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Fixing up
Main Street. Renovations
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
and other
Center opens
.The annual fireworks display
sponsored by the Dallas Recreation
Center on July 5 attracted hundreds
of on-lookers. The aerial show
proved to be a huge success even
with poor weather conditions.
Two evening programs are on the
schedule. Wednesday, July 18, from
7-9:30 p.m. is Everybody's Birthday
Party. Children are encouraged to
bring a small gift to exchange.
There will be a professional magi-
cian show and snacks served.
The Christmas in July celebration
will be Wednesday evening, July 25.
Arts and crafts is held every
Tuesday morning from 10 a.m. -
11:30 a.m.
The center is open Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
For information call 675-4736.
Volunteers are needed at the
Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas, in
the following areas:
Dining rooms: Daily 12-1 p.m. and
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Friendly visitors: To wheel and
walk residents outside daily 11 a.m.-
12 noon, 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Activities: Exercises 10-12 daily,
bingo, Tuesday and Friday, 2-4 p.m.
Please call Director of Volunteer
Services 675-8600, extension 115.
ted. The Lehman Volunteer Fire Co.
company.
We have for the:
both floor and tea lengths.
8x
£4
Classified
Deadline
Thursday 5 p.m.
At Dallas
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
they lay
Sewage
project is
priority
Rep. George C. Hasay said
recently that a $32.8 million sewage
construction project for the Wyo-
ming Valley Sanitary Authority is
on a preliminary project priority
list for federal sewage construction
grants. 5
According to an announcement
from the Department of Environ-
mental Resources, funds will be
used for the project which Pennsyl-
vania expects to have available
from the Federal Clean Water Act.
Hasay said that the federal share
of sewage construction projects will
drop from 75 to 55 percent beginning;
with grant awards made after Oct.
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“The governor has proposed a
budget initiative in 1984-85 to help
local governments adjust to this
change by providing $9.3 millin ir a
new state program to help make up
for some of the loss of federal
support,’ Hasay said.
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Friends and fellow workers held
an outdoor barbecue recently honor-
ing Thomas Dickinson and Al Wil-
liams, both of whom retired last
month from the Dallas School Dis-
trict.
Dickinson, a resident of East
Dallas, retired after 32 years as a
member of the maintenance and
custodial staff, where he served as
assistant supervisor since 1968.
“I enjoyed working at the school
and will miss the many persons I
came in contact with daily,’ Dickin-
son said. “Most of all, I will miss
the kids. There have been many
changes in the district since I first
started, not all of them for the
better but, in general, the kids were
a good bunch. There were problems
once in a while, but they were
usually resolved.’
Dickinson retired on the number
of years worked in the district
rather than age, stating that he
employment was long enough.
A native of the Back Mountain,
Dickinson graduated from Dallas
Township High School and in June,
1940, enlisted im the: United States
Army for two years. Following his
discharge from the service, Dickin-
son worked at several places includ-
ing the American Stores Warehouse
and Endicott Shoe Factory.
In April, 1952, he accepted a
position on the custodial staff of
Dallas Township School. This was
prior to the jointure of the districts,
but Dickinson continued as a
member of the custodial and main-
tenance staff until his retirement
this year.
When the Dallas Senior High
School was completed in 1961, Dick-
inson was transferred to that build-
ing under John Paul, who was
appointed as supervisor. At the time
Dickinson was offered the position
but refused, preferring to work as
assistant. He was offered the posi-
tion a second time when Paul
retired from the district but Dickin-
son again refused preferring to con-
tinue as assistant supervisor.
“There were a lot less headaches
as assistant,” said Dickinson. I
enjoyed working as assistant and
preferred to continue as such.”
Dickinson is married to the former
Helen Tkach of Glen Lyon who is a
registered nurse at Nesbitt Memo-
rial Hopsital. They have two daugh-
ters, Jean Dickinson Mekeel, super-
visor with Head Start and Susan, in
her final year at Bloomsburg where
she is majoring in education of the
hearing-impaired.
Dickinson said he plans to enjoy
his leisure time this summer, work-
ing in his large garden and doinghis
other yard work. He and his wife
recently returned from the World's
Fair in New Orleans where they
also visited Bourbon Street. They
are also members of a mixed bowl-
ing league at the Dallas Lanes.
Al Williams, who has resided in
the Back Mountain since 1945,
worked as a member of the custo-
dial staff for 10 years.
He first worked as a member of
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the night shift at the senior high
school then transferred to West-
moreland until he was assigned to
the day shift at the high school.
Williams is a graduate of Cough-
lin High School but his two sons
graduated from Dallas High School.
His son Harold resides in Kingston.
His younger son, Albert, is with the
Retirees honored
United States Air Force.
Now that he is retired, Williams
plans to travel to various campsites
throughout the state and go fresh-
water fishing.
Both men received plaques and
of the senior art class in recognition §
of their years of service to the
district.
ELIZABETH CADWALADER
Mrs. Elizabeth Cadwalader, 55, of
RD 5, Huntsville Road, Chase, died
July 5 at the Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital, Kingston.
Surviving are sons, Gary and
Bruce, both at home. Her husband,
Albert, died in 1975.
Funeral services were held July 7
from the S.J. Grontkowski Funeral
Home, Plymouth, with the Rev.
Harriett L. Santos, pastor of Hunts-
ville United Methodist Church, offi-
ciating. Interment, Lehman Center
Cemetery, Lehman.
CLARA GROSS
Mrs. Clara Gross, 98, of 75 Wood-
lawn Drive, Dallas, died July 9 at
her home.
Surviving are sons, Donald, Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.; Robert, Forty
Fort; Harry, Iselin, N.J.; daugh-
ters, Mrs. DeVoe Arbegest, Enola;
Mrs. Virginia Beckwith, James-
town, N.Y.; Mrs. Marion Lee,
Dallas; Mrs. William Moss, Tunk-
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EVALYN LONG
Evalyn Long, 93, died July 6 in
the Carpenter Nursing Home, Har-
veys Lake.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Mary Keller Snyder, a guest at
Meadows Nursing Home, Dallas;
two step grandsons.
Funeral was held July 10 from the
Swanson Funeral Home, Pikes
Creek, with Gary DeSanto, pastor of
Sweet Valley United Church of
Christ, officiating. Burial, Bethel
Hill Cemetery, Fairmount Town-
ship.
CLARENCE LAIDLER
Clarence M. Laidler, 86, of 126
Overbrook Ave., Dallas, died July 8
at Meadows Nursing Home, follow-
ing an illness.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Ester Mott, daughter, Mrs. Sandra
Valenti, Dallas.
10 at the Shavertown United Meth-
odist Church with the Rev. James
A. Wert officiating. Private inter--
ment was conducted in Hollenback
Cemetery.
JOHN ZEINER
John J. Zeiner, 70, of 151 W.
Center Hill Road, Dallas, was pro-
nounced dead on arrival at Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital, Kingston on
July 10 after being stricken ill at
home.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Adele Kuchta, daughter, Mrs.
Janice C. Flory, Sunbury; Miss
Bette Zeiner, at home; three grand-
children.
Funeral was held July 13 from the
Richard H. Disque Funeral Home,
Dallas, with interment in Chapel
Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas.
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