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5 The Daily News, Lebanon, Monday, September 2, 1991 Music in the Park Figures released ini LD contract dispute with a bachelors degree. The administration has proposed raising it to $23,550 in 1991-92, while ELD negotiators are requesting only $23,472. Hdwever, the union wants $29,205 by 1993-94, while the boards proposal for 1993-94 is $28,500. The disagreement from ELDs point of view stems from a comparison of, the boards proposal to the base and maximum (salaries) in neighboring districts, a school district statement said. Current entry level salaries in other area districts are: Palmyra, Derry Township, Middletown, $22,500, and Central Dauphin, $24,857.

Salaries increase in a complex pattern depending on a teachers length of service and additional study credits. At Lower Dauphin, the current maximum with at least 18 years service and 60 credits beyond the masters degree is $43,932. The board is proposing a maximum for 1991-92 of $45,980, and teachers are asking for $48,000. Money to pay the 1991-92 salaries must come from tax bills already sent out. The boards proposal will require 1.41 mills of tax revenue, while the unions scale calls for 2.49 mills.

Negotiators for both sides have refused further comment on the progress of talks beyond saying that meetings have been held regularly and another session is scheduled for Sept. 3. By TOM ROESSLER For The Daily News HUMMELSTOWN As negotiators in the Lower Dauphin school district try to come up with a 'I new teachers contract, school direc- I tors have taken the unusual step of releasing a detailed statement of I salary proposals under discussion. I It has been traditional practice in labor talks of all types to keep mum 1 the give and take involved. Usual-I 1 My, only the final agreement is made public.

I However, school directors said I were responding to a 8 newspaper story that erroneously declared talks with the teachers bargaining unit, Educators of Lower i Dauphin, had broken down. Public silence would make it easier to continue discussions into the new school year if necessary, a I said. -1 Were teachers, and wed rather 5 be teaching than spending money on 1 'a strike, added an educator who did 'not want to be identified. Current negotiations began in June, and according to the ad-; ministration, significant progress I has been made on numerous issues. However, the board and the union I are still far apart on salaries.

The average salary in Lower i Dauphin is $31,571, a figure arrived at by totaling all teachers salaries and dividing by 230, the number of 'teachers on the More significant perhaps is the $20,970 starting wage paid during the 1990-91 school year to a new teacher The Perseverance Band performs Sunday afternoon at the Veterans Amphitheater in Coleman Park as part of the Music in the Park series. Performances today by Pennsylvania Dutch humorist Gary Gates at 2:30 p.m. and Big Band Nostalgia at 7:30 p.m. culminate the summer-long concert series which began Memorial Day weekend. Trip packed with excitement had grasped my arm and was crying.

Its difficult to know what to say. I tried There, there, youll be all right. I think its all over now. Just relax. Her daughter and grandchildren who were on the plane were also concerned.

Well, we made it. Late, of course, mainly due to the repairs to the passenger door. My encounter with the woman next to me taught me a lesson, and that is to be nice even if the individual does appear to be invading your space. The woman thanked me profusely in her broken English for allowing her to cry on my shoulders. We parted good friends.

No tax rebate coming for Derry Township residents the novel about the self-destructive genius of dance, Bob Fosse, entitled All His Jazz; a sci-fi book by Arthur Clarke; and half of Kitty Kellys so called documentary on Nancy Reagan. (That was all I could stand of that baloney.) There was the English language newspaper San Juan Star, and the day-old New York tabloids, The News and The Post for a daily outlay of cash for newspapers at close to $5. Double that for Sunday editions. She was Hispanic and rather elderly (that means, older than I am). She slid out of her seatbelt and onto the floor.

She was crying and grasping her chest. Her daughter informed me that her mother had a heart condition. We rang for the attendant, but they were busy with several other emergencies created by the series of sudden drops. I thought immediately of the other airline that had a similar, but much more serious problem two days before when that aircraft dropped about a thousand feet injuring 30 people while on its way from New York to San Juan. That plane landed in Bermuda.

Our case was serious but not that bad. There was a doctor on board our plane, armed with a bag of medical tools, stethoscope, blood pressure indicator, etc. He was busy attending to some other elderly passengers. For those who have not experienced a turbulence-type drop, I could liken it to riding the Hersheypark Sidewinder blindfolded. To make a long story even longer, my neighbor appeared to recover.

The doctor was not needed, but she was frightened. The same woman who had glared at me an hour or so before after I told her to sit still I promised myself I would not write about my recent three-week vacation on the island of Puerto Rico. Usually, stories about vacations can be extremely dull to others, although friends will pretend to be interested, as they groan inwardly when stacks of photographs are produced. I know all this! However, I must tell you about several incidents that occurred in various areas of the island and above the ocean last month. Stop reading when you get bored.

Lets start with the flight home. Good old USAirs flight from San Juan to New York began uneventfully on Thursday afternoon but turned into a series of incidents that only a newsman would view as adventuresome. Twenty minutes out over the ocean, the captain announced that we were experiencing a problem with the main passenger door and will have to return to Puerto Rico. So back we went and were met with all sorts of official vehicles as the plane taxied into the area we had left about an hour before. Men wearing hardhats and carrying ladders and boxes of tools were quick to fix the door, a problem described by the captain as similar to closing the door of your car with the seatbelt hanging out.

It wasnt a seat belt; it was a piece of rubber that had been left dangling. Why some light on that massive computerized main panel in the cockpit did not register the problem before we took off, Ill never know. Back in the air again, and about an hour and a half over the vast ocean, and eating a meal of roast chicken and rice, the plane hit some tur bulence. The woman sitting aside of me (I had earlier scolded her for trying to sit in her own seat and mine, too) let out a scream, as the plane dropped sharply, sending dinners and drinks flying. My experiences dont end there.

How about an eye witness account of the capture of an armed robber at the casino at P.R.s famous Sands Hotel? Film at 11. I always get a kick out of checking out what other people are reading when Im on vacation. Its not unusual for me to walk close to a person on a beach chair, on in an airport waiting room or on the plane to check out their reading material. Mostly its paperback books, magazines or newspapers. USA Today is always around.

In separate locations the hardcover book that cropped up most often was the new novel by Tom Clancy, The Sum of All Fears, also the Clancy paperback, Cardinal of the Kremlin; Four Past Midnight by Stephen King; a bunch of Judith Krantz; and especially Tomas Gifford, The Assassini. What did I read beach-side? Well, Combs, of Annville I am not really Daniel Druyor I dont Benefits 1 By SCOTT BRONSTEIN For The Daily News HERSHEY The Derry township school board heard some good news and some bad news from district business manager Bruce Gerlach last week. The good news is the school district probably wont have to refund any money to taxpayers under Act 25. The bad news is there may be a $929,735 deficit in the budget which must be balanc-. ed by Sept.

15. The deficit was caused by a change between Governor William Caseys budget proposal in February, and the actual budget approved by state lawmakers in August. Under Caseys proposal, school districts would not budget funds for retirement and Social Securi- -ty, and could use those funds for their equalized subsidy for basic education (ESBE) budget. Working under this assumption, Derry school district budgeted 2,104,909 into its ESBE budget in June, which included retirement and Social Security funds totaling $1,073,334. When the actual state budget was passed in August, it did not include Caseys proposal, and the school district now has to take the money out of ESBE and put it back into retirement and Social Security.

Act 25, which was passed with the state budget, gives rebates to districts for non-public transpor- Palmyra school board PALMYRA Want to be a school board director for a few months? Theres a vacancy on the Palmyra board through the first Monday after the November election and candidates are being sought, i The opening is for the seat previously occupied by director Philip Deemer, who has resigned because he is moving from the district. sponsor carnival i Twenty-five members from the South Central District of the benevolent and Protective Order of held their annual carnival Aug. 24 for the patients at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Lodge members from Ephrata, Carlisle, West Shore, Lancaster, VALLEY VOICES tation and health services. The districts must submit their revised budgets to the Department of Education by Sept.

15, and, unless granted an exemption, must refund to taxpayers any difference between the budgeted figures and the amount refunded by the state. All school districts were required to reopen their general fund budget to determine how much of a rebate they are entitled to by August 31. They must send a revised budget to the state Department of Education by Sept. 16. According to Gerlach, Derry schools should not have to refund any money, since the total cost of mailing out a refund to residents would be close to the amount being refunded.

Gerlach said the township should receive rebates of $7,222 from non-public transportation and $15,430 in health care. The district also overbudgeted for the retirement fund by $778,688. Gerlach said the original budget used a 16.8 percent rate that had been used last year. Under the state budget, the figure was lowered to 14.9 percent. Gerlach said he will work with the budget so it can be ready for review by the school board at the Sept.

9 meeting. If approved, the revised budget will be sent to Harrisburg, where state officials will examine it, and make the decision whether or not to grant the exemption by October 4. seeks director Board president Edwin Hostetter has asked that residents write the board expressing their interest. Candidates will be interviewed for the slot which must be filled within 60 days. A permanent director to complete the remaining two years of Deemers term will be chosen by voters in November.

for VA patients Middletown and Lebanon donated their time to provide a day of fun and fellowship for more than 500 patients. Local Lodge No. 631 was represented by Elmer Schneider, Dale Longenecker, Clete Arnold, Ken Galbraith, Clarence Miller and Fred Hoffer. Ill quote from a letter from Frank Mounts received recently. John George ReithReed of Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pa.

owned land in Richard Penns Manor of Andulhea. George first bought land there from Richard Penn andor the heirs of Christopher Urich in 1763 and purchased a second tract, adjoining the first, in 1770. The land is divided by Swatara Creek and lies partly in Bethel and partly in Tulpehocken Townships and is located where present day Route 419 crosses the Swatara. George and his wife had at least two children, both baptized in Altalaha Church at Rehrersburg. They were: Christopher Reith, 7 Sep 1759 and Johannes Reith 2 Feb 1770.

Christopher married Catherine Gilbert 24 Sep 1782 and Johannes Barbara Gilbert 12 Jul 1792, both were daughters of Conrad Gilbert (the school teacher at Altalaha School) and his wife Anna Elizabeth At least Six of Christopher's children were born near, or in, Rehrersburg and baptized in Altalaha Lutheran Church. They were, Johann George, Conrad, Samuel, George, Michael, Salome, In case you havent heard, Bill Hicks, who for four years played lead trumpet with the Harry James Band is the new leader of Big Band Nostalgia. The majority of the other musicians remain the same. As you know by now. Big Band Nostalgia has appeared at the Hotel Hershey, Dutch Wonderland, Her-shey Country Club and dozens of other prestigious locations in Central Pennsylvania, playing the music of the top bands of the 1940s among them Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Why not stop around at the Coleman Park Amphitheatre today, Labor Day, from p.m.

and hear the Big Band and also meet Bill Hicks. The concert is free. If youre planning a reunion or othej-special event, youll be able to check out as we say in the business rates and dates. Todays thought: Dont always follow persons who are always on the go. It may be downhill.

asked local residents what they Mike Fuller, of Manheim I think its a bad idea because they are bringing uneducated refugees in which will lower the productive growth of the community. 1709 when Peter Mounts was overseer of the Matthias Holstein Estate in Persyon, Philadelphia Co. Even earlier, William Maunts was an inspector of tobacco in 1656 as an officer on the Delaware River. Another officer was Peter also the name of a witness to Mat- thias Holsteins will. Were these Swedish Mountz families the' ancestors of the Mountz family of.

Tulpehocken later Cumberland How were the cousins of Joseph Mountz related? Were they all brothers and sisters or were they groups of cousins? Does anyone have any information of the above Peter ReithReed and. know where he is buried. He may be! buried in Reeds Cemetery in an un-; marked grave, or he may have mov-; ed away to another area. No-' gravestone has been found for hinv and his wife. Brossman is a genealogist from western Berks County.

You may-write to him at Box 43, Rehrersburg Pa. 19550. The governors office confirmed Friday that the Gap is being con sidered for refugee housing. We think about the possibility of housing Cuban refugees at the Gap again? Karie Zimmerman, of Lebanon Its kind of scary in a way. You dont know what they are going to do.

They might rebel. of Lebanon agree with that. should go to people that live here like social security, welfare, medicare, etc. Couple searches for tombstones in Rehrersburg Don Kelly, of Annville I would like to know their background and where they are coming from. I am afraid of another emptying of their (Cuba) jails and prisons as happened before.

Carol RD 2 for it. ancestors Our Keystone Families Schuyler C. Brossman Rebecca and Christina. There were other children, but we do not know where they were baptized. These children were Heinrich, Moses and at least one other.

George Reiths will was executed 1 Aug 1791 and probated 17 Nov 1794. His two sons, Christopher and Johannes Reith were appointed executors. His wife and the other surviving children were not named. Christopher died in Dec 1823 in Brunswick Schuylkill Co, Pa. He is buried with his wife Catherine in the Red Church Cemetery, Or-wigsburg.

John and his wife Barbara are also buried there. It is interesting to note that the ancestors of Mrs. Mounts ended up in Watkins Joseph Mountz died in Heidleberg Township in 1787 and named as his heirs his cousms Jacob, Michael, Lazarus, Joseph, George and John Mountz; Christina Wenrich and Catharina (deceased), wife of John Beigler. John Biegler was certainly related to Maria Catharina Biegler. Was he her father, brother, cousin, or other relative? John Biegler died about 1776 and his wife Catharina Mountz Biegler before 1787.

It would seem they were an older couple. A biography of the Mountz Family of Cumberland Pa. states Lazarus Mountz (one of the cousins mentioned above) was a son of Adam Mountz of Stockholm, Sweeden (sic) but no immigrant Adam Mountz can be found in early records. Likewise, no immigrant Mountz can be found who arrived early enough to have been the ancestors of so many cousins in the first half of the 1700s. One possibility was that the family origin was Stockholm, Sweden.

There was apparently a Swedish Mauntz Family in eastern Pennsylvania. Mountz Holstein was a name given as one of the old Swedes in eastern Berks County in Column 1299 In June, Mr. and Mrs. Frank of 19 Williamsburg South, Colts Neck, NJ 07722 toured the lAltalaha Lutheran Church ICemetery in Rehrersburg, look-ling for the tombstones of her lancestors, (Johann) George and his wife, name unknown. They tried this church Icemetery because George (as he was known) and his wife had two sons baptized there in 1759 and 1770, and because the couple lived about a mile from Rehrersburg.

They were unable to find the graves and decided to go to the Rehrersburg Post Office to inquire if there was a local historian living in the community who was interested lin family history. The postmaster 'sent them to me. I was glad to see -them as I too am a descendant of the -Reith Family. I looked in the list of burials in Reeds Cemetery, near Stouchsburg, where so many of the ReithReed family are buried, but did not find a George Reith who died ca 1791 (when his will was We still have not found and exactly when, George and his wife died and where they are buried. Glenn, NY.

Frank Mounts would like to learn who were the parents of (Johann) Georg ReithRiethRithReedetc? What was the maiden name of his wife and who were her parents? He needs dates and place of and burial for both, names of other children and siblings. Casper Reith and Margaret Schirmer are listed as the parents of George Reith by Lawrence F. Reed in his work on the Reed Family, but Frank has been unable to document this statement. Can anyone help with additional facts, if so write to Frank Mounts at the address in the first paragraph above ReithReed, Bigler, Mountz family A letter from Dale J. J.

Leppard, 1113 Trindle Carlisle, P. 17073 also has a ReithRithReed connection. He has learned that Peter ReidtReed mar. on 28 Apr 1751 to Maria Catharina Beigler. When Peter in 1770 John Biegler was appointed the guardian of his son John Reed.

In 1776 another guardian was appointed. Apparently John Biegler died before 1776 or was otherwise removed as guardian..