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“My concern is the open drinking
and littering on Main Street,” said
Dallas Borough Mayor Jim Davies.
“I don’t hold the taverns respon-
littering. I realize that they cannot be
responsible for what goes on out on
the street. That is a police problem.
But I do believe that they could extend
the courtesy of cleaning up in front of
their business places, which is the
responsibility of any place on Main
Street.”
‘The open drinking is my chief
concern. I realize that a lot of people
come in from out-of-town and there is
no way of knowing who they are. But
I'd like to see an ordinance of some
kind so the police can stop the open
drinking.” 5
“As far as the littering--in the past
few weeks we have received excellent
cooperation from the businesses in
cleaning up in front of their places.”
Dick Chaney, one of the two owners
of The Hearthstone, said he did not
feel they should be responsible for the
litter. He believes it is unjust to single
the taverns out as responsible.
He said The Hearthstone has a
tifications and also to make certain no
glasses go out of the place of business.
Chaney did say, however, that if an
individual purchases a six-pack to go,
there is no way the tavern can be
responsible for what the buyer does
after he leaves the premises.
Chaney indicated if anyone had any
suggestions to better conditions he
would be glad to hear them.
Robert Yurksis, owner of Bob’s
Town Tavern, said that most often the
cans and bottles on the street are
brands he does not sell, that a lot of
them are brought up from downtown.
‘We can’t stop them,” he said.
noise and drinking on the street oc-
curs?’ he asked. “Every night the
police leave the building and are gone
for three or four hours. How long does
it take to patrol 13 miles of road within
the borough?”
‘Let the police take care of Main
Street,”’ said Yurksis.
* Harold Brobst, president of Dallas
Borough Council, said that he can’t
foresee a new ordinance. He believes
the borough has enough laws and
ordinances now if the police use them.
“The police should be able to keep
Main Street under control by sur-
veillance,”’ said Brobst.
Police Chief Ed Lyons said that he
and the mayor are contacting other
communities to determine whether or
not they have an ordinance or, if not,
how they control open drinking on
main thoroughfares and throwing
bottles or cans on streets. After a
thorough study, recommendations
will be made to council members.
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VOL. 88 NO. 20
; Lake-Lehman school directors
proposed budget for 1978-79 shows a
12-mill increase, or approximately
"$205,000 more in income than in this
year’s budget.
Following the public meeting held
May 30 at the high school to give
taxpayers an opportunity to pose
questions they might have concerning
the budget, there were varied reac-
tions by residents within the district,
some of them with children in school,
and some with none in school.
Among these was Thomas Yoniski,
Oak Hill resident, who has a third and
a seventh grade student. Yoniski said
he is in favor of the increased millage
if it means a new school for Lake-
Noxen and the continuation of quality
education. He said hedoes not believe
that the taxes are too bad for the
return residents get in education.
“All costs for everything are in-
creasing at a rapid rate and who
knows where it will stop,” said
Yoniski. ‘We have no industry such
as there is in the city so the millage in
Lake-Lehman does not bring in as
much income. The district has grown
». ‘in the years since I have been here
and there has been improvement and
‘continued progress. We also can be
thankful that we have teachers who
care about the students and do not go
on strike.”
A second resident of the district who
preferred to remain nameless is
opposed to the 12 mill increase. He has
no children and plans to retire this
year. He said that he has lived within
the district for 25 years and during
that time his taxes have gone from $73
by Tom Mooney
They believe that honesty is very
important; but they would cheat on
exams in desperate situations and
would not turn in anyone else
cheating.
consider abortion justified as non-
Catholics and people claiming no
religion.
These and other conclusions turned
up recently in a survey of Dallas High
School students taken by 1978
graduate Joan Otto. :
Polling 91 psychology students, with
cross-references as to religious
preference and sex, Otto asked for
answers to 20 questions designed to
elicit statements of belief and to
compare belief to actions.
The gap between beliefs claimed
and actions taken surprised Otto
herself, by her own admission.
“The survey shows that, contrary to
popular thinking, a lot of adolescents
i do have structured beliefs. But those
beliefs frequently don’t affect their
behavior,” she said. ’
Perhaps the best illustration of that
“surprise” is the set of three
questions pertaining to honesty.
esses
to nearly $1,000.
He does not see where there has
been much improvement in the school
system. They are presently deducting
the one percent earned income tax
from his wages which is extra and he
said he believes that he is paying
enough in taxes.
“I believe in supporting the
schools,” he said, ‘‘but things are
going too far. The teachers also are
going too far. They keep demanding
more benefits; they should cut back
on teachers’ benefits. It’s the tax-
payers w who are paying for it, and, in
many cases, those taxpayers have no
benefits. I have to pay for my
benefits, so should they--not the
taxpayers.”
A housewife, whose son is married
and living outside the district, asked,
“What are we getting for it? There’s
entirely too much spent on ad-
ministration. As far as I know, all we
ever received for our tax money was
the new school. I can’t say anything
about the education today since I have
no one in school. I do know that my
taxes have increased from $86 to $347
in the more than 25 years I have been
in the district.” ;
A well known resident of the Back
Mountain area, who lives in the Lake-
Lehman School District, said that
since the district has no industry the
bulk of the school costs must come
from the homeowner. He said he
believes that the school board should
look into those persons who don’t pay
the one percent earned income tax.
“This district has a problem with
postoffice addresses,” he said. ‘Some
While 92 percent claim that honesty is
anywhere from ‘‘very’ | to
“somewhat” important, fully two-
thirds say that they would cheat on
crucial exams if not prepared. A
staggering 95.5 percent say that they
would not turn in anyone else seen to
cheat.
Earlier in the survey, 64 percent
had said that they believed the ten
commandments should be followed,
while an overwhelming 91 percent
said that they believed in God.
The distinctions among the various
religious groups surveyed (Catholic,
non-Catholic, and no religious
preference) were also not so
pronounced as one might expect in
comparison of answers by groups.
Oddly, perhaps, one’s being male or
female seemed a slightly more
significant determinant of action or
belief.
Girls, whether Catholic or non-
Catholic, generally expressed some
approval of abortion, with little
visible differences between the two
religious groups. Of the 23 girls
professing Catholicism, 16. said that
abortion can be right in some cases or
is right in all cases, with a substantial
Lake-Lehman mail goes to Dallas;
some goes to Hunlock’s Creek, and
some even goes to Shavertown:. The
directors should talk
Berkheimer(tax collection agency)
and see what should be covered.”
He also believes that the people
renting who are not paying per capita’
tax should be checked, and perhaps
they should pay a higher tax. He also
said that it is the time that the county
came through to all municipalities
with a fair tax assessment.
“It depends upon whom you know or
who you are whether you pay a high or
low assessment. Everyone should be
fairly assessed instead of political
influence intervening.”
A housewife, who lives on Hillside-
Huntsville Road, believes that the 12
mill increase is necessary. She has a
son who attends Lake-Lehman High
School.
‘You get what you pay for,” she
said. ‘We have to keep step with the
times. I guess we need the new school
for Lake-Noxen, too. That school out
there has been there for as long as I
can remember. It was in bad con-
dition then, so it certainly must be
worse now. We also need to continue a
broad education program. We have to
pay high prices for everything else-
why not for education.”
An Idetown resident expressed
strong objections to the proposed
increase. ‘‘The taxes keep going up
and up-enough is enough. It’s time to
get some teachers who know what
they are doing. And to hire a man and
pay him for a year, that’s ridiculous!
And now when they appoint him as
majority opting for the former
position.
Of the 27 non-Catholic girls, 24 in-
dicated some kind of approval of
abortion, with the division between
“right in some cases’ and ‘‘right in
all cases” virtually the same as
existed among the Catholics.
The pattern even held true when
people claiming no definite religion
were surveyed, though the total
worked with was small. One girl
approved abortion in all cases, while
two said that approval depended upon
the circumstances.
superintendent, they give him a raise.
Where else do you find such working
conditions as that?”
- “If you ask me, the district is going
hog wild. The waste alone in the
schools represents a large amount of
money. It’s time we got back to the
basics.”
Theron Osborne of Oak Hill said
that he did not feel too strongly about
the increase.
“If you are going to have schools,
you have to support them. Perhaps
they could have done some paring. An
increase of 12 mills at one time seems
like a lot. I'm willing to pay if
something good happens but I haven’t
seen it as yet.”
“If the increase in taxes can help
provide better education it’s worth it.
It will hurt people on fixed incomes,
however. I have two who graduated
from high school and are now in
college; and a third one who will
graduate this year. I will still have
another one in school in the district. I
do believe the majority of the tax-
payers can afford the 12 mills.”
An Idetown resident, who is em-
ployed in the Back Mountain, said
that she believes the district should
get rid of some of the administrators.
She believes that they could do with
fewer and still manage the district
well. She said she strongly opposed
the hiring of a man for a year’s on-the-
job training paid at the taxpayers
expense.
A Jackson Township resident said
she does not believe an increase is
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The same abortion question
suggested, as did several others, that
being male or female apparently
tends to affect one’s belief in ways
that religion claimed does not. Boys
generally were slightly less tolerant
of abortion than girls generally,
regardless of religion professed.
Several girls from both the Catholic
and non-Catholic groups said that
abortion is always justified, while no
boys from either of the two groups
took that position. One boy claiming
no particular religion approved
abortion in all cases. One no-religion
girl agreed.
Perhaps another ‘‘surprise’” was
the suggestion that religion did not
seem to affect one’s choices where
matters of drinking, marijuana, and
obscenity were concerned.
Whether Catholic, non-Catholic, or
no-religion, overwhelming approval
was given to lowering the drinking
age and legalizing marijuana, with
another heavy majority overall
saying that obscenity in en-
tertainment was not offensive.
The early part of the survey in-
dicated that, while general approval
> by Joan Kingsbury
Should Jackson Township continue
to prepare a new zoning ordinance?
This question has been a very con-
troversial subject in the township for
the past few years. The majority of
township residents in attendance at
Monday’s supervisors meeting ex-
pressed a strong desire to discontinue
work on the zoning proposals.
An advisory referendum on the
ballot during the May primary asked
whether township residents wanted to
accept or discontinue the zoning. Out
of the approximately 620 voters who
cast votes on primary day 393 voted
against continuing.
For the second month the salary of
township planner Marlene Pawlowski
was questioned. Those who are op-
posed to zoning in the township, ap-
pear to believe that they have not
complaints. It was also stated that
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the approximately $350 that will be
paid to Miss Pawlowski this month is
too much.
Chairman of the Board Fred
Fielding explained that Miss
Pawlowski is compensated at a rate of
$25 per hour, with attendance at one
meeting lasting about four hours, in
addition to work done at her office,
included in the fee.
Retaining the rural character of the
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is given to basic and traditional
religions ideas, there is a tendency to
question scripture and the structure
of religion itself. :
Most claimed that they believed in
God, that God would judge them, that
there is an afterlife, and that one’s
fate after death is contingent upon
earthly behavior.
Yet only 26 percent overall held the
Bible to be completely true, with
many more claiming that it was only
partly true. About two-thirds said.
that they have some doubts about
their religions.
Few, however, held the Bible to be
completely fictitious or said that they
could not accept their religions at all.
Joan Otto, who took the survey
earlier this year, will enroll at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania this fall
where she will major in mathematics,
with an emphasis in computer
science, and minor in psychology.
The survey was accomplished in a
course taught by Jay Pope and ad-
ministered to psychology students in
the senior class. = :
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