gm A Greenstreet News Co. Police Jackson Township Two thefts occurred in Jack- son Township recently. On Dec. 4 20 sheets of plywood and 25 wooden two by fours were sto- len from a home under con- struction which is owned by Atty. Robert Scovell, 36 Saginaw St., Dallas. Chief of Police Don Jones investigated the theft. 3 On Dec. 5 at 9:20 a.m. patrol- man Richard Arnold recovered a Ford station wagon in a woo- ded aga adjacent to the Scovell prop&y on Sutton Road. The transmission and drive shaft had been removed from the ve- hicle. Cinder blocks similar to ones being used at the Scovell home were used to elevate the car. The station wagon had been stolen from the home of Robert Rave, Huntsville Road, Lehman Township Dec. 4. Swoyersville Borough Swoyersville Borough Police report a 1956 Chevrolet sedan was totally. demolished by a train Dec. 10 about 6:35 p.m. Lawrence Vojtko, 96 Sidney St., Swoyersville was going east on Grace St. Engineer Edward Kosciuk, Taylor, said his Erie. Lackawanna freight train was going north about 35 miles per hour, blowing its whistle, when the Chevrolet crossed the tracks. On Dec. 5, about 6:25 p.m., Nicholas M. Savoca, Green St., Swoyersville, lost control of his 1970 Cadillac and hit, a tele- phone pole near 484 Church St. The Boone pole was cracked in half and the Cadillac was damaged extensively. At 5 a.m. Dec. 11 a workman at the French Steak Co., Main St., Swoyersville, told police he heard someone in the base- ment. A check revealed an out- one in the basement. On Dec. 8, at 2:05 a.m., police recovered a stolen truck at Main and Slocum Streets. Detective Hank Winters and Sgt. Bill Dorman apprehended two juveniles and charged them with the theft. : About 5 p.m. Dec. 8, police discovered a car stuck-in a hole on Shoemaker St. Police called Insana Construction Co. to find out who was responsible for the company; had dug the hole. King®on Township Two accidents were reported in Kingston Township last week. The first was Dec. 10 at 4:15,8.m. on. Route 309. Fred Dod@®i42 Cherry St., Williams- port, was traveling south when the steering arm broke on his car and he lost control of the vehicle. He crossed the divider and struck an old railroad bank. Chief Paul Sabol investigated and estimated damages at $300. There were no injuries. The car had to be towed. "Chief Sabol investigated an accident Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the intersection of Huntsville Road and Route 309. According to the report, Louis Smith, 49 N. Gates Avenue, Kingston, was travel- ing north and had his flasher on to make a left hand turn onto Huntsville Road from Route 309. Edward Groblewski, RD 2, Overbrook Road, Dallas, claimed that the Smith car was going to make a turn so he pro- cool pass on the right side. Mr."$¥hnith didn’t make the turn and the Groblewski car collided with the Smith car, damaging the right front fender. There were no injuries and damages were estimated at $100 to the Smith vehicle and $150 to the Groblewski vehicle. Dallas Township Five accidents happened in Dallas Township from Dec. 4 to Dec. 16. The first was reported by Patrolman Russell Banta Dec. 4 at 9 a.m. on Route 309. Valerie Mesh, 20,265 Noble St., Nanticoke, stated that there was; gome slush on the road whi caused her to lose control of her car. It rolled over but Ms. Mesh and her passenger, Larry Czarnecki, were not hurt. Patrolman Banta reported that the car was totaled. It was towed from the scene. Patrolman James: Kelly in- vestigated two accidents within 15 minutes Dec. 11. The first happened at 5:15 p.m. on Lower Demunds Road. Jeffrey Lingle, 62 Huntsville Road, Dallas, was coming out of the driveway of the Godleski home and did not see an approaching car driven RD 3, Dallas. Mr. Cyphers stated that he was traveling north at a speed of 35 or 40 miles per hour and he locked his brakes when he tried ‘to avoid impact. There were 25 foot skid marks made by the Cyphers car, the report stated. Damage was estimated at $300 to the Lingle car and $200 to ‘the Cyphers car. There were no injuries. Publication Report There was an accident at the intersections of Routes 309 and 415 at 5:30 p.m. According to Fred Gracely, Machell Avenue, Dallas, he was traveling in the extreme right lane of Route 415 when Audrey Reposh, 118 High St., Jessup, pulled out of the intersection into his lane. The right front fender of the Gracely car was damaged. ure to yield the right of way” as the cause of the accident. There were no injuries and damage was estimated at $400 to the Re- posh car and $500 to the Gracely car. A near head-on collision happened Dec. 12 at 11:45 a.m. on Route 415. Paul Sutcliffe Jr.; RD 3, Benton, was traveling north and Michael Groff, 16 N. ‘Pioneer Ave., Dallas, was traveling south. According to Mr. Groff, the Sutcliffe car came over into his lane for no apparent reason. Mr. Groff left 75 feet skid marks in the south- bound lane in an attempt to avoid collision. : Mr. Sutcliffe stated that he had just completed working a night shift and was on his way to Wilkes-Barre for a job inter- view and might have fallen as- leep. He was. knocked uncon- scious by the impact. The Dallas Community ambulance removed all of the injured to the Nesbitt Hospital for treatment. Chief Carl Miers reported the cause of the accident as, ‘‘fail- ure to drive on the right side of the road.”” He estimated damages at $3300 to the Sut- cliffe car and $3800 to the Groff car. On Dec. 16 on Route 309, James M. Saba, 55 Butler St., Kingston, was traveling north on Route 309. Because .of slip- . pery road surface, he lost con- trol of his car and crossed over into the two southbound lanes and went over an embankment. Patrolman Russell Banta investigated and estimated damages at $2500. Mr. Saba was removed to the Nesbitt Hospital in the Dallas Community ambu- lance. Dallas Borough Dallas Borough Police report a two-car accident happened Dec. 6 at 6:25 p.m. at the inter- seetion of Route 415 and Main Street. , Joseph ... Hudoek, Swoyersville, driving a 1967 Chevrolet truck, was stopped for a stop sign. Bernard Sotko, driving a 1968 Ford, ran into the rear of the truck. $225 damage was done to the truck, $20 to the Ford. On ‘Dec. 7, ‘at. 6:30: p.m, Robert Stanton, RD 3, Dallas, was going north on Route 415 in a 1973 Fiat. Ralph Parsons, Main Street, Dallas, driving a 1968 Ford, was driving south on Route 415. When he turned into Elby’s parking lot he hit the Parsons vehicle in the side. $100 damage was done to the Fiat, $25 to the Ford. On Dec. 9, at 6:15 p.m. Denise Petrini, RD 2, Dallas, Route 309 at 415 in her 1972 Javeline. Frank Taylor, RD 2, Harveys Lake, driving a 1967 Chevrolet, ran into the back of the Javeline. $100 damage was reported on the Javeline, no damage to the Chevrolet. On Dec. 13, at 3:50 a.m., Jean Pierre Kocher, Susquehanna Avenue, Dallas, was going west on Center Hill Road when he hit a UGI utility pole and a stop sign at Route 415. Damage to his 1969 Plymouth sedan was estimated at $1,800. Damage to the stop sign and pole was $1,000. Agreement Reached By C.T. and CWA A bargaining committee representing the Common- wealth Telephone Company and the Communication Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO reached a tentative agreement at 1 a.m., Dec. 17. Both sides had been meeting with Federal mediator, Charles McHugh, at Hotel Sterling, Wilkes-Barre since 10 a.m., Dec. 16. Work sessions are scheduled for the balance of the week to finalize details and prepare a package for submission to the membership. Details of the new package are being withheld pending finalization by both committees. CWA have been working on a day to day contract extension since their contract expired Nov. 30 at midnight. That ex- tension remains in effect. Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth. - Alfred Marsh- By Melissa Langston Post’s Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., introduced an amendment last week that estic crude oil by about 20 per- cent. In introducing the amend- ment, Sen. Bayh said, “We will not begin to solve our severe combined. problems in the ec- onomic and energy areas until we deal with the single greatest source of inflation — the rise in oil prices by as much as 300 per- cent in the last two years.” Sen. Bayh’s amendment would reduce the price of old domestic crude oil now under federal price control from $5.25 a barrel to $4.25 and it would place under price controls the 40 percent of new domestic prod- uction not presently under con- trols — at a ceiling of $8.50 per barrel. New domestic crude oil presently sells for approximat- ‘ely $10.50 a barrel. Sen. Bayh estimated that the combined ceiling on both old and new domestic crude oil would average out to about a savings of $1.40 per barrel or about three cents a gallon. Seven U.S. oil companies paid taxes averaging less than five percent, according to a report by the Senate Government Operations Subcommittee. The nominal corporate tax rate is 48 percent. The report described how oil companies ‘whittle away” the nominal 48 percent rate throught legal devices. Tax breaks that most corpor- ations take advantage of in- clude accelerated depreciation, investment tax credit and capit- al gains. The tax rate is reduced further for oil companies through the oil depletion allow- ance, use of drilling costs as a short term expense and by sub- tracting the taxes paid to for- eign governments from U.S. taxes. : Sen. Henry Jackson, D- Wash., chairman of the sub- committee, charged: “It is diff- icult enough to live with their obscene profits but it is against all sense of equity and decency to permit them to enjoy such profits while not paying their fair share of taxes.” The House Ways and Means Committee has recently ap- proved a bill that would end the 22 percent depletion allowance for major oil companies and would restrict the use of U.S. tax credits currently allowed for taxes paid to foreign govern- ments. The bill might come to a vote on the House floor but Sen- ate action on the bill is consider- ed doubtful in the three remain- ing weeks before the 93rd Cong- ress adjourns. A tougher ‘bill boosting oil company taxes is expected to win approval when the more liberal 94th Congress convenes in January. Two more bills have been in- troduced in the Senate. The aim of both these bills is to provide federal assistance to the states during the energy crunch. The first, introduced by Sen. Hugh Scott, R-Pa., would pro- vide assistance to areas hit hard during either an energy emer- gency or disaster. The second, introduced by Va., would provide $75 million in federal funds to help low-in- come people pay their heating bills. Sen. Scott’s bill would author- ize the federal government to provide assistance to areas that are suffering from fuel shortag- es. The government could redi- rect or allocate energy supplies from one area to another or pro- vide emergency loans or tech- nical assistance. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Government Ac- counting Office is investigating the Federal Power Commiss- ion’s award of a $10 million computer contract to Planning Research Corp., for irregulari- ties. According to GAO, secret data the FPC uses to regulate the oil and gas industries could be fed into the computer system designed by Planning Resear- ch, which owns a lobbying firm that represents oil and gas in- terests. by Alan Berlow Post’s Washington Bureau WASHINGTON—When the Senate Republican caucus meets in January, Pennsyl- vania Sen. Hugh Scott will almost certainly be reelected to another two year term. as Senate Minority Leader. Republican defeats at the polls in November’s elections eliminated, a, number of. key Republican... conservatives, virtually assuring that Sen. Scott—who describes himself as a ‘‘moderate’—would face no ‘opposition in seeking reelection to the leadership position. Sen. Scott has reportedly lined up more than half of the 39 Senate Republicans in his support. Earlier it had been rumored that Sen. Scott might face op- position from either or Tennes- see’s two senators, Howard Baker and Bill Brock, or Texas Sen. John Tower. But no chal- lenge has materialized since the election. Sen. Scott’s strong support of the Nixon, Administration during the last months of Watergate (was apparently a mixed blessing in ‘organizing support for hisiréelection. While his loyalty to the Presi- dent was probably responsible, in part, for eliminating op- position from Republican con- servatives, such as Sen. Tower and Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, other Republicans ap- parently felt Sen. Scott’s credi- bility had been hurt when the White House used him to attack John Dean, the chief govern- ment witness testifying against ex-White House aides. The Senate Minority Leader is. elected by fellow GOP senators and is the chief spokes- man for Administration policy in the Senate. The Minority Leader also acts as catalyst in seeking a Republican consensus on legislation on, which the party. fakes a formal position. Sen..Scott, who has held the position. since 1969, receives a salary supplement of $7,000 a year over the $42500 given other senators, maintains an additional five man staff and is provided a chauffeur-driven limousine. by Ralph Nader Can consumers in Michigan change the position of Sen. Robert Griffin (R-Mich.) against the consumer protec- tion bill (S. 707) in time to enact this important inflation-fighter before Congress goes home this month? ’ This interesting experiment in democracy is now going on throughout Michigan with our support and encouragement. Petitioners are asking citizens to sign manifestos asking Sen. Griffin to use his influence as Senate minority whip to obtain enough votes to break the fili- buster that has stalled this bill in the Senate since 1972. They ‘are learning that Sen.. Griffin voted in support of the consu- mer bill before his re-election campaign in 1972 when he need- ed consumer votes. His switch this year in opposition to consu- mer interests can be attributed to the lobbying power of Gen- eral Motors and Ford Motor Co. Sen. Griffin is being pressed by his friends in Michigan and Washington to change his mind. Some are urging him to grasp the mood of indignant consu- ~mers who see Washington per- mitting higher prices on all kinds of goods and services sup- posedly regulated or monitored by the federal government. Sen. Robert Dole ( (R-Kans.), who formerly opposed the con- sumer bill, became a supporter before his ‘successful uphill re- election campaign. He is urging Sen. Griffin to, break the log- jam, give the ‘‘go’ signal to President Ford who is relying on his old friend’s advice, and let the bill pass as part of the President’s anti-inflation pro- gram. Sen. Dole’s advice makes good sense. There is a great agency to challenge the lethargy or proindustry posi- tions of the old line regulatory agencies whose decisions affect the prices, quality and safety of and services. The House of Representatives believed that consumers needed a tough, con- tinual voice in Washington when it voted by an overwhelming three-to-one margin for the legislation last April. : Indicative of Sen. Griffin's political antennae was an ex- change between him and Sen. Dole overheard on the Senate floor. In one of the early votes on the filibuster, Sen. Dole came by Sen. Griffin and asked how he should vote: way that’ll get you back next year,” was the minority whip’s reply. Since Sen. Griffin has been listening to the auto industry -- which includes his heavy cam- paign supporters and close associates -- the question is: Can Michigan consumers make a difference for themsleves and consumers all over the country? People like Robert Leonard, the district attorney of Flint, Mich., think so. So do aute workers, students, teachers, civic ac- tivists and ethnic group and me- dia leaders that we have talked with. Although stopping the filibus- ter required only one additional senator in the last vote on Sep- tmeber 19, Sen. Griffin can swing several votes and obtain the public support of the Presi- dent who thus far has been sil- ent on the bill. a As the pile of petitions come in from Michigan, perhaps Sen. Griffin will go along with the minority leader, Sen. Hugh Scott (R-Pa.), and other Republicans such as senators Charles Percy (R-IIl.) and Jocob Javits (R-N.Y.) who have long advocated passage of this key bill. informed Sen. Griffin: Either get the bill through this year with the Republicans and the White House receiving some credit for it, or have it pushed through in stronger form by a more liberal, Democrat-domin- ated Senate next year. For the pragmatic junior sena- tor from Michigan, the choice has never been clearer. This time, the people of Michigan know what he’s doing and their voices are a’building this year and next. Consumers interested in ob- taining petitions may contact For The People, 26075 Wood- ward Ave., Suite 106, Hunting- ton Woods, Mich. 48070. To Inmates With the coming holiday sea- son, the State Correctional In- stitution of Dallas wishes to re- mind friends and relatives that food items, nuts, candy, fruit cake, and toilet items are not permitted to be mailed to in- mates. Clothing items should have prior approval and must come directly from the vendor. In addition, they must meet Bur- eau of Correction specifica- tions. The inmate has a copy of the directive on these items and can so advise family or friends. at SCID Books must also come from the vendor. Items that are not permitted will be returned to you or the vendor at the in- mate’s expense or destroyed. During the month of Decem- ber each inmate will be per- mitted to spend up to $10 a week in the Inmate Commissary. A good selection of Christmas food items will be available. If there is any doubt, it is suggest- ed that money be considered to reduce the’ chances of the item being returned. Forty Years Ago 1934 John Hildebrandt was named Master of Pomona Grange. George D. Kirkland was Dallas Postmaster. Water relief battle loomed. Atty. B.B. Lewis was councel for the various protesting or- ganizations. Street cars ruined in the blaze that leveled the car barn in: Dallas some weeks earlier were being removed. Dallas basketball team de- feated Shavertown, 41-20. Elias was high scorer. Died: Mary Machell, 74, Cen- termoreland. Evans advertised ice cream for 25 cents a quart. Chocolates were five pounds for 98 cents. Thirty Years Ago 1944 Shavertown Methodist Church burned a $14,000 mort- gage. Charles Lamoreaux received the bronze star for bravery in action. In the Outpost: Marjorie Darrow, Sampson; Edward Owens; Norfolk; Glenn Kitchen, Oklahoma; Richard Gibson, Texas; Donald King, Georgia; Dick Phillips, Houston; Joe Statnik, East Indies; Bill Sayre, Aachen; William Frederick, Bermuda; John M. Culp, South Pacific; Don Grose, APO, New York; . Frank . Slavinsky, hospital in Europe; Howard Deater, Dutch East Indies; Will Rogers, New Guinea and Der- wood Split, APO, New York. Died: Sarah Elizabeth Holcomb, 89, Huntsville. Twenty Years Ago : 1954 Stefan Hellersperk, at 13 was the youngest Eagle Scout in the Wilkes-Barre area. Edward Carey Shavertown firemen. Mrs. Warren Unger was elected president of the Book Club. Lake. schools remained closed, lack of water. Brave little dog in Fernbrook saved family from fire by barking. The Gray Cuppells family escaped; firemen bat- tled the blaze for two hours; a little dog developed pneumonia from smoke ‘inhalation. Johnnie Tibus was building a skating rink in Dallas. Died: George T. Clark, 64, Beaumont. Triple tie in the church league: Huntsville Christian, Shavertown Methodist and East Dallas Methodist. Ancient picture of pupils in one-room school in Dallas Township was published. William Evans, 85, thought nothing of taking a five-mile tramp. headed Ten Years Ago 1965 Ground was broken for the new Dallas post office by Con- gressman Dan Flood. Lehman Board of Supervisors explained new assessment and praised Penn State as an asset to the community. Library accepted gift of Dallas depot building. Gil Morris was elected head of Dallas Community Am- Letter To The Editor: Ihave read the editorial in the Dallas Post of December 12, 1974, and make the following comments. If the sanitary sewers were installed as a result of an order from the State to comply with a state or federal law, why is it not compulsory to connect into the system? If it is compulsory, why is it not enforced? During the formation of DAMA, the possibility of failure to connect and pay for service must have been foreseen. What was the plan to cope with those problems? Why has action been delayed on failure to connect and for non-payment of service rendered? Those who promptly con- nected to the sewer system and have paid their bills must be having second thoughts. An increase in tax millage does not place the cost where it belongs and should be resisted by all affected parties. Steps should be promptly taken to enforce connection to the sewer system in the areas it serves and for prompt collec- tion of all outstanding bills for service rendered. If the DAMA does not have the authority to act on these problems in a positive manner, steps should be taken to Shlain it at once. Sincerely, E.L.Ross 69 Dorchester Drive - Dallas, Pennsylvania 18612 i Only Yesterday bulance Association. Flip Diderich, Rotary Ex- change student, crippled in a swimming accident at Loyal- ville, returned to Holland. Rumors of a shopping center at the Y near Route 309 per- sisted. ; Special editorial urged the immediate provisions for a suc- cessor to the President of the United States. The Rev. George W. Clement resigned as pastor of Em- manuel Assembly of God Church. Back Mountain wrestling season opened. Willard Sutton was named president of Lake Township School Board. Born: Marybell to Mr. and Mrs. James Huston, Dallas Matthew to Mr. and Mrs Robert Moran; Laura to Mr. | and Mrs. Howard Stibgen, and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. | Marvin Morgan. Died: Jennie Fronzoni, Trucksville; Francis Frew, Carverton, and Thomas Bun- ney, 94, Fernbrook. Food ads featured whole ham, 49 cents a pound; five pound box of medium shrimp, $2.69. four ° boxes of tissues, 99 cents; by Helen Villaume the house heads. ing. Sears?) (Santa’s ‘‘no smoking’ n quitea overtime delay. gas.” He circled the driveway and shifting in gear Dec. 19 School from 7 - 9 p.m. Dec. 19 Dec. 20- 8 p.m. at the school auditorium. Dec. 20 the high school gymnasium. Dec. 21 Dec. 21 Hour at 4 p.m. at the annex. Dec. 21- Dec. 22 Dec. 24 Dec. 24 Dec. 28, 29 and 30 “Nutcracker Suite” ballet will be presented by the Wilkes- forming Arts at 2 p.m. \
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