po Recent management appoint- William J. Umphred, vice pre- sident-operations for Common- wealth Telephone Company in Dallas. Lloyd C. Gable has been: ap- pointed gk plant staff manager. In his 8% position, Gable will be responsible for the entire staff function in the company’s staff group acts as support and liaison for the company’s field installat/® and repair force. Mr. Gable’s background in the telephone industry is well founded. He has served the tele- phone industry since 1941 when he started with Western Elec- tric Company. Since then he has worked in - several telephone jobs and joined Commonwealth in 1958 in the Engineering De- partment. In 1969 Gable was president of the Keystone State Chapter of the Independent Telephone Pioneer Association: Mr. Gable, his wife Elmyra, son Richard and daughter Karen reside at 635 Rutter Ave., Kingston. William A. Shaner has been appointed marketing manager. As marketing manager, Mr. Shaner will be responsible for the sales programs, rates and tariffs, andy Sion -company relations. Mr. Shaner is a 1963 fr oh fff chH Registration for new students who plan to enter the Dallas Junior High School this fall will be taken in the school’s office 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. June 26 to June 30. ; It will not be necessary for these students who attended Dallas schools this past year to register. Birth certificate and report cards from previous schools are required. graduate of Wilkes Coliege with a B.S. in commerce and finance and joined Commonwealth in 1966 as a commercial represen- tative in the Tunkhannock dis- trict. Prior to becoming Marketing Manager, he served as market- ing staff manager and was for- merly the business office manager in Commonwealth’s Towanda office. Mr. Shaner, hi: wife Bonnie and son Todd resic at ‘144 North Pioneer Av Shavertown. Finally, Thomas A. Covalla becomes the budgets, measure- ments, and results. manager. Mr. Covalla, who was formerly the budgets : and results supervisor, will be responsible for development and control of the company’s budget concepts and the analysis of measurement data. Mr. Covalla is a 1965 graduate of Brown University and served as a lieutenent with the United States Navy from 1967 to 1971. He joined Commonwealth Tele- phone Company in 1971 as a management trainee and has held several positions in the plant department. Mr. Covalla and his wife Sue Thomas Covalla William A. SHaner Arriving Daily Narrows A complete line of Center, + i the three new windows. Five schools of Dallas School District will require installation of sewer lines in order to be con- nected to the new sewer system of Dallas Area Municipal Authority. A contract for instal- lation of lines was awarded to Hoover & Milbrodt by the June 13 meeting. - The Lehman firm’s low cu- mulative bid was for $9,900. In- stallation work will be done this summer at Dallas Inter- mediate, and Dallas, Shaver- town, Westmoreland and Trucksville Elementary Schools. Bids were opened also for asphalt paving, insurance, art supplies, coal, removal of ashes, rubbish and garbage, manual typewriters and main- tenance service, and custodial supplies. They were turned over to the proper committees for study and tabulation. Instructional staff members for the secondary summer school program were hired, with the provision that enroll- ment meets present expecta- tions. A counselor and three staff members were hired for the elementary summer school program. Mary Ward was approved as school social Every Monday, FOR KIDS . .. And Adults Who Think They Understand Them Your Public TV Station WVIA-CHANNEL 44 P.O. Box 849 Including Phones: (AC 717) 735-0730 worker for the elementary summer program. Four professional members have been added to the school district staff for the 1972-73 school year. They are Helene M. Bosche, Harrisburg; Joan Law- son, Shavertown; Dorothy Banks, Dallas; and Thomas Shaver, Trucksville. Nancy Buss’ interim appoint- ment as director for the senior high school girls’ softball intra- mural program during this school year was approved. On recommendation of Dr. Linford A. Werkheiser, superin- tendent, approval was granted for staff members to attend conferences, as listed: Naomi Prynn, food service manager, to Food Services Institute at Pennsylvania State University, July 9-12; Dr. Werkheiser to Pennsylvania School Public Re- lations Association Conference, June 23, Harrisburg; Gloria Whitman to ‘Drug Abuse: What Should the Counselor Do?” sponsored by Department of Education, Shippensburg State College, June 20-23; Dr. Werk- heiser to ninth annual Pennsyl- vania Department of Education Curriculum Conference, Ship- pensberg State College, June 20-22; Marie Lewis, junior high music teacher and choral director, to Choral Conductors Workshop, Bucknell University, Aug 6-11. Contracts were awarded for senior high industrial art supplies, junior high general shop supplies and graphic art supplies. ' Authorization was given to the superintendent’s office to issue working permits to minors, with the understanding the superintendent may assign the guidance counselor or other employes of the district to execute the proper papers. Linda Blair, Linda Kelly, Chris Kreidler, Mary Alice Lumley, Connie Miller, Gloria Mitchell, Ann Scott and Lois Summers were approved as se- creterial on-the-job trainees to be employed under the Business Education Work Study Project. An adjourned meeting will be held June 27 at 7:15 p.m. for final adoption of the $3,546,169 school budget for the 1972-73 school: year. Page 3 Kingston Township Board of Supervisors expressed its inten- tion at a meeting June 14 to meet with officials of other municipalities, and until such meetings, they will defer voting on a petition which protests the Auction Needs Strong Backs The Library Auction Buildings and Grounds Com- mittee is urgently requesting help in preparing the new Auction site for the 26th annual Auction to be held July 7, 8 and 9. 2 Lee Eckert, chairman of the building committee, and Stefan Hellersperk, chairman of the grounds committee, are asking the men and women and young people of the Back Mountain to come out to the Auction grounds Tuesday’s or Thursday’s at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings at 9am. There is considerable work needed to get the grounds and buildings ready in time for the Auction. Your help is needed— can we count on you? Damage Inflicted To Sewage Plant When employes of Dallas Area Municipal Authority arrived at the treatment plant site Tuesday morning they dis- covered vandalism had been done to the control building and a seeded embankment at the back of the site. Chief Operator Tom Bagley reported that 12 panes of glass on the rear section of the control building had been broken by rocks. Also, hay, which covered the newly-sown bank, had been set afire and burned. It was thought that a light rain helped to extinguish the burning hay and that no permanent damage had been done to the seeded area. Dallas Township Patrolman James Kelly investigated. available. Cor... formation of a water authority in the Back Mountain Area. Chairman Edward Richards observed that ‘“‘we have no in- tentions of trying to force an authority, but the entire area is outgrowing the water system everyday. At this time, we are not in favor of a water authority but hesitate to go on record as being against an authority. We do not know what the future needs may be. For the most part, we are not in favor of Gilbert Associates report.” He went on to say that the three supervisors would con- tinue to work with Kingston Township Water Commission and Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission. ‘‘The water commission has been doing a remarkable job,” he stated. In a letter to the board, the Property Owners Association of Westmoreland Hills asked that owners of vacant lots be re- quired to cut weeds and under- growth. Township Secretary Michael Stanley was instructed to advertise that lot owners must ‘cut weeds or else the township will do it and charge the owners accordingly. Road Superintendent Robert Chamberlain is to check water conditions on Cliffside Road, as 41 residents signed a petition re- questing same. Solicitor Ben Jones III was directed to draw up an ordin- ance expressing the board’s intent to adopt a Home Rule Charter, with the voters to decide the issue. A study com- mission would make recom- mendations, and the question would appear on the ballot. It was noted in a letter from Solicitor Merton Jones that Dallas Area Authority has had meetings with Luzerne County Housing Authority. D.A.M.A. has received a verbal agree- ment from the housing authority that the Meadowcrest Housing Development will con- sewer system. Heights Road, Carverton Heights, will be taken over by the township and the road de- ance immediately. Pension Ordinance were ap- proved as advertised. W.R. Mathers, police chair- man, reported the cruiser May. Twenty-eight arrests were made and 270 miscellaneous Chief Paul Sabol attended two seminars on police work. The roads department chair- man, Edward Hall, noted that East Center Street, Shaver- town, is in ‘‘deplorable’’ condi- tion, and that action must be taken to alleviate the condition. This is a state-owned road, but Mr. Hall said that Pennsylvania Department of Transportation claims it is the sewer authority’s responsibility. Glassware by and Fenton Open daily 10 to 5 Evenings by Appt. 735-7517 Take Main Street thru Nanticoke left on Robert St. at Newport Hose Co, = GRAN SE EE kis
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