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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1963
Page
7
A Department of Commerce survey places individual losses at upwards of 700 million dollars yearly from theft carelessness and other means. Theft accounts for the largest share with pickpockets and mislaid cash and checks. about 300 million dollars are lost through negligence and mishandling.
The New Oxford Item editor explains editorials reflect an individual view not prophecy. Readers may disagree and should not expect unanimous agreement as the editor notes the value of intelligent, honest discourse and welcomes reader responses.
Ten year class of 1933 New Oxford High School graduates head to Penn State Shippensburg state teachers college and West Chester for further study. Also noted are local moves, a 200th Abb otstown anniversary celebration, staff changes at York High School, a pastor's resignation, a fort Monmouth injury, job changes in Hanover, and air warning volunteers in York Springs.
York County officials advance plans for a technical high school with potential admission of Adams County pupils. Franklin County authorities study similar options. Governor Scranton signs a law enabling post high school technical schools with plans due to the state board by January 1965 and a convention in October to discuss the project.
A collage of humorous quotes and wry observations from Will Rogers era to mid century. Jokes cover politics, aging, work life, typing tests, and social quirks with dry wit. Notable lines reference government, friendships, marriages, and daily mishaps.
Small throw rugs cause many falls. Helen Bell of Penn State Extension urges care. Secure rugs with non skid backing or pads and avoid loose edges in high traffic areas to prevent accidents.
Practical dicas on removing ink stains from surfaces and preserving food skins on custards. Tips include boiling corks to revive shrunken vacuums, adding salt to hard boiled eggs, using salsoda and lime to remove old paint, shellac on candles for longer burn, pewter cleaning with rotten stone turpentine and linseed oil, vinegar or oatmeal to odors in pans, and vinegar in rinses to keep colored fabrics bright.
A 1963 letter from editor William L. Zeigler to Boy Scout Troop 85 condemns pool room visits on Center Square, stating scouts aged 11 to 14 should not patronize such entertainment and threaten removal from the troop for seen appearances. The missive urges youth programs with broader aims.
John Smarsh 41 of Gardners R was treated Saturday at Carlisle Hospital after being struck in the eye by a piece of steel.
Listings show multiple churches in New Oxford and surrounding areas with service times, Sunday schools, and masses. Denominations include Lutheran Methodist Catholic United Brethren Church of Christ and more, with pastors named and locations in New Oxford, York Springs, Heidersburg, Idaville, and nearby routes. Services vary from morning worship to evening sessions and confessional times.
A compiled notice lists multiple churches with their pastors and service times. It includes Trinity Evangelical Lutheran East Berlin, Bermudian churches, Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Seventh Day Adventist near York Springs, Kohn's Lutheran Abbottstown, Wellsville EUB and other parishes with worship and Sunday School times. It also notes conference and prayer meeting details.
Sacred Heart Basilica Conewago Chapel offers daily Mass at 7 30 a.m with weekend confessions and Masses listed. Nearby parishes St John New Chester Mt Olivet Emmanuel St Paul New Oxford Emmanuel Abbottstown and Great Conewage Presbyterian in Hunterstown provide Sunday worship times, church schools, youth events, and pastor assignments.
A busy week in New Oxford feature s a going out of business sale by A P Wagner a 11 year merchant in town 30 guests attend Miss Marion Sheetz engagement shower at Sheetz lawn center square Ruth Himes to Hubert Flaherty Maurice Hykes named teacher at Gardners School local farm sale yields 7457 42 to Norman J Small and 66 acres 39 perches at 112 50 an acre Mrs Mary Murrens estate sold by executors James and Joseph Murren Modified note: farm sale figures and parade prize winners listed.
Mrs Daniel Staub near New Oxford bought the late Henry J Moore property at public sale for 2536 dollars. Read ing Two School Board moved to close Hollinger s school for low attendance. Carrie Belle Jacobs resigned from Victory School to join Hanover Board of Education. Betty Jane Greiman York named part time music teacher for Reading Two. Several teachers reassigned among Reading Two schools. Kathryn Alwine New Oxford completed four weeks basic training at Fort Oglethorpe GA. Ten year old Julia O Brien of New Oxford R1 injured in a truck collision with jaw and left arm fractures. Edward Altland and wife moved into their new home from Harry Spangler Abbottstown.
Light mildew stains on washable fabrics respond to water with a little amy mooia. Dry fuse replacement requires dry hands and dry floor. if basement damp, stand on dry papers. Cracked chinaware can be boiled in milk to save it. Vine clips hold vines in place. spray with green paint to hide clips. Water stains lift with hot vinegar and polish. Shoebrushes soak in warm suds with turpentine. Small rugs wash in tub or outdoors. rinse well to avoid streaks. Remove paint splatters from glass with cleansing powder first. Pin cushions formed by soap provide lubrication for pins through fabric.
You Can Fix It offers quick tips on avoiding screwdriver scratches by drilling graduated holes in a wood block to fit screwdrivers. A bottle cap fixes a loose plumber pump handle. Clean dusty candles with a cloth dampened in alcohol to soften the surface and remove dirt without damage.
A reader asks if it is ever too late to straighten crooked teeth and Sally encourages consulting a dentist for orthodontic options. Other letters cover dating etiquette including phoning a silent partner, using maiden or married names at a daughter’s wedding, paying for a date, and tactful ways to address a partner’s dirty nails.
Thirty years ago at Devil's Den a seven year old girl, Patricia Breighner, fractured her skull in a battlefield fall. John Lamberson, twelve, was treated for lockjaw at Warner Hospital. C S DeLamater of Elizabeth New Jersey joined Aero Oil and planned to move to New Oxford. Local voters split party lines with 115 Republican men and 31% Republican women, 159 Democratic men and 109 Democratic women. 39 men and 114 women undecided. Wheat sold at 83 cents a bushel. Ollie Leven sold a 2 1/2 acre farm near York Springs to Clinton Bream of Gettysburg. Watson Sadler fractured his right arm cranking a car. Mrs Rose Christmer moved to a new home near Bonneauville.
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