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PAGE FOURGETTYSBURG. PA.. U. S. A.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1945rOWN OBSERVESStores ObservePartial HolidayMAJOR PAXSONWAR'S CLOSINGAT IMPRESSIVEEXERCISE HEREAt simple. Impressive 30-minute xerciws in renter square Wcdncs-iay evening, this community om-'ialty celebrated the end of the warChaplains of the two World Wars leliveretl the principfll addresses In rhich they called upon the audience hat filled a large part of the square0 'give thanks to Orel for victory, emcmber the sacrifice* that made dctory possible' and to help build1 world in which a Just and lasting jrare may continueJudge«W C. Sheely presided overhe exercises which were marked vlth appropriate music and an Im-rressive conclusion in which the rowri turned to the west with bow'd heads in silent prayer as Mrs Imry M Scharf rang The lord' hwyer and Bugler W. I. Baldwin ounded laps from atop the First National bank building.The principal addresses were de-ivered by the Rev Fr Mark E Uock, rector of St Francis Xavier :atholir church and a chaplain inVorid War I. and Caplaln 'Major* Justus Liesmann. a chaplain ofWorld War II who served with com-at troops on th«- Normandy veaches-To I hr C'etorxThe cxercles which were conduct’d from the balcony ot the Hotel■Gettysburg opened with the ound-ng of the call To the Colors ' by 3uglcr Baldwin a* mrmbers of the oral troop of tire State Ouard low-•red the flag on the pole in the cen-ral plot in the square Xu his brief Introductory remark.--, ludge SUcCii .recalled the manner inAfter some food stores had opened for brief periods Wednesday to accommodate customers who werecaught short by the holiday doting, local business places were not following any uniform observance of the national holiday Thursday.With local stores scheduled for a regular Thursday afternoon closing, many of them opened during tlie morning Some barber shops were open and some were closed. Some stores were open and some were closed throughout the day. most of the dry goods merchants being in the latter groupCourt house offices were opensome of them only partially staffedbut the post office employes enjoyed a holiday with no rural or citydeliveries and no window service. ■State nnd federal employes here en-Joved their second full holiday.Ranks were o|*en Thursday after having had a holiday on Wednesday.BELIEVES BIGPLAN WILL WORKPKOBE THEFTOF CHICKENSThe the*ft of 50 fryor* of mixrd bruuds from Edwin SchlOtttT, Ar-enritsvllte. is under investigation by the lot d ub tattoo of the rtittpoliceMr and Mrs. Schio.sser are pa-tienU in the Hanover hospital recovering from injuries they recelv-d In an .« • • * which oc• -I! ‘ Mlbottatolm on Am:5 and resulted In the deaths of three personsState police said the thief orthieves stole 50 young chickens from a flock of ut 150 which were kepttn an orchard on the Wilwnrproperty at tht western ecige of Ar* endU vllie Tim theft occurred on or about August 11.fhn tvot ir»n RfllPrPFtirVthat we do not make the same mistakes. May the nations of theworld profit by the mistakes of theI mmitsbur*—Major (»eorge Pax-.son to home on 30-day leave afterthree years overseas duty MajorPaxton was regimental supply officer with the 115th Infantry. 29th Division. Since V-E Day he has been stationed in the northern .sector of the Ruhr valley. Munster. Braemer-Haven and Bremen,The major, who has seen all the action of the 29th Division from the Normandy beachhead on through victory, who holds the Presidential Citation for his services with the 110th Infantry gave his opinion of the post-war plan of the Allies forGermany, the attitude of the German civilian and the genera] conditions in Germany todayIn an interview Major Paxton said that the Big 3 plan for an agri-ultural G* runt: with a numb* i ofnon-war material Industrie* should work well and has begun to work already “The German people,” he said, “have been so regimented for ear* that they natui itlj take *oleadership Characteristically, theyare an industrious people and their energies dm f,d bj the Allies in proper channels should bring abouta peaceful and more agreeable Ger-nmny in the futureArrested suspicious NazisThe war prisoners who have been released by this country are already turning to agriculture and are happy to do so The Germanshave gone a long w towards re-h biUtattng their ShattClfiI c 11ie despitlt; r-.i.T of budding matermi. i! Jo' ■ • * i• many a synthetic rubber plant Which miracu-lously was untouched b* t ibs went into operation under Allied guard immediate after V-T The first Job of Major Paxton'sHERE AND THEREGeUysburgiafi* a n d AAmi»countliins have every reason to be proud of tlielr war record during almost four years of thecountry's most serious emergency.And the entire county can also be proud of the manner In which It received and celebrated the great news that Japan had surrendered and that the world war had ended.In every home-front activitythis county was at the front It made no difference what the government asked, be It waste paper, tin can and scrap metalsalvage: saving fats; curtailinggasoline consumption: stretching worn-out tires through the emergency and countless other inconveniences. Adams coun-tians pitched in with patriotic enthusiasm and really delivered.There were also the tasks ofbuying war bonds, donating to the Red Cross War Funds, contributing to the War Relief Funds anti numerous other financial undertakings. In all of these Adams countians were more than generous and liberal Their patriotism never waned. They never shirked an assignment. They never shirked.Farmers readied an all-time high in food production. The county furnished a goodly quota of war workers . . . and they had to commute to their Jobs every day, rain or shine or snowThere were no flagrant violations throughout the county of any of the countless and confusing government rules nnd regulations. Some minor infractions of a few rules were laid right on the doorstep of the federal agency that issued con-flftrtfrfir artH nvrrftmnintr nrriprsof unto on surgical supplies,stul*ples. gloves, plasma tubing, watertight Instrument baes, oxygen masks and thousands of other Items essential to tlie wareffortAlthough supplies were tightand continue to be so, there hasbeen actually almost continuous production of essential rubber items for liomofront use. Many of these items were and still arc available only on a priority basis, but the industry lias beenable to keep most passenger cars, trucks and buses on the road for vital war Jobs and to meet minimum demands for conveyor belts. Jar rings, garden hose, footwear and like products.It was pointed out. however, that natural rubber areas In the l ar East are still occupied for the most part and that army requirement* continue at near record levels Until supplies increase and e ential military demand cases off. tliere cun be no all-out production of rubber goods for civilian use* In the mean-tunc, 35-mile-an-hour victoryspeeds. prompt recapping of worn but still usable tires and . areful attention to proper In-fl.itlon remain the obligation of every driver, the report said.’There's a white cross on fwoJtma hundreds of them infact but one Is inscribedWilliam A Beales, BeamanFTr t Class. That L Gettysburg's supreme sacrifice for that tiny, oyster-shaped Island that brave Americans fought and diedfor.The price we paid for that pinpoint isle in the vast Pacific was startllngly expensive in human lives, but Its conquest is reaping the reward which these men sought a Jumping off spotffr cs u __
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Aug 17, 1945
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