a0} | | 14 3 | 3 | | | [i r Mrs. William Watchulonis, 119 Elizabeth St, Dallas, brought Two mead been working in ‘the basement’ of the Watchu- lonis home, waterproofing it, when some chemicals caught fire in the corner. Mrs. Watchu- lonis, at home at the time of the fire, reported that she- heard yelling from the basement and opened the basement door.’ She “saw flames down there and ran for the phone’. She was her description, but she did dial “0” and had the operator send the fire department, she then went to the home of a neighbor. The fire was extinguished before any large amount of damage was done. Firemen stayed to remove the smoke with a fan set up above the cellerway entrance, to make sure the fire stayed out, and to investigate ‘the cause. Neither the men from ‘Vulcan Water: proofing’’ nor the firemen, however, could say exactly what started the blaze. for the gas company and the telephone . company, who sent men over to her house right away, and especially for the fire company, which she terms “wonderful’’. They had arrived and controlled the fire in ‘a matter of minutes’, by her report. She believes that it was the pilot light of the furnace or the hot water heater that set off the cleaning chemicals. of the waterproofing workers. Mrs. Watchulonis has no idea of the damage cost at present. An insurance estimator was at the home the ‘next day, however, ‘and carpentry and electrical work will have to be done on damaged beams and wires. Harveys Lake Township Board of Supervisors officially entered into the minutes of the regular monthly meeting a severe warning to anyone who places a refrigerator in the landfill without first removing the door. #@yone found guilty will be forced to remove the door and also to pay a fine. In the last few weeks, it was reported, five refrigerators have been left at the landfill with their doors attached. This is .a threat to children in- the area and it is also against the law. ; A meeting will be set up with the supervisors and! members from the Federal Flood Control Board in the near future. Flood insurance and area creek flooding will: be discussed. Police liability insurance was approved by the board and pur- ‘Cour§ry Fair’ Ross PTA will conduct a rum- mage sal fe “Country Fair”’ April 28 at %i location to be an- nounced in the near future. Parents of children at Ross are requested by the PTA to donate whatever items they wish to dispose of to help raise funds for the school. Household items, tools, knick-knacks, baked . goods, and jewelry are among the articles which the PTA hopes to offer for sale. Contributions will be stored at a central location prior to the sale. Those wishing to contri- bute should contact Mr. or Mrs. William Mutechler, 256-3475. SPRING SPECIAL Free home repair estimates on all makes of sewing machines and vacuum cleaners. 27 years experience. All work guaranteed. Largest supply of parts in N. E. Penna. ARTHUR LIESE Narrows Shopping Mall 288-4295 = Sounds OF Music (Two Week Listing of Musical Happenings in The Valley) * i APRIL 15—Brahm’s ‘‘Requiem’’ presented by Wyoming Valley Ora- torio Society; Irem Temple, Wilkes- Barre, 3:30 pm. APRIL Ss... Spring Sere- nade; Choralairs of Hazleton, West Hazleton High School, 8:15 p.m. APRIL 28—Concert, Philharmonic Society of Northeastern Pa., Irem Temple, Wilkes-Barre, 8:30. APRIL 28—Concert; . Mercy Chorettes; sponsored by the Most Precious Blood and, Our Lady of Grace parishes; 8:00 p.m. Hazleton High School Auditorium, Hazleton. APRIL 28—84th Annual ‘’/Cyon- fardd’’ Eisteddfod, Welsh Festival of Music and Literature; Dr. Ed- wards Congregational Church, Ed-- wardsville, 924 Church St., noon thru eve. For Publication of Your Musical Event Mail To YURISH 1225 Wyoming Ave., Kingston 7 et: 288-0152 chased from Ned Hartman at an annual fee ‘of $120. The supervisors decided to use part of the federal revenue sharing funds to pay off loans made by the township. Judy . Steltz, secretary, reported that percolation tests have been made by the county and a copy of the report will be forwarded to the sanitary offi- cer, Henry Stefanowicz. i - Those present at the meeting were, Walter Hoover, chair- man; Dorothy Bryant and Nes- bitt Hummel, supervisors; William Valentine, solicitor; and Henry Stefanowicz, chief of police. Photo by: Jim Kozemchak ¥ i z { The Bureau of the Census will conduct a survey of employ- ment and unemployment in the Wyoming Valley area during the week of April 16-20, John G. Gibson, director of the Bureau’s Data Collection Center in Phila- need to change a blown-out fuse in your home, Extension home management specialists at The say be certain your hands are dry as well as the place you stand to change the fuse. Re- place the fuse with one of equal amperage rating, provided it is the right one for your wiring. Never use a fuse with a larger amperage for it can cause fires. The survey is conducted monthly. by the Bureau for the U.S. Department of Labor. A scientifically selected sample of households ‘through the entire States is inter- viewed. Employment on the results of this survey pro- vide a continuing measure of the economic ' health of the Nation, The February survey showed that employment increased markedly while unemployment remained essentially un- changed. Total employment rose by 570,000 to 83.1 million on a seasonally adjusted basis, previous month. The Nation’s unemployment rate was 5.1 percent, about the same as in X | Pe - TI EIT I I ETI EE down substantially from the year-ago rate of 5.8 percent. Facts supplied by individuals participating in the survey are kept ‘strictly confidential by law, and ‘the results are used only to compile statistical totals. ; 3 "Interviewers who will visit households in this area are Theresa | A. Kross, 78 Oak St. Wilkes-Barre and Margaret Frederick, 41 Knox St., Wilkes- Barre. Page 3 A young Dallas man was charged with a wide variety of offenses after'a run-in with the Dallas Borough police last Tuesday night. Joe Young, 24, residing at the Dallas Motel, is in county jail awaiting trial on hit and run, failure to stop for a police officer, driving without lights, two charges of disorderly conduct, assault on a police officer, driving without an oper- ators license, and possibly for “stealing an autpmobile (if the owner chooses to press Arresting officer Ted Mont- ross followed the car driven by Mr. Young from the back of the Brothers Four cafe, where the 1951 Chevy damaged two park- ed cars, and the back of the Dallas borough building, where officer Montross had it corn- ered. The alleged hit and run driver had knocked out the two headlights and done damage to the two fenders of the previous- ly ‘meticulously-kept, antique- type, stolen car. Officer Mont- ross reported that the defendant almost had to jump on the hood of his cruiser when he attempt- ed to get away after being cor- nered. In trying to get Mr. Young out of the automobile, the officer reported that the with Mr. Young allegedly taking a swing or swings at offi- cer Montross. Dallas Borough officer continued to receive a very hard time from the arrest- ed man. Chief Titus reported that following this a call came in “from a fellow who reported a stolen car, from the Dallas Motel’”. When officers checked they found that the stolen car was the one driven by Mr. Young. This “‘fellow’’ is, or was, may or may not press charges, police said. In checking the suspect for an operator’s license, the police said they found an expired Flo- rida license and an outdated suspended Pennsylvania license. 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