on LS SEE RES TE TR TR TSN ARR BEY A Greenstreet New J ZA \ After a summer in Wyoming Valley shovelling debris, de- moljgbing buildings, seraping fe | and building re 17- year old Hilarie Hauptman has returned to high school classes in her hometown of Fair Lawn, N.J. Hilarie, who has been re- siding with Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Albertson at. Harveys Lake, spent ‘her summer = vacation working at dirty, physical jobs in the Wyoming Valley flood area, along with other volunteer workers of Interfaith Flood Re- covery. Interfaith is a non-denomina- tional - volunteer organization which: ‘was formed after the flood to act as a distribution center for items needed by flood vietims, and has now become a center for services of all kinds— from clean-up work to spiritual guidance. f i wo 4 g 1 i . Hauptman on sent Hilarie to the job. the siterof a with its demolition. Hilarie, the daughter of Mr and Mrs: Lou Hauptman is now a ‘senior at Fa High School. She first came to Wilkes-Barre in 197 flood, as president a hig school:service club and a me ber of a committee of 10 duty was to find the best w: spend $7,000 in the flood area. The $7,000 had been raised by the people of Fair Lawn thro the efforts of their local Jaycees and youngsters who 1 ¥ ugh stood on street corners for one weekend tQ ‘collect money for floodvic- tims of Wyoming Valley Thi committee decided to spend¥he funds on the purchase of a bus forthe t the elderly. to their pointments. They tu ransportation of medical ap- rned the ve a hicle over to the Bureau of the Aging. Hilarie, however, got a first- look at’ the problems created by the flood. Those pro- blems affected her deeply. When she returned to Fair Lawn, she organized two bus- loads of youngsters who came to Wilkes-Barre for a weekend. They brought shovels with them and worked hard. Hilarie and the town of Fair Lawn had first learned of the plight of Wyoming Valley through a letter written by Dr. and ‘Mrs: Richard Albertson, summer and weekend residents of Harveys Lake, who 0 re- sided at the Green Hill Apart- ments, Lower Merion, near Philadelphia. Thegeouple had been in Phila delp’® when they learned of the flood. They quickly returned to this area, but not before they 3 alS( Dan Rittinger Antiques 1014 WYOMING AVENUE (U.S. ROUTE 11) FORTY FORT, PA. 18704 PHONE 717—288-9484. . 287-4088 Antiques Bought, ‘Sold, Appraised had loaded 800 loaves of bread and lots of disposable diapers, pillows, blankets and baby food in their station wagon. They proceeded north, talking their way through road blocks, until their valuable cargo reached a reliable distribution point. Dr. Albertson, an anesthes- iologist at Lankenau Hospital in the Philadelphia area, went on to the émergency center at Col- lege Misericordia, where he volunteered his services for the next two weeks. Still the Albertsons felt they had not done enough. They com- posed a letter telling of the flood problems, asking principally for money, but also for food and clothing, and sent copies to 550 persons. Among those who re- ceived the letters were persons on the Albertsons’ Christmas card list, acquaintences, neigh- bors, even former students of the Wynnewood Road School, whom Mrs. Albertson had once taught. Each was asked to have the letter published in their lo- cal newspaper. It ran in appro- Southbridge, Mass., and Char- lotte, N.C. The letter raised an account- able $25,000 for the Wilkes- Barre area. To best utilize the funds received in answer to their letters, and to distribute the carloads of supplies, toys and food which friends were bringing to them, the Al- bertsons were incorporated as a non-profit, tax-deductable “Wyoming Valley Flood Relief Fund’’. Parts of the letter read as fol- lows: ‘‘Suffering is great; mis- ery touches everywhere. People weep openly in despair. . .thou- sands lost all or most of their worldly possessions. All ap- pliances gone beyond repair; every small item making a kit- chen functional gone. Little children have no toys. ‘Savings depleted by stag- gering rebuilding costs. Mort- gages must be met. “This situation will exist for many, many months. Waters have receded, but problems arise and multiply.” In January, the town of Fair Lawn held a party for the Al- bertsons and for others who had become friends through the original committee which had come to the Valley. At the party, Hilarie’s mother told Mrs. Albertson that Hilarie would like to volunteer her sum- mer to help out in the flood area. She asked Mrs. Albertson if she could find work for Hilarie. The Lake resident found the Interfaith job, and took Hilarie in for the summer at her Har- veys Lake residence. The sum- mer before, the Albertsons had housed 11 youths awaiting trail- ers. All summer long, Hilarie worked with Interfaith, riding the bus into town each morning and back again at 5 p.m. She bought her lunches and paid her bus fares with money from her personal savings. She also learned that she could be of ser- vice to VISTA, and so on Satur- days, she helped build play- grounds. Once again, Mrs. Albertson is trying to find Hilarie a summer job in Wyoming Valley—one that pays. Hilarie’s parents have cautioned her that she will have to help with the cost of her college education. She would like to study social work at North Carolina State College. Mrs. Albertson said that Hilarie would be suitable for a playground job or social work next summer, but adds that the girl will do anything. Mrs. Al- bertson is asking that anyone who might have a job for the hard-working young lass, write to Hilarie at 3-10 Lindon Lane, Fair Lawn, N.J. 07410. Mrs. Albertson adds, ‘ ‘Hilarie would like to spend her life doing volunteer work.” Hilarie has called this ‘‘the most thrilling summer of my life.” Of the Jewish faith, Hilar- ie attended and enjoyed the folk mass given at the Gate of Hea- ven Church in Dallas. She-got a ‘‘kick’’ out of the local firemen’s fairs, as well. But it appears that her biggest enjoyment was gained from helping others. Mrs. Albertson described Hilarie as “‘a quiet teenager who didn’t fry 'to impose her views on anyone. She kept an optimistic attitude even though some of the homes she worked on were so dilapidated it was unreal.” If toys are still needed for flood-stricken children, Hilarie plans to organize her Fair Lawn schoolmates to get them. Inter- faith- estimates that there are still 4,000 children in HUD mobile homes. Last Christmas an open house was held for flood families at the Albertson summer home. Mrs. Albertson then distributed toys she had received from Philadelphia friends, grapefruit from Texas, gift items from New York City department stores, blankets from Arco, soap and hair grooming items from Bristol Meyers, and any- thing else acquired through the letters. George McCutcheon of Dallas took the left over toys so that the Kiwanis could distribute them for Christmas. Mrs. Albertson and her hus- band are now taking good clo- thing they receive to the area Salvation Army. Of Hilarie, Mrs. Albertson concludes, ‘We were so im- pressed with her, and feel the general public needs to know that today’s kids can be terrific. Having Hilarie this year was...interesting...making us aware that Wilkes-Barre is far from being back to normal. Sometimes people forget easily.” Saturday 10:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. SEASONAL COURT TIME IS STILL AVAILABLE AT THE KINGSTON INDOOR RACQUET CLUB | 288-1434 | Rutter Ave. (near Eidam) Kingston, Pa. ONE STOP SHOPPING EUR CI CENTER 2 [O]S RTA ANRES SEPTEMBER 27, 1973 disaster. Persons living on low incomes in Luzerne County have in- creased their food purchasing power by about $16,270,000 as a result of the Federal Food Stamp Program, which will mark its 11th year of operation in the county Oct. 1. According to the U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture’s Northeast Regional Food and Nutrition Service office at Princeton, N.J., these persons have paid about $20,775,000 for food stamps valued at $37,045,000. Currently there are 477 food retailers in the county authori- zed by the USDA to accept coupons from the 16,000 persons presently taking part in the program each month. The state public assistance agency, through its various local offices, certifies qualified food stamp applicants for participation. Eligibility to take part in the program is basically determined by monthly income in relation to family size and liquid assets. The program is not limited to those receiving welfare. 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