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Hazleton. Standard-Speaker, Saturday. Jun 5, 15S2 5 Democrats' dispute may give city 2 'chairmen BvBOHSATTT? called a district meeting for next Friday. The purpose of the meeting, set for I m. at Lobitz's Hall, is for election of a district chairman and for appointment of a city "campaign" chairman.

At the meeting a campaign chairman will be appointed by the district chairman. Since Fay and Bove are not political allies, the June 11 action Is certain to leave the local Dems with two city chairmen. Bove claimed yesterday that his re-election was lawful and that he is the legal city chairman, no matter who is appointed on June 11. Fay does not agree. The dispute centers on the question of whether the city chairman should be elected by the committee members or should be appointed by the district chairman.

According to Fay, the by-laws of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party make no provision whatsoever for a city chairman, but do permit appointment of a city "campaign" chairman at the discretion of the district chairman. "You don't even have to have one (a city campaign chairman), and many cities in Pennsylvania don't," Fay asserted yesterday, Fay said a campaign chairman, sometimes known as a campaign manager, often is appointed by a district chairman several months before an election. According to the district chairman, the committee members who voted for Bove were not certified at the time. The committee people were elected in the May II primary election and, to date, the election results have not been certified by the county Election Board. The board is waiting for a partial recount of congressional votes to be completed before certifying the primary returns.

The recount is scheduled for Wednesday morning but, ironically, as of yesterday the Election Board had not scheduled a meeting to certify the vote prior to Fay's meeting on Friday night. A continuing dispute within the leadership of tbe local Democratic Party is about to surface again. On Wednesday former city councilman Joseph Bove was elected to a third consecutive two-year term as the party's city chairman. Bore forces said a of the committeemen and omen elected In the May 18 primary cast their votes at the biennial meeting. Forty-six committee members were eligible to vote.

Now Frank Fay, strongman of the Hazle Township Democrats for many years and Democratic chairman of the 116th Legislative District (First District of Luzerne County), has "Actually, when the election is over, the job is done," Fay Insisted. Bove disagrees. Bove maintained yesterday that plenty of precedent exists for his election. He pointed out that the local party's by-laws ere revised a number of years ago and require a city chairman to be elected by the committee members. Bove pointed out that he served his two previous terms after being elected by the committeemen and women.

Fay, on the other hand, claims that the election of Bove on Wednesday was illegal from another standpoint. Police Truck leaks propane after crash in Valley Hubcaps stolen State police at Troop are Investigating the theft of four wire wheel hubcaps from a car owned by Steve Lee, 114 Susquehanna West Hazleton. The theft occurred between 4:30 and 9:45 p.m. Thursday while the car was parked on the south side of the Laurel Mall parking lot near Boscov's. The value of the hubcaps was listed at 300.

Anyone with information on the Incident is asked to call the state police. Stolen car recovered A stolen car was recovered by the Conyngham Borough Police Department Thursday evening on Route 93 near Interstate 81. The car, owned by Mildred Johnson of New York state, had been stolen in Schenectady, N.Y. Home burglarized City Patrolman Edward McAlarney reported that the home of Ethel Tulin, 49 S. Pine, was entered sometime between May 28 and June 3 by unknown persons who made off with several items, which' McAlarney did not identify.

Police are continuing their investigation into the Incident. HHS REUNION MEET WEDNESDAY Members of Hazleton High School class of 1932 are invited to attend a reunion meeting to be held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., at Genetti's Best Western Motor Lodge. i i mi SutJ the best country tradition. The accent will be on community involvement and innovative new programming ideas for the area, station officials say. WWKC is a sister station of WQEQ-FM in Freeland, which has been on the air since 1979.

Both radio stations are owned and operated by Edward and Richard Genetti. OPEN NEW RADIO STATION WWKC president and general manager Neil Rodino (left) presents a Stetson hat to West Hazleton Mayor Bernard Rockovich during a ceremony ushering in the new AM radio station at the Borough Annex Friday morning. To be known as "KC Country 1300," the station features a new country sound, playing contemporary country hits as well as oldies in ripped loose and was leaking vapors. Of major concern was the possible threat to the two gas stations located within 500 feet of the accident. The fire company was also concerned about the hazard posed to the residents of the Butler Valley Manor nursing home.

The Subruban Mutual Aid Association was notified of the accident and was asked to have ambulances available in case an evacuation was necessary. The accident, according to Butler Township Police, occurred when the tank truck, traveling south on Route 309 struck the front of a car which had failed to stop for the stop sign at the eastbound exit of Interstate 80. The truck then struck the medial strip and rolled over, landing on its roof in the northbound lane of Route 309. Afterthe truck was set upright, firemen once again checked it for leaks. The truck was also checked for leaks by its owners, the Bainbridge Gas Conyngham.

i The driver of the truck, Thomas Bainbridge, 349 Main Conyngham, was uninjured. Neither was the driver of the car, Benjamin Wood, Oxford, N.Y. Wood will be cited for failure to stop at a stop sign, police said. Assisting at the scene were the Hazle Township and Sugarloaf fire companies and the Valley Emergency Ambulance. Also assisting on standby were the West Hazleton and Freeland fire companies.

State police were called in to assist with traffic which was tied up for 45 minutes because of the accident. Stablex panel meets Tuesday The Stablex Independent Study Committee will hold its next open meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in chairman George Hayden's conference room, corner of North Poplar and East Maple Streets. Chairmen of all committees that comprise the study panel are requested to bring sufficient copies of their reports for all members of the panel. Communion Sunday Holy Communion will be administered tomorrow at the 10:30 a.m.

service at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Dr. Carl Schweitzer in charge. The Christian Education committee will meet Monday at 7 at the church edifice, and TAG will meet Tuesday at noon in Wagner Hall. Trinity's men's group will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m.

in the chapel, when Mrs. Thomas Cvammen will be the guest speaker. i FREE CONCERT A free concert by Ralph Marsicano and his German Band will be presented at 1 p.m. June 27 at the Tomhicken Monument. Music for the concert is provided by the U.S.

Recording Companies fund as arranged by Local 139, American Federation of Musicians. Butler Township fire officials prepared for a possible evacuation after a tank truck carrying 1.000 gallons of liquid propane gas collided with a car and overturned on Route 309 near the Interstate 80 intersection Friday morning. Although fire officia were concerned that vapors leaking from the truck could endanger a nursing home and two gas stations near the accident scene, no evacuation was necessary and no injuries were reported. The fire company was called to the scene of the accident shortly after 11 a.m. and immediately began checking for leakage.

They found that one of the tank operating motors on the truck had Union ratifies All-Steel pact Members of United Auto Workers Local 1561 have ratified a new contract with All Steel Inc. at Valmont Industrial Park that provides a $1 hourly wage increase over the pact's three-year term. A union official said the contract agreement was reached early since the present contract does not expire until July 9. The contract, ratified by a 228-0 vote last weekend, calls for improvements in the pension plan and an increase in. pension for retirees.

It also calls for improvements in vacations, a dental plan, and an additional holiday for employees. Judged delinquent A 16-year-old Weston boy has been found delinquent by Luzerne County Juvenile Court Judge Chester B. Muroski on several charges stemming from turning in a false fire alarm on April 26 at the West Hazleton High School The boy, making his first appearance In court, had been charged by borough police with (making) false alarms to agencies of public safety, reckless en-dangerment and terroristic threats. In handing down his decision, Judge Muroski released the boy to the custody of his father and placed him on probation until his 18th birthday. The youth will also have his driving privileges suspended until he reaches age 18.

In addition, he ordered the defendant to perform 15 days community service to the borough fire department, make restitution to the borough in the sum of $10, and participate in the mental health program at the HazletonNanticoke MHMR Center. PRICE PARCELS SOLD Four parcels including the site of the former Price's Dairy and retail store have been sold by Doris S. Price, Hazleton, and Peoples First National Bank and Trust Co. to Samuel B. Price, Conyngham, for $165,000, according to a deed filed at the Luzerne County Courthouse.

The properties are located at McNair and 15th streets. Shenandoah clinic gets patient directly and to have their medical records on file in our' computer for easy evaluation and diagnosis." Patients have been transported to Pottsville Hospital, Ashland, Good Samaritan, Geisinger Medical Center as well as St. Joseph's in Hazleton. "We always honor our patients personal choice in such cases," noted Noonan. "Such care when it is immediately required can often make the difference in The new St.

Joseph-Shenandoah Hospital Satellite on Friday admitted its 2000th patient. In less than six full weeks, the new medical facility has been increasing its patient load every day. "We did not anticipate such an excellent reaction by the people of this area," said assistant administrator Steven Gimmer. "We had only anticipated a patient utilization of about 800 per month and we are presently seeing between 50 and 65 patients each day." The new medical facility has been serving a variety of illnesses, according to Dr. Frank Noonan, medical director.

"We have received patients who are in severe distress with pain and Injury, for example with a heart attack or an accident victim. We are also seeing those who have common colds, flu, or are In need of standard tests." The medical facility, said Noonan, "is busy almost the entire day and we have experienced times when the patients are still asking for services after our sched- Summer schedule at St. Paul's UCC St. Paul's United Church of Christ, West Hazleton, will begin its summer schedule Sunday, according to the pastor, the Rev. Richard D.

Abernethy. A "come as you are" service will be held at 8 a.m., and the regular morning worship at 10. The church nursery and Sunday School will be closed until September. The church consistory will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., and the summer festival committee will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. uled hours of operation." Ambulance patients, noted the doctor, are being transported to the center throughout the area.

Such patients, said Dr. Noonan, are stabilized, blood work is done and in the cases of heart problems are given standard cardiopulmonary methods of service. Ambulance patients are then transported to hospitals as necessary. The Shenandoah facility was designed by St. Joseph Hospital to fill the needs of the local area when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania announced plans to close the Locust Mountain Hospital.

The administration of St. Joseph Hospital, Sister M. Edwinalda, announced that "at this time wer are committed to 'round the clock medical coverage and when the ability of our satellite hospital in Shenandoah is enhanced we will provide such service." At this time, the medical center is authorized to operate only during the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. and is unable to expand such hours for almost one year.

The new center has, in the words of Dr. Noonan, "fullfilled the expectations of many regional residents In regard to effective medical services." The doctor stated that, "the patients are receiving quality medical care here and it is our policy to continue such service to all the people of the Greater Shenandoah region." The Shenandoah satellite hospital has also transferred many patients from its site In downtown Shenandoah to other regional hospitals, including Joseph In Hazleton. "We have the ability," said Gimmer, "to transport patients to St. Joseph's Daily street sweeping I begins here Monday The city streets department will begin its dally street sweeping schedule on Monday, Councilman George Hayden announced. The program will continue in effect until the end of October.

8 Under the annual program, each street in the city is swept at the time listed on signs posted on the street. Hayden said that during the first week of the schedule warning tickets will be placed on vehicles which are parked in violation of the signs. Thereafter, however, illegally parked vehicles will be tagged with $5 prohibited parking tickets. Hayden noted that the signs on some streets have been missing since the winter months and the streets department is in the process of replacing them. Until the new signs are in place, no parking tickets will be issued on those particular streets.

Events life and death," said Noonan. "Very often a patient who is experiencing chest pain can receive the medical care here close to home who may otherwise suffer greatly on a trip to a hospital 10 or 15 minutes away. We can help save lives with this facility." The Shenandoah facility will be offering public health services as well as speakers on health care to regional groups in the near future. Area Susquehanna Alliance meeting set The Hazleton Chapter of the Susquehanna Alliance will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, at Lobitz's.

Denis Burke will be the master of ceremonies. Atty. Walter Cohen, Pennsylvania consumer advocate, will address the problem of rising electric bills. Dr. Judith Johnsrud, of the Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power, has also agreed to speak.

Door prizes will be awarded. Anyone wishing to help the committee should call Sue Fracke at 384-4877 or KathySpallone at 455-1990. Today All American Senior Citizens, West Hazleton Borough Annex, 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, United Way Building, 9 p.m. Al-Anon, United Way Building, 9 p.m.

Solo Parents Club dancing, Candlelight Inn, Weatherly, 9:30 p.m. Sunday Military Order of Ladybugs, Circle No. Drake-Wear VFW Post. Solo Parents Club picnic, Community Park, 11 a.m. Local 139, American Federation of Musicians, 2 p.m., Moose Lodge, West Broad Street.

Garment workers9 strike looms meeting set today An impending strike that could as early as Monday -affect 65 Hazleton area garment factories and some 2,900 International Ladies' Garment Workers Union members from the area will be the subject of a meeting today by the Atlantic Apparel Contractors Association, which has rejected a proposed new contract with the union. Garment plant operators affiliated with Atlantic Apparel are scheduled to convene at 10:30 a.m. at the Allentown Hilton. Union officials reportedly have stated that a strike could begin as early as Monday if Atlantic Apparel-affiliated firms continue to reject a three-year contract already accepted by New York City garment shops and local unions. More than 1,100 ILGWU representatives met Thursday night in Allentown to chart a course of action one day after Atlantic Apparel voted to reject the proposed pact.

A strike would affect a total of some 17,000 garment workers in eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. Officials of Hazleton ILGWU Local 225 were not available for comment yesterday afternoon. Although their present contract expired May 31, apparel workers have remained on the Job. Negotiations between union and management have been under way since April 17. Boro Lions to hear talk on alcoholism The speaker for a dinner meeting of the West Hazleton Lions Club Monday will be Richard Gale, director of the alcohol and drug program for the Lutheran Welfare Service, it has been announced by the Rev.

Joseph Hager, club president. The meeting will be held at the Top of the Eighties, Conyngham Pass, and will begin at 6:30 p.m. Morris Curcio Is program chairman. Gale, a retired Naval officer, was director of the Navy's first drug rehabilitation program at Newport, R.I. He also served as director of the alcohol rehabilitation center at Philadelphia General Hospital and was consultant to the U.S.

Justice Department's Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs In the Philadelphia region. Fatima family day scheduled June 12 The Fatima Center, Elmhurst, will hold Its annual family field day on June 12 on the center grounds. The ralndate Is June 13. All the parishes of the Scranton Diocese are Invited to Join In the festivities which celebrate family. An assortment of competitive games, races and challenges will be held during the day.

The highlight of the day will be the celebration of an outdoor Eurcharistlc liturgy by the Rev. Michael Bryant, member of the Fatima staff. Li-' v-. WATTING AT THE SHELTER These healthy pets are among the 11 dogs, 9 kittens and three adults cats that are biding their time at the Hazleton Animal Shelter until someone provides a permanent home for them. Volunteer workers at the shelter tend to their needs and conduct hours for adoptions on Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., and from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

each Monday and Thursday..