photo by Jack Hogoboom Stanley Culp, Huntsville, will observe his 90th birthday anniversary June 21. A family dinner hosted by his children in honor of the occasion will be held at Mr. Cuj's home, Father’s Day, June 16. Mr. ™Culp, a lifelong resident of Huntsville, is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John R. Culp and was ‘born in the house next door to where he lives today. He was miarried to the former Rosenia Jenkins of the Back Mountain Area, who 18 years ago. Mr. Culp has eight children, Robert; Huntsville; Clifford, Baltimore, Md. ; Gertrude Eckert, Shavertown; Arline Morrow, Fla.: Richard, and Arline Monroe, both o” N.J. A son Herbert was . killed in World War II, and a daughter, Clara Havn nacher passed away several year. ugo.n lle also has 19 grandchildren, 41 great grande bildren living, and one great great-grand 3 gc ec en FADO 16 years ago, he wad employed as a carpenter by svargeomirador: in Wyoming Valley and a f¥mer bridge foreman of the State Highway Department for 17 years. Mr. Culp is a member of Huntsville Christian Church and for many years a membd@®of the Church Official Board. Until recently, he was an active member of the Junior Mechnaics and took an active part in community affairs. In good physical health, he does his own housework in his eight-room home, has a large garden and enjoys keeping his beautiful yard in condition. Until he gave up driving eight years ago, Mr. Culp did a lot of travelling, but now limits this to home each Sunday. When younger he was a member of Huntsville’s amateur baseball team and today he enjoys the many sports programs on television, as well as news programs and the Lawrence Welk Show. Religious programs are also a favorite of the nonagenarian. Moore, 88 years of age, who lives at RD, Sweet Valley, and, with her daughter, will be among the guests at the family dinner. Parade to Start Lehman Show The 30th Annual Lehman Horse Show, sponsored by the Lehman Volunteer Fire Company, will be held July 4, & and 7, at the show grounds on Rt.-1i8, Lehman. The best in English and western style competition whill be featured. Special events of pony classes, races, and youth equitation will ke held for the younger generation of horsemen. The festiviti: 5 will begin at 1 p.m. July Lehman Center,. and continuing down Route 118, the parade will wind up at the show grounds. The Lake-Lehman High School Band, under the direction of John Miliauskas, will be in review, as well as floats, marching units, and continuing down Route 118, the parade will wind up at the show grounds. The Lake-Lehman High School Band, under the direction of John Miliauskas, will be in review, as well as floats, marching units, and various types of fire apparatus. Trophies will be awared for the fire truck which comes the farthest distance; largest marching uniformed unit (ex- cluding bands); oldest operating piece of fire apparatus in line of march; newest fire truck in line of march; nicest float; best decorated bicycle. After the parade, the 1974 Lehman Horse Show Queen will be crowned. She will be chosen from girls representing Wyoming Valley High Schools; they will be judged in beauty, poise, and charm. (continued on PAGE TWELVE) Three juveniles have been appre- hended by Luzerne Borough Police in connection with two burglaries which netted the thieves better than $1100. Richard Rosenko, 95 North St., Luzerne, had his house broken into May 27 sometime between the hours of 2 and taken from a bucket in a bedroom closet. For years Mr. Rosenko, who owns a garage in Luzerne, took all the change he had in his pockets at the end of the day and put it in a container in his closet. At one point about a month ago the coins weighed 80 pounds. The thieves also ransacked drawers throughout the house and took about $100 in ten and twenty dollar bills, as well as some two dollar bills that had been torn in half, The juveniles gained entry by tearing a hole in a screen door on the east side of the house with a hammer. Luzerne Borough Police Chief Bill Tre- gan cracked the case with the help of newly-hired patrolman Charles Urban. State Police fingerprint experts were called to the house after the burglary. A confession submitted by one of the ju- veniles states that two of the juveniles waited in a house across the street from Mr. Rosenko’s house the day of the burg- lary until the family left the house before making their entry. The second burglary was committed sometime during the night of May 26. Tregan’s Cafe, 219 Main St., Luzerne, owned by Chief Tregan’s brother, Jim, was robbed of $70 to $90 in change and small bills and a Panasonic radio. Entry was gained through a dining room window on the north side of the building. The window was pried open from the bottom with some sort of flat tool. The money was in a cigar box behind the bar. Police said the three juveniles were also responsible for the theft of a large stripe painting machine from the Lu- zerne Borough building four or five months ago. Police located the machine in the course of a regular patrol. They found it supposedly belonged to a juvenile who had bought it from another juvenile who had bought it from the thieves. The thieves took the gasoline motor off the machine shortly after they stole it and put it on a mini-bike. TWENTY CENTS By: Millie Hogoboom A Duryea truck driver has testified former Jackson Township Police Chief Robert Cooper arrived at the scene of an accident ‘‘under the influence of alcohol.” The charge was made in testimony Monday at a public hearing concerning ‘the demotion of Mr. Cooper to assistant ‘police chief of Jackson Township. Marvin Berman, a truck driver from Duryea, said on Sunday, July 16, 1972, at about 8 p.m. he stopped to give first aid assistance to a young boy and girl who were injured when their auto struck an abutment on Route 29. He reported it was nnecessary for him “to hold a comb in the girl’s mouth to ~ : Proclamation 1, Stephen F. Hartman, Mayor of the Borough of Dallas, by virtue of my position as elected head of the executive branch of our borough government, do hereby proclaim Sunday, June 16th, 1974 as, Fire and Ambulance Awareness Day. I urge that all residents take this opport- unity to examine our fire equipment. and to meet and greet the many un~ selfish people who man this * equipment around the clock 365 days a year, making our town a much safer place in which to live. Why not take the time to attend this celebration which will be held at 2: 00 PM, Sunday the 16th of June; 1974, at’ the United Penn Bank Parking Lot in Dallas. There will be refresh- ments and fire engine rides for all. Let us all take the chance to show our appreciation to our worthy volunteers who do so much for all of us. To this I most heartily hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the Borough of Dallas, to be affixed on this 6th day of June, 1974. Stephen F. Hartman Jr. Mayor \ President Invited To Firemen’s Fair In an effort to make this year’s Trucksville Firemen’s Fair bigger and better, parade chairman Jim Wisnieski sent a letter to the White House requesting President Nixon’s attendance at the fair. Recently, the Fire Company received this reply: Dear Mr. Wisnieski: Because I assist the President with his schedule, I have been asked to acknowledge your letter inviting him to be present for your Trucksville Volunteer Fire Company Parade on Saturday af- ternoon, June 22. The President would like very much to have the opportunity to visit Trucksville again and to attend the Parade on June 22, but unfortunately, his schedule is such that it will not be possible for him to plan to be with you. He wants you to know, though, he warmly thanks you for thinking of him and sends his very best wishes to you and all those in whose behalf you wrote. ? Sincerely, Terrence O’Donnell Deputy Special Assistant to the President Even though the President cannot attend, the Trucksville Firemen are sure that the Firemen’s Fair will be a great success...June 20, 21, and 22 Rt. 309, Trucksville, on Isaacs’ lot. keep her from strangling on her own blood.” Someone had called the Jackson Township Ambulance but it did not arrive for a long time. He estimated about 45 minutes. Chief Cooper arrived anbout a half an hour after the first call went out for him. According to Mr. Berman, when Cooper arrived ‘he was under the influence of alcohol.”” He was certain he smelled the alcohol = because Cooper leaned down to about 12 inches from his head to observe the girl. Mr. Berman also noted that Mr. Cooper breathing very heavily. According to Mr. Berman, Mr. Cooper then went over to look at the boy who had directing traffic. At no time did Cooper take over the control of the traffic and he never gave any assistance with the first aid. (continued on PAGE TWENTY) Harveys Lake Borough Council has run afoul of the Pennsylvania Fish Commis- sion. A letter from Waterways patrolman Claude Neifert read at last week’s borough council meeting /reprimanded council for not enforcing their own or- dinances concerning unsafe properties— docks in particular. Mr. Neifert’s letter said he spent most of two-days last month towing a damaged dock that was floating free in the lake to the fish commission access area. From there it took two more men four hours, one tractor and a truck to haul it away. “Phe fish commission only has three of these men to police every fish commis- sion access area in 14 counties including the sanitary facilities. To take the men away from that work to do something that is the direct result of negligence on the part of a borough’s officials is to do a disservice to the entire district.” Mr. Neifert said Monday. He said he had been instructed by dis- trict fish commission authorities to write the letter. “There are many docks on Harveys Lake that are in very bad shape,” Mr. Neifert said. ‘Some down near the access area are rotten beyond repair. I see kids playing on them all the time and I think it’s dangerous.”’ He said-it was the borough’s responsi- bility to enforce its ordinances on unsafe properties, Mr. Neifert said he received a call from a Harveys Lake resident May 16 who said there was a large dock floating in the lake which presented a hazard to boats. The resident said he had contacted borough officials who told him it was the fish com- mission’s job to remove floating debris from the waterways. In the letter Mr. Neifert said he would continue to remove dangerous objects from Harveys Lake, but expected the borough to hold up its end by insuring the ter. ordinance will “he available before the meeting for $1. At the meeting council discussed Kitchen Avenue and Cook Street. They have been trying to find deeds on the roads or a blanket deed that turned the roads over to the borough when it broke away from the township. Lobby Effort Set By Flood Victims lobby for passage of the National Catas- trophic Insurance: bill will be discussed by members of the Flood Victims Action Council at a meeting June 13 at the Gus Genetti Hotel, Wilkes-Barre. Everyone who has signed up for the trip, or those who would like to go, should attend the meeting and bring $5 advance payment for the trip. The minimal charge is not expected to cover all costs incurred by the group for the trip and will not include meals for the lobbyists. Spokesmen for the council said this will be the last big push by the group for the bill. (continued on PAGE TWENTY
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