by Marie McCandless actual and punitive damages “They shed some big salty tears,” Attgdioger Mattes said of pennsy Mba Gas and Water ately bowed to the threat of a contempt action and promised. to reveal exactly how PG&W has. The number of Custom: is a basic fact which must be deter- mined in the class action suit against the utility begun in the name of William D. Morgan of Gravel Pond Road, Clarks Summit. The complaint against the gas company asks $10.000 in affected. ~ That class includes all the customers who installed gas heating systems in their homes within approximately the last ten years, but who were not connected to natural gas mains; the gas ccmpany sold propane gas to these customers at the natural gas rates and promised to do so until natural gas became available. : This winter, however, a fuel shortage drove up the cost of gas, according to the utility. and PG&W said it began losing too by Millie Hogoboom ; 696-2603 If “April showers really do “pring May flowers’’, we ought year old Alfred Manzoni and three-year old J. J. Wilkes re- of all. Alfred’s baby brother, April 20, at Nesbitt Memorial and weighed seven pounds, one ounce. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Manzoni of Follies Road. The proud grand- parents argaaJoseph Manzoni, also of Foliid® Road and Mr. and * Mrs. Nicholas: ‘Kachur of Kingston. : J.J.’s baby brother, Samuel, arrived at General Hospital Easter Sunday, April 22. He weighed seven pounds, one ounce and was 18 inches tall. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkes of Briarwood Terrace. Their grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkes of Chase Road and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pauletti of Chase Manor. A group of Lake-Lehman students under the guidance of Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver spent an exciting week from April 14 to April 21, sightseeing in Eng- places as the House of Parlia- ment, Piccghilly Circus, West- minister Abbey, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Windsor Cas- tle, Stratfordion-Avon, the Brit- ish Sn. Madame Tus- saud’s Wax Museum. ‘In addi- tion they saw the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, and the British Crown Jewels. They also had time to attend two plays, ‘‘God- spell’ and “Show Boat”. The students on the tour included Diane Wojtowicz, Bonnie Sut- ton, Roger Weggel, George Alles, William Jones, Chrisan Pyle, Cindy Dungan, Jonelle Wheatley, Lynn Barty, Sharon Maher, and Helen Wesley. Dave and Virginia White also had a wonderful pre-Easter vacation. Q@ flew to Oahu Is- land, Hawaii, Friday the 13th. They were guests of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Complex for eight days and they also visited the island of Kawaii. On their return, April 21, they received the good news that their son, David, had been accepted as a freshman at the main campus of. Penn State at University Park. David will graduate at Lake-Lehman: ‘High School, June 6, and will begin his fresh- man semester June 19. Bobby Secruitsky of Chase Road celebrated his 10th birth- day at a family dinner party Easter Sunday. He was also guest of honor at an Easter egg hunt April 20. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scruitsky. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bom- bick and twin sons, David and Mrs. Bombick’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Katchmar over the Easter weekend. John Fielding Sr. of Sutton Road has been a patient at Nes- bitt Memorial Hospital. The Two-Fold Club of the Huntsville United Methodist Church will meet May 5 at 8 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Lamoreaux. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Laskowski will be the co-hosts. May 15 is Primary Election Day. in Pennsylvania and the citizens of Jackson Township are urged to go to the polls. The Jackson Volunteer Ambulance ving a light lunch and spon- soring a bake sale. The pro- maintain the ambulance. It is important to both donate good- ies for the sale and to patronize the efforts of this valuable or- Best wishes to avlyerns) Mr. and Mrs. Austin Howard, who were married in Rumson, N.J., April 28. Mrs. Howard is the former Jane Bennett. Following a honeymoon at Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., the Howards will be at their home on Sutton Road after May 15. LEVER 15-C VOTE REPUBLICAN IGNATIUS Hozey HOZEMPA FOR LEHMAN TWP. SUPERVISOR 1- 75¢ QUART - PHONE 824-1019 FREE PARKING much money on ifs propane customers. Thus, disregarding promises made years ago, it announced that Feb. 1 propane customers of PG&W would pay regular propane p::ces. which at that time were more than double natural gas rates. The increase was later postponed, and finally cancelled. The contempt of court action was threatened last week after the gas company had repeated- ly refused to answer formal interrogatories filed by the class action attorneys i in March. The interrogatories sought to determine exactly who was a member of the ‘‘class’ involved in the complaint filed in Lacka- wanna County Court of Com- mon Pleas. Atty. Mattes said that until he promised to make available Tuesday, he could not begin to estimate how many are in the class. Estimates from other sources ranged from the “only eight” in the Abington area cited by a PG&W official, to 235 in the entire region served by PG&W, to over 400 referred to in a press release of the Pennsyl- vania - Public Utility Com- mission. St. Therese's Breakfast Set The annual Mother-Daughter Communion Breakfast 'of St. Therese’s Altar and Rosary Society, Shavertown, will be held May 6, following 9 a.m. Mass. Mrs. John T. Luke, honorary chairman, will be in charge of the table decorations. Mrs. John J. Carey is general chairman and Mrs. Thomas Ochman, re- servations chairman. A family style breakfast will be prepared and served by the men of St. Therese’s with August Stella in charge. Mary Ward, social worker and home and school visitor for Dallas Area School District will be guest speaker. The Rev. Joseph F. Sam- mons, pastor, is moderator of the society. Mrs. John T. Luke is president. Donald Grimm In New Position At Commonwealth Donald Grimm, formerly area manager in Common- wealth’s Towanda-Montrose area, has been appointed plant results manager on the com- pany’s headquarters staff. William J. Umphred, vice president-operations for Commonwealth stated that Mr. Grimm, in his new position, will be responsible for budgets, measurements and results; installation and repair staff, and the technical staff. Mr. Grimm joined Common- wealth in 1954 after serving in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Since joining Commonwealth he has progressed from installer, to switchman, and to several management positions with the company. Most recently he served as the area manager in the company’s Towanda-Mont- rose area. Prior to moving to Towanda, Mr. Grimm served on the head- quarters staff in Dallas and re- sided in Applewood Manor. A graduate of the Elizabeth- ville schools, Mr. Grimm has completed numerous courses relating to the telephone busi- ness, including management development seminars at Penn State. He and his wife Joan, daughter, Donita; and son Marcus will make their home in the Dallas area in the near A ———— A man rarely succeeds at anything unless he has fun doing it. ONLY ® MECHANICAL ® HYDRAULIC ® WELDED © ROUND SQUARE ® RECTANGULAR nor Mayor William Connolly has announced that Harveys Lake May and has named Mrs. Howard E. Jones as chairman. All municipal departments, civic groups, clubs, church organizations and residents are asked to cooperate in cleaning up the areas around the lake. At a meeting held at the D.C. Roberts Fire Hall, councilman Tom Cadwalader gave Mrs. Jones the authority to hire Thomas Bean, trash collector. In addition, John Galka, regular collector and the borough truck will be used for pick-ups. There will be two collection days, May 11 and 18. The first collection will cover the area from the picnic grounds to and including the Keifer Plot at the outlet, usually covered by the borough collection day. May 18 collection will cover from the Keifer Plot to Sunset, back to the picnic grounds, the area usually included in the Wed- nesday collection. The same regulations covering borough collections will apply on the two specific days, namely wherever possible trash should be placed in plastic bags and left in the front yard; only articles that can be picked up by one man will be collected. Anyone with larger items to be disposed of, can contact Thomas Bean at 288-2347, who will pick them up for a poring] fee. masters Tom Powell and Joe Kerns, will pick up bottles, cans Bake Sale Proceeds To Benefit Altar Boys All parents and friends of the altar boys at Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas are reminded that the annual bake sale for altar boy activities will be held May 5 following the evening Mass and May 6 following all Masses. A wide selection of homebaked goods will be available. Mrs. Donald Hale and Mrs. Francis Barry are in charge of the sale. The Rev. Stephen McGough, assistant pastor, is moderator. Volunteers are still needed to help with the arrangements. Anyone who can help is asked to contact Mrs. Hale or. Mrs. Barry. Proceeds from the sale will be used for the boys’ annual summer outing. st a and other debris along the access roads to the lake, May 12: z They would appreciate the donation of a pick-up truck to meet the Cubs, who will be weighed down with plastic bags donated by the Pennsylvania Fish and Game Commission. Kiwanis to Serve Pancakes Sunday The annual Pancake Break- fast sponsored by the Dallas Kiwanis Club will be held May 6 at the Dallas Senior High School. Serving will begin at 7 a.m. and the nominal fee will cover “all you can eat.” ! Tickets can be purchased from any member of the Kiwanis Club or at the door. The will go towards the Against Agnes’ and Abuse.’’ Any large group or organi- zation planning to attend is asked to make advance reser- vations by contacting Roy Answini at 675-3296. “Fight “Drug | Pog BS Girl Brings Complaint Against Ex-Boy Friend Beverly Wesley Steltz, Cedar Ave, Shavertown, has Dallas magistrate Leonard Harvey, against ex-boy friend William Lewis, George Street, mouth Township. She charges him with assault and battery, fenses. The first charge claims that beat, wound, ill-treat or other wrongs do to Beverly Steltz.” The second charges that he ‘did then and there maliciously and to take the life or wound or des- troy Beverly Steltz and from the manner and conduct of the defendant, William Lewis, the said Beverly Steltz is afraid that he will carry his threats into execution.” As magistrate Harvey ot the story, Mr. Lewis came to the talk to her. Entering the home, he grabbed her and dragged her drove around he threatened to kill her. At one point he told her to look at the sun and breathe the fresh air, because it would be the last day she would be girl’s account to the magistrate. pa SEE THE WINDSOR AND MANY OTHERS LOW DOWN PAYMENT lee tional, + National. Number of Amount Annual % Finance Total of Monthly Payments Financed Rate Charge Payments Payments 36 Months $3,000.00 8.50% $410.13 $3,449.52 $95.82 48 Months $3,000.00 8.50% $549.45 $3,602.88 $75.06 MEMBER F.D.I.C.
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