nN VOL. 83 NO. 10 DALLAS, PA. PHONE 675-5211 A young Dallas Cub Scout may have been instrumental in saving his mother’s life the night of March 8 after her clothing caughWpfire. As Mrs. Phyllis Burket, 31, White Birch Trailer Court, Dallas Town- ship, was lying on the ground in front of the family trailer, 10-year old Kelly Burket ‘procured a blanket to place around his mother and smother the flames. Mrs. Burket was rushed to Nesbitt Memorial Hospital where she was ad- mitted for extensive first-and second- degree burns over 50 percent of her body. She r@wiains a patient in the intensive care unit, but is listed as being somewhat improved. The sequence of events leading up to the tragedy were reported by an official of the Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company of Dallas. It was stated that Alva Burket, 32, was cleaning some small airplane parts with gasoline, when the volatile fuel accidentally caught fire. Mr. Burket attempted to carry the container with the ignited liquid outside the trailer, but in doing so spilled the contents on his wife, who ran out the frailer door. The three children in the family escaped through a second door in the trailer. In addition to Kelly, a member of the Webelo Den of Pack 281, there are Lesliegan eighth grader at Dallas Junior High Sxhool, and Lenay. Mrs. F. D. McDonald, a neighbor, went into the Burket trailer to bring out the family pet, a French poodle. chil Donald Shaffer and 15 volunteers from Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company answered the alarm. A spokesman said fire was restricted to the trailer and there was little damage. hands. He was treated at the hospital and released. Dallas Community ambulance, with crew members Lynn Sheehan, Jim Davies and Bob Besecker, took Mrs. Burket to the hospital. Presidential Cup at Stake For L-LL Band It is possible that the Lake-Lehman High School marching band may win another feather for its much-decorated cap, and this one would be a singular honor indeed. The band has accepted an invitation to participate in the 1972 an- nual Maryland State Grand Festival Parade of Champions, and the prize at stake is the coveted Presidential Cup. Issued by President Richard M. Nixon, the cup is _awarded to the best marching band in the United States. Band Director John Miliauskas allows that the invitation to participate is in itself an honor, as only the finest mar- ching bands in the nation are permitted to compete. Two hundred marching units will comprise the parade of champions, which will be held May 20 in Hyattsville, Md. An additional honor accorded the Lake- Lehman Band by the parade’s executive board is its selection as a ‘‘feature band.” Under this designation, the high-stepping Knights will perform a drill routine show at the reviewing stand. The Lake-Lehman Board of Education has approved the trip and expenses for the day-long competition will be un- derwritten by the school’s band parents association. Photo by J. Kozemchak Sr. Edward Meck, 32, a resident of Lake Township, is cruiser to be taken to Wyoming State Police Barracks for questioning concerning a suspected burglary at Nanticoke and a charge of assault with intent to Rill Dallas Borough Patrolman Ronald Dudik. PUC Sets No Date A decision as to whether formal hearings should be held on the $2,100,000 rate increase granted to Luzerne Electric Division of UGI Corporation was not made Monday at a pre-hearing con- ference in the Public Utility Commis- sion’s office at Harrisburg. Atty. James Lenahan Brown, solicitor for Back Mountain Protective Associa- tion, asked for argument, but no date for a continued hearing was set by Nicholas Dobash, PUC examiner, who presided at the conference. The protective association and others, among them Atty. Brown and Atty. James M. Reinert, have opposed the 17 PUC’s counsel, Albert W. Johnson, said the burden of proof rests with UGI. Hence, it is up to the utility to prove the rate hike, which became effective Dec. 22, 1971, is justified. Mr. Johnson stated that if the commission finds the rate Alleged Police Assailant increase Wén ¥ Jiaw tified utility customers would get a refund—along Atty. Brown noted Tuesday that he proposes to petition the PUC within the next 10 days to hear legal arguments, and he will submit briefs on same. : This was the second preliminary pre- hearing conference. The first was held Jan. 24 and was termed ‘inconclusive.’ It was decided at that time that Monday's second conference was necessary to determine whether full hearings should be scheduled by the PUC. In his brief, Atty. Brown stated that certain procedures must be followed before an increase in rates is allowed. He added that these procedures were not followed, therefore, the rate increase should ‘be nullified and declared void.” Atty. Brown feels that ‘‘legal fees of UGI’s counsel should not be paid by the CONSUL 4d aia Wl} he lilgant caw’ pay his counsel out of his oppoiuent’s le law. Commissioner Carter has disugieed utility cases. customer by approximately 17 percent, in excess of ‘the 5.5 percent guideline of 5 Phase Two of President Nixon! Ss economic plan. Also at the hearing Monday were Mr. Lehman Taxpayers Association. A hearing for Edward Meck, 32, of RD 4, Lake Township, was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 in Magistrate Leonard Harvey's court in the Dallas Borough building. Meck has been charged by Dallas Patrolman Ronald Dudik on five charges: assault with intent to kill, at- pointing a deadly weapon, aggravated assault and Harvey March 9, Meck has been free on $12,000 bail, which was posted by a professional bondsman. The chain of events concerning the Lake Township resident began when he allegedly burglarized a Nanticoke doc- tor’s office and was discovered at the office safe by Dr. Michael Kotch. After pleading with the doctor not to turn him in to the police, the suspect fled through a rear door. Acting on undisclosed information, Nanticoke Police Chief Wasil Kobela contacted Police Chief Henry Stefanovich of Lake Township, where Meck resides on the Lehman Outlet Road. A description of the alleged burglar and other details of the burglary were given to police officers in the Back Mountain area. At approximately 3 a.m., Dallas Borough Patrolman Ronald Dudik, the newest member of the borough force, was patroling along the Dallas-Harveys Lake Highway when he spotted a man walking along the bern just south of Crown Im- perial Bowling Lanes. Approaching the man, Officer Dudik asked him for identification, at which left side of the face, causing contusions. “I’m not sure whether he hit me with his fist or with an object, such as a flash- light,’ Officer Dudik reported. the highway and up the boulevard, attacker, and as he approached the area, according to Officer Dudik, the defendent company carport. The officer said he (continued on PAGE SEVENTEEN) Nineteen Town and Country Manor homeowners submitted a petition to the Lehman Board of Supervisors requesting that the township assume responsibilities for roadways in that area. Supervisors Joseph Parks, Bruce Spencer, Louis Ide, Secretary, and township solicitor, William Valentine, told the group at the meeting Monday evening that their request would be acknowledged as soon as a road engineer could verify that their roads were constructed in compliance with existing codes. badges costing a total of $91. be pur- not acted upon by the Board. : Anthony Seidito, sales representative of DEL Chemical Corp., proposed con- brush which grow along roadways. It was
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