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FR'ACKVILLE:~~;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:.:.:.:.:.: .. :.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:-:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:-:;:.:;:-:;:;:;:;:=:;:=:;:;:;:=;=:===:=:=:=:=:=:=::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.:.:::.:.:.:.:.:;~ ~* ~I (@lbJFrackuille walts I*~ ~~ ~::: Frackville has had many -r@>':::.'. outstanding professional men '.J urratne tanton '.'::: and one name outstanding i~ "W- u '" u :::::: the medical profession is :::,:~: Doctor ~illiam J. Dougherty, :::::: the late medical supervisor of :::::: : the Frackville Schools. contacted. Fortunately, that :::::: photographer had copies of ::::::: The doctor was graduated previous prints and agreed \to :::::: from the Frackville High make a large 32-by-25-inch ::::.~:.School in 1910and immediately portrait colored in modern :.;:.•:. .entered the pre-medical school tinting and framed. .:.::: at Villanova. College. After ::::::. several more years studying After all delays were :.:

medicine at the Medical conquered, the committeeCollege of Philadelphia, he announced its readiness toreceived his doctorate degree present same at a High Schoolin medicine. This was followed Assembly Program on Octoberby his service of internship at 11, 1951, which was alsothe Scranton, State Hospital. repeated for the elementary

students in the afternoon. TheWhen Doctor Dougherty dedication and presentation

finished his internship our were solemn and laudatory as:::; country was deep in the throes various phases of the doctor's ::::::: of World War I, and the urgent life and career were pointed ::::::: pleas of Uncle Sam stirred his out and comments made. :::

i:!.J:·. =~;;~~~~~J~: Ib~'P~;:~' C~:;::'~i'::i.:::~.~::(hat he did his finest real reviewed the three main

:~: medical work-administering to periods of Doctor Dougherty's :::;::: the sick, healing the injured, life, His early life and ::::.::: consoling the dying in the education; His military::::.'. h d career', His years of medical····::: trenc es an mud of France- ::::

\.'. until the war ended. practice in and about his home .••.::: town of Frackville. ::::::: When the din of battle Dr. W. J. Dougherty ;:::::: ceased, Dr. Dougherty During the summarization of .:::

•. :,'.~.·.I.i. ~de~£~~~E (1892.1950) 5~~~a;: •.:.\:1.1. the kind, the friendly spirit of h t k b dl 1I lli D h t Oat a en y me rea •••

Despite the depression, Dr. doctor Wi 'am oug er y: students and to which Doctor :::I Dougherty opened an office at Lifes race well run; lifes Dougherty so faithfully:::

his home on 105North Railroad work well- done; adherred. She then went on to :::: avenue. Frackville was a Lifes victory won-now nar-rate of his grim ex- :::, growing town then, and the cometh rest! periences and of the many:::\ doctor soon had a promising "Holiday. season had sacrifices of his military:::

actice. In later years he arrived; students were in career in World War I, during :.:ocated in a newly built home happy, jovial spirits when news which pageant William Davis, :::n the corner of Spring and of the grave illness of our a Frackville High School :::

ilroad Avenue where he also beloved school doctor fell like a Senior, im persona ting the' :::d his medical office. damper upon us all. His name doctor, wore the Doctor's own ::~

was whispered as though to uniform- the one worn on the :::.Doctor Dougherty was in one ease his sufferings; memories battlefields and in the trenches :::;

way, the mild family-type of his gentle ways and of his and mud of France. Miss :::::~: doctor~ yet, he maintained untiring interest in them Fennelly again paus~d to have :::; .;:~ modern trends in medicine flooded their memories of the impersonator repeat the ::::::~ through reading far into the early school days when as solemn Military Oath of ::::~:: night and in attending con- timid little beginners, they Allegiance to the United ::::E:: ferences and clinics. He was approached with awe the tall, States- as the doctor did when :::;~~ ijOt only a medical man; he' dignified doctor for their first he was commissioned a cap- ::::E~ was a counselor and helper and medical examinations. His tain in the United States Army::::::: gave all he knew in modern soft, . gentle tones; his af- in 1918. ::::::: medicine and treatments to his fectionate manner soon set ..::: patients. He had a skill which them at ease, and they began to Although the third phase of :::;~: ~ave a faith and mental think of him as a wonder-man the doctor's life was wide and ::::::: comfort-accompanied by a who could make c~ildren "see varied, Miss Fennelly com- :::;::: desire to recover-to his and hear" wheare~s, mented upon that part of his ;:::::: patients. heretofore, lessons had been career which dealt with his ::::••• blurred and sounds vague. connection with the school :::;:~: Soon after opening his children and with the school :::;::~;rnedical\>ffices, the Frackville "Ever keeping ahead of clinic. ::::~~~oard of Education appointed changing times, both in the ::::::: Doctor Dougherty to be the fields of medicine and of social Following. this sum· ::::::: school medical inspector. This customs, Doctor Dougherty marization, the audience arose ::::::: was a thrill to the doctor as his realized that the youth of today and remained standing for two ::::•'. 'al . ttl . th minutes in reverent silence ::.:::: especl In eres ay In e requires a different type of .:.•:.:•.;::: health of little ones and the recreation than did the youth of while Mrs. Egge unveiled the::: youth of the times. yester-year. Always remaining large and specially tinted :i~• d portrait of the doctor. Robert .""::"; He both admoms' hed and in the background an en- Bl kw II 1 ed ta d'.'::.:countering many obstacles, he, ac e pay ps an •:~ kept after the children. Many nevertheless, formulated plans Jean Sarra placed a large ~:;:::: were the poor, the sick, the for a 'much-needed youth basket of red carnations on the .',* handicapped who profited by center. With -his usual per- platform artistically arranged: 1~.~:•.::: his skill; his interest; and his sistence, patience, and per- with flags.::: determination. His name .'.'.':'.'rapidly became a household severence, he finally opened The portrait and plaque were :.::.

the doors of the Frackville then accepted by Mr. W. R.::: word to parents as well as to Youth Canteen. This ac- Trautman, superintendent of :::::: chUtlren. He worked fer- complishment gave him one of schools, in behalf of the Frack- :~::::: vorously for the good of each th bl'ggest and likely the last vI'lle Teacher's Association. .••.•::'.'child and, through his help and e _. :.:.:.:.thrill of a great and unusual ,Mr. Trautman mentioned the::: untiring efforts, free dental career. The old and the young fact that he had had the ::::::: and medical attention to the rejoiced with him then; now pleasure of teaching Doctor ::::::: poor and needy jn schools the old and the young grieve at Dougherty during Ule Doctor's ::::1~~became a reality. his departure from among us! early high school education, i:~;'.' and stressed his many kind and .:.:::: Through the years- thirty- :'All through a lingering charitable deeds and his un- ;:::::: three in all-the doctor worked ailment, his great heart toiled selfish sacrifices of skill and ;::::::: on and on, while few persons on unceasingly sparing neither time in helping little children in ;:::;:: noted that his own system was skill nor time for "he dreamed· dire need of attention. ::::;:: suffering from the ravages of that Life was Duty" and he ;::;:: the very disease his efforts made that dream come true. He gratefully accepted the :::;::: sought to quell in others-but Many were the ways and memorial and announced that ::::::: time was taking its toll! means he devised for securing, it would be placed in the school ::::::: . free treatment or surgery- clinic in honor of the Doctor. ::::~~ In the jolly holiday season, in from the most capable doctors, There, the Doctor's likeness ::::::: late December of 1950, both old specialists in their fields- for reposes to this day- a living :::::: and young heard with sadness, needy children; many were the memory to all, especially to the :::::: that Doctor Dougherty had 0 sacrifices and untiring efforts children of the children the :::::: collapsed arid had been taken in behalf of others-leading doctor so nobly treated! :~::: to the hospital. A few days factors in the collapse of the In spite of his busy practice ::~::: later, despite all modern skill big heart he had given to his and his deep interest in ill and ::~::: possible-came news of the fellowmen when "between the handicapped chil~ren, the ::~::: death of the Great Doctor! It dawn and the sunset, his turn doctor gave generously of his ::::::: seems fitting to quote here an had come." Our free school- time and skill to public ac- 1::.':::: "In Memoriam" article clinic stands as a monument to tivities. He was affiliated with::::::; written by Miss Pauline this memory. the Frackville Board of :::,•••.F II' h 950 F k Health; was on the staff of .••..:~ enne y lor tel rac - "HI's unselfl'sh and kindly . d':'::::: ville High School Yearbook, Good Samaritan an :.:.

•::.:;which ably tells of the general spirit will be sadly missed by a Warne Hospitals. He was a :~:jI host of appreciative students nfember of the American ..~~~i~~~~~~~fel over everyone and many friends, for he leaves Legion and of Veterans of j~~~

.••. behind a "voice that in the Foreign Wars, a charter .:.::::; distant, far away, echoes its member of the Knights of St. ;:::;::: "His Life is o'er, the curtain message of love!" George and a fourth degree ::::

. ;::: drops, Slow-falling to the The Teacher's Association at member of the Knights of ::::::~ Prompter's bell; A moment once began to plap a memorial Columbus, a member of. The :::::::: yet, the doctor stops To smile, of the late beloved doctor and Elks, the Good Will Hose .••.:::: then bid a fond farewell. school inspector. A committee, Company, a devout member of ;:::1:~: . -Tha~keray consisting of Miss Pauline St. Joseph's Church and Holy::::~.: Fennelly and Miss Esther Name Society. He was married ::::

. ::~: "Death, the grim Reaper, is Burchill was appointed in to the former Ann Gray and ::::;:: never idle. Like a thief in the charge of the memorial which had a brother James and sister. ::::::: night he enters; snatches away was to be purchased by the Mrs. Margaret Condron. .;:::::: a dear one; and departs, donations of one penny from It is almost 25years since the ::::::: leaving sadness and sorrow each child. demise of Dr. Dougherty, but ::::::: within the home. Not often, Although a seemingly simple his influence lingers, :::: .::: however, does death leave its matter, the committee met especially in the free medical ::::::: mark in so many homes; in with difficulties and delays. A and dental attention given :::::~ $0 many places; in so many New York photographer, who all school children today::::::: hearts as it did when it called had previously done prints of and in the Teen Canteen which ::::~: from our midst the familiar, and for Doctor Dougherty, was he founded. :::: .$. ~X ~::~;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:~:.:.:.:.:-:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:!:.:.:.:.:.:.:-:.:.:.:.:.:.:;:.:.:.:;:;:=:;:;:=:;:=:=:;:=:=:=:;:=:=::::::~:::~~

EDITIONFRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1976

AreahappeningsLittle LeagueFrackville Little League will

hold try-outs April 19-21 at 5p.m. at the stadium.

Cub doingsActivities coming up for

Frackville Cub Pack 790 in-clude the Pinewood DerbyMay 27 at Zion Lutheran Hall .and the Scout Olympics August14 at Hometown Firehouse.Next Pack meeting is April 'J:7with the bicentennial theme.Committee members at theApril meeting who made plansfor these events were TerryLane, Bonnie Cunningham,Barbara Phillips, JoanneLazusky, Joan Seasock,Richard Cickavage and RobertBerg.

.CDA notesFrackville Catholic

Daughters will attend Mass onApril 22 in St. Joseph's Churchin connection with theEucharistic Congress to beheld as part of the nation'sbicentennial at Philadelphia.On April 25 the AllentownCatholic Daughters will have agolden anniversary celebrationstarting with 11 a.m. Mass inthe cathedral. Frackvillemembers who want to attendmay contact" Regent LenoreYashin, Who is also takingreservations for the goldenanniversary of the FrackvilleCDA. On the committee for theApril meeting, at which Rev.William Conley celebratedMass for induction of 17 newmembers, were ChairladyJean Merinsky, Mary Arcuri,Florence Rogers, TheresaNeiberger, Carol Reilly,Maryann Houser, MaryannDeeble, Margaret Zamonskyand Joan Petrovich. The shrinewas set up by CharlotteNeiberger.

JCs appealThe Fra~kville Jaycees are

looking for persons qualified tooperate an electro-eardiogrammachine to assist in thecoronary screening projectMonday and Tuesday, April 19and 20, at the Ace Hall from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Transportationand meals will be provided.Anyone interested may call874-2945.

~eg brokenMinnie Samelko is confined

to her home at 15 South Lehighavenue ·with a fractured legsuffered in a pavement fall .

Boy scoutsTwenty boy scouts and five

leaders of Troop 91 visited theFrackville State Police

J Barracks where Trooper JoeDemnitski described fing-erprinting and radar. Leaderson the visit were Mark 'Mat-thews, Stanley Bulcavage,George Bronick, AlexKoropchak and WalterBradbury. The scouts areselling hoagies to raise fundsfor a trip to Washington.Orders may be placed by May10 with any member, for del-ivery on May 15.

. Girl ScoutsFrackville Brownie Troop 69

and Girl Scout Troop 68 wentroller skating in Pottsville thisweek. Forty-five girls madethe trip and played games inwhich prizes were awarded.Gifts were presented to thosewith April and May birthdays.There will be no troop meetingson Easter Monday.

Eighty girls from BrownieTroop 69, Girl Scout Troop 68,Brownie Troop 139 and JuniorScout Troop 138 of Frackvilleenjoyed an Easter egg huntsponsored by Troop 69 at St.Ann's Grove. Three hundredfilled eggs were supplied andprizes awarded were donatedby local merchants. Each girlreceived a bag of candy andwas served refreshments bythe mothers.

Square dance.A Brothers of the Brush

square dance will be held May'15 at the Annunciation Hallfrom 8 to 11 p.m. Tickets are $3each from Brush chapters.Chairman Ted Souchak ex-tended his thanks to Hummel'sGuinea Hill Brush, Kaplafka'sFriendly Tavern Fuzz Nuts andthe First United MethodistWhispering Whiskers forparticipation in the parade, tothe Centennial Belle"Whimpering Widows" forburial of razor and cosmetics,and to those who provided thematerials for the burial. TheBrush will meet May 6 at 8 p.m.'at the Centennial Headquar-ters.

New. 'pool proposalsquelched by lien

I the Whippoorwill Park Com-mission which has beeninactive for a number of years.The commission, first ordainedin 1962, will consist of threecouncil members and threerepresentatives of the SouthEnd Field and Stream'

I. organization. Appointmentswill be made at the nextregular 'council meeting.

A meeting will be set up withcouncil, the Good \yill FireCompany, and Walter Baran todiSCUSS paving of the entirearea surrounding the boroughbuilding. Baran owns· thefactory adjacent to the boroughfacility.

A public hearing will be heldto discuss proposals of theFrackville EnvironmentalAdvisory Board, _which hasrecommended the trash-burning ordinance be amendedto eradicate all burning in theborough. The Law and OrderCommittee .will discuss thematter further with the ad-visory board. /

Domolakes urged the club toobtain insurance coverage asthey would not be coveredunder the borough policy .Donations will be solicited for ,

, paint for the park, with councilcontributing any additionalfunding.

Moving of the borough jailfrom the old borough hall to theTown Clock was approved bycouncil at a cost of between$300 and $500, with most of thework done by the policedepartment and boroughworkers. Joseph Bloschichakemphasized that the jail wouldbe an overnight facility. MayorNahas stated it will be neededduring Centennial festivities,adding that walkie-talkies alseare needed for the police.

A special meeting will beheld to open bids on a newpolice car and re-wiring of theTown Clock, which will costover $1,500. Bids for a streetsweeper will also be con-sidered.

Council agreed to reinstate

Crucifixion as seen by a physicianinvestigators noted thatbecause He was already dead,it was not necessary for theexecutioners to break the legsof Jesus, as wSS customary tobring about death tocrucifixion victims at the endof their period of suffering.

Also, Christ did not carry theentire cross on the tortuoustrek to Mount Calvary, but onlythe top crosspiece. The nailswere not driven into the palms,but into the wrists where theyjoin the hands, and the thornswhich pierced his head to the -bone were in helmet fashionnot in a wreath-typeartangement as popularlydepicted.

Dr. Gabriel concluded hislecture with a prayer ap-plicable to the medicalprofessions. RefreshmentsfollOWed.

The Lutheran Womendispensed with their regularbusiness session for the specialprogram. Their annualmother-daughter banquet isMay 8 in the church hall at 6p.m.

Zion Church worshipperson Easter morning areinvited to breakfast to beserved afterward by the Luther

'"League under supervision ofDora Birmingham, Carol Dietzand Janet Dean.

To build a new pool or con-tinue patching up the old?

This oft-debated topic cameup again at this week's boroughcouncil meeting when Coun-cilman John Chuma suggesteda new pool because of thegrowing expenses for theexisting one.

Chuma commented thatbecause of state red tape, theborough would find itselfspending $250,000 for a newpool, compared to the olympic-sized pool built at FountainSprings Country Club for$30,000.

President Joseph Probitionnoted that the country club poolwas considered previously, butsince it was a private project. itwas not subject to the stateregulations applying to theborough when matching fundsare sought.

Probiiion added that no newrecreation projects can be.undertaken until council findsits way out of the legal en-

tanglement at the Arch streetpark adjoining borough hall,where a contractor who didwork which council foundunsatisfactory has filed a $4700lien seeking payment. Untilthis is settled, the boroughwon't receive any state funds.

Citizen Ralph Hummel, 138North Balliet Street, com-plained about no parking signson I Balliet Street betweenCatawissa and Pine streets. Heasked if a survey was takenbefore the signs were erected.Probition said the signs wereposted on the ,advice of themayor and police. He addedthat PennDOT's new streetproposals call for one-waytraffic with parking on bothsides, and the signs would beremoved in the near future,Also, a yellow line will bepainted at the Pine and Ballietturn to avoid traffic problems.

The JayTeens were grantedpermission to help cleanMemorial park. Solicitor

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IV ~Y hY h::: Uniforms for members of Englewood Fire Brush. :::y ~::: men due no later than April 19 at the firehouse. :::Y h

1.:.. ·.:~::~,:. Fi~~~~~~eC:~d F~:;t~e~e~:m. April 30 in Good Will 1.::.:..~ ..:~.:..:

Doe Belles meet 8 p.m. April 20 at the Elks.Trinity Belles meet 8 p.m. April 20 at the church.

:~:~ Parade committee meeting 8 p.m. April 21 at cen· ~:~::::; tennial headquarters. :::::::; Zion Belles baza~r starting ]0 a.m. Aproil 22 on ::::tel, ~. ,

::::.:.:.:.:.:LUcthtehralnCBhurch grounds. All welcome. ,::'::::.';;'a 0 ic elles meeting 8 p.m. April 26 at K of C

',', rooms. ,','~ ~:::: Centennial executive board and advisory committee ;::::::; meeting 8 p.m. April 26 at headquarters. ::~::::: Centennial Association general meeting 8 p.m. April ::::~~~128 at headquarters. Public welcome. E~~~ ~.~ ~',', .:-.•.. ..:':.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:~:~:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:::::::::::::;::::::::::::~:~:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:(.:.:.:.:.::.

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More than 100Protestant andCatholic men and women ofFrackville heard a lecture onthe medical aspects of thecrucifixion sponsored by theLutheran Church Women atZion Church.

Introduced by Carol Dietz,Dr. Louis Gabriel began with adescription of the blood stainson the Holy Shroud <blanket-like covering) placed over theSaviour's body in the tomb.

This shroud, which tells apictorial story of the Saviour'swounds, is preserved at thecathedral in Turin, Italy. Itbears the outline of Christ'sbody, including his facial

features, and stains where ittouched the sacred wounds'inflicted upon him in thebeatings,·crowning with thornsand crucifixion.

Literature with photos of theshroud are available today.

Dr. Gabriel explained theexcruciating pain suffered witheach wound, and he said theactual cause of death wassuffocation, caused by the factthat the Victim's' rib cage wasstretched to the point that thelungs were unable to functionproperly. Medical studies haveruled out thirst, fever or injuryas the death causes, he said.

Other conclusions of medical

Receiving the Eagle S(:out rank at Allentown wasScott Alan Gradwell, 13, grandson of Frackvilleresidents Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gradwell. Scott is theyoungest member of Troop 28 at NatiVity LutheranChurch to reach this lofty rank, and his project in-volved a bicentennial theme at Parkland CommunityLibrary in Guthsville. He is an avid gardener and haswon two first and one third prize in this endeavor atthe Allentown Fair. Son of Gordon and Marie Grad-well of Allentown, he is in 8th grade at'SpringhouseJunior High. (Familyfoto)

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