Page 20 by Millie Hogoboom The big issue at stake last between Bernard Banks, vice president of American Asphalt Paving “Co. and the team of negotiators representing the Jackson Tewnship Residents ‘Taxpayers Association, seemed to be when is a fence a fence? Some 40 residents heard this point discussed for nearly three hours. The Jackson Township Zoning Ordinance provides that “the face of any quarry or exca- vation shall be fenced for the safety of the public with a woven wire fence six feet in height.” The words ‘‘woven wire’’ seemed most confusing to define. Mr. Banks told the group that on June 5, a fence around the quarry was in place and he wrote a letter to Robert Culp, the township zoning officer, re- questing an inspection of the fence. However, that same day his employees discovered that vandals had ripped down a sec- tion of the fence. So he added a note to his letter to Mr. Culp ad- vising him that this additional repair would be made. Mr. Culp never contacted him to make the inspection, but did notify him on June 23, 1973, that “the fence did not meet specifica- “tions.” According to Mr. Culp, about 100 yards of the fence had no supporting posts, there were large holes at the bottom of the fence and the wire, of which the fence is made, breaks too easily. Mr. Banks complained that “the fence specifications keep changing.” He said that from time to time in the past super- visors have requested an in- - spection of the fence and that it was acceptable to them then. Therefore he wrote a letter to the zoning officer, Robert Culp, and to John Aponick, attorney for the Zoning Board of Adjust- ment, Aug. 1, requesting a meeting with the Zoning Board. Mr. Banks said he has never had a reply to that letter. Joseph Haley, Fieldcrest, a member of the Taxpayers Negotiating Committee, asked Robert Culp, who was at the meeting, ‘‘Does American Asphalt’s fence meet the zoning requirements?’’. Mr. Culp re- plied ‘‘No.” In retort, Mr. Banks questioned how he knew since he had never replied to his request for an inspection or a meeting? Mr. Culp said he had inspected the fence, but not from the American Asphalt’s side of the line. Then Mr. Haley suggested that the Zoning Board of Adjustment agree to meet with representatives of 10% Discount Now Thru Oct. 15 the asphalt plant so specifica- tions for the fence can be agreed upon. Other members of the Taxpayer's Negotiating Com- mittee are: Felix Niedjaco, Huntsville Road, Dominick Fatheryar, Fieldcrest, and Harold Kittle, Huntsville Road. Another one of the 14 points adopted by the Taxpayer’s Association was the question of a fence for the sludge pits. Mr. Banks explained that sludge is a mud which is dredged up seve- ral times a season and left in piles to dry. When dried it is as fine as talcum and sold for fill. Harold Kittle complained that in' the past four deer and a young boy have had to be pulled out of the sludge. He said Michael Rodriguez got stuck in it and that Chief Robert Cooper had to get boards and a rope to pull him out. Gerald Bernstein, at whose home the meeting was held, told Mr. Banks ‘‘property owners in the area have grown, and the American Asphalt oper- ation has grown, but you have not protected those who live around it.” He added, ‘‘You have created a dangerous situ- ation and it has to be improved for future generations’. Where- upon Mr. Banks mused, “If we had changed our type of blast- ing and hired a noise control engineer three years ago, this meeting would not be neces- sary.” At one point Mr. Banks said he was very upset by quotes in a Dallas Post article attributed to Mr. Filip, president of the Tax- payers’ Association. Mr. Filip was quoted as saying ‘‘nothing had been accomplished at the last meeting.” Others felt that much had been accomplished. Another newspaper was complimented because a repor- ter had attended the meeting but published no story at all. Millie Hogoboom, Jackson Township reporter for the Post, reminded those concerned that “no reporting is not necessarily good reporting,” and added, “‘The Dallas Post feels a responsibility to report the facts for the benefit of the other tax- payers who were not at the meeting.’ John Filip, president, con- ducted a short business meeting after the company officials had departed. Vivian Magistre, Huntsville Road, was chagrined to learn that her home is not to be on the proposed sewer line for the township. As she has a problem with drainage, Robert Culp, zoning officer, offered to check the sewers in her area and recommend some action to eliminate the stench near her home. She also asked Mr. Filip about the status of Cable TV. He ON ALL ORDERS CARDS advised her that the local com- panies are not interested in ser- vicing the township at this time. Gerald Bernstein reported that a meeting has been held with a representative of Mr. Denenberg, director of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. This man thought the comments of the American \sphalt Insurance Adjuster were ‘‘ridiculous’. So the Tax- payers now have the official insurance complaint question- naire put out by the Pennsyl- vania Department of Insurance. If any one believes that they have ever had any blasting damage, they should call anyone of the members of the Taxpayers group and they will receive information, the insurance claim forms, and assistance in filling out the forms. The people to call are: Mr. and Mrs. Fatheryar, 696-3697; Mr. and Mrs. Haley, 696-3408; Mr. and Mrs. Harris, 696-1536; Mr. and Mrs. Bunney, 696-2600; Mr. Robert Culp, 675-3768. Another meeting of the Jackson Township Resident Taxpayers Association will be held early in September. Everyone in Jackson Township is urged to attend this meeting. U.S. Air Force Promotes Frania Andrew J. Frania, son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Frania, RD 3, Dallas. has been promoted to staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. Sgt. Frania, a parachute rig- ger. is assigned at Bentwaters RAF Station, England, with a unit of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe. The sergeant, a 1967 graduate of Dallas Senior High School, has completed a tour of duty in Vietnam. His wife is the former Patri- cia M. Trigg. The first of all virtues is inno- cence; the next is modesty. If we banish modesty out of the world, she carries away with her half the virtue that is in it. Dallas Junior High School classes will begin Sept. 5, with homerooms opening at 7:45 a.m. Students must be in the homeroom by 8 a.m. and will be dismissed from school at 2:49 p.m. All ninth grade rooms are on the second floor front corridor. All eighth grade rooms are on the second floor rear corridor; seventh grade students will report to the auditorium upon arrival at school and will be assigned to homerooms at that time. Eighth and ninth grade students will report to the following homerooms: Ninth grade—Room 201, James Bamrick, boys, Adams to Brunges; girls, Aicher to Calkins; Room 202, John Baur, boys, Burnett to Dierolf; girls, Casterline to Enslen; Room 203, John Johnson, boys, Duda to Groblewski; girls, Fritzges to Hilstolsky; Room 204—Lena Baur, boys, Hanadel to Kapral; girls, Hislop to Kavanuagh; Room 205—Dorothy Davis, boys, Katyl to Meeker; girls, Kennedy to Lefko; Room 206— George Dombek, boys, Menges to Perry; girls, Lloyd to Nichols; Room 207, Ellen Boyer, boys, Pettit to Searfoss; girls, Neidzwiecki to Rismondo; Room 208, Michaeline Kmush, boys, Sgroi to Thomas, David; girls, Sax to Thorton; Room 209, Alys Woolbert and Sally Harter, boys, Thomas, Donald to Zolnierowicz; girls, Voelker to Willauer. Eighth grade: Room 211, William Straitiff, boys, Asby to Britt; girls, Adams to Bonawitz; Room 212, Robert Suppon, boys, Brown to Dalton; girls, Booth to Cummings; Room 213, Elaine Williams, boys, Daubert to Foy; girls, Dal Santo to Frost; Room 214, Ruth man; girls, Fry to Hayston; Room 215, Norine Amesbury, boys; Harvey to Kozak; girls, Heffernan to Kuchinskas; Room 216, June Evans, boys, Koziel to McCabe; girls, Kundrat to Morgan, Brenda; Room 217, Elaine Felli, boys, McCain to Redline; girls, Moran, Cathy to Protheroe; Room 218, Francis Kopko, boys, Richardson to Siglin; girls, Prushko to Shaver; Room 219, Paul Clemm, boys, Smith to Wilson; girls, Sigworth to Ungar; Room 112, Beverly Eyet, boys, Witter to Youells; girls, Vail to Zimmerman. The recent meeting of the Dallas Rotary Club dealt mainly with the Dallas Fall Fair to be held Sept. 7, 8 and 9. Members were asked to bring a hammer, screwdriver, pliers and, if they have one, a stapler to the fair - readiness work nights, Aug. 28, Sept. 5 and 6. Doc Jordan, who, win ius son, Paul, mowed most of the fair grounds recently, told the Rotarians that a big drawing card for this year’s fair will be the ferris wheel, merry-go- round, space walk, whip and other rides. Proceeds of this year’s fair will be used to help set up the new community recreation center project, it was reported. Rotarian Dan Chapman spoke of the help that UGI is giving with electric service to the fair grounds. He added that the Leh- man Fire Company is making it possible for more bleachers at the site this year. more tables for use at the fair. The ones they had were des- troyed in the fire at Red Am- brose’s ‘La Casa’ building at Sunset. Harveys Lake. Any persons who know where tables might be obtained were asked to It was announced at the recent meeting that the Rotary Picnic, at the Hellersperks, Aug. 30, will include wives and children. The newly-devised prisoner escape warning procedure for the State Correctional Insti- tution at Dallas underwent a test, Aug. 28, at 10 a.m., and was found to be ‘‘quite successful’ by Leonard Mack, superin- tendent at the institution. The plan calls for the cooperation of area police and fire depart- ments to warn neighbors of the institution of an escape and to begin the search procedure. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, as would happen in the event of an actual escape, the Dallas Township Police Department was called. They then notified all other police departments in the Back Mountain via the new police communication system Seven area fire departments were then notified. The Trucks- ville, Lehman, Dallas, Tilbury, Idetown, Lake Silkworth and Jackson Township fire depart- ments, after being called, simultaneously sounded the escape alarm, a 30-second blast. Signals were given manually to prevent their being mistaken for a normal fire call. At the institution, the power- house sounded a series of three short blasts, at 15-second inter- vals, and in the Meadow Lake area, which is not in the hearing of ordinary sirens, a siren Bureau of Corrections vehicle was driven through the area. State police and SCID officers were strategically located throughout the siren area to monitor the effectiveness of the escape warning procedure. Mr. Mack noted that there were two ‘dead spots” found. One is at the intersection of Rt. 29 and Chase Road and the other is at the Huntsville Nursery. He added that the signal can only be faintly heard at the intersec- tion of Rt. 18 and legislative Rt. 40066. Mr. Mack said that those “dead spots will be worked on’ sidered the test a success in spite of the few problem areas. He added that he was very appreciative of the efforts of the six state police officers who helped in the monitoring of the escape signal. Mr Mack admitted that there may still be some hearing diffi- culty for those inside of their homes at the time of a signal. The institution and its neigh- bors have made arrangements between themselves which will help with this problem. Inter- ested neighbors have included themselves on the ‘‘chain phone escape system’. In the event of an escape, selected neighbors will be called. They in turn will call others, and those will call others still, until all on the “chain’’ have been notified. The recent test came about as the result of neighbor concern following an escape) of several months ago, and. fhe recom- mendations of the newly- appointed commissioner of the Pennsylvania Bureau = of Correction, Stewart Werner. The commissioner advised that an alarm system be established that would be effective to a two- square mile area around the institution. Dallas Township patrolman Elliot Ide was asked what he thought of the test and the signal warning plan. Mr. Ide said that he thought *‘it is a good idea” which will ‘“‘at least alert the public, so they don’t pick up hitch-hikers. . .so they know to watch out.” Ruth Austin Adams, a 71- year-old minister, music teacher and former resident of Trucksville, was honored recently by the Ithaca Journal. After over a half century of teaching piano, organ piano and voice, Mrs. Adams will limit her activities to counseling, which by phone, letter or in person, and seeing 33 progressive series music students finish their program. Viewing ‘all of her accom- plishments, one would never guess that Mrs. Adams has been confined to a wheelchair most of her life. As a teenager in Kingston = Township High School, Ruth Austin broke her back and was told at the time Her father, the Rev. John R. Austin, was a Methodist minister in the Wyoming Conference for 49 years. He served at Lehman Methodist Church for two years and at Trucksville Methodist Church for many years. Mother of two daughters, music teacher and registered preacher, Mrs. Adams at- tributes her strength in the face of adversity to her husband Arthur, her 91-year-old mother, who lives with her, and to her daughters. The Ithaca articljfieoncludes, “At 71, Ruth is’ not really retiring. She is just changing her tune from allegro to pianis- Simo.” There is a correspondent in vour area if you live in Oak Hill. Call Bridgette Correale 639-5759 WILKES. BARRE INFORMATION 53 HR TST (400) Sets Corning Corelle Dishes $13.50 A Set (300) Cases ‘‘Wolverine’’ Motorcycle Boots Men’s & Ladies’ Mfgs. 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