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The Plain Speaker from Hazleton, Pennsylvania • Page 10

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Voters' League County Study Fiancee Of Michael S. Pecora 0 THtl PLAIN SPEAKER, Hazleton, Wednesday, March 22, 1961 Board Will Send Eight Scouts Beauty Talk Given To Nurses' Guild Mrs. Diane Stevens gave a Banquet May 23rd For Tressler Class The Tressler Bible Class of St. Paul's Methodist Church, meeting last evening, made arrangements Given By Wilkes-Barre Women Mrs. Edward Lilienfield, Mrs.

beauty counseling demonstration I jut st To 1962 Round-Up At Vermont last evening at the meeting of the tt 1 A 1 Board members of the Anthra St. Joseph Hospital Nurses' Guild, held at the hospital. She had Gloria ieignoornooa reports were neara from Mrs. Robert Thomas, Moun-taintop; Mrs. William Z.

Scott, Unico Lqdies Fete Workshop Trainees Ladies of Unico last evening entertained Sheltered Workshop Markovchik as her model. During a business meeting, ar rangements were made for a bake sale April 20. Dolores Reese will trainees at an egg hunt and pizza for its annual banquet, May 23, at Singley's Steak House. At the same time the group dis-cused a public luncheon for the latter part of April, the date to be announced. Mrs.

Morgan Walton, president, presided for tne meeting, and Miss Dorothy Harvey led devotions. The social committee consisted of Mrs. Ed W. Williams, Mrs. George party at the Workshop rooms.

be chairman. E. Morgan and Fred Alilborn, members of the Wilkes-Barre League of Women Voters, presented a portion of their findings in a "Know Your County" study for the Hazleton League yesterday at the home of Mrs. Charles Eidam. Presenting the guests and assisting them with reports of a similar Hazleton study were Mrs.

John Longo, Mrs. Albert Zogby and Mrs. Matthew Leib. Reporting for Mrs. Lee Craig, Mrs.

Longo reviewed the history of Luzerne County as a unit of gov The next meeting of the guild is Twenty-two of the 28 trainee's attended the function and enjoyed dancing and singing. scheduled for April 25. Lansford; Mrs. Carl Marusak, Weatherly; Mrs. Harold Sims, Freeland; and Mrs.

Raymond Bittner, Hazleton and West Hazleton. Mrs. George H. Snyder, council president, presided for the meeting at the Girl Scout office. Mrs.

Thomas reported that the Girl Scouts will have their own headquarters at Mountaintop with a building in the grove of St. Jude's Special gifts in the hunt went to cite Council of Girl Scouts yesterday voted to send a patrol of eight girls to the national Scout Up to be held at Button Bay, Vermont, during July of 1962. That number of girls was approved in order that the council can register for the Round-Up before the deadline of Aprl 1. Applications can be made for the Round-Up by scouts who will be entering ninth, 10th or 11th grade by September of 1962. The applicants, who will receive six months of extensive training in order to qualify for the patrol, must have two weeks of established camp experience by September of this year.

Announcement was made of the council's annual dinner to take place Tuesday, April 25, at 6:30 Joseph Kroll and Naomi Hilbert. Schutter, Mrs. Luther Herwig and Mrs. Stanley Sherry. Soroptimists Have Birthday The party was in charge of Mrs.

Louis J. Fierro, welfare and Mrs. Anthony Fluri, president. Church, while Mrs. Marusak announced that the Weatherly Spouts are collecting jewelry to be given to the patients at the Carbon County Home in Laurytown.

It was reported by Mrs. Scott that six Scouts received Curved Bars, highest awards for Intermediates, and 19 New Officers For Jaycettes Local Chapter Jaycettes met last evening at the home of Mrs. Robert Ray, with Mrs. William Pavlick presiding, They were assisted by Mrs. John Colombo, Mrs.

Philip Senape, Mrs. Anthony Cerasuolo, Mrs. Charles Lotito, Mrs. V. James Capparell and Mrs.

Joseph Lucia. Unico ladies will sponsor a bus trip for the trainees to the Kingston Armory, April 6, for the Shrine Circus. 4b TO 7 Dinner Party Every member's birthday war celebrated last night at the dinner-meeting of the Soropfimist Club of Hazleton, held at the Gus Genetti Hotel. The entertainment feature was a makeup and hairstyling demonstration by Florence Stanziola. who used Alice Brighthaupt as her model.

An Easter egg cake, baked by Mildred Craig, chairman of the evening, was presented to Alice Brighthaupt, and the cen trepiece of gardenias and carna p. m. in the social rooms of trinity Lutheran Church, Hemlock and Church streets. Mrs. William Lapp and Mrs.

Frank Pataki are co-chairmen of the dinner, for which reservations will close April 20. were awarded First Class ranks at the Lansford annual dinner. At the latter affair, Mrs. John Terry was named "Scout Mother of the Year." and elected the following officers ernment. The 891 square mile area of the eleven townships had a 1960 population of 346,972, a 45,000 loss in ten years.

It was noted that 81 per cent of the Luzerne Countians live in cities and in 1956 all county citizens had an average income of $2,863 per employed person. A report on highways indicated that 75 per cent of the county's roads are under state administration and 25 per cent are maintained by the county and townships. In 1960, $440,715 was spent on county roads and bridges, with $39,853 of that on new construction. This work is carried on by a highway engineer appointed by the commissioners and he is assisted for the ensuing year: President Mrs. Clyde Young.

Vice president William Legion Ladies Hear Reports Genetti. Secretary Mrs. Anthony Co- langelo. During Meet Treasurer Mrs. Arthur Hus- tions was presented to Vice Presi dent Doris Rimbach, who son.

Births STATE HOSPITAL: A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Eroh, 146 Washington street, Weatherly. The mother is the former Viola Sholedice. A son to Mr.

and Mrs. Peter Notaro, 34 James street, Kelayres. Before marriage the mother was Agnes Martineck. Installation will be held in con Reports were presented during last night's meeting of the The club will have a rummage Ptnt junction with the Jaycee's installation of officers, April 22 at Gus Miss Sarah A. Kelly u7 tt by a surveyor.

diary held at the Legion Home. 510 (aff President Elizabeth Demko pre-i c. Genetti Town and Country Room sale April 5, at 32 South Wyoming street. The regular business meet ing will be held at that place Tues Francis L. Kelly, 306 East Broad street, announces the engage day evening, April 4, when mem ment of his sister, Sarah A.

Kelly to Michael S. Pecora, son of Mr. and Mrs. Salvadore N. Pecora, 36 East Broad street, West Hazleton.

An in otner business last night, the women made arrangements to assist Jaycees in the Junior Miss Pageant, and discussed tentative plans for a bake sale next month. bers are asked to take their ruin Elect Officers At St. Francis A I tar-Rosary Officers were elected at last night's meeting of the Altar and Rosary Society of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Wrest Hazleton. New officers are: President Mrs.

Joseph Terence. Vice president Mrs. John Na-hay. Secretary Mrs. James Quinn.

Preliminary arrangements were made for a breakfast in April, the committee to consist of Mrs. Thomas Daniels, Mrs. George Ban ko, Mrs. Gerald Dinsmore and Mrs. George Herman.

The refreshment committee for next month's meeting is comprised of Mrs. John Shelby, Mrs. Robert Streisel, Mrs. Robert Steckart, Mrs. Joseph Karch, Mrs.

Alex Kassick, Mrs. George Kravitz. mage. Men and women guests will b. invited to the dinner meeting of the club, Tuesday, April 18, when a panel of lawyers will present a discussion on wills.

early Fall wedding is planned. Miss Kelly is the daughter of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly. She was graduated from West Hazleton High School in 1958 and now is a senior student at the Hazleton State Hospital School of Nursing. She intends to earn her degree at the University of Pennsylvania, Phila.

Mr. Pecora was graduated cum laude from Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School, class of 1957, is a senior student at Wilkes College and plans to enter University of Pennsylvania Law School. The engagement was solemnized by Rev. Joseph W. Bucolo in Most Precious Blood Church, Friday evening, March 17.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sasso were witnesses for the engagement ceremony. ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL: A daughter to Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Mashack, RD 2, Tama-qua. The mother's maiden name was Betty Schaefer. A son to Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Eroh, 326 West, Maple street. Prior to marriage the mother was Margaret Boyle. sided and was named to attend employees who reflect a 90 the tesnmomal affair for Mrs. cent turnover with each change Frank Goeckel April 8, at theJ adrninistration. Parsons Theatre Hall, Wilkes-j Public health is not admlnister- Ifu' led by a county health officer, in Other members who wish County as assumed by attend are asked to make reser-i pe0 le.

Dr. C. Hayden Phil-yations with Mrs. Demko GL 5- rCgional health supervisor 1193, no later than March 29. ei nt counicS) has an office Rose Correale, hospital viIkes-Barre.

man, reported on visits made by! Welfare Services her and Mrs. Demko to the two; Welfare service's of the county local hospitals. She also highlighted by the County nounced sending 325 coupons to institution District and the Depart-the department for this month, lment of Public Welfare. Children's Rhoda Cherescavich received services, under the C.I.D. last year the attendance award and expended $160,000 in federal and Anna Grega, the special award.

st2te funds jn Luzerne County. Margaret Skurkey and Betty Elko: The Hazleton League voted to served refreshments. pone the April 18 annual bus- The special meeting, is scheduled jness meeting to April 25. Plans for April 4 at the Legion Home at'were made for a good local at-8 p.m., when refreshments will; tendance at the dav-lons keisla- Winning Pairs At Bridge Last Night Winners of last night's seven-table Mitchell game played by the Hazleton Duplicate Bridge Club MPB Troop Invests 16 Girls A candlelight investiture cere Zion Society Has Meeting Mrs. Harry Aten led devotions on a Lenten theme, and Mrs.

Donald Aten reviewed the life of Eliz abeth, mother of John the Baptist from "Women of the Bible" a last night's meeting of the Women's Missionary Society of Zion Evangelical Congregational Church. The meeting opened with the poem, "The Record Book," followed by prayers for the missionaries Mrs. Val Reider presented a poem, "The Year-Round Garden of Members." The group set October as "Kentucky Gift-Giving Month," and A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Serock, Trenton, N.

at the Ilelene Fuld Memorial Hospital, Brunswick- avenue, Trenton. The mother, before marriage, was Grace Cea, this city. Disunity Topic members and guests at the Hotel Altamont are: North-South: and Mrs. Walter Kraft: second, Mrs. Lloyd Minnich and Mrs.

Frank DeMarco; third, (a tie), Mrs. Al Schneier and mony for 16 new members and the presentation of badges and five-year membership pins highlighted a recent meeting of Girl Scout Troop 63, Most Precious Blood Church. Rev. Joseph Bucolo, assistant pastor, gave the opening prayer. For the investiture, the troop For Pastor's Mission Study Dear Abby: be served by Elizabeth Demko and the trip by Pennsylvania Leagues Sophia Gordon.

The missionary group of Grace United Church of Christ met at tii the General Assembly in Harris-burg, April 18. Those planning to Don't Pull Punches! members formed a horseshoe, re Mrs. Reuben Cohn; and Ray Bloss and Mrs. Leonard Cerullo. East-West: First, Mrs.

George Shaw and Mrs. Joseph Ellis; second, Mrs. J. H. Henderson and Mrs.

D. J.vDougherty; third, Mrs. Vincent McNertney and Mrs. Norman Hecht. the church yesterday afternoon, cnf prrimic0 and Hazleteens Plan 41.

4. William when the pastor, Rev. Laws, and sang Scout songs. Miss members were asked to send cards 11 1 1.1. JL 1 By Abigail Van Buren go will contact Mrs.

James Green, SU 8-2913. Mrs. Charles Eidam was hostess at tea; Mrs. John Longo presided at the tea table. Nui To Give May Play Plans for a play by the Hazleteens to be held in May were advanced at a meeting of the group k'St night.

DEAR ABBY: My husband is 52 ULCW Panel ueDnaro pre.emea tne suojeci, Th assistant leader, to Mrs John uvttstinp whose "Community and Disunity" from nrpspntpd seout ins to these new vetts ine whose the study course, "One World 1 these new; birthday anniversary is Saturday. One Mission" i Following the meeting, the une Mission. Maryann Nahay, Suzanne en made nospita; gowns and Christianity was seen as a Elizabeth Lucadamo Patricia lbandages for Dr BeckJr a mis world-wide fellowship of praye jDeCusatis, Antoinette Marino Sue in the ard love, mutual service, and unity. Franzosa, Marie Anne Mor-j fjders or viregiia Ilostessc, This global fellowship, Janet Oslonick, Sally refreshments were Miss I aura DEAR ABBY: What do you do about a teacher who doesn't do her PASTY SUPPER The Welliver Bible Class of St. It was announced a skating party paui's Methodist Church had its At Conyngham I will be held April 18 at Skate-j annual pasty supper last evening years old and for the last six months we have been trying to get him to take a bath.

He wears the same shirt, socks and underwear for three weeks straight. He insists they are not dirty. I have to sneak his clothes out of his room when he's asleep in order to launder them. He claims it is too "The Christian Woman and in the relatively new tiaine ievra, AnneueSot and jjrs Louis hapman. Chuith" was the topic for a panel! menical Movement, is recognized Vito, Diane Sube, Lorraine Sube.j Nexf.

month's hostesses will be lnd. The Easter project was began plans for the annual Ipleted by members. This year's banquet next month. I project was making baskets which Mrs. Howard Blose led devotions.

job? My daughter is in the fifth grade and is failing in her work. She brings home papers that some child has corrected and everything is marked wrong. Unless and the rest of my family, have forgotten everything we ever learned in school, a good portion of her answers were right. Still the teacher accepts the grade given by a mere child. We used to grade: each other's papers once in a were donated to the Salvation land the sunnrr committee consist- at last evenings meeting of the; as a movement of the Spirit ot Miiarea is.eisnaw, jane iuumie United Lutheran Church God, the pastor said.

The world's1 and Rita Longazel. Christ Lutheran Church. Conyng- Christians in spite of their com-! The five-year membership pins Army. ed of Mrs. Thomas Richards, Mrs.

Miss Marguerite Grebe and Clara Long. DIVORCES VAXDERBILT HONOLULU (AP) Joyce Bran- cold to take a bath or shower. He! ham. mon loyalty unto God and Christ i were awarded by Mrs. Henry are disunited in four categories: jSchlack, leader, to the following: Rnman fotlinlin Pactum flrthnrlnv fathprino T.nnffn7pl Paula Ppr.

does wash his hands and face when! Emphasis was placed on the Wayne Turner, Mrs. Thomas Aubrey, Mrs. Fred Gardiner, Mrs. Victor Diehm and Mrs. Charles F.

Catherman. Genetti's 15th St. Market open til) 9 PM Tues. thru Sat. We Give Green Stamps he gets up in the morning.

He is a real sweetheart in every other meaning of the church, its origin, and the statements of Christian faith as the creeds which come from our early fathers. The im- Protestants within the Ecumenical Isico, Marilyn Egger, Mary An-imnS anderbilt obtained a di-Movement, and Protestants not in gela Persico and Dorothy Schlack. lyorce and an undisclosed proper-the Ecumenical Movement. I Badges were received by Mary settlement Tuesday from mil- while when I went to school, but the teacher always went over the papers again herself. Don't tell me to talk to the teacher because I Dortance of God's wonderful eift Today the Division of Foreign Angela Persico, swimming, eorge vanaerDiu in, m.

EASIER IRONING GUARANTEE way. We ve tried everything. What now? 1 WIFE AND FAMILY. DEAR WIFE AND FAMILY: There is something wrong with a grown man who is afraid of soap to man, and members working to-! Missions of the National Council! and TV; Paula Persico, trees; was his third wif have tried that, and she is either gether in sympathetic relation, ac-i is the world's largest national anne Schumacher, Mrs. Vanderbilt, formerly of cording to His gracious work was; agency of missionary education, games, sports and athlete; Cath- Los Angeles, said in her suit they proclaimed.

jRev. Gebhard told the women, erine Longazel, horsewoman and lived together only 6 Mi months Your ironing made easier, or double your money back! Mrs. Roy Yost led devotions and ihe number of societies and mis- handywoman; Donna Matteo, after their marriage in Honolulu and water. If you can't get your "sweetheart" to listen to a doctor's lecture on the importance of bodily cleanliness pray for an early sions not associated tell the story swimming, housekeeper and danc- in 1958. hard of hearing or doesn't care.

ANGRY PARENT. DEAR ANGRY: Give the teacher one more chance. Write her a note telling her that you would like to talk to her before you talk to the principal. I think you'll find her hearing improved. was discussion chairman for the panel.

Participants were Mrs. Frank Robbins and Mrs. Roy Ben of disunity that exists among Pro-! ing; Mary Jean Marchese, child! In claiming mental suffering as testant Christians. leare, cat and dog; Rita Panco, 'grounds, Mrs. Vanderbilt said her Mrs.

Conrad Klotz is president cooking, swimming child care husband's absence from their jamin Business included the financial nf the proun. and rpfreshments and homemaker: Marilvn Epppv home herp caused her to be hos- and treasurer's report. As in pre-j were served by Mrs. John aid; Marybeth Stasi, house- pitalized twice for nervousness. vious years, palms were rented to ger) Mrs.

Frank Muller, Misses keeper and games. enhance the chancel of the and Myra Boettger. Table! Assisting at the neeting were! Ohio's flag is different from on Palm Sunday. jdecorations were in the Easter Rose Cammise and Dorolhyj every other state flag in the Hostesses were Mrs Mary Heck-motif- i Schlack. Refreshments were serv- Union in that it is of a swallow- rote, Mrs Edna Knelly and Mrs xhe Aprji meeting will cover ed by the troop committee.

'tailed pennant shape. DEAR ABBY: Please tell me in simple terms WHY, in most states, they use the father's name and the mother's MAIDEN name on a baby's birth certificate? There is nothing on it to indicate whether the parents are married. I don't get it. SHOWING MY IGNORANCE DEAR SHOWING: Since, in most states. ALL birth certifi 1 iU.

lwy "Ecumenical Realities" or "What win be leader or the next Movement Accomplishes." ing 10 ue neia April j.s. HTU LADIES MEET The Ladies Auxiliary of the Haz leton Typographical Union met last (Or in ln HAZLET0N DEAR ABBY: At a family get-together (at the home of a sister-in-law) I offered to help her clear the table after dinner. She said, "Thanks a lot I'd rather do it myself these ain't my PLASTIC dishes, you know." Abby, I felt like two cents. May-b-" my dishes aren't as good as hers, but I can certainly carry dishes from the table to the sink without breaking them. I just stood there, red in the face, and didn't say 'a word.

What should I have done? HURT DEAR HURT: You did exactly what you should have done minus the red face. The embarrassment you felt should have been for HER, not yourself. evening at Jimmie's, Alter street when reports were given on the purse project. INFANT BAPTTZED The infant son of Mr. and Mrs Michael Sedor, 49 North Pine street, was baptized, Michael Vincent, by Rev.

Gregory Rom mack in St. John's G.C. Church. The child's mother is the former Florence Solarek. Sponsors were Irene Solarek and Alphonso Ripa, aunt and cousin of the child.

The next meeting of the auxiliary is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18 cates show only the father's name and the mother's maiden name, those born illegitimately are protected against the humiliation of having the fact revealed on their birth certificates. Also, to state that the mother is "Mary Smith' 'and the father is "John Smith," does not adequately identify the mother. (John Smith may have had two wives named Mary.) To state that "Mary Jones" IS the mother and "John Smith" IS the father, more clearly identifies the mother. Jt.r" If iff Glass beads are such hot fashion todav that the Indians could prob ably buy back Manhattan with enough of them. Newest shades include purple, ruby, sapphire, Biniftiotto FABRIC 3 SOFTENER jAVM FABRIC xtniir S0FTENER 'Iti, A woshobes ill fft WJ rnor '-wafl Heavenly PlNK a0UD MARRIAGE LICENSE Anthony Richard DeSanto Hazleton Joan Marie Dudick Hazleton avocado and olive in both three CONFIDENTIAL TO "VERY MUCH There is noth and five strand lengths.

Some collect shoes. Getting Married? ing to fear. Had your friend been even slightly infectious, she would not have been discharged from the from the Who pays for what? For Abbv's Others dote on hats and still others TB hospital. Therefore, pamphlet, "How To Have A Lovely can't resist buying just one more largest selection Tuxe-it is far Wedding," send 50c to ABBY, Box! sweater Whatever your favorite does Cutaways, strollers, than 3365, Beverly -'ills, don't let your wardrobe become Kn" 'T'i3 for Easter parading It's an Easter tradition to wear a beautiul, flattering, glamourous hat in the fashion parade. See and choose from our colorful new array.

safer to associate with her ler lopsided. Indulge yourself only A sim 4 t0 when you have a really weli-bal- 5th anced wardrobe. tHICITQ hst" r.i someone whj has never had a chest X-ray and could be i of the estimated 100,000 Americans walk-i around with' active TB and doesn't know it. ON DEAN'S LIST Miss Betty Ann Diehm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Victor C. Diehm, Frederick drive, Conyngham, has been placed on the Dean's List at hats from $3.98 to $22.00 Sfore hours for the convenience of Holiday Shoppers! VEDNESDAY "What's your problem?" For a Florida State University, Tallahas- personal reply from Abby, send a see, for the fall semester. A jun-self-addressed, stamped envelope ior student majoring in radio and tr ABBY, Box 3365, Beverly Hills, television, she is pledged to Sigma Calif. Sigma Sigma social sorority. 9:30 A.M.

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