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ana inMaueu iiiiu^cv maiuicwith three pairs of flouring burrs and one pair of chopping stones. He still holds the original deed that gave title from the Robert Bells to the Lower family and then to him.It is known that the Major family owned the property prior to the Bells.When Plank began his business, he delivered his flour with a horse and buggy throughout the county at a price of $4.50 a barrel. Now the price has skyrocketed to $10 a barrel varying, of course, according to the price of wheat. In the old days Plank dealt in small quantities but nowadays, he says, the smaller transactions hardlypay.Gradual ChangesA small log cabin originally was situated between the mill and the site of the present homestead. Plank said. He also remembers when the mill was run by two water-gate wheels. When the water supply started running low, he changed to steam heat. Later, diesel fuel was used and, presently, electricity is the source of power. Plank quit using watei in the late I930's. He says he likes electricity best except when the bills roll in.Business has increased since 1901 and Luther is still very active in the mill filling orders. When the grain arrives at the p.ant, it is put in a machine that cleans and scours the wheat. From there, it goes to the antetators and is then rolled. The final step is the flour-praetor which puts the finished flour into the sacks for use by the housewife. The mill has a capacity of 300 barrels a day.Luther, a brother of the late Eddie Plank, one-time well-known athlete of Gettysburg College and the old Philadelphia Athletics, was interviewed in his small office-workshop located in the mill.Has SouvenirsHeated by a small oil stove, the six-by-six foot office was the site of all his business transactions for60 years. Hanging on the wall isa antique clock that runs endlessly, a Union Civil War rifle, andpictures and writings about his brother's athletic feats.When a Times reporter asked Plank if he would ever sell his business, he replied that last year he had been offered more than three times what he had paid for it, but he does not think he'll let itgo.When asked about the name “Table Rock,” he thinks the name; was given because in the middle j of the Conewago Creek was a huge rock on which people used to eat their picnic lunches.4Old-timers may remember Luther Plank as clerk of the court for Adams County from 1924 to 1928.He has three employes, his daughter, Gladys, who keeps his books; Ralph Ed Funt who has been with him for 35 years,' and ten-year-old Andy Flickinger, who helps clean up.Lutf the poFASHION SHOWHAS GLITTERlGOWN DISPLAYBy JOY MILLERNEW YORK AP'—Another day of viewing vast collections ofglitter gowns, and American fashion writers might start showing up in sunglasses.*■It would be a sensible precaution at that. The climax of nearly every New York designer's collection shown the fashion press so far thus week sparkled with blinding brilliance.jWhat makes it an occupational hazard w’orth be risk is that the fall clothes are worth blinking at. Ingenuity, good taste and glitter seem to have been lavished in\ I
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Gettysburg Times
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Jul 21, 1960
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