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Icy roads cause local mishaps
"“Tey roads conditions caused a Dallas woman’s car to
‘slide off Machell Ave. and strike a sign Saturday, Dallas
Borough Police report.
° Jane Lutz, 205 Meadow Drive, RD 3, Dallas, told Ptlm.
Severn Newberry that she was driving east along Machell
When a stick lodged beneath her car and she began to
slide after applying the brakes, hitting a school sign off
the road.
~. A New Jersey motorist ran into a local woman’s car on
Orchard East, Dallas, when he encountered a patch of ice
and skidded across the roadway early Friday afternoon,
according to Dallas Borough Police.
“ Police report that Charles N. Panarella, 22, of 5 Glenove
St., Mahwah, N.J., was driving east along Orchard when
He hit the ice and slid across the road into the patch of
June Blum, 53, of 440 Orchard West, Newberry Estates.
= Panarella’s car was towed from the scene. In-
westigating was Chief Edward Lyons. °
=. Tires were slashed on automobiles parked on the lots of
an automobile dealership and a garage early this week,
“Dallas Borough Police report.
“= Sunday afternoon or evening vandals slashed two tires
‘on one vehicle and one tire on another parked at
* “Richardson Dodge, Lake St. Investigation is being con-
“ducted by Ptlm. Severn Newberry.
© Monday three more cars suffered damage while parked
‘at Harry Wesley's garage, Memorial Highway. Four tires
“on one were slashed, while two others had one tire each
- “slashed. Chief Edward Lyons investigated.
© Thieves took nearly 600 pounds of food from a truck
sparked near a health food store after removing the truck
“door to get in sometime Monday, Dallas Borough Police
» report.
. Taken from the truck left behind the House of Nutrition,
“Memorial Highway, were 250 one-pound boxes of almonds
“and 330 one-pound boxes of raisins.
Ptlm. Severn Newberry is investigating.
District Magistrate Leonard Harvey, Dallas, announces
‘a change in hours.
The Magistrate’s office will be open from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Monday through Friday and on Thursday evenings
from 6 to 8.
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“What do they know, that we don’t
know?”’ That was the question asked
by one Back Mt. restauranteur, noting
the ever-increasing number of eating
establishments in the area.
“Is a new shopping center about to
be built here? Is a new industry
coming in?” the local businessman
asked.
. Persistent rumors have it that at
least two National Chains are
negotiating for locations to construct
fast food places in this area.
McDonald’s and Arthur Treacher’s
locations opened recently; Burger
King and Mr. Donut opened about 1%,
years ago and Perkins Pancake House
recently changed owners.
During the past several weeks
reports have been that Elby’s have
purchased land in the vicinity of
Wilson’s Restaurant on Route 309 and
plan to construct a restaurant. It also
is reported that Sambo’s plan to open
a business across from Franklin's
Family Restaurant on the site where
the Sunoco Station now stands.
In a conversation with David Carr
of Boury’s Inc. (Elby’s Big Boy
Family Restaurants), Carr would
neither. confirm nor deny the report.
He said that he was in no position to
release such information but assured
the Post when the company is at the
point where it believes an an-
nouncement should be made, a
standard release concerning location,
size, management, and other details
is issued to all media.
Following the conversation with
Carr, the Post learned that the
property across from Wilson’s was in
the hands of Howell & Jones Realtors,
Inc. On Tuesday it was noted that
there was a sign ‘sold’ on the
property.
The Post contacted the realtor’s
office but was told that someone had
an option on the property but the
realtor was unable to divulge any
further information.
When questioned how Boury’s
determines whether or not a location
would be profitable for their
operation, Carr replied that the men
at the top of the corporation are
‘intelligent, astute businessmen’’ and
through ‘‘careful mental processes’”
arrive at a conclusion.
Attempts to talk with someone
within the Sambo chain were entirely
unsuccessful. Four calls were made
trying to contact the proper person.
The caller first was told the call would
be returned by the person in charge of
real estate.
When the call was not returned, a
second call was made. This time the
caller was given another number in
. the New Jersey area. The third call
was no more successful; the caller
was referred to a number in Georgia
but this time was told the office to call
was the company’s advertising
agency, Larson ‘& Bateman,
California.
That was the end of the line and the
end of a run-around.
Curious as to whether the new
McDonald’s was pleased with its new
Route 309 operation, a call was made
to the Mocopco Company in Cherry
Hill, N.J., operator of the franchise in
Dallas.
A spokesman for the company
explained that the decision to locate in
the Back Mountain area was made
following an investigation by its
marketing people concerning traffic
flow, number of businesses,
population, growth in school
population, shopping malls, and
predicted increase in population in the
future.
Asked if the future Cross Valley
Expressway might have been a factor
in the company’s decision to open a
business in the area, the spokesman
replied that she did not know.
She did indicate that McDonald's
have two types of operation, com-
pany-owned and franchised
restaurants. The local McDonald's is
company-owned. The spokesman
refused to divulge whether or not the
company was pleased with business to
date.
An attempt to contact an Arthur
Treacher’s spokesperson was un-
successful as the person in charge was
on vacation and would not return until
the latter part of the week.
A rumor that there would be a new
shopping center in the Back Mountain
was investigated but nothing definite
could be learned about it. It was
reported that the new center may be
planned on property along Route 415
from the intersection of the highway
and Center Hill Road to Ray Daring’s
Market.
It was learned by the Post that the
land in question is the property of the
Sisters of Mercy. It also was reported
to the Post that the rumor is Gus
Kabeschat has the fist option to
purchase the land when and if it is for
sale.
None of the above rumors could be
confirmed as being positive but:
neither were any of them denied by
the persons contacted. These people
merely refused to confirm or deny. If
there’s an economic bomb about to be
unloaded on the Back Mt., security so
far is tough to penetrate.
In cases of severe storm or other
emergency situations which
necessitate early dismissals and
school closings, the Dallas School
District has established a procedure
to maintain open lines of com-
munications with parents and the
news media.
During these times it is necessary
for district personnel to make
numerous telephone calls to various
locations both in and out of the
district. Once these emergency calls
have been made, all other calls will be
accepted and directed to the ap-
propriate buildings. This procedure is
communications that will insure the
Harveys lake council this week
noted the publication of a new or-
dinance which would grant the
borough’s cable television franchise
to Back Mountain Telecable, the firm
which has been operating the system
all along.
In a legally-required publication,
subject to the council’s future
authorization, the borough would
grant the franchise to Back Mountain
Telecable for a franchise fee of thee
per cent unless otherwise specifically
authorized by the Federal Com-
munications = Comission, which
regulates CTV operations. The
borough’s previous franchisee had
conceded a five per cent fee, also
subject ot FCC concurrence.
It also appeared possible that’
Telecahle’s provision of independent
channels could be one less than those
safety and well being of all of our
students.
Past experiences have indicated
that the multitude of incoming calls
tie up the district telephone lines. The
Dallas School District is requesting
the cooperation of the community
when such emerengcy situations
arise.
The district is asking that parents
refrain from calling the school district
for the first one-half hour of the
emergency. The switchboard
operator will suggest to the parents
who are calling during this period to
call back after the necessary
emergency communications are
completed.
proposed for offering by Gamma due
to FCC regulation.
The proposed ordinance is pending
formal official action by the borough
at its next public meeting.
If passed, the designation of Back
Mountain Telecable as franchisee
would bring success to that firm,
which has waged a considerable effort
to retain the right to serve the com-
munity.
When Gamma was preferred by
Harveys Lake councilmembers in an
earlier 4-3 vote, Telecable brought
suit against the borough. The suit
reportedly discouraged Gamma’s
plans for launching its cable television
buisness in the area and it sub-
sequently advised Harveys Lake
officials that they wished to drop the
pending franchise rights.
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The Lake Transit
Company was organized in
1892, for transportation of
passengers on Harveys
Lake to various points
around the lake, making as
many as 18 stops for public
service. Average
passenger transportation
was about 100,000 annually,
mostly during the summer
vacation and resort season,
with 120,000 reported in the
first decade at the turn of
the century before World
War I. Most of the direct
transit service was from
the Oneonta (Shawnese)
dock terminal across the
lake to the picnic ground
station at Alderson.
The Sacrament of Holy
Communion will be shared
on the Lehman United
Methodist Charge on
Sunday Jan. 14. At Lehman
there will also be the
Sacrament of Baptism. The
sermon topic will be “A
Higher Calling”. ‘
There will be no meeting
of the pastor’s con-
firmation class due to the
district evangelism
committee meeting to be
held at Shavertown.
Members of St. Luke’s
Lutheran Church of Noxen
will elect two members to
the church council at the
annual = congregational
meeting Sunday afternoon
at 4 in the parish hall. Four
year terms of Roger Case
and Louis May will expire.
Present members of the
church council, in addition
to Mr. Case and Mr. May,
are Earl Crispell, Sr.’
Clarence Turner, John
Jones, Don Wall and
Walter Galka, who is
president of the church
A wine and cheese party
has been planned by Mrs.
Mary Ann Thompson,
chairlady of the program
committee, for the monthly
meeting of the Gate of
Heaven Parent Teacher
Guild. :
The meeting and party
will take place in the school
auditorium on Wednesday,
The Priscilla Circle of
the Shavertown United
Methodist Church will
All those interested in the
church school are invited to
"the Luzerne County Sunday
School Association Pastie
supper and meeting at i
Bennett Presbyterian
Church in Luzerne on |
Monday Jan. 15 at 6:30
p.m.-Reservations requ- i
ested.
The Idetown United
Methodist Women will
meet on Wednesday, Jan.
10, at 7:30 p.m.
council. Rev. M. Luther
Wahrmann is pastor of St.
Luke’s Lutheran Church.
Roy Dendler of Noxen is
secretary of the church
council.
Members of St. Luke’s
Church planning to attend
Sunday’s congregational
meeting and dinner are
asked to bring a covered {
dish. Meat and beverage
will be provided. Members
of the Ladies Society of the
church, under the direction
of Mrs. Elsie Parrish,
president, will be in charge
of the meal.
Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. There will
be a small admission
charge to help defray the
costs of the party.
Mrs. Robert Cartier,
president of the guild,
invited all the parents of
the pupils at Gate of
Heaven School to attend
the meeting and become
members of the Guild. -
p-m. at the home of Donna
Kachman with Barbara
Stecher co-hostess.
Program will’ be.
presented by Tom Klinger.
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