Investigation of school sale continues
procedure which was conducted at the open hoard
meeting on April 9,” Shipe said. “I told them that we
would cooperate as much as possible {0 resolve the
matter: I heard the rumor that a Pittston businessman
was going to submit a bid for about $100,000, but that
bid never came in. But, everything I heard was
hearsay.”
and Cpl. Thomas Sartori are investigating the possibl-
ity that a school director’ spread a rumor about a bid
being submitted in order to increase the amounts of
bids coming in for the property. The two officials are
currently interviewing persons connected with the
district.
Last week, officials interviewed Dr. Richard Shipe,
Dallas superintendent of schools. Shipe said he
explained the method used by the district in advertis-
ing and conducting the sale of the building.
“I showed them copies of the advertisements for the
bids, the bids submitted and reviewed the process and:
companies who submitted bids on the two-story seven-
room building on the corner of Oak and Grove Streets,
Trucksville. Frank Donnelly, Wyoming and Landfarm
Inc., Cambria, Pa. were the other two who reportedly
submitted bids for approximately $65,000 and $75,000
respectively.
It was first confirmed by Lt. William McGlynn of
the Pennsylvania State Police that an investigation
was being conducted by the criminal unit of the State
Police at the request of District Attorney Robert
Gillespie.
It has been reported that State Trooper Dale Culver
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
The Dallas School Board’s recent approval of
Aspects Associates $116,500 bid for the Trucksville
Elementary School apparently ‘met with someone’s
disfavor, in light of the investigation being conducted
by the Pennsylvania State Police.
Aspects Associates, a subsidiary ‘company of Smith
Miller architectural firm in Kingston, was one of three
Aspect Associates is interested in buying the build-
ing only if zoning permission is obtained from
Kingston Township officials to convert the structure
into apartments for the elderly.
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Older Americans Month
At 90, Rev. Ridall
Is still preaching
By WALLY KOCHER
Staff Correspondent
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Vol. 95, No. 16
Covering The Back Mountain
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Wednesday, May 2, 1984
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25 Cents
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The month of
May has been designated as “Older
Americans Month’’. The Dallas Post
has decided to honor these individu-
als by featuring an Older American
in each week’s issue during the
month of May. We hope to show that
there is life, quality life, after 65.
We have chosen Reverend Archie
Ridall of Harveys Lake as our first
honorary ‘‘Older American.”)
Rev. ‘Archie Ridall,’ who cele-
brated his 90th birthday this past
January, is the pastor of the Qutlet
Free Methodist Church, Outlet,
Rev. Ridall claims his first calling
came at the age of four when he
proclaimed fo his parents that he
was to become a minister. After
~ REV./ARCHIE RiDALL
However, one day, while out in the
Directors honored
At its April 10 meeting, the Lake-Lehman Board of School
Directors recognized, as part of the observance of the 150th
anniversary of ‘School Directors’ Day’’, many former. school
directors and administrators who. had served the District over
the past-quarter century: A préciamation acknowledging public
andicommunity service ‘was read by President Joseph ‘Red’
refreshments were served by the Junior High School Home
Economics Department. Shown above, from left, first row, are
Gilbert Tough, Paul Crockett, Lester, Squier, Ronald Fielding,
Joseph ‘Red’ Jones, Earl CrispalE Franklin Patton, Barbara
Vivian, “Wilired Ide, Richard Hogoboom, Calvin McHose,
Edward Mark. Second row, Robert Sorber, Sheldon Ehret, John
that, he didn’t do much about it
until he was 21 years old.
it was at this time he traveied to
Zarephith, New Jersey to stay at a
camp for these wit followed Alma
White and. the ‘church, Pillar of
Fire dowever. afters arriving there,
ne reaiized Miss White taught some
things he didn’t agree with, so early
one morning, before anyone else
fields alone, Rev. Ridall says that
God met him.
“I didn’t see 2ny visions or even
actually hear aay voices, but it was
impressed on my soul what God was
saying,” be said.
tem abst pugs tat. Rey
Ridall decided to Sell the farm and
enter the ministry, a very difficult
decision to make. Difficult because
Jones. President Jones also outlined several accomplishments fielding, Robert Belles, Carleton Kocher, Daniel Hudzik, was awake, Rev. Ridall fled the pe not only'had a wife to support,
o and matters of pride in the areas of curriculum and instruction, Thomas Williams, Anthony Marchakitus. Third row, Ellis —_. Sa he n> but al four small chilazen, J
ildi i r iviti i i i illi ) “I knew I just had to trus e
buildings and grounds, athletics and activities, and fiscal Hoover, Richard Stroud, Richard Ide, Kenneth Williams, Allen Rev. Ridall decided to cross the Lord.” said ho hood
management,
and he
Flag presented
musical selections, and
ie
John Zaleskas,
Preston.
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Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
Frank Joyce,
Last Sunday’s “earthquake” in
points on the Richter scale, has
prompted at least one area insur-
ance agency to advertise the sale of
earthquake insurance.
Michele T. Boice, a licensed insur-
ance agent with the Hartman Insur-
ance Agency in Lehman Township
explained that most people don’t
realize a basic homeowners insur-
ance policy excludes the coverage
of any damage caused by an earth-
quake.
Ms. Boice explained that earth-
quake insurance, which can be
added to a basic insurance policy, is
not expensive. For example, a wood
structure that is insured for $50,000
can also be insured against earth-
quakes for as little as $10 per year.
Boice, who ‘advertised the sale of
earthquake insurance for one day
last week, received a few calls from
people requesting information. She
said she also ran the advertisement
John Oliver, Charles Williams,
Allen Keiper and David
This dog’s a
hemophiliac
By WALLY KOCHER
Staft Correspondent
1
The old adage of ‘‘dog being
man’s best friend’, has been suc-
cessfully passed on: down through
the generations of ‘mankind. Not
many people, however, realize that
there’s "another proverb, just as
ancient, that states, ‘Man is dog’s
best friend.”
Maybe such a proverb doesn’t
really exist, but in the case of Dr.
and Mrs. Mark Stair and family, of
Trucksville it well should.
The Stair family is the proud
owner of a two year old, pure breek
Chesapeake Bay Retriever. So
what, right? Well, if the story ended
there, you would be correct in
seeing nothing special about this
Man-Dog relationship. The story
doesn’t end there, however, because
this dog is a hemophiliac!
Hemophilia is a hereditary dis-
ease of the blood. It causes its
victims a tendency to imperfect
coagulation, and, therefore, to
uncontrollable bleeding from super-
ficial cuts or even spontaneously. It
affects humans once in a while, but
it is very rare for a dog to be born
with it. After receiving the puppy as
a gift, the Stairs decided to name
him “Curly.” However, after learn-
ing of his condition, the family
nicknamed him ‘‘Hemor.”” Mrs.
Stair explained how they first
became suspicious of Hemor’s con-
dition.
‘When we got Hemor, he had a
hemotoma (bleeding under the skin)
on his head,’ she said. “We were
told that he must have bumped his
head, so we didn’t think much about
it. After a while, though, he became
sluggish and actually began to die
on us. My husband, who is a veteri-
narian, tried everything, but noth-
ing seemed to work. Finally, some
blood was taken from Hemor’s
mother and injected into the ailing
canine. That seemd to perk him
right up.”
Because of the rarity of the dis-
ease, however, Dr. Stair still
refused to believe the dog had
hemophilia.
“‘Hemor began to loose his baby
teeth,” said Mrs. Stair. ‘When this
canals instead of taking the road.
When he reached the train station,
he bought a ticket and returned
home to Beach Haven, Pa.
Soon after arriving home, Rev.
Ridall met his future wife, Hazel.
To this day, he thinks she’s pretty
special.
‘I believe my wife has been God’s
gift to me,” he said with a smile.
The two courted for only a short
time when Rev. Ridall was called to
serve his country. He was stationed
in France for 18 months as a cook.
When he returned from France,
Rev. Ridall married Hazel on June
10, 1919.
Then, at the age of 25, Rev. Ridall
decided to settle down on a farm
with his new wife. He admits he
knew ‘what God wanted him to do
with his life, but since he loved to
farm, he chose to put the call to
preach on the back burner for. a
while.
He bought a 77-acre farm where
the Berwick Nuclear Plant stands
today. There, he farmed the land
and made it a profitable business
for the 10 years he was there.
Rev. Ridall and his family spent
the next 13 years traveling from
seminary to seminary: in three dif-
ferent states. After receiving
degrees from three different semi-
naries, Rev. Ridall. was ready to
preach.
It was difficult at first to find a
church, because Rev. Ridall had to
compete against younger ministers.
However, he soon found a ehurch
that needed a minister. After: that
pastorate, he served at eight other
churches in 25 years, before he was
forced into retirement at the age of
72.
He then started out on his own to
find a chureh. That’s when he was
told of the Outlet Free Methodist
Church. The congregation accepted
him, and So, at the young age of 75
August 2; 1969.
Now 15 years later, Rev. Ridall is
90 years old, and still the pastor of
the Outlet Church.
He regularly has services three
weather.
my refrigerator and cut himself in
the back of the throat. Blood was
everywhere on my kitchen floor. I
told my husband then that I thought
Hemor could have hemophilia, but
he didn’t think so. That same day, I
took him to my girlfriend’s house
when all of a sudden the wound
began to bleed again. I rushed him
to the Trucksville Dog and Cat
Hospital where my husband works,
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