| YEARS GONE BY ARCHIVES |
| The Call of January 7 Schuylkill Haven Borough reorganized at their meeting this week. Paul Donmoyer was installed as mayor. Paul Umbenhauer who was reelected and John Kotch and Lester Rhen, newly elected as councilmen were also installed by District Magistrate Lester Reber. Nancy Montz and Marlin Berger were elected president and vice president respectively. Alan Williams was appointed solicitor and John Marshall as secretary treasurer. Borough manager Frank Strange's resignation will take effect on January 15. Thirty applications have been received to replace him. Kenneth R Reed was appointed fire chief. The Schuylkill Haven Senior Citizens Council held it's organizational meeting on Monday, January 4 at the Senior Citizen Center on Haven Street. Clyde Dewald was elected as the first president and James Sunday as vice president. Barbara Anderson was elected corresponding secretary, Elsie Kull recording secretary, and John Schumacher treasurer. Nine trustees were also appointed and they are dedicated to using the facility to its maximum use. The Call of January 14 It has been announced that bus service will resume between Pottsville and Schuylkill Haven next week, operating Monday through Saturday. |
| The Call of January 8 The American Legion Relief Committee will make a solicitation of the public in the borough in the interest of unemployed persons and their families. Trucks will be used to make the collection which will be taken to the Legion home for sortation and distribution. The monthly meeting of borough council held Monday proved to be disappointing in that the expected and predicted fireworks did not materialize during the reorganizational meeting. The expected vicious contest for president did not occur and past president, Jacob Moyer was reelected. The name of William Bashore was presented but not seconded. The contest for street commissioner was not as close as anticipated. Clayton Eiler resigned as councilman to be a candidate for the post. Mr. Schucker, last years commissioner defeated him ten votes to one. Every seat was filled with citizens who came to see and hear the show. Mayor Roy Scott had all new councilmen present their certification to Secretary Betz. Messers. Carr, Schweigert, Brownmiller, Harner, Martin and Heisler signed in. W. Frank Deibert was reelected chief of police. At the school board meeting it was announced that the last payment on the East Ward School building completed some months ago will be made shortly. Total cost of the building was $55336.10. The board also questioned the quality of coal being used in the buildings after switching from stove coal to rice coal this year. A Victrola and record collection was donated by John Lengel. The PTA will serve milk to underweight and undernourished children. The Call of January 22 Installation of the last improvements at the Schuylkill Haven Light Plant on Haven Street are nearing completion. The last item is the boiler. Coal now stored in the coal bunker is high to the ceiling of the boiler house. A conveyor draws the coal from the bunker and also drops it into the boiler. Another labor saving device involves the handling and storage of ash. Ash drops into a pit containing a traveling car which is taken outside to dump into an ash tank from where trucks can collect it for any purpose. Completion is expected in six weeks. The Call of January 29 WORLD WAR DEAD OF SCHUYLKILL HAVEN TO BE HONORED IN PARIS Schuylkill Haven World War dead will be honored through having their names inscribed on a tablet to be placed in the Pershing Hall in Paris France. This was announced at the meeting of the Robert E. Baker Post at Thursday's meeting. The generosity of Dr. R. W. Lenker and Postmaster Charles Graeff made this possible. Pershing Hall is the permanent American Legion memorial in France. A drive will begin to increase the membership from the current 89 members. The Baker Post Drum Corps led a small parade for the reopening of H. Schumacher and Brothers store on Columbia Street. Pottsville Republican of January 16 Thursday night while the general store of Floyd Maberry was in charge of one of his younger sons, a crowd of boys who were hanging around decided they had to have something to throw in the place of snowballs, with the result that nearly a case of oranges on sale at the store were destroyed. Local knitting mills are looking forward to a good spring season. The Hoffman Mill on Margaretta Street has been working steadily since October, employing 175 persons at the mill or at their homes. Manager H. A. Goas has had many requests for work from girls and married women whose husbands are out of work. The plant is idle only for the 24 hours of Sunday. |
| The Call of January 4 Rural Mail Carrier Hurt - Joseph Otterbein, mail carrier on RFD #1 from Schuylkill Haven, was under decidedly adverse circumstances at work. As a New Year's greeting one of the Mexican ponies he drives serving his route planted both back feet against Mr Otterbein's leg as he stepped into the stall to harness the animal. That his leg is not broken is a miracle. This member is badly lacerated and bruised and Mr. Otterbein suffers great pain when he moves. The Call of January 11 On Monday, the regular meeting of borough council was held with Messers. Buehler, Caffrey, Helm, Lessig, McKeown, Runkle, Schumacher, Sharadin, Thomas and President Meck present. Various issues were addressed. A crossing was ordered on Center Avenue at the White Church. Electrician Marshall was ordered to straighten the poles on Berne Street. Residents of St. Peter Street are concerned that the walls of the old Opera House are unsafe and a committee has been appointed to investigate. Residents of Smoketown have requested that a sewer line be run from St. Peter Street to their homes. Council will visit the site. On Monday, the school board held a meeting with Lessig, Hartzel, Bast, Minnig, Schwilk, Heim and Stanton present. It was reported that total attendance was 820 pupils with only 773 for the month. Attendance has dropped due to illness particularly measles. Some parents complained of having to buy pencils and tablets. The principal explained that supplies are distributed monthly sufficiently to last the month. If children must buy these items it is because of their own loss or destruction. The principal also requested that the board assume all costs of commencement including programs, tickets and a desirable public speaker. Pottsville Republican of January 2 This was one of the noisiest towns in creation when the New Year dawned. Our little town has nine churches and nearly every one has a bell and all these bells rang, the whistles of locomotives and various industries blew and the new year shooters noisily got rid of their ammunition and the racket was kept up for the best part of an hour. The New Year had a rousing welcome. A sneak thief relieved Wm. Kerschner of his pocket watch, gold cuff links and other valuables yesterday afternoon. Mr. Kerschner runs the grocery store on Main Street just below the P & R Railroad. New Year's afternoon the entire family were out visiting. In the evening when Mr. Kerschner went to dress he could not find his cuffs. They later turned up in the front vestibule with the links missing. Other small articles of jewelry being missing, Mr. Kerschner looked for his wallet and was unable to find it. There is no clue. Pottsville Republican of January 17 Owing to a depression in the trolley tracks at Main and St. John Streets, derailing of cars has been a frequent occurrence of late. The section foreman and his men made repairs yesterday. |
| The Call of January 3 Eighty dollars was stolen from the American Legion hut on the morning of New Year's Day. President Joseph McGlinchey discovered the robbery at 10:30 am. Entrance was gained by the battering in of the door to the boiler room. Pinball machines and cigarette machines were smashed and robbed. The police were called to the scene. Members of the Fire Police Association collected discarded Christmas trees in the borough Saturday and will commence with the annual "Burning of the Greens" on the Island. Construction will soon begin on the addition to the Atkins Stores Co. at 12 E. Main Street. The former Owls building to the rear of the store facing Wilson Street was demolished to allow for the addition. The Call of January 10 Schuylkill Haven Lions Club held a scrap drive Sunday, one of the largest of the past year. Unfortunately, the price of scrap was at an all time low at fifteen cents per hundred pounds, netting proceeds of only $146. The Call of January 17 The Schuylkill Haven Borough is taking action on the first phase of a $186000 water system improvement program. This will include the laying of another line to Tumbling Run and the construction of a 6,000,000 gallon storage reservoir above Willow Lake. An ordinance passed to purchase six acres in North Manheim Township for $3000 from Gordon Reed for the needed space. This will be in addition to the two storage tanks already located above Willow Lake. According to Borough Manager, Richard Davis, as soon as plans and specifications are completed, the bidding process will begin. |