Oldest Business Institution Back of the Mountain 79 YEARS A NEWSPAPER TEN CENTS PER COPY—TWELVE PAGES Back Mountain Boys Hn Service In Vietnam vv vvvveerw Thomas G. Appel William H. Baker III Larry E. Butler Michael P. Casey Philip J. Cawley *Richard Michael Cummings Kyle G. Cundiff William DeRemer Thomas Detsick © Daniel S. Dodd Edward Dubil Richard Dougal Jr. Lee Erk Warren. Edmondson Richard Engleman Charles M., Fleming Edward Gensel Conrad J. Gonzales George Gromniak George R. Hackling Gag Harris George A. Harvey Gomer Herbert Thomas M. B. Hicks IV David T. Higgins Alvin W. Jones Anthony Konopka Rob®®: Kurtinitis Chet Kyle Richard H. Long Daniel Metzgar Ralph McCormack Richard McCuen Kenneth E. Maculloch Breck L. Miller Robert O. Nicely Kenneth F. Novis Wm. L. Oncay Joseph Orzechoski Barry G. Pahler Arthur W. Parks Charles J. Patla @sbert J. Patton Michael Preslipski *Michael A. Purcell Tom Purvis Keith Reeves John Rogers William C. Sarley Herbert Saxe John Scavone Rojgirt G. Schooley Fratk A. Schoonover Lon Schoonover Leonard Scavone Wayne G. Shonk Joseph C. Smith William A. Smith Jr. Leonard S. Stoner Charles R. Tilghman %Charles Tredinnick James Vann William Verbyla Clarence Wilk Clarence Wilkes Thomas M. Zaboraski VV VCO Housing, Burning Ordinances Due Blase Property May Be Bought In Sewage Plan Kingston Township Supervisors initiated two 'more steps forward in progress at a meeting of the Board Wednesday evening when the secretary was authorized to adver- tise two ordinances, that on the Housing Code and the other on the Burning of Refuse. Many complaints have been re- ceived on the latter practice which is also a fire hazard. The Housing Code will impose stricter regula- tions. Supervisors also accepted the recommendation of the Back Moun- tain Municipal Authority on desig- nating members Dickinson and No- bel to meet with Pete Blase and | his attorney regarding the sale of property known as the Piedmont near the Big Bend on the old Lake Highway. Site would be used as a treatment plant for the proposed | sewage lines. The question of whether Natona Mills will be allowed to become a customer of the sewage disposal depends on, further investigation in- to the wastes put out by the in- dustrial plant which were reported as dark in color and possibly un- suitable. Stitzer Named Following receipt of the resigna- tion of James Sisco who has moved from the area, Bert Stitzer was named health enforcement officer at $10 per inspection. A fee of $20 will be still charged residents for permits, with the remaining amount to be put into the general fund. Supervisor Mathers made the mo- tion to elect Stitzer. Attorney Mitchell Jenkins report- ed that he had obtained Atty. Charles Lemmond to represent the township in the appeal of Paul Laux against the refusal of a variance to erect an addition to his business on Pioneer Avenue. Jenkins said he also handled transaction for Laux and he was withdrawing from both sides in order to be fair in the matter. Chairman Edward = Hall" asked concerning the taking over of Loh- man Street and Jenkins said he would like to have the property deeds in order to draw up a proper description for an ordinance. Mr. Hall also announced the guard rail would be repaired on Harris Hill as soon as road paving was completed. Culver said weeds had already been cut down. Board voted to donate $100 each to Kingston Township Ambulance Association, Trucksville and Shaver- | town Fire Companies. The owner- | ship of old Main Street was estab- | lished as that of the township by Tom Garrity. Stanley T. Zarnoch A letter from the or of Lu- *Killed in action ve mal | MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Mute Evidence Of Tragedy On Huntsville Idetown Road photo by Kozemchak |bed, mute evidence of tragedy. The mangled remains of a car | Two little boys died as they were which hurtled off the Huntsville- | tossed out by the savage impact. Idetown Road Sunday night shows | A grandmother never regained a nursing bottle and a folding baby | consciousness. A three-month old baby girl re- mains in precarious condition at Nesbitt Hospital. : See accompanying story. Eastern Star Burns Its Mortgage by Oce Austin { Remarks and congratulations were Members of Dallas Chapter No. | given by Miss Mary Chase, Associate 396, Order of the Eastern Star | Grand Matron of the State of Penn- ushered in the equinox with a “Har- | sylvania; Mrs. Gloria ‘Frisco, District vest of Dreams” theme at the Burn- | Deputy Grand Matron of District ing of the Mortgage Ceremony Sun- | 21-A; Mrs. Florence Bowyer, Mrs. day, September 22, at 2 p.m. when | Jean O'Neal, Mrs. Bess Shewan, the program began with an organ | and Mrs. Audrey Riffle, former dis- recital by Mrs. Virginia Swanson, | trict deputies; Mrs. Sybil Turrell of followed by the invocation given | Queen Esther Chapter and a mem- by Rev. Eugene Trawick, Superin-|ber of the Homes Auxiliary; Mrs. tendent of Baptist Missions of N. E. | Laura Dymond, president of the Pennsylvania. | Wyoming Valley Past Matrons and The Worthy Matron, Mrs. Dorothy | Past Patrons Association; Mrs, Mil- Dodson, gave the address of wel- | dred Lutes speaking for the presi- come followed by a selection sung | dent of the Dallas Past Matrons by the Eastern Star Choir. | and Past Patrons Asociation; and Mrs. Gertrude Davies, secretary | Mr. Hugh Aird, Worthy Patron of of the Building Association, pre- | Harmony Chapter. sented the history of thirty years] In closing Mrs. Austin expressed of planning and work to make the | gratitude to the ever, so many peo- ceremony possible after Mrs. Oce | ple who made the dream of Dallas Beryl Austin, president of the Build- | Chapter come true and honored ing Association, recognized: the hon- | Mrs. Myrtle Rineman who gave the ored guests, past matrons, and 9 on which the building was ficers. : erected. Mr. Dennis Bonning, Jr. Worthy Following the benediction by Rev. Patron, reviewed the terms of the | Trawick' the theme of the social mortgage and its satisfaction as Mrs. | hour was again the “Harvest of Edna Johnson, P.M., participated in | Dreams’ colorfully noted in the the actual burning of the mortgage. | table decorations and the refresh- The Choir sang “Bless This House.” | ments. Construction Courses At Hayfield Broken Water Main Plans to extend a gas line in the 100 block of Main Street in Dallas, were temporarily delayed Monday when workmen accidently broke a water main. A private contractor employed by the Pennsylvania Gas & Water Co. was preparing to lay 113 feet of gas line when a piece of heavy equipment struck the water line. Damage was area Monday afternoon and Tues- day. According to a special policeman hired to route the traffic, . repairs were to be completed by Tuesday. Father Of Three Killed In Crash Thrown From Car, Body Strikes Tree The father of three children was killed Saturday evening when he lost control of his car on the Dallas Memorial Highway, Dallas Township. Pronounced dead on arrival at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital at 9:35 p-m. was Joseph Paul Noon, 30, 121 Parrish Street, Dallas. The ac- cident occurred at approximately The first two courses in a series'in the building trades, estimators, | 9:10 p.m. Mr. Noon was alone in representatives. | offered by the Wilkes-Barre Campus expeditors, and building supply sales the car. zerne was read thanking police for | of the Pennsylvania State University Mr. Noon’s wife, Jeanette, died minor but rtaffic | had to be directed around the work | Huntsville Crash Claims 3 Lives Mother Loses Control Of Car On Wet Road Terming it the worst accident he had ever seen in twenty years of ambulance driving, Lee Wentzel, Lehman Township, expressed the feeling of those who gathered Sun- day night at the scene of the Walko wreck on the Huntsville-Idetown Road. Two children and their grand- mother died when Mrs, Lorraine Walko, 27, of Larksvillé, lost con- trol of her car, splintered a tele- phone pole and crashed into the ditch and wall near the Clinton Ide property. Two of her sons, Marc, 3 and David, 5, died instantly as they were tossed out of the car. Mrs. Rose Walko, 52 Grove Street, Pringle, remained uncon- scious and died at Nesbitt Hospital at 4:10 Monday morning. Pamela Walko, three months old, remains in critical condition at the hospital at this writing. Another son, Robert 6, a patient with face, jaw and head injuries. ~ The treated children’s mother, | at the hospital for shock was re- leased, apparently uninjured. Her husband, Robert, who left only a short time ago for Vietnam, is on his way home. Pete Hospodor, Jr., and Edward Gensel assisted Wentzel in rushing the victims to Nesbitt in Lehman Ambulance. Dallas Ambulance also responded. Wentzel reported it had rained just prior to the‘accident. The road is winding with a slight hill at site of the crash. Chief Lionel Bulford investigated assisted by Jackson Township Chief Robert Cooper. The entire right side of the death ve- hicle was ripped off bef the car : d he 5 DDpee.@ Shore | brook, was killed in a one-car acci- | | dent on Sunday, near Corning, N.Y. returned to the road. He's Oft For England (RS [55%] THE DALLAS POST TWO VOL. 79, NO. 39. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1968 Mayor Robert Brown Takes Oath Of Office photo by Kozemchak Justice of the Peace Mrs. ‘Mar- garet Moen, administers the oath of office to Robert Brown, cashier of Plymouth National Bank, as he succeeds to the post of Mayor of Dallas Borough vacated recently by the death of former Mayor Thomas is also | | Morgan. Harold Brobst, chairman | of Dallas Borough Council looks on. | Mayor Brown first moved to Dal- ! las Borough in 1939 and after an absence of two and one half years returned in June. He was secretary of Borough Council for ten years and a Justice of the Peace. He also served on the Board of Health and was Sec- retary-treasurer of the Redevelop- ment Authority. He earlier was em- ployed at the Dallas Bank. In accepting the mayoralty, Brown thanked council for its confidence. He said he felt that his years in borough government qualified him Fernbrook Youth Dies In Wreck | foreign-make John T. Bogdan, Jr. 19, Fern- | Young Bogdan was operating a automobile, accom- | panied by a friend, Russell Gula, al- so of Dallas. Gula was reported in guarded condition wat “Corning, N. Y., «Hoe' | | pital. f Bogdan was a second-year car- | pentry student at Williamsport | Community College. He had attend- | ed Gate of Heaven School, Dallas, | and was a 1967 graduate of Dallas High School. He formerly was a member of | St. Therese’s Boy Scout Troop. His father, John T. Bogdan, died | t0 name a mayor. The office will in 1961. Surviving are his mother, the | former Catherine Ryan, RN, for- | merly of Elizabeth, N. J., and pres- ently a member of the nursing staff | at General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre; | brothers, Michael Houston, San 674-7676 { Viting EASY TO REMEMBER Telephone Numbers 674-5656 for the post. “I am deeply grateful,” he stated, “For someone who was raised here it is a distinct honor to become mayor of my home com- munity.” Brown Wins In Mayoralty Race Council Splits In Three-Four Ballot With Dallas Borough Council splitting its vote 4 to 3, Robert Brown, 40 Hickory Street, Dallas Borough, was named mayor Tues- day night succeeding the late Mayor Thomas Morgan. The meeting, adjourned from September 10, saw a contest be- tween Stephen Hartman and Brown Ten names had been submitted to Council. SHE Brown was nominated by Wilbur | Davis and seconded by Paul LaBar. 3 favor were . Chairman ! Harold Brobst, Robert Parry, Davis in and LaBar. Jerry Machell Edward Delaney also cast his vote for Hartman’ : Mr. Thomas questioned the legal- | ity of Brown's election since he. had only registered on Septembe: ant would not be qualified to laiil NeveRaber3, uy er] Solicitor Robert Fleming replied “I don’t know what more the man can do. He has registered.” Brown had returned from resi- dence in Sayre in June. ; ; Thomas continued, “What if this is proved ilegal ?” 8 Council had thirty days in which YALE, come up for election next year. Mrs. Elmer Daley was named a special police officer to serve at the | Huntsville Road School crossing. She will be given special training by the police. Councilman George Thomas sug- nominated = Mr. | Hartman, George Thomas seconded. Francisco; Richard Bogdan, a stu- | gested action on the setting up of a dent at Paul Smith College, N. Y.; 2 Recreation Authority. Asked to their cooperation in the “Vulture” and a sister, Susan Bogdan, student | Serve are George McCutcheon, Ern- for employees of the construction | The courses in Plan Reading will | two years ago. He lived with his - incident. industry has begun. * : | cover the use of architectural sym- | parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Noon. at J Alliance College, Cambridge | Shores Wa Define 2 New Station Mr. Ziegler proposed, since the| The courses are Plan Reading and | bals and conventions and the sketch- According to Police Chief Frank Spring. proval was a hii aE township garage is slated to be | Architectural Details and Methods ing of typical construction details. | Lange, Mr. Noon had just completed Services Were held ki EE was offered ty Machell, to F D 11 taken by the state in the new con- | of Building Construction 1. | The primary objective is to give | passing another vehicle on the LEIGHTON SCOTT | from Harold C. Snowdon Funeral stabil a 8 > : ’ 6 Aol or d as struction of Carverton Road, that Open to anyone interested in the | training and practice in reading and three-lane highway near the Castle Leighton Scott, former managing Home, Shavertown, with a Requiem | > Te meme: recreate A four pump, colonial style, serv- ice station is to be built in Dallas on tha site of the former Quaker Court Motel, Main Highway. Workmen are presently tearing down the 24-unit motel which has occupied the site for 15 years. Acgiirding to one of the wreckers, il Larksville, S. A. Wag- ner, Forty Fort, is to be the general contractor. Roman Rusilosky, Kingston, an- other worker, said construction of the station is expected to begin sometime next week. At present, all interiors and roofs have been demolished, with only some of the sidewalls remaining. 3 INJURED IN WRECK A one car accident in Lake Town- ship on Sorber Mountain resulted in minor injuries to three persons Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Treated and released from Nes- bitt Memorial Hospital were Richard Yaron, R. D. 1 Berwick, his wife Mary, and a passenger, Lenna Po- toeski, 727 S. Hanover Street, Nan- ticoke. According to Lake Township Po- | lice Chief Henry Stefanowicz, Mr. Yaron reported that his auto, a 1965 Falcon, struck a rock in the road, throwing him against the steering wheel and causing him to blacky out for an instant. Th®®Daniel C. Roberts ambulance, Harveys Lake, staffed by Stenger, Davies and Williams, responded to the call. Eyesores To Vanish Graders appeared in Shavertown this week to smooth two prominent eyesores. Both plots along the Main Highway near the Center Street intersection will be graded and seeded. The huge pile of rubbish | i { | i | hauled from Toby's Creek will also be removed. ti only the roof be painted at this time. Secretary will advertise for bids. A gentleman who resides at the corner of Holly and Cliffside Avenue protested the continuous ' taking over of his ground. Latest acquisi- tion, he reported was the loss of seven feet when a gutter was paved in this sector. He said he would take action. The solicitor advised that he bring his deed and consult with him. Street Signs Louis Ranier reported street signs being removed by youths and Mr. Hall said vehicle direction signs were also being defaced. He said persons are unaware that a fine of $100 can be imposed for this act. Road Superintendent Lawton Culver said signs are torn down in many instances as soon as they are put up. Margaret Mieczkowski asked per- mission for Fire Ladies Auxiliary to use the municipal building on Oc- tober 8 to conduct Diabetic Testing Clinic from 2 to 4 in the afternoon and 7 to 9 in the evening. Permis- sion was granted. An estimate on cruiser repairs is being awaited. This will determine action on acquiring a new one or fixing the old one. Shavertown Red Light Bugs Early Motorists The red light at Center Street intersection in Shavertown which has constantly annoyed motorists wishing to turn left from the main | highway, caused a tieup Tuesday morning. The light failed to turn at least eight times. Edward Hall, chairman of Kings- ton Township supervisors, will again urge state highway engineers to install a delayed signal. {| of Kingston Township had served | as 3rd vice president last year. building industry, the courses are specifically designed to meet the needs and interests of journeymen Elected Municipal Head EDWARD W. HALL Kingston Township was signally honored last week when Edward Hall, chairman of its Board of Su- | pervisors was elected president of | Luzerne County Township Super- visors, Auditors and Tax Collectors | at the annual convention held at | Chase. Mr. Hall, a recently elected official He succeeds Alan Major, a mem- | ber of the supervisory board of | Lehman Township. Mr. Hall had served some years earlier as a member of Forty Fort Council. He owned and operated Hall's Pharmacy on the Main Highway in Shavertown before retiring several years ago. . Twenty-eight townships were rep- resented at the convention. Purpose of the organization is to discuss solutions to common problems, understanding working used in the building trade. drawings | Restaurant when he lost control. The car hit a guard post, a tree, This course will be conducted |sheared a telephone utility pole, Tuesday evenings from 7-10 P.M. ten struck five other guard posts, and weeks. Registration for the class will | glanced off another tree, having be open until Tuesday, October 1. Methods of Building Construction struction, the sequence and method of erection, and the special problems of the contractor as related to con struction = management. Particular emphasis will be given to methods as applied to reinforced concrete and steel structures and the problems encountered. The Methods course will begin tonight at 7:00 and will be held on Thursdays from 7-10 P.M., also for a ten week period. Quantity Surveys, Cost Estimat- ing, Mechanical Equipment of Build- ings, Construction Economics and Planning, Supervisory Training, Materials of Construction, and Sur- veying for Building Layout. Presons interested in registering | | was still intact, he said. may contact Mr. Charles Meck at Hayfield House in Lehman, Don’t forget the Open House at Dallas Senior High School this Sun- day afternoon, ‘Your taxes at work.” The mammoth new annex is ready for visitors. Overcome By Smoke | { | { traveled approximately 400 | after going out of control. I will deal with the details of con- | Chief Lange said that an un- identified man, who was an eye- witness to the accident, said the Noon car, a red 1966 Ford, had suc- cessfully completed the pass before leaving the highway. Mr. Noon was thrown from the car, his body striking one of the trees. County Coroner Dr. John Gibbons said the victim suffered multiple abrasions and a fractured skull. Chief Lange said the eyewitness had retrieved a bowling ball, in its case, which apparently had also been thrown from the demolished automobile. The left side of the car was com- pletely torn off, but the windshield The Dallas Community ambu- lance, staffed by Davies, Cave, and Shaffer, responded to the call. Born in Edwardsville, Mr. Noon lived in Dallas. He was a graduate of Dallas High School and was em- ployed by his father, Thomas Pat- rick Noon, at the Texaco Service Station in Dallas. He was a member of Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. Surviving are his parents, Thomas Bernard Bynon, a member of [2nd Myrtle Whitson Noon; children, feet | Dallas Fire Company, was rushed | Deborah, Lynn Ann, and Joseph to Nesbitt Hospital on Tuesday eve- [915 brothers and sisters, Mrs. ning when he was overcome by | Thomas White, Elizabeth, N. J; smoke while dousing a refuse fire | Thomas Jr., Dallas; Mrs. Catherine on the site of the Quaker Courts | Moore, Plymouth; Martin and Motel. { Charles, at home. Workmen were burining old ma- | The funeral was held from Dis- Workmen were burning old ma- | due Funeral Home, 672 Memorial flared up again about 7:30 p.m. | Highway, Dallas, Tuesday, 'Septem- When Bynon did not respond to ber 21, with a Requiem Mass held oxygen administered at the scene |in Gate of Heaven Church. | he was taken to the hospital and admitted. Coan [tery im : Burial was at Mount Olivet Ceme- | fi editor of the Dallas Post, is waving | Mass in Gate of Heaven Church. goodbye again, not only to the Dal- | las Post but to the United States. | After having obtained his Master's at Penn State this summer, and leading his class his small red car and prepared to take off for England, where he will study at Cambridge University. On Monday, after a routine flight across the Atlantic, he landed. Ever see such 3 warm September Probably freeze by the weekend. |brary Annex. Florence George Wills $1,000 To The Library in fitting cere- | monies ‘on September 1, he sold Burial was at Mount Olivet. Back Mountain Memorial Library | the estate of the late Florence | | George of East Dallas. Mrs. George | died January 6, 1968. September | Board of Directors, held in the Li- | Violent One-Car Crash Leaves Noon Children Orphaned : Five new lights were approved for the borough. Mayor Brown, as his first duty, { swore in special police officer Wil- | lard Newberry Jr., named at Sep- i tember 10 meeting. ; | has had a bequest of $1,000 from | Tq Take Road Kingston Township Supervisors | will meet this evening in special Announcement, was made at the | session to take over the Old Lake : 17th meeting of the | Road near the Piedmont Inn. 3 This is the site proposed for the | municipal sewage treatment plant. A sign proclaiming “exhaust | Esso, ironically draws attention to | young Dallas man on Memoriz umes kill!’, near Birth's Dallas | wrecked car that ended life of | Hine early Saturday night photo by Kozemchak
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