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By JANE C. BOLGER
Staff Correspondent
. One month after voters chose five
new members of the Dallas School
Board, the hoard itself is caught up
in selecting a sixth director. On
their first try, two candidates,
Thomas Moyer and Robert Bolton,
drew four votes each and stayed
deadlocked throughout three consec-
utive secret ballots.
The School Board is expected to
try again this week and it is possi-
ble a final vote may have taken
place before this issue of The Dallas
Post reached newsstands. The
board has only 30 days to select a
(See DALLAS, page 4)
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
‘staff Correspondent
If Lake-Lehman School Board of
Directors are unable to reach a
compromise, it appears the seat left
vacant by the October death of
Vincent Marchakitis will have to be
‘settled in the courts.
New board member Bing Wolfe's
“motion to appoint Anthony Mar-
chakitus to: the position left vacant
by the death of his brother was
tabled at last week’s meeting after
the motion failed by a 4-4 vote.
Anthony Marchakitus failed to
receive the appointment when
Wolfe, Martin Noon, Alan Keiper
and Ed Mark voted for him an
Board President Joseph ‘‘Red’’
Jones, Tom Williams, Donald Jones
and Gilbert Tough voted against
him. 3
Joseph Jones explained that the
(See LEHMAN, page 4)
‘‘attack tree.”
By JOAN KINGSBURY
Staft Correspondent
For many families, one of the
most important tasks of the Christ-
mas season is searching for that
perfect Christmas tree. Tall or
small, Blue Spruce or Douglas Fir,
the tree and ifs decorating are
definitely part of the holiday fun.
When buying a tree, choose one
that is in good shape, ‘as fresh as
possible, with no yellowing or visi-
‘bie needle drop. Branches should
bend, not break, when tested.
Ron Woolbert of Rave’s says that
a live tree can last three to four
weeks, providing it was nice and
fresh to begin with. Rave’s sells
Douglas Fir and. Canadian Balsam.
The Douglas Fir, according to Wool-
bert, is the best on the market
because its needles hold the longest.
The Canadian Balsam is a moder-
ately priced tree that also holds up
well and smells good, too. Price of a
nice full tree - six to seven feet tall -
is approximately $20 at Rave’s.
Woolbert reminds those buying
real trees not to place them near a
‘heat source like a wood burner or
radiator. Heat will promote dryness
which could result in a fire. Also
,check your lights to be sure they
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are not cracked, that the sockets
are not loose, and. that the cords are
not frayed. When leaving your home
for any length of time disconnect
the tree lights.
Ted Dymond of Dymond’s Farm
Market say that tree purchasing has
been about average for the season
so far, but things always get busier
as Christmas gets closer. Dymond’s
also sells Douglas Fir and Canadian
Balsam trees because of their hardi-
ness. Dymond’s trees are priced
from $20 to $30.
Both tree salesmen recommend
using a preservative to keep your
Christmas tree looking and smelling
fresh. Commercial preparations
such as Santa Preserve Tree Fresh-
prepare your own preservative at
home.
To make your preparation, add 2-
3 teaspoons of Karo syrup, 1 tea-
spoon Clorox, Y%-1 teaspoon fertil-
izer and 1 teaspoon Borax to one
gallon of water. Saw off the bottom
two inches of the trunk, before
placing the tree in its stand. Check
daily to see if the stand contains
enough water to keep the stump
moist.
Christmas tree rather than an artifi-
cial one?
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quitea crowd last Firday at
Dallas Post/Dotty Martin
Gerry Wall of Center Street in
Shavertown likes a reall Christmas
tree, ‘for tradition’s sake and for
the smell of pine.” The Walls have
always had a real tree and Gerry
says, ‘‘It would seem like something
was missing without a real tree.”
(See TREE, page 4)
St.
Free food
feeds 1700
Approximately 1700 residents of
the Back Mountain area were
accommodated in the free food dis-
tribution program conducted last
Friday at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church, Shavertown.
The distribution, which consisted
of government surplus foods and
“vas sponsored by the Luzerne
county. Commission on cenomic
Opportunity, is’ designed to aid the
“truly needy” individuals of the
area; The distribution program was
also conducted at 23 other locations
throughout the Wyoming Valley
area that day.
In) addition to the CEO, the Red
Cross of Wyoming Valley, several
municipalities and numerous civic
and religious organizations also
aided in the program. The Teams-
ters Local and Acme Markets
donated vehicles and drivers to
assist.
Allocation for the Luzerne County
area was established by the Penn-
sylvania Department of Agriculture
on a formula basis. No more than
one allotment of food was given per
eligible family or household. The
allotment included two one-pound
blocks of butter, one five-pound
block of cheese and a choice of one
other commodity or an additional
one-pound block of butter. Food
items available on a basis of choice
were flour, dry milk, rice, honey
and corn meal. :
“Truly needy’’ individuals are
those people who fall into one of the
following categories: unemployed,
65 years of age or older, disabled
veterans, persons qualified for
public assistance, persons qualified
for food stamps or persons qualified
for medical assistance, including
Medicaid of SSI.
Paul's Lutheran Church,
25 Cents
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Every bit
helps
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within the past few days.
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Post lists
holiday
deadlines
Due to the upcoming Christmas
and New Year holidays, news and
advertising deadlines for The Dallas
Post have been moved up one day.
Dgadline for the Dec. 28 edition
will ‘be noon on Thursday, Dec. 22.
Deadline for the Jan. 4 edition will
be noon on Dec. 29. :
The staff of The Dallas Post
thanks you for your cooperation in
this matter ‘so that our employees
may join their families in celebrat-
ing these holidays.