SHELDON ROUSHEY
Sheldon Roushey, a former
Shavertown resident, died Jan.
11 in St. Joseph’s Hospital,
Elmira. 1
Born in ‘$havertown, he
worked in the construction busi-
ness, retiring about 10 years
ago. :
He is survived by a brother,
Kenneth Roushey, Nuangola,
and a sister, Mrs. John Miles,
Luzerne.
The funeral was held Friday
in Elmira.
Russell A: Ide, 83, of Meeker
Road, Dallas RD 2, died in
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
early in the morning of Jan. 12
following a lagt attack the pre-
ceding evening.
The son of Edward F. and
Mary Crispell Ide, he was born
in Lehman Township and was a
life long resident on the farm
which his grandfather pur-
chased from the government.
His father fought in the Battle of
Gettysburg during the Civil War
and his great-great grand-
Jonah Rogers, was
captured when a boy by the
Indians during the Wyoming
He was a dairy farmer and
operated Cork Pine Farm
Dairy, delivering milk in the
Baek Mountain area and
Kingston-Forty Fort for many
years.
He owned and operated a
school bus for the Lehman
Township School District for
over 20 years. He was a past
master of the George M. Dallas
Lodge, F&AM, and received his
50-year membership pin last
September. He has been an
active member, giving degrees
the time of his death was one of
the organization's trustees.
He belonged to the national,
Pomona and local
acting as master of
Lehman Grange over a long
period of ti He had been
secretary - nif of the Leh-
man Cemetery Association for
many years.
A member of the First Baptist
Church,‘ Wilkes-Barre, he "at-
tended th/g l.ehman United
Methodist rch and Sunday
School and was a member of the
Men's Bible Class.
Survivors include his widow,
the former Elizabeth Ide of Ide-
town; daughters, Grace, a
‘member of the Wyalusing
Valley High School faculty;
Ruth Johnson, Meeker Road,
Lehman; son, Albert, tech-
nician. of N.E:B.A. of Tun-
khannock, Lehman; - four
grandchildren, eight great-
grandchildren.
The funeral was held
Bronson Funeral Home, Sweet
Valley. Interment was in Leh-
man Cemetery. The Rev. Fred
Whipple, pastor of the Lehman
United Methodist Church, of-
ficiated. Pallbearers were
nephews of the deceased:
Elwood Spencer, Bruce
Spencer, Re Marley,
William Ide, Bradley Ide and
Elliot Ide.
Masonic services were
conducted by members of the
Dallas lodge Friday night.
MICHAEL C. WILKES
Michael Christopher Wilkes,
23, a former Pennsylvania All-
State basketball player while a
senior at Dallas High School,
died Jan. 11 in West Jersey Hos-
pital, Camden, N.J. He had
been ill approximately six
months.
Born in Portland, Maine, he
was a 1966 graduate of Dallas
Senior High S:hool. He received
his bachelor’s degree from the
University of Virginia and was
a graduate student at that
school at the time of his death.
A member of the National
Honor Soceity and the univer-
sity’'s Z Society, he was a mem-
ber also of the basketball teams
at both Dallas and the Univer-
sity of Virginia.
Survivors include his mother,
Eugenia B. Wilkes, at home;
sister, Mary W. Pasterniak,
Jacksonville, Fla.; brother,
Robert B., Cambridge, Mass.
The funeral was held Satur-
day {rom a funeral home in Col-
lingswood, N.J., with a Mass of
the Resurrection in St. Vincent
Pallotti Church. Burial was in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carver-
ton.
ROBERT M. BODYCOMB
Dr. Robert M. Bodycomb, 47
Main St., Dallas, died Saturday
at his home. He was 66.
A native of Bayonne, N.J., he
was a graduate of Temple Uni-
versity School of Dentistry in
Philadelphia. A dentist in
Dallas since 1929, Dr. Body-
comb was a fellow of the Inter-
national College of Dentists and
a past president of the Luzerne
County Dental Association.
A former Dallas School Board
member, he served as president
of that body. He was a charter
member and elder of the Trinity
United Presbyterian Church,
Dallas.
Dr. Bodycomb was a past
master of George M. Dallas
Lodge 531, F&AM; a past com-
mander of Dieu Le Veut Com-
mandery; past president of the
Ceremonial Producers of Irem
Temple; past grand of the
Dallas Odd Fellows; former
district deputy of Odd Fellows;
former treasurer of the Penn-
sylvania Odd Fellows; past
president of Dallas Rotary
Club.
He is survived. by his widow,
the former Gertrude Landers;
sons, Robert W., Morristown,
N.J.; Richard L., Newark,
N.J.; sister, Mrs. William Barr,
Wilkes- Barre; two grandchil-
dren.
The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon from the Trinity
United Presbyterian’ Church,
Dallas, with the Rev. Andrew
Pillarella officiating. Burial
was in Fern Knoll Cemetery,
Dallas. Funeral arrangements
were made through the Hugh B.
Hughes and Son Funeral Home,
Forty Fort.
JANE HOWARD
Jane Newell Howard, 58, died
Jan. 16 in Tyler Memorial Hos-
pital, RD Tunkhannock. She
was a resident of Sutton Road,
Trucksville.
Born July 4, 1913 at Harveys
Lake, Mrs. Howard was a
graduate of Wyoming
Seminary, Ogontz and Harcum
Junior Colleges. She was a
member of Trinity United
Presbyterian Church.
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Snake Run
(continued from PAGE ONE)
Mr. Dana and supervisors Ed
Richards and Ed Hall met Jan.
12 with Michael Morin, Depart-
ment of Community Affairs;
John Hitchcock, PennDOT;
James Price, Luzerne County
Redevelopment Authority; and
Rep. Frank O’Connell, who
helped Mr. Dana set up the
meeting in the township munici-
pal building.
PennDOT has an original
engineering plan of its own, by
which it would relocate Snake
Run Creek to some extent.
Officials of PennDOT agreed to
consider Mr. Dana’s plan for
the creek and compare the costs
of both plans to determine the
most feasib’=.
Mr. Dana’s plan calls for the
relocation of Snake Run from
the area known as Gregory’s
Hollow near Oak Street to Tobys
Creek, restricting it to the west
side of Carverton Road in a
direct course on its way to
Tobys Creek at Route 309. In its
straight course downward,
Snake Run would be tubed all
the way. Land on the east side of
Carverton Road, which is un-
available now because of the
creek, would thus become
usable for business and
parking.
The land on the west side of
Carverton Road is already
owned by the Commonwealth.
The plan as worked out by Mr.
Dana would call for the
elimination of four residences
along Carverton Road, but that
is regarded as cheaper than the
cost of building new bridges and
changing the course of the creek
(to some extent) as called for in
the state’s plan. In the state’s
design for the creek, it would
still cross Carverton Road in
two places. New banks would
have to be rip-rapped (stones
placed along new banks to keep
them from washing).
In explaining his plan, Mr.
Dana said he believed by tubing
a portion of Snake Run Creek
and a short section of Tobys
Creek that the land could be
filled in and provide a spacious
parking area for the township
municipal building.
Mr. Dana reported that
PennDOT’s engineers will study
his plan, compare ‘costs with
their plan, and ‘‘get back the
results of the comparison as
soon as possible.”
Snake Run Creek has its
watershed in the Westmoreland
Hills.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Austin K. Howard; her
mother, Mrs. Daniel D. Newell,
Kingston; sons, Ward K., Lake
Harmony; Newell D., Knox-
ville, Tenn.; daughters, Ann
Karen, Bethesda, Md.; Susan
P., at home; sister, Mrs.
William C. Baird, Rochester,
N.Y.; five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at the Harold C. Snow-
don Funeral Home, Shaver-
town, with the Rev. Andrew Pil-
larella officiating.
Kelly Brothers
On Dean's List
Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly ,
Box 399, Harveys Lake, have
been notified that their sons,
William R. and Joseph J., have
been named to the dean’s list for
the fall term at Pennsylvania
State University Park.
William, a junior student in
the College of Engineering,
completed the fall term with a
perfect average of 4.0 He is
pursuing a bachelor of science
degree with a major in
engineering mechanics.
Joseph. is a junior student in
the College of Business Ad-
ministration and completed the
fall term with an average of 3.7.
He is studying for his bachelor
of science degree in accounting.
Both boys graduated from
Wyoming Valley West High
School before starting their
college careers. William re-
ceived his associate degree in
MET at Wilkes-Barre Campus,
then enrolled in the mechanical
engineering curriculum at
Altoona Campus before trans-
ferring to University Park.
Joseph completed the two-
year program in business ad-
ministration at the Hazleton
Campus before transferring to
University Park.
Both boys have achieved
numerous honors = throughout
high school and college and
have been active members of
various campus organizations.
William was elected to the
Wilkes-Barre Campus Keystone
Society and Tau Alpha Phi
honor society. Joseph was a
member of the fly-tying Club, 4-
H activities and the gymnastic
team. He also received an honor
award in business adminis-
tration at the Hazleton Campus,
Convocation dinner last June.
UGI Fights
” Additionally, the spiralling
costs of labor, materials,
construction and ad-
ministrative tasks have con-
tributed to the need for a rate
increase.
Mr. Hartiwigsen quoted
percentage increases of 39
percent in coal rates (coal being
a prime fuel in generating
electricity), 26 percent labor
costs, 28 percent construction
costs and a 158 percent increase
in UGI’s taxes over the past five
years.
In answering questions from
interested persons, Mr. Har-
tiwigsen explained that while 17
percent is a significant in-
crease, it may be indicative of
the type of increases which will
be necessary to meet the
ecological demands of today’s
environmentalists as will as
those of regulatory federal and
state agencies.
He added that UGI is very
concious of the necessity of
producing energy and service at
the lowest possible cost to
consumers. ‘To achieve this
goal,” he suggested, ‘“UGI is
planning to spend $6 million for
the next three years.”
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Kingston Township
A West Wyoming man
escaped injury in an early
morning accident. Saturday on
Mt. Olivet Road, Kingston
Township.
According to Patrolman
Clifford Culver, Robert Ed-
wards, 40, was proceeding east
on Mt. Olivet Road at 2:45 a.m.
In the process of negotiating a
slight curve the driver lost
control of his station wagon.
The car struck a tree on the
west side of the road, crossed
the pavement and struck an
embankment on the east side of
the road.
Damage to the vehicle was
estimated at $300.
Dallas Borough
The ice-covered driveway at
Dallas post office was the scene
9:15.
Robert Dale Dymond, RD 4,
Dallas, turned into the
driveway, followed by a Jeep
stationwagon driven by William
Kinney, Plymouth. The Kinney
machine started sliding on the
ice and could not stop. It struck
the Dymond automobile at the
rear, causing approximately
$450 damages to both vehicles.
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Opposition
(continued from PAGE ONE)
annual report which showed a
25 percent increase in profits,
Mr. Hartiwigsen explained that
UGI is a diversified corporation
with holdings other than their
Luzerne Electric division and
that these other companies
produced most of the profits re-
flected in the corporation’s
annual statement.
Report
Police Chief Ray Titus was
the investigating officer.
Dallas Township
Two persons suffered injuries
in a truck-car accident Friday
at 6:30 p.m. on Alderson Road,
Dallas Township. Bradley
Lloyd Rauch, 28, of RD 2,
Harveys Lake, driver of the
truck, and Kendal Rauch, 20,
same address, were taken to
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in
the Dallas Community Am-
bulance. They were treated and
released.
Lawrence W. West Jr., 27, of
RD 1, Harveys Lake, refused
medical treatment.
Police reports show that Mr.
West was traveling west on
Alderson’ Road and the Rauch
truck was going east. The
automobile spun out of control
on the icy roadway and crossed
over into the eastbound lane in
the truck’s path, where the
collision took place.
Patrolman Carl Miers, in-
vestigating officer, cited Mr.
West for driving ‘‘too fast for
conditions.”
Total damages to both
vehicles were listed at $2,800.
Reckless driving charges
were cited against Harry
Sickler, 20, of P.O. Box 39,
Harveys Lake, after an ac-
cident Friday night at 9.
Mr. Sickler was traveling east
on Alderson Road, which was
icy in spots. As the Sickler
vehicle rounded a curve in the
road, about 221 feet from a
bridge, the car started to slide
out of control and the operator
could not regain control before
hitting the bridge. A section of
retaining wall, about three feet
by two and one-half feet, was
knocked out.
Damage to the car was
estimated at $400; to the bridge,
$200.
The investigating officer was
Patrolman Carl Miers.
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According to Atty. Krofin, the
petition to withdraw as Wilson’s
attorney stems from a dis-
agreement between the two
men on the nature of any appeal
which is to be made. The lawyer
stated that prior to the trial, he
and Wilson had agreed that the
defendant would plead guilty to
a charge of voluntary man-
slaughter. When the district
attorney insisted on going to
trial on a first degree murder
charge, Krohn said, the court
refused to accept a guilty plea
to the manslaughter charge.
Had Wilson been convicted of
first or second degree murder,
an appeal would have been filed
on the trial, Krohn stated. He
Charge Dropped
A charge of reckless driving
brought against Grover C. Stock
of 38 Main St., Dallas, was
dismissed by District
Magistrate Frederick W. An-
derson when the affiant failed to
show up for the hearing.
John J. Kritchen Jr., P.O. Box
96, Harveys Lake, had charged
that Stock had lost control of his
vehicle—a 1949 Chevrolet
sedan—while traveling toward
Luzerne on Route 309 Dec. 8.
According to the complaint,
Stock crossed the medial strip
in front of The Ranch Wagon
and crashed into a 1971
Plymouth owned and operated
by Kritchen.
(continued from PAGE ONE)
insisted that there was never
any intention of appealing a
conviction of voluntary man-
slaughter.
Wilson countered by insisting
that “I did not want to plead
guilty to anything.” He main-
tained that from the first, he
wanted to appeal the entire
trial, whereas his attorney
wanted only to appeal the
sentence.
Wilson did not quibble with
the representation afforded him
by Krohn, agreeing that Krohn
had done a ‘magnificent job.”
He stated that he wanted to
keep him as his attorney inas-
much as he was familiar with
the case and had been paid in
full.
“I've spent all of our ‘money: 1
have no money to hire another
lawyer,” Wilson stated. At
another point, Wilson indicated
attorneys in the public defen-
der’s office are overworked and
could not provide him
adequate representation.
Judge Bernard Podcasy told
the Post that he had directed
Krohn to submit a brief on the
matter and that he was present-
ly waiting for the transcript of
the hearing. ‘‘As soon as they
are both in,” the new jurist
stated, ‘‘I will prepare a de-
cision as hastily as possible—
probably within two weeks.”’ He
suggested that ‘time is of the
essence’ inasmuch as action
must be taken on Wilson's
appeals.
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