25 Cents Meeting the demand The purity of local drinking water, or the contamination of it, has become a major concern in Wyoming Valley these past few weeks as hundreds of people suffer from giardiasis and everyone else takes precau- tions to prevent the disease. As a result of the contamination, Clifford Troup of Post Road, Trucksville has been “working day and night” in his post as General Manager and Treasurer of Glen Summit Springs Water Company to provide . and businesses... Clitfotd’ sy gueSstimate™ orn how much the company’s business has increased in the past weeks is ‘“‘at least 25 to 30 percent.” He confesses, however, ‘‘I haven’t had time yet the people is too important. We are also trying to keep up with our regular customers, distributors and home deliveries,”” he stated. “So we ask if people need water, they come and get it themselves.” The water available to customers comes in both half gallon plastic jugs and returnable also available for industry. The water itself is pure spring water piped a half mile down from three springs in Glen Summit to the company bottling plant. The main company office is on Rutter Avenue in Forty Fort with a branch i Scranton and a company ware- house in Old Forge. “This is ‘the 100th anniversary of the company,’ said Mr. Troup. “It was founded By JANE C. BOLGER Staff Correspondent reservoirs.” their water. water.” owned by Ruth Quin of Lake Carey who also serves as company president.’ A look at two pamphlets written by Mr. Patterson in the 1800’s points out that PURE WATER in capital letters was a major concern even then when Japanese coolies were hired to lay the original water pipes and deliveries were made by horse and cart. Throughout his writings, J.E. Patterson, a contemporary and friend of the Kirby family, spoke glowingly of ‘Pure Water’’ and cau- fioned against ‘‘the great danger arising from the Use for drinking purpuses,. of - water drawn from public sources, or supplies.” Unfortunately these words written 100 years ago have proved to be just as true today - despite all our modern technology. — JANE C. BOLGER She’s the first Dallas Post/Dotty Martin| . Adrianne Marie Kowalczyn doesn’t realize hust how special she really is. Entering-the world at 3:11 a.m. on Jan. 4, Adrianne became the winner of The Third Anmnual sored by The Dallas Post. However; in addition to allowing her parents to claim several prizes as contest winners, Adrianne is also the first girl born on her father’s side of the family in 26 years. Adrianne’s proud father is Taras Kowalczyn, an employee of Nabisco Brands in Wilkes-Barre while her mother is the former Daria Dykyij. The couple resides at 35 Dorchester Drive, Dallas. Adrianne is their first child. Maternal grandparents are Anna and Ostap Dykyj of New York and Michael and Irene Kowalczyn, of Philadelphia. Adrianne becomes the third girl to win the New Year’s Baby Contest as she follows Katrina Marea Fanti, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fanti, Dallas, who won the contest in 1982 and Kelly Elizabeth Wagner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Wagner, Dallas, the 1983 winner. Staff Correspondent A stalemate has apparently evolved between the Dallas School District and John Gabriel pending the court hearing on his appeal for reinstatement as Grounds and Maintenace Supervisor for the dis- trict. Forty-two days after his job was terminated, Gabriel continues fo sit home waiting while maintenance of Dallas schools is being performed on an equally temporary basis. Gabriel, who is presently collect- ing unemployment, is hesitant to look for a new position despite the financial problems involved in rais- ing three teenagers and paying col- lege tuition for a fourth Gabriel offspring, ‘‘because I could be returning to Dallas.” Nor has the school district made any effort to fill his post because, according to Asst. School Superintendent Gerry expressed his ‘‘personal feelings that more concern js needed about clean water that is safe {0 drink.» a] There are some other areas in the Back Mountain. ville Dam where date. These PG& from supplies at the Hunts: Scores 1,000th Dallas Post/Ed Campbell career points. Thomas, who scored his 1,000th point in Mountaineers’ inside.) (Story, additional = photo The Economic Development Coun- cil of Northeastern Pennsylvania has just received the complete set of data from the computer tape containing information from the long-form 1980 Census question- naire. This information is available for the counties within the EDCNP coverage area (Carbon, Lacka- wanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike Wyecallis “if he wins his appeal we could end up with two supervisors of maintenance.” Gabriel’s former assistant Tom Dickinson ‘‘has graciously accepted the responsibility of the position for now and is helping the district,” for Columbia and Wyoming Coun- ties, the latter two counties are part of the metropolitan area serving Northeastern Pennsylvania. The data are presented by county totals,’ municipal totals, ennumeration dis- prior decision to fire Gabriel and eventually voted 8 to 1 to dismiss him. Gabriel’s appeal “will net be a jury trial,’ according to Piccone, but “will be heard by a judge” according to Wyecallis. The matter ‘has been on the school board agenda’’ Wycallis stated, ‘but for now they are biding time. The board can’t fill the posi- tion yet. The job hasn’t been posted, although there is a rumor that some people are interested.” Early indications seem to be that the ‘new’ Dallas School Board is leaning more toward hiring a new supervisor rather than bringing in an outside maintenance agency to serve the district which. had been under consideration by the previous board. This holding action imposed on both Gabriel and the School District probably will not be resolved ‘until February or March,” according to Atty. Arthur Piccone who repre- sents Gabriel and has filed the reinstatement suit on his behalf in the Court of Common Pleas. “We have to go through it and do it again on the basis that the value judgments made by the school board were not based on the facts,” stated Piccone. The mine-man Dallas School Board ' held a lengthy series of Pennsylvania Lottery Numbers Games retailer will become author- ized claim centers for persons hold- ing winning Pennsylvania Lottery tickets effective Jan. 3, Lottery Executive Director Lynn R. Nelson announced recently. With this change: Winning tickets in the Daily Number, Big 4 and or Lotto games should be processed through the computer terminal at a Numbers Games retailer. The Daily Number, Big 4 and Lotto tickets valued up to $600 will be paid by the retailer after processing. A claim must be filed with a Numbers Games retailer for Daily Number, Big 4 and ‘Lotto tickets valued in excess of $600, or over 30 days old. The Daily Number, Big 4 and Lotto winning tickets are valid for one (1) year from the drawing date printed on the ticket. Winning instant game tickets for a free ticket through $50 may be redeemed at any Pennsylvania Lot- tery retailer. 3 Instant game. winners ‘of prizes larger than $50 should file a claim at a Numbérs Games retailer or a state liquor store. (State liquor stores can be utilized until March 12, 1984). | Instant game tickets are valid for one (1) year after the official clos- ing date announced by the Lottery Bureau. Effective March 13, 1984 ALL claims for Pennsylvania Lottery prizes will be processed by Pennsyl- vania Lottery Numbers Games retailers. According to Nelson, providing over 2,300 authorized claim centers across the Commonwealth is another step in expanding services to the Lottery players: tricts, groups. 2 The data covers the following population and housing characteris- tics. census tracts and block educational attainment; state or foreign country of birth; citizenship and year of immigration; current language and English proficiency: ancestry; place of residence five Housing: Type of unit; stories in building and presence of elevator; year ‘built; year moved into this house; acreage and crop sales: opment Council’s Affiliate Data Center is prepared to assist in meeting data and information needs. Information about the Data Center and its resources is available by contacting the: Council at P.O. Box 777, Avoca, Pa. 18641 (717) 655- 5581. 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