Channel
44
auction
“Auction 44,” WVIA-TV’s
/ biggest local entertainment
f extravaganza and brightest
i bargain bonanza, is coming to
i Channel 44’s 15-county view-
No ing area in June.
i Live and in living excite-
ment, ‘‘Auction 44’ will be a
| fast and furious fun event
to be seen the nights of June
17, 18 and 19—and longer,
if necessary.
{ “Auction 44” offers TV
viewers an opportunity to bid
on a large array of merchan-
dise and services donated to
Channel 44 by regional busi-
nessighen, industry and citi-
Po
The on-the-air
auction is
staged from Channel 44's
studios at Marywood College
R in Scranton. Items will be
fe presented on-camera for bid-:
ip ding by TV viewers. When a
viewer sees something he
P h wants, he picks up the tele-
phone and calls in his bid.
An operator at the station
accepts the telephone bid and
gives it to the on-the-air acu-
tioneer. If you have the
high bid, you will be an-
nounced as the buyer.
LT i Tn
auction can be a success,
Chanel 44 needs a small
arm" of volunteer workers,
designated as ‘‘go-getters,’”” who
will work on solicitation of the
menggendise to be auctioned.
ing manufacturers,
salers, retailers, restaurants,
hotels, beauty parlors, gro-
~ cery stores, antique shops,
industry and individuals in
search of exciting things to
sell at ‘‘Auction 44.” The
‘‘go-getters’’
for practical items as well
as glamorous ones; gifts that
are wild, down-to-earth, usable
book.
“Auction 44”
ible. The donor’s product
mum TV exposure while his
auction gift is mentioned on-
« the-air during. auction pro-
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nel %4 viewing area who can
join the fun-filled
44” as a ‘‘go-getter’ are
asked to telephone Channel
44 in Scranton (344-8637) or
Boxg)t44, Scranton, Pa. 18509.
“Go-getters” are needed in
Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazle-
ton, Williamsport, Sunbury and
all other areas. Each ‘‘go-
getter” area team will have
its own planning and report
| meetings.
‘Heading ‘‘Auction 44° ar-
rangements in these areas are:
Scranton, Mrs. Albert Margo-
tons, Mrs. William MacArthur;
‘Tunkhannock, Harry Sharpe;
Wilkes-Barre, Herbert Frey
Mrs.
port, Mrs.
Susquehanna Basin, The Rev.
~ Philip R. Jones.
Jane Schautz,
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is auction coordinator; Laney
Mendla, assistant art director,
is special auction assistant.
Dorothy Smith and Adele
~ Dinner head volunteers. Rita
Juld is chairman of auc-
tioneers.
Selling the array of mer-
Er A ni
tioneers from all walks of life:
mayors, sports figures, clergy-
men, TV, radio and news
personalities.
While Channel 44's
| camera auction in June will
- be its first
such auctions are not new in
public TV. Public television
‘ stations across the country
are turning to TV auctions
for local financial support,
whiae at the same time pre-
TV excitement and enjoyable
tions. Thus, the money raised
through increased local pub-
non-profit TV station.
Judy Holliday, Robert Tay-
lor, Walt Disney, Gary Cooper,
all movie personalities who
| succumbed to cancer. Fame
“doesn’t help when cancer
strikes. But your dollars to the
American Cancer Society can
help in the fight.
|
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Before the merry madness”
Between now and June the
‘‘go-getters” will be canvass-
whole--
will be asking:
and priced for every pocket-
All merchandise donated to
is tax deduct-.
“and business are given maxi- -
L753 ie fercement ‘officer. ad
nen and men in the Chan-
‘‘Auction
write Auction 44, WVIA-TV,:
lies and Donald Nolan; Abing- .
~ and Harry Hershey; Hazleton, -
Robert Crawford and’
Mrs. Robert Price; Williams-*
Charles Stearns;
instructional
es director of WVIA-TV, .
chandise will be guest auc- .
on-
such venture, .
seming several evenings of
entertainment. All monies
raised in ‘‘Auction 44’ are
solely for WVIA-TV opera-’
is returned to the community
lic TV services and program-
ming offered daily by the area’s
THE DALLAS POST, MARCH 19, 1970
Northeastern
Fine Arts Calendar
CONCERTS
Band concert March 19 at 8:30 p.m. at Center for
the Performing Arts, Wilkes College.
A concert-play by Brian George, March 20, 21 at
the Kingston Armory, Kingston.
“Once Upon a Servade’’ concert is being sponsored
by Hazleton Rotary Club at the Hazleton Senior
High School, March 20-21 at 8:15 p.m.
The Rittenhouse Brass Quintet will perform March
23 at 8 p.m. at Wilkes College Center for Perform-
ing Arts.
DRAMA
The University of Scranton Players will perform
Hamilton Deane and John Balderston’s ‘‘Dracula’”
March 19, 20 and 21 at 8:30 p.m.
DANCE
March 20, All-College Dance sponsored by the stu-
dent government of Wilkes College, and on the
same night, King’s College will hold a Midnight
Dance starting at 9 p.m.
GLEE CLUB
Misericordia and Villanova Glee Club concert at
Walsh Auditorium College Misericordia,
March 20-22 at 8 p.m.
ART
Dallas,
A metal jewelry demonstration by Margaret Hull,
Waverly, will be presented at Village Craftcenter,
Dalton, March 21, 1 to 5 p.m.
LECTURE
“Outlook Australia,” March 24 at 8 p.m. by Eban
‘McMilla, at Everhart Museum, Scranton, sponsored
by Lackawanna Audobon Society.
FILM
Martin Luther King benefit at Strand, Scranton,
March 24 at 8.
statewide dog
The ding-dong from your:
doorbell may not be a cos-
metics representative calling.
It could be your dog law: en-
If it is, he’s calling to see if
you've purchased a 1970 li-
cense for your pooch.
T. Luke Toomey, director of
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture’s Bureau of Dog
Law Enforcement, said he has
instructed dog law officers to
begin a statewide house-to-
house canvass. 3 :
Toomey said the dog law of-
ficers will be in uniform and:
will carry credentials. He said
they will query tenants on:
whether their dogs have been
search on
licensed.
“We usually know if a person
owns a dog, ‘Toomey said.
“The next: door neighbor vol;
unteers ‘this’ information, es-
pecially if a dog has been run-
ning loose and annoying neigh-
bors.”
January 15 was the deadline
for licensing dogs. The state’s
dog law provides fines ranging
from $10 to $300 for owners of
unlicensed dogs.
In most of the state licenses
cost $1.20 for males and $2.20
for females.
Dop license prices may vary
in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and
Scranton which do their own
licensing.
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concern over depot
cutback expressed
Two significant thrusts de-
signed to learn exactly what
the Pentagon has in store for
the Tobyhanna Army Depot
have been initiated by regional
leaders who are still ‘‘critically
concerned’ by continuing re-
ports that key functions and
manpower will be further re-
duced at Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania’s largest employment
facility.
Last week the Department
of Defense disclosed that 137
civilian jobs and 56 servicemen
would be released as part of a
nationwide curtailment.
However, persistent reports
point to a Department of De-
fense study which, if imple-
mented, transfers several
functions to other locations
and provides for heavy lay-
offs.
A fact-finding mission is
planned to visit Washington
shortly to review Tobyhanna
Army Depot's status under
this proposed study with De-
partment of Defense officials
and an indepth backup study
is already underway to fortify
the region’s position that the
Tobyhanna Army Depot pro-
vides efficient operational tech-
nique for less money. John S.
Davidson, president of the Eco-
nomic Development Council
of Mortheastern Pennsylvania,
and Victor C. Deihm, head of
the Northeastern Pennsylvania
Industrial Development Com-
mission, jointly disclosed the
next steps being launced to
minimize the economic impact
of any Department of Defense
move to downgrade the Toby-
hanna Army Depot.
nuclear power plant eyed
The Citizens Committee for
Environmental Concern has
invited Dr. William A. Lochstet,
assistant professor of nuclear
physics at the Pennsylvania
State University, to speak at
its next general meeting, March
24, 8 p.m. at the Tunkhannock
High School auditorium.
The citizens committee in its
continuing effort to provide
educational programs related
to General Public Utility Cor-
porations proposed nuclear
power plant near Meshoppen,
have asked Dr. Lochstet to
discuss the operation of nuclear
reactors and the nature of
radioactive materials.
Dr. Lochstet, studied at the
University of Rochester where
he received his Bachelor of
Science degree. Since 1965,
he has taught nuclear physics,
research and the nuclear ac-
celerator program. He is a
member of the American Phys-
ical Society.
The Citizens Committee for
Environmental Concern held a
public meeting March 10 in
Meshoppen under the direction
of Dr. Bryan Lee to explain the #4
purpose of the committee.
Following Dr. Lee’s talk, the
steering committee nominated
the following members: Joan
Daniels, and Dr. Lee, co-
chairmen, Marilyn Stark, sec-
retary, Tracy Hibbard, trea-
surer, and an executive com-
mittee composed of six persons
to make plans for the newly
formed group.
Informational materials on
environmental problems was
collected and made available
to the group. The books, and
periodical included ‘‘The Care-
less Atom,” Novick, Sheldon;
“Perils of the Peaceful Atom,”
Curtis, Richard, Hogan; ‘‘Mo-
ment in the Sun,” Rienow,
Leona and Robert; ‘“The En-
vironmental Handbook,”” De-
Bell, Editor; “Science and
Survival,” Commoner, Barry;
“The Population Bomb,” Er-
lich, Dr. Paul R; and current
issues of environment, pub-
lished by the Committee for
Environmental information.
The
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