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Vol. 91 No 50
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UNICO
Tourney
at Dallas
The UNICO Holiday Basketball
Tournament, the first in the Back
Mountain will continue Wednesday,
Dec. 30 at Dallas High School, at 7
p.m.
Tickets are available at the door.
Awards will be presented following
the title game.
Chairman of the affair is Tom
Mi
the club’s charter president Angelo
Russo and current presidident
George DeStefano. Carl Scarantino
is program chairman. Ticket
chairman is William Falzone.
In charge of refreshments are Joe
Pagliante, Ed Fanti and Dan
Scalzo.
Record
budget
for Franklin
BY MIKE POLK
A record budget of $117,207 for
1982 was adopted on first reading at
the December meeting of Franklin
Township board of supervisors.
Supervisors Harold Hoover and
Russell Race, Sr. voted to adopt the
budget as read, while Board
Chairman William Meade ab-
stained. Meade also announced his
resignation as a member of the
board in a letter read at the
meeting.
proposed expenditures for 1982.
Early this year the board borrowed
$10,000 from the First National
Bank in Wyoming to complete pay-
ment for work done on the Franklin
Township Municipal Park and for
improvements to Lockville Road.
the board
borrowed $5,500 to meet payment on
a second hand loader purchased
The proposed budget calls for
these expenditures: general
government, $23,918, which in-
cludes salaries of the three super-
visors of $300 each for the year;
secretary’s salary of $2,860;
solicitor’s fees among other items;
protection to persons and property,
which will include some donations
to the township’s volunteer fire and
ambulance units and salary and
salary was increased an additional
nine percent for 1982, as were
salaries of the three road depart-
ment employees. Outlay for
protection to persons and property
for 1982 is anticipated to be $10,559,
a new high.
Other anticipated expenses in-
clude $73,890 for ‘highways,’ which
includes $30,000 for the resurfacing
of eight-tenths of a mile of Village
Road, the road that runs from the
village of Orange north to Reisch’s
“farm. The figure for highways also
includes a proposed salary increase
of nine percent for the road super-
visor and two road department
employees.
Other anticipated expenses in-
clude $140 for donation to the Back
Mountain Library; $550 for ex-
penses at the municipal park, and
$8,150 for debt service.
The proposed budget calls for a
continuance of the eight mill tax
which was increased in
levy; continuation of the per capita
tax; the real estate transfer tax and
the one percent earned income tax
on all wage earners in the township.
estate valuation of $2,468,670, up
more than $100,00 over the 1981
figure, is expected to yield $17,700.
The proposed budget is open for
inspection by appointment at the
home of Supervisor and Board
Secretary Harold Hoover in
Orange. Final adoption of the pro-
posed budget will take place at a
special meeting of the supervisors
to be held Wednesday evening,
December 30, at 8 in the basement
~ of the Orange UM Church.
He
BY GLEN HOFFMAN
A local business man is turning an
old and vacant service station on
Memorial Highway in Trucksville
into a new commercial center.
“My family and I, along with Earl
Lozier Construction Co., Dallas,
have been restoring this old three
bay gas station since last summer,”
said Russell Newell of Dallas.
New carpeting has been lain
where once were three hydraulic
lifts. © Office pictures now hang
where there was once wrenches and
screwdrivers. Groceries will soon
line the shelves, replacing oil cans,
radiator hoses and fan belts of the
past.
“When the building is completely
renovated it will feature four office
rooms, a convenience store and a
small gas and diesel station,” said
Newell, who has been in business
venience store and four offices.
the last 23 years. ‘‘The building will
also contain an office for my
heating and air conditioning
compaay.’’
The conversion of old gas stations
to convenient grocery stores with
self-service gas is a trend that has
been in motion across the country
for years. But Newell's is one of the
first in the Back Mountain, and with
the addition of office space and an
apartment his complex is unique.
“There is plent of space in this old
gas station so it only seems like a
natural idea to create office
rooms,” said Newell.
The newly renovated building is
the former Hinkle’s service station,
which closed two years ago when
owner Don Hinkle, retired.
The combination convenience
store and gas station will bring a
vital service to the residents of the
Back Mountain by staying open
long hours, and being one of the few
area stations selling diesel fuel and
white kerosene, said Newell.
“The closest diesel fuel stations in
this area are the Beaumont station
near Kunkle, and in Luzerne,” said
Edward Carey, service and credit
manager of newell’s Heating Co.
“We should be opened for business
within two months.
Concerning vehicle access to
Newell's parking lot Carey pointed
out that the Kingston Twp. Police
will keep the 45 mile per hour speed
limit enforced. ‘This will make it
easy for cars to pull in and out of the
parking lot.’ he said.
Carey said the community has
welcomed the renovation’ Kingston
Twp. Manager Mark Kunkle sent a
letter of commendation to Russell
newell for renovating the old
building.
He is shown at far
A head-on collision early
Christmas eve on Upper Demunds
Road sent Dallas residents Thomas
Gallagher, 33 Lake St., and
Christopher Argento, RD 1 to the
hospital.
Dallas Township police reported
that the accident occurred shortly
after midnight near Glenda Lough
Lake when the two cars collided
head-on. The motor of one of the
engine.
Argento was taken to Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital where he was
listed in serious condition.
Gallagher was listed in fair condi-
tion at General Hospital. Officer
John Appel of Dallas Township is
investigating.
Four persons were injured in a
collision involving three vehicles
last Thursday afternoon at Car-
.verton Road near Frances Slocum
State Park.
Kingston Twp. Police said the
Steinhauer of Harveys Lake
crossed the center line and struck
an auto driven by Dana Sickler, 81,
of RD 3, Wyoming. His wife,
Florence, 76, was a passenger. The
Sickler car went off the road. Stein-
hauer’s auto continued on the wrong
side of the road and collided with an
auto driven by Paulette Albosta,
Parrish Street, Dallas. All were
treated at Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital.
A Harveys Lake man, Lawrence
Lee Moretti, 23, was charged with
hit-and-run last Wednesday evening
in Luzerne. He was stopped in
Swoyersville where he is to be
further charged with driving with
an expired registration. The in-
cident occurred on Kelly Street,
Luzerne, when Moretti’s Jeep
allegedly struck the rear of an auto-
mobile being operated -by Carol
Edlund of Swoyersville. No injuries
were reported.
Judges in the Back Mountain
Holiday Decoration Contest this
week announced the winners of the
annual event. The contest is
sponsored by The Dallas Post in
cooperation with seven other
sponsors, Commonwealth
Telephone Company, Offset Paper-
back Mifgrs. Inc., Spurlin’s Exxon
Servicenters, Parker Fuel Co.,
Dallas Auto Parts, The Jean Shop
and Carvel Ice Cream.
The judges toured the Back
Mountain during the past week,
including Kingston Township,
Carverton Area, Midway Manor,
Dallas Borough, Dallas Township,
Harveys Lake, Lehman, Franklin
and Jackson Townships.
“It was difficult to come to a
decision on which was the best
display in the lighted category. We
went over the top five selections
several times before making a final
selection,” said Ed Chesnovitch,
chairman of the judges.
“There were no entries in the
unlighted division, so we selected a
first and second place winner in the
lighted division.” :
“The best lighted display in the
opinion of the judges was at the
home of' Mr. and Mrs. Gerard
Harris, Old Lake Road, Harveys
Lake.
“The second best lighted display
is at the home of William J. Farrell,
71 Sterling Ave., Dallas; Pa.”
In addition to the winners of the
contest, certificates of honorable
mention will be awarded to
Katherine Hudak, Ralph Fitch, Jr.,
and Merle Pope.
Judges in this year’s contest were
Ed Chesnovitch, Debbie Zurinski
and Mark Zurinski.
The Dallas Post in cooperation
with four Back Mountain mer-
chants will make 1982 a “Happy
New Year” for the ‘“‘first’”” Back
Mountain baby born after midnight
in an area hospital.
Free gifts to the “First Baby”
will be given by Carvel Ice Cream,
The Jean Shop, Picketts Charge and
Stapinski Drug Store. The Dallas
Post will give a one year sub-
of the first born.
In order to be eligible for the
“First Baby of 1982” contest,
parents of the newborn must reside
in Dallas Borough, Dallas Town-
ship, Lake Township, Kingston
Township, Jackson Township,
Harveys Lake Borough, Lehman
Township or Noxen.
Parents of the “First Baby” will
be notified by a representative of
The Dallas Post immediately after
Jan. 1, 1982. A certificate will be
given to the parents to present to
sponsoring merchants. All gifts
must be claimed no later than Jan.
31, 1982.
Chase Manor, Shavertown, was
operating her 1978 sportscar west
on Carverton Road when she hit a
patch of ice and spun off the road
way Christmas eve.
Mrochko skidded onto the
property of the Park Motel,
Trucksville, and struck an unat-
tended vehicle.
Police Sgt. William Pugh is in-
vestigating the accident.
William Bell of 120 Lincoln Drive,
Shavertown, reported to the
Kingston Twp. police the theft of
$600 from his home between
December 13 to 20. Ptlm. Brunon
Kryger is investigating.