The Rotary Anns are spons- oring. in the Back Mountain ‘region. a week of screening for abnorngllities of the heart. starting Sept. 16. Days of screening will be: Tuesday. Wednesday. and Thursday from 9 to 2. If necessary. an extra day. Saturday of that week. will be added for those who cannot make it during the week because of work. Mrs. Linford Werkheiser is chairman for the Rotary Anns. ~She said that appointments can be made for heart screening “tests by calling Mrs. Robert Coscia at 696-1387. weekdays. from 9 to 4. / Tests will be given at the new Dallas Elementary’ School on Hildebrandt Road, Dallas. They “are sponsored by the American Heart Association, Northe- astern Pennsylvania chapter and the Kirby Memorial Health Center. Nurses provided by the Rotary Anns. Technicians from the Kirby Center will do the testing. An electro-cardio-analyzer is used in a simple and speedy test, with a nominal fee of $5 prevailing. This includes test of the blood pressure. blood sugar. and cholesterol content. Reports will “be sent out to family physicians of those tested. The heart screening program is being brought to Dallas for residents of the Back Mountain region. Be Dr. John Brennan, Nanticoke, is president of the local chapter tion. Priscilla Williams, Trucksville. is the executive director. © Sept. 6 i? J “Sept. 9 Sept. 9, held on _ provided. ] Sept. 10 will be guest speaker. Sept. 12 senior high school library. Sept. 12 Sept. Ad’ Kin i Sept. or p.m. Friday. Sept. I5 Sept. 25 Dallas. Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. pickles. chilled prunes. milk. celery sticks. cookies. milk. corn. gelatin. bread and butter. milk. FRIDAY —Beef ravioli with tomato sauce. buttered beans. oatmeal and raisin cake. milk. : . LAKE-LEHMAN ny Sept. 10-14 pickles. pears. milk. salad. gingerbread with topping. milk. WEDNESDAY -Hamburg gravy over mashed potatoes. buttered corn. roll and butter. cookies. milk. THURSDAY -Hoagies. apple crisp, milk. Sauce. pudding. milk. / DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT Sept. 10-14 corn. fruit, milk. butter. garden salad with dressing. half pear. cookie. milk. WEDNESDAY--(Jr. and Sr. H.S..) grilled cheese sandwich: carrot and celery sticks, fresh apple. milk. chips. buttered peas. cookies, milk. 2 ters, pudding, milk. bo LAL BE Photo by James Kozemchak Sr. The Business of the \ “THE DALLAS POST, Bertram and Mr. Slimak. Nations by Ralph Nader WASHINGTON—During the heyday of Presidential defiance of Congress early this year, President Nixon had defended his impoundment of appropriat- ed funds for health, educational and economic programs as in- herent in the powers of the pre- sidency. He said he welcomed court tests of such White House refusals to spend funds which Congress has decreed should be spent by laws which he signed. Since then, the courts have in- deed decided many cases around the country as to the il- legality of presidential im- poundment. A tally of these de- cisions by Public Citizen lawyer Tommy Jacks, and researcher Jacqueline Connelly, shows the courts to have come out over- whelmingly against President Nixon. ® Qut of 26, impoundment cases decided by the federal courts, 16 district court cases and one ap- pellate court decision have ruled impoundment to be ille- gal. Six cases have been dis- missed by the courts after go- vernment release of the disput- ed funds; two other cases have been dismissed on other grounds without ruling on the impoundment question. In only one case has a court upheld an impoundment. Thus, out of 18 actual court decisions on impoundment, ‘17 courts have decided against President Nixon while only one court decided in his favor. “The granting of preliminary injunctions in these cases is an indication,” says Mr. Jacks “that those courts will ultimate- ly hold the impoundments to be illegal, since such preliminary relief may only be granted where it appears likely that the plaintiff will prevail ‘on the merits.” On the short end of a 17 to 1 score, it is not surprising that the President’s chief lawyer, Solicitor General Robert Bork, has petitioned the Supreme Court for a judgement in the case of Georgia vs. Nixon with- out waiting for a lower court de- cision. Lawyers in the appellate division of the Justice Depart- ment are furious at Mr. Bork for both the strategy of leapfrog- ging the lower courts and the quality of his arguments. The Georgia case involves the impoundment of highway, water pollution and some edu- cational funds. The other cases, whatever their legalisms, in- volve the suspension of pro- grams critical to the well-being of millions of Americans. For example, the President has In the survey, Atty. Jacks noted that in many other cases still pending before federal dis- trict courts in which no final or- der has yet been issued, judges have granted preliminary in- junctions to ensure that funds remain available until the final desposition of the cases.” withheld funds for community mental health centers, munici- pal waste disposal construction, library services, and a vast number of educational pro- grams, including veterans schooling payments. He has also ordered impoundments of funds which have stopped or weakened disaster loan pro- grams for farmers, rural hous- ing, construction of a highway safety test facility in Ohio and poverty programs. In their rulings, some on con- stitutional grounds, the courts have not passed judgement on the merits of these programs. They have simply concluded that the President had flounted the laws of the land or the con- stitutional authority of the Con- gress to appropriate funds. In his recent Watergate cerned with scandal that it has not gone about the business of the nation. There are many members of Congress who be- lieve this was a grossly unfair accusation, given the epidemic of White House impoundments that have undermined pro- grams already enacted. They also wonder why the White House continues to oppose need- ed consumer, health, environ- mental, and tax reform bills which would pass the Congress if the President lent his support. Or simply dropped his opposi- tion. Wendell Mennig, 316 Summit Ave., Clarks Summit, equip- ment engineer with Common- wealth Telephone Co., retired Aug. 31 after 44 years of service with the utility. A native of Clarks Summit, Mr. Mennig was graduated from Girard College. Philadelphia. He joined Commonwealth in 1929 as a clerk in the Clarks Summit business office. He be- came an installer-repairman in 1941. He advanced to the posi- tion of central office switchman in February 1949 and partici- pated in the changeover from magneta to dial telephone ser- vice in the Abingtons. In the latter part of 1949 he became chief switchman in the Clarks Summit District and served in this capacity until 1954 when he was promoted to the position of equipment engineer and transferred to company headquarters in Dallas. A remembrance was presented by his fellow em- ployes at a retirement dinner. Directing the program as master of ceremonies was Daniel Chapman, communi- cations consultant. Mr. Mennig and his wife, the former Dana Capwell of Clarks Summit, are the parents of a daughter, Susan Columbo, Glenburn and a son, Jack, Burlington, Vt. They have six grandchildren. by Bridgette Correale : 639-5759 Many Oak Hill residents en- joyed weekend parties. baek yard barbeques and good com- panionship of various guests over Labor Day weekend. Many gathered along the shores of Harveys Lake Sunday evening to see the fireworks display and the magnificent sight of the lighted sailboats and decorated docks. The Batkas' and the Clearys’ enjoyed a week vacationing at Elk Lake in Carbon County. Bill, Irene. Jim. Susan, Allan and Robbie Michaels visited Happy birthday to Michael Kerkowski Jr., son of Mike and Gerri of Vine Street. Mike will celebrate his eighth birthday, Sept. 7. A paper drive will be held at Gate of Heaven the weekend of Sept. 14 and 15. Newspaper can be deposited on the truck in the school parking lot. Belated birthday greetings to Mary Gesmundo. who celebrat- ed a birthday Sept. 1. Lehman. Township Supervi- sors will conduct a meeting. Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. at the Leh- man-Jackton Fire Hall. Cindy Osborne has returned to Bloomsburg State College where she will begin her sopho- more year. Birthday greetings to Peg Canfield who will celebrate Sept. 7. The Osborne family will be busy this week celebrating birthday anniversaries of Cindy. Lauri and Doreen. The best present they could receive is the return of their mom trom Geisinger Medical Center. Several reservations are still available for the Gate of Hea- ven's Parent-Teacher Guild's trip to Disneyworld. Orlando. Fla.. Oct. 16-19. Contact yours truly for further information. I i nl Sd Forty Years Ago 1933 Razing of the old Raub Hotel in central Dallas was nearly completed. The body of two-year old Nancy Shupp was found hang- ing under an overhanging bank in the creek, after searchers had combed the area. The child had fallen from a small foot- bridge into a stream swollen by rain. Jurors were reproved by Judge C. D. Coughlin for what he termed discrimination in ig- noring charges of liquor viola- tions in the case of some Lake tavern owners while throwing the book at others outside the area. P. D. Honeywell defended his charges for auditing the books of Dallas Township school board, saying the bill was not out of line considering the volume of work. A. P. Kiefer was school board president. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jurchak were home from a trip through Czechoslovakia. Oil well drilling at Eaton was resumed with the bore down 3,600 feet. Marie Dressler and Wallace Berry were starring in ‘‘Tug- boat Annie.” You could get two packages of cigarettes for 21 cents, not very fancy smokers, but a lot of to- Gas Pumps bacco for the money. Thirty Years Ago 1943 Lake Silkworth dedicated its honor roll with the names of 36 boys and one girl inscribed on the tablet. Word was received from a former prisoner of the Japanese that Cease Wilson might pos- sibly still be alive. Two years earlier he had been with the forces that surrendered Bataan. Lt. Fred Westerman, with the Royal Canadian Air Force, was shot down over Germany and taken prisoner. Mrs. Arthur Blewett, Fern- ter for removing corn from the cob, making short work of home canning. The Rev. John J. O’Leary gave the invocation at the flag- raising ceremony at Kingston Township Honor Roll. The 100- star flag with two gold stars was the gift of Mrs. William Conyng- ham, the 65-foot staff from R. D. Shepherd. Mrs. Thomas Kingston took “best of show’ at the Shaver- town Flower Show. Died: Walter DeRemer, Beaumont; Claude W. Gregory, 58, Wilkes-Barre; Susan Cutler, 81, Sweet Valley. FDR proclaimed the Third War Loan. James R. Oliver, Must Show dean of All gasoline and No. 2-D diesel fuel retailers must post ceiling prices on each pump by Sep- tember 1, Alfred L. Whinston, Internal Revenue Service Dis- trict Director, eastern Pennsyl- vania, reminded the public and retailers last week. The mini- mum octane rating must also be posted on each pump. The Cost of Living Council Deputy Director James W. McLane announced these Phase _1V petroleum regulations Aug. 16. : ‘Mr. Whinston said retailers will be required to use special stickers to post prices and oc- tane ratings. Retailers of 2-D diesel fuel must post prices only. Beginning Aug. 27 authorized stickers will be available at U.S. Post Offices. Station operators who have not already received instructions and forms for determining ceiling prices may pick up both at their local Post Office the same day. Retailers must present a completed and notarized price ceiling determination form at the Post Office before stickers will be released. The retailer is to retain his form and fill in the sticker number for each pump. The stickers is 3's by 3!» inches. There is space inside a white circle for the ceiling price Police Dallas Township Dallas Township police reported one accident over the holiday weekend. Haydn Davies. 77. 43 Wyoming Ave.. Tunkhannock was traveling north on Route 309. Sept. 2. at about 6:15 p.m. when he passed out at the wheel. His auto crossed over the roadway into the southbound lane. onto the berm of the road and into guard rail wires. Mr. Davies and his Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in the Dallas Community am- bulance. Patrolman Carl ‘Miers in- vestigated and estimated damages at $350. The vehicle had to be towed from the scene. Kingston Township The Kingston Township Police had no accidents during the three-day holiday weekend. but reported one. Aug. 28 at 3:45 p.m... on Route 309. Elizabeth Farber. 17 Division St.. Shavertown was reported to have pulled out of a gas station and across a four-lane highway. in front of a car driven by John H. Jones. Saginaw St. Dallas. Mrs. Farber admitted pulling in front of the car. Passengers in her car were Lori Ann and Judy Farber. and Beth Ann Belles. Patrolman John Appel in- vestigated. He reported no mjuries. Damages were estimated at $150 to each car. - a3 at the top and the octane rating below. Starting Sept. 1, Mr. Whinston stated, Internal Revenue Ser- vice Stabilization investigators will visit eastern Pennsylvania gasoline and diesel fuel retail- ers to check compliance with the posting requirement. Investigators may also in- spect the retailer’s completed instruction sheet to review his calculations in determining the ceiling price for each grade and type of gasoline and diesel fuel. Philadelphia retailers or resi- dents needing information on the posting or regulations should call 597-9950. Other eas- tern Pennsylvania residents should call their local IRS of- fice. Hunting Licenses Are Now on Sale Pennsylvania hunting and trapping licenses for 1973-74 seasons are on sale at every county treasurers office. New licenses are valid from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31, 1974. The cost of a resident license for youngsters 12 through 16 years of age is $5.25; a resident adult license for hunters 17 through 64 years of age costs $8.25: adult licenses for resident senior citizens. 65 years of age and older, cost $5.25; the price of a nonresident or alien license. regardless of age is $40.35: and an archery license costs $2.20. The ‘‘Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations’® has been printed and will be issued license. All paragraphs printed in red indicate changes within the past year. Page 5 eM: Back Mountain businessmen, was buried. Twenty Years Ago 1953 Trees were uprooted and crops damaged by a terrific rain and wind storm. Dallas Borough bought the Oliver property with plans to convert the former showroom into borough offices. Purchase price was $25,000. Coon Certified Concrete in- stalled an asphalt plant at Pikes Creek. . New sales tax of one cent on a dollar brought protests. Prolonged drought resulted in many Dallas residents drawing water from Harveys Lake. Hilda Schelcher, 59, Shaver- town, dropped dean on a Dallas bus as it left Public Square. News of John Vavrek’s re- lease from a Korean prisoner of war camp precipitated a heart attack for his mother, Alma Vavrek, - Demunds. For two years she had despaired of hearing from him. Gordon Mathers bought front- age for a new service station along Memorial Highway, Trucksville. Phone the fire company first, THEN start to fight the fire, ad- vised Back Mountain fire com- panies. Gamma globulin was hailed as a possible preventative of polio. This was before perfec- tion of the Salk vaccine, with Sabin oral vaccine yet undis- covered. - Ten Years Ago 1963 Fernbrook claimed the cham- pionship for the 1963 Little Lea- gue season. : Lake-Lehman school to be de- dicated Sept. 14. T. M. B. Hicks Jr. died at age of 69, following a prolonged ill- ness. He was the husband of HIX, Post editor. U.S. Government representa- tives were in the area to inspect property for a new post office site. Seventy-five men from the Shavertown and Trucksville fire companies fought a mid- night blaze in a building owned by Ernest Shara, Bunker Hill. Back Mountain YWCA and YMCA scheduled many activi- ties for the fall season. Trucksville firemen dis- cussed the possibility of sharing a building with the township supervisors. Dallas American Legion scheduled Americanism night at Post Home. i Waverly Antique Show drew many Back Mountain residents. Jackson Township residents pressed for road care by super- visors. Died: Danny Thompson. 15 mos. ; Otto Biery, 59, Stull; Har- riet LaBar, 68. Shavertown: R. R. Hubbard. Bunker Hill: Al- bert LeMay. Noxen. Births: Theresa Lynn. daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Crispell, Noxen; Jeffery Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Piatt, Shavertown. and Wendy Susan. daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Donald Hinkle, Lehman. Supermarket ads featured round steak and roast. 75 cents a pound: halibut steak. 59 cents a pound; strawberries, three pints for a dollar; pork chops. 73 cents a pound; fresh ham. 39 cents a pound; cabbage. four cents a pound and purple plums for 39 cents. | Ambulance Log DALLAS Aug. 286—Edith Murdock. Lower Demunds Road to General Hospital. Crew: Jerry Torr. Lynn Roginski and Bob Cartier. Sept. 1—Melvin London Jr.. Lower Demunds Road. Dallas. from Scranton Community Hospital to home. Crew: Bob Cartier. Jan Condon RN. ; Sept. 2—Hayden Davis. 43 Wyoming Ave.. Tunkhannock, auto ac- cident. Route 309 to Nesbitt Hospital. Crew: Dave Carey. Jim Davies. Bill Ward. Sept. 2—Auto accident. Route 415. Idetown. Terry and Ron Yents and Joseph Rankus to Nesbitt Hospital. Crew: Don Schaffer. Jim Davies and Bob Besecker. Sept. 3—Mrs. Robert Trethaway. RD 1. Dallas to General KINGSTON TOWNSHIP Aug. 26— Mrs. Byron Harlos. North Memorial Highway. Shaver: town to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Crew: W. Frederick. E. J Brown. R. Chamberlain. Aug. 28—DeBera Ivy. Holly Street. Trucksville to Nesbitt. Crew: William Pugh and Waiter Davis. Aug. 28--Carol Morris. Holly Street. Trucksville to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Crew: Walter Davis. Pete Williams. and Lauren Dymond Jr. Aug. 30 Lenor Henninger. Carpenter Convalesant Home. Harveys Lake to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. and return. Crew: Walter Davis Sr.-Walter Davis Jr. Aug. 31 Mrs. Gabanna. Chase Manor to Mercy Hospital. Crew : Ed Carey. Walter Davis Sr.. and E.J. Brown. : Z - i 4 3 tas)
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