Ruth C. Evans
Mrs. Ruth C. Evans, 78, formerly
of Trucksville, died July 27 in
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital fol-
lowing an illness.
Born in Nanticoke, she most
Edwardsville, Prior to that time,
she had resided for 30 years in
Trucksville.
Surviving are a son, Floyd E.
Evans Jr., Crete, Ill; brothers,
Robert M. Beddow, Pittsburgh;
one grandchild.
Noxen, died July 25 in Wilkes-Barre
General Hospital as a result of an
auto accident.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, he resided
in the Noxen area for 50 years and
was employed as a maintenance
supervisor by the Stegmaier Brew-
ery for 38 years. He and his wife,
Sylvia, celebrated their 51st wed-
ding anniversary last May 13.
Surviving, in addition to his wife,
are a son, James, Factoryville; one
grandson; brother, Joseph, Harveys
Lake; sisters, Mrs. Anne Naessig,
Edwardsville; Mrs. Gertrude Lee,
Cincinnati, Ohio; and Mrs. Mary
Franks.
Robert Neyhard
Robert R. Neyhard, 63, of 342
Madison St., Wilkes-Barre and Har-
veys Lake, died July 24 in the
Veterans Administration Medical
Center, Plains Township, where he
had been a patient since June 26.
A graduate of Coughlin High
School, class of 1941 he earned an
associate degree in accounting from
the Pennsylvania State College,
Wilkes-Barre extension. He was an
Army veteran, serving in the
Pacific during World War II and
during the Korean Conflict.
He had been self- employed as a
painting contractor, retiring in 1962
due to ill health. He wsa a member
of Holy Cross Episcopal Church,
vestryman and senior warden of the
former Calvary Episcopal Church,
Wilkes-Barre, for several years.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Doris Jones; sons, Robert R. Jr.,
West Pittston; Jack R., Mechanics-
burg; Richard W., Glen Lyon; eight
grandchildren.
James Mericle
James Mericle, 84, of Dallas, died
July 22 in the Meadows Nursing
Center, Dallas, where he had been a
resident for the past two and a half
years.
Born in Kingston, he was
employed by the Pressed Steel Co.,
Wilkes-Barre, from which he retired
several years ago. He was a resi-
dent of the Back Mountain area for,
many years.
tional Association of Machinists and
Dallas.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Letha Gallup; son, Harry, Allen-
town; daughters, Frances Dierolf,
Dallas; Peggy Turner, Harpeyville;
Ann Golightly, Waverly; sister,
Jennie Kritcberger; 14 grandchil-
Esther Steinruck
Esther Jane Steinruck, 57, of
22 in Sweet Valley.
Born in Wright Township, she was
a member of the Bloomingdale
Bible Church and was employed at
Karen Manufacturing, Sweet
Valley.
Surviving is her mother, Ethel
Colmane Young, Lehman; her hus-
band, Charles; daughters, Mrs.
Jane Elizabeth Manganella, Way-
nesboro; Sandra Steinruck, Scran-
ton; Mrs. Charles Fitzgerald,
Exeter; three grandchildren;
brother, William Ayers, Connecti-
cut.
Are the five television stations in
the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area
alike in organization and purpose?
The answer is “NO.”
WBRE-TV
Channel 28,
located on 62 S.
Franklin Street
(Wilkes-Barre) ;
WDAU-TV
Channel 22, 415
Lackawanna
Avenue DEBBEY
(Scranton) ; and
WNEP-TV WYSOCKI
Channel 16, Wilkes-Barre/
ScrantonAirport (Avoca) are
network affiliates.
Network affiliates are simply
local stations that broadcast
programming of the major
networks — NBC, CBS, and ABC.
Since they are commercial stations,
advertising revenues play a major
role in the programs that are aired.
Affiliated TV stations usually obtain
about 70 percent of their
programming requirements from
the network. Basically, TV network
affiliation is a revenue-producing
arrangment, since affiliates receive
payment for carrying network
commercial programs.
WOLF-TV Channel 38, 916 Oak
Street in Scranton, is the only
independent station in the area, and
was also the first TV station locally
to broadcast in stereo. Independent
stations offer feature movies,
special events not broadcast by the
networks, and many syndicated
shows. The syndicated
programming often includes a large
roster of network reruns. In some
instances, an independent station
obtains network shows, usually
when a particular program has
been turned down by the primary
affiliate in its market. Independent
stations must defray the cost of
most of their programming.
WVIA-TV Channel 44, located on
Old Boston Road in Jenkins Twp., is
a public television station. The
station is not supported by
commercials. Financial support for
programming is provided to a
certain extent through educational
grants, private business,
government, and other such sources
of revenue. In addition, a station
such as Channel 44, has to resort to
fundraising projects such as film
festivals, pledges, and public
auctions. The philosophy of public
television is alternative
programming. Alternative
programs have insufficient appeal
to warrant advertising support or
the economic use of commercial
stations.
Moving from local television to
television in general, The Viewers
for Quality Television recently
announced their second annual VQT
Awards.
Here are this year’s winners:
Best Quality Drama Series —
“Cagney & Lacey”
(See ENTERTAINMENT, page 4)
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30, 1986
Car burns
This car was demolished
after it was gutted by fire
last Tuesday in Jackson
Township. According to
police reports, Timothy Ris-
mondo, RD 4, Box 182,
Dallas, was operating the
1978 Monte Carlo in the
Woodrige Development of
the township when he began
to smell smoke coming from
the car. Rismondo stopped
the vehicle and checked
under the hood. He returned
to the car and then noticed
smoke coming up from
under the floor of the pas-
sengers side. Rismondo tried
to stomp out the flames but
was unsuccessful. The Jack-
son Township fire depart-
ment was later called to put
out the flames.
Dallas Post/Fay Broody
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