| : ; @reoree W. Wesley Oldest Business Institution Back of the Mountain 77 YEARS A NEWSPAPER TEN CENTS PER COPY — TWELVE PAGES { Fr vv I VI VU CC OVOP Back Mountain Boys o Service In Vietnam { VV VV VV VN VV VV eV Mitchell R. Allen Thomas G. Appel Daniel B. Avery Sterling A. Barnes | Larry G. Belles : William Biggs Charles W. Chappell *Richard Michael Cummings | Ernest Davis | vv { | | Russell E. Denmon David A. Dershimer Thomas Detsick Wm. H. Dierolf, Jr. Anthony Digiosa Carl Edwards John J. Ferry Charles L. Finn Jonathan Ginochetti John Horniak William Jones Albert Kern James D. Kyttle Q®ry Lettie Robert Martin Bernard Mazer @alrh McCormack Dp Paul Meeker | Robert Misson Leo Mohen David Nevel Jon Newberry Kenneth F. Novis Wm. L. Oncay Arthur Owen Arthur W. Parks Albert Phillips Robert Price Tom Purvis Keith Reeves Lawrence L. Richards John Rogers Edward Schrama Francis Sebolka James Shields i Kenneth Spencer Calvin Tinsley Robert Traver John B. VanHorn @Cerald Wagner Ralph K. Wall Donald Williams LeRoy Williams William B. Williams Larry Wolfe Arnold D. Wright | Killed in action Back Mountain Area Ambulance Logbook Dallas Community July 12 — Mrs. M. J. Sedler, Sedler Lane, Dallas R. D., to Nes- | bitt Hospital. Wayne Harvey, Ed | Roth and Wesley Cave, Jr. July 14 — Palmer Updyke, R.D. | Dallas, to Nesbitt Hospital. Bob tier and W. Cave, Jr. | July 15 — Mrs. Frances Cave, las, from Geri Kay Nursing wme to Maple Hill Convalescent Home. Robert Besecker and W. Cave, Jr. July 15 — Bernard Dalmus, to Nesbitt Hospital. R. Besecker, Wil- liam Wright, Gil Morris. July 16 — Mr. Cook! Bodle Road, Wyoming, R. D. 3, to General Hos- pital. R. Besecker, Jim Davies, W. Cave, Jr. July 16 — Sister Hope, College | Misericordia, to Mercy Hospital. Be- secker, Davies and Cave. July 17 — Mrs. Ankner, Highland Drive to Carpenter Convalescent Home. Dick Disque, III, R. Cartier. | July ‘17 — Mr. Werchok, Main Street. to Nesbitt Hospital. Harry Wesley, Wayne Harvey July 18—James Brongo, Hickory a to Jefferson Hospital. David ®ey, R. Disque, Jr., Judy Wool- bert, R.N. | Lehman July 14 — Mrs. Knight from Maple Hill Convalescent Home to Nesbitt for x-rays and return. Lanceford Sutton, Leonard Derby. July 18 — Mrs. Martin Stook, from Sunset accident to Nesbitt Hospital. Lee Wentzel, Leonard | Derby. Harveys Lake July 12 — Arley Harron to Gen- eral Hospital. John Stenger and Jim Caffrey. July 14 — Frederick Travis, Brcoklyn; Pine Grove to Nesbitt Hospital. Stenger and McCaffrey. Kingston Township July 18 — Francis Marine, Car- verton Road, accident, to Nesbitt | Hospital. Andrew Roan, Marvin ! Yeust. July 18—Kimberly Stroud, War- | minister, to Nesbitt. Ted Newcomb, | Bayin Yeust, tion at this site, 2 AUCTION WINNER IN VIETNAM WAR AMAZED AT LUCK The winner of the Library Auction’s 1967 Chevrolet Nova this year, a member of the U.S. Navy serving in Vietnam waters, has written a reply to his mother’s wire informing him of his good fortune. Richard Williams, 46 Main treet, Dallas,” son of Mrs. Frances Williams, could scarce- ly believe the news. He writes: Dear Mom, I just couldn't believe it. This is something which al- ways happens to someone else. I couldn't realize it was true until I woke up from watch. Everyone aboard is excited about: it too, and making all kinds of offers. After careful consideration since I have no use for the car while in the Navy and since it would depreciate in value be- fore I could use it, I have de- cided to take the $2,000 offered and put it in the bank where it will collect interest. Then when I get out of service I can buy another car. If you could use it I would be happy for you to do so. Thank everyone at the Auc- tion. Tell them I still can’t get over being a winner. I couldn’t send you a wire since we are too close to Vietnam shores. Love, Richard = Chase Youngster Is Burned By Tar Craig Yanchik, 9, son of Mr. and | Mrs. Edwin Yanchik, Chase Manor, received painful burns of the right hand and arm and both knees on Friday when he tripped and fell into hot tar being spread ona road in Chase Manor. Mrs. Henry Yankowski and Mrs. William Teske, neighbors Yanchiks came to his rescue and | removed the substance from his! body with gascline before mother came on the scene. Taken home the burns | Werapned with ice bags and Craig | ~ of the | his | H THE DALLAS POS MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION | Fire flames leaping into the sky and visible in many sectors of the | Back Mountain resulted in the com- | plete destruction of. this two car | garage in the rear of 103 Perrin | Avenue, Shavertown, and owned by | Mrs. Frances Balas, on Sunday | | evening. The alarm was sounded at 10:15 p.m., after Ernest Culp, watch- | ing television with his mother, no- | ticed a glare and smelled smoke. | He and said there was no sign of a | fire at that time. Ernest resides | with his mother, Mrs. Mildred Culp, | in the second floor apartment of | | the Balas home. | Mrs. Bala had left her residence | at 3 p.m., tp visit her daughter in had returned home at 10:05 | sides. on the third floor of the home followed in her car at 3:30 They tapped the fire out at 11: 30 | two com- p.m. were usually | | p.m. Three automobiles, | pacts among them, parked in the large garage but the | Triumph owned ' by was in the garage for repairs. | Firemen from Shavertown ar- ‘rived on the scene first and in a | matter of several minutes had | hosed out the flames. Dallas and Trucksville Fire Companies also an- swered a call for help placed by Mrs. William Frederick but were [not needed. Trucksville stood by, | however, to pump extra water into | Shavertown’s lines. With the building completely de- stroyed and fearful of a collapsing | structure, Shavertown firemen pull- | Party Fort and her sister who re- ' . { said he was “not 't00 uncomfortable. she next day although he had some bins to show for his experience. was being ‘consoled by his rein Brian, who was suffering | Larry Wesley, 24, Sweet-Valley, | | suffered head injuries early Sunday morning when his car went out of | contrcl across from the Dress Fac- tory, skidded 200 feet to strike a telephone pole. The 1964 Chevrolet Convertible | Wild d Spin Injures Driver Early Sunday Morning highway. The accident Seciral at 2 am. The ycung man was taken to Nes- bitt Hospital in his head. skidded another 340 feet down thei State Replacing Dallas Bridge State crews are building a new bridge to span the creek on Me- morial Highway near the center of Dallas. The presence of a spanking new Post Office and the pressure of the General Services Administration is | believed to have brought about a long needed improvement. The jagged abutments will now give way to a nice looking approach land the U. S. Government has already built a new retaining wall along the creek. It will be remem- bered that two Edwardsville girls lost their life at this point. With dusk to dawn lights also planned for the postal grounds, Dallas will have a complete renova- which fcrmerly housed the old freight station, rep- lica of another day. Registration Next Week All new students for grades 7, 8 and 9 are asked to register at Dallas Junior High School office Monday or Tuesday, July 24 and 25, “8 a.m. to noon, 1 to 3 p.m. | Students should bring birth certifi- | cates and report cards from their previous school. Students who attended sixth | grade in Dallas School District need not register. HAM N YEGG CLUB Francis Ambrose, Dr. Carl Kern, ' Dr. Rogers and Harold Snowdon, Tro | | are new Ham and d Yeggers members, | Flower Beds Fall ‘To Young Vandals Vandalism in the lovely gardens of Dallas folk who reside | Heights sector by Officer The mest attractive yards of Clinton Ide suffered great damage this week and others have reported similar incidences. Jim Davies. Knowledge has been given that a group of 13 and 14 olds who wear gloves to leave no prints and call themselves the Raiders are respon- sible, but more interest on the part | of parents as to the whereabouts | of their offspring will help erase the uncalled for damage. The group comes from another sector and is: not believed to live in Parrish Heights. Obscene writing and nasty notes are also being left on posts, poles and fences in the Borough. Truck And Car Collide Woman Driver Injured Mrs. Martin Stook, Hillside Ave- nue, Harveys Lake, was injured on Tuesday morning at 11:45 when her car crcssed the highway near Joe's Pizza in the Sunset sector to turn up Hillside. Victor Pulozzi, Harveys Lake, driving a truck was proceeding west when Mrs. Stook turned in front of him. | The injured woman was taken to Nesbitt Hospital in the Lehman | Ambulance by Lee Wentzel Lenoard Derby. and | lacerated knees. where nine swhuresy Edward Hall, chairman of Kings- were used to close the lacerations | | in the | has been reported | Richard Balas | | garage a power lawn mower, lawn | furniture, table, hand mower and a number of other articles placed | | was Sunday Night Fire Demolishes Shavertown Garage REAR ed down the smouldering debris. | Mrs. Balas lost in addition to the in the rafters. For a time an adjoining two story garage owned by Jimmie Reese threatened and a large pine tree was also burned about its trunk, but firemen saved the other Huilding. Chief Arnold Yeust was in charge. An investigation is being held with the possibility of arson not exclud- ed. A number of homes are in the ‘mmediate area. photo. by Rozemehnk Closing Of Linear Plant Casts The announcement that Linear, | brook had been foreclosed | by Commercial Credit Corporation | cast ‘a pall of despair among the | workers already called back follow- on or lockout. The action taken places 350 em- | personnel, union and company workers. Linear, Inc., which is a subsidiary {of Greater American Industries | purchased the business in 1957. The original Linear Company came i here from Philadelphia. Eighty workers just | called back were given 48 hours | notice. A number of other employes were awaiting recall. A half million dollars in vacation, 50 Mile Speed ‘Limit On 309 road and then 33 feet across the | Friday | Incorporated in Fern- | ups. | | ing a eight and a half month strike | ployees cut of a job including office | representatives | [Additional Hardships On Help were | from tonsillitis at the same time. | sub. payments, pension and sever- ance pays is forthcoming to em- ployees. The Federal Government is ex- pected to step into the picture and court action will probably be filed ‘by the Rubber Cork, Plastic and Linoleum Workers Union Local 204, headed by George Marsden, pres- ident. Many of those employed former- |ly at Linear have come to prefer recently | Drain Causing Sewage | Problem At Corner ton Township Board of Supervisors, | again urged motorists to leave ‘home five or ten | in the mornings tp avoid congestion | Highway | lon the Luzerne-Dallas | which has .been the scene of many i accidents in recent months, par- minutes . earlier | ticularly in the.Birch Grove sector. | He also reported on a meeting with State Highway staff and said the speed" limit for cars will be lcwered to 50 miles per hour and truck limit raised from 45 to 50 miles per hour. This was the best (the Highway Department would offer although a skid resistor test lis promised shortly in the region near Harter’'s Dairy. Since the highway is state owned and main- | tained, Mr. Hall told his audience at the board meeting Wednesday evening that the township has no control over it. Another problem discussed was the sewage cverflow at the corner of Svring and Brook Streets. Chief Herbert Updyke reported that Dale Williams, Sanitary Engineer for the Pennsylvania Department of Health had inspected the site, that dye | tests ‘had been done and that Wil- [iams said the French drain which previously took care of the trouble had been ruined when the Gas and | Water Company went through there with their lines. Williams said there was nothing that could be done about it. Two families had cor- rected their problems but two were | | unable to do so. Both Mr. Hall and Road Superintendent Lawton Culver were present. Mr. Hall then called on Karl | Landmesser, who resides on the corner and asked him what Super- | | visor LaRoy Ziegler had said in a! the Back Mountain as their home and would be loathe to leave the | region. The large plant may go to | another buyer as industry continues to come into the valley. The office at Linear was contact- ed yesterday but no answers or announcements were forthcoming from the management. A&P STORE FOOD | CORRECTION PRICE Green or yellow sqush are priced at two pounds ior 25 cents and cucumbers, three for 29 cents and not as listed in the vegetable section. Sudden Unmarked Curve No Answer To Safe Driving 3 David Werts, who resides on the Wyoming Orange Road in Carver- ton called our attention to this | dangerous curve where broken rot- ted guard rails provide no protec- tion to the unwary motorist. Just before one turns unto Mt. | Olivet Road this sudden twist into recent conversation on the prob- |a wicked curve has been the scene (Continued on Page 5 A) lem, He repeated that Ziegler said | of many an accident and a creek She suffered a broken arm and the extending of pipe in the center | 18 to 20 feet below the road lies - waiting for its victims, Several | Heat Decision Miss Esther Saxe Served 40 Years Dallas School directors will have a decision to make soon on the | type of heating it prefers for the new Junior High School with Gas and Electric Companies vying for | the job. The answer will be forthcoming | soon it is expected with the board ! | discussing the issue with the School | Authority. | At a meeting of directors last | week it was noted that after a period of 40 years service, Miss | Esther Saxe, mathematics instruc- | tor retired as of June 30 as a fac- | ulty member. In addition to her | teaching duties, Miss Saxe has been | a leader in the Pennsylvania State | Education Association during her entire career. Three other teachers have re- signed from the Dallas faculty, John Cathrall, who has accepted a posi- | tion at Norwich University; Robert | Hukill, who will teach in St. Louis, Mo., and Joseph Petrenchak, who | has accepted a position with a phar- maceutical firm. | | | New professional employees are Miss Mary Ann Zessa, Miss Bev- erly Moase and Robert Kusma. | Named Coordinator coordinator of all Federal Programs for the 1967-68 school year. The request of Alfred M. Camp | for a year’s sabattical leave in or- |der that he may pursue doctorate | studies was granted. Dr. Robert Mellman, superinten- | dent, will serve as a member of the | | Pennsylvania State Board of Private | | Trade Schools upon invitation of Dr. Breidenstine, | intendent of the Pennsylvania De- partment of Education. for the 1967-68 school year and Mrs. Janice Braker was appointed 1967-68 term. Trucksville = Elementary Buildings will be done by Hughes Brothers at their low bid; plumbing repairs at Dallas Elémentary went to Harry Peiffer in the amount of $650; Chl- orinator purchase to Wallace and | Tiernan at $370; window shades to Roberts and Meck at $347.40. Pav- | | ing at Westmoreland will be done | by American Asphalt Company at | $582.27 and at Dallas and Trucks- ville grounds by Dale Parry at $2,870. Entrance door mats will also be purchased from Roberts | and Meck at $892. Propcsals from agents on football and student activities insurance was turned over to Finance and Insur- ance Committee. The cafeteria showed a gain of 1,068.74 for the 66-67 year, but | this was due to the school district assuming the responsibility for the | replacement of equipment which is ordinarily paid for out of cafeteria | funds if such had been sufficient. The slight raise in elementary (Continued on Page 5 A) youngsters dropped into it several ' years ago. Last week's bad accident seriously injured three and three accidents have Bosurred here in the , last ‘month. Mr. Werts reports the State | promised to straighten it out sev- oral years ago but nothing was | done. Residents who fear for their , lives and" property and the danger to others traveling that way would appreciate reflector William A. Austin was appointed | Associate Super- | The Don Wilkinson Agency was | [named as delinquent tax collector | under the E.S.E.A. Program for the Chimney repairs to the Dallas and | signs and a. action, SAT I TWO EASY TO REMEMBER ; Telephone Numbers 674- 5656 674-7676 A VOL. 78, NO. 29. THURSDAY, JULY 20,1967 Board To Make Town Historian Urges Interest IN Dallas Sesquicentennial E INTERESTING HISTORY DISCLOSED BY WRITER ON AREA'S DEVELOPMENT, AND PARTITION A public meeting has been sched- uled for 8 p.m. at the American Legion Building, next Monday night, to look intc and, if possible or- ganize, some celebration of the Ses- ghigentennial ik oid Dallas, created New Lehman Chief LIONEL BULFORD Lehman Township has a new | Chief of Police. Lionel Bulford, long | time resident of the area in which | was appointed to his | lhe serves | post by the Board of Supervisors | succeeding Joseph Ide who retired after 25 years as head of the force, taking over the reins of command {July 1. | Chief Bulford has resided since a very early age with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clay- ton, Idetown, and attended Lehman | Schools. He is well qualified for | the position having served as part He holds certificates of at- from the State Police Municipal Officers and Service Institute of years, | tainment Sehoaly for | the © Public Pennsylvania. The new chief is well versed in dealing with Scientific Methods of Investigation, the Pennsylvania Pe- nal Code and Intoxication and Law Enforcement. - He has included in his many courses of study Auxili- ary Police Procedure, Procedures, Investigation of Crime and Accidents and the Field Course of Study for Municipal Police. Mr. Bulford has been interested in police work for a number of years and is very happy with his { Walters is second in command. { Prior to accepting his new job, | Chief Bulford was employed at Na- tona Mills for 15 years. HONTZ IS STRICKEN ILL Thomas Hontz, Perrin Avenue, Shavertown, is a patient in the In- tensive Care unit at General Hos- | pital where he was admitted Mon- lunches was needed during the year | day evening after suffering a heart attack at his home, photo — J. Kozemchak, Jr. warning that a curve is ahead Broken posts likewise solve no prob- lem. Mr. Werts who assisted in re- moving the wounded who were | trapped in last week’s bad crash plans to contact the State Police | Head and State Representatives for WE | Basic Police | selection to the rank of Chief. Gus | by the court in April 1817. affairs usually are held during the | year, a group has suggested that the churches, schools, service clubs, and other institutions and organiza- tions, arrange their activities to emphasize local history during the | period of about one week ending at Halloween. It is desired to keep | political overtone, and any candi- | dates in the upcoming election will | be required to keep politics out of | any Sesquicentennial observances. | The Halloween Parade, a regular event . in Dallas for over twenty | years,is already in preparation for October 29. | In 1817, Dallas was a big rough | triangle; mostly one unbroken for- | ton Townships, | the Lycoming County line near to east 12.3 miles, Huntsville, then probably the largest town Back of the Mountain, skirts | Noxen, 13.3 miles. Various courses County line and the new Township | of Union, three years old, passing | through Sweet Valley and Mountain | Springs, 16 miles. Harveys Lake was not far from the center. Included | Elston and Sgarlat Lakes, Harris and North Lakes, Meadow Lake and Lake Silkworth, Bryant and Beaver | and other smaller ponds. A marsh |and mill pond were later flooded for Huntsville Reservoir. Present day communities includ- ed are: Fernbrook, Dallas, East Dal- las, Ketcham, Demunds, Kunkle, | man, Meeker, Pikes Creek. Outlet, Loyalville, Ruggles, Laketon, and Stull. ~ Nore were in existence in i way A former Land Township of Bed ford, part of the Connecticut Town and County of Westmoreland, sur- veyed in 1774, had been split by the Luzerne County court in 1790 between Plymouth and Kingston Townships by extending their boundaries. Three petitions by local pecple to have Bedford reestab- lished resulted in the new town- ship. So Alexander J. Dallas of Philadel- phia, formerly secretary of: the treasury for President James Madi- son, died during the court proceed- ings. The court order read, ‘The court confirms the division, and in testimony of the respect which the court entertains for the late Alex- ander James Dallas, call the new | township DALLAS.” Our Dallas is the oldest of about fifteen places so named in the country. Most or all of the others are named for George M. Dallas, son of Alexander, In the first. assessment in 1818, most of the new township was dense forest, listed as “unseated” lands. About 8,000 acres were assessed to 0 73 taxpayers in 38 families. They | had 54 log houses, 34 horses, 33 |oxen, and 73 cows. In the first census in 1820 Dallas had 373 people. Now the- big township has been cut up into Dallas Township and Borough; a big strip off the west side in Ross and Hunlock Town- ships, cut off in 1821 for Union Township; Lehman, including Lake and lands beyond cut off in 1829; part of Monroe cut off in 1832; part of Franklin in 1843. Much later a small slice was cut off Dallas and added to Lake and Lehman. —D.A. Waters. Another Hurt On Dallas Highway The rainswept 309 highway near Hillside claimed another victim on Tuesday evening at 5 p.m., when ¥ Francis Marine, 46, 235 Carverton Road, Trucksville. received, serious injuries when his car skidded and went out of control. The front wheels mounted the curve in front of Donachie’s then slid up the highway coming to rest against a tree. Marine was driving a 1966 Oldsmobile and driving north when the accident occurred. He suffered cf the scalp, possible pelvic and internal injuries. him until Kingston Township Am- bulance arrived, manned by Marvin |Yeust and Andrew Roan. Damages were in excess of a $1,000, the whole left side of the car caved in and the front crumpled. Chief of Police Herbert ri investigated aided by Cliff Culver and Charles Woolbert. Traffic was heavy at the time, It is a little late, but since such all activities completely free of any | est, bordering Plymouth and Kings- js with the apex on ; Dutch Mountain. The line from west cut through ex- | tending to a corner near Orange. | The longest straight line on the northeast passed through the out- of present Beaumont and lon the western side followed the also were present Lake Louise, Lake Catalpa, : t A | Alderson, Shawanese, Idetown, Leh- | time police officer for the last ten | 3 Vice President under President James K. Polk. a severe laceration Passersby aided & i fil Las t hia
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