25 Cents HRS nu Ro war Treat for sale? Dallas Post/Rod Kaye is or sale. Back Ss seeking a establishment. By CHARLOT M. DENMON Statf Correspondent the Democratic Kenneth Sorber of Laked.ehman School District announced last week that he was withdrawing as a candidate from the Middle District for the Lake- Lehman School’ Board. Sorber reportedly withdrew because of business responsibilities. The candidate from the Middle District, which is comprised of Lehman Center, Lake Silkworth and Sweet Valley, received the: nomination in the May Primaries along with incumbent Gilbert Tough and Vincent Marchakitis. . Republican Ray Hillman, of Waiting patiently party to place his name on the ballot for the General Election. £1 would like to see some changes on the board,’ said Hillman. ‘We need some fresh blood and some young people. If Nafus receives the Democratic Dallas Post/Rod Kaye which runs from Sept. 7-11. Gate of Heaven closed By JANE C. BOLGER Staff Correspondent Students at Gate of Heaven School, Dallas will not attending the former Dallas Borough School until the asbestos problems in their own school building are permanently repaired. The Gate of Heaven Church will be closed the same amount of time - approximately five or six weeks - as the school with arrangements currently underway to hold regularly scheduled masses for parishioners in other area churches. The decision to go the route of physically removing and replacing all areas of the combination church and school building that could possibly be hazardous to health was made by Rev. William Cusick, pastor of the parish. The announcement was made at d public meeting attended by several hundred concerned par- ents and parishioners, all of whom appeared very supportive of the measures being taken to correct the asbestos problems. The asbestos problems were revealed during a recent EPA mandated inspection. ~The actual reconstruction costs, which are as yet indefinite since the project is still out on bid, will be negotiated through a loan from the Diocese of S¢ranton to Gate of Heaven Church and School. The complete support of the Diocese and Bishop O’Connor’s concern for the health and safety of the chifdren was expressed by Msgr. Paul Terracciano, Diocesan Superintendent of Schools, who was present at the meeting. The cost to Gate of Heaven for temporarily leasing the former Dallas Borough School on Franklin Street will be one dollar, made possible through -arrange- ments negotiated between Father Cusick and the Dallas School District. the two schools are only a block and a half apart but Father Cusick explained it will be necessary for the students to ‘‘brown bag’ their own lunches due to the lack of cafeteria facilities. However, milk will be provided at the temporary facility. The physical movement of school books and equip- ment to and from one building to the other will be was recently appointed as new principal of Gate of Heaven School. Sister Davida, who was formerly at Holy Child School in Plymouth, was introduced at the meeting as were the members of the school faculty. The technical aspects of the asbestos problems were explained by Arthur Nielson, an Industrial Hygenist who is acting as consultant on the Gate of Heaven rehabilitation project. Nielson, who heads Nielson Associates of West Chester, stated that there is no health hazard present yet, but due partially to the rapidly deteriorating 30- year-old roof, the degree of airborne asbestos could become serious. Nielson also stated that due to concern for the safety of both the school students and the parishioners the choice to remove all the asbestos ceilings in the building was the most practical. Two other less expensive options that had been considered were erecting barriers to seal off the ceilings where asbestos is present and spraying the affected areas with encapsulating paint. Both were termed as only temporary short term solutions. “Something must be done’ was definitely the mood of the meeting extending from church and school officials to parents and parishioners. A comment from a father in the audience - ‘Our children’s health is at stake. Do the job! Get it Done!’ - was greeted with applause and a seeming willingness of ‘people to volunteer and work together for the good of the church and the school. By JANE BOLGER Staff Correspondent When , the new and stricter Drunken Driving Law went into effect last January, it. was predicted that drivers would reform their drinking habits or not combine the two. This however does not seem to be The Influence” have better than doubled. One example is Dallas Township where Police Chief Carl Miers stated ‘‘Drunken Driving arrests have increased 125 percent so far this year.” District Magistrate Earl Gregory confirmed the increase, noting that “As of August 15 there have been 25 arrests in my district for Driving Under The Influence as opposed to brought into magisterial ‘court revealed that two were females in age from 20 to 58 with the average age of all those arrested being 31 years old. There are some who interpert the dramatic increase in drunken driv- ing arrests as a sign that the new law has not been the deterrent that it was hoped it would be. This is By JANE BOLGER Staff Correspondent Come January 1,1984, you will be hder the new state Unemployment If you are employed, you will personally con- tribute $1 for every thousand dollars you earn. If you are unemployed, you will receive five percent less in your weekly benefits check. Employers will also pay more with the base pay on which unem- ployment taxes are paid being raised to $8,000 plus a penalty for the number of people laid off. The new law, which first’ saw the light as State Senate Bill 706, was enacted with bipartisan support to balance the unemployment insur- ance fund which has a deficit of billions of dollars. “If you earn $10,000, this new tax on your gross pay means you will pay $10 a year into the fund,” according to figures obtained by Dallas School District Business Manager Sandy Vidlicka. With the school district being one of the largest employers in the Back making plans for revisions. She stated, “We will have to redesign our payroll checks and change the program in the com- puter to show the new deductions.” The amounts deducted will also have to be reported on quarterly returns according to an official in the State Tax Office. It has been projected that the additional amount paid by employers alone will add approximately 1.5 billion dollars to the unemployment fund according to Randy Kuzminski, Administrative Assistant to State Senator Frank O’Connell. No esti- mates are available yet as to what the new employee deduction will add to the fund. “The bill had strong support,” according to Kuzminski who men- tioned particularly the sanction of “the AFL-CIO and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce.” The reason for the support of the unions is believed to be the current 12 percent unemployment rate and the necessity to keep the unemploy- ment fund solvent. However, it will not just be those who are working who will be out money as the unemployed will’ lose an estimated $7 from their benefits. In addition there will be a one week waiting period to collect benefits period rather than the current 30 weeks. Eighteen weeks of work will be necessary to qualify for 26 weeks of benefits and 16 weeks to qualify for 16 weeks of benefits. The bill, which is being heralded as ‘‘a give and take on both sides’ solution to the state’s financial prob- lems, is reportedly supported by business, labor, industry and the legislature. When $10 or the $20 of the $300 comes out of each individual's pocket on pay day and less goes into the coffers of the unemployed, it will be obvious who is actually supporting and paying for this new law. the case. Instead, arrests in the Back Mountain for ‘‘Driving Under ‘A responsible driver cannot always expect young children to act appropriately in the traffic environment,”’ stressed Charles J. Spitale, Executive Vice Presi- dent of The Valley Automobile Club. “It is the motorist who must stay alert and be aware of the potentially dangerous situa- tions.” The AAA spokesperson explained why children form such a large part of the accident picture. “The ‘dart out’ action - a child suddenly dashing into the street, often at midblock and ) | from between parked vehicles - is the single most common young pedestrian behavior resulting in an accident,’’ he said. “Youngsters may show little or no concern when moving vehicles are near,” Spitale added. ‘They simply assume a motorist will see them and act accordingly. In addition, their height, short attention span and natural exhuberance are factors that place the major burden of responsibility for fete on the driver.” Spitale pointed out ¥ hat the first few weeks of school mean greater exposure and thus greater risks for children. ‘Many of them walk to and from school, and some will be doing so school year.” posters, mats, difficult to believe since more than one local person has spent the mandated 48 consecutive hours in jail for a first drunken driving offense and paid fines ranging from a minimum of $300 to a maximum (See DRUNK, Fage 14) Early deadline Due to the Labor Day Holiday next week, deadline for copy for the Sept. 7 issue of The Dallas Post will be Thursday, Sept. 1 at noon. The staff of The Dallas Post thanks you for your cooperation in helping them to meet their press deadlines. | place- magazine, campaign.
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