Boro’s ‘Intention’ To Tax Wages, But Termed Powerless To Stop W-B Levy In 1966 “Wage tax’ was the talk of the Back Mountain this week, in the wake of passage of a one per cent levy in Wilkes-Barre, where many local residents work. Dallas Borough does mot think it can pass an effec- tive wage tax in 1966; Dallas Township and Kingston Township think they can. (Local wage taxes would take precedence over Wilkes- Barre wage taxes on Back Mountain residents, thus nullifying the city tax here.) Dallas Borough Council decided to advertise its intention | of passing one in 1966, which is not the same thing as taking action to pass an ordinance, but which gets the borough’s foot whether municipalities in the Back Mountain (and other areas surrounding Wilkes-Barre) can actually pass an effective tax this year. Borough solicitor maintains they cannot, that there is a 45-day time limit of motification of intention of taxing, applicable during first year of tawx, in which only Wilkes-Barre can pass such a tax this year. Borough’s standpoint is that Wilkes-Barre is the only one who can tax wage-earners in Wilkes-Barre this year, and Borough Council’s action Tuesday night is designed merely to protect the right to tax wage-earners from here who work in other valley municipalities such as Kingston, which is believed to be planning a one per cent wage tax td counteract the tax in the door before such places as Kingston Borough start tax- in Wilkes-Barre. ing their wage-earners from Dallas also. Dallas tax itself might never actually be levied in 1966. | There is division of opinion among lawyers for the 1967 will be another story, and it is expected that most {or all of the Back Mountain will pass effective wage taxes in that year, rather than sitting back and watching the expected revenues go, as a local official noted, into the pockets of | Wilkes-Barre politicians. It is also expected that loca] school | boards will demand half of these taxes, as is their legal right, by passing identical levy ordinances. BOROUGH'S POSITION Borough's position, as per solicitor Robert Fleming's understanding of the law, is the same as it was last meeting, | in December, as put forth in an article in the Dallas Post. Townships’ belief that they can tax wages in 1966, says Flem- ling, is based on the inherent right to tax and does not take cognizance of the effective date provisions. Townships’ letter of intent to Wilkes-Barre, Fleming ex- | plained to Council, states they “believe” their residents are | entitled to credit a local tax against that of Wilkes-Barre. He said this position, to his belief, was “ineffective.” Councilman George Thomas questioned why the law was not more explicit on this matter—why there was no positive | answer? He also asked if there were no other cities who had ! | ‘¥Townships and Dallas Borough levy be eligible for half the amount. IE a sage. taxes adopocd; whe dnil- # have raised all but $12,053 of the Borough, Dallas Township, and Kingston Township as to Oldest Business Instifution Back of the Mountain 75 YEARS A NEWSPAPER THE DALLAS POST experiences which would be in point? The attorney said that, as far as he knew, no such case has ever come to court. Thomas also asked if there were no way to keep Dallas people from having to pay the Wilkes-Barre wage tax other 1] than to enact one here in 19677? Fleming said the only other way to do it would be to take an appeal on the legality of the Wilkes-Barre tax to court, which, if it were feasible, certainly all the protest groups— labor, unions, etc., would do. With the Wilkes-Barre tax apparently free and clear of Dallas counter-action in 1966, Council decided to advertise its intention to pass a one per cent wage tax here in 1966 as a defense against other valley communities doing the same | as the city. It was noted that this would keep the latter from taxing Dallas people even if the Dallas tax were not passed ' until December, 1966. Intention is noted in this paper, being to reduce long-term indebted- ness, and estimated revenue de- rived expected to be around $15,000. There was no substantial dis- cussion on possibility of reducing TEN CENTS PER COPY TWELVE PAGES LaBerge Asks 1% Wage Tax For| Dallas District Educational TV Available Soon For Local Pupils Director John LaBerge proposed the Dallas School District, compris- d of Kingston, Dallas and Franklin a Wage Tax to circumvent that recently passed in Wilkes-Barre and another encompassing = Crestwood Industrial Park due to the for -aation of School District 9. Mr. LaBerge said easier for the School District to pass such an ordinance than for the individual municipalities to do § so. Revenue would not be forth- coming from such a move until .1967. Municipal governments would No action was taken on his sug- gestion but Mrs. Ann Vernon, pres- ident, ' appointed Earl Fritzges, chairman of the finance committee, to meet with supervisor or council representatives of each district to discuss the matter. Also attending ~ will be the board president, sec- retary and any other members of the finance committee who so de- sires. A meeting date was set for Mon- day evening at Dallas High School. It is hoped that by this procedure, lage may be reduced and revenue used in this area rather than for projects in other communities where benefits may be derived. Atty. Jonathan Valentine, solici- tor, was advised to file a letter of intention. T-V PROGRAMS SOON The plan to use Educational Tele- vision programs in our schools is »roceeding with results expected in | | spring. Dallas District is a | “member of the Northeastern Penn- sylvania Educational Television As- sociation which has received the gift of Station WNEP’s (Channel 16) former transmitter building and tower, worth $350,000 at Mountain Top. Additional grants from the State Department of Education, gifts of local business firms and do- nations from the school districts goal. In addition Back Mountain Tele- cable has laid lines to the schools but T-V sets and indoor equipment must be provided by the district. ee will be no charge for serv- e. SPECIAL EDUCATION William Austin, Supervisor of it. would be! { ro Education, announced “the Dallas District had filed for | six projects under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The program will be operated with part time personnel in providing special | training for the educationally de-! prived. Ten to 15 teachers and the same number of aides would be needed. Mr. LaBerge asked if this aid could terminate suddenly, | leaving the school district holding | the bag. Amendment was proposed | by Andrew Kozemchak that no cost | be placed on the local school set- up. Board unanimously agreed. A letter notifying the Dallas District that their application for supple- mental payments has been approv- ed for the 1966-67 School year was received from Dr. Herbert E. Bryan, Acting Deputy Superintendent of the Pa. Dept. of Public Instruction, who recommended the local district A: its continued efforts to exceed e minimum standards through the Improvement of its program of in- struction and its services to the teachers. MUSICIANS HONORED The following students, Elizabeth Otto, Cynthia Garman, Warren De- Witt and Robert Bayer were grant- ed permission to attend the PMEA District Orchestra on February 24, 25 and 26 at Wyalusing, the group to be accompanied by instructor, Lester Lewis. This is an honor for Dallas. " The sick leave of Mrs. Thelma Lamoreux was extended until Feb- ruary 1 and Edward Tinklepaugh was approved as a custodian. Secretary was authorized to ad- vertise for bids for boiler repairs to the Westmoreland building. (Continued to 4 A) Elected President THOMAS P. GARRITY - Thomas P. Garrity, Harveys Lake realtor, was elected president of the Rural Building and Loan Asso- ciation of Dallas at the reorganiza- tion meeting this month. L. L. Richardson of Dallas was elected vice president, Frederick J. Eck of Shavertown, treasurer, G.| Wilbur Nichols, Trucksville, secre- | tary, and B.. B. Lewis, solicitor. J. ‘F. Besecker, outgoing presi- | dent, was elected to the Board of | Directors. Other directors are: Howard Isaacs, F. Allen Nichols, | Thomas G. Reese, W. B. Jeter, Dr. F. B. Schooley, Mr, Leis. Sheldon T. Evans, and ‘Herbert H H.« Hill. Association . added to its assets | during 1965, despite heavy competi- | tion in the home mortgage market, | while increasing total home financ- | ing.© As of December 31, assets stood at $194,406.59. EAST DALLAS BRUSHFIRE 'Lake-Lehman Now Fully Accredited By Assoc. Of Secondary Schools Official recognition was given to Lake-Lehman's admission to the ranks of high schools accredited by the Middle States Commission on Colleges and Secondary Schools at Tuesday night's school board meeting. Foundation for this acceptance was laid three years ago, when the school board decided to seek evaluation. A year of intense self- evaluation followed. Included were these areas: organization, course offerings, staff, student activities, materials, attitudes of faculty and students, parents and counselors, members of the board, and the physical plant itself. : In the spring of last year, March 24, 25, and 26, a team of educators from other areas conducted an im- partial study. Dr. Ablett H. Flury, executive secretary, released the report. He said, in part, that the chief purpose of evaluation is improve- ment in all aspects of a school | program, and that because schools are evaluated on the basis of in- dividual school philosophies, no comparison between schools can be made. Any good school, he con- tinued, should become better, there- fore recommendations as well as | commendations are made. Suggestions were that the cur- | riculum needs continual study with remedial |... electives expanded. and. classes considered. Many of the recommendations, the directors { were reminded by Supervising ‘Prin- cipal Robert Z. Belles, has already been put into effect, including in- fingerprints, ‘enlisting the aid of | the State Police at request of Chief ' Joseph Ide. | stallation of an assistant high school | principal, John Zaleskas, services have been of great value | to High School Principal Anthony | Marchakitus. Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Com- pany, Dallas, responded to a call on a brushfire on the Hildebrant Road yesterday at 4 p.m. m————————————————————————p—_—-——— i Lehman Man Crashes Scout On Twp. Road A Lehman man, Arthur Carichner, 33, was injured when he rolled his 4-wheel-drive International Sccut on the Smith's Pond “road, below Lehman Center, Monday night. The Scout was badly damaged | on left front and the right front | wheel broke loose and travelled off into the woods. Carichner was | reported trying to avoid hitting a deer on Twp. Route 700 when he crashed. He was pinned under the car | when it rolled about 11:10, but | : managed to crawl out from under it. He was removed to Nesbitt Hos- pital in Lehman ambulance and | admitted to the hospital after treat- | ment in dispensary for multiple abrasions and lacerations of the face. The Scout was towed out, and the wheel was found the nest morning. | the Philadelphia, THE JIMMIED VAULT To date, directors were informed, {no progress had been made on whose | | | | ucational cracking the jimmied vault lock in | high A concern in reached by telephone by Mr. Marchakitus, said it might be able to offer concrete sugges- school. | tions to Acme Locksmith Company, | which hours last Wednesday in an attempt | spent three busy fruitless to turn the tumblers after the broken dial had been removed. If such suggestions do not help, the Philadelphia concern stands ready to send a safe-cracker. In view of recent break-ins, the | board voted to contact Harveys installation of more outside light- | ing on a dusk to dawn basis. lights were authorized for Two the Lake building; two each for | Noxen and Ross Township elemen- tary schools; three at Lehman ele- mentary. At least six lights were con- ' sidered necessary for protection of the high school building. The burglarious entry at the high school over the New Year weekend was put on teletype, along with held at Havir's, Trucksville, Shaver- town Volunteer Fire Company in- | stalled officers for the coming year. Martin Porter, president of Kings- ton Township Ambulance Associa- tion gave the oath of office to Presi- dent Andrew Roan, Vice President | Birth’s ' Lake Light Company to arrange for | MISCELLANEOUS Mandatory increments for teach- ers, in compliance with recent legis- lation signed into law by Governor Scranton December 9, were: voted. At a meeting of the finance com- mittee January 10, it was estimated: that the mandated increases would cost the district ‘an extra $2,300 during the current year, making necessary a revision of the budget. Frank Stolarick accepted a. three- year contract for bus-driving . at the contract price set by the State as’ reimbursable, $16.65. per day. . Dean Shaver moved that Jona- than R. Davis Volunteer Fire Com- pany be. granted use of . the gym- nasium for a basketball game with the WARM Dribblers February 23, | at the usual rate for heat, light, custodian service and protection. In February, it costs considerable to heat the gymnasium from 7 to 11 p.m. Revenue is for the new fire truck fund. | Bonus, based on certain specified subsidies or on the census count of 1960, whichever the indi- vidual district selects, amounted to $28,151.87 in the case of Lake- Lehman. The Board passed up the census count proposal in favor of | the other, because of the wide Aif- | ferential in amount. One half the amount is due Feb- ruary 1. 3 g | The question of exoneration for | taxes were raised again, Dean Shay- er presenting the statistics. Many | resident over the age for per capita | tax are excused upon request. What is not generally understood is that ech year the exoneration must be applied for again, it is not | self-perpetuating. Northeastern Pennsylvania Ed- Television, under an agreement by which Lake-Lehman agreed to pay $1 per pupil for serv- ices, stated that $1,786 would be payable March 1. Hits Gas Pump Customers routinely drew up to the front ‘double gas pump at Dallas drivers got out, looked around idly | and then noticed something un-| usual—no pump. It had been trimmed cleanly off | during the night. According to Mr. Birth, the driv- | er, Ronald Ferrance, 36 Main Street, had backed his Chrysler sedan over the pump about 5 a.m., and the car got hung up on the remains. Fortunately no fire broke out, although a rear tire burned up from friction. Night attendant was unaware of the car's presence until he heard the noise. Pumps are owned by the Esso company and were to be replaced yesterday. Esso on Tuesday, | VOL. 77, NO. 2. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1966 ‘Thirty-one Ninth Graders Awarded NEDT Certificates | Dallas Junior: High School have |'been . awarded Certificates of Edu- |‘cational Development based on the | scores they achieved in the Na- tional Education Development Tests. | The skills measured by NEDT are | basic intellectual skills. In order to qualify for a certifi- cate a student must score in the top ten percent of his grade, na- ntreders With Key ‘Enter Main Library Unlawful entry was made Sun- , day and Monday nights into Back Mountain Memorial Library, by use of an unauthorized key. Stefan Hellersperk, chairman of Building and Grounds, was inform- ed ' of ‘the entry by custodian Layaou, who had noted cigarette butts on the floor. No apparent loss was sustained, | except for | fine-box. | Chief Russell Honeywell investi- | gated. | Mrs. Richard Dale, Librarian, | states that no money is kept in | the Library except the few pennies collected each day in fines for over- due books, amounting to something like thirty cents when times are | flush. “Addition” Retards New P.O. Dedication | © Dedication of the new Dallas postoffice is slated for an undeter- mined time in Spring, after “addi- tional work” is completed, accord- ing to announcement this week from Washington. Announcement | did not state if the bulk of work to be completed was included in the original contract or some of { | | small change from the | | Junior took this ‘test scored 15 percent, nationally. Allen. Thirty-one 9th grade students of tionally. Fifty percent of the Dallas | Sheehan, Linda Finn, Suzanne Ko- High School students who |zich, Michele Witek, Diane Thier, in the top| Sally Elston, Alicia Bauman. Peters, Suzanne Joswiak, Deborah | Goeringer, Richard Morgan, James Second row: Paula Richards, Beth ' Baker. millage on property to compensate for extra financial burden to tax- payers, both in 1966, if any, and in 1967, although reduction in mil- lage is unofficially known to be an idea councilmen. (Related Series: This Issue) Natona Is Sold, Yielding Taxes Overpayment Accord Cuts Into Revenues Natona Mills Inc., of Dallas, is to communication from company counsel to Dallas Borough. Borough solicitor Robert Flem- ing advised Council that he has been informed that the deed will ‘probably be filed shortly, and that the transfer value is supposed to be around $300,000. Buyer has not been revealed, al- though it is possible that the deal for transfer may be within the corporate complex of present owner- ship, it has been indicated to the Dallas Post. Matter of transfer was brought Third row: Edward Rutkin, Daniel Left to right, first row: Shari| Thomas, Vincent Roman, Robert gompany s aitopneys * have been ; claiming an overpayment of $1500 Turner, Sally Harter, Carol Craw- | Bowen, Calvin + Wettstein, John|. ; : ’ in realty transfer tax to the Bor- ford, Vera Balshaw, Catherine | Welker, Richard Letts, Jeffrey Eyet. ouh when the plant was sold some Swingle, Christine Demmy, Sara Fourth row: Gary Dymond, Carl g Pp years back. (This was the time that the $4500 transfer tax was paid to Dallas Township, which was finally adjudicated an error.) | Evans, Timothy Bauman, Charles Smith Says Changes Could Be Made Later Lehman Township zoning now lies somewhere between an uncoded With the situation aggravated by recent pressure against trailer in- stallations across from Oak Hill, and marginally by the Lake borough movement, Lehman Township Board of Supervisors moved last week- end to expedite the new Ordinance. Supervisor from Oak Hill, Clinton D. Smith, said frankly he wanted very much to get this proposed new code on the books, even if it meant passing it now and amending it later. He cited the difficulty of get- ting the Zoning Board to meet with the Supervisors. He declared, at the same time, the immediate necessity of getting a zoning law with “teeth in it”. He was corroborated by Police Chief Joseph Ide, who presently acts as zoning officer as well. Ide said that Lehman needed a Zoning Administrative Officer to issue per- mits for him to serve, since present- ly no one was willing to take this responsibility. the well-known ‘deleted items,” such as plaster and pavement, re- moved from original contract by | the General Services Administra- | tion, apparently to hold down initial | | cost estimate. ” | Smith said this was so, and gave as a reason that there was no com- plete law to base the permits on. He felt the new complete ordinance will fill this need. The Supervisor moved that the Shavertown Firemen Install Officers At Annual Dinner Meeting geant at Arms. fice as Fire Chief with assistants, At their annual dinner meeting (trustee, and William Roberts, Ser-| area He explained spring. | methods of curtailing and prevent- 'old Heidel, William Frederick again took of- | ing such holocausts. last After the program, a social hour Andrew Roan, Joseph Youngblood yas enjoyed. and Walter Davis. Following dinner, Edward Jacob- son, Administrative Chief of Wilkes- | Present were the following vol- | Daniel Shaver, Har- Lauren Dymond, Sr., | | Harold Darrow, Andrew Roan, Ed- pivere Jacobson, William Frederick, | Joseph Youngblood, Martin Porter, James Kemmerer, William Roberts, Lawton Culver, Kreischer, Harry Smith, Red Sch- | wartz, Robert Kibbler, Leon Kern, George Bunn, Owen Thomas, El- | wood Dungey, Obed Hontz, Drew | Fischer, John Czarnecki, Robert | Cooper, Ted Newcomb, Robert Mor- unteers and friends, Edward Friar, | Ted Woolbert, Fred Malkemes, Jos- gan, Bert Miller and John Havir. Fred E. Dodson, Charles Dodson, Harold Darrow, Socotaty, James | Barre Fire Department, showed ex- | Al Williams, Vern Pritchard, Joseph Kemmerer, Treasurer, Lauren Dy- mond. Also installed were Bert Miller, ceptional films of the South Main Street fire which inflicted a tre- mendous loss on merchants in that Allen, John Chapple, John Funke, Bob Considine, Malcolm Kitchen, ( Cf eph Balavage, Lauren Dymond, Jr., Marvin Dymond, John Parrish, Rob- ert McAllister, Willard Doran, Ben Kleppinger, Howard Sprau, William | Shavertown Fire Company will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening at 8 at the fire hall. —photo by Kozemchak Lehman Official Presses To Adopt Complete New Ordinance On fig backlog of subdivision and health ‘| ordinances and a complete new Zon- | ing Ordinance, as yet upassed. Error of overpayment came about; result of a conflict of laws whereby the authority has it that when a plant property is transferred,’ tax chinery. The $4500 transfer tax paid on Board expedite a joint meeting with the Zoning Board (several members of which are either sick or often unavailable). Target date was to- i day, January 13. Smith also presented Ide with a copy of the law applicable to trailers on land formerly owned by the police chief, now owned by his son, which brought on considerable con- troversy at the December meeting when Smith branded them as legal” without proper permits or plot plans. Ide has taken care of the trailer scored as too close to the road, but question remains on the matter of two other trailers. Smith contends, because of sub- 5:4 Tore Ts a te Inspection Fee " Issue Deferred | of two trailers there, the law must | be conformed to. Utility Offers Boro Half Amount Levied property, machinery included, and torneys. Borough says, however, that it in getting the tax money back from Dallas Township. So borough says “il- | the new realty transfer contem- and this can be applied against the expected tax. Tax collector Robert Disque said that there were other trailers in | violation of township law, and not | just those mentioned. Question of | whether he himself needed a permit | for building a silo in an agricultural | area so zoned brought about dis- cussion of the zoning situation in | the township. | reported to Council that he had | stipulated that Dallas would not attempt to enforce its utility ° : | spection fee” until a hearing has Disque, | in answer to. 'question|ieen held. on the matter. from Supervisor from Lake Silk- | On query by Council, the at- worth, William Samuel, said there | torney referred to the story in the Was 2 sirechot the lake that flatly | Dallas Post last week, and added refused to pay its streetlight 8S8038- | at 4 UGL official has. indicated ment because of long-standing com- plaint against certain previcus action by the township. Some of the pecple assessed, he said, were | even unable to get into their own property this past year because there was no public right of way to them. Supervisor Alan Major asked, if | there were no front-footage to pub- | | contested the law, solicitor said, lic right-of-way, what’ then was "although they have until the end their light assessment based on? of this month to do so. Samuel said that there was a road | Councilman Wilbur Davis asked to their property designated on the! if there were any other community township map and that they paid which had a similar situation, al- property tax. | luding to incident where a power Pertaining to the police report, |line fell on a Borough traffic light Chief Ide said that the state police and caused a fire in it? He also had found. several fingerprints in referred to cost to the borough of the Lake-Lehman school burglary, | supervising restoration of road sur- but had not identified them. Question arose as to just where jn. the new dump was located. It is | In other business, it was reported a private landfill operation, forming to state regulations about ing to meet further on question of backfilling every night, and is oper- | + "la common sewer line ‘and system, ated on Hoover land on what 1S and that Dallas Township had figur- known at “the Hoover rcad”’. It is d- that i cost Wednesday and Saturdavs, shad op Lae pon SEs ; ..' among the participating municipali- and access is gained by stopping at the chain and blowing the horn for service. spection fee (ordinance imposes 50- | cent fee), although no such offer | has boon heard from Common- wealth Telephone Company, the other utility which is fighting the new ordinance. of connections. SCHOOL-BUS BRUSH | Turning onto Church Street to- show that Frank Morgan was no ward school, a school bus driven ! longer a be ve ane by. Michael Polachek brushed left that Andrew Peranto Was a speci Police Officer. front of car driven by Thomas | Solicitor also reported that Ye Ford, 202 Lake Street, which was waiting for Dallas light to change, | had had no reply from letter sent around 8:40 a.m. yesterday. Car |to Harry Wesley on matter of was driveable; bus damage wrecked cars on premises of his i J or . (Continued to 6 A) with the nature of the tax being one per cent of income, purpose says the company attorneys, as 5) Borough solicitor Robert Fleming ‘in- | willingness to accept a 25-cent in- CON- | that three municipalities were go- were allocated ties, it would expect to pay about | 251% per cent, based on percentage favorable to a number of up at Council meeting because the about to be sold again, according 2] ; iE is paid on all value EXCEPT ma- | therefore in error, says Natona at- faces after new gas lines were put Also minutes were amended to | Natona was based oh the whole | | incurred an expense of $1011.87 it owes Natona only $488.13. With plated, Natona attorneys say they will settle for a refund of $650, Dallas Water Company has not
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