Tunkhannock New Age from Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania • 1

AND NEW AGE 4 96th Year NUMBER 14 I INK HAN NOCK. PENNSYLVANIA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1965 $5.00 PER YEAR 10 Single Copy 14 Pages Xliff Victor Rockwell Is Hong LOCAL OPERATORS TO BE ELIMINATED Besteder Loses By 321 Votes Direct Dialing to Start on Nov. 21 Republican candidate Cleah M. Rockwell, of Nicholson, gained election as Wyoming County Treasurer on Tuesday, by virtue cf a narrow 321-vote margin over the Democratic standard-bearer, Karl C. Besteder, of Northmore-land Township.

Although only about two-thirds of the registered voters turned Noiman Laird (R) 62, Raymond Champluvier (D) 21. EATON Const Paul Kristun.as (R) 208, Raymond Phillips (D) 130. SD Roy R-Gieenley (R) 199, Donald Williams (D) 147. Sup Harold Rice (R) 240, Charles Boice (D) 98. EXETER Sup George Hock (R) 183, Walter W.

Smuh (D) 79. TC Morton Keyes (R) 182, Mrs. Scolasticp Hovan (D) 78. FACTORYVILLE BORO: MayerDavid Watkins (R) 143, Joseph Rought (D) 167. FACTORYVILLE 2nd WARD: Counc (3) Thomas D.

Williams (R) 110, Evelyn R. Otto (R) 95, George L. Davies (R) 87, John R. out to cast their ballots, this lack cf interest did not hold true as the precincts reported to the Com missioners' office in the court will be used only on calls outside your local calling area. The telephone directory contains full instructions on pages 5, 6 and 7 for direct distance dialing, plus a partial list of cities which may be dialed direct.

Telephone users are urged to consult their directory before making their calls. Beginning November 21, telephone customers will be able to directly dial more than 9,000 points from coast to coast. Most of these points are listed in the Area Code Handbooks which are neinig mailed to the subscribers. The number of telephones that mav be dialed direct will gradually increase. Ultimately, direct A new system for direct dialing long distance calls will go into operation in Laceyville, Mehoop-any and Tunkhannock on Novem-bar 21, 1965, it was announced by M.

E. Kuchta, district manager of the Commonwealth Telephone. Known as direct distance dialing or DDD, it will affect the average person who makes station-to-station long distance calls from his home or business telephone. Such calls as person-to-person, collect calls, coin box calls, and other calls needing special handling will be made in the same manner as today, by dialing "Operator." Local calls also will be dialed the same way as at present. DDD house Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.

Mr. Rockwell jumped off to an early lead, asi the Nicholson area vote was among the first to be leported. With about half of he distance dialing will make it possible to reach almost any telephone in the United States and Canada by Simply dialing the desired numbers. The inauguration of direct distance dialing here is another step uy the Commonwealth Telephone Company in its modernization and improvement program in Mehoopany and Tunkhan-nock. To make DDD possible, it was necessary to have a uniform system of telephone numbers on a nation-wide basis.

telephone must be identified in such a way that no matter who calls that telephone, or from what point, that telephone alone will receive the call. To set up the uniform numbering system, the United States and Canada have been divided into more than 100 zones, or dialing areas. Each area was assigned a code, a 3-figure number. These area code numbers make it possible for the dial equipment to distinguish between identical telephone numbers in different sections of the country. The Laceyville, Mehoopany and Turtlchannock area code is 717.

Calls to points within this area do not require the use of your own area code number when dialing. For calls outside your area, you must dial the appropriate 3-figure code preceding the telephone number you are calling. When making a long distance sbation-to-station call from any DEATH CAR, in which a former Meshoppen girl met death Friday night near Factoryville. gives i 4.u 4. Vii, whn iht tipw 1J6fi spHnn crossed thp center Davis Cited by Phone Company mui" eviueiice 01 une uciucuuuuj iane of Route 11 and was struck broadside by a truck driven by Arthur A.

Wrightson, of li.U. 1, Nicholson. The victim was Mrs. John Loftus, 30, of Clarks Summit, the former Mary Ann McCarthy, of Meshoppen, who was pronounced dead on arrival at Scranton State Hospital. Reeves Photo.

Former Meshoppen Girl Year's 6th Crash Victim districts in, however, his margin had shrunk to 75 votes. After 21 of the 29 districts had reported, the Rockwell lead had grown to 324, only to be reduced to 197, with three precincts still to be heard from. As the final three districts came in, the unofficial victory margin was fixed at 321. Unofficial totals show 3,347 votes for Rockwell and 3,026 for Besteder. On a district-by-district basis the election was equally close.

Itockwell carried 17 districts, compared to 12 for Besteder. (The unofficial election table will be found on page 5 As of Tuesday, 132 absentee ballots and 14 military ballots had been received by the election board, indicating that they will have no effect on the outcome. This was the only contest on the county ballot, the other races having been decided in the primary election. Both parties had nominated for re-election Judge Robert W. Trem-bath, District Attorney John R.

Morgan and Coroner A. Bryse Sheldon. Clyde I. Rome, of Nicholson, had been named as the Republican Jury Commissioner, with Mrs. Helen Matylewicz, of Over-field Township, being re-elected to that post by the Democrats.

Two proposed constitutional amendments were on the ballot Tuesdav. and Wyoming County Walter (D) 76. FALLS JP-Jean B. Swartz (R) 180, Harold Fitch (D) SD-Raymond G. Swartz iR) 215, Roger L.

Keeler (D) 164. FALLS NO. 2: Const Martin Stage, Jr. (R) 138, Oscar Ayers (D) 91. FOIiKSTON Aud Harry D.

Forsey (R) 45, Mabel Ronalder (D) 53. JP (2) Bert Lewis (R) ll, Edward Stone (R) 43, Clyde Kester (D) 49. SI) Norman Ashcraft (R) 45, William Dunlap (D) 56. Sup Ronald Vermeukn (R) 37, Joseph Harvey (D) 67. LACEYVILLE Counc (4)-Rexford Singer (R) 152, Tom Forscht (R) 163, Don Ridgeway (R) 114, Charles Lacey (R) 105, James Cruver (D) 58, Albert Bluhm (D) 39, Arthur Heller (D) 101, Herb Sheehan (D) 97.

JP (2)-Togle J. Marcucci (R) 130, John Stal i (R) 134, Ronald Brown (W) 75, Foster Comstock (D) 44. SD-Robert E. Brigham (R) 154, Mrs. Harold Benninger (D) 57.

TC-Kenneth Jayne (R) 165, Elizabeth Grose (D) 47. LEMON TWP. As-Archie B. Garrison (R) 119, Andrew Kuffa (D) S7. Sup-Emmons Harvey (Continued on page 5A) Mail Service Cut On Veterans' Day Thursday.

November 11, Veterans Day, will be observed as a 11 o.t (ill nnsfsil sisters, Kathleen and Evelyn McCarthy, and a brother, Charles, Ji all of Meshoppen. Davis, Mr. Sordoni pointed out that the Tunkhannock wire chief bsgan working with Sordoni Construction Company in 1939, on the Georgetown Settlement Camp in the Pocono Mountains. During his long service with Sordoni Enuerprises, Mr. Davis was employed, in 1940, in the Forty Fort shops on vehicular maintenance; in 1841, the telephone repair shop, and in 1942 as cableman's helper.

Between 1943 and 1946, Mr. Davis seived in the Signal Corps of the U. S. Army in its communication section On his return from military Donald E. Davis, wire chief of Commonwealth Telephone Compa-niy in the Tunkhannock-Montrose-Clarks Summit districts, received a special salute Saturday night hen.

he was admitted to the Quarter Century Club of Sordoni Enterprises. Mr. Davis' 25-ycar pin was presented to him by A. J. Sordoni, president of Sordoni Enterprises, at the 16th annual dinner meeting of the Quarter Century Club of Sordoni Enterprises held in Hotel Sterling, Wilkes-Barre.

Approximately 250 persons were dinner guests of Mr. Sordoni at the Saturday night affair. In making the award to Mr. les and Anna Burns McCarthy. She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church, in Clarks Summit.

Surviving, besides her husband and parents, are two children, Matthew, 6, and Suzann, two Funeral services were held at he McCrea Funeral Home, in Scranton, on Tuesday, with mass in Our Lady of Snows Church, telephone in Laceyville, Mehoop-1 Clarks Summit. Interment was in St. Catherine's Cemetery, at Moscow. any and TunK.nannocK, you must first dial "1." This directs you to the automatic, equipment then dial the area code if required, then the desired telephone number. This information is carefully explained in the telephone directory and in the direct distance dialing seivice, Mr.

Davis was employed in the repair shop in 1946. In 1947, he was a central office man in Dallas, Shickshiraiy and Clarks Summit districts. Named central office man in Tunkhannock-Mont-rose districts in 1949, he was Fire Numbers Distributed voters added their approval of fo.vth of them, in keeping with sentiment expressed across the I iAHUIIcll iwi.uLy .11 T1-l. Mehoopany Fete Begins The celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Mehoopany Methodist Church will begin Friday evening, with a fellows-hip service. On Saturday evening, District Superintendent Dr.

Roland Crompton will be the speaker. The Rev. Burt Graves, a former pastor, will conduct special worship services on Sunday. On Saturday, a chicken pie supper will be served beginning at 5 P.M., continuing until all are served. The menu appears elsewhere in this issue.

Appearing on page IB of this paper is a detailed history of the church, including a list of former pastors. Mrs. John Loftus, 30, of Clarks the former Mary Ann McCarthy, of Meshoppen, became the sixth person to die this year cn Wyoming County highways when the car in which she was riding figured in a car-truck collision on Route 11, near Factoryville, Friday night. Mrs. Loftus, mother of two young children, sustained fractures of the skull and jaw, internal injuries and brain injuries, as a new 1966 car, apparently driven her husiband, went out of control and crossed the center line of the highway, directly into the path of a truck driven by Arthur A.

Wrightson, of R.D. 2, Nicholson. The truok struck the auto broadside, with the point of impact being the door on the passenger side, where Mist Loftus was seated. The car was ripped open by the crash, with the door being hurled to the pavement. Mi-s.

Loftus was pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. N. E. Patrick, of Factoryville, who also treated her husband before he was removed to Scranton State Hospital in the Factoryville ambulance. He sustained head injuries and a crushed chest, and was listed in "critical" condition.

Mr. Wrightson, the truck driver, was shaken up and dazed, but not require hospitalization, police said. According to Troopers Harvey Ferguson and James Curtin, Mr. and Mrs. Loftus were enroute to a funeral home in Montrose when the crash occurred.

They said the Loftus car apparently veered off ti highway to the right and then crossed over into the southbound instruction booklet which was mailed to all subscribers in this area. Kuchta explained that on every long distance call placed over the DDD equipment, the operator will ask for your number. Give her the number you are calling from, not the number you are calling. This is necessary for billing purposes. All other information needed to register your call is done automatically the number you call, the time your conversation starts, and the time your call is ended.

Data for billing long distance calls is assembled by electronic equipment, which combines speed and accuracy for computing the charges. Like the new system for dialing long distance calls, this new billing method is the most modern in the telephone Open House At Schools Is Listed Once again the schools of Tunkhannock will he in the spotlight as parents visit their enildren's classrooms during American Education Week, November 7-13. Sponsored annually by the National Education Association, the American Legion, the National Congress of Parents and Teachers and the U. S. Office of Education.

A merican Education Week leminds each citizen that good schools are, to a very high degree, his own responsibility. This year, the theme for the week's activities is "Invest in Learning," and 32 million parents across the country are expected to visit their schools to check on their investment. The community, the nation, and this entire civilization, will benefit from each of the goals of education for a society can foe termed rational and learned only if its members are rational and learned. Thp ndvfint.ae-es are circular: In installations, rosimasiei Bartron has1 advised. There will be no regular deliveries made on this day either by city or rural cariers.

However, Special Delivery matter will be delivered promptly within Tunkhannock Borough and other city delivery offices. The postmaster stated that the fust receipt of mail at the Tunkhannock post office will be at 3 P.M., which will be sorted at once and placed in all lock boxes. No window service will be provided although the public lobby will be cpen from 2 to 6 P.M., for the mmwTiipTirp of lock box patrons. promoted to his present position, wire chief, in 1960. Early Paper Next Week Since there will be no mail service next Thursday, due to the observance of Veterans' Day, the Republican New Age will be printed on Tuesday, for Wednesday delivery.

All news and advertising copy should reach our hands a day earlier than usual, since material received on Tuesday cannot possibly be published. Triton Hose Company has asked that its thanks be extended for the wonderful cooperation received on Sunday, as members distributed stickers bearing the new fire call number to homes in Tunkhannock Borough and Tunkhannock, Eaton and Lemon Townships. Nearly every resident was found at home, as 50 firemen and local post office employees distributed the stickers. Anyone who was missed can obtain stickers from James Welch or Donald Sick. This should be done at once, since the new fire reporting system is now in strife.

The vote here on the proposal to allow former judges, to serve in the various courts was 1930 "yes" and 899 "no." On the proposal to exempt those earning less than $1000 per year from occupational taxes, the local vote was 2157 "yes" and 828 "no." Many local-level contests were on the ballots in the various districts. The following abbreviations are used in reporting these results: As-Assessor: Aud-Audi-tor; Const-Constable; JP-Justice of the Peace; SD-chool Dire-tor; Sup-Supervisor; TC-Tax Colle--tor; Counc-Councilman. (Numbers in parenthesis indicate number to be elected, when more than one): BRAINTRPM As Paul King (R) 65, Paul Heller (D) 18. jVud Mary King (R) 63, Paul Heller (D) 12. JP Romeyn Warner (R) 66, Naomi Decker (D) 17.

SD Eugene Ferris (R) 67, Richard Ebeiiin (D) 21. Sup All lock box patrons should note the above hours the lobby will be open and arrange to pick up their nail that arrives Wednesday before the office closes at 6 P.M. The regular holiday schedule posted on all collection boxes will be observed for the collection and dispatch of maiL vestment in education enriches the traffic lane. Thp accident took nlaee a half- individual, who then contributes to the total good of his community and nation, and an intellectually enriched nation provides the context that stimulates further individual enrichment. Plan to visit your schools during Education Week.

For convenience, the schools ask that you follow this sschedule when you visit: High school, Friday, Nov. 12; Mehoopany elementary, Wednesday. Nov. 10; Beaumont elementary, Wednesday, Nov. 10, Tunkhannock primary, Monday, Nov.

NEBA Vote Results Not Yet Known An estimated 250 members of the Tunkhannock Local of Northeastern Breeders Association met 'n the Dietrich Theatre last Thursday night, to vote on a pro-cosed merger of the breeding cooperative, now based in Tunkhan-ncck, with the New York Artificial Breeding Cooperative and four New England breeding associations. Results of the balloting will not be made known until all of the more than 10,000 NEBA stockholders have Deen given an opportunity to vote on the question. The final voting meeting is scheduled for November 23, and after that date, all the ballots will be counted. If the proposal gains the ap-pioval of two-thirds of those voting, the NEBA facilities will be moved to a site to be provided at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. and the Eaton Road grounds will be sold.

With voting still continuing, legional dairymen opposing the merger have been mailing letters to each of the 10,000 stockholders, setting forth what they believe to be the principal disadvantages of the proposed move. At each of the meetings, the pros and cons of the merger are being aired, with members being given an opportunity to ask questions prior to the balloting. mile north of Factoryville, about ICO yards from the scene of a fatal accident which took the life of Robert Glatzel, of New Mil-ford, on October 1. A native of Meshoppen, Mrs. Loftus was the daughter of Char- Race Committee Sponsors Dance Bob Christian, one of the area's most popular square dance callers in the late '40's and early '50's, will return, to Turikhannock Friday night to provide the music for a dance and Halloween party at Shadow Brook Country Club.

Although the affair was postponed a week when it was found that. Mr. Christian could not be present October 29, there will still be prizes offered for the funniest, prettiest and most original costumes. Since the music will not art until 9:30, the Tunkhan-nock-Jessup football game should be completed prior co dance time. The affair is sponsored by the t'own-river canoe race committee, which will award a brand new Model 94 Winchester rifle during the evening.

Jim Rail is serving as chairman of the dance. BPMp 1 PIP HBErauBSflBBflRBSil Tunkhannock elementary, inurs-day, Nov. 11; kindergarten, Tuesday, Nov. 9. Ambulance Log Trips made during the past week by the Tunkhannock community ambulance association included: Oct.

29: William Lane, R.D. 4. Tunkhannook, from home to Ty-ier Memorial Hospital. Robert Shoemaker, Oliver Sickler. Oct.

30: David Crisman, Meshoppen, from Tyler to Temple University Medical Center, Philadelphia. Jim iSands, Lamonlt Simpson. Nov. 1: Frank Kozielski, Lake Carey, from home to Tyler. Eben Harvey, Don Miller.

WEAPON SYSTEM CHECK is made by Technical Sergeant Clarence B. Sills, son of Mrs. Mary Inman, of Tunkhannock, who was one of more than 300 Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) members who participated in Exercise Pacific Concord I. Sgt. Sills, a weapon technician provided vital support in this first of three annual joint U.

Zealand air force maneuvers. The exercise, conducted in Australia, furnished tactical and air defense training and demonstrated the latest weapon delivery tactics. The sergeant is assigned at Yokota AB, Japan, where he is part of the PACAF force which provides offensive-defensive airpower for the United States and its allies in the Pacific, Far East and South-aast Asia. Sgt. Sills, who attended Tunkhannock High School is married to the former Clara I.

Cragle. U. S. Air Force Photo. PLANNING EXHIBIT AND SALE of the Craftsmen of the Endless Mountains, scheduled for Novem-br 12 through 20 on the second floor of the Gay-Murray Store, Tunkhannock are Mrs.

0. CUlver, of Laceyville, treasurer; Mrs. K. G. Shelly, of Forksville.

vice president; E. R. Kerhn, of Tunkhannock, president, and Mrs. Mary May, of Troy, secretary. Craft articles to foe exhibited are made in the Endless Mountains by local craftsmen.

They include woodwork, ceramics, jewelry, needle work, tinware, woven goods, etc. The pub he is invited to visit the sale, Ibrowse around and place pre-Christmas orders. Craftsmen will make the items and send them to the buyers, who will be responsible for postage. On the final day of the sale. Saturday, Nov.

20, all items will be sold directly. A special feature of the sale will be the spinning of Wyoming County sheep wool into yarn by Mrs. Janet Crosson, of Dallas, with the yarn being woven into material by E. R. Kerlm, ot tunkhannock.

The facilities are being made available through the generosity of the Gay-Murray Co..