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FRACKVILLE"

EDITIONFRIDAY, MAY 28, 1976

QueencontestclosingThe Frackville Centennial

Queen Contest closes June 1and the six contestants willturn over to Chairlady HelenMengle all cash except platemoney. The deadline for platemoney is June 6· since somepeople will not accept plateswithout the holders whichshould be delivered by thatdate.

The queen contest proceedswill be tabulated by auditorsTony Barrett and TonyGraziano and names of thewinners will be placed insealed envelopes to be given tothe chairlady at the CoronationBall in Annunciation Hall onJune 12. at 7 p.m.

The public may buy balltickets until June 1 fromcontestants Nancy Cicioni, "Karen Cameron, Tina Bren-nan, Dorothy Truskowski,Barbara Hahn and KathyWoodring. After June 1 thetickets will be sold by WoodsEntherington (phone 874-3991for information). The "NaturalSounds" will provide music atthe ball and refreshments willbe available from 8 to II.

Paul Malinchok Insurancewill sponsor Michelle Halupaas junior page for the pageant.Lori Berg will be the little pageand usherettes will be MaryKay James, Renee Kovach,Susan Neiberger and NoreenTurnbach.

Girl scoutsA girl scout fly-up and

bridging ceremony was heldMay 24 at St. Ann's Hill!. The .meeting opened with an in-troduction by Junior LeaderMrs. Wascavage and a flagceremony by Cadet Troop 58under the leadership of Mrs.Chris Zuber. The followingBrownies received wings from

. Leader Mrs. Joanne Lazusky:Lori Berg, Tracey Buchanan,Denise Damiter, RobynGawrylik, Cindy Hampton,Joanie Kastroba, JanetLazusky, Marie Mastella,Joanna Payne, Denise Reilly,Christine 'Irakes, Lisa AnnWiskerski and MonicaZiegmont. The girls wereaccepted into sister Troop 139by Mrs. Janet Wascavage whopresented each with a pin. Mrs.Valerie Bukowski and Mrs.Evelyn Mastella, with BrownieTroop 136 presented each girl.with a service star, after which;refreshments were served to.parents and scouts. This wasthe last meeting of, Troop 136until September.

Five-year-old ShannonGaverick holds the trophyshe received for sellingmost tickets to the Cen-tenni'al dance revuefeaturing Cissie Tomko'stroupe in "Touch of 76."Shannon's parents are Mr.and Mrs. WilliamGaverick, 324 SouthWylam street. (Humpf).

Woman's clubFrackville Woman's Club

will hold its annual reciprocitytea June 9 at Ace Hall withcentennial queen contestantsas guests. Tickets at one dollarmay be reserved by May 31with Suzanne Domalakes (874-2672)or Kathy Judd (874-1091).The club will run the OldFashioned Ice Cream Parlorthe week of August 8, with allmembers working one evening6-10 p.m .

Hoagie saleA hoagie sale is slated for

June 19 by the BlessedSacrament Society of St.John's Polish National CatholicChurch of Frackville.President Helen Dower andLottie Snokus will representthe society in a diocesanbicentennial gathering June 13in Passaic, N.J. The group alsowill participate in the parishco nfi rl\lla tion service. AChinese auction is planned forOCtober. The society recessedits meetings until Septemberand Father Tomczyk wishedall a pleasant vacation.

Treasuryreaches$24,017

Charlie Brayford delightedthe Frackville CentennialAssociation with his slides ofthe April 10kickoff parade andan announcement that he willfilm the centennial week ac-tivities.

I Walter Mengel reported anew balance of $46,017.50. PegZamonsky said the bazaarsponsored by the Zion Bellesrealized a profit of $648.

There are now 20· BelleChapters with 990 members.The Brothers of the Brushunder the chairmanship of TedSouchak has 37 chapters and1255- members. He reported$191.18from the square dance,

New items to be sold atheadquarters include, T-shirts,sweatshirts, glasses, firstedition bumper stickers andlicense plates. Correspondencehas been received fromcollectors wishing to buycommemorative woodennickels from California, Ohio,Missouri, New York, Arizona,Virginia.

The Keystone Kops will beformed at the next Brothers ofthe Brush meeting andKangaroo Kourt will go intoeffect the week before thecelebration.

Outdoor religious servicesponsored by the ministeriumwill be held in the MemorialPark on August 22 at 7:30 p.m,

Invitations were received toparticipate in bicen festivitiesin Minersville and Pine Grove.Buses will be provided forBrush and Belles who mayregister at the Old FashionedIce Cream Parlor. The' nextmeeting is June 30.

Dean's listSusan, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Michael Anthony, madethe dean's list at BloomsburgCollege with a 4.0 average forthe spring semester. A senior.in business education, she istreasurer of Pi Omega Pinational honorary businesseducation fraternity and PhiBeta . Lambda businessfraternity.

TripleheaderFrackville Little League will

hold its annual tripleheader onMonday, Memorial Daybeginning at 1 p.m. featuringPellock's vs. Knights ofColumbus, Lions vs. Elks andChevron vs Block. Parents areneeded to assist and maycontact the coaches at thegame.

fRACKVILLE OUTLOOKPUBLISHED BY THE CIVIC CLUB

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLSMrs. James H. Pierce

.We are all vitally interested in theprogress and development of our hometown and each one is doing their smallpart to help it find its "place in thesun."

To determine what progress 'we aremaking, it is necessary to review thehistory of our public schools, for theyare the. barometer by which a com-munity's social, religious and com-mercial life is gauged.

The increase in population is nowherereflected sooner than in our publicschools and to compare our presentstudent body and the facilities forhandling them with the student body ofpast years and their facilities is to giveus a measure of the town's progress.

The first school was started in what isnow the Borough of Frackville, in theFall of 1861 in a small building on N.Nice street with nine pupils in at-tendance, under one teacher. In theyear 1868 a two story four-roomedframe building was erected at thecorner of Frack and Balliet streetswhere the present brick school nowstands. The number of pupils in-creasing so rapidly that by 1870 it wasnecessary to divide them into threegrades, having one man and two ladyteachers. In 1876,when the village wasincorporated into a borough, Mr. W. W.Wood was elected the first principal ofthe schools and served in that capacityfor foUr years.

During the summer of 1879, a smallframe school house was erected on theEast side of Broad Mountain avenue toserve the east side of the borough andthis building was used for school pur-'poses until the year 1893, when it wasconverted into a Catholic church.

In the year 1880, the number of pupilsenrolled had grown to 311and it becamenecessary to increase the number ofgrades to five, with a corresponding'number of teachers.

By 1886, the number of scholars had

Posing with "Sweety" at the Kurtz Dairy Farm near Pine Grove are Frackvilleyoungsters (from left) Raquel Boxter, Heather Martin, Donna Swetavage,Pamela Trqyanoski and Bryan Norwich, while teacher Anna Lindenmuth of theFranklin School 2nd grade holds the rein. (Humpf).

Kids visit dairy farmAsk any member of the

kindergarten and second gradeat the Franklin School inFrackville and they'll tell youthere's a lot more to a glass ofmilk than refreshing nourish-ment. '

After a trip to the KurtzDairy Farm near Pine Grove,the youngsters know what goesinto the manufacture of milk-from the hay to the cow to thedairy. '

The group was shown therhilking room, holding pen,cows in pasture, feeding of acalf, milking ~arn andmachinery.

Mr. and Mrs. Kurtzdemonstrated the milkingprocedure with the modernmachine and emphasized theimportance of cleanliness. Thecows are milked morning andnight and are fed as they aremilked.

In the milk foam they were Kathleen Yeager, Lisatold the proper temperature B a i n b rid g e , Bon itaused to store "the milk until Domarotsky, Brian Furman,picked up. Th~ were present Jay Herring, Staceywhen the tru~ arrived to Kupusnick, Heather Martin,pump milk into. the tank to James Neidlinger, Bryandeliver to one of the area Norwich, Andrew Peleschak,dairies. Before leaving the Andrew Sweyko, Sandraroom each student was given a Becker, Tina Kroh, Lisasample of the milk. Franklin,. Shari Dietrich, Mrs.

After the tour of the farm' Troynoskl, Mrs. Baxter andbuildings, the children were Mrs: Anna Lindenmuth.taken to, the pasture and saw Ki~dergarten students at-over 100 cows grazing. Before tendlD~ were Stephenending their day on the farm. B~oschlchak, Edward Cros~y,they were treated to a ride in a DIana Hummel, Patrickhay wagon which lasted about Humpf, Tracey K~ssock,a half hour as 'the owner ex- Gregory Lavas, Michelleplained how he raises feed for Mervine, George Oakun,his livestock. ' Patrick O'Boyle, Beth Ann

Attending were second Rogers, Stephanie Samelko,graders, Raquel Boxter, Lisa Tracey Schappell, GregoryFrantz Dawn Latshaw ~by Seasock, George Thomas,Koles, Leah O'Donnell, Sandlla Nicholas Wardigo, Lori zack,Peleschak Russell Seasock Randy Frantz, Tammy Haller,

. Donna S~etcavage, Pamel~ Derek Yankiewicz, Mrs. LavasTroyanoski, Denise Wiskirski, and Mrs. Jeanne Morgan.

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so outgrown the possibilities of thepublic school buildings that the framebuilding at Frack and Balliet streetswas torn down and a commodious brickbuilding was erected and equipped at acost of $11,115and first occupied in theyear 1887.

In the year 1892, a lot was purchased, on the corner of Frack streets and

Broad Mountain avenue and the nextyear a two story four-roomed framebuilding was erected upon it at a cost of$6834, giving the borough at that time atotal of twelve rooms available for theinstruction of its pupils.

By the year 1904the number of pupilsenrolled had risen to 647 and twelveteachers were necessary for their in-struction. The calibre of the instructorsand the courses of studies which theyprescribed had so materially improvedthat graduate students had no difficulty

entering the Freshman class of some ofour smaller Universities.

In the year 1906 a brick schoolbuilding was built in the North ward onNice street to replace the old framestructure which stood there and by theyear 1914the student body had grown tosuch an extent that it was necessary toerect a large and handsome high schoolbuilding on Frack street betweenCenter and Secondstreets at a cost of$40,000, this building making ten morerooms available for instruction andstudy.

\ The result of this resume' sh~ws thatin the last twelve years there has beenan increase of 603 pupils and nine..teachers and when it is considered thatthis increase was made largely duringthe last few years when the town beganto come into its own, it will be seen thatthis is, indeed, a splendid record.

Scouts fete momsA Mother-Daughter Tea was

held by Cadette Troop 58 andJunior Troop 139 at St. Ann'sHall, • 'Frackville, for thirtygirls and their mothers. Eachmom received a handcraftedcandy dish, rose corsage androse candle.

Entertainment provided byTroop 139 was the reading oforiginal compositionsdedicated to mothers, a fashionshow by Troop 58 with selec-tions ranging from short sets toEaster outfits, and an alphabettrip by Ann and Helen Zuber.Awards for perfect attendancewere earned by Helene Zuber,Mary Kamarousky and SharonTrakes. Missing only onemeeting were Ann Zuber, JoanTrakes and Frances Dugan.The girls then served a buffet

to the mothers which they hadprepared.

At St. Ann's hall, sistertroops Brownies 136, Juniors139, Cadettes 58 and Juniors 68held fly-up and bridgingceremonies with Browniesreceiving "lings, Juniors pinsand Cadettes yearly pins.Each girl was welcomed intohigher rank by the 'othermembers

The awards were precededby the flag ceremony con-ducted by Troop 58 membersMary Kamarousky, caller;Frances Dugan and LoriKlevis, honor guards; HeleneZuber and Sharon Trakes asflag bearers. JanetWascilvage, leader of Troop139, made the introductions ofthe leaders and assistants tothe parents. A social followed.

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Enjoying a "Centennial Special" at the newly reo-pened Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor in the formerfirehouse on East Oak street is Stanley Markowski of: I

159South Spencer street. The cone includes vanilla,.chocolete, strawberry, orange sherbet, butter pecan; ;butterscotch ripple, banana split and raspberry.Looking on and remembering their own childhood icecream cone days are volunteer belles Joan Morgan,Mary Hudson and Shirley Woodring. (Humpf).

::;:i:i:~~:;:;S:;:;:;:;~;~;~;~;~:.:.;.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:~:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:;:i:;:.:.:.:;:;:;:.:;:.:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;~~~~~iCentennial doings ~~!'June 1-Centennial belles meeting 8 p.m. at

headquarters.June 2-Methodist Belles meeti~g 8:15 p.m. in church

hall; Hummel Belles meet 7:30 p.m.June 3-Parade Committee meeting 7 p.m. at horne-of ::

chairman Arlan Swade to plan routes; Brush Brothersmeeting 8 p.m. at headquarters.

June 5-Friendship Brush bleenie and beansoup sale 11a.m. to 6 p.m. at Englewood Firehouse.

June 8-Spojia Belles meeting 7: 30 p.m, at St. John'sHall; Polish Star Belles meeting.7 p.m. at St. Annis Hall.

June 13-Good Will Belles meeting 7 p.m. at firehouse.June 12-Centennial queen coronation ball at 7 p.m. in :',

Annunciation Hall. ,.Every day-Centennial headquarters open 6:30to 9:30 ': •

p.m.; Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor open 6: 30 to 10 :.' :with Polish Star Belles working May 31·June 6. ' •

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Theseare the leaders of the Frackville Dirt Diggers, anewly formed club of minibike riders, organized at theurging of borough authorities to promote sClfety andavoid the image of public nuisances. In front are Vice • ~President Bernie Tomko and President John Ver---.bosh; at rear, Treasurer Brian English and Secretary,Joseph Halaburda. (Kline).

Concert' Sunday, The Broad Mountain ManorRecreation Committee andAuxiliary will co-sponsor aconcert by the AmericanLegion B and of Mahanoy Cityon Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

The concert will provideentertainment for the patients,visitors and the people ofFrackville who are invited tothe hospital lawn for this af-ternoon of music. EdMcDermott, director of theband, has chosen a variety ofmusic, marches, selections,overtures and many tunes

I which reflect decades of ourcountry, as follows:

Star Spangled Banner,Thunderer, march, Sousa;Star Spangled Spectacular,Cohan; National Emblem,march, Bagley; MountainMajesty, Yoder; AmericansWe, march, Fillmore; Bub-bling Woodwinds, novelty,Schanke; Washington Grays,march, Grafulla: Two IsraeliDances, novelty, Small; OverThere, Lake; Indiana State

Band, march, Farrar; Joyces71st. N,Y, Reg'L, march,Lake; America the Beautiful,Ward; Overture in B Flat,Giovannini; President Gar-field's Inaugural .March,Sousa; God Bless America,Berlin; Norwich Cadets,march, Gilmore; The GoldBug, march, Herbert;Amparito " Roca, Spanishmarch, Texidob; The Battle ofTrenton, Hewitt; Stars and •Stripes Forever, Sousa,

Some of the music wasdonated by J, C. Penny on anationwide scale to be playedin honor of America's Bicen-tennial.

The music for this occasion isprovided by a grant from theMusic Performance Trus tFunds public serviceorganization created andfinanced by the RecordingIndustries under agreementswith the American Federationof . Musicians, with thecooperation of Local ,170AFM,

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