$10,000 Trucks manned by husbands of woman’s club and picked up any riders who had bike problems or in a few cases were just plain too cold and tired. There were no serious injuries or accidents reported. One rider suf- fered a sprained ankle and was_given assistance. TN first riders in, finished the route in less than two hours. The oldest rider was Sterling Kitchen from Shavertown, He is 78 pledged years old and rode all 25 miles. One man from Oak Hill obtained $300 worth of sponsors, the largest ob- tained by any one rider. The Back Mountain Police Association donated $50 to the bike hike and were represented in the hike by Officers Jim Tupper and Doug Lamoreaux, both riding the whole 25 miles. The Dallas Mothers Club sold sandwiches and hot drinks at the high school. Four hundred and fifty riders of all ages rode in the 25-mile Dallas Junior Woman’s Club ‘‘Bike Hike for the Retarded,” Sunday despite cloudy skies and high winds. A total of $10,000 was pledged by sponsors of the 5 participating. Seventy percent will be given to Luzerne County Association for Retarded Citizens and 30 per cent to the Pennsylvania Association. Safety precautions were The top scorers for the bowling party of the Luzerne County Senior Citizens Center of Dallas, held this past week was Gert Bell for the ladies and Al Makerczyk for the men. American Legion Post 672,, Dallas, will hold nomination of officers and directors of the Home Association, May 9, at the post home at 8 p.m. KiD| DANGER SIGNALS SU BACKACHE, GE G UP NIGHTS May warn of functional disorders — “Danger Ahead.” Help nature FLUSH kidneys and REGULATE passe, ith gentle BUKETS. Feel) 00 y nd your 48c back in 12 ho NOW at FINO'S PHARMACY 3 MAIN St. DALLAS On April 28, the center will have a covered dish dinner. Those having birth- days during the month will be honored at the dinner. A speaker from the County Extension will be present All officers of the legion will. be open for nominations. The to talk on gardening. On May 1, Stan Miller will give a slide presen- tation on Western National Parks. Reservations are still open for the prom, dinner The adjutant and service officer are appointed by the commander elect. All area boys Four Back Mountain boys are ¢.mong the candi- International Wrestling Tournament set for April 30, 8 p.m., at King’s College. Frank Hazeltine, Dave Konnick, Brian Corbett, Dallas; and Hugh Jones, Lake-Lehman are working BI ali ¢ y NX PRIME RIB Aujus Baked Clams) W A Shortcake. 3659 3 3g 50 W-Drawn Butter O $7 50 April 30 out three nights each week under the direction of Brooke Yeager, assistant wrestling coach at Wilkes College. More than 30 local wrestlers are vieing for a spot on the squad which will meet the Polish Junior National Champions who flew into the United States on April 13. The team, which was brought into the country through the cooperation of the Ameri- can Athletic Union, will make six appearances in Pennsylvania, three at Pittsburgh; one at Clear- field; one at Harrisburg; and the one in Wilkes- Barre. The April 30 tournament marks the first inter- national meet to be held in this area. Ed Ladamus, Lake-Lehman ‘junior high wrestling coach, is in charge of the program which is sponsored by the District II Coaches Association. He is assisted by the Back Mountain, Crestwood, and Hanover Wrestling Clubs. A banquet for the wrest- lers will be held at Kone- fal’s Restaurant, Ed- wardsville, following the meet. Hand-done stripping Refinishing & Restoring Call 675-5047 of Puka Shell Necklaces has arrived from a prime concern for the hike. The Dallas Jaycees inspected bikes before the ride. Russ Major's, Sweet Valley and the Wyoming Valley Bicycle Club assisted riders with minor repairs. The 402nd MP POW Unit, was stationed at intersections along the route. Area police and ambulance associations patrolled the 25 miles ready to assist in an emergency. and theatre party, Asa Parker mansion trip, and the Senior Citizens Jam- borree at Wildwood Crest, N.J. Call the center for details on any of these trips. May 9 nominees for legion offices must be present at the meeting to be nominated. to down Crestwood Monday the Dallas Mountaineers scored six in the fifth inning to break a 55 tie with Crestwood and to win the game, 11-6. The Comets fell prey to five errors. Dave Fritzges began the rally with a fifth inning walk. Ron Heffner walked and Jeff Supulski singled to load the bases. Gary Zumchak doubled scoring two RBI's. Steve Skammer doubled to bring home two more runs. John Reese singled scoring Skammer and stole second before Walsh singled him home to finish the scoring. Both teams scored a run in each of the first three innings. Crestwood’s Nick Young opened the first with a walk, was moved to second on a ground out, and reached third on Kenny’s single before scoring on a sacrafice fly The Mounts won 11-6 by Gimbi. Dallas’s Jeff Supulski opened their frame of the inning with a single. On an attempt to reach second a throwing error permited him to take third. He scored on a second error. Steve Boyer walked in the second, stole second and reached third on an error before Young singled him home. Dallas took the lead in their half of the innings as Zearfoss singled and stole second. Walsh was hit by a pitch. Fritges scored Zearfoss when he reached first on an error. Walsh came home on a ground cut. The Comets rallied for three in the third when Gimbi singled with one out Steve Skammer, left handed sophomore, struck out 14 to lead the Dallas Mountaineers to a 4-2 win over the Lake-Lehman Knights. Skammer held the Black Knights to four hits and allowed only two free walks to first. Skammer helped on the slugging end with a pair of hits, one of them a triple. Ron Heffner knocked out a pair of doubles driving in two runs for Dallas. M. Kalish pitched for the Knights. Craig Yanchik Teeners and Jim Mahon each tripled for the Lake- Lehman nine. Kalish allowed 12 hits, the Knights picked off four from Skammer. Supulski The Mountaineers scored Dallas Mothers Club held its monthly meeting recently at the Dallas American Legion Home. Plans for the hoagie sale were discussed. - The club will hold a card Tryouts for the Dallas and East Dallas Teeners Baseball will be held at the Dallas High School field at 1 p.m. on Saturday , April 26. Candidates must be be- tween the ages of 13 and 15 ‘ and must furnish a birth certificate as evidence of their ages. To be eligible, a candidate must reside in either Dallas Boro., Dallas Twp., or Franklin Twp. ANNUAL INTEREST RATE YOUR MONTHLY PAYCHECK 48 months 7%% 30-48 months 6%% 12-30 months 6% $30.30 $27.16 $25.06 PAGE SEVEN and stole second. Alex v Pawloski doubled scoring Zearfoss walked and Boyer singled Pawloski home. On Boyer’s attempt to steal second, Zearfoss scored on. the overthrow. £2 Dallas tied the score in their half of the innings on: singles by Reese and Earl. « Harris and reached first on an error. Fritzges reached on an error to score Reese and Heffner singled home Harris. The Comets failed to come back despite a small - rally in the sixth when Fensermacher singled, Young walked, and Espe Gimbi singled in an RBI but the attempted - rally fell short there. Farm league practice will be held Saturday at 1 p:m. at the Dallas Junior High School. a em i Ae hii o SE RC 5 pa RS EE ARIAS ar SEE EE a a Eh 1 CECE VEE Sd a1 LEN a ¥ 3 ON side Hii ETI $ 23 eS # AR * CHITTY £4 ba ~L
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