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State funds monies are avail-
& able for master plans and feasi-
bilities studies Dallas Area
Municipal Authority learned at
its meeting March 16, and the
authority will apply for 50 per-
cent of its present study which
‘is underway. Also they will
attempt to obtain funds for the
‘original studies made in 1961
and 1968.
The original studies were paid
for by the municipalities of
Dallas and Kingston Townships
and Dallas Borough.
Douglas Diehl, project man-
ager for the D.A.M.A. sewer
system for Roy Weston En-
gineers, gave the information to
the authority concerning avail-
ability ‘of funds. He also noted
that Roy Weston has already
started'a master plan to deter-
mine future needs for extending
the present system. The plan
should be completed within 120
days from its inception.
Approximately 40 residents
attended the meeting and asked
a number of questions about as-
sessment payments, hookup
fees and annual rental fees. R.
Spencer Martin, chairman,
answered most of the queries.
In answer to one resident, Mr.
Martin stated the authority is a
nonprofit organization and can
“When I came to St.
Therese’s Church, it was like
coming back home,” said the
| Rev. Joseph T. Sammons, re-
ferring to his assignment to the
‘Shavertown Church in Septem-
ber 1970.
The well-lighted paneled
study with mist green drapes
and warm red carpeting is a
~ perfect setting for this hand-
some gray-haired gentleman
with sparkling and expressive
eyes. His clear, resonant voice
rang with enthusiasm as he
talked about his coming to the
local parish from the small St.
Ann’s Church in Bentley Creek
above Towanda.
"Prior to his assignment at St.
_Therese’s, he served at St.
“Ann’s in Shohola as assistant
pastor. He is no stranger to the
local area, having served in the
Wyoming Valley region for ap-
' proximately 19 years. His first
‘assignment was at St. Domi-
nick’s Church, Wilkes-Barre;
later he became assistant at St.
Mary's Help of Christians
Church in Pittston.
Rev. Sammons is a native of
Towanda and is the ninth of 10
children, there being seven girls
and three boys in the family.
Two of his sisters are members
of the Mercy Order—Sister
Theresa Joseph at Holy Saviour
Church, Wilkes-Barre, and
Sister Mary Jude, at St.
Gabriel’s Church, Hazleton.
~~ He was graduated from St.
Agnes High School, Towanda,
nd attended St. Charles
ollege, Baltimore, Md. He then
transferred to Theological
College of Catholic University
of America in Washington,
D.C., where he received his
B.A. and M.A. in philosophy.
After four years in theology he
received his Sacred Theology
Licentiate degree from the
same university. He was or-
dained to the priesthood June 4,
1949, in St. Peter’s Cathedral,
, by the late Bishop
~ Since his assignment to St.
Therese’s Church, he has not
become too involved in ac-
tivities outside the parish. He
has been spending a great deal
of his time adjusting to a larger
parish after having come from
a church of 66 families to this
large ‘church of more than 450
amilies. His duties are many
‘and greatly diversified since he
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church, but he does find time to
pursue his special interest in
photography and dark room
work. He also does some fishing
and swimming and is a short-
wave enthusiast. Like most
men, Rev. Sammons is a sports
fan and follows most of the
events scheduled regularly on
television.
His admiration and respect
for the local area and residents
becomes apparent as he speaks
about the beauty and wide open
spaces of the Back Mountain
and the friendly spirit of the
people. His love of the church
shows forth as he explains that
St. Therese’s is the first Cath-
olic Church in the Back Moun-
tain, having been built in 1926,
and of the progress and im-
provement in the church
property since that time.
He is impressed by the great
pride his parishioners have in
the church and parish property,
and the interest his people have
in the welfare of their children.
church has a fine group of lay
teachers (about 30) who have
taken over the religious in-
struction of children who attend
the area’s various public
schools, a duty formerly per-
formed by nuns of the order.
Rev. Sammons also spoke
highly of the two adult societies,
the women’s Altar and Rosary
Society, and the Men of St.
Therese’s Society, who have
undertaken many projects to
improve the church property
and still continue to do so.
When asked what the Church
is doing to meet the needs of
today, the Rev.: Sammons
to make itself more meaningful,
more relevant to the problems
of today. The majority of our
people realize the need and
have accepted the change so the
Church is more adaptable to our
20th century.”
“In the parish, the people
participate in the liturgy more
than ever before and the service
being ‘conducted in English
rather than Latin has opened an
entire new world to our people.”
“IT want to mention our choir,
too,” the pastor said. ‘‘Under
the splendid direction of Mrs.
Robert McDowell, a fine choir
has been organized which
together with the voices of the
congregation lends a special
beauty to the setting of the
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not accumulate money. If it is
possible in the future a reduc-
tion of rates will be made, he
said.
that the six members of the
authority receive no pay for
their work and have never re-
ceived any. Each authority
member will pay his assess-
ment, hookup fee and annual
rental the same as any other
property owner in the three
communities.
A detailed explanation of the
workings of the secondary
treatment plant was given by
Mr. Diehl.
liturgy.”
“This is most pleasing to
me,” Rev. Sammons explained,
‘for I have great appreciation
for music.”
He is extremely optimistic
about today’s youth and feels by
giving them responsible in-
dependence they will progress
in the right direction and
assume a proper sense of
responsibility.
Rev. Sammons is judge of the
Diocesan Marriage Tribunal,
which is responsible for ad-
jucating marriage cases that
might arise. Now that he has
his “feet on the ground” in this
much larger parish, he is ready
to become involved in com-
munity affairs and as one of his
first steps plans to take more
active participation in the Back
Mountain Clergy Association of
which he has been a member.
And from there he will go on
for there is no doubt that this
man of vitality with an avid
interest in church and com-
munity will channel his ideas
and actions into those areas
where he is needed.
He is a most welcome ‘new’
neighbor to our area.
Gate of Heaven Junior Girl
Scout Troop 645, under the
leadership of Mrs. Robert
Cartier and Mrs. Thomas
Newman, has set aside the
month of March as a time of
concentrated efforts towards
earning a variety of Scout
badges.
The program began with a
skating party at Frances
Slocum Park for those girls
working on their skating
proficiency badge. Mrs. James
Thomas demonstrated the
figure eight and instructed the
girls on many other skating
procedures as well as
emergency first aid on the ice
and how to rescue a skater who
has fallen through the ice.
Attending were Barbara
Cummings, Debora Cartier,
Barbara Cartier, ~ Diane
Tometchko, Sheryl Lieberman,
Karen Thompson, Rose Ann
Crisci, Margaret Sheridan,
Krystina Butler, Michelle
Thomas, Brianne Bolger, Amy
Kalnoskas, Joanne Delvecchio,
Kathleen Newman, and Lynn
Watchulonis. The session ended
with a weenie roast over .an
open fire.
Saturday sessions at the
Kingston Rollderdrome are
being held during March and
April for girls earning their
skater’s badge through roller
skating. Girls must attend a
minimum of four sessions, show
proficiency in various skating
procedures and submit a
written paper in order to qualify
for this badge. Troop 645 is one
of 13 Back Mountain area troops
in Community Association 7,
participating in the skating
sessions sponsored by Senior
Girl Scout Troop 660, under the
leadership of Mrs. Elwood
Swingle and Mrs. Marvin
Carkuff.
Four troop mothers are
conducting weekly classes
throughout the month of March,
assisting girls to complete
badge requirements in her
chosen field of interest. Each
scout selected from the general
topics of cooking, art,
needlecraft and sewing, and is
completing requirements on
one or more badges under that
topic.
Cooking is being taught by
Jane Barbacci at her home on
Country Club Road. Par-
ticipating in badges related to
cooking and hospitality are
Dorothy Gelso, Debora Cartier,
Brianne Bolger, Karen
Thompson and Krystina Butler.
Needlecraft and hand stit-
chery has been chosen by
Members of Lehman Cub
Pack 241 held their annual Blue
and Gold banquet Feb. 28 at
Castle Inn, with the opening
ceremony conducted by Den 3
with Phyllis Crage as Den
Mother.
Jack Callahan welcomed the
guests and each boy presented
his mother with a flower. In-
vocation was offered by the
Rev. Fred W. Whipple Jr., Leh-
man Methodist Church.
Following dinner, Walter
Jacob Miner is visiting his son
Lawrence and family at
Chenango Forks, N.Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Renford Swire
and daughter of Harrisburg
spent the weekend with her
father, Edgar Engelman.
Classmates Class of the
Methodist Church will hold its
next monthly meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hickin and
son David of Washington, D.C.
spent the weekend with the
David Dembowski family.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sorber and
family, Little Meadows, spent
the weekend with her mother,
Mrs. Albert Jones.
Mrs. James Patton and Mrs.
Richard Patton and three
children, Milan, visited at the
Citizens
Award
continued from PAGE ONE)
Invocation was given by the
Rev. Andrew Pillarella, pastor
of Trinity Presbyterian Church,
Dallas; and the Rev. Joseph F.
Sammons, pastor of St.
Therese’s Roman Catholic
Church, gave the benediction.
Mr. McCutcheon, who was
not aware beforehand of the
honor to be extended to him,
stated that the ‘‘Citizens
Award” was really earned by a
number of his co-workers, and
that he thanked the clubs for
“Citizen of the Year’ is selected
by representatives of the three
service clubs.
home of Mrs. Joseph Hackling.
Mrs. Howard Siegfried,
Shickshinny, visited during the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Schenck
and family of Scotia, N.Y.,
spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Crispell of Buckwheat Hollow.
They were dinner guests at the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Schenck, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Dent and
Mrs. Joseph Dotter, Blooms-
burg; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Kresge, visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. George Montross
where they celebrated Mrs.
Kresge’s birthday Sunday.
Jeddie MacMillan returned
from a three week stay in
Florida where she visited with
her brothers, Carl and Clifford.
She then flew to California
where she visited her brother
Paul at Los Angeles, Scott at El
Monte and her son, John and his
wife, at Long Beach. She also
visited her nephew, Paul Lewis
Turner. All are former Noxen
residents.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Allen
and family of Vestal, N.Y.
spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Lord.
Sarah Miller, Tunkhannock,
and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Miller of Mehoopany, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Womer
Wednesday. Richard Gorski, a
nephew who recently returned
from Vietnam, was also a guest.
Kathie Manning and friend,
Iselin, N.J., spent the weekend
at the home of Paul Space and
Blejwas, accompanied by Vera
Tough, led group singing.
Cubmaster Alvin Crangle and
committee chairman Bill
‘Weaver presented badges and
awards to Jimmy Michaels,
Jeffrey Drugotch, Glen Mahle,
Billy Weaver, Todd Cragle,
Ronnie Coolbaugh, Gary Davis,
Greg Simms, Wayne Sutton,
Kyle Sutton, Charles Gensel,
Gary Tough, Scott Swan, Scott
Schmig. William Weaver and
Mrs. Stanley Davis received
service stars for two years and
William Simms received his for
three years.
Cubmaster Crage, assisted by
Eagle Scouts Daniel Wartonick
and Gerald Calderone, carried
out the investiture ceremony of
tying the official Boy Scout
Neckerchief on Webelos Greg
Simms, Wayne Sutton, Kyle
Sutton and Charles Gensel.
Bill Weaver introduced Eagle
Scouts Daniel Wartonick and
Gerald Calderone, Troop 502,
Mountaintop. Daniel spoke on
“What Scouting Means To Me’’
the 12 points of the Scout Law.
Gerald showed slides and told of
the 50-mile hike and canoe trip
which he completed as part of a
rank requirement. A question
and answer period followed
concerning the scouts merit
badges.
Tables were decorated with
blue and gold centerpieces,
candle holders, and favors
made by the boys and their Den
Mothers. Special thanks were
given to all who helped make
the banquet a success.
Closing ceremony was con-
ducted by members of Den 4,
Pat Weaver, Den Mother.
Pack members will attend the
Shrine Circus, April 3. Next
pack meeting will be March 27
at Lehman Methodist Church.
Due to a tightened deadline
schedule, no publicity informa-
tion can be accepted later than 4
Aimee Kalnoskas, Barbara
Cummings, Mary Jean Hen-
nebaul, Kathleen Newman,
Daria Barbacci, Christine Kern
and Mary Lou Williams. In-
structing the scouts choosing
needlecraft is Alice Albowitz
Solinsky at her home in
Shavertown.
Lee Kerekas of Hickory Hills
is conducting classes in sewing
and methods of sewing con-
struction for Lynn Watchulonis,
Diane Tometchko, Michelle
Thomas, Barbara Cartier,
Jennifer Kern, Joanne
Delvecchio, Laura Pillets and
Diane Watchulonis.
Scouts choosing art classes
are Nora Barlow, Alice
Albowitz, Michele Crisci,
Carolyn Kerekas, Rose Ann
Crisci, Sheryl Lieberman, Kate
Kale, Maargaret Sheridan and
Patricia: Weggel. Various art
media and experimentation in
their use are being taught by
Kay Kale at her home in
Idetown to qualify the scouts for
several badges.
As a group, Scout Troop 645 is
working toward its original My.
Own Troop’s Badge in the area
of conservation and . .en-
vironmental control. The troop
has become affiliated with the
Back Mountain Area En-
vironmental Action Group so
that they may cooperate in their
efforts on a larger scale. Kate
Kale represented Troop 645 at
the last Environmental Action
Group meeting at the Irem
Temple Country Club. The
scouts will participate as a
group this Saturday in the
clearing of hiking and nature
trails at Moon Lake. Along with
their leader, Mrs. Robert
Cartier, and troop consultant
for this badge, Mrs. Edward
Kale, the girls have scheduled a
number of spring projects in
ecology, recycling, clean up,
beautification, and study -of
environmental resources in the
Luzerne-Lackawanna area.
Cl. Supervisor
Retires
John N. Landis, 86 Oak Drive,
Oak Hill, will retire April 1 after
nearly 22-years with Common-
wealth Telephone Company.
A native of Flemington, N.J.,
Landis is a graduate of Flem-
ington High School and attended
Dickinson College, Carlisle.
the telephone industry 37 years,
first serving with the New
Jersey Telephone Company in
1929 as commerical representa-
tive and later as assistant dis-
trict manager from 1936 to 1941.
He was transferred to United
Telephone Company in 1941 and
served as district manager at
Carlisle.
Landis joined Commonwealth
Telephone as district manager
at Dallas in 1950, and served in
Census To Survey
Handicapped
In spite of many programs
made available to handicapped
children, there are some in-
dividuals who are not receiving
any type of training or
education. Due to a recent
court order in Pennsylvania, all
children, regardless of their
handicaps, must be offered
appropriate services.
The Luzerne Intermediate
Unit is conducting a census of
all handicapped from birth to 21
years of age who are presently
not identified.
The term, ‘handicapped,”’
includes deaf, hard-of-hearing,
blind, partially seeing, crippled,
mentally retarded, seriously
emotionally disturbed, speech
impaired, or other health im-
paired children who because of
their condition require, or will
need, special education or
related services. Handicapping
conditions may occur at birth or
during developmental ' stages.
It is possible that every child
can be helped in some way even
though his problem may be
most severe. In order to
provide for the needs of such
children, it is important that
every one Be identified in order’
to make adequate provision for
them. It is’ also paramount to
make early identification so
that maximum help may be
offered.
Elma Major is directing the
census. The following coun-
selors ' are assisting in the
program: Evelyn Pesavento,
Marcella Vinovrski, Bonnie
Marconi, Harold Cawley and
Jacob Lisman.
Contacts will be made with
school districts, agencies,
clergy, and physicians. Home
visitations will also be made by
the counselors.
Referrals may be made by
calling 288 - 7040, or by writing
to Elma Major, program
director, Census of Han-
dicapped, Luzerne In-
termediate Unit, 272. Pierce
Street, Kingston.
that position until 1965 when he
was appointed general com-
mercial supervisor;
member of Irem Terjg\e, Cald-
well Consistory, and &orge M.
Dallas Lodge 531, F&AM.
He is married to the former
Dorothy Dearing of South Roy-
alton, Vt. They have two sons,
Dr. John N. Landis II, a
resident in internal medicine at
the Hospital of the Medical
College of Pennsylvania in Phil-
adelphia; and Alan R. Landis, a
teacher in social studies at Pen-
field Jr. High School in Hatfield.
He also has a grandson, John'N.
Landis III.
Friends Honor
Shirley Meck
Mrs. Charles Meck of Sterling
Avenue, Dallas was honored at
a farewell luncheon digie Irem
Temple: Country Club’ Satur-
day. Mrs. Meck will move
shortly to University Park.
Friends “attending “the lun-
“Rlussell’
Thomas, Mrs. Richa Wills,
Mrs. Duncan Whitehedd Mrs.
George Williams, Mrs. Charles
Boughton, Mrs. Elvin Bean Jr.,
Mrs. Elvin Bean Sr., Mrs. Earl
Crispells Sr., Mrs. Arthur Bird,
Mrs. Robert Brown, Mrs. Lloyd
Williams, Mrs. J. William
Farrell, and the honored guest,
Mrs. Charles Meck."
More than 40,000 acres of
Pennsylvania forestland were
replanted with trees in 1970,
American Forest ' Institute:
reports.
In that year, latest for which
statistics are available, four
state-run nurseries shipped 13.2
million seedlings for planting
within the state. Of the 40,665
wand
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