» - 75 YEARS A NEWSPAPER Oldest Business Institution Back of the Mountain EN CENTS PER COPY—FOURTEEN PAGES THE DALLAS POST WORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION TWO EASY TO REMEMBER Telephone Numbers 674-5656 A Er Se 674-7676 VOL. 75, NO. 36. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1964 $25,000 OES Hall Slated In Dallas New Building To Be Behind Post Office A brand-new $25,000 building will be constructed on Foster Street (also called Bulford Street) behind the new postoffice site by Dallas Chapter 396, Order of the Eastern Star, as a meeting hall. Ground will be broken shortly. ! Contract has been let to W. Russell | Ide, who expects to have the one- | floor building completed 90 days | after beginning construction. Mem- | bers plan to be in their new meet- | ing hall after the first of the year. | Building will cover an area 50x60 feet near the Sordoni warehouse, and house a large auditorium and | kitchen. Funds have been raised | by eight annual auctions, each be- | coming more popular with Back | Mountain residents. Two: lots were purchased on Foster Street, or Bul- | ford Street, as it is called, and Mrs. | Myrtle Rineman donated 100 foot | frontage. The Chapter was first constituted April 1, 1925, at the Odd Fellows Hall on Main Street. The Order | moved to Luzerne Bank Building for several years, transferring back to the Dallas meeting place. Mrs. Bethia King is Worthy Mat- ron, Mrs. Wesley Davies,’ secretary; | Mrs. Elma Price, treasurer. Trustees are Mrs. Betty Meeker, Mrs. Mil- dred Garinger and Mrs. Smith. Foreign Car Flips At Infamous Curve A small Czechoslovakian-made Skoda sedan rolled over twice at the right angle turn on upper De- munds Read by Miller's gas station, around 8:30 Sunday night, but four occupants were not injured. Police chief Frank Lange said the car was proceeding toward Dallas, had completed the turn, when driver Leonard Ralph Sharon, 17, 38 Broad Street, Pringle, applied the brakes to cut speed. The car rolled and landed on its roof. Passengers were all from Wyo- ming Valley: Thomas Roper and Ellen Barsh, Grove Street, Pringle, and Henry Reilly, rear 88 Hughes Street, Luzerne. Dallas ambulance responded’ but was not needed, and Dallas fire company watered down the road. Hobbies Wanted At Rotary Fair Exhibits To Include Art And Handicraft Dallas Rotary Fall Fair and Fashion Show, Friday and Saturday, September 18 and 19, is gaining momentum rapidly as Rotarians and residents of the entire area join to make this project one of the delightful events of the Back Mountain social year. “Doc” Les Jordan, chairman of hobby-arts-crafts section, announces that schedules and entry blanks are available from Rotarians and may also be picked up at: Acme Stores, Bill Davis's Market, Ray Daring’s Market, Jim Hutchinson, Dallas Hardware; Back Mountain Office of The Wyoming National Bank, and Back Mountain Lumber and Coal Company. ; This year all hobby entries will be judged and ribbons awarded. Prizes will be awarded as follows: $5 for best in section, $3 second $2 third. A $25 bond will be award- ed for the best exhibit in the show. Schedule has been set for the hobby show: Arrangements, flowers and/o: | to pick up a hitchhiker, Evelyn |- fruit: chairman Mrs. H. R. McCart- ney, Elmcrest Drive, Dallas RD 4. Flowers, division A—Specimens, division R — Flowering or, foliage plants. Chairmen are Mr. and Nirs James Hutchison, 124 Doran Drive. Trucksville. Fruits and vegetables: cnairman. George Jacobs, 164 North Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown. Homemade products (food). Needle crafts: Mrs. Peter Arnaud, 305 Huntsville Road, Dallas. Art: Mrs. William Ziegenfus, Nor- ton Avenue, Dallas. Christmas crafts: Adamschick, Lehman. Decorative arts (furniture): chair- men Mrs. Henry Edwards Sr. and Mrs. Myron Baker. : All other hobbies or crafts: chair- men Paul Gross, Huntsville, and Williard Seaman, 237 N. Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown, Mrs. Leonard Student crafts (classes to be cre- ated as they come): chairman John Baur, 185 Terrace Avenue, Trucks- ville. $ Second annual fair will start at 6 p.m. on Friday, on the Lehman Horse Show grounds, Route 118. Saturday the fair will lead off with a parade at 11 a.m. On both days the show will continue through the evening with program in the ring and fascinating exhibits and demon- strations outside the ring. In addi- tion to arts and crafts there will be livestock and poultry, business and (Continued on Page 8 A) Dallas 3-Car Crash Yields One Injury Three cars collided on Memorial Highway in Dallas, across from the midget raceway, at 2:35 p.m. Friday, with neck injury to one driver, Wil- liam Charles Lamb, Dallas RD 4. Lamb’s car was struck from be- hind by driver Carl J. Schreiner, Hillside Avenue, Harveys Lake, forcing it to hit that of Harold Gray who was proceeding toward Dallas. Gray had stopped on the highway according to acting police chief Alexander MacCulloch. Lamb was taken to a doctor by | state police car for injuries to his neck. Harveys Lake sewage problem is being mopped up on the local level now, as Lake Township supervisors reviewed a proposed ordinance gov- erning all sewage units at Satur- day's meeting. The new law, which resembles the Lehman Township law to be passed this Saturday, is advertised in this issue of the Post. Both are based on state model code. New law, to be passed on Friday, September 18, at a special meeting regulates’ and defines minimum standards on construction of new septic tank systems and other dis- Fnthusiasm On Fi More kids than ever before skit- ted out of school-buses like this | yesterday, excitedly anticipating the | Borough Elementary School, Hunts- first day. Mothers watched them go with mixed emotion, the ‘end of a long Larger First Grade Enrollment At on 3 Lo rst Day Of School summer. | * This picture was taken at Dallas ville Road. Zeal of children is evi- dent in the little girl’s pace. Lake-Lehman Needs Extra Teacher Lake-Lehman’s banner enroll- ment this fall, necessitates the hir- | ing of another first-grade teacher, reported supervising principal Les- ter B. Squier Tuesday evening to members of the joint board. At the Lehman elementary build- ing, 84 first-graders were registered up until Tuesday, with more expect- ed, too many for two teachers to handle. Mrs. Josephine Berkey, originally scheduled to teach one session of kindergarten, was retained to teach full time in the first-grade. Mrs. Linda Grey Montross, with certifica- : tion from Mansfield State College in Home Economics and kinder- garten subjects, was approved for a part-time contract to teach kindergarten. Head teachers were recommended for each elementary school: Mrs. Grace Martin at Lake; Miss Hannah | Culp at Lehman-Jackson; Miss Janet - Turner at Noxen; Myron Moss at Ross Township. Assisting Anthony Marchakitus at the High School will be John Za- | leskas, with the title of head teacher. Mr. Zaleskas has given up his position as wrestling coach in order to help the high school prin- | cipal with extra-curricular activi- | ties, disciplinary problems, and ex- | tra work preliminary to the school evaluation’ scheduled for March. Mr. Zaleskas is starting work on his master’s degree in administra- on. Staff leaders at the High ‘School were appointed: English depart- , ment, Miss Marian Huttenstine; so- cial studies, Mr. Zaleskas; mathe- matics, Miss Hazel Baer; science, John Jenkins; home economics and cafeteria, Mrs. Ruth Stolarick. Edward H. Edwards, head foot- ball coach, will be assisted by Mr. Zaleskas and Paul Turkson; Ken- assistant Leonard Thresten. Girls’ basketball, hockey, and cheer-leading, Mrs. Geraldine Wall. Wrestling coach, Carl Roszkauvski, assistant ‘John Jenkins; baseball, Mr. Thresten. Director of activities, Stanley Gulbish. Senior play, Miss Florence Bill- ings; junior play, Francis Wilczew- ski. Class night, Mr. Zaleskas. Yearbook, Miss Sylvia Bator and John Andrusis, editing; Miss Baer and John Zlotek, financing. Cafeteria The board hopes to‘ keep the line on cafeteria prices, against I slowly rising costs: 23 cents per luncheon for grades 1 to 3, and 25 cents for grades 4 to 12. Jack Cave, who started to furnish meat for the final two months of the spring session, will continue to do so. Gold Cup Bakery in Forty Fort will continue to supply as in the past. Mrs. Stolarick has been shopping around, getting prices and checking | quality. | Building and Grounds Sheldon Ehret, chairman of build- (Continued on Page 8 A) | | | ) | ! Lake Ordinance Curbs New Sewers But State Must Control Old Plants neth Maciak, boys’ basketball coach, posal devices. Important: The new law ap- plies only where a new sewage system is to be built, or when the old one is to be altered or extended. It does not govern the old ones—the overflowing sumps and privvies that are just sitting there, contaminat- ing the Lake. There is still need for state enforcement on these old sys- tems, as the state law against dumping sewage into state waters (Harveys Lake) is the { only legal means to stop them. | Penalty set forth by the new law | is from $50 to $100 fine, or from | five to thirty days. A sanitary inspector will check | all new systems and those being | | altered to see that they comply | with regulations. It was remarked at the super- visors’ meeting Saturday that sep- tic tank installing companies had been warned to hold off on con- | struction of new tanks until the law was passed. Minimum capacity of septic tanks in Lake Township in homes with | two bedrooms or less is 750 gallons. | Names of known violators of state | sewage law will be turned over to | the sanitation inspector. Supervisor Whitesell asked if the state would have pursued prosecution of viola- tors if Lake Township had not ap- | pointed a sanitary inspector. Atty. | Maurice Cantor who was in attend- | ance said he thought the state's power would have been limited. . Lehman Township will have sep- arate sanitary inspection for ap- proximately one mile of Lake front which it governs. JUNK CLEAN-UP Supervisor Walter Hoover made suggestion that police contact junk dealers who have not complied with the township ordinance that they have ten days to meet the provi- sions of law, or pay the penalty. Most important for issuance of per- mit, said Whitesell, is the distance from road and property-line re- quirement. It was moved that a Lake Town- ship disorderly conduct law be for- | mulated, so that fines would go to | Lake, not the state. Solicitor will | be asked to draw up an ordinance. | One Car In Accident Turns Bnd Takes Off Driver of the fourth car, ich} | apparently motivated. a four-car collision + in Trucksville Tuesday, turned around and left the scene, | police say. | Five people were injured around 2:45 p.m. when northbound traf- | fic slowed or stopped for workmen | on the new highway, and the un- | identified driver knocked three | others into a chain-crash. In the first car, passenger Judy Mead, Trucksville, claimed pain in the head, but refused medical at- tention at Nesbitt Hospital. Car was driven by Carol Turak, 22, Plymouth. Other passengers were Mrs. Mary Mead and daughter Mary. In second car were the worst in- juries, admitted to hospital: Mrs. Hazel Lehmann, 66, and Mrs. Mary Smith, 70, Long Island, N. Y., pas- sengers. Charles Lehmann was driver. Occupants of third car Mrs. Te- resa Kaprari, 35, and son Paul, 10, West Pittston, were treated for cuts and released. Kaprari car was towed to Birth’s. Folks who visited the Rotary Fall Fair last year will recall this charm- ing couple from Netherlands, At- | torney and Mrs. Von Baaren, who were guests of the Francis Ambrose family and hosts to Annabelle when International Atmosphere At Rotary Fall Fair | she was an exchange student in the | Netherlands. Wherever Rotarians meet there is an international at- mosphere as a result of the Rotary Exchange Student program being carried on. Funds realized from the Fall Fair are used to promote this good will project as well as to | aid many other civic and educa- tional programs financially in the greater Back Mountain area. (Photo by Kozemchak) This 1957 Chrysler ‘was a sort of mystery. accident on Lake Catalpa Road, Demunds, on Monday night, hitting a tree, bouncing into: path of an on-coming motorist, and the occupants left the car right there. Police chief Frank Lange said an unidentified woman driver narrowly Bbandoned After Near-Miss On Catalpa Road missed the wreck as it crossed her. lane. = Auto, owned by Clyde E. | Campbell, 74 Church Street, Ed- | wardsville, was travelling from De- munds, Corners at: the first curve when it hit ‘a tree six feet off the road. : Back Mountain Area Ambulance Logbook Lake Township Lake ambulance took Mrs. Fran- ces - Husband, Harveys Lake, to General ‘Hospital on Tuesday, John Stenger ‘and Lee Zimmerman as crew. Same day, Myra Dennis, Harveys | Lake, was taken to General, same crew. On Tuesday, a patient from Car- penter Convalescent. Home taken to her Loyalville home, Zim- merman and James McCaffrey at- tending. Lehman Township Lehman ambulance took an un- identified patient from Carpenter’s to the hospital Friday, Lew Ide and Paul Hoover as crew. Noxen Community Noxen ambulance took Tom Cross, Dallas, from Lake-Noxen Clinic to Qs eral Hospital, Cal Strohl, Rich- ard Traver, Jr., and Richard Newell attending. ; Dallas Community Dallas Ambulance took Jeff Wat- son, Dallas RD 1, to Nesbitt Hos- pital on Sunday, William Berti, Jim Davies, and William Wright attend- ing. Mrs. Walter Diehl, Dallas RD 4, Memorial Highway, was taken to Nesbitt Hospital, Berti, Davies, Les Tinsley, and Len Harvey as crew. Mrs. Fred Gordon, Norton Ave- nue, was taken to Nesbitt yester- day, Ralph Fitch Jr. and Lynn Sheehan attending. Drives Into Creek A car swerved to avoid hitting an obstruction in the highway by Orchard Farm Restaurant around 10:35 Monday: night, went over the bank and into the creek. Driver Michael Keating, 62 Butler Street, Pittston, was unhurt. Mrs. Lehman and Mrs. Smith both suffered from whiplash and shock, and were taken to the hospital by Anthony Plata and Walter Davis, crewmen of Kingston Township am- bulance. Police Chief Herbert Up- dyke investigated. AMBULANCE CREW Ray Titus’s crew, Dallas Ambu- lance, remains on duty until mid- night Sunday. Next week: Ed Roth’s crew. Eyeing Riotland Post Writer At Philly Wreckage by LEIGHTON SCOTT Thursday, Sept. 3 It is now a little more than two days since the bottles have stopped flying, and not all windows are boarded. up yet. I am driving up Ridge Avenue in Philadelphia, feel- ing safer than I have ever felt. Ridge Avenue, one of three main drags ‘devastated by a Negro riot, is such a safe place to be because there are .so many cops around. They are in platoons, in pairs, or even alone, guarding store fronts which have been smashed in. I am on my way home to Dallas from University area, and purposely | going out of my way to see what a riot-area looks like — so I can tell of it in the Post. I have not was | Police Discourage Dallas Borough Council got bog- ged down on coal bids Tuesday night, after several members de- feated a motion to accept Back Mountain’ Lumber and Coal Com- pany’s low bid. President Harold Brobst said he | felt the business should be kept in this town, referring to the other bidder, Tom Reese's Glenview Coal, ‘whose "bids on rice and pea coal were higher than those of the Shavertown firm. Grace Cave, whose motion it was | last meeting that the coal account be advertised for bid henceforth, numbered among those who voted | against the low bid. ' Bob Parry also voted against. it. tabled until next meeting. Hereto- fore, “since the account is small enough that it does not have to be "advertised, coal ‘was simply ordered from Reese, the only borough resi- | i | dent who supplies fuel. Alexander report for the first week of his duties. It in- cluded a number of red-light ar- rests made by patrolmen over the Labor Day weekend. Other com- plaints included report of prowler around Birch Hill Lane, to which Acting police chief | MacCulloch. presented The oncoming motorist swerved | Reject Bid, Keep Money In Dallas: Then, on motion, the matter was | Police Report | i | | 5 ih 4 to get out of the wreck’s way, avoiding damage to her car. Patrolman Frank Wagner Jr. aid- ed’ in investigation. Driver: will be charged with driving too fast for conditions and leaving his car in the road, Chief Lange said. There was more than one occupant. Acci- dent happened about 9:45 Strange Visitor councilman George Thomas added report of a prowler ‘at Sterling Avenue over the weekend. A man was questioned on sus- picion of moral offenses in this area and turned over to state police for further questioning. He is from Pittston, and has been seen in Dal- las frequently, sitting in his car, apparently watching people. Question again rose on subject of ripped-up railroad crossings, and representatives of Dallas will con- tact the Lehigh Valley Railroad to get crossings graded and repaired. A drainage problem on Sterling Avenue was reviewed, and Council agreed the only way to fix it would be the right way, the way the borough engineer advised, which | will be. expensive, so problem must { be ‘postponed’ until’ money is found. Borough building has been paint- ed and the garage will be. Building | permits received ‘in the Borough | amounted to $26 for $29,300. Fines received: Moen, $7, Harvey, $40. | Council is still investigating possi- | bility .of .buying used state police | cruisers for a nominal fee. It was | mentioned that the only hitch is | that they must be used for “civil defense,” and Dallas still does not | have a Civil Defense Director. Dallas School District teachers | and staff met in the auditorium of | the .high school Tuesday morning, | launching the 1964-65 year. President of the Schcol Board, | Earl Phillips, got a laugh when he said “Welcome back to reality” to | the returning staff and teachers, | and also greeted the new teachers. | Mr. Phillips said that while proper | administration of a school district | is vital to educating youth, the “point of sale” is the contact be- | tween teacher and student, and teacher’s skill in imparting know- ledge to students makes the total ! of success or failure of the stu- | dent. Dr. Robert A. Mellman asked in- | dulgence on completion of improve- | ments to physical plants. He said the shop at Westmoreland has been turned ‘into two fine classrooms. He stressed the importance of ‘teachers keeping well outlined rec- ords. Mrs: Francis Ambrose moderated the program. George McCutcheon, | Guidance Department, led salute to [ the flag, and Rev. John Prater gave | invocation. New Teachers | New teachers: were introduced | i individually, and a little: more | | drama accompanied introduction | than anticipated, since one, Walter | | Glogowski of Jackson Township, was more or less sitting on the edge of his seat as his wife expected a | baby at any time. Rotary ‘Exchange Students, all | girls, and each claiming the coun- | try she. visited was the greatest |in the world (outside ours); told | | of experience and: observations while abroad. They were introduc- | ed by Donald Evans, and Mrs. Am- { brose said she could attest person: ‘Teachers Kick Off 1965 Season; Exchange Students Match Notes | because people are not rich and | the aborigines, they tend to sym- tic Circle respectively. They learned slightly different dialects "of Nor- wegian,. they. .said,..and.- where Pauline was, the sun never set. In Oslo, Gail was afforded the oppor- tunity of attending the opera and the national theater. Norwegians, Pauline said, were very well informed about American politics, and for the most part, were of the opinion that the elec- tion of ‘Goldwater would be a great disaster. Gail told of educational system, that all examinations and curricula were government and standarized. There are very few private schools also because the public schools are | very good. School’ is six days” a | week in Norway. } Linda Davies and Charlotte Rob- erts spoke on Australia, where: the population is booming to the extent that public schools are built to last only twenty years. , Like the girls who lived in Nor- way, our Australian delegates from the Back: Mountain were impressed with the knowledge their friends down under had = of American politics. Charlotte said that courtesy was the key® to Australian life, and it prevaded relationships between young people and adults, to the extent that it was difficult some- times to ask teachers questions in- formally. Since the Australians have a racial problem of their own with pathize with our segregation and integration difficulties, she said. Linda said the competition in ex- aminations was geared td eliminate students, rather than encourage them, as universities are few. There | College Work To Be Given ‘At Dallas High Flag Indoctrination Favored By Kozemchak As Vandalism Revealed Dallas School Board meeting Tues- day evening approved the offering of college subjects to high school | students at Saturday sessions. Col- | lege instructors will be approached to teach classes, or permission db- | tained for high school faculty mem- bers certificated in essential sub- jects to help out in the new pro- gram. Those eligible to participate will be determined by the guidance instructor and senior high princi- pal. The American flag which flies cver all our school buildings will continue to rise every morning des- pite the efforts of vandals ‘to pre- vent such patriotic display. The disclosure that ropes and ianyards had lecn tampered with | came to light when director Andrew | Kozemchak questiored the absence >! the flag at Dallas Borough Build- ing.. Supervisor maintenance, John Paul, revealed that repairs to | flag pole equipment had been dam- aged again and again, but promised all flags would be in place for school opening Wednesday morn- ing. Mr. Kozemchak remarked that a program of indoctrination on the meaning of the flag should be taught to all pupils and that this patriotic symbol be made of ut- most importance and not thrown out as were religious exercises in the schools, which he did not ap- prove. The admittance of students after psychological testing to kindergar- ten and first grade was also dis- continued on vcie of directors who feared a heavy increase in enroll- ment. Director Kozemchak stated that it would lead to discrimination accusations. Two children were ad- mitted this year under the plan, Lynne Maslow to kindergarten and Edward Farrar to first grade. An emergency water problem at the Senior High School was also re- ported. No. 1 pump had shorted out, and Mr. Paul informed the board that a new pump will be installed dropping the other 40 feet lower to a level of 250 feet. Dry conditions caused the trouble. He also announced the property com- mittee would act shortly on the installation of “day and night lights to afford school property greater protection. Teachers (Committee - discussed an increase. of $300 to the Senior High Music instructor and $150 for Junior High instructor. Kozemchal questioned variance, but was told that increase was based on exira activities and acceptable to both men. Matter was tabled for lack of majority vote until next meet- ing. President Earl Phillips reported he had met with teachers at pre- school session and was proud of the faculty and forecast an excellent year. ' Enrollment was on the increase with: 3,000 pupils expected io fill classrooms. Dr. Mellman reported new. classrooms at Westmoreland were open for inspection. ~~ WANT SPUR LINE A letter from a group of mothers at Orange Road requesting a spur bus line for their children will be studied by the transportation com- mittee . The list of substitute professional empioyees submitted for approval brought questioning from Kozeni- chek as to how they were selected. Dr. Mellman answered that those with best certification were called first The name of a Glen Lyon native appearing on the substitute custodial list also drew disapproval from Kozemchak. He was informed that the shortage of applicants had called for the out-of-towners ad- dition, but that Back Mountain res- idents ‘were given first choice. Failure of Kozemchak to vote delayed - purchase of textbook for German classes. Board members ab- sent will be polled so that class : use will not be delayed. Psrking of. automobiles at all heme football games will be under control of the Area Letterman's Club: and Booster Day was set for October 17. Industrial Art supplies for the Junior High School was ap- proved at $1,316.25 and supplies for the Senior High School at $884.74. Permission was granted for Tho- mae Jenkins to serve on the eval- uating committee of the William Penn Senior High Schoel at York September 2, 3 and 4, and Mrs. Ruth Ambrose and George Me- Cutcheon to attend PSEA Workshop in Harrisburg, September 18 and 19. Dr. Robert Mellman was also granted approval to attend the Ed- ucation Congress at Harrishurg, Oct. 1, and the Fall Conference of the Penna. Association of Chief School Administrators at Bedford Springs, read any accounts in local papers ally to the greatness of the Rotary by anyone who has been near one. | Exchange institution, as two daugh- Cruising up 22nd Street, I am ters have been students abread still south of Market, and the | under it. neighborhood is still white. I'feel | Gail Rumbaugh and Pauline Far- a little nervous, because -this is a | rar, both back from Norway, lived Post car, and I would be morally | in the capital city of Oslo and ap (Continued on Page 4 A) island fishing town above the Arg | is “less horseplay’’ among students, | October 25 to 27. Frank Trimble she said, than-in this country, and | was given permission to attend there is a school uniform which | Middle Atlantic States Asso. of Col- must be worn. There is also a list | leges and Secondary Schools at At- of places this uniform must not be | lantic City. seen. Main educational difference | The Board approved the granting in Australia, Linda said, was gov- of a high school diploma to Thomas (Continued on Page 8 A) (Continued on Page 8 A)