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PAGE NINE
General Motors
Chevrolet Dealer Gene
Lispi recently appointed
Tom Jones to the position
of sales manager of his
new and used car dealer-
ship in Pittston.
Tom comes to the Lispi
dealership with a vast
both the new and used car
areas of the auto business.
ars in.: the business,
since he retired from the
where he
played for nine yegrs.
Football was a big part of
his life in his early years.
Tom played for some
really great coages
during that period, in-
eluding former Phila-
delphia Eagles great
Steve Van Buren and
Bobby Walston. He spent
- Trustees of Wyoming
Seminary College
Preparatory School,
Kingston, met recently to
review the criteria for the
school’s Trustee
Achievement Scholars-
hip, to be offered for the
1983-84 academic year.
Two scholarships, one
ition, will be awarded
for one y®€ar each,
‘regardless of- economic
excel in academic
Tom Jones
a few seasons under
Coach Percy Moss and
during that time, while
playing in the Atlantic
Coast Football League,
his team went on to win
championships in 1965 and
~ Tom also owned and
operated the last semi-pro
football team that
operated out of the
Wilkes-Barre area. He
said the team was called
the ‘Wyoming Valley
Giants.” They played in
1972 and 1973. Present
Luzerne County Com-
missioner Ed Brominski
was his head coach.
“Football will always be a
big part of my life,”
stated Jones.
Being in a position to
manage the Lispi
Chevrolet dealership, in
Tom’s words, puts him
saioo:
to a personal interview,
the competition will also
include a qualifying
examination scheduled
for either Saturday,
March 26, or Wednesday,
March 30.
Any student entering
ninth or tenth grade and
not presently enrolled in
Wyoming Seminary is
eligible to compete.
Interested candidates
should contact John R.
Eidam, dean of ad-
missions, at 288-7541, no
later than March 21.
Pvt. Victor S. Natt, son
of Edward D. and Mary
Swoyersville, has com-
pleted one station unit
training (OSUT) at the
U.S. Army Infantry
School, Fort Benning, Ga.
OSUT is a 12-week
period which combines
basic combat training and
advanced individual
training.
The training included
weapons qualifications,
ALBA’S Dart League--
The Orioles took over sole
position of first place as
they took a 2-1 win over
the strong Dodgers team.
Tops for theOrioles were
Ron Gula 42-42-32-116,
Jack Tobias 31-82, Sibby
Cicero 81, Bernie Derby
79, Gordy Price 70. High
for the Dodgers were Paul.
Starolis 48-44-37-129, Babe
Kern 82, Bob Zurawski 79,
Jerry Drobenak 65.
The Brewers stayed
within two games behind
as they took a 3-0 win over
“back in the big leagues.”
He said, “It’s a pleasure
to be affiliated with a man
like Gene Lispi. The man
is a winner and always
has been. Why work for
No. 2 when you can work
for No. 1?_1t’s that sim-
ple.” T¢m likes the
challenge~-and he is
looking forward to it.
Tom is married to the
former Mary Rubitski of
Kingston and the couple
has one daughter, Marisa
Ann who is now 2 years
old. Tom and his family
reside in Kingston.
The Wyoming Valley
West intramural staff,
along with the Spartan
Wrestling Club, will
sponsor an elementary
wrestling tournament for
Wyoming Valley West
pupils only.
The tournament will be
held on Tuesday, March
22, at Wyomig Valley
West Middle School.
There is no entry fee, and
Tom is a member of
Council 302 Knights of
Columbus, Wilkes-Barre,
a fourth-degree member
of Bishop Hafey
Assembly, and also a
member ®&f the Order of
Alhambra, which helps
Bishop O’Reilly High
the mentally retarded.
School, Kingston, has
been notified that it has
been awarded a grant
from the state Depart-
ment of Education for the
purchase of computers.
The award, part of a
block grant of federal
funds to the states for
educational purposes,
was one of only 17
designated by the Com-
monwealth from nearly
2,500 applications.
As a result, Bishop
O’Reilly will shortly
receive ‘‘Apple 2-E”
computers with disc
drives, letter-quality
printers, and other soft-
ware. According to
Ronald Slusser, who
Cinitiated the grant for the
west-side high school, the
“Apple” system on order
is easily expandable in its
capabilities. Units or
squad tactics, patrolling,
landmine warfare, field
communications and
combat operations.
Completion of this course
qualifies the soldier as a
light-weapons infantry-
man and as an indirect-
fire crewman.
Soldiers were taught to
perform any of the duties
in a rifle or mortar squad.
He is a 1981 graduate of
Bishop O’Reilly High
School.
the Phillies. Tops for the
Brewers were John
Barber 52-52-36-140, Bill
Reese 33-90, Joe Verfin 77.
High for the Phillies were
Jack Knecht 38-91, Al
Bogdon 34-82, Emil
Gomba 71, Max Chipego
70
Top five in averages:
John Barber 44, Ron Gula
and Paul Starolis 39, Babe
Kern, Dr. Leo Potera and
Jack Tobias all tied at 30.
Standings: Orioles 14-7,
Dodgers and Brewers 12-
9, Phillies 4-17.
Lisa Orrson, a
sophomore of Wyoming
Valley West, has been
nominated as a school
representative to attend
the Hugh O’Brien Youth
Foundation four-day state
seminar to ‘be held in
Lancaster in April.
The ‘‘HOBY’’ Foun-
dation was established to
seek out, recognize, and
reward leadership
potential of high school
pupils in Grades K
Trophies will be awarded
for first and second place;
each participant will
receive a certificate.
Awards will be presented
by a member of the
varsity wrestling team.
Weigh-ins will begin at 4
p.m. the tournament will
begin at 6:15 p.m.
software added in the
future will be compatible
with the current
acquisition.
The intent of the ad-
ministration in such a
move is to complement
existing course work for
all academic departments
at the school. Rev. Vin-
cent Grimalia, ad-
ministrator, noted that
college or the workplace
where computers are a
daily fact of life. O'Reilly
intends, he stated, to keep
current with the demands
of a technologically-
oriented society.
After the arrival of the
equipment, a training
program for the faculty
will be initiated, so that
they and their students
can gain a knowledge of
computer literacy (basic
programming and other
computer skills).
sophomores here in
America and abroad. Its
purpose is to assist
members of this age
group in their quest for
self development and to
interface these potential
leaders with recognized
leaders in business, in-
dustry, government,
science, and education
with give and take
workshops.
At each state seminar
one hoy and one girl are
selected to represent their
state at a week-long
International Leadership
Seminar held in August;
in additon, young leaders
from at least 20 other
countries are invited to
attend.
Lisa is the daughter of
Mrs. Adele E. Orrson,
Forty Fort, and the late
Atty. Paul R. Orrson.
Ray Podskoch of Main
Street, Swoyersville, a
vice president of the
United Penn Bank, and
regional administrator of
the West Side which takes
in Kingston, Forty Fort
and Back Mountain
United Penn Bank and
Michael Demko, vice-
president in the
Marketing Division of the
United Penn Bank in
Wilkes-Barre, were the
principle speakers at the
recent Swoyersville
Senior Citizens under
Project Head at the Holy
Trinity Lower Hall on
Hughes Street, Swoyers-
ville, 3
Both Podskoch and
Demko spoke to the
Senior Citizens on the 10
percent withholding tax
on interest of savings
accounts. Following the
talk, an open forum was
held and answers given by
Podskoch and Demko.
Both were introduced
chairman of the Civic
Action Committee and
aunt to Ray Podskoch.
Angelo Costello is
president of the senior
citizens.
President Costello
announced that for the
next two meetings in
March, on March 16 will
be the St. Patrick’s Day
representative from the
Drug and Alcohol
Department will be there
to speak.
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