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distributed by the Depart-
ment of the Auditor
General to 2,519 Pennsyl-
vania municipalities for
the 1981 tax year, state
Auditor General Al
More than $21 million in
volunteer firemen’s relief
association and paid fire
fighters’ pension fund
allocations are now being
Benedict said this year's
total allocation = of
$21,447,263 exceeds last
year’s allocation by
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Volunteer firemen’s
relief associations use the
state funds to provide
financial help to fire
fighters if they are in-
jured during fire service,
purchase safety equip-
ment and pay for fire ser-
vice training, among
other benefits.
The state contribution
to the firemen’s relief
associations and pension
funds come from a 2 per-
cent gross premiums tax
on out of state in-
corporated fire insurance
companies and from
surplus money in the Fire
Insurance Tax Fund.
Each community’s
payment is based on the
amount of premiums
written by foreign fire
insurance companies for
that community’s
residents and businesses.
Local municipalities
receiving allocations are
Harveys Lake Borough,
$1,092.34; Hunlock Twp.,
$2,421.24; Lehman Twp.,
$1,756.08; Dallas Twp.,
$2,862.50; Kingston Twp.,
$7,170.34; Ross Twp.,
$2,268.02; Dallas Borough,
$10,317.96; Fairmont
Twp., $199.74; Franklin
Twp., $767.04; Jackson
Twp., $991.50 and Lake
Twp., $3,141.20
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SOCIAL SECURppy
It may come as a surprise
to some, but current retirees
receive Social Security bene-
fits equal to about one and
a half years of their total
contributions, assuming re-
tirement at 65 with maxi-
mum taxes paid and no
spouse benefits. An average
wage earner with a home-
maker spouse would receive
contributions back in 11
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Mrs. Charles Puckey,
chairman of this year’s
Dallas Area Federated
Women’s Club’s Annual
Scholarship Fashion
Show, announced the
program will be
Rollman.
presented Thursday, Oct.
28, 8 p.m., at the Dallas
Junior High School.
Fall and winter fashions
from Boscov's will be
shown and the narration
will be given by Jean
Fainberg from their
store. A gift certificate
also will be awarded.
Coffee and dessert,
catered by Coscia’s, will
be served immediately
following the show.
Tickets may be ob-
tained at Joe Maniskas
Beauty Salon, Main
Street, Dallas, or at
Boscov’s fourth floor
Courtesy Desk, or from
any member of the club.
In the Back Mountain,
community service
groups provide much of
what makes the region
special. The caring atti-
tude within various
organizations adds a
particular flavor to life.
Knowing your neighbors
are concerned and have
a unique plus-feature.
Many of the service
clubs are large, others are
not so large but all lend a
hand to improving the
quality of life for each of
us.
One particular group
manages to do its part on
a rather small annual
budget. The Women of
Rotary provide at least
two much appreciated
services to the general
community. Each year,
mugs, accented by the bright multicolor
baked-on design. EXTRA GIFT; each mug
comes in a handy re-useable UP poly bag.
IMPORTANT: available only while supply
lasts.
Member F.D.I.C.
the women raise money to
help needy youngsters
purchase winter jackets
and boots. Certificates in
the amount of $25 each are
given to the children.
These are used in con-
junction with the Rotary’s
annual shopping day for
underprivileged children,
held during the Christmas
season. The school nurses
at Dallas and Lake-
Lehman recommend
eligibile recipients for the
certificates.
Women of Rotary also
keep wheelchairs,
walkers and crutches for
use by community
residents. These are
stored at the home of
Maryann Strom on Lake
Street, Dallas, and are
available to whomever
needs them. Recipients
are often recommended
by area physicians or
learn of the service
There is no time limit on
usage and donations of
such equipment, for use
by others, are always
welcome.
Women of Rotary do not
hold major fundraising
events throughout the
year. They earn money
through two annual
gourmet dinner meetings.
While most of their
Irem Temple Country
Club, twice each year
members host at-home
meals for which the other
women pay. The proceeds
are then used for the
winter clothing cer-
tificates.
Women of Rotary
president Marsha Landis
explained the club’s
purpose is to aid the
Rotary in its many
projects. Its 43 members
are always available to
work Rotary’s Fall Fair
booths. They often
sponsor bake sales when
Rotary holds its annual
turkey dinner. At one
time, they took charge of
baked goods at the
Library Auction but this
year, members worked
variety of booths.
women’s group, parti-
cularly in surrounding
communities. As do most
area service clubs, the
Womén of Rotary take
their semi-monthly turn
at delivering Meals on
Wheels in the area.
Other officers for 1982
include Pat Baird, first
vice-president; Maryann
Dowey, second vice-
president; Sally Connor,
recording secretary;
Nancy Slocum,
corresponding secretary;
Pauline Roth, treasurer;
and Jean Alexander,
clothing chairperson.
Preliminary hearings
for the three persons
accused ' of criminal
conspiracy ‘in connection
with a window breaking
spree in Trucksville last
week are scheduled for
Oct. 22 and Nov. 3 before
District Justice Earl
Gregory.
Police from Luzerne
and Kingston Township
have charged the three
following an Oct. 12 in-
cident where windows in
Duke Isaacs showroom on
Memorial Highway and
Luzerne Motors Ford
Dealership were
smashed. The three are
also suspected in con-
nection with damage done
to the Back Mountain
Music Company and Penn
Fern Oil Company. A
plastic sign in front of the
Music Company was
damaged after being
struck by a rock or tire
iron. Glass panes in a door
and window at the service
station: were reported
broken during the same
time period.
Edith Hayner, 32,
Harveys Lake is charged
with criminal mischief
and criminal conspiracy.
She was seen smashing
windows at Luzerne
Motors at 2:55 a.m. by
Kingston Township
patrolman ‘Walter Davis
and Dallas Township
patrolman, Daniel
Luckas. Accompanying
Hayner were William
Robert Holly, 19,
Edwardsville and John R.
Reilly, Jr., 18, Courtdale.
The two men are charged
with criminal ‘conspiracy.
As .a preventive
measure against the
“bug,” Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital is cur-
rently offering free flu
vaccines to patients of its
Chest Clinic. According to
Irene Swartwood, Chest
Clinic supervisor, people
with a chronic chest ail-
ment are more suscept-
ible to the flu and should
be immunized against it.
She encourages chest
the vaccine before the
height of the flu season,
which usually begins in
late October or early
November.
Any chest clinic patient
Hospital who wishes to
flu vaccine should call the
Chest Clinic at 829-8111,
extension 3048, for an
appointment. Clinic hours
are Monday through
Friday from 7 a.m. to 3
p.m.
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