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Section B
‘by Millie Hogoboom
About two dozen Jackson
township residents met
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L.'s | Dallas Borough lost its only
er, | police cruiser Thanksgiving
ief ¢ day. An accident at the inter-
ny | section of Franklin Street and
air | Main in the borough, ‘‘totalled”’
WS the borough auto.
ise Dallas Borough police chief
ide | Ray Titus told the Post that the
cruiser, driven by special
nts ' patrolman John P. Fowler, 227
the a Huntsville. Road, Dallas, was
nd | struck by a car travelling at
night without its lights. The
driver of that car, Bernard By-
non, 17, of 117 Main St., Dallas,
will be charged with ‘‘driving
without lights at night,” accord-
ing to Chief Titus, based on the
testimony of a witness.
Township officers James
Gruver and Russell Banta were
called to the scene of the 7:45
p.m. crash. According to their
report the borough cruiser was
heading south on Main Street
[8 Diane Davies has proved her-
~~ self physically and mentally
qualified for just about anything
i Georgia’s Unicoi Outdoor Re-
i creation Experiment Station
7 can throw at her. Diane, an ani-
mal lover and outdoor recrea-
| tion enthusiast since childhood,
| is a horsewoman, mountain
climber, backpacker, white-
water enthusiast, wrangler,
E musician, and an honor student.
, * Her background has prepared
her well for all aspects of the
operation of an outdoor recreat-
ional facility.
The policy for college student
nterrg@and staff members at
egg Tp Helen, Ga., is one
of total involvement—which
eg stacking firewood, col-
. lectif@izarbage or fighting a
forestrire, planning recreation-
al programs, reconciling needs
with budgetary limitations, and
lending a hand in environ-
. mental research efforts. Such a
mix of physical and mental
exercise could present pro-
blems for some people, but not
for Diane.
Tristate Equal Rights
Amendment was
whelmingly passed by the
citizens of this commonwealth
in 1971. Pennsylvanians were
the first in the country to
legislate equal opportunity for
women.
The complaint, filed by the
Dallas Resident
Enters Wesleyan
A Dallas student, Earl W..
Phillips Jr., is among the 32
Pennsylvania residents who
have been enrolled as freshmen
at Wesleyan University, Mid-
dletown, Conn., it was an-
nounced recently by Robert L.
Kirkpatrick Jr., Wesleyan dean
of admissions. The class con-
tains 334 men and 223 women
selected from more than 3,000
applicants, and includes repre-
sentatives from 38 states and 10
for countries.
IME Phillips is a graduate of
WyOming Seminary, Kingston.
While in high’ school, Earl
_ participated in varsity basket-
' .ball and baseball, and contri-
buted to the yearbook and news-
paper. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl W. Phillips,
Machell Ave., Dallas.
The class, Mr. Kirkpatrick
noted, is the largest in the 142-
year history of the university,
and reflects a decision by the
Wesleyan Board of Trustees to
embark on a carefully moni-
tored growth toward an ulti-
mate undergraduate enroll-
ment of 2,200.
1t is seldom that God sends
such calamities upon man as
men bring upon themselves an
suffer willingly. Casa
fea Taylor
§
and the Bynon car, south on
Franklin, just before the ac-
cident occurred. The Bynon car
then attempted to make a left
hand turn onto Main Street, but
instead struck the borough car
in the intersection.
The borough chief explained
that the front of the Bynon car
struck the right front of the
cruiser, and that in the resul-
tant bouncing and spinning of
the two autos, the cruiser was
struck again, in the right rear,
this time by the rear end of the
Bynon car. ;
Passengers in the Bynon car
were Lewis Forte, 37 Rice St.,
Dallas; and Jan Capson, 37
Franklin St., Dallas.
There were no injuries.
The township police report of
officers Banta and Gruver esti-
_car, a 1964 Chevy, at $250. It was
Diane, the daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Carlton Davies,
Machell Avenue, Dallas, is a
University of Georgia park and
outdoor recreation admini-
stration major, currently com-
pleting a quarter’s internship
there.
Selected as a Rotary ex-
change student to England after
graduation from Dallas Senior
High School, she attended three
different English schools, tour-
ed Europe, and scaled the north
face of Wales’ Mt. Snowden,
used as a training ground for
Everest-bound mountaineers,
while there.
She went to the University of
Georgia from the State Univer-
sity of New York, in Cobleskill,
where she received an As-
sociate of Science degree in ani-
mal science with highest
honors, She will leave the Uni-
versity magna cum laude when
she receives her degree with the
class of 1974.
Before going to Unicoi in
September, Diane worked a
summer of 10 to 15-hour days as
a wrangler and packer at a dude
Justice Department, to require
implementation of a plan to
‘insure equality of sports opport-
unity in competitions, sponsor-
ed by the Pennsylvania In-
terscholastic ‘Athletic Associa-
tion, is a beginning step in
keeping our commitment to
provide equal rights for the
women of the state, claims a
recent commission on the
Status of Women report.
Educational sports programs
have long been shamedly
deficient in providing facilities,
female students, they continue.
The report asks, if sports are
beneficial; if they teach
students how to work as a team;
endure victory and defeat with
grace; control and develop their
bodies; if they develop leader-
ship skills and the ability to
endure pain, can we really deny
these educational opportunities
to our girls? 2
The commission is hopeful
that these long-standing
deficiences will be remedied as
a result of the court’s decision,
which will require a plan for
equal opportunity in sports
competition in our secondary
schools.
Parents realize that sports
competition means not just
winning a game, but the
tangible opportunities of ear-
ning tuition scholarships,
enriched career options and the
status conferred for excellence,
the report notes.
“Would anyone willingly
accept excluding their daughter
from any other part of a
curriculum which parents
subsidize? Yet that has been the
net effect’ of following the
present sports program
practices dictated by PIAA”,
the report argues. J
The Commission hopes,
therefore, that a speedy court
decision will be forthcoming,
“to correct past abuses.”
towed from the scene. The 1972
cruiser, which was also towed,
was damaged $1,000 worth, they
estimated.
Chief Titus told the Post Mon-
day that the garage’s estimate
of damage was $1,650, however.
As the cruiser has over 80,000
miles on it, he believes that the
car does not justify the expense,
that it is a ‘“‘total’’ loss.
The car only recently return-
ed from 20 days and several
hundred dollars worth of ser-
vicing and repair. Borough
council had decided that they
would spend the money to make
the auto last another year,
rather than purchase a 1974
cruiser. \
The borough police are
presently making use of one of
the township cruisers.
ranch in Wyoming’s Grand’
Tetons. Her duties there involv-
ed the roundup, saddling, load-
ing, leading, and care of mounts
for pack trips into the mountain
wilderness, setting up and
breaking camp, and otherwise
insuring that the paying guests
need concern themselves only
with a good time.
Somehow, she found the time
and the remaining energy to
climb the soaring Grand Teton
itself and run the rapids of the
wild Snake River in a rubber
raft.
In previous summers, she had
worked for her father as a den-
tal assistant, at Pocono Downs
race track, and at a riding
stable near her home in Dallas.
Somewhere along the way, she
has learned to play the drums,
the organ, the piano, and the
guitar.
At Unicoi, she has worked pri-
marily with program designer
Ron Snuggs in the formulation
and conduct of recreational
activities. But she has also done
research and other admini-
strative chores for executive
director Russell Caldwell; has
been introduced to finance,
operations and research
through work with director of
finance John Johnson, station
manager Ed Morris and re-
search assistant Lonnie Varne-
doe; has worked with Unicoi
conference center program co-
ordinator Margi Ness in the
- development of a program on
the Constitutional amendment.
guaranteeing’ equal rights for
women (legislation for which
she is a walking testimonial);
has worked with three land-
scape architecture interns in
preparation of a master
development plan for a recrea-
tional site; and has had the op-
‘portunity to attend conferences
for park administrators from
Georgia and the southeast.
Among other things, she is
scheduled for several nights’
duty with Unicoi’s security for-
ces before her internship ends.
Upon leaving Unicoi, she will
go to work as a recreation
specialist at a ranch for
emotionally disturbed teens in
south Georgia. Her ultimate
goal is to build and operate a
private boarding stable, hope-
fully somewhere in the north-
east Georgia hills near Gaines-
ville or Atlanta.
- She shares with former Uni-
coi interns the feeling that an
internship at Unicoi is ideal for
the broad practical experience
needed to supplement and put
into practice classroom theory.
As she explains it:
“It gives you a thorough over-
view of the entire field of out-
door recreation. It has certainly
been a highlight of my schooling
in the field.”
Diane is particularly impres-
sed with what both Unicoi per-
sonnel and those who have
worked with them often refer to
as ‘‘the Unicoi philosophy.”
“Everyone at Unicoi seems
determined to do anything they
are called upon to do to make
the station a success as a re-
creational facility and insure
the accomplishment of its goals
in outdoor recreational and en-
vironmental research and
training. Seeing this dedication
makes you want to acquire it,”
Diane concludes. 2
Members of the Trucksville
Pennsylvania Department of
Meeting Set on
Energy Crisis
A public meeting to discuss
the distillate fuels, including
home heating fuels, allocation
program in Pennsylvania and
other aspects of the energy
crisis is to be held Dec. 10 at
7:30 p.m. at the Worthington
Seranton campus of Penn State
in Dunmore.
Regional director Edwin Sites
of the state Department of
Community Affairs said DCA
Secretary William H. Wilcox,
state fuel allocation officer, and
David Barton, federal fuel
allocation officer, are tentat-
ively scheduled to speak at the
meeting. In addition, Robert
Sidman, executive director of
the Governor’s Task Force on
Energy, Robert Ittolito from the
Governor’s ‘‘Hot Line’ in
tive of the Pennsylvania
Petroleum Association may
make presentations.
Invitations to attend the
meeting were to be sent this
week to governing bodies and
civic groups in Tioga, Bradford,
Susquehanna, Wyoming,
Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Lacka-
wanna, Luzerne, Carbon,
Sullivan and Schuylkill Coun-
ties. Mr. Sites explained that
Region 2 of the Department of
Community Affairs comprises a
total of 15 counties, and that
another meeting to serve the
Volunteer Fire Company and
Trucksville Girl Scouts and
Brownies will distribute TOT
decals, Dec. 2, throughout their
The decals, which are bright
fluorescent red and silver and
depict a fireman carrying a
child, are to be placed on the
outside of a child’s bedroom
window, if it is located near the
front of the house; or on the
bottom of the outside of the
in the rear of the house. The
decal may also be placed in the
window or on the door of an
The purpose of the decal
according to Robert Chamber-
lain, member of the fire board,
is to aid firemen in pinpointing
the rooms where children or
invalids may be sleeping, so
that, in the event of a fire, they
can be removed from the
burning structure immediately.
The decals can be seen
through dense smoke with the
use of a flashlight, and by the
lights of a vehicle at night.
Mr. Chamberlain added that,
although he hopes they will
never be needed, the decals
could save a child’s life.
The Back Mountain Snowmo-
bile and Cycle Club was first or-
ganized last January with 15
charter members prepared to
fulfill the goals of. promoting
petter and safer cycling and
snowmobiling, and to give com-
munity assistance when need-
ed. Most of the members are
qualified first aiders, and two
members are state qualified
emergency ambulance techni-
cians.
The club is registered with the
Pennsylvania State Game Com-
police, and is affiliated with the
J. R. Davis Rescue Squad. Of-
Sem Faculty
ficers are Al Zim, president;
Harold (Butch) Grey Jr., vice
president; Josh Bryant, secre-
tary, and Jack Frederick, trea-
surer.
Meetings are held the second
Wednesday of each month at the
home of Al Zim, Cook Street,
Harveys Lake. Since the or-
ganization was formed, five
additional families have joined.
Interested persons are welcome
to contact the Back Mountain
Snowmobile and Cycle Club,
Box 13, Shawnese, Pa. 18654.
The club includes six female
drivers, 20 male drivers, and
members of 20 families.
Member
Jack A. Pritchard a member
of the Wyoming Seminary
mathematics faculty, has been
elected to “Who’s Who in the
East”, a publication of Marquis
Who’s Who, Inc. °
Mr. Pritchard attended
Rensselaer Polytech Institution
1958-60 and received his B.A.
from Wilkes College in 1962. He
did postgraduate work at
Stevens Institute of Technology,
1964, and received his M.S. from
the University of Iowa in 1967.
He is currently completing
postgraduate work at Lehigh
University.
Previous ‘professional ex-
perience includes instruction at
various colleges. Mr. Pritchard
has also served on the Seminary
faculty, 1962-66 and 1971 to
present.
He is the author of a booklet,
Slide Rule Operations’, and is
listed in the upcoming edition of
the “Dictionary of International
Biography,’’ Cambridge,
England.
He and his wife, the former
Sandra Ethyl Jones, reside with
their two children, Cynthia
Ruth and Jack Kentley, at
Wyoming Seminary
Carbon and
Wilkes Science Clubs
Plan Annual Exhibition
The eighth annual science ex-
hibition of the science clubs of
Wilkes College will be held Nov.
17, in the Stark Learning Center
at Wilkes-College.
The exhibition will be open to
high school students, and is
aimed at those who are consid-
ering the pursuit of some form
of science at the college level.
The participating clubs are
the mathematics, physics,
chemistry, engineering, en-
vironmental science, biology
and psychology clubs and the
human services committee.
Faculty members from these
departments will be on hand to
meet students and brief them on
their respective fields.
Students can become involved
in more than 20 exhibits. There
will be a talk given by John Ch-
walek, Wilkes College director
of placement.
morning at 9 a.m. in the Wilkes
College Center for the Perform-
ing Arts. A lunch will be pro-
vided without charge to all stu-
dents. All activities will come to
an end at 3:30 p.m.
Keep Home Safe for Children-
-Rule out the ‘‘reachables’ for
young children. According to
the Extension safety committee
at The Pennsylvania State
University, the ‘‘reachables’
are the available, reachable,
handy things that can lead to
home accidents. These include
medicines left on a table,
cleaners and polishes stored
under the sink, and pot handles
jutting over the edge of the
stove. Check your home and
workshop and make the reach-
ables ‘unreachable’ before an
accident happens.
To Sewer
The spirit of non-cooperation
recently reared its ugly head in
the Back Mountain. The De-
partment of Environmental Re-
sources (DER) has informed
officials of Dallas Borough,
Dallas Township, and Kingston
Township that they must pass
zerne County master sewage
plan. :
form the Dallas Area Municipal
~~ Authority, which operates a
Rad pe
functioning, federally-approved
and state-approved sewage
treatment system. The partici-
pating officials have expressed
confusion that they must ap-
prove a county plan when their
municipalities already have a
sewerage system.
Dallas Borough officials have
said that they will “wait and
see’ what action is taken by the
townships; Dallas Township
solons say they will write a let-
REL TL SAH
members.
of the Dallas Area Municipal
Authority, stated earlier this
month that he had no idea of
what the county plan was about,
and that it had not been explain-
ed to DAMA. Some action will
be taken soon, he stated, adding
that he wishes the municipal-
ities involved would contact
him. :
Insurance office to discuss their
claims for alleged blasting
Asphalt Co. and its insurance
carrier, Royal Globe Insurance
Co. The Harrisburg insurance
inspectors were J.D. Aldinger,
Niles Gross, and Roy Sulouff.
Bernard Banks, of American
Asphalt Co., and two of his
assistants also attended the
meeting.
John Filip, president, gave a
brief history of the company
operation over the past 20
years, and a resume of the
taxpayers’ negotiations with
company officials. He then
explained that there is a
backlog of claims for alleged
damages which have never
been satisfied. These claims on
official state forms, were
turned over to Mr. Gross, who
assured those present that an
investigation of the claims
would be made in the near
future.
Mr. Aldinger suggested that
everyone who thinks his home
has suffered some damage from
blasting should file a written
claim. However, he cautioned,
each resident would bear the
“purden of proof’ that their
damages were caused by
American Asphalt Co. blasting.
He also pointed out that blast
damage is’ the toughest to
prove.”
Mr. Gross gave the residents
a guide line to follow in the
event they may experience
future blasting damage. He said
they should inspect their house
from attic to cellar; photograph
all walls even in the basement;
mark with a pen the termina-
tion points of each crack; and if
possible, have a contractor
assess the damage that occurs.
After each blast, he said, the
residents could easily deter-
mine if the cracks have
lengthened and whether new
ones have occurred. Then they
should re-mark and re-
photograph the cracks. A
written claim should be filed
with American Asphalt Co. and
its insurance carrier, Royal
Globe Insurance Co. He urged
those present to make a
separate claim for the damage
suffered after each blast
because there is a six-year time
limit for making a valid claim.
Mr. Gross advised those present
that if they get no satisfaction
from claims presented in this
manner, they should again
contact agents in the state in-
surance department. ;
Mr. Sulouff reminded the
taxpayers’ group that a claim
could also be filed with their
own homeowner's insurance
company. However, for this
action the time limit is only one
year in order to bring a valid
suit for damages. Adding to Mr.
Gross’ advice, he suggested
that the residents record the
time of an explosion and
anything they remember about
the vibration of the blast, such
pans?’’ Mr. Sulouff recom-
mended that the taxpayers’
group could hire the services of
an expert, such as a con-
struction engineer, who would
investigate those alleged
damages and then advise them
Mrs. Joseph Haley, Field-
crest Manor pointed out that she
a new home which had been
inspected and approved before
they moved in. One blast last
she claims, the jar turned her
officials, but has heard nothing
carrier since Aug. 10, 1973.
George Hargraves, Field-
has filed claims over the past
Asphalt Co. and his own in-
surance company, but none of
the. claims have been settled.
Other homeowners, William
Hughes, Chase Manor, and
Louis Harris, Chase, stated that
American Asphalt Co. had paid
their claims, which were less
than the deductible amount on
the insurance company policy,
but that officials of American
Asphalt Co. refused to assume
liability for the damages. After
listening to the speakers, Mr.
for her damages, which are far
more extensive than his own
had been.
Mr. Banks addressed the
group saying that his company
surance claims
However, he said he had not
realized how long some of the
people had waited for replies to
agent about the Haley claim
and others.
Michael Kuchta, public rela-
tions manager at Common-
wealth Telephone Company,
will retire Dec. 1, after nearly 46
years with the company.
Mr. Kuchta began his career
with Commonwealth in April of
1928, as auditor of Clarks Sum-
mit and Tunkhannock. After
several weeks, he was assigned
to the Dallas office of the com-
pany, under district manager B.
P. Stroh. X
Upon the retirement of B. P.
Stroh in May 1936, Mr. Kuchta
assumed the position of Dallas
district manager, with supervi-
sion of the plant, traffic, and
commercial departments, and
continued in this capacity until
September 1941, when he trans-
ferred to Clarks Summit as
manager of that district.
In 1963 Mr. Kuchta was trans-
ferred back to the Dallas Head-
quarters, as division commer-
cial manager. In 1965, he was
made general commercial
manager for the company and
Photo by Alex Rebar
mit, and Tunkhannock districts
as general manager.
position of manager of the new-
ly formed public relations de-
partment in the Dallas head-
holds.
areas, including Rotary, the
Clarks Summit Methodist
Church, various Masonic bod-
ies, the Clarks Summit Abing-
ton Joint School Authority, the
Independent Telephone Pio-
sory board for the Northeastern
Pennsylvania Bank and Trust
Company.
Mr. Kuchta enjoys traveling
and has visited many ountries
throughout the world.
Mr. Kuchta and his wife, the
former Elizabeth Bunny of Dal-
las, reside at 209 Glenburn
Road, Clarks Green.