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Seated at the head table at the 14th annual meeting of
the Wyoming Valley United Fund were, first row, left to
right: Ben Badman Jr., Edmund H. Poggi Jr., Gilbert D.
Tough, Roy E. Morgan, Atty. Andrew Hourigan Jr., Msgr.
Donald A. Deuel, Mrs. Frank Townend, and Richard M.
Ross Jr. Standing: David Smith, Atty. Arthur Silverblatt,
Henry DePolo, Mrs. John Drapiewski, the Rev. Edmund L.
John, Terry Gatusky, Charles M. Epstein Jr., A. DeWitt
Smith, and Atty. Joseph A. Quinn Jr.
three area men elected
to United Fund offices
Three men from the Back
Mountain area were elected to
office at the 14th annual meet-
ing of the Wyoming Valley
United Fund in the Crystal
Ballroom, Hotel Sterling,
March 11. Ben Badman Jr.
presided at the meeting.
A. DeWitt Smith, Dallas, vice
president of Wilkes-Barre
Publishing Co., took office as
president of the United Fund
for the 1970-71 term. Mr. Smith
has been active in community
and civic affairs for many
years, and was a member of
the executive committee of the
United Fund and its campaign
general chairman during the
successful 1968-69 campaign.
Edward J. Boltz Jr., Dallas,
was seated as first vice pres-
ident and John N. Conynham,
Trucksville, took office as se-
cond vice president.
Other officers elected were
Noel B. Caverly, Shickshinny,
Henry DePolo, Wilkes-Barre,
Edward = Hourigan, Wilkes-
Barre, Mrs. Alois Knoll, Nan-
ticoke ; Robert Leonardi, Forty
Fort, Elias L. Namey, Wilkes-
Barre, Joseph A. Quinn Jr.,
Pittston, Roman Rubinstein,
Wilkes-Barre, and . Peter J.
Rutz, Dupont, vice presidents;
Walter Fox, Wilkes-Barre,
treasurer; Thomas Peeler,
Wyoming, assistant treasurer,
and James Van Scoten, Forty
Fort, secretary. Andrew Houri-
gan Jr., was chairman of the
nominating committee.
The meeting was opened with
Terry Gatusky, Miss United
Fund, leading the assembly
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singing the National Anthem.
The Rev. Edmund L. John,
pastor, Wyoming Avenue
Christian Church, Kingston
gave the invocation.
Member agencies were well-
represented in the gathering.
Mr. Badman reminded the
group that the function of the
United Fund is to raise oper-
ating funds for, and distribute:
these funds to the 40 member
agencies.
Out-of-town guests who
attended were Dick Bauchman,
field service director, Com-
munity Services of Pennsyl-
vania, Harrisburg; George
Gruber, executive director,
Lackawanna United Fund and
Dave Donlin, executive direc-
tor, Greater Hazleton United
Fund.
Shirley Johns, Maureen Stev-
enson, and Louise Wiechert,
members of Miss United
Fund’s court, were also pre-
sent.
There were 33 directors
elected for a three year term;
two directors for two years
and four directors for a one
year term. :
A panel discussed accom-
plishments and projections of
the United Fund. Roy E. Mor-
gan, executive vice president
of WILK Radio, mentioned the
need for setting up priorities
that will chart the future
course of the United Fund.
A. DeWitt Smith, newly
elected president, made brief
remarks and presented a
plaque to Ben Badman Jr., re-
tiring president for his out-
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Mr. and Mrs. Denton Up-
. dyke, 33 Roushey St., Shaver-
towntown celebrated their 23rd
wedding anniversary March 15.
A family dinner in honer of the
occasion was enjoyed at home.
The Rev. William Bispels of
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church an-
nounced that special music will
be presented in the Church
Palm Sunday morning.
Holy Thursday, March 26,
the Sacrament of Holy Com-
munion will be observed at 7:30
p.m. at St. Paul's Church. The
sermon is entitled “You and
Peace.”
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kloeber
of Ferguson Avenue, Shaver-
town, have returned from a
winter vacation in Fort Laud-
erdale, Fla.
"Palm Sunday, March 22, an
Ecumenical Festival of Music
will be held at the Shavertown
United Methodist Church at
7:30 p.m. This concert of sa-
cred music will be presented by
combined choirs of the Back
Mountain Churches under the
direction of Gordon Evans.
The Keller Group of the
Shavertown United Methodist
Church will meet March 20
at 1 p.m. in the Social Rooms.
Devotions will be presented
by Laura Dymond. Program
is the ‘‘History of Old Hymns”
by Emma Hart. Hostess con-
sists of: Florence Underwood,
Ethel Tippett, Ruth Houser,
and Laura Dymond.
Holy Thursday, March 26, the
WSCS of the Shavertown
United Methodist Church will
hold a quiet hour in the chapel
room at 11 a.m.
At 7:30 p.m. the Sacrament
of Holy Communion will be
observed in the sanctuary.
SHAVERTOWN
By Mrs. Joseph Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Van
Blarcom, North Lehigh Street,
Shavertown, have been vaca-
tioning in Florida.
Congratulations are in order
for Daniel Shaver, Shaver
Avenue, Shavertown. He has
become a new grandfather. The
proud parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Tuck, Oak Hill,
Dallas.
Mrs. Walter Shaver and Mrs.
Stephen Johnson of Shavertown
have been vacationing in Flor- .
ida. In their travels they vis-
ited Dr. and Mrs. George Sav-
age of Shaver Avenue at their
winter home in Florida and al-
so Helen Bowser, a former
Shavertown resident.
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standing leadership and extra-
_ ordinary dedication during his
term of office.
mund H. Poggi Jr., campaign
general chairman 1970-71, who
gave a brief report on the pro-
gress of the campaign cabinet
to date, and the work that had
been started within the divi-
sions. He mentioned the fact
that there would be coordin-
ation on slogan, theme, and
campaign dates, with Scranton
and Hazleton. St.
that the employe awards meet-
ing will be held in May. He ex-
pressed appreciation to Mrs.
William H. Conyngham, Mrs.
John Drapiewski, Mrs. Oscar
Parker Jr., Mrs. Sheldon Mer-
melstein, Mrs. Edward J. Boltz
Jr., and the member agency
representatives for floral de-
coration,
make the meeting a success.
The meeting was closed with
the benediction pronounced by
Msgr. Donald A. Deuel, pastor,
Elizabeth Church, Bear
Creek.
Mr. Smith introduced Ed-
Mr. Smith also announced
which helped’
THE DALLAS POST, MARCH 19, 1970
Lake Cub Scouts
receive awards
at Blue and Gold
‘ Harveys Lake Cub Scout
Pack 331 entertained their fam-
ilies with an evening of com-
petition at a Pinewood Derby
event during the cubs’ recent
Blue and Gold celebration at
the Lake Elementary School.
Hand carved cars were raced
on regulation track which was
loaned to them by the Lehman
Cub Scouts. Winners were de-
termined by a system of elim-
ination by heats.
John Kauffman
named to cabinet
of United Fund
John H. Kauffman, Shaver-
town, has been appointed a vice
chairman of the Central Busi-
ness Geographics division .of
the Wyoming Valley United
Fund 1970-71 campaign cabinet,
it was announced by Edmund H.
Poggi Jr., campaign general
chairman. Walter S. Mitchell,
Glen Summit, was named
chairmanand MyronW. Yencha,
Wilkes-Barre, a vice chairman
also.
During last year’s United
Fund campaign, this division
raised more than $20,000 and
had approximately 75 volun-
teers assisting in the solicita-
tion.
Mr. Kauffman is the execu-
tive director of the Wyoming
Valley Council of Boy Scouts
and is a graduate of New
Jersey State Teachers College,
Jersey City. He is vice presi-
dent of the Inter-Agency Confer-
ence, and a member of the
Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis Club.
He is married to the former"
Dorothy Pickarts of Wiscon-
sin. They are the parents of
two daughters, Kristi, a stu-
dent nurse at Muhlenberg
Hospital, Plainfield, N.J., and
Karen, a ninth grade student
at Dallas Junior High School.
They reside at 129 Woodbine
Road, Shavertown.
Many awards were presented
to deserving scouts. The one
year Service Star was awarded
to David Brown, Ernest Daily,
Raymond Gray Jr., =~.
McCaffrey, Fred Meri |
John Rusonis, David Serhan;
Dale Shaffer, Jack Swire,
James Taylor, Ned Walsh,
Randy Walsh, Daniel White
and John Zaleskas; Bobcat
pins were presented to David
Hanson, Kenneth Kocher,
William Martin, George Spen-
cer and Bernard McCaffrey;
Wolf badges and Gold Arrow
Points to Bernard McCaffrey
and Daniel White; Silver
Arrow Point to Daniel White;
Webelos Activity pins to ath-
letes—John Risonis, Ned
Walsh, James Taylor, Lewis
Thomas, Robert Cummins,
Raymond Gray Jr., David
Serhan, Fred Merrill and
Norman McCaffrey; citizen-
ship—Norman McCaffrey and
Fred Merrill; sportsman and
outdoorsman—Norman Mec-
Caffrey.
Carlene McCaffrey and Mari-
lyn Neifert are leaders of the
Bear, Wolf and Bear Dens.
Jack White is leader of the
Webelos. Judges were Warren
Johnson, Robert Johnson and
Zack Reihl. Ernest Daily and
Ned Walsh served as starters.
James Harris
on dean’s list
James B. Harris, the son of
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Harris,
133 Warden Ave., Trucksville,
was named to the Wilkes Col-
‘lege dean’s list for the first
academic semester of 1969-70.
James is a sophomore at
Wilkes pursuing a degree in
business administration. With
a semester average of 3.67, he
is one of 254 students who
qualified for the recognition.
James is a graduate of Dallas
Senior High School.
Palmer Dl Updyke, left, and Robert W. Bowen, center,
are shown with M. Sgt. Robert Lehman, after being sworn
into the Air Force last week.
Back Mountain men
enlist in Air Force
Two young men from the
Back Mountain area were
sworn into the Air Force last
week at the recruiting station
in the Veterans Administration
Building. Both Palmer David
Updyke and Robert William
Bowen III, were sent to Lack-
land Air Ferce Base, San
Antonio, Texas, for six weeks
of basic training prior to as-
signment for technical train-
ing.
Mr. Updyke is the son of Mr.
dean’s list
Lawrence A. Gilbert, 5 Col-
lege Manor, Dallas, has ac-
hieved a perfect average and
is one of 347 Lehigh University
men named to the dean’s list
during the fall semester of 1969,
Charles W. Brennan, dean of
students, announced today.
Larry is one of 72 students who
achieved perfect averages.
Larry, a graduate of Dallas
Senior High School, is the son
of Sherman Gilbert, Dallas.
and Mrs. Herbert H. Updyke,
105 Davis St., Trucksville. He
is a graduate of Dallas Sen-
ior High School in June 1969
and was a member of the
Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, Washington D.C. prior to
enlisting. He has two older bro-
thers, Robert and John, who
are members of the Marine
Corps, presently stationed in
Vietnam.
Mr. Bowen, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert W. Bowen II,
Hilco Drive, Dallas, i a
graduate of Dallas Senzes: High
.School, class of 1969. Prior to
enlisting in the Air Force, he
was employed by ing’s
Market, Dallas.
M. Sgt. Robert Lehman, local
Air Force recruiter, reported
the Air Force has immediate
openings in more than 40
career occupations for young
men and women. Those in-
dividuals interested in the Air
Force are requested to con-
tact the Recruiting Office, Vet-
erans Administration Building,
Wilkes-Barre.
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