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Jackson Township approves budget-With millage
remaining at 3.5, the same as it has been the last 15
years, Jackson Township has a $261,123 spending plan
for 1983. The municipal supervisors unanimously ap-
proved the budget at a meeting Monday, Dec. 27. Aside
from the real estate levy, money to run the community
comes from a $5 per capita tax, $10 occupational
privilege tax and one-half of one percent earned income
tax. :
Major expenditures include $38,000 for public safety;
$162,123 for maintenance and construction of roads;
$24,000 for miscellaneous fund items; $23,000 for police
department; $2,000 for fire department and $10,000 for
building and rezoning. :
Lake Township budget approved-Lake Township super-
visors approved a 1983 budget of $171,571, up from
$138,120, Monday Dec. 27. The tax rate remains at nine
mills and additional revenues come from a $5 per capita
tax; one-half of one percent earned income tax and one-
half of one percent real estate transfer tax.
Approximately $20,000 from the general fund was
budgeted for improvements to the township. building,
built in 1979 and presently used to house equipment.
Revenue-sharing funds of $17,834 will be used for the
police department, $18,500; closing the township landfill,
$5,034; workmen’s compensation, $3500; copier, $2500;
insurance on trucks, $1500 and replacement for the
spreader truck, $3000.
Lehman Township budget okayed-Real estate tax
millage in Lehman Township will also remain unchanged
again this year, according to the recently passed $283,650
budget. The spending plan calls for a $5 per capita tax,
one-half of one percent wage tax, one-half of one percent
transfer tax and a 10 percent amusement tax.
The 1983 budget includes a $50,000 general fund carry
over from 1982. Expenses include $54,020 for police,
$43,480 for highways, $10,800 for fire department, sis
for firemen’s pension, $9,200 for sewage and zoning an
$30,150 for insurances. It is estimated that the township
will also end 1983 with a surplus.
Chase inmate captured within six hours of escape:
William Delbuno, Philadelphia, was picked up by State
Police at Apex Used Autos and Parks junkyard in West
Nanticoke on Thursday, Dec. 30 after his escape from the
State Corrections Institute at Chase.
Delbuno, who is serving a two to five year sentence for
burglary and criminal trespass was due to be paroled in
July. He escaped from the prison warehouse which is
located approximately 100 feet outside the fence
surrounding the complex. He was considered a minimum
security risk with privileges to work outside the prison
gate. He was taken into custody without incident
following his escape.
Ross Township okays budget: Ross Township super-
visors adopted a $215,313 spending plan which includes a
$70,000 surplus from 1982. The new budget is, however,
$21,752 higher than the previous plan. Expenditures
include $153,000 for road maintenance; $21,810 for
government expenses; and $16,000 for police and fire.
Harveys Lake fire totals Payne home: A fire early
Saturday, Jan. 1 destroyed the single story home of
Thomas Payne, Pine Street, Harveys Lake. The blaze is
believed to have ‘started in the wood stove, although
Harveys Lake Fire Chief Richard Williams, had not con-
firmed that fact by press time. Williams did note, how-
ever, there was nothing suspicious about the fire. Har-
veys Lake firemen had doused blazes in the residence on
three separate occasions several years ago. But
Williams said this latest one appears to have done the
dwelling in. He estimated damage at between $15,000 and
$20,000. Payne, who has been a subject of controversy
among neighbors, who questioned his life style, was at
home at the time of the blze but escaped uninjured.
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PAGE THREE
William George Whittle
is Offset Paperback
Manufacturing Comp-
any’s ‘Employee of the
Year.”” Whittle was
notified of the honor at an
employee gathering at the
Dallas Township plant,
Thursday, Dec. 30. The
award came as a surprise
to Whittle, who is the
company’s vice-president
of engineering. He was
chosen by Offset’s officers
and board of directors for
his outstanding and in-
novative contributions to
the company.
_ Thomas R. Marvel,
president of Offset
Paperback, said Whittle
has designed and im-
plemented several cost-
saving features in the
operation during 1982. He
invented and helped
design press rods for the
plant’s four presses,
which resulted in a 20
percent increase in
productivity. These were
According to statistics
compiled for inclusion in
the State’s yearly crime
report, theft and burglary
rank as number one and
two most common crimes
in local municipalities.
Vandalism comes in
third.
Considering the high
incidence of theft and
burlary, although local
police report it is about
the same this year as'in
the past, it occurred to
one recent victim that
perhaps the public should
take the problem more
seriously.
Merle Wagner, Jackson
Township, was recently
burglarized while away
from her home for just a
few hours. The burglars
entered the home through
a rear door, took what
they wanted and left all
the lights on in the house
when they departed. The
format is similar to that
used in other area
installed in record time at
aminimal cost to the
company. Whittle also
designed the equipment to
make the modifications.
In yet another cost
cutting and production
increasing move, he .in-
vented packer boxes for
the presses which Marvel
said are better than
anything on the market.
Whittle is one of Offset’s
oldest employees. He
started . with = Valley
Paperback in Phoenix,
Arizona, in 1965 and came
to Offset with his wife,
Josephine, two sons and a
daughter. Another son is
in the United States Air
Force.
The award came as a
complete surprise to
Whittle. “I received a lot
of support from the people
who work with me,” he
said. “I really want to
thank them for that.”
Whittle is the second
Offset employee to be
honored by the company.
His name will be added to
a . plaque which - is
displayed in the lobby of
the plant.
Marvel also tooke the
opportunity to anounce
that Offset signed a 10-
year contract, Dec. 22,
with Berkley Publishers.
The contract is valued at.
over $75 million over the
next 10 years and will help
to generate local jobs. As
agreement, Berkley has
signed a long-term lease
with Offset for its facility
in Dupont. Berkley will
use the property as an
enrichment center and
the persons presently
employed there will have
the option to stay with
Berkley Publishers also
include Jove, Ace,
Charter and Tempo
Books. Playboy Books are
being merged into the
conglomerate.
burglaries: entering the
home from the rear, going
through the entire
premise and leaving on
the lights.
At first, Wagner was
dismayed to see the
report of the burglary on
page one of the Dallas
Post. It has been reported
by Jackson Township
police chief Don Jones.
After giving it some
thought, however, she
decided it was better to
publicize the crime than
to keep it hidden. She
changed her mind be-
cause she has been
continually hearing of
subsequent burglaries of
a similar nature.
“I think people should
be aware that it’s going
on,” she said. ‘The police
can only do so much by
themselves. If people are
aware that they might be
victimized, they might be
more careful.”
Area crime fighters
agree. Dallas Township
police chief, Carl Miers
always makes a point of
reporting thefts and
burglaries to the press,
with the same thought in
mind. “I believe we have
to let people know what’s
happening in the com-
munity, even if the news
is not good. If people are
alerted to a problem,
they’ll keep an eye out
and can give us leads if
they see something
suspicious.”
Miers has, in the past,
work with
residents of the township
on the idea of crime
watch. The Operation ID
, program has also been
tried but such programs
are difficult to get going in
rural areas and have
never amounted to much.
“The idea is to get
people involved. Times
have changed and people
tend to mind their own
business instead of
watching out for their
neighbor,” he said.
Deaths
Arthur Williams, 81, of
175 Shade Tree Road,
Shavertown, died Mon-
day, Dec. 27, in Mercy
Hospital, Wilkes-Barre,
following a prolonged
illness.
Surviving are
daughters, Eleanor J.
Williams, with whom he
resided, Mrs. Herbert
(Ruth) Hoover, Millville,
N.J.; one ‘grandson;
sister, Mrs. Jean Tib-
betts, Oregon; several
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nieces and nephews.
Funeral was Thursday
from the Harold C.
Snowdon Funeral Home,
420 Wyoming Ave.,
Kingston, with Rev. E.
Lee Brehm officiating.
Interment in Memorial
Shrine Cemetery, Car-
verton.
Sarah Cook
Mrs. Sarah R. Cook, 90,
of Shaver Avenue, Dallas,
died Wednesday, Dec. 30
Pa
in Leader. West Nursing
Center, Kingston.
Suriving are a son,
Leroy George Lasher,
Levittown; two grand-
children; several step-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Saturday from the
Richard H. Disque
Funeral Home, 672
Memorial Highway,
Dallas with Rev. James
A. Wert, pastor of Shaver-
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While 1982 was a dif-
ficult year for Offset,
Marvel said it weathered
a very serious storm to
the credit of its em-
ployees. With one of its
largest customers
declaring bankruptcy,
Offset lost a substantial
portion of a $2 million
Kingston
police chief Paul Sabol
agrees and says rashes of
burglaries tend to come in
spurts. ‘“The economy
plays a part with
unemployment a factor,”
he noted. ‘Burglaries also
seem to increase around
the holidays when people
are out more.”
Prime items for theft
and burglary are guns,
jewelry and small ap-
pliances. These items can
be easily disposed of and
are rarely identified by
serial numbers.
Wagner wonders if re-
cent burglaries are not
the work of one particular
gang. “It seems to have
become more prevalent
since about September.
Now you hear about
another one every week.
It could be that they
watch the homes and look
for a pattern. They know
your habits. I can’t
believe how bold they
have become about it.
‘Maybe I'm just more
aware of it because it
happened to me. Still, I’ve
heard of the same type of
break-ins from Kunkle,
all across the area,
through Jackson Town-
ship, Lehman and
Kingston Township.”
Chief Miers suggests
there are few preven-
tative measures home-
owners can take to protect
themselves and their
neighbors. Always make
your home look occupied
debt. Marvel is op-
timistic, however, that
the new year and the
see things begin to turn
by leaving a light on when
you go out. If you are
going away, let neighbors
know and ask them to
notify police if they see
something suspicious.
Keeping a log of serial
numbers of items in your
home will also help if it is
burglarized and the goods
recovered. oe
For the most part,
awareness and common
sense can be gret
deterents to the criminal
element. ;
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