hn then threw buckets of water |
An
auxiliary pump was set up at a
86,000 New Shares
poined with Pennsylvania Indepen-
Oldest Business Institution
Back of the Mountain
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Noxen Home-fire
Quelled In Time
Cool-headed Father |
Helps Retard Blaze |
Noxen Fire Company saved a
home on Race Hill at 6:50 a.m.
Monday, after a quick-witted head
of the household assured all win- |
dows remained closed, called the |
pre c.mpany, evacuated his family, |
on he hot spot until firemen ar- |
rived.
Occupants, Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
neth Trowbridge and three chil-
dren, living: in the two-story home
owned by Lloyd Newell, escaped in-
jury.
Some fifteen men,
Chief ‘Warren Hathaway, doused !
the fire, using a booster line. The
trouble broke out under the roof
and above the ceiling board at |
about the center of the house. A
little oxygen, Chief Hathaway said,
and the roof would have caught.
The Fire Chief said there was
no apparent cause for the fire, but
it" may have started in vicinity of
the chimney.
He also said that, unlike the fire !
two weeks ago where the company
was plagued with troubles, every-
thing went like clockwork, and the |
cooperated splendidly. An | They're here!
led by Fire
near-by reservoir to feed the truck,
but was not necessary.
thanks to
Mountain
many generous
folks who
Commonwealth Plans
count prices.
| for Mike :Langel of: Shavertown, | installed for him by the American
Back | Legion last fall.
contributed | the Normandy campaign in the Sec- |
their dollars and to Jackson Per- | ond World War, Mike has been | expert, and bedded down in Risley | |
kins, top rose growers in the coun- | confined to a wheelchair ever since | stationary tubs outside the Dallas | nated by Joe Park’s farm, Lehman, | anese beetles and other pests, and
try, who contributed generous dis-|and lives in his own home,
| by popular subscription of his neigh-
Roses were a request by Mike, | bors,
MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION 2
Fifty Peace Roses Arrive, Planted For Mike By Volunteers
di
|
Paralyzed during
raised |
on Cedar Street, with his |
Fifty Peace Roses | to be planted around fhe flagpole brother and sister-in-law. |
In photo above, the fifty Peace!
left,
to work,
plying ' shovel to earth),
removed turf carefully |
got. | photo,
with tie).
At left are Mr.
Roses are unwrapped by Don Weld-) around the flagpole, and dug the | Langel, who will see that the roses
ner, horticulture and estate service
|
Pest for a good soaking.
At right, Key Club and Keyettes, | tributor
led by George McCutcheon (Center
bed for
the rose bushes, Monday. | are cared for,
dust is applied for
Cow manure for planting was do- | protection against black spot, Jap-
Jim Kozemchak Jr.
and peat moss was donated by dis- | snip the dead roses off.
(in “will. supervise.
- —Dallas Post Staff Photo
Board of Directors of Common-
wealth Telephone Company, Dallas,
approved an offering of approxi-
mately 86,000 new shares of com-
mon stock for subscription by stock-
holders at the rate of one share
for each ten shares (or fraction
thereof) at a meeting yesterday, Road Study Set
according to A. J. Sordoni Jr. :
chairman. For This Menth
Announcement was made ac- |
A Spring Clean Up Drive for
which John Funke, supervisor, has
promised - prizes was = discussed at |
the April meeting of the Kingston
Township Board held last week.
Lawton Culver, road supervisor, |
asked for a date to be set ‘and Mr. |
Funke said he would’ personally |
companying the declaration of reg- |
ular guarterly common stock divid-
end of 23¢ per share (established at
the January Meeting), payable May
16" to shareholders of record April
29, 1966.
Mr. Sordoni said that revenue
for the first three months of 1966 | *1F 3
was up 12 6/10 per cent over same give three awards of $25, $15 and
period ast yea) with % ine, per | $10 to those who had done the best |
olay Mel Ts ely He Tor {job of cleaning up their yards
thefirst three months of "1965, an] Chairman LaRoy Ziegler
increase of 24 per cent.
said
Funke Offers Prizes For Clean Up
Drive In Kingston Township Ae
| details would have to be worked
| out with a committee to be ap-
| pointed. Township crews have thus
far efficiently managed a Spring
and Winter Clean Up throughout
| the: community.
The new street light program up
for study will be decided at a later
I date due to the road study which
is planned for this month prior to
{ outlining what thoroughfares are to
much work would be entailed and !
be paved. - Mr. Funke urged that
| action be taken soon as the matter
had been listed on the agenda of
{ .
a number of past meetings.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wormeck suggest-
ed several citizens be appointed to |
—| aid in the project but Supervisor
Governor Cites Phone Company
Governor William W. Scranton Commonwealth is one of 80 In-
dependent telephone companies in!
Pennsylvania. These companies
serve approximately 60 percent of
the + land area of Pennsylvania
through 433 exchanges located in
64 of 67 counties. Installation of
| the 1,000,000th Independent tele-
' phone marks a 300 percent gain in
the number of telephones served by
dent telephone companies on Thurs-
day, April 14, in commemorating
\ the installation of Pennsylvania's
1,000,000th Independent telephone
and the 1000,000th telephone of the
Commonwealth Telephone Company
of Dallas.
In ceremonies
in the Governor's
office; A. J. Sordoni, Jr., President | Independents since the end of
of Commonwealth, and S. E. Phil- | World War II.
lips, President of the Pennsylvania | ompany employs over 500
Independent Telephone Association, | people
Area Honor Musicians
is sponsored at Lake-Lehman by the
DeLuca Music Company, Wilkes- |
Left to right: John Miliauskas,
Band Director; /Marjorie Evans,
Judy Kocher, Anthony Marchaki- | Barre.
tus, High School Principal. | Both recipients are seniors. Mar-
The John Philip Sousa Band jorie Evans is the daughter of Mr.
Award was presented to Marjorie | and Mrs. T. Emerson (Si) Evans,
Evans and Judy Kocher at the Jackson Township. She has been
Lake-Lehman Band Concert on |a member of the band for five years
Saturday by Anthony Marchakitus, | and plays the flute. Marjorie is
high school principal.
| Shavertown
| Kingston Township Ambulance have
been approved by the state and |
i bility of damage. |
’ visor
‘and Janet Miller,
also active with Future Teachers | | ducing folk-art.
| Edward Hall said it was a job for
| the
supervisors to do with UGI
representative present.
Mr.
tector
Ziegler reported a new de-
had been ordered for the
traffic light at Carverton Road and‘
would be installed when it arrived.
Chief of Police Herbert Updyke
said the damage was not caused
by vandals as previously supposed.
The chief also reported - the light
was not on manual control as also
report~d at last month's board
meeting.
Jacch Harrison said it was dif-
ficult to get across the highway
from Church Road.
Emergency lights
Fire
by
and
for use
Company
the secretary was authorized to ad-
| vertise for bids which will be open-
ed on April 27.
The case of Mrs. Helen Moran |
who asked reimbursement for dam- |
| ages to her car at Main and Frank- |
{ lin Streets was turned down by |
| the insurance company who investi- |
| gated. Edward Hartman, agent,
| said stop signs approaching Main |
Street would eliminate any possi-
The Brocco-Fine Zoning case is
scheduled for June session of court
reported Solicitor Mitchell Jenkins.
Hearing on rezoning of several
areas in Carverton and Hillside sec-
tors will be held in May.
Oscar Dymond was named to rolls
of Shavertown Fire Police and Rob-
ert Chamberlain was named a spec-
ial police officer. Mr. Ziegler an-
nounced identification badges for
township police had been received.
Four H-Club was given permis- |
| sion to use township building for !
| its meetings on motion of Super- |
Hall.
Portable TV Prize
Unclaimed At Birth's
A brand new Portable TV set is |
waiting for some lucky person to |
pick up ‘at Birth’s Esso Station on |
Memorial Highway.
Top prize in Clyde's special sales |
event for ‘the past several months!
has not been claimed by the person
who holds the winning number.
Also unclaimed is a pair of tires
to fit any make or model. A number |
of hams have been awarded but
several also remain to be given
out, a welcome item for your food
larder.
Check your stubs and next
you need gas, stop at Birth's “and
see if you are among the winners.
Kenneth Brown, Davenport Street,
won the 50 gallons of gasoline be-
ing offered.
Open House Set
For April 24th
Trucksville Firemen |
To Show Equipment
Trucksville Fire Company,
celebration of their new quarters,
will hold an Open House on Sun- |
day afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m.
Jacob Harrison, president of the
organization and Vought Long, fire |
chief, along with all volunteers will |
be on hand to welcome guests and |
the Ladies Auxiliary who will serve
refreshments.
in
All area residents are invited to
inspect the new tanker recently |
purchased by the contributions of |
interested community members, Al-
so on view will be' the pumper |
which dates back to 1935 and the
fire truck.
All but $400 has been raised to
meet expenditures on the new piece |
of equipment by a committee head- |
ed by Vern Pritchard.
An active membership of 45 con- |
stitutes the Trucksville Fire De- |
partment, which is the oldest pro- |
tective unit in the Back Mountain.
Of this group 25 are trained fire
fighters.
The new tanker whas the first
piece of new equipment, to be pur-
chased in Kingston Township this |
year. A new police cruiser and a
new Kingston Township Ambulance
also purchased within past months,
will make the area right up to date
in providing the best for its citi-
zens.
Plan now to attend and
the firemen your interest.
show |
Rug Hooking, Furniture Decoration, =
Take Top Place At Crafts Session
Among the fifty people interested |
in crafts who gathered at the Acme |
i Auditorium in Kingston Tuesday |
evening to compare notes and gar- |
| pert in Eary American decoration, |
| was on hand to advise beginners.
ner ideas were a number from the
Back Mountain.
At the desk were Janet Crosson |
both interested |
in establishment of a group pro- |
Mrs. Miller, Lu-
|
hooking and furniture decoration '
took the lead in interest, with cer-
amics. a close second. |
Mrs. Paul Gross, a recognized ex- |
Mrs. Louise Brown of Lehman, an- |
| other expert showed hooked rugs. |
Mrs. Arthur Nuss, Lehman, had
| a display of decorated furniture and
Award consists of a deskpiece, of America and the Journalism | eine County Agricultural Extension | trays.
pin; certificate, and plaque. The Club. Judy has been a member
plaque remains in the trophy case of the National Honor Society for
with the names of all winners en- | three years.
graved on it. Qualifications for |
award include musical performance | guerite Hackling and Jay Ruckel, |
economist, is presently teaching a |
Mrs. Frank Dennis and Mrs. Mar-
| Street, Shavertown,
{night she will
i
|
vime
| dren of the mestizo Indians,
{live at the foothills of “the Andes|
which rise 28,000 feet .-
Since this region |
season, |”
| warm clothing will have to be taken |
| Mountains,
above sea level.
| Watanabe, = a
| associated
| University.
Local Nurse Is Among Group Leaving
To Aid Indian Children
In University Project
Judy Woolbert, R.N., daughter of |
| Mr. and Mrs.
from Philadelphia yesterday for
ami, Fla, where at midnight to-
enplane again
Bogota, Columbia, and Quito,
uador.
Ted Woolbert, Main |
left by plané |
Mi- |
{
for |
Ec- |
“The young lady will spend. two |
ponths in the South American
country “where she will “work and |
¢
| study with the underprivileged chil |
who
| is' now entering its fall
| by the participants.:
sadors to Columbia and Ecuador,
the only scheduled social highlight
| on their agenda.
i work in this field,
| work. = All denominations are repre- |
is’ Frank
Japanese-American,
with “Y” "work at the
Included among the
travelers is a polio victim, confined
to a wheelchair who is a student
| at Pittsburgh.
Judy is the only nurse
representation.
of the Pediatric staff at Children’s
| Hospital, Pittsburgh, and has. been
working with the YMCA among the
sented and the director
in the
| underprivileged Negro children in |
outstanding
| that area. For her
.
ny
~g-
oa SAVING STARTS
SUNDAY MORNING AT 2,
SET CLOCKS SATURDAY
Daylight Saving starts this
coming Sunday at 2 a. m.
Set your clocks ahead one
hour before retiring Saturday
night, to insure yourself against
missing church services in the
morning.
After the first jolt, it isn’t
too bad getting up an hour
earlier. Within three days, with
nice spring weather coming on,
youll actually enjoy it...
ne
—a
hos assisted with the erott program
at the YWCA, was interested in
tole ware and decoration; Edith
Jones, Harveys Lake, in ceramics;
Mrs. Gordon Dawe, Lehman, chair-
caning.
L. A. Pelton, Dallas, who pro-
grams recreational projects for de-
tention homes, was primarily in-
terested as a craft in wood-working.
Mrs. Crosson had a display of
hand-loomed, hard-dyed wools.
Represented in the group were
people from Stroudsburg, Shick-
| shinny, Mountain Top, Wyoming
| class in furniture refinishing at “the | jorie Barnes, Dallas, were interest-| Valley. Tourist industry and State
Former Award winners are Mar- | i
| local YMCA. Mrs. Crosson, Dallas, |
is the mainspring for the newly |
formed organization,
and citizenship in the band. This | 1964, and Marion Perkins and John ; Craftsmen.
award is recognized nationally. It Balavage in 1965.
Questionnaires showed that rug- !
ed in rug-hooking, Mrs. Lee Eckert
in rug-braiding; Sally Davenport, |
Mrs. Kenneth Young, Dallas, whoo
College personnel were on hand,
‘and Ruth Schooley, chairman of
Cocaluschu | | Shavertown, in silk screen work and the Annual Fiesta, a former Frank-
hooking.
lin Township resident. Mrs. T.M.B.
Hicks went along for the ride.
South |
During their = stay in
| America, the young folks will’ be |
| entertained by the U. S.. ambas- |
JUDY WOOLBERT, R.N.
she was chosen
for the South American expedition.
The trip is sponsored by the
University of Pittsburgh = YMCA
Workshop. Fifteen young people
| make up the group of students
| majoring in foreign relations, en:
gineering, education and social |
During her stay in Ecuador, she will
write a paper on Health Facilities |!
in’ that land. Cost of the flight
will. be assumed by the students
themselves but board and room will
be furnished. What facilities they
will have is: open to conjecture.
Credits toward a BS Degree will
reward Judy for her experience.
She is a member
A study of the Spanish language
was also a requirement before mak-
ing the trip.
Miss Woolbert is a graduate of
Dallas High School and Geisinger
Medical Center School of Nursing.
While a student there, she was
elected president of
Dallas Rotarians Honor Past Presidents Bt Charter Night Dinner
Dallas Rotary Club celebrated its |
Charter of 1927 on Friday evening |
with a dinner and dance at Irem |
Temple Country Club.
It was a joint celebration with
many of the Wyoming Valley Ro- |
tary Club joining in for a real fine
night of fun and fellowship.
| secker,
| and Bill Wright. attending,
| lege
and Mrs. Ernest |
Weidner |
the Student
lows:
VOL. 77, NO. 16. THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 196t
Back Mountain Area
Embulance Logbook
Dallas Community
Dallas Community ambulance re- |
sponded to a call at the home of |
| Stephen Chisarick, 51 Lackawanna |
Avenue, Friday, but was not need- |
| ed, Robert Besecker
ford as crew.
Ambulance was called to the Col-
and Don Bul- |
§ lege on Saturday to transport an |
ill Sister to her room several flights |
| Wes Cave attending.
From accident scene
Jane Rifenbury and Julie Kapral
up, Jim Faerber, Leighton Scott, and |
Sunday: |
were taken to Nesbitt Hospital, Be- |
Charles Flack, Jim Davies; |
t
On Tuesday, Sister Miriam, Col- |
was taken to |
Scott
Misericordia,
Mercy Hospital,
Cartier as crew,
Mrs. E. Davies,
was taken to Nesbitt Hospital on
Tuesday, Davies, Cartier, Lynn
Sheehan, and B. Davies, R.N. at-
tending.
Lake Township
Lake ambulance took Mrs. Gar-
field Jackson, Laketon, to General
| Hospital cn Tuesday, John Stenger
| and, Jim McCaffrey attending.
Yesterday, Mrs. Sue Dodd, was
| brought home to Harveys Lake from
| Géneral
Hospital, A McCaffrey and
Lee Zimmerman as crew.
Kingston Township
On Thursday, Jeanette Gimbel
| was taken from Dr. Crompton’s of-
fice to Nesbitt Hospital, Arnold
Yeust and Al Hawke attending.
The same day Bobby Bullock,
Trucksville, was admitted to Nes-
bitt Hospital with William Kreischer
and Yeust as crew. :
Mrs. Dewey Richards, Carverton
| Road, was taken to Nesbitt Hos-
pital on Thursday, Kreischer and
Marvin Yeust in attendance.
On Friday, Mrs. Hulda Pederson, |
For South American Stay At Ecuador
Avenue, was: admitted to
| General Hospital, M. Yeust and
[re Plata attending. ;
Howard Sprau, Jr., Mt. Airy
| Road, was taken to Nesbitt Hos-
| pital on Friday. Crew was Wal-
|.ter Davis and Jack Lasher.
{ Dorothy Lyons and Harry Swep-
penheiser,. accident victims, were
and Bob |
Machell Avenue,
| ence’.convenes: April 22, 23,
|
Confirmation of
Rotary To an
Walter H. Mohr
WALTER H. MOHR
Walter 'H. Mchr, Dallas, will. be
named nominee for governo
T41st “District of Rotary Inter
tional at Buck Hill Falls this we
end, when the 45th Annual Con
and 24.
position
his
as
| governor-elect will be made official
| at the International Conference in
|
| rushed to Nesbitt Hospital on Sun-
| day afternoon.
| and Joseph Youngblood in -attend-
| ance.
John Tuduski, Bunker Hill, was
| taken to Wilkes-Barre Veterans
| Hospital on Monday, Andrew Roan |
| as Director of Planning, a po
| and Tony Naperkoski attending. .
{1 Miss. Myrtle Forshner, Trucks-
| ville, was taken to Nesbitt Hospital
on Tuesday. James Gordon and
| Harry Smith as crew.
W. Davis, M. Yeust |
|
|
{
| On Tuesday, Steve Check, Birch |
| Grove, was taken to General Hos-
| pital, W. Davis and Plata as crew.
Also on Tuesday, Frank Beenus,
Chase Manor, was admitted to Nan-
| ticoke State Hospital. = W. Davis
| and Carl Miers attending.
Noxen Community
Noxen ambulance took Orrison
veys Lake,
on Monday, Howard Keller and
Fred Boston attending.
Lehman Township
Lehman ambulance took Mrs.
Iva Humphries, Hayfield Farm,
General Hospital on Thursday, Lee
Wentzel, Pete Hospodar, and Ver-
non Crispell attending.
On Friday, Mrs. Eulalia Moyer,
Denvér in June.’ He will assume
office ‘as of July 1.
District 741. takes in nine coun-
ties ‘of Northeastern Pennsylvanic
taking in the area from We
to Stroudsburg, and includir
populous centers of Wyoming and
Lackawanna Valleys.
Mr. Mohr says there are :
tricts throughout the wor
Rotary organizations in 1200 coun-
tries.
He has been working up in
own, district every since his d
as ‘a “young teacher
and physics at Dallas sck
fore the ‘Union District became
fective.
During World War II he was with
the Air Force. Upon his ret
he . became once more a tet cl
moving up to the slot of G
290 dis-
1
1d, with
Wyoming Valley rad him for
a position in' the Senior Chamber
of Commerce, where he ained
from 1956 to 1962, winding
Industrial Director.
At this time, Wilkes College
sued’ an invitation to join its
ren
which he is. expanding, with the
expansion: of the college.
He was president of Dallas Ro-
tary for 1964-65, following a four-
year term on the Board of Di
tors. - His selection as a cz
for District Governor was a
He had been conference chairman
in 1958 and 1959.
He: is: «civic minded. Upon the
| death of Harry Ohlman, he 5
{ named to fill the vacancy on the
i Westmoreland School Board, and
to |
Outlet Road, was taken to General |
| Hospital, Hospodar and Bob Dis-
que as crew.
Nurses Association and was Nurse
of the Year during her second year
in training.
Jack Stanléy is shown present- | Robert Bodycomb,
ing a Past President's plaque to
Jim Besecker, 1922-30,
original Charter member
the club.
Other past presidents
plaques are shown above as fol-
front row, left to right, Dr, !
still in
the only |
| Myron Baker,
receiving |
| Walter Mohr,
| working
{ Council of Boy Scouts of Ame
| was still in office when the larger
Kocher home to Noxen RD 1, Har- | jointare: was: formed
from General Hospital !
with Dallas,
Franklin, and Monroe Townsh
He belongs to Dallas Methodist
Church, where he has served on
the Board.
He is interested in the
League and the annual Back Moun-
tain Library Auction.
He is advisor to Explorer Scouts,
with Wyoming Ve
And on. the social side, he belongs
to the Westmoreland Club.
His wife is the former Mary Whit
by... There are two da
riam, now a junior at Dallas
High School, and Merilee, in
second grade at Dallas Elementary..
C
1943-48;
Landis, 1962-63; Arthur Ross, 1959-
60; Sheldon Mosier, 1953-54; James
Alexander, 1961-62. Second row,
1963-64; Francis Am-
brose, 1956-57; Dale Parry, 1958-59;
1964-65.
Photo by Kozemchak