BS a a TRUE a The first board meeting of the 1972-73 school year was con- Board Sept. 12, Dr. Linford Werkheiser, superintendent, presiding. , Thirty-four recom- mendatic®™® were discussed and acted upon. Letters of correspondence were read from flood victims expressing their appreciation and commending the services Dallas High School extended to them throughout the summer months. The Allentown School District also sent a letter of recommendation in regard to the fine care and facilities provided for the flood victims at the high school. Action was taken when a letter from some local Dallas citizens gynplained about a safety hazdrd existing at the Dallas Elementary School. According to the letter, students were crossing private property and darting out onto a road parallel to the school property. As a result, the Property Com- mittee approved the erection of a fence on the south-easterly side of the Dallas Borough school property for the safety and protection of the children. The board approved the re- commendggion to appoint Allen Rodda and Associates to provide, at the flat fee of $43,000, all architectural ser- vices required through all phases of the planning and con- struction of temporary relocat- able classroom facilities neces- sary as a result of the flood emergency. By a 4-3 vote, approval was granted to enter into an agree- ment with Smith, Miller and Associates for their use of the old, frame Dallas Elementary Building as temporary office facilities. Objections were voiced on the grounds that school property should not be rented to a commercial firm. A resolution was adopted to accept the By-Laws and Guidelines for the operation of the Educational Loan Fund developed cooperatively, and approved by the Dallas Board of School Directors and the Dallas Education Association. Wyoming Seminary was granted permission to use the Dallas Intermediate School athletic field for their soccer program until Oct. 30. A project called ‘Adaptive Teaching” was adopted for further processing by the board. The project will involve a special readiness program in the kindergarten, transition classes at the Westmoreland Elementary building, remedial Three Back Mountain fire companies responded to a fire alarm at Kunkle Sept. 13 to find a blaze licking its way through the recently purchased home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Banks, Route 309, Shadyside Lake area. By the time firemen reached the burning dwelling at nearly 2:30 p.m., flames and smoke were billowing from the two- story frame building. Damage to the pst of the home was listed as “‘to¥al”’ by the one fire company official, with exten- sive smoke and water damage throughout the, Jemaining rooms. 3 Democratic Club Plans Flea Market The Back Mountain Feder- ated Women’s Demecratic Club met Sept. 6 at the Wahoo Inn, Harveys Lake. President Jean Spears presided. Plans for election of officers were discussed. Margaret Grey and Helen Grey were appointed as co-chairmen for a booth which the club will have at a flea market to be held in Tunk- hannock, time and place to be announced later. The club held a picnic recently on the lawn of Mr. and Drive, i. The ne:¥¥meeting will be held Oct. 4 at the Wahoo Inn. netige JA NSH 0lP Bedroom Decorating is our Business ; Let our professional decorators help you to create a more beau- tiful home. There is no charge for their talent. You pay only for the merchandise you Nos buy. Draperies, car- Ws pets, furniture and those so important accessories, all selected to create the incomparable Nettle Creek look. * Come in or ask about an at home appointment. NETTLE CREEK Provincial Towers - 34 South Main, W.B. ours—Mon & Thurs.—39:30-9 ues., Wed., Fri., Sat.—9:30-5 829-0760 Kunkle Fire Department was first on the scene, under the direction of Fire Chief Corey Besteder. Approximately 20 men laid four booster lines to combat the fire, and a call for assistance was put out to the Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company and the Shavertown Fire Company. The Dallas company reported with two fire trucks and an ambulance, and Assis- tant Fire Chief James Davies states that 13 men from his organization responded to the call. Three ‘Dallas men: fought the blaze from within the home, relying on air-packs for oxygen. Over 6,000 gallons of water were used before the fire was doused at approximately 4 p.m. Terming the fire ‘‘stubborn,” Assistant Chief Davies noted that flames leaped from the partitions, second floor and attic, making the blaze excep- tionally difficult to put out. No injuries were reported, al- though one Kunkle fire official reported that the Banks chil- dren were sleeping when the fire erupted. Mr. Banks, a guard at the State Correctional Institution at Chase; had reportedly left for work shortly before the fire broke out. A preliminary investigation indicates that faulty wiring in an upstairs room may have precipitated the blaze. reading at the Westmoreland building, and summer school, 1973. Approval was granted to appoint for the 1972-73 school year Walter A. Prokopchak Acting Elementary Principal for the Westmoreland, Shaver- town, and Trucksville Element- ary Schools, and also, Dr. Alfred M. Camp, Acting Direc- tor of Educational Media Ser- vices for the Dallas School Dis- trict. The following staff members were appointed to the position of Department Chairman for the subject areas indicated: Donald Hopkins, english language arts; Edward Augustine, mathe- matics; William Helgemo, science; John Turner, social sciences; Mabel Jenkins, health and physical education; Lester Lewis, music; Dorothy Withey, art; Walter Glogowski, indus- trial arts; Emma Lang, business education; Arno Miller, foreign language. The board accepted the re- signation of Nickolas Sosik, accountant, and wished him luck in his departure. Patricia A. Gregory was appointed assistant secretary to the board of directors. Barbara Landmesser and Marcy A. Bisher were ap- pointed temporary professional employees; Mrs. Catherine Wega was granted a leave of absence; and the resignation of Delbert Ell, custodian at West- moreland Elementary School, was accepted. The following list of bus drivers for the 1972-73 school year was approved: Frank Redmond, Linda Redmond, Buel Kester, Laurence Kintzer, Paul Scott, Richard Rogers, Alfred Preece and John Monka. artificial coloring, or preservatives. il on route 92 between I Nicholson and Tunkhannock PHONE 836-3202 Photo by Jim Kozemchak a6 te Te The young men from the Back Mountain area who volunteered to aid in the recovery of vaults and coffins disinterred by the June flood in Wyoming Valley, were guests of honor at a testi- monial dinner at the Kingston Township Building Sept. 11. The 16 boys, who had displayed outstanding courage and devotion to duty, were cited by several organizations and officials. The young men, mem- bers of the Trucksville Volun- teer Fire Company, worked long hours, wading in mud and water, to aid U.S. Air Force helicopter pilots. recover the azo.” Lovable... laughable Lucy... half hour of riotous entertainment SWALT-TIL WATT r 5 = = [rg Stalag 13: that camp where Starring Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer and John Banner. SHHOMEP. SHOMEP HOME? SRIOMEP SHOMEP SHOMEP coffins which had been washed from the Forty Fort Cemetery. Ken Engler received a cita- tion from U.S. Navy CW02 Ivan G. Mathers, Each volunteer was awarded citations from Paul Sabol, representing the Trucksville Fire Company; Dr. George Hudock, Luzerne County Coroner; Edward Richards, and Kingston Town- ship Supervisor. Hugh B. Hughes presented the group with a letter of commendation from the Luzerne County Funeral Directors. Rep. Frank O’Connell called to tell the young men that the presenta- tion of an award by Gov. Milton J. Shapp is forthcoming. Over 100 persons attended the dinner of which Tom Schmidle was chairman. Music was provided by Richard Yurish The boys, who have already been cited by the Dallas Rotary Club, will be honored guests of the Coroners’ Department Sept. Page 3 A committee meeting headed by Chairman Gordon Henry was conducted Sept. 13 at the Frances Slocum State Park. Representatives from Pennsyl- vania Gas and Water Company, Commonwealth Telephone Company, Consumer Services and an ombudsman from Social Services attended the meeting and delivered progress reports to a resident attendance of about 60 people. One of the main topics of the meeting concerned the con- struction of a grocery store at the trailer site. Currently a small concession stand exists, where bread and milk are avail- able to the residents. The prob- HUD numbers to call for complaints or help 288-7581 - 288-7590 left unsettled, however, and Bill Reardon, head resident advisor, promised to check into the winterization of the present concession stand. The park residents also voiced their request for bus service into Dallas. At present buses run to Public Square and Wyoming Valley Mall. It was also announced by ° Commonwealth Telephone Company that telephone service would be installed by the end of September. Presently there are 268 families living at Frances Slocum Park, a total of 914 people. The alloted number of trailers is 281. The town meetings began about four weeks ago at a resi- dent’s suggestion of the forma- tion of a ‘town council.” lem was NARROWS CENTER (717) 288-3204 Dear Friends: Wwe at Lewis Goods are happy past seeing you i Except Layaways Monday Possible 704 0 an y ess. Our store d completely : \ store and say hello! 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