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28 Lebanon Daily News, Friday, December 31, 1976 Retail Sales Down For Christmas Week 26 New Jobs Opened Up For County pi (P: T'jr- Wife With one week left in the year, retail sales ware 11 per cent higher than 1975. But much of the advance was made in the first six months. Retail sales last week were 8 per cent higher than the same week a year ago, barely above the 6 per cent consumer inflation rate. Commerce said auto sales accounted for the weakness last week. Aside from car sales, retail activity increased 1 per cent from the previous week.

T'- Department of Public Assistance Clerical trainee and two clerk-typists. S. Lebanon Twp. Two laborers. Senior Center of Lebanon Valley Inc.

Bookkeeper. Lebanon County Library Library aide. Willow Terrace Bookkeeper receptionist. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Coordinator for survey of Lebanon County. Air National Guard Carpenter.

If Carter backs off a tax cut, it could reduce consumer confidence, leaving retail sales flat in early 1977, both economists agreed. Consumer spending makes up about two-thirds of the Gross National Product, the broadest measure of the nations economic health. Declining or flat sales suggest sluggish growth. Carter said he would look at retail sales in December to decide how much help the economy needs to recover the vigor lost in the past six months. The final report for the month will be released Jan.

10. The retail sales data, following a series of reports that showed the economy was improving, indicated economic stimulus may be needed to make any serious reductions in the 8. 1-per-cent jobless rate. Commerce estimated retail sales totaled $12.73 billion last week, down from $12.78 billion the previous week. Retail sales jumped in the week following Thanksgiving, then dropped and remained flat the rest of the holiday buying period.

Hershey Man Is In Prison An investigation by Mon-toursville state police has resulted in the arrest of a Hershey man for possession of a controlled substance. Joseph R. Patterson, Briar Crest Gardens, is currently in the Lycoming County prison in lieu of $25,000 bail. Members of the vice and narcotics squad arrested Patterson at 8 30 p.m. Wednesday.

According to police reports, undercover narcotics agents purchased pound of cocaine from Patterson during an investigation this week. Police estimate the street value of the cocaine purchased by the officers at about $65,000. By JAMES SHELHAMER Daily News Staff Paperwork shuffling approved Thursday by tbe county commissioners opened up 26 new jobs under the federal jobs program for Lebanon County. The jib openings were created by transferring the present complement of 34 persons holding Title 2 jobs to tbe Title 6 program. Both programs provide jobs in the public service sector and basically they are for the unemployed and economically disadvantaged.

Thomas Reilly, who beads the Lebanon office of the Lancaster-Lebanon Manpower Consortium which administers tbe federal works program for the two-county area, said the transfers were made because new eligibility requirements are soon expected for tbe Title 6 program. It was indicated that instead of 30 days of unemployment the eligibility period for unemployed persons might be extended to 15 weeks. Will Be Transferred Reilly said there are now 34 persons in the Title 2 program and all will be transferred to the Title 6 program. This will bring the number of Title 6 program enrollees to 126 which is 16 more than the 110 figure the program is supposed to maintain. He said attrition will soon bring the figure into conformity with the 110 mark.

About 26 Pet. Reilly said the consortium appropriation for the Title 2 program for the current fiscal year is $638,000 and for Title 6 it is $2,981,000. Lebanon County's share of these funds is about 26 per cent of tbe total. The 26 job slots g'ven approval will be filled through tbe state's bureau of employment. The municipalities and agencies requesting the workers and the categories of employment are Annville-Cleona School District Two social workers and one each elementary aide, warehouseman and clerk.

Penn Laurel Girl Scouts Field assistant. Lebanon County Boost Program Teacher. Intermediate Unit 13 Teacher of Spanish as second language. Historical Society assistant secreiai treasurer and assistant cataloger -librarian. Lebanon Valley College Two laborers.

Catholic Social Services Caseworker. St. Marys grade school School services coordinator. Talbot Hall girls' facility Transportation driver. Comwall-Lebanon School District Study hall proctor.

HEARTY SOULS Perhaps the heartiest souls participating in Bicentennial reenactments this year are those in the group camping out at New Jerseys Washington Crossing state park, sleeping in tents and cooking meals over open fires despite the cold for the 10 days of the year-end commemoration of Washingtons 1776 encampment. Here, Norina Graham, Hamilton Township, N.J., serves up beans to Thomas Kane of Bordentown, N.J. (UPI Telephoto) Police Bracing For Holiday Revelers Tax Forms Out On Schedule WASHINGTON (UPI) -Difficulty in writing regulations and getting new tax forms printed has not been as bad as originally envisioned, and the Internal Revenue Service now says its mailing is ahead of schedule. The IRS said in October that the forms for 1976 would be sent in early January, one week to 10 days later than the 1975 forms. Substantial changes resulting from the Tax Reform Act of 1976 were responsible for the expected delay.

But an IRS spokesman said Thursday problems in writing regulations and getting the forms for 81 million Americans printed were not so severe as expected. I guess we were conservative in our estimates, he said. Although most taxpayers have either received their forms or will receive them in a few days, the spokesman said about 8 million taxpayers will not get forms until the second week in January. And an estimated 14 million taxpayers, who have moved since filing last year, will experience delays of a few days because of the normal forwarding difficulties. med about politics, and Harris said most of these did not vote in November and "tend to feel guilty about it.

Of the more personal resolutions, 8 per cent expressed a desire to make myself a better person, to do better in all ways. The next largest number 6 per cent felt they should be more active" in their church. Five per cent said they wanted to be better parents and "get closer to my family. Resolutions to stop smoking, make more money, and cut down on wasteful spending were each cited by four per cent. Three per cent promised themselves they would lose weight, and another 3 per cent want to get a better job.

Pledges to slow down the pace of my living and Go back to school, or study harder in school" were made by 2 per cent each. Taken together, Harris said the answers showed the desire for excellence, tempered by genuine compassion, has not disappeared from the American psyche. Poll Resolutions For New Year WASHINGTON (UPI) -Retail sales dipped Christmas week, despite a late buying surge at department and clothing stores, adding to tax cut speculation. The decline from the previous week was only 0.4 per cent, but it represented a trend of flat or declining sales that began the week after Thanksgiving. Last year when consumer buying lifted the nation from its worst post-war recession, the holiday trend was up.

There is underlying strength, but it's going to need some help for improvement in the new year, a Treasury Department economist said Thursday. An economist at the Commerce Department said sales were strong after the election when President Ford spoke of a $10 billion tax cut to get the economy rolling again, then President-elect Carters advisers followed up with talk of a $15 billion reduction. "Some of the early sales, especially for cars, were due to expectations about the prospects of higher income through either a tax reduction or a rebate, he said. VFW Fire Leads Are Probed HERSHEY Donald Hack, Derry police chief, says the investigation into last Mondays VFW fire has turned up some leads which are now being followed up. Detective Jerry Kling, the departments arson investigator, is heading the investigation at the local level.

We are still pursuing this thing. We have a specific lead that the officer is working on this morning, Hack told the Daily News today. Immediately following the investigation of the blaze, which resulted in $85,000 to $100,000 damage, it was listed as of supicious origins. Police speculated that the fire may have been set to cover a burglary at the Granada Avenue structure. Three persons were left homeless in the blaze which completely gutted the building early in the morning.

Fire Marshall Involved Hack said that the state police fire marshall is still involved in the investigation. They have made lab facilities and other areas avadable to us for the investigation. Most of the leads at the local level are being handled by Kling, however, he said. Hack is concerned that arson is involved. I just hope that we can solve this thing.

There were people in that building at tbe time the fire was set and that really scares me, Hack said. The investigation is continuing, according to Hack, along the burglary cover-up lines. Investigators, upon entering the structure after the fire was under control Monday, found evidence that several machines had been burglarized. The fire started in the front (south end) of the building and spread to the upper floors. Three residents of apartments above the VFW club escaped without injury.

The fire started about 5 a m. Volleyball League In Forming Stage The Lebanon Recreation Department is accepting rosters for Winter League volleyball. Co-Rec play will begin on January 6, for the Thursday teams and January 17, for the Monday teams and continue for eight weeks each. Games will be held at the Lebanon Junior High School gymnasium. Team rosters should be mitted to the Lebanon Recreation Department, along with an entry fee of $30.

There is only space for 12 teams on each night, so rosters and money should be sent as soon as possible before the registration closes. During regulation games, each team must field a minimum of six and a maximum of seven players. Two of these players must be women. Rosters and questions should be directed to the Lebanon Recreation Department, 272-7563. 2 Charged For Fraud In Robbery State police have arrested two men and issued a warrant for a third in connection with an incident of armed robbery Wednesday.

Gregory A. Harris, 557 Weid-man St. bad reported to authorities that he had been the victim of a robbery when two men forced him to stop the truck he was driving in a delivery for the United Jobbers Company, 211 N. 8th Yesterday, Harris and another employe of United Jobbers, Ernie E. Mellinger, 536 Weid-man were apprehended by state police and charged with reporting a false crime, theft, conspiracy and receiving stolen property.

According to Trooper John R. Bainbridge, the police were able to make the arrest with the help of someone who witnessed the incident. One Out, One On Bail The two men were arraigned before Jacob Ensminger, district magistrate. Mellinger was released on his own recognizance and Harris was released on a nominal bail. Harris had reported to police that he was.

driving his van three miles south of Hamlin, on Route 38002 in Bethel Twp. Wednesday afternoon, when two men in a late '60ii model black Chevrolet sedan passed him and forced him to stop. He further reported that one man got out of the car and approached him with a pistol and ordered him to hand over all the money he had. The cash totaled $468 and a bag of checks amounted to $260. Harris also told police the ski-masked man took the keys to his truck and ordered him to lie down as the car drove away.

According to police, the keys to the truck were recovered along the road near the site yes today. empowers a court of common pleas to grant a protective order or approve any consent agreement to bring about the cessation of an abusive situation. Under terms of the law a hearing must be conducted within 10 days to prove the allegations. The defendant must also be advised of bis or her rights and provided an opportunity to reply to the charges. Can Go To JP In the event legal action is necessary over a weekend when courts of common pleas are not in operation the proceeding can be instituted before a justice of the peace.

In that event the action taken is applicable for a 72-hour period and if further action is necessary it must be taken before the court of common pleas. District Attorney George E. Christianson termed the new act a victory for Women's Lib. Prior to the enactment of the adult abuse law an endangered individual had only two options: 1. Run from tbe danger, or, 2.

File an assault and battery charge in the event there was physical harm. Accepting Applications or Summit Resident Staff YMCA Comp Kiwano Sand Rotwma Haulman 4) A WJW Iitwnw Pm Some suburban Detroit police departments implemented a similar non-arrest policy, but Michigan state police warned that troopers would not be as lenient as city police. Many other state and city departments beefed up patrols, ordering officers to keep a special eye out for the tipsy driver. A spokesman for the Illinois State Police said patrols would be beefed up on interstate routes and troopers would be extra watchful for any drunken behavior among motorists. The National Safety Council estimated 350 to 450 posons could die in traffic mishaps during the holiday period, which begins at 6 p.m.

local time today and ends at midnight Sunday night. A year ago, 402 person died in traffic accidents during the four-day New Years holiday. Holiday observances included a bevy of college football games and accompanying parades. Tens of thousands of persons headed for the football stadiums and millions of others planned to gather around the television to cheer their favorite teams. Also on the agenda were giant parties at hotels and bistros some with price tags of up to $250 a person.

By United Press International Americans crowded into their autos and headed off to greet the New Year with wine, song and sport today and police braced to meet the onslaught of celebrants. But police in Detroit joined in the spirit even if that spirit is somewhat tipsy. Detroit Police Chief William L. Hart has ordered that in recognition of the special nature of New Years, a moritorium on drunk driving arrests will be in effect from 6 m. today until 6 a.m.

Saturday. Instead of arresting inebriated motorists, Detroit police will send than home in a cab, unless they are involved in an accident or there are other extenuating circumstances. Other police forces werent as understanding. Settled Alaska HELSINKI Finland was separated from Sweden after the Napoleonic wars. It became a grand duchy of Russia in 1808.

In the 1830s many Finns migrated to Alaska, which then belonged to Russia. The last acting governor of Alaska before it became a state, Waino Hendrickson, had Finnish parents. NEW YORK (UPI) The New Years resolutions of Americans reflect hopes ranging from peace for mankind to making more money, according to a Hams poll. Louis Hams Associates surveyed 1,510 adults around the country on their thoughts and resolves for 1977 and said the results added up to a deep-seated desire on the part of most Americans to better themselves and the larger society around them. Nine per cent of those surveyed volunteered a hope for peace on earth, an end to wars, and negotiation of further peace settlements.

Eight per cent wished to be more tolerant and understanding of other people, a sentiment Harris said evolved from the divisivaiess of the Watergate era. Another eight per cent said they would resolve to help other people. Two per cent said they wanted to be a better citizen and care more about where I live. Another 2 per cent mentioned getting' better infor Family Abuse Case Decided For others there were family gatherings, the last get-together of the holidays, sharing experiences of the year and, most likely, a few drinks for old times' sake. Most observances included varying quantities of liquid cheer and police warned that overindulgence in the spirits of the occasion is tbe single greatest danger to safe holiday motoring.

Hotels offering New. Years Eve dinner and cocktail packag js often offered rooms at reduced rates to revelers, hoping patrons would take advantage of the offer and stay off the road. A group in the Reading, area is eperating a free taxi service to anyone overindulging in holiday cheer and unable to drive. Apt. Fire Probe Is Continued Fire officials are still investigating the cause of a fire which heavily damaged an apartment building at 8 N.

Lincoln Ave. Christmas afternoon and left four families homeless. Frank Ceresini, city fire chief, and Robert Sterner, state police fire marshal from Reading, were on the scene yesterday morning investigating the cause of the blaze. Ceresini said it has been determined that the fire started in a vacant apartment on the first floor (east side) of the building but the cause is not yet known. The first left four families homeless and injured four firemen, none seriously.

Ceresini estimated damage to the contents of the four inhibited apartments of the building at $6,386. Ralph Kline, 313 N. Fifth owner of the building, estimated damage to the structure at $35,000. The investigation will be continued next week. Protection Effective this coming March, tbe elderly, members of minority racial groups, and individuals receiving welfare payments will be protected against discrimination by credit grantors.

Theyll be covered by the same rules that already bar discrimination on tbe basis of sex or marital status. Legal history was written in the county courts this week as hearings were conducted in the first case here under a new state law pertaining to the abuse of adults and children by a person who resides with them. The act was signed Oct. 7, 1976 by Gov. Milton J.

Shapp and became effective Dec. 6. The action here was filed by Sandra K. Mills, 968 Quentin Road, against her husband, Leonard. Mrs.

Mills charged that on Dec. 24 her husband kicked her in the legs and choked and beat her and be also placed their minor daughter, Jody, in fear of similar bodily barm. On Christmas Day, according to the complaint. Mills threatened to destroy the family home by running a car through it or by blowing it up. Had To Leave Mrs.

Mills 3aid she and her two daughters were forced to leave tbe house. Mrs. Mills presented her side of the story before Judge G. Thomas Gates on Wednesday and Thursday Mills gave his version. Judge Gates issued an order restraining Mills from abusing his wife and children and he was also ordered evicted from the home.

Tbe order is not to exceed a period of ooe year. The sheriffs office immediately enforced the eviction decree. The new act under which this week's proceeding was brought Penn Central property by the Redevelopment Authority. The authority yesterday approved buying a stretch of Penn Central track bed winding through the city for flood plain, street widening, and commercial development. The authority is paying Penn Central 6726,374 for the tract bed.

(See story on front page Daily. News Photo) RAILROAD SETTLEMENT (From left) Joseph J. Supon, director of leasing and special sale of properties for the Penn Central Railroad; George Christianson, solicitor for the Lebanon County Redevelopment Authority; James Stover, acting director of the authority, and Jeffrey Keiter, solicitor for the authority, meet this morning to settle the purchase of.