b “Community helpers Counties. Standing, Ed Finn, Chris Sailus. The “Chemical People”, a nationwide campaign which has the support of First Lady Nancy Reagan and is part of an effort to combat the grow- ing problem of school-age drug and alcohol abuse, is being coordinated on a local level by Ed Finn of WVIA-TV 44. Assisting Mr. Finn in this endeavor is Chris Sailus of Wyoming, a Communications People” abuse. representing Carbon, Monroe and Pike On Nov. 2 and 9, Mrs. Reagan will host a one-hour PBS television special,which is funded by the Richard King Mellon Foundation and the Metropolitan Life Foundation. To obtain additional informa- tion on ‘‘The Chemical People,” contact Tom Ceza- cini, Drug and Alcohol Pro- gram, 822-7121; or Chris Sailus, WVIA-TV/Channel 44, 826-6144. is to use program- Kotch promoted Josephine M. Kotch, Associate Extension Home Econ- omist for the Pennsylvania State University’s Coopera- tive Extension Service, has been promoted by that organization. Dr. Wayne Hinish, Associate Dean for Extension at Penn State, made the announcement, citing Mrs. Kotch’s outstanding educational programs. Mrs. Kofch_is_responsiblé” for the Family Living Program .and Coordinator of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Program. in Luzerne County. She has. instituted programs on improving consumer -skills, preparing better meals for less money, and proper nutrition. residents’ awareness of cost comparisons, maintenance and care, and special gimmicks. She also organized a “Do You Read the Labels?’ presentation, which increased nutritional awareness. Matching the food budget dollar to the family income and calculating the percentage of dollars recommended for each food group were benefits that consumers received from Mrs. Kotch’s “Better Meals for Less” program. She demonstrated how to plan a weekly menu, methods for preparing low-cost, protein-stretching main dishes, and how to interpret nutrition and ingredients labels. United Penn Bank sights increases RICHARD F. LAUX The second quarter of 1983 saw a significant increase in the earnings of United Penn Corporation, according to a report issued by Richard F. Laux, president and chief executive officer. Net income was $913,000 or 60. cents and an 86 percent increase over the second quarter of reached a new high of $717,400,000 up $26,463,000 from the end of the first quarter and $62,760,000 from the Dec. 31, 1982 level. Total deposits grew to $654,096,000, a gain of $74,996,000 in the first two quarters. Laux, a Dallas resident, attributed this strong per- formance to a combination of factors, including a restructured management team that emphasizes mar- keting and long-range planning, coupled with a highly successful business development program andextensive promotional activity. Laux noted that the intensive efforts of management to improve operations, attract new customers and .increase earnings have been reflected in the rising book value of United Penn stock, which now stands at $21.18 per share. ; Looking to the future, Laux expressed confidence that the vigorous upward movement seen during the first six months of 1983 will continue, and be surpassed. With 25 offices serving a five-county area, United ‘Penn. is one of the largest financial intitutions in northeastern Pennsylvania. : FT TER ne Se DR. ROGER F. CRAKE Dr. Crake joins staff at Berwick Dr. Roger F. Crake, a native of Harveys Lake, has joined the active medical staff at the Berwick Hospital. Crake, a general surgeon, completed his residency at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where he received the Gosh Memorial Award for the Outstanding Surgical Resident. A graduate of Kingston Central Catholic, Dr. Crake grduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Scranton and received his Medical Degree from Jefferson Medical College. He is a member of the American Medical Association, Pennsylvania Medical Society and is a Member-Candi- date Group, American College of Surgeons. Returning to the area to practice surgery, Dr. Crake, his wife and three-year old son are residing in the Berwick area. Commonwealth reports earnings Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. (CTE)earnings for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1983 were reported at a meeting of the board of directors held July 28. : Chairman of the. Board Andrew J. Sordoni, III reported earnings per share of $.95 and $.196 for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1983, compared to $.64 and $1.24 for the same periods in 1982. CTE total revenues and sales were $23,580,000 and $47, 220,000 for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1983, compared to $19,634,000 and $39,357,000 for the same periods last year. Revenues from telephone operations in the second quarter of 1983 were $16,230,000 reflecting an improve- ment of 16.4 percent over revenues of $13,938,000 in the second quarter of 1982. Significant additional toll service revenues for the telephone company from retroactive adjustments to the from revised settlement treatment of WATS messages and revenues, along with improvements in CTE’s non- regulated subsidiaries, all contribute to these improved results. The board of directors authorized a cash dividend of ers of record on Aug. 11, 1983. Gilbert D. Tough of Lehman was elected Presi- dent and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsyl- vania, effective Aug. 1. The announcement was made a a recent meeting of the organization’s board of directors. Tough will succeed Ralph S. Smith, who will retire at the end of this month as head of the Plan after 25 years of service. Tough marked his 25th anniversary with Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania earlier this year. Before joining Blue Cross in 1958, he served as assistant controller for the Glen Alden Coal Company. A graduate of Lehman High School, Wyoming Seminary Dean School of Business, and Penn State Extension School, Tough also graduated from Wilkes College with a degree in Business Admin- istration and pursued graduate studies at the University of Michigan. A recipient of a Certified (CAM) accreditation from the Administrative Man- agement Society, Tough was one of the first 100 people to achieve this accreditation in the United States and Canada n 1973. Long active in commu- nity and educational afairs, Tough has served as chairman of the finance committee of the United Way of Wyoming Valley. He is past president of the Lake-Lehman School Board and a past member of the West Side Voca- Help available for our small communities State Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Secre- tary Shirley M. Dennis today has announced that small communities with high unemployment and urgently needed public works projects will have until Aug. 19 to apply for financial assistance from the additional $10,059.000 federal Jobs Bill grant to Pennsylvania. Dennis stressed that projects funded under the DCA Jobs Bill Program must commence within 90 days of the department’s approval to insure the greatest immediate employment impact on job opportunities for individuals who were unemployed at least 15 out of the 26 weeks before March 24, 1983. The 1,802 local governments eligible to apply must submit proposals that are directed to correction of a serious threat to the health and well-being of community residents, provision of essential improvements to urgently needed public facilities, and provision of essential and urgently needed public services. According to Dennis, the department will apply the latest available unemployment data to each municipal- ity proposing a Jobs Bill project to identify applications in areas where unemployment is high and has been high for the longest period of time. Three. project areas.of concern. are being considered for funding by DCA: These are community facilities projects, such as sewer and water; public service projects concerned with employment, crime prevention, child care, health, drug abuse, education, energy conservation, welfare or recreation needs; and public facilities projects, such as neighborhood centers, public housing or similar type needs. Jobs Bill proposal kits and additional information are available through any of the following DCA regional offices: Philadelphia (215) 351-2256; Scranton (717) 961- 4571; Harrisburg (717) 787-7347; Pittsburgh (412) 565- 5002; Erie (814) 871-4241. ! UGI’s Amerigas announces merger UGI Corp.’s AmeriGas subsidiary and Nippon Sanso K.K., Tokyo, reported their new joint venture has completed the purchase of G.D. Searle & Co.’s Matheson Gas Products divisions in the U.S. and Canada. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Matheson, a leading supplier of high purity, specialty gases and related equipment, recorded sales of $44.6 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 1982. The company is headquarterd in Secaucus, N.J., and has 14 manufactur- mroe than 50 companies. AmeriGas and Nippon Sanso said the joint venture will operate in the U.S. as Matheson Gas Products, Inc. and in Canada under a subsidiary, Matheson Gas Products, Canada, Inc. Matheson markets 90 gases in a wide variety of purities and mixtures. Principal uses for the specialty gases are in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, as chemical intermediates in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, petro-chemical process control and in university and industrial research laboratories. Hanover’s Dallas drive-in window is open for banking at 7:30 A.M. so you can get a headstart on your day. Stop in, make any acceptable banking transaction between 7:30 A.M. and 8:30 A.M., Monday through Friday and we'll give you a coupon good for a free HANOVER BANK of Pennsylvania #5" F.D.l.C. ame A OR RT president # Directors of Luzerne Inter- mediate Unit 18. He is currently a member of the Wilkes College Advisory Board ofthe Division of : Continuing Education, # executive board of WVIA- TV, Channel 44; advisory board of Penn State Uni- versity, Wilkes-Barre Campus; and the Luzerne County Community Col- lege advisory board. Recently, he was elected to the board of governors of Irem Temple Shrine and also serves as chairman of the board of trustees of the Lehman United Methodist Church. Tough and his wife, the former Vera Whitesell, are the parents of two chil- dren, Mrs. Jonathan GILBERT D. TOUGH tional Technical School Board. Pineno, also of Lehman; He previously served as and Gary, a 1983 graduate a member of the Board of of Wilkes College. JOSEPH E. SHAUGHNESSY Shaughnessy named account executive appointed Account Executive at Don Bennett Advertis- ing, Inc. Shaughnessy earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Education-Accounting from King’s College and is currently pursuing an MBA marketing degree at Wilkes College. He was formerly associated with Wyoming National Bank, Wilkes-Barre, serving as ATM project coordina- tor within the marketing department and also as assistant cashier. While employed at the bank, he also served as instructor for the American Institute of Banking through Luzerne County Community College. Active in various fund raising campaigns including those of the United Way, College Misericordia and King’s College, Shaughnessy is current treasurer on the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross, and serves on the Athletic Counil of the Catholic Youth Center. A recent graduate of Leadership Wilkes-Barre, he is'a member of the Newberry Country Club serving on the Board of Directors and the Westmoreland Club. He is married to the former Molly Clements. 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