rN SA 4 SR Z 2 (continued from PAGE ONE) U.S. Department of Agri- ‘culture, Soil Conservation Service, which will result in the eliminatign of soil erosion, stream g $llution, and will beautify the plant and quarry through the use of drainage and diversion ditches, catch basins, settling ponds and planted trees and grasses; construction of a berm along Huntsville Road to hide quarry from the road, to beautify the area with the help of landscaping and trees, and to absorb some of, the sound gener- ated by the operations; initia- tion of employee instruction toward alleviating local prob- lems: and the employment of watchmen in trucks to patrol the site 24 hours a day to see that no children wander into the quarry or into equipment areas. During. one of his repeated remarks about wanting to meet with the residents to work out the problems that exist between them and American Asphalt, Mr. Banks said that although he had - signed up with the old Jackson Township Taxpayers Association, he was never in- vited to a meeting. Mr. Banks went on to say that, although Mr. Filip portrays them other- wise, American Asphalt of- ficials are concerned with their neighbors’ problems. Of Mr. Filip he adds, Mr. Filip has tried to set himself up as the only channel we can go through. gx, Mr. Ban&s quoted Mr. Filip as telling him that ‘‘he represents himself first and the organi- zation next.”’ Mr. Banks added, “All the accusations he makes against us, until there is a com- mittee meeting with us on the local problems, I will view as cases of Mr. Filip representing himself, trying to further his own goals, without drawing others in.” Mr. Banks pointed out that - Mr. Filip and Gene Krumley, the man who told residents at Sunday’s meeting that American Asphalt can not blast if residents stand in the vicinity own most of the land around the quarry. Mr. Banks told the Post that he asked men if they wanted 4 Aerican Asphalt shut down so Mat their real estate both mentlepfied such was not their goa Ry When Mr. Bank§ was told that the taxpayers group reported that it had extracted a promise from his blasting firm, Austin Powder of Scranton to not blast for American Asphalt until settlements were made on past blasting damage, he indicated that he would be surprised if that were entirely true, since the Austin firm had not advised him of any such decision. When he learned that resi- dents plan to stand in the way of all future blasts until settle- ~ments are made, Mr. Banks replied that he hoped that wasn’t (13%. He added that settlement faults are . the responsibility of his insurance firm, Royal Globe Insurance, not of American Asphalt. Mr. Filip had told the tax- payers Sunday that, now that American Asphalt is making smaller blasts, they will have to blast twice as often. Mr. Banks said that with the help of a state mining expert, they are ex- perimenting with shot patterns, in an attempt to get large results with smaller blasts. He admitted that the shot has not yet been perfected, that a recent blast was not as effective as hoped for. He added that blast numbers depend largely upon sales, so that he doubts that “Mr. Filip’s sales fore- casting is perfected to the point where he can say definitely necessary in the future. Another area where Mr. Banks foro g Mr. Filip speaking ‘out of his'tield, was when Mr. Filip estimated that damage done by the blasting to date has resulted ‘in form $100,000 to $200,000 in damages. Mr. Banks reported that he is having trouble with others than Mr. Filip. A May 18 request of Jackson Township zoning of- porary variance has resulted in no response to date. The vari- ance would call for a change, from- ‘‘agricultural’’ to “mining”, in the designation of a part of American Asphalt land. Mr. Banks claims that despite these set-backs, he is working hard to imrpove upon problems that American Asphalt causes to the community. He noted that he Ton ~ plant. Their study identified noise sources and made recommendations as to how to reduce the noise. Those recom- mendations have been and are being implemented, Mr. Banks said, adding that Aaron Water, of Allentown, will be making further suggestions as to how they can control noise and dust. He says that the fact that information such is not better known shows ‘‘the refusal of the leadership of the Jackson Township Taxpayers group to recognize that any- thing good exists here.” Mr. Filip quoted Sunday from a ‘professional sound study’ done at the American Asphalt site at the taxpayer’s request. He referred to sound readings -well over those allowable by the Jackson Township Zoning rules. Mr. Banks said that he had not been advised of the test or its results, pointing out that results depend largely on the conditions of the testing. He added that American Asphalt meets all regulations of state and federal laws regarding noise levels. When Mr. Banks was told that Mr. Filip said Sunday that he has asked John Aponick, solicitor for the Jackson Town- ship Zoning Board, to get a court injunction against American Asphalt for violation of the township’s sound regula- tions, he replied ‘If he wants to get an injunction without notifying us or showing us the test results...I find it typical of his intent not to cooperate.” Mr. Banks reported that John Chervenitski of the Pennsyl- vania Department of Highways has investigated the berm American Asphalt is putting along Huntsville Road and approved it. Mr. Filip calls the embankment a ‘‘spite wall’; Mr. Banks sees it as an effort on the part of American Asphalt to deaden sound from the plant and to beautify the site. The berm should block road view of the quarry and will be land- scaped. Mr. Banks admitted that at present they are starting early in the morning. He said that he would like to meet with neigh- bors to discuss this early- morning noise problem: He said that: he needs to make hot asphalt early in the«lay, for use the rest of the day, but he pointed out that he has pur- chased equipment that would keep the asphalt hot overnight. Mr. Banks agrees that his present method of warning of a blast could be lacking. At present men go from door to door to leave a notice that a blast will take place at a certain time. Some aren’t home when the men come around, and a recent blast was much later than advertised because Mr. Krumley and Mr. Filip were in the vicinity of the blast, Mr. Banks said. He agreed with mining inspector Sanders that a whistle sounding shortly before a blast would be a good warning method. Mr. Filip had, Sunday, suggested that the best place, from a noise standpoint, for the American Asphalt crusher is in the quarry pit. Mr. Banks says that is not feasible, a blast might cause fallen rock to destroy the crusher. Mr. Banks also noted that at the Sunday meeting Mr. Filip. misquoted him or quoted him out of context on several oc- casions. This problem would not arise if he, Mr. Banks, were allowed to attend meetings of that kind, he implied. Recreation Board Plans Swim Meet Joseph Shaughnessy, aquatic director for the Wilkes-Barre Recreation Board announced that on Aug. 25, at 10 a.m., the recreation board will hold its first Annual Outdoor Open Swim and Diving Meet at the Wilkes-Barre Aquadome, Coal Street. Boys and girls are invited to participate in the swimming and diving events. groups are designated as: 10 and under, 12 and under, 14 and under. and 15 and over. Boys and girls must state their age as of Aug. 24. Application forms may be ob- tained at the Wilkes-Barre Aquadome, the Parrish Street Pool, the Hollenback Pool, the Recreation Board office, 701 S. Main St.; and Chuck Robbins Sporting Goods, 28 N. Main St. After having kept Black Mus- lims separated from the Sunni Muslims and the rest of the pop- ulation at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas (SCID) for 12 days, institution officials be- gan returning the Black Mus- lims to the general population Aug. 1. A beating almost im- mediately followed, and the Black Muslims were returned to segregation. The Black Muslims have been kept in one cell block, exer- cising and eating separately, and not joining in prison work, since July 19, when 20 of their members allegedly ‘‘stomped’’ two members of the Sunni Mus- lim faction at SCID. Because the rest of the institution pop- ulation became incensed over the incident, the Black Muslims were separated as a protective measure. There are approximately 100 Black Muslims in residence at SCID. They are a segregated group. The minority Muslim group at SCID, the Sunnis, be- lieve in the integration of the races, and have a few whites among their memnibership. The recent beating was in- flicted by Eugene Holmes upon Black Muslim Harry Brown in his cell at about 2:30 p.m., Aug. 1. Mr. Holmes was allegedly one of the Sunnis beaten by Black Muslims which started the cur- rent problem. Mr. Mack reported that the injuries to Mr. Brown were not serious. Superficial cuts of the head and body required “‘only a couple of stitches” regular *199.95 filters not believe that a weapon was used to inflict the injury, other than ‘‘something handy’. Superintendent Mack, in re- porting that the return of the Black Muslims to the general ferred, promised that the inte- gration would ultimately be ac- complished. He added that fur- ther investigation of the beating indicated that the incident was not ‘‘a group thing, but personal to Mr. Brown and Mr. Holmes.” Mr. Mack admitted that the beating made a sensitive situa- tion more sensitive, however. He pointed out that the con- stricted atmosphere of a cor- rectional institution, combined with the summer weather, often results in emotional flare-ups at this time of year, citing the re- cent problems in Oklahoma and at Leavenworth as examples. Superintendent Mack also noted that an earlier incident Aug. 1 was unrelated to the Muslim problem. Clarence Young, 30, of Philadelphia, was allegedly attacked by Daniel Kellenbenz, 22, also of Philadel- phia. Mr. Young received several stitches for slash wounds to his neck and arms. The argument, which took place in a SCID corridor, was a personal one, between a white man and a black, and had no- thing to do with the Muslim question, according to superin- tendent Mack. vou have news, don’t wait! Send or call it in early. Pennsylvania’s United Ser- vices Agency (USA) will of- Center in Tunkhannock August 10 at 11:00 a.m. State, county and local officials will partici- pate in the ribbon-cutting program, ‘which is open to the public. After the dedication there will be an open house of the center for individual and group tours. The center is located in the former White House Inn on Route 92 and is the second of six proposed centers to be estab- lished throughout Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. ‘The first center was dedi- cated in Kingston February 23, 1973, and serves residents of the flood devastated West Side Area. Secretary of Public Welfare Helene Wohlgemuth conceived the United Services Agency concept and was primarily responsible for its implemen- tation after the devastation caused by tropical storm Agnes. 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