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magistrate
given oath
for Dallas
Magisterial District 3-8, comprising Dallas and
Harveys Lake Boroughs, Dallas, Jackson, Lake,
Lehman and Plymouth Townships, has a new
magistrate.
Leonard D. Harvey, 21 Woodlawn Ave., Dallas,
was sworn into office Friday, Dec. 4. Swearing-in
ceremonies were held in the Luzerne County Court-
house, with President Judge Bernard C. Brominski
hearing Mr. Harvey's oath.
ee Harvey was appointed by Gov.
Ray
fond P. Shafer, and will serve until the first
Monday of January, 1972.
are magisterial vacancy occurred March 28
upon the death of Harold Major, who died only
three months following his election. Irene P. Major,
his widow, was named to the position but resigned
after two days in office. ;
A Justice of the Peace since 1948, Mr. Harvey
will have his office in the Dallas Borough municipal
building. Until Dec. 23, his office hours will be
irregular. As of that date he is severing his employ-
ment with American Chain and Cable Company.
Mr. Harvey was employed by the Wilkes-Barre
firm for a total of 37 years.
The new magistrate said that after Dec. 23 he
plans to maintain office hours five days a week
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “I will be on call, of course, 24
hours a day, seven days a week, if I am needed,” he
declared.
Rita Pilger wiil continue to serve as office se-
cretary.
\ mpd Fe dipcsoy Slain Fn ne
7) Uhoteh his apy det nd bp
post in the May primary. If elected, he then would
serve a six-year term.
Born in Harveyville, Mr. Harvey has resided in |
the Back Mountain since age four. He is married to
the faymer Marion Weintz of Meeker. The couple
has One married daughter, Mrs. Lee Brace, of
Sweet Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Brace have a son, Lee
Jr.
In his long tenure as a Justice of the Peace, Mr.
Harvey has handled a wide variety of cases. “I will
do all I can to treat all people right while I am
magistrate,” promised the law administrator.
rumors rife
IN rape case
AD 18-year old married man who resides in
Dallas Township turned himself in to township po-
lice Friday morning after being sought on an
alleged statutory rape charge.
The Back Mountain area was rife with rumors
conce®ning the case. Dallas Township police of-
ficers emphasized that no rape was committed in
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is until January of
1972, ‘the judicial officer stated he will run for the
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1970
The Dallas Post (J. KOZEMCHAK SR.)
DALLAS, PA.
The Honorable Peter Paul Olszewski, left, and the Honorable
Robert J. Hourigan, second from right, look on as President
Judge Bernard C. Brominski administers the oath of office to
Leonard Harvey, newly appointed magistrage in District 3-8.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at the County Court House
Friday morning.
2 snowmobiles rescued
good as new from lake
the water in his diving apparatus. He was assisted
by his son, Tom, although the latter did not go into
Almost as good as new, two snowmobiles were
pulled from a watery resting place Sunday morning
after lying in the lake at Frances Slocum State
Park since Friday evening.
The unusual mishap occurred when the driver
of a tractor with a flatbed trailer, swerved the
vehicle to avoid hitting a deer. A heavy chain used
to hold the snowmobiles on the trailer snapped with
the sudden movement and the two small vehicles
dropped down an embankment from the berm to
the lake. They landed about 30 feet from the shore
in water 20-25 feet deep.
The truck’s operator, Victor Shimonis, 11
Reynolds St., Hughestown, was returning to his
home from Williamsport, where he had purchased
the new snowmobiles for himself and Mrs.
Shimonis.
Kingston Township Police Chief Herbert Up-
dyke reported that Mr. Shimonis was traveling east
on Carverton Road.
Recovery operations could not get underway
until a scuba diver was available.
At 11:03 Sunday morning, Thomas O’Brien,
Lower Demunds Road, Dallas Township, entered
educational radio plans set
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational
Television Association supported by a $25,000 grant
and hopeful of receiving another $105,000 in federal
funds has made formal application to the Federal
: Com funications Commission (FCC) for authority
to construct a new public, non-commercial educa-
tional FM radio broadcast station.
The non-profit, community-owned NPETA
operates WVIA-TV Channel 44, the region’s public
TV station. The public radio station will be under
the same management as Channel 44.
George H. Strimel Jr., executive vice president
and general manager of Channel 44, said the asso-
ciation has been given top priority by the State
Department of Education to receive both state and
federal funds. The cost to build and equip the public
radio out-let—first of its type to serve the entire
region—will be $140,000. While the association has
already received the state grant, the $105,000
federal request is now before the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare, Mr. Strimel said.
The proposed radio station will operate at 89.1
! on the FM dial with maximum power from an an-
tenna height of 1,250 feet. Studios will ke located in
the proposed $400,000 public comraunications
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pak
center to be build by Channel 44 at the Avoca Air-
port next year. The building, as previously an-
nounced, will house new studios and offices for
Channel 44. The transmitter for the public radio
station will be located at Penobscot Knob, Moun-
taintop. :
Upon implementation, the FM radio outlet will
be an affiliate of National Public Radio. Operating
funds will come from the state, Corporation for
Public Broadcasting, and the public.
As a public radio station, instructional pro-
grams will be aired during daytime hours. Evening
programming will include National Public Radio
offerings. The FM station will stress educational
talk and interviews, drama and do much mobile
broadcasting from such locations as schools and
colleges.
In detailing the financing construction and
equipping the modern automated FM station, Mr.
Strimel said he is optimistic that favorable federal
action on funding will be taken soon and the region
will reap the benefits of public, noncommercial
radio.
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the water himself.
At 11:19, Mr. O’Brien reported he had found the
machines, and two minutes later the first snowmo-
bile was pulled from the water, with the aid of a
wrecker from Wesley’s Station.
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The Dallas Post é. Kozemchak Sr.)
FIFTEEN CENTS
Dr. Mellman
resigns post
In local schools
Dr. Robert A. Mellman, superintendent of
Dallas School District, presented his letter of re-
signation Tuesday night to the Board of School Di-
rectors at their regular meeting in the Dallas
Senior High School library.
His resignation was accepted ‘‘with regrets’
by the directors.
In his letter, Dr. Mellman asked that his re-
signation be effective as of July 1, 1971, the date of
“my retirement.’’
He further stated, “I consider it a privilege to
have served as superintendent of the Dallas School
District, and appreciate the cooperation and
support of the Board of School Directors, the dedi-
cated employes, the understanding citizens of the
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heart attack victim
crashes into abutment
An elderly Dallas Township resident suffered a
fatal heart attack Friday evening at 6:20 as he was
operating his compact foreign-made automobile on
Lake Street, Dallas Township. :
According to township police, Dwight D.
Fisher, 74, of Pioneer Avenue, Box 21-A, Dallas,
was traveling alone in a Volkswagen sedan on Lake
Street when he was stricken. After his heart attack,
Mr. Fisher slumped over the steering wheel, and
his foot forced the accelerator to the floor. His car
veered off the right side of the pavement, hitting a
bridge abutment 50 feet south of Elmcrest Drive.
Mr. Fisher was pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m. at
the scene by Deputy Coroner Richard Disque. His
injuries were listed as a crushed chest, broken
right thigh, broken left forearm and wrist, lacer-
ations and abrasions of forehead, right arm and left
knee. His body was removed from the accident site
by the coroner.
It was reported Mr. Fisher had been visiting at
the Robert Rinehimer residence on 42nd Street and
was on his way home.
A total loss, the death car was towed by
Wesley’s Station wrecker.
Investigating officers were Dallas Township
Patrolmen Douglas Lamoreaux and Carl Miers;
assisted by Special Patrolman Charles Finn of
Dallas Borough and Patrolman William Pugh of
Kingston Township.
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Top left: Victor Shimonis and his wife survey the damage done
to their brand new snowmobile after it was dunked in the lake at
Frances Slocum State Park Friday night. Top right: Thomas
O’Brien, a professional scuba diver, lowers himself into the
freezing water to search for the submerged snowmobiles.
Bottom: Recovery operations were handled by Kingston Town-
ship police, with the aid of a wrecker supplied by Wesley’s.
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