! Oldest Business Institution Back of the Mountain 77 YEARS A NEWSPAPER TWO EASY TO REMEMBER Telephone Numbers 674-5656 674-7676 Es VOL. 78, NO. 17. THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1967 “ Lake Borough Manager Group Seeks sua suxonv ar 2 an. Extra Voting Machine For Primary SET CLOCKS FORWARD | | ; . | Daylight! Saving. wit start - | Extra Large Number Of Voters Expected At Polls THE DALLAS POST MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY HRLHLIRY December In April At The Dallas Post DAYLIGHT SAVING TO TEN CENTS PER COPY—FOURTEEN PAGES werrrrreremer) 189 Donors At Back Mountain Boys} Dallas Jr. High Service In Vietnam | Largest Collection = TTT"! Kor Spring Season Mitchell R. Allen | Thomas G. Appel Sterling A. Barnes Larry G. Belles Dale J. Belles William Biggs “ William Boyle | Sunday morning at 2 am. Set | Precipitates Action, Court Decision Expecte | clocks ahead one hour before | retiring Saturday night, to in- | sure getting to church on He voters in the entire thirteen hou election day. Since there are over seven hundred voters registered in the new borough and a heavy lout is anticipated because of the active campaign, the Executive Com- mittee suggested that the two ma- chines assigned to the single polling | Back Mountain Bloodmobile had | | its largest spring collection in his- | tory, 182 pints, on Friday at Dallas | Junior High School. Spring collec- | tions are never quite so large as | fall collections, says Mrs. Pearl Gil- | roy, coodinator. A large number of potential don- | Representing both parties’ candi- dates on the special slates commit- ted to the Borough Manager form of government for the Borough of Harveys Lake; officers of the Har- veys Lake Executive Committee yes- | | terday appealed to the Luzerne | County Board of Elections to as- Cotiyasham Head Of Committee Richard Bronson Charles W. Chappell *Richard Michael Cummings Erne-t Davis Russell E. Denmon David A. Dershimer Wm. H. Dierolf, Jr. Thomas Detsick Carl Edwards | Ide, 4 Kirby Jones, | ors were sent home without donat- | A solid rule requires a weight | of 110 pounds or over. A number | of women on reducing diets were | ing. deemed ineligible. Twelve local registered served: Mesdames Roberta Williams, Audrey Nelson, Dorothy Wadas, Milton Evans, Bruce Davies, Leonard Carlton Davies, Leo Corbett, nurses | f Fred Eck, B.| Misses | | John Conyngham was Lefko Names Bnthony Ruction Co-Chairman At Back Mountain Memorial Li- brary Board Meeting last Tuesday, appointed chairman of the newly organized Planning and Developmental Com- mittee. Serving with ‘him will be | sign a third voting machine for the first primary election to be held in the new borough on May 16th. They based their appeal on the | grcund the ballot for the new bor- ough government will have 99 can- didate choices in addition to the nine public questions. Allowing three to five minutes per registered | | officials. A decision should be voter to cast his ballot, one machine could only accommodate about 200 | Pincla whose decree for place at the Daniel C. Roberts Fire Company at Alderson would not be | adequate. Representatives felt that their re- quest had been supported by Judge Court the en Banc created the new b last December, and that 'it be well received by the electios for th . coming shortly. | Dorothy Eck and Jennie Hill. Mrs. | Geraldine VanDyke R.N., represent- | ed headquarters of the Blood Center | \ in Wilkes-Barre. { John Horniak Mrs. Beulah Root was back again, | this time at the registration desk. William Jones | Her two daughters, Gloria and Clara James. D. Kyttle Hines assisted, also Mrs. Alan Root | and Mrs. Alfred Root. Senior high . | 0 Lettie | school” students helped, ert Martin | | | Robert F. Bachman, Richard Demmy, | Homer Moyer, and Mrs. John R. | Vivian. Harry - Lefko, General chairman © | of the Library Auction, July 6, 7 | and 8, named his co-chairman, Don- * | ald Anthony. In making announce- ment, Mr. Lefko stated ‘that the names of other chairmen would be | released at a later date. He further voiced the hope that | residents would start rummaging through cellars and attics to find | material for the Auction, in advance | | of the annual request of the Gen- | eral Solicitation Committee. | Lake Council Candidates Learn About Managers Orville Ide Other family teams were Bruce Bernard Mazer | and Irene Davies, Mr. and Mrs. Toh MeCor Robert Cartier, Mr. and Mrs. Robert . a mack Voelker, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whipple. bu eeker Workers were served lunch in Leo Mohen the cafeteria. John Mokychik The new location, in the Junior | David Noval High gymnasium, proved commodi- | 3 Newhe ous, with plenty of parking space. on Newberry : Tables set far apart afforded privacy Kenneth F. Novis for the taking of histories. Win lL. Oncay Those who wished to donate Artie Owen | blood, but could not be accepted on Arthur W. Parks Albert Phillips Tom Purvis This is the wintry scene which | mie Kozemchak was on the job, | Kozemchak | greeted the Back Mountain Monday | snapping pictures of trees that look- | morning, when : a surprise snow-| ed as if they were getting ready |The Dallas Post was half buried, fall of four inches buried the daf- | to hibernate in December, instead | the roof merging with the sky. See fodils and shrouded the trees. Jim; of enjoying spring sunshine in April. | the weather-vane on top? photo by Mrs. Martin Davern, librarian said | in her menthly report that the new | | office in the main building of the | | Library is coming along nicely, and | | that Back Mountain school children ; are using the Library regularly. Prom Festivities Nose Out MayQueen Pageant At Lake-Lehman Mrs. J. L. Alexander reported on | “Friends of the Library, saying that | many new members should be re- | | cruited during the coming year. mobile will be at ‘College Miseri- | cordia May 11. Donors may also | : : | Friday, are advised that the Blood- | keep their families on the assured Borough Manager candidates for | municipalities and take pride John J. Ferry : Jonathan Ginochetti | . ay : i D. T. Scott presided; Mrs. Fred ! i : it i list. by visiting the Blood Center at | si office in the new borough of Har-| their work and among them there Lawrence L. Richards Red Cross Building in Wilkes-Barre. | Hons ron bi nie " the veys Lake, Thomas Cadwalader and | is a code of ethical practi John Rogers a LEA na I OYer | Donald Hanson, last week attended Nolting stated managers 1 | gave the treasurer's report. | the 19th Annual do what they believe is be Conference of Francis Sebolka James Shields Rudolph Siffrar Terry Smith Kenneth Spencer Robert "Traver John B. VanHorn A Gerald Wagner Ralph K. Wall er a es Joseph Schrey | Seorge W. Wesley Donald Williams Roy Williams Larry Wolfe Arnold D. Wright *Killed in action Posthumous Award = CUMMINGS LT. RICHARD M. Lt. Richard Michael killed in action in Vietnam January 13, has received ‘a posthumous award. His widow, ‘Shelby Jean Cum- mings, accepted the Purple Heart and citation at ceremonies conduct- | ed at Tobyhanna Army Depot. Preggnt also ne Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Cum- mings, Sutton Road. The award was presented by De- pot Commander Col. E. C. Holland. Lt. Cummings is the only Back Mountain boy to date to be killed in action in Vietnam. Four days after his arrival in Saigon, while serving with the 4th Infantry Division, he met his death by small arms fire. He had expected to make the army his career, graduating from | Officers Candidate School at Fort | Benning i in 1965. He had seen serv- | ice in both Korea and Germany before going to Vietnam. Cummings, | were Lt. Cummings’ | Memorial Parade Offers Trophies | { rade. offers trophies for outstanding i floats this year. There will be an award for the | the | | prettiest, the most original, most - comical, and for the float coming the longest distance. Volunteer Firemen are working Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Ross Township municipal. build- ing, erecting stands which will be transferred to the elementary school | grounds late in May for final ad- | justment and finishing touches. ! Four refreshment stands are be- ing constructed: New features grounds, the on - the night preceding for making cotton candy, snow-cone machine. Back Mountain Area | Ambulance Logbook Noxen April 21 — Eva Bigelow to Gen- eral Hospital. Earl Crispell and Fred Boston. April 24 — Ellis Meeker from Meshoppen Hospital to Beaumont. Howard Keller, David Fritz, Lehman April 21 Dallas, R. D. 2, to Nesbitt Hospital. Lee Wentzel, Kingston Township April 21 — Leroy Van Camp, ac- cident at Carverton Road, to Nesbitt | Hospital. Thomas Evans, Marvin | Yeust. April 22 -— Thomas Jennings, | from General Hospital to Ligonier, Pa. Burt Miller, William Frederick. | April 23 Mrs. Flora Myers, | Main Street, Nesbitt Hospital. to | William Kreischer, Walter Davis. April 24 — Alverta Gorski, Chase Road to Geisinger Hospital. Miers, Walter Davis, Robert Cooper, | Mrs. Sherman, R.N. April 24 Mrs. Sweet Valley Memorial Day Pa- | school | the | parade and catering "to the row) after the parade disbands, | a popcorn machine, will be | an apparatus | and a | Philip Lamoreaux, | Chester Lamoreaux. | | Karen Covert, Carl | ponna Wesley, Louise Sikora, and DAWN COVERT _ KAREN COVERT IRENE URICK DONNA WESLEY It was the students’ at Lake-Lehman which made the decision to abandon the May Queen Pageant, and substitute for it an indoor evening Prom, and an out- door Field Day. Tonight, Dawn Covert will reign as Queen of the Spring Prom, when | the junior class entertains the grad- | uating class. Chosen as Maid of Honor was while Irene Urick, | Carol Urbanc were selected as at- ) : | tendants, John Nafus, | Selections were voted by the stu- Meadowcrest, to Nesbitt Hospital. | dent body. | W. Davis, T. Evans, J. Scott. April 24 — R. D. Shepherd, Pi- oneer Avenue, Nesbitt Hospital to | home. Davis, Scott -and Evans. Dallas Community April 20 — Arthur Hontz, acci- dent on Route 309, to Nesbitt Hos- pital. Bob Besecker, Jim Faerber. April 21 — Mrs. Jim Davies, Dick Disque, II. Snow Slows Bus A Gate of Heaven School | cess at the Rotary Fair. | tends to major Robert Laux, | | Machell Avenue, to Mercy Hospital. | {and Mrs. | Wescoesville, | and Mrs: Willard E. John Jr. | Covert will Bus | | preceeding up Pioneer Avenue on dent of the Girls’ Dawn is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack P. Covert. During the past year she was active in cheer-leading, i hockey and basketball. She is Stu- dent Council president. Last fall she represented Lake-Lehman as Prin- She in- in physical educa- tion in college. Karen .Covert is; daughter of Mr. Robert D. Wallace of now living with Mr. College in September. Athletic Asso- own vote Miss | enter Kutztown State | She is presi- | LOUISE SIKORA cf the Month by Harveys Lake Wo- | men’s Service, Club. She is a mem- | ber of National Honor Society, Quill and Scroll, Journalism Club, busi- ness manager and head typist for | The Crusader,’the school newspaper. | | She expects to enter the field of | ‘publications or study law. She is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. odJseph : Urick. Donna Lee Wesley isl active in the Dramatic Club, playing a major role in “The Death and Life of Larry Benson.” She belongs to the Li- | brary Club and the Scnicr Chorus. | She plans to attend Empire Beauty School. Her parents are Mr. and | Mrs. Walter J. Wesley. | Louise Sikora is president of Future Homemakers of America, and is a member of the Honor Society and Quill and Scroll. She served as head typist for “The Round Table,” the school yearbook. A senior in the commercial course, she | She | plans on a business career. is daughter of Mrs. Theresa Sikora and the late Adolph Sikora. Carol Urbanc is captain of Varsity | Cheer-leaders and student coordina- | tor of the high school newspaper. | She was selected as Miss D.A.R., Miss Senior, and December Girl of ROL Commonwealth Sets Dividend A. J. Sordoniy dry Chairman of hii Board wf Commonwealth Tele- { phone. Company announced a 64th | consecutive quarterly ‘common divi- | dend of 23 cents per share payable | May 15 to shareholders of record, {May 5, 1967. : | year. Earnings for the quarter were | 34c compared with 42c¢ for the first | quarter 1966. This reduction in per share earn- | ings was attributable principally to |a 10% increase in common shares | last June through a rights offering; | | to the costs of initiating an improv- ed maintenance program; and to in- { creased depreciation accruals. For the twelve months ended per average share were $1.59 in contrast with $1.72 in 1966. | BRUSH FIRE AGAIN | A brush fire which burned over | quite a large area on Outlet Road | Thursday called out Lehman Fire | Company. The site of the blaze was near the Kerr and Stolarick homes. 400 gallons of water were used to ex- tinguish it. Lee Wentzel led the | volunteers. | associate | population, March 31, earnings were $1.56 com- | | pared with $1.72 for the same period | | ending March 31, 1966, and earnings | Association of Pennsylvania Munici- | pal Managers at Hotel Warwick, Philadelphia. Arrangements were made. by the | Pennsylvania. Economy League of Wilkes-Barze. Event was. sponsored by Fels Institute University of Penn- sylvania, three in the United States which trains municipal managers. Hanson and Cadwalader tured above with Andrew are pic- Shaw a | representative of the Pennsylvania Mr. Sordoni stated that the rev- | | enue for the first quarter, 1967, was | [up 7.9% over the same period last | Economy Council. Thomas Cadwalader, spokesman for the candidates, upon returning stated, “The session was wonder- ful and helpful,” and, he and his ment needs ment agers to date are operating cities, professional manage- boroughs and townships in Pennsyl- | vania. everal managers interviewed by Cadwalader indicated they Lake Borough at a salary of $8,500 proposed by the Pennsylvania Econ- | omy League in a preliminary budget dated 1965. He said they attended lectures and workships and heard the prin- | cipal address by Orin F. Nolting, executive - director, International City Managers Association, who em- phasized close co-cperation between councilmanic bodies and managers. | He said managers build and improve the institute being one of | | information on professional learned much about the | | manager program. Due to the rapid increase of pressures from industry, | state and federal gov- ernment, he indicated local govern- | He learned that 150 man- | would | accept a job of managing Harveys a municipality, but they also becom interested | pecially if the municipality in which in regional projects e they work is the hub of a certain region, - Some of these area ects the. speaker. describ merged? police. fovees, developmen and recreational, Several of the Wilkes-Barre didates were in attendance sec 1n- m: agement for their city. State officials headed worshops and gave lectures. Buys Special Jack Dallas Ambulance meeting ‘last week voted to pur- chase a portable hydraulic jack for use at the scene of automobile cidents. The new piece of equipment is expected to speed the victims pinned in the incre number of | wrecks' and cr throughout the area. Associ ac~ rescue of It was also announced that ambulance will stand by at all except in the case of a brush blaze. James Davies presided. Robert Besecker, Coin Card Drive chairman, announced that all sol tors have their cards out date. He said the siren will s every Saturday at noon to re residents to put their quarter in the slot during the period of drive. Volunteers are hopeful the campaign for necessary fu the service units will be a grea success this year. the as of the that 7 na 0 Rotarians Honor District Governor Mohr Upen His Retirement Dallas Rotarians had a high time, [at the Rotary International District | Ccnference at Buck Hill Falls, when one of the home-town boys was! District Gov- It took two head tables to seat the dignitaries at the Saturday buf- fet. At. the top table, reading left to Alexander; Mrs. Merton Jones; Mer- ton Jones, conference parliamen- tarian; Mrs. Arthur Ross, Mr. Ross; Mrs. Fred Eck, Mr. Eck, district | Key organizers for the co ence included many members of Dallas Rotary; ‘Jack McCain and Roland Koeb ' were regist 2 Martin | Monday morning was preceded by the Month. She is a member of | Bonored as retiring right, are: Donald C.: Harrison, treasurer. 3 | chairmen, Spencer ciation, and a member of the Na- | 3 Henry Moyer in charge of sergeants i = i HUNLOCK RESIDENTS .. .. «... two other school busses which slow- | tional Honor Society. She was cap- | Quill and Scroll, Journalism Club, | €*DOT: speaker; Laura Unsworth, J. Lewis Edwin Newman was the speaker } Hunlock Township residents are | ed down the driver. | tain of the hockey team this year. | Honor Society, and is secretary of Walter Mohr pinned his badge of Unsworth, director 'of Rotary In-| on Friday evening, Charles McCul- at Arms; Red and Ruth An rose urged to attend a meeting May 8,| Michael Silic, who was at the | She is a Rotary Fall Fair Princess. | the Girls’ ‘Athletic Association. She office on his successor, Walter Se- | ternational; Governor Walter Mohr, | lers, humorist, Saturday evening. reception.” Arthur Ross, printing, i 7:30 p.m., at the elementary school. | wheel skidded slightly when he | Recently she was chosen Girl of the lived! the: lead th 1 bring of Stroudshurg. Mr. and Mrs. | Mary Mohr, Dr. L. E. Jordan; con-| Rev. Andrew Pillarella conducted James Alexander program, Jack First steps will be taken in ac-| started again. He sent home for| Month b High School facult blaye ged Inthe Semis PY: | Mohr were given a set of sterling | ference chairman and emcee for the | 5 memorial servi Sunday morn- Stanley treasurer; Daniel Chapman, { y g y. service unday orn A tivating Hunlock Township to take | chains and the’ vehicle with his | members. She plans to attend Albright College | goblets, presented by Dr. L. E. Jor= | buffet; Mrs. Jordan. | 1 with organ seamparniment by Dallas- Rotary president. and emcee part in Luzerne County's program | passengers was soon back on its| Irene Urick, a commercial stu- [in Reading. Her parents are Mr. | dan. | At the lower table: Mrs. James | Spencer Tracy. "| Friday evening at the fellowship h of Economic Opportunity. | route. | dent, was recently honored as Girl | and Mrs. Urbanc, | | dinner. /
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