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TIMESWEATHER FORECASTRain tonight, low in mid 40s. Tuesday, rain early in the day. High in the mid 90s.His conversation was as in teresting as sorting eranberries.Truth Our Guide - The Public Good Our Aim ESTABLISHED 1902 With Honor To Ourselves And Profit To Our Patrons . • ■ v _ /0*p*rnmmm GETTYSBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING; MARCH 5, 1979 ^ ** rm%54 18 PagesPer Wert DeliveredOaksideLaunchesProgramSome $164,000 will likely be available in Adams County this year to provide summer jobs to disadvantaged youths, local CETA officials have learned.Federal ■: officials have provided $14,491 to begin the development of the Summer Youth Program and are seeking applicants to run it, according to Henry P. Wardrop, Administrative assistant for CETA’s county Manpower Advisory Board.South Central Community Action Agency has in the past run the program, and, according to Wardrop. is “geared up to meet federal requirements. But Wardrop said ail applicants for the initial funding will be considered by MAB.Though the $164,429 the federal government said it hopes to provide for the entire program may be revised, it appears the local effort will get less than last year, when the county received $193,000. and 207 youths went through the program.Tne youths must this year be from 15r21 years of age and meet certain CETA economic criteria. They are certified through the local Bureau of Employment Security office, which has in the past worked through the school system to find potential'employees, according to Wardrop.They arc then paid by the federal government while working for suitable employers, usually municipalities or non-profit agencies, he added. •The applications for operating the program are reviewed by Wardrop who makes a recommendation to the MAB. which in turn recommends an applicant to the Adams County Commissioners for final approval, Wardrop said.Oakside Community Park wit! launch a series of planned programs and activities for upper Adams residents beginning this summer, according to Robert D. Tate, park director.A two-day program of concerts and other entertainment has been scheduled for the Memorial Day weekend. May 26 and 27, to open the park’s summer season and mark the dedication of the newly-constructed Scott Ebbert Trostei Memorial Amphitheatre. Among the activities scheduled: a big band concert, a rock concert, a gospel singing group, the formal dedication ceremonies and a Sunday evening Vesper Service.In addition, the park will offer a regular Sunday afternoon program series which will include concerts and other types of family entertainment. Among the events scheduled are performances by: the Bill Dayton Orchestra. The Believers Gospel Singers, the West Orrtanna String Band and the Memorial Baptist Church Puppeteers. Also slated to participate in this “Sunday at Oakside” series are: Magician Bruce Moore. The VanDykes, Silver City. Hot Candy. Rick McCauslin and Nate Spicer and a variety of other jierformers and musical groups.Oakside also plans a summer Vespers series, an ecumenical program to be conducted by churches from the Upper Adams area.(Continued on Page 21*vLANDMARK DISAPPEARS — The Pioey Mouth did not meet present day specifications for homes for the tain Inn, a “picture postcard landmark for many years, is elderly, the landmark was razed by bulldozers over the last shown above as it appeared until a few weeks ago. Once week and by the end of the week only a small, unrecognizable popular as an Inn, then the site of the Piney Mountain Home foundation area remained, as shown in the lower photo, for the Aged until the state decided the old stone structure (Times Photo)Caledonia Landmark Crumbles AsBulldozers Raze Stone BuildingDonaid F. Ikeler. 87. who was.the,, editor and a part owner of The Gettysburg Times 60 years ago, died Feb. 24 at Marr’s Extended Care Facility in Peekskill. New York, where he had been a patient for two months.A graduate of Gettysburg College, his introduction to newspaper work came about when the Bloomsburg Morning Press asked him to write a column on the activities of his fellow recruits in World War I. On his discharge in 1918 he became editor and part owner of The Gettysburg Times with W. Levere Hafer.He left here for Bloomsburg and in 1924 he and the late E. Joe Albertson purchased The Evening Star in Peekskill. N.Y. He served as co-owner and general manager of The Evening Star until 15 years ago when he returned.Ikeler sold his interest in the newspaper when he retired. Since then he had continued to maintain his civic, service and other business affiliations, including his seat as chairman of the Board of Directors of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association.He had been a First Federal director 40 years and had served earlier as trea-surer. . , „ ,For many years until his death. Ikeler had been senior- member of both the Peekskill Rotary Club and the Cortland Hook and Ladder Co.(Continued on Page-2)partment of Labor and Industry and Public Welfare warned they would refuse to relicense the home unless it met new state standards. After a thorough investigation. Kind said, the home board found it would be more costly to renovate the home for 32 patients than to build a new one which would handle many more guests.(Continued on Page 3}gretted that it had to raze the 67-year old, three-story stone building but felt there was no choice since it was economically unfeasible to renovate it and the ground on which it was located. near the new home is vital to future projects.The circumstances that led to the felling of the stone landmark. Kind said, began five years ago when various state agencies including the de-By P. ROSS RAWER . - ,A picture postcard landmark in the Caledonia area, the former Piney Mountain Inn. crumbled under the large blades of bulldozers and shovels last week to provide more area for growth at the Piney Mountain Home.Charles L. Kind, administrator of the Piney Mountain Home for the Aged, said the board of directors re-Yearly Report On U.S. Savings RondsChester S. Byers, county chairman or the U.S. Savings Bonds Division, announced that Adams County residents purchased $1.304.354 worth of the popular E and “H bonds during 1978.Throughout the state. $747,834,633 worth of the bonds were bought, and nationally. more that $7.96 billion were purchased.The principal source of sales was the Payroll Savings Plan offered to employees by most larger employers in the state, Byers said.Midway Firemen Achieve Firsts with Ambulancecomforts, with an AM-FM stereo and air conditioning for both the driver and the patients compartment. The patients compartment which will accommodate three patients and features a built-in oxygen system, a resuscitator. suction and other emergency equipment. The ambulance is equipped with several(Continued on Page 3)Midway firemen achieved two “firsts with the receipt of their new $41,500 Chevrolet-Horton 500 Mobile Rescue ambulance late last week.Delivery of the new vehiele-market receipt of the first new ambulance in the 19-year history of the Midway ambulance corps and the first emergency vehicle of its kind in Adams County lo be purchased with a portion ol' federal funds.Participating in the formal presentation of the keys to the new vehicle Saturday were Midway Fire Chief .Richard Fuhrman; Carolann Schmitt, representing the Emergency Health Services Federation; Kenneth Arentz, project director for the Conewago Twp. Super- WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidentvisors through whom a $10,000 federal Carter will travel to Egypt and Israel grant for the ambulance was obtained; this week. Sen. Majority Leader RobertRobert Gotwalt, president of the fife c. Byrd said today,com pany; Stanley Taylor. captain of the ambulance corps and Tracey Wierman, ,fire queen. . WASHINGTON (API — Israeli PrimeThe new ambulance features all the Minister Menachem Begin went to the’ __ White House today for a surprise meet-• m ing with President Carter after Israel's11-11II-it I ft it Cabinet approved Begin's reeommen-ValUdllUll dations on a new U.S. plan for breaking': the Mideast peace deadlock, i _ ^ a a Carter’s secret proposals to salvagenegotiations stirred interest in Israel and optimistic reports in that country'spress.Carter, holding a black umbrella aloft, walked from his Oval Office to greet Begin in a driveway. After a brief greeting, the president escorted the prime minister into his office.The White House said nothing immediately about the reason for Bcgin's unscheduled call but it obviously dealt with Carter's last-minute effort Sunday to avert a total collapse of peace efforts.(Continued on Page 2)The third incumbent county auditor has filed her nominating petition with the Adams County Election Board, along with two candidates for York Springs Borough Council and one inFairfield.Betty K. Kump an incumbent Republican, filed her petition this morning making her the third candidate to officially seek the post. ■ ■Like the -county commissioner positions, the auditors must represent both parties. Currently there' is one Democrat and two Republicans, all of whom are running again, apparently withoutchallenge. . .Michael H. Sheaffer, an.incumbent,and Charles Kutz are both running in the Republican primary for York Springs Borough Council, and Mary E. Marts, and incumbent Republican, is again seeking nomination, to the. Fairfield Borough Council.Oscar Hake Jr.. has filed a nominating petition as a Republican candidate for Oxford Township auditor.Inside The TimesLocal WeatherDe^iths ■.••••••• •...••Local News . ....Amusements .......Ann Landers —....:Sports..............Comics Sc CrosswordsRadio • TV ..Star Tracking.......-Cjpaaifieds.....9-10-11A... 12 .....12 ...,.13 15*1047
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