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The Plain Speaker from Hazleton, Pennsylvania • Page 10

Publication:
The Plain Speakeri
Location:
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
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10
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10 THE PLAIN SPEAKER, Hazlcton, Thursday, Feb. 2, 1961 Twp. Parents Plan Petition On School Vote Flack To Back Road Program Acceleration has been contracts with the city school dis school board resolution present county and state -plans. Teter reportedly will send a The districts were to petition the representative from the county county commissioners to have the schools office to Harrisburg today three-district question put to seek state interpretation of the Harwood area taxpayers mav adopted a resolution which con-circulate petitions among Hazle stitutes township's consent to have Township voters should a town-j the question of a Hazle Township ship school board resolution seek-! Hazleton, West Hazleton, and But-ing a four-district school union bejler Township union placed before termed ineffective. the voters this Spring.

rendered. In other action, the citizens' group voted to continue its sponsorship of fund-raising sales to help finance the tuition costs of sending trict were signed by several parents. The next meeting of the taxpayers is scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday, February 9, in the fire hall. A bake sale will be held fol- township action. State Sen.

Harold E. Keystone Shortway are key consid-; Dallas Republican, is ready to vote erations in his bolting the Republi-; ran nnsitinn apainst the eas tax' their children to schools in Hazle- before the electors. Hazleton and Butler are expected to authorize their petitions at meetings next Tuesday. Resolution Questioned The petitions, signed by 25 per! County Superintendent of Schools Should any of the three districts not properly petition the commissioners, the voters, themselves, of the abstaining district or dis- ton. Following the meeting, tuition! lowing the meeting for the two-cent-a gauon boost jcent of the townships registered E.

S. Teter, however, following ac ta increase. re Tuzeme County Republican voters, would serve in lieu of an! turn of the county school board. -You'll Always Do Better at LANDAU'S- Officials in some quarters haveltricts can petition by securing the asked Hazle Township, Hazleton. and Butler Township chool Boards questioned the township resolu- But he won't go it alone on the senator admitted he was "dealing tuecuve mhuoi uuoru resuiuuon Republican side of the Senate, and somewhat" to get better roads havin2 question of a three-has rested and obtained a post- thP count i district union placed before the to take favorable action on a union tion on the grounds it may not be tenement of the final vote until Askpd if would vote for the I electorate on the May primary i of those three districts only.

West acceptable to the commissioners because of its West Hazleton stipu- election ballot. Hazleton, in another administra- The school board Tuesday night tive unit, does not figure in the lation. Joe Maxwell Ends 45 Years' Service next Tuesday or Wednesday when tax increase, he said: Republican Sen. Z. H.

Confair, 'Yes, if certain provisions are; Williamsport, will be here to also such and such." support the bill. Another Senator close to the ad- 5 Sen. Flack said assurances that ministrations said the conditions the Harvey's Lake highway will Flack seeks have been met, and be built soon and that work start; that the Democratic side of the i Special Purchase! Beautiful French Provincial or Early American signatures of 25 per cent of the registered electors. The taxpayers, eager to have the union question placed on the ballot, last night discussed the possibility of circulating such petitions should the township 'resolution be ineffective and should the school board subsequently fail to ammend the resolution. Will Await Decision Meeting in the Harwood Fire Company hall, the" taxpayers agreed they will not begin petitioning until a definite decision on the As Trolley, RR And Bus Ticket Agent earlier than now planned on the senate expects that he will sup-Anthracite Expressway and the port the gas tax.

Joseph E. Maxwell, 63 South Pine We'll See Places Together "We'll see places together we never thought about seeing in the past. It might be called by some; Boyle Awarded B. S. Degree LOVE SEATS only 69-95 I i people a busman's holiday, but to'c nff, lf me it will be simply great to dCllOOl UlllCials Map fravpl and tn pninv A.mfriVn Solid fruit wood or antique frame in your choice of covers.

Auto Auction Planned For Valley Park Officers and directors of the ne'v-ly formed "Shortway Enterprise. Data On Union Ballot The Maxwell's have two daughters, Mrs. Robert Rybarczyk, whose husband is general manager of the Evening Record at Lans-ford, and Mrs. Donald Cullen, street, retired yesterday from the employ of the Edwards Lakes-To-Sea Bus Line and from the job he cherished for some 45 years selling tickets to thousands upon thousands of persons who wanted to travel by trolley, rail or bus. With the exception of time out for duty in World War Joe has been on duty selling the tickets, and his entire time has been on Wyoming street.

Joe landed the job of assistant ticket agent for the Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Railroad under the supervision of Raymond P. Zeeb, ticket agent, on January 1, 1916. World War I Veteran While learning the secrets of the trade, Joe, like millions of other See the wonderful selection of love seats in beautiful colors and frames priced lower than ever during this sale. It's Easier To Pay Landau's One Account Way! held a dinner meet Beaumont, Texas. With Joe's departure from the Lakes-To-Seas firm, the bus company has assigned three persons ins Tuesday in Genetti's Rose Room, North Laurel street.

The main purpose of the Corpor Officials of three area schooi districts involved in a proposed union met last night with County Schools Supt. E. S. Teter to dis cuss compilation of data about such a union and its presentation to the electorate. Hazleton City, Butler Twp.

and Hazle Twp. are listed in a resolu tion of the county school board to petition the courts for placing the question of union on the primary ballot. Teter outlined the basic data needed. The group will meet ation is to estabish an auto auction at the Evergreen Park. Plans were from Shamokin to man the present; bus terminal, and to plan for; occupancy of the city's proposed' new bus terminal.

The new staff includes Danj Weitzel, chief agent; Margarita! Muselick and Donald Holshur, as-j sistant agents. All three plan to: OF HAZLETON 18-20 East Broad Americans, decided it was time to give a little time to his country by answering the call to duty in World War serving first in the Medical Electrical Appliances move to the Greater Hazleton- March 1 to discuss results of the Furniture Jewelry Joseph E. Maxwell lArea in the near future. administrative heads' surveys. discussed as to the facilities needed for this auction and for the erection of an auction building, as soon as the weather permits.

The corporation will-also take over all the operations in the park, including restaurant and stock car races. Evergreen Park has been chosen because of the large area for parking and the large restaurant, located on the premises to serve the public during the auction, and Corps at Camp Greenleaf, and then in Co. B. 93rd Engineers at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. With the end of World War mer Hilda Mae Filler of Conyng-ham, leaves no doubt in your mind about his great interest in the transportation business.

Envisions Modern Terminal He is looking forward to the day when the City of Hazleton will have an ultra modern bus terminal Joe returned to Hazleton and resumed his ticket selling chores for the railroad line. Edward J. Boyle RADIO (NO PHONOGRAPH HI mm for all other events that will be held in the park. This location has also been chosen for future ex In 1922 he was made station At commencement exercises held recently at Bloomsburg State Col- possibly at the Lehigh Valley agent and continued in that post Railroad Depot a spot discussed pansion due to the possibility of the lege, Edward J. Boyle, son of: some time ago by the City Plan Keystone Shortway and Express ning Commission.

way going through the St. Johns even when the Wilkes-Barre Motor Transportation Co. took over the firm. He continued in that post until Ecl.lcy B. C.

Markle discontinued the business in 1952. area. lie also pictures bus travel in cm? mm 033 Mrs. Beatrice Boyle and the late Peter Boyle, 73 Cross street, Har wood, was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education. Hp is a avv vpteran and creasing steadily with the growth The following officers were elect Nothing Excluded! All I960 Models! joe, a aeiermineu, irienuiy, anu;) its industrial and economic struc ed: President Frank P.

Mazzo; Treasurer, Robert Shelhamer; Vice President, Angelo Christiano, Secretary Mae Whitenight. Directors elected were: Thomas George Frank Ci-ampi, Nicholas Callen, Lena Maz-tochetti, and John Grusetski. graduate of Hazle Township High aDOVe an nonesi anu couneous tures. KKj, SuS. Ahug Mark cnlOTprise socia ion, National Education As- existence.

i i p. i Yy -j cio i i "a inf or ed of fici a Is of the La kes- sociation, eterans Club, Resident; ets lp Own Terminal r. Urt To-Seas firm that he be avai Off On This SAVE $20! Westinghouse iilt'Il rt.sUlUUlUI, Day nu iiunucss in neon, a nusi Association, and the Athaenium of friends and enough capital to for "emergency duty" should I they need him in the future. Club. move forward, Joe opened the i 0 Westinghouse Joe, who has sold tickets to Mr.

Boyle has accepted a posi-jBus Terminal on South Wyoming tion on the faculty Of the Northern strppt sprvinr as fhp ritv's appnt nearly every spot in America. Twin Speaker STEREO Burlington County Regional local bus lines as as the PIans to do something he has never AMBULANCE CALLS The Hazleton Community Ambulance yesterday removed Alma Samartino, 54-South Laurel street, to her home from the State Hospital. Taken to that institution was Frank Hill, 68 Franklin street. The West Hazleton Ambulance removed Jacob Lynn, Rock Glen, to St. Joseph Hospital.

Senior High School, Lakes-To-Sea firm. in 45 'ears- New Jersey. It was in this terminal that Joe He plans to take bus trips He is married to the former Ann land his life-long friend, Witmerilots of them, in fact, to see as he Scgaria, of Hazleton. They have'e. Lingle, a 72-year-old formerjsaid, "what some of the places ALL TRANSISTOR RADIO OUTFIT Contains Radio, Carrying Case, PORTABLE 'rZ hi one daughter, Saline.

bus driver trolley conductor and look like that I used to send ticket agent, served the rich and Peop'e to." HEART SURGEON DEAD poor, humble and proud, popular; The retired ticket salesman, the PHILADELPHIA (AP) Dr.jand unknown who sought trans-1 guy called Joe by even those' who Robert P. Glover, 47, internation-portation to and from the city weren't sure of his name, plans ally known heart surgeon, died. from 1952 until yesterday. I to take his Hilda with him on these Earphone with case and four open Genetti's 15th St. Market till 9 P.M.

Tues. thru Sat. We Give Green Stamps Wednesday of cancer. Joe, who is married to the for- trips long life penlite Batteries. $1JA A(1 Westinghouse 6 TRANSISTOR PORTABLE With saddlp-stitrhed travel case and four flaihlight batteries.

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