“Complete Back MountainNews’’ : ® ) VOL. 83 NO. 24 THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1972" DALLAS, PA. Phone 675-5211 FIFTEEN CENTS United Penn Expands New Bank Facilities To Be Opened Saturday | The expansion project under peru Looking back over a 64-year career as a many mgnths at the Dallas office of member of the Luzerne County Bar, Atty. United ¥nn Bank will reach a festive Lewis regards his long association with climax June 24, when the new and im- United Penn Bank as one of the ‘most proved facilities will be opened for public satisfying’’ experiences of his life. inspection. A native of West Pittston, Atty. Lewis Main features of the project included - graduated from Dickinson Law School in expansion of the drive-in banking area, 1907, and was admitted to the county bar with addition of two new drive-in win- in 1908. dows and extensive landscaping. Im- Referring to his long tenure as bank Re provements have also been made in the counsel, Atty. Lewis adds, “My gratifica- lobby. tion for having been retained as counsel _ Vice President William H. Baker Jr., for so many years is unbounded.” x managegnf the Dallas office, invites the The bank’s expansion project was public to ‘Drive Up” and look around, designed by the architectural firm of from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on the 24. Free gifts Lacy Atherton and Davis. Raymon R. will be distributed, including balloons Hedden & Company was contractor. } and lollipops for the youngsters, and visitors will be able to register for free So d B h prizes, including a color TV set. Prize ai Y cacC registration will continue through the : following week, with a drawing June 31. N Cl ~~ d The new drive-in units have been ot ose ¢ constructed of brick, matching the pre- t existing unit, to present a harmonious A R Pp d : appearance. Underground : acilities have S € orte been installed to enable the addition of a fourth window at some future date. Reports that Sandy: Beach, Harveys The attractive landscaping of the Lake, has been closed due to pollution of Photo by Pat Cancro A Franklin Township resident at the Back Mountain United y enlarged drive-in banking area adds a the lake water or for any other reason Taxpayers Association meeting, asked a typical question, “Why refreshing note of summertime beauty to was strongly denied this week by Al do we need a water system when my well does a fine job.” the Dallas Corners scene. Wendel Jr. The entire $100,000 project, notes Mr. ‘We are open for the season,” Mr. 800 Attend Baker, Mets the burgeoning growth of Wendel, who is one of the incorporators of ——————— the I Rack Mountain ar. a, and the con- Sandy Beach Recreation inc., along with \ stantly rising need for b.nking service, Ernest Daily and Frank ¥. Crispell. : 9 8 : $ 3 providing. recreational area that is not open is the The #y drive-in facilities, he adds, SandBar, which is expected to be opened will not only mean faster service and tothe public in the very near future. The : @ ed greater convenience for bank customers, beach, resplendent with its topping of a i i i Cu to =, & i er - = but will also expedite the flow of traffic in white sand, is definitely open. And Mr. a the Dallas Corners vicinity. Wendel stressed that the water when 3 : a By coincidence, Atty. Burt B. Lewis, tested for the past few years has proved To show their extreme interest in any Each elected official chose to make a fire recently for what was believed to be 3 Dallas, who has been counsel for the bank to be above legal standards. discussion of a water study, some 800 statement before the meeting was thrown his interests in a Scranton company a since 1940, will be celebrating his 87th “We have records of the tests in our Back Mountain residents gathered June open for a question and answer period. whose subsidiary, National Utilities, i birthday June 29, during the week of files,” reported Mr. Wendel, “and we 15 to hear county and state officials and Sen. Wood assured the large audience owns several local water companies, celebration to follow the grand opening of hate to see these erroneous reports representatives of Gilbert Associates Inc. that public hearings will be held in every went on record as having “no iota of the bank’s enlarged Dallas office and : : and Kingston Township Water Com- municipality asking for same before interestin Lomma Industries and there is drive-in banking facilities. (continued on PAGE FOURTEEN) mission. House Bill 41 is brought before the Senate nothing further from the truth that I do The meeting was held officially by for a vote. He said the bill was “sleeping have.” He also threatened to bring a libel Back Mountain United Taxpayers Very peacefully” in committee and he suit against those who said he did have d Association, an organization formed could not understand local concern about interests in the Scranton firm. Z . . expressly to fight against a water . its passage. Continuing his statement, the county HE T h Pl authority proposed for the local area. Commissioner Wideman reminded the commissioner asserted, “I will never, OWIlS 1P anning ; O e Accepting invitations extended by the people that a state mandate 18 months knowing your feelings, be for a water ; taxpayers group were Sen. T. Newell ago called for a complete analysis to be authority in this area.” Wood; Rep. Frank J. O'Connell; Luzerne made for the entire county, and after Commissioners Crossin and Price both ® : : Lan To Be Put On Dis 1 a County Commissioners E.C. Wideman, Luzerne County Planning Commission stated residents should carry on their Yy Frank Crossin and Ethel Price; Edward hired Gilbert Associates to do the study, fi i Prompted by Reques ts fight against H.B. 41, and that they too Heiselberg, director of Luzerne County he never “saw the report before last were opposed to a water commission in Planning Commission; Lou Chillius and Friday” (June 9). He reiterated he did the Back Mountain. Dallas Township Planning Commis- Dombroski and Francis Gerald. The oe n iii > Several Folin by planning commission had recommended John Condeelis of Gilbert Associates; and not hire the engineering firm, based in After these officials voiced their op- Eon Sats, 91 > hey the town rejection to the supervisors, and super- David Phillips, William Pugh and Pete Reading, to do the survey nor had no part position to a water authority, Rep. Ship planning ¢¢ and zoning or- visors went along with the recommenda- williams of Kingston Township Water in hiring. O'Connell reasoned, “I hope you are dinance jn Back Mountain Memorial Li- tion. Commission. The commissioner, who has been under d on PAGE FOURTEEN : brary fd availability to the public. The (continued on ) action was taken at the commission's pmo LYCID Auction Barn Brainchild of 2 Dallas Men man Zoning Hearing Board approved a temporary permit for Joe Kravitz to g place a 12-foot by 45-foot trailer on his lot ! on Davenport Street, Dallas Township. - certain provisional restrictions. The temporary permit has the expiration date of Aug. 31, and one month after Mr. A Kravitz moves his trailer. to the ; Davenport Street site a dye test must be made by Sanitation Officer Fred Dodson. For 25 years, the old white barn on the It seems that Clavie, after convincing a Risley estate provided the Lee to accept the co- -chairmen’s position, peat perfect backdrop for the Back Mountain then called John and, alleging to an ab- Memorial Library Auction. Its rustic solutely non-existent feud between the ol "simplicity emphasized the folksy small two men, asked if John would ‘let by- town atmosphere of the Auction, and its gones be by-gones’’ and work with Lee on : cavernous inner reaches supplied ample the committee. space for the storage of antiques, new and used goods—and a handy meeting The distraction proved eminently suc- i If the dye tests prove the septic system place for committee members. Sere i i for the gre b in good and workable When it came time to move the Auction It was a set-up, no doubt about it,” § conditid¥t, a permit for one year will be to its new site behind the Library, one of John laughs. “I quickly informed Clarke ~~ s approved for the Kravitz trailer. the first questions Auction planners had that there wasn’t any feud between Lee 3 However, should the dye tests by Mr. to ask was: “Where do we store all the and myselt—and said sure, I'd take the Dodson prove unsatisfactory, Mr. stuff?” job. hel It seemed clear that a building com- mittee was needed to deal with the ques- tion, and Auction Chairman Clarke Bitt- ner knew just the two men to handle the problem. By taking a tack which was at once a distraction and a remarkable tour a de force, Clarke was able to collar the tractive permanent facilities for the Auc- 2] men he knew were right for the job. tion, including a handsome redwood barn ~~ John Gregorski and Lee Eckert, the which will provide more usable space— architect and structural engineer who and will be more convenient to use—than Kravitz has the option of putting in a new septic system or removing the trailer from the lot. Chairman Jacob Taylor, Daniel Meeker and James Alexander serve on the board. It was noted by the planning commis- sion, which has five members, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Meeker, Mr. Alexander, Carl Goeringer and Frederick Sallada, that Clarke’s assessment of the two men’s abilities proved as expert as his method of enlisting their help. What has resulted from the team effort has been the plan- ning and construction of some very at- / ) 3 Proto bY. firh J hak Checking out plans for the new Library Auction barn (in cs ” 3 ST4z : y the township Board of Supervisors re=: ey background) are Clarke Bittner, Auction chairman; Lee Eckert. volunteered 10 co-chmy the Puildting the old Risley Barn. jected two petitioners seeking rezoning at and John Gregorski, designers of the new permanent facilities. committee, still recall Clarke’s sales (continued on PAGE FOURTEEN) Demunds Corners. Petitioners were Alex 4 : / ; pitch with wonderment.
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