vt News Co. Publication NOTICE OF DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that the report of the auditors of DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1972 was filed on the 6th day of November, 1972 in the office of Prothonotary of Luzerne County of which the following is a concise summary or statement of same including the assets and liabilities of DALLAS SCHOW?., DISTRICT and the same will be confirmed absolutely un- less an appeal is taken therefrom within 30 days after the filing thereof. ACCOUNTANTS’ OPINION We have examined the condensed balance sheet of DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT as of June 30, 1972 and the related statement of general fund revenue and expenditures for the year then ended. Our examination was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and accordingly included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as we con- sidered necessary in the circumstances; as to the Cafeteria and ‘Activities Funds, it was not practical for us to extend our examina- tion beyond the School’s accounting for recorded cash receipts and disburgaments. The N:ventory and property, plant and equipment are stated at values other than cost as more fully. explained in Notes 2 and 3 to ‘the financial statements. In our opinion, except as noted in the preceding paragraph, the ‘accompanying financial statements present fairly the financial po- ‘sition of the School District at June 30, 1972 and the results of its ‘operations for the year then ended. in conformity with the account- of Accounting and Related Financial Procedures for Pennsylvania “School Systems, applied on a basis consistent with that of the pre- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. PARENTE, RANDOLPH & CO. Certified Public Accountants ASSESSED VALUATION ON REAL ESTATE RATE OF REAL ESTATE TAX $20,838,590 62 MILLS DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, 1972 ASSETS $ 128,985 100,500 Delinquent taxes (contra) 44,668 Federal and state subsidies 14,078 Other 535 Inventory of materials and supplied (contra) (Note 2) 184,978 Amount % be provided for authority rentals (Note 4) 14,311,705 Propert®eplant and equipment (contra) (Note 3): Land and land equipment 416,200 ~ Bujldings 8,244,295 oy Furniture and equipment’ | 615,502 Tories $24,061,446 Erdal 7 LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITIES ~ LIABILITIES: Accounts payable $ 176,474 Accrued payroll 214,861 Amounts withheld from employees for taxes, etc. 67,684 Revenue received in advance 15,996 Authority rentals payable (Note 4) 14,311,705 " TOTAL LIABILITIES $14,686,720 FUND EQUITIES: Contra: Invested in property, plant and equipment (Note 3) $9,275,997 Delinquent tax equities 44,668 Invested in inventory (Note 2) 184,978 Total contra $9,505,643 Fund balances (deficits) (130,917) TOTAL FUND EQUITIES $9,374,726 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITIES $24,061,446 See Notes to Financial Statements DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT STATEMENT OF GENERAL FUND REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1972 CASH, JULY 1, 1971 $ 77,317 REVENUE: Local Sources $1,615,224 State Sources 1,631,284 Federal Sources 72,353 Total revenue 3,318,861 ADD—net decreases in assets and increase L¥in liabilities 45,011 3,363,872 Total net resources 3,441,189 EXPENDITURES: Administration 123,855 Instruction 1,635,019 Public Personnel Services 57,126 Health Services 48,605 Public Transportation Services 154,357 Operation and Maintenance of Plant ~~ 348,766 Fixed Charges 168,707 ‘Food Services 8,554 Student Activities 47,765 Community Services 7,294 Capital Outlay 35,437 Debt Service 494 876 Intersystem Payments 60,712 3,191,073 5 Total expenditures in liabilities ADD—Total net obligations CASH, JUNE 30, 1972 148,240 3,339,313 —— $ 101,876 1. CASH: 2. INVENTORY: ed by the school personnel. 4. AUTHORITY RENTALS: School District: FINAL ANNUAL BUILDING PAYMENT DUE RENTAL Senior High School January 15, 1988 $125,000 Senior High School addition July 15, 1992 60.000 Junior High School January 1, 1992 281.000 TOTAL $466,000 46-3-C The acts of legislating, whether they be at federal, state, county, or municipality have become so complicated legitimate business and time consuming airings of items that need no official action except administrative disposal that we are leaning more and more on committee action to weed out the unnecessary and to reduce the work load at official sessions. To a certain degree there is governing body cannot be kept in session round the clock at any level. Much of the chaff is winnowed out in the committee room. When approaches are made to putting together solutions to public problems, many ideas get airings in committee that would not be put forth in. stated session. In particularly difficult situations compromises must be ham- mered out. But the process does rob the public of an increasingly larger measure of the right to know. And it creates suspicion as to what goes on behind those closed doors when what is said is not entered on the record. The droning of ayes and nays on the floor at open meeting hides a great deal and never reveals the actual operations of elected officials by which their con- stituents might judge them. Censure is growing over the committee system of the state legislature, local councils and school board meetings on this very point. When politics and governing did not exert such an impact on the varied groups of society, what the elected did was pretty much their business. It is harder for the lower levels to dispose of their duties by holding frequent public meetings because they are unpaid volunteers who must arrange personal affairs to make the roll calls. The committee system is probably abused to the greatest extent in state capitals and Washington, D.C. In the first place a committee chairman has entirely too much personal power and he usually gets it through longevity of service which seldom is a criteria of his ability. « This life and death power over a bill is an anachronism: in this era. Whether the chairman likes the bill or: mot, - despises the colleague who submitted it or is willing to sit on it for the benefit of some special interest, he still should be stripped of authority to subject it to his personal whim. When it is withheld from committee consideration as to been done a disservice and the rights of those who champion certain legislation have ' not been given their full rights before ‘the law. Certainly those who must take the responsibility for formation of legislation need some privacy to tap sensitive areas, andi‘ac@uaint members with all the ramifications of any proposed action. But that does not, even under the law of the Commonwealth, permit secrecy and refusal to permit coverage of committee ‘meetings where the decisions: are hammered out. Without the information that is produced in this fashion, the public cannot judge the motives of its lawmakers, never gets any inkling of how the public will has been thwarted or whether the ‘informed sour- ces’ statements bootlegged out by the press or leaked pur- posefully are accurate or just smoke screens. The recent legislatures can blame a great deal of their public maulings on their con- stant proclivity to work behind closed doors, ramrod decisions through by fiat and take a general ‘public’ be damned” attitude. Some moves are currently afoot to require open committee meetings and going further to require minutes and records be kept that would be available to the public. How quickly this will come depends on the general public. (from the DuBois Courier- Express) Carey, Tim Carroll. Crew: Wes Cave, Jim Davies. Ward. needed): Jim Davies. by Ralph Nader WASHINGTON--Student act- ivism has come a long way from that day in February, 1960 when four Bible-carrying black students sat down at a lunch counter in North Carolina and refused to move until served. They and the thousands of white and black civil rights workers who followed their: example ushered in a decade of campus social concern about issues such as peace, ecology, and women’s rights. This surge of activism affected colleges and univer- sities themselves. At numerous campuses dress codes and par- ietal rules have been aban- doned; courses are more diver- sified; and, in many schools, students haye won a voice in policy matters. Despite some successes, student actiyities | are plagued by recurring | problems. Students’ lives. “suffer from gaping discontinuities: Acti- vities follow the academic cycle. Campus-led voter regis- KINGSTON TOWNSHIP Patrolmen Pugh and Loh- mann investigated a minor accident which occured Sunday afternoon on Pioneer Avenue in Trucksville. Paul Sabol, 43 S. Pioneer Ave., Trucksville, was backing out of his driveway when his car was struck by an automobile traveling south on the street driven by David O’Donnell, Garfield Street, Dallas. No one was hurt. Bonnie Reilly, Allman Street, Philadelphia, was involved in an accident Nov. 19, when she lost control of her car on Dug Road 600.feet south of Mount Olivet- Road, trying to avoid hitting a squirrel crossing the road. She then. struck the dirt bank on the right side of the highway and overturned. There were no injuries. Patrolmen Pugh and Lohmann investi- gated the accident Michael Kasper, 148 Howell Road, Shavertown and Steven Chiogna, Hill Top Road, Shavertown, were both injured Friday night when their car hit a UGI utility pole. The accident occurred on Center Street at the intersection with Lehigh Street in Shavertown. Mr. Kasper, driving a 1968 Ford Hardtop, said that he was unable to see his car was not functiohing!“The boys. were ‘taken to ‘Nesbitt Hospital by the Kingston Town- ship ambulance. Officer Jack Appel, Jack Stephenson and Frank Roginski investigated the accident. DALLAS TOWNSHIP On Friday, Richard Widman, of Wellsville, N.Y., was in- volved in an accident when he pulled out in front of Albert Kotch, Boland Avenue, Wilkes- Barre at the Kunkle Alderson Road on Route 309. Mr. Wid- man, who was unfamiliar with the area, said that he did not see the sign. Damages to both cars were estimated at $1500. Patrol- man’ Kelly investigated the accident. Another accident occurred on Route 309 Friday evening, 120 feet south of Martin's Gas Sta- tion, when Robert Downing, RD 4 Tunkhannock plowed into the side of a tractor trailer driven by Warren Dailey, RD 1 Dallas. Mr. Downing was traveling south on the highway in the out- side lane and he claimed that he did not see the truck backing off the road to park. There were no injuries. Early Friday morning, Shirley Weidner, RD 2 Dallas, was traveling east on Route 415, when a deer ran out in front of her car. She was unable to avoid striking the deer, and ‘as she came to a sudden stop, her car skid 150 feet facing west. There were no injuries. Patrolman Lamoreux investigated the accident. : DALLAS TOWNSHIP Snow and icy conditions were responsible for three minor accidents in Dallas Township this past week. Kirk P. Schlemmer, 4 Kadel Dr., Succasunna, N.J., who lost control of his 1971 Capri 300 feet from the College Misericordia entrance late Thursday night, ran off the road and turned on its roof. Mr. Schlemmer was uninjured, but his car was dam- aged by $1000. Patrolman Gruver was the investigating officer. On evening, Walnut Street, Luzerne, was traveling south on Route 309, when he hit a patch of ice, ran across the road and struck a guard rail. Mr. Edonick suffered no visible injuries, but complained of pain and dizziness and was taken to Nesbitt Hospital by the Dallas ambulance. Officer Kelly in- vestigated. Wednesday Early Wednesday morning Gloria Mitchell lost control of her car after: she hit a patch of ice as she was traveling south on Route 309 and slid off the road. The car then turned over on its roof. Miss Mitchell was uninjured. Patrolman Lamor- eux. investigated. the mishap. LEHMAN TOWNSHIP On Thursday ‘at approx- imately 6:60 p.m., Rosemary Scavone, driving a pale blue Maverick, ‘was involved in an accident near the Huntsville Resevoir Dam. According to witnesses at the scene, Miss Scavone’s vehicle was seen lying on its'right side on the left side of the road. The car was apparently. traveling towards Lehman when the accident occurred. A purse was discovered nearby<with its con- tents scattered ever a large por- tion of the road.i Traffic was backed up iniboth:directions. When questioned: for informa- tion concerningiothe mishap, Chief Lionel Bulford of the Leh- man Township Police was re- luctant to reveal any details other than that the girl was un- injured. He said that ‘‘she did not want the -accident pub- ated 2 i The mother: of :Miss Scavone ‘was | alsowcontacted, however, She'réported that )‘she knew no- thing about the accident.” " Details so far obtained were provided by witnesses at the scene of the accident. . DALLAS BOROUGH An accident occurred Friday shortly after’ Hiidhight when Richard Prutzirté&n, Maple Street, Shavertown; who was traveling north on’ “Route 415, ran into the stalled’ ‘car of Cecil Voplus, RD?1}/ 'Hatveys Lake. Mr. Voplus was pulling out of Elby’s parking’lét' When his car stalled. No ‘one Was injured. Chief Ray Titus investigated the accident. On Sunday morning there was a slight ‘collision ‘involving Donald Spencer, RD 2 Dallas and Ross D: Piazza, Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown. Mr. Spencer made a left turn on Mill Street on Route 415 when the right rear of his car was hit by the Piazza vehicle. There were no injuries. The investigating officer was Edward Montross. tration drives, tutorial grams for the poor, and en- vironmental projects are inter- rupted by examination periods and too often ended by summer vacations. Who ever heard of a July peace demonstration? In addition to lack of con- tinuity, lack of know-how hampers student efforts. This is espicially true when they at- tempt to. deal with complex issues such as industrial con- tamination of the environment, employment discrimination on the basis of race and sex, in- equities in the tax laws or de- fective consumer products. Such problems are not readily solved by symbolic demonstra- tions, marches or sit-ins. Scien- legal, engineering, or discover the extent of the pro- blem and to bring it to a solu- tion. In 1970-71 students in Oregon and Minnesota developed a way to provide continuity and expert knowledge to their efforts and to enhance their educational ex- periences. The vehicle was a student-funded Public Interest Research Group (PIRGM(. The theory behind the PIRG was un- complicated. Students in schools throughout each state hired their own full-time staff of lawyers, scientists, and other advocates. These professionals provided continuity and focus to student efforts. In turn, through class work and staff supervised projects, students learned the techniques of public interest re- search. Each participating school elected student directors who set policy for the group. The money to pay for salaries and expenses came from student activity fees. However, students who formed PIRGs in- sisted that the PIRG fee should be refundable, first, to protect those not wishing to support PIRG activities and, second, to give students a means of re- stricting the PIRG should it prove unresponsive or ineffect- ive: Fortunately, the first PIRGs have been so successful that in Minnesota; where the ‘best! fig- ures are available, refunds total less than five percent of the money collected. Moreover, as word of the success of the first groups spread, new PIRGs were organized. All allow the same basic formula, but each is Page 5 independent and concentrates on issues within its immediate area. In Vermont, for example, students and ataff have published exposes on the ski in- dustry, Blue Cross health in- surance, and are in the process of creating a statewide lobby. The Western Massachusetts PIRG has sued a large utility. In Minnesota MPIRG took action on more than 60 projects during its first year of oper- ation. The Missouri PIRG drafted a new consumer code to protect poor people in St. Louis. The fledgling New Jersey PIRG, with only two. staff members, led a fight against a transportation bond issue which ignored mass transit needs. In each case student researchers gathered data and prepared re- ports, and when necessary, the professional staff drafted new legislation or filed suits. In - some states, within a few months of their establishment, PIRGs became important rep- resentatives of citizen interests. When the PIRG concept first was proposed on campus, skeptics wondered whether students would support the pro- gram or whether regents or boards of trustees would grant their approval. Both questions repeatedly have been answered ves. Others feared that profes- sionals wouldn’t work for stu- dents, but most PIRGs have had their pick of qualified appli- cants. Some people worried that PIRGs were not legal or would endanger universities’ tax status. However, favorable opinions by state attorney generals and approval of tax- exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service eliminated these concerns. Today in state schools such as the University of Minnesota, Oregon State, the University of Massachusetts, and Rutgers and in private schools such as St. Louis Uni- versity, Syracuse, Rice, and Williams, student and PIRG professionals are working on projects designed to make government responsjve, pre- serve the environment, protect the, consumer, and guarantee equal opportunity to all: cerning PIRGsS, Citizens Action Group, 2000 P Street, N. W. » Washington, D. C 20036. Dec. 3 Dec. 5 Dec. 11 Dec. 13 HS & dH with your remittance 7 Send MY GIFT SUBSCRIPTION TO: a oi NAME ; ~ oi il 2 ADDRESS 1 CE GED GUND IND GINO GID GID SHI) GUD GHND SHED SEND GND SS Gm 6 Vin i 3 FROM NAME CC CE (HED SE STD EE Sn SES Eh MST BI A ase Sac secs wall ~ 7 | ADDRESS aes iar saw msi om om mm am me see 2 [6 WITH EACH GIFT SUBSCRIPTION A i
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