Gettysburg Times (Newspaper) - July 2, 1932, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania GOOD EVENING Om of a paradox hot cold THE GETTYSBURG TIMES Member of The Associated Press Truth Our Public Good Our Aim Read By Nearly Everybody In Adams County ESTABLISHED 1902 GETTYSBURG PA SATURDAY EVENING JULY 2 1932 PRICE THREE CENTS Democrats Nominate Roosevelt 4th Garner Likely To Be Named For Vice Presidency CALIFORNIA GETS CREDIT McAdoo Swings His gates To New York ernor Assuring Victory ALLOWANCE TO WIDOWS CUT BOARD ELECTS Chicago Stadium July 2 D velt governor of New York was chosen overwhelmingly as the democratic nominee for the presidency With the force of a real stampede he swept through the convention as the favorite sons announced one after an- other their withdrawal from the race and turned their votes into the swelling velt column He was declared the nominee on the fourth lot the first taken Friday night The official count gave more-ihan the 770 two-thirds majority to mothers with dependent Cupid Hampered By Depression Fewer Marriage Licenses Issued First Six Months Of This Year As Compared With 1931 Depression nas exacted its toll on Little Dan has not been as successful during the first six months of 1932 as he was in 1931 for the same period according to figures announced by Clerk of the Courts Clayton F Palmer In 1931 121 marriage licenses were issued from the local office during the first six months For the corresponding period this year only 105 licenses to wed have June ol 1931 was the banner month with 31 licenses while March of this year was the ing month for the first six months with 26 marriage applications Twenty-two licenses were issued during June of this year Mrs C M Lawyer Of Union Township President sion Trustees MEET Reduction in the monthly Democrats Choice for President CASHTOWN WINS MAJOR EVENT IN DAY i Bender Company Only Three-quarters i Of A Second Behind PARADE HELD Curb Market five Injured When Coupe At Its Best Crashes Into Ught pole On Square At New Oxford Cashtown firemen carried off jor honors m Adams county's first field day held Friday m connection with the annual food sale and bazaar of the Gettysburg Fire company of which Councilman ham G Weaver is chief The day bazaar closer tonight With the motor of their fire engine dead as it rested in front of the fire engine house on East Middle street the Cashtown fire company drove the engine to Center j boxes attached the hose to the fire plug in front of the old Weaver store building laid 150 feet of hose and had a stream of water in the air m 57 seconds thereby winning first prize in the main event of the field day program It took the Bendersville Fire com- quired the tally Total votes sary to choice 766 945 Smith Baker 5 Ritchie White 3 i Cox 1 tio Demonstration When Chairman Walsh ly pronounced Roosevelt the nominee of this a last brief spasm of enthusiasm swept the convention floor bat no attempt made for a long demonstration and time was riven over for former Senator James A Reed to rally the party stalwarts It was Alfred E Smith the man whom he christened the happy warrior in nominating him for the presidency at Houston in 1928 who persuaded Roosevelt to stand for the New York governorship four years ago While Smith lost the state to Hoover in the presidential contest Roosevelt won handsomely for the state chair and lifted his majority en re-election two years later Aged 50 he comes from a dis- line That tempestuous republican president Teddy Roosevelt was his fifth when a Harvard student early in the century F as some in- call the nominee used to visit with T R at the White House His political career opened in the New York legislature and carried him to the vice presidential nation in 1920 He was assistant secretary of the navy in the war days when his rival to be in No- Herbert Hoover was also in Washington directing food Climaxes Year's Fight Roosevelt started his latest honor more than a year ago gradually perfecting an in all sections of the country that won for him the commanding lead in delegate strength that he had when this convention opened Months before now Smith started out against him There has been much speculation as to the cause of a break between the two Today the convention will meet to nominate Speaker John N Garner of Texas for vice president When he released his state gation just before Friday night's session met it started the stampede Ciat swept across the excited Allred E Smith was the only one of the nine original candidates who stayed in to the end The eastern block of states with him steered clear of the stampede too stacking with Smith in the lace of the sweep Associates of Smith said Friday right they did not believe he would support the democratic ticket in November Smith heard the nomination of Roosevelt over a radio in bis hotel headquarters He declined to com- ment Governor Roosevelt sent a sage to the convention announcing he plans to fly here and appear fore the delegates Saturday Setting off the of the Continued on Page Two children under 16 years of age and election of officers were the im- portant items of business transacted at the reorganization meeting of the board of trustees of the mothers assistance pension fund Friday in the court house Mrs C M Lawyer of Union township was elected president and Mrs Harvey Raffensperger was elected vice president Miss garet McMillan was re-elected Mrs McPherson Declines Mrs Donald P McPherson senior ranking member of the board de- to accept an office although it was reported Friday that she would be elected president Mrs McPherson is reported to nave in- formed board members some time ago that she could not accept office because of other interests in which she is compelled to devote able of her time Mrs McPherson is active in various civic and itable enterprises in Gettysburg and Adams county The board decided to reduce the monthly allotments to mothers be- cause of the finances of the fund and the uncertainty of ad- money in event tne board expends its balance of due from the county appropriation Allowances Curtailed Some mothers who heretofore re- per month because of dependent children under 16 years of age will hereafter receive but per month Some of these mothers nave as many as six and seven dependent children A reduction in the monthly award to mothers who received per month was also agreed upon Other deductions will be graded ingly Reports that the trustees of the financial aid through the Talbot fund to Adams county were dis- counted by Attorney Robert E Wible who distributes the money Wible declared that the money could not be used for that purpose The Times was informed that the trustees would apply or had made application for some assistance from this source AU Members Present No attempt has been made so far as could be learned today by the trustees to have the county make an additional and at the commissioners office thas morning no information was available Louis Wagaman clerk to the commissioners said he had no in- formation relative to the meeting of the trustees or that any request had been made for additional funds Fridays mating was attended by all the trustees Mrs McPherson was temporary chairman until election of Mrs Lawyer GOVERNOR FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT Of New York Nominated by the Democratic Convention in Chicago on the Fourth Ballot Friday Night with 945 votes to his Children Shy Away from Mother Hearing of Murder T m i w She Lures Youngest with Trinket ic r pany just three-quarters of a second longer to perform the same stunt and earn second while the New Oxford company required one minute twenty-one and seconds to come in third Wide Variety of Home-grown Fruits And Vegetables Available On Square What are probably the last of the Adams county strawberries found a ready sale at curb market this morning on center square Dale Knouse had a supply of very fine berries which brought 15 cents a box while one or two other stands had smaller berries that sold for 10 cents a box There were all varieties of ries in black cherries and sold at three and four boxes for a i quarter or 10 cents for a I single box Most every stand had black berries at 10 and 15 cents a box the latter bunging 25 cents for two The price depended upon the grade Most of them were small Two of the early variety of Ad- ams county peaches found ready sale in 10 20 and size boxes The 10 cent boxes contained five peaches and the boxes aged about 18 to the box The variety had lots of color in FIREWORKS BANNED IN GETTYSBURG ON JULY THE FOURTH Fourth of July in Gettysburg will be noiseless That is if the edict of Burgess Heiges is obeyed Burgess Heiges has barred the use of crackers and other powder de- vices of noise within limits The town people do not want this form of celebrating in Burgess Heiges ed and has instructed officers to enforce his edict Michigan Driver With Carnegie Occupants In Accident THREE RIDE FRONT SEAT town company and his aides were Glenn Musselman Charles Kuhn Wilbur Geyer George Carbaugh Clyde Shultz and Daniel Mickley W L Baumgardner chief of the company had as his assist ants Lloyd Orner J E Routsong C W Bretzman Russell Heller the peach skins while the er variety has a white and less at- tractive covering New string beans were 10 cents a quarter peck currants and berries each 10 cents a box j barb 5 cents a bunch honey 15 and 20 cents Fine Adams county sugar-cured hams were available at 30 cents a pound Curb market is at its best these days with a wide variety of new home-grown fruits and this morning market was un- usually well patronized DRIVER FAILS TO STOP CHARGE Sedan Demolishes Milk Truck And Then Dis- appears Drama was enacted on the front porch of the residence of Justice of the Peace B H Briggs 1503 Third avenue Elmwood York when Mrs Mabel of R D was held for court for the murder of Mrs E Pauline rode as told in the Gettysburg Times Friday Mrs Spiridonof had a chance to see and kiss each of her six dren and to have a long talk with her husband who seemed tive and not at all unfriendly The children were shy when the Mrs O'Conner Has Tonsils Removed Mrs Mathilda O'Connor Seminary avenue had her tonsils removed at the Annie M Warner hospital this morning Glen Jr Gettysburg R D 2 Mrs Charles Welsh and her baby boy and Mrs Fred Haehnlen and her baby daughter were dis- charged as patients Curtis Is Convicted Flemington N J July 2 Hughes Curtis Norfolk Virginia boat builder was con- today of the nappers of the Lindbergh baby by abstracting justice In presenting its verdict the jury recommended mercy The case was given to the jury at a m E S T today and the verdict was retained at after four hoars of deliberation The verdict was announced by the foreman of the jury Mrs Leila Alpaugh a clerk There was some little delay er the jury returned in taking Curtis into the court room from the jail He walked directly to the bar of justice in front of the bench to hear the verdict One of his brothers slapped him on the back encouragingly as he crossed the court room Constance Curtis his old daughter beard the court's charge to the jury this morning but TIBS net present her father when the verdict was given to him Curtis entered the court room to bear his doom with solemn face He received the verdict without visible emotion husband brought them to the porch on which the hearing was held and the youngest fought against her mother's desire to hold her Enticing her with a trinket succeeded f The periodic setting off of crackers by children in the vicinity seemed not to disturb the alleged murderess but apparently annoyed Special Officer Kashner and tor Patrolman Raymond baugh Spring Garden township who pursued the boys without cess Mrs Spiridonof was neatly dressed in a blue frock black hat with white band and black shoes and stockings Her children were neatly though plainly dressed After a short delay due to the absence of Attorney Harvey A the defendant's counsel the hearing got under way at p m District Attorney Ralph F Fisher was present for the com- and called two Ada Chronister and Lydia Chronister who were present at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank A Heist 1027 Lancaster avenue York at the time of the murder June 8 Mrs Spiridonof is alleged to have killed the other woman of an eternal triangle Klingle is chief of the New Oxford company and his assistants were James John and Bernar i David O'Brien George Poist Beyers events with the j wieners were as I dash with rubber coats Jand Ivan Taylor second David O'Brien Oxford third Brinkerhoff York Springs race with one boot and one Lester Klingle New Oxford second Ivan Taylor third Darr York Springs race carrying two and one-half gallon chemical i First John Poist New Oxford Jond Brinkerhoff York Springs third C W Bretzman Bendersville Fire alarm in street j dress run 50 yards secure boots and Fair And Cool Is Prediction Washington July 2 i weather ovci the Fourth of July for the Atlantic states was forecast dav bv the U S weather bureau Fairfield Quarry Burns Own Lime 10 Men Employed One of the fastest growing in- in Adams county is the Fairfield Lime and Stone com- pany located near The stone concern organized seven years ago specializes in the of lump lime ground burnt lime and pulverized raw lime rock for agricultural poses Supplying the raw lime rock is i one of the chief operations of the quarry Modern farming ods require the rock in place of lime as fertilizer hence the big demand for the product The quarry also supplies high grade stone for driveways road work and cement work The ity of the stone is maintained be- cause all is picked by hand thus eliminating the possibility of dirt remaining in the product The Fairfield company is the only one to burn lune m Adams county All machinery in the plant is modern in equipment and is op- coat put them on button fully and i back to starting sell Heller Bendersville second George Poist New Oxford Eight fire companies including Bendersville Cashtown New jford York Springs jand Fairfield together with the Reaser and Gettysburg companies had 14 pieces of paratus in the parade Friday ing at 6 o'clock An outstanding feature of the parade was the of 75 members of the Reaser independent company m darktown regalia All were face and in uniforms and they pre- sented visiting firemen declared to be the finest and cleverest darktown demonstration 500 AT OPENING Mrs Floyd Brown Wins First Draw Prize PARADE TODAY With more than 500 in attendance Fairfield's four-day seventh annual home-coming and carnival celebration got off to an auspicious start Friday evening with fun and revelry of the participants con- until midnight The committee in charge j marks on the fender the trooper ed themselves today as being un- said Sergeant Frutchey of the local of state police with Chief of Police Wolford of over apprehended Richard S Trostle of Hanover Friday after- noon at Devers accessory store and after lengthy questioning ar- rested him on a charge of failing to stop after an accident The against Trostle Chief Wolford Trostle is charged with driving his sedan into a milk truck about 3 o'clock Friday morning on Third street Hanover demolishing the truck and failing to stop Sergeant Frutchey investigated the accident with Chief Wolford and suspicion was cast upon tle through information received from another milk truck driver who said he recognized a car that bare- ly escaped crashing into his truck as Trostle told Sergeant Frutchey that he picked up an unknown man at a dance at Dicks Dam day night and drove him to over In Hanover the stranger according to story to geant Frutchey asked Trostle if he could borrow his car Trostle said he agreed and that was the last he was of his machine until he went to work Friday morning In garage were found splinters of wood described as being Five persons were in- jured suffering severe con- bruises fractured ribs and other hurts when the coupe automobile in which they were riding crashed into a light ard in the New Oxford square about o'clock Friday night Max Sendenski of 119 North Warren street naw Michigan driver of the automobile told man Roberts of the local of highway trol who investigated that he did not see the light as he neared the square and that he did not notice that the road curved either to the left or right The coupe crashed into the light standard with three people riding in the front seat and two others occupying the rumble seat a the several fractured ribs and other minor injuries Ann Koziak of Pa suffered lacerations of the knees and the left leg below the knee and a badly contused forehead Mrs Julia Koziak Carnegie sustained a bad laceration of the chin three inches long lacerations to her right leg and is suffering from shock Koziak Jr suffered a of the left arm Michael Koziak Sr also of suffered a contusion of his forehead four inches long tions of the head and contusions to his chest Machine Headed East The motorists were driving east at the time of the crash They had left Gettysburg a short time before and said he was driving at moderate speed He slowed down as he entered New Oxford and approached the square under erate speed he told Patrolman Roberts He said that he was unaware of usually well pleased with the at- tendance and receipts on the ing day Mrs Floyd Brown won the draw prize the first tric toaster There will be a draw prize each evening during the bration except Sunday Ideal Weather Ideal weather prevailed for the parade at this afternoon in connection with the George ington bicentennial observance A half-hour concert by the Taneytown lever staged in Adams county Ar- j band preceded the parade At rangements for their appearance was in charge of a committee ed by Daniel King of the Reaser furniture company flag drill was scheduled to be held by the Fairfield public school pupils After a duet by Rita Hahn and Kenneth Dr Charles F Chief Weaver told the Gettysburg j Sanders of the Gettysburg college Times today that while the first I faculty delivered the bicentennial part of the demolished milk wagon The right front fender of his car was damaged and there were wood the turn in the road and thought that the highway ran straight through The car was badly aged and was towed to a New Trostle furnished bail for court at a hearing before Justice Sell in Hanover County Grit Mill Gives To 65 Workmen Although working only half capacity no less than sixty-five men are given regular employment at the grit mills of the Advance In- company located at ford garage G H S Teachers In New England Miss Sarah Black Baltimore street left today for Bristol mont where she will spend the summer as a student at the man school of Middlebury college Miss Gertrude Little of grift who is a member of the ulty of the Gettysburg high school stone Adams county The plant the trip to New England with has been working steadily Black expecting to enroll at employment to these men When j Boston university for the summer working on a full-time basis the session P field day results were highly I address and afterward Fairfield we believe it is just a 1 and Gardners baseball teams both forerunner of much bigger and i members of the more elaborate events of similar ture in future years for Adams county firemen Immediately after Friday evening the carloads of grit day The plant the original gnr miD in league crossed bats Sunday a union church service A CORRECTION It was Charles Wolf and not his s that locally was established mother Mrs J Guy Wolf East county teen years ago M W Wills is the coin avenue who made the present plant superintendent j plaint before Burgess Heiges con- All operations are from open soliciting by a neighbor the parade Gettysburg company which did not participate in the field day events took three I pumpers to center square and had j Howard Koons and the hese will be held on the grounds with j quarries where three j within 100 feet of a tourist home in music by a chorus of 50 voices Dr A R Wentz of the Lutheran ological seminary will preach and the Rev C M Coffelt the Rev G A W colored rocks are dark green light j The Times cheerfully corrects this and purple The rock is error m a news story published mined from three separate quarries Thursday in one minute and 55 seconds Former Orrtanna Resident Is Dead The temperature will rise Monday by electricity When the in most sections the reports said quarry is in operation there is a force of 10 men employed J B Waddle G E and M S Musselman all of are members of the lime company Weather for Week Washington July 2 outlook for the week ning Monday Fair Monday lowed by showers Tuesday or j Wednesday and possibly Thursday Then generally fair Moderate i temperature Monday Warmer K 2 announce the birth Mr and Mrs Lawrence Stover Floyd O son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Eisenhart former residents of Orrtanna but for the past residing in York died in the West Side at 10 30 o'clock The youth had a bell boy in Ihr ton hotel Binghamton New York He died from a complication of dis- j 4 eases He is survived by his parents and th brothers and sisters: Rodney clerk at the hotel Edna Sarah a nurse at the West Side Neda nora Hubert at home and Mrs ert Rodney of Columbia Pa Funeral arrangements have not H I Baseball Games Monday afternoon following a concert by the Hanoi cr Boys band a parade of county fire com- panies and floats will be staged at 2 30 o'clock Tho parade will be under the direction of H E sell Fairfield fire chief and music will be furnished by the Hanoi cr s band Another county league and the parade Monday the winner of the most popular contest be announced the tion to the of a watch Another fnc wriM will be awarded Monday evening as the grand of the fair is being sened on the grounds each dav Various cames and located approximately 1200 feet j apart The rock is com eyed from the quarries on cars which are drawn bv to the MOTORCYCLE FOR OFFICER borough council has purchased a motorcycle for its plant a distance of 1500 feet Plant i L v to aid operations are dm en by eleven Diesel engines The smt or are used for and are shipped to roofing manufacturers in all of th United States Canada and England in properly the town The boucht with funds con- bv business ple and residents in general completed irent round and square THEN AND William is in of a book published ir 1763 in winch there is a notation in- scribed with pf n and ink under dale of 4 describing the of the Fourth of July The written bv Cole and reads as follows of July was celebrated D a manner in Trr military to Carrp were served by Camp dinner returned to towi day and Wednesday and cooler a daughter Thursday Both The family moved to York about dancing and an old time j where saluted the inhabitants tet part of week mother and child are doing nicely 10 years ago is being offered each day and dismissed Joyous Shock Kills Woman San California July 2 months restless inc for the removal of eye ages an operation to restore her ended for Mrs Grace K C 56 I can we she Oh A laier she dead A said death came a result of the joyous shock
