FRACKVILLE EDITIONFRIDAY, JULY 2, 1976

Little Leagueannual blast'this weekend

have the Rotary vs. Pellock's,followedby Block vs. Elks. Thewindup will pit Chevronagainst the Lions.

Gricoski issued an urgentplea to parents of the LittleLeaguers to do their part inassisting in operation of thegames and working the con-cession stands. The workingschedule is as follows: Elks, 12-2; Chevron, 2-4; K. of C., 4-6;mock and Lion, 6-8; Pellock'sand Rotary, 8 until closingtime.

Home made bean soup,bleenies and other popularrefreslUnenta will be on salethroughout 1ilIe day, in additionto several" of softdrinks.

There will be numerous-games for youngsters andadults, one of the most popularbeing a dunking machine.

I Centennial doings 1

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mem ers s a e t e paris sc 001 from its opening in 1914.~ X~ *N h;,:: St. Joseph's Parish was tenancy and purchased a house and rarely done at this time. ::::::: officially founded in the year across the street which he was The privilege to celebrate this :::~.: 1909. Many years previous, later to sell to be used for the mass was granted by the Arch- .:.:~: even before 1870,when the first Convent. bishop' to accommodate the ::::~:: Sunday School was started in Father Thomas Hurton multitudes which were :::::::: an old school building on Nice assumed his duties as the first present. Several masses were ::::.::: id th d· ::::~:: street, on the First Sunday of Pastor of St. Joseph's in April sal at ay With the :::::::: Advent, the Catholics of Frack- 1009.OnJune 10,1912,a special children's mass celebrated by::::~:: ville, mostly of Irish and meeting of the Parish was held ' Rev. Richard Phelan of :.:.:::: German descent, attended to determine if a new larger Minersville with sermon by:::::::: Holy Rosary Church, in church and a Parochial school Rev'. C. J. O'Neill, pastor of ;::::::: Mahanoy Plane. In 1878, the should be built. Rev. T. J. Heckscherville. :::::::: Sunday School moved its Hurton was elected as A parade was held at 1:15 ::::•••. . Ch . d p'.m. with several bands and ,'.':::: sessions to Houghton's Hall airman an Rev. Philip J. :::::::: (the Hartman Building), on Mullen as secretary. The 200 societies marching. A:·:·~:: South Balliet street. The first contract for the building was special train ran from north :::::::: superintendent of this early given to Breslin Contracting and south sections of the ::::*: Sunday School Class was Firm of Summit Hill, Penn- county on the Pennsylvania ::::;:~~ James Cowan, who in Sep- sylvania. To save the added Railroad so that everyone :~~~:~: tember 1885was succeeded by expense of digging out the could have the chance to ::::::~ John C. McGinnis. There were foundation, the men of the witness the dedication. ::::::~ 121children in attendance, and parish cooperated on this effort By the fall of 1913the triple ::::~~ sixteen officers and teachers. and the foundation was set. combination of church, school, :::::,~~.~ The first Roman Catholic The present church was and hall was ready for use. In ~.~:.:':.: Church in Frackville was St. started in the summer of 1912, September 1914. the first.:..... Joseph's Mission on Broad and the cornerstone laid in parochial school of Frackville ,'.'[~~ Mountain Avenue where the September of the same year. was opened and staffed by the '~~~.••• BVM Church is now located. On May 18,1913,at 11:45a.m., Sisters of the Immaculate '.':::: This mission was launched as a dedication services were held. Heart of Mary. Temporary::::::: Sunday School as Jlart of the Ceremonies conducted by' Most living quarters were :::§: ~r1Sh at Mahan6YPlane. The Rev. E ..F. Pendergast, 'Arch- establishedintbeScl1ooh'tk'ftS'~'* membership incre~sed so bishop or Philadelphia, until August 1., 1917,when the ;::::: rapidly that the people of this assisted by the Rev. F. J. present convent was purchased:::::: Mission felt they should have McGovern, V. F. of Pottsville from' Richard Fennessy for *::: not only the Sunday School but and the Rev. T. J. Larkin of $7,500. A grove of chestnut::::::: also the service of Mass in their Mauch Chunk. The dedication trees filled the church yard but ~:::::; own town. mass was a Solemn Pontifical in 1917 a ~light swept the ;::::.:. The' first Mass was Mass celebrated by Rt. Rev. D. eastern Umted States and ~:.:~:~ celebrated in town on the Feast J. Dougherty, D. D. Bishop of killed many trees. The older ~:l:.:. of the Assumption of the Jaro, Phillipine Islands, boys of the school helped ::::::: Blessed Virgin Mary, August assisted by the Rev. Vincent W. remove these trees. :~::::: IS, 1893. Shortly after, a Corcoran of Lost Creek and the When the World War II:::::::: meeting of the parishioners Rev. P. J. Fleming. Music was began, St. Joseph's Parish sent :::::::: was held at which a committee furnished by the Choir of Holy its boys to the fighting fronts. :::::::: of five was appointed to ap- Rosary Church of Mahanoy One hundred and forty-five :::::::: proach the ~hbishop and Plane. fighting men and three women :::::::: endeavor to secure regular The master of ceremonies served in the armed forces, :::::::: services for Frackville. This was Rev. George Degnan, St. five of whom paid the supreme ::::~: cimmittee was composed of J. Clair, assisted by Rev. J. A. sacrifice; Thomas Kneib, :::::::: C M G' . R F F Whitaker, Port <!arbon" and Francis Boner, Francis X. :'.':.:.. . c mnIS, . . ennessy, •:::: Charles Hillenbrand, Daniel J. Rev. James Gibbons of Pott- Curry, Leo Bllrns, and Charles :::::::: Kiefer, and John D. Lawlor. sville. 'The sermon was Harris. . :::::::: In the spring of 1894the east preached by Rev. John Pastors who have served St. :::::::: side schoolhouse was pur- Molyneaux, C.M.A., speaker of Joseph's Church are: Revs. :::::::: chased from the School Board national renown. An open air Thomas Hurton; Francis :::::::: for $390. The building was at mass was celebrated on the McGinn; James Graham; :::::::: once remodeled and converted grounds surrounding the William Killian; and George :::::::: into a church at a cost of $1,500. church. This was most unusual Boyleand William H. Connelly. :::: '~ Th ~:::: e Rev. John Loughran was :.::::: pastor of the Holy Rosary :::.••• Church with Rev. Charles .'.~;;;. Prendergast as Curate. In 1897, ;~~:::: Rev. James A. Hogan suc- ::::::: ceeded the Rev. Loughran and :::~ the Rev. James Dooley suc- ::::::: ceeded Rev. Prendergast. It ::::::: was at this time that an ad- :::~ h

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Frackville Little League'sannual Family Picnicarrangements have beencompleted,league president AlGricosld indicated today, andwill be staged Monday, July 5,at the Little League field.

The activity, which will getunder way at 10 a.m. withnumerous games planned forchildren of the community, willcontinue throughout the dayand into the evening hourswhen the picnic will terminatewith a gala fireworks displaysponsored by the Frackville

. Lions Club.All Little League players

have been instructed to be atthe field no later than 12:30p.m., when they will par-ticipate in a special ceremony.At 1 p.m., the first of threelittle League games will beplayed. The initial contest will

Yankee Doodle girl

\Littl,e Viki lee Prep is a real Yankee Doodle Dandy, preparing to celebrateher Second birthday on July 4, when Uncle Sam celebrates his 200th. She'sthe daughter of Victor and Eileen (Durose) Prep of 1 South Wylam street.

~~ Ever}'thing~h9RL,!g Upfor borough's big week

July 3-Zion Belles bake sale at LutheranChurch lot from 9:30 until sold out.

July 6-Centennial Belles general meetingat 8 p.m. in headquarters; Parade Committeemeeting with police department at 8 p.m. inArl~n Swade's home.. July 7-Methodist Mission Belles meeting at

8: 15p.m. in the church hall; Hummel's Bellesmeeting at 7:30 p.m. in Hummel's Cafe. '

July 13-Polish Star Belles meeting at 7p.m. in St. Ann's Hall ; Spojnia Bellesmeeting at 7:30 p.m. in St. John's Hall.

Centennial headquarters an~ ice creamparlor openly nightly from 6: 30.

Only 50days until centennial week. Are yourcostumes ready? Hope so, because theKeystone Kops are!

Boys aged 6 to 16 invited to join the PeachFuzz by calling 874·1381or 874·2095.

I Around FrackvilleHams do well

Radio Amateurs of Frack-ville in conjunction withTamaqua Area SidebandAmateur Radii> Associationconducted a 24hour emergencysimulation last week-end with

,Amateur Radio operatorsthroughout the United States. Atotal of 701 amateur stationswere contacted.

Generating their ownelectric power and entirelywithout commercial power,they remained in constantcommunication for the 24hours. The Ham system hasproven an invaluable aid incatastrophes such as floods,tornadoes, hurricanes andearthquakes.

Operation of the FrackvilleHams was from the inside of atrailer loaned by theMetropolitan Mirror Company.

. Antennas w~re hanging fromthe familiar water tower ball.

Operators participatingwere: Dave Evans K3HXS,Mike Cuttic K3KNL, TomPearce K3SRQ, Greg Polan-chyck WA3YHR,Frank ZilaitisWA3YCX, Allen BreinerW3ZRQ, Allen Breiner, Jr.K3NYX, Carl Pfeil W3VA,Anthony Sarli W3CMA, JoeZilatis WN3YCW,Leo LucianiW3NWP.

Doe of yearAudry Hinkle has been

named doe of the year for 1976by the Frackville Ladies of theElks. The selection was an-nounced by June Seltzer, headof the committee for thebanquet to be held October 22.

The ladies held their annualindoor picnic at the lodge onJune 22, attended by 91. Themenu featured picnic fare; aridentertainment was "Cissie anda touch of 76." The committeewas headed by Carol Dietz andincluded Bonnie Cunningham,Frances Tomko, Pat Ker-shitsky, Pauline Searles andMary Ann Wardigo. The doegift went to Florence Dellock.

Next meeting on September 28will feature a fashion show.

Garbage note'

Due to the holiday, garbagein Frackville next week will becollected as follows: Monday'son Tuesday, Tuesday's onWednesday, Wednesday's onThursday, Thursday's onFriday and Friday's onSaturday.

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The Frackville CentennialAssociation met Wednesday tobegin fmal plans for the bigweek in August.

More than 2300townspeopleare now actively engaged inthe centennial spirit asmem bers of Brush Brothersand Belles chapters. Thebrothers have 1300members in38 chapters, and the belleshave 1019in ~l chapters.

A special spot for youngpeople has been set aside information of the peach fuzz forboys aged 6 to 16,and BloomerBelles for girls aged 9 to 16.

The Keystone Kops areready to dispense KangarooKourt justice for violators ofdress-up day regulations theweekends of July 23-24,July 30-31,August 6-7,August 13-14andthe entire week of August 15.

The official centennial bookis off the press and availablefor three dollars atheadquarters. It has a history

of the borough with photos.Kilker Siswein of Shenan-

doah is the official exteriordecorator for the town. Hisbase price for decorations is$18.50 per 15 feet, which in-cludes erection, upkeep andremoval.

Walter Mengel reported$54,205.59in the treasury in-cluding the profits of $940.12todate from the Old FashionedIce Cream Parlor atheadquarters.

An old time picnic will bestaged by the belles on Sundayof Centennial Week, and theyalso plan to canvass the townselling wooden nickIes andpeddler permits. A birthdaycake with 100 candles will beserved following the religiousservices on August 22., Floats will need no formalapplications to enter thefireman's parade on Saturday, .

. August 28, but the sponsormust contact Joseph Oshalsky,

Bob Thomas or George Lane.This parade will be videotaped.

Parade Chairman ArlanSwade reported that each'parade will have at least 13,bands and some as high liS 20.The U.S. Navy will have asubmarine float in theVeterans Day Parade.

Signs announcing the bigweek have been placed atentrances to th~ borough, and alarge billboard listing ac-tivities is being prepared atHoffman's Service Station.

Attorney John fields willarrange the closingceremonies to follow theiireman's parade.

The association contributeda bag of wooden nickels and teeshirts to the five boys who leftyesterday to represent Frack-ville and Pennsylvania in theinternational BB shootingtournament in Louisiana.

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

,June 21, 1976

TO THE CITIZENS OF FRACKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

It is a pleasure to send my heartiest congratulationsas you' celebrate your one hundredth anniversar~.This is an occasion of deep pride for you as well asfor o~r fellow ~:ricans, for your heritage is inth: fl.I;esttradJ.tJ.onof our American way of life.ThJ.S bJ.7thd~y cerbainly provides an opportunity fora rededJ.catJ.onto those values and ideals that havemade our Nation grow and prosper. I know you canbe counted on to take the best of your past -- andbuild on it in a way that will reflect the vitalityand sp~rit of your people.As we approach our Nation1s Bicentennial, your effortsare especially needed. This great republic is nearlytwo ~undred years old, but in many ways we are justgettJ.ng started. Working together, sharing the ideasof freedo~, dignity and opportunity, we can lay thecorn:rstone of America1s third century, and ensurea brJ.ghter future for every American.

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