Page 14 It’s been called the Lake-Leh- man Hilton by several well satisfied “customers,” and for good reason. Not only are the meals delicious, but the atmos- phere at the Lake-Lehman High School evacuation center radiates good will and courtesy among its 250 evacuees. Life at the evacuation center in Lehman has settled into a routine which includes daily trips to the Valley for flood clean-up, entertainment during the evening hours—and nutri- tious, appetizing meals three times a day. The food, supplied by the Red Cross, is prepared under the watchful eye of cafeteria supervisor Geraldine Mekeel, whose staff cooks food for the 250 evacuees housed at the high school plus an addition- al 150 flood victims who are liv- ing with families in the area. Although no formal child care center has been established at the high school, an informal re- creation program for approxi- mately 25 children has been operated by Lehman resident Ken Allison. Softball games, hikes and games of tag have done much to keep the normally rambunctious youngsters oc- cupied while their parents are Red Cross Serves 15,000 Flood Victims So far more than 15,000 persons have received emergency assistance from the American Red Cross Disaster Service since Hurricane Agnes brought severe flooding to Pennsylvania two weeks ago, according to Dan Bachman, director of Red Cross operations in Pennsylvania. Red Cross expenditures have already exceeded $3,000,000, he added. At the peak of the emergency, Red Cross provided mass care service to 175,000 persons. Where possible, families have now returned to their homes and Red Cross has begun its individual family assistance program. This consists of funds for individual orders for food, clothing, some essential household furnishings, rent, transportation, medical care and other health needs, and occupational supplies. This assistance is given as an outright gift on a stan- dardization basis related solely to family size and composition, Mr. Bachman pointed out. He urged all families needing help as a result of the flood to visit their nearest Red Cross Assistance Center. WE WERE NOT HIT BY FLOOD WATERS OUR TELEPHONES ARE NOW WORKING AND WE HAVE A LARGE INVENTORY OF AP- PLIANCES AND FURNITURE. OUR CUSTOMERS CAN GET TO OUR STORE BY TURNING LEFT OFF 309 ONTO CARVERTON RD. AT CHECKERBOARD INN, MAKE RIGHT TURN OVER BUNKER HILL INTO LUZERNE. BOYD R. WHITE UNION & TENER STS. LUZERNE, PA. 288-8535 engaged in cleaning up their flood-damaged homes. According to several eva- cuees, clean-up is progressing satisfactorily if slowly, and vir- tually everyone is grateful for the opportunity to get away from the stench and filth of the flood when they return at night to the high school. Bus service to and from the stricken areas is available free of charge, and hot showers—complete with a laundry service and fresh towels—are provided when clean-up workers get back to the high school. During the evening hours, there are films to while away the time, and Uncle Ted's Magic Review highlighted the evening’s activities July 5. A showcase of local talent has in- cluded a folk singing group comprised of four National Guardsmen, a clown from Swoyersville, and two young children who sang and played guitar. Nor are the spiritual needs of the evacuees overlooked. The Rev. Steve McGough, Gate of Heaven Church, celebrated a Folk Mass Saturday night in the school auditorium, and the Rev. Fred Whipple, pastor of the Lehman United Methodist Church, arranged transporta- tion for evacuees to attend the Sunday morning service at the Lehman church. Certain little ‘‘extras’ have made life at the evacuation cen- ter quite bearahle. Snacks— midnight or otherwise—are available around the clock in the school cafeteria. A bulletin, published periodically by An- thony Marchakitus, center co- ordinator, is handed out free of charge to evacuees and ‘‘sells”’ like the proverbial hot cakes. The bulletin contains timely in- formation about flood assist- ance, entertainment, and trans- portation. ‘Lights out” is set for 11 p.m. each night, but residents at the shelter who find it diffi- cult to sleep are invited to watch TV, read or enjoy cups of coffee in the cafeteria. Although persons have been leaving the center at a fairly steady rate, the consolidation of services in the distriet has kept the school’s population relative! GENERAL RADIO Will be OPEN As soon as possible at the same location We were all in this together . . . Let’s fight it together to make Wyoming Valley once again a beautiful place to live and work. General Radio & Electronic Co. 587 S. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, Penna. 824-7881 ly stationary. Ross Township Elementary School, plagued by septic system problems, closed its emergency shelter Friday, and 40 evacuees from the Sweet Valley School were transferred to the high school. Similarly, approximately 30 flood victims found accommodations at Lake- Lehman when the Jackson Township Fire Hall closed its facility. Because nearly one quarter of the Lake-Lehman evacuees are elderly persons unable to clean their homes without help, high school administrators cannot estimate how much longer the shelter will continue to operate. John Zaleskas, assistant high school principal, suggested that the high school may remain open ‘for at least another month or more.”’ Several of the elderly citizens housed at the high school represent ‘‘true hardship cases,” he said. Despite the hard work and less than ideal living conditions resulting from the flood, the at- mosphere at the Lake-Lehman evacuation center is far from gloomy. ‘It’s remarkable how many of the evacuees have taken on jobs here,”’ Mr. Zaleskas reports. ‘“A crew of four ' volunteers removes the tables from the cafeteria each day and scrubs the floors, and other evacuees have volun- teered to staff the laundry room. J “The spirits of the evacuees are excellent,” he reports. Photo by Jim Kozemchak shelter with an evacuee. Over 10,000 pounds of canned meat products have been donat- ed by Oscar Mayer & Co., the Wisconsin-based meat proces- sor, to the Red Cross disaster headquarters in Wilkes-Barre. The company also sent 5,350 pounds of four different canned meat products to Red Cross headquarters in Rapid City, S.D. Oscar Mayer has distribution centers in Minneapolis and Denver serving the South Dakota area, and the firm's Buffalo and Syracuse, N.Y. centers—along with its Phila- delphia plant—serve the East Coast states. Acahela will blaze more brightly than ever before, thanks to the combined efforts of the Penn Mountains Boy Scout Council and the American Red Cross. Camp Acahela, located at the edge of the Poconos near Blakeslee Cor- ners, has extended an invitation to boys aged 10 through 18 who have been displaced by the flood to spend a free week at the sumir er camp. Frc 7 M. Trammell, scout ex- ecutive, reports that non-scouts whose homes have been damaged by the flood are welcome to spend one of three week-long periods at the scout camp. Transportation to and from Camp Acahela will be provided by the Red Cross, and interested youngsters may sign up at any Red Cross center. “We think that a week at Camp Acahela will be an ex- perience young boys will long remember,’”’ Mr. Trammell declared. ‘‘So many youngsters who are living in evacuation shelters or with other families find that there is little to do, that quite difficult. These are the boys we hope to attract to our camp.” The regular camp program which is being operated for Boy Scouts will in no way be affected by this new program, Mr. Trammell emphasizes. ‘‘We have expanded our staff to handle this new program, and have plenty of cots and bedding for these non-scouts,” he ob- serves. U.S. Sen. Hugh Scott (R-Pa.) today said $490,000 has been earmarked by the ' U.S. Department of Labor to hire young people to work in flood clean-up and to pay unem- ployment benefits for those in affected areas. The Senate Republican leader said youth between the ages of 16 and 21 will be paid $1.60 an hour and will be hired through the Tri-County Community Action Agency of Harrisburg. Unemployment benefits are made under the Federal-State insurance program for jobless persons and the payments will be a minimum of $54 weekly, the same paid insured workers under employment laws in Pennsylvania. In addition to the ever- popular campfires, the flood victims will participate in activities at the waterfront, rifle range, and in the scout craft area. Athletic pe events such as softball, volieyball and basketball games will be en- joyed, along with hikes, nature lore and camp craft. Mr. Trammell recommends that each boy bring, if possible, a sleeping bag or blankets and sheets; soap, towels, toiletries, jacket for rain or cold and personal clothing. Any of these items which can not be supplied by the youngster will be sup- plied by the camp. 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