Gettysburg Times (Newspaper) - December 24, 1980, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ies tonight and THE GETTYSBURG TIMES Truth Our Guide Tlw Public Good Our Aim ESTABLISHED 1902 With To Ami To Our Patrons GOOD EVENING Can Santa fit in your 301 26 Pages M Mr GETTYSBURG PA WEDNESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 24 1980 Santa Is Satisfied With No Reindeer A Problem IA L BOHN George Ziegler of made quite enough inta to pay for his he said the e up in the smiles of tered many of for visits He said most t ones usually cry a kick out of having Hies though but liat one time when a door the boy in a and deadpan tone and informed her t be for her lent at Harrisburg Ziegler said year-old boy who ook at He s father But as he ise Ziegler said he at him through the ater found out that around the house i Claus was here jre play Santa Claus e residents He has t of one to as many s even scheduled to adult as a present who couldn't think of asking the ive been good and Christmas Christmas he Night Before ud e youngsters who eer is and the Rudolph encountered reks is all want to know are and they find it they watch their th Pole drive away said his recourse is here isn't enough imals Santa Claus and his reindeer will undoubtedly arrive in full force night and Ziegler hopes all will re- member to leave him milk and Times And Other Businesses Have Holiday Schedule The Gettysburg Times and other area businesses will be observing holK day schedules for the Christmas and New Year's season The Times will not be published on Christmas c New Year's Day The Adams County Historial Society will close today and Dec 27 and win reopen Dec 31 Congressman William F offices will be closed Christmas Day Friday and Dec 31 Gettysburg National Bank will ob- serve regular hours at all offices ex- cept the Grandview Terrace office which will close today at 3 p.m The Adams County Courthouse will close today at p.m and will not reopen again until Monday Dec 29 at 8 a It will also close on Jan 1 but will reopen on Jan 2 The Gettysburg Post Office will be closed on Christmas and New Year's day It will have regular business hours on Dec 24 and Dec 31 The Adams County National Bank closed today at 3 p.m and all day On Dec 31 it wih close at 3 p.m and will be closed on New Year's day Area stores in downtown Gettysburg will be closing between 5 and 6 p.m today according to the Chamber of Commerce The Adams County Public library w ill be closed today and Christmas On Dec 31 it will close at 4 p.m and reopen Jan 2 i Passes Adopts Per Cap Tax Borough Council 0 budget for 1981 he real estate tax at per received a major with a a new account be ised sewage created the Sewer int to handle ex- 1 totalling II as the banned plant The lount budgeted for m to Disposal area they from to is money will be to pay for the f the plant This as E has i II application and al Account over for the highways the Protection of is tmas will be Lutheran Church eet Gettysburg md tonight at 10 this evening will of scripture carols a ald E Olson of individual Mrs Fred and the Rev Dr service of Carols n will be preceded organ prelude by organist and a r Choir under the lost The prelude by Us a Child is Bach will have yers contralto tenor and David for insurance premiums for the recreation program and the swimming pool is marked for storm and will go to a capital reserve for future storm WATER FUND In the Water Fund is budgeted for distribution for transfer to other funds for to pay a fee to the Municipal Authority over for insurance and will be split among other departments In other business the council after much discussions gave approval for See on Page 2 Presbyterians Plan Candlelight Service There will be a Candlelight Christ mas Eve Celebration in the burg Presbyterian Church this ing at 8 Rev Dr Robert A MacAskill has announced The theme will be The Most Treasured Gift The service he said will feature carol singing and the Chancel Bell Choir playing the Love Came Down at Christmas and the Adult Choir singing three The Birthday of a King A mas Lullaby and of the Bells Paul MacPhail will sing a Some Children See Him by Alfred Burt A flute solo will be played by Miss Laura Snyder entitled Angel We Have Heard on High Lighting of the Advent Wreath and Christ Candle will be conducted by Kathy Durboraw Kerri Smity and Ross Coffelt Dr and Rev Michael Shepard ministers of the church will alternate in giving the reading parts interspersed in the service which win close with a Candle Lighting mony The service is adapted from a re- source book entitled In Straw and Story All the reading parts are taken from Habakkuk Isaiah and Luke from the Bible and from the story Most Treasured Gift by Kenneth L Morse All are most welcome to attend and share in the service A nursery will be The Christmas Rejoice In the Light will also be re- Local Weather Yesterday's This morning's low 22 Today at 31 Today at COME LET US ADORE above is from the Adoration of the Shepherds the center panel of a triptych by Gerard David g on wood The triptych is in the Metropolitan Q Museum of Art in the Michael Friedsam Collection and is one of numerous paintings and works of art inspired by the Christmas story I is symbol of Christmas Spirit And it come to pass in those days that there u em out a decree from g Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed And this taxing Q was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria And all went to 9 be taxed every one into his own city And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judaea unto the city of David which is called Bethlehem because he was of the house and lineage of 3 To be taxed with Marv his espoused wife being great with I child 2 5 And so it was that while they were there the days were that she should be delivered And she brought forth her firstborn son and wrapped him in waddling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn I g And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field n keeping watch over their flock by night And lo the angel of the Lord 0 came upon them and the glory of the Lord round about and they were sore afraid 0 And the angel said unto them Fear for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people For unto you is born 0 this day in the city of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord ess Area Homes Recognized For Xmas Decorations See Pictures on Page 23 Several residents received honors for their Holiday home decorations during the annual Gettysburg mas Decoration Contest sponsored by the Gettysburg Garden Club in with the Retail Merchants sociation A panel of three judges led by liam Swisher toured the Gettysburg area and scrutinized the 20 entries in the contest The judges Swisher said found all the decorations to be out- standing A traditional Christmas setting at the home of Mr and Mrs Delwin K Gustafson 429 Carlisle St won the overall decoration award sponsored by the retail merchants In the front door decoration ory Curvin Krout 115 Seminary took first place with a gaily lit ance featuring a door wreath and tree complemented by Christmas songs from a musical chime box The home of Donald Howe Road R 8 was runner-up in the doorway competition Colorful of the popular toon character Snoopy and his entire family celebrating Christmas was chosen for the best children's theme at the home of Mr and Mrs Francis Lyons 36 W Confederate Ave A wooden Wiseman accentuated by glistening white Christmas lights and wreaths at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Bigham 43 W Broadway was judged as the best contemporary de- An old fashion sleigh loaded with Christmas gifts set off with a rated Christmas tree at the home of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Eckert Park Aye was chosen as winner of the theme Judging the contest were three area art Mrs Dons Eckhart Freya Qually and Margaret Gunnett Senior Class Gift Program Results Seventy percent of Gettysburg Col- senior class a total of 318 dents have made pledges to the Col- Annual Loyalty Fund to be led after graduation according to an announcement by Margot Carroll director of development To date the Class of 1981 has pledged to be contributed over a year period This figure also exceeds last year's sum The first year's pledged of will be used by the College to purchase eight lamps to im- prove lighting around the campus Cumberland Twp Holds Tax Rates Budget OK'd By JAMES M PATERSON The Cumberland Twp Supervisors gave their final approval to a 1981 spending plan that was reviewed by no citizens either at meetings or u on display The budget calls for no change in the township's tax rates The spending plan was tentatively approved at a meeting without an and according to Township Secretary Eloise Wilson no citizens in the township asked to review it The budget allows for the tion of a new road maintenance ing payments on the bond for the township's new municipal building and for the purchase of a new dump truck The township will raise revenue from the same tax on real estate five dollar per capita tax five percent admissions tax and earned income tax In other action at a brief meeting the supervisors agreed to advertise for bids for the new road maintenance building which will go up just south of the municipal office building on the Road The board will open bids Jan 27 for the structure and apparently the supervisors aren't certain yet whether a cement block or metal building will cost the Supervisor H Cluck also noted that the board finalized its sale of former township property on Heir's Ridge Road with a net profit of about The property was sold to James De- laney who apparently intends to use the property for the storage of ment used at the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens The board also approved a tion that sets the requirements for roadway construction hi order for it to be accepted by the township The township apparently has out- dated requirements and has been using the specifications set by the state Department of Transportation The resolution generally requires that the roads have a six-inch stone a three-inch bituminous concrete base and inches of surface material They also received word that Police Chief William Laughman told the of a Route 30 mobile home park that he would have to remove what was approved to be a fruit stand but has taken shape as a two-story ture The supervisors also discussed flood plain maps of the township that are available for public review and com- ment before they are approved and become the basis for property in the flood plans meeting flood plain ance requirements Twp Passes Budget And Keeps Same Taxes By JEFFREY G BARBER The Township super- night enacted a 1981 budget that will for the fourth tive year leave municipal tax rates unchanged Totaling in general fund re- the new ledger will allow the present seven mili real estate tax to remain in place for 1981 In addition per capita tax and the one half of one percent occupational tax will re- main at levels identical to the past four years The tow estimates tax receipts at in cash and investments and in other revenue sources for a total of The tow plans to expend in government costs the large part of which some being allocated for administrative expenses A total of 800 will be spent for protection to persons and property in the municipality with of that amount allocated to the police de- The remaining will be given toward fire protection Under the health and sanitation category of the new budget will be spent toward the collection and dis- posal of sewage and will be for ash and rubbish tion and disposal The township officials have mated a total of for township maintenance expenses of which will be spent for street costs The board also allocated for repairs of storm sewers and drains for snow and ice removal and for repairs to roads and bridges within the township Under other general budget categories has been allocated for the library for recreation and a total of for miscellaneous items such as employee taxes and gas and oil for township vehicles Sewer fund expenditures are mated at and state liquid fuel funds are expected to reach for 1981 See On Page 2 Special Rites Tonight For U Methodists Joy to the World will be the theme of the traditional candlelight mas Eve Service tonight in the burg United Methodist Church on W High St according to the pastor Rev William H Barr The service will begin at 8 Pnor to the service Mark Benda will present a French Horn recital be- ginning at o'clock Benda will be accompanied by Mrs Jeanne Nunamaker church organist See on Page 2 Change In Calculation Of Christ's Birthdate Brings Planetarium Show Revision LOS For the first time m the respected Griffith Observatory has altered its annual Christmas planetarium show to reflect new historical research about the year Jesus Christ was born Griffith is the first planetarium in the world to make the change We were the first to become concerned and since we're tairly prestigious the others are going to have to look at it too said the programs supervisor John Mosley A number of planetariums are changing this year and that's ing because we announced in the summer that we were said Mosley listing planetariums in Athens Mich and Redding Calif as some which have incorporated the new research into their annual demonstration of what the skies looked like when Jesus was born One purpose of the planetarium show was an attempt to identify the star that the Wise Men saw in the East leading them to Bethlehem to worship the child they believed had been born king of the Jews Church officials in Rome in A D 536 began dating the birth of Christ at 1 But for at least 400 years scientists and historians have believed that Jesus was born seven years before that in 7 B C because of the date given for the death of King Herod and be- cause of spectacular displays in the heavens during that year such as a triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn that was assumed to have been the star the Wise Men saw Now for historical reasons which have nothing to do with the planetarium the date has been changed to 3 or 2 B C said Mosley It ties with an astronomical phenomenon that is more spectacular than the triple conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn in 7 B.C We're looking at astronomical events that are even more two dose conjunctions of Jupiter and Venus and a triple conjunction of ter and the star Regulus said ley Most of these conjunctions took place in the constellation of Leo which has always been associated with the Jews These spectacular celestial displays of planets and stars appearing to run other in the sky had for many years been in the charts for the year 3 to 2 B.C but no one ever looked at them Mosely said because it was be- that Jesus was born before that year That belief was based on the com- held view that King Herod died in 4 B.C and Jesus must have been See PLANETARIUM on Page 2
