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VOL. 86 NO. 15
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1975
Photo by Joe Kane
Leonard Harvey, district 3-8 magi-
strate, Monday disclaimed any impli-
cation in a hit-run incident, in Dallas
Township. Harvey stated he
“definitely” was not driving the car
which gedly struck a vehicle on
Edinge™ Hill Road, at 4:25 the morn-
ing of Feb. 15.
Accoging to Dallas Borough Police
Chief N& Titus, Harvey reported his
car stolen on that date and later in the
day contacted Patrolman Ted Mon-
tross to report that his car had been
involved in an accident. Montross
stated that at the time of the report,
Harvey also said that either his insur-
ance, or he himself would pay for any
damages to the other vehicle in-
volved. (His insurance did pay the
$500 damages.)
The accident itself, according to
Dallas: Township police reports for
Feb. 15, involved the vehicle believed
to be Harvey's striking a car, driven
by Jude Brennan, near the door on the
driver’s side. The accident was in-
vestigated by Dallas Township Police
Officer Doug Lamoreaux.
The original report made by
Lamoreaux, identified the vehicle
which struck the Brennan car as ‘“‘a
second vehicle, possibly an Inter-
national Scout.’”’ Further investi-
gation, including a paint sample test,
proved the Harvey car to be the
second vehicle.
When contacted Monday, Harvey
stated that he now knows who was
driving the vehicle, and that it “was
car was taken by someone, ‘who (he)
knew, who had not actually told him
they were taking it.”’ The magistrate
added he did not know who had taken
the car at the time of the accident or
at the time of the subsequent theft
report.
Harvey also disputed the police
report’s statement of the whereabouts
of the accident. Harvey said it was his
understanding the accident occurred
‘somewhere on Upper Demunds
Road.” Early reports placed the acci-
dent at ‘‘the entrance to Valley View
Trailer Park on Edinger Hill Road.”
Early reports also stated ‘‘police
sources say Harvey was seen driving
into the borough parking lot, in his
car, shortly after the accident.” The
report also claimed ‘‘a witness saw
Harvey get out of his vehicle, look
over it for damage, then walk into the
borough building and into his office.”
Harvey said this week that the first
’
Harvey said it was his opinion that
initiated *‘by someone who
-DALLAS, PA.
TWENTY CENTS
An Environmental Protection
Agency request for the updating of the
Dallas Area Municipal Authority’s
sewage treatment plant was unani-
mously rejected by the authority’s
members at the April 17 meeting. The
members instead resolved to write the
EPA, advising them of the authority’s
inability to comply with the requested
updating.
According to Spencer Martin,
DAMA chairman, the inability to
comply with the request is due to lack
of funds. However, when contacted
after the meeting, Martin stated that
even if DAMA had sufficient funds to
meet with the request, they would not
comply. Martin said if DAMA had
money to spend it would use it to pro-
vide area residents with sewer hook-
ups.
Tom Bagely, DAMA manager, ex-
plained that the updating requested
by the EPA was estimated by DAMA
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Kassab says
cross-county
delay to end
Jacob G. Kassab,
transportation secretary
for Pennsylvania,
promised last week to ‘find
a way to place the project
(for the completion of the
Cross Valley Expressway)
under construction this
year.”
Kassab’s statement
came in a letter to state
Rep. Frank J. O’Connell,
Jr. in which the secretary.
termed the expressway
completion ‘‘a badly
been plagued by numerous
delays over the years.”
Kassab added that,
“hopefully the major
problems have been
overcome.” He said that
District Engineer Thomas
Harrington is now
proceeding with the
clearance of right-of-way
and a “proposal will be
written as soon as the plans
are completed so that we
will be in a postion to let the
job, if the funds are
available.”
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ad
engineers to cost $1 million. He added
that the plant presently is only three
ments when built.”
The updating now requested by the
EPA would change the plant from its
original ‘“‘secondary treatment’ pur-
pose to include the removal of am-
monia nitrate in its treatment. The
EPA updating is required by July
1977, according to Bagely.
Bagely explained the EPA request
is based on a permit granted DAMA
by the agency. He said that when the
treatment plant went info operation,
federal law made it necessary for the
authority to obtain the permit. He
addes, “Now the requirements are
very stringent and very expensive.”
permit, “without really knowing what
we were getting into.” He added that
he felt the authority was in a ‘tight
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Lake-Lehman
in weekend
competition
This coming Friday morning at 8:30
marks the departure of the prize-
winning Lake-Lehman High School
Band for an attempt at an in-
ternational award to add to their
collection. Four band buses, three
parent buses and numerous cars will
depart from the high school for the
Blossom Festival ‘75 at Niagara
Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Saturday morning at 10 the band
will march in the parade which will be
covered by cable television. The
parade will also feature Miss Domin-
Gordie Tapp of the television series
‘Hee Haw”. The parade will wind its
way along the Niagara River and
through the famous Queen Victoria
park. Awards will be presented that
evening at 6:30 at the Skylon Tower.
On Sunday at 2 p.m. the band will
play in the Miss U.S.A. pageant
parade on the American side of the
falls. They will return to Lehman at
approximately midnight Sunday
night.
Much time, effort and hard work
has gone into the preparation for the
trip which, thanks to many interested
friends, will become a reality this
weekend. :
Volunteers are needed to help in the
patterning program of 21 month old
“Things are in motion, if all goes
well, to have the Harvey's Lake roads
in ‘good shape for the July 4
weekend.” according to John Mac-
Er of the roads com-
mittee’ of Harvey's Lake borough
council.
MacManus made the statement
during his report from the road
committee at the regular meeting of
the borough council last Wednesday
night.
MacManus explained the ‘good
shape’’ the roads would be in as,
‘‘oiled, graded or whatever,”’ He
prefaced his statement with the
phrase, ‘with any luck.”
In other council action, two pieces of
“old business’’ were once again
tabled. The continuing issue of
whether or not to provide sewage
syste ookups to the boathouse
residentes on the lake was tabled to a
May 15 workshop with no discussion
on the subject brought out at the
meeting.
In the second piece of old business
discussed, bids were read and
rejected for garbage pick up and
disposal. The rejection of the bids
came after a ‘lengthy discussion
spearheaded by John MacManus and
Bob Winterstein. :
that they had looked into the possible
purchase of a garbage packer for the
borough. They maintained that in the
long run the borough would be saving
money by making the purchase and
ridding the borough of the monthly bill
to an independent contractor.
Council president Fred Merrill said
he objected to the reasoning behind
MacManus and Winterstein’s
proposal on the basis that they could
not answer the questions, ‘‘How many
men will it take?”’, Will it require any
extra insurance? And If so how
much? How many days a week will it
take the men?” and “How much
money will it require monthly for gas
oil and upkeep?’
MacManus answered Merrill by
giving particulars on the expense of
the purchase, the size and type of
although he did not have answers with
him to Merrill's other questions, he
could have them for him within the
week.
During the question period
follewing MacManus’ motion to reject
the bids presented by the independent
contractors, Bernice Stein, council
member, asked who would pick up the
garbage between the time of purchase
of the packer and the end of the
present contract with Galka-Bean if
bids were rejected. The Galka-Bean
contract ended the last week in April.
At that point, Merrill said ‘there
was no word on buying a packer from
April 17, when the bids were an-
nounced until May 1, when the con-
tract has expired. Then we decide on
buying.”
Winterstein in reply stated that he
and MacManus ‘finally took the
initiative when no one else would.”
Merrill questioned insurance,
upkeep, manpower, etc. He added,
“will we be able to guarantee the
borough residents a smooth efficient
take over?”
MacManus answered Merrill with
the statement, ‘Its time for this
borough to get moving, lets move.”
He added that it was his belief that in
the interest of progress in the
borough, the citizens would be willing
to put up with a little deficiency in
garbage removal until the packer
could be purchased.
The vote showed the council 4-2
against rejecting the bids, Winterstein
and MacManus the minority voters.
Then on a question whether to act or
table the bids, on a motion from
Winterstein, the matter was tabled
one month.
A representative from Galka-Bean
present at the meeting was asked if
his company would continue to pick up
garbage in the borough for the month
of May. Stating that he was not in the
position to make a commitment, he
said he would call a company meeting
to ascertain the answer.
Bids were also rejected by council
for pipe for the road committee. The
tie decision was broken by the mayor
in favor of the rejection following the
opening of the bids. Only one of the
bids received contained all items
required in advertised specifications.
That bid was the highest, $300 above
the lowest bid received.
The decision to readvertise was
followed by a motion and acceptance
to open the bids at the May work
session.
Questions from the audience
brought out the problem of illegal
parking on the lake road. A women
stated from the floor that fisherman
are parking with two wheels on the
asphalt. This parking coupled with the
one-lane portions of the road and poor
conditions were seen by the woman as
a safety hazard. The mayor and
Winterstein agreed with the woman
and stated that the police would be
cautioned to watch for the violations.
Tom Cadawalder said from the floor
that he heard the council was ‘‘con-
templating raising fees on boathouses
and residences repairs.” He added
that it was stated in the building code,
“no fees would be charged for minor
repairs.”
Merrill answered that the matter
was still in ‘‘contemplation and would
not be worked on (that night).” He
added, ‘there is too much confusion
on this.”
Winterstein stated that the council
should, ‘‘get on it.”” He went on to ask
Solicitor John Thomas, about the
legality and enforcement of a fee
raise.
Thomas answered that there is a
problem in the building, dock and
zoning codes. He added ‘we should
not go into this haphazardly we should
make good, interrelating lasting
changes.”
Winterstein asked Thomas if the
council was presently collecting fees
to which it was not entitled. Thomas
stated he could not be sure. He said
there would be controversy on the
matter and added, ‘‘there is always
the possibility we are liable for our
actions.”
Cadawalder said that it was his
opinion that the original codes were
made with the understanding they
would be changed. He said they were
made only ‘‘as a requirement to get
flood insurance.”
The discussion ended when Merrill
stated, “We are not ready to get into a
discussion on the codes tonight.” The
matter was tabled.
In other council action, Solicitor
Thomas asked to look into the
qualifications of several sewage in-
spection officers recently licensed by
the state to hire one for the borough.
James and his wife were informed
that their complaints that the building
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Ann Sevenski. Ann, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sevenski, Idetown,
who received brain damage at birth.
The petite little blond has two
sisters, Karen, age 5 and Kim, age 3.
Ann is a responsive child, who
smiles most of the time, her mother
noted. Mrs. Sevenski is very opti-
mistic on the success of the patterning
program. She said she has seen the
progress the infant has made since
birth and anticipates good things from
the program, set up specifically to
meet Ann’s needs.
Mr. and Mrs. Sevenski became
aware of the patterning programs at
the Spitz clinic through the parents of
Heather Smith from Lehman. Ann
underwent surgery last year at the
clinic to stop seizures she had been
subject to since birth and hasn’t had a
seizure since the operation.
Following the operation, a pattern-
ing program developed by the In-
stitute for Rehabilitation of Brain In-
jured was set up to meet Ann’s needs.
The patterning is made to develope
the child to her full ptential. The pro-
gram requires patterning procedures
with Ann six times a day for a half
hour at half hour intervals.
Mrs. Sevenski said if she ‘‘could
manage’ to get 125 volunteers, they
would only have to come every other
week for an hour and a half. The pro-
cedure will be done in the Sevenski
home. Anyone can learn the excer-
cises of the patterning.
Any help the community can offer
Ann will be gratefully accepted.
Volunteers are asked to call Mrs.
Sevenski at 639-1439.
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