Win $1,C 000 50¢ The Dallas Po St od PA = -_ 6 thru 1 2.1 995 Details on page 10 § A Vol. 106 No. 36 a. Dallas, PA 9. [a By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff "BACK MOUNTAIN - Less than a “dozen Native Textiles workers 4} followed when operations from the plant were transferred to Glens Falls, New York. Native Textiles, which employed 127 workers on three shifts, closed the doors of its Dallas plant at the end of May, when the last of its machines were moved to a new plant in Glens Falls. i About 30 percent of its workers mill in Glens Falls, but only seven or eight — mostly foremen and non-union people - took the company up on its offer, accord- ing to plant manager Bill Paculav- age. Another two or three workers, who are in temporary jobs in the new mill, haven't decided yet whether or not to make the move, he added. Others close to age 62 retired. “Some of our workers wanted to move, but stayed in the Back Mountain because their families The union “didn't do a thing” to help the workers get new Jobs. Wolfe Fomor union tucal prasident sap were eligible to transfer to the new didn’t want to go,” he said. “Roughly a third of our workers in Dallas left for other jobs before the move. They didn't have many years of service with us and had little to lose.” Paculavage said prices and expenses are about the same asin Northeastern Pennsylvania. The schools are somewhat better, because public school students in New York State must take the Regents’ Examination at the end of every school year in order to pass to the next grade level, he added. “It's a very nice area,” he said. The average hourly wage for the Glens Falls plant's 107 work- Tall in the saddle Jennifer Harteis is national riding winner By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS -Jennifer Harteis, 22, “of Dallas, is one of the best quar- terhorse riders in the nation and she has the awards to prove it. Last year Jennifer and her horse, Gabs Unlimited (Claude to his friends), earned the American Quarterhorse Association's Rookie of the Year award in the adults under age 30 class for having earned the most points in quarterhorse shows. She learned to ride with Joe Boyle at Harveys Lake when she was 12 years old, later taking “lessons from Donna Lombardi - Martelli in Perkasie, Kathy Shas- kas in Dallas and Tracy Gleason in Oxford, PA. Jennifer rides both English and Western, but her first love is English riding. “I love it,” she said. eid ou can do lots of different things and never get bored.” Neither does Claude, 5, who “You must believe horse are the best in the world, even ona bad dai.” - Jennifer Hartels : Champion rider does well in either Western or English classes and competed with Jennifer in English classes in hundreds of shows last year in order to earn the Rookie of the Year title. In order to qualify for Rookie of the Year, Jennifer and Claude had to start out with noribbons earned in any class in any horse show. They accumulated points for the award by winning ribbons in English classes at the larger quarterhorse shows. Points are awarded based on the size of the See HARTEIS, pg 7 Jennifer Harteis and her quarterhorse, Gabs Unlimited (Friends call him Claude). POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE i O P year started, ° By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff DALLAS - With the new school students have learned they can get an economi- cal, nutritious and tasty lunch under a unique plan at the Dallas High School cafeteria. Instead of the standard “issue one each” Type A lunch, students may select either lunch or items priced individually under the a la carte plan, according to Marriott Food Services supervisor Jackie Neare. “We run specials every day for less than $2,” Neare said. “For example, students can buy a WANTED Followers of Jesus Christ seek 100-acre farm. All replies acknowledged. By JACK HILSHER Post Correspondent ¥ f The traditional Help Wanted ad probably would not work in the case of a Back Mountain commu- nity-in-the-making. That would- be community, called by the mouth-filling title “The Brethren in the Ways of Jesus Christ,” is a Catholic lay group looking for ‘would-be farmers.” ~ For candidates to this venture, experience is not an absolute cheeseburger and salad, pizzaand a salad or other things which are good for them and we know they'll like. We serve much more than pizza, fries and sodas.” The staff is open to meal sug- gestions from the students, she added. Although the senior high's cafe- teria doesn't participate in the federally subsidized free and re- duced rate lunch plan, students may apply for a similar program which the district pays for. Before the a la carte program was set up, only five or six stu- dents took advantage of the sub- sidized Type A lunches, Neare said. Since the district introduced the a must, but founder Mark Ponganis says, “Hopefully we will be able to hire persons who at least know one end of a hoe from the other!” And so, an ad with “Catholics wanted, 18 years or older, single or married,” would not seem to cut it without a fuller explana- tion. And such an explanation is liable to become complex very quickly, not to speak of possibly becoming suspect. It's not. Brother Ponganis in the flesh is very persuasive, and has the unique ability to strip complicated explanations down to their bare bones. Balding but with a neatly trimmed and grey- flecked beard, he admits to a half- century on the planet and a long successful career - ex-career re- ally - as a horticulturist, working at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square near Philly. Hisdad was a baker, he has two brothers, and is single. Brother Mark's sincerity in the spiritual sense is very evident. As a teen, and again in his 20s, he See BROTHERS, pg 5 “We don’ l let them simply get $1.75 worth of chips. Jackie Neare Dallas fond supervisor la carte plan, approximately 65 students are now using the dis- trict-funded lunch plan, in which students get $1.75 of food for free or at a reduced rate. “We don't let them simply get $1.75 worth of chips,” Neare said. “It must be a nutritious meal.” In addition to the good old standbys of pizza, burgers, fries High school offers tasty, nutritious lunch choices and hot dogs, the senior high cafeteria offers three sizes of hoagies ranging in price from $1.25 to $2.25, salads for $2 and under, burritos, tacos (two for $1.50), soup (75¢) and hot sand- wiches. Low-fat dressings and mayonnaise are available upon request, Neare said. Beverages, all 75¢ and under, include soda, milk, orange drink, Snapple and Gatorade, while desserts include granola bars, fresh fruit, fresh baked cookies, Italian ice, ice cream, chips and snack cakes, all priced between 30¢ and 60¢. A recent investiture ceremony of “The Brothers in the Ways of Jesus Christ,” was held in St. Mary’s Annunciation Church on Zerbey Avenue in Kingston. Brother Mark Ponganis, Elder, one of ' the group's founders and the source for this feature, is second from the right. ers is $8.50 per hour, about $1 less than what workers in the Dallas plant earned. They're rep- resented by the Communications Workers of America instead of the American Clothing and Textile Workers, which represented them here. Some former workers are going to school for training in other fields, while others are still col- lecting unemployment benefits, according to former ACTW local president Larry Wolfe, who found a maintenance job at the Lake- Lehman high school. ost former Native Textile Workers without jobs The unemployment checks last only six months, Wolfe said. If foreign imports had led to the Native Textiles employees losing their jobs, they would have quali- fied for extended benefits. The union “didn’t do a thing” to help the workers get new jobs, he added. Along with lower wages and a different union, the mill employ- ees who moved with the plant to Glens Falls also face another challenge. See NATIVE, pg 3 Kids know Shriners do more than parades By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff BACK MOUNTAIN - Kaitlyn Sledzinski may not understand who the Shriners are, but she certainly knows her buddies in Irem Temple's clown unit. They're the people who stopped a parade in downtown Scranton to say hello to to the perky toddler and gave her animals fashioned from balloons. Kaitlyn joined Tina Pendergast and Eric Jeffries, all patients at the Shriners’ Orthopaedic Hospi- tal in Philadelphia, for a visit to Irem Temple Country Club Sep- tember 2 to meet Shrine Imperial Potentate Illustrious Sir Robert B. Bailey as part of Irem’s 100th anniversary celebration. Tina, 10, and Kaitlyn, 2 1/2, were born with upper limb defi- ciency, or congenital amputation, in which a child is born without part of a limb. Both girls’ right arms end just below the elbow. “Very little is known about it,” said Kaitlyn's mother, Chris. “Very little research has been done.” Kaitlyn was four months old when Chris and Bob Pendergast See SHRINERS, pg 8 New zone plan spurs flurry of requests By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - The planning commission considered several applications for zoning changes, most of which are re- lated to one another and will be addressed at a special meeting in two weeks, at its regular August 28 meeting. Ann Marie McAvoy, owner of the Chadsford Estates I and II subdivisions, has asked that her land be rezoned from agricultural to residential so she can keep her minimum lot size at two acres after the amendments to the zon- ing ordinance are passed. The present minimum lot size in the agricultural area is two acres, which will be changed to three acres under the new ordinance. She told the planning commis- sion she has spent a considerable PUBLIC HEARING Wed., Sept. 13, 7 p.m. Franklin Twp. fire hall amount of money having Chadsford Estates mapped and surveyed, but didn't bring any records as proof to the meeting. “I didn’t know I was allowed to bring my files with me,” she said. Township engineer Tom Doughton asked her to bring copies of maps, studies and other work to the next meeting. Other requests for zoning changes will be affected by the planning commission's decision on Chadsford Estates, according to commission chairman Ed Dor- rance. David and John Hilstolsky, Michael Prokopchak and Ray See 'ZONE', pg 7 HM Fall Sports Preview Special 12- page section inside. HB Scout signup Boy and Girl Scout troops are signing up now. Details inside. 26 Pages 3 Sections Calendar.....................14 Classified............... 12-13 Crossword.................. 14 Editorials...........c....... 4 Obituaries.......cc.ceeveene 12 SCNOON......ccoeoi viens 11 SPONSES... conser 9-10 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 18612-03
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