. Kingston Township Board of Super- visors cided to bring legal action against ¢®e of its own members at a re- gular meeting Jan. 12, Supervisor W.R. Mathers will be cited for failure to remove a junked truck from his property. Complaint was filed several months ago by a neighbor of Mr. Mathers’. It was attested by board chairman Ed Richards that a registered letter was sent to Mr. Mathers advising him of what action would be taken if he did not comply by removing said truck. Truck was not moved; asherefore, Mr. Richards in- structed”John Dana, planning and zoning officer, to take legal action. Mr. Mathers will be summoned to appear before Dis- trict Magistrate Fred Anderson. After the board meeting, Supervisor Mathers told the Post he planned to move the truck from his property, but not until spring. ‘‘I am going to build a garage on Snake Run Creek May Be Relocated Snake go Creek in Trucksville may soon be ocated if the plan, which has already been endorsed by Kingston Township supervisors, is approved by the Peunsylvania ‘Department of Trans- portatiofly Kingston Township officials believe “hat changing the present win- ding course of the creek would leave open a considerable section of land that could be utilized for a neighborhood shopping center, which would contribute to the area’s economy, and a large parking area. It would also eliminate the necessity of building three new bridges across Carverton Road. The plan, which was developed by John Dana, Kingston Township zoning officer, was approved recently by the township planning and zoning commission. (continued on PAGE FIVE) 2 offer stood. that site and I will have to remove the truck then,” he added, ‘But not until the weather gets better. I have a number of tools and equipment stored in the truck and I have no place to put them until I can build a garage.” In making recent appointments to the planning and zoning commission, the board did not reappoint George Jacobs and Fred Dingle, after both had served a number of years. Letters were received from Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Dingle ob- jecting to the manner by which their commissions were terminated. There were no comments from the three super- visors on the matter. Secretary Michael Stanley was in- structed to notify all utility companies that a township permit must be obtained for future pavement cuts. Beverly Drive, Brown Manor, Cedar, Hillerest, Youngblood, Williams, Mathers Drive, Hilltop Circle and Lawn have been accepted as township roads. Supervisors agreed to extend snow re- moval service into Carverton Heights’ three roads. Jean Updyke, widow of the late town- ship police chief Herbert Updyke, sub- mitted a letter of resignation as police- woman. resignation was accepted with regrets. Police Commissioner Mathers thanked Mrs. Updyke for her years of service. asked to submit a written recommen- dation for 1972 equipment needs. ‘Supervisor Mathers reported police cruiser traveled 4,453 miles during Dec- ember; four arrests were made and 227 miscellaneous calls received. Mr. Stanley, who will assume duties as full-time secretary-treasurer in Febru- ary, was asked to make a study of police hours and to also draw up a written personnel policy for all township em- ployes. Mr. Stanley will investigate the possibility of getting a new police cruiser from a state car pool. A public hearing concerning a request by Cliff Parker to construct an apartment building on Main Street, Shavertown, will be held following the regular board meeting in February. got on a horse.” has worked at the SPCA. him how to drink.” chickens, four more dogs remaining four horses. these animals? m.”’ Road, Dallas Township. The Dallas scared in my life.” for the dog. ¥ } i DALLAS, PA. "Educating the Public” PHONE 675-5211 FIFTEEN CENTS “This is our way of educating the also their parents’ was the way Kingston Township Policeman William Pugh explained why he and fellow officer Clif- ford Culver present drug and narcotics seminars in the Back Mountain area. The latest public information session was given Jan. 11 by the two police of- ficers at Kingston Township municipal building. Some 150 girls (most of them Girl Scouts) and boys, plus parents, were present for the seminar. Patrolman Pugh serves as narcotics officer for his township police depart- ment and Patrolman Culver is juvenile officer. Officer Pugh told the attentive group, “We welcome telephone calls—flood our office with calls. You may remain anony- Several months ago, UGI Corporation’s announcement that it intended to in- crease its rates by a whopping 20 percent precipitated a hornets’ nest of protest from area taxpayers’ groups and municipal bodies. Most of the objections were based on the belief that while a small increase might be permissble and necessary, a 20 percent increase would be both inflation- and unjustifiable. Several organizations filed official com- plaintswith the Public Utilities Com- mission, and when the commission promptly okyed a 17 percent increase— having approved a 15 percent increase last year—and did so without holding public hearing, the complaints redoubled their objections. The PUC finally set Jan. 24 as the date to consider these objections. Representa- ducting public information lectures about the rate increase at a prodigious pace. Monday night, Fred and Peter Austing, two UGI officials, attended the monthly explain the company’s need for the 17 percent rate hike. Their presentation included a movie slide demonstration on UGI’s growth potential, facilities improvement programs and the necessity for in- creasing its ability to meet rising demands for electricity. The men suggested that factors con- tributing to the need for electricity rate increases include power demands which have far exceeded the original projection made early in the last decade. This un- anticipated demand for power has necessitated that UGI purchase energy from other companies—and at a sub- stantially higher cost than UGI’S own generating cost, they said. (continued on PAGE FIVE) Wilson Protests Lawyer's Request For Withirawl A petition filed by Atty. Theodore L. Krohn seeking permission to withdraw as John T. Wilson’s legal counsel was re- viewed Friday afternoon by Judge Bernard J. Podcasy. Present to protest the petition was Wilson, convincted of voluntary man- slaughter in the shooting death of George Wesley Jan. 10, 1971, in the parking lot of Sorber’s Tavern, Lake Silkworth. Fol- lowing a three-week trial in October, Wilson was sentenced by former Judge Albert H. Aston to a term of four to eight years on the manslaughter charge. . (continued on PAGE FIVE) mous. Why should parents have to worry over a drug problem with their children when we could help them straighten it out?”’ Both Officers Pugh and Culver believe apathy on the part of parents, police departments and school officials is hindering the solving of drug problems in the local area. ‘““We have a problem here in the Back Mountain and you may quote me,” declared Mr. Pugh. He continued by saying he was afraid ‘‘we will progress to related crimes.”’ Already there has been an increase in youthful drug users during the past year. The veteran narcotics officer said he was satisfied with the cooperation received from school authorities and there is a ‘‘good working relationship.” But, he would like to see a coordinated effort by all four municipalities com- prising the school district and the district administration. One step in this direction, he believes, is for one policeman from each municipality to be designated as narcotics officer for each police depart- ment. The audience was shown a complete sampling of drugs and narcotics and re- lated paraphernalia, including locally grown marijuana. Most of the items shown, such as hashish pipes, pills, ete., © were confiscated from persons living in the Back Mountain, according to Officer Pugh, : J ‘v po . w \ a . He'is afraid that more pushers from the Wilkes-Barre area will be selling their wares locally, as’ Wilkes-Barre has 16 men trained in narcotics on their police force. “They are applying pressure on Wilkes-Barre pushers and the pushers are going to pull out and look for greener pastures. It could be here.” At the present time, Officer Pugh is making up sample identification kits to distribute to all department members of Back Mountain Police Association. This will help local officers to recognize various drugs and narcotics. Ex- penditures for this project have been authorized by Back Mountain Police Life in Pittston, Lauren dropped a manhole cover on her foot and fractured it. She admitted that she has had in- numerable dog and cat bites, plus scratches, but she keeps her tetanus shots up-to-date and doesn’t worry about them. 4 Her understanding mother said she and Mr. Kintzer try not to worry about Lauren—‘‘She loves her work with animals so much.” : Atone time Lauren planned to work for a year after graduation from high school and then go on to college, but doesn’t think she will now as ‘‘I could not leave the animals.” The oldest daughter, who is married and lives in New York, ‘‘tolerated’’ animals, according to Mrs. Kintzer, but a younger daughter Dorothy, a fifth grader, is ‘‘just like’’ Lauren when it comes to loving animals. “We expect to have a house full of pets always,” said Mrs. Kintzer, with a philosophical shake of her head. Lauren wishes that more people would bring their animals to SPCA for care and shelter. “Our major complaint is that people who are moving and don’t want animals will just leave them at their old residence. Most of the time they can’t fend for themselves. The owners should bring them to us if they don’t want them. We can usually find good homes for them.”
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