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f. I Auputf Obituaries Odessa Lowe Jerry C. Minnick Odessa E. Lowe, 57, of HopewellR. D.

2, died at 6:55 p.m. tuesday, Aug. at Windber Hospital and Wheeling Clinic. She had been in (ailing health for the past thf eift years. Born June 16, 1924 in Six Mile Run, she was a daughter of George and Louisa (Phlpps)Hicklih.

On. Nov. 27, 1941, she was united in marriage to James B. Lowe in Winchester, Va. In addition to her husband, she.

is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Betty Lipschutz of Dover and Mrs. Eleanor Ross of Hopewell R. D. two grandchildren, Michele and William Ross and the following brothers and sisters: Raymond Hicklin of Rockledge, Mrs.

Violet Wagner of Meadville; Arthur Hicklin and Clifford Hicklin of Sharon; Charles Hicklin and Gertrude Poor, both of Six Mile Run; and Frank Hicklin ofOlean, N.Y. A sister preceded her in death. She was a member of the Brethren in Christ. Church, Sherman's Valley. She had been a member of the Salvation Army in Clearfield since 1936 and was a member of the Hopewell Senior Citizens group.

Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, Aug. 21, at 2 p.m. at the Albert N. Masood Funeral Chapel in Saxton, the Rev. Earl Lehman officiating, assisted by Chaplain Clayton gehman.

Interment will be made in Bethel Cemetery, Friends will be received at the funeral chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Edith C. Miller Edith Clara Miller, 74, of R. D.

1, Box 21, Three Springs, died at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1981 at her home in Clay Township. She had been in failing health for the past year. Born May 18, 1907 in Fulton County, she was the daughter of John F.

and Agnes (Oakman) DeShong. She was united in marriage to Berlin Miller of Fulton County on June 5, 1924. He preceded her in death Dec. 26,1965. She is survived by four children: LaFern Miller and Stanley Miller, both of Three Springs R.

Lewis Miller of Levittown and Mrs. Norman (Bernnie) Contell of Forest Hill, Md. There are nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Six sisters also survive: Mrs. Hazel Stanley of Baltimore, Mrs.

Margaret Shetrompf of Warfordsburg; Mrs. Wava Miller of McConnellsburg; Mrs. Bernice Swope of Lake Milton, Ohio; Mrs. Inez O'Rourke of Fort Lauderdale, and Mrs. Thelma Myers of Hershey.

Four brothers and one great grandchild preceded her in death. She was a member of Cherry Grove Church of God, Three Springs R.D. She had been a housewife. Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 21, at 2 p.m.

at the Cherry Grove Church of God, Three Springs R. with the Rev. Ronald E. Dull officiating. Interment will be made in Cherry Grove Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Martin R. Brown Funeral Home, Orbisonia, Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 9 to 11 a.m and at the church Friday one hour prior to the service. Jerry C. Minnick, Si, of 51 Pine kistler, died at 6 p.m.

Monday, Aug. it, 1981 in the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon. Born May 26,1930 in Mount Union, he was the son of Guy and Charlotte (Peters) Minnick. He.

was united in marriage to Betty Fleck on Sept. 10,1949 in Mount Union. His wife survives as does his mother of Huntingdon. He is also survived by: two daughters, Mrs. Leroy (Peggy) Boozel and Mrs.

Manuel (Jeri) Arzamendi, both of Kistler; four brothers, Guy R. Minnick and Harry Dan Minnick, both of Mount Union, George E. Minnick of Emunds, and William R. Minnick of.Har<|sburg; and two sisters, Mrs! Richard (Margaret) Reck of Camp Hill and Mrs. Kenneth (Sarah) Grove of Newton Hamilton.

A son, Mark, preceded him in death in 1977. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Mount Union. A 1948 graduate of Mount Union High School, he served with the 82nd Airborne during the Korean Conflict. He was a member and past president of the Allenport Lions Club and was a member of its board of trustees. He was also a member of the Simpson Hunt Post No.

107, American Legion, and the Blue Juniata VFW Post No. 5754, both of Mount Union. He had been employed by the state of Pennsylvania for the past 24 years and since 1974 had been district dog enforcement officer. A member of the Mount Union Volunteer Fire Company, he had been active for a number of years in both the Mount Union area youth baseball program and the high school football booster club. Funeral services will be held Thursday, at 2 p.m.

at the Robert D. Heath Funeral Home, Mount Union, with the Rev. Rayvon Hilliard officiating. Interment will be made in Haven Rest Memorial Park, Shirleysburg R.D. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 4 to 9 p.m.

and Thursday from 9 a.m. until the hour of the services. Margaret Rorer Miss Margaret Rorer, 77, of 415 South Division Mount Union, died at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18,1981 in the J.

C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced in The Daily News by the Robert D. Heath Funeral Home, Mount Union. J.C.

Blair Memorial Hospital Gladys L. Sipes Gladys L. Sipes, 63, of McConnellsburg, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1981, at the Fulton County Medical Center where she had been a patient for two weeks. She had been seriously ill for three months.

A daughter of Calvin and Loretta (Gearhart) Smith, she was born April 29, 1918 in Brush Creek Township, Fulton County. She was married to Emil D. Sipes, who survives. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son Harold "Mack" Sipes of McConnellsburg; two children; and two brothers, William Smith of North Rose, N.Y., and Benjamin J. Smith of Bath, N.Y.

A son Ronald (Doc) preceded her in death in October 1980. She was a member of Sidling Hill Christian Church. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21, at the Howard L. Sipes Funeral Home in Harrison ville, the Rev.

George Spangler officiating. interment will be made in SUoam United Methodist Cemetery, Friends will be received at the funeral home on Thursday from 2 to 9 p.m. (VIM Aug. 18,1981 Admitted Christopher Bowser, Star Route, Huntingdon. Harry Brant, Mount Union R.D.2.

Shannon Wilson, Huntingdon R. D. 4. William Bollinger, Star Route, Huntingdon. Edna Hess, James Creek R.

D. Ernest Edwards, 709 DeForrest Huntingdon. Peggy Evock, Star Route, Huntingdon. John Ramper, Hesston R. D.I.

Cindy McKnight, Alexandria. Lisa Peck, McVeytown R. D.I. Alverta Oldham, Entriken. Louella Cresswell, Huntingdon R.D.

2. Discharged Charles Heinbaugh, Division Mount Union. Glenda R. Kester, Shirleysburg R.D. 1.

Benjamin L. Miller, Mc- VevtownR.D. 1. Kathryn A. Oser, 307 Twelfth Huntingdon.

C. Fae Reihart, Warriors Oaks, Huntingdon R.D.I. Pamela S. Reihart, 215 Fifth St. Barbara J.

Snair, Rockhill Furnace. Dorothy M. Stoto, Three Springs. HMMtoffeP. Americans (Cont'd from Page planes, and no U.S.

casualties were reported. Weinberger, relying on the official U.S. position on the limits of Libyan sovereignty, insisted the 6th Fleet exercise was not intended to provoke Libyan strongman Moammar Khadafy, who the Reagan administration has labeled a ringleader of international terrorism. "No, i couldn't consider it a provocation because they are international waters." be'told a news conference this morning. "There's no basis for any claim in the area Robert Merrill To Sing For Symphony Robert Merrill, one of the world's most celebrated artists, will appear in a special recital for the Altoona Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, Sept.

26 at Roosevelt Junior High School auditorium. Merrill is well known to through his countless performances on opera and concert stages, as well as in frequent appearances on and at major musjc festivals. In addition, he had made best selling records for RCA, Columbia, Angel and London. In the spring of 1973, the baritone marked his 500th performance with the Metropolitan Opera, a record with the company. He celebrated the occasion at a gala cocktail reception hosted by former Met manager Rudolph Bing.

He starred with the company when it made its first tour of Japan. He marked the 25th anniversary of his Met debut singing the role of the elder Germont in Verdi's "La Traviata." It is the same part he made his debut in Dec. 15, 1945 as the youngest artist to sing this role at the Metropolitan. he became, over the course of those 'years, one of its leading baritones in the Italian and French repertory. He has sung such roles as Escartiillo In "Carmen," Figaro in "the Barber of Seville," Rigoletto, tonio in "Pagliacci," RodMgb in "Don Carlo," count di Luna in "II Trovatore," lago in "Otello," Scarpia in "Tosca," and many more.

He performed as soloist with every major orchestra in the United States and with most of the world's great conductors including, Toscanini, Bernstein, Von Karajan, Ormandy and Steinberg. He has guest starred on television and frequently has been seen on talk shows, as well as making appearances on public television with Richard Tucker, the Boston Pops and Arthur Fiedler. He has recorded Broadway stage music and conquered the world of musical theatre for the first time in 1970, playing Tevya in "Fiddler on the Roof." He also is a published author, and his enthusiasm for baseball is legendary. Merrill is married to the former Marion Machno, a Juilliard graduate and concert pianist who frequently plays for him in recital. They have two children, David and Lizanne.

Ticket information about the Altoona recital is available at the symphony office, 943 2500. Scoffs At $60 Billion Deficit Reagan Tackles Budget, Defense President Heagan. warning the United States is falling dangerously behind the Russians in military might, says he can achieve a major defense buildup and a where this incident took place that they were national waters or anything other than international waters." In Los Angeles, a vacationing President Reagan was awakened and informed of the attack at 4:24 a.m. Pacific time. Vice President George Bush, other members of the National Security Council and the congressional leadership also were notified.

White House spokesman Larry Speakes "We regret the attack that made it necessary to take the action," but reiterated the U.S. position that the exercises were being held in international waters. The Pentagon said the planes, based on the nuclear- powered aircraft carrier Nimitz, were fired upon by a pair of Soviet-built SU-22 Fighters, then "took action in response and shot down both Libyan aircraft at 1:20 a.m. EOT." Weinberger and Gen. Phillip Gast, director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the two Libyan planes were flying north, away from Libya, and were first spotted by the American planes on radar some six to nine miles away.

After making visual contact, one of the Libyan planes fired a Soviet-made Atoll missile while the other fired his guns at the U.S. planes. Both American aircraft answered the attack by firing A1M-9L Sidewinder heat- seeking missiles, which downed the Libyan planes. "They were following international rules of engagement that would govern this kind of situation and carried out their instructions and carried them out extremely well," Weinberger said of the response by the U.S. pilots.

Weinberger said both American jets returned safely to the Nimitz. He said the pilot of one of the Libyan jets was seen parachuting into the Mediterranean. The SU-22 is one of the Sukhoi series of Soviet-built fighters an updated version of the plane used by Syria during the 1973 war in the Middle East and considered to be a poor match for the more sophisticated F-14. Pentagon officials said the encounter lasted only about one minute. The Defense Department last week announced the 6th Fleet would hold maneuvers off the Libyan coast, within the 200mile limit Libyan strongman Moammar Khadafy has set for his country's territorial waters.

As late as Tuesday, the State Department reiterated for reporters the Reagan administration's contention the exercises would not encroach on legitimate Libyan territorial interests as recognized by the U.S. government. "The U.S. government is protesting through diplomatic channels this unprovoked attack, which occurred in international air space over 60 nautical miles from nearest laud," the Pentagon said today. balanced budget by 1984.

Reagan also told reporters he can hold the fiscal 1982 budget deficit to $42.5 billion and scoffed at news reports, emanating from administration sources, that next year's deficit could go as high as $60 billion. "We don't know where these stories come from at all," he said Tuesday after a three- hour meeting on budget matters with Cabinet officers and fiscal advisers. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said the president "is committed to achieving the goal of a balanced budget in 1984. He also is committed to rebuilding the nation's military capability." The meeting was held in the midst of a month-long California vacation that resumed today with no scheduled appointments for the relaxing president, who is spending the week at the Century Plaza Hotel. Speakes said Tuesday's meeting focused on preliminary discussions of the fiscal 1983 and 1984 budgets.

He said budget director David Stockman presented several options on possible cuts in all departments except the Pentagon. The president "set into motion preliminary budget planning that looks toward achieving both goals a strong national defense built on fiscal soundness," Speakes said. And while Reagan intends to maintain 7 percent annual growth in the defense budget, Speakes said. Stockman cited some areas where there could be savings, rather than cuts. At Fair Yes, it's bigger, better! 2 Injured In Power Failure Hulda Banks, 17, of Mapleton Depot, and Alice Good, 46, of Newport, employees of Majestic Midways, the York firm which owns and operates the rides at this year's Huntingdon County Fair, were injured last evening as the result of an incident which occurred following a power failure that temporarily crippled the midway rides.

According to Wayne "Jake" Inners, owner of Majestic Midways, the main generator, which is the source of power for all of the rides, ran out of fuel causing a blackout on the midway and a cessation of power to the rides. Apparently, the generator then gasped for fuel and was able to catch enough to momentarily cause a resurgence of power to the rides before shutting off completely. Inners said that at the beginning of the power failure, all employees were instructed to shut down completely until the problem could be located and corrected. Banks and Good, operators of the Rugged Buggy kiddie ride, thought they bad shut down but had apparently only turned off the light switches. By Jo McMeen A sassy talking man approached me at the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds Sunday night as I was jotting notes on a pad.

"I suppose," he challenged me, "that you are going to say the fair is 'bigger and better'." He hit the mallet at the strong person's concession stand with a mighty blow, to use a fair analogy, for that's exactly what I'm going to proclaim in this traditional fair week ATJ. Or I could say he hit the target right on and doused a Trojan wrestler, at the Mount Union High School's wet and chilly attraction. Ask George If you don't believe it-, ask George Fitzgerald at Neary Hall. The vegetable entries were so abundant they spread over into the artistic arrangement sections, and even into the Romanesque theme area. One would surely have to stretch out on a low couch in Roman style, if partaking of a repast from the county fair vegetable entries.

Just consider the meal all those tasty vegetables tomatoes of every description including little yellow cherries and pears which were new to me plus those pineapple tomatoes, a mixture of yellow and red; red beets of all types; cabbage (one head took Grand Champion in vegetables): zucchinis galore; magnificent green and yellow peppers; cucumbers; terrific kale and blue Victor potatoes! No Thanks George and I agreed we would stick with white potatoes George wants no part of blue mashed and 1 shuddered at the thought of blue French fries, especially when G.eorge said, "with catsup!" You know what judge Clair Delong from Mifflin County said when he entered Neary Hall to start his task Monday morning? "I don't believe this! 1 need So the 4 judge was called into service. More Than Ever If you are a vegetarian, you'll be in seventh heaven at the Neary Hall display, for George says, "I had more vegetable entries than ever before in my whole life" which makes George 17, for that's how long he's been involved in his departments at the fair. Holding court in the Roman setting, with its chariot, bronze standard, flags, ferocious lions and cpin fountain (no pennies as yet) is Queen Beverly 1, Mrs. Fitzgerald, who is nursing an injured ankle. daughter Vanessa Locke told me to say that Dad kicked her but just wait, I'll take care of Vanessa later for that statement.

Holding Court Anyway, this year Queen Bev can watch the crowds go by, for she's incapacitated and can't get into the fray. But all George's traditional helpers were on board for the first big day Sunday registering entries, placing entries and then at 11 p.m., replacing the entries for the judging at 8 a.m. the next morning. Sleep was short for the fair crowd that night. I've always been impressed with the Fitzgerald clan and the way the children, sisters and husbands and friends, too, turn out for the fair.

Bill Et- swiler is on hand, taking the customary vacation from his Because several parents became uneasy when the power went off, Mrs. Good stepped.into the center of the ride to help children off of the ride and Miss Banks stepped onto the platform to assist her. As the two women boarded the platform, the power resurgence occurred. Mrs. Good was thrown clear of the machine but Miss Banks was struck by one of the cars before being knocked off of the platform.

Both women were transported by the Marklesburg ambulance to the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital where they were treated and released. Miss Banks sustained a broken rib, lacerations and a chipped tooth and lost another tooth in the incident. Mrs. Good was treated (or bruises.

Mrs, Good has been an employee with Majestic Midways for three years, while Miss Banks was just hired yesterday No patrons were hurt in the incident. Utilizing a back up generator, Majestic Midways was able to return to normal operation within 9 hall hour of tbfi 9:30 p.m. power failure. job in Steelton to join the family workers. Even though the Fitzgerald offspring are out of the nest, or teetering, they continue to help with their father's favorite project.

George and Beverly surely instilled a love for the big agricultural exhibit in their children. Congrats! Two longtime, bigtime fair entry personages were on hand as always with their pick ups ladened with goodies. Joan Keith from Entriken and William F. Harman. McVeytown, both took awards in the market basket of produce Bill the blue and Joan the red.

Five perfect peaches from Parks Fruit Farm won grand champ in that division the Parks people are famous fair entrants, too. George told me at two minutes of 11 Sunday night, a woman dashed in with a floral entry. It was a pretty pot of pink impatiens and she had created a macrame holder in pink yarn to hold it. She was breathless she had just finished the yarn holder minutes before she jumped in the car and dashed to Neary Hall. Fewer Flowers But there were fewer flowers this year, George reported.

He would know the official count, but to look around, there seemed to be as many beauties as always. There's a cactus six feet tall, that you'll want to admire, plus beautiful Boston ferns, crested coxcomb, tuberous begonias andcoleus! George's specialty is silk flowers (says he can't keep up with his wedding business) and he won a blue for a stunning mass arrangement of white carnations, bronze mums and yellow roses. There were more entries in this class this year, as the popularity of silk flowers grows by leaps and bounds. Two Winners! But Chris Walker used real flowers to adorn a locust stump in the artistic arrangement class and came off with a blue for the marigolds, goldenrods and arbor vitae greens. Virginia Cherry did it again created a winner a stunning shield on driftwood for the champion marking the 300th birthday of our Commonwealth.

She used the state collage from the telephone book cover in one corner of the large wood plaque. The floral shield on driftwood was comprised of yellow glads, yellow Fuji mums and blue statice. Art judge Eleanor Wright of State College was open mouthed, too, when she walked into the section she judged Monday morning bright and early. Impressed "Best quality I've seen since I've been judging," she told George, and that includes the last five or six years. There was an abundance of art entries, too, and they provide marvelous looking on the several walls.

Barbara Berthold of Todd, won grand champ in art and 1 don't want to forget the other grand champion entries displayed on the. chariot which George was using last week to haul wood hay, David Troutman, Petersburg and vegetable, Don Leidig, Tyrone. To Honor State Erma Laney's surprise theme to honor the fair and Pennsylvania's birthday was carried out in the jams, jellies, canned and baked goods divisions presided over by Vanessa Locke Fitzgerald and sister, (And.you better not touch, as that sign says, for these are two snappy girls and they might smack your fingers!) Look for the 300 design done in jelly jars in their section of Neary Hall. The grand champ was a clever yellow cake doll, featuring a full white skirt with pink dots, and a pink ruffle, with a blue and white cape. Connie Singer of McVeytown was the creator.

A clever Winnie the Pooh cake came in second, School Page Reporter Vanessa, a longtime fair friend of mine and former School News Page reporter from Juniata Valley High School, graciously showed me around her display. Darlene Fike. of Tyrone, she told me, grows herbs as a hobby and took blues on her marjoram, basil and cinnamon jelly entries. There was a hot pepper jelly entry from Beverly Beaver, Huntingdon, that anessa thought unusual. Once again Mrs.

Irvin Brown, Mill Creek, entered an angel food cake and took a blue. And once again the section used for sampling appeared to be very large. When I called it to Vanessa's attention, she gave me that look! Cindee. Hutchison, of Petersburg. R.

had two interesting entries pineapple and pears, and pears and maraschino cherries. Viola Hanks, Huntingdon Star Route, entered pickled artichokes. Fewer Entries Vanessa, who was also assisted by Colleen Campbell and Neva Carles, told me there were fewer entries than usual in canned goods. We thought perhaps it was due to the 'prevalence of freezing vegetables, but Vanessa thought, too, because of people's hesitation to use gas for driving to the fair with just a couple entries. If you've ever wondered how canned and baked goods are judged, Vanessa gave me a couple hints.

Home baked bread is heavier than store bought a judge will pick up an entry and say, "This is too light." Consistency, color and taste are used to determine winners in jams and jellies. All jars must be sealed, according to fair rules now, and believe it or not, the judges open every single entry. Secret! Vanessa and Candy have been managing their division for several years now and Monday night I learned a secret. And I'm telling since Vanessa said her father was responsible for her mother's injured ankle. in 1975, when, according to Vanessa, "we were silly and boy crazy, we put a little note on the front of our display which said 'All cute boys sign here with telephone numbers and addresses'." Now these Fitzgerald sisters are mighty attractive, and the response was immediate and hearty, one young man who knew a good thing when he saw it was Carl Locke, of Locke's Valley, near Shade Gap.

Had To Wait "Of course," Vanessa' assured me, "we weren't allowed to date then, so 1 saw Carl only at the faif for a couple years. But then, we started going And they were married in a splurge of beautiful silk flowers created by father George. Carl is a fair helper, too. He placed a couple arrangements I had entered, and was very careful with them. Vanessa is a registered nurse working at Blair Hospital she took vacation for the fair as did, Candy, from Petersburg Manufacturing; brothers Yost from Mead and Antoine from his summer work.

Iris Quilt If you like iris for their colors and fragrance you'll be thrilled with Betty Grove's entry in the crafts, clothing and handiwork division whose longtime superintendent has been Erma Laney. It's a gorgeous quilt in an iris pattern, and from it wafts literally beauty indeed and figuratively that inimitable scent. There are many quilts and afghans this year, along with crocheted items. braided rugs, children's clothing and novelites. Gloria Tress, of Mount Union, was named grand champ with an unusual cross created from costume jewelry, outlined in pearls with sparkling lights all this on black velvet and framed.

Betty Buchanan, McVeytown, won a first for a hand crocheted "Last Supper" design and Nancy Ciccarelli, Huntingdon, won a red ribbon for the same design. Good Helpers I never did get to talk with Erma or daughter Kathy Logue Monday night for they were busy, but Colleen Campbell gave me assist. She was one of Erma's helpers along with Sue Oldring, Evelyn Stoudt, Linda Ross and Darlene Sunderland. Colleen Campbell lives in an appropriate area the CC gal lives in the CCC area Colfax, Calvin and Cassville. Sure, the 1981 fair is bigger and better.

But I'm out of space for today's column, so I'll have to continue my fair stories on Saturday. in the meantime I'm going to check with Mark Spyker of Cold Springs Road and Andy Nicholson, of Warm Springs Avenue, to learn who won in that exciting sheep butting contest which was underway in the Herbert Rudy exhibit Sunday night. My money is on that ram which deliberately tripped one of his penmates. Mark and Andy were still there when I left. Man.

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