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djo VOLUME55.NO. 13. ELIZABETHVILLE, MAY 27, 94 8 I.60A YEAR IN ADVANCE SINGLE COPY, THREE CENTS V. F. W.

To Sponsor Locals Complete Plans For Memorial Day Plans have been compteted for fhpi nf Mpmni-inl DaV Commencement Pro-grams In Schools Rev. A. R. Shank, astor of the Camp Hill Methodist Church, was the speaker at the Elizabethville High School commencement pro TSgt. and Mrs.

Ralph M. niiu uiii iiaijm in, Daily Bible School In Loyalton Church A Daily Vacation Bible Schcol will be held in Immanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church, Loyalton, Kev. C. E. Strohl, pastor, June 1 to 11.

Classes will be conducted from 9 a. m. to 11 a. and all children are invited to attend. Instructors of the school are: Director, Rev.

C. E. Strohl; Beginners, Mrs. C. E.

Hoover, Mrs. Park Program Opens Wednesday The Youth Recreation Center will open in the Borough Memorial Park, Wednesday, June 2, at 9:30 A. M. The Center is being sponsored by the American Legion Home Association and parents are invited to enroll their children for a guided recreational program during the summer months. Activities will include archery, volley ball, soft ball, bowling.

If there is sufficient interest, an Civic Club To Elect Officers Tuesday Nomination and election of officers for the ensuing year will be held at the June meeting of the Elizabethville Civic Club, Tuesday, June 1, at 8 o'clock in the High School auditorium. Mrs. Clarenoe Swab is in charge of the program, which will include games, cards, and folk dancing. The annual strawberry fete, a feature of the June meeting, will be in charge of Mrs. Martin Rowe.

i Hoke, and daughter Barbara, of here, Monday, May 31. Chicopce, Massachusetts, are visit- The program will be held in ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maple Grove Cemetery, in the af-Humer Hoke, Elizabethville, R. ternoon, with Mr.

Ray E. Taylor, I of Harrisburg, Past Dauphin Wilbur Buffington stu- County Commander of the Ameri-dent at Susquehanna University cai Legion, as the speaker. In Plan Boy Scout Camporee June 4-6 Final plans for a camporee to be held June 4, 5 and 6, were made at the regular meeting of Boy Scout leaders of Upper Dauphin County, at the American Legion Home, Millersburg last week. Thirty-eight members, representing every Scout unit in the district, were in attendance, The camporee will be held at the Scout Camp in Upper Armstrong Valley, south of Elizabethville. Thomas Miller, Chief Scout Executive and Morris Sachs, member of the Harrisburg Area Council, attended the meeting, and told of the plans for enlargement and improvement of the case of rain the program will be held in the high school auditor ium.

Veterans will assemble at the Ameiiean Legion Home at 1 aA ItV.ft iUWflUftJ IllUllllllg, proceed from there to decorate 'the graves of war veterans in Mntfpr's. OiikHiili. Raker's. St. John's Church and Old Stone Church cemeteries.

Units of the first division, in-: eluding the Colors and Guards, 1 veterans and veterans' organiza- haver, Betty M. Lebo, Miriam P. tions, band, the Reliance Hose Co. 1 Markel, Shirley E. Markel, m.I Ham Mlllxr Richard E.

Selin-grove, is spending a vaca- tic-n with his parents, Mr. Mis. Wilbur Buffington Sr. an( Arnold Lebo, stationed with the Army at Biggs. Field, El Paso, Tpvns.

is RnMtiilinr lanvo wilh his parents, Mr. and Mi's. Homer Lebo, West Main Street. Miss Marilyn J. Miller, student at Ursinus College, College-ville, returned hume yesterday to spend a vacation with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Miles V. Miller. Mr. Frank Reed, Spruce Street, who had been a patient in the Geisinger Memorial Hospital, Danville, returned to his home on Saturday.

Mr. Reed was injured in an automobile accident May 13 th. Salem Lutheran Church of town closed its Used Clothing Drive last week. Five hundred pounds of clothing was packed and shipped to European countries. Clair Romberger and Raymond Buffington of the U.

S. Marine Corps, are spending leaves at Loysville Area Camp. The next meeting of Upper Dauphin officials will be held at the Upper Armstrong Valley Camp June 24, when a picnic supper will be served. LYKENS COMMENCEMENT HELD TUESDAY Commencement exercises for thirty-one members of the grad uating class were held in the Lykens High School auditorium Tuesday evening. MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM AT HALIFAX MONDAY A program in observance of Memorial Day will be held at the Halifax Cemetery Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock, following a parade.

Mr. William E. Miller, secretary-manager of the AAA Motor Club of Harrisburg, will be the speaker. The program will be conducted by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts of Halifax. D-N-S LEAGUE Score! of the Week- May 22 Tower City 14, Halifax 11 Dauphin 15, Berrysburg 0 Millersburg 5, Herndon 0 Dalmatia 12, Elizabethville 3 May 23 Halifax 16, Tower City 4 Dauphin 13, Berrysburg 6 Millersburg 13, Herndon 4 Elizabethville 10, Dalmatia 7 May 20 Elizabethville 7, Herndon 3 Millersburg 11, Tower City 1 LEAGUE STANDING their homes after completing Commander of Post 0343, Veter-basic training at Parris Island, ans 0f Foreign Wars, will be as Carnival June 2-5 The annual carnival, sponsored by Post 6343, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Eliza(beiihville, will be held on West Broad Street, town, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, June 2-5.

In addition to other features, the program will include the following entertainers: Wednesday, June 2, "Oklahoma Thursday, June 3, "101 Ranch and Friday, June 1 4, "The Fabulous Dick Grimm and his orchestra will furnish music for square and modern dancing Saturday night, June 5. Members of the Post are asked to assist at the carnival during the four-night program. WILLIAMSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES CLASS Baccalaureate services for the graduating class of the Williainstown High School were held Sunday evening. Forty-six members of the class received diplomas at commencement exercises in the high school auditorium Tuesday e'uning, when Dr. Inne Kovacs, was the speaker.

Announce Junior Baseball Schedule The 1948 season schedule of the Upper Dauphin County Junior Baseball League was announced last week by Newton Noblet of Halifax, league president. Gratis was admitted to the league following the withdrawal of Dalmatia. Other member teams are: Dauphin, Halifax, Millersburg, Elizabethville and Wil-liamstown. The season will open Tuesday, June 1, and close August 5. The schedule of games is as follows: June 1 Williamstown at.

Elizabethville Gratz at Millersburg Halifax at Dauphin June 3 Elizabethville at Halifax Dauphin at Gratz Millersburg at Williamstown June 7 Elizabethville at Gratz Millersburg at Dauphin Williamstown at Halifax June 10 Dauphin at Elizabethville Halifax at Millersburg Gratz at Williamstown June 14 Millersburg at Elizabethville Gratz at Halifax Williamstown at Dauphin June 17 Elizabethville at Millersburg -Halifax at Gratz Dauphin at Williamstown June 21 Hal-fax at Elizabethville Gratz at Dauphin Williamstown at Millersburg June 24 Elizabethville at Williamstown Millersburg at Gvatz Dauphin at Halifax June 28 Gratz at Elizabethville Dauphin at Millersburg Halifax at Williamstown July 1 Elizabethville at Dauphin Williamstown at Gratz Millersburg at Halifax July 6 Williamstown at Elizabethville Halifax at Dauphin Cratz at Millersburg July 8 Elizabethville at Halifax Dauphin at Gratz Millorsburg at Williamstown July 12 Williamstown at Halifax Elizabethville at Gratz Millersburg at Dauphin July 15 Dauphin at Elizabethville Gratz at Williamstown Halifax at Millersburg July 19 Millersburg at Elizabethville Williamstown at Dauphin Gratz at Halifax July 22 EHzabethvillle at Millersburg Halifax at Gratz Dauphin at Williamstown July 26 Halifax at Elizabethville Gratz at Dauphin Williamstown at Millersburg July 29 Elizabethville at Williamstown Dauphin at Halifax Millersburg at Gratz August 2 Gratz at Elizabethville Dauphin at Millersbuig Halifax at Williamstown August 6 Elizabethville at Dauphin Williamstown at Gratz Millersburg at Halifax gram last evening when thirty- five members of the class received their diplomas. Richard Buffington and Betty Rowe, were the student speakers. Members of the class are: Florence A. Amig, Eugene J. Bastian, Joanne M.

Ruflinirton. Richarl L. Buffinsr- ton, William S. Collier, Arlene Hnnnpr. MvIas K.

Deibler. I Russell L. Deibler, Guy Ditty, Lmwood C. Dockey, Carl h. Uun- leavy.

Donald E. Grimm, Harold H. Hain, Frances M. Harman, Franklin R. Herb, Elma V.

Hoke, Eileen G. M. Klinger, Barbara J. Koppenhaver, Sara M. Koppen- Romberger, Betty J.

Rowe, Joyce; M. Kowe, l.flarles aeneiuier, Irene Schreffler. Royce P. Spicher, Robert L. Spotts, Roho L.

Warfield, Dean E. Naomi M. Witmer, Shirley L. Zechman, Jean JM. Zimmerman.

Honor students: first honors, Jean M. Zimmerman; second honors, Charles L. Scheidler. Awards presented during the program, were: American Legion and P. 0.

of A. lodge awards to eighth grade students: Earl Watkeys and Constance Reed. Elizabethville Rotary Club Awards: Richard L. Buffington and Harold Hain. Civic Club Awards: Shirley Markel.

American Legion Essay Awards: Betty Rowe, Shirley Zechman and Jean Zimmerman. PROGRAM FOR BERRYSBURG GRADUATES Hon. William S. Livengood State Secretary of Internal Af fairs, was the speaker for com mencement exercises of the Ly- kens Valley Vocational High School, Wednesday evening. Student speakers were Eugene Markel, Phyllis Miller and Dean Schreffler.

Baccalaureate services were conducted Sunday evening when Rev. R. C. Hillegass, pastor ot he Evangelical Congregational Church, Berrysuig, delivered the sermon, and the class night program was presented MorWay evening. Members of the graduating class are: Mary G.

Baker, Ella.R. Chubb, Robert L. Engle, Fearl K. Howard, Harold H. Kocher, Eugene W.

Markel, Phyllis C. Miller, Walter E. Miller, Dean E. Schreffler, James M. Stine, Jean L.

Wagner, Daniel L. Warner, Stanley L. Wiest, Susan L. Wolfe, and Robert E. Wolfe.

The Citizenship Pvize, donated by Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Troutman, was awarded to Miss Phyllis C.

Miller. LETTERS IN ESTATE The Harrisburg Trust Com-nanv is named executor of the es tate of J. Patrick Nestor, accord ing to the will filed for probate at the Dauphin County Courthouse. Mr. Nestor, a Lykens manufacturer for many years, died at his home there May 15.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Deeds filed for record at the Dauplfin County Courthouse include: Kermit W. Klinger to Allen A. Wiest, tract along the Gratz-Klingerstown road in Gratz. Roger C. Schwalm to Lloyd A.

Gussler, two. lots in Upper Pax-ton Township. Harrison C. Klinger to Walter E. Novinger, tract along route 209 in Upper Paxton Township.

Iva A. Miller to Arthur D. Hoff man, two lots in upper Township. John P. Kessler to Wilmer J.

Long, four lots in Elizabethville. HARRY E. SNYDER Harry E. Snyder, age 81 years, died at the home of his son, Ralph E. Snyder, in Lenkerville, on Friday.

He was a member of the Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church and Odd Fellows Lodge of Millersburg. Survivors aie one son, Ralph E. Snyder; a sister, Miss Lame Snvder. and a brother, Charles Snyder of (Millersburg; and five grandchildren. Services were held from the Rlegle Funeral Home, Millersburg, at 2 o'clock Monday after noon.

Rev. S. A. sitier, pasiur ui C. E.

Strohl, Miss Carolyn Riegel; Primaiy, Mrs. Maik Klinger, Miss Elva Hassinger; Juniors, Mrs. Paul Brunei, Miss Lorelta Lahr. WILL HOLD STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL A strawberry festival, spon sored by the Women's Missionary Society of St. John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, will be held on the church lawn Wednesday, June 9, beginning at p.

m. Music will be furnished by the Berrysburg Novelty Band. In case of rain the festival will be held Thursday, June 10. REELECTED PRESIDENT OF MINISTERIUM Rev. Dr.

Emil E. Fischer was re-elected for a five year term, as president of the Lutheran Min-isterium of Pennsylvania and Adjacent States. Sessions of the convention, being held in the Holy Communion Church, Philadelphia, will close today. NAMED TO MILLERSBURG FACULTY Mr. and Mrs.

James Larkin have been elected supervisors of the boys' and girls' physical education departments of the Mil-lersburg schools. They will assume their duties in the Fall. Both Mr, and Mrs. Larkin are graduates of the Lock Haven State Teachers College. Mr.

Larkin, who is a veteran of World War II, is a member of the Hummelstown High School facility, and Mrs. Larkin has. been physical education instructor in the Curtin Junior High School, Williamsport. PLAN SUNRISE SERVICE The annual sunrise service of the Men's Brotherhood of the Methodist Church, will be held at Keffers on Sunday, June 20. Rev.

J. R. Hart, D. Ph. rector of the Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, will be the speaker.

LESHER STRAUB Miss Jeanne S. Straub and Clair E. Lesher, both of Herndon, were married at the parsonage of the Lutheran Church, Urban, Saturday evening, by the pastor, Rev. R. L.

Alderfer. The bride is the daughter of George Straub, and Mr. Lesher is the son of and Mrs. Clair F. Lesher, Herndon.

PICNIC MARKS CLOSE OF SCHOOL The annual picnic for pupils of Martin's School, Washington, Township, Mrs. Harper Hochland-er, teacher, was held May 19. Present were: Wayne Lauden-slage-r, Annette Laudenslager, Richard Sponsler, Helen Sponsler, Jean Herb, Lynn Deibler, P'aya Sponsler, John Sponsler Nancy Lebo, James Weaver, Donald Deibler, Robert Lawrence, Marian Johns, Floris Matter, Patsy Spotts, Margaret Florence Hoke, Phyllis Markel, Shirley Spotts, Shirley Matter, Mrs. Boyer, Mm Bros-ious, Mrs. Deibler, Mrs.

Lawrence, Mrs. Markel, Mrs. Sniffer, Mrs. Sponsler, Jacob Wertz, Mr. H.

C. Hochlander. The following boys and girls have had a perfect record of attendance during the 1947-48 term: First year pupils Larry Boyer, Lamar Rothermel, Winifred Bros-ius. Second year pupils David Branchick, Daniel Branchick, Wil-lard Weaver. Third year pupils Millie M.

Herman, Evelyn A. Laudenslager. Average attendance of pupils: 30. Percentage of attendance during the year: 96. Pupils eligible for promotion to fourth year classes are: Robert W.

Bonawitz, Albert L. Deibler, Eugene A. Feidt, Robert H. Kol-va, Kenneth E. Koppenhaver, Richard E.

Lawrence, M. Dean Lebo, Larry D. Shiffer, Millie M. Herman, Nancy L. Herb, Janet M.

Hoy and Evelyn A. adult program will be planned for one night each week. CHANGE LIBRARY HOURS Effective Tuesday, June 1, the Elizabethville public library will be open from 6 to 8 p. Mrs. W.

J. Daniel, librarian, has announced. BIRTH RECORD Mr. and Mrs. Gor-don Coleman, 10 Water Street, Newport, Delaware, announce the biith of a son, Richard Gordon, May 14, 1948.

Mrs. Coleman was formerly Miss Edna Steely, Ly-kens, R. D. 1. ENTERTAINED AT HOME Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Hain, Elizabethville, R. entertained members of the graduating class of the ElizabethviUe High School at a party at their home Monday evening. Present were: Arlene Danner, Shirley Zechman, Eileen Klinger, Barbara Koppenhaver, Elma Hoke, Miriam Markel, Jean Zimmerman, Sara Koppenhaver, Betty Lebo, Frances Harman, Joanne Buffington, Joyce Rowe, Shirley Markel, Josephine Koppenhaver, Miss Jane Stitt, Miss Sara Scollon, Miss- Jane Schwartz. Royce Spicher, Donald Grimm, Richard Romberger, William Miller Robert Spotts, Guy Ditty, Russell Deibler, Miles Deibler, William Collier, Franklin Herb, Carl Dunleavy, Eugene Bastian, Linwood Dockey, Roho Warfield, Jack Snyder, John Hoke, Harold Hain; Mr.

and Mis. Alfred Hain and son, of Lykens; Mr. and Mm. Norman Hain and children, Mr. and Mrs.

Emory Markel and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hain. WED IN MILLERSBURG CHURCH Miss Rosella J. Erdinan, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Allison Erd-man, of Lenkerville, was ved to Richard M. Silks, in Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church, Millers-burg, May 15. The pastor, Rev. S.

A. Sitler, officiated. The couple was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Dean Carl of Herndon R.

D. Mrs. Silks is employed by the Muskin Shoe Company, Milleis-burg. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Silks, of Lenkerville, and is employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. ACCEPTS CHURCH POSITION IN FLORIDA Rev. Dr. Edwin Keboch, ot Harrisburg, will leave the position of executive secretary of the Central Pennsylvania Methodist Conference Board of Education to become minister of education of the Riverside Park Methodist Church, Jacksonville, Florida, it was announced at the annual meeting of the Conference at Clearfield, last week. Dr.

Keboch will assuma his new duties June 1. It was stated that Mrs. Keboch has been elected assistant minister of education in the Florida church. Dr. Keboch has been executive secretary of the Central Pennsylvania Conference Board of Education thirty-two yeais.

He founded the training camp at Newton Hamilton, and the Dickinson Summer School and Lead ers-hip Training Work in 19-1. He is chairman of the committee on week-day religious educution, State Council of Christian Education, and is also executive head of the "Crusade for which seeks increased enrollment and average attendance in church schools of the Central Pennsylvania Conference. PROPOSE LIFETIME AUTO-MOBILE TAG A Study Committee of the Pennsylvania Legislature has recommended issuance of a single lifetime automobile license plate, instead of the present sets of two tags issued each year. The committee's recommendation, it was stated, was submitted to the Joint State Government Commission for presentation to the 1949 session of the W. L.

Pet. Elizabethville 6 2 .750 Dalmatia 6 2 .714 Dauphin 5 2 .714 Millersburg 5 3 .625 Berrysburg 3 4 .429 Halifax 2 4 .333 Herndon 2 6 .286 Tower City 1- 7 .125 MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Marriage license applications filed at the Dauphin County Courthouse include: Kenneth E. $traub, Elizabethville R. and Alice K. Wade, Berrysburg.

AUXILIARY COUNCIL TO MEET JUNE 5 The Tri-County Council, American Legion Auxiliary will meet at Palmyra Saturday, June 5. Delegates from the Lykens, Williamstown and Gratz Auxiliaries will attend. WICONISCO COMMENCE. MENT TONIGHT Commencement exercises for the graduating class of the Wico-nisco High School will be held in the school auditorium this Thursday evening. Baccalaureate services were held Sunday morning.

HIGHWAY DEATHS INCREASE IN MARCH The Bureau of Highway Safety reports that highway fatalities totaled 130 persons in March of this year, compared with 110 in March, 1947. During the first three months of 1948, 331 persons lost their lives in highway accidents, compared with 340 during the same months last year. There were ten highway fatalities in Dauphin County during the first three months of 1947, and 5 fatalities for the first quarter of 1948. FILE PLAN FOR ADDITION TO BOROUGH Plans were filed at the Dauphin County Courthouse this week for annexation of a part of Upper Paxton Township to Millersburg Borough. Also filed was a borough ordinance approving the annexation.

The section included in the plans, is situated east of the present borough line. It begins at East Street along the State highway and extends northward about two blocks to include the extension of Union Street. The annexed land would become part of the First Ward of the borough. County Units To Share Motor Funds Auditor General G. Harold Wagner has approved payment of $2,476,825.32 to cities, boroughs, first and second class townships in the Commonwealth.

The money represents the quarterly distribution out of a $20,000,000 appropriation from the Motor License Fund, as provided for by the 1947 legislature. Payments to Dauphin County municipalities will include: Harrisburg, $9592.13. Boroughs: Berrysburg, Dauphin, Eliabethville, Gratz, Ha'i-fax, Highspire, Hummelstown, Lykens, Middlotown, Millersburg, Paxtang, Penbrook, Roy-alton, Steelton, Uniontown, Williamstown, $355.34. Townships: Swatara, Conewago, Deny, E. Hanover, Halifax, Jackson, Jefferson, Londonderry, Lower Paxton, Lower Swatara, Lykens, Middle Paxton, Mifflin, Reed, Rush, S.

Hanover, Susquehanna, Upper Paxton, Washington, Wayne W. Hanover, Wioonisco, Williams, $178.01. HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT Accidents investigated by Stale Police of the Lykens sub-station: 1917 19-18 Accidents investigated 22 Motor Vehicle, fatalities 0 Motor Vehicle, injuries 22 Pedestrian, fatalities 0 Pedestrian, injuries 0 UIUU, Willi lHll. will form on South Market Stree: at 1:45 p. m.

and d. m. and move from there to West Broad Street The second division, to include Boy and Girl Scout Troops, School Band, School students, and other units, will form on West Broad Street. The parade will move at 2 p. m.

over the following streets: East on Broad to Moore Street, south on Moore to Main, west on Main to Church Street, north on Church Street to Maple Grove Cemetery. The program, to be in charge of Sidney Goldman, Past Commander Post 404, American Le gion; and Herman wimcomu, follows: Invocation, Rev. H. S. Kiefer.

Music, School Band. Remarks, Post Commanders. Address, Mr. Ray Taylor. Music, Baud.

Prayer, Rev. A. Levan Zecd-man. Placing of Garland on Veterans' Memorial Circle. Salute to the dead, by the Firing Squad.

Taps. Star Spangled Banner. Benediction, Rev. W. 55.

Art. INVITED TO JOIN IN MEMORIAL PROGRAM All war veterans, civic and fraternal organizations, school students, and others, are invited to participate in the Memorial Day program and parade here, Monday, May 31. Units of the parade will form on South Market and West Broad Streets, and the parade will move from West Broad Street at 2 p. m. HOLD FUNERAL FOR DAL-MATIA SOLDIER Funeral services for Pfc.

Elmer W. Wald, Dalmatia World War II veteran, whose body was re cently returned to the United States, were held from the Hoover Funeral Home, Dalmatia, Saturdatv afternoon. Further services were held in the Dalmatia Lutheran and Reformed Church and interment was made in the Dalmatia Cemetery. Members of the Dalmatia American Legion Post conducted military rites. Pfc.

Wald was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wald, and was born January 14, 1917. He enlisted in the 190th Medical Detachment October 19, 1940 and was assigned to overseas service in August, 1942.

He was killed in France, December 16, 1944. Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Anna Bohner Wald, Dalmatia; one brother, Peter Wald, Dalmatia; and three sisters, Mrs. William Troutman, Bloomsburg; Mrs. George Wise, Philadelphia, and Lulu Wald, of Dalmatia.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR LIEUTENANT B1LLMAN Funeral services for First Lieutenant J. Donald Billman, who was killed in action in France September 27, 1944, wefe Wei from the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Billman, Herndon, Sunday afternoon. Further services were held in the Lutheran and Reformed Church, with the Rhv. J. M. Singer and Rev Charlc A.

Snyder, officiating. In- terment was made in the Hern r-nn Cemeterv. where military rites were conducted by the Alvin Long American Legion Post of Dalmatia. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, Fred Billman, member of the faculty of Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove; Tl. a I i.uuin V'Uiuiina.

ucjr ai m- sons ot ana Mrs. uarvey Romberger and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Buffington. Mrs.

James Lentz is the guest of her son-in-law and diuightcr, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Campbell, Hollidaysburg. Jesse Sheetz has returned home for the summer vacation, after completing his second year of study at Elizabeth-town College, Elizabethtown. Miss Mildred Kocher, a teacher in the Williba, Kentucky schools, is spending a vacation at the home of her father, Fred Kocher.

Mrs. Joseph Celano and daughter Angela, of Hatboro, are guests of her mother, Mrs. Nora Messersmith, West Main Street. G. Fred Botts, Registrar of the Warm Springs Foundation, Warm Springs, Georgia, and Mrs.

W. J. Haste, of Washington, D. are guests of their brother, C. Russell Botts, and family.

Charles Shadle, Gettysburg-College student, is spending a vacation at the home of his mother, Mis. Mildred Shadle. Rev. J. 0.

Zechman of Cave-town, Maryland, visited his parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Zechman, this week.

NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS Twenty children attended the pre-School Clinic conducted in the local schools this week. Baccalaureate services Sunday evening opened Commencement week for members of the Senior Class. Commencement exercises were held Wednesday evening, A special assembly program will be held Friday morning when athletic awards will be presented. Final reports will also be issued tomorrow. CHAPLAIN ASSIGNED TO JAPAN Captain Thomas G.

Hepner, Chaplain, was recently transferred from the Twentieth Air Force Headquarters on Guam to the Headquarters of the Far East Air Forces in Tokyo, Japan. Captain Hepner is the son of Mrs. Susie Hepner of Herndon, and entered the service in January, 1943. His is a former pastor of the Evangelical Congregational Churches of Williainstown and Dauphin. PROGRAM IN SCHOOL AUDITORIUM A "Breakfast In Hollywood" program will be presented in the EHzabethviile High School auditorium Saturday June 12, at 8 p.

m. The program will ba sponsored by the Ladies' Bible class of Fet-terhoff's Sunday Halifax R. D. 1. I i SCHEDULE OF GAMES May 29 Halifax at Elizabethville May 3t Millersburg at fauphin Berrysburg at Dalmatia Tower City at Herndon May 31 Halifax at Dauphin Dauphin at Halifax Millersburg at Elizabethville Elizabethville at Millersburg Tower City at Berrysburg Berrysburg at Tower City Herndon at Dalmatia Dalmatia at Herndon Twin County League Scores of the WeeJc May 19 Hubley 14, Orwin 4 May 20 Valley View 4, Williamstown 3 May 22 Gratz 15, Hegins 6 Hubley 9, Williamstown 7 Loyalton 12, Valley View 1 Lykens 11, Orwin 2 May 23 Loyalton 6, Valley View 4 Gratz 4, Hegins 1 Hubley Twp.

8, Williamstown 6 Lykens 9, Orwin 1 SCHEDULE OF GAMES May 29 Hegins at Valley View Orwin at Loyalton Williamstown at Lykens Hubley at Gratz May 30 Lykens at Williamstown Gratz at Hubley Valley View at Hegins Loyalton. at Orwin May 311:30 Gratz at Lykens Loyalton at Williamstown Hubley at Valley View Hegins at Orwin May 316:00 Valley View at Hubley Williamstown at Loyaltbn Lykens at Gratz Orwin at Hegins Robert Billman, Herndon; and Grace Evangelical United Bretn-two sisters, Miss Evelyn Billman ren Church officiated, and inter-ofi Philadelphia, and Mrs. George meat was made in Oak Hill Cem-Wolfe, of Herndon. etery..

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