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The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • 5

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The Times Leaderi
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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TIMES-LEADER, EVENING NEWS, RECORD, WILKES-BARRE, PAi, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1972 Five Congregations Will Flood Water Collapsed Home 1 Church Festival At Nesquehoning Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Nesquehoning, will con FORCE SWORK MRICIES OFFER FRESH MEDICATIONS 'i duct its annual summer festival Receives Degree Charles L. Pinarowicz, son of Mrs. Clara Molchan, 205 W. South Nanticoke, graduated Cum Laude from St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia.

He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and ranked 27th in a class of 485. He and his wife, the former Barbara Frantz, formerly of 177 W. Noble Nanticoke, reside at 1917 Fleming Willow Grove. Friday through Sunday on the Join For Services Rev. A.

J. Thomas, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, Edwardsville, has announced that his congregation will meet with the Welsh Baptist Church of Ed wardsville until further notice. Services will be conducted each Sunday at 10 a. m. parish grounds.

The celebration marks the an IS OUTLINED niversary of the founding of the parish in 1906 and the last apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes, France, in All Drugs In Stores Of 1858. A novena will close with a Flood Areas Are Dis Governor's Assistant Ex-plains Procedures Used In Flood Areas carded and Destroyed jif special Mass on- Saturday at 7 p. m. A Pilgrim's Processional modeled after the one at Lourdes will be- hied Sunday night at 6 to the grotto at New Columbus. Water from the i at Lourdes will be distributed to the faithful.

An official from the Gover nor's Emergency Relief Force Harrisburg, Friday morning out lined work procedures and other efforts being put into the flood- zerne, and these extra workers stricken area of Luzerne County during a meeting in Kingston will be deployed to other where cleanup still is major. Borough Building. Joseph O'Connor, Governor's assistant in the force, explained O'Connor said the function of the work force is' to remove contaminated material 'and furniture. He explained if a crew were to remove mud' from a some- $1,000,000 had been set aside for the purpose of paying Flood- irea residents buying drugs in reopened pharmacies in the damaged area can be absolutely confident they are getting fresh medicine. Bernard Borr of Borr Casey, Pittston, president of Luzerne County Pharmacists, has explained that under a new control law all drugs in the stores affected by the flood even though untouched by water have been "shoveled out" and destroyed by an inspector.

NeW supplies have been shipped unaffected by the added. Of 35 pharmacies shutdown at the peak of the disaster, nine are now back in business some in trailers, others in vacant stores located above the water line. Only one or two stores escaped the waters. Maltby Drug Store, 326 Hughes Swoyersville, got only a foot of water, and has been workers to go into the various communities to aid in the clean FUNERAL HOME basement, it could lie them up an entire day. While he did" not! up.

He said some $40,000 a day directly answer a question "Will fARRISH WILKES-BARRE PA. PHONE 124473 SERVICE IS ALWAYS OUR FIRST CONSIDERATION was being spent to pay the workers. Photo by Joe Barberio A dwelling on Charles Street lies leveled after being knocked off its foundation by the raging flood waters. The three-story structure collapsed when struck by the waters which smashed through the dike on Riverside Drive. In similar condition were several other residences in the River- sid Drive-Charles Street area.

the crews go into a basement to clean mud?" O'Connor indicated O'Connor said cleanup in Plains, Port Blanchard, Pitts- the crews would not. Workers in the program are paid $2.50 an ton, Duryea, West Pittston, hour or $20 a day. O'Connor said he had asked Exeter, Wyoming, Nanticoke and West Nanticoke was finished, Doctors In Flood Are ATTENTION DM. the Army engineers about get while "the light at the end of the tunnel can be seen in Plymouth and Shickshinny. Main efforts now will be con ting mud pumps, but said he was: told they were "all gone." O'Connor did say, he would try to get some.

Attending the meeting were; TALLIES New Gear centrated in Forty-Fort, Hanover Township and South operating uninterruptedly on a part-time basis. Druggists handled all prescriptions at heighth of emergency at Rea Derick stores at the Mall and other areas outside flooded zones. Mr. Borr had this advice for Kingston Council President Ralph Brown, and Councilman O'Connor said about 6,000 entire new array of equipment is Andy Marko, Henry Avery and A number of central city professional' men are bringing in homes had been cleaned, but expected to arrive over the week Ralph Hull; Kingston Solicitor felt this figure was a minimum Supervisors Not Easing Zoning On Trailers entire new equipment to con as many persons had cleaned those persons who are unable to their own home. He set these end.

"We have complete confidence in the area; in fact, we have William Fahey and Raymond Lowery, coordinator for the West Side municipalities and Hanover Township. quotas for workers in the various Kingston Township Board of hopes of expanding," Dr. Brown Supervisors announced $15,000 municipalities: Forty Fort, 200; Swoyersville, 200; Kingston, 200; Wilkes-Barre, 600; Plymouth, 100; Shickshinny, 75; Luzerne, stated. Dr. James Dunn, orthodonist, in road damage had occurred have prescriptions refilled Dy their regular druggist: "Before you take the last of the drug bring the bottle with one sample to any drugstore and it will be refilled from an emergency supply." Oliver London of Kingston; 'Sec during the flood in the township N.

Franklin has secured complete new equipment for his 50; Edwardsville, 50 and Hanover Township, 200. At its regular in the Westmoreland elementary School, Michael Stan office and last week procured CHURCH COUNCIL MEMBERS OF LUTHERAN CONGREGATIONS in WILKES-BARREKINGSTON Are asked to attend a special meeting with Synod President Dr. Wilson E. Touhsaent Sunday, July 16th at 2:30 P. M.

At St. Mary's School, 695 N. Main St. (Next to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church) Some cutback was due yester day in Forty Fort, Swoyersville, retary of association, who is working out of Rea Derick, Kingston, Edwardsville, and Lu- the array with the hope of resuming his practice next week.

Aviatrix Disappointed Nanticoke. observed, "I think tinue their practices. Dr. Sheldon Brown, optometrist, Public Square, yesterday proudly exhibited his restored office not too far from E. Market Street, and announced the business in operation.

His confidence was in evidence as he introduced a reporter'-to a third generation to carry on the enterprise founded by Dr. Sheldon Brown's father. "It was a cooperative venture on the part of the partners and the personnel," Dr. Brown explained and a reporter noted the cleanliness of the interjor with walls freshly scrubbed and eye frames on higher levels untouched by flood waters. However, the delicate machinery and testing devices were ruined and Dr.

Brown said an the worst is over with more pharmacists getting Into the act and more physicians becoming Reykjavik, Iceland UR Marion PLYMOUTH NEWS AGENCY Will Be Open This Sunday For Sunday Carrier Boys And Regular Customers. GENE THOMAS PLYMOUTH NEWS AGENCY 106 W. Main St. Plymouth ley, board secretary, stated that official claims had -been filed with the state and the township should be reimbursed 80 per cent of the cost of repair. Holcomb's Grove Road, which sustained the greatest damage, will cost in excess of $10,000 to put back in condition.

John Dana, planning and zoning officer for the township, was advised by Solicitor Ben Jones 3rd to abide by local ordinances concerning the placement of trailers in the township. Many residents, of Trucks ville Hart, America's 80-year-old aviatrix, was one of the disappointed ones when Bobby Fischer didn't show for his chess match Thursday night at the Reykjavik sports palace. "We didn't even get our money back," said Mrs. Hart, who lives in Washington, D. DR.

ARTHUR N. MEYER ANNOUNCES Office Hours Will be Held At Wyoming Valley Hospital BEGINNING Monday, July 17th FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 824-4621 available. We're up and walking again with our heads above water now." One druggist Frank Roan who had a drugstore at 159 East Main Plymouth, moved to second floor when storm flooded his store, bought temporary lighting and opened up again. John Holak Pharmacy, Main and Zerbey Avenues, Edwardsville, is operating out of a trailer. Davenport's Pharmacy, 68 9 Wyoming Kingston, has NOTICE To All Customers moved into a vacant store, form erly occupied by Aqua Pharma cy, 489 Bennett, Luzerne.

OF were without water for up to seven days during the flood. The chairman of the board Edward advised the secretary to write by registered mail to the Dallas Shavertown Water Company advising them, that unless a detailed plans of immediate repairs is received within 10 days. a formal complaint will be filed with the PUC. All residents of the township were advised that there will be no -filling of swimming, James Jiunta Green's Phar DUE TO FLOOD EMERGENCY, THE FOLLOWING macy at 403 S. is peraUng-irom.

a trailer located at corner of Academy and River Streets. George Kempenski at Crossroads Pharmacy, 685 Carey City, has reopened in a trailer in Hanover Township, i Jiunta Lee Park Pharmacy, 13 Lee Park Lee Park is open for business in a storeroom washing cars ox use of water for nonessential purposes until fur ther notice. Secretary Stanley was advised to draw up an ordinance for that purpose. in back of his building. "Pierce Drugs at 390 Pierce .1 1 1 1.

k. 1 just off side of North Street HllladelPnia-N. T. i WILL BE J. H.

BROOKS DIVISION OF ELKINS, MORRIS, STROUD CO. DUE TO THE FLOOD DAMAGE THE WILKES-BARRE OFFICE IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED. YOU CAN REACH YOUR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE OR HAVE YOUR ACCOUNT SERVICED BY OUR SCR ANTON OFFICE. PLEASE CALL 654-3481 or 344-1251 COLLECT bridge in Kingston, is operating from a big trailer on his park- ing lot. Cooks Pharmacy at 777 Wyoming Kingston, has ODened Seaplane Service New York Mt Hourly seaplane service between Manhattan 'and was in- in a trailer on Wyoming Avenue, downtown Philadelphia Obrzut's Drug Store at 32 augurated Wednesday.

Luzerne West Pittston, that! Tne 8 a- m-to 6 P- "reschedule suffered a foot or so of water deduced by Downtown 8M SIM has reODened lAirnnnes at a cosi 01 per for the 30-minute Borr has asked all area'Pf" flight. Six-passenger Piper Az druggists to attend a meeting next Thursday morning at 10 at Treadway Inn. Officers of state and national pharmaceutical associations and representatives from state government, whole tecs equipped with pontoons make the trip. Landing sites are the East River, near Wall Street in New York, and Penn's Landing, on the Delaware River at the foot oLWalnuLStreetiiLPhiladelphia. sale, manufacturers, narcotic "and restricted drug repf esenta7 tives will attend.

He urged affected druggists to attend and "bring their priblems." Woman Burns Self To Death Nancy, France A young woman burned herself to death in the toilet of the Strasbourg-Paris express train Monday. The train was stopped when an explosion hurled pieces of wood, metal and glass onto the station platform at Lerouville. Trainmen found- a partially empty gasoline container and the "BUSIH SHAVERTOWN DUNDEE NANTICOKE DALLAS W. MAIN CHURCH, NANT. LUZERNE ASHLEY BY-PASS, PLAINS M0UNTAINT0P EXETER SHICKSHINNY PLYMOUTH charred body of the estimated to be about 20 years oJdJinside the toilet of a passenger car.

ALSO THE FOLLOWING ALL MERCHANDISE INVOLVED IN THE FLOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED AND DISPOSED I NEW MERCHANDISE ARRIVING DAILY MANY ITEMS ARE ALREADY ON DISPLAY AND READY TO GO. IF WE DO NT HAVE WHAT YOU NEED, WE CAN PROBABLY GET IT FOR YOU IN A REASONABLE LENGTH OF TLME. SUPER SAVER MARKETS WYOMING VALLEY MALL, KENNEDY PITTSTON MOBILE HOME INSURANCE Foremost Insurance Company Specialist In Mobile Home Insurance For Almost Two Decades Perils Insured Hzainst Ircfcde: Flood Landslide Earthquake Riot Etc. Persona) Effects Coverage SEBRITE CORPORATION" 332 Pierce Street Penn 18704 288-8486 288-8487 WE GLADLY ACCEPT 1 ASSOCIATE STORE STAMPS FEDERAL 115 NORTH MAIN STREET, WILKES-BARRE.

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