t it Oldest Business Institution Back of the Mountain 77 YEARS A NEWSPAPER TH LLAS POST TWO EASY TO REMEMBER Telephone Numbers 674-5656 674-7676 A A TEN CENAS PER COPY — TWELVE PAGES VV VV VV PV VV VV YP VV VY YY Y Back Mountain Boys [gService In Vietnam Mitchell R. Allen Thomas G. Appel Daniel B. Avery Sterling A. Barnes Larry G. Belles William Biggs Charles W. Chappell Richard Chisarick *Richard Michael] Cummings Ernest Davis Russell E. Denmon David A. Dershimer Thomas Detsick Wm. H. Dierolf, Jr. Anthony Digiosa Carl Edwards John J. Ferry VV VV VV Ve VV Vv vey Return Of $3,000 Realty Transfer Tax Is Sought By Indian Head Mills, Inc. Modern Lighting | 15th, { A note from Raymon Hedden Promised Sept. 15 | recommending that an independent i engineer be sent to check new de- | velopments in community as to {road building and surface storm | | water drainage in view of eliminat- | ing excessive maintenance costs by | {the borough at a later date was | | appreciated by members, and will | be followed as recommended. | Joseph Lester asked the Council | about water problems on his prop- br avs o talked wi he solicitor closed the request at a meeting of | pki A a ae a Dallas Borough Council Tuesday | neighbors first on the matter. The evening. He said an answer would | excessive water drains from "Goss be forthcoming by September 15.| Manor and the Rice Farm he stated He also reported that an answer | Ripert Parry asked how he 2 Be 2ppel filed by Dallas Town- Borough could help in speeding up | ship .on" the annexation of High | the work of the Sewage Authority Point Acres will be forthcoming as | and was informed that every neces- | | Soon as he receives necessary in- | gary step had been taken. Parry | | formation on the matter. A | said he did t wish tc tl Chairman Harold Brobst request- £ not wish to delay pro The solicitor for Dallas Borough, Attorney Robert Fleming received a letter asking for the return of a realty transfer tax paid when the { liquidation of William Skinner and | Son a wholly owned subsidiary | was absorbed into its parent cor- | poration, Indian Head Mills, Inc. | | The amount was in the neighbor- | hood of $3,000. Atty. Fleming dis- ed the secretary to write to the State Highway Department con- cerning the drain at Church Street which is inadequate to take care | of heavy downpour runoffs. Request for the placement of steel shelters for school children in the borough to be paid for by advertising by local merchants was | presented by a representative of | Charles L. Finn John Horniak William Jones Albert Kern James D. Kyttle »y Lettie Robert Martin Bernard Mazer | cedure. in any way on the import- : ant ‘matter. ! | will. be used for recreational pur- | LaBar, and Mayor T. Morgan. Iph McCormack Yaul 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 Kenneth “‘Bpencer Harry Sweppenheiser, Jr. Calvin Tinsley Robert Traver Lh Wagner 3 alph K. Wall oe W. Wesley ronald Williams LeRoy Williams William B. Williams Larry Wolfe Arnold D. Wright *Killed in action | | Lehman Home Struck By Bolt Large Pine Also Hit | Near Valentine Barn Lightning during an electrical | storm early Thursday . morning stack a Lehman couple’s home, ca¥sing $1600 in damages and also set on fire a huge pine tree near Arey William Valentine's barn at Meeker. Mr. and Mrs. Morton Connelly, | Outlet. Road, Lehman were asleep when a surge of current struck the meter box and a kitchen receptacle at 5:20 a.m. Mr. Connelly who was restless that night awoke smelled smoke. He reached to put on the light and. there was no elec- tricity. Finding a he flashlight went downstairs to find the kitchen wall | on fire. A large flower watering can was full of water and he threw this on the blaze. Down in the cellar the joist was on fire and another bucket of water placed and | Shelter All studied. opinion among council members. | Carr and Bernstein, CPA, was The proposal will be | | named to audit the 1966 records. | A letter from United Gas Im- provement Company was received | informing council that the moderni- | zation of Dallas Borough lighting | would be completed by . September ! L-L Buildings In Good Shape Best In Years, Says Chairman Of Board Willard Sutton, president of Lake- | Lehman school beard, advised di- rector at Tuesday evening's meeting, that the equipment and ! buildings * were in the best shape | they had been for years. Mr. Sutton | reported as a result of his inspec- tion tour. Supervising Principal Robert Z. Belles elaborated on the report. All remodelling had been accom- plished, the three new classrooms created cut of two larger rooms at | Lehman Elementary, lacking noth- | ing but installation of blackboards, for which slate was already at hand. Furnace work to convert to gas is nearing completion at Lehman ! Elementary and the high school. An easement to permit the Gas Company to cross school grounds | was. voted. The main will extend across the old highway, once Route 115, to supply gas for the new in- stallation at Hayfield House. Ross Township elementary, off the beaten path for gas, will have oil heat, cutting down on janitor | service and insuring comfortable heated rooms on the coldest days. | The recreational area planned for | the Borough is proceeding and has been laid out. | Funds from the Sesqui Centennial poses. | In attendance were C. Brobst, R. | Parry, G. Thomas, W. Davis, P.| There was a variance of | | | Joseph Young, 18, Norton Ave- nue, Dallas, was seriously injured in this crash against a telephone pole on Machell Avenue Wednes- day morning at 1:30 a.m. The. impact . which inflicted a | possible skull fracture and internal injuries threw the young driver The status of any possible joint- | | ure with Dallas District has made | idea was | no progress since the proposed. A meeting of administra- | tors has been scheduled for August 21 to further assay the situation. | No physician has yet been found who is willing to take on the burden of attending football games, though | one man has said he would make the necessary physical examinations | | of football players. The law requires presence of a physician at the games. Doctors, unless avid football fans, {are reluctant to spend Saturday afternoon at a game, Personnel | The customary last minute changes in the faculty saw John | P. Zlotek resigning to accept a post | lat the Luzerne County Community College, and Joseph K. Martini, handily doused the worse of the with four years teaching experience, blaze there under the flooring. | engaged. Mr. Connelly said he thought a | crgekling noise awakened him: A ho®® was burned in the kitchen wall a utility ‘table and new blender were demolished, neither being Resignation of Samuel Davenport | Physical Education, was | J. Price of Plymouth, with six | years of experience, and of Edward | and transfer of Mrs. Finn to Girls’ | counter- | | balanced by employment of Joseph ! plugged in receptacles. In the din- ing room three holes were burned in the wall and wall to wall carpet- ing damaged near the buffet. Lehman Firemen extinguished the | fires. A short time earlier William Val- entine, his wife and son heard a crash and ran out to see what had been struck by the bolt. They be- lieved their neighbor's home had been set afire but discovered that a large 70 foot pine tree near the barn was burning, its bark stripped off by the electrical force. Lehman Fire Company came to extinguish the tree blaze then were | commensurate pay, were made to summoned to the Connelly home. On Saturday Atty. Valentine and his wife noticed that in a certain area of their garden celery had man Elementary; Marjorie Davis, Ross withered, apparently touched by the erratic lightning, during the storms of the past week, Green of Kingston, with certifica- tion in Social Studies. Miscellaneous School insurance with Robert 'W. Laux. i Mr. Belles, attending the Wyalus- ling Conference with Anthony Mar- chakitus, reviewed qualifications of | commencement speakers available | for 1968, and recommended to the Board the name of Harry Butler | |Savage for the June 6th exercises Bids were sought for a tractor | for snow removal and grass cutting lat the High School. Extra duty assignments, with | head teachers Grace Martin, Lake | Building; Jeanette Williams, Leh- Noxen; and Myron Moss, building. High School staff leaders: | Francis Wilczewski, English; was placed i 1 This car, a 1951 Chevrolet was ! completely demolished in a crash iat Harveys Lake early Saturday morning, yet its driver William Jenkins, science; Miss Mary Lam- oreux, social studies; Miss Hazel Baer, mathematics; Mrs. Mary Luk- asavage, home economics; Miss | Theresa Wilk. commercial; Kenneth | Maciak, Phys. Ed.; Joseph Ells- worth, industrial arts. The ESEA program will continue with re-hiring of Miss Joyce Hoover, John | | Thomas Lee, 21, escaped with only ! State Highway officials should | havoc with the thoroughfare which | check this area and install new handles heavy traffic. This picture drains while fixing the bridge in |taken- after the storm subsided the center of Dallas. Recent heavy storm waters cas- | the creek. like proportions. One Critically Injured, One Escapes In These Crashes photo by J. Kozemchak Jr. pole from its base and splintered it. Les Tinsley, Dallas Township Po- lice and Chief Russell Honeywell, Dallas Borough investigated. out of the vehicle although no win- dows were smashed in the crackup. The right front tire was flat and |a neighbor heard the flapping of the torn rubber before the crash. Young was driving down Machell Avenue at the time. The accident Dallas Ambulance rushed the in- [eta occurred at the intersection |jured young man to Nesbitt Hos- | of Lehman Avenue, moved the large | pital. photo by J. Chapel . Chief Walbridge Lienthal investi- control of. the machine ‘and it hit | gated. the accident .which occurred | in front of the Elwood Davis prop- | a heel injury. Lee, who lives: in Noxen lost two large trees. erty. Mrs. Florence . Joos, Mrs. Freda | HAM 'N YEGGS ROSTER | Parchey, Edward Kobesky, Mrs | And still they come, says Bill Marjorie Cosgrove, and Michael Moss, Grand Master of the Ham’'n | Toole. Tentative allocations, $51,% |Yeggs Club. Total to date, $655, | 1629.85. |including late-comers Harrison H. A request for released time from | Smith and Mrs. John A. Girvan. All Child Evangelism was okayed. for the benefit of Back Mountain | Memorial Library, and to the credit of the Twenty-first Annual Library | Auction. ] : Bills of $18,708.95 were ordered paid. MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION | bogged in up to tire tops. Dallas Borough Council has asked | ' cading down Church Street’ played the height of the rainfall cars were ' turbed - the original drains. | Anthony, George McCutcheon, Tom | Davie, Bill Tabor. | | Farley and John Carey. | Fireman's | 11967): VOL. 78, NO. 32. THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1967 Most Sesquicentennial Key Men Now Named And Champing The Bit A fairly complete roster of committees for the Dallas Ses- quicentennial is now available. ; Most of them have already appeared in print. There will be some unavoidable duplications, and some names will be omitted, for such is the nature of committees in the process of getting underway a celebration of the mammoth propor- tions of a Sesquicentennial. More names will undoubtedly be added from time to time, but to date, these are the people who will carry the Sesqui to a successful conclusion. Committees as of July 31, 1967: Old families and King and Queen: Dan Waters. Dance (October 27, 1967): Ki- wanis - Warren Dadurka, Chairman. Parade (October 29, 1967: Don Se bachak and Metro Kruika. Keystone Cops: Murph Hislop. Paddy Wagon and Stockade: Cops: Murph ‘Hislop, Ron Hrubachak, ! Metro Kruika, Willard Newberry, Harry Wesley, Bill Berti, John | Carey, Ken Kocher, Don Shaffer, | Cliff Foss, Ji mDavies, Bob Gross, | Fred Davis. Judges: Bill Davis, Clare Winters, Jack Sheehan. : Stockade Construction: John Sperl, Murph Hislop, Ted Wright, Licence Plates: Bill Wright, Dick Parade (October 28, 40th Anniversary of Fire | Company: Jim Davies, Bill Ward, | | Russ Banta, Ted Wright, Dick Dis- | que, Jr. and the Dallas Firemen. | Teen Age Dances: Betty Hanna, | Schools Martha Messick, Colleges. Brothers of the Brush: Ron Hru- ROSS SUPERVISORS | Willard Newberry, Jim Carey. | | and Budd Williams (Papers); Publicity: Doris Mallin (Coordin- ator); Mrs. T.M.B. Hicks, Mrs. El- wood Swingle, Mrs. Matt Evans, Bob (Radio); Carroll, Ted Raub (T-V) Ross Township Supervisors will | Dr. Schooley (Family information). : , | for immediate action. The erection | hold a special meeting on Tuesday shows motorists plowing through | of the new Dallas Post Office is | evening, August 16 at the Ross| During | helieved to have blocked or dis- | Township Municipal Building. Meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Little Lea To Be Played On For the first time in years, Back Mountain fans will be able to see a baseball game on Sunday after- noon. President Ben Piezynski has re- ceived permission from the Little League Commissioner to play the championship game of the Back Mountain Little League on Sunday afternoon, August 13 at 2:p.m. Boy Scout ‘raining is believed to have saved two boys from. serious Supervisors Plan To Purchase Ground Jackson Township Board of Su- pervisors made a resolution to take over the Chase Manor Roads at a meeting of that body on Tuesday evening. Recently paved through the co- ram and those residing on the streets, specifications for accepting same were attained. Solicitor Valentine returns legalities are handled there will be a dedication .of the thoroughfares. A discussion concerning speeding signs or some other method to hold area where so many children are at play was held. Due to a number of residents present who reside in the Manor, it was decided to install | Caution Signs hoping this will cor- rect the problem. If it does not, speed limits will be set and en- forced by the police. | The secretary Mr. Jeffries instructed to contact county com- missioners on the possibility of post- ing speed signs on the section ‘of Chase Road where passing is haz- ardous. The board is also ‘awaiting the | return of Atty. Valentine to negoti- ate the purchase of a piece of ground suitable for their housing ‘needs for township equipment. There is talk on the state level of returning state roads’ to the bor- oughs and townships in local areas. was | cept such roads unless: they were paved and in such state of repair as to meet approval of the board mem- | bers. Roadmaster Bertram reported all | weeds mowed along the roads. | There are stretches in several areas which require some work. A com- | plaint was made concerning park- ing in one area where the road is very narrow and creating a danger- ous situation. It will be corrected | by township police. William Teske asked what bene- : fits the township was receiving Jackson Twp. To | Take Over Roads operation of developer Harold Bert- | As soon as | and | down the speed of drivers in this | A resolution was passed not to ac- | League Championship Game Sunday Afternoon | tis Bynon and committee. will play Lehman Jackson, Harter's Dairy, second half champs for the 1967 Little League championship. Banners: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hill. Scrap Book: Jim Sayder and Janice Hanna. Emblem and Poster Designs: Mrs. | Martha Longmore. | The change to a Sunday schedule | will give people who work and can- not attend a chance to attend the game. This is the end of the 1967 season and both players and committee are hoping for a banner turnout. Two Lost Boys Find Their Own Way | Out Of Mountain After Night's Rest Colors are Green and White. Emblem is large D with Pine Tree. Bazaar: Dallas American Legion Post, Daddow Isaacs No. 672. Cur- Coins: Arch Austin. Report from Dan Waters, Chairman of Old Families, and of selection of King and Queen of the Sesquicentennial: Territory: In 1817, Dallas Town- ship included present Dallas Town- | ship and Borough, all of Lehman and Lake Townships, part of Frank- lin, Ross and Hunlock Townships, plus a big triangle of forest in | present Wyoming County, with the [harm when they became lost -Mon- | | day in the Red Rock Mountain area | near Mooretown. Scouting parties searched the area during the night and were | getting ready to return from head- quarters at the Foothills Diner when woods and to the home of Mrs. Ann Vickers. Brian O'Keefe, son of Mrs. 11, apex on the Lycoming County line in the vicinity of Dutch Mountain. Exterior lines passed through Hunts- ville, just south of Orange and Beau- mont, and through Mountain Springs ard Sw Valtow, (A) Large Family: It is desired to find the largest family, parents and children in the same generation, who ever lived in the above terri- ‘tory up to the present. Where a man had more than one wife, all | children by the same father should the two lads walked out of the | dren Lois O'Keefe, and Daniel Fisk, 12, ! son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fiske, Sweet Valley, R.D. 1, went fishing | on Monday afternoon. When they | entered the mountains they be- came lest but settled down for the night under a pine tree. A camp- fire supplied some warmth but they | were wet and hungry when they be counted. In comparison with other families, only one mother should be available for verification. Complete list of parents and chil- should be submitted. (This is not restricted to old families, like the following). (B) Pioneers: Any person who lived in the above territory before the Civil War will be considered a pioneer. Where pioneers were broth- ers, all their descendants will be | counted as of one family. found their way back by way of a | mountain road. Mrs. Fiske says she gives a lot | of credit to the scout training her son had received for their well being. Sweet Valley firemen, neigh- | bors, State and local police fanned out to try and locate the boys. Both the Fiskes and Mrs. O'Keefe wish to express their sincere thanks to all who aided in the search for | | which they marry. their sons. McCaffrey Heads Lake Firemen The Daniel C. Roberts Fire Com- pany, Harveys Lake, held its an- nual meeting at the Fire House on Monday evening with President Floyd Whitebread presiding. James O. McCaffrey was elected President .for the coming year Morris C. Johnson was elected Vice- President, John H. Stenger was re- ard E. Williams was rs-elected Fire Chief. Fourteen fire coats and eleven | fire helmets recently purchased were distributed. The Fire Com- pany npw has a total of twenty- nine fire coats and twenty-six hel- mets. The newer coats are % length I style and are equipped with hoods that will give added warmth for winter use. The company also purchased hose | counlers to adapt their hose to that carried on the Idetown fire com- pany truck. Sons and Daughters of the Pioneers: Present residents who are descendants of the pioneers by blood lines. Offspring will be counted as belonging to the families of both parents. Daughters changing their names by marriage, and all their offspring = by whatever names, throughout all following generations will be counted as descendants of the original pioneer. Spouses can be counted only in their own fam- ilies, and not in the families into For this item oniy, to ‘avoid questions of locations, all of Dal- las Township and Borough, Lehman, Lake. Franklin, Monroe, Noxen, Ross | and the Back Mountain portions of Hunlock, Plymouth, Jackson, and Kingston Townships will be included. Each pioneer family is requested to prepare a census of all present descendants, residing in the terri- tory in the above paragraph. show- ing names and residence. Students away at school may be shown. None living elsewhere. not <tudents, will be shown. Any individual may him- | self report his own ancestry. Each elected Secretry-Treasurer and Rich- ? > person will be entitled to wear a nlacard; (or) Daughters of The Pioneers. If interest develops, a grand con- vention will be arranged for group pictures. Genealogies: For information, Mr. Ralph: Hazeltine, Director, = Wyo- ming Historical and Geological Soci- ety may be consulted. Availability of any private genealogies should be reported. Expenses: Must be authorized by the Executive Committee. Reports to D. A. Waters, 165 Huntsville Street, Dallas, Pa. 18612 from the heavy taxes paid to the | county and Richard Holodick. a | member of the Commission on Ec- - | onomic Opportunity, inquired as to | whether the supervisors planned to | use any boys under the Cloverleaf Program. Board members are check- ing with other officials where this has been done to learn what their | experience has been concerning the | program. ; Wesley Lamoreaux presided. All 15 citizens. board members were present and Highlights Of The Sesquicentennial: To date, Andy Kozemchak takes the crown for the most magnifi- cent beard. for use as headquarters. Freddie Hennelbaul gets unanimous vote for Honorary Chairman. Wilson Garinger offers use of a room in the Dallas Dairy Building Don Williams heads committee for a pageant, to be staged the week before the Sesqui climax. Incorporation Papers ready, awaiting OK from Harrisburg. Sisters of the Swish ready to swish. Get your patterns for pioneer dresses and sunbonnets, says Toni Sekera, chairman, and Jenine Wood, co-chairman. Make them up in a hurry and join the advertising parade,
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