Be Ee eo i oh i) I as » A young Kingston girl led Dallas Borough Police Chief through the Dallas Shopping Center, across Route 309 and behind®te Dallas Esso Station a week ago Wednesday when she refused to halt after being or- dered to do so. in a series of shoplifting forays in several Back Mountain stores, raced across the busy four lane highway with Chief Alan Major, Louis Ide, Bruce Spencer and Solicitor William Valentine presided at a meeting of the Lehman Township Board of Supervisors, Dec. 11. Secretary Ide announced that the budget for fiscal 1973 is prepaged, and will be ad- vertisdind open for inspection at his home until 10 a.m. Dec. 30. At present an increase of $5,675 is being projected for for construction of a shed to house township road equip- ment. Excluding the capital investment of this proposed shed, the 1973 increase of ap- proximately .8 percent is quite an achievement in view of present and future inflationary Zoning board secretary, William Samuels requested that Wesley Moore be appointed to fill position of township zoning officer. This nomination was approved and arrangements were made to send Mr. Moore to classes for zoning officers. Sessions will be held Dec. 13 and 14 at the Luzerne County office on Hazel Street, Wilkes-Barre. An irate taxpayer requested the supervisors to pursue a means of charging Penn State College for the services they receive. It was noted that Penn State’s Lehman Campus receives road maintenance, police services and a full time snow plow during storms but does not contribute to township support. Solicitor Valentine was charged with responsibility for investigating the legal ramifications of such a move. Gay as C.D. Announcement was made at the monthly meeting of the Franklin Township Board of Supervisors, that Ernest Gay, local businessman and resident of Orange, was appointed by Gov. Milton Shapp as Civil De- fense director for Franklin Township. Alex Matukitas, chairman of the board, also announced that tax millage for the township in 1973 would remain at the same budget was presented and Sec- retary Howard Hoover was in- structed to advertise that it will be on display for inspection until a special meeting Dec. 29 when igwill be formally accept- ed E ‘The secretary was also ad- Director vised to complete applications necessary for Federal Flood In- surance. : A road department report stated that all roads re-surfaced because of damage incurred been inspected by a federal agent and received his appro- val. Many complaints have been received about the lack of care during snowy and icy weather of the road between Memorial Cemetery and Orange. A formal letter was sent: to the Pennsyl- vania Department of Highways requesting that action be taken. The sum of $2,000 has been added to the Capital Reserve Fund of the Township. Bernard Novicki of Bunker Hill, Kingston Township, reported that his prize, registered Charolois bred white bull had been shot on Monday at 5:15 p.m. at a nearby farm where he is boarding. Meeting Offers Holiday Musical The December meeting of the Shavertown United Methodist Womerg\vvas held last week with a delighy Yul Christmas musical presented by Christine Donahue. Mrs. Malcom Borthwick pre- sided with Mrs. John Rogers and Mrs. Jack Kloeber in charge of devotions. The following slate of officers was ar@gounced for the coming year: Mrs. Malcolm Borthwick, president; Mrs. Fred Ruggles, vice president; Martha Jones, secretary; Mrs. David Shelby, treasurer; Mrs. Milton Evans, mission = coordinator for Christian ~ personhood; Mrs. Donald Linker, ‘mission coordi- nator for supportive commun- ity; Mrs. mission coordinator for Chris- tian social involvement; Mrs. Percy Hart, secretary of resources; Mrs. Joseph Allen, membership. The installation of the above at the 1 a.m. Church service. Thefxecutive Board meeting Going to a Christmas Party? RELAX! Let us do your driving Call 696-1639 Mr. Novicki said that the bull weighs about 2,000 pounds and has a 50-50 chance for recovery. The matter is being in- vestigated by the Kingston Township police and the Penn- sylvania Game Commission. There were no witnesses to the shooting and there are no clues as to the identity of the person or persons who shot the prize bull. Mr. Novicki is offering a $500.00 reward for any in- of the one responsible. Woman Shoots Doe Mrs. Abram Nesbitt ITI, Lake Catalpa, Dallas, successfully bagged her doe on the first day of doe season. The doe was shot on Lake Catalpa property about 10:15 Monday morning. At the time, Mrs. Nesbitt III was hunting with her husband. Titus at her heels, ending up behind the service station at Toby’s Creek. Chief Titus reports that the young woman was emptying a knapsack which apparently contained stolen goods when he caught up with her. When he realized that she was a woman, he says, he loosened his grip on her arm -- only to have her shove him into a mud puddle with a well-aimed elbow to his mid-section. Miss - Crawford was then carried to a waiting police cruiser -by J. R. Sperl at the chief’s request. Police took the Kingston girl to Dallas Township police head- quarters, where they recovered a blue cardigan sweater from a water tank after she had used a rest room there. The sweater had been stolen from Mr. B’s Boutique, and earrings stolen from The Hut were recovered when the young woman rolled down the cuffs of her jeans. Miss Crawford, who was re- leased in the custody of her mother, resides at 148 Price St. Magistrate Leonard D. Harvey fined her $25 plus costs and directed that she make resti- tution for the stolen goods, a sum which totalled $79. To Limit Services In an effort to help reduce the expected heavy volume of traffic over the Christmas and New Year Holidays, the Penn- sylvania Motor Truck Association in cooperation with its council of safety supervisors, has issued a request to all truck operators to limit their services to critical and essential deliveries. Said Bernard Welborn, PMTA safety director: ‘‘Since the hazards of snow, ice, sleet and rain are prevalent during the winter months, professional truck drivers who must be on the road are again asked to drive with exceptional caution and extend every possible users.’ This request to reduce: \in- necessary operations over the Christmas and New Year Holidays is another essential role in PMTA'’s continuing high- way safety program. are forever... unless you help LETT Tf Faye Broody Dallas Township Board of Supervisors met briefly last week. Supervisor Fred Lamoreaux Reports Wanted on Hunting, Fishing Day Names and locations of each sportsmen’s group that held National Hunting and Fishing Day open house activities Sept. 23 is desired by NHF Day . Secretary Warren Page. The information is needed to document the success of NHF Day 1972 for use in promoting . future observances. Reports should be sent to NH- F Day, 1075 Post Road, Riverside, Conn. 06878. Shavertown. The Economic Development Council of Northeastern Penn- sylvania, a research, planning, and development organization to further economic, social and physical development in .the seven counties of Carbon, Lack- awanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill and Wayne, announced today the release of its testimony at. the recent public meeting sponsored by the Army Corps of Engineers at Coughlin High School Auditor- ium on flood protection measures for Wyoming Valley. Howard J. Grossman, ex- ecutive director of the Coun- cil, stated that the testimony was given in the Council’s capa- ning agency for Northeastern Pennsylvania in the wake of Tropical Storm Agnes. In the Council’s statement, Mr. Grossman noted that there was a need to define the 100 year flood plan as quickly as possible in view of the relationship be- tween this data and the expedit- ious development of the 16 ur- ban renewal projects proposed for the Wyoming Valley. 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He noted that it would be necessary to purchase more gravel soon which will be mixed with a small supply of cinders on hand for spreading during the icy weather. Secretary Glenn Howell will contact Thomas Associates about changing the crystals in the radio sets and placing a front end receiver in the base set. This will enable the police to monitor police cars and the county frequency at the same time. Officer Douglas Lamoreaux requested some minor items for the police department. Chief from the meeting. A special meeting to present a tentative budget will be held late in December. The Town- ship anticipates approximately $30,000 from the federal govern- ment ’ from revenue sharing. Chairman Philip Walter said that there is still a chance of a slight tax increase even with the anticipated money. SKIFF * a - . Water resistant, precision | jeweled movement, shock- resistant, sweep second. CARAVELLE’ by BuLova R.L. EYET JEWELER Main Hwy. 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