Gettysburg Times (Newspaper) - January 22, 1948, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania U.S Says Reds Asked To Join Axis In 1940 Price Too High By JOHN M Washington Jan tt The United States uncorked a major propaganda blow against Russia day by officially revealing a Soviet offer iu 1940 to join the Axis at a price Adolf Hitler refused to pay Already the government's mation mouthpiece to the world the Voice of America shortwave radio is pouring into Russia and the rest of Europe the factual story told in a fat volume of German foreign office records suddenly by the State Department Have Secret The book's 362 pages disclose the minutest details of the two-year honeymoon which began when the men who now rule Russia negotiated a pact with Hitler and which ended with Hitler's treacherous attack on the Soviet Union June 22 1941 It gives the deals which led to the 1939 friendship treaty as well as the texts of the then top secret additions under which Germany and the Soviet Un- ion carved Poland and northeastern Europe into spheres of influence or outright control And it tells how Premier Stalin demanded without even getting an answer a free hand in Finland a military base near the Dardanelles a dominant voice in the Middle East in return for a power axis The State was published last night months of discussion among top officials here as to what disposition should be made of the documents which were captured by American forces when Berlin fell and which Russia fought successfully exclude from the Nuernberg war crimes trial Selective Publication Originally it was announced that these and a great mass of other captured records would be published by common agreement among the France in a series of books giving a total picture of Hitler's international in- But this plan was changed drastically and swiftly to provide for selective publication of the papers bearing on tions alone State department officials now give the formal explanation that they changed signals after being pressed with demands from both scholars and correspondents for the documents They also say that much if the information was gradually leaking out anyway Among informed authorities there is no doubt that the sonal decision of Secretary of State Marshall for publication now was made in the light of the intensified propaganda campaign which the viet Union has been waging against the United States These authorities consider it be- question the documents would not have been released so long as they had any application to international politics in an era of good feeling between America and Russia Congratulated Hitler The high point of Continued on Pate 5 GETTYSBURG TIMES Our Public Good Our Aim ESTABLISHED 1902 With Honor To Ourselves And Profit To Our Patrons Good Evening If there is anyone we can't stand It Is the person who while ire are Interrupting VoL 46 No 20 Read by Newly Everybody in County GETTYSBURG PA THURSDAY EVENING JANUARY 22 1948 Leased Wire Member of The Associated Press PRICE THREE CENTS 13 CASES FOR GRAND JURY INDICT SITES ARCTIC WAVE TO HIT PENNA By The Associated Pennsylvania faced another gloomy day today In the state's est winer in four decades with snow ranging up to three inches pelting most sections of the state The weatherman by an endless series of telephoned requests said cheerfully that the snow won't amount to much today and that by noon the white fall would give way to damp cloudy skies Meanwhile the state remained coated in white At Mt Pocono ten inches of snow covered the ground There six inches at Barre three at Harrisburg two at Pittsburgh and three in the Philadelphia region The noon forecast said a new Arc- tic wave is sweeping Into the state Overnight temperatures in eastern Pennsylvania were forecast at 10 above with zero in the welt Snow showers were predicted for the state tonight and tomorrow Temperatures in eastern sylvania climbed to 34 by noon today but the weatherman said there was little prospect of melting the snow The fraud Jury afternoon William Williams Gettysburg on chafes of pointing a deadly weapon and aggravated and tottery On the third count against him await with intent to maim the grand jury foud K not a true The Adams county grand jury with 13 cases scheduled for its con- sideration turned out one true tills morning and carried its gation into the second case before it over the noon hour Alfred Sites South Mountain was Indicted this morning i charge with two counts i The jury then took up the charge j of assault with intent to malm j brought against William Williams Gettysburg by Borough Officer Kenneth Tawney Robert F Fair York Springs R D was named foreman of the jury i made up of 14 men women One member Martin H Hemler McSherrystown died since his to the grand jury j Members William I bers Hanover R D Edna M Coble i Aspers George L Culp R D Robert F Fair York Springs R D Frank X Graft New ford R 1 Natalie Greenholtz over R 4 Mrs Ruth Hartman R 2 Paul Littles town R 2 C i York Springs R D Pauline C King York Springs R D Armor C Leatherman Gettysburg R 1 j H W Lightner Mrs retta East ward Sr Gettysburg R 5 M O Idaville Clarence H Gettysburg R Myers Hanover R 4 Mrs Ro- Oyler Gettysburg Mrs Alice Paddock Gettysburg R 2 Miss Doris Smith Charles Starner R 2 Mark D Stock New Oxford R 2 and LeO Todt Hanover R 5 Clerk of Courts Mrs Emma E Sheffer announced five tional defendants have pleaded to charges brought against them Raymond Mummert Seven leys has nolle to three charges of fraudulent con- version while pleas of guilty have been entered by William R Harmon Gardners R 1 on a charge of drunken driving Dan Martz R 3 hit and run Raymond Plank Gettysburg R 3 failure to i reveal identity and Clifford man Orrtanna R D malicious i chief and aggravated assault and battery i Previously four other defendants in cases scheduled for this term of court had pleaded guilty j Only one civil case will in all probability be heard during this i term of court Prothonotary Arthur I H Shields said with the for in- i junction brought by Jules L Smith McSherrystown against Nathaniel C and Mary A Miller New Oxford 1 not to be tried this week The other civil case an action in trespass 1 brought by Ellen R Sell against E W M Hartman West Middle street is scheduled for trial uary 27 Two Couples Are Licenced To Wed Marriage licenses were issued at the court house this morning to the following Robert E Markle son of Mr and Mrs Oswald L Markle over and Madeleine B daughter of Mr and Mrs Emmett K Bradner Hanover R 4 Paul Walter Cluck son of Mr and Mrs Charles J Cluck Gettysburg R 2 and Annetta Irene daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel U Shull Gettysburg R 1 LISTS 6 POINTS TO BOOST FARM Listing six points of better farm i management by which farmers may be better able to meet a price re- cession should it occur JEarl Moffitt professor of farm management at Pennsylvania State college told members of the Adams County i Bankers association ning at their January dinner ing at the Battlefield hotel that farming of 95 per cent head work It is good business management to think not only of coming year but of the Prof fitt said Quoting from the report of the Outlook conference held in Washington in October the speaker declared that he felt which forecast that a significant business decline In 1948 able was too optimistic I have warned farmers that things can change and sometimes change he said Prices cannot stay where they are I have asked farmers to be prepared so that they may compete with others at lower prices Lists Six Points His six points on good farm man- agement were listed as Make an effort to produce the maximum of everything that the fanner raises by using better ods most of which do not cost the farmer a cent Clean up debts and get them on a safe basis He declared that no farm should be mortgaged for more than SO per cent of its normal not Its Inflated value Clean up short term credits Watch cash expenditures spend wisely and don't let a dollar get away that you don't know where it is going and how soon it is coming back Build up cash reserves and have ready cash when the time comes to make farm improvements or keep up farm maintenance Stay away from speculation Continued on page 3 FIREMEN PLAN BAZAAR The Community Fire company has announced it will hold its mid-winter February 28 27 and 28 Details are to be made known later FRACTURES WRIST Warren Eugene Bents 14 town R D was treated at the ner hospital for a fracture of received In a fall when he fell while sliding on let this morning Forecast Snow Hurries and tonight windy snow flurries Friday night with Dr Smoke Speaks To Seminary Wives Dr Kenneth Smoke professor of psychology at Gettysburg college spoke to members of the Seminary Wives club Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs Howard McCarney North Washington street His topic was The Child in the Minister's Family with brief reference to the history of child psychology studies and the patterns of behavior in childhood Three members were to the first meeting of 1948 They were Mrs Gilbert Preiss Mrs James Singer and Mrs Kenneth Zimmerman Ralph D Helm of the semi- nary faculty will speak to the group on February 3 at the home of Mrs Garnet Zimmerman 153 Seminary avenue Dr Helm's subject will deal with The Organization of a ing Sunday School and he will show lantern si HOSPITAL REPORT Admissions to the Warner hospital include Mrs Richard Miller ville Eli Dutterer Westminster Mrs Robert Troxell Steinwehr nue Mrs Richard Myers minster Mrs Lawrence Heltzel Gettysburg R 3 Mrs Paul Reedy 11 Baltimore street and Mrs am Myers Littlestown Those dis- charged were Mrs Fred Green Get R 1 Mrs John Lawrence infant son Merle Harvey R 3 George Lawrence Gettysburg R 1 Mrs Frank Houck Keymar Md and Elisabeth Cox 327 Carlisle street Tht arrived A Md C SnOw tartar Mta M TM Jwr 11 OUTLINE PLANS FOR 4TH ANNUAL CAREER SESSION Plans for the Fourth Annual Career Conference sponsored by the Adams County School tors association were outlined evening at a meeting of the committee in charge hi connection with the regular session of the Adams county tion at Gettysburg college Dean Dorothy Gregg Lee is chairman of the committee which includes C R Wolfe C P Reefer Dr L C Keefauver C I perger Lloyd Stavely Elmer Gruver Ivan K Mechtly Dr Frank Kramer Maurice Bower and Gerald Wertz whp represents the Hanover schools Forms were distributed for ior and Senior high school students to express their first and second choice of a future vocation and the forms will be returned to Miss Lee and the committee will arrange con- on the vocations of the students choice Conference March 19 The conference will be held at Gettysburg college March 19 from 1 until 3 o'clock in the afternoon Forty-nine vocational subjects are Continued on pare 3 REV R F WIEDER GETS NEW POST The Rev Raymond F Wieder 162 East Middle street has been named associate director of Overseas Re- lief for the Pennsylvania Council of Churches it was announced today He begins his new duties im- CONGREGATION GETS REPORTS HOLDS ELECTION Six members were elected to the church council and reports for the year were presented at the annual congregational meeting of College Lutheran church Wednesday ning Two hundred ten persons at- tended the dinner held in connection with the meeting The pastor the Rev Dr Dwight F presented his eighteenth annual report showing 28 members added during the last year bringing the current membership to 371 A total of 265 members attended at least one communion service dur ing 1947 Dr Frederick Tilberg treasurer for the current fund and William Phelps benevolence treasurer gave their reports Income last year for expenses amounted to 828 and for the reports showed Dean W E Tilberg ent gave the report for the Sunday school and Mrs R S Saby spoke for the Women's Missionary society The Women's Service Guild report was given by the president Mrs A Harrison Barr Franklin Coffelt re- ported for the men's organization of the church The following were elected to membership on the Church Charles Smith Dr R D Helm Mark K Eckert William Phelps Robert Weaner and Franklin felt The meal was served by the Service Guild Fairfield Lions To Aid School Program The Fairfield Lions club greeted eight new members at a dinner sion Tuesday evening at the Battlefield hotei voted to help pay doctors expenses for the theria and lockjaw program in the Fairfield borough consolidated and erty Hall schools President Robert Kleppinger pre- sided at the meeting with 27 bers present The new members are Glenn Sanders Kenneth Sanders Rev G S Stoneback Mark Eckert Jack Sease Kenneth Chard and Warren SPORTSMEN TO HOLD SHOOTING MATCH FEB 1ST The Gettysburg sociation meeting Wednesday ning in its new home the former Rod and Gun club building along Wainwright avenue completed plans i for its first shooting match and ed the first Amendment to its The Amendment adopted prohibits the use of alcoholic beverages on the premises the bringing of such beverages to the place and possessing such beverages in the club house or club property February 21 at o'clock was set as the time for the first public shooting match A committee com- prising Raymond Singley chairman C Arthur Brame Jr Donald Staub Robert T Mehring and Richard Cole was appointed to complete plans for j the match arrange for targets and prizes and carry out other activities j in connection with the affair Admit 11 New windows have been installed j -in building which has been purchased by the association as its ers Tarpaper for the roof has been purchased and application has been made for installation of electricity in the building The long foot wide building is divided into two rooms At present the tion is using only one room pending completion of repairs to the ture Eleven new members were taken into the organization They C Arthur Brame Jr Kenneth Knox Edgar J Leech Charles R Culp John Fox Raymond Menges Grover W Ridler Eugene R i saddle Bernard F Linn Raymond J Singley and Robert T Mehring So j far 45 have signed for membership in the Richard Cole was named man of the refreshment committee for the next meeting to be held February 18 at 8 o'clock at the club house The is to be open every Sunday for those who may wish to visit there it was announced CHAIRMAN OF BOARD C C Gulp York street serving his 21st consecutive term as tendent of the St James Lutheran church Sunday School was elected chairman of the board of directors of the state bath School Association of sylvania at a board meeting in the hotel Harrisburg this morning Mr Gulp was the choice of the nominating committee comprising VFW Auxiliary Initiates Three Three new members were initiated into the Auxiliary of the local erans of Foreign Wars post at a meeting Wednesday evening at the post home on Carlisle street They Mrs Pearl Wiser Miss erine Smith and Mrs Eleanor Fox The national VFW auxiliary has presented Princess Elizabeth and Lord Mountbatten with a sterling silver tray as a wedding gift it was announced A donation to the YWCA was voted Twenty members attended the meeting The president Miss Genevieve Rose presided C C CULP Dr A Monroe Hall chairman Henry C Cole Pittsburgh and Harry Kuch Philadelphia The directors accepted the nominating committee's selection and elected Mr Culp without a dissenting vote The new chairman will succeed John D Duff of Pittsburgh who has been elevated to the presidency REV R F WIEDER mediately with offices at Third and Alley streets Harrisburg He plans to commute daily Overseas Relief is the tion of the state Council of Churches and state Council of Christian cation which does the work of Church World Service In the state Church World Service and theran World Relief combined to form a new program called tian Rural Program pace 21 BENEFIT CARD PARTY A public card party for the benefit of the VFW post of will toe held Friday ning at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium Approximately 90 prises donated by merchants of the community will be awarded Re- win be sold is tt to Til Elected In 1933 Elected to the board ay a vice president in 1933 when the Sabbath School convention was held in Mr Culp served ly for years At the Scranton convention last year Mr Culp was elected a director instead of a vice- president The State Association controls the work of Sunday schools in the 67 counties of the state with a com- membership of In addition to his many activities in the Lutheran church Mr Gulp is vice president and secretary of the Reaser Furniture company tary of the Gettysburg Panel Com- pany and the Gettysburg Company and assistant secretary of the Gettysburg Furniture company He is also office manager and chasing agent for the above com- panies A charter member of the local American Legion post Mr Culp served almost two years in the Army Air Corps in the first world war Mrs S E Waddell Buried Wednesday Funeral services for Mrs Sarah E Waddell 72 wife of Charles A Waddell West High street who died Sunday after an illness of 22 months were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Bender funeral home with the Rev Floyd A roll officiating was in Evergreen cemetery Pallbearers were Vernon Franklin Harvey Daywalt Arthur Kelly se Scott William Abell and Charles Reaver LICENSED TO WED Earl Robert Keefer and Mary ders McGonigal both of Littlestown have secured a marriage license in Frederick BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr and Mrs Richard Miller lerville announce the birth of a son at the Warner hospital this morning A daughter was born this morning at the hospital to Mr and Mrs ert Troxell Steinwehr avenue Daughters were born at the pital Wednesday to Mr and Mrs Paul Reedy 11 Baltimore street and Mr and Mrs Howard Myers Mr and Mrs Robert S Miller Mechanicsburg announce the birth of a daughter last Tuesday at the Seidle Memorial hospital burg Mr Miller is a son of Mr and Mrs Dawson Miller 143 East Water street MINISTERIUM OPPOSES UMT CITE REASONS The Gettysburg has gone on record unanimously ing universal military training The decision was reached at a meeting of the group Sunday ning it was reported today Five reasons were listed by the ministers as the basis for their opposition to such training They The militarization of the ing of our youth which would re- sult and the accompanying sion of the military system into the total life of the nation would ly jeopardize our democratic way of life consequent danger b comes the more evident in view of the present demonstration of the military in propagandizing the country for UMT and also in con- sideration of the assumption already by the military of top positions in government and diplomatic posts and of key places in our national life Policy Second Because in the words of a widely analyst who represents a section of the tary personnel itself which is op- posed to this policy tary training is a military policy in an atomic and missile age Technological ments have so revolutionized the methods and machines and gies of modern warfare that any major reliance upon the training of mass armies for future wars would find us standing hind an outmoded and useless inot Line Third The adoption of this Continued on page 5 REVIVES TALK OF CHANGES ON ROUTE 30 WEST The possibility that the state may soon begin to think about re- construction of the Lincoln highway west of town was raised day afternoon by C F Forbes dis- engineer of the state ment of Highways in a meeting with the Adams county Discussing possible changes on the proposed of the road to Table Rock from its intersection with the burg road Forbes and the began a discussion of the proposed in 1942 to reconstruct Route 30 west of here which were abandoned because of the war We would like to get at Forbes admitted In 1942 the com- missioners an agreement with the state to pay damages in connection with the proposed re- construction The contract ted damages of for a tion of that reconstruction Urge Road Change In connection with the proposed hard surfacing of the present dirt road to Table Rock Forbes told the commissioners that the state was agreeable to certain changes posed by the commissioners to save damages but added that he would have to obtain federal approval of the changes before they could be The proposed new hard road will extend feet to Table Rock Principal change suggested by the commissioners was the moving of the road eight feet to the east as Continued qn page 5 Littlestown 400 ATTEND 4TH SERVICE Here And There News Collected At Random LEAVE FOR FLORIDA Mr and Mrs John D Sr Chambersburg street left this morning for St Petersburg Florida where they plan to spend several months They are making the trip by motor New Hats Will Resemble Pancake Subdued Mushroom Paris Jan ZZ Women's hats are going to have the new look too something like pancake or a sub- dued mushroom The new models French ers say are intended to go with the longer dresses now being worn They aim will necessitate new upsweep and bangs The year's first new collection of spring hats was shown last night by Gilbert Orcel one of this ion leading millinery de- signers The preferred shape was pancake which in some models was puffed up so that It re- a somewhat tired stool Cloche and toque shapes also were featured An number of ican at ttw showing said they mm delighted which may moan that the MW hate wm took to v new will have to be an in- part of this hat revolution The hat appears to be a thing of the past Models in the new collection either were tilted jauntily to the front and side or set soberly smack on top of the head All are secured by rope-thick velvet Rough chip or Milan straw was mainly used but rich satin or faille alao were employed for both the cloche and toque shapes These often looked like miniature cushions so high were they piled with or tulle Many giant pancake models resembled Chinese coolie hate Flowers were popular on the new models foiling to treated in a new way It away from the face but of hanging It to to band at tin neck tt nothing quite so much Newspapers across the try report that Lincoln's Address is attracting more attention than any other historic document on the dom Train This is not ing There arc few people who have not at least heard the famous speech recited or read it It is the widely quoted and frequently mentioned of all the precious pieces In the world Below is a partial list of the papers on display on The Train which is carrying these to state in the Union It Is hoped that The Train will visit Gettysburg some time this year If it does here are some of the documents you will want to THE BEGINNINGS 1493 Letter by Christopher bus on the Discovery of America 1215 Thirteenth Century script of Magna Carta STIRRINGS OF FREEDOM IN COLONIAL AMERICA 1622 The Mayflower Compact 1701 Pennsylvania Charter of of 1701 THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE 1765 Declaration of the Nine Col- 1774 Thomas Jefferson's Statement on Rights of Colonists 1676 Declaration of the People Against Governor Berkeley 1776 Letter of Caesar Rodney ed July 4 1776 Describing the ing of Independence 1774 Manuscript Essay of James Iredell Seating the Rights of the Colonists 1776 Jefferson's Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence 1777 Original Litter of Benjamin Franklin and Silas ting Certified Copies of the ration of Independence and the Ar- of Confederation to the King a d Contemporary Manuscript Tim ON WEDNESDAY The fourth of the Preaching sion services was conducted day evening in St Pa id's Lutheran church Littlestown with thr Rev John C pastor of Christ Reformed church presiding George W an elder in Christ Re- formed church the lay ant who led the congregation in reading responsively Psalm 24 The Scripture was Acts after which the evening prayer was offered by the Rev Mr Brumbach During the offering Mrs Paul For- sythe a member of Christ Reformed choir sang a soprano solo The Lost accompanied by Roy Hoover church organist St Paul's choir led the ing The bays and girls basketball teams of the Littlestown high school attended this service in a body Dr Preaches The sermon was preached by the Rev Dr Frederick Keller Stamm pastor of the First Congregational church Chicago 111 used as his theme At Midnight A Song based on Acts Dr Stamm The most wonderful result that ever followed a song is told in the early records of The church It was the occasion of Paul and Silas singing in jail At mid- night Paul and Silas sang unto God And the prison doors were opened and the prisoners bonds were loosed It was a song of courage A son get into the doldrums in spite of Christianity or because ot it Elijah sat under a juniper tree and said I I only am left It was a song of courage in the face of tremendous odds Continuing he said It was wise a song of faith Tt is a good thing to bolster up a person's age but you don't a gospel until you can assure people that God is in the storms of life That's the difference between being a Stoic and a Christian Set Attendance Record It was also a song of love Paul and Silas were telling the prisoners Tn TIMES SCRIBE ADDRESSES NEW OXFORD PUPILS The Biblical injunction to Get understanding plies particularly to the reading of a G Henry Roth of the news staff of The Gettysburg Times of the Oxford high school day afternoon In a talk given at an assembly there The events recorded daily in the newspaper are all relative and all related The stories printed daily tell what occurred on that lar day They should be read with a thorough of what went Continued on page 3 BULLETINS Washington Jan 22 dent Truman said today he is not at accord with former President Herbert Hoover's views that Euro- pean recovery commitments should be limited to 15 months and cut be- low That is about all he would say when reporters sought comment at a news conference on the Hoover made yesterday to the Senate Foreign Relations committee reduced to MM group of to nek HM Smut Athens Jan 22 reported today a general offensive was underway in northern Greece against guerrilla forces Elements of six Greek divisions were said to be attacking The dispatches were to military commanders in the field but there was no immediate official confirmation Jerusalem Jan 22 Jewish militia said it attacked the Arab village of and kilted Arabs today after seven Jewish police were slain at a block at the edge of town is about five miles south of Tel on the main road to salem Officials confirmed the gana report that seven Jewish police were shot or stabbed to death and said four others were wounded there They reported only three of the Arab attackers killed BANKERS TO DINE The staff and employes officials of the shareholders meeting and at- of the Gettysburg National bank will hold a dinner at Trinity Evangelical Reformed church at 5 o'clock this evening Members of the Trinity Circle of the church will serve the meal ESTATE BOND FILED An administration bond in the estate of Harry Nevin Trostel late of Arendtsville have been filed with the county register and recorder by the administrator a son of the de- ceased Harold B Trostel The estate is estimated at ELKS OYSTER FEED The Gettysburg Jodge of Elks will hold an oyster feed for members only Friday evening Oysters will be served an with Ing i NEWSPAPER
