re = = —_————_—_— rrr emeTmT a SEERA EL em rer ——-—-— Whether hiking, swimming or having a unit cookout, activities abound at Camp Louise, ident facility of Penn's Woods Girl Scout Council near Berwick. With six international coun- selors on the staff, program events often center on customs and foods of their countries— Holland, Sweden, Yugoslavia and Germany—as well as im- Guiding and Girl Scouting. Other special nights included summer observance of Hallo- ween, complete with costumes, self-created; dunking for :ap- ples, a parade, and even a “spook house.” ‘‘Talent Night’ proved most entertaining as the various units presented skits of musical endeavors by member Scouts. Group singing around the campfire added to the event. Still another evening was ter- med Country Night, complete with an old-fashioned corn roast, towhich the unit planning it had invited all units. Programming within units varied from constructing an “ant farm’’ to.‘beanhole cook- ing.”’ While several units en- joyed a ‘‘creek hike,” still another unit chose to do their hiking with the aid of a bicycle. Scouts on the bike hike enjoyed four days dnd three nights ex- ploring the areas within riding distance of Camp Louise, over Jonestown Mountain to Whis- pering Pines and Ricketts Glen. Primitive camping was popu- lar this session, with one unit situated at Ricketts Glen for four days, another unit on the top of Jonestown Mountain for three days, and still another located a distance from camp but within its 373 acreage. While at camp, scouts have ample opportunity to complete various badge requirements. Over 130 girls are part of this duo-session. Starting Aug. 13, a two-week session will be run for girls age eight through 14, from flood-stricken areas locally. _ (continued from PAGE ONE) During the interim, frustra- tions among citizens have be- come like a powder keg, ready to explode at any excuse for the delay, no matter how valid a reason might seem to govern- ment officials. This is part of what Secretary Romney ex- perienced last week, and probably didn’t understand. Many valley residents are also ired by the preferential treatment some of their neigh- bors have received. But this is not always the fault of the federal officials. As one citizen noted, when he applied for his camper, his application was received by a young woman who two weeks earlier had been a waitress at a restaurant near he learned that the young woman had juggled the list so that people she knew received campers first, with the need of strangers being given a lesser priority. Similarly, an aide to Secretary Romney confided to a Greenstreet News staff writer that upon arriving in town last week he telephoned five local HUD offices, each time ex- plaining what information he wanted and who he was. ‘‘After up.” Accompanied by the secretary the next day, 27 of the HUD employes operating in and around Kingston Borough were fired. And he admitted that his scratched the surface. Another bureaucratic bungle arose when an elderly widow who had managed to make one room in the upstairs of her home liveable was delivered a camper. She refused it on the grounds that she wanted her neighbors, who were caught in worse circumstances, to have a camper first. Without ex- not permit her neighbors to re- ceive the camper provided her, HUD officials towed it away and located it elsewhere. Meanwhile the woman and her neighbors watch daily for other campers or mobile homes to arrive in the neighborhood. While immediate housing, mobile or otherwise, is a pressing problem, some valley citizens are aware that serious solutions to bringing the valley “pack better than ever’ have not been found. One resident, for example, whose home was damaged beyond repair, is in a quandry as to his next move. He knows he can probably qualify for a free HUD mobile home for a year, and can then purchase it at a reduced price if he desires to live in it longer. Meanwhile, however, he must continue the mortgage payments on his now non-existent home, and decide if he wants to seek still another mortgage in order to rebuild. If it takes more than a year to construct his new home, he will be paying two mortgage payments, plus a mobile home payment. In the midst of this dilemma he remains worried that the rains might come again. And from what he saw last June, he would have little defense against the mighty Susquehanna. If he decides to stay and rebuild, he must also worry about educational facilities for district. He must consider that the value of his real estate is far from stable, even after possible rebuilding, because there is no assurance that his neighbors will do likewise. Should they decide to forfeit their in- the bank to keep their property. And the bankers, faced with hundreds of such possibilities, could find their institutions weakened. The citizen who decides to rebuild might find himself living in the midst of an “‘instant slum,” with real estate values plummeting, thus creating even more hardships. And despite the liberal loan programs now going through Congress, the months and years ahead will be crucial to the economic stability of Wyoming Valley, and ineed, generally. Gov. Shapp has proposed that the federal government should pick up these first mortgagesas it did 'during mid-depression years. But Secretary Romney has virtually ruled out such a possibility. Everyone agrees that loans to citizens will help, but that massive grants are what is needed to solve a housing crisis like the nation has never seen. As one citizen exclaimed half in jest, the only solution he can see now is for the Wyoming Valley to secede from the U.S., declare itself an = anti- communist totalitarian state, and ask for foreign aid. The Digest of Pennsylvania Hunting and Trapping Regula- tions, normally issued with each hunting license sold, will not be available when 1972-73 Pennsyl- vania hunting licenses go on sale this month. The digest contains informa- tion on seasons and bag limits, regulations governing hunting and trapping, license data, hunting hours, maps on special areas, and other information essential to hunters. Normally, bids for the print- ing of the digest are opened and the contract awarded in April, or early May at the latest, and the digests are delivered to the Game Commission by mid-July. This year, bids were not receiv- ed until mid-May and the con- Members of the Ladies Country League held their re- organization meeting at Brothers Four Restuarant, Main St., Dallas, Aug. 9 with a majority of members attending. Mrs. John Allabaugh presided over the business meeting which included establishing rules for the 1972-73 season, introduction of members, and discussion of sponsors and teams. Secretary Mrs. Andrew Denmon read the minutes of the last meeting. In the absence of the treasurer, Mrs. Oakley Brace, it was moved to dispense with a report on the treasury. The president announced that the season would open Aug. 29 at 6:45 p.m. and requested that all members be on time. She also reported that each captain would receive information con- cerning team members, ad- dresses, and sponsors. The league is comprised of six teams including six members each and bowls over.a period of 35 weeks, sanctioned by the Women’s International Bowling Congress. tract was not awarded until June. Hunting licenses, which are prepared by another printer, are being shipped unac- companied by digests to county treasurers and local hunting license issuing agents. They will go on sale upon receipt of the licenses by the agents. When the digest printers’ strike is settled, the digests will be printed and distributed to the license issuing agents. Hunters who purchase licenses and do not receive the digests are urged to return to the issuing agents to pick up their digests as soon as the booklets are available. The Game Commis- sion will notify all news media when the 1,700,000 digests become available for general distribution. Turkey Shoot Set for Aug. 20 Harveys Lake Rod & Gun Club Inc. will hold a turkey shoot at the club grounds on Adlerson-Kunkle Road Aug. 20, beginning at 12 p.m. Features will include turkey cards for .22 calibre, standing and running deer for big bore, and scatter boards. An estimated 100 American Motorcycle Association con- testants will converge on Pocono International Race- way’s 1.8 mile road course Aug. 19 and 20, for the AMA Road Racers, it was announced today by raceway officials. Leading the entry list are four of the world’s top riders, including the present American Motorcycle Association’s national point leader, Mark Brelsford of Los Altos, Calif. Brelsford, the number seven AMA rider in 1971 has accumulated 1132 points in his title bid and leads the number two challenge, Gary Scott, by 225 points. Brelsford’s 1972 record in ten national championship races includes three victories, one each at Ascot, Calif.; Louisville, Ky. and Salem, Oregon. Challenging Brelsford will be Gary Fisher of Parkesburg, Pa., Yvon Duhamel of Mon- treal, Canada and Bart Markel of Flint, Michigan. Fisher and Duhamel have both won major events this year with Fisher capturing the 100 mile road race at Louden, New Hampshire and Duhamel the 125 mile road Atlanta, Georgia, event. Markel has collected points in two races. The two-day event on Pocono’s challenging 1.8 mile course, includes practice, qualifying heats and four races. A 50.4 mile junior-expert combine will highlight Satur- day’s events and on Sunday a novice 25.2 mile event, a 50.4 mile junior and a 50.4 mile expert race will be featured. On both days, the popular Canadian Side Car Association will put on exhibition races. In addition to the road races at Pocono an assault on the world’s 24-hour endurance record will be made by Merle Shank, a 33 year old cycle en- thusiast from Des Moines, Towa. Shank will start at 9 a.m. Aug. 18 and during the 24-hou period ending at 9 a.m. on’ Saturday Shank, under AMA sanction, utilizing Pocono’s 2.5 mile tri-oval, hopes to establish a'new 24-hour record with his own personal Honda 750. The record he is shooting at has been in existance since April, 1937 when the late Fred Haram traveled 1825.2 miles on a 10 mile course at Muroc Drylake, Calif, averaging 76.615 MPH. The record established by Hamm with a 61 cubic inch assaults made on it, but no one to date has been able to crack the mark. Fans attending the races on Aug. 19 will get to see the end of Shank’s run as the gates open at 8 a.m. and his run is scheduled to end at 9 a.m. Tickets for coming events are available: at all Ticketron . Outlets and'at Raceway Office: For further information con- tact: William Marvel Sr. manager and public relations director. . : in advance with Mr, FALLS, PENNA. PHONE 388-6719 BUS BOYS Lehman twp. Wayne Weaver Auctioneer RD 2 Tunkhannock Pa. Ph. 333-4194 buses Luzerne Co. Cora Hoover Exec. Pikes Creek, Pa. = i. Page 16 Wyoming Valley Giants foot- ball team kicks off its Empire Football League schedule with a game Saturday night at 8 in Charlie Trippi Stadium, Yates- ville, against the Oneonta In- dians of New York. General Manager Tom Jones of the Giants stated: “We have overcome numerous obstacles but are finally ready to open our league season. The Giants are very grateful to the Pittston Area School Board for making their fine facility available. Our team is ready for action and we appeal to regional fans to give us their support Saturday and all through the season.” Coach Ed Brominski has been Herb Harvey Speedway Open When Larry Butler of Noxen lost control of his car during a recent appearance at the Herb Butler’s auto hit the lead car driven by Roger Finch, who was then in lead position. The jolt broke a center bolt on Finch’s car, dropping him back to third position—and the mis- contention and sent ‘‘Doc’’ Davenport of Tunkhannock out front on a restart. In Circuit 14, Rich Bishop of Meshoppen once again came out of his hiding spot, gaining on Davenport for the remainder of the 25 laps. Bishop finished about a car’s length off the pace behind Davenport; Finch dropped in for third as Allen Sorchik of Harveys Lake checked in fourth. Fifth place went to Al Dymond of Beau- mont with Bill Wilson of Noxen rounding out the top six. By popular demand, the Herb Harvey Speedway will resume racing on Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m., beginning Aug. 20. A 35- lap summer championship feature for the late models and 25-lap feature for the hobby di- vision will be held Aug. 20. All Types CARPENTRY WORK e Paneling e Ceiling Blocks e Closets e Porches, etc. MOBILE HOME REPAIRS Roofs Gutters Installed Sun De Steps-Patios Homes set up and ,-Canopys Leveled on Concrete Pads “No Job too Small’ Even Handy Andy work . . . Leaky faucets, eic. “You Name It-We'll Fix It" 477-5833 542-7888 evenings 542-4053 hard at work with the Giants since the start of practice May 15. The team lost several weeks of practice time during the period immediately following the Susquehanna River Flood of June 23. The Giants are made up for the most part of former Wyoming Valley high school stars. The players feel they have a good shot at beating out the defending champion, Lack- awanna County Eagles, and runner-up Tri-City Jets for league honors. First order of business will be to topple Oneonta Saturday— and it promises to be a stiff opener as the Indians were third in the loop last season with a | ATTENTION | & HOME | commendable 6-4 overall log. “We will give Wyoming Valley football fans their share of thrills and especialgfinvite Mountain region to follow the Giants this season. Our team is 1-1 on the exhibition trail and showing plenty of improve- ment,” stated Jones. Tickets to the opening league game Saturday are on sale in various local agencies, in- cluding Matus News Stand on Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. The early bird gets the space! \ happens. with 616 No. Penna; Ave immadiate attention 3 Wil thes-3Barrc . 11 SHAVERTOWN 675-1107 COMPANY Bnei ta Si Cini: NE a fee @ | = oe Wamp. i aly’ p— Pf NF ee pL Pt ot (TY Pq oO Be Hg et Cl wn Da QA OO TT" MD OO OL == J co WE TO «< 3 ? $2 Fu Pa
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