, \ @ The Back Mountain's 3 Newspaper Since 1889 ~The Dallas Post ~ Vol. 105 No. 26 Dallas, Pennsylvania SIS EAA HhUCH EI =Ne{el\V, [\V SHV BRI =CEO] =i No | 0B 7A HN WARS BWA (= R= [\V AW ES {od [00] BI IS) Rei [ef ES og Wednesday, June 29, 1994 Little progress finding work for Native employees | By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff When the owners of Native Textiles announced in March that the plant will move to Glens Falls, NY within a year, company and union officials began to explore ways to help the workers. So far, few have settled on alternatives. The plant's 127 workers face three choices: retire early, get another job in the area or move to Glens Falls. : A third of the work force will be eligible for early retirement, while a third is interested in moving and a third wants to stay in the area. “The job market across the Computer foulup delays HL trash bills By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff « Councilman Ed Kelly reported at the June 21 meeting that prob- lems with a computer program have caused many residents to receive their garbage bills late. A new computer program caused a snafu in the entire sys- tem, from computing customers’ outstanding balances to sending bills to the correct addressses, he said. “We have collected only half of the money that we normally do at this time ofyear,” Kelly said. “Many people don't have their garbage bills yet, but we hope to have everything mailed out by the end of the month.” Council president Martin Noon reported that the Department of Environmental Resources (DER) Fis surveying Harveys Creek at the Outlet to determine whether or not it can be dredged, now that the beaver dams and lodges have been cleared away. “DER is also looking into pos- sible funding for us to get a permit to do the work,” Noon said. “They won't give us any anticipated schedules to begin work, but we want it done by September.” #4 ° Mayor Rick Boice said that the citizens’ council to the mayor has L = See SNAFU, pg 14 entire country is very tight right now,” said American Clothing and Textile Workers' Union mid-At- lantic regional director and inter- national vice-president Bruce Dutton. “We're trying to help the work- ers find jobs anywhere possible, but it's extremely difficult to get them to look outside the area. They don't want to commute up to 90 minutes each way to work.” The union has contacted all state and federal legislators about encouraging a department of the government or a private company to move into the Dallas plant, but no one has shown any interest yet, Dutton said. “The problem is finding a_job in your field after you have finished retraining. Why train people for jobs that don't exist?” Bruce Dutton Union official Workers at the plant average about $9 per hour, and many have been employed there for 20 years or more. At its peak, the plant employed 600 people. Carris Brook Industries, the owner of Native Textiles, plans to send a small busload of workers from Dallas to Glens Falls in early July to look the place over and find out what jobs will be avail- able. Company officials said that the move was necessary to bring the operations in. Dallas closer to company headquarters in Glens Falls. Unless the company can prove that it has lost business {0 over- seas manufacturers, workers won't be eligible for federal dis- placed worker benefits, Dutton said. “If you want to prove loss of business to foreign competition, you have to contact all of the company's customers,” he said. “The chances of doing that are slim.” Job retraining, another option, may sound better than it really is, Dutton said. “The problem is finding a job in your field after you have finished retraining,” he said. “Why train people for jobs that don't exist?" The thrill of victory Dodger players mobbed coach Tom Dougherty Sunday after the team nipped the Giants 11-9 in a Back Mountain Little League POST PHOTO/RON BARTIZEK first round playoff game. The Dodgers came back for the win after being down 8-2. Little League all-stars are listed on page 9. Davis resignation shocks board By GRACE R. DOVE » Post Staff To the surprise of just about everyone, Lake-Lehman superin- tendent Dr. Nancy Davis handed school board members her letter of resignation after the June 20 budget meeting. “This was a surprise - she just got a second four-year contract,” said board member Ed Kern. “Dr. Davis had told us that she wanted # to retire at Lake-Lehman.” “I'll be sorry to see her go," said Pat Gold, who also was surprised by Dr. Davis's resignation. “She has always been very focused on and committed to early childhood education. She has been very dedicated to her work and always accessible to the public — a big plus in my book. We'll be very hard-presed to find another super- intendent like Dr. Davis.” Elizabeth Sichler said that two of Dr. Davis's greatest accomplish- ments at Lake-Lehman have been Head Start, which runs two ses- sions a day at the Lake-Noxen school during the school year, and the Wee Care day care pro- Water co. rips roads, By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff ™ Emergency repairs made to water lines on three Harveys Lake roads could prove costly for water company owner National Utilities, Inc. According to borough codes enforcement officer Paul Grimes, anyone digging holes in the roads must first get a $10 permit and post a $1,000 bond. National Utilities, Inc., has dug - F 4 holes in Second Street, Rhodes Terrace and High Street to repair system leaks. Homeowners have complained to the borough council that the excavations are improperly filled, if they have been filled at all. Drivers have problems navi- gating around them and they could be hazardous for emergency vehicles. “I wasn't aware of any permit policy at Harveys Lake," said Joe Bontrager, National Utilities presi- dent. “Do other municipalities have the same policy?" he asked The code also states that work must be finished in a way which will not inconvenience the public and the person doing the digging SNE gram, which provides supervised activities for elementary school students before and after school and during the summer. “Dr. Davis has always tried to do what is best for all of the stu- dents, both in academics and activities,” Mrs. Sichler said. Of the three Lake-Lehman superintendents whom Karen Whipple has known, Dr. Davis is the only one with a keen interest in students in the early grades. “She has a real passion for See DAVIS, pg 14 DR. NANCY DAVIS may face stiff fines may not abandon the site without finishing repairs, Grimes said. If the borough is forced to fin- ish any abandoned road work, the person who originally started it must reimburse the borough. Violators are fined $100 per day, with each day at each site considered a separate violation, Grimes said. Failure to pay the fines could result in 90 days in jail. “This was emergency work,” Bontrager said. “They were small leaks. 1 think we dug them by hand. They're scheduled for re- pair this week.” Grimes laughed when asked by a reporter if it is possible to dig through pavement by hand. “As for emergency repairs, they're still supposed to come in the next business day and get a permit,” he said. “I am unaware of National Utilities ever gelling a permit [or any work.” Grimes said that he would dis- cuss the matter with solicitor Charles McCormick, the mayor and the council. “I have to check if the statute of limitations on this has run out,” he said. Employing 127 workers on three shifts, Native Textiles has a $2 million payroll. : According to tax records, it paid $2,898 in municipal taxes and $22,895 in school district taxes last year. Once known as Natona Mills, the nation's premiere manufac- turer of domestic lace, Native Textiles now produces tricot fab- ric used in women's intimate apparel, jacket linings and foot- ball-type sports jerseys. ey Tn SS aT SN Duirng the late 1940's and early . 1950's it also made camoulflauge netting for the armed forces and designed a special suit for the space program. ‘ By RONALD BARTIZEK Post Editor Local police and the Federal. Bureau of Investigation are clos- ing in on burglars they believe broke into several Back Mountain homes and businesses. Two of the thefts took place in Orchard’ View Terrace, including one in which over $30,000 worth of jew- elry and cash were taken. Neighbors of a home in Or- chard View said they saw FBI agents combing a home there, apparently in search of stolen merchandise or other evidence. Dallas Township police chief Carl Miers would not comment, except to say that he expected arrests later this week. Astring of burglaries took place beginning April 14, with a break- in at Rack ‘Em Up Billiards on Main Road in Dallas Township, where about $400 in quarters was removed from vending machines. That incident occured the same day that about $175 in coins was taken from a glass jug in a home on Lake Street in Dallas Borough, along with $15 from a wallet. The next day, someone forced open the rear door of a home on Franklin Street in Shavertown and took several credit cards and $1,300 in cash. Police reported See BURGLAR, pg 14 and classified. Early deadline for July 6 issue So that our staff may enjoy the July 4th holiday, the office of The Dallas Post will be closed all day Monday, July 4. 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