0 fi C Vol. 106 No. 33 By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff . . LAKE SILKWORTH - He played ‘ecards with Jimmy Hoffa but wasn't .afraid to get his hands dirty help- .ing out his friends. Best known for his salty lan- guage and arsenal of wisecracks, William Samuel was also known as the unofficial mayor of Lake ‘Silkworth. “Bill knew everything and ev- eryone,” said long-time friend Don Kivler, reminiscing about Samuel with Fritz Chamberlain two days Water system “a wreck, they sa y By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff met eens, . HARVEYS LAKE - National Utilities provides Harveys Lake residents with water they say reeks of chlorine bleach and tastes worse. Its “temporary” water lines, installed at least eight years ago, snake through streets people's yards, a culvert and a creek bed. Even Mayor Rick Boice has no kind words for the owner of the . Harveys Lake Water Company, which he describes as “one of the sorriest water companies in the area.” When Betty and Larry West found water leaking under their kitchen in April, they assumed it was a leaking pipe and asked National Utilities to fix it. A National Utilities representa- tive says the problem wasn't the company’s responsibility at all, and there are few problems in the Harveys Lake division. See WRECK, pg 8 after the funeral. “He almost took the place of Jigger Jones, Sr.” Both Kivler and Chamberlain knew Samuel their entire lives; Samuel's sister was married to Kivler’s uncle. Samuel was a very active Re- publican and worked closely with John S. Fine before Fine was elected governor. No stranger to public service, Samuel served on the Lehman Township planning board and was a Lehman Town- ship supervisor. “Bill always said his wanting to put sewers in at Lake Silkworth Dallas, PA “Bill was a crusty old fellow on the outside, but he had a heart of gold.” Fritz Chamberlain Lifelong friend cost him the next election,” Cham- berlain said. “That was back when there was lots of federal money available for these things. The lake still doesn’t have sewers.” “He wasn't afraid to pitch in and get his hands dirty,” Kivler added. Samuel was partner in the Pure Ice and Coal Co. in Nanticoke and owned several buildings in Nanti- coke. When David Frey set up Ha- rold’'s Farm on the Sans Souci Parkway, Samuel was there to lend a hand, even pitching in at the greenhouse. “When a company which leased The Dallas Post = August 16 thru August 22, 1995 Lifelong friends remember 'Mayor of Lake Silkworth out anyone who asked him.” a building from Bill went bank- rupt, Bill helped them make it through everything,” Chamberlain said. “They eventually paid him back every cent they owed him.” When a neighbor and his wife had to go into a nursing home, Samuel took care of their prop- erty and their affairs, Kivleradded. “Bill was a crusty old fellow on the outside, but he had a heart of gold,” Chamberlain said. “He was loud and boisterous, but he didn’t mean to be offensive or vulgar with his vocabulary. It was simply part of him. Bill would try to help business partner, Allen Raczkowski, Lake Silkworth, left, and Janet Parsons and Mary Jo Conrad of Harveys Lake cooled it on the bridge at Sunset at Harveys Lake recently. The long, hot summer makes a trip to the lake almost mandatory this year. POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK Planning ahead Kingston Twp. forms water commission By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff TRUCKSVILLE — After being disbanded several years ago, the Back Mountain Regional Water Commission has resurfaced with a new name. But its goal hasn't changed — to protect the area's precious water resources. The Kingston Township super- visors recently appointed Jim Ward and Ellie Rodda to the newly formed Kingston Township Water Commission. Both Ward and Rodda were instrumental in form- ing the Back Mountain regional commission in 1989. “People think that water is like electricity — all they have to do is drill a well or tap into a water supply,” Rodda said. “We must study our water supplies and systems and work on improving them before another drought or emergency hits us.” ‘Obtaining a reliable water Supply in the Back Mountain can be like navigating through a maze, with 13 separate water compa- nies operating in Kingston Town- ship alone. The entire Back Mountain is served by at least 40 independent water companies, two reservoirs and two filtration plants - a hap- hazard patchwork of small neigh- borhood systems and independ- ent water suppliers of all sizes, each with its own set of customer regulations. Depending on where a person lives, he may or may not be al- jowed to drill a well, wash the family car, water the lawn or fill the swimming pool, if he follows i & be] “People think that water is like electricity — all they have to do is drill a well or tap into a water supply.” Ellie Rodda Kingston Twp. Water Commission his water supplier's rules. "The Kingston Township Water Commission would like to see all Back Mountain water supply ordinances standardized, with each water supplier using the same sizes of pipes and following the same rules. This will make it easier for them if they eventually interconnect and form a larger system. Interconnection of the area's 40 plus independent water com- panies makes economic sense, considering the increasingly complicated water standards set by the state and federal govern- ments and the escalating cost of water tests required by the state and federal governments. Man- datory tests include continuous monitoring of certain biological contaminants and sediments, quarterly tests for PCB's and gasoline components, yearly tests for lead and copper, and tests every three or four years for ra- don, uranium, cyanide, thallium, radium isotopes, asbestos, arse- nic and other heavy metals. See WATER, pg 2 Duane and Bill Sprau of Dallas came ready to race.Bill was the top local finisher. “Bill could tell you some of the : doggondest tales about the pranks and political tricks he pulled, including how he got to play cards with Jimmy Hoffa,” he added. Back when Samuel and his “Packy” Glowacki, were starting the Pure Ice and Coal Co., they ran up against the Teamsters’ Union because they didn’t have a union shop. 4 “In those days, matters were See SAMUEL, pg3 Board puts off schedule By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - The Dallas School Board will wait until its October meeting to take a final vote on the move to “intensified scheduling,” which would change the high school day from seven 50-minute classes to four 85-minute ses- sions. : By postponing its final vote until the high school teachers have had more time to review material on intensive scheduling, the school board reached a compromise of sorts with the teachers at" its August 14 meeting. “This is the right way to go,” said Dallas Education Associa- tion president William Wagner, a high school biology teacher. The teachers had voted twice, in April and in June, on adopting a four- period day for high school stu- dents. While most teachers were undecided about the plan in April, See SCHEDULE, pg 2: Zoning plan passes on 3-2 vote FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - The supervisors accepted the proposed amendments to the zoning ordi- nance from the planning commis- sion and set a public hearing to take public comments for Sep- tember 13 at 7 p.m. at the fire hall. The commission had approved the proposed changes on a 3-2 vote, with Mark Millington and Hank Psolka voting against it. Millington disagreed with the three-acre minimum lot size in the agricultural zones, while Psolka said he didn’t like all the new rules and regulations, ac- cording to township Secretary Sandy Race. The supervisors awarded a $585 contract to Ide Paving to repair the tennis and basketball courts behind the municipal build- ing. The supervisors also gave con- tingent approval to the Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Comi- pany to invite other area fire companies to its September 24 fire school, as long as all partici- pating units provide certificates of insurance to the township by September 5. Hl Re-Building The former "Duke" Isaacs show- room will be recycled, and replaced. See the plan on page 3. B Showoffs Annual Lehman car show is this weekend. Page 16. 16 Pages 2 Sections Calendar..................... 16 Classified............... 14-15 Crossword.................. 16 Editorials.................... 4 Obituaries................... 11 School................... 12-13 SPofs...........iiu. 9-11 CALL 675-5211 FOR HOME DELIVERY, NEWS OR ADVERTISING The Dallas Post MAILING LABEL- Please enclose this label with any address changes, and mail to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612-0366
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