RACE RNS TR Te AE TTT TT AT eC -——a — — ——— 7 Robert Jones, of Harveys Lake, ang Robert Wheatley, of Wilkes @rre, have separately filed three charges each against Claude Neifert, Waterways Patrolman representing the Pennsylvania Fish Commis- sion. The charges deal with what the two men consider examples of ‘dereliction of duty’ by Mr. Neifert. They add that they are making the charges, not only because. of the dangers they see involved, but also because they feel that Mr. Neifert has ‘harassed most everyone out at the lake” with his interpretation of the laws. The two men, who were ap- pearing for a defendant in a Fish Commission violation hearing, emphasized that they felt that Mr. Neifert and the men under him are very pica- choosing.” Mr. Jones and Mr. Wheatley indicated that they are concerned about some laws that he is not enforcing. They call for the removal of underwater pilings at the lake. They claim that the pilings, under the jurisdiction of the Fish Commission, have resulted in a lost prop to one of Mr. Jones’ boats, and an injury to Mr. Wheatley’s son. They state that the Fish Commission had “pulled the dock out, and left the pilings there.” In another charge the two men claim that state Fish Com- mission laws call for the light- ing of bridges, yet they say Mr. Neifert has not had that done at Harveys Lake. Mr. Jones noted that in fog, the situation is especially dangerous at the Sunset bridge, because of the unlighted center brace. Mr. Jones told magistrate Leonard Harvey that he had gone to Mr. Neifert about getting the bridge lighted and that he was told ‘It’s not my bridge’, by the officer. Mr. Jones claims that asa state bridge it is his responsibility to get it lighted. The third charge against Mr. Neifert is that, contrary to motor oat laws; ‘he allows boats * cross through the course of the weekend Yacht Club boat/races. The men here seem cerned more with having the races cut back or discontinued than with having the other boats kept out of the race path. They assert that with the long hours of Yacht Club racing and with the large course that they run, if Mr. Neifert enforced the law the lake would almost have to be shut down to other traffic. Mr. Neifert agrees with that diagnosis, and says that that is why he does not enforce the letter of that law. He adds that the races are usually ‘closely bunched, so that motorboats can cross through sections of it, away g@bm the grouping of racers, without endangering anyone. : Regarding the charge that he has not removed pilings at the removed Fish Commission dock, Mr. Neifert claims that he knows of no pilings at the site, YVHEM YOU BUY AN BM FACTORY-RENEWED PRODUGT, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GETTING « , , THE BEST! GOLDEN BUSINESS: MACHINES 288-8282 and adds that the water there is too shallow for safe travel. He also noted that he has never re- ceived an accident report from the site. Therefore, Mr. Neifert said, ‘Mr. Jones was in viola- tion for not reporting his lost prop.” Mr. ' Neifert said that the bridge at Sunset is well lighted by the establishments in the area, and added that he has never had an accident report from the bridge area. The waterways patrolman insisted that the lighting of state bridges is not to be done by the Fish Commission, but by the owner of the bridge. He cited the example that the railroads are made to light their bridges which cross waterways. The case for which the two men had appeared before Mr. Harvey was dismissed Monday because Mr. Neifert did not scheduled hearing time. Mr. Neifert told the Post that he had informed the magistrate that he had to appear before the grand jury. He added that Mr. Harvey must have ‘gotten mixed up.” Mr. Jones and Mr. Wheatley had been prepared to testify that Jon Hobrock, Orange Road, Carverton, had stopped at once when ordered to do so by Paul Knecht, waterways patrol- man. He had been stopped and charged for negligent handling of his vehicle, because he was sitting on the back of his seat. Mr. Hobrock told magistrate Harvey that he has been sitting on the back of his seat for 20 years of motorboating, that he can see better that way, that there’ was no danger of his fall- ing out, that he was going quite slowly at the time, and that there is no law specifically against sitting on the back of the seat. Although the motorboat law does not specifically note riding on the backs of seats as a viola- tion, it does state that ‘No person shall operate any vessel in a negligent manner so as to endanger anv. other person, vessel or property.”’ Mr. Neifert points out that regarding this law the “1973 Pennsylvania Pleasure Boating Require- ments’, as printed by the Pennsylvania Fish Commis- sion, notes that ‘A person riding on the gunwales, the backs of seats, or on the/ bow without a protective rail, or standing in a small boat, is being placed in a position of precarious balance. This is con- sidered negligent operation.” Mr. Hobrock said of his arrest, “He is nitpicking about things to give jobs to some people who need them, it seems. They appear to be trying to get so many summons.” He said that the charge that he didn’t stop when notified by the patrol- man is ‘‘an example of harass- ment.” Officer Knecht claims that Mr. Hobrock did not allow him to ‘‘come alongside”, ° Mr. Harvey told the Hobrocks that the case would be dis- missed when Mr. Neifert had not called. About seven minutes later Mr. Neifert appeared. Mr. Harvey appeared set to begin hearing the case against the Hobrocks. Mr. Hobrock, who was tape-recording the proceedings, asked Mr. Harvey if he hadn’t already dismissed the case. Mr. Harvey admitted that he had, and would stick by that. : Mr. Neifert reported that other business brought him to the magistrate’s office, and that he was surprised to hear-that he was late for a hearing that he understood would be re-sched- uled in the future. The swearing out of charges against Mr. Neifert followed the hearing. Mr. Jones claimed that he thinks it unfair that the Fish Commission officers arrest someone for ‘‘a rip in their life preserver or this man (Mr. Hobrock) for sitting on the back of his seat, when I see Neifert’s deputy standing in the boat when they are chasing some- body.” Mr. Harvey advised the two men against making the com- plaints. He told them that their complaints would be better taken up with Mr. Neifert’s superior. He then asked the insistent men to take the com- plaint to the district attorney. They reported that the district attorney had already sent them to him. More efforts by Mr. Harvey could not change their minds, and the complaints were drawn up. Mr. Jones said that he is a “citizen trying to get safe boating at the lake, not because Iwant to harass Claude Neifert, but because he is harassing everyone cise.” : Mr. Jones added that “I'm afraid that this will cause us more harassment...we’ll pro- bably be back with more tickets. . .but if it gets lights on the bridge it’s o.k. with me.” Mr. Neifert, referring to charges that he and his men are harassing anyone, said that the charges are foolish. He said that in most cases small violations are overlooked or the violator is given a warning. He said that Mr. Jones and Mr. Wheatley are ‘two of the biggest abusers of that treatment.” He said that Mr. Hobrock would have been given only a warning if he had cooperated HAND BAGS GET YOURS _— EE I << am Fall Fair, Sept. 7, 8 and 9. Two special showings of the musical film, ‘Tom Sawyer,” have been arranged for Luzerne County flood victims through the Wilkes Community Effort (WCE), which is a special flood recovery group sponsored by Wilkes College and funded through a grant from the Haas Community Fund. The special showing will be Aug. 15-16, evenings at 7, at the Magipix Gateway Cinema. The firm’s president, Ted Arnold, responded to the continuing need to keep in mind the victims of the June 1972 flood, and agreed to make special ar- rangements for these two evening performances. Mr. Arnold informed Rebecca Jost, head of WCE, that prices History is but a kind of Newgate calendar, a register of the crimes and miseries that man has inflicted on his fellow man. The Dallas Post Has A Wilkes-Barre Line Call Toll Free 825-6868 il = Sounds of Music (Two Week Listing of Musical Happenings in The Valley) 19—Concert, Ilrem Temple = AUG. String Band, Irem Temple Country Club, Dallas 8 p.m. AUG. 26—Concert, A Night of Bar- bershop, Irem Temple Country Club, Dallas, 8 p.m. AUG. ‘“North End Festival,’ Stegmaier Gold Medal 26—Concert, Band, 7 p.m.; Kryger Orchestra and Dancers, 8:15 p.m., Wilkes-Barre. AUG. 28—Concert—Glen Michaels Orchestra, 7 p.m.; Kryger Orchestra and Dancers, 8:15 p.m. Casey Trailer Park, Wilkes-Barre. AUG. 30—Concert, Medal Band, 6 p.m.; Kryer Polka Stegmaier Gold Orchestra and Dancers, 7:15 p.m., North River Common, Wilkes-Barre. AUG. 30—''End of Summer Festival,” music, dancing, fireworks display, North River Common, Wilkes-Barre, é Your Musical E vent Mail To AURISH WHeste Center 225 Wyoming Ave., Kingston : Ted: 288-0152 J | J J / J j ) ! | J * i EE CIEE <I EE EE Ee <P EE EE EE for the early evening perfor- Page 3 The 1973 Dallas Area Fall Fair is scheduled for Sept. 7, 8, and 9, at the Lehman Horse Show grounds on Route 415 out- side of Dallas. The Fall Fair started in 1963 as the Dallas Rotary Fair, but four years ago it had grown large enough to require the sup- port of the Dallas Lions and Dallas Kiwanis Clubs. The fair is annually visited by over 10,000 people. Proceeds are used for civic projects in the Back Mountain area. It was the fair group which donated $12,000 to the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction two years ago to help establish the auction’s permanent location at 69 Main St., Dallas. Each year the fair has an arts and crafts show which operates under the Pennsylvania State Fair Premium Book. The prem- ium book establishes criteria for judging of the arts, crafts, canning, sewing and other dis- plays. 1973 will be no exception, as many arts and crafts entries are expected. Applicants for the arts and crafts display should gorma Drive, Trucksville for entry blanks. The 1973 fair will feature the film at reduced rates. The Reader’s Digest present- ation is a $2.5-million film adaptation of Mark Twain's classic. It stars Johnny Whitaker of “Family Affair’, Sawyer and Celeste Holm, Oscar winner, as Aunt Polly. Tickets may be obtained at the WCE office in Franklin Hall on South Franklin Street, week- days from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The picture has been widely acclaimed. Movie critic Rex Reed in the New-York Daily News wrote: ‘Most so-called family movies are so simple- minded that they insult children of all ages, but ‘Tom Sawyer’ is a lovely film with enormous quality and richness. It makes us want to play hookey, jump in the creek with a fishing pole, close up the candy store and go back to those green and un- troubled days of youth before we knew too much...” A program will be presented by the prize-winning Lake- Lehman band and a musical program is scheduled by the “Interludes” and other musical Fireman’s Association will ‘give a demonstration Saturday af- ternoon. Col. Jerry Lipko’s nationally known chimpanzees will give several performances during the fair. The chimpanzees have appeared in both the United States and Canada and have been featured in a number of Shrine Circuses. The chimps do musical impersonations, acro- batics, roller skating, boxing and much more. Business firms are also feat- ured on the midway with numerous displays and exhibits PSU Dean's List Cites Eight Locals Eight Back Mountain college students have qualified for the ‘dean’s list at the Pennsylvania State University for the spring semester. Four have done so by turning in perfect 4.0 averages. Achieving perfect averages were Sheryl A. Beard, 117 Church St., Dallas; Diane Reese, 126 Franklin St., Dallas; Nancy Lee Ziegenfus, RD 3, Dallas; and William R. Kelly, Box 399, Harveys Lake. Also named to the dean’s list were Margaret A. Crawford, Highland Drive, Dallas, with a 3.55 average; Clifford L. Garris, 16 Jackson St., Dallas, with a 3.67 average; John Wesley Oli- ver, 125 Lake St., Dallas, with a 3.77 average; and Karen Elaine Bloom, RD 2, Hunlock Creek, with a 3.75 cumulative average. from area businessmen who display their products for fair- goers. ; Hours for the fair are Friday, 3 p.m. to 11 p. m.; Saturday, 12 noon to ll p.m.; and Sunday, 1 pm. to 9 p.m. This year’s to be the biggest yet. Fish Commission Sets Two Auctions The Pennsylvania Fish Com- mission has scheduled two auction sales this month in order to dispose of surplus _machinery, equipment and miscellaneous items. To be conducted by a professional held Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. at the Commission’s. Pleasant Gap hatchery in Centre County. A second sale has been scheduled for 1 p.m., Aug. 25, at the Linesville hatchery. Among the used and surplus items to be auctioned are farm tractors, typewriters, outboard motors, pumps, motors, metal! drums, wooden wheelbarrows, chain saws, air compressors, tires, lawn mowers, rowboats, and many other miscellaneous items. Interested persons are invited to attend either or both of the sales. All items will be sold to the highest bidder with payment on the site by cash or check. Subscribe To The Post ational bank of Pennsylvania ; Member F.D.I.C. Contact YOUR GAS COMPANY
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