Gettysburg Times (Newspaper) - March 18, 1954, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania WEATHER FORECAST Fair and cold again low 34-32, Friday increasing cloudiness and becoming windy and THE GETTYSBURG TIMES Truth Our Public Good Our Aim ESTABLISHED 1902 With Honor To Ourselves And Profit To Patrons GOOD EVENING There are no hopeless there are only men who have hopeless about Vol. 52, No. 66 Adams County's Only Daily Newspaper THURSDAY MARCH Win Member of PRICE FIVE CENTS ADMITS THEFT Of AND AUTOMOBILE Harry Louis 32, a cook at a Gettysburg posted bail to appear for sentence court after pleading ty before Justice of the Peace John H- Basehore to charges of larceny of an larceny of money and op- an auto without the con- sent of the to who in- Stevens took and an auto from an 18-year-old high school girl after friendship with the girl's Police said Stevens had become quainted with Floyd Aspers R. when both were employed at Md. when Stevens became a cook in he the Clapper Took Money From Pme About o'clock on the 6T-rBl8rch went tar the Clapper home when all members of the family were police He is said to have stolen from a pocketbook in the The money was the of Betty Lou 18, a Biglerville High School student who is employed nights at a tile Betty Lou had Just received an income tax rebate and had that money together with other funds saved from regular pay After removing the lice Stevens then took a 1942 auto owned by Miss Miss Clapper brought the charges against him before Justice Basehore and state police arrested Stevens on more St. They said that he had only a few cents at the ARENDTSVILLE FIRE COMPANY MEMBERS The Arendtsville Community Fire Company launched a drive for new members today and will award a prize to the person signing the most The drive will con- until April 21- The new bers be the next John Stover is In charge the it was at the March meeting Tuesday ning to the ident Arthur Deardorff The following membership cations were Clyde Kenneth Charles John W. Clair Wolf and Thomas Give To The company gave to the recently organized Women's ary of the fire The ary will hold its first meeting to April at which time all women ing will become charter The officers of the auxiliary Mrs. Glenn vice Mrs. Clair Mrs. Ray and Mrs. Elliot Plans were made for the men's roast turkey supper to be held Saturday to the social room of Zion Reformed Adult tickets are and children's 65 The meal will be served from 4 until 8 p.m. The door prize was won by Guy served by Clifford Fred Elliot Schlosser and Robert No Interest Battlefield guides are not mitted to wave or flat down motor vehicles in their tion for guided tours of the Recently a working at the station at the south end of Is reported to have violated this rule but his solicitation for a tour was to no The motor vehicle he down turned out to be a The driver declined the proffered service and the to the back didnt seem to be In fact he bid under Officials of lac Park Service office are investigating the ANNUAL EASTER SEAL CAMPAIGN IS OPENED TODAY The annual Easter Seal sate by the Adams County Society for Crippled Children and Adults opened today and will continue for one closing on Easter Russel S. vice president of the county society and chairman Here And There Hows Collected At Random Charles H. BUber son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. York believes he is the luckiest and happiest kid in He is also firmly convinced that Richard his is the est fellow in the He's justified in thinking A few days ago tired of his daily routine of sleeping and playing with his While casting about for of activity his eyes feasted on the hot-house of Mr. really something to work said to When his mother relaxed her vigilance went to Dragging t. wooden mallet he sauntered over to Mr. Fink's house and bashed hi 35 of the 38 window Then he re- turned When his Daddy returned home and learned of the he called on Mr. apologized for his son's and offered to replace the broken Mr. Fink thanked smiled looked at the tation and go out and kick ip RUMMAGE SALE PLANNED BY PTA Plans for a mage sale on March 26 and 27 at 38 E. Middle St. were announced Wednesday evening by thp Ways and Means Committee at the monthly meeting of the Executive committee of the The tag was held at the home of Mrs. C. A. W. Lincoln Ave. P. 8.: It Is not known whether ate his next meal F. 2; Here's ear to Mr. The world railroads woo passenger sometimes by novel The Italian State Railways recently ated a ticket for foreign This treasure permits to ride on any train to stop over at will and pick up the journey on any other train without extra At foreigners this type of In an travel agency offers free language lessons to Norwegians who sign up for group tours to Italy and In the innovated four years ago are popular On these all-day excursion ning between Dublin and Dublin and passengers are entertained over a public address system to a variety of They listen to recorded may join to community staging and hear travelogue commentary on places of interest along the The of a ticket on these run on special includes rail seat lunch and In on Page 14) of the Easter Seal said that letters were mailed today carrying the appeal for funds to in- and organizations in all parts of the The appeal is for funds help Larry Keener and a hundred other physically handicapped boys and girls to Adams Envelopes are enclosed for mailing tions to Miss Elizabeth sistant treasurer of the Checks may be made payable to the Adams County Society for Crippled Children and Letter Out With Seals Mr. letter opportunity to help Larry Kepner and a hundred other physically handicapped boys and girls to Adams County is here Easter Seal time to supply the Adams County ciety for Crippled Children and Adults with the funds to carry and expand its program during 1954. soon win have to have a new set of costly artificial limbs and scores of other crippled children to our county will need artificial limbs and transportation to and Next summer there will be an opportunity for crippled boys and girls from this county to go to special camps for six if there's money to send only way the Crippled Children's Society has to get those funds is through the sale of Easter the last the society initiated move that led to the addition of a physical therapist to the Warner pital And society funds will make his services available to handicapped kiddies throughout the Several hundred boys and girls to county schools need help with speech defects and a 1954 pro ject of the to Request Granted Gettysburg National Military U. 8. Dept. of Superintendent I am nine years old and a Cub Scout in Pack No. 7, New My hobby collecting pennants and pictures of historical forte and My parents have been to and have promised to take our family as soon as my brother is a little In the meantime my Cub Pack is having a Hobby ShoT and I TrouM to show a small pennant and a picture from Will you please send It to me. On my honor as a Cub Scout I trill send you the money to cover the cost of picture and Thank you very Very truly Bruce Calne Bruce Caine 108 Meadow Street Garden New York My mother typed this letter for me. Bruce Caine's request has been without cial or can help those youngsters overcome their speech your gift to this work help you to a Happy Goto containers have been placed to a number of business places to afford an additional opportunity for the public to contribute to the help of crippled children to this TWO MEET IN VIENNA Two Adams graduates of York Springs High School to 1950, recently met to when one of them was Eddie Fox Is Coming Home On Saturday Eddie 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Grayson tanna R. who has spent most of the last three years to hospital beds and wheel is coming home to stay on His parents have been notified by the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to be at the hospital at 11 to take Eddie I who had to learn to walk an over now is able to get about wel on crutches and hospital who gave Eddie nearly 200 blood transfusions and scores of skin say it is only a matter of time until Eddie is able to put aside the He was last at Christmas time for a few Eddie was severely burned July 1950, while a fire witta a brother and burns and little hope was held for Eddie with more than third of his body badly seared by the His long convalescence began in the Warner Hospital then was moved to Philadelphia where skin grafts were continued with frequent blood transfusions re- The Red to phia and Gettysburg helped secure donors for the 200 EXCHANGE CLUB WILL DEVELOP 2 PLAY AREAS Members the Exchange Club who plan to clear two play one in northern part of the town and one In the eastern section Saturday afternoon invited fathers of youngsters In those areas to help with the chairman of the play lot committee of the Exchange said club members will gather ai i Saturday on the property to the east of the row of houses on the east side of N. Stratton of Jt Stevens St. When wori is finished there the will move to a lot along the north aide of Fourth St. between Hanover and York where Glenn C. Bream has donated space for a play John Codori is in charge of developing that Sand Eight eight swings and a sliding board eight feet high will be placed at each play area for use of children under 12 years of age who do not have ready access to the Recreation Park at the west comer of A number af sand boxes also will be placed at each play The equipment is being made or purchased by the Exchange Club as a community Volunteers are asked to bring rakes when they report on Rain interfered with an earlier attempt to place the two lots in readiness for the neighborhood children to FIREMEN KEPT BUSY ON CALLS Fairfield fire companies an found complications about o'clock Wednesday Fairfield was fighting a grass fire at the Earl property about that One of Its trucks mired and Fairfield caned burg for assistance as the wind sending the grass fire toward As was preparing to the local Are for grass fee near Dr. C. H. home on the Table Rock Rd. Fortunately Fairfield almost si reported Gettysburg would not be Fairfiel situation was Gettysburg headed for its Just as the Emmitsburg Fire truck wa rounding Lincoln Chief o Tolice Jack Bartiett the Emmitsburg fire truck to the Good Old Days To illustrate the tremendous increase to the cost of lumber during the last half a western lumber dealer recently sent photostat copies of a for lumber to his One was by M. C. of the dated October 12, 1896, is from the Union Lumber San to a for feet of California Redwood lumber at a total cost of This represents a price of a little more than one and one-half cents a The shipment would total about 32 If the same lumber was chased today it would cost more than a million and half County Expenses In 53 Topped Receipts But Year Closed With In Treasury SPRING TERM AT COLLEGE HAS 8 ADULT COURSES Gettysburg College will offer eight courses in the spring session of its Adult tion program beginning next to be given Friday evenings starting March 26, include work on the preparation and analysis of the balance statement of profit and other types of financial statements and discussion of the account content these The course will be taught by Richard C. business manager of Business taught by fessor Harry F. Bolich of the col- lege English will meet Monday evenings beginning March 22. Writing Economics to Everyday Life will be taught by C. economist and former lecturer at the Wharton School of The which meets Tuesday starts March 23. Creative a workshop in the short story again will be taught by Mrs. Katherine man well-known writer and member of the Gettysburg Col- lege English The which is limited to 10 will be given Friday evening starting March 26. 2 COMMUNITIES REACH QUOTAS IN SCOUT DRIVE With two communities reaching their quota and another donating thousand feet of in place of Chairman J. B. Collins today made his final report in the annual fund drive for the Black Walnut District of the Boy Collins turned over the pledge of the lumber which will help place floors in 70 tents at Camp District Chair man Eugene R. Any ther donations to the drive should be sent direct to Mr. Collins Adams County spent more than it took in during 1953 but ed the year with a according to the financial re- port submitted by the county tors to the The report for the county shows that it had an actual income of during 1953 and spent Bat the year with a Total including ance from 1952, were Income included in rent from prior from fines and forfeits and mental In addition 674.91 was received in the form of Same For Institution District Expenditures 764.79; and in the institution dis- was only community the county dipped into in the county to go over its Collins The campaign in headed by Chairman Cecil brought in The goal was subscribed Its quota of under the leadership of Dwight Lumber From Buchanan Valley The pledge of lumber for the tent floors came from Oliver B. chairman of the Buchanan Valley The other the men and the amounts raised by each Richard Two Allen Robert Bendersville old John Elmer Donald Arthur Knightstown D. Fred York Rev. man East Donald B. and New Chester J. Clair The campaign covered Black on Page 2) Completes Com Sale hours on March 26 will be I a.m. to 5 p.m. and on March 27, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Articles for sale may be brought to the sales room or by ing 663-W or 832-X. can be made to have the donations Charles A. PTA presided at Wednesday's meeting and announced that the election of a nominating committee will take place at the regular PTA meeting next Thursday evening at the high Announcement of the program for that meeting will be made Ten board members The treasurer's report showed a Red Cross Report Goal Leadership Training Merle son of Mr. and L. R. 4, has returned to his base m Lions Show Charts To Open Saturday The reserved seat charts for the three nights of the annual Lions Club Charity benefit show will open at the ter House Saturday afternoon 1 o'clock and will remain there through next All seats for the to be presented to the High School auditorium Tuesday and March 29, 30 and 31, will be re- The tickets at each are on sale by members of the just like all other It was the first he that he ever caused a fire track to surrender the right of to a fire About 6 Gettysburg was caned to a grass near along the Harrisburg Rd. Union To Have Dinner Meeting The southeast central district of the Pennsylvania Christian En- deavor Union hold a dinner meeting as its regular meeting Saturday at at the Pleasant Hill five miles south of after attending a two course to leadership according to word received here by his He has com- m special air force course potential leaders at Camp where he studied of small units and various spending a 3-day pass to the The photograph they had taken at that The described as a fast After the the York County moving medley of dances Tind CE Union hosts will provide the This will be followed by the regular business meeting of the presided over by George L. Chester B. urer of the is chairman for the Miss Sara is the district which com- is written around the idea magazines with various scenes depicting covers of popular The second section of the show will be the Lions Queen is being con- ducted to connection with the show with county girls from Sade 21 years Seventh compete by contacting Dr. Donald prises chairman of the Queen I contest land and Perry Airman Kopp is a the Biglerville High graduate of School with the class of 1952 and enlisted in the air force in July of that He has been stationed at Northern Honshu since last LOCAL WEATHER Yesterday's high Last night's low Today at Today at p.m. SI 27 39 Two Couples Are Issued Licenses Marriage licenses have been issued at the court house to the following John M. son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde F. Taneytown R. 2, and Doris Marie daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus L. of Gettysburg R. 3. John W. son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. tanna 1, and Dolores J. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray of time accompanies this Pfc. William V. son of Mr. and Paul C. is shown at the left to the photograph Pfc. Larry son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry H. York is on the Riley had been given a 3-day pass to Vienna from Trieste for being of the While there he met his They had graduated together and were known as of the Big at York Springs Prior to being inducted into the LaRue was employed at Olmsted Air Force and Riley was employed at the Mount HoUy Builders Supply Mount Holly LaRue is presently serving as a military policeman in with the crack Military lice stationed Riley is serving as a chief ments control specialist in the of- fice of the TRUST Transportation in the Free Territory of Sister And Dad Deliver Papers For Stricken Boy Be rM of Md tat a Hotpoint ASPERS FIREMEN CALLED The Aspers Fire Company was called at o'clock this after- noon to a grass fire at the H. Earl The route of 12 year-old Raymond Kerrigan Jr. R. 4, is being maintained by his sister and father until as he is named recovers sufficiently to re- sume delivery to Stricken about four months ago with rheumatoid the a patient at the Harrisburg is able to move his right leg only following an operation to permit even the partial use of the While his illness is a subject lor main request to his parents has been my paper He began the route only a short time before he He was saving his money for an So far he has about to the His Lorna aged 15 came to the rescue am delivered the daily until about a week ago when she be- came Ul with what was TWO MISSION PROGRAMS WILL BE HELD SUNDAY Two Mission Study programs will be held at the Fairfield Church Saturday and day evenings at it was announced today by the Rev. Helmuth The Rev. John general secretary of the Board of Missions evenings starting March 2ft, will be taught by Prof. Warren head of the college Fine Arts The pupils will work to the medium of their own water colors or amics class win meet Wednesday evenings commencing March 24, and also will be taught by Prof. The course is intended to teach he student basic pottery the coil method with glazes There will be a charge of limited to 14 May Give Bird Study A course to photography win be of the General taught by Walter former Life magazine and U.S. Navy Meeting Tuesday beginning March 23, this course is intended to teach the eral practice of and ater will be adapted to the in- and needs of the If there is sufficient a course to bird study will be given Thursday starting March 25, by Professor George E. Grube of the Gettysburg College biology de- The course wiU include habits of methods of attracting birds and bird identification course wiU include at least one field A fee of is charged for each with the additional fee for the ceramics payable when classes Registration may be by mail or on the evening of the first cless meeting to Glatfelter college to 8 No be given served as missionaries to India for the balance for about spending about that much more than the actual income during the However the district started 1953 with a balance of and despite the expenditure of 000 more than the year's ended the with a balance of The county's debt situation was as previously at just about the point where the for the first time to will be free of debt to the near The county paid off in outstanding and has on hand in the fund to meet the approximately debt Breakdown On Expenses The report for the county fund shows that all of the departmental Came from the sheriffs Of the taxes was from real estate and from personal property was listed as expenses including salaries of 391.70 salary of The rest went for association etc. Operation of court house cost of for the janitor's salary and for light and Repairs totalled Elections cost 339.10 of which paid the tion was for side registrars and office for advertising and for Equipment For Recorder The tax assessment cost the ty of which went to pay the assessors and was for salaries for the chief Conference will present an illustrated lecture Saturday ning on on the de- the program of the Mennonite Church in Mexico and among the American He will also deliver the sermon Sunday morning at 11 o'clock on Significance of Christian Missions in Our World Slides will be shown Sunday evening revealing the tion work being done by the PAX units of the Mennonite Central Committee in Germany and is term ed for this program to signify the final aim of to bring peace the Name of The latter slogan appears on the label of all relief packages distributed by the Mennonite Central Com- Rev. Thiessen and his family during Holy All reservations and inquiries should be addressed to the Director of Adult Gettysburg as an intestinal spasm caused by She hopes soon to resume the In the meantime the father o the Raymond Kerri has been delivering the irs to the evening after returning rom his duties as cook at the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity Th third youngster to the family isj too small to deliver was a patient at the Warner hospital here for 18 He was moved to the Harrisburg hospital six weeks Doctors there say that he will have to re- main about ten more days before can return It is believed that he will have to undergo ment for some time to Mis parents were told there is no cure for the which usually afflicts the ing and bending Physicians feared that the settling to the right teee might spread to other the but there Arrested Wednesday On 1950 Charge Ray Edwin 29-year-old Fairfield R. 1 truck was arrested near Fairfield about mid- night Wednesday by borough and state police on a charge of non- support filed by his Betty to Unger was placed in the county jail by Deputies Jack Sease and Schultz and State man David He is attempting raise bail for Justice of the Peace John H. Wednesday gave District At- torney Daniel E. Teeter an alias warrant for the arrest of Unger who been out of the county since 1950. Quick Response To Wilkinson Appeal Wednesday evening and this indication of any ing to the Cross appeal issued Wednesday for a stove and a able for the family of Mr. and Frank Orrtanna 1, whose home was burned to the ground on March 4. Mrs. Raymond P. Red Cross said a a a table and three chairs already have been Another bed she and added that REPORTS DOG LOST A male Eskimo Spits dog with rust colored hair on ears and back was reported lost by John Gettysburg R. 4, this The dog answers to the name of Re is wearing a red collar and If found telephone 957-R-22. A reward or 38 There was a quick response sessor and his Cost of the treasurer's office was with of that amount being the treasurer's Tax collectors as The auditors cost the ty of which went to salaries of the auditors and was spent to publish the The recorder of deeds office re- of which was for Cost By Offices Expenses of the sheriff's offici totalled with the sheriffs salary being deputy's ary and going to pay of special A total of was for traveling ex- office expenditures totalled of which was the The office cost the county with the prothonotary receiving salary and going for office Cost of the clerk of courts with representing the and the rest The district attorney's office cost the county with 447.44 representing the salary of trie district Court costs of included for jury for the court stenographers fees anc for witness Court the family can make use of almost any household furnishings because they lost everything in the hope txi rebuild received Lunary com- missions cost Correction Costs Listed Correction cost of which went for salaries of the probation officer and his assistant and for traveling A total of was spent for maintenance of juveniles in j various 15 the cost of maintaining adults ID state The The Wilkinsons their HOSPITAL REPORT Antonio Iron Mrs. Kenneth R. l: R. 5; Mrs. William various county jafl cost including for groceries and for light and The rest went for and physicians repairs and even for soaps and The of military fairs cost of which was the salary of the county Walter i director of for burial of soldiers and their and was given to 2; Mrs. Roy 20 E. High and Robert R. 4. Stephen 440 S. Washington Mrs. Jonathan R. 3, and Hannah 143 High St. was donated County companies were granted Civil Defense cost social the public and there were Page 12)
