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Adams County's Original Democratic TSeivspaper If A Supporter Of Jeffersonian Principles For More Than 100 Years 126th Year Entered as second matter at the Post Office at Gettysburg, Pa. THE GETTYSBURG COMPILER. GETTYSBURG. SEPT. 28.

1944 Single Copies Five Cents No. 30 THARP IS FINED $100 IN HEARINGS HELDJ Ernest Tharp, Gettysburg B. was given a suspended sentence for; two years in court Monday and was" fined S100 and ordered to pay the- costs for his conviction on a charge' of fraudulent conversion, brought in the August term of court by Mrs. Roberta Anderson. Goldenville.

A case of the Commonwealth i versus Cnarles Orwig, Hampton, on a charge of reckless arivlng was cis- missed and the court ordered the; costs paid by the prosecutor, Paul Clironister. also of Hampton, Chronister charged that Orwig had been reckless when attempting to pass Chronister's car the Ab- bottstown-East, Berlin road August! 13. Chronister previously had been prosecuted on a charge of hit and run driving after their two cars had collided. Dale Huff, who" was brought to court for a non-support hearuis. was ordered to pay up all arrearage by November 17 and to pay a doctor bill if it is presented by October 15.

A second hearing on a support order was held for Harvey E. Duncan. Littlestown R. 2. His case was con- tinued until No-, ember 17 and he renewed his own bond of SI.000 for appearance at that time- Enter Divorce SaH Eugene Overhaugh.

held for a serious offense, was put on two years' probation and a petition was' presented to have the costs of the; case deducted from his cash bail. A libel in divorce was entered in court Monday taorrung by Janet G. Gift. Franklin township, versus Rush Leander Gift, same In The WAVES Miss Ola Dean Mover, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Gordon L. Mover, 524 York street, and a graduate of Gettjsburi: high school in 1911. entered training Thursday as a WAVE at Hunter college. Miss Mover, who t'wk additional business training in a secretarial school at Harrisburg. recently was employed the state Department of Highways.

A brother. Cpl. Miller A. Mover, serves in the infantry in Italy. RICHARD STORM WITH' FIGHTING UNIT IN ITALY With the Fifth Army.

Italy (By Our Service Men i I MyrI TaughinbstsgQ, vir- ginia. recently spent several days, with his parents, Mr. and I Neely TaughmbaugxJL I Clarence Ford, Maritime service. 3 New York, recently spent ten-1 I day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

James Ford. 1 Cpl. Franklin Thomas, is visiting: his father. Guy Cpl. Richard Little, Maryland.

spent the week-end with his par-; eats. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mr. and Mrs.

Martin Harmon and grandson, Robert Miller, visited I relatives in York. Sunday. Charles Little is spending the week in York. itts. Charles Kamm.

Hanover. visited her sisters, the Misses Mar- garet and Nina Sunday evening. Cpl. Harold Watson. Virginia.

is, spending a 15-day furlough with, his; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hoy C. Wai-' son. Pvt.

Walter Geiman. Camp Bowie, Texas, arrived Monday evening to spend 15 days at his home here. Mrs. Walter w. Geiman and son.

Walter, returned from the Han- aver hospital. Wednesday. A-S Thomas Lowe has been as-, signed to Co. 578. uSNTC.

Sampson. New Yorki 2-C Glenn C. Baker receives his -1 mail 33rd Special Const. NCRD. Camp Parks.

CaL MM 3-C Harold R. Baitzley receives his mail 103rd Co. Platoon 5. NAAS. San Nicholas Is; land.

C-O Navai Air Center. San Diego, Cal. Sglk. Herbert Deardorff receives his mail Battery C. SII F.A.

450. Camp Cooke, Cal. Pfc. Jay F. Chronister is receiving his mail Battery 3.

331 F.A. 3n Brothers In Service Ship's Cook Allan Sprsujke) and his. brother Stor Stanley E. Sprankel. nf Ear! Sprankel.

238 South Washington s-treet. -urho are serving in the United States Navj. Ship's. Cook Altm Sprankel has been instructing at naval bases in this country and Storekeeper Stanley E. Sprankel recently spent a furlough here after verrins IP the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of operation.

MAP PLANS FOR WAR FUND DRIVE IN. THIS COUNTY Area leaders for She Fund campaign for S23.933 in Adams county from October 15 to November 1 met Thursday evening jn the USO headquarters. Gettysaurx. Paul A. Kinsey.

county eampaizn chair- Buttorff Is Killed In France? Pfc. L. BuaorfT, 23. was killed in action August 15 in France. according to a telegram from the department to his wife.

Mrs. 'Ida Marsh Gardners H. 1. and ins parents. Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Buttorff. Mi. Holly Springs. last; letter home, winch v.as dated August 14.

Before he entered the Army on July 3, 1P42. he a clerk in Ar- CAPTAIN KNOX GIVEN LEGION OF MERIT AWARD By S-SGT. EDW. HARRINGTON' Ninth Trooper Carrier Base. Eu- ropeaw Theatre of Operations (Br Mail)--One brief paragraph in a i long list of general orders reads: J.

KNOX. Capt-. Air Corps, etc. atrarded ing at Camp Forrest. Camp county area leaders agreed Paalip.

Kansas, and for three months upon boundary lines for their in the ceserc. On July 23. 1943, he meritorious performance of his duties." To those who never knew Cape. Knox. former prominent physician of Gettysburg, the announcement was just a matter for the record.

mtmity campaigns and marked on a overseas. larse county map the limits of the; Private Buttorff was a rreniber of territory to be covered by each area the Lutheran church in Mi. Holly 3uD tQ the personl his Troop chairman. Campaign supplies were Springs. In addition to his wife Carrier ur as distributed.

and parents, he is survh ed Mr. Williams, with the use of' grandmother, Mrs. Sarah C. But-' charts and publicity material issued, torff, Me. Holly Springs.

by the state and national War Fund campaign headquarters, described the many uses to which money gathered in the Fund drive win be put. The millions gathered last year were used for the benens of Yankee and Allied service men. prisoner? of war. merchant mariners, war refugees and victims of the global conflict in SI countries on six continents. Mr.

Williams stated. i they had read in some time, for i contained a story story of sweat and toil, backed by skill and devotion to his profession- So it, is wita joy that the "boys" of Capt. Knox's unit hail the the fourth highest ranking medal awarded by the War department. From the days of training in the United States. Capt.

JCnox won the confidence of his men through his ability and manner in administer- mg to the sick and wounded- And Captain Robert D. Hanson, young- jhese characteristics carried the GAPT, HANSON IS WOUNDED IN ACTION ABR "The end of the war in Europe-- est son of Dr. and Mrs. Henry W. A.

through the North African. and for that matter also the war Hanson, college campus, was slightly Sicilian and European campaigns with Japan--will not end the need, wounded in the arm. while fighting-; -srith the least losses, perhaps, of for USO and War Fund services." with General Patton's Army inside; jr- similar organization- Mr. Williams declared. "There will che German frontier.

He serves' Tireless Worker be many services to perform until with an anti-tank unit. Through North Africa Capt. our armies are demobilized to peace-' rews of trie wounding of Captain virtually under pioneer con- time strength and until hungry rein- Hanson was contained ui a letter ditions. and was more than a credit Apo 450. Camp Cooke.

Cal. C. Bretzman receives the fleet post Mrs. Gift who presented that she and her husband were married De- of Lt. General Mark Clark's' cenibcr 13.

1929. Cruel and bar- th Army units which smashed' barous treatment was specified as he J. Hitler lines and' court business concerned' Germans from the Ga-, A-S Arthur S. Cunningham is the filing of eight accounts in to the Arno river in now AxC Class Douglas of S-Trn Dhn-' Arm AK 2-C Bernard L. receives MRS, SHEFFER TAKES OATH AS COURT GKERK Mrs.

Emma E. 'Sachs) Sneffer. widow of Howard W. Sheffer. clerk of the courts of Adams county who died August 25.

WES sworn in Mon- Douglas? da at of court to fill her husband's position for tne unex- SEEK VANDALS DAMAGE ON ATTLEF1ELD gees and liberated peoples are restored to the road to normalcy. This home front effort; is of the greatest importance because its aim is to liberate the forces of humanity and decency among men." This schedule of War Fund, workers" conferences was sec up: October 3. 3-ittlestown: October 4, upper Adams county: October 5, New Ox- ford area: October 6. Orrtanna sec- tion; and October 10. Gettysburg.

October 15. the opening day the i front, Ovlcr also on the bench. Court was 1 1 IK adjourned until Saturday actig tsweep up the Italian peninsula. ford LST Induction unit L-7i. i Known as tiie "Kraut-HIillers." folk.

II. Va. 'doughboys of the 343th fought 2-C Robert A. Mclntyre re- across some of the worst mountain- ceives his mail in care of the Seet ous terrain to capture Fondi. key post office at.

New York. N. Y. point in the vaunted Adolf Hitler Cpl- Wubur F. Sites is with Sq line, and protected the Sank of the T-l.

Crew 151. 42Ist AAFBU. MAAF. Corps in its push across Mts. Muroc.

CaL Auson: ar.d Leaim. Pvt. Harry PLAN TRAINING SCHOOL COURSE FOR SS STAFFS The Adams Countr Ireadership Ausoni and L-epini. R. Moser has been pirec term ending December 31.

1945. Judge W. C. Sneely gave Mrs. Sneffer her oath as she became the first woman to coid a major county oSce.

Her appointment by Governor Edward Martin came after her endorsement by tne Republican organisation TM the county. The governor's appointment was received last week by Register and Recorder Winnelci G. Homer, after hich Mrs. SceSer received her bond for the position and niec it Costly scene viewing niacr.inss a. the High Water Mark and Little Round Top were broken into and drive, will be designated as War riSed last Fridav niaht or.

the Get- Fund Sunday and churches will be tvsbursr J. Walter asked to promote the cause on that C3" Cotetnsn. Gettysburg National Park superintendent disclosed on day. Various types of cave been reported to government property dunnc recent weeks at several points on the Seld- The machines which fumisn bat-- tiefieid visitors wita binoculars to use in inspecting distant points of meeting were: Dean w. E.

Tilberg. county USO head: Lester O- Johnson. Gettysburg campaign chairman: Alvin Iil. Jones. New Oxford: Arnold Omer.

Arendtsvilie: Howard Mus- selmaji. Orrtanna: the Rev. Kenneth D. James. Littiestowri, and the '5eid cost 5700 each and are re-- jajas anc.

Entire to Barracks 185. 3uad- Hishlisht of the regiment's action ron E. 2nd Air Force Lincoln approval 01 oona ported considerably damaged. A counter on the machine ar. the High Water Mart snowed that II dimes had been taken from tee machine.

with Homer's office. The court an- There was no report on the amount- taken from the Round Top device. SGT, MILLER CAPTAIN ROBERT HANSON Training school for church school workers will hold its annual ses- below Rome catne at Maenza when'Army Air Field. Lincoln- 1. Nebras- one platoon ambushed an entire ka.

Lt. Dale w. Starry receives his armored company attempt-, ins to See the town. mail OCC No. 51.

FAS. Ft. SOI. sions under the spansorsmp the through Home, theioaa. Adams County Council of Cnristian uUed back for rest about i pvt, G.

3-nns Education beginning day njid lt returned to combat tfae revision at evening, rrovember 2. early in Juiy anc a er its en- Dom. Z-Oss. The sessions which held re i opnlent oi volterra. it overcame snsisn Winthrop Hanawalt.

each Monday and Thursday evening stuobo enemy resistance in a attached to a bosibmg squadron. smash to the south bank of the no receives feis mail in care of the nvsr. is Cam? until Monday. November 20. will be conducted in the chsnel of St.

James Lutheran church. y. "Off-Year Election" The sbift of the electior ro November. 1S45. wUJ bolster ar.

"off- year" county election that usually fiads the candidates for county treasurer dcaig all tne work, both on campaign effort and Srancial contributions. There cow be fso important county offices v. stake on "off" years Mrs. Sheffer's appointiBerit also Anotiisr scene viewers is received by the officers parents on Tuesday. He did not reveal the extent of the wound.

He said' zo bis profession- From dawn to cusk, and often all through che night, he labored tirelessly in his tent hospital on the desert. Cases of ail descriptions were brought to him, and no matter how serious or now slight, -they ail received. the same expert treatment. He was the boys" -home town doctor, and was at their beck and call at any nour. At times when things were quiet, the Captain worked about improv- ing his little hospital for the com- 1 fort of tne patients.

And too. he tried -to bring- ever? convenience into being-. With tne threat of malaria hovering about. Captain Knox battled continuously against clresd disease. And to his credit must go the fact thai; malaria cases were held to a minim-mi.

Lectures, inspections 1 and prompt diagnosis all aided in bringing about the record establisa- ed by the former Gettysburg physician. In Sicily he was again confronted with the malaria problem and other tropical diseases. His dispensary there was of the pioneer nature i compared with the elaborate set(Continued on Page 2) located at the eternal Light Pesce MJier. 25- AT 0 a 0 ne was not evacuatea to a nospitai j.ie^iO«.a. Tea aenal sninner on a 3-2i ed daTty and fee dimes removed oa tfap O-K rsceivea treatment on tne AL-Force who, remained witn bis IBING CITED BY FDR An eighth AAF CnTnpnsite Station.

England--Staff Sergeant Har- mail American Red with Co, -r, 11 Group. 4th Camp Reynolds. Pa. Cpl. Mahlon P.

Hartzell. has been transferred to the 50th M. Training 9th Camp Lee. Va. Sgt.

L. Ingle receives Ins mail 3027th AAE Base Unit. Sec. C-l-2. Pecos Field.

Texas. 2 Albert 2. Kane receives his mail USNTC. DC Barracks 1433. Shoemaker.

Cai. Pvt. James Hartmari is with tiie Med. Nichois Genera: hospital. Louisville.

2. Kentucky. Mrs. A. M.

Shorey receiving her Cross. 'vVa'ter an ali-woznan staff for the first time in the county's history. Tne deputy, who was in charge of oSce frcin the of Mr. fer death until today, is Xrs Martha 3oyd care of Seet post office i San Francisco. cj rk of tne coljns ce During the action, one r.s Ke jg a of a v.

c. A demand on the part of those toughest battles occurred after cap- Hana77ait Baltimore st-e--t, attending the school sn past, years ture aad 5a jg no for a greater varietj- oi stucies nas a platoon of the 349th beat ne 247tll section D. been rnet this year with four courses 0 els German counterattacks of mo t-; a iirj a Kansas covering all phases of Sunday school near battalion strength while holed -J. Lochbaum'is "now work, an official of the schooi saic -U a house at Caienzar.o. today.

Colonel Joseph B. Crawford, cf Staff And Courses Kuinbolt. Kansas, veteran of Norta The curriculum and the instructor Africa, Sicily. Salerno and for each coarse follows: "Christian ar holder of sb: decorations to be taught by Dr. bravery, commands the 349th In- D.

Hoover of the Gettysburg Tneo- faatry Regiment seminary faculty: "Jesus and His Teachings." the Rev. Ralph H. Gresh. St. James pastor: "The L'sc of the Bible witl Children." the Rev.

Sari N. Rowe, pastor of the York Springs Methodist charge, and "Guidance in Home Making." the Rev. Dobbs Ehlman. pastor of St. Paul's Re- FELLOW? evi formed church at New Oxford.

Tne school win cor.v-ne at 7:30 Rwmmei. Gettysburg Route 4. Reed General hospital. Convalescent o'clock'each evening and dismiss is a member cf a Bombardment section, v.ashington. 12.

D. C. is pl. Sandy now ths 15Ul Trainin Reford, president: M. Hunt.

Gettysburg, secretary: George T. RaSensperger. Gettys- burg, treasurer: Miss Mildred Moser. registrar, and C. C.

Gett; school. Memorial services for James Gilbert. fonr.erij of New Oxford, wno was kil.ed in in France, were held by Gettysburg lodge No. 124. IOOF.

Tuesday ber of the sedge to lose his life the war. tne ar.ci reacir.c The Howard Schle Fox. pastor of Trinity Evangelical Reformed church, delivered zhe rr.e- 84S STB. Ft. rnorial address.

He gae a short resume of hss persona: each visit. Doctor Cclemat; saic. Guard protection tne pas bseti increased as a of cutting down the vandalism, tne park s-jperintenderi. ssid Naraes nave been scrawled on The Peace Mernonal at'd tise -4tii Nevr York TOOrrunier-t or, Top: a musket, carre" has been broken off ths North Carolina monument, and a bronze strap broken on the John Bums monument. In botn ir.star.ces the broken sections were not re- n.oved.

Tiiere also has been ---an- dalisin at Spang.er's Sprir.g. Doctor Coleraan saic. The roboery Fncay night, at. the Hisn rr.ar.-i; v.ewer 15 the third within tne last 18 months, the park o-Scs stated. Cor.vicr.or.

for such mutilation of government property carries a per.a-.ty of 5300 fine or three rnon'hs" irnpnsor.rnen' or both. George TV. Miller. Hanover, broth- airman, received a been awarded the hs decoration ed to soldiers are WQUTIC action. is a Eraduaie of LOCAL ARTIST APPLIES CRAFT Department teiesrairi Trui a Gettysburg nigii school.

Gettysburg moming informir." him that the of S. Sgt. Miller has sisnec la college ar.d trie Dickinson school and has been admitted to c-eer practice in the courts of Pennsyl- 'Tiie Serviceman's Artist" is descriptive of Corporal Hicnard Sver- by Adjutant General Jaines A. uiio. vania.

He entered service as soon hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C- Dale Eckert Will Take Cadet Course stated: "Report just received through international Red Cross states that your brother. Sgt John T.

Miller. is a prisoner of war the German government. Letter will follow." S. Miller had been in itely less than a month before falling into the hands of the Nans. He arrived there or.

'ms twenty-sixth birthday anniversary on June 4. that he was listed as missing was received by riis brother on July 14. S. Set Miller, a son of the -Ir. and Mrs.

George W. Miller. entered the armed la course in Sverhart. Faimeld road. Gettys- Not only has he sketched trig locales of now famous jungle ties, but has designed picturescfuG August i.

He enterea service as a v-Mail-O-Grarns, supervises the art and rnake-up for the "Tropical Times." a. newspaper published under adverse combat condiuons. rtf I I I I Assi B2d the Special Ser I i XI 111TM section on combat with the Xiv 1CH 1 Corps in the Pacific. Cor- srarch. 1942.

He has been in r.ng- iand since July and in France since second lieutenant LITTLESTOWN poral Everhart has gained renown Private Samuel Spangier. 24- jjjaa never says "No." year-old infantryman, was killed in 355 OT has included an oil paint; a ie action on August 25. according to jjjg Or Solomon Islands. Arta War Department telegram re- snow; masthead design for the forces ceived Friday by his parents, chaplain's Bulletin him- Before Sush Spangler. Littles- se a Lutheran tie design for 3.

Mother's Day. a Jewish holiday, and held each of the school are: The Staff Sergeant Ruraiaei EL Sheffer. New Os- entitled to wear Oie Presidential Ci- Monrnoutii. N. J.

the Kobert tstion Badge, a ribbon with a pvt Charles Brame now receives with Gilbert and told ol over She right pocket jjj5 mail Co. G. AGF. Repl. Dep.

2. ceiled froir. hir-i. the biouse. Ft- Ore.

Cal. Thomas J. Winebrer.r.er gave a group, which is commanded pf Robert B. Wsccler receives h'-s few extemporaneous remarks Col. Howard Moore, Llano, Souaoron 42Ist AAF Base, ceminc association witn ce- w- Culo" dean of trie Texas, also nas seen conimencec by i rjnit.

Muroc, California. ceased. Lieut. Gen. James H.

pvt. Mildred A. Wicder receives The meeting closer; with the Commanding General of the Eighth her mail 4th 20th Regiment, ing of one verse of "Goc. GETS APO ADDRESS Air Force, and Lieut Gen Ira Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia.

America." ioP.owec by t'ne benecic- T. Sgt. Robert C. Diehl. cotnmer- Baker, former Conimancer of the.

lion by the Rev. Mr. Fox. cial teacher at Gettysburg high, Eighth, for outstanding perfor- i HEAR FROM SON school who is now on leave of ab- mance of dutj the winter of 1943- fc.Nifch.^ for military duty, was trans- .44. when its planes SO per cent Mr.

and Mrs. Dawson R. Miller. Joscpn of Mr. ferred recentlv from Fort Benning.

of the Eighth's bombing missions. -Gettysburg, received a ana Mrs Har.a.au. o. and now" receives his mail in. Staff Sgt.

Ruaunel. who has been Thursday from their son, Pfc.Rob- tysburg. le.t r.iday lor cL-e of the postmaster at New York overseas 16 months, is a radio ert S. Miller, aavising tnen! that he toirg. wnere he ml, en.er citv He is attached to an infantry.

maintenance specialist at this well. This was the first word Waynesburg cohege. He was graa- rompaiiy. For the last two Fortress station. Tne son had from their son since May from school he has been a company clerk at i C.

D. Rummel. he was a tree sur- i o. it is oelieved F- 'S 60 before ei-terong tiie Irhsrs ui -rasce. Dersey -ickert.

son of rnore than three years aso. Mr ana Xrs "Dersey -Cckert. Get- into the service he resided at town D. 2. 5 has reported to Sees- the home of his brother and sister- Private entered Zer Field.

Miss, "take the Army and Mrs. George Army iate in January, year, ns Corr.rr.ar.d ex- clerked in grocery trair.ed at Camp Blar.d.r.g. r.a« ana arninatior-s determine "nis cut-Jifi- store formerly conducted by r.is cations a cacet. father As ar. trair.iiig tnat or wii; isake a f.ying officer, he Qaude be a series of medical and V-idUUC was stationed at.

rort George G. Meace. for a siiort time before going to England about July I. He was in Sr.giand only a few days before going ir.to France. tests at a.eesler v.hlch win indicate tne type of crew training tor whicri he is best.

suited by aptit'ide and personal characteristics. He also take Given Star Award entering the armea -orces. Private Spangler was employee oy he sSU sa a Yuletice greeting card in a tropical setting. In addition he has lyrics for many soldier Receives MedaJ "Rich." as nis fellows call him. is a graduate of Temple university, -where ne received a 35.

degree in For Brothers. Baltirnore, engaged in de- a for rr.agazine S. Sj.t. Claude H. Miller, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Miller. North Foundry company ana tas i Queen street. Littlestown. has been SJiriver company.

Littlestawn. adve rusing. ot'r--- to measure awarded the bronze star "for men- Surviving are the parents. Husn fi a a i ai in- ris ski.ls and antitudes. service in connection with and aa ra Spar.g'.er.

srT tor at for Sp ecial operations against, tne aric 5 tne followir.g sisters and brotn- ixi and The award was raade severs: Irs David seller. Heidlers- a camp'silis Spangler. Littles- he will receive a number uhuses of tr.iiriir.g. LOCAL ON KAOTO ilitary enemy." eral weeks ago sn Engiano. DUi Melv Sg.t has now received wo IOTO bronze stars ana five war nobons Pvt.

Robert Span- at Cherry for over that he is some- in May and won a scholarship from 1 North Solomoiis campaign. Ga. 1 telling her of his latest, award. I crunng week. NEWSPAPER!.