. Leesport; Pittston; | grandchildren. 2 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Tuesday, November 21, 1989 Obituaries RUTH MONTROSS Ruth M. Montross, 79, of Cen- termoreland, died Nov. 18, 1989, in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston, shortly after admission. A lifelong resident of Center- moreland, she was a daughter of the late George and Jennie Mae Clark Montross. Prior to retiring she had been employed as a thread drawer for ~ Natona Mills, Dallas. : She was a member of the Cen- ~ termoreland United Methodist Church and was preceded indeath by a sister, Florence, in February. Surviving are nieces, Mrs. Ola Mae Schoonover, Mrs. Betty Stat- nick and nephew, Theodore Mon- tross, all of Centermoreland. Interment was in Marsh Ceme- tery, Centermoreland. EDWARD PIATT Edwin J. Piatt, 58, of Sweet Valley, died Nov. 15, 1989, in | Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. ~ Born Nov. 4, 1931, in Sweet : Valley, he was the son of the late Frank and Margaret J. Henderson Piatt. He graduated from Hunting- ton Mills High School in 1949. He was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Lake Silk- ~ worth, and a member and past president of the Lake Silkworth Lions. He was also a member of ~ Lake Silkworth Council of the Knights of Columbus, Our Lady of ~ Czestochowa Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, the American Society of Highway "Engineers, an associate member of the Association of Pennsylvania a Contractors and a member of the American Concrete Pumping As- sociation. ~~ He was the owner of E.S.P. Concrete Pumping Co. He served in the Korean War and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Benton, and the American Legion, Shickshinny. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Lillian G. Kruczek; daughter, Mrs. Pam Igoe, Country Lake, Md.; sons, Paul M. and Christopher F., both of Sweet Valley; five grand- children; sister, Mrs. Virginia ~ Hilley, New Port Richey, Fla. ~~ Interment will be in Bethel Hill Cemetery, Sweet Valley. ALDONA STASKO of Aldona Mary Stasko, of Butter- nut Road, Shavertown, died Nov. 19, 1989, in Wilkes-Barre General ‘Hospital. 3 Born in Nicholson, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Domicele Pranackautis Choploski. She resided in Trucksville for the past 20 years. She graduated from Nicholson - High School and Mansfield State College. She was formerly employed by International Correspondence School, Scranton, and later by Custom Management Corp., King- ston. She had been retired for four ~ years. She was a member of St. Mary's ~ Byzantine Catholic Church, King- | ston. 1 Surviving are her husband, Paul: son, James J. Smithfield, N.C.: ‘daughters, Mrs. Donna M. Reber, Paulette M. Allison, brothers, Alfonse, ~ Nicholson; Algerd, Hop Bottom: John, Millersville; sister, Monica Stasko, Steel City, seven Interment will be in St. Mary's Byzantine parish cemetery, Ed- ~ wardsville. Tir SALLASCPoST 309-415 Plaza Dallas, PA 675-5211 PROBLEM WITH A STORY? It is the policy of The Dallas Post to correct all errors of fact and to ~ | clarify any misunderstanding cre- | ated by articles. Question should be directed to the News Desk at 675-5211. HAVE A NEWS TIP? Monday through Friday 8:30 to 5:00 p.m. | CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00 Classified Deadline- Mon. 5 p.m. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 35¢ on newsstands every Wed- nesday; carrier delivery, 35¢ per week. By mail: in Luzerne and “Wyoming Counties, PA, $14 per year; Elsewhere in PA, NY, and NJ, | $16 per year; All other areas, $18 per year. Published every Wednes- day by Bartsen Media, Inc., P.O. Box 366, Dallas Pa 18612. Entered atthe postofficei inDallas, PA 18612 ~ assecondclass matter. (UsPs 147- 720) POSTMASTER: Send address | changes to The Daltas Post, P.O. . | Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612. Mrs. Se i ES a BB HELEN RUGGLES Helen S. Ruggles, of RD 3, Har- risburg, died Nov. 17, 1989, in the University Hospital, Medical Center. Born in Tamora, Nebraska, she was a daughter of the late William C. and Sarah M. Crain O'Leary. She resided in California for a number of years and in Lehman for 15 years, prior to moving to Harrisburg 29 years ago. Mrs. Ruggles was a member of the United Church of Christ, Grantville. A brother, Roy, preceded her in death. Surviving are herhusband, Jack L.; sons, Ronald Jones of Harris- burg and Jack M. Ruggles of Grantville; a daughter, Rebecca Fox-Ruggles, at home; six grand- children; eight great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Interment was in Maple Grove Cemetery, Pikes Creek. Hershey: By SCOTT A. DAVIS Post Staff In this world of fast-paced daily living, one would be hardpressed to find a single event to show a softer side of human nature better than what happened in Shaver- town on Friday afternoon. The day was passing as a nor- mal day does in Shavertown. Shoppers were bustling around from store to store. The banks were in full swing cashing Fri- day's paychecks and commuters on Route 309 were keeping alive the tradition of, “I bet I can go faster than you.” But then it happened. The clock read about twenty minutes after three o'clock on the Back Moun- tain Hardware Store sign when traffic began to slow in the north- bound lane of Route 309. But the traffic was not stopping for an accident as so often hap- pens along this sometimes deadly stretch of road. There, walking down the middle of the north- bound lanes, was a small, white dog with grey spots. The dog was walking along the: road headed toward Dallas at a lazy pace. It seemed to be un- aware that it was right in the middle of one of the most danger- ous roads in Luzerne County. And the drivers seemed to forget, too. The drivers, up to twenty-five in all, slowed their rushed lives and drove slowly behind the dog. The leading cars flashed their four- ways towarn approaching vehicles of their slow speed. No horns were blowing and no drivers tried to push past the slow- moving traffic. As if in a holiday parade, the cars crawled slowly along the highway being led by the little white dog. The parade of cars continued from the Ranchwagon Restaurant all the way down to Offset Paper- back. Not one car would threaten the dog's life by speeding past the procession. When the line ap- proached the entrance to Offset Paperback, the little dog waddled off the highway and into the park- ing lot, and traffic returned to its harried pace. Each of the drivers probably has told the story of the little, white dog to someone and maybe Little white dog stops traffic on busy Route 309 felt warm inside. And each person in the world can look at this one, minor event in the small Kingston Township community of Shaver- town, and catch a glimpse of a better aspect human nature. L-L teachers have contract By CHARLOT M. DENMON Staff Writer Teachers in the Lake-Lehman School District will be receiving wage increases averaging 8.5 per cent over the next five years. The Lake-Lehman School Board approved a five-year teacher's contract at its meeting Tuesday, Nov. 14. The contract which was approved earlier by the Lake- Lehman Education Association averages an increase of 8.5 per- cent over the five years and in- cluds a 60 minute long meeting after classes, one day per month. The contract increases a start- ing teacher with a bachelor’s de- gree salary to $19,495 for the year 1989-1990. Average annual increases are 9 percent for 1989-90; 8.7 percent in 1990-91; 8.5 percent in 1991- 92; 8.3 percent in 1992-93 8 per- cent in 1993-94. The salary sched- ule includes 17 steps with an M.S. degree plus 48 credits and an M.S. degree plus 54 credits added to the schedule. “There are fewer steps in the salary schedule,” explained board member Liz Sichler following the meeting, “But the increases will be greater at each step.” Only direc- tors Bing Wolfe and Robert Emery voted against the increase. Arson (continued from page 1) Office spokeswoman said Friday. “That gives us that much more time." ‘Tibus was arrested August 22, 1988 for allegedly setting a blaze that destroyed a neighbor's barn on August 14, 1988. On August 31, 1988 he was charged with attempting to set the same barn ablazeonJune 27,1987. The spokeswoman said Tibus' name did not appear on the list of cases to go to trial in November. “He is not on the list,” she said. “He may be on the new list for Decem- ber, I really do not know.” The trial has been postponed several times by Tibus’ attorney, Assistant Public Defender Jon- athon Blum, who is requesting evidence other than Tibus’ state- Food (continued from page 1) For the second time this year, Shavertown United Methodist Church will host needy people under the Vision Project from Nov. 20 through Nov. 27. Mrs. Charles Koehl, chairper- son of the Mission Outreach for the church said at first the women were going to serve the people who stayed overnight at the church, a Thanksgiving dinner. Then they learned the people would be eating Thanksgiving dinner at the soup kitchen, so instead of serving din- ner Thanksgiving, the women will serve them a hot covered dish dinner Tuesday night, and the church's youth group plans to ments ' regarding the charges. (cozaar a) Among other items, the defender 4 said he wants more police reports S usan's Countr y regarding the case. Fine Crafted Affordable Gifts The fires Tibus is suspected of That Say setting ended a rash of 26 arson " " fires that struck the Back Moun- You ARE SPECIAL tain beginning in May 1987. Tibus | Featuring: is a suspect in several of those | = * wood pieces blazes, and police said he has | 8 Au ® furniture, prints confessed to some of the fires. To * quilts, pottery A CL SG SRE Ls hn A . Christmas items : THE VICTORIAN HOUSE Post closed ; Friday 1027 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort The office of The Dallas Post will 287-8830 be closed Friday so that our staff 0 10 5 may enjoy the Thanksgiving week- pen LU a.m. to) p.m. end with their familiesand friends. | Closed Sunday & Monday The office will open at 8:30 p.m. Monday. 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No one realizes the number of needy families there are in our area who are in need of clothing or food. Channel 16 is a big help with its ‘Feed-A-Friend' project, but we need more of such type programs.” Church volunteers are also de- livering fruit baskets to the resi- serve the people a spaghetti din- dents of Mountainview Home lo- cated on Route 309, Dallas, across from the Country Club Shopping Center. The Back Mountain Clergy As- sociation has taken charge of the Back Mountain Food Bank with different clergyman sharing the duties. Needy people of the Back Mountain who are hungry can call the Kingston Township Building and arrangements will be made to provide food. The Community Emergency Committee of the Dallas Baptist Church is headed by Karen Bevan. The purpose of the committee is to provide a compiled a list of names of families in need of food and food | baskets will be delivered to them for Thanksgiving. 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