Discussion held
Jay Miller, Activities Director, Chase.
Heinz on aging
worked in conjunction with the fol-
lowing lodging chains to provide
discounts of up to 50 percent off of
regular and deluxe accommoda-
tions: Hilton International, Vista
International, Marriott, Holiday Inn
and Dunfey. These hotel discounts,
however, are good in certain loca-
tions only, so check with the airlines
or call the individual hotel’s toll free
number for information.
oliday Inns of America will
honor a free first-class room special
to those ‘‘Get Up and Go’ partici-
pants who book their hotel reserva-
This week’s column on aging by
Senator John Heinz (R-PA) is enti-
tled ‘‘Summer Travel ideas for Sen-
iors.”
The summer is finally upon us -
and after this past winter’s grueling
mercury plunges to record-breaking
depths of ice, snow and freezing
temperatures, you may be eagerly
planning and anficipating a summer
get-away. Before
finalizing your
travel plans, you
should check into
the substantial tions with them twice while travel-
savings that ing on Eastern. }
many transport For a small annual membership
carriers and fee, an individual or couple aged 55
or over may join Days Inn of
America’s ‘‘September Days’’ club,
which entitles its members to many
discounts on airlines and car rental
fares, lodging, group travel, and
pharmaceuticals. For information
on how to become a ‘‘September
Days” member call the toll free
number at 800-241-5050.
Delta Airlines offers an open-
ended discount on its full coach
fares to ‘September Days’ mem-
bers. Depending on the day of the
week you travel, discounts of 25 to
40 percent apply to all of Delta’s
lodges offer offer
to those 65 and
older.
While the fol-
lowing list is not his ;
comprehensive, it should provide
you with a good start in tracking
down signifiant savings. Above all,
keep in mind these three bits of
advice.
— Always identify yourself as a
senior citizen when inquiring about
‘travel rates. Check with each travel
service company for their senior
discounts.
— Carry some form of identifica-
continental U.S. flights.
Piedmont Airlines and US Air
both offer seniors 65 and older a 25
percent discount on regular coach
fares. Piedmont restricts its senior
discounts to every day except
Friday and Sunday; US Air requires
proof of age and extends its dis-
count to its Canadian flights.
Greyhound and Trailways bus
lines offer savings to older Ameri-
cans, too. Citizens 65 and older
receive \a 10 percent discount; com-
panions for disabled or handicapped
seniors are allowed to travel free of
charge.
Amtrak rail offers a 25 percent
discount off its round-trip full coach
fares. Discounts are not applicable
to one-way tickets or first-class
seats. Amtrak also requires that
proof of age be presented.
Finally, most car rental compa-
nies, like Avis, Hertz and Budget,
members of the American Associa-
tion of Retired Persons (AARP).
Discounts for seniors make it just
that much easier to visit loved ones
to take that longed-for vacation.
Make the most of the opportunity
while you can - it will soon be
winter again!
tion to prove your age - a drivers’
birth certificate.
— When booking reservations,
particularly with airlines, ask
whether there may be other dis-
counts that provide an even greater
savings than the seniore rate.
Depending on the day(s) of the
week and time of year you travel,
you may find that Super Savers or
other discounts will save you even
more,
Eastern Airlines’ “Get Up and
Go’ club allows seniors to buy
tickets good for one year from date
of purchase for a fixed price ($1,999
single; $2,398 double). These tickets
The Dallas High School Class of
1974 is holding its reunion on August
25. The committee has had difficulty
contacting the following class-
mates:
David Joseph Bauman, Mary Jen-
nifer Beard, Lisa Jean Kelner,
George William Kohler, Gini Lee
Kunkle, Carol Ann Layaou,. Mar-
jorie Viola Morgan, Timothy Lee
Sawyer, Pamela Grace Steele,
Judith Ann Swainbank, James Peter
Sweeney, Marion Louise Turner,
Russell Gene Thrasher, Bruce
Tompkins Watson, Lawrence David
Nulton, Lynn Mae Newhart, Timo-
thy Viccica.
Anyone having any information on
these people is asked to call Susan
Haddle Lauer at 675-2242 or Bonnie
Porter Pajka at 696-4818.
Any Dallas teachers or adminis-
trators wishing to attend the reun-
ion may call the above numbers for
information and reservations.
are good for unlimited domestic
travel to all cities that Eastern
services. For an additional $200 per
person, this unlimited travel is
extended to Eastern’s international
flights, which includes service to the
Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico and
Bermuda. A companion under 65
may also qualify for the discount
rate. In. addition, Eastern has
The 38th Annual Back Mountain
Memorial Library Auction Commit-
tee is seeking volunteers to assist at
this year’s auction. The auction will
be held Thursday, July 5 to Sunday,
July 8 on the library grounds, Main
DR. HARBOUR REPLACES DR. D’ IORIO
AT PUGLIESE EYE CLINIC
The Pugliese Eye Clinic is pleased to announce the appointment of
Dr. Robert A. D'lorio to the Neuro-Ophthalmology section Clinical
branch of the Intramural research program National Eye Institute, at
the Institute of Health, Bethesda, Md. Dr. D'lorio will be conducting
investigations into the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of
Neuro-ophthalmologic diseases.
Dr. D'lorio would like to take this opportunity to advise all of his
interested patients to contact the Pugliese Eye Clinic for further
information relative to their ongoing Ophthalmologic care. He will be
referring his patients to Dr. Robert Caldwell Harbour, who was
recently joined the Pugliese Eye Clinic. Dr. Harbour will be practicing
general opthalmology along with his specialty Neuro-Ophthalmology.
He will have access to all of Dr. D'lorio’s medical records at the
Pugliese Eye Clinic.
Dr. Harbour is a 1979 graduate of the University of Virginia School
of Medicine and a 1983 graduate of the Department of Ophthalmology
at the University of Florida College of Medicine. In the past year he
has served a Neuro-Ophthalmology fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in
Philadelphia. Dr. D'lorio feels that with Dr. Harbour's exceptional
educational background and experience, his patients will receive the
best possible care.
Street, Dallas.
Those interested can leave their
name, address and telephone
number at the Back Mountain
Memorial Library or call 675-1182.
Tax period
ends July 1
Kingston Township Tax Collector,
Janice Castellani, reminds residents
that the face period for 1984 County-
Municipaltaxes will end July 1.
Since that date falls on a Sunday,
payments will be accepted Monday,
July 2, during regular business
hours of 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mail-in payments postmarked
July 2 will also be accepted. After
that date, penalty values will be in
effect.
Correction
The names of the parents of
Samantha Abod, contestant in the
Little Miss Harveys Lake Contest,
were incorrectly reported in last
week's edition of The Dallas Post.
Samantha, age 5, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. David C. Abod, Box
277, Harveys Lake.
By HOWARD J. GROSSMAN
Pennsylvania.
mental aid specialists,
development growth,
Loans now
available
to farmers
Farmers in Luzerne County who
suffered 1983 crop losses because of
natural disaster may now apply for
Farmers Home Administration
(FmHA) emergency loans, FmHA
County Supervisor Marion E. Wilson
said recently.
The county became eligible under
new legislation which provides that
counties bordering on those which
have been named eligible for disas-
ter assistance are also eligible for
such assistance.
The legislation also extends to
eight months, up from six months,
the time allowed to file loan applica-
tions. For Luzerne County farmers,
this means the deadline for applica-
tion is August 30, 1984.
Wilson said farmers who suffered
a qualifying loss from drought or
other weather-related disasters, and
are unable to get credit elsewhere,
may apply for reduced-interest
loans to cover up to 80 percent of
their losses up to $500,000. The loans
carry a 5 percent interest rate for
the first $100,000 and 8 pereent
interest on funds over $100,000. For
those able to get credit elsewhere
but who choose to apply for FmHA
the interest rate is 13.75
percent.
Farmers who think they are eligi-
ble may apply for assistance at the
FmHA office, 71 N. Market Street,
Nanticoke, between 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday.
Wilson urged farmers to file their
applications as early as possible to
speed processing and check deliv-
ery.
JONATHAN PINENO
Pineno
joins
Jiunta’s
James F. Jiunta of Jiunta’s Phar-
macy, 343 Carey Ave., Wilkes-
Barre, announces that Jonathan
Pineno of Lehman has joined the
staff as a sales representative.
Pineno will travel throughout the
area to help the general community
become moreaware of the product
lines and services that are available
through Jiunta’s Pharmacy.
Pineno, a certified Jobst fitter,
will be calling on hospitals, nursing
homes, and other health care facili-
with the post operative needs of
interested in
numers.
Avoca, Pa. 18641.
sylvania.)
JOHN C. BARTORILLO
JAMES G. CASTANZO
Don Bennett Advertising Inc.
president Donald E. Bennett
announced the recent promotion of
two employees to executive posi-
tions within the organization. Art
Director James G. Castanzo and
John C. Bartorillo, Creative Direc-
tor were each named to the office of
Vice President.
The annoucement came at the
agency’s fifth anniversary celebra-
tion, held at the Westmoreland Club
in Wilkes-Barre. ‘A full-service
advertising, public relations and
research firm, located-at 386 Wyo-
ming Avenue, Kingston, Don Ben-
nett Advertising serves accounts on
a local, regional and national level.
A graduate of Wilkes College with
a B.A. in Fine Arts, James Castanzo
attended New York University and
is a graduate of Syracuse Univer-
sity with a MFA in Advertising
Design. He is a member of the
American Institute of Graphic Arts
(AIGA) and is a part-time faculty
member of Keystone Junior College,
LaPlume, PA. A native of Scranton,
he resides in Dallas.
“John Bartorillo-is a 1976 graduate
in ‘English ‘literature, “and a" “197%
graduate of the ‘State ‘University
is a part-time faculty member of
King’s College. A native of Wilkes-
Barre, he ans his wife, the former
Donna M. Rigle reside in Dallas.
Dr. James H. Ryan, campus exec-
utive at Penn State Wilkes-Barre,
announced the appointment of Phyl-
lis G. Belk as Director of University
Relations for the campus. Her
responsibilities include media rela-
tions, alumni and community
affairs, and development activities.
A former newspaper reporter and
editor in Texas, Mrs. Belk has
moved to Wilkes-Barre from Dela-
ware County, Pa. where she worked
as coordinator of community rela-
tions for William Penn School Dis-
trict. She edited school district pub-
lications and coordinated such
community outreach programs as
the adult school, a senior citizens
program and an after-school care
program. She served as an adminis-
trative liaison to the district’s Eco-
nomic Development Committee.
Mrs. Belk lived in Springfield,
Delaware County and was active in
the American Association fo Univer-
sity Women, serving as president of
the local branch, and a member of
the state AAUW board. This year,
she was named “Woman of the
Year” by the Eastern Delaware
County AAUW.
She served as chairperson of the
Day Care Committee of the Commu-
nity Services Planning Council and
as the chairperson of the “Families
and Work” conference at. Widener
University two years ago. She was a
charter member and vice president
of the Pennsylvania Community
Eduacation Association, and was
appointed by the Secretary of Edu-
cation several years ago to the State
Task Force on Community Educa-
tion.
Mrs. Belk also is a board member
of the Girls’ Coalition of Southeast-
ern PA and of the Pennsylvania
School Public Relations Association.
She was the founder of the Dela-
ware County Women’s Conference,
an annual event for the past six
years which. has been attended by
as many as 1200 persons from Dela-
ware County.
: She has a bachelor’s degree in
Journalism from the University of
Texas, a master’s degree 'in group
process from Temple University, a
master-s degree in group process
from Temple University, and is j
the doctoral program at Temple 5
adult education. In Texas, she
worked on papers in Galveston and
in Garland.
State Auditor General Al Benedict
commended officials of Dallas
Township, Lake Township and
Lehman Township for investing and
earning interest on their temporar-
ily idle liquid fuels tax funds during
1981 and 1982.
These three Back Mountain com-
munities join 17 other Luzerne
now have an extra $51,812 to spend
amounts of interest earned: Dallas
Township - $2,442; Lake Township -
$3,313; ‘and Lehman Township -
$4,086.
The reports of the liquid fuels tax
funds covered the period of January
1, 1981 to December 31, 1982. They
represent one group in a continuing
series of Luzerne County communi-
ties to be commended by Benedict
for their investment practices.
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