——_ . Oldest Business Institu tion Back of the Mountain 75 YEARS A NEWSPA PER HE DALLAS POST “ : eo i v TWO EASY TO REMEMBER 674-5656 Telephone Numbers 674-7676 TEN CENTS PER COPY—TWELVE PAGES Crew To Appear Before Coroner Porter Is Reelected K.T. Ambulance Head ~u N @ With several of Kingston Town- ship's ambulance crew expecting to appear before a coroner's jury in the very near future, the men will be reimbursed for their lost day's wages by the Ambulance Associ- ation. The motion was approved ‘at the annual meeting of the organization held Sunday at the mew township building in Trucksville. Occasion for their presence was dictated following the recent high-/ way death of Mrs. Florence Sordoni Evans, who was struck while cross- ing the thoroughfare near Hunts- ville Rd. turnoff by William Cole, Wilkes-Barre. Dr. Robert Peters, Jr., Forty Fort who was passing, said the victim was dead. Such proclamation re- leases the ambulance crews from all further responsibility, according | to coroner's rules. Crew had no- | tified the deputy coroner but can- celled the call when Dr. Peters in- sisted the woman be taken to the a hospital. When they reached the institution, she was pronounced dead. Chief of Police Herbert Updyke, was also on the scene, explained 2 hat a dead body could not be re- “moved until the coroner or his deputy took over. This led to con- flict with Dr. Peters, who again sisted the ambulance remove the victim to Nesbitt Hospital. Manning the ambulance at the time were Marvin Yeust, Jack Las- her, and Walter Davis. Harry Smith accompanied the men. Chief Updyke, who was present at Sunday’s meeting, read the follow- ing rules from the Coroner’s Man- ual: It is unlawful for anyone to move a dead body from the position or | place of death without provisions of either the physician last in at- tendance or the coroner, unless the body is in public view: In obvious criminal, accidental, or suicidal deaths, both the cor- oner’'s office and police should be notified at once. - The ambulance attendant may Bake any steps his judgment SE medical care might be needed in any instance. When A is apparent that medical attent- ion would be’ of vail or when this can be clearly determined by simple inspection, the body should not be disturbed, nor shall any of the surroundings be disturbed. ‘While there is a moral tendency to- want to move a body to a nat- ural position or what in life would be a more comfortable position, there is no purpose in doing so. It is imperative to allow the coroner to judge the nature and degree of investigation required, that the! body and any surroundings be left untouched. Martin Porter presiding at the meeting declared to members, “When a body is declared dead, we are out of the picture. We are not recognized. We have a free license. From now on; fellows, the Coroner is the boss.” He was asked what to do if the fcoroner wasn't present. Porter re- lied, “Wait till he gets there. Don't “move the body if it's dead.” Crew attending the inquest will receive $5 per person from the coroner’s office Members felt it was only fair to make up the difference when a man loses his day’s wages. | All ambulance crewmen serve free of charge, giving their time during all hours of the day or night and in all kinds of weather. In other action Martin Porter was reelected president of the King- ston Township Ambulance Associ- ation, Vought Long, 1st vice pres- ident; Willard Piatt, 2nd vice pres- ident; Edward (Carey, secretary- treasurer. Directors chosen were Mr. Mrs. Harry Spare, Dana Sickler, and Bernard Novicki, Carverton; Earl Hess, Sheldon Bennett, Vern | Pritchard and Lowther Brown, Trucksville; Mrs. Francis Murray, Granville Sowden, Walter Davis and | Merton Coolbaugh, Shavertown. Mrs. William Frederick, who does gach a magnificent job answering mbulance calls and sending crews, | was praised for her outstanding | service. Sheldon Bennett,, V. Prichard, | and Willard Piatt were renamed to | ‘the auditing committee. William Frederick was named crew captain, and reported 161 calls answered during 1964. Shavertown Coin Card donations | for 1964 were reported ‘at $730.58 | and Trucksville’s as $1,172.75. Expenditure for recent ambulance | overhauling and repairs was $280. 59 | Porter pointed out that the Am-| bulance Association had only gained $400 this past year after all ex- penses were paid. There is a lot of expense involved in running an ambulance, he concluded. and | i Undergoes Surgery Mrs. Marshall Billig, Orchard View Terrace, was admitted to Wy- oming Valley Hospital, Tuesday afternoon. She underwent surgery | experience MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Honoring National Scout Week In honor of National Boy Scout Week Country; two Harveys Lake scouts | —Photo by Kozemchak , dedicated to God and salute ithe flag. Cub Scout is Joseph Glova, and Explorer is Gary Arthur West, and both are of Harveys Lake Troop 331. They represent the millions of boys throughout the nation who will be observing the week, Feb- urary 7 through 3. Leader of the Harveys Lake troop is Art West, who will see six of his scouts receive their Eagle awards in one ceseniony shorgly. > Lake Troop 331 Will Fete 6 Eagles From Lake, Noxen, announces recognition dinner cere- | monies Wednesday evening for the elevation of John Bozek, David Finn, Robert Johnson, Charles Lee Mur- phy, Peter Sarmonis and Barry West, Troop 331, to rank of Eagle Scout. Troop 331 is sponsored by the Lions Clsh, 2 Bozek, son sand «Mrs. Thomas J. Bozo" Wa 2 Boa “Place, is a senior at Dallas High School. An Altar Boy at Our Lady of Victory | Church’ in past years, he has re-| ceived the ‘Ad Altare Dei” award for scouts. He has 22 merit badges, and activities include Junior Leader's training, 50-mile Hike, and leadership in troop and explorers. Finn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reese Finn, Alderson, is a Freshman at the Dallas Jr. High School and a member of the student council Grid Iron Club, Wrestling and Foot- ball team. He is a member of the Alderson Methodist Church. He has earned 24 merit badges, and is presently Secretary of the Ex- plorer « post. David has taken Junior Leader training and is a member of the Order of the Arrow. He is the youngest scout to re- cieve the award from the Harveys Lake Troop. Johnson, son of Mr. Warren Johnson, Beaumont, is a Junior at Tunkhannock High School. Bob is a Kunkle volunteer fireman and Vice President of the and Mrs. Penna. Jr. Rural Letter Association. His extensive scouting has included Camp Acahela, and a trip to Philmont Res- ervation, Order of the Arrow, and 21 merit badges, Bob is working on God and Country Award at Alderson Methodist ‘Church, where he is a member of the M. Y. F. Murphy, son of Mr. Charles Murphy, Laketon, freshman at Lake-Lehman High School, where he is a member of the Lake-Lehman Senior Band, Brass Choir, and Dance Band. He is a member of the Alderson Methodist Church, an usher and Acolyte, president of Youth Fellowship and extensive work toward God and Country Award. Lee attended Camp Schiff, MRS. SHEWAN DIES Mrs. Stanley Shewan, formerly of Shavertown, died Wednesday at National Institute of Health, Balti- more, Md., where she resided. Mrs. Shewan conducted a Variety | Store in Shavertown for several | years. Crashes At Lake Michael Soltishick, 20, Dallas, | R.D. 1, a recent bridegroom, was admitted to Nesbitt Hospital yester- | | day with chest and knee injuries’ | suffered after his car nearly plunged into Harveys Lake Wednesday morning. His car left the road near Alder- son, when it veered out of control, struck a utility pole, continued on down an embankment until a boat house stopped its progress. He was taken to the' hospital in | the Lake Ambulance. Electric and telephone wires pulled down by the impact were repaired by employees of Harveys Lake Light Company and Common- that evening. wealth Telephone Company. Carrier ! and Mrs. : Philmont Reservation this summer. His® 21 ‘merit badges were earned | in positions of Leadership and re- | sponsibility in the troop, including | Senior Patrol Leader, the troop’s | highest position of office. Sarmonis, son of Mr. and Mrs. | Otto Sarmonis, Noxen Ro d, Senior | at Lake-Lehman gand” ember of | Reformation Lutheran Church, has | been in Scouting since 1956. His [21 merit badges were earned in| leadership in troop and post. Peter | is a Brotherhood member of the] Order of the Arrow, Acahela Lodge, | Tribe Chief of Tribe 3, attended | the O. A. National Conference in Illinois and the O. A. Training Con- ference at Camp Minsi, and Valley Forge National \Jamboree. West, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur | West, Kunkle Road, is a Freshman | at the Dallas Jr. ‘High School, a| member of the football team, and | attends Kunkle Methodist Church. | He has earned ‘25 merit - badges. | Barry has spent many hours with | troop and Explorer post improving | forests in connection with the Fed- | eral Soil and Water Wildlife Con- | servation. His scouting activities | include = attendances = at Camp | Acahela, Green Bar Training Den | | Chief, Patrol Leader,” and the Wy- | oming Valley Contingent to Valley | Forge with Troop 52. | | by KT ambulance, | pair. Back Mountain Area Ambulance Logbook Dallas ambulance took Howard Seipler, Beaumont, from accident there to Nesbitt Hospital Thursday, Robert Besecker, Lee Tinsley, and Jim Davies attending. Carrie Martin, Kunkle, was taken to General Hospital on Friday, Be- secker and L.R. Scott attending. Mrs. Leroy Kahler, E. Center Street, was brought home from Gen- eral Hospital on Saturday, Scott, Wright, and Lynn Sheehan (home on leave from USCG) attending. as crew. Mrs. Ambrose Gavigan, E. Cen- ter Street, Shavertown, was taken to General Hospital on Saturday, Scott, William Wright, and Roy . Laughead as crew. Last two calls were on request undergoing re- Lehman Township Lehman ambulance took A.S. Cil- vik from Nesbitt Hospital to Gen- eral Hospital on Friday, Lee Went zel and Pete Hospodar attending. On Sunday, Ralph Cornell, Leh- man, was brought home from Penn- sylvania University Hospital, Phila- delphia, L.C. Sutton and Paul Hoover as crew. Also on Sunday, the ambulance was called to the Jacquish home, Oak Hill, but was not needed, Sut- ton, Wentzel, and Hospodar as crew. Franklin-Northmoreland Franklin-Northmoreland ambu- Jance took Matt Koscelansky, Cen- termoreland, to Nesbitt Hospital on Friday, Rev. William Watson and W.W. Boyes attending. Kingston Township On Friday Hicks Marcy, Bunker Hill, was taken to Nesbitt Hospital, Walter Davis and Marvin Yeust at- tending. Mrs. Mildred Carner, Minersville, who was visiting in Shavertown was taken to Nesbitt Hospital on Satur- day evening. Crew was M. Yeust, | Ted Newcomb and William Fred- | erick, Beaumont Area | Harveys Lake community proudly | Camp Acahela, and will leave for | Mrs. Leroy Kahler, rear E. Center Street, was re-admitted to General Hospital, on Sunday attended by Yeust and Davis. Davis. Morris Lloyd, Spring Street, was brought home from Nesbitt Hospital on Monday, attended by Davis, Wil- | lard Bullock and Harry Smith. Lake Township 2 Lake Township ambulance took Gilbert Carpenter, Barnoem Street,to General Hospitalj.fohn Stergzes Leu Zimmerman, Jim McCatfrey,’ and Fred Javers ag crew. Iris Armitage, Alderson, was taken to General Hospital on Saturday, Stenger and Zimmerman attending. On Tuesday, substituting for Nox- | en which was undergoing repair, Lake took Elizabeth Thomas, Market Street, Noxen, to General Hospital, Stenger, Zimmerman and | McCaffrey attending. 'Douse Chimney Fire In Bunker Hill Home Trucksville Fire Company extin | guished a fire at the home of John ‘W. Smith, Bunker Hill, which broke out around 6:10 on Friday night, when a chimney apparently over- heated. Damage was estimated at about $1000, mostly smoke, on saveral floors, and the company remained at the scene for some time. Home was being remodeled. Chief Vought Long was in Charge. Tax collector Dennis Bonning's voice rose well above the usual routine murmur of road supervis- ing business at Jackson board meet- ing Tuesday night: “Why wait till summer ?”, he demanded, ‘why is it same trouble every year?” He was asking to know why Ro- land Gensel had not been reappoint- ed Assistant Police Chief, and in this matter he was hundred per cent by Police Chief Bob Cooper, who brought the quest- ion up at the meeting to begin with. For several years now, the quest- ion has been involved politically. Supervisor Chairman Elmer Las- kowski said that Gensel was simply time, call by the hour. Others feel that the board trying to pressure Gensel into ap- pointing a deputy constable (he himself is constable), namely Don- ald Jones of Chase, who was also at the meeting. Mr. Jones said stable, deputy or otherwise, for the sole purpose of serving subpoenas. Serving subpoenas is a paying prop- osition. Cooper and Bonning refused to go along with this. Cooper said that he needed Gensel as. an assis- tant, that nobody else was interest- ed in policework, and that Gensel was a good policeman. The yearly refusal to appoint Gensel Assistant Chief, Cooper said, doesn’t look good for the officer, for the township, or for the supervisors. Differences were especially con- spicuous because representatives of the press were there, one having been tipped off that there might be commotion and the Dallas Post be- ing there as a matter of routine. Ccoper said flatly that if Gensel were not reappointed Assistant Chief, he would not call him in as constable on cases, but rather would summon police from other townships or the state police. This was an ultimatum to the boss, clearly, and one which the accepted in the end. To Work In Township Bonning demanded to know of Jones whether he was interested in being a constable for the purpose of serving the township or just to ser- ve summonses and subpoenas, and Jones said it was for the latter pur- pose. Bonning concluded that the township needed an officer more. Cooper: capped the matter by bringing out a constable’s’ hand- book, pertinent passage underline, which said a constable could not legally appoint a deputy unless the constable himself is physically dis- abled, or in special instances to help in a particular civil suit. Laskowski was the most wary of the reappointment, or at least he was the one who voiced the board's rationale, which was then presum- | ably wary as a whole. He said sim- ply that Gensel was not needed as | an appointed officer until May. To Bonning’s references to the const- like to hear opinions.” what the board was there for, he | said. The demand for Gensel's return | was pretty strong among the hand- | | ful of people who attended. not needed on salary until summer- | that until then he was on, frankly that he wanted to be con-! backed one’ Yearly Police Wrangle Wrapped Up, Gensel Kept; No 2nd Constableship on another matter, joined voice with Copper and Bonning. Jones did not press his case for being appointed deputy constable. Laskowski put the matter to a vote. Bertram moved for Gensel’s immediate appointment, seconded by Lamoreaux. The Assistant Chief was reappointed for another year. Other Business Board announced that millage had been dropped to 3.5 mills from nine, because of the recent tripled property reevaluation by the county. Replying to a question by Allardyce, the supervisors said the readjustment of millage gave the township a slight tax advantage over last year. Allardyce also raised. question of i a per capita tax in Jackson Town- boss i is | ship, and why the township could not pass a place of work tax as was proposed in Forty Fort. Board explained that Jackson's solicitor said a tax such as the place of work tax, not affecting all the people, was probably unconstitutional. Al- lardyce said he would check, with the board's okay. He also asked whether there were any progress on obtaining federal public works fund money from the government. VOL. 76, NO. 5. THURSDAY, “That's ME On T-V" Says Robin DeBarry Robin DeBarry, Oak Hill, had a surprise present on her fourth birth- day, an appearance on T-V. Robin’s mother, Mrs. Stephen De- Barry, had sent in the child’s picture some weeks ago. On the Hatchy Milatchy Show, Emcee Judy stirs up the barrel and selects one picture each. day to feature on her pro- gram. Wednesday morning, Robin saw herself over T-V. She will get a set of building blocks as a bonus. Steve, 10, and speckled with chickenpox, saw the broadcast. Paul, 7, back at school, completely re- covered, heard about it when he got home. Taffy, the pup of mixed ancestry bought last summer at the Library Auction, barked recognition. Legion's 4th Annual Pig Roast Saturday Fourth annual Pig Roast will be held at the American Legion, Dad- dow-Isaacs Post 672, Saturday, February 6, from 5 to 9, purpose being to raise funds to continue such programs as sending a boy to camp, books for the local colleges and schools, and flags for organ- izations that request them. Public is invited. Go Ahead, Joke 5 Tum, i Tum "Jerry Gardner. | Frank Huttman, 1964 "Auction East is east, and west is west, they used to say. It's getting so a driver would be better to stay at home, and leave the driving to river-boat gamblers and other people who like to make toss-up decisions. Here was the choice offered to motorists at the Hillside Road cut-off at Memorial Highway this last week, and it must be admitted that there's much to be said for either solution. This driver, like everybody else, went on to the left, in the direction he is pointed. If he had been law-abiding, he would have gone between them and gotten a big surprise. : State highway department signs, installed apparently to warn drivers going in either direction of a sharp turn, got twisted around somehow. Highway He Walked Each Day Kills H L al 2-Car Crash Follows Beaumont folks could tell time ableship problem, he repeated © ‘We | by watching te see when the Seipler That was | brothers walked by along the high- | | way, ‘and this happened twice a’ | day for many a year. Then Thursday night at 7:15, 70- One | year-old Howard L. Seipler crossed | Chase man, Robert Allerdyce, there | Route 309 toward his home up on | Dallas General Office Personnel Honored For Road Safety | i Fifty-four drivers of Common- wealth Telephone Company's Gen- eral Office in Dallas were honored ation Insurance Company. Left to right: first row - Jack! Dempsey, traffic safety represent- ative, Corporal John Loftus, state police, Bob Hislop, Joe Pribula, Bonning, M.E. Kuchta, Raymond | Sordoni, and Don Ide. | Second row: Joseph Sekera, rad Higgins, | Barlow, John Steele, Tom Navich,’| Dean Johnson, and Gordon Price. Third row: Ed Kravitz, Jack Pen- | Wendell Mennig, Howard Andy Reggie, Bill Cutter, man, Johns, Jerry. Flynn, Jack Krogulski, Ruth | Jack Bestwick, Dale Fisk, William Fred Shershen, Jim | foss, | Mbangh, and Tom Sayre. ! Rittenhouse. Dave Bennett, Walter for safe driving records Tuesday by Theron Osborne, Dan Chapman, Con- Rogers, Hank Yezefski, Charles Sear- Pennsylvania Manufacturer's Associ- | William Umphred, Hillary | Bonin, Joe Polacky, Ken Kocher, | Fred Clark, Roswell Floyd Burgess, Bob Sherwood. Others receiving awards were: | Michael Calfrey, George Bardsel, | Henry Titus, Daniel G. Chapman, R. Fourth row: J. P. Thorpe, Ronnie | E. Kimball, Ames G. Swisher, Eliza- beth Hutchinson, William Weatherill, William Cutter, Charles Micklo, John Hoyt, and Al Keener; Joseph | Gretkowski, Don Davis, Jake Kelley, Steinhauer, | and Ziba Smith, James Navich; G. A. Tom Traver, and | Doyle, Lloyd Gable, Walter Rogers; John . Durkovitz, Holden Newell; Dave Bennett Jr., Anthony Kosako- ski, Gordon Price, and Delmar. - Fiske, ‘the hill for the last ‘time, and was | struck by what turned out to be, ironically, a slowmoving car on a treacherously - icy roadway. | . The Volkswagon sedan, operated | by Ray F. Henney, 68, of Kunkle, | came quickly to a halt as Seipler's { body crumpled the right front | tcador and his head apparently struck the right corner of Henney’s | windshield. Claude Seipler was the last to hear his brother's voice. He stood at the side of the road near the car. and heard Howard call “Come on, Claude, come on, Claude’, and then his lifelong companion was struck, never regaining conscious- ness. Someone called the Dallas am- bulance, -which rushed the man to Nesbitt Hospital. There he was taken from ' dispensary to x-ray room, said the crew, but it was he died of deep laceration of the skull, tured right arm and leg. Just as the ambulance left the scene, and people were preparing to get back into their cars, there was a second acci- dent, a two-car collision pract- ically on the same spot, collis- ion “of a Volkswagon truck driven by Richard D. Love, 18, 59 E. Center Street, Shaver- town, and a Dodge sedan driven by Frank A. Schoonover, 17, Centermoreland, car owned by Stacey Schoonover. Passenger in the Schoonover car was Laura Snell, 17, of Tunkhan- nock RD 2. No one was hurt. Left front fender of the truck and right front fender of the sedan were extensively damag- ed, as were windshields. Tunkhannock state trooper Bur- nell Stambaugh learned that the brothers had been down at the Beaumont Inn early in the evening, and were finally offered a ride home by Michael Sesson, of Lutes Corners, who was northbound. It was very cold that night, and getting colder. Sesson let the Seipler brothers off at the foot of the hill below their home, about one tenth of a mile below Beaumont village. Sesson reportedly said he saw the Seiplers cross the too late to do much for him, and | internal injuries, and a frac- | oad as he Stout, of Beaumont. FEBRUARY 4, 1965 Library Assoc. Elects Demmy For 2nd Term Despite Tey: ‘Roads, Attendance Is Good At Annual Meeting Colored slides ol by- -gone Librar; Auctions reminded; many members| of tae Library Assoéiation how much poundage they Had accumulated since the early. {days, and how astonishingly their children had grown. 4 Men who appeayed in slides with full mops of hair, passed their hands reflectively over bald spots, and women made notes to see their beauty shop for a brightening rinse. Miss Miriam Lathrop, the firs librarian, took they color slides over a period of years. The first ones were snapped before ‘the Auction e v en boasted an auction block. Some-body said, i n amazement, “How large the tree has grown.” Imperceptibly it has added girth as well as height. =. And another sgid, “Those must have been taken - hen we were still using borrowed tehts; and just look at that girl! Shed got grandchild- ren.” The showing q ine slides took! place after the jbusiness meeting Thursday night i the Library An nex, with Mrs. Jdhn Wilson super- intending perki up the coffee in the kitchen. Despite conditi tendance was r Richard De president. Merrill Faegenb: Auction Kick-Off at the Country Mrs. Fred Eck of the Library; gomery on the 184 members; Ri public relations, the Dallas Post fo: Stefan Hellerspgrk spoke for the | Building and Grdhinds Committee. | Mr. Faegenburg. introduced his co- | chairman’ for the coming “fueron of the road, at- arkable. was reelected rg announced the | cooperation. | chairman, while thanking all com- | mittee heads for excellent service, paid special tribute to the Clean-Up committee for disposing of much un- salable material which had been cluttering The Barn for years, with- out a hope of getting it over the block. He expressed thanks to Mrs. Howard Risley for: continued use of The Barn. In the absence of a librarian, Mrs. Martin Davern and Mrs. Dana Crump .weeded out books from the library which could be sold at the Book Booth, and sorted those which were contributed. One of the old colored slides showed books displayed on planks, and Joe Peterson installed behind the comics. Mr. Demmy thanked Mrs. Davern for having filled the position of temporary librarian when Mrs. Al- bert Jones resigned for reasons of health last April.. Mrs. Davern as- | sumed the résponsibility until the. new librarian, Mrs. Mary Dale, was installed in ‘August. Mrs. Fred Howell, secretary since the association was formed, reported on the 1964 meeting, and was re- elected as a matter of course. Mrs. Dale gave ‘a succinct report on the operation of ‘the Library | since her installation. Estimated total of books in the library is 38,629. (Circulation and number of, borrowers shows steady growth. Not as many books are being cir- culated to schools. Teachers, said Mrs. Dale, do not take as much in- terest as expected, in coming in to make personal choice. The -backlog -of refrence works i is steadily growing, as reading tastes 4 turn from. strictly fictional to some- thing with more meat on its bones. D. T. Scott said that bids on the Dallas Depot will be advertised. The structure, now housing some of the Raymon Hedden office work for the construction of the Dallas Post Of- fice; will need to be: moved from the site, but not immediately. Homer Moyer reported on the fin- ancial condition of the library. In- | vestments have proved satisfactory, with a ‘total present value of $111,023, yielding a revenue of | $3,637. " waited on the northbound lane berm, and also saw the Henney car | approaching. He sensed they might be in danger. Howard Seipler was then struck by the car, which was | doing about 35 miles an hour in a | maximum 50 ‘mph zone, He re- mained unconscious until he died. Stambaugh was assisted at the scene by Dallas Township Police Chief Frank Lange and officer Stan- ley Gardiner. Accident was in Wy. oming County, and no police wer available in that rural area u well after the second collision place. Local men from Kunklg Beaumont helped direct traffi Mr. Seipler was interred at J] orial Shrine, Carverton, on Mq following services at Nulton E Home, Beaumont, the Rey Hosier, Bowmans Creek Fre; odist Church, officiating. were his brother and Mrs.y