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Sites At Noxen
Have Chance For
Project 70 Bid
Planning Commission
Will Select A Spot
For Wyomig County
‘Three sites on Bowman's Creek
in Noxen area will be among those
considered for a Wyoming County
Planning Commission sponsored
recreational area, under Project 70
and federal grants.
Members of the Commission, in-
‘cluding Edgar Engelman of Noxen, |
will present their recommendations
for possible site locations for the
project, for which an attempt to
secure the state grant would be
made, at the next meeting of the
Commission.
Other possible site ‘locations, ac- |
cording to Planning Director Martin
Maier, would be Nicholson, Meshop-
pen, Tunkhannock, Lake Carey, and
Falls. {
Mr. Engelman says he has of-
fered three potential locations: at
Stull bridge, at the “first swim-
ming hole”, and at the Dymond
property below Noxen village on
e creek.
“He said that whatever site is
chosen in the county for the recrea-
tion area project will be purchased
half with state funds and half fed-
eral. Township obligation would
be in maintenance and police,
fone in construction.
This past month Maier advised
the commission that state require-
ments: necessitated action on the
county’s Project 70 allocation.
Further, that the planning staff
would undertake the necessary
field work and base mapping to
complete the project as soon as
possible. Field investigations would
be conducted by the staff and plan-
ning commission members during
the coming week.
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Back Mountain Area
Ambulance Logbook
Dallas Community
Dallas Community ambulance
took . Sterling Meade, 102 Park |
Street, to General Hospital on |
Saturday, Bob Besecker and Lynn |
Shechan attending.
Mrs. Clarence LaBar, Norton Ave- | :
nue, was taken to Nesbitt Hospital
on Saturday, Sheehan, Bill Wright, |
and Wes Cave as crew. |
Mrs.. Ellen C. Shaffer, Mill Street,
was taken to Nesbitt Hospital on
2unday, Sheehan and Jim Faerber
gr,
. Franklin-Northmoreland
Mrs. Lucy Hartman, Centermore-
bitt ‘Hospital on Wednesday, Peg
Matusavige and Lee Nauroth as
crew. /
Kingston Township
On Friday, Mrs. Audrey Billings,
Harris Hill Road, was taken to Nes-
bitt Hospital, Williatn Kreischer
and. Jack Lasher in attendance.
Mrs. Anna Johnson, Shavertown,
RD 5, was taken to her home from
Nesbitt Hospital, on Saturday, Wal-
ter Davis, Robert Carey and John
Sperl as crew.
A. A. Sinicrope, Lehigh Street,
was admitted to General Hospital
on Sunday. Al Hawke, Arnold and
LOCAL CONSULTANT
Ben P. Simoncelli, Director of the
Planning Unit of the Five County
Region “M” ESEA Advisory Com-
mittee, has announced that Asso-
ciate Director Leo A. Pelton will be |
located at the office of Luzerne
‘County Superintendent of Schools,
Monday through Wednesday start-
ing May 23. Mr. Pelton former
principal at GAR High ‘School lives
on Overbrook Ave, Dallas.
New Goods Committee Seeks Items
py
New Goods Committee girded it-
self for action at a meeting held
recently at Back Mountain ‘Me- |
morial Library Annex.
Shown here, reading from left to!
right, are: George McCutcheon,
chairman; Harry Letko, co-chairman
of the Twentieth Annual Library
Auction; Norman Smith, secretary !
{of ,both the Annual Auction and
of the New Goods Committee; Bill
Moss, co-chairman of New Goods; |
New Goods Committee. is already
in process of seeking out items
which will appeal to the public over
| the auction block July 7, 8, and 9.
The committee annually contri-
butes an impressive amount to
funds realized for support of the
| Library.
New Goods, Antiques, and the
refreshment stand are the backlog
,of the Auction, with the sale: of
chances’ on the annual car a close
and Jerome Gardner, general chair- | second.
man.
photo by Kozemchak
Buction Barn Swallows Another Load
Kozemchak
photo by
For the second Saturday in a row,
boys from Dallas Senior High School
under direction of George McCutch-
eon and Jerome Gardner, hauled
furniture and miscellaneous items
to the second floor of the Auction
Barn.
Seen here, handing up a small
chest of drawers, are Mr. Gardner,
General Chairman; Donald Anthony,
and Tim Bauman. Receiving the
chest through the hay-door are
Chuck Baker, Mr. McCutcheon, and
Jeffrey Eyet.
Kiwanis Sets Strawberry Festival
As Annual Money-raising Project
Dallas' Kiwanis Club announced
plans at its last week’s meeting for
a Strawberry Festival to be held
Saturday, June 25, on the Dallas
Junior High School grounds.
Dr. John Blase, president, an-
nounced that John Krogulski has
been appointed chairman of this
lund raising project. Krogulski re- |
ported that the committee is well |
along with its planning and expects |
to place tickets on sale next week. |
Assisting Krogulski are Kiwanians
Arch Austin, George McCutcheon,
Tom Neyhard :and Bill Umphred.
Kiwanian of the week, Carl Nau-
roth, was presented by John Hen-
ninger, Sr. Henninger reported that
Nauroth, presently employed at
Pittston Apparel, is also attending
Bloomsburg State College. He has
been an active Kiwanian since join- |
ing the Club in August, 1965, and
has helped to make the Club the
top Kiwanis Club in its division.
Jerry Gardner read a letter con-!
cerning Club member Al Ackerson’s |
Circle K activities. The letter from
a Circle K. District Governor com-
mended Ackerson for being largely
responsible for the Circle K activ
ities and stated that college studets |
rh
completed
are proud to be associated with him.
Dr. George Brilmeyer, retired
Pathologist at the Veterans Hos-
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The auction committee struck
pay-dirt when John Blackman Jr's
netting a large number
tor the Auction.
of pieces
A heavily carved antique bed- |
stead has been received by the
Auction Antiques Committee, com-
in West Dallas, along with a num- |
ber of other pieces of furniture.
Mr. Blackman, on his way to!
ped ‘in to give the history of ithe!
bed. 0
It was hand-made in the late |
eighties for one of the coal barons
of the Valley, Charles Parrish,
whose former home is now Parrish |
Hall of Wilkes College.
Mr. Parrish, first president of
pital, presented an interesting pro-
gram on the history of baseball.
Reporting on the development of
the game from the turn of the cen-
tury to the present, Dr. Brilmyer
| emphasized that the leader of our
| national pastime must take Positive
action to speed up the game. “Base-
| ball is rapidly being surpassed by
professional football as the nation’s
number 1 spectator’s activity, and
it is essential that the game be
i speeded up to retain fan interest”
Brilmyer; a former. semi-professional
pitcher, reported that in his day it
was not unusual for
in 57 minutes. Today's
games take as much as four hours.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
Class Day exercises for Dallas
High School, 1966, will be held this
Friday afternoon at 1 in the audi-
torium, and directors Edgar Hughes
Jr. and Donald J. Evans,
class advisors, extend a
welcome to parents,
cordial
a game to be!
| ing’ units, fire truck ill tak rt, |
| pg Te Trucks wil. nie Darl + eollecglon was 100 pints.
| neighbor-get-dunked, and a tug of
| panies.
home at West Dallas was closed, |-
ing from the John Blackman home |
Minneapolis Tuesday morning, drop- |
DALLAS POST
TWO EASY TO REMEMBER
Telephone Numbers
674-5656
674-7676
MORE THAN A NE EWIPAPERE, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION
Paul Shaver Marshal
For Area Procession
Daddow-Isaacs Post 672, Ameri-
can Legion, will conduct a Memorial
service on Monday morning, May
30th.
Traditional Parade Marshal again
this year is Paul B. Shaver.
Pa.rade will begin at 9:30 a.m.
from the American Legion Home,
Memorial Highway. From there
the line of march will proceed to
Honor Roll for prayer and placing
of wreath, then up Main Street,
down Mill Street to Memorial High-
Way, up highway, Lake Street and
Center Hill Road to Warden Cem-
etery.
Rev.. F. A. Kane of the Gate of
Heaven will deliver prayer at Honor
Roll and a wreath will be placed
by / Gail Richard, Brownie, and
Davis Laidlaw, Cub Scout. Mary
lection will be played by the Dallas
Junior High School Band, directed
by Alfred M. Camp.
At Warden Cemetery prayer will
be offered by Rev. James Randle
of the Free Methodist Church, se-
lection will be played by. the Junior
High School Band. Rev. Andrew
Pillarella of the Presbyterian
Church will deliver the address,
followed by a vocal selection by
; group from the Shavertown YMCA
directed by Robert Crosson, selec-
tion by the band.. Curtis Bynon,
Commander of the American Legion
| Post will speak. Salute will be
by a firing squad under direction
of Leonard Harvey.. Taps and Scho
will be sounded on bugle.
| PARADE AT SWEET VALLEY
| Sweet Valley Parade is scheduled
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to start at 1 p.m. from the Fire Hall
| on Memorial Day, May 30.
In advance of the Parade, there
will be a Western Horse-Show pre-
sented by the Broadway Area 4-H
Club: Anyone may enter any of the
fourteen classes. Rain or shine, the
show will go on at 10 a.m.
Church floats, funny. floats,
clowns, antique cars, bands, march
Blys the Dress Motorcycle Club:
“Contests will follow: ball-throw-
ing, darts, putt and chip, see-your-
war between various area fire com-
Pagoda Motorcycle Club from |
Reading will exhibit. |
Boy Scouts will have an Order
of the Arrow dance team.
The greased pole is reserved for
people over 16; the greased pig may |
be pursued by anybody over 11. (No
fair crushing the pig. It’s rented.)
Beth Bynon will be Poppy Girl. Se- i
| gram for
Memorial Day Recognition Events
For Dallas, Noxen, Sweet Valley
“Spend the day in Sweet Valley,
and support the Volunteer Fire
Company.
Announcer will be Jones Evans |
of WBAX radio station. Mr. Evans |
“Speaks Up” on the radio each
night at 10.
He says, “See you at the Sweet |
Valley Parade on Monday.” |
AT NOXEN HONOR ROLL
i
Noxen Girl Scouts will honor
Memorial Day in conjunction with
their troop “Promise In Action” at
the Noxen Honor Roll, Monday,
May 30. i
Girl scouts will head the parade
beginning at the Lutheran Church
at 9 am. and services will start
at the Honor Roll at 9:15. All local
and take part in the ceremony.
Cadette Troop 648 is in charge!
of the flag ceremony.. For the
program Judy Lee Fielding, Junior
{ Troop 651, will serve as master of
ceremonies. Rev. Fred Eister will
give the invocation and principal
address. Mrs. Sharon M. Coole will
sing the National Anthem. Flowers
will be placed at the Honor Roll
by the girl scouts.
sounded by Ricky Case. |
For the past few years the girl
scouts have taken care of the Honor
Roll for Memorial Day as a service
project. This year it was selected
as their “Promise In Action”.
Leaders of Junior Troop 651 are
Mrs. Lucy Jones and Mrs. Arline
Swire. Leaders of Cadette Troop
648 are Mrs. Betty Smith and Mrs.
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Ten Pints Shy
First Time Area
Has Been In Red
Back Mountain's = visit of the
Bloodmobile last Friday netted ten |
|
pints less than needed. . |
The quota was 110 pints. The
Ths figure, says Mrs. Gilroy, -co- |
ordinator, means that ten pints of the
blood which should be available |
to cover this area, is not on hand.
This is the first time in the course
of the program which started in |
1950, that the quota has not been |
met. There has usually been a
comfortable margin..
Contributing to the blood pro-
this area are: the PTA,
Natona Mills, Commonwealth Tele-
phone Company, Gate of Heaven
A Balloon Drop is planned for the
smaller children. Any child up to
and including the age of ten has a
chance for a prize, and every child
will receive something. |
The festivities will close with fire-
works at 9:30. |
billies, and everything in the way
of food that you can dream up: hot |
dogs, hamburgs, french fries, pizza, |
| cake, rolls, bread, candy, ice-cream,
soda, and coffee.
Entertainment and parking: FREE.
The White Elephant Stand invites
your dimes and quarters.
Chairman Russell Major says,
| | ATTENTION, MARCHING UNITS
Dallas Senior High marching units
| to participate in the Sweet Valley
| parade will meet at the Suburban
| Restaurant at 11:45 a.m, Monday.
Lehigh and Wilkes- Baie Coal Com-
pany, an organizer of Hazard Wire
Rope, built his home next to that
| of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Conyng- |
i ham.
{ In the barn already are two mam- |
' moth sideboards, perfect for recrea-
| tion rooms, with plenty of cup-
board space. Heavy, probably cost
|2 mint when purchased. One has
an Italian marble top.
| chairman of blood donors, respon-
| to keep the members in the black.
| The place of donation was Trucks-
Special features will be music by.
the Fleas and the Sweet Valley Hill- |
potato pancakes, home-made pie, |
PTG.
Each organization has its own
sible for obtaining enough donors
ville Municipal Building, the staff
even more well-peopled than usual.
To keep the blood donation up
| to the mark, Mrs. Gilroy asks that
{ten people make appointments to
go to the Blood Center in Wilkes-
Barre, specifying that the pint of
blood be credited to the Back
Mountain.
As much as seventeen pints of
‘blood have been given to a single
person in this area, she points out,
all of it the result of local collec-
tion during the visit of the Blood-
mobile.
HOLIDAY PLANS
Because of the long holiday
weekend when the Postoffice
will be closed, correspondents,
ministers, schools, advertisers
| are urged to get all early copy
| to the Dallas Post no later than
| Saturday. Late news can be
| delivered Monday morning
|
—y
when the Post staff will be
working. The Post ‘closes at
noon Monday, Memorial Day.
nities gave the annual horseshow | if not surpass the $523 made last
senior there a nice turn-out over the past | year.
weekend, and the show committee
Horse show proceeds go to the
} / Ks
‘Noxen and surrounding commu- | expects that the earnings will equal | Noxen Vounteer Fire Company. |
In "addition to a full-scale horse
show, the event included games
for the younger folk (lower left).
scout units and organizations are 3
asked to parade with the girl scouts |
Taps will be
Nellie Scouten. {15
Blood Donation |
| member of the Journalism Club,
Honor Students
PAMELA HOYT
JUDITH KOCHER
Anthony Marchakitus, Lake- Leh-
man High School principal, has an-
| nounced the two most outstanding
students of the Class of 1965, Pam-
{ ela Hoyt and Judith Kocher.
Pamela Hoyt, daughter of Mr. and
{ Mrs. Caleb Hoyt, R.D.2, Shickshinny,
| takes first honors. A member of the |
{ National Honor Society, Pamela has
| maintained a high scholastic rating.
She has also participated in many
extra-curricular activities; playing
varsity = basketball and hockey
throughout her senior high school
years. Co-editor of the high school
yearbook, the Roundtable, in her
Junior year, as a Senior she be-
came Editor-in-chief. The Girls Ath-
letic Association and chorus
other clubs which have held her |
interest. In her senior years she
was chosen “Girl of the Month” by
the Harveys Lake Women’s Serv-
ice Club.
Pamela attends the Bible Church
at Hunlock Creek where she. is
church pianist and vice-president of
the Young Peoples Group. She has
been accepted at Geisinger School of
Nursing, and will begin classes there
this fall.
Judy Kocher, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Kocher, Dallas, RD 4,
salutatorian of the senior class of
1966 will attend Millersville State
College this fall. She will major in
English or Philosophy and plans to
teach in high school or college after
graduation.
In addition to maintaining a high
scholastic average, Judy has also
participated in many extra-curri-
cular activities. In the band for 6
vears, she is president this year.
She has played clarinet in District
Band for 3 years and won the John
Philip Sousa award this year. A
she
was this year’s magazine editor. She
is a member of Quill and Scroll,
a national Journalism Honor Soci-
ety. She was selected Girl of the
Month by the Harveys Lake Wo-
men’s Service Club, and was a mem-
ber of the National Honor Society
for 3 years. She has also been a
member of the varsity girls’ basket-
ball team.
The girls will speak at Commence-
ment Exercises on June 8.
Noxen Fire Company Spensors Successful Ennual Horse Show
New this year were the bleachers
for horse show fans, seen at right.
‘Noxen Fire Company aims to
earn enough money this way to
eventually replace their ols truck.
aie
VOL. 77, NO. 21. THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1966
Industr. Fund Owns
Demunds Road Tract
Site for a potential 150,000 square
foot industrial building on Lower
Demunds Road is being cleared and
graded this week under auspices
| of Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber
'of Commerce and Luzerne Electric
Division of UGI.
While there are no commitments
of any definition as to the type of
industry which might locate on this
ground, about half the plot of some
| 50 acres, owned by the Chamber
of Commerce, is being improved
| “to make it more attractive” to po-
| tential users, officials told the Dallas
Post this week.
Rumors abounded in the Fern-
brook neighborhood in the past
week that the land would be oc-
cupied by a shoe factory, a na-
tionally-known electronics manu-
facturer, or both. Rumors were
touched off by bulldozing, which
began Monday, May 16.
Site is behind the old railroad
bed along Lower Demunds Road,
known as Orchardview Terrace and
the high school, and is directly
across from Lamoreaux’s Store.
As to possible occupants, Lu-
zerne Electric Division manager
Richard Demmy says that there are
no definite commitments, although
the company and chamber would
not be preparing the site if they
did not have high hopes of finding
an occupant.
Luzerne Electric is donating the
cost of the earth-moving, which will
probably run to thousands of dol
Vote Corrections
The following corrections
made on the election returns
last week's Dallas Post:
Malak of Jackson Township had
55 votes for the post of Democratic
Committeeman, and not 2, as re-
ported, giving him the post. Allar-
dyce scored 32.
Sutton of Lehman Middle District
had a total of 123 votes and not
23, as reported, giving him the post
of Republican Committeeman there.
Jonhson scored 88. Sn
School Bus Fire
Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Com-
pany, Dallas, responded to a call
on Old Lake Road, Dallas Town-
are
in
ship, when fire broke out in a
school-bus engine carburetor.
Driver, Huddy Frantz, put the
| fire out himself. About fifteen stu- |
| dents had to find another way to
| get to school.
Fire captain Robert Richardson
was in Charge.
Commended In Korea
2nd Lt. William Sidler
He is in Korea now, but he used
to play football at Lake-Lehman
on the same team as Joe Lopasky.
He and Joe were the only boys in
the 1960 graduating class who went
{ on to make their mark in college
football.
Bill, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Sidler, Lehman-Outlet Road, gradu-
ated from Pennsylvania Military
School in 1964, with the grade of
Second Lieutenant and a degree
in Engineering.
At Fort Belvoir he studied en-
gineering and maintenance, and at
Fort Benning, ranger training and
airborne techniques.
October 20, 1965,
Francisco for Korea .
His parents are in receipt of a
letter from his commanding officer,
Major General Chester L. Johnson:
“I noticed with pleasure that
your son William has been selected
to command Headquarters Company
of the 13th Engineer Battalion of
this Division. This is a key job, and.
normally given to an experienced
captain. Bill's exceptional perform-
ance as a platoon leader has proven
that he has the capability to handle
the big jump in responsibility
which the new job entails. 1
{ “1 thought you would like to
| know that we all think he is doing
a particularly fine job. We are proud
to have Bill as a member of the
"Bayonet Division.”
he left San
and below Rice's hill, development |
Bulldozers Improve Township Land
To Lure Large Industrial Concern
lars. Chamber of Commerce en-
deavors here are supported by the
Industrial Fund campaign. Edgar
Lashford is Executive Secretary.
Improvement is subsequent ac-
tion to that of inspection of the
full site, which took place early in
December by the aforementioned
officials in company with a repre-
sentative of the Dallas Post.
At Commencement
‘IVAN BOXELL
Ivan Boxell, well known news
analyst and newspaperman, will be
the commencement speaker at
Mr.
Lake-Lehman High School.
ing from the human interest
proach of the newsman, Mr. Boxell
will diseuss world trends and world
leaders from a background of direct :
contact and observation.
Addressing himself to the Sat =
ates and their role in the modern
world, Boxell will discuss what is
happening in world affairs. Having
traveled around the world four
times in the last six years, he will
speak with personal understanding.
During two of his tours with other
newspaper publishers he inter-
viewed: Nehru in India, Nasser in
Egypt, Tito in Yugoslavia, the Shaw
of Iran, Chiang in Formosa, Aden-
auer in Germany, Menderis in Tur-
key and many others.
Mr. Boxell reported his obEErvas
tions for internation Press Serv-
ices, newspapers, news syndicates,
and his own newspapers. He is
currently actively engaged as the 3
publisher of several Pennsylvania
and Southern newspapers. Former
executive secretary of the Brooklyn
{(N. ¥.) Chamber of Commerce, Mr.
Boxell has served as public rela-
{ McDade 144,
tions counselor to industry, bankers,
and other groups.
‘A native Hoosier, Mr. Ivan Beall
was educated at the Universities of
Indiana and Pennsylvania. His civic
and public services have included
the Presidency of Brooklyn Rotary
Club, New York City Civic and
Trade Executives Conference, Bald-
win, L. I. Board of Education and
Danville, Pa. Municipal Housing Au-
thority.
Library Auction Car
On Exhibit In Dallas
The Ford Mustang being chanced
off by the Back Mountain Library
| Auction is on display this week at
Al Williams’ Atlantic Station in
I Dallas.
Chances on the Ford Mustang
may be procured at the following
local business establishments:
In Trucksville, Harry Holak’s
Trucksville. Pharmacy; Back Moun-
tain Economy Store; Hinkle's
CITGO Service Station.
In Shavertown: Hall's Pharmacy,
+ Wally Gosart’s Grocery, Back Moun-
| tain Lumber Company, Evans Drug
[Store
Rosemary's
Matt's Sinclair Station.
In Dallas, Dan’s Barber Shop, Al
Williams’ Atlantic Station,
Davis’ Market.
Sportswear,
Noxen Election
Returns Listed
Returns from the primary elec-
tion at Noxen are herewith pre-
sented. © Lack of space prevented
its publication last week.
Governor (R) Stassen 27, Shaler:
107, Brett 9; (D) Murray 6, Shapp
40, Casey 19. 1
Lt. Governor (R) Gunther 51,
Alessandroni 91; (D) Kelley 32,
Staisey 22. 1
Secretary Internal Affairs (R)
Tabor 97, Keel 42; (D) Blatt 61.
Judge Superior Court (R) Wat-
kins 82, Spaulding 106; (D) Palmer
37, Stout 7, Spaulding 11, Watkins
28.
Representative in Congress (R)
(D) Trauma 486.
Senator (R) Roushey 101, Flack
14, Wood 29, Cavender 9; (D) Cos-
lett 51.
Representative of General Assem-
bly (R) K. Lee 132.
State Committee (R) Harris 130,
(D) McGavin 53.
County Chairman (D) Kearney
48.
Committeeman (R) Montross 52,
R. Traver 108; (D) Teetsel 53.
Committeewoman (R) G. Keiper
113, E. Montross 32; (D) Gobel 49.
Speak-
and |