«tee of seachers wha have wen salary
10 meeting at Lehman.
of Lake-Lehman will convene the ; will look like this,
L-L Tax-Payers |
Query Board On
Reassessments
Ask For Measures
To Protect Pupils |
Crossing Highway
A number of Lake-Lehman Dis-
trict residents asked for informa-
tion about the probable rise in taxes,
following reassessment, Tuesd a yv
night at the Lake- Lehman board
meeting.
Willard Sutton, president, was
able to give them no definite leads,
but reassured them. Much property,
he states, had never been assessed
at all, or at such a low figure that
other tax-payers were carrying the
ball. ‘ :
He said that his own property
had been assessed at too low a
figure, and he expected it to rise.
On the other hand, some property
owners might find that their taxes
were lowered, because with re-
assessment to a more nearly realis-
tic level, millage would have to
drop.
It was all in the realm of the
imponderable, but the school sys-
tem did not want more revenue
than it could properly budget.
This "is ' not the time, he said,
to be penny-wise and pound foolish.
‘Mi. and Mrs. Garwin ‘Tough
brought up the question of a blink-
er light at the highway crossing in
Lebman Center, It was considered
at the last board meeting, but noth-
ing could be done at present. Steps
must- be taken through the super-
visors, and cleared through the
State Highway Department,
Because the school fronts on a
side street instead of on the high-
way, Highway Department to date
has not posted a school speed limit,
though children must cross in the
teeth of oncoming speedsters.
"The same condition . prevails in |
Shavertown, where children must
cross the newly widened highway,
with no protection from lights.
In the case of a school fronting
the highway, school zone speed
limits of 15 miles per hour are
posted and enforced.
Teaching Staff Laurels :
An! indication of the quality of
teachers now obtainable by Lake-
Lehman schools, is seen in the ros-
increases recently, ‘because of ad-
vanced study or travel.
These men and women include
Charles H. James, with six credits;
Marlan Huttenstine, with 12; Sam-
uel Davenport, 18; Martha Smith
travel; Ruth Patton, 6; John P.
Zlotek, 12; Mildred Wilson, 18; Mar-
garet Bittner, 6. Increases are at
the rate of $50 for each six credits
earned. Travel is counted as six.
Eight students at Pennsylvania
State are reported as doing well.
They are Nancy Drapiewski, John
Landis, Thomas Rogers, Robert Ross, |
William Schlosser, Douglas Trum-
bower, Patricia Zbick, and Stanley
Rusiloski.
Lester B. Squier, supervising prin-
cipal, and Willard Sutton both look-
ed forward with gratification to the
forthcoming evaluation of the school
district. ‘A delegate will come in
mid-November to lay plans for the
spring evaluation.
Miscellaneous
Bus contracts were signed with
Leon D. Emmanuel, Fred Updyke, |
Clarence Payne, Wayne Rosencrans
and Morgan Price.
Mrs. John Vivian was appointed |
delegate to the National PSBA con-
vention in Pittsburgh November |
4-7.
Insurance was placed on the new
athletic field bleachers.
Requests for use of the building
include: Harveys Lake American |
Legion, December 13, for ‘the an-
nual children’s party; Girl Scouts,
Lehman elementary cafetorium, on
Mondays, 3:30 to 5.
Telephone service improvement in
the administration building was au-
thorized, with buzzer and intercom
arangements.
One-day field trips to historical
and scientific sites were authorized:
seventh grade,
Center and Watkins Glen;
grade, Valley Forge and Philadel-
phia; ninth, Harrisburg and Gettys-
burg. Date, October 31.
The wrestling squad will take
part in a tournament in Williams-
port December 29 and 30, sharing
transportation with the Dallas
squad.
Anthony Marchakitus, high school
principal, will represent Luzerne
County October 15 and 16 at the
PSEA meeting at Sunbury High
School.
Building and grounds committee
reported installation of a window
in the high school library, repair
of the roof at Lehman elementary,
and construction of a baseball dia-
mond.
Annual meeting of Luzerne Coun-
ty School Board at Coughlin High
Oldest Business Institution
Back of the Mountain
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No Prowler Sighted
In Dallas This Week
There have been no officially re-
ported sightings of the prowler since
last Thursday at Fowlers’.
Rumors of visits by prowlers have
been | rampant, but unproven.
State police cars have reportedly
been visiting the Oak Hill section
of Lehman Township with some
frequency in the last two weeks,
and at least one state trooper has
expressed determination to get the
person sought.
Efforts on the part of the Dallas
Post to find out exactly who was
sought have met with little suc-
cess, however, Township police
chief Joseph Ide said he did not
know of any state police in the
area, and the officer on duty yester- |
day at state police barracks said it
would be a lot of trouble to check
back through the records.
Borough remains quiet.
Plea For Blood
Brings Out 199
Willing Donors
Bloodmobile Sees
Largest Response
In Local History
Response to the Red Cross Blood-
mobile last Friday was fantastic,
the greatest in ‘the history of the
Back Mountain; with 199 donors
presenting themselves, and 168
pints of blood: taken.
Gate of . Heaven Parent-Teacher
Guild takes the banner for perform-
ance, with 40 donors. Mrs. Donald
Fannon was chairman.
PTA groups from Dallas elemen-
tary, Shavertown, = Westmoreland,
and other area schools, contributed
110 pints.
Commonwealth Telephone had a
banner contribution, 24 pints; Na-
‘tona 21.
A mob scene developed almost
with the opening of the doors of
Shavertown YMCA at 11:45, but
staff - and. volunteer helpers kept
the lines moving and the cots filled.
Mrs. June Shelhammer, Red Cross
headquarters, reports that the en-
tire area is now covered for ‘the
coming six months. Last spring the
donation was disappointing, leav-
ing’ some areas without complete
protection in case. of illness or dis-
aster.
The Blood Assurance program re-
quires one tenth of the member-
ship of each registered organization
to donate blood. Not the same
tenth, but an equal number.
Mrs. Edward Gilroy, Back Moun-
tain’ coordinator, was highly pleased
with the response.
not come up to Friday's results.
The spectacular upgrading in re-
sponse from Commonwealth Tele-
phone Company, Mrs. Gilroy attrib-
utes to the showing of a blood
| donation film to employees a few
days in advance of the collection.
Gamelcnds Tour
Harveys Lake Rod and Gun Club
will sponsor a tour of Gamelands
at Ricketts, in cooperation with
the. Pennsylvania Game Commis-
sion, starting at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Meet at the Commission building
"at West Dallas. Warden Ed Gdosky
will lead. Public is invited.
Two Back Mountain Men
Roommates At Hospital
Squire Fredric
| Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown, and
| John Sheehan, Huntsville Road, Dal- |
i las, are patients and roommates at |
| Geisinger Medical Center.
The two friends met unexpectedly |
in the doctor's waiting room as they
awaited individual appointments
| with the same physician.
Even the Dr. |
. sherman Schooley donation day did
W. Anderson, }
Designer Cuts
Ribbon To Open
New Highway
Businessmen, Club
Heads And Officials
Attend Dedication
The designer of the new section
of Back Mountain Highway, the Hon.
Naylor A. Staples cut the ribbon
stretched across two lanes in dedi-
cation ceremonies at 11:20 a.m.
Wednesday morning, near the Big
Bend.
The brief ritual was witnessed by
businessmen, service clubs, and resi-
dents.
dignitaries and participants up 4.61
miles of new road to Irem Temple
Country Club, where a luncheon
and program followed.
Aldo Franconi, President of Wyo-
ming Valley Motor Club, welcomed
guests and presented a brief history
of transportation growth in the
Back Mountain. He disclosed that
a road through this region had
been first laid out at the close of
the Civil War, from Vaughn's Cor-
ners, west to Bennett Street to
Toby's Creek.
Building’ of the “turnpike” came
later with funds raised by business-
men. A tollgate was established
couples.
tained at the Ice Cave Hotel, now
Donachie’s, or the Raub Hotel in
Dallas, and a watering trough in-
stalled near Blaze's Hotel.
In 1912, A. H. Coon constructed
a better road costing $12,000 and
and chestnut size stone and dirt
was watered down, then covered
with a tar top to produce a road
of much improvement.
The first spur line followed short-
ly, with Pioneer Avenue being open-
ed up. The bypass in Luzerne and
relocated turnpike rcad speeded up
transportation to the Back Moun-
tain.
The late Sen. Andrew
was instrumental in bringing about
fulfilling a long time dream.
Merman} Kersten, master oficere-
record . time, cutting the: deadline
by eight months, and expressed his
ming Valley Motor Club who made
all arrangements for the dedication.
He also urged that the townships
and borough make every effort to
keep billboards from defacing the
beauty of the new roadside.
Robert Hirschman,
president of
Wilson Cease was brought in from '!
Bethlehem to serve as foreman, Egg
monies, lauded H."J. Williams Com- |
pany who did the construction in |
MORE
A motorcade of antique cars led |
Main Street, Luzerne, and following |
at the spot where Ross Williams’ |
old service station stood and a fee |
of 20c charged, with half price for |
Food and lodging was ob- |
THE DALLAS POST
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Telephone Numbers
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Huntsville Dam shows effects of
a very dry season, being lower than
at any time in recent memory.
This shot was taken by photog-
rapher James Kozemchak from near
THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
VOL. 75, NO. 41. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1964
his home, looking over the Culp
property.
Water at Harveys Lake is also
low, as is Bowmans Creek, which
has virtually disappeared ' near
On School Board: Two New Slots?:
Tax Issue Put Off Until January
Dallas School Board meeting Tues- | 4 p.m.
and 7:30 a.m. Matter was
day evening recommended that the | turned over to the policy committee.
Department of Public
Instruction |
A letter from the Teachers Com-
issue Dallas School District a cer- | mittee applauded procedures, and
tificate of Advance Establishment to | stated their pleasure with present
put the local educational system in | | educational system. Robert Hukill,
line for proposed Act 299, which |
would allow nine school directors at |
|
| Mrs. Margaret Borton, Miss Bettie
Sullivan, Kenneth Kirk, Joseph Rak-
| large instead of the present seven | shys, Edward. Potera, Robert Dol-
|
|
| came
Sordeni |
the new road in 1941 with its atten- |
dant growth throughout this area, |
man board.
| bear and Thomas Carr were ap-
The new reassessment figures also | | proved as Evening Extension Schcol
in for some discussion, but
instructors.
Atty. Jonathan Valentine ur ged that | adults have enrolled thus far.
{ until final figures were agreed Gpon, f
it was wise to wait.
Mrs: Vernoa said she would favor !
33 vmills,y but @fhthe figures wep
| later adjusted, this could mean Seri-
| of 27 mills.
ous trouble for
Kozemchak stated he was in favor |
When asked by Direc- |
2 Bhool auditorium. Mrs. Doris Wolfe
the school district. |
| tor Stanley how much revenue this '
thanks to Clifford Bigelow of Wyo- |
H. J. Williams Company, thanked
citizens for their inconvenience and
introduced his officials. He said it
was a difficult road to build.
Mr. Kersteen expressed his ap-
preciation to service c'ubs and all
groups who assisted, and again stat-
ed how difficult it was for the con-
struction company to maintain the
the flow of traffic during building
of the road while 10,000 to 20,000
cars passed over it daily.
F. Willard Harper, president of
AAA Penna. Mo'or Federation, ex-
tended greetings.
| Mr. Staples, Deputy Secretary of
Highways spoke briefly, thanking
residents and construction company |
| for cooperation and the Penna.
| Dept. of Highways office at Scran-'
ton. He said the highway will pro-
vide greater safety and faster trans-
portation.
Payment for
state and federal government.
Granville Sowden, township dedi- |
cation chairman, was applauded for
| ‘his efforts.
| Sheehan underwent surgery on | Invocation was given by Rev. |
| Robert D. Yost, benediction by Rev. |
|
| Francis Kane.
The Postoffice In Dal las Will Look Like This!
[
to Corning Glass '
eighth '
School cancels out the November |
following Tuesday, November 7.
Approved as home-bound instruc- |
tors were Miss Hazel Baer and
Directors |
|
Monday morning. Anderson is under
observation.
The Sot opeed new + Dallas pustoffice
located where |
| the Lehigh Valley Railroad Depot
is now.
General Services Administration |
building vedterday
would bring, he said he had not
figured that low.
Valentine also related that the
case of a deed for lots 338 and 339
condemned when the school was
built and filed in 1964 by J. Henry
Pool had been reviewed, but no de-
cision made as yet.
Mrs. Vernon prodiiced a booklet
on the American Flag which she
said was being used in Social
Studies Classes and asked that Ko-
zemchak read it. He replied that
he didn’t need any literature on it,
that he had served under it for
many years.
A raise in salary for the Senior
and Junior High School music in-
structors was approved in the
| amounts of $300 and $150 respec-
the new stretch of |
| road was divided equally between |
The one-story structure, designed |
by Roushey, Smith, and Miller, of |
| Kingston, will cover 7,500 square
feet. Some of the property is land
Samuel Davenport, teaching Robert | announced acceptance of the design | adjacent to the depot, owned by |
Margellina.
for the _postoffice and federal office
Mrs. Millie Devens LoB,
tively, Kozemchak in the
negative.
Mrs. Ann Vernon and Mrs. John
Stahl will attend the School Direc-
tors Convention in Pittsburgh early
in November.
Approval of purchase of German
| textbooks was also authorized with
Kozemchak voting “no.” A new
bus had been put on to ease the
| overload, and the Board authorized
this decision.
voting
Complaints were heard of a re-
tarded child disturbing other bus
pupils, and this brought the answer
from Mrs.
is obligated to educate everyone.
| However, the matter will be studied. |
Driver training car again entered
the conversation, Kozemchak urg- |
ing it be placed i in a garage between |
Parking area will be sufficient for
postal patrons only.
Prior postoffice locations included |
the barber shop on Main Street,
the Garinger building, Lake Street, ;
and in several shops around central | attending.
| Dallas in the earlier days.
Pd
Vernon that the Board |
|
|
Permission was granted Dallas
| PTA to show Saturday movies as
their project once a month at the
was approved as full Hime dental
| October 22-24th, as the Bride, Clyde
W. Birth, and Groom, Walter Phil- |
Back Mountain Area
| Embulance Logbook
Dallas Community
Richard Maher, upper Demunds
Road, to General Hospital on Fri-
day, Robert Besecker, Ralph Fitch,
and Hayden Richards as crew.
Mrs. Dick Spencer, Stredny
Road, Kunkle, was taken to Nesbitt
and Hayden Richards attending,
and returned same day, John Carey
and Leighton Scott attending.
Kingston Township
October 7, Harry Owens, Trucks- |
ville, was brought home from Nes-
bitt Hospital following an accident,
Carl Miers, Vought Long and Al
Hawke attending.
October 8, Sterling Keiner, De-
munds Road, was taken to General
Hospital with Marvin Yeust and
Elwood Swingle as crew.
Friday, Harry Owens was return-
ed to Nesbitt Hospital, attended by
Willard Bullock, James Gordon, Jr.,
[ and Carl Miers.
The same day, Mrs. Arlene Bess- |
mer, Harris Hill Road, was taken to
Nesbitt Hospital, James Smith,
Harry Smith and Robert Shoemaker
(Continued on Page 3A)
One hundred and ten |
Dallas Community ambulance took |
Hospital Tuesday, Ron Hrubowchak !
Huntsville Dam Water Lower Than In Recent Memory
Lute’s Corners, Noxen Township.
Recent rains, which quelled Back
Mountain brushfires for the most
part, failed to do much for the over-
all water supply.
Snow Flurries
Dallas had snow on Saturday. It
didn’t amount to much, but October
10 is still pretty early for snow.
Lehman and Sweet Valley areas
also had some flakes.
All sightings were accompanied
by big black clouds and high winds
temporarily, and in some cases hail.
Barry Edwards of Idetown tells us
the 20-degree témperatures were
| not matched until the first of De-
| cember last year.
Two Fire Calls
Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company
! responded to. a call. from Town
House ‘Restaurant Thursday after-
noon, when smoke smell reportedly |
issued from behind a cooler. No
fire was found.
Just before, the company put out
a grassfire on Overbrook Road,
HUE SEREEE
the office of Justice of the
Mrs. Beatrice Wililams.
They were accompanied by Leo E.
Boy On Bicycle
Struck By Car
| Condition Is Serious
| At Nesbitt Hospital
| Showing slight improvement but |
I still in critical condition at Nesbitt |
{ of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright,
{ Meadowecrest, Trucksville.
The boy was injured at 5:05 Mon-
day evening when he was struck
by a motorist, Richard Overfield,
|® D. 2, Meshoppen, near Havir’s
| on Carverton Road.
Overfield, who was coming from
| West Wyoming, said he did not
i see the boy until he darted in front
| of him on his bicycle, coming from
Hay Road into the intersection.
First on the scene was Christo-
| pher Bolen, 14, Trucksville Gardens,
| who was. on his paper route at the
| time in that vicinity. Bolen said
| the Overfield car was going at a
| lively clip when it passed him, and
{ne heard a sudden screech of
brakes.
As he dashed to the scene, he
saw a bicycle lying in the road and |
a boy lying motionless on the | berm.
Peace |
{ privileged children and other public |
Hospital is Bradley Wright, 9, son suffered a/fractured skull and abra- !
Honeywell Returning
On Monday, As Chief
Russell Honeywell will return to |
duty as police chief of Dallas
Borough this Monday, October 19,
he told Borough Council this week.
The chief has been out of service,
from a heart attack, for about three
months.
In that time,
police duty was
assisted by other special officers,
and then by acting chief Alexander
MacCoulloch, a new appointed.
Chief Honeywell says-he is feeling :
fine, and that he deliberately waited
out time limit suggested by doctors
to give himself time to build up
health.
Jackson Defers
Taxation Issue
A large number of residents of
Jackson Township attended the
mesting of the township supervisors
last. Wednesday night, many bring-
ing ‘their new assessment letters
with them,
The meeting, originally scheduled
to be held on Tuesday night, Oct-
ober ' 6, had been postponed one
day due to the holding of the An-
nual Evangelism Banquet at the
Fire ‘Hall.
over the large increases in property
valuations, and questioned the su-
pervisors what they attended to do
about reducing millage. Atty. Jon-
athan Valentine, Solicitor for the
Township, told residents that su-
pervisors could not set the millage
until their meeting ‘in January, as
by that time, the Township Valua-
tion would be certified to them by
the County.
Atty. Valentine advised anyone
who thought he was assessed at]
too high a rate to file an appeal
with the Board of Assessors before |
(Continued on Page 34)
Idetown Brushfire
Jonathan R. Davis Fire Company :
highway in Idetown, about a quarter
mile north of the traffic light,
around 6 Monday night.
Kiwanis ' “Womanless Wedding" Principals Apply For License
| Shown aoove are the principals in | lips, filed for a wedding license at Nauroth, producer of the fund-rais- |
the Kiwanis Womanless Wedding, |
ing show benefitting the wunder-
| service activities of the Dallas Ki-
! wanis Club.
| Overficld and his passenger had by
| this time alighted from the car.
| Bolen sped to a neighbor's to call
| the ambulance, but a’ simultaneous
| call was being ‘made by ‘another |
resident.
| Dr. Malcolm ‘Borthwick;
: passing,
| hospital. At .times he rallied and
! then lapsed into semi consciousness.
Kingston Township
rushed him to the hospital.
who was
ambulance
He
sions.
Young Bolen casts a different |
light on the driver's story which |
the sun would have ‘been over the
new Park Neighborhood Church and |
| Skid marks of 139 feet ending in |
burn also conflict |
|
| a deep rubber
with Overfield’s story of a slower
speed.
Chief Updyke, Assistant Chief
Coslett and Officer R. Sisco investi-
gated. Dallas Ambulance also ans-
wered the call when Kingston Am-
bulance arrived from an earlier call,
| and assisted in directing traffic at
| the scene. ed
Just several weeks ago, a Dallas
boy lost his life when struck by a
speeding motorist, while riding his
bicycle down Route 309.
filled first by officer Raymond Titus, |
Residents were greatly agitated
put out a br ushfire adjacent to the!
ordered - the child: to the |
claimed the sun had blinded him. |
| The youth says by this time 'of day |
not in the motorist’s. line of. vision. |
Council Refuses Millage Change
Until Winter; Need More Money
Controversial Coal
B Finally Okayed
Dallas Borough Council refused to
| commit itself on adjusting millage
to bring property taxes next year
in line with those past, until actual
assessments are made in January,
it was made known at Tuesday's
meeting.
Finance Committee chairman Rob~
ert Parry said: “People of the bor-
ough should not have fears about
| excessive taxation.” That, however,
was as far as Council was prepared
| to go.
i Reason for this is no secret. The
Borough has been operating on
deficit for some time, and needs
money. President Harold Brobst
said “We need more revenue” last
week to the Dallas Post,” and he
said it again this week at the meet-
ing. j
(Unfortunately, the Borough's
need for more money comes at a
time when ‘increased taxation” is
a rather unpopular idea, though, so
Council must hedge its bets until
budget time. The Borough, in short,
would need ‘some more money next
year whether or not there were a
county-wide reassessment. Some
body, for example, must pay for.an
extra full-time policeman, which is
likely “to run somewhere around
$3500 salary, plus car allowance un-
til a new cruiser is bought. Then
the cruiser will cost money.)
On other financial. fronts, Council
paid off $24,000-plus in- bills, in-
cluding. a bank loan.
Parry reported that Borough was
holding close to the budget for this
year ‘in the first nine months, ae
described the treasury as being “i
pretty good shape.”
Police’ Report
Police report included five acei-
dents, four red lights, and a stolen
motorbike recovered and returned
! to the owner: Latter incident hap-
| pened last week, and juvenile of-
fender was turned over to Kingston
Township police. Other police busi-
ness for the month included a num-
| ber of visits from the prowler, a
robbery at (Caddie LaBar’s, and
resignation of Basil Lord, school
guard.
Fines for the month: Moen $30,
| ing netted $38 in permits. .
Coal Bid Let :
Controversial coal bid was voted
to the lowest bidder, Back Moun-
{tain Coal and Lumber Company,
decision held over from last month.
Other bidder was Tom: Reese's Glen-
view Coal Company, Dallas. Coun-
cil was of the opinion that a low
bid is a low bid, and obligation is
owed morally to accept it, once
bids are let. Parry and Brobst
voted “no ’
The old: borough: truck is “shot”
according to street commission, and
TAL
specifications will be drawn up for
eventual purchase of a new one.
Complaint ‘has again been re-
ceived from a resident of Sterling
Avenue that water from the road-
way drains into his property, flood-
ing the cellar. Borough engineer
"as checked and found - alternative
! costs of repair would be either
$1623 or $1709, and Council -agreed
this was too much for one dwelling,
feet below road grade, and is own-
I's responsibility. Ie)
Frank Dixon, a visitor, "said he
understood "that thé Planning Com-
mission intended to rezone Colum-
bit Avenue from residential to com-
mercial.
Planning Commission had taken no
| action, and was to meet soon. Th
| Memorial Highway side of Columbia,
| the street which runs behind the
Legion, is commercial. There are
| iva or six empty lots on the other
side.
| A resident complained of speed-
ing and dangerous conditions at the
| top of Huntsville Road, near inter-
| section of Parrish Street, a blind
, corner. Communicated complaints
included weeds at the corner of
| Davenport and Moffett Streets, and
water washing off the top of Eliza-
beth Street.
Embulence On View
Newly purchased Franklin-North-
moreland Township ambulance will
be on display at the Franklin Town-
ship Fire Company at 3 p.m. Sun-
day afternoon.
Crooks The Ones Who
Terrified Watchdog?
Police remain confident they will
nail down the robbers of Caddie
| LaBar's Store on Friday night, and
investigation continues.
There has been no new announce-
| ment about the robbery of four rifles
and a shotgun from Caddie’s gun
| case, but the Post has learned that
a group of boys from Dallas is sus-
pected, specifically from the Center
Hill Road area. They may be boys
before.
Thieves got by Caddie’s dog. A
group of boys from nearby , has
bullied the dog in the past during
daylight, to the point where he is
terrified of them, says Caddie, and
that would account for their easy
entrance. Robbers ignored $100 in
of
change. v1
Councilman
| Harvey $25. Some $25,850 in build- :
wi
considering the house was built two
Engineer John Jeter said
with whom (Caddie has had trouble |