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By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
After four years, this year’s fire-
UGI joins Crime Watch
Members of the Electric Utility
Division are now serving their local
customers in more ways than one.
In addition to making their regular
rounds as linemen, they are official
participants in the Utility Watch
Program, part of Pennsylvania
Crime Watch.
All 10 linemen recently underwent
training with a member of the state
© They learned how to observe
Baspicious activities and report
them to police. They serve as an
extension fo the police department--
the ‘‘eyes and ears.”
ral activity for our lineman to
undertake,” said Jack Thompson,
transmission and distribution engi-
neer in the Electric Division. ‘“Util-
ity field personnel are constantly in
local neighborhoods and in contact
with the public. They are in an
excellent . position to observe
unusual activities and since their
vehicles are already equipped with
two-way radios, they can make
reports immediately to the company
base station which can then relay
the message to the police."
Although they are trying to assist
the police department, the linemen
are instructed to avoid any physical
involvement in situations, Thomp-
son said. “They are notto act as
vigilantees,” he said.
The Utility Watch Program is a
spin-off of the Neighborhood Crime
__ Watch Programs. Crime rates have
much as 50 percent after only one
year of operation by these groups,
Thompson said. ‘“We hope to
produce the same kind of results.”
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works display sponsored by the
Dallas Recreation Center may be
the last.
“It's too bad because the kids and
their parents enjoy it so much,”
said Rec Center Director Jay Pope,
“but each year the display becomes
more expensive. It attracts resi-
dents from the Borough, Dallas
Township and Kingston Township,
but without the townships support-
ing us, we feel it's time to give it
up.”
Pope said when they had the first
display four years ago, they had it
on the grounds of the Dallas Bor-
ough Rec Center. Then more homes
were built in the area of the Center
and because the professional who
did the display for the Center
insisted there be at least 500 feet of
open area, the past three years the
school district has been kind enough
to let the borough Rec Center have
the fireworks display on the junior
high grounds.
The Dallas Borough Recreation
Center has a budget of $9,000,
according to Pope, and each year
$1,000, one ninth of the budget goes
toward the expense of the display.
This year, because so many of the
spectators are from the townships
as well as the borough, members of
the Rec Center administration
approached the townships early in
the year and asked for some sup-
port.
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The Recreation Center staff was
willing to do all the work including
hiring the professional, taking care
of contracts, insurance, publicity,
giving both townships equal billing
in the publicity and all the other
details necessary including helping
to finance as they have in the past.
They didn’t ask the township offi-
cials for any definite amount,
merely to help finance the display.
At the time, township officials
thought it was a great idea, but
when members of the Rec Center
approached the townships in June
the word was different. They said
they didn't have the money in the
budget for the display.
On July 1, Kingston Township's
answer was ‘‘No’’. One Dallas
Township supervisor told Pope that
he might be able to get him $250 so
he and his staff members waited
around the phone at the Center all
evening on July 3 waiting for the
phone to ring. Finally, the call came
and the answer was ‘‘no money’’, so
the borough financed this year’s
display by itself just as they had in
the past.
“The fireworks get more expen-
sive each year,’ said Pope, ‘‘So, our
display gets smaller and we can't
afford to spend any more."
Pope said he and Borough Recre-
ation Center Chairman Jerry Mach-
ell have had some lengthy discus-
sions over the display. They are
beginning to be of the opinion that it
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will be better to spend this $1,000 on
the borough’s recreation center for
the borough's kids. It can be used
for new fencing, more equipment,
even some more equipment for the
small playground at the top of
Huntsville Road.
“It’s too bad,” said Pope. ‘The
kids really enjoyed it (the fireworks
display) but we can’t keep going it
alone. It's a big piece out of the
budget. We thought it was a great
event for July 4th and had hoped it
could grow into a Back Mountain
event in the years ahead, but it
looks as though that won't happen. I
won't say it's dead, but it's very
close to that unless a miracle hap-
pens.”
Pope did express his appreciation
to the Dallas Township officials for
granting them a permit for the
display. He said they were always
good about that.
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By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Lake-Lehman School Board mem-
bers granted a total of $13,700 to six
district administrators at its July
10th meeting. The increases in the
administrators’ salaries passed by a
narrow 5-4 margin with the excep-
tion of Anthony Marchakitus, assist-
ant to the superientedent’s increase
which passed by a 6-3 vote. Voting
no on all of the increases were
directors Allan Keiper, Edward
Mark and Martin Noon. Director
Bing Wolfe voted no on all
increases, but that of Marchakitus.
School superintendent Dr. David
Preston was give a $1900 increase
raising his salary to $47,100. Mar-
chakitus was given a $1400 increase,
the least of all the administrators,
raising his salary to $36,100. Mark
voted no on Marchakitus’ salary
because his amendment to increase
the assistant’s salary by $1500 died
on the floor.
John J. Zaleskas, high school
principal, received the highest
increase, $3000, raising his salary to
$37,100. John Oliver, assistant high
school principal, received an
increase of $2400, raising his salary
to $35,000. Charles James and
Robert Kunkle, elementary princi-
pals, received increases of $2500
raising their salaries to $32,400.
Marchakitus addressed the Board
and asked why he received a lesser
increase than the other administra-
tors. He explained that he found no
fault with the other administrators
increases, but wanted to know how
the board arrived at his increase.
He stated he believed it to be
discriminatory.
Board president Joseph ‘Red’
Jones would grant no answer to
Marchakitus' questions, but told
him that he would have to discuss
the matter with the board privately.
When Marchakitus asked if this
could be a work session, Jones
answered in the affirmative.
A lengthy discussion ensued over
recommended board action to
appoint five teachers, Thomas Wil-
liams, Joan Roskos, as elementary
teachers; Paul Hildebrand, second-
ary teacher in biology and science;
Dwight Barbacci, as full time physi-
cal educaton teacher, increasing his
current half-time position to full-
time; and Susan Roese as full time
art teacher, increasing her half-
time position to full-time.
Bing Wolfe, chairman of the edu-
cation committee, refused to read
the names in the order they
appeared on the agenda when he
learned the teachers would receive
seniority in the order in which they
were read. He asked that one of the
other directors read the resolution,
but no one agreed to do so.
The first name on the list was that
of Thomas Williams, son of one of
the school directors. Williams was
Step 1 Bachelor level with a salary
listed at $12,600. Director Allen
Keiper asked why Williams’ name
was first on the list when the usual
practice was to list names in alpha-
betical order.
Dr. Preston said that Williams
name was first “just because it’s
first.” Keiper asked if this meant
Williams was first in seniority and
Preston indicated that it did. Keiper
said he felt the listing was deliber-
ate and was out of order since both
Barbacci and Roese have been
working in the district under con-
tract for the past three years.
Director Ed Mark questioned
an ‘“‘Equal Opportunity Employer.’
When Preston answered in the
affirmative, Mark indicated there
might have been a violation of the
EOE Act. School Solicitor Peter
Savage said he did not believe there
was a violation, but that he would
look into the matter.
At this point, board president
Jones moved that the hiring be
tabled until the board members
could “get their heads together."
A resolution was approved unani-
mously to increase non-professional
George Stolarick’s salaries by $832.
the June meeting. Elston’s and Sto-
larick’'s names were omitted in
error at that meeting. -
Wolfe explained that,
increased registration, a special
Elementary School. A fifth grade
section at Ross will be moved to
Lehman-Jackson Elementary which
will benefit the students because
puter lab resource room and also
will be able to participate in the
district's computer program.
audience, asked about the individual
increases of the administrators and
Tough said committee members
evaluated each administrator and
tor Mark gave Emory his copy of
the salary increases.
dents were in the fifth grade to be
moved. He was told there were 33
students in the fifth grade and at
Lehman-Jackson there will now be
four fifth grades, four sixth grades,
four first grades, but only three
number of instructors.
Robert Allardyce again ques-
tioned Dr. Preston about Planned
Parenthood. Allardyce said that
although Preston had told him at
the June meeting he did not believe
that agency had been in the district,
Allardyce received reports that the
agency had been.
Dr. Preston told Allardyce his
answer was still the same. If the
agency had been in the district, its
members were there by the invita-
tion of an instructor to discuss
certain topics the students might be
studying in a subject.
that if Allardyce wants further
information, he should make an
appointment with the high school
principal and discuss the matter
privately.
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