Dallas Township
Michelle Hopfer of RD 2, Harveys
Lake called Township police when
she discovered the window on the
driver’s side of her 1980 AMC Spirit
had been smashed.
The vandalism occurred last
Wednesday at 4:50 p.m. while her
car was parked near a fairway at
Irem Temple Country Club.
Officer Wayman Miers investi-
gated.
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Robert Daniels, custodian for the
Mercy Medical Offices on Lake St.
in Dallas, reported that sometime
during the night of March 24, some-
one removed six letters from the
large sign advertising the offices
facing Lake St.
Elliot Ide was the investigating
officer.
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Joseph Banks of High Point Acres
in Dallas reported that $4510 worth
of tools and fishing equipment was
stolen from his truck sometime over
the weekend of March 23.
Wayman Miers, who investigated
the incident for Township police,
found that entry into the vehicle
was gained through a locked door.
The majority of items taken were
carpentry tools belonging to either
Banks, personally, or the Joseph
Banks Construction Company. The
theft is under investigation.
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Merrick Hall, College Misericor-
dia was the scene of malicious
mischief last week when someone
broke into the kitchen there.
According to a report issued by
Elliot Ide, entry was made through
ceiling panels in a storage room off
from the kitchen. Apparently, noth-
ing was taken, however the milk
machine was damaged.
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Kingston Township
Two people suffered minor inju-
ries early Sunday morning in an
accident that occurred at the inter-
section of Route 309 and Carverton
Road in Trucksville, Kingston
Township.
Jeffrey Peterson of RD 3, Benton
was traveling north in the passing
lane on Route 309 approximately
12:50 a.m. He told investigating
officers Balavage and Belza that he
saw the light turn from green to
yellow to red whereupon he down-
shifted and slowed down. He then
saw a car, slammed on his brakes,
but was unable to stop.
Stuart Thomas III, of RD 4,
Dallas, told the officers he stopped
at the bottom of Church Street, saw
the light in the blinking mode,
looked both ways and, when he saw
no traffic, proceeded on to Route 309
to enter Carverton Road. He stated
he didn’t see Peterson’s car until he
heard Karen Banks, a passenger in
his vehicle yell, then the collision
occurred.
Balavage and Belza reported
there were 65.3 feet of skid marks
made by Peterson’s 1980 Volkswa-
gon Rabbit before impact, and that
there had been two passengers in
JULIAN IVEY
Julian Ivey, of Lehman, died
March 30 in Nesbitt Memorial Hos-
pital, Kingston.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Gloria Gensel; sisters, Mrs. Gladys
Ivy, Mississippi; Mrs. Lillin
Rhoden, Georgia; brothers, Hous-
ton, Mississippi; Cletis and Benja-
min C., both of Florida.
Funeral services were held April
2 from the Lehman Funeral Home,
Swoyersville, with the Rev. Michael
Shambora officiating. Interment,
Lehman Cemetery, Lehman.
SAMUEL LAWSON
Samuel J. Lawson, 86, of 80 Carv-
erton Road, Trucksville, died March
29 in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital,
Kingston, following an illness.
Surviving are his daughter, Mrs.
Helen Hougton, Jacksonville Beach,
Fla.; son, James R., Tunkhannock;
sister, Mrs. Stanley Semmer, Kings-
ton; seven grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral was held April 1 from the
Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home,
Spring is in air
his car who had left the scene
immediately following the collision.
Both Peterson and Thomas were
charged with underage drinking,
and charges of Driving Under the
Influence have been filed against
Peterson.
Thomas’ 1979 Suburu and the
Peterson vehicle were towed from
the scene by Martin’s Mobile Sta-
tion. Kingston Township Ambulance
crews assisted the officers.
Dallas Borough
Two people were taken to Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital by the Dallas
Borough Ambulance last Wednes-
day when they were injured in a
mishap at the intersection of Routes
309 and 415.
Melissa Masitis of Ridge Drive in
Shavertown told police officers she
stopped at the stop sign but failed to
see James Matysik of Kingston who
was proceeding into the parking lot
of the Dallas Shopping Center
across the northbound lane of Route
309.
The woman pulled out of the stop
sign and when she did see Matysik’s
vehicle was unable to avoid impact.
Skid marks were left by the Matysik
vehicle which moved to the right
and off the roadway in an attempt
to avoid the accident.
Investigating Borough officer
R.G. Jolley was assisted at the
scene by the Dallas and Kingston
Township Police Departments,
Dallas Ambulance and the Dallas
Fire Departments.
Obituaries
Shavertown, with the Rev. H. Gene
Reichel officiating. Interment, Fern
Knoll Burial Park, Dallas.
ELIZABETH WELLER
Mrs. Elizabeth Weller, 92, of Box
95, Sweet Valley, died March 30 in
Bonham Nursing Center in Regis-
ter, Huntington Township.
Surviving are her daughters, Mrs.
Mary Elbe, Euclid, Ohio; Mrs. Jean
Wesley, Sweet Valley; 12 grandchil-
dren; 16 great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held April
2 from the Curtis L. Swanson
Funeral Home, Pikes Creek, with a
Mass of Christian Burial in Our
Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
Interment, Sacred Heart Cemetery,
Dallas.
PETER S. WEAVER
Peter S. Weaver, 41, of Briarcrest
Road, RD 1, Dallas, died March 28
in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti-
more, Md., following an illness.
Surviving are his mother, Marga-
ret Shindel Weaver; his wife, the
former Carol Ann Durkin; sons,
Michael Durkin Weaver and Greg-
ory Cameron WEaver, both at
home; sister, Mrs. James M.
(Gwen) Van Landingham, Satellite
Beach, Fla.; brother, H. Robert
Weaver Jr., Lehman.
Funeral was held April 1 in
Prince of Peace Episcopal Church,
Dallas, with the Rev. John S.
Prater, rector of the church, offici-
ating. Interment, Mount Greenwood
Cemetery, Trucksville.
. RUTH BALTES
Mrs. Ruth A. Baltes, 64, of 356
Berkshire Road, Fairless Hills, died
Center, Dallas, where she had been
a guest for 18 months.
Surviving are her husband,
Robert B.; son, Robert F., Hudson,
Plains Township; and two grand-
children.
Funeral services were held March
30 from the Luthern M. Kniffen
Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre, with
the Rev. Charles J. Hooker, pastor
of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, officiating. Interment, Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Town-
ship.
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Jones, council member.
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
House Bill No. 209, referred to the Committee on
Education in February of this year, would provide for
the requirement of school courses relating to the cause
and prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, mandate a
certified addition counselor be employed by each
school district and provide funding.
The Bill, introduced by Rep. Stanley Jarolin, chair-
man of the special sub-committee of the House Liquor
Control Committee, was the first initiated by Rep.
George Hasay, Richard Boice, Nick DiVeronica, Ray-
mond Jones, Frank Picchi, Mayor, Harveys Lake
Borough; and other borough council members.
Rep. Jarolin, approving their idea, picked up the
proposal and also pushed it. Luzerne County Commis-
sioner James Phillips and District Attorney Robert
Gillespie as well as representatives of the Luzerne-
Wyoming County Executive Committee on Drugs and
Alcohol also backed the Bill and on Feb. 11, 1985, it
was referred to the Committee on Education for
action.
If passed, House Bill 209, would amend the Act of
March 10, 1949 (P.L. 30, No. 14) entitled “An Act
relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and chang-
ing the laws relating thereto,” requiring school
courses related to the cause and prevention of drug
and alcohol abuse; mandating a certified addiction
counselor be employed by each district, and providing
funding.
Subsections would be added to the Public School
Code mandating courses of study so each student in
kindergarten through 10th inclusive shall receive a
mandatory alcohol and chemcial abuse informational
course of study developed by the Department of
Health. Each school district would have to employ at
least one certified addiction counselor for student
problems relating to drug, alcohol or chemical abuse
and the courses of study would be funded by imposing
an emergency State tax on liquor sold by the
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Such a tax is
expected to provide $45 million annually.
DiVeronica, owner of a grocery store and lunch
room at Harveys Lake, wants to see the Bill passed by
the State Legislature. He believes that since all else
appears to have failed, the students would have to
derive some benefit from mandatory courses of study,
especially since they would place emphasis on preven-
tion rather than trying to cure.
He urges all area residents to write to Rep. James
J.A. Gallagher, Chairman Education Committee,
17120-0028; or to Hon. Roger R. Fischer, Chairman
Education Committee, Room B-8A, Main Capitol
Building, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120, urging them to pass
the Bill out of committee into the legislature.
“We know there is no overnight cure,” said
DiVeronica. “In today’s society it is “Do as I say not
educate the parents. The administration of the Lake-
Lehman School District has been very cooperative in
this effort.”
DiVeronica said that where his business is located
he has had a great deal of opportunity to observe the
use of alcohol and drugs by both adults and young
people. In 1983, he can’t count the number of times he
had to call the authorities because of various disturb-
ances. In 1984, he had very few, if any, occasions to
call them. He believes if in each area of every
community, someone would turn violators in and press
charges it could help prevent a lot of disturbance and
crime.
The Harveys Lake Drug Action Committee was
organized in January, 1984. Since that time, members
have been trying to do somethings to prevent durg and
alcohol abuse. They are hopeful that with the support
of legislators, school and local authorities as well as
taxpayers, their proposed drug and alcohol Bill to
mandate courses of study in every school district will
be a big step on helping to prevent drug and alcohol
abuse.
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