The News-Chronicle du lieu suivant : Shippensburg, Pennsylvania • 1

VOL. XIII, NO. 23 THE SHIPPENSBURG NEWS, ESTAB. SHIPPENSBURG CHRONICLE, World and State Briefs It will take only a few minutes to vote Tuesday, but it will be nearly a year before you have another chance. was reported in the Atlantic off the southern United States coast by weather bureau Monday.

The storm was placed 450 miles southwest of Bermuda, moving northeast. Ships in its path received hurricane warnings. Storm Is Off Coast A storm of hurricane intensity Venezuelan Pact Signed The State Department announced the signing of a trade treaty between the United States and Venezuela. It is the eleventh such treaty with Latin American nations and the twenty-second in the administrations reciprocal trade program. Five Hurt In Wreck Five persons were injured when Boston-Portland passenger train was derailed near Westfield, Massachusetts.

Hints Japanese Embargo Senator Pittman, chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, said that unless relations between the United States and Japan are improved he will introduce in the next session of Congress a resolution which would give the President authority to declare an embargo against Japan. He predicted easy passage for the measure, Sea Lions Flee War Two highl-: valued sea lions of a London zoo will be shipped to the United States for care in a Washington zoo for the duration of the European war. Flint May Come Home The American freighter City of Flint, which was seized by Norway from a German prize crew and restored to its American crew, may leave its cargo at Bergen, Norway, and return to the United States without touching at the British Isles, now in a zone forbidden to American ships. Fatherless Rabbit Born The New York Academy of Medicine saw an exhibit of a rabbit which was born of a. foster-mother, with a solution of table salt for father.

It was the first animal ever born through the process of synthetic parthenogenesis, or fatherless birth. Schmeling Leaves Home Max Schmeling, German heavyweight boxer, left Germany for Barcelona, en route to Lisbon and the United States amid rumors that he again is in trouble with the Nazi government. When Is Thanksgiving? A survey shows that 23 states will observe November 23, date proclaimed by the President, as Thanksgiving, while 23 others will observe November 30, which would have been Thanksgiving by custom. Texas and Colorado will observe both dates. Pennsylvania wili observe November 23.

Loses Leg In Game Don Herring, Princeton football player, had his left leg amputated at the knee as the result of an unusual football accident, in which arteries of the leg were severed. stopping circulation. Shipping In Tangle American shipping was in something of a tangle as navigation heads sought to revamp trade channels i- accordance with the new neutrality act. The ports of neutral Netherlands, Belgium and the Scandinavian countries are closed American ships, as well as waters of belligerent nations. There was talk of a swap Great Britain turning the South American trade over to United States ships and assuming the chief burden of trans-Atlantic shipping.

Will Exile Jews It is reported the German Reich is planning to exile Jews to the plains of eastern Poland, leaving without Jewish inhabitants. proper, are said to call for completion of the forced emigration within a year. War Orders Coming planes Informal commitments for warand flying ecuipment running into almost astronomical figures poured into the office of American manufacturing plants over the weekend, beginning after repeal of arms embargo became certain. NEWS-CHRONICLE IN PENNSYLVANIA EIGHT PAGES PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY BY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1939 THE NEWS-CHRONICLE COMPANY BOROUGH RECAPS S. EARL STREET State Asked to Make Repairs On Northern Section Thursday and Friday the borough recapped South Earl street between King and Orange streets.

One day was spent with the work on each side of the street. The old surface was away along the edge of the road and the whole street was covered with a fresh layer of amiesite. North Earl street, also in need of repair, is maintained by the state highway commission because it is a part of route 696, the Middle Spring road. The borough has requested that the state make repairs on the northern part of the street similar to the work done last week on the southern section. This brings near what councilmen hope will be a satisfactory conclusion to several months of discussion and negotiation about the condition of Earl street.

The council has sought for some time to induce the Pennsylvania railroad to rebuild its tracks, from foundation to surface. was started by the railroad more than a month ago on resurfacing of the track section of the street. The council brought pressure sure to bear upon the railroad and succeeded in having the company agree to remove and replace the ballast after respiking the rails. This was done and amiesite was used by the railroad in placing the new surface. The borough, in accordance with its agreement with the railroad, now has resurfaced its portion of Earl street, although it is not known when the highway department may resurface its portion of the street.

PLAYLET WILL BE GIVEN FOR CIVIC CLUB "Don't Tell A Soul" Will Be Principal Feature of Session Friday F.B.I. Man to Speak "Don't Tell a Soul" is the playlet to be presented at the meeting of the Civic club Friday evening 7:30 o'clock in the Blue Room at Morrison's, West King street. Included in the cast will be Mrs. Hiram Gill, Mrs. James smith, Miss Hazel Walters, Mrs.

Ralph Clement, Mrs. Ralph Potter, Mrs. G. Irvin Van Scyoc, Miss Martha Brown, Mrs. Walter Ellwein and Mrs.

Richard Wolfrom. This meeting, announced as president's night, will feature also a reception to new members, and presidents of clubs in nearby towns are expected to attend. A representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation will speak on "Fingerprinting." Mrs. James Michener, president of the Women's club of Mechanicsburg, will be guest soloist. Hostesses will be members of the executive board.

A social hour will follow the program. Most of the club business will be dispensed with at this meeting except receiving club dues. FIRST SNOW IS SEEN HERE Four to Six inches Fall in Mountains; Snow Plows Into Action Shirpensburg's first snow of this fall fell Saturday and Saturdey evening, while a heavy snowfall blanketed mountain regions nearby. In Shippensburg there were snow furries Saturday afternoon and a steady fall for a time Saturday night, leaving snow still visible on Sunday morning. A steady rain Sunday quickly took the snow away here.

In the mountains the snowfall Saturday evening was heavy. and it was reported that snow still remaining in Amberson and Path Valleys Monday made work on sup- erhighway construction projects impossible. From four to six inches of snow were reported in the North Mountain and in Path and Amberson Valleys. From an inch to three or four inches of snow fell in the South Mountain. Snow blows were used by the Denartment of Highways to clear off North Mountain highways.

Heavy snows were reported in Fulton countv and in much of the Allegheny region. Snows ranging up to a foot or more were reported in New England and the Atlantic coast was lashed by rain and high winds. Some kind of record was established by the speed with which Congress wound up its business and went home. LARGEST SEMI- THIS ISSUE 1844, AND THE ESTAB. 1875 PETER NYE DIES THURSDAY NIGHT Funeral Services Are Held Sunday at Mongul Peter D.

Nye, 71, of R. R. 1, died suddenly Thursday evening at his home near Shippensburg. Mr. Nye had been in poor health for some time, but his condition had not been considered serious.

He was active until a few minutes before his death. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Edgar E. Spatz in the Mongul United Brethren Church at Mongul Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with interment in the Mongul cemetery. Mr.

Nye was born here September 30, 1868, and had lived all his life in the Shippensburg vicinity. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Addie Nye; a brother, William Nye of Spring Run; a sister, Mrs. Noah Zook of Ableen, Kansas; seven daughters and two sons. The children are Mrs.

William Green, Mrs. Henry Weaver, Mrs. Harper Shoap, Mrs. Harper Hershey, Mrs. Harry Martin and Mrs.

Donald Rine, all of Shippensburg; Mrs. Paul Hershey of Lancaster, Elmer Nye of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Wilbur Nye of Bethlehem. ELECTION SET FOR TUESDAY; POLLS LISTED Voting Places Open at 7, Close at 8 O'clock in All Districts All State Votes Voters of Shippensburg and vicinity will go to the polls Tuesday along with those of the rest of the state to elect two state judicial officers and slates of county and borough or township officers. Polling places in the Shippeneburg vicinity are unchanged. The east ward will vote at the Clapper building, North Washington street.

The middle ward will vote the Municipal building, East King and Prince streets. The west ward will vote at the Cumberland Valley Hose company building, West King street. The west end precinct will vote at the Elliott building on Cumberland avenue, north of West King street. Shippensburg township will vote at the Pleasant Hill school on Fort street extended. The polls will be open at each voting place from 7 o'clock Tuesday morning until 8 o'clock Tuesday evening.

Three Town Youths Join Army Through Post Here Three Shippensburg young men have enlisted in the United States Army at the recruiting 'station which has been located in front of the Municipal building. Recruits from town are Lester Clippinger of 319 East Garfield street, John Russell of 21 East Orange street, and Sidney Zullinger of R. R. 3. They will take their posts immediately and are to be stationed at the medical department barracks in Carlisle.

Barnitz Envisions Lowest Tax Rate in State for Cumberland County in Future A possibility for a lower tax rate in Cumberland county next year and of a drop within a few years to the lowest rate in the state was expressed by George W. Barnitz, president of the Cumberland county board of commissioners and candidate for reelection, in a talk at a Carlisle rally Thursday evening. "There is a possibility that the mill rate of Cumberland county may reach the low in Pennsylvania within a year or two if good sound business practices are said Mr. Barnitz. "In fact some to taxpayers lower the of rate the this county year to asked three us mills and the matter was fully considered, but the decision again to lay the rate at four mills, the third from the lowest in Pennsylvania, was made because of our debt situation and land damages at West Fairview.

"When these taxpayers ed that the rate be lowered they did not know that more than 000 worth of serial bonds came due on the debt contracted years ago to build the concrete roads from Carlisle to Boiling Springs and Newville. This was also at a time when the order of the Public Utility commission demanded land damages in the West Fairview road relocation in the estimated amount of $40,000. "It then appeared that to reduce the millage in the face of these SHIPPENSBURG, LACK OF JOBS RETARDS POST OFFICE HERE Absence of 1939 Building Program Causes Spread of Earlier Programs Speed Is Slackened The fact that the Public Buildings Administration has no 1939 emergency construction program to worry about is one of the factors delaying construction of the Shippensburg post office, included in the 1937 program, according to information originating in Washington. In other words, the administration, faced with the prospect of running out of federal building jobs, has been and still is taking plenty of time in preparing, in market the buildings included the 1937 and the 1938 construction programs. On August 25, 1937, Congress appropriated $69,000,000 for construction of 437 offices.

federal buildings, principally port And, on 21, 1938, Congress appropriated $57,000,000 for 378 buildings. Expecting a similar appropriation in 1939, the Public Buildings Administration, then the treasury's procurement division, went ahead with its. 1937 and 1938 programs with customary speed. But Congress suddenly soured on spending money for new post offices, and funds for this work were not forthcoming in 1939. Officials of the PBA were somewhat perturbed.

They had employed a considerable number of draftsmen, architects and engineers to plan and build the structures approved each year. It became necessary to slacken the program, 50 that the administration would have work on hand at least through 1940 when it is hoped Congress once again will turn to its favored nroject, construction of new post offices. Accordingly, many employes were dismissed and the work delayed. Now that the site for the Shinbensburg post office has been selected, the administration hopes to have the project on the market within four to six months. Construction of the building will (Continued on page 8) S.

B. GLESSNER DIES ON SUNDAY Had Been Active Although 83 Years Old Samuel B. Glessner, 83, of 21 North Prince street, died at 8 o'- clock Sunday evening at his home. He had been ill since he suffered a stroke October 12. Mr.

Glessner was born at New Franklin December 28, 1855, the son of the late Peter and Lydia Staver Glessner. He was married August 4, 1881, to the late Miss Thyanna Staver, who died in 1921. Mr. Glessner farmed for 33 years, retiring in 1914. He was a member of Memorial Lutheran Church.

He had been in good health until he was stricken in October, and had worked in the garden all summer. He was active until a day or two before he became ill. Surviving are nine children, Mrs. Ralph Warden of town, Raymond Glessner of Waynesboro, Mrs. F.

V. Shade of town, Miss Mabel Glessner of town, Grover Glessner of Parker Ford and Miss Retta Glessner, Miss Nora Glessner, Frank Glessner and Irvin Glessner, all of town; 16 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, William Glessner of Chambersburg and F. E. Glessner Dazey, North Dakota, and a sister, Mrs. Edith Grove of Chambersburg.

Funeral services will be at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the home, conducted by the Rev. W. W. Barkley, assisted by the Rev. Edgar E.

Spatz and the Rev. Clarence Neal of Chambersburg. Burial will be made in Spring Hill cemetery. POST TO JOIN IN CARLISLE PARADE No Parade Here Is Slated on Armistice Day Because of the Americanism rade to be held in Carlisle on Armistice day, the Shippensburg post of the American Legion has cided not to hold the parade here this year, but to cooperate with the organization. Shippensburg ex-service men, both members of the Legion and non-members, will march Carlisle parade, which is scheduled for 9 o'clock Arrangements Saturday have been morning.

made by the Legion to provide, transportation to Carlisle veterans who wish to march. The contingent will leave the Legion home here at 8:15 Saturday morning. PRICE THREE CENTS WORTHY UNITS WORTHY UNITS ARE AIDED BY CHEST HERE Work of Community Nurse And Services of Band Are Described Each Has Place The Shippensburg citizen who contributes to the Community Chest during the week of November 19 to 25 will be giving support to 10 important community projects. Each plays a distinct part in the life of the community--a part that might not be filled if Community Chest support were not available. So that contributors to the fund may know exactly what their money, will do for Shippensburg, News-Chronicle presents a series articles describing the work done by each project which draws support from the Chest.

One of the most important factors in the health of the community is the community nurse project. The pursing program is carried on under the auspices of the Civic club and is administered by a special committee of which Mrs. W. E. Shapley is chairman.

The $1,200 item in the Chest budget for this work pays the salary of the community nurse. The equipment which she uses is furnished by the Civic club and most of her medical supplies are donated. She provides nursing service to all persons in the borough and responds to calls from families where there is sickness and from physicians who need her help. She makes 130 or more calls each month. Miss Margaret F.

Griffith, who has been nurse here for the past year, has earned the praise of local doctors and of persons for whom she has cared. She is a graduate of Germantown hospital in Philadelphia. In the course of her work Miss Griffith has come into contact with all classes of people. Those who are able to pay for her services are asked to do so, but help is never withheld because of inability to pay. In cases where they needed, clothing and bedding are supplied from a special chest maintained by the Civic club.

The nurse cooperates with the county welfare boards in reporting families who need help and on several occasions her observations have brought to light undesirable social conditions. By approaching local health problems in a broad way she is able to render definite service to the community in addition to that required by her professional duty. Last year the Community Chest supplied the Civic club with $1,300. Of this sum, $1,200 went to pay the salary of the community nurse and $100 went to the health committee. Mrs.

Charles Thrush, president of the Civic club, when asked to submit the club's budget to the officials of the chest for this year, asked for only $1,200. She explained that the health committee would not likely need the additional $100 this year because the committee had been successful in raising (Continued on page 5) SHIRT PLANT ADDITION WILL BE USED SOON Process of Occupying New Building Will Be Gradual Employes Are Added The new addition to the Shirtcraft company plant now is being placed in use, according to Gus Kaplan, manager. Occupation will not be completed until the end of the year. The new building is being put into service gradually, manager explained, because the plant is being kept very busy and a sudden reorganization would retard the production schedule. Part of machinery being installed in the addition is new.

The rest is being brought from other plants where it has been idle for some time. Most of the work to be done in the annex will be in the stitching department, but all will benefit from the expansion. The extra space and equipment will enable the factory to continue production at the present rate while reducing the hours of all workers in accordance with the federal wages and hours act, Mr. Kaplan said. Weekly hours for Shirteraft employes have been reduced from 44 to 42 in the past year.

Further 1e- ductions are contemplated. To compensate for the reduction in working time 40 new employes have already been added to the payroll. It is expected that 50 ers will be needed by the time occupation of the addition has been completed. The new building is by 100 feet and has 8.000 square feet of floor space. Its construction is brick and hollow tile and its walls have insulating properties which will make the building warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

Its heating system employs fans which may be used in summer to circulate cool air. Large windows provide abundant natural light for the new rooms. Five From Here Make Indiantown Gap Trip Five men of this section who are members of battery 166th field artillery, Pennsylvania National Guard, Waynesboro, left Saturday for the National Guard maneuvers at Indiantown Gap this week. They are Lieut. Walter Plasterer of town, Corp.

Floyd Plasterer of Dry Run, Corp. Erwin Howland and Privates Amos Howland and William Burkhart of town. EASTERN STAR CONCERT SET Harrisburg Group to Offer Program Here Thursday Evening at 8:15 Thursday evening at 8:15 the Eastern Star will present the Quartet Harrisburg soloists in a concert at the Public school auditorium. This program will include contralto and baritone vocal solos, instrumental numbers and a reading. Theodor Karhan, violinist, will play Bach's "Air on String." and works of Godowsky-Heifetz, DeFalla and Saraste.

Miss Etta Miller, pianist, will play two pin numbers, including the familiar "Valse in Sharp Minor," and works of Dett and Lecuona. Vocal numbers will include a group of Paul Lawrence Dunbar's songs, the spiritual "My Lord, What a Morning," and two other contralto solos by Mrs. Mildred Eshelman. Abram Dewhirst will sing two groups, including Brahms' "Sapphic Ode" and "The Green Eyed Dragon" by Charles. At the close of the program Mrs.

Eshelman and Mr. Dewhirst will sing Schubert's "Serenade" as a duet, with a violin obligato by Mr. Karhan. A reading, "Dishonor," by Nan Wallace, will be given by Mrs. Eshelman.

The soloists come highly recommended and are very popular in their home city of Harrisburg. Their appearance here has been arranged under the direction of Miss Minnie B. Bolan and Mrs. Anna B. Eshelman, of the Shippensburg the Eastern Star.

This Week's Weather Weather outlook for week of November 6. North and Middle Atlantic States: Rain about Wednesday: generally fair latter part of week. No extremes in temperature indicated. Temperature will likely average near normal. EDUCATION WEEK BEING OBSERVED Special Programs Planned On National Theme American Education week is being observed in the public schools and at the Shippensburg State Teachers college this week.

Theme of the observance will be "The American Way of Life," topic selected by the National Education association and being used this week throughout the nation. First of the week's special activities was to be the meeting of the Parent-Teacher association on Monday evening and the open house at local schools just preceding it. A special school assembly will be held at the college laboratory school on Wednesday afternoon at 2:15. Letters have been sent to parents of all children in the school inviting them to visit the school time during the week. At they college several special classroom activities are planned.

and on Wednesday the senior class will lead an assembly program built on the theme, "The American Way of Life." L. E. CREAMER DIES FRIDAY Former Councilman, ad Been Ill Seven Weeks; Rites Monday Lawrence E. Creamer, 48, of 18 South Queen street, a former borough councilman, died at 6:30 o'- clock Friday evening in the Carlisle hospital after an illness of seven weeks. He had been in the hospital three weeks.

Mr. Creamer was born in Newburg October 12, 1891, the son 1 of Jacob E. Creamer and the late Mary Catherine Creamer, He was a machinist by trade and had been employed for 30 years at the Domestic Engine and Pump company here. He served a fouryear term as councilman, from 1932 to 1936. He was a member of the Vigilant Hose company, serving as treasurer for 10 years, from 1926 to 1935.

He was a member of the Church of God. He had lived in the Shippensburg vicinity most of his life. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Maude Creamer; his father, Jacob E. Creamer of town; two sons, Eber Creamer of Carlisle and Paul Creamer at home; a daughter, Mrs Catherine Crusey of Carlisle; one grandchild and two brothers, Oren of town and Brenton Creamer of Waynesboro R.

R. 1. Funeral services were at 2 o'- clock afternoon at the home, conducted by the Rev. M. C.

Manning. Burial was made in Spring Hill cemetery. Miss Mildred Shuman Wed To H. Keeseman Miss Mildred Shuman, daughter of Eber Shuman of Newburg R. was married to Herman Keeseman, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Keeseman of Shippensburg R. R. 1, Saturday at Winchester, Virginia. The Rev.

George Stover, pastor of the United Brethren Church at Winchester, performed the ceremony. Townsend Club To Meet The Townsend club will meet at 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening in the clubroom in the Staver building. All members are urged to bring questions that they would like answered. NO JUDGMENT HANDED DOWN IN VOTE CASE Judge Watson Davison Hears Arguments on West End Ballots Monday Injunction Continued A decision is expected soon in the contest over the local option election held September 12. A hearing on the petition for an injunction to restrain the Franklin county commissioners from certifying the returns of the West End precinct to the Cumberland county commissioners was held before Judge Watson R.

Davison in the Franklin county court room at Chambersburg Monday morning. After listening to arguments for an hour and fifteen minutes, Judge Davison ordered the temporary injunction continued until a judgment is handed down. It is not known when the judge will be ready to announce his decision. Attorneys for the plaintiffs contended that the ballots cast in the West End voting are invalid because they differed in wording from the ballots used the rest of the borough. If the ballots are found invalid, the granting of lilicenses, ballots will are continue.

counted, If Ship- the quor, pensburg goes dry by majority of seven votes. Ballots used in the West End read, "Do you favor the granting of licenses in the West End Shippensburg district." In Cumberland county districts the ballots read "Do you favor the granting of licenses in the borough of Defendants claimed that the case is not within the jurisdiction of the court of equity because they said no rights of the plaintiffs are being infringed. The attorney for the countered by saying that of the ballots would injure the holders of licenses. Proper handling the case, according to defendants. would be to certify the ballots to the State Liquor Control board and then raise the issue in a court of appeals.

Judge Davison was in a jovial mood and at one point in the hearing spent several minutes commenting on the unusual position of Shippensburg. He said that to his knowledge it is the only borough in the state which lies within two counties. Concerning election procedure, he raised the question of whether or not it is proper for the Franklin county commissioners to certify returns to the commissioners of Cumberland county. or if both counties should not certify their returns to state authorities in Harrisburg. Well Baby Center To Meet For Toxoid Test The Well Baby center, sponsored by the Civic club, will meet at the Old Court House Thursday afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30 o'clock.

Dr. S. G. A. Brown will be the examining physician and Miss Lillie B.

Funk will be in charge of the records. Hostesses will be Mrs. W. A. Swanker, Miss Florence Hull, Mrs.

Walter Ellwein and Miss Mildred Angle. All members are requested to be present for the toxoid test. Arrested for Conduct Herman Strock of town, and Joe Surrick and Hobart Blankenbecker of Roxbury were arrested by ough police Saturday night on charges of disorderly conduct. Posting cash forfeits of $5 each, they were released to appear for hearing Monday evening. fixed obligations we would wipe out our $50,000 surplus and encumber our income for 1939.

I am happy to report to you that we paid our serial bond obligation and, through the efforts of our solicitor, Russel B. Updegraff, the damages at West Fairview have been amicably settled to the satisfaction of all concerned at a saving of more than $20,000. is business management like this and legal opinion like this that will enable Cumberland county to maintain if not reduce a low tax rate. Under the present trend I will predict that as our debt is reduced our tax will likewise duce and that it will only be a matter of a few years when berland county will have the lowest and not the next to lowest tax rate in Pennsylvania. "When we consider that all the counties surrounding us have er tax rates we must wonder why The conditions are much the same, the people are of very much the same race and breeding.

One and only one reason why Dauphin and Franklin counties have six tax, Perry and York eight mills and Adams seven mills is because we have different business methods in Cumberland county. The election of a Democratic ticket means that the people approve of this tax program for Cumberland county. Truly the election of 1939 is a business proposition," declared Mr. Barnitz. POST OFFICE MIGHT LOOK LIKE THIS 11 Above is shown the new post office representatives of the Shippensburg office visited recently to inspect.

favored suggesting a somewhat office building here. Because of Shippensburg building will be more bethtown building, with a narrower longer side on North Penn street. building at Elizabethtown, which Chamber of Commerce and post The Shippensburg representatives similar design for the proposed post differences in lot dimensions, the of an oblong shape than the Elizafront on East King street and.