Saar) BE LE SE CR SIE Ra Qu by Bridgette Correale } © 639-5759 Several Oak Hill families took adfantage of the Easter holiday to {‘go-a-visitin’.” . The Schlgichs of Oak Drive Hy a > in Buffalo, N.Y, where they visited with Mrs. Gradle. = : fhe Tomasellis’, Fred, Yolanda, Peter and Joe, journeyed to New "York City, whiere they visited friends and by Millie Hogoboom 696-2603 Css ear saa feos eens Se Peter Cottontail sure must have been unseasonably warm in his furry coat this Easter. But the rest of us were delighted to have such a warm, sunny day Chase Manor also entertained their families for Easter dinner. This year their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hart, Mrs. Leo Ruytkoski Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Ned Reese and children; Roberta, Sharon, Donna, Debbie, Teresa and John: Easter preparations have been in progress at the home of Mary and Joe Emerick on Chase Road for weeks. Mary delights hogy" nieces and néphews wil chocolate-coated Easter eggs and Easter bunny cupcakes. She also makes enough Ukrainian Paska for git and tops her traditional Franklin Twp. to Appoint Officers [The annual meeting of the Franklin® Township, North Moreland Ambulance Associa- tion will be held May 1 at 8 p.m. at the Centermoreland United Methodist Church. Carl Besteder will preside at the business meeting. Purpose of the meeting is to choose offi- cérs for the coming year and to i two directors. $ § To Tour New Town Real Esite Society i {The University of Pennsyl- vhnia Real Estate Society will take off for a guided tour and participate in a seminar at the planned, newly developed town of Columbia, Md. April 28. { This'trip, a real learning ex- perience, has been arranged ernard C. Meltzer, who, dmong other things, is chair- man of the real estate depart- ment at the Wharton Evening School. | Buses will leave Philadelphia from the 30t4mStreet Station of the Pennsylv ia Railroad at 8 am. and should return about 6 pan that evening. | Advance reservations can be made by sending a check of $6 r person to cover the cost of niversity ‘of Pennsylvania eal Estate Society, 3620 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, Pa. 19174 or y calling Ruth Skaroff at 215- 594-7830 or 215-742-4106. I | PSNR Lt NU | It. PAYS To Advertise relatives. Vince, Bridgette, Louis, Adele and George Correale travelled to New York and its suburbs to visit family and friends. One disadvantage of this type of vacation, you need another one Happy birthday to Ray Iwan- owski, son of Ray and Julie of Hemlock Drive. Ray Jr., will celebrate his seventh birthday, May 2, with a dinner party. Easter dinner with Joe's favorite Slovak dish, Sirek. Their guests this past weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Krueger of Bowie, Md., and their children, Jeffrey, Tommy, and Karl, and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Salapar of Rahway, N. J. The weekend before their guests had been Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dane, and children Timmy, Michael, and Debbie of Scranton. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Laskowski of Chase Road had as their guests last weekend, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Skok and Milford, Conn. Isadore Skok was honored at a party on his 65th birthday, Friday evening. “ Mr. and ‘Mrs. Bernard Laskowski entertained her sister, Mrs. Paul Belevreh of Salt River, N. J. for a week recently. Mr. and Mrs. Laskowski’s daughter, Mrs. James Smith and son, Steven, who were also visiting them have now returned: to their home in Hawaii. Tom and Sally Turner of Sutton Road have returned from a fabulous cruise in the Carribean to such romantic ports as Haiti, Port Au Prince, Port. Antonia, and Jamaica. They also spent three weeks in Clearwater and in Marco Island, Fla., where they visited Tom’s brother and sister-in- law, Ruth and Ray Turner. Mr. and Mrs. George Kanarr of Sutton Road have returned home from North Miami Beach, Fla. Their guests while they were vacationing were Richard Duebbler and their daughters, Debbie and Bonnie Kanarr. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Turner of Sutton Road have returned from Phoenix, Ariz. This vacation was a delayed wedding gift from Lee’s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hed- den;’ whom they visited in Arizona. Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Klem of Huntsville have returned from spending two weeks at Caneel Bay Plantation on St. John’s the Virgin Islands. They especially enjoyed visiting a number of the smaller islands nearby but they managed a tennis game almost everyday. Margaret Wojtowicz of Follies Road and George Thomas whose engagement was an- nounced recently. Also best wishes are extended to Janet Fielding whose wedding to Charles Small of Forest Lake, will take place June 23. This column has lost one of its most avid readers. My father, John G. Newitt Sr., passed away in his sleep, April 14, at his home in Charlotte, N. C. His continuing interest in my good neighbors will be sorely missed. Mary Alice Fertal, a junior at College Misericordia spent 10 glorious days in Hawaii. Adele Correale daughter of yours truly, will celebrate her sixth birthday, April 26. Would you believe she’s having four parties on four different days? I had one when I was Sweet 16! Been trying to forget that I have a birthday coming up, but it’s an impossibility at my house. Every chance they have they keep rubbing it in when I keep trying to rub the years off. Ireally think you should receive a present for every year of your birth, this way growing older wouldn’t be so bad after all, or would it? Kingston Township to Begin Spring Cleanup Kingston Township will begin their annual ‘spring clean-up” April 30 through May 12. Township trucks will pick up . trash in Trucksville during the first week and in Shavertown during the second week. leave trash at the curb. No tires will be picked up. Franklin: Township Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company President, Robert Appleby has sent a letter to all residents of Franklin and Northmoreland . Townships: soliciting funds for a new fire truck, the cost of which will be approximately $30,000. Each family is being asked to give $40. The present truck is 22 years old and the tank is deterior- ating, the letter states. Previous means of collecting funds was coin cards, which netted $1,800 in 1972. There are about 50 volunteer firemen in Franklin Township Fire Company which services two Townships. WYOMING VALLEY .CHOPPER PARTS .MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES .CHROME PLATING .FRAMES RAKED AND MOLDED) HONDA TUNE-UPS LOCATED PLYMOUTH SIDE OF CAREY AVE. BRIDGE PHONE: 779-3668 HOURS 10—7 PROF ECSIONAT FRONT-END ALIGNMENT $8.88 hay U. | if os ay 3 SA BU sure ¥ Sande YOU SHOP IN CENTER CITY WARAKOMSKI TIRES 167 S. Main St. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Tel: 825-4585 tated areas. The Pennsylvania police officers work at no municipalities. students. Crew Needed at Auction Grounds Please Patronize Our Advertisers Street, “spring housecleaning” 675-5352 or 288-4872. & \| Know why? Take a good look at the chart below. It shows some family budget costs from 1930 to 1973. See the chuck roast? It sold for an average of $1.36 per pound in Kingston supermarkets on April 6. That's nearly five times as much as it cost in 1930. And the other items shown have also increased in cost dramatically. Except electricity. Today, electricity actually costs you less per kilowatt/hour than it did in 1930. Clearly, it's a good thing electricity is not a chuck roast. Or, for that matter, a quart of milk or a pound of coffee. : : Now, you may well ask: if electricity costs less today than it did in 1930, how come my elec- tric bill today is higher? Good question. it / & Page nz and community agencies will also be utilized. All of the in- struction will be geared to meet the needs of the municipal police officer. a The new training center, operating on a commuter basis, will allow the municipal police departments to have their men trained with only minimum travel expense, since all in- structional costs are borne by There are still some vacancies in the first 10-week basic class beginning June 18. Those police departments having their members enrolled Troop Commander in their areas for details. A calender listing all training courses offered by the State Police will be distributed to all municipal police departments about the first of May. j Col. James D. Barger, Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner, has named Lt. Tony Ursi as officer in charge of the five full-time State Police instructors at the new training center. Last year the Pennsylvania State Police opened similar training facilities in College- ville, Montgomery County, and in Greensburg, Westmoreland County. Present plans call for the establishment of a training center in the Northwestern region .of the Commonwealth sometime this summer. And there's a good answer. statement. % increase/ decrease, 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1973 1930-73 UGI Electricity (ave. cents per kw/hr*) 472 4.63 3.61 3.61 3.97 487: —1 Daily Hospital Costs {dollars per day**) a — — 17.90 44.60 54.48 1-204 ; (over 1960) Chuck Roast (cents per Ib.) 28.6 235 61.6 61.6 72.5 136.0 +375 Bread (cents per |b.) 8.6 8 14.3 20.3 24.3 28.0 =-225 Milk (cents per gt. delivered) 14.1 12.8 20.6 26 329 34.6 +145 Coffee (cents per Ib.) 39.5 21.2 79.4 75.3 91.1 99.6 +152 Sugar (cents per Ib.) 6 5.2 9.7 11.6 13 14.1 +135 Cigarettes (cents per pack approx.) 15 20 ) 25 30 45 45 +200
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