ALLASC[20ST
VOL. 82 NO. 1
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1971
DALLAS, PA.
FIFTEEN CENTS
Fred Lamoreaux to retire
after long township tenure
After serving for 19 years as chairman of the
Board of Supervisors of Dallas Township, Fred
Lamoreaux relinguished that position at a township
re-organizational meeting Monday night.
Phillip Walter was elected id succeed Mr.
Lamoreaux.
The vice-chairmanship was accepted by Mr.
Lamoreaux. He said he would serve on the board
until his term of office is completed in 1974; he
would then retire.
“] will not run again,” asserted Mr.
‘Lamoreaux, who also gave notice to the board he
, will serve as roadmaster of the municipality for the
next three months only. ‘I want to retire as
roadmaster at the end of March. I will assist, when
needed, during the remainder of the year.”
Glenn Howell was named secretary-treasurer
‘of the board at a monthly salary of $200.
Re-appointed as solicitor was Frank Townend.
His annual salary will be $600. At Mr. Townend’s
suggestion, his fee for services in handling real
estate transfer taxes was reduced from $200 to $100.
The following were appointed to the police
department: Frank Lange, chief; Carl Miers,
patrolmen; Jame Fry, James Kelly, Ernest Reese,
Fred Nicely, Frank Wagner Jr., Clifford Foss,
James Finn, George Shaver and Williams
Richards, special patrolmen.
Appointments for school crossing guards were
Fred Dodson, Frank Garris, Fred Hughes and
Clare Winters.
Crossing guards and special policemen will
receive $2 an hour. Truck drives will be paid $3 an
hour; laborers, $2.50.
Fred Dodson was re-named as zoning officer
and sanitation inspector.
In concluding the board’s re-organization,
United Penn Bank, Dallas Branch, was made
depository and Wilkerson Agency was re-appointed
as collector of delinquent taxes.
Solicitor Townend was authorized to draw up
an ordinance forbidding parking on township
streets 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., with fines up to $50. The
ordinance was sought on the grounds of safety and
appearance. Roadmaster Lamoreaux said it was
impossible to plow some streets due to parked cars.
A few of the streets mentioned were Midland Drive,
Elmcrest Road, Washington and Summit Streets.
The first Tuesday in each month was set as the
regular meeting date. z
Ice covered brambles and branches form a natural picture Leslie Tinsley, Douglas Lamoreux, Elliott Ide,
frame for this scene of pastoral beauty snapped near the Dallas
High School athletic field.
genuinely friendly. Nothing was put on or fake
\ about them.” He readily admits, ‘I think shaking
Dallas Boro. holds
‘millage rate down
The 1971 budget for Dallas Borough was ap- /
- proved by Council at an adjourned meeting Dec. 29.
Amount budgeted was $104,240; up $7,990 over
197® aliotment or $96,250. Robert Parry headed
the finance committee.
Council members stated they were pleased
thel® would be no increase in the millage rate,
‘which remains at 9 mills.
“The borough council has kept the millage
down again this year, and we will continue to try to
do so,” commented Councilman William Berti.
Revenue is earned also from a 1 per cent realty
transfer tax, 1 per cent wage tax and a $5 per capita
tax. New families moving into the borough and new
businesses account for the anticipated increase in
revenue. -
Council President Ed Delaney, Harold Brobst,
George Thomas, Willard Newberry, Mr. Parry,
Mr. Berti and Secretary Ralph Garris expressed
optignism for the borough’s future growth and
potential.
The next regular meeting willl be held Jan. 19.
first county baby
vies for whole state
What happier way could there be to
welcome the new year than with a brand
new baby girl? That’s the way Mr. and Mrs.
John Luksic greeted 1971—and in doing so,
produced the first New Year Baby in
Luzerne County and quite possibly in the
entire State!
Susan Luksic, infant daughter of John
and Lucille Luksic, Overbrook Road,
Dallas, made her debut Jan. 1 at 15 seconds
past midnight. Tipping the scales at 5
pounds and 14 ounces, Susan measured 18%
inches shortly after her birth at the Mercy
Hospital.
Mrs. Luksic, the former Lucille
Mulreany, commented that she and her
husband were delighted with their
“peautiful new daughter.” The Luksics
have two other children—John, 3%, and
Michael, 17 months—and Mrs. Luksic felt
certain that their family’s new addition
would keep her ‘‘very, very, busy.”
*Stop Stream Pollution”
theme of outdoor show
For the second consecutive year, the Eastern °
Sports & Outdoor Show is dedicating its theme to
back conservations needs. As last year, the theme
sounds the battle cry to ‘“‘Stop Stream Pollution.”
The 16th Annual Eastern Sports & Outdoor
Show is the only regional sports and outdoor
i extravaganza,and will be held in the
Pelinsylvania Farm Show Building, Harrisburg,
Feb. 8-13.
The ‘‘Stop Stream Pollution’ campaign was
initiated during last year’s show as part of the
show’s overall outdoor recreation and natural
resource year-round involvement.
John Altand, manager of the Eastern Sports &
Outdoor Show, said that as a focal point for all
outdoor recreation interest, the show has taken an
active part in the responsibility of promoting
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local airman interviews Bob Hope
“It was a day I'll never forget,” commented
A1.C. Robert R. Neyhard Jr. to members of his
family after spending an entire day with the Bob
Hope U.S.O. Show in Thailand.
Airman Neyhard, husband of the former Anne
Motyka, Oak Hill, Dallas, is stationed at Korat
Koyal Thai AFB, Thailand, in its radio and televis-
ion network headquarters. He had been assigned to
cover the show at U-Tapoa, Thailand, for the
network.
He spent the day with Gloria Loring, the Gold-
diggers, Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds, and
of course, Bob Hope, and viewed the show from
backstzge. He interviewed members of the entire
cast ana attended the closed reception after the
show. Airman Neyhard said, ‘The whole cast was
‘hands with Bob Hope was really the greatest
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Airman Neyhard was included on much of the
NBC film taken for the Bob Hope Special to be tele-
vised Jan. 14. “Of course,’’ he said, ‘‘they cut quite
a bit out to fit the entire tour into one show.’ He
does hope, however that he will be included on
some of the footage to be shown and thinks it not
entirely impossible.
He is scheduled to return to the United States
in February when he and his wife will move to
Denver, Colo., where he will complete his military
obligation at Lowry AFB.
Mrs. Neyhard, who resides with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Motyka, Oak Hill, Dallas,
said she was surprised and thrilled that her
husband had this “once in a lifetime’’ opportunity.
“I'm very proud of Bob for being selected by the
military network, but I can’t wait until he comes
‘home next month,” she said. “And you can be sure
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that I'll be watching that ‘special’ Jan. 14!
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Mother Nature hinders
Dallas park
Despite the . combined = efforts of Dallas
Borough’s Recreation Authority and the Dr. Henry
M. Laing Fire Company, Back Mountains kids who
received ice skates from Santa are bound to be
disappointed in their hopes of trying them out on
the ice skating rink located in the borough’s
recently completed park on Burndale Road and
Luzerne Avenue.
According to George McCutcheon, chairman of
the recreation committee, mild weather has foiled
attempts by firemen to flood the area, and a
number of additional problems which were not
anticipated have cropped up to stymie efforts to get
the winter skating underway.
Several weeks ago, fire company volunteers
filled the rink only to have the water seep out
through drainage openings in the asphalt. After the
disappointment, Mr. McCutcheon ordered a heavy
duty rink liner from the Raven Industries in South
Dakota. The liner, which measures 60 x 90 square
feet, costs two cents a square inch and was air
shipped free of charge to Dallas.
ice skating
After a borough road crew stretched the liner
across the rink, it was perceived that the liner was
too short. Said er McCutcheon, “We apparently
got more than we bargained for from the con-
tractors; instead of a 60 x 90 area, the rink is
probably closer to 70 x 105.” The liner can still be
used, Mr. McCutcheon notes, and has already been
straightened and re-arranged after the most recent
snowfall by a road crew under the supervision of
Councilman Jerry Machell.
So now it’s only the weather that is holding up
progress. “The rink must be flooded a little at a
time,”” Mr. McCutcheon stated, “first to provide a
solid base and then, after that is frozen, a fine spray
must be applied to provide a smooth skating sur-
face.”
When does he expect the rink will be ready for
all the eager owners of Christmas skates? ‘“That’s
very hard to say,” Mr. McCutcheon observed.
“We're hoping the elements will help us out in this
respect because until we have some really cold
weather, there’s not a whole lot we can do.”
Volunteer firemen of the Dr. Henry M. Laing fire company and
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members of Dallas Borough’s Council and Recrec,
beamed while filling the ice skating rink og
Luzerne Avenue and Burndale Road recently
hampered efforts to get the ice skating pr
however.
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