Wm,
Cook’s Hardware ana oupp.y Store,
Lehman, was robbed Monday morning,
by a man wearing a white ski mask
pointing a hand gun. Less than 45 minutes
later state police arrested two suspects,
one a juvenile, both from the Hunlock
Creek area.
At approximately 10 a.m. Charlene
Coolegl as standing behind the counter at
the svore talking on the telephone.
A man ran in the door, pointed a gun at
her, and told her to lay down in the back
of the meat case.
An accomplice was waiting on the
porch outside the store.
The robber then tried to open the cash
register but it was locked. He ordered
Mrs. Cook to get up and open it.
Mrs. Cook opened the register and went
back down on the floor.
The thief grabbed the drawer which
Te SAT AS
contained $100 out of the cash register,
ran out the door, and made his escape in a
blue Volkswagen.
Mrs. Cook telephoned the description of
. Two passersby saw two men run out of
the store, one wearing a white ski mask.
The escape car headed south on Moun-
tain View Avenue.
About 45 minutes later Trooper Elias
Grevera of the Shickshinny Barracks
stopped a blue Volkesvagen on Route 11
near West Nanticoke which fit the des-
cription of the get-away car.
On the back seat of the car Grevera
noticed a Remington model XP-100 .221
cal. ‘Fire Ball” hand gun. Driving the
car was 35-year old Oscar Richard Evert,
RD 1, Sweet Valley. Also in the car was a
juvenile who has been turned-to juvenile
authorities.
State police said the gun, an odd single
shot weapon with a bolt action, had a live
round in the chamber when discovered.
Described as a ‘‘long range pistol’’, it has
a 10% inch barrel and fires a 50 grain
bullet at 2,650 -feet per second muzzle
velocity.
The state police applied for a warrant
to search the car at 11:30 a.m., barely an
hour and a half after the robbery took
place. District Magistrate Leonard Har-
vey, Dallas, issued the warrant.
At 2:30 p.m. Donald Taylor, Wyoming
Barracks of the state police, brought Mr.
Evert before Magistrate Harvey where
he was charged with robbery.
Bail was set at $25,000 and a hearing set
for 8 p.m. June 14 in Magistrate Harvey's
court.
Mr. Evert was taken to Luzerne County
Prison in lieu of bail.
Lehman Township Police Chief Lionel
Bulford investigated the robbery.
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PA. TWENTY CENTS
Tilton. Daniel J. Flood, 11th Con-
gressional District, delivered the com-
mencement address to 101 graduates of
the Pennsylvania State University’s
Wilkd@ Barre Campus in ceremonies held
at the Lehman site June 1.
George W. Bierly, campus director,
presided over the program which opened
with the traditional academic procession
accompanied by organist Jack Mainwar-
ing. Invocation was offered by the Rev.
Paul C. Duncan, Huntsville Christian
Church, followed by a welcome from
Joseph Purcell, vice president of the ad-
visory board. .
Other participants in the program in-
acting
assistant director for resident instruc-
tion," who presented the academic
awards; H. C. Neuhaus, chairman of the
committee on student affairs, who pre-
sented the Walker Award to Mary Fran-
ces Buczynski; Prof. John Kolesar, Prof.
Leroy A. Sweinberg, and the Rev. Ste-
peng McGough, assistant pastor of
Coaches Retained
By School Board
William Dierolf, a member of the Dal-
athletic committee, made a motion to the
board Wednesday night which would
have meant automatic dismissal of bas-
ketball coach Robert Cicon and assistant
coach Clinton Brobst.
During the lengthy motion, Mr. Dierolf
namdl coaches and assistants for the
1974 school year, omitting the names of
Mr. Cicon and Mr. Brobst. He then re-
quested applications for unfilled coach-
ing jobs including the two basketball
coaching positions.
Passage of the motion by the school
board would have meant automatic dis-
missal. The board turned the motion
down by a three‘to six vote. Voting with
Mr. Dierolf were William Cutten and
Patricia Gregory, Ernest Ashbridge,
William Price, Harry Lefko, Hanford
Eckman and Harry Swepston.
Following the meeting, Mrs. Gregory
stated that the question of next year’s
coaches is now in limbo and must be set-
tled by the board very soon.
Dr. Linford Werkheiser was sworn in
for a new five-year term as superinten-
dent of the district by Chief Justice Ben
NE
the benediction.
Prof. Leroy Sweinberg presented the
Tau Alpha Pi Honor Society awards to
Scott Dieffenbacher, Michael D. Kuhar,
Thomas A. Little, Todd W. Malpass, and
Charles J. Raabe.
Scott J. Dieffenbacher, Michael D.
Kuhar, Thomas A. Little, Todd W. Mal-
pass, Charles J. Raabe, John F. Seasock,
and Dale F. Whitner were graduated with
highest distinction.
Prof. John Kolesar presented the an-
nual Pennsylvania Land Surveyors So-
ciety Award to Dale F. Whitner.
Vice president Purcell presented the
1974 Annual Outstanding Alumni of the
Year Award to Myles E. Paisley, who re-
cieved his associate degree in surveying
from the local campus in 1960. Mr. Pais-
ley, former Newport Township resident,
is engineer of track maintenance with
Penn Central Transportation Co., New
York. Following graduation from the
local campus, he assumed his position
locating in Washington, D.C., and later
moving to New York.
He attended the University of Buffalo
College of Engineering and holds a B.A.
degree as well as a master’s degree in
management from Goddard College. He
sides with his wife and children at 9
O’Connor Court, Montrose, N.Y.
Local students graduating from the
Wilkes-Barre Campus include:
College of Business Administration—
Jeffery Allen, 212 N. Pioneer Ave., Sha-
vertown; Larry Denmon, Maple St.,
Noxen; James Gordon, Benton; Marvin
Parkinson, RD 1, Sweet Valley;
College of Engineering—Alan Beard,
117 Church St., Dallas, Richard Billings,
70 Harris Hill Rd., Trucksville; Scott
Dieffenbacher, RD 5, Shavertown; John
Martin, 51 Stafford St., Trucksville; Paul
Beard, 117 Church St. Dallas; Alan Wolfe,
140 Franklin St., Dallas; Alan Cloak, RD
1, Dallas; Thomas Fisher, 60 Vonderheid
St., Trucksville; John Cook, 256 Memor-
ial Highway, Shavertown; Wayne Hilde-
brand, Clearview Ave., Trucksville.
It’s a hampster, his name is Cheezy, and he lives in
Dallas. He normally doesn’t pose for pictures but in
this case he couldn't resist showing off in his shoe.
Oscar Richard Evert, RD 1, Sweet Valley, before being charged»
with robbery before District Magistrate Leonard Harvey
Monday. Mr. Evert is accused of the daylight robbery of Cook’s
Hardware Store, Lehman. Also shown are trooper Charles
Casey, Wyoming Barracks, and Lehman Township Police
Chief Lionel Bulford. Mr. Evert was apprehended less than 45.
minutes after the robbery along with a juvenile accomplice on.
A total of 370 seniors will graduate at
Back Mountain high school commence-
ment ceremonies this week. Dallas
Senior High School will award diplomas
to 237 students at its 13th commencement
activities June 7 at 6 p.m. at the senior
high school athletic field. Lake-Lehman
will graduate 133 students Thursday
night at 8 p.m. at the Irem Temple
Country Club.
Dallas High School ceremonies will
start with an organ prelude followed by
the processional to the music of “Pomp
and Circumstance.”
A mixed chorus will sing directed by
Florence Hughes Sherwood.
Dr. Wesley N. Haines will give the
address entitled ‘‘For the Rest of Your
Life.”
Dr. Haines,
College,
president of Franklin
Franklin, Ind., is a former
“Why should the people of Swoyersville
Borough pay taxes to put curbs and side-
walks in a housing development when a
big time developer makes a half million
dollars on it and refuses to put them in?”’
Council President Joseph Piazza asked
this at Monday night’s council meeting.
The Swoyersville planning commission
has been working on a set of zoning or-
dinances for the borough and will make
their work public at meetings during the
next few months. :
To date Swoyersville has been
operating without any control whatever
over housing developments. A developer
can come into the borough, put up his
houses, and leave the streets in mud. As it
stands now he is not responsible for
streets, curbing, or sidewalks.
Just about every borough in the area,
and certainly those the size of Swoyers-
ville, had long ago adopted some sort of
zoning ordinances. Swoyersville has
not—until now.
“This borough is moving ahead,” Mr.
Piazza said. ‘‘Swoyersville will no longer
operate in the past. Some of the new
things we have started are just beginning
to become reality and we beg the citizens
of the borough to bear with us until these
projects are completed.”
There was much discussion at the
meeting about the condition of the roads
in the borough. Sewer lines are presently
being installed.
" Mr. Piazza said the streets that are
being torn up are being replaced better
than they were before. A new solid sub
base is being laid in all the streets that
have been torn up.
“After the sewers are in, the streets
will have to be torn up again for storm
drains.” Mr. Piazza said. “Then we will
put a good surface on all the roads and
the problems will be over. The only thing
we can ask is that people bear with the
rough roads and dust until the project is
completed.”
pastor and educator. An award-winning
orator and popular speaker throughout
Indiana and the Midwest, he is now in his
eighth year as president of Franklin, a |
138 year old, Baptist-founded liberal arte.
college. i
Dr. Haines served as vice-president for
development at Bucknell University,
Lewisburg.
A native of Worcester, Mass., the 57
year old president holds his A. B. degree,
Phi Beta Kappa; from Brown University.
He earned His B.D. degree at Colgate-
Rochester Divinity School and his Ph.D.
Degree in history and philosophy of re-
ligion" at Harvard.
In addition to his duties at Franklin, ‘he
is presently serving the state of Indiana
as a member of the State Police Academy
Law Enforcement Training Board. i
(continued on PAGE FIFTEEN) Hee
Five people were appointed to the plan-
ning commission by vote of council
Monday night. The four year terms start
April 22 but on varying years. Michael
Mesaros’ term started as of 1973; Marti
Robert Janov—1973;
John Lagoski—1974; William Lehman— Bh)
1974. as
There was some discussion at the :
meeting concerning mosquitos. Mr.
Piazza said he had been after the state to
come in with their mosquito control
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Library Auction
a . ® ® a
Plans Finalized
Solicitation dates have been set for the
28th annual Back Mountain Memorial
Library Auction, according to logistics
coordinator Ken Rogers, for the pick-up
of donated items. : ne }
Pick-up trucks and volunteers will be |
available at the auction barn June 10, 18, W
26, 29 and July 6, Mr. Rogers said, and
will respond to calls throughout the Back
Mountain and surrounding areas. In-
ASAAAL
of donations by calling either the library
at 675-1182 or the auction barn at 675-3774.
Donors are encouraged to deliver auc- a
tionable items to the barn behind the lib- |
rary if at all possible, Mr. Rogers in- |
dicated, to keep the trucks free to pick up |
Nearly anything saleable will be ac. |
cepted, with the exception of pillows and |
matresses which cannot be resold once
used.
In regard to solicitations to date, auc- :
tion leaders report some goods in, with |
expected. There will be an especially
good selection of antiques ‘available,
according to auction chairman James
Anzalone, for sale both over the block and
through the auspices of a sale table.