10Wa, 52540 VOL. 86 NO. 6 TWENTY CENTS At a special meeting the Dallas Borough Coxpcil unamimously ap- proved the Ne of a portion of the Powderhorn Estates and passed the civil service rules and regulations for Dallas Borough. The special meeting was held Feb. 25 in the municipal building. The rezoning of the portion of Powderhorn Estates from a con- servation to a residential area came on an appeal from H. David Jones, a local contractor. The council delayed voting on the rezoning from the regularly scheduled council meeting Feb. 18 after Jones was asked to produce a letter from the Luzerne County Planning Commission informing council of their need to act on the rezoning before the ‘commission could act on Jones’ requests. Charles Lemmond, borough solicitor, informed Jones that council had not acted previously on this request due to an earlier letter from the planning commission stating council should not act without the commission’s recom- mendation. The seconzg\etter delivered to Council Secretary K(#@h Garris before the Feb. 25 meeting, reversed this idea and Harvey's Lake stated that council must be the first to act on the rezoning. A vote called by Jerry Machell, council chairman, unanimously agreed to the rezoning of the area to R-1, contingent with the forth coming recommendations of the borough and county planning commissions. Machell informed Jones after the vote that he must act in accordance with the planning commission, adding that “‘council’s part is done.” The major portion of the special meeting was spent in discussion of the civil service rules and regulations. Willard Newberry presented council members with preliminary drafts of the document at the meeting. Discussion on the draft was limited to a few areas of possible conflict. Foremost of these was a discussion on the age qulaifications listed on the document. Listed as the ages for hiring were 21 to 40. Council members protested the older age limit. It was, however, left in the document after discussion of the police retirement plan made it necessary. Discussion also encompassed the portion of the document dealing with sex and residency qualifications. Both Borough names A recently enacted Zoning Ordinance for Harvey's Lake Borough has been put into effect with the appointment of an officer and hearing board. Named by the borough council to fill the positions were: William Uscellis, zoning officer, Joseph P. Ruotolo, board chairman, Benjamin, Orfaly, vice chairman, Andrea Fulton, secretary treasurer. The Board was organized with the election of officers and adoption of, by: laws at ameeting, Feb. 25. The regular monthly meetings of the board have been scheduled for the last Tuesday of each month. The-procedure of the board requires that applications to be considered at the meetings must be delivered! not more than two weeks prior to the meeting and must be accompanied by a check payable to the Borough in accordance with the prescribed fee schedule. Applications requiring public hearings for the issue of a variance, must also be accompanied by a list of the owners of adjacent properties who must receive personal notice of such hearings. This list must be certified by the borough tax collector. Copies of applications may be secured at the office of the Municipal Authority, Pole 117. Information i The ol of gas rationing as a U.S. solution to the international political manipulation of petroleum has led more than one auto-owner to a recollection of World War II rationing programs. One Back Mountain resident who was in a position to observe how the rationing worked in the war years was Ross Williams, who operated a garage on Route 115 and 309 from 1934 until 1962. rationing as having worked on a system of stamps designed by the federal government. There were five different stamps issued in the period running from Dec. 1, 1942 until the end of the war. Each was designated by a letter _ signifying the amount of gas it was worth. There were ‘“‘A’’ stamps good for up to four gallons a week and issued to those the government deemed not necessarily needing a car a great deal. The ‘“B’’ and “‘C’’ coupons were issued those needing more access to automobile travel, while “T’”’ and “X” stamps were reserved for truckers, doctors, telephone repairmen and others whose profession depended on motoring. The “T” and “X’ stamps permitted unlimited gas purchases. “The more essential the driving, the greater amount of gas allowed,”’ noted Williams. He said he, as a garage owner was required to turn the stamps he received from his customers into the oil company to get the gas needed to fill his pumps. Williams explained that in turning in the stamps to the companies he, along with the other dealers, was required to Continued on Page 2 sections of the preliminary draft were changed. The sex qualification was. chnaged to include females and the residency qualification was reworded that the new officers must establish residence ‘within reasonable access to the area” by the end of their probationary period. The original wording had placed the residency in a 10-mile radius of headquarters. Peter Arnaud asked if the document would later be useable when civil service encompassed other employees than the police officers? Solicitor Lemmond answered that the document could easily be amended but should now state its purpose for police em- ployment. Machell, in calling for the vote, stated that work on hiring should not be held up since a new police officer is now needed. He asked the council if other problems arose to bring them forward for = discussion. The council unanimously agreed. In other council action, the building committee was asked to look into a lease on property rented the Dallas- Shavertown Water Company and on an apartment owned by council. The recreation committee was advised to look into toys for ‘‘littel tots’’ for the borough’s playground. The next regularly scheduled meet 'n7 of the council is March 18. A 10 am. curfew for all children under 18 years of age. was adopted at the regular meeting of the Jackson Township Supervisors held Tuesday night at the Jackson Fire Hall. The ordinance adopted by the supervisors stated that all children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or legal custodian if on township property after the curfew. Violators will be taker into custody and remanded to their parents with record made by police. - If a second offense is committed, the legal guardian following conviction will be fined not more than $10 nor less than one, and if fine is not paid, a sentence of five days in county jail may be im- posed. In the event of a third offense proceedings will be turned over to the juvenile court. The police officer taking the offender into custody will use his discretion with his judjment to prevail Felix Niedjaco, supervisor, reported thatthe township had received only one bid for the road materials advertised. This was from American Asphalt for 5,000 2RC road material f.0.b. plant at $3 ton per unit price. The supervisors voted to accept the American Asphalt bid. A letter from the ambulance fund expressing appreciation for: the township’s annual $300 contribution was read. Niedjaco reported that the township was in the process of making the First Eastern Bank the depository for the revenue-sharing funds for the purpose of investment rather than let these funds remain idle as in past: years. William Mainwaring was appointed balance of 1975. Mrs. Richard Hogoboom presented the report of the planning commission which: stated the commission had considered the request of Edward and Ruth Jeffries asking the township to take over the roads in their develop- ment. Ray Radomski, township engineer, reported that the roads were acceptable providing certain drainage corrections were made. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffries signed a letter of consent in- dicating that corrections would be made as soon as weather permitted. Based on this, the supervisors voted to take over the roads in Briarcrest following the corrected drainage requirements. Questions were presented from the taxpayers present as to what happens if the Jeffries do not follow through on necessary requirements, also as to whether or not the development section had been taken over by the township. Permission was granted for interested taxpayers to view the plot plan at the home of the secretary, Henry Zbick, and Niedjaco also explained that the road deeds would not be recorded until the roads were corrected as requested. Frink Olenchik was appointed as chairman of Juckson Tewnskip’s “Clean Up, Paint Up, Fix Up” cam- paign under the Wyoming Valley Im- provement Couneil. Dale Wright, member of the audit committee reported that the 1974 audit was completed and in order. It will be published during the next week. The question was presented as to whether or not the supervisors had considered engaging a CPA to prepare the audit in the future. Niedjaco stated that this would be taken under advisement. For the purpose of handling township matters more effectively, respon- sibilities have been divided among the supervisors. Frank Olenchik will be in charge of the road department; Fred Fielding, zoning and planning; and Felix Niedjaco, police department and liason with the sewer authority. Complaints were made on the BY DOROTHY B. ANDERSON Kiwanis Women’s Club The overwhelming threat of danger to our school children in the Back Mountain Area through exposure and participation in ‘‘The Drug Culture” was vividly described by Sgt. William Pugh of the Kingston Township Police when he spoke to Dallas Kiwanis Women’s Club recently at the Irem Temple Country Club. Pugh, the only narcotics officer in the Back Mountain Area, has devoted hours of his time in trying to combat the drug menace. The disclosure by Sgt. Pugh that 30 percent of the senior high students are involved with the crippling drugs brought exclamations of dismay from his audience. He added that the scourge had reached also into the junior high school level. Pushers are using the students as go betweens and salesmen in selling enticing them with the availability of self supply and a fast buck. The dope peddlers have been detected in central areas and even on the school parking lots. : One mother present told of her children avoiding the rest rooms because of intimidation and contact with those pupils using drugs here. Many teenagers, thinging that to smoke pot is the ‘‘in thing,’ are further encouraged because so many folks do not seem to care. Staff members either do not recognize the presence of the drugs in their students or else do not wish to become involved, stated Sgt. Pugh. Parents, continued Pug, are usually Y the last to know. The interest of the community and service clubs could help immensely in fighting the serious problem. He said in the past ten years, the drug problem has changed the Back Mountain Area from a practically safe residential community into a place where crime is on the increase, where burglar alarm systems and new locks are being placed on homes. He likened the crime occurrence locally to that in New York City. He noted that 70 per- those on dope who must have money to purchase their packets of pot and are not aware of the seriousness of its use once they are hooked. ! The question was asked as to why boys and girls indulge and Sgt. Pugh replied, ‘Because they feel nobody cares. It gives them a false sense of avlues and working mothers are toc busy to supervise their offspring ef- fectively.” Sgt. Pugh displayed pipes used for smoking marijuana, hashish and other drugs. The equipment was reportedly manufactured in the school shop classes by the students themselves. Looking into the near future, the narcotics officer warned that youth pregnancies were higher last year than ever before and that babies born of pot smoking mothers often are addicted at birth, never having been given a chance to arrive in the world as a normal human being. The desperate urge to be ‘‘high” among addicts leads many to revert to any type of substance to get results and the injection of mayonnaise, peanut be used with dangerous results. Sgt. Pugh told of the efforts of Malabar to help rehabilitate drug users and the lack of response from local school officials. The officer said he is not primarily interested in arresting those on the drugs but rather in helping them to overcome the habit and lead a useful life for there can be none such if the wave of dope indulgence continues. The showing of ‘‘Scare’’ films was not condoned by Pugh who said the most effective way to reach the young folks would be by way of a ‘‘Rap’’ session where all issues can be discussed and that he would be anxious that such be made available by school officials of the Back Mountain Area. The once clean and safe Back of the Mountain region has become the dropping-off point for drug pushers in Wyoming Valley, according to Pugh, and quick action is needed by parents, teachers and all community-minded citizens to stem the flood of the drug traffic and save our coming generations, and in particular make it safe for the 70 percent not on dope, Sgt. Pugh urged in closing. World Day of Prayer tomorrow at Prince of Peace Church Prince of Peace Church, Dallas, will conduct a Wrold Day of Prayer tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the church. Rev. Prates, pastor at Prince of Peace will serve as host pastor. Mrs. Rosen da Santos will be the soloist, accompanied by Mrs. Timothy Swanson, organist. number of dogs running loose in Jackson Township, destroying shrubbery and other private property. The police reported that these com- plaints had been investigated and persons warned to keep dogs confined. Police report for the month showed 11 accidents, three persons requiring medical attention, and 15 arrests. The taxpayers in attendance questioned the supervisors about. the deplorable conditions of the roads in- cluding potholes, water running across the highway, icy conditions. A decision was made to write to Larksville Supervisors requesting their cooperation in repairing their section of Weavertown Road which adjoins the portion in Jackson Township recently paved. The water condition on the Larksville section is gradually washing out and eroding the newly-repaired area. Atty. Blythe Evans also will be in- structed to notify the Weavertown resident to reopen a pipe which he has blocked off causing the water to run across the road and on to other residents property. A letter will also be sent to Luzerne County Commissioners requesting them to centerline the Hillside Road and build up shoulders. Questions were presented as to why the legal action against American Asphalt had not been taken and numerous taxpayers reported that calls to the courthouse indicated that Aponick had asked for a continuance in January and had never filed for the action to be rescheduled. Taxpayers feel Aponick is not performing adequately and asked that he explain his past action. Zbick was instructed to ask Mr. Aponick to meet with the supervisors within the next week to justify or explain his behavior before final decision is made. The supervisors explained that after y Continued on Page 2 NLRB rules against guild labor charges | . The National Labor Relations Board reported this week that its investigation of unfair labor practice charges filed by the Newspaper Guild of Wilkes-Barre against the Greenstreet News Company and Pennaprint, Inc.., the firm which pruchased the Greenstreet assets, has resulted in a dismissal of all charges. Greenstreet, which had published the Dallas Post, Abington Journal and Mountaintop Eagle until financial losses forced it to discontinue, was found not to have engaged in any “unfair labor _ractices’’ in the closing of operations. Pennaprint, which the union charged had refused to hire former Greenstret employees, was found by the NLRB investigation to have ‘hired employees in a non-discriminatory manner.”’ The NLRB pointed out that the new com- pany accepted applications from for- mer Greenstreet employees and hired three.
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