Gettysburg Times (Newspaper) - June 13, 1972, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania WEATHER FORECAST Chance of a few showers night Lows near 60 Partly sunny Wednesday Highs in the Ite THE GETTYSBURG TIMES Our Guide The Public Good Our Aim ESTABLISHED 1902 With Honor To Ourselves And Profit To Our Patrons GOOD EVENING Whether laughter Is healthful depends at whom you are Vol 70 No 140 14 Pages Adams County's Only Dally Newspaper GETTYSBURG PA TUESDAY EVENING JUNE 13 1972 Wlr of The Associated Press Cow Watt Plan Action On 75 Of Worst Sidewalks In Borough Soon Twenty-five of the worst walk sections in each ward uf Gettysburg will be reported to borough council next month and owners of properties on which he walks face will be given notices to repair them Third Ward Councilman C Donald Rebert sponsor of the measure said that presently there are notices out for repair 290 sidewalks which he said was too many for council to hope to have done He recommended cancellation of all these notices except those where new streets are to be put in this summer and ed the drawing up of a list of those walks which need repair file most or those areas where walks are needed but none exist In some areas children have to walk in the middle of the Streets because there are no walks or walks are in such bad Rebert said TO GIVE 30 DAYS The borough highway com- will send out notices to these approximately 75 ty owners to repair or install the walks within 30 days If not complied with the borough will hire a contractor then send the to the property owner Rebert pointed out that of the 230 notices presently out some are for walks which are in good repair Councilman liam Musser said that the ough should concentrate marily on those walks which have been under notice for a number of years but dents have refused to comply He was the lone opponent to Robert's The utilities committee will investigate a complaint by Councilman Willis L Weikert that the first block of all four streets radiating from the square is quite dark after chants close their stores at night Weikert who said he had received a number of com- plaints from citizens blamed he relative darkness on the low illumination afforded by the three ornamental lamp posts placed on each side of the four streets Baltimore burg York and Carlisle TO CRACK DOWN Council President Kenneth P Hull ordered Police Chief iel Miller to instruct his police to crack down on parking lations particularly parking on Continued on Page 3 Circus Kirk Here For 2 Shows Today Circus Kirk a three-ring cus under the big top tent is in Gettysburg today for at 2 and 8 p.m on Gettysburg College grounds off the Biglerville Rd The circus comprised entirely of high school and college dents from all over the U.S is directed by Dr Charles W Boss York College instructor who is the circus founder The show consists of 23 acts including tumblers jugglers clowns wild animals and eze artists What is billed as the largest brass band to accompany any circus will provide the sic The circus midway will open one hour prior to each ance Two Abbottstown area college students Barbara Shultz and Toby Sanders are members of Circus Kirk's 1972 troupe All proceeds from the performances will benefit charity projects of the Gettysburg Ministerium Firemen At Fairfield To Gather Cards Members of the Fairfield Fire Company who are preparing for their annual company carnival from June 26 through July 1 have begun collecting coin cards this week Anyone who is missed is asked to call the solicitor for his area or turn the card in at the carnival The list of coin card solicitors for this week McGinley Drive Reinhart's to Ken ders Charles Taylor Main St to Apt Ed Kane and Charlie Deardorff Main St Sotes to Woods Jesse Sanders and Dave Benner Main St Grouses to Real Estate Bob and Eckert Main St Hartman's to Glenn Polly Don and Had Wortz Franklin St Harry Kepner Wa- ter St and Centennial St rol Fair and Don Topper Zora Road Wills to Gateway Inn and Shank's Mill to Blue Mountain Orchard Ted Kane Jim Kane and R Miller Jack's Mt Road Weber's to Elevated Orchard and across to post of- fice at Iron Springs Harry Kane C Riley and Jim Landis Furnace Road Whites to stone Dick Orner Dick Reese W Dannelley and K Wolfo Lower Tract Road Frank Schultze to Ray Sowers to Don Continued On Page 3 WEATHER Yesterday's high 80 Last night's low 57 Today at 62 Today at 1 p.m 69 Upper Adams Has Approved School Budget Summer Rec Program To Open Here On Wednesday The Gettysburg Recreation De- Summer program opens Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock Recreation Director Raymond J Thompson ed today Playgrounds will be located at the Eisenhower Elementary School the junior high school and at Recreation Park and will be open from in the morning and in the after- noon Supervisors will include ald Bickel and Miss Barbara Wickerham at Eisenhower Steve Williams and Miss Diann Waybright at the junior high school and Anthony Delzingaro and Miss Nancy Hartlaub at Recreation Park TOT LOTS LISTED Gettysburg Tot Lots will be located at Eisenhower School with Miss Lois Crist as the at Fifth St with Miss Diane Hopkins at Keefauver Continued on Page 3 Local Youths At Rotary Camp Three Gettysburg area youths are among the 100 outstanding Junior Class members of public parochial and private high schools in seven counties who are attending the 13th annual Rotary Leaders limy which got underway day and will end Friday Donald Summers Orville G Jr and Harry D Scott representing the Gettysburg Ro- tary Club are competing for the post of ambassador which -Is awarded to the student to be the most outstanding in his overall performance He will be given an ex- trip to any country of his choosing upon his ation next year The six-day program includes seminars question and answer periods lectures by leading ness and professional men and a balanced schedule of athletics Honor Two Retiring Teachers Two teachers with combined service of 77 years IB the Gettysburg Area School District were honored by the school board Monday evening upon their retirement Miss Burnelle Deardorff taught 43 years in Franklin Twp schools without missing a single day Ronald J Bream right taught in the Gettysburg schools for 34 years They were presented with plaques in recognition of their long and devoted service by the school board president Dr Neil Beach as well as severance pay representing accumulated sick leave Photo by Lane Studio Gettysburg School Board Delays Final Action On Big Budget Until Special Session Upper Adams School Board approv amount of hired five new teachers and increased cafeteria prices for the school year The school board met June 5 prior to the commencement gram long enough to approve the budget which was given tentative approval at the May meeting The tax rate will remain at 33 mills per ta tax one per cent transfer tax and 25 per cent occupation tax At its meeting Monday ning the board voted to set the school lunch charge at 40 cents for all students This year the high school students paid 40 cents while the grade school lunches sold for 35 cents CANADIAN TRIP Letters were read by the class advisor chaperons and class secretary thanking the board for the opportunity for their Canadian Senior trip and stated that it was a success On the recommendation of the finance committee the tax collectors for the three boroughs and three townships in the dis- were exonerated for the lists presented The following teachers were Mrs Pamela Tate State College for mentary Miss Bettina McBeth Kutztown College elementary art Joseph Yeck Temple Uni- versity physical education and health Mrs Nancy Beatty Shippensburg elementary On Page 3 YWCA Board Given Reports Monday Night At the last meeting until fall of the Board of of the YWCA Monday evening Mrs Guyon E Buehler executive di- rector gave a report of the work done during the month when 28 meetings were held with a total attendance of 765 and 77 volunteers served One hundred fourteen people used the building the Saturdays in May she said The building was kept open for longer hours on May 20 when the Flea ket was held Mrs J B Collins treasurer reported on an audit by Harold L Ecker of the Gettysburg tional Bank Mrs G Marion Stambaugh house chairman re- ported that the window boxes had been planted at a nominal cost and small repairs were made hi the building Flowers from the Y garden were placed on the graves on the ner family in Evergreen tary on Memorial Day The report of the World committee Mrs George Gilbert chairman indicated that organization of an Inter- national Women's Club has been deferred until September Miss Louise Ramer program Continued On Page 5 Begin Week Of Funeral Services Today For 192 Rapid City Flood Victims By F RICHARD CICCONE Associated Press Writer RAPID CITY AP Burial of Rapid City's flood tims begins today in three eteries while survivors continue the search for the dead Individual graveside services will be conducted for the fied victims who died late day and early Saturday when r a i Rapid Creek erupted through this city of 000 persons in the shadow of the Black Hills The services will probably go for at least a said a funeral director A mass service is scheduled Sunday at a local high school TOLL GOES DOWN Civil Defense reported day that the death toll stood at more than 200 but on Monday it said the toll was 175 ever newsmen counted 161 identified bodies and 31 a total of 192 The toll was expected to climb A spokesman said duplication of reports and confusion caused erroneous reports Officials said some bodies were moved to nearby communities Sunday when three Rapid City used as temporary gues became overcrowded The Omaha Neb Herald reported in today's tions that two cloud-seeding ex- were conducted day in the Rapid City area one of them about 5 p.m an hour before the devastating rains be- gan STAKES HIS LIFE The experiments were con- ducted by the Institute of At- Sciences South kota School of Mines for increasing water Continued On Page 3 Forms First Search And Rescue Unit Adams County's frst Civil De- fense search and rescue team has been formed on a voluntary basis by Cumberland Twp lice Chief Richard E Howard the Cumberland Twp board of supervisors learned Monday night Chief Howard who serves as Civil Defense director for the township said he had appointed Richard P as chief of cue for the township at an meeting last day at the National Museum Howard said he has divided a rescue force into four units of four men each including an air a water and two ground rescue units He added that he had enlisted the services of an helicopter and a plane owned by John C and Francis Hartman when needed as well as a rescue truck owned by Kenneth Dick COULD GO REGIONAL The chief said he had gone originally to County Civil De- fense Director James Fox to seek county-level approval for the rescue team which was met with some skepticism I talked to some people on my own Howard said and now the county asked to take it over when they saw how easy it was to organize He added there was a lity that the rescue unit could be- come regionalized for the central Pennsylvania area at a later time if all goes well Another meeting of the rescue unit has been scheduled for Thursday June 22 at Chief ard's home to demonstrate cue techniques with a ter etc The chief also presented his monthly police report for May which showed five vehicle tion arrests one each for ing altered rear suspension and no operator's license and two Continued on Page 5 Police Are Seeking Escapee From Camp State police are continuing their appeal to local residents to be on the lookout for an in- mate who escaped from a state forestry camp on Big Flat June 8 Police said that when last seen Gaff was wearing a sleeved khaki shirt and jeans and was carrying a pack 18 years old 5 feet eight inches tall and weighs 145 pounds He has short light brown hair and brown eyes and has scars on his forehead and left knee Police said that Gaff is believed to be armed and should be considered Residents seeing anyone fitting the above description should contact state police in Gettysburg at DIRECTORS TO MEET Members of the Gettysburg Country Club board of directors will meet at 8 o'clock this ning with the stag scheduled for 9 o'clock BULLETINS PHILADELPHIA yor Frank Rizzo said today he has evidence that could re- sult in a suit charging criminal violations against the man of the Philadelphia Housing Rizzo said that James lee PHA chairman has some accounting to do and he may have to do it before a court NEW CASTLE Pa AP A young man was shot several times today as he was being led from the Lawrence County Courthouse where he had just been sentenced on a ter charge in the killing of a South Side man earlier this year A man police identified as a brother of the manslaughter Continued on Page 2 Red Cross In Need Of Help For Program The local Red Cross Chapter is appealing to Water Safety In- in Adams County for help in teaching swimming ses We are presently in need of an instructor to teach the Water Safety Aides and mers Aide Classes the week of June 26 through Executive Director Helen H White said today We need instructors to teach both sessions in July at the burban Pool and two to teach at the Colonial Pool during the last session only A water safety instructor's course will be given in the over Chapter June 19 through June 30 excluding Saturday and Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m daily Any person 17 years old with a present valid Senior Lifesaving Certificate is to apply for the course through the local chapter Mrs White said Unless these positions are fil- led and an adequate number of Water Safety Aides are trained and are available to assist the swim program we will not be able to hold these classes Swimming deals with lives and sufficient qualified help is essential In the past years the ter has sent one to three to Aquatic School and paid their Camp expenses and they would then return to the Chapter and teach all during the Swimming Program But this year there were no candidates interested due to other jobs with conflicting hours All Red Cross are conducted by Volunteers without any monetary remuneration Dies In Fall At Home Today Mrs Beulah Lawrence 236 W Middle St was pronounced dead by the county coroner Dr ert S Lefever about this afternoon of a cerebral sion resulting from a fall down the steps at her She was discovered by a neighbor The Gettysburg ambulance was called to the Funeral arrangements are being made by the Monahan Funeral Home Ask Paving Of Ridge Rd In Township Seven residents on Ridge in the southern section of berland Twp appeared before the supervisors Monday night to protest the condition of the road and urge the supervisors to have it paved Meeting in the North burg office of the Adams ty National Bank the board noted that the dirt road between he Chapel and Barlow Roads is scheduled for calcium chloride treatment during the week oi June 20 but that the road is not isted for extensive work for at least another two years The supervisors said the roac has never been dedicated by township officials but has been maintained for more than the required 21 consecutive years by the township Board Chair man Howard Waybright said the supervisors had the right to claim a right-of-way the width required by the state for a paved road WEED COMPLAINT Complaint was received con weeds on a vacant lot hi The supervisors decided to draw up an ordinance covering weeds and in the mean time will contact the owner anc ask that the lot be mowed The solicitor will also be to study a clarifying ordinance on the requirements for digging permits Approval was given to a ance on property of Rex Maddox along the Table Rock Rd dox proposes to build another house with a septic tank on his 20 acre property which now has one house on it He was ted to place fill ground to get the required 72 inches above the shale line for the seepage bee of the septic tank George Lambert township planning commission chairman Continue on Page 2 Two Teachers With 77 Years Service Feted Two teachers with combined service of 77 years in the dis- were honored by the area school board day evening at their meeting at district administration ing on the Biglerville Rd Miss Burnelle Deardorff taught in Franklin Twp for 43 years and Ronald J Bream in the Gettysburg schools for 34 years Both retired at the close of the school year Thursday Miss Deardorff taught those 43 years without missing a single day of school She says she hasn't been sick since she hac the flu in 1918 What's more she never took her day each year preferring to visit other schools during her vacations instead TAUGHT She has kept track of her stu dents and says she has taught of them She's had a lot of the second generation but never a grandchild of one of her er pupils They all moved away before their grandchildren were ready for she said last night Miss Deardorff began The Gettysburg Area School board Monday evening voted to delay adoption of its million budget for in of developments State law requires that the be adopted by June 30 and the board will meet hi ial session Saturday June 24 t 9 to take action on it Meantime the board meet as a committee of the whole to try to reach accord on several items While no detailed discussion on the items hi question was held at the meeting Monday ning it was apparent that the two major items hi tion are teachers salaries and a allocation for psychological services An administrative committee appointed by Superintendent Dr John R Haubert is expected to make a report on its services next week NO SALARY PROGRESS The teachers and the board lave made no progress on reaching a salary agreement for several months and there was no indication of optimism that accord would be reached on that for psychological matter by the 24th SPECIAL FUND The board voted to create a special environmental activities fund and donate the ft was awarded recently by the of Classroom Teachers ing at the old Biga man's School in Franklin Twp but moved to the Cashtown school the next year and stayed there teaching in the same room for 42 years ALWAYS CAME EARLY She always got to school about in the morning and she made it in all kinds of weather Once the janitor had to shove a path out to the road for her so she could get back home when school was cancelled because o the snow I was afraid I'd have to stay there all she re- called Hobart who was be principal for the last few years said she was always the firs one at school in the morning but don't try to call her afte at night because she'll be in bed by In recalling the early days o her teaching she said they were Continued on Page 2 BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS At Warner Hospital Mr and Mrs Joseph Kerri Fairfield daughter Mon day At Hanover Hospital Mr and Mrs Andrea Chinea Aspers R 1 daughter Satur day Mr and Mrs Ernest R Nell East Berlin R 2 son Saturday Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mohl henrich Littlestown son Satur day COURTHOUSE CLOSING The courthouse will be tomorrow in observance of Flag Day as well as the driver's ex animations at the armory in Gettysburg All postoffices ir the county will be open as usual Pres Nixon Asks Congress For Prompt Approval Of Arms Curb Agreements With Russia WASHINGTON AP President Nixon disclosing some of the fine print of arms curb agreements with the Soviet Union urged Congress today to act without delay in ing its approval to the cords A treaty limiting the ment of antiballistic missiles two sites in each country was sent to the Senate with a request for early cation Both houses of Congress were asked to pass a resolution proving a companion executive agreement that would freeze the total number of offensive ballistic missiles in the United States and the Soviet Union at present levels IMPORTANT STEP While terming the an important first ste in checking the arms race Nixon told Congress they d not close off all avenues strategic competition He said it was essential tha we carry forward a soun strategic modernization pro gram to maintain our and to insure that more per manent and arms limitation agreement can be reached Nixon revealed that th United States feels it wouk have a basis for from the ABM treaty if tighte curbs on offensive arms are no negotiated within five years Either side can withdraw on six months notice FINE PRINT The fine print Nixon sent Congress disclosed that the United States and the Soviet Continued On Page 5 to the fund The award was made to the board in tion of its support of the studies program and it was felt that the money should be set aside to further those projects The fund is to be administered by the administration environmental studies committee The decision to earmark the money for such projects came after a report by board ber Elmer H Schriver on his visit to Camp Hemlock the On Page 5 Lutherans At New Oxford To Hold Banquet The 150th anniversary banquet of the First Evangelical an Church New Oxford will be held tonight at at the New Oxford Fire hall with nearly 200 persons expected to attend Dr Gordon Folkemer pastor of St Matthew Lutheran Church of York will be the speaker Other special guests of the con- will include former pastors and a of the church and their Mrs Wilbur Allison Mrs George Sheffer Rev John Kugle and family Rev Roderick Senft and family and Dr and Mrs Paul Foulk Glenn Shupp will be master of ceremonies The chief anniversary service commemorating the 150th an- of the church will be held on Sunday at with Dr Howard J president of the Central vania Synod of the Lutheran Church of America speaking MINISTERIAL SONS A Ministerial Sons night an informal service will be held Sunday evening at which time the church will have in its chancel four ministerial sons of the Dr Arthur Continued On Page 5 Chester Tyson Dies In Nigeria Chester J Tyson Jr 59 a native of Flora Dale and dent of Morristown died suddenly Sunday night at an Nigeria He had been in Africa on an assignment by the U.S ment of State Funeral arrangements are pending the return of his widow to the United States Among survivors are a ber in the Gardners area Inside The Times Deaths 2 Local News Amusements 4 Sports M TV and Radio Crossword Comid 10 Classified
