he Rev. Charles H. Gilbert When the mail brings me let- irs from certain people I know ind myself highly privileged rave such scholarly corres- ents. Sometimes I have lued such writings as being rthy of filling in my diary of particular date for future ference. Recently, as of this , I decided I needed to have more readily available for eful study without having to int through the dates in a di- se special issues which e the gray convolutions of brain tingle I now am pro- ng with a more fancy loose notebook such as I used to e when going to some lecture hich I wanted to take notes. ave for that purpose a leather erhaps -ette, not pure cow- de!) with a zipper closure rich runs around three sides the leaves. Any lecture or notes of such a ure Ido not want to get away m me I put in the book. They ht get away from me rough sheer forgetfulness, but )t by a looseleaf book from h loose leaves discover can escape bondage from gnorant book keeperism. “One of many of my silly habits to jot some morsel of truth wn on paper so as to have it vere I commit to writing inst- d of memory with sure recall ility. One idea I have had recently that if I want to pretend I'm 11 educated, I should not att- t to speak with authority ather to say, “I don’t know, hink I know where I can ngs on the subject. There- e 1 believe I will find this zippered-up book of knowledge Ipful, at least to my own fund pure golden words of wisdom. hen I find myself ‘‘stuck’ in me of my Greek, I like to find > time when I wrote to some- for information on that icular matter and await his ply. What a rewarding place s in my progress toward per- t knowledge to turn to such a rson’s letter which I filed in zippered ‘Tree of Knowled- ”* collection! For instance, in‘'my newer set problems in trying to read the uagint Old Testament, I etimes run across a Greek rd I can not find in any of my all catalogue of dictionaries r lexicons. This time I phoned | a priest friend of mine and ask- could find this word in any of his umb-indexed source of in- ormation. o % Right while I was with him on the toll line, he hazarded a gu- s as to its formation and poss- bly interpretation in that field. * Sure enough, from what he gave me I also traced derivations to | what that word was! It had song of praise! Later he wrote ut in fuller detail other in- ormation about that word and ther words. . .So that letter Many months ago, after I had been searching here and there for some comments about a uotation from this Septuagint lume of Old Testament reek, the directional signals in he upstairs room in my think- house sent me here and there until I found a man high in the inks of men who are full-time workers in the realm of classic- al studies, He turned out to be a most fruitful recourse in my earch for answers to questions which sometimes seem to me eport Cards Due ~ Successful archers are reminded by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to file their deer kill report cards. Reports ust also be filed by successful turkey hunters. Those filing the report cards are asked to give careful consideration to the infor- mation sought. A number of incomplete cards have been filed, and hunters are urged to provide all of the data asked for on the report cards. Subscribe to the Post must be trivialities to such abundantly funded stores of Greek verbs, rough breathing knowledge. With it all he has a charming personality for whose letters I squeeze so much juice of flowing and sparkling erudi- tion that his writings I have made sure are zippered-in for safe keeping and frequent quaffing. In fact, his writings as well as his own living presence turn out to be for me a genuine sympos- ium. And by the way that word symposium occurs in Mark 6:39 (in the Greek) as meaning the grouping of some of the per- sonnel of the 5000 half-starving people in a hillside in Palestine. They had been so eager in their desire to hear the words of wis- dom of the Man of Nazareth that they forgot to bring lunches with them and were near coll- apse, and this Man of Nazareth was called on to work a miracle to keep them from fainting. When I read that story in Greek, I found that he ordered his few students with him to make the people sit down in groups of 50 or hundreds as drinking parties and flower beds in a garden. To get a letter from this friend of mine in a certain classical situation in a New York State University is like joining such a group to feed my hungry soul. A most recent reply to my questions, related mostly to some matters I wanted light on in this Septuagint Old Testa- ment, brought me refreshing in- formation I had been aware of, namely that there is a move- ment among certain possessors of brains and imagination to compile a new dictionary of Septuagine words. This made me feel more cheerful about the future of Greek scholarship, in view of the smaller number of schools offering, or even giving courses in beginners Greek. I suddenly began to wonder who would look after the finding, preserving, and deciphering old manuscripts. This friend in charge of classics in college is still under 60 years of age. When his last letter told of his attend- ing a group meeting of the Soci- ety of Biblical Literature in Washington, I concluded I was fortunate to have a friend who is interested in keeping the Greek language alive. This one corres- pondent of mine is a real friend, for he not only can and does an- swer my questions, but kindles my knowledge for more, and encourages my pursuit. Still another letter came the other day. A Ph.D in some high heard of, wrote me an account of his visit to a planetarium in Chicago which, just since a previous visit, has added sever- al new dimensions to the unbe- lievable magnitudes of the uni- verse, and more knowledge on the possibilities of life on some other planets. This young nep- hew (whose parents I had the honor of marrying some 40 spectacular letter on the imm- ensities of life. I must keep this letter in ready condition for study and re-reading. How is it possible to keep track of the endless spaces? We still live in the section known as the ‘Endless Mountains”. I ex- amine one of the unnumbered duck weed specimens that flourish in or on and across our pond and I wonder what one such little plant, with its full quota of tiny roots with which they draw their bread and but- ter and dainties of the depths too numerous to mention, would think of what we call ‘‘immensi- ties”? 1 don’t know! I don’t know! I just donno! Dallas Girl Student Teaching in lowa Linda Derickson, 118 Main St., Dallas, is an elementary education senior at William Penn College who currently is student teaching at Webster Elementary School. This semester 41 seniors at the small liberal arts colleges are doing their student teach- ing. William Penn College is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. | ® FREE ESTIMATES | ® GUARANTEED Kingston Township was the hardest hit when they found out they owe DAMA $42,941.54 for 1974 and for 1975 they will owe $14,100. This is for 103 delin- quent accounts. Kingston Town- ship has 1,442 connections in all. Dallas Township owes $20,646.81 for 1974 and will owe $8,100 for their share of delin- quent accounts in 1975. They have 944 connections. Dallas Borough owes $16,811.19 for 1974 and will owe $7800 for 1975 for 56 delinquent accounts. They have 1,020 connections. j All this came about when DAMA decided to go by the ser- vice agreement signed by the municipalities before the con- struction of the sewer and let the municipalities try to collect. DAMA has dunned, billed, and filed leins against the properties of these delinquent accounts for over two years without much success. They have prepared delinquent lists of each munici- pal area and have stated that these lists are a matter of public record and will be published in the future. How will these bills be paid?, of the Dallas Township Board of Supervisors. What other way is there but through taxes? was the answer. This means that each consumer will not only be paying the additional $33 per year increase DAMA recently announced but they will also be paying additional taxes to make up for the delinquent accounts in their respective areas. DAMA Solicitor Merton Jones presented the awestruck group with a possible solution when he said that if the municipalities gave DAMA permission, DAMA could use a law which allows sewage collection through wa- ter utility law. This law, Pa. Act 1949, PL 482, Statutes 53, section 2261 states that if an owner or occupant of a premises served by any water utility neglects to pay their sew- Coach Ned McGinley will send a young King’s College wrestling team into its season opener with Trenton State Coll- ege, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m. in the King’s gym. “Our lineup will feature freshmen and sopho- mores, and will carry just two seniors,” the coach explained. Upperclassmen are captain Jim Manganiello at 126, who posted a 7-4 record in dual com- petition last season. He's a criminal justice major from West Pittston. The other senior. is Joe Smee of Edwardsville at 190. Smee just completed his grid career with the Monarchs and has had some knee troub- les. At 118, Coach McGinley will send out Tom Davis, a fresh- man from Wyoming Valley West. He was PIAA District 2 runnerup at 95 pounds in his senior year there. The Monarchs feature a brother team at 134 and 142 in Tony and Mickey Baloga, pro- ducts of Wyoming Area. Tony i$ a junior, and Mickey, a sopho- more. The 150-pound entry is a freshman from Latrobe, Mike Stas, rated as promising by Coach McGinley. Bob Warren, Bishop Hoban grad, will get the nod at 158. Al- so in the running there are John Gibbs, Scranton Prep alumnus, and Jim Cassidy of Punxatawn- ey. He is back after having a knee operation. The 167 entry will be Bob McGinley, Hoban grad and son of the assistant city manager of Wilkes-Barre, Robert McGin- ley. Also at the weight is Bruce Chirinko, also from Hoban. At 177 is Clayton Owens, a transfer from Keystone Junior College. King’s will go without a heavyweight, according to pre- sent plans and will forfeit. Among teams added to the schedule are the University of Massachusetts in late January; C.W. Post and Albany State in a quadrangular meet on the road. Coach McGinley rates the opener with Trenton State as a tough ‘one, figuring the college has some top talent of New Jer- sey. Finishing the season with a 10-0 victory over Iona College of New Rochelle, N.Y., the King’s College football team concluded with a 4-4 record under first- year coach Tony Marranca of Pittston Township. Since football was established on a club basis in 1966, the King’s teams have posted a composite 46-19-1 record and rave never fallen into a losing season. Coach Marranca entered the season after losing 14 seasoned players via the graduation route. The same type of situa- tion will prevail for next fall as many experienced gridders leave by graduation. One of those departing is Mike Liscovitz of Middlesex, N.J., who emerged as an offen- sive star of this year’s squad. He was converted from running back to quarterback by Coach Marranca just before the Scranton game and did a fine job all year. ; AC Rivor Road LB 18 Ly PUMPKIN PIE In action against Iona, he gained 140 yards from serimm- age on 18 carries. Mike sustain- ed a broken finger on his right hand in that fray. Speedy Dave Begliomini of Wyoming reinjured his knee early in the year and missed most of the season. King’s opened by losing at Meyers Stadium in the rain to Oswego State, 33-7. Other losses were to Canisius, 27-8; Duques- ne, 28-12; and St. Francis of Loretto, 26-7. The Monarchs defeated Scranton, 26-12; Siena, 18-7; Livingston, 20-6; and Iona, 10-0. The Kingsnien had freshman quarterback Mark Williams of Long Island, N.Y, spelling Lis- covitz for part of the season. The coaches will probably be’ working with him as signal call- er for the next year. He throws a good pass and the job will be finding receivers who can grab the tosses. This Week's Medium or Large Medium FRUIT CAKES (contains no citron) We use only pure vegetable | shortening in our products. er rental for 30 days, the water can be turned off until all over- due rentals are paid, together with penalties and interest. Mr. Martin said this seemed to be the only recourse open, and each of the municipal mem- bers agreed that they would give their official approval for such action. The amount to be paid in 1975 was calculated on five percent of the total number of collec- tions in each municipality. Dallas Borough will be paying for just their delinquent ac- counts and will not share the burden of any other community. The same goes for the town- ships. Kingston Township officials were informed that their bill in- cluded the Kester Trailer Park which was used during the post- flood period. This amounted to $20,000. Mr. Martin said that the authority would sit down with the supervisors and try to work out some agreement as to this assessment. Hospitals (continued from PAGE ONE) New equipment, much of which is automated and minia- turized, is constantly being per- fected. Hospital administrators indicate that no hospital can own or operate all of it. For not only can the price of a piece of equipment run into hundreds of thousands of dollars, but by the time it is paid for, it may already be technologically obsolete. Hospital costs have gone up, and they will continue to go up as long as the public demands the highest quality, most technologically advanced care, according to Mr. Morgan. “In the opinion of most of us who have witnessed the remarkable advances in medical and patient care, the health care dollar is still the biggest bargain on the market,” he concluded. 6 Deer Examination Stations Announced The Pennsylvania Game Commission, in a continuation of its efforts to learn more about the state’s whitetail deer herd, this year will ‘again operate six deer check stations during the The station in Northeastern Pennsylvania will be located between Hawley and Milford along Route 6 at the Shohola Wildlife Management Area parking lot. In Eastern Ponmylvania, the station will be located at the rest area on the eastbound lanes of Interstate Route 80 near White Haven. The Central Pennsylvania station will be 13 miles north of Harrisburg on Routes 22 and 322, just off the east end of the Clarks Ferry Bridge. In Southcentral Pennsyl- vania, the deer check station will be located at Caledonia State Park along Route 30 in Adams County. The Northwestern Pennsyl- vania station will be on the southbound lanes of Interstate Route 79 just south of Interstate Rt. 80. In Southwestern Pennsyl- vania, the station will be near Delmont, on Route 22, just east of its intersection with Route 66. Hunters who bag deer are urged to take their whitetails to the nearest check station if convenient. Deer examination takes just a few minutes. Each station will be well marked. Page 20 Sen. T. Newell Wood of Luzerne County was elected Republican Caucus Whip of the Pennsylvania Senate. The second ranking position in the Senate Republican leadership, Sen. Wood will be responsible for assisting the Republican Floor Leader, serv- ing in his absence and keeping track of Republican members and policy positions on key issues. : Other Republican leadership reorganization include Sen. Richard C. Frame of Venango County, reelected to his second two-year term as GOP Floor Leader; Sen. Wilmot E. Fleming of Montgomery County, a second two-year term as Caucus Chairman; Sen. Clarence D. Bell of Delaware County, a third two-year term as Caucus Secretary; and Sen. Wayne S. Ewing of Allegheny County, a second two-year term Sen. Wood, who has served 16 years in the Senate, said he is committed to a course of development in the best interest “The Republicans currently hold a minority position in the Senate, but we are by no means unable to provide effective representation for our constit- uents,” Sen. Wood said. “I' intend to work very strongly for a cooperative effort among not only my Republican colleagues, but my Democrat colleagues as well. We cannot expect to serve the people of this state if we allow ouselves to become embroiled in partisan politics on every issue,’ he said. ‘Indeed, there will be times, I’m sure, when we will disagree philosophically on issues and policies. But I believe if we are willing to openly debate our views and willingly work to- gether we ultimately can achieve successful results for said. Sen. Wood has served on many key committees during his years in the Senate, and was instrumental in developing such Compaction Problems (continued from PAGE ONE) Many contractors feel select backfill is.a waste of money and is not feasible for a large sewer job. Mr. Martin said DAMA contractors did a small section of a borough road with select backfill, and then came back and jetted. The trench settled an additional 18 inches after jetting. Councilman Tip Santee asked “since when is PG&W so concerned about the people of Swoyersville? You guys have opened plugs in front of our churches and let the water run down the street. You have dug holes in our streets, put horses around the hole, and forgot about the thing for a couple of weeks. Why come to us because Insana’s breaking your pipes?’ Mr. Espee: said nobody at PG&W claims to have a halo. He admitted the company has made mistakes but insisted the compaction situation could lead to serious problems. a. local sports? b. local politics? a. national news b. state news d. local news legislation as aid to miners suffering from miner’s asthma, programs to combat the gypsy moth, and measures that put Pennsylvania's teachers on a decent salary schedule and removed them from political domination. He represents the 20th Senatorial District, which is the third largest in land area in Pennsylvania with more than 3,800 square miles. It includes all of Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties and parts of Bradford, Luzerne and Monroe counties. Sen. Wood’s new role as minority whip climaxes the recent campaign in which the Harveys Lake legislator cap- tured 58 percent of the votes despite a landslide victory by the Democratic state ‘admini- stration. The senator carried every one of the seven counties by hefty majorities with percentages running from 54 percent to as high as 65 percent in Bradford County. Sen. Wood’s majority hit 12,231 for 58 percent. His majorities and percentage margins by counties were: Susquehanna, 2,432 for of cent; Luzerne, 2,458 for 54 per- cent: Wayne, 2,550 for 64 per- cent; Pike, 1,132 for 62 percent; Monroe, 518 for 54 percent; Bradford, 1,595 for 65 percent; Wyoming, 1,546 for 60 percent. Kingston Dodge was awarded the contract to supply Jackson Township with a five ton rear- wheel-drive dump truck and a three quarter ton pick-up truck, both with snow removal equip- ment. The bids were awarded at a special meeting Nov. 18 at the Jackson Township Fire Hall. Kingston Dodge’s bid of $13,079 was not the lowest for the heavy dump truck but theirs was accepted because they guaran- teed delivery by the middle of December. The bid for the lighter truck was the lowest at $5,892. Ray Radomski, township en- gineer, recommended the supervisors accept the roads in Sunset View for maintenance by the township road crew. The supervisors accepted the roads provided Wesley Lamoreaux, owner of the development, build a turn-around in the develop- ment and improve certain shoulder conditions. The road is about a quarter mile long and serves six homes. Briarcrest Terrace developer Ed Jeffery requested his roads also be accepted for maintenan- ce. Mr. Radomski said he, will make an inspection of the a in the near future and advise the supervisors. John Fielding, developer for Fieldcrest, has not applied for township maintenance. The regular monthly meeting of the Jackson Township Sewer Authority was held Nov. 11 at the fire hall, with chairman, John Filip, presiding. Members of the authority expressed frustration that although they were’ appointed 'néarly six months ago on June 3, they still o. not have the necessary ‘articles of incorporation” giving them the legal authority needed to function. Gerald Bernstein, secretary, had contacted Atty. Jerry Cohen, who was hired to write the charter. Atty. Cohen ad- vised him that the legal papers should be completed in about 10 days. In the meantime the Jackson Township Supervisors had signed a contract at their November meeting on behalf of the sewer authority for a feasi- bility study to be made by Mullin-Lonergan-Cahn. The study is expected to take six months to complete. Louis Harris, . treasurer, suggested that the authority re: quest that the sum of $200 be re- quested from the townshipgfor administrative costs of sta¥n- ery, postage and so forth. A motion was passed that this re- quest be made to the super- visors for their 1975 ty t that Joseph Haley pointed out the authority should employ a full time attorney for counsel in legal matters once the authority is legally incorporated. The next meeting of the Jack- son Township Sewer Authority will be held Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. at the fire hall, ROUND 1%; OVAL MARQUISE PEAR Strouds MALL STORE NEW MUNDY STREET MON. thru SAT. 10to 9 - (Across from Penney's) PHONE (717) 823-5191 (717) 825-2775 Ey Dis iut Se fair good excellent s LILI TT DOC Oooo: O0oO OO ~ 5. How would you improve this newspaper? Call 822-3588 © Anytime — Day or Nite SHAVERTOWN SHOPPING CENTER Shavertown ALL STORES OPEN. JAONDAY THRU SATURDAY EE Ere Er eunss rs ostsnraseny; LX) See rseetentitatteeatttoetotattttantitetttttottteititstiotnancntansnntnasensncaans 2 $0 090000000000 00000000000000000000000000000009000000000000000000000000006000000000000000006060000000"
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