The Plain Speaker from Hazleton, Pennsylvania • Page 13

MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 28, 1958 SECOND SECTION PAGE 13 THE PLAIN SPEAKER Many School Districts Will Miss Deadline For Filing Of Reports 2 Sisters Separated 54 Years Learn They Live Only 100 Miles Apart, Reunite Here Specht Says Transfer Tax Income Lass Numerous regional school dis-jify 1 for a state appropriation based; oAn i i to hazard a guess as to when the i tricts are certain to miss the Julv 31 deadline for filing "annual fi-jto the district's individual reim-nancial reports" with the Pennsyl-jbursement fraction must provide vania Department of Public In-1 facts and figures in exhaustive struction, reports required to detail showing allowable expendi-justify state appropriations for the'tures of that amount per unit. 1958-59 school year. I If a district is only able to prove New and complicated report' Pcr umt expenditures of $5,000 or rms Drovided bv DPI then these amounts will forms provided by DPI com bined with old fashioned bookkeeping systems prevalent in school districts have created a situation which has given school district secretaries a collective headache while trying to follow involved instructions. prnoui ripniti cdved dupHcate sets o( elght-page So serious is the problem for reports to complete, plus 22 pages many districts that it probablvLf inctHirt: nS immpmi hv will be necessary for a concerted! faun iu ouidiu uii Bgiccincuti ft 1 1 1 4 Mr to make token initial appropna- Lackawanna Countv Superin-tions during the ensuing few tendent cf Schools Arthur Minnier months while the jig-saw puzzle. that none of the 23 'ourth related to showing expenditures class districts under his jurisdic-of at least $5,800 pcr classroom will have the financial data unit, is attacked.

iready for submission by Juiy 31. Each district, in order to qual- In fact, Minnier was reluctant on the $3,800 per unit base linked form the basis for computing the amount of the 1958-59 state appropriation. Who's On First? Each school district secretary-few of whom have training or experience in work expected of a certified public accountant re OPi eht nnwoimn related forms. A team ot six cnampion swim i vers p5: jn the new v.uiivijiiiiHi awiiuuuiiK aaiuraay nigni as some sw per- enne GQiv inn rkffi'MQi Annm rf ond I i uL'iiicctuun ui uie insiaua tion. The team, headed by Philadelphia's Joe Verdeur, put on a 45-minute exhibition of swimming, fancy diving and novelty acts.

The program included a water ballet by two female swimmers in the troupe. Music for the ballet was played over the pool's public address system. Remarks were made by George Ernst, president of the Conyngham Valley Civic Organization; Jack Alexander, CVCO past president, and Arthur Pence, chairman of the CVCO swimming pool committee. John Cronin, Valley Day chair man, announced that this year's celebration is scheduled for this Dedicate Conyngham Pool; Present Water Exhibition Their faces lit up with joy, two sisters who have not seen each happy reunion In this city Saturday. They are (left) Mrs.

Victoria Mrs. Mary Soyke, Hazleton. other for 54 years embrace at a Golembiewska, Jersey City, and KT 1 fl 1 1 Tl A. I nwnshin So.hon niifltfer 1 up by increased income from meter (In I up by increased income from meter If receiDts here keen withi dications today as to why Tuesday night's session wasn't announced to the public. Superintendent Gallagher would not comment "on the record," and Board President Michael Haraschak could not be reached.

There are no major changes in this year's budget. The property tax rate of 40.5 mills and the per capita tax of $10 remain the same. The total budget figure is $425,717.98. The budget will come up for More Days At 3 Cents A Hazleton woman and her sister who hadn't seen each other for 54 years were reunited here Saturday after they learned they lived some 100 miles apart. The reunion climaxed years of searching, including relative's special trip to Poland in an attempt, to locate the missing sister.

Since their separation in" 1904 In Rhode Island, the two sisters both in their 80s never lived more than 300 miles apart. The happy occasion took place at the home of Mrs. Mary Soyke, 522 Pardee street, this city, where she and her sister, Mrs. Victoria Golembiewska, currently residing at 282 Ninth street, Jersey City, N.J., after living in several Connecticut towns for many years, cm-braced each other tenderly upon the latter's arrival here about 3 p.m. Saturday.

The eventful reunion was marked with another bit of joyful tidings when about an hour later, Mrs. Anthony Zeremba, this city, a daughter of Mrs. Soyke, gave birth to a son at the State Hospital. The sisters were reunited through John Soyke, Newark, N.J., a son of the local woman, who is administrator at the Newark Hospital for Crippled children. John learned his aunt was still in this country when he made a visit to Poland about two months ago.

Came Here In Early lOOO's Mrs. Golembiewska came to this country about 1900 and Mrs. Soyke in 1904. the year they last saw each other. They were two of 12 children of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Anthony Kruna. Poland. Two other chil dren also emigrated to this coun try. Anthony Krupa.

first went to Voonsocket in 1903, then made his permanent residence in Hazleton. Sophie arrived here from Poland in 1905 and lived at Thompson ville, where Mrs. Golembiewska moved the previous year. Eight other Krupa children remained in Poland with their parents. Mrs.

Soyke Came Here When, the sisters parted at Woon-socket, Mrs. Golembiewska moved to Thompsonville, and Mrs. Soyke came to Hazleton. In the meanwhile Mrs. Golembiewska's first husband, Stephen Sulima, was taken in death at Thompsonville and she married again, living at Philadelphia and in several towns in Connecticut before establishing her residence at Jersey City in ,1330.

Mrs. Soyke remained in Hazleton except for a few years when she lived at Milton, Pa. Her husband, John Soyke, died in 1949. Tried To Locate Each Other For many years they had made attempts to locate each other as well as their other sisters and brothers. In the latter part of last May, John visited Europe and while there made a special trip to Poland and went into Krakow where he Inquired about the Krupa family.

Through a Catholic priest, John said he learned that a Krupa family lived at Krakow. Following a visit to that town with the priest, they were told that a Krupa family was residing in a small com- munity of about 500 people called Bobrek. Kut instead of going to Bobrek, John mistakenly went to another town which had almost the same name called Borek. They were about a mile apart Inquiring I of the Krupa familj New Postage Rates Will Be In reports of all districts can be processed through his office and submitted to DPI after checking. He mentioned the possibility oi DPI being confronted with a deluge of requests for "token" payments on initial state appropriations without waiting for the annuhi financial reports to be audited finally in Harnsburg.

Even if all of the hundreds of school districts in Pennsylvania ccmplcted the forms by July 31, it is extremely doubtful if DPI could process them to the final concl'isicn within the next few mciithc. And the first half of tl. annual state appropriation nor mally is distributed in October or Great Detail What makes completion of the reports a problem of the first magnitude for secretaries is DPI requirements for breaking down allowable expenditures in great detailwith the financial records of the districts providing little or no information on which such breakdowns can be based. For example, the report form calls for breaking down instructional costs including salaries of supervisors, principals, teachers for regular and special elementary scnoos junior high scnools senior high sc-h l8 driver ex. tension classes, home-bound in- Similar requirements previil for building projects, temporary loans, projects paid directly by member school districts, auxiliary agencies and coordinate activities, plant operation, fixed charges, clearing accounts, capital outlay, revenue.

22 Pages The 22-page set of instructions from William R. Schmalzried, DPI comptroller, condensed the reasons for insisting upon the detailed reports in these words: "While the need to implement legislation was primarily responsible for the revision of the report, there were a number of other motivating factors including: "1. The realties of School District finances had outgrown tha ud.ciiwB accounts for school districts came to fruition as an Office of Education Handbook on Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems and "3. The increasing pressure of educational costs tagainst resources made mandatory the provision of a mbre reliabla and valid book for educational financial planning." I After reading that introduction to the 22 pages of instructions, the average school district secretary, rapidly became enmeshed into mounting difficulties as he tried to wade through the pile of procedures and match them against the designated portions of the report form. Some independent districts with officials devoting full time to school work will meet the July 31 deadline.

But to many other secretaries, preparing the new financial report is proving a tougher task than passing the final examinations at West Point without the benefit pf me lour years ot lop mgnt eauca- the cadet for the vital test. CL0SE0UT Effect After Thursday Midnight With receipts, for the first six months of the year running 80 per cent below estimates. City Treasurer M. S. Specht today described income from the new real estate transfer tax as "not so The estimated figure for the year, as listed in the 1958 budget, is $16,000.

As of June30, only was collected. This is the first year for the tax. "Small Affairs" Specht described real estate transactions thus far this year as "small affairs or transfers between family members." He said the only way the city could hope to realize the estimated income is if several large real estate deals took place. City clerk Florence West said that although the July statement has not yet been nreDared, she doesn't think that collections under the new ordinance are running any higher than they did in any of the previous six months. Not Seen Serious But lack of income from real estate transfers is not expected to have any drastic effect on the budgeted receipts of the city government.

The loss is expected to be mad" oace $20,000 more than was estimated in the budget. Balliet Family Holds Reunion The annual reunion of the Balliet Family was held on Saturday fit Eurana Park, Weatherly, with the Rev. Carl S. Leinbach, pastor of Emmanuel's United Church of Christ, this city, as guest speaker. A highlight of the gathering was the "adoption" of Pkev.

Leinbach into the family circle, when he was dubbed "cousin" in recognition of his spiritual counseling to th. family. A silver lovine cud. trtrhtionallv Other presentations were made to Mr. and Mrs.

William Hensel. Plainfield, N.J., as coming the greatest distance; the Alfred Bal- liet family, Egypt, the largest family present, and to Kimberlc the youngest child present. During a brief business session, the group was entertained with a trumpet duet by Janet Lohman and George Pickett of Allentown. Elected to head the faonily association for the coming year were: Curtis Stewart, Hazleton, chairman; Harvey Faust, Audenried, vice-chairman, and Mrs. Louise Stewart, Hazleton, secretary-treasurer.

Eurana Park was selected as the site for next year's reunion to be L.l 1 jheld the ourthSaturda July Three Local Men Train With Resene Three local reservist's are participating in the Marine Air Reserve's "Operation Brace." They are Pfc. Paul H. Hinkle, 146 Washington street, Weatherly; Pfc. John P. Blackwell, 327 Entwistle street, Weatherly; and SSgt.

John W. Yurcho, 549 West 20th street, this city. The three are attending 15 dayj active duty training at tne Grove Naval Air station new phU. WOMAN LOST $1,940 Mrs. Herman Vonderheld, Hob-bie, who works with her son at the Red Rock Game Farm, went to a Berwick bank on Friday evening and withdrew $1,940.

On her arrival home, she discovered that the money was not in her pocket-book. A call to the bank failed to find the envelope which contained the money. Complete line Fertilizers, Spray Dust Insecticides, Weed Killers. Forliano Nursery, Sybertsville: Ailv. rosimaster James nmony re-jwun me recipient being asked to presented to the oldest member minded Hazleton area residents; pay an extra penny.

If he refuses, 0f the family present for the re-today that mail will be processed the sender will be asked for the union, was presented to Charles at the old postal rates for just; cent. If nobody pays, then the let-: Balliet 76 Slatington. Saturday. John Zisek, pool man-! accounting structure, making it ager, and life guards "were intro-jdlfficult 10 present a complete duced. Sam Banks, president of I and consistent report of financial Conyngham Borough Council, cut transactions and status in the old the ribbon to officially open thejormat; pool.

"2- Tne long-awaited develop- The Hazle Township school district budget for 1958-59 was on display this morning at Superintendent Joseph Gallagher's office in the Hazleton National Bank building. It was made available to both the press and the Hazle Township taxpayers. One taxpayer, James E. Eckroade, Calbeth place, asked for and received permission to make a copy of the document. No Comment However, there were still no in P.

Capparell Will Retire Paul P. Capparell Paul P. Capparell, 706 Hayes street, will retire from his position of outside foreman of the Jeddo Highland No. 7 colliery at Har- jlcigh, it was made known today. His retirement will be effective August 1.

Mr. Capparell has been with the Jeddo-IIighland company 48 years, lUrtlnif ilicm in 1QM tthpn iha three more days. Mail postmarked after midnight, Thursday, July 31, must bear postage at the higher rates. The postmaster emphasized that there will be no grace period for the public to get used to the changes. In the case of mail that bears postage at the old rates and is run through post dffice cancellation! machines after midnight Thurs- day, Timony said such mail will be handled on a postage due basis Hospital Admissions ST.

JOSEPH HOSPITAL: Mrs. Mary Fotto, 442 Adams street. FreeJand. nAn Mfiidi. JlUUd TflJllC 11C1YCII.

I John Cepil, 86 Main street, Harleigh. Edward Boyle, 62 Arlington street, Tamaqua. Rudolph Schindel, 846 North Sev enth Allentown. Surgical Mrs. Martha Martin, 813 West Eighth street.

Two lights have been installed ii. uie uuui eue aim auumonai a 41 i 1 lights will be erected on poles in the near future for night swimming, it was announced. With the pool installation nearly complete, the CVCO is turning its attention to the adjacent1 area where a picnic and recreation area will be established. Bad Weather Slows Airport Construction Inclement weather is playing havoc with work on Schuylkill County's new airport. The stone base of the airport's main runway has been 50 per cent completed.

The runway will extend for 4,600 feet. Work on the runway has been called off repeatedly during the last three weeks due to rain. In some cases the work has been deferred for two days depending on the severity of the storm and the Meadows Board II T1K near junuuic iaih. Carbon County Superintendent of Schools Stuart E. Prutzman will discuss Beaver Meadows school district plans for jointure at a special meeting of the borough board at 9:30 o'clock tonight.

The Beaver Meadows board has indicated It was interested in forming a secondary jointure with Hazleton, Butler Township and Conynghaui. Before Beaver Meadows can enter the jointure the district must be released by the Carbon County school board. Members believe this will be the main topic of Prutzman's discussion. At the same meeting, which will be held in the elementary school, th board will formally adopt the 1958-59 school budget. Company A Back In City Members of Company 165th Military Police Battalion, Pennsylvania National Guard, returned to their armory on the Heights over the weekend, completing two weeks of field at.

Iidiantown uap. It also was reported that Lt George Lucash, commander of Company A who was hurt in an automobile collision at the military reservation last Saturday, had recovered from his injuries and returned to this city with the unit. Members of the unit underwent extensive training in traffic control, criminal investigation and prisoner control in addition to the usual familiarization firing of vari-our weapons. Adj. Gen.

Anthony J. Riddle Jr. said the guardsmen "met the standards prescribed by the Army and, in many instances, far exceeded the elforts expected of citizen soldiers." GUIDED MISSILE GRADUATE Specialist Third Class James P. Griesing, son of Mr. and Mrs.

John J. Griesing, 549 Lafayette court, recently completed the NIKE-AJAX guided missile fire control system maintenance course at the Army Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, Tex. INSURANCE BONDS r-LOANS FINANCING Save on AUTO financing Large STOCK Insurance Co's Edward G. Freiler Cleveland and Adams Sts. Dial McAdoo VA 9-3748 Butcher Linens Printed Flannel and many more $1-00 45" Wide $1-89 48" Yide Yd.

i WJ VALUES 98 to 3.9S Miss Lillian Gentile, 938 Grantjtional postage rate climbing from resulting time required for thetion which is supposed to qualify sreet. 1 was 'buUt. His first as-. Soyke said he wasn signmcnt was as a chute boss, la- Mrs. Kathryn O'Donnell, 407 1 2 cents for eacn additional there, Mr able to learn too much, observing rnn thrn'ni, final adoption on Saturday, August 16.

Expect Opposition At that meeting, Directors Carl Reich. Joseph Generose, and Patrick Boyle are still expected to oppose it. They voted "nay" on the tentative budget adoption on Tuesday. The three wanted Supt. Gallagher's office moved to the high school building and wanted Har-wood pupils to go to the Green-view schoolhouse.

ter is dispatched to the dead letter office. New Rates Listed Besides the boost in first-class letter postage from 3 cents to 4 cents, the new rate scheduled for domestic first-class mail will raise the price for post cards from 2 cents to 3 cents, air mail letters from '6 cents to 7 cents, and air mail postcards from 4 cents to 5 cents. Tostagc for third-class mail (in- eluding unsealed printed greeting cards) goes from 2 cents to 3 cents for the first two ounces, with VM cents for each additional ounce. Other Increases Set Increases in commercial mail include: Controlled circulation publica vuwumuuu tions eight ounces and under, from 10 cents per pound to 12 cents, for copies over eight ounces, from 11 to 12 cents per pound. A minimum oi cent per copy is required.

Third-class mail (books, catalogs, seeds, etc.) will also be hiked from 2 cents for the first two ounces td 3 cents, with the addi ir a ior eacn aaaiuonai two ounces ounce. The base postage (first two yu ter and merchandise, goes i from 2 nts to 3 cents, with the dd uunai ounte cuarge rising irotu "-cms. The minimum postage rate for pieces of odd shape or size increases from 3 cents to 6 cents. Also affected is the maximum weight limit for third-class which increases from 8 ounces up but not including 16 ounces. In fourth-class mail the book rate rises from 8 cents for the first pound to 9 cents, and from cents Pcr additional pound to 5 iL At tne same ume xne minimum fourth-ctlas1sc TITll UUIU UVCl uum-ca I.V iu vi more.

AMBULANCE CALLS The Hazleton Ambulance today removed Bernice Butler, 641 Muir avenue, to St. Joseph Hospital; Michael Postupack, Weatherly RD, to the State Hospital; Mrs. John Walko, 922 Peace street, to St. Joseph Hospital; John Kost, 10 West Diamond avenue, from the State Hospital to his home, and Lillian Gentile, 938 Grant street, to St. Joseph Hospital.

The West Hazleton Ambulance took Mrs. Sarah Garbacik, 625 Winters avenue, from St. Joseph Hospital to her home. Genetti's 15th St. Super Market Open Dailv 9 a.

m. to 9 p. m. We Give "Sill" Green Stamps Adv. A REAL NICE PLACE TO EAT LUNCH 59c EVERYDAY GENETTI'S LUNCHEONETTE 2C-30 N.

Laurel St i nat ine peopie. were ei uer fc br(akcr boss to talk because of the town being under Communist control cr be- 193 4, he was promoted to cause they had no knowledge of position of 'oeman-the family being sought. I long career njcv' He returned to Krakow that ry began as a tker nd right and the next morning June 2, ater a ok, Per Jr the ki right of way to dry. FINAL OF SUMMER SHOES! SWING STEPS and other famous brands of women's summer dress shoes At the Lomsr mas of i after attending mass went to nis hotel and found two cousins waiting there for him. Aunt In U.S.A.

They told him that relatives in Poland were writing to an aunt in this country, but were unable to recall the state or town. They said thev would forward the address to John at Newark. Later on, Mr. soyke received word at Newark that a deceased aunt had resided at Thompsonville, and an address was furnished him to write for further information. A letter to Thompsonville received a reply from relatives that Mrs.

Golembiewska was still living and was staying with her daughter at Jersey City. A telephone call was placed with the Jersey City address to confirm that Mrs. Golembiewska was Mrs. Soyke's sister. John then drove to Hazleton to tell his mother the good news.

Plan Reunion On Saturday, July 5, Mrs. Soyke spoke to her sister for the first time in 54 years over the telephone and nlanned the reunion for Sat urday, when John brought his aunt to Hazleton. Mrs. Golembiewska has three hv rhildren: John. Lincoln Falls Frank, Hartford, and Mrs.

Stephanie Jasienski, with vhnm she resides at Jersey City, and who accompanied her to Ha zleton. Mrs. Soyke has seven living chil dren: Mrs. Agnes Macovitch, Frank Sovke. Mrs.

Ray Golds- u-nrthv and Mrs. Zeremba. this citv: Edward, Binghamton, N.Y.; Joseph, Philadelphia, and John, Newark. COMPLETES TRAINING Army Reserve Specialist Third AND Textiles NEW LOCATION 35 North Wyoming St. BIG' VALUE 1500 YARDS iia muuu a i ut Mrs.

Leah Baum, Nuremberg. Michael DiGrandonico, 719 La Salle street. Berwick. Richard Tombasco, 793 North Laurel street. Mrs Kranpps Rarharptto Kin Carson street.

Michael Berta, 344 Adams street, Freeland. Mrs. Agnes Wisgo, 917 East Diamond avenue. John Heller, 610 Hemlock street, Freeland. Mrs.

Nancy Poppalardo, 4 Beven avenue, New Brunswick, N. J. Mrs. Mildred Yachera. 531 North" Broad street, West Mrs.

Helen Walko, 922 Peace Mrs. Irene Homa, 562 Arthur Street STATE HOSPITAL: Medical Michael Postupack, Weatherly RD 1. John Eroh, 937 West Diamond avenue. Mrs. Agnes Brozic, 306 Washington street, Freeland.

Adam Olivia, 624 Cleveland street. Ralph Cameron 562 Pardee street. Mrs. Clara Mitchell, 22 East Oak street, West Hazleton. Surgical Bernice Butler, 641 East Muir avenue.

Paul Kizan, 210 West Broad street. Stephen Konarski, 98 RD 1, Free-land. Richard Heiser, Drums. Lloyd Frey, 85 Franklin street. Joseph Soika Tamaqua road, Haddock.

Mrs. Mary Marushin, 246 South Pine street. Dr. Conrad W. Krapf CHIROPRACTOR 71 North Laurel Street PHONE: GL 5-5511 a to i lie uivoiav, yngham In 1936 he was the recipient of a ofptv award from the Bureau of Mines for an entire year that was accident free.

He also was certified in first aid methods. Mr. CaDDarell, who resiaea in lhe iiazieton area ail of his life lis a native of Ebervale No. 1 ana attended the Hazle Townsnip schools. He is the son of the late Saverio and Martha Capparell.

He is the father of eight children. Two of his sons, Paul ana James, are members of the Penn sylvania State Police. He is a brother of the late James, John and Joseph Capparell, all of whom were prominent residents of the anthracite area; and of retired police lieutenant Sam Capparell and Mrs. John Canadeo, both of this city. An ardent sportsman, Mr.

Cap parell hopes to devote much of his time to his favorite sports of fishing and hunting. State Asks Bids For Flood Control Project The State Forests and Waters Departments today asked for bids Aue. 29 for a IVi-million-dollar flood control project along the Lackawanna River and Roaring Brook in Scranton. Principal work in the project in volves dredging two miles of the river. Completion date for the en-! tire project is late 1960.

CUBS TO TAKE TOUR llembers of Cub Scout Pack 13, Christ Lutheran Church, will meet at city hall Tuesday at 2 p.m. to tour the center of city government GET NEW AMBULANCE Lansford borough will dedicate its new community ambulance on Thursday. i i THf YiARl from Swin9 C1p Cushioned Step Casuals Polish Cottons i White Faille i Tissue Gingham 3 Yards All Colors 300 YARDS WOOL SPECIAL! 1200 Yds. to 'I 411 SVmitR BAGS reduced DRAPERY and SLIPCOVER Fabric ON 4 Aft l-oo BOLT Class Richard R. Forschncr! soniand tne Hazieion ruDiic i4Drary.

HQ WEST RROU) ST. 3 krrs 0f ta TtlAHCll Stont row oWlar of Mr. and Mrs. C. R.

Forschner, Route 1, 'White Haven, recently completed two weeks af annual active' duty training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Sorry no lay-aways or charges on these prices 35 North Wyoming Street, Hazleton.