Vol. 97, No. 18
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By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
Despite the number of accusations
that have been leveled against him
by his opponent, incumbent State
Senator Charles D. Lemmond Jr.,
R-Dallas, said he feels confident
that voters know the truth and that
he will retain his 20th District seat.
Lemmond, who will take the first
step next week in the May 20
Primary, has come under heavy
criticism over the past two months
by his adversary, Charles W. Kirk-
wood, owner of Shawnee-on-the-Del-
aware, concerning his voting record
on various issues.
Kirkwood has charged that Lem-
mond’s position has been counter-
productive to the people he repre-
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verbal exchanges between the two.
That battle evolved into a physical
one as well when a Kirkwood cam-
paign worker was allegedly
attacked by a Lemmond backer.
Lemmond said that although he
does know the alleged attackers, he
does not condone that sort of thing,
and is not aware of the details of the
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By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
Even though he will be running
unopposed in the May 20th Primary
election, Republican congressional
candidate Marc L. Holtzman of
Kingston, says he is not taking any
chances and is hot on the campaign
“I’m fortunate that I will be
unopposed in the primary and that I
can focus on the general election,”
Holtzman said. ‘But I’m not taking
anything for granted. I have been
visiting 15 to 20 plants and factories
every week and I’ve also been
knocking n about 300 doors a week.
Last month alone I made 45
speeches to all sorts of clubs in
Northeastern Pennsylvania.
“And everywhere I go I talk about
the No.1 issue: jobs, jobs and more
jobs.”
If Holtzman is successful in the
Nov. 6 general election, at the age
of 26, he would become the nation’s
youngest Congressman. Detractors
argue, however, that because of his
| youth he may not be familiar with
some of the problems people are
facing in the 11th Congressional
district. Holtzman disagrees.
“I think the issue is not age, but
values,” he explained. You have to
show people that you are excited,
fiasco.
“It’s been a most unusual cam-
paign,”’ the 56-year old Lemmond
stated. “There have been so many
allegations that are unfounded. But
my record of accomplishments
speaks for itself and I think that will
balance out what he’s (Kirkwood)
been saying.
“Just because somebody says
something, that doesn’t mean it’s
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true. It doesn’t make it so.”
Lemmond stated that he prefers
not to get into the type of campaign
Kirkwood has been waging, but
would not hesitate to fire back if
necessary.
“We have to tell the people the
truth,” he noted. ‘‘Like, for example
this nuclear waste site thing (Low
Level Radioactive Compact). “It’s
absolutely incredible to think that
myself or the Governor would want
to put a nuclear dump site in this
district. It is absolutely untrue.
dedicated and committed. I think
it’s more important for me to go
face-to-face with people and prove
that I am capable and qualified, and
to get feedback from them.
“If I can accomplish that, then
people should vote for me. If I can’t,
then they probably shouldn’t.
“But one very positive aspect
about this district is that there are a
half million people in it and approxi-
mately 300,000 voters. And that
gives you a chance to speak on a
one-on-one basis with them.”
Another element Holtzman has
Lemmond said he has also helped
sponsor or voted for 54 other pieces
of legislation, including a first-time
ever bill that would reject rate
increases for any utility that does
not provide quality service.
If Lemmond does advance past
the Primary, he said his top priority
would be the economic revitilization
here and to provide more jobs.
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going for him is recent history.
Four different Congressmen have
held office over the past four elec-
tions. And, although he would like to
keep in line with that trend, he does
not view the race as a battle with
Kanjorski.
Kanjorski,”” he stated. ‘I am debat-
ing the issues. I am trying to outline
the issues and let the people know
where I stand. But I believe by the
time the general election rolls
around, the people will have a clear
choice. In fact, I think it will be the
clearest choice they have had in the
past 10 years.”
Holtzman has also had the benefit
of plenty of political backing to aid
his cause. Dignitaries including
former U.S. Ambasador Jeane Kirk-
patrick and U.S. Rep. Jack Kemp,
R-New York, have pledged their
support in addition to receiving the
endorsement of the National Repub-
lican Congressional Committee.
Financially, Holtzman said his
campaign fund has reached $560,000
to date from 2,600 contributors, 80
per cent of which has come from
people in Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania, with an average contribution
of $40.
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
David Benn, Dallas Junior and
Senior High School band director,
will leave the local district at the
end of this school term to accept the
position of Boyertown Senior High
School band and chamber orchestra
director.
The Boyertown Senior High
School, located approximately 15
miles west of Allentown, includes
students in grades 10th through 12.
Benn, who is completeing his
sixth year as band director at
Dallas, explained that the position
was just “too good” to pass up.
Boyertown, according to Benn, is
a district about twice as large as
the Dallas District and the position
is a “plum” job. The area is noted
for its dedication to music and its
band has been to Europe, the Rose
Bowl, Orange Bowl and other
national and international competi-
tions.
The former director had notified
the Boyertown administration of his
The rumors circulating in the
Back Mountain that the Dallas High
School soccer team is not going to
Scotland are completely unfounded,
according to co-chairpersons Mrs.
Robert Richardson and Mrs. David
Morris.
“A few persons have expressed
concerns because of the recent ter-
rorism, but no decision has been
made to cancel the trip,” said Mrs.
David (Carol) Morris.
“We have until June 30 to finalize
plans for the Scotland trip and until
attitude,” said Mrs. Robert (Sandy)
Richardson.
A closed meeting for the boys who
are planning to make the trip to
Scotland and their parents will be
held this week to discuss alternate
trips in the event any terroristic
acts between now and June 30
should make the trip impossible.
Mrs. Morris said the group does
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not anticipate any reason to cancel
the trip, but if the situation in
Europe becomes too bad, any alter-
nate trip will include the same goals
of soccer-oriented and educational
programs. All of the money contrib-
uted by residents and business
people will be used for these Zoals,
according to Mrs. Morris.
“We are planning the golf tourna-
ment and all other fund-raisings,
and those players making the trip
made a commitment right from the
beginning. That is exactly what will
be carried out,” said Carol Morris.
According to the co-chairpersons,
if plans have to be changed, the
public will be the first to know and
if it is believed necessary to alter
present plans, everything will be
checked out with the school admin-
istration an with the P.I.A.A., so the
athletes will in no way violate any
school or P.I.A.A. codes.
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intention to retire at the end of this
year and the district has been
reviewing applicants since January.
“I was not looking to leave
Dallas,” said Benn. ‘“The kids here
are great and I wish I could take
them with me. The band sponsors
are also a great group. I have made
many friends in this area and it is
difficult to leave.”
Benn said, however, that he has
been teaching for 12 years and if he
is to make a move, now is the time
to do so. The Boyertown administra-
tion approached Benn about submit-
ting an application. They indicated
that some of them had seen his
band when he was in Pittsburgh as
well as his band in Dallas.
There were approximately 300
applicatns for the position, when
Benn interviewed in March. The
number was narrowed down to
seven and then to three.
Finally, they called and offered
Benn the position. Boyertown offi-
cials gave Benn 30 days to come up
with his answer. Benn said he gave
the offer much consideration and
decided the professional advance-
ment in music and the area’s strong
support of the arts made it worth
his while to accept.
“It wasn’t so much the money
although it is a slight increase,”
said Benn, “But living is much
higher in that area. I have been at
Dallas for six years and neither the
budget nor the scheduling has
progressed. At Boyerstown, there
will be band and orchestra classes
every day and a budget with which
I can live.
“TI will leave a lot of good friends
here, but I am sure the band will
not regress,” Benn said. ‘I under-
stand there are a lot of applicants
for the position, among them some
very good ones.”
Lemmond is currently serving out
the unexpired term of Senator
Frank O’Connell who retured last
August. He has also served as
Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas in Luzerne County; First
Assistant District Attorney and
Assistant District Attorney.
Lemmond received his A.B. from
Harvard College in 1952 and L.L.B.
from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1955. He resides in Dallas with his
wife, the former Barbara Northrup.
They have four children.
For the past three months, State
Senatorial candidate Charles W.
Kirkwood has virtually stood toe-to-
toe with incumbent Charles D. Lem-
mond Jr. and exchanged verbal
blows regarding various issues,
undoubtedly making the 20th Dis-
trict race the hottest political battle
of them all.
But according to Kirkwood, the
biggest issue of the campaign is the
personalities of the two candidates.
“Lemmond has this nice guy,
everybody’s-buddy type image,”
Kirkwood said. ‘‘He’s the type of
guy who goes along with whatever
the party says. He doesn’t buck the
system. Even the people I’ve talked
Shirley Breymeier,
CHARLES KIRKWOOD
Challenger
to say, ‘Yeah, Lemmond’s a nice
guy...but.
“I am much more independent. I
will fight for the issues the people
are concerned with. They are the
ones who elect us and that’s who I
am concerned about.
“So it depends on what the people
want: Do they want someone who
goes along with the party or do they
want someone who is independent?”
Last September, the 50-year old
Pocono Resort owner ran unsuc-
cessfully against Lemmond to fill
the unexpired term of Sen. Frank
O’Connell of Kingston who retired.
Kirkwood charged, however, that
Lemmond was ‘hand picked” by
party bosses, and that there wasn’t
much time to campaign and give
the voters the opportunity to choose.
For his part, Kirkwood has initi-
ated action in an attempt to have
the Pennsylvania Gas & Water
Company removed as the chief sup-
plier of water because of the poor
quality of the substance West Side
residents have been receiving over
the years.
In addition, he recently received
the support of the Pennsylvania
Pro-Life Federation Political Action
Committee.
In 1978, he purchased the Shaw-
nee-on-the-Delaware and now serves
as vice president of the Pocono
Mountains Chamber of Commerce.
He is married to the former Vir-
ginia (Ginny) Pearsall, who also
serves as Activities Director of the
Shawnee Inn and is Director of the
Shawnee Playhouse.
Dallas Post/Charlot M. Denmon
Marilyn O’Connell,
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Members of the Dallas Intermedi-
ate School faculty held their final
luncheon as a group last Friday at
the school, as guests of the Interme-
diate’s Parent-Teachers Organiza-
tion. The majority of the teachers
have been together as a group since
they were first in the Dallas Town-
ship Building and then moved to the
Intermediate School when it was
first built following the 1972 flood.
The building was first put up for a
five year period following the Hurri-
cane Agnes Disaster in 1972. When
the agreement expired in 1978, the
District negotiated to purchase the
modular building and continue to
use it as the intermediate building
for fifth and sixth grade students.
Later, fourth grade students were
moved into the building and the
faculty family grew.
“That’s exactly what these teach-
ers were,” said Ruth Husband, ele-
mentary principal. ‘‘They have
always worked as a team. I believe
that is what has made our program
in the building so successful. We
have a lot of good times together -
and a lot of hectic times, but we’ve
always managed to pull through.”
Gerald Wycallis, now district
superintendent, was the first princi-
pal of the Dallas Intermediate
School. After he moved up as an
assistant to Dr. Richard Shipe, Ruth
Husband was appointed as princi-
pal. Although the sixth grade stu-
dents are moving up to the junior
high, Ms. Husband will continue to
be their principal as well as princi-
pal of the kindergarten through fifth
grade students at the now interme-
diate school. She will work in coop-
eration with the principal of the
junior high.
Ms. Husband said that she and the
teachers realized the day would
come when it would become neces-
sary to move up the sixth grade
students and bring in the children
from Dallas Township Elementary.
“The township school is too old
and needs so many renovations it
would probably cost more to make
it safe for the children than to
construct a new building,” said Ms.
Husband. “This is much better for
the younger children, and the junior
high is laid out in such a manner
that the sixth grade students will
have their own area for most pro-
grams in the junior high.”
Seven of the intermediate teach-
ers are moving up with the sixth
grade students. They are Janice
Borton, Anthony Martinelli, Sharon
Nardone, a 13-year team of three;
Sam Jayne, Joseph Sallitt, Sharon
Lyons and Anthony Chiarucci.
Four teachers will be going into
the intermediate school from the
township elementary school and the
rest will go down to Westmoreland
Elementary where Samuel Barbose
is the principal.
Ruth Husband and the teachers
reminisced about some of the high-
lights enjoyed over the years, such
as the PTO providing both enter-
taining and educational programs
for the students during the years.
They paid for professionals to come
in and present various subjects to
the students such as sign language
taught to the hearing handicapped;
6:30 a.m.,
entered.
how to deal with other handicapped
children; and fun programs-pup-
pets, dance and similar presenta-
tions.
None of them will forget the
musical productions under the
direction of Marilyn O’Connell nor
the annual art shows and competi-
tion held in the building with each
student exhibiting his favorite
project, all done 5ndgr their art
instructor’s supervision.
Several of the teachers spoke
about the wonderful field trips taken
by the children and paid for by the
PTO-trips to cultural and historical
sites which otherwise would be
impossible. They laughed when they
told about one teacher, who realiz-
ing his children were bored, taught
on roller skates for an entire week.
It worked, said the teachers, the
children’s interest was aroused —
whether they were waiting for the
teacher to fall on his face or
because it made the lessons more
interesting.
None of them will forget the living
book reports in Mr. Martinelli’s
class. No written book reports for
his class — the students read the
book, then acted out the characters
(the main characters, that is) in
costume. And the other faculty
members and their students had an
opportunity to observe.
There is also a successful handi-
capped class at the intermediate
school, a class Ms. Husband is
hoping will continue.
Inside The Post
Births................i 2
Calendar. .............: 16
Classified ......... 13,14
Commentary ......... 6
Cookbook ............... 7
Obituaries ............. 5
People. ..................3 8
School #................ 12
Sports ........c.n 9,10
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