Gettysburg Times (Newspaper) - June 3, 1961, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania WEATHER FORECAST Fair and pleasant tonight and Low tonight in the 50s. High Sunday in the mid 60s. THE GETTYSBURG TIMES Truth Our Public Good Our Aim ESTABLISHED 1902 Vol. 59, No. 132 With Honor To Ourselves fit To Our Patrons GOOD EVENING You can't climb the ladder of success with cold County's Only Daily Newspaper TELLS ALUMNI ABOUT ATOMIC BOMB AND ITS EFFECTS NOW In an address at the annual alumni dinner at Gettysburg College Friday evening Dr. J. S. Sterling profess of bi- ology and master of Trumbull Yale traced the development of the atomic bomb and the effects it reached at this He told of Einstein's theory and how it progressed through the 1939 the world was in con- encouraged by Chamberlain's peaceful mous launched his for world He based his hopes for success on rockets and nuclear His wager was proper but his timing and procedure fortunately were He gambled on the heavy water method for separation of and lost because we found this out in time and bombed his heavy water This was a crucial point in winning the war in now took up the project in It be- gan with an urgent letter from Albert Einstein to President Franklin D. delivered by Alexander Roosevelt called in Vannevar Bush and James B. Conant to advise but not the by Einstein were ly available to the Bush and Conant were both keenly aware of the difficulties of com- the task and the necessity for securing fission They knew the nature of the gamble and suspected the time factor in- STARTED WITH the Vice dent Wallace and Secretary of War these men served as the top atomic policy President Roosevelt started the mission on its way with an appropriation of never izing that from his seed a two- billion-dollar plant in would grow long before we had a workable Since atomic research has added SATURDAY JUNE 3, 1961 Leased Wire Member of The Associated Press Borough Health To Be Club Topic Jack the county's sentative from the state ment of will be the er for the Gettysburg Lions at their weekly dinner meeting day evening at 6 o'clock at the VFW He will report to the clubmen on some of the problems found during the recent health survey in Mrs. Rebecca man of the health committee of the Gettysburg borough also will Reservations will be taken Monday for the night ner to be held by the club June 12 at the Cashtown fire There will be a meeting of the board of directors of the club after the general session Monday GRESH TO GIVE SERMON HERE JUNE 11 A special service observing the 50th anniversary of the stone laying of the present church building will be observed at St. James Lutheran Church June 11, at the a.m. The guest speaker for this casion will be the Rev. Dr. Ralph R. pastor of Zion theran Pa. Dr. Gresh served 15 years as tor of St. James congregation from 1941, to TO APPLY FOR FUNDS FOR LIBRARY HERE A commitee for the board of directors of the Adams County Public Library was appointed Friday evening to initiate steps it is will lead to the use of federal funds here which may be available under the Library Services Act passed by Congress several years The action followed a ence with state Librarian Ralph PRICE FIVE CENTS New Chairman Rep. William E. Miller of New York after he was elected the new GOP chairman in 47, is from N. Y. He succeeds Sen. Thruston Morton of who June meeting of attended the the library's 1955. The present church building and main Sunday School ture was erected in 1911. The cornerstone of the new church was laid June 9, 1911. The pastor of the congregation at the time of the church's construction was the Rev. Dr. Joseph B. Baker who had begun his work in the November 7, 1909. in two months after Dr. Baker was the congregation on January 10, 1910, took action to build a new The first services were held in the new Sunday School chapel on April 7, 1912, and the new church was dedicated on September 15 1912 BURNED IN During the 50th. anniversary of millions more to the federal 2t. Most of this has been of a military nature leading to the H-bomb thermonuclear or atomic fusion but some of the has been for pure search during which we have dis- covered that the most important use of atomic energy can be for to the successful tion of Germany and the tion of the European hostilities On Page 6) of the Battle of Gettysburg ob- July 1, 2, 3, 1913, the chapel and social rooms of the church were used as a dormitory GIRL SCOUTERS MEET TUESDAY FOR FINAL VOTE The 350 registered adult ers of the Adams County Girl Scout Council have been asked to meet Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the Presbyterian Church to vote their organization out of The vote will be on whether the units comprising the council should join the Girl Scout Council which is scheduled to be made up of Lancaster and Lebanon The new when it cornes into existence will have its office at The actual vote by which the Adams County Girl Scout goes out of existence will be taken following the vote on merger with the other counties inio the new unit ex- to have 18.000 girl NEED 110 VOTES According to a letter from a York attorney guiding the On Page 6) and dining room Several thousand persons were fed ing that During the establishment of Camp Colt in 1917-18 in the Sunday School building was turned into a free dormitory for the use of the which was especially used during the flu epidemic in the fall of 1918. The church structure was most completely destroyed by fire in the fall of 1928. The walls remained standing and the ent external structure of the church is the although the inside of the church was altered in its design during the ing in 1929. Dr. Gresh was 'the 23rd pastor to serve St. James congregation and held one of the longest in the 175-year history of the Dr. Gresh will preach only at board of reported on pending state legislation ing libraries and described the procedure by which the county library may seek creation of a demonstration here of rural brary service with federal funds allotted by the state The appointed by Board President H. Thomas will have Atty. Donald Oyler as its chairman and will include Donald B. C. P. Dr. Frank N. Hewetson and Mrs. Leon MUST EXPAND SERVICES Blasingame described stration projects in rural library service already underway with federal funds in Warren and two other Pennsylvania He said a plan for county library service here should be prepared and forwarded to his office by the library He said eral funds could be allotted for use for from one The state librarian also de- scribed the new state library service which has been passed by both Houses at Harrisburg but in slightly different A con- currence vote by the House is expected next he The new is aimed at improving library service throughout the state and if the he it will be up to libraries all over the state to take advantage of the opportunities local library will be the keystone of library service under the new and local library service will have to be expanded On Page 2) GIVE PRIZES TO 8TH GRADERS Presentation was made at Gettysburg High School Friday afternoon of the annual Edward Johnson McPherson memorial prizes to the two boys and two girls in the Eighth Grade with the top scholastic averages for the last year's The first prize for girls went to Paula Denise daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E. 137 S. Washington St. The first prize for boys was won by David Royer son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Rice 135 W. The second place awards were won by Nancy Jane daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. 860 Highland and Dennis Ray son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson H. Littlestown R. 1. Names of the winners were announced by Paul R. assistant high school BURY MRS. CURRENS Funeral services were held from the Wilson Funeral Friday afternoon for Mrs. Lula May 67. tanna R. 1. who died at the ner day Rev. Martin Schrag officiated and interment was in the Mt. Carmel Pallbearers were Roy Glenn Warren Rodney Ira Kump and Earl PET OFFICIALS ADDRESS CHM CLUB MEMBERS Richard S. Jones and William H. two vice presidents of the Pet Milk St. were the principal speakers at the June meeting of the CHM Club held Friday ning in the C. H. Musselman Company cafeteria at Glenn A. pre- sided at a brief business ing and introduced Earl W. program Speaking on the merger of the two Jones welcomed the Musselman Company nel to the Pet organization by quoting a statement of T. R. to Pet representing about 70 plants throughout the nation and ada on the occasion of its 75th are our greatest You 6.500 Pet employes are truly our most im- portant The character and reputation of our company are the result of your your interest and your Pet Milk Company itself is merely the re- flection of the people who prise Jones then presented a history and background of Pet Milk Com- pany by tracing the lives of the On Page 2) 161 GIRLS TO GO CAMPING NEXT MONDAY One hundred sixty-one girls from the Gettysburg Girl Scout troops Monday will inaugurate the 1961 day camping season at Camp Happy The number is 15 more than the record set last and will include 14 Senior Girl Scouts who will go as a unit and carry on their own program during the riod starting Monday and ing Miss Barbara Allison will be counselor for the Senior Girl Scouts who will study fire building and other camping crafts during the week as a basic training for the Senior Scout TO RUN BUSES The Senior Scouts will join in the regular camp activities of the Intermediates and Brownies only on the closing afternoon next day when they will present one of the skits at the Buses for the day camp will leave from St. James Lutheran Church here each morning next week at The buses will return to the church at o'clock in the Members of the Catholic troops will not join the other troops during the week's camping because their school They will attend later in the A total of 149 girls have tered the Juliette Low per Adams 1 Neighborhood Day Camp starting June 12. The Neighborhood Camp starts June 19 and the Trefoil CamD starts June 26. Accused Of Serving Beer To Four Minors Roy E. 25, Fairfield R. 2, was arrested by land Twp. Policeman Bernard V. Miller Sr. night on charges of contributing to the de- cf minors and in de- fault of bail was ted to the Adams County jail by Justice of the Peace John The justice said Harman was charged with furnishing a case of beer to juveniles in his The according to the were three girls aged 14, 19 and 20 and two boys both aged 17. Harman is scheduled for ar- before Whitman this afternoon at 2 MISS WED TODAY TO R. KENWORTHY Miss Margaret Mary daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Long became the bride of Robert B. son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Old Mill this morning at 10 o'clock at St. Francis Xavier Catholic The ceremony was used and nuptial Mass was by Rev. Leroy The altar was decorated with white white carnations Will File Manslaughter Charge In Auto Death Of Blame Tully WILL VISIT HOME The Exchange Club will meet Tuesday evening at o'clock at the Lamp Post Tea After dinner the club will be guests of William super- intendent of the Adams County for a tour of the new home Suspected Assassin Slain In Manhunt For Murderers Of Dictator R. L Trujillo COMMITTEE TO MEET The Black Walnut Boy Scout District committee will hold its final meeting of the season at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the engine LOCAL WEATHER Yesterday's Last night's low 65 Today at Today at a.m. By E. L. ALMEN CIUDAD can Republic The ican government claimed today to have shot dead one of the sins of dictator Rafael Trujillo and captured three But the accused mastermind of the plot was still at Gen. Rafael Trujillo the dictator's was directing the manhunt for members of the band of killers amid reports of a widespread crack down on antigovernment The plot against the elder who ruled with a tyrannical hand for 31 was disclosed to have reached right into the presidential The slain assassin was fied as 1st Lt. Amado Garcia an aide to President the figurehead chief of CHIEF PLOTTER HIDES The accused chief re- tired Gen. Juan Tomas was 71 still at Among the three accused con- seized was a civilian caught in a Roman Catholic ish The resident the Rev. Gabriel taken into custody on charges giving asylum to the fied as Huascar Antonio Tejeda The army said guards were be- ing posted around all Catholic churches to protect them against reprisals by angry mobs An forces communique said Lt. Garcia Guerrero was to death hiding in an aunt's house He put up a fight and shot two security killing before being killed Trujillo's wounded chauffeur shot him down like he was an Capt. Zacarias de la 55, told this story in copyrighted in- with the San Juan On 3) Eisenhower Is Named Trustee Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected a trustee of Gettysburg College at a meeting of the board this morning at the He succeeds Dr. William J. who resigned because of ill Gen. Eisenhower's term runs to 1966. The board accepted the nation of Dr. William J. of as trustee be- cause of ill He was made trustee The board then appointed General Dwight D. Eisenhower to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Miller to 1966. Dr. Luther H. of D. nominated by the Alumni Association was elected for 'a six-year term as alumni representative on the Re-elected for six-year terms were Dr. Paul R. of Horace G. and Donald K. insurance Glen 111. Spring Flowers On Mart Spring flowers at 25 cents a red and white radishes at 10 cents a bunch and scallions at 10 cents a bunch were plentiful at the Market this Rhubarb was 20 cents a asparagus 40 a and Icy was 10 cents a Old onions were 15 cents a potatoes 25 cents a quarter peck and 45 a half 50 cents a bacon 60 cents a and eggs were from 35 to 50 cents a Bantam eggs were 15 cents a Potato salad was 25 cents a cottage 20 cents a horseradish 25 and 50 cents TO HOLD LIFE SEMINAR HERE ON JUNE 8-10 Christian Analysis of tional will be the theme of the Church and National Life Seminar to be held at the theran Seminary June 8-10, it was announced today by the tional Lutheran sponsors of the Hermann congressional consultant on African affairs for the Legislative Reference Service for the Library of will address a luncheon June 10. Registration will take place Thursday beginning at 8 p.m. followed by a meeting of ers and discussion group leaders at 9 At o'clock Friday the for A Theologian's will be Dr. Martin E. pastor of the Holy Spirit theran Elk and associate editor of Christian will be the After a break at there will be a plenary At 2 o'clock Dr. Kenneth W. associate secretary for the social sciences of the Rockefeller will dis- cuss Social Scientist's a plenary discussion at 3 there will be discussion in small groups on the at In the ning groups will discuss j Saturday at 9 there MRS. KENWORTHY and palms in the The pews were decorated with white Mrs. George played wedding music by Carlo Mrs. Bernard sang Who at Cana's Wedding Lord I Am Not The given hi marriage by her wore a floor-length gown of Chantilly fashioned with a fitted featuring a scalloped scooped trimmed with pearls and and long tapering to a On Page 2) YOUTH UNHURT AS AUTO ROLLS OVER 3 TIMES Robert C. 22, of 24 Carlisle escaped injury this morning at o'clock when his car left Buford broke off a utility pole and rolled over three times onto the Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary Borough police said Troxell was driving enroute home from the West Gettysburg when he apparently fell asleep and his car went off the side of the street halfway down the and hit the then started Damage to the demolished 1950 vehicle was estimated at Police charged Troxell before Justice of the Peace Robert P. Snyder with reckless driving and driving without an operator's license In default of bail for a hearing before the Justice he was lodged in the county TWO ACCIDENTS The officers said Troxell had driver's no owner's card and no The owner's part of the police complaint against Troxell was held in abeyance after Troxell's wife said that she was certain her husband had such a Officer Paul Shealer The accident was one of two investigated during the At o'clock Friday evening state police were called to a crash five miles north of here on On Page 2) 3 ARE ARRESTED Three Adams County residents were arrested by state police of the local substation Friday after- noon on charges of pool bookmaking and setting up and maintaining gambling Cpl. James Treas said this morning that John Young 53, and Amelia 46, both of East were arrested at their homes Friday noon and I Most schools bringing 1961 TOURISTS HAVE PASSED HALF MILLION More than half a million tourists have visited the Gettysburg so far this John National Park ranger in charge of the daily tabulation of said persons have been on the field since January 1. That figure com- pares with counted up to the end of May last Visitation in May totaled compared to during the comparable month a year BUS TOTAL DOUBLES Of the on the field during buses accounted for The bus riders were in buses which compares to 960 buses with persons riding in them on the battlefield during May normally is the for bus visitations to the will be a panel discussion by groups and commentary by Dr. Marty and Dr. After a plenary discussion at o'clock the members will go to the Gettysburg College dining hall for lunch at p.m. cakes and pies 50 cents HOSPITAL REPORT Mrs. Richard R. 3: Mrs. Dale 124 Ridge Mrs. Roy W. Oak Mrs. James Mrs. Earl R. 3: Mrs. C. William Sterling R. Adams Mrs. Albert Mrs. Francis 539 Carlisle Daniel A. Taneytown R. 1: Mrs. Lloyd Fairfield R. 1; Franklin Norman Abbottstown R. 1; Mrs. John Barry Gettysburg Stephanie Lee 100 W. Ronald Short N. Mrs. William Brent and infant Fairfield R. 1; Mrs. Kenneth Stambaugh and infant Littlestown 1; Mrs. Charles Littlestown R. 1: Mrs. William Carey and infant Aspers R. 1: Mrs. John Cease and infant Littlestown R. 1: Hiram Fairfield R. 2; Mrs. Paul R. 3; Marian William Robert and Elaine Kathy 47 Breckenridge ald E. Carolyn Emmitsburg R. 1; Mrs. Eu- Sene Aspers R. 1; Mrs. Elmer Dale 39. Oxford was taken into custody about o'clock Friday Treas said who was charged before Justice of the Peace Robert P. Snyder with ting up and maintaining gambling had in his home and on a truck allegedly owned by while the other two were charged with pool ing and Treas added that betting slips were found at their home and there was dence to show that they had been receiving and placing Schultz pleaded guilty to his charge at his arraignment before Justice Snyder late Friday and was released on bail for sentence Young and berger also were released on bail for a hearing at a later classes here schedule the bus trip for Included in the count during May was a record recent A total of 95 horsemen toured he They traveled in two groups and ably were the largest number on the field in any one month since the horse gave place to the auto- In January this year the number of tourists were March the visitation had increased to and by April it had jumped to MERCHANTS TO MEET The Retail Merchants tion will meet in the lower court room of the courthouse Monday evening at All bers are urged to Kennedy And Khrushchev Begin Talks In Vienna met with Soviet Premier Khrushchev in neutral Vienna today to warn against war danger in a new Berlin crisis and to urge Soviet disarmament The youthful U.S. fresh from an allied harmony ence with Charles de French President received Khrushchev at the U.S. Embassy residence in suburban Vienna at a.m. outwardly arrived in Vienna Friday and said know one cannot settle everything at one has good one can also achieve much within a short After alighting from his plane this morning Kennedy stood at at- tention as a hand played the American and Austrian national anthems and then inspected an honor guard of crack Austrian The day was in complete con- trast to the bright sunny weather which greeted Khrushchev A heavy downpour soaked Vienna all morning and looked like continuing throughout the Kennedy was the first off the Despite the chill rain he wore no Austrian dent Adolf standing bare- headed in the steady welcomed Kennedy as the first American president ever to come into this historic capital on the Schaerf said he and millions of other Europeans that the talks here will have real He wished Kennedy The President replied he was here years ago and was delighted to be in the city A jury Friday blamed James P. 25, 351 E. King for the automobile dent death of Frederick W. 20, Fairfield R. 1, early last Sunday mg on the Rd. This morning District At- torney Daniel E. Teeter told The Gettysburg is planned that a charge of in- voluntary manslaughter will be filed against The jury found who had admitted to a round of visits to area taverns during the evening and recalled having had six bottles of was driving at an and had run off both sides of the road before shattering a concrete roadside abutment which caused his car to APPEARS ON CRUTCHES The jury also wrote in view of the evidence of Tully's believe this may have as a cause of the Renner was thrown out of the car when it turned over and died about two hours later in the Warner who appeared at the in- quest on crutches and with an ankle in a cast from chip fractures he suffered in the to testify although Dr. C. G. county warned him that anything he said there could be used against him in Tully was not represented by an Tully told the jury that he believed he in shape to after he left the Rock Top He and Renner had spent more than an hour there after earlier visits that evening to the Hillside Inn on the Emmitsburg the Battlefield Tavern here and the West Gettysburg Both he and Renner drank beer at each he Tully recalled ing six INCIDENT AT ROCK TOP Under questioning by the er and District Attorney Daniel E. Tully told of the evening he and old had spent together when he found Renner home on a weekend pass from Navy They drove to Gettysburg via At the West Gettysburg he Renner suggested going to Rock we slipped up he Questions from Dr. Crist and the district attorney refreshed Tully's memory about an incident at Rock Top in which it developed that he had been called down by the manager's wife for be- during a Paul Jones Tully estimated his speed at 40 to 55 miles an hour on the road to Fairfield when he came upon an and sort of dip in the He said his car ran off the right side of the road and struck the abutment but he had no recollection of having first been off the left side of the road as the state policeman later He said he was familiar with the road when asked to explain the cause of the he blamed and mentioned the curve and HIGH SPEED Trooper Gerald Kruba of the state police at who in- said Tully ran off the left side of the road for 60 crossed the road and traveled 80 feet before shattering the ment and then went on 198 feet to where it stopped on its top with Renner lying about 45 feet away on the On Page 2) Bury Mrs. Moose This Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. tilda Y. 66. wife of Albert M. Littlestown R. 2, who died at her home in Mt. Joy Thursday morning at o'clock were conducted this afternoon at o'clock from the Little Funeral Home in The Rev. William C. pastor of St. John's Lutheran Interment was made in Perm Memorial Gardens Six nephews served as They were Leroy and Carroll Dale and Ray Moose and Clyde and Samuel mon. Mrs. Moose died following a long She was a daughter of the late William and Bertha Schneider Yingst and was a ber of St. John's Lutheran Surviving are her en Mrs. Ralph Gettysburg R. 6; William at Mrs. Bernard Ott John and Richard both of LeRoy Frederick R. 4, and Charles There are 15 A William H. also Friends called Friday evening at the funeral
