Pittston Gazette from Pittston, Pennsylvania • Page 2

Aprd 27, 1961 -THE PITTSTON GAZETTE Thursday Pajre Two Local Pool's "Birth" Mag Feature West Pittston News tomorrow evening r. CONGER THE "BIRTH" OF THE WEST PITTSTON SWIMMING POOL GAINED national recognition in a recent magazine publication. The Swimming Pool Age publication featurejNujrt'ory entitled "It couldn't be done but they did it." Following is the complete text. i uci wo naviuii Supper Saturday The public is cordially invited to attend the "ravioli ANOTHd ITS SIZE 60T OUT OF HAND, THIS FAMILY BEGAN WITH TWO AND THRU THE YEARS IT GREW AND GREW. Four groups will take part in the evening's entertainment, including the Concert Band, Senior High Girls' Glee Club, Green and White Dance Band, and the Mixed Chorus.

Two soloists will also be featured, John Harned will render a piano selection and Glenn Van-Tuyfle is soloist in one of the selections to be sung by the Mixed Chorus. Residents of the community aire reminded of the innual Spring Concert to be presented by the musical aggregations of West Pittston High School tomorrow (Friday) evening at eight o'clock in the high school auditorium. Frank I. Edwards and Miss Cathran Fear, who will direct the students, have arranged an excellent and varied program. NO AIA3ICAADE THE HOUSE EXPAND.

a. supper" to be sponsorel on Saturday evening at the Italian-American Citizens Club, Exeter avenue, by the club's Ladies Auxiliary. Tickets for 'the supper are $1.25. Arrangements have been made for dancing, with music furnished by Gene Lepore and Judy Marranca. Takeouts will be served between 4 and o'clock, with the general serving scheduled for 5 to 9 p.m.

Tickets will be on sale at the door. Mas. Joseph Argeiiio is chairman and Mrs. Peter' Serine, co-chairman. The auxiliary will hold its TO "ADD ON" WAS THE THING TO DO A LOAN FROA US HELPED SEE THEM THROUGH We are glad to extend credit when it will really 1 benefit the borrower and I help improve local prop I ercy values.

See us about I your improvement needi. lons. The water la rated the cleanest In the W.lkes-Barri area which Includes 12 pools. Also included is a 20 40 toot children's pool and 8 $17,000 bath-house (included in the $70,000 total tig ure). A total of 13 people operate the pool with only seven ceiv.ng wages.

The bathhouse, concessions stand and ground upkeep is handled volunteers. Membership is $15 Last Summer, more than 700 West Pittston children learned to swim in a program sponsored by the school d.strict. Everting water shows, ban! concerts and dances followed many of the Little League baseball games. A juke box and dar.ee area near the bathhouse was a favorite spot of West Pittston teenagers each evening during the summer. An example of faith In the swimming pool project shown by the people of West Pittston waa exhibited three week before the fund raising drive started.

West Pittston and the surrounding area is honeycombed with coal mine shafts and a section of LantD located just three blocks from the pool site suddenly caved in. Undaunted, the West Pittston Little League continued its drive to become the first Little League in the world to have a swimming pool of its own. leaving a brochure each residence. Two weeks later, they returned to collect. By March 1, sufficient money was raised, an engineering company was engaged for necessary engineering work, and a contract was signed with a construction frm.

Work started March 18. Exactly four months to the day, the pool opened. The Little League of West Pittston owns an entire block of bottom land near the Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks. It bought the land 10 years ago from the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. and built a baseball park entirely from used lumber, with 100 percent volunteer labor.

Workers dismantled old railroad boxcars to build the original fence. Wood for the granstand, dugouts and press box came from the old Harding Power Plant baseball grandstands. An abandoned building at the power plant was torn apart, piece-by -piece, and brought to the Little, League property where It waa rebuilt to serve as a meeting and assembly room. After 10 years of activity, the West Pittston Little League had built up a facility valued at $60,000 including Land. This was enough to enable them to get a mortgage in order to start building the pool on a firm financial base.

The pool is 50 100 feet with a 35 35 foot diving well. Capacity Is 216,000 gal Local Methodists' Conference To Be Held Monday Nite The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the West Pittston Methodist Church wiU.be held THEN, ONE FINE DAY, IT SPROUTED WINSS- West Pittston, a financially distressed town in the heart of Pennsylvania's struggling hard coal region, has a new J7iM09 swimming pool thanks to the efforts of an aggressive Little League baseball organ.zation. Taking the initiative while others said it couldn't be done, West Pittston's Little League raised in public subscription, helped along by a $10,000 gift from the Morris Foundation of the American Chain and Cable Co. The remainder was financed through local banks. The drive started In November, 1959.

A committee made a study of various shapes, sizes and methods of construction used in pools in the area and began a fund-raising drive. An engineer, Charles Taylor, met with a committee headed by James Meiberger, a sports-minded insurance man and president of the West Pittston Little League. Taylor drew up a brochure which contained cost figures and other details. On January 15, 1060, more than 100 volunteer workers made a door-to-door canvass, 40W, Alt (JVE COMFORTABLY AS KINGS regular monthly meeting this evening at eight o'clock at the club rooms. NO RED TAPE NO DELAY You'll Like Our Fast Friendly Service STOP IN! if Chas.

Earley To Address Women's Gathering Friday The Public Affairs Department of the West Pittston Senior Woman's Club will meet on Friday afternoon at 1:30 at the home of Mrs. Sidney Darby, 1200 Susquehanna avenue. Charles A. Earley, district manager for the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, will present a program, "Area West Side Bank Stvitzgables To Note 50th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs.

Reuben Switz-gaible of 526 Delaware avenue, will observe their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Friday. They were married on April 28, 1911 by the Rev. Sweet, of Binghamton, N.Y. Mrs. SwitzgabJe is former Pally Hawk, Kresgeville.

Mr. Switzgable, retired, was formerly employed in the trucking business. Open house for all neighbors and friends will be held on Friday evening in Harris' Restaurant Social Room, 16 Luzerne avenue. Class '31, WPHS, Planning Reunion West Pittston High School, Class of 1931 will meet on Tuesday evening, May 9, at the home of Mrs. Ruth Burke, 317 Franklin street, to further plans for the 30th Anniversary Reunion.

The affair will be held on July 1 at the VFW In Kingston, beginning at 6 pm. AIK members are asked to attend this meeting, at which time the menu will be arranged. Civil Defense Meets Tonight A regular meeting of the West Pittston Civil Defense Council will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Town Hall. Ail members of the Council are urged to be in attendance. Discussion will be held in regard to the "operation alert" which began yesterday and wiffl continue through Sunday.

West Pittston, Pa. Member F. O. Cot. Seek To Form Softball Loop FREE AND EASY PARKINC Hostesses for the meeting REV.

HARRY 8. HENCK IT'S TIME TO START SAVING BREVITIES Mrs. William Owens, North street, is a surgical patient at Pittston Hospital. Rev. Mickeel Klinoff and Elder Harry GreenawaW, of the irst Presbyterian Church, will represent the local Church at the Lackawanna Presbytery to Ibe held in Claries Summit on Saturday.

will be Mrs. John G. Connel, Mrs. Malcolm Miller, Mrs. Jay Alexander, Mrs.

Ambrose Hart and Mrs. Darby. on Monday evening, May 1st. The Rev. Harry S.

Henck is pastor of the church. A covered-dish supper will Trinity Women Met Last Night Women of Trinity met last evening at Trinity Episcopal Church at which time they enjoyed a talk by Mrs. Gordon Highriter of Wilkes-Baire. who is Diocesan Treasurer of tihe United Thank Offering. The speaker was introduced by Mrs.

Sidney B. Martin, local treasurer of the UTO. Following the business meeting, the women enjoyed a social hour. Refreshments were served by the following, Miss Hilda Williams, Mrs. Joseph Morris, Mrs.

Richard Jones and Miss Grace Williams. precede the conference session. William D. Owens, Js Republican Cud West Pittston Merle Bainibridige of West Pittston. father ol the Rams football coach, is trying hard to get a "slow-pitch" Softball league started in the borough.

He believes that there are enough men in the borough to make up at least a four-team league. We recall that it wasn't too many years ago that a number of the churches in the West Side community had quite a Softball league going. You really don't have to be an "old-timer" to remember the league. At that time, if our recollection is correct, the men and James Earnest of Delaware avenue, is a patient at Wilkes-Parre General Hospital. Two local residents were among the officers and board memlbers recently elected by the Orpheus Choral Society.

All families of the church are urged to attend, and asked to bring a covered dish. The conference will be presided over by the District Superintendent, Rev. Leon W. Bou-ton. Officers of the church's sev TEENER CANDIDATES TO REGISTER FRIDAY NIGHT Boys between the ages of 13 through 16 ere reminded that registrations for the West Pittston Teener League will be held tomorrow evening beginning at 6:30 o'clock.

Boys interested in joining are asked report at that time at the Little League Field House on Sixth street. Registrants must be accompanied by at least one otf then- For SCHO DIRECT eral organizations will present their annual reports at the conference. Boy Scout Troop 362 which usually meets on Monday, at West Pittston Bo ployees of the Glen Alden Floyd Evans oi Baltimore avenue was elected as vice president and Donald Anthony of -Spring street was elected to the society's board. The Rams Booster Club's next meeting will be on Wednesday, May 10th, at the high school. Residents aire reminded of the club's All-S ports parents and they also must boys that joined in the have, the church, has postponed next to an week's meeting.

Shops and the Power Plant. Merle and several members of the Rams Booster Club ere spearheading the current oamr Concern For summer sports program thoroughly enrjoyed it. Many of the players at that time, were em- nouncement by John Coleman, Community Pro Buy, Burn, Boost. Anthracite president of the league. Banquet to be held on Mem Four Children Atw.

ing West Pittston PuV lie Schools I will support Progressive Policies of Education that will enable our children attending West Pittston Schools to obtain the best education possible. STEAK SALE U.S. GRADE ROUND STEAK orial Day eve, Monday, May 29th, at which time members of the football, baisketiball and track teams of the h'gh school will be honored. The banquet will be in the form of a dinner-dance. Tickets are available.

Dial Rock Chapter, DAR, will hold a rummage sale on May 4th and 5th in the basement of its chapter house, Linden street, the hours being paign for forming a Softball loop. To date about thirty men have indicated their interest to play ball. The organizers ore sure there are many more who may be interested, but who may not have beard albout it-Men between the ages of 16 and 70 are invited to take part. If interested contact either Merle Bainbridge, Carl Rosen- orance or Bob Evens. A deadline of May 1st has been set, so that the committee can form teams and set up schedule.

WILLIAM D. OWENS. JR. Your Vote And Support Sincerely Appreciated aim to 4 pm. Those inter- ested in donating articles are I PLAN TO HOLD A RALLY The Democratic Party organization of the borough is making plans to hold a rally in the with the lodge.

He was presented with a pin marking the occasion. Trinity Guild will meet on Monday at 8 pm at the home of Miss Hilda Williams, 310 York avenue. very near future, according to Charles A. Connolly, party chairman. Robert J.

Barrett, of Washington street, has been appointed to head the rally arrangements by Mr, Connolly. County and borough office-seekers will be on hand to speak. A program of entertainment will also be held, followed by refreshments. 400 Exiter West Pittston Your Friendly Economy Store Quality And Service Our Specialty Serve with fancy Snow White Mushrooms lb. 39c WESTERN OUR OWN FRESH GROUND asked to contact either Mrs, Oartyle Carney or Mrs.

Ro-meyn Vose. Mrs. Joseph Thomas oi Luzerne avenue recently received word of the death of her brother, Dr. Morel! Mastin of Sykes-ville, Maryland. Residents are reminded of the spaghetti supper 'being held at the First Prestoyterian Church this evening, from 5 to 7 o'clock, under the sponsorship of the Junior High You'-h Fellowship.

A bake sale is also being held in conjunction with the supper. Herbert C. Bainbiidge, 200 Susquehanna avenue, was honored recently by Wyoming Lodge 4188, Free and Accepted Masons, for fifty yearns service RESIDENTS OF West Pittston Your Vote and Support for my nomination for the office of Tax Collector on the Republican ticket will be sincerely appreciated. Leo F. Kane FOR TAX COLLECTOR Baby Beef Liver 39c HAMBURG 2 ibs 89c HORMEL'S MIDWEST YANKEE MAID 0 4 ftl WEST PITTSTON Regular Republican Administration Candidates BARBECUTIES ib sgJM-iutu BMUUHac FROZEN FOODS HORMEL'S BY THE PC.

BRAUNSCHWEIGER ib 49. BIRDSEYE SMALL GREEN LIMAS BIRDSEYE ONION RINGS (5c orT BIRDSEYE FISH STICKS LAYER PACK WHITING UBBY'S ORANGE JUICE 2 pkgs. 39c 7oz.pkg. 33c 2 w. Pkgs.

05g 2 Ib. 29c 4 oz. Cans gfjg PLEDGING HONESTY, EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY WEST PITTSTON REPUBLICANS VOTE For Burgess ROBERT CAMPBELL 21-D Duncan Mines Cake Mixes WHITE-YELLOW-SPICE-DEVIL'S FOOD CHOC. MINT-FUDGE MARBLE-CHERRY SUPREME CHOC. SURPRISE 2 pkgs 69c FARM FRESH PRODUCE FANCY FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT Pink 4 for 29c CALIFORNIA CARROTS 1 lb Ba 2 bags 23c GARDEN FRESH GREEN ONIONS 2 bchs.

15c FANCY FLORIDA ORANGES 1w Si" doz. 39c GROCERY VALUES CLOTHESPINS 33c SHURFTNJS APPLE BUTTER 27e SHURFTVaE SLICED CARROTS 2 303 Can 27c SHURFINE SUCCOTASH 2 903 39c GREEN GIANT PEAS 2 43c MUSSELMAJTS APPLE JUICE 4 qt. jars 99c NESCAFE lg. 10 oz. Jar $1.49 For Council CARL B.

R0SENCRANCE MICHAEL CLARKE MERLE BAINBRIDGE SERVE CAKE WITH 24-E 24-D 26-E 2T-D BURGESS GEORGE L. WEISKERGER COUNCIL MAX W. LAKE RAYMOND E. SIM0NS0N FRED SICKLER JOHN A. SMITH TAX COLLECTOR MILDRED A.

YOUNG AUDITOR JAMES A. BEVAN JUSTICE OF THE PEACE JOHN S. LLEWELLYN CONSTABLE WILLIAM Ft HOWELL GEORGE VINCENT 19-D 25- 26- 27- 25-D 23-D 34-D 33-D 36-D ECONOMY ICE CREAM ALL POPULAR FLAVORS gal. 7Q Get Your Ice Cream Scoop for 1 1 c-with Half-Gallon Justice of Peace THE0. DAVIES Auditor MORGAN WILLIAMS 32-D 35-D 37-D SHURFINE COFFEE FRESH GROUND lb 65c STAR KIST TUNA FISH 4 cant 1 00 GREEN JOY GRASS SEED 2 lb.

bag 69e 5 Ib. bag $1.59 VIGORO 50-lb bag $2 19 Constable HERMAN JACOBS PRIMARY ELECTION, MAY 16, 1961 YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT SOLICITED PRIMARIES. TUESDAY, MAY II, 191 WE RESPECTFULLY SOLICIT YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT.