Gettysburg Times (Newspaper) - March 9, 1948, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Weather Forecast Considerable cloudiness and colder tonight and Wednesday THE GETTYSBURG TIMES Truth Our Public Good Our Aim 1902 With Honor To Ourselves And Profit To Our Patrons Good Evening ft bachelor present be know he mot hare to pay for it later Vol 46 No 59 Read by Nearly Everybody In County GETTYSBURG PA TUESDAY EVENING MARCH 9 1948 Leafed Wire Member of The Pren PRICE THREE CENTS Arnold E Orner Succeeds His Father As President Of South Mountain Fair Dates Are Set Arnold E Orner cashier of the Arendtsville National bank was elected president of the South Mountain Fair association Monday evening at a reorganization meeting i held in the Arendtsville grade school J center i His father P S Orner president i of the association since before the j war was named president i and given a rising yote of thanks for his Splendid work for the over the period of years A similar vote was given all other officers Other officers named Monday Robert C Lott Aspers R first vice president George Schriver Bendersville second vice Clarence J Waybright Gettysburg R 2 third vice president Harvey B Raffensperger Arendtsville tary W Clayton Jester Biglerville t nar route assistant secretary i mer W Warren Springs avenue trust officer of the First National bank of Gettysburg treasurer vid Houck Arendtsville assistant treasurer Set Fair Dates The officers were elected by having the secretary cast a ballot after Roy Heckenluber of the nominating committee made his report luber pointing out that nearly a complete list of new officers had been presented said the committee felt it would not be fair to ask the i old officers served so well for so long to continue carrying all of the burden connected with fhe work After much discussion the group decided to buck the York fan rather than the peach or apple directors of the GLP of New York sons and will hold the fair this year state speak on Agriculture at September 15 16 17 and Set Hearing Date On Parole Petition Saturday morning at ll o'clock was set Monday by the Adams ty court as the time for a hearing on a parole petition for Charles R Keller Reading township Keller was sentenced November 23 to from 11 to 22 months on a charge of discharging a firearm brought by Ray Peters York Springs William E Smith was appointed auditor of township day by the court to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William H Karicofe PLAN TO PAINT EXTERIOR OF HIGH SCHOOL The Gettysburg school board at 21 Directors Of Gettysburg Community Chest Are Chosen At Meeting Monday Evening Representatives of local Blocher Walter R Doud Stover tions affiliated with the Gettysburg Small Harold Wentz Attorney Community Chest elected the first aid P McPherson Jr Mrs Walter board of 21 directors at a meeting H Danforth and Richard A Dreas Monday evening at the engine house Plan Early Meeting The election was held in line with It was indicated Tuesday evening provisions of the proposed that the directors will hold their charter and approved at a first meeting as soon as possible meeting two weeks ago after the Chest has secured its The directors elected by ter as a corporation mous vote Signatures of incorporators are Dean W E- Tilberg Radford H now being secured a dozen Lippy Attorney Donald M Swope names were signed Tuesday evening Mrs Guyon E Buehler Mares after the proper legal for- man Richard Codori Charles are complied with the ver Dr R D Wickerham George plication for a charter as a non- T Robert E will be heimer Judge W C Sheely Dr the county court Louis King Nicholas A Meligakes The election Tuesday night Ralph Z Oyler Mrs Henrietta Continued on Page Religious Council Will Meet March 22 The Upper Adams Council of Religious Education will meet in the library room of ville high school Monday evening March 22 at o'clock A proposed constitution will be presented for discussion and tion and plans made for enlisting the financial support of the churches for the program of Re- ligious instruction in the elementary grades of the Upper Adams School Jointure beginning next iall P ORNER FARM BUREAU TO HOLD UTH ANNUAL MEET Ralph L Culver Laceyville ford county member of the board of its regular March meeting Monday J night in the office of Dr Lloyd C superintendent of schools adopted recommendations of its property committee to have the en- tire exterior woodwork of the high school painted this year and to have the rooms in the north wing of the high school building painted and a windowsill repaired These recommendations were made by the property committee following an inspection of the Republican nomination for the state to use their influence to get the eve THREE SEEKING URGES ROTARY GOP POST FOR CLUB TO BACK STATE SENATE APPLE TAX A three-cornered contest for the Gettysburg's Rotarians were urged MISS TUPPER TO BE GIRL SCOUT At the mid-winter meeting of the Adams County Girl Scout Council held Monday evening at St James Lutheran it was announced bv Mis Harvey Raffensperger 15 16 17 and 18 Please Turn to Page 4 The NO CANDIDATES FOR 100 POSTS ON COMMITTEES the Crossroads Thursday evening at the fourteenth annual meeting of the Adams County Farm Bureau Co-operative association The ing will be held m the Gettysburg high school auditorium starting at 7 o'clock A C Keefer McKnightstown will preside at the annual session of the cooperative which last year did over a half million dollars G Marion Stambaugh manager of Adams county voters will have to the cooperative will present his an- 100 places on the Republican report County Agent M T and Democrat county committees t Hartman will speak and J B Col- by sticker campaigns or ims manager of Farm Bureau m- 111 votes at the forthcoming April surance will report on the insurance primary sold by the organization That fact was revealed today To Directors when petitions of candidates for David Putney attorney for the county committee posts were Pennsylvania Farm Bureau at the office of the county operative association will present election board Monday was the last proposed and a resolution day for filing petitions on i in regard to the Farm Bureau thc ballot About 150 filed ror for the vote of the local Fort en Republican posts are operative begging at the primary while the Four directors will be named for Democrats will have 53 blank four-year terms during the to fill i The directors whose terms expire GOP Contests j this year are John E However battles are being waged Orrtanna Harold Taylor for both Republican chairman and ville Howard Schwartz Littlestown uce chairman with John H and D P Hykes New Oxford The hore the incumbent and George W report of the nominating committee Naugle Gettysburg insurance agent will be presented by Martin Walter both contending for the i chairman of the committee Mrs Esther M Hayberger 3 j W Clayton Jester of the Adams Liberty street and Mrs Ethel Tipton County Soil Conservation district 241 York street have filed for vice will speak on Conserving the Soil chairman of the Republican counts Following awarding of door prizes committee refreshments will be by On the Republican ticket there catering service are no candidates for committee posts in township No 2 in none of the three districts into which Mt Pleasant township is di- vided Arendtsville Bendersville Germany Highland Mt Joy ford Tyrone Number 2 and Union The Republicans name three com- or women from each dis- Abbotts to wn Biglerville 1 More heat is needed in the shower rooms under the gymnasium and the committee recommended the removal of insulation of the heating pipes 2 There has been too much heat in the gymnasium during basketball games but the committee said that the heat cannot be turned off after the bleachers are down will be instructed to turn off part of the heat before lowering the bleachers Other Recommendations 3 None of the class rooms m the Please Turn to Page 8 WENTZ NAMED TO WORLD MEET Dr Abdel Ross Wentz president of the Gettysburg Seminary has J i been selected as one of the four j delegates from the United Lutheran one Church in candidate to secure their three no- minees Butler and need two each The Democrats name two dis- Churches to be held August 22 to September 5 at Amsterdam Doctor Wentz is a member of the and two men and one woman from other districts The records show no candidates for woman posts in Franklin German Gettysburg first ward second precinct Gettysburg third ward Littlestown first ward Mt Joy Mt Pleasant No 3 Oxford and Straban townships Reading has -a woman candidate but no men ing the committeeman jobs Nearly every district is short in nominees for Democratic committee posts Some There are some fights for posts with a few districts having more candidates than positions to fill That situation holds true for the Republicans in all of the j tee and was elected vice president of the Lutheran World Federation at its initial meeting in Lund Sweden Other delegates are Dr Franklin Clark Fry president of the United Lutheran Church in Mrs J Lindsay Almond Jr Roanoke Va a former secretary of Women's Missionary society and Dr Clarence C Stoughton Staten land N Y secretary of Stewardship for the Purpose of the Amsterdam ing is to formulate and approve a constitution for the World Council of Churches and to establish world Christian agreement on four Unity among the churches ary movements social dislocations u district was revealed today with the of tlie Rotary held at filing of petitions in Harrisburg by the YWCA an Adams countian and a resident Frederic E Griest Flora Dale past of the Pennsylvania of Chambersburg Horticultural Society made the Donald P McPherson commendation at the conclusion of Jr Gettysburg who previously a report on the fruit situation his petitions has the ovu that we need the apple ment of most of the GOP tax to help in the two counties The suggested state tax of one funds for advertising and research in connection with Pennsylvania LIONS ADVANCE PLANS ON SHOW VOTE DONATIONS The Gettysburg Lions club ad- plans for the minstrel show it will present in the Gettysburg high school auditorium Thursday and Friday April 1 and 2 and voted donations to three local raising campaigns at the weekly dinner meeting Monday evening at the Shetter House The Lions approved a dation of the finance committee contributing to the Black nut Boy Scouts and each to the Red Cross and to the National Heart fund Chairman Fred G Troxell of the ticket committee for the minstrel show announced reserved seats will cost 85 cents and general ad- mission will be 60 cents Tickets were distributed to members at the ing and went on sale immediately The first report on ticket sales will be called for next Monday evening For Charity Fund Mahlon P Hartzell Jr program chairman said that printed programs will be distributed on the two evenings of the show and that his committee has begun the tation of advertisements for the program Kenneth P Hull chairman of the activities committee that is in charge of general arrangements for the show told of progress being made with the selection of the cast with several specialty numbers yet to be secured He said approximately 40 members of the club already have parts in preparation for the show The proceeds from the minstrel will go into the club's charity fund President M P Hartzell Sr pre- sided at the meeting with 77 Lions and guests in attendance There were several selections by the Lions club chorus Minstrel show com- meetings and a chorus re- followed the general ing session of the The two new candidates are cent on each bushel of apples raised tives of Adams county for commercial will provide P Emory Weaver 37 former man- ager of the store in town and now teacher of languages and current affairs m the Muncy Pa high school is a native of wick township He has resided in Littlestown since 1925 Samuel J Thomas 44 burg is a native of Mount Joy ship Adams county He has resided in Chambersburg for a number of years where he is a radio repairman He told reporters this morning that he filed for the state senate nation because he thought it was a good job Others filing petitions on the last day Monday Guy A Leader York R D 2 Democrat candidate for Felix S Bentzel York R D and Roy Wishard Waynesboro dates for district delegates to the Democratic National convention SCHOOL BOARD GIVEN DENTAL HEALTH REPORT A total of 811 children in the numbered grades in the Gettysburg public and parochial schools examined during the present school year by Dr Granville Schultz school dentist a report submitted to the school board at its regular March meeting Monday night in the office of Dr Lloyd C Keefauver showed The examinations in the bered grades 1 3 5 7 8 and 11 each year assures that each child in school is examined at least every two years Ninety-six per cent of the children wuu ui o in the schools have been immunized needed is m packaging Griest street and it uill be known the and the 1 but because of lack of interest in the j state Senate Griest reported An- attempt to have the passed MISS who uas appointed chairman of the not staff and office committee that Miss Marian Tupper will become the Girl Scout executive lor Adams and her position on June 15 will be made at the next session of i state Cites Cost Problems One field in which the courtesy of the Red Crass the Girl Scout organization will share the Red building on East High State Awards Contracts For Lincoln Highway Work Will Cost Cashtown And McKnightstown Bypassed The Department of Highways today announced award of two contracts for modernizing 12.36 miles on U S 30 the Lincoln Highway in Adams and Franklin counties The con- tracts involve the expenditure of in state funds C J Langenfelder and Son Inc Baltimore will build 7.49 miles of concrete 33 feet wide in Franklin township Adams county at while Hempt Brothers Camp Hill were given the contract to improve 4.87 miles in Greene and Franklin townships Franklin and Adams counties Their bid for the work was A third contract for 3.28 miles in Greene and Guitford ships Franklin county will be awarded later the ment announced By-Pass Cashtown McKnightstown In 1920 the Department awarded contracts for improving 14.06 miles on the Lincoln Highway between Chambersburg and Gettysburg the same section where the latest contracts were executed The cost then for concrete pavement 18 feet wide was The two contracts awarded today and the one to come later include 15.64 miles and the total of the low bids is Concrete pavement 33 to 44 feet wide will be laid Included in the 1948 contracts but not in 1920 is con- of a bridge to carry the Lincoln Highway over Pennsylvania Railroad tracks The Langenfelder vides for the of Cashtown and McKnightstown The contract involves 840.249 cubic yards of vation and cubic yards of fill It will start near the swimming pool at Piney Mountain Inn and extend eastward A new approach will be constructed to connect the highway leading from the Lincoln Highway to Arendtsville Build New Bridges A concrete arch bridge with a At present it costs too much to package the and that is one way in which costs can be lowered The apple is the oldest known fruit and it will waggle through way and continue to be a fruit bul we will have to discover cheaper ways of them The best way to reduce apple Please Turn to Page 4 Girl Scout Little House Miss a native of mg Bradford county graduated from West Chester State college arid has been a Girl Scout worker since 1930 sci as a in training assistant counsellor and She served as on page 8 report further showed including 344 immunized this year In the 811 children examined by Please Turn to Pace 4 BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr and Mrs John Hauser lerville announce the birth of a daughter at the Warner hospital this morning Mr Hauser is president of the C H Musselman company A daughter was also born at the hospital this morning to Mr and Mrs Smith Aspers R 1 Mr and Mrs Norman Rager lerville R 2 announce the birth of a son at the hospital this morning These Adams county births were reported at the Hanover Mr and Mrs Stephen W ten 300 Main street town a son Monday Mr and Mrs Earl Fleming South street a daughter Monday Mr and Mrs Donald C Price 225 North street McSherrystown a son Stephen James Sunday DONATED TO RED CROSS IN 48 DRIVE Borough Tar Truck Disables Sheriff's Auto Use Cops Car Ray H Simmons R l who was sentenced to the electric chair Monday in Adams county court for the slaying of bert L Humpert township farmer had some difficulties in re- Contributions to the Adams turning to Dauphin county prison ty Red Cross fund reached day with a number of received from organizations and with two districts presenting partial reports where he is to remain until to the death house for electrocution Simmons accompanied by Sheriff B W Spence and other officials and policemen was taken from the court Among the donations was from I house to the sheriff's car immediately the Times and News Publishing company and each from the Ladies Auxiliary of the local VFW post Delta Gamma Alumnae Mary Gettys Rebekah lodge and the local Sons of Union erans Reports from the First ward first burg districts with the exception of the third ward and In Hamilton I and international affairs Fairfield Reading and York Springs In Gettysburg ward first GIVES BAIL FOR COURT John C E burg First ward second precinct are Samuel Welser Mahlon P Hartfell Miriam T Daley Caroline L Snydet Ethel Tipton In by Justice of the Peace Robert P Snyder Monday night on a charge of and and in 1500 ball He was ar- reited by Constable Leo Rlley on a warrant out by his wife Mrs Paul L Votes Two Donations Monday A donation to the Adams County Red Cross and a 10 bution to the Bishops Relief fund were voted by the Queen of Peace Council of the Pennsylvania Beneficial league Monday ning at its regular meeting in the social rooms of St Francis Xavier school Mrs Anna Cunningham was named chairman for a rummage sale to be held after Easter with the date to be decided later Mrs Mary Ramer Eberhart president pre- sided precinct York Springs District Four ed in Meade school joined the list of Continued on page 7 PLAN MUSICAL PROGRAM FOR WOMAN'S CLUB George Raudenbush director of the Harrisburg Symphony tra will be the guest speaker for the March meeting of the Woman's club of Gettysburg to be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the YWCA Mr will be accompanied by his wife who is chairman of the Fine Arts com- of the tion of Woman's clubs Mrs S F Snyder chairman of postponed from last Monday outside the court house for the trip to The sheriff found something new had been added to his car The left front fender of the car was crushed against the wheel other damage had occurred to the front of the vehicle Th sheriff discovered that the showed contributions of damage had been done by the Littlestown CUB LEADERS MAP ACTIVITIES The monthly meeting of the den mothers den chiefs and assistant cub masters of Cub Pack No 84 the club's music committee will be in charge of the program Mrs Henry M Scharf president of the club will preside at the business session Reginald Dunkinson will give PAYS fit FINE Marcus Baltimore charged by state police of the Gettysburg with speeding paid a fine of coats to Justice of the Peace Robert P Snyder today three tenor solos Ah So from by If With All Your by Mendelssohn and I Love by A boys trio composed of Mr Dunkinson tenor Galen Keency baritone and James Slaybaugh will sing four numbers I Saw by Frederick Wick Old Black by Stephen C Foster Beautiful a melody of the century and When I Was Single a minstrel aong Prof Richard B Shade will be the accompanist was held Monday evening at the home of the cub master the Rev Kenneth D James Final plans were made for the cub pack meeting to be held tonight at o'clock in the scout ters in the basement of tjie town State bank The theme of the meeting will be Cub Scout Handly and the boys of the pock will have on display various articles made or repaired by them at the den meetings during the past month Parents andi friends are invited to attend the meeting at which time the champion nail driver of the pack andi the champion from among the mothers will be selected through elimination contests Plans were also made for the April Turn U Page borough tar truck which had been parked and then drifted back nto the sheriff's car Unable to move his vehicle the pressed the Gettysburg ough police car into service for the to Harrisburg Host Saturday At 500 Hobo Party A 500 Hobo party was held Saturday evening by Gladys Walter at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Harvey Walter Gettysburg R 2 All guests were attired in hobo clothes and Mrs Frank Donaldson and William Neely were chosen as he best representative hoboes Those attending were Mr and Mrs Frank Donaldson Mr and Mrs William Neely Mr and Mrs Allen Weikert Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bream Mr and Mrs John Beard Mr and Mrs Paul Cluck Mr and Mrs John Diehl Mr and Mrs Lloyd Benner Mr and Mrs Calvin Bream Jane Bowser Sara Miller Barbara Ann Beard Stoner and ald Stine Following cards refreshments were served span of 22 feet will be erected over Marsh creek It will have a way 49 feet wide The bridge will require pounds of steel bars for reinforcing Bids for all three projects were received February 27 There were seven contractors bidding on the tion awarded to the company The Hempt Brothers contract calls for work in the vicinity of Caledonia State park In that area approximately feet of four lane divided pavement will be laid Four bridges and a concrete arch also are included in this contract Channel changes also will be made to protect the highway Hempt Brothers contract calls for cubic yards of and cubic yards of The concrete arch will have a span of 10 feet across Island Stump run Two concrete bridges will be built over Rocky Mountain creek One will consist of two 22 foot spans and the other will have two 16 foot spans Both structures will have sidewalks There will be a new concrete bridge of two 20 foot spans over Carbaugh run and one single 14 foot span concrete bridge over creek These structures will require pounds of steel bars for forcing Properties Affected Three other contractors bid on the section awarded to Hempt Brothers Properties affected by the two con- tracts are owned by the S E Wagman cottage Harvey W Continued on pare 5 T DIRECTORS GET REPORT ON FINANCE DRIVE With results not yet complete the finance campaign of the YWCA has brought in Mrs E Buehler finance man reported to members of the board of directors at their March meeting Monday afternoon at the association building She said not all of the campaign solicitors have made final reports The goal for the drive is Plans were announced for the an- dinner meeting of the Y membership to be held the evening of March 18 and it was announced that ballots for the election of tors to fill board vacancies will be at the Y office for March 15 until 18 Tins system changes the plan followed in lecent vears under which the lots were mailed to Y members Mrs A H Barr reported on the recently of a local ad- committee of at the call of Burgess Heiges and the Y board voted its full support to the operation of that women's group Miss Louise Marks ad- announced today viser presented a report on her work May 18 to 27 inclusive will be the and invited board members to be dates for the annual final guests at a Lenten tea to be held at the association building next Sunday SET DATES FOR ACTIVITIES AT LOCAL SCHOOL Dates for activities at Gettysburg college during the coming year were The retiring president Mrs aid A Brown presided at the ing and after the business session WPS host to the board members at a tea The opening devotions were conducted by Mrs George Forney on the theme The Power of ness Tendered Party On 7th Birthday Jean Rebert daughter of Mr and Mrs John Rebert burg R 5 was tendered a surprise party Sunday in observance of her seventh birthday anniversary Gary Plank also observed his seventh birthday anniversary at the same NEW FEVER CASE The home of Mr and Mrs Glenn E Chronister Tyrone township wa quarantined for scarlet fever thi morning by State Sanitarian William I Shields A six-year-old son Jackie E Chronister a pupil in the New Oxford public schools is ill and the time Guests include Charlotte Hewitt Shirley Hewitt Caroline Gary Plank Harold Kint Sammy Hartley Elaine Rebert Jean Ann Rebert Ethel Rebert Jack Rebert and Katharine Rebert Refreshments and decorations were in keeping with St Patrick's tions The Easter recess will begin at noon Wednesday March 24 and conclude at 8 a m Wednesday March 31 Saturday May 29 the annual meeting of the board of trustees will be held and at noon the alumni collation will be conducted The annual baccalaureate sermon is scheduled for Sunday May 90 at a m and the commencement exercises will be held May 31 at 10 a m Monday June 7 the college will hold registration for the summer tarn to page illness as scarlet fever Day MANY ATTEND LECTURE In this age when the chaos of terial laws seemed to be the human race has come to restore a practical UM of the Bible M the foundation of all that Is food in government eco- nomics literature art and Robert B Van Atta
