Oldest Business Institution Back of the Mountain 75 YEARS A NEWSPAPER TT — TEN CENTS PER COPY — SIXTEEN PAGES Council Meeting Fails On Quorum Lack Of Dallas Taxi Plagues Area Women Borough Council was unable to hold the night for want of a quorum. Meeting will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 19. Present Tues- ay were Harold Brobst, president, ‘Robert Moore, and Paul LaBar. Others were out of town. Informal discussion was held on several topics, however, including the fact that Dallas Taxi Company, now owned by Clifford Parker, is not operating. Councilmen, who have received anguished word of this fact from several stranded housewives, asked Alexander McCulloch, Assistant Po- lice Chief and former operator of | the taxi company, anyway to help matters through the Pennsylvania Utilities Com- mission. McCulloch said there was not, that the PUC would undoubt- edly hold the franchise open until a buyer could be found. McCulloch further stated that there was nothing the PUC could do, providing the owner stated that he was willing to operate the com- ny but unable to make a profit On which to continue operations. Councilmen also observed the need to start thinking about the upcoming 1967 Dallas Sesquicen- tennial. Complaint about weeds on prop- erty ‘at the end of Parish Street was heard unofficially. Named To Bank Board WILLIAM H. BAKER, JR. © Assistant Vice President William H. Baker, Jr., of the Miners Na- Ayal Bank, and a staff member ‘ot the Dallas Office here since 1945, | | A | | { | May meeting Tuesday | if there were | ! has been named to the Advisory | Board of the Dallas Office, accord- ing to an announcement by Frank ‘W. Anderson, president. Mr. Baker has served in every capacity leading to his appointment in 1960 as assistant vice president and is one of the most familiar figures on the area banking scene. A product of the Dallas schools, Mr. Baker started with the former Dallas Bank in 1945 after a hitch with the Air Force in World War II as a 2nd Lieutenant. Wife is the former K. Margaret pees a Registered Nurse, whose “wiometown is Lincoln Neb.. They have three children, William, 18, at Bloomsburg State College, Pamela, 86, a junior at Dallas High School, and Charles, 15, ninth grader in | Wild Car, Main St., Crashes One Parked A parked car drifted some 200 feet down Main Street early Tues- day evening, somehow not hitting anything until it finally nailed the left side of another car parked | on ‘the opposite side of tie street, in front of Joe's Men's Shop. | Drifted car had been parked by | Mrs. John H. Doane, of Idetown, i in front of the Masonic Lodge... It broke loose around 8 p.m. and roll- | ed down the street, hitting the | parked station wagon of John W. | Hilburt, Oak Hill.. The Doane car was towed from | the scene. Police Chief Russell | Honeywell investigated. 'Un-unanimously, Lake Twp. Votes Planning Board | Controversial Unit Begins Job In Face of Borough Threat Lake Township Board of Super- visors voted to advertise intention ve form a Planning Commission, | supervisor from the South District | voting, “no”, at the May meeting | Friday night. In- other business, it ‘was an- nounced that certain offending “junk dealers” would appear this week before a justice of the peace {and would be fined the minimum amount for first offense of infrac- tion of Lake Township junkyard ordinance. Police Chief Walbridge Leinthall! said that offenses included buying or selling without a township per- mit, and also some too close to the road. He said the fine would be $10, the minimum, although the or- dinance provides a maximum of $100. 1 PLANNING COMMISSION North District Supervisor Alger | Shafer ‘moved to advertise inten- tion to form a planning commision, and Walter Hoover, Middle District, | voted with him. Dissenter was | Sharon Whitesell, who at an earlier meeting said that township zoning or planning could not be effectively | implemented until the court made | a disposition of the Lake Borough case. Action of voting to advertise merely legalizes progress already made toward Lake Township zon- in, since a committee, Tom Cad- walader, Fred Javer, Albert Gulitus, Carlton Kocher, and Elwood White- sell has been working on the mat- ter for several months now. At the Board of Supervisors meeting, Secretary of the Planning Commission Fred Javer requested and received $20 allotment for zon- ing maps. NEW C-D DIRECTOR Richard Williams was appointed by the township as Civil Defense Director at this meeting, since John | Stenger tendered his resignation ambulance association, and town- ship. Appointment of Williams, who is also fire chief of Lake Town- ship, will be subject to Governor's confirmation. Two special police were appointed at this meeting Fred Crake and Durwood J. Miller, upon motion of Alger Shafer. : NEW LAKE LANDFILL? Sharon Whitesell brought the meeting up to date on the ups and downs of the Lake Township dump Dallas Junior High School. Family : Situation, which is on the verge of resides at 38 Terrace Street. Mr. Baker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Baker, Sr., of Leh- Partment man Avenue, have been Back Moun- tain residents for nearly 30 years. | being closed by the State Depart- ment of Health, although the de- has been reluctant to ‘| bitterly, “The State gets you out due to his duties with fire company, | L-L Directors Face Budgeting Reimbursement Less, Requirements Soar Lake-Lehman directors were faced with the facts of life Tuesday eve- ning, when Edgar Lashford present- | ed the tentative budget for 1966- 1967. With the tightest of figuring, Mr. Lashford reported that it was going to cost $1 million 052. Even at this figure, it was going to be hard to hold the line. Transportation cost was up, re- imbursement was down. A bit of velvet left over from the year before, enabled the district to squeak by on 28 mills last year, but the cushion had now been used, and ‘no more was in sight. An $11,000 retro-active rental payment last year had eased the impact of extra necessary expenditure, Man- dated salary increases had eaten away any reserve. As one board member remarked on a limb, and then it saws the limb off.” Mr. Lashford regretfully reported his findings: millage would have to rise: from 28 to 36. The budget had been thrashed out at a session of the finance com- mittee May 5, with Mr. Lashford, Dean Shaver, Eleanor Humphrey ;and administrator Robert Belles ! present. A brighter note was struck when the report on the ESEA was pre- sented. It appears that a book- mobile will be available for use next fall, and that 22 T-V screens are on order, these things to be financed by a special grant, and not included in the budget. The T-V screens are for use in classroom instruction. Six will be used at the High School, the other distributed as needed at Lehman elementary Lake, Noxen and Ross. ! Personnel The Board accepted resignations from five ‘teachers and one custo- dian. In the elementary system, letters were received from Mrs. Elizabeth J. Balonis and Mrs. John Roskos. From the high school, Mrs. Cath- erine Shriver, Miss Marian Hutten- stine, and ‘Geraldine Wall have other plans for the coming year. All resignations will take place at the end of the term. Daniel Gabel, custodian, resigned. Elected by the Board were Wayne David Thomas, a 1966 Bloomsburg graduate, who will teach mathe- matics; Maureen Purcell, a Shaver- town girl about to graduate from College Misericordia, a major in MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, Stubborn Fire Guts Idetown THE DALLAS POST TWO EASY TO REMEMBER Telephone Numbers 674-5656 674-7676 ESR Ti A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION —Dallas Post Staff Photo Photo left: Firemen from Idetown and Harveys Lake companies rip into the inner wall and roof of Idetown filling station to arrest flames which gutted the building chiefs from Idetown and Shavert Photo right: Dallas and Shave Sunday night. own. rtown firemen mount to the roof Looking on are while others direct water through the front of the building. Six Companies In Neat Teamwork Hold Flash Cleaning-Fluid Blaze Six Back Mountain fire companies, in a spectacular display of efficiency and cooperation, quelled a fire which gutted much of the Idetown Atlantic station, destroyed a car, ! and burned an employee Sunday night. Randy Calkins, 17, of Idetown, who was cleaning the floor, was | taken to Nesbitt Hospital by Leh- man ambulance, treated for second degree burns of right wrist and face, and released. Idetown Fire Chief said the exact cause of the blaze, damage of which was estimated to be at least $20,000, was not known, but it is known that the cleaning fluid being | used on the floor exploded. i Near-by Idetown fire company ar- | rived first and attacked thes blaze soon to be joined by Lake, Lefiman, Dallas, Shavertown, and Trucks- ville fire companies, which deployed around the broad station plaza and Idetown intersection of Memorial Highway. Station was operated by Corey Traver and owned by’ R. Dean Shaver, Idetown. English who has done her practice teaching at Dallas Junior High | School; and Carol Ann Ripa, also | an English major, class of 19686, Bloomsburg. Edward Kobesky, a 1966 grad- uate of University of Scranton ele- mentary guidance; Michael Patrick | Toole, also University of Scranton, | home and school visitor. These | mon are being recommended on the | ESEA program. | Mis; Marlene Felt, University of | Iowa, qualified for first grade or | kindergarten, is enthusiastic about | kindergarten: Miss Bonita M. | Holmes, art major, will graduate | from Misericordia this spring; Ed- | ward Ladamus is a home town! (Continued on Page 8 A) Neighbor Sam Harrison of Ide- town, who called in an alarm, told the Dallas Post at the scene that | he saw flames erupting in the build- | ing. Idetown's siren cut through the early evening rain, and the local men moved in to hold the fire down. They were joined in the frontal attack by Lehman, while | the Lake firemen cut in through the back of the station. Dallas VOTE AT JUNIOR HIGH Rw en Dallas Township Middle District voting place for the primaries on May 17 will be Dallas Junior High | School again this year. SUBSCRIBE TO THE POST — close the open dump because the ccmmunity has nowhere else to dis- Mr. Baker is identified with a | Pose of its refuse. number of banking associations and has completed studies ‘with the Whitesell reported the depart- ment has offered to meet with the American Institute of Banking and superviscrs to determine date of attended the Pennsylvania Bankers School at Bucknell University. Prominent in ‘church and civic organizations, he has served as Dallas Methodist Church Board sec- retary and treasurer, and for the past 12 years has been secretary of the. Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company. He is a member of Dal- las Kiwanis Club. closing the dump, and he also sug- | gested that Lake Township might consider running its own sanitary landfill on a limited access basis. Hoover and Milbrodt’s landfill op- eration, Lehman, has been curtailed by the owners, Whitesell said. Upon motion of Supervisor Wal- ter Hoover, North District Super- | visor Alger Shafer was voted Police He also is a trustee of the Dallas | Commissioner, Shafer seconding the Methodist Church, treasurer of Boy motion for his own appointment. yo Troop 281, Dallas, ¥been a Cubmaster and Little League coach. Shavertown Troop 231 To Show Model Camp A model of a Boy Scout camp site designed and made by mem- bers of Troop 231, Shavertown Methodist Church, will be on dis- play at the Scout Spectorama to be held this weekend at Kingston Armory. Doors open from 7 to 10 on Fri- day evening, 2 to 10 p.m. on Satur- day. Scouts are reminded to wear full uniforms when attending the event. Malcolm Kitchen is scoutmaster of Troop 231. and has Letter from Plymouth Borough ' Council requested ‘use of township building (actually owned by the fire company) for storage of Bor- cugh records “in case of enemy attack.” Letter was the fire company. Letter man Daniel J. Flood, as reported in the Dallas Post earlier, one month ago, to be exact, informed Lake postoffice building, Forbes-Morrison, which defaulted on performance, to Edward Beb- enek, [who has the building sub- stantially completed. Constable Jasper Kocher report- ed on an aggregation of junk on a property at the outlet end of the Lake. Police will investigate. referred to | received from Congress- ! the Board of Supervisors of con- | tract reassignment for the Harveys ' from | —photo by Kozemchak Miss Frances Dorrance, among other guests who are practically | ter of the picture. This is entirely fitting, as without Miss Dorrance’s enthusiasm when the Library was when the Auction was first launch- ed, the Library would have lacked the spark of confidence in the company located at the front also, and added its booster line to Ide- town and Lehman's 1% inch lines. Shavertown and Trucksville tankers were called, and Shavertown’s pumper also came. Some 80 men labored over the blaze, which was the first major fire in the near Back Mountain in a long time. In charge of their companies at the fire: Walter Meade, Idetown, Lee Wentzel, Lehman, Richard Wil- liams, Lake, Donald Shaffer, Dallas, William Frederick, Shavertown, chiefs, and Jim Gordon, Trucksville, assistant chief. Police Chief Joseph Ide directed traffic. Back Mountain Area Ambulance Logbook | from Nesbitt«Hospital, with Edward Dallas Community Dallas Community. ambulance took Hans Menzel, Church Street, to Mercy Hospital on Thursday, Leighton Scott and Lynn Sheehan attending. Mrs. Arline Bessmer, 147 Hunts- ville Road, was taken to Nesbitt Hospital on Friday, Sheehan, Jim Davies, and Bob Cartier as crew. Margaret Jones, Pioneer Avenue, was taken to. Morgus Convalescent Home, Harveys Lake, on Tuesday, Sheehan, Cartier, and Dan Richards Jr., attending. Lake Township Lake ambulance took Danny Williams, Alderson, to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, and re- turn, on Thursday, Lee Zimmerman and John Stenger as crew. Kingston Township Early Saturday morning, Harold Shotwell, was taken from the Emil home on Bunker Hill to Nesbitt Hospital, Walter Davis, John Judge and Jack Lasher as crew. Saturday, Mrs. Edward Carey was brought home to Shavertown Diners Throng Smorgashord Table At Auct future. 2 i Mrs. Dana’ Crump, member of the Library staff, looks up from the unidentifiable as they make their | first proposed, and her enthusiasm | chicken salad, caught by the flash selection from the smorgasbord, graces the Library Auction dinner with her presence in the exact cen- of the bulb. Doc Jeter is spearing a deviled egg, and various backs are bent over the board, as well- ion Kick-Off NEW LOCATION MAY 20 FOR BLOOD DONATION Red Cross Bloodmobile will be stationed at Trucksville Community Building on Friday, May 20.. Hours are 11:45 to 5:45. According to Mrs.. Edward Gilroy, coordinator, arrange- ments have been made for care of small children, and transportation will be available if necessary. Attention is called to change of location, from Shavertown YMCA to Trucksville, where quarters are more commodious, and parking space more con- venient, = = Carey and Robert Carey attending. | N. Main Street, was taken to Gen- | eral Hospital with Davis and R. Carey in attendance. Mrs. Anna Johnson, Chase, was | also taken to Nesbitt Hospital on May 7, Robert Shoemaker and Rob- ert Bullock as crew. On May 9, Mrs. Shirley Smith, Main Highway, was taken to Gen- eral Hospital, Arnold Yeust and J. Lasher attending. Mrs. Dale Zimmerman, Terrace Street, was admitted to Nesbitt | Hospital on Tuesday with Ted | Kocher and Carl Miers in attend- ance, Noxen Community Noxen Community ambulance | took Andrew Gush, Harveys Lake, 1o Veterans Hospital (for Lake ambulance) on Thursday, Bob Cris- pell, Earl Crispell, and Dave Fritz attending. Lehman Township Lehman ambulance brought Mrs. (Continued on 2 A) ; The same day, Mrs. Myrtle Alling, | { | community we VOL. 77, NO. 19, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1966 Atlantic Gas Station Chimney Fire Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company responded to a call at the home of Mrs. Bessie Littleton, Lower De- munds Road, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after a chimney connection in the wall caught fire. Owner extinguish- ed the fire herself, but called the company to check it over. Everybody Goe To The Library Auction Kick-off Chairman Gardner Stresses Place Of # Library In Area + The. Library Auction Kick-Off ,Dinner, opening gun in the Twen- tieth Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary Auction, blasted off Thurs- day evening, with an attendance | that exceeded that of other years, and a smorgasbord which pleased the crowd. There was something for every- body. A bit of conviviality up- stairs before the doors opened for dinner, a gathering of service club members who sacrificed their nor- mal meeting time to be present, | speeches; barber-shop rythms from the High-Lighters, and excellent | food, served from a long smorgas- bord table. Earl Phillips, Emcee, introduced Durelle T. Scott, president of the | Library, who spoke briefly. Auction Chairman Jerome Gard- ner reminded the diners of the | reason for the annual auction. Fun, | of course, but with the necessity for raising an amount sufficient to operate the library efficiently, “It takes money to run the Li- brary,” he reiterated. “In this should settle for nothing less than the best. “Books become out-dated and must be replaced. A 1935 treatise | on science is not worth the powder i to blow it up. “Constantly, books must be dis- carded and replaced. Maintenance is higher, costs are greater. “The Library must be fully staffed to keep pace with a growing com- munity. “The, first thing that an execu- tive asks, when considering moving his family to this area is, what about the schools, what about the library 2” Rev. Francis Kane, pastor of Gate of Heaven, gave the invoca- tion, Rev. John Prater, rector of Prince: of Peace, the benediction. Jack Stanley and Robert Reid, co-chairmen of the dinner, took a | | { 1 wishers of the Library and the | Twentieth Annual Library Auction ! file past, on their way back to their | own tables. | The vacant chairs in the fore- ground indicate that the occupants | are assembling the hot groceries. | N “apiece at the conclusion of bow for a job well done.. Herman Kern, who was supposed to have led the singing accompanied by Norma Smith, was not able to be present because of illness. Bat- ting for him was Richard P. Binga- man. Table geraniums contributed by Hill the Florist brought a dollar the dinner. John Marsh took home the door prize contributed by UGI through the courtesy of Dick Demmy, a for- mer auction chairman and library president. The red Mustang with the white- | wall tires was on display outside. It will be shown at various service stations in the weeks between now and the Library Auction, July 7 to 9, in the Barnyard. . Names of committee chairmen, and a list of those present at the dinner, appears on another page. Dr. R. Mellman Is Offered Post At Penna. State Athletic Committee To Act On Letters For Sports Events Dr. Robert Mellman, Superintend- ent of Dallas School District, was { honored recently when he received ; an invitation to teach at Pennsyl- vania State University Graduate School this summer. Due to the feeling of the School directors, that this would impose heavy additional duties upon the busy administrator, they urged him to decline the post. Upon request of Ernest Supulski, who asked why athletes could re- ceive only one letter per year and none in their junior year and won- dered why certificates were given in lieu of letters, Director Harry Lef- ko stated a meeting of the Athletic Committee and the Athletic Council would .be held in the very near future to act on the matter. Due to the insistence of Director Louise Steinhauer, on preparing a proper high school, the board moved to contact landscape personnel to give prices for building of the same. ; Catering Higher 4 From all information thus far received, Dr. Mellman and Director Jack LaBerge noted that the use of a catering service would double meal costs and it was doubtful that reimbursement could be obtained from the state. Mee « be obtained on the issue st zc od by Director Andrew Kozemchak at an earlier board meeting. : The board adopted the budget for 1966-67 in the amoun.t of taxpayer. Finance chairman Earl Fritzges moved that the board have budget as it was too busy previous- ly to do so. Dr. Mellman announced that 109 boys and 99 girls will be ready for graduation on June 7 providing they satisfy all requirements sary before this date. Summer School Summer School wil ing subjects being offered, English, mathematics, science, social studies, typing, driver training and a foreign language. . Joseph E. Slamon, Jr., was ap- proved as certified public account- ant for the school term, W, B. Jeter as board solicitor. Miners National Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Dallas Branch, district accounts. A recommendation that the salary of Mrs. Janet Smith be rais- ed $500 as kindergarten and early grade coordinator was approved by son dissenting. The increased hours of extra time she spent in preparation and follow up neces- sary for her supervisory post. William G. Mundy, a graduate of Dickinson Law School and LaSalle College, was named to the list of available substitute teachers and Miss Sally Moyer was named as tion in the elementary schools. The resignation of Walter Glogowski as ass’'t. varsity wrestling coach was accepted. 3 With all board members but Ko- zemchak approving the appoint- ment of Mrs. Ruth Young as sec- | retary to the senior high school | principal replacing Mrs. MacAvoy, i the latter director asked why an- | other secretary was hired. ; voiced again his opinion that school [| girls could assist. Mrs. Vernon, chairman, said the job ‘was con- | fidential and could not be handled by students. © Mr. Fritzges added that this was a replacement and bir i ‘not an additional employee. i © The ' Kadilak was accepted as she wishes to pursue further studies and Mrs. | Ann Saunders was named a pro- fessional employee. William Baran , was granted permission to be ex- | cused from duties before the end of the term in order to matriculate’ from East Stroudsburg State Col- lege. Kathleen Masterson and Jan- ice Brader were elected employees under the Elementary and Second- ary ‘Act. : New Ruling The following addition was made to the Rules and Regulations of Dallas School District: Leaves of absence for educational travel, without pay and not to exceed one week, may be granted at the dis- | cretion of the Board, provided the is employee submits a letter of re- . quest through the principal and the superintendent at least one month in advance of the absence. The directors approved changes in space allocation for the pro- posed elementary and junior thigh buildings and addition to the senior high school. Mr. Kozemchak ques- (Continued on page A-8) baseball field at the senior to = $1,583,300 with no increase for the the "Economy League study the npces- as 1 egin June TiTvand ‘end July 29 with“the follow- was reappointed treasurer and Atty. Jonathan Valentine was retained was named depository for school the board with Director Richard- A amount was given due to many a temporary professional employee. She will instruct in physical educa- He resignation of Mrs. Marcia of of | ' 7 y \ IR | A A 1
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