- covery from extensive second de- gree burns. / The day of the fire, Stanley Harri- son was visiting George Hollowich at one of the other two frame houses on the road. He spotted smoke from the neighboring yard at 2:30. While his friend alerted the Daniel E. Roberts Fire Company, Mr.Harrison ran to rake out the fire, fast spreading toward the house. Plunging through dense smoke and crackling flames, he stumbled over’ something. It was Mrs. Stanitas, her cloth- ing ablaze, recovering consciousness after her fall, as flames licked her legs and back. Dr. Irvin Jacobs prepared her for the ambulance. Mrs. Stanitas, Lithuanian-born, had lived on Hollowich Road for fifty years, staunchly managing her own affairs. She had suffered sev- eral accidents over the years. A fall down the cellar stairs had dis- abled her for a time. A bad burn from flaming grease in. midwinter had been treated by’ Dr. Lester Saidman. Greeted in the driveway by his patient, vigorously shovelling snow, Dr. Saidman fum- ed, “What on earth are you doing out here?” “How could you .get your car in the driveway if I didn’t shovel it?” Mrs. Stanitas replied, wincing as Dr. Saidman treated the blisters, and bandaged her hands and arms. . BA Zi ‘Motoreade Follows Team Back To DHS Enthusiastic followers of Dallas Mountaineers formed a mile long motorcade Saturday afternoon. Over 100 cars, decorated with blue and white streamers, followed the team and band members from [Dallas High School to the Wyoming field. Many of the vehicles were hung with banners reading “Go Dallas, Beat Wyoming,” “Come See History Repeated At The Wyoming Mass- acre,” etc. The first forty cars, through the cooperation of police and faculty of Wyoming High School, were able to park around the field to watch the contest. Most of the motorcade followed the victorious team back home, horns blaring and students cheer- ing. When the boys stepped down from the bus, they were jubilant over victory and welcomed the throng of well-wishers. But there was an aura of sadness around them, and the crowd quieted down when the team formed a circle and broke into the school’s alma mater. The seniors shook hands with their team-mates as they sang, and de- parted for the showers, a successful three years behind them. Bob Anderson, president of the Booster Club, which planned the motorcade, extends sincere thanks to everyone for their cooperation in making the event a success. [He expressed a wish that the folks in the Back Mountain continue to boost local sports throughout the winter at Dallas Senior High School. Chairman Elton “Red” Brace and assistants, Joe Reese, Jack Best- wick and Bob Hislop are to be con- gratulated for the fine job they did for the first such affair. Free In 90 Minutes 0f Glova Fatality Found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Stephen Glova, Harveys Lake, June 1, by a criminal court of nine wo- men and three men, who delib- erated 90 minutes: Barry Davis, 18, 151 Sharpe Street, Kingston, whose car, the prosecution alleged, forced another car off the road, hitting Glova, who was unloading a vehicle in front of his mother’s home in Larksville. ? Next Issue To Publish Early " Next Week is Thanksgiving. The Dallas Post will be in the mail Tues- day morning, two days early. This means that correspondents, ministers, and residents who are writing publicity for organizations must get their material to the of- fice of the Dallas Post by this Sat- urday, November 23, without fail. This does not mean dropping it into the mail on Saturday — This means mailing it on Friday morning, or bringing it in person. Fernbrook Auto Escapes Garage Opens Front Door, Bounds Down Bank An unoccupied Roushey Plot car, owned by Harry ‘‘Sonny” Martin, opened its own garage door Friday night, and bounded down a bank before coming to rest. No one was injured, and the car suffered minor damage. Around midninght, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Martin were awakened by pounding on their door, were greet- ed by their son, just home from the evening shift at work, who had a strange tale to tell. He had closed his garage doors, gone into the house, when he heard a loud noise from the garage. Somehow the car had started ‘rolling, broke a crossboard releas- ing the garage doors, traveled a- cross the road and down over the steep bank by his parents’ home. It came to rest against a stone wall left from a torn-down barn. The Martins got the car out of the field, onto Demunds Road, and back to the garage. Another little mishap occured while fixing a spring. Sonny caught his hand so that pliers and wrench had to be used to remove the obstructions. This morning at 9, in St. Mary's Lithuanian Church, Kingston, a Mass of Requiem will be read, fol- tery. lowed by burial in the parish come! Back Mountain Area Ambulance Logbook Dallas Joseph and Jean Olivieri, Kings- ton, and Jackson Berkey, 19 W. Fallbrook, Dallas, to Nesbitt Hos- pital, after a head-on collision at the intersection of Pioneer Avenue and Old Main Road the evening of November 13, Jim Perkins and Jim . Besecker attending, with an assist by Bill Berti. Kingston Township Joseph Bunnell, James Street, Shavertown, to the 'home of his son at Bristol on Sunday evening, William Frederick, Walter Davis, and Willard Bullock attending. Ralph Burkert, Beech Street, to Nesbitt Hospital at 5:15 Tuesday afternoon, Marvin Yeust and Tony Plata attending. Frances Shimkus, Plymouth, to Nesbitt Hospital at 9:30 Tuesday evening, Frederick, Sheldon Mac- Avoy, Joseph Youngblood and Wil- liam Pugh attending. Lake Township Peter Delaney, Alderson, to Nes- bitt Sunday morning around 11, John Stenger, Tom Garrity, and Lee Zimmerman attending. Lehman Township Carol Ann Schimpf taken Friday to General Hospital from Geri-Kay Nursing. Home, Lee Wentzel and Pete Hospodar attending. Mrs. Nell Kenny, returned to Maple Hill Nursing Home Saturday from Mercy Hospital, Wentzel and Hospodar attending. Noxen Jennifer Brown, infant daughter of James Brown, Loyalville, taken from the Clinic to General Hospital Century-Old, Carverton Mill Demolished For State Park One of the Back Mountain’s old- est landmarks here falls before dis- mantlers, a victim of progress. Built by the late Mitchell and Philip Heft, Carverton, and opera- ted for many years by the former, the old saw mill was originally run by water power suppiied by the nearby dam. Heft, who lived in the home, la- ter owned by the Metzes, owned the land thereabouts, operating a farm along with his milling busi- ness. Farmers from the surrounding areas. brought ‘their oats to the grist mill to be ground into grain.. Upon the death of Mitchell Heft in 1928 at age 84, the old mill was willed to his grandson, Ira Taylor, who continued fits operation until his death in 1958. His son, Marvin, then sold the business to Stanley Paszkowski, who repurchased the building marked for demolition by the State Park project. He will build a mew mill in another area of the Back Mountain from the lumber of the old structure. settled ‘in the The Heft family Carverton area in the early 1800's, traveling ‘through the wilderness from Easton ito make a new home. Mrs. John Dama and Sherman Hefft, Carverton, are the only re- maining members of the Heft fam- ily in this area. Mrs. Dana’s father, the late James Hefft was a cousin of Mitchell Heft, and with heart- 2che she has observed the destruc- tion of ‘the old landmarks so rich VOL. 75, NO. 47 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1963 BS A LOW BID OF $345,750 RECEIVED BY THE STATE FOR CARVERTON PROJECT Low bidder for the Abraham Creek Project, in Carverton is Irvin T. Miller ‘Company, Inc., Burgettstown, Penna,, the Gen- eral State Authority in Harris- burg told the Dallas Post yester- day. Bid for the project, which in- cludes a dam for flooding 165 acres of Kingston Township above Saxe’s Corners, is $345,750.90. It was not announced at that time whether or not the bid would be accepted. Just One Bottle Taken By Burglar A thief, with remarkable direc- tion of purpose and commendable abstinence, stole just one bottle of whiskey from Lahr’s Colonial Inn, Overbrook Avenue, between mid- night Sunday and Monday morning. Entry was gained by breaking a window in the back door. Neigh- borhood dogs, probably smelling the rat, set to raising a din about 5 a.m., and refused to come in when their masters called. Collect For Lights Christmas lights are now fully installed on Main Street, and will be turned on the evening before Thanksgiving. Police Chief Russell Honeywell reminds that, as in years past, he will be collecting contri- butions for maintenance of them. L&T in family tradition. Photo: Leighten Scott Friday with third degree burns, Cal- vin Strohl and William Crossman Rev. Lewis Reveals County Participation In Civil War Rev. William Lewis, ‘Scranton, spoke ‘Friday evening on Luzerne and Lackawanna County Participa- tion in the Civil War at a meeting of the Back Mountain Civil War Rountable. He disclosed that Waverly had ‘been settled by runaway slaves who made a valuable contribution to the region, and that an under- ground ran through Wilkes-Barre on through to Clark Summit from where the fugitives made their way north into Canada. Scranton, he stated, was not settled until 100 years after Wilkes- Barre and political parties were then divided into two parties, the Whigs and Jacksonian Democrats. Many in Luzerne County were interested in the Anti-slavery move- ment and numerous residents took part in the conflict, a goodly num- ber becoming officers of the armed services. There was a ready response to the cause after the firing on Fort Sumter with the first contingent, the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment formed on 'April 22, 1861. Four companies were placed under the command of Col. Samuel Bowman. He listed the names of John B. Conyngham, Elisha Harvey, Henry Hoyt, John Geary and E. L. Dana who achieved fame during the war and later became leaders in the political life of the area. Best known regiment from Lu- zerne County was the 143rd, com- prised of ten companies, two of whom were Negroes. A total of Ambulance Crew Ed Roth’s crew, Charles Flack, Robert Block, Tony Zachary, and Lane Jarrett remain on Dallas Am- bulance call until Sunday at mid- night. Crew for next week: Ray Titus, captain; Les Tinsley, James Wert- man, Leonard Harvey, and John Carey. 5500 men served from the local community during the conflict. He commended the GAR encamp- ments which organized at Decatur, Ill, in 1866 and which preserved the ideals and freedoms for which they fought. CatsKilled In Carverton Fire Mother Saves Tots Bs Home Is Gutted The worst home fire in Kingston Township in many months killed two cats playing in the cellar of David Voitek’s home on Orange Road, last week, but Mrs. Voitek was able to rescue David Jr., 3, and Natalie, 2, in the nick of time, from that cellar. Mr. Voitek, who was at work re- pairing TV, said the ‘fire, which gutted the cellar and damaged most of the first floor, seemed to have started under the cellar steps in the vicinity of the furnace, not far from where the children played in the family den. Although Mrs. Voitek was able to rescue Natalie from the smoky stairs, she was unable to get through to David, but thought fast enough to pull him out the side cellar win- dow. Shavertown and Trucksville fire companies, and Kingston Township ambulance responded, and put out the fire, which did an estimated $7500 damage in a few hours. They were under direction of Andrew Roan and Carl Loucks. _The Voiteks are now living with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Brunges, until they can repair the home. Voitek point- ed out that many cross-beams are badly charred. Dr. Borthwick And Ambulance Crew Save Teenager's Life Prompt action by Kingston Town- ship. Ambulance crew and Dr. Mal- colm Borthwick is credited with saving the life of Frances Shimkus, "17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shimkus, Flat. Road, Plymouth, when she was found unconscious at the home of her sister, Mrs. Stephen Vrabel, Overbrogk. Avenué «at 8:50 Tuceday evening. Miss Shimkus was released from Nesbitt Hospital yesterday morning. The young girl had arrived at the home of her sister late in the after- noon. When she became ill, her head fell into water in the commode nearly drowning her. William Frederick was first to arrive on the scene when a call for help was placed by the family. The ambulance manned by William Pugh, Sheldon MacAvoy and Joseph Youngblood arrived in a matter of minutes and Dr. Borthwick, sum- moned by Frederick, immediately applied external cardiac massage. He was assisted by William Pugh, ante resusitati®in continued. all the way to Nesbitt Hospital, where Miss Shimkus was admitted at 9:45 p. m. Police Chief Frank Lange and Cificer = Stanley Gardiner in- vestigated. College Misericordia Theatre 3 To Present Montovani Orchestra College Misericordia’s Theatre 3 presentation will be Mon- tovani, the international star, whose records consistently top best-sell- ing lists. Montovani and his 45 piece orchestra will appear at the Irem Temple Tuesday evening, Nov- ember 26. Montovani’s Theatre 3 program will include his uspal unique ar- rangements of music — “Green- sleeves, Wyoming, Moulin Rouge, Always, Ave Maria, Charmaine, with current hits from Camelot and Carnival.” Now on his seventh American tour, the popular Montovani has been called a “quadruple threat to the music profession,” conductor, His father once served as concert master under Arturo’ Toscanini, Piero Mascagni, Saint-Saens, and others. Annunzio Paolo Mantovani was born in Venice. At four, went, to London where his father conducted a salon orchestra in one of London's finest hotels. Turning toward music as his pro- fession, he ran into parental opposi- tion. The elder Montovani wanted | his son to be an engineer, but when he | second | junior demonstrated an unmistak- able talent for the violin, the father relented and Montovani earned in- ternational popularity. During the thirties Montovani formed his own orchestral combination, TIPICA OR- CHESTRA, playing in restaurants, hotels and eventually on radio. As Montovani conducted, he ex- perimented until he evolved his famed “New Music,” successfully on five continents. The Montovani or- chestra consists of 45 pieces of which 32 are in the string section, resulting in arrangements very near the symphonic in tone. In 1951, Monhtovani recorded a series of waltzes for London Rec- ords to release in the U. S. Since then he has made more recordings than practically any living artist; he has branched into television, in- to films, and he has even played command performances before the Queen of England. Among his col- lection of awards are twelve gold discs. POPPY BLOOMING Mrs. Donald Paeglow, Parrish St., reports, she found an oriental poppy in full bloom in her yard last week. Fast Action In Saturday's Championship WSC Contest Action in Saturday's game, which Dallas roundly trounced Wyoming (away) 32-0 to clinch its second Sesighs | ‘WSC champion- ship. in | 1 With a Wyoming defender on his back, and two more bearing down on him, John Farley is brought to the ground after a nice punt return in the first half, in which he al- | ‘ \ most made it all the way. At right, Farley makes a running attempt at a Baker aerial on the Wyoming 5 yard line during the ‘third, The Mountaineers’ record in the West Side Conference was seven wins and a tie. Noon’ scored three of the five touchdowns in the last game, Baker and Farley the others. . ¥ a : Heads Post Directors BERNARD Mc¢DERMOTT Bernard McDermott, 11 Lacka- wahng Avenue, was elected presi- dent of the Board of Directors of Daddow Isaacs Post at a recent re- organization meeting. Bernie, an active Legionnaire for many years, is married to the for- wer Margaret Pape, Lee Park, and is the father of two children, Linda and Bernie, both students at Dal- las Senior High School. The new president is a member of. Gate of Heaven Church and is sales representative for the House of Calvert. Other officers elected for the coming year were Richard Staub, vice president; Stephen Hartman, secretary and Thomas Reese, trea- surer. President McDermott appointed the following committee chairmen: Building and Gréunds, Paul Shaver; Bar, Edward Buckley; Kitchen, Wil- liam O’Brien. Other board members are William. Moran, Harold Brobst, Tom Kane, Harold LaBar and Dick Fuller, Steward. Commander George Cave, newly elected head of the local Legion Post, makes the 13th member of the board. President McDermott and the board will take an active part in at the Legion Home at 8, Saturday evening. Redistricting Move Put Off Till Monday Question of redistricting Legis- lature and Senate, in which both Senator Martin Murray (D-Luzerne Co.) and the entire present Sixth Legislative District would both be voted out of existence, is postponed with adjournment in both houses until Monday. The Republicans failed to muster sufficient votes yesterday in the Senate, according to caucus leader William Z. Scott (R-Carbon), al- though the democrats, along with several Republicans, including Sen- ator Harold Flack, Dallas, are out for Luzerne County. In the Assembly, the Sixth Dis- trict, including much of the Back Mountain, would be reapportioned substantially in favor of the GOP. ; Demunds Road Fire Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company responded to a brush fire call on Upper Demunds Road late Sunday morning, under direction of Chief Daniel Richards, and the blaze was quickly extinguished, the annual Turkey Party to be held in force to save two Senate seats Franklin Twp. To Have Zoning William Zell Heads New Planning Board Franklin Township now has its own zoning commission. Five appointed Saturday evening by the board of supervisors to set up rules and regulations for the community. William Zell, chairman, will be assisted by Edward Dorrance, Ray- mond Goeringer, Hugh Gebhart and Henry Zarno in determining the best answer to problems facing i - township. Supervisors have had many com- plaints of refuse being dumped on private properties and along the = roads in the area. A decision to. set up its own dumping ni 24 or cooperate with other local mu- nicipalities in eliminating the nuis- ance will be among present condi- tions to be rectified. The rapid building boom in he | area has contributed to the forma- tion of a planning board which will be able to meet and solve its own problems. Franklin Township will follow the lead of Kingston Township in hav- ing an active planning unit. Dallas Borough is in the process of reac- tivating its present ordinances. Architects Will Redesign Plans State Refuses To Hid ~Trucksville Dilemma Kingston Township's proposed new municipal building and fire hall will kave to be redesigned to meet budget specifications. ! Bids submitted by six contracting firms were opened by Walter Rob- erts of Lacy, Atherton and Davis, at a meeting of the Supervisors Wednesday ‘evening and rejected. Low bidder was Decker Construc- tion Company at $57,758. estimate was that of Barretta Con- struction, $77,864. if Other firms bidding on the proj ct were Thomas Murray, Jr and Companys Somervill tien and Tabane and Heating, plumbing and electric bids were also received. The architects may have to delete fancy trim and cut floor space to | meet estimate proposed. New plans | are expected to be off the drawing board within ten days and job re- advertised. All matters pertaining | to the proposed building will be re- | ferred to LaRoy Ziegler, chairman of the board. A letter from the State High- way Department stated plans were too far completed on the new road to cooperate in the recent yossnctih] | of the supervisors for relocation near Gavy’s Market and Trucks- ville Pharmacy. > A Two bids on a new township wal were received from International Harvester and Motor Twins, Inc. Matter was tabled for the present. A question placed before Solicitor Mitchell Jenkins as to who had jurisdiction over granting permis- sion to use the new building brought his reply that such was up to the supervisors. sought by Toby Creek Lodge and the Lady Rebeckahs of Trucksville. | Ted Hinkle, township Civil De- fense chairman, reported that re- pairs have been made on the duck, weasel and water tank by Carl Had- sell and Henry Hill. He disclosed ‘that the community now has on hand equipment and amounting to $21,211. : The weasel was brought into use recently when Henry Metzger, supplies A Shavertown, was rescued. The units may not be used without permis- sion from Hinkle or Col. Leon Beisel. Mr. Hauck expressed concern over the school bus problem on Church Road recently reported as in too bad a condition for travel, but was assured by Mr. Ziegler that it would pack down as soon as cold weather 2 set in. Mrs. Edith Knecht, Cliffside Ave- El nue, complained about overflowing | ditches on the street. Karl Loucks thanked supervisors for a job well done on Terrace Avenue, and Mrs. Elizabeth Wormeck infused a hum- « | orous note when she congratulated Mr. Ziegler on his reelection and remarked that it appeared no one else wanted the job since he had | no opposition. Guard rails requested for Sky- line Drive will probably be placed after supervisors study the hazard- ous turn. Road supervisor Lawton Culver stated a retaining wall will be needed first. be called in. Pipe laying and bill board ordi- nances were adopted. Supervisor Arthur Smith, in answer to a query by Louis Ranier, informed him that two overhead lights at Carverton Road intersection were demanded by the state. : William Tregaskis was sppoiited special police officer, and snow tires and chains were authorized for the cruiser. ; 674-7676 gh prominent residents were oR Highest ir] Permission had’ been A surveyor will | re aly i
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