Advisory Council
Shown are members of the newly formed Customer Advisory Council, along with representatives
of Commonwealth Telephone Company's marketing staff. From left, seated, are Jean Kingston,
Marketing Support Manager; Robert Bustin, Mary P. Padden; and Gerald B. Taylor. Standing,
John Gillespie, Supervisor-Market Research; James J. Shields, Vice President of Marketing;
Linda Stallone, Sales Manager-Residence; and Sue Sherman.
Customers will soon have an
~ active voice in deciding the types of
Commonwealth Telephone Com-
pany.
Through the newly formed Com-
monwealth Customer Advisory
Council, participants will be able to
offer opinions on products, services
and industry trends. At the same
time, Commonwealth benefits from
a greater knowledge of its customer
base.
The first meeting of the Customer
Advisory Council was held this week
[SHOP TALK
AREA BUSINESSES using their
portable outdoor signs to advertise
“The Chemical People’ television
show were Walters Towel Outlet,
Treat Drive-In, Howard ‘‘Duke’’
. Isaacs, Mark II Family Restaurant
© and Schmid’s ‘Arco Service Station
in'Shavertown.
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FRANKLIN’S FAMILY RESTAU-
RANT on Route 309 in Dallas has a
brighter look about its parking lot
these days as workmen painted the
parking lines a golden yellow last
week.
20-
A NEW SIGN has made the A.F.
Walters Towel Outlet and the Bar-
gain Bakery Outlet on Route 415 in
Dallas a lot more visible.
Course offered
Aceurate blood pressure measure-
ment is the first step in the chain of
events leading to the control of high
blood pressure. Without an accurate
measurement, an individual with
high blood pressure may remain
unidentified and untreated. An indi-
vidual who receives a falsely high
reading may be subjected to unnec-
essary medical intervention and
expenses.
The American Heart Association,
Northeastern Pennsylvania Region,
will conduct a Basic Blood Pressure
Measurement Course on Tuesday,
Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Kirby Memorial Health Center.
This initial course is intended for
Registered Nurses and the course is
limited to six participants. Success-
ful candidates are certified in blood
pressure measurement and are
issued 0.5 CEU’s.
For further information and regis-
tration, contact the American Heart
Association at 822-6247 or 454-5251.
with participants from Common-
wealth’s Central Area exchanges.
The evening’s session focused on
deregulation - how much customers
know about it and how the telephone
company can help them learn more
about the options brought about by
the changing legislation. Future
topics will include market response
to anticipated products, pricing and
service offerings.
Customer representatives were
selected from a sample of interested
individuals in the Dallas, Harveys
Lake, Trucksville, Centermoreland,
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Harding, Noxen and Sweet Valley
exchanges of Commonwealth Tele-
phone Company. Interested custom-
ers were surveyed regarding occu-
pation, family size and location. All
of these factors were taken into
consideration in choosing a council
with a truly representative sam-
pling.
Based on results achieved from
the Central Area Advisory Council,
Commonwealth wili be able to
establish similar councils through-
out its geographic service area in
Eastern Pennsylvania.
Sara Slaff, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robért Slaff, former residents
of Split Rail Lane, Dallas, has been
appointed Director of Publications
and Publicity for American Women
in Radio and Television (A.W.R.T.).
Ms. Slaff was formerly an Edito-
rial Assistant at Washingtonian
Magazine and a newscaster at
WOL-AM. Ms. Slaff began her work
in communications as News Direc-
tor of WBRU-FM in Providence.
A graduate of Wyoming Seminary
and Brown University, she is the
granddaughter of Mr. Samuel Slaff,
of Kingston, and the late Mrs: Slaff,
and of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Shapiro. ’
FUN BEGINS AT 10:00
12 Noon
Association formed
Officials of area municipal authorities met recently to form the Sanitary Association of Region 3.
The purpose of the association is to informally discuss mutual interests in plant operation and
business office procedures to the mutual benefit of all authorities in Region 3. Shown above,
from left, are, Fred DeSanto, business manager, Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority; Charles
spellman, Assistant Executive Director, Wyoming Valley; Jerry Rielly, Business Manager,
Greater Hazleton Sewer Authority; Thomas Bagley, Executive Director, Dallas Area Municipal
Authority; and Luella Reese, Assistant to the Business Manager, Wyoming Valley Sanitary
Authority. The Association is open to all Administrative Personnel for Sanitary Authorities.
Tyne gone in joining the Association is asked to contact DeSanto at 825-3416 or Bagley
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Employees honored «wu en i
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital's"Emergency Services Departmentshonored members of the four
area paramedic units at a dinner held at the Sheraton-Crossgates, Wilkes-Barre. The
paramedics were hosted in appreciation for their outstanding efforts in providing emergency
medical care to the community. Shown here during the celebration are, from left, seated, Leo
Brown, Scranton; James Johnson, Back Mountain; Ronald Leonard, Plains; John Devine, Back
Mountain, Joseph Perugino, Back Mountain; Joseph Gurganus, Back Mountain. Standing,
Thomas - Burke, Wilkes-Barre City Ambulance; Thomas Schultz, Hazleton; Victor Nardone,
Plains; Barry Mitchneck, Hazleton; Michael Cassic, Hazleton; Albert DeAngelis, Plains; Michael
Moyer, Wilkes-Barre; Dr. Johnyne Supulski, medical director, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Emergency Services Department; Jay Delaney, Wilkes-Barre City Ambulance; James Bower,
Jr., Wilkes-Barre City Ambulance; Richard Roos, Wilkes-Barre City Ambulance; Robert Fannon,
Wilkes-Barre City Ambulance.
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Hospital celebration
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is celebrating National Radiologic Technology Week (Nov. 7-13)
in honor of the thousands of radiologic technologists who provide a vital patient care service in
medical facilities throughout the nation. Shown in one of General's 16 x-ray rooms are, from
left: Al Antonello, R.T., Pittston, administrative director, Radiology; Mary Catherine Check,
Wilkes-Barre, clerk typist; Geri Danish, R.T., Wilkes-Barre, educational director, General's
School of Radiologic Technology; Jack Moughan, Pittston, darkroom technician; Tena Zekas,
R.T., Shavertown, supervisor; Rick Koval, Wilkes-Barre, file room clerk.
12-5 P.M.
HEAR THE NOSTALGIC MUSIC OF THE MORGAN VALLEY RD. BAND
3 P.M.
TRY YOUR LUCK AT CATCHING A GREASED PIG - MANY CHILDREN'S
GAMES TOO!! 4p M.
BARN DANCE IN THE HAYFIELD HOUSE ON CAMPUS
; 8:00 P.M.
$2 ADMISSION, FEATURING THE MUSIC OF THE BACK MOUNTAIN STRING BAND!
QUESTIONS? CALL JODY MILLARD - 675-2171 - PSU/W-B CAMPUS
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IGA Food Mart, Dallas, is partici-
pating in a targeted direct mail
campaign to obtain as much promo-
tional clout as General Foods, Proc-
ter and Gamble, Quaker Oats, Ral-
ston Purina and other household
word companies.
Thanks to ‘a cooperative effort
with S&H Green Stamps, IGA Food
Mart, Inc. is represented in the
Carol Wright coupon mailing, a
promotional vehicle usually limited
to grocery product companies. The
coupon envelopes are being distrib-
uted to - and opened in - 115,000 area
households today.
Specifically, a Green Stamps
“Give A Gift, Get a Gift” brochure
was customized for IGA Food Mart,
Inc. by S&H and inserted in the
Carol Wright coupon envelope, a
consumer direct mail piece. The
holiday-themed brochure features a
selection of 30 gift ideas (available
with S&H Green Stamps), as well as
a bunus coupon worth up to 500
extra Green Stamps with a $40
purchase at the IGA Food Mart,
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Inc.
Nationally, S&H has customized
“Give A Gift, Get A Gift’ brochures
for 25 of its Green Stamps-giving
supermarket chains for a grand
total distribution of 5.7 million
households.
The brochure’s bonus stamp
coupon is good at any of IGA’s Food
Mart. locations at the Dallas Shop-
ping Center, Dallas and in East
Stroudsburg, Brodheadsville, Peck-
ville, Scranton and Nanticoke.
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