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echo VOLUME56.NO. 7. ELIZABETH VILLE, APRIL 14, 1949 1 1.50 -A YE Aft IN ADVANCE SINCLE COPY, THREE CENTS Announce Rural Cantata-Drama In School Principals NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS jQCALS Easter Egg Hunt For Children Friday The Elizabethville Civic Club will sponsor the annual Easter Egg Hunt for children of the community tomorrow, Friday afternoon. Children up to and including ten years of age who wish to participate, will assemble at the school house on Broad Street, at 2:00 P. M.

Name Teacher To Local School Faculty The Board of Directors at a meeting last week, elected Miss Eloise iL. Noble, of Milanvillo, Wayne County, as teacher of commercial subjects and coach of the girls' basketball team, of the borough schools, Miss Noble will succeed Miss Helen Berner of Pottsville, who has resigned after serving three years as commercial teacher in the local schools. Local Rotarians To Mark Anniversary The fifth anniversary of the Elizabethville Rotary Club will be observed at the meeting Monday, April 25th, when the annual Ladies' Night program will be held. The Club will not meet April 18th, because of the convention of the 181st District Rotary International, to be held on the Dickinson College Campus, Carlisle, April 17-19. The convention will open with a service in the college chapel Sunday evening, when Dr.

Clyde Lynch, president of Lebanon Valley College, Annville, will be the speaker. Business sessions will be held Monday and Tuesday. A meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association will be held in the school auditorium Thursday, April 21st. The program for the coming year is to be planned at that time, The School Band Association will sponsor a card party in the school auditorium Friday evening, April 29th. An Easter program, to include a motion picture on a religious subject, will be presented during the assembly of junior-senior high school students, prior to the beginning of the Easter recess today.

The school athletic field was recently rolled in preparation for the baseball season. The School Band will pr is annual Spring concert in school auditorium Sunday, 24 at 2:30 P. M. under the t.l ntl Tv TTiTrr 0.11 PK 1 The Ko-Mur-Shal Club will hold a Sock-Hop Dance in the schoql auditorium Friday, April 2 8:00 P. M.

A feature of the evening be a Cinderella Dance when a pai of shoes will be awarded the girl whose feet fit the shoes. Tickets may be purchased from any member of the Club. Refreshments will be sold. WIN LEAGUE OPENER WITH HALIFAX HIGH Elizabethville opened the 1949 Upper Dauphin School League season with a 7-1 win over Halifax, at that place Tuesday afternoon. The Blue and Gold nine clinched the victory with two runs in the first inning and Halifax scored its lone marker in the second.

Mattis on the mound for the visitors yielded three hits and Sweigard for Halifax yielded eight. Ik EUB Church Sunday The religious cantata-drama, "On The Third Day" will be presented in Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church, town, Sunday evening at 7:00 o'clock. The service is a combination of music and drama and is a narrative of the events of the last week in the home of a Roman Centurion whose child has been stricken, but is healed by a garment for which the soldiers cast lots at Christ's crucifixion. The cantata will be directed by Miss Annette Romberger, and the drama cast will be directed by Mrs. D.

R. Buxton who is also playing a leading role. Special staging and lighting will be used. ENTERTAINED AT PARTY Mr. and Mrs.

Hiram S. Tschopp entertained at a party at their home last Thursday in honor of their son David, who observed his sixth birthday anniversary. Present were: Stanley Buehler Jimmie Radel, Paul Deibler, Walter Weida, Jimmy Buffington, Ronald Cooper, Anna Sultzbaugh, Martha Jane Hain, Rae Ann Caldwell, Sallie Lehman, Connie Weida, Linda Buffington, Dwight Tschopp and David Tschopp, all of town. WILL MARK FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mirs.

Charles H. Mum-ma, 3949 North 6th Street, Har risburg, will observe their fiftieth wedding anniversary April 22. They were married in Elizabethville. Mrs. Mumma is the former Miss Anna Leiter of Elizabethville.

Mr. Mumma is a native of Lykens and is a retired employe of the Penn sylvania Railroad Company. Mr. and Mrs. Mumma have resided in Harrisburg the pust forty-five years.

REPUBLICAN WOMEN TO MEET APRIL 28 The regular meeting of the Elizabethville-Washingtoii Township Council of Republican Women will be held at the home of Mrs. Edward Messersmith, 242 Spruce Street, town, Thursday, April 28, at 8:00 P. M. A social will follow the meeting. SINGERS IN RIFE CHURCH The Prim Singers of Harrisburg will present a sacred concert in Forney's Evangelical United Brethren Church, Rife, Sunday, April 24 at 8:00 P.

daylight saving time. An offering will be received. BETHANIANS MEET TUESDAY The regular meeting of The Bethanians of Salem Lutheran Church, town, will be held in the church parish room Tuesday, April 19 at 8:00 P. M. Mrs.

Annie Eby and Mrs. R. 0. Hoover will be hostesses for the meeting. RETURNS FROM EUROPE Pfc.

Lawrence K. Leitzel recently returned home after serving nearly three years with the Army in Germany. He is the son of Mrs. Alma E. Leitzel of Gratz.

COMPLETES ARMY COURSE Cpl. Alfred E. Deibler of the U. S. Air Force recently completed the airplane instrument mechanics course at Chanute Field, Illinois.

Cpl. Deibler, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Deibler, Spruce Street, town, entered the service in August, 1946.

NEW COAL PLANT IN OPERATION A new plant for the preparation of fine sizes of coal was placed in operation at Sheridan, near Tower City, last week, by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. The plant had been under construction since last year. WILL HOLD SOUP SALE Members of Class No. 10 of Salem's Reformed Sunday School will hold a vegetable soup sale at E. T.

Romberger's Garage, West Main Street, Saturday, April 23, beginning at 1:00 P. M. Patrons are asked to provide containers. JUNIOR HISTORIANS MEET IN MAY A conference of the Pennsylvania Federation of Junior Historians will be held in the Forum of the State Education Building, Harrisburg, May 19-20. The conference will follow five regional meetings to be held in various parts of the State.

Name Officers Clayton Vogle of Williams town, was elected president at tile meeting of the Dauphin County School Principals' Association in the Elizabethville High School last Thursday. Other officers are: vice-president, C. W. Eisenhart, Steelton; secretary, M. D.

Rudisill, Lykens; treasurer, O. B. Baldwin, Swatara Township. Clair Moser, field representative for the Pennsylvania State Education Association and State Senator Paul Wagner of Tamaqua were speakers at the meeting. i BIRTH RECORD Mr.

and Mrs. Nelson Koppen-haver of Elizabethville, announce the birth of a son at the Harrisburg Hospital, April 4, 1949. Mrs. Koppenhaver is the former Miss Geraldine Chubb. Mr.

and Mrs. Homer Schaffer of Halifax R. D. 2, announce the birth of a son at the Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, April 6, 1949. Mrs.

Schaffer is the former Miss Alma Henninger. CLASS TO MEET TUESDAY The regular meeting of the Good Cheer Class of Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Sunday-School will be held in the church social room Tuesday, April 19 at 7:45 P. M. All members are urged to attend. SCHOOL RECESS BEGINS TODAY The Easter recess for borough school will begin today and continue through Monday.

Classes will resume Tuesday morning at 9 A. M. SHOW PICTURE IN ST. JOHN'S CHURCH The motion picture titled. "Journey Into Faith" will be shown in St.

John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, Thursday, April 21 at 7:45 P. M. This will be the concluding service of the series which have been conducted during the Lenten season. -A cordial invitation is extended. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Marriage license applications filed at the Dauphin County Courthouse include; Clarence N.

Wetzel, Berrysburg, and Elsie E. Swab of Halifax. Francis D. Crosson, Millersburg and Mary R. Rissinger, Halifax R.

D. 2. Mark L. Walkinshaw, Williams-town and Lura E. Bahner ef Hebe.

NAMED PRESIDENT OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Miss Anna L. Deppen of Dalmatia, member of the Junior Class at Cedar Crest College, Allentown, was recently elected president of the Women's Athletic Association. She is serving as secretary of the association this year. Miss Deppen is the daughter of Mr. and Mis.

Raymond C. Deppen of Dalmatia and is a graduate of the Lower Mahanoy Township High School. ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schmink of Wiconisco, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Ellen M.

Schmink to James E. Nice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Nice of Halifax R.

D. 1. Miss Schmink is a graduate of the Lykens High School and is employed by the Bell Telephone Company. Mr. Nice served with the U.

S. Marine Corps and is now employed by the Harrisburg Daily Market. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Dr. D. M.

Melchoir, principal of the Girard High School, Phila delphia, will be the speaker for commencement exercises of the Tower City High School, June 3rd. Dr. Melchoir is a graduate of Gettysburg College and received h3 doctor's degree in Pedagogy at Bucknell University, Lewisburg. He is the author of the book, "My Worth To The World." JOINS LAW FIRM Robert L. Rubendall of Harris burg, formerly of Millersburg, who has been a law clerk to Judge Robert E.

Woodside the past two years, will join the law firm of Hull, Leiby and Metz- ger, Harrisburg, this week. Mr. Rubendall is a son of the late Charles W. Rubendall of Mil- lersburg. He is a graduate of the in 1948.

During World War II he served in the United State Navy. School Schedule The following schedule of games for baseball teams of Ly kens Township Schools has been announced as follows: April 14 Kessler's school at Shepley's school; Kissinger's at Gise's. April 20 Kessler's at Kissing, er's. April 22 Kissinger's at Shep- ley Salada's at Kessler's. April 27 'Kessler's at Gise's.

April 29 Shepley's at Kessler's. May 6 Kessler's at Salada's; Shepley's at Kissinger's. May 13 Kissinger's at Saladas. May 20 Salada's at Kissing er's. ORGANIZE DAUPHIN-PERRY LEAGUE Organization of a four-team Dauphin-Perry League was ef fected at a meeting at Halifax last Thursday evening.

Kenneth Piltz of Halifax was named president and Newton Nob-let of Halifax was chosen secretary-treasurer af the league. Teams represented in the League this year are the Pen-brook Pirates, Halifax, Newport and Dauphin. A split season has been planned with each team playing fifteen games each half. Winners of the two halves will meet in a postseason series of seven games for the league title. The first half of the season will open May 7 and close June 28 and the second half will begin July 3 and close August 14.

WALBORN LEBO Miss Geraldine Lebo of Kil linger was wed to Marion F. Wal-born of Millersburg in David's Re formed Church at Killinger, April 2nd. The double ring cere mony was performed by the pas tor, Rev. E. E.

Ehrhart. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Lebo of Killinger.

She is a graduate of the Millersburg High School and of the Polyclinic Hospital School of Nursing, Harrisburg, where she is a member of the nurses' staff. Mr. Walborn is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe E.

Walborn of Millersburg. He Is a graduate of the Millersburg High School and served with the Army Air Force in the European Theater during World War II. He is associated with his father in the shoe retail and repairing business in Millersburg. Mr. and Mrs.

Walborn will reside in Millersburg. MARRIED AT HALIFAX PARSONAGE Harrison Wells of Elizabethville and Larue B. Shomper of Halifax R. D. were married at the par sonage of the Halifax Reformed Church Monday evening, at 7:00 clock, ihe ceremony was per formed by the pastor, Rev.

G. W. Moyer. The couple was unattended. Mr.

Wells is employed by the Ebersole Quarries, Elizabethville. SET DATES FOR FARM SHOW The Pennsylvania Farm Show Commission announced this week that the 34th annual State Farm Show will be held January 9-13, 1950. Loyalton Mr. and Mrs. William McDonald of Wilmington, Delaware, visited her parents, 'Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Johns, during the week end, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Troutman, Elizabethville R. Mrs.

Amanda Hoffman and J. T. Neiman of Berrysburg, visited Charles Troutman on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Donald Matter announce the birth of a daughter, Marcella Ann, April 6, 1949. Mrs. Matter was formerly Miss Mar garet Bruner. Mr. and Mrs.

L. L. Mattem and daughter Patricia of West Lawn were visitors at the home of Charles and Woodrow Mattem on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Johns, Mrs. J. P. Johns, Mrs. William Matter, Mr.

and Mrs. William McDonald were guests of Rev. and Mrs. Glenn Matter at Millersville on Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Claude Miller were honored at a dinner at their home on Sunday in observance of their twenty-second wedding anniversary, Edward Bechtel and family have moved into the apartment in the Bechtel store property, and Mr. and Mrs. Marlin E. Johns have moved into the property vacated by the Bechtels.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Hoffman and Rev. and Mrs.

P. B. Gipple of Ephrata were visitors at the homes of Mr. Hoffman's father and sister, W. L.

Hoffman and Mrs. Ralph Snyder, on Monday. Chester Reitz of Holtwood, Pa. spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

William Reitz, West Broad Street. Mrs. Edwin Gruber of Eliza- bethtown and Mr. 'and Mrs. Thomas Glodek and son Thomas of Camp Hill, were guests of Mis.

Virgie Swab, West Broad Street, during the week end. Mrs. George Halbig and children Ronald. Beverly, and Gretchen of Silver Spring, Maryland, are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

F. P. Mar-gerum. Mrs. Josephine Rich, formerly of Harrisburg, a guest at the Kepler Convalescent Home, will ob serve her ninety-seventh birthday anniversary tomorrow.

Mr. A. M. Wingeat of Landis-burg, also a guest at the Kepler Home, will observe his 96th birthday anniversary in July. Mr.

Phillip Shadle and his mother, Mrs. G. W. Shadle of Glenside, and Mrs. Mame Fry of Williamstown were guests of Miss Mary and Miss Cardella Shadle on Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kahler afid daughter of Elizabethtown spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hoover, Spruce Street. Elmer Troutman, West Main Street, is a patient in the Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, where he underwent a surgical operation on Tuesday.

His condition is reported as satisfactory. Among students home for the Easter recess are Robert Hoover and Wilbur Buffington Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove; Louis Kratzer, Muhlenberg College, Allentown; Charles Shadle, Gettysburg College; and Owen Hoover, Eckels School of Mortuary Science, Philadelphia. Donald Miller of Upper Darby visited his mother, Mrs. M. A.

Miller, this week. Captain and Mrs. Homer Hearn and son Gary, and Mrs. Dora Or-win of Wormleysburg, were guests of Mrs. Lulu Matter last week.

Captain Hearn, a nephew of Mrs. Matter, and his family recently returned to the United States from Japan, where he had been stationed several years with the U. S. Air Force. Mrs.

Joseph Celano and children Anthony and Angela, of Hatboro, are guests of her mother, Nora Messersniith, West Street. Mrs. Main A. DANIEL GOOD A. Daniel Good, age 82 years, died at his home in Loyalton on Tuesday.

He was a former mill-right and had conducted a store at Loyalton many years. Mr. Good was a son of the late Daniel and Sarah (Hess) Good and was a native of Loyalton. He was a member of Salem's Reformed Church, Elizabethville. Survivors are his wife, Mrs.

Gertie N. Good; four sons, Leonard D. Good, Millersburg R. Earl F. Good, Loyalton; John W.

Good, Harrisburg; and Clarence D. Good of iMt. Pleasant Mills; two daughters, Miss Effie Good of Clayton, New Jersey and Mrs. Arthur Miller of Loyalton; one brother, Solomon S. Good, Loyalton; twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be held from the residence at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev. A. L. Zechman, pastor of the Lykens Valley Reformed Charge, will officiate and interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville.

Friends may call at the residence Friday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. MRS. ELLEN M. PHILLIPS Mrs. Ellen Miranda Phillips, age 74 years, widow of Isaac Phillips, dipri nt.

the VinmA nf hnv Iniiirht-Ar Mrs. Charles Riland, Millersburg R. on Monday. She was a mem-1 ber of St. John's Lutheran Church, I 'Berrysburg.

Mrs. Phillips was the daughter of Michael and Hannah (Tressler) Emerick and was a native of Northumberland County. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Riland, and a grandson. Services will be held.

from the Hoover Funeral Home, Berrys- burg at 2 o'clock this Thursday afternoon. Rev. P. O. Reitz, pas- tor of St.

John's Lutheran Church will officiate, and interment will be in St. John's Church Cemetery. HALIFAX Ab II A Posavec 3b, 3 0 0 0 12 T. Enders cf, 3 0 2 0 0 0 Well ss, 3 0 0 0 0 0 Sweigard 3 0 0 2 1 0 J. Miller 3 1 1 12 2 0 Pof'berger If, 2 0 0 0 0 0 Flohr If 0 0 0 0 0 0 Freeland lb, 2 004 0 1 Singer 2b, 2 0 0 0 0 0 G.

Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mumma rf, 2 0 0 0 0 0 Peck 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 1 3 18 4 3 E'VILLE Ab A Boyer 3b, 4 2 10 10 Hechler 2b, 4 1 2 0 4 0 Reisch' ss, 4 112 10 Mattis 3 110 11 Troutma'n lb, 2 1 0 7 0 0 Breit 3 0 2 10 1 0 Snyder rf, 3 0 0 0 0 0 Keiter cf, 3 1110 0 Cook If, 3 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 29 7 8 2L 1 SERVICES IN LUTHERAN CHURCH Services will be held in Simeon's Lutheran Church, Gratz, at 10 A. and in Salem Lutheran Church, town, at 7:30 P. by the pastor, Rev. W. Z.

Artz, on Good Friday, April 15. In Salem Church, town, the early Easter Service will be held at 6:30 A. M. followed by the Easter Sunday School Bally at 9:30 A. M.

A concert violinist of the Netherlands will be guest solo ist at this service. There will be a baptismal ser vice at 3 :00 P. and Holy Communion will be administered Easter Sunday evening at 7:00 o'clock. The taster cantata, "Memories of Easter Morn" by Allen J. Lor-onz, will be rendered by the church choir, Sunday evening, AprH 17th at 7 o'clock.

WILL RETURN TO JAPAN Miss Betty Knecht of Tower City will sail next week from Seattle, Washington for Tokyo, Japan, where she will be employed at Army General Headquarters. Following the war, during which time she served as a Lieutenant (j. in the Waves, Miss Knecht had been employed at General Headquarters in Tokyo two years, before returning home last September. She was also an instructor of English at the Tokyo Imperial University. Miss Knecht is a graduate of Gettysburg College and a daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. W. K. Knecht of Tower City. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS iDeeds filed for record at the Dauphin County Courthouse include: Aaron N.

Hoffman to Bruce E. Myers, two tracts of 76 acres in Wayne Township. James F. Mace to James B. Mace, tract in Lykens Township.

John D. Palmer to Paul W. Hoffman, dwelling in Jackson Township. Clarence Deibert to Willard A. Deibert, two tracts in Lykens Township.

Ray A. Klinger to Roy 0. Kes-ler, tract of 24 acres in iLykens Township. Mrs, Carrie L. Bopp to Cora M.

jTroutman, tract along Front Street, Halifax. MRS. KATIE HESS Mrs. Katie Hess, age 74 years, died at her home in Gratz Saturday morning. Mrs.

Hess was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Wolfe and was a native of Northumberland County. Her husband, Harvey Hess, preceded her in death six years ago. Survivors are the following children, MoJlie, Mrs.

Laura Evitts, Edna and Walter, all of Gratz; one grandson; one sister, Mrs. Minerva Wertman, of Shamokin; and three brothers, N. D. Wolfe and William Wolfe, both of Sun-bury; and Morris Wolfe 'of Paxinos, Services were held from the residence at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Rev.

R. C. Hillegass, pastor of the Berrysburg Evangelical Congregational Charge, and Rev. A. L.

Zechman, pastor of the Lykens Valley Reformed Charge officiated. Interment was made in the Gratz Cemetery. MRS. J. ADAM SNYDER Mrs.

Elizabeth Snyder, age 71 years, wife of J. Adam Snyder, died at her home near Pillow Sunday morning. She was a daughter of John H. and Catharine (Hoke) Witmer, and was a member of Salem Reformed Church, Pillow. Survivors are her husband, three daughters, Mrs.

Walter Rowe and Mrs. John Buoher. Pillow; Mrs. Carl Zimmerman, Killinger; fourteen grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two brothers, Joseph Witmer of Pil- lbw, and John Witmer of New Cumberland. Services will be held from the Marlin Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, at 10 o'clock Thursday with further services in the Pillow Reformed Church.

Rev. Richard T. Schellhase, pastor of the Pillow Reformed Charge, anil Rev. Walter Wagner, pastor of the Dalmatia Lutheran Parish, will officiate and interment will be in Grandview Cemetery, Pillow. TWIN COUNTY LEAGUE OPENS APRIL 30 The twelve-team Twin County League will open the season's play with games on Saturday, April 30th.

Playing rosters of the various teams were approved at a meeting Monday, and the schedule of games is to be submitted at the League meeting next week. Member teams of the league are: Valley View, Hegins, Gratz, Berrysburg, Dalmatia, Hubley, Orwin, Williamstown, Lykens, Loyaltpn, Elizabethville and Mil-lersburg. REMODEL MILLERSBURG CHURCH Use of the auditorium of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Millersburg, which was recently remodeled, was resumed with services on Palm Sunday, in charge of the pastor, Rev. J.

W. Emerick. In addition to other changes, the auditorium was redecorated and a new pipe organ was installed. Dedication services will be held Sunday, May 16, at 10:30 A. when Rev.

Dr. Dwight Pitman, president of the Central Synod of the United Lutheran Church of America will deliver the sermon. EASTER SEAL SALE CLOSES APRIL 17 Bulk of the funds received from the annual Easter Seal Sale, now being conducted by the Tri-County Crippled Children's Association, will be retained locally to help handicapped boys and girls it has been announced. Ben Johnson, the Society's Easter Seal chairman, said 70 per cent of the funds will be retained by the local organizations. Of the overall total, 91.7 per cent will be retained in Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Society for Crippled Children and Adults will receive 11.7 per cent of the funds and the National (Society for Crippled Children and Adults 8.3 per cent. The local is affiliated with both organizations. Mr. Johnson said the funds allowed the Pennsylvania and National Societies are used for services which the Tri-County Crippled Children's Association In turn receives and benefits from. The Seal Sale started March 17 and will continue until April 17.

Contributions will be used to continue the program of helping the 800 handicapped boys and girls in the local area. MRS. MINNIE MATTER Mrs. Minnie Matter, age 94 years, widow of Harry Matter, died at the home of Mrs. Stella Paul, Gratz, Saturday morning.

She had been a resident of Berrysburg most of her life. Mrs. Matter was a daughter of the late Daniel end Elizabeth (Schlegel) Paul and was a native of Mahantongo, Township, Schuyl-kill County. She was a member of Salem's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg. Nieces and nephews are the only survivors.

'Services were held from the Paul residence at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev. A. Levan Zechman, pastor of the Lykens Valley Reformed Charge officiated and interment was made in the United Brethren Cemetery at Berrysburg. MARY ANN MOYER Mrs.

Mary Ann Mayer, age 80 years, a former resident of Berrysburg, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Dockey, Brownsville, Texas on Sunday. Mrs. Moyer was a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Kline) Uinholtz, and was a native of Gratz. Her husband, Milton Moyer, preceded her in death.

Her daughter, Mrs. Dockey, is the only immediate survivor. Services will he held from the Hoover Funeral Home, Berrysburg, at 2 :30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. A.

Levan Zechman, pastor of the Lykens Valley Reformed Charge will officiate, and interment will bo in the United Brethren Cemetery at Berrysburg. Friends may call at the Funeral Home Saturday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. United States Senator Karl E. Mundt of Dakota, will be the speaker at the closing session jof the conference Tuesday eve ning. PREPARE FOR SCOUT CAMPOREE Members of Boy Scout Troop 86, of town, W.

A. Flory, Scoutmaster, held a hike on Saturday in preparation for the Keystone Council camporee to be held at the area camp near Loysville. Following the hike when trailing tests were given, the boys gathered at the Scout camp east of town, where they practiced fire-building, cooking and setting up camp. The day's program was closed with a Council fire. CLOUDS PREVENT VIEW OF ECLIPSE Heavy clouds prevented view of the moon's eclipse Tuesday night, by residents of this region.

The earth started moving between the sun and the moon about 8 :30 o'clock, and the eclipse was total at 10:28 P. M. The eclipse was televised from Philadelphia by means of cameras which were focused through powerful telescopes. DIVISION PLANS MEMORIAL SERVICE The annual memorial services. of the 28th Division will be held Sunday, May 22, at 1:30 P.

at the Division's memorial shrine at Boalsburg, Center County, it has been announced. The services are conducted by the Society of the 28th Division in conjunction with the State Department of Military Affairs. More than 6,000 persons are expected to attend. Major General N. D.

Cota of Ardmore, retired, who commanded the 28th Division during World War II, is the director of the Boalsburg Shrine. FUNERAL HELD FOR WIC ONISCO VETERAN Funeral services for Pvt. Joseph Welker, age 22 years, of Wiconisco, whose body was recently returned from Europe, were held in the Evangelical Congregational Church at Wiconisco, Sunday afternoon. The pastor, Rev. C.

S. Engle officiated and interment was made in the Wiconisco Cemetery. Military rites were conducted by members of the Lykens American Legion Post. Pvt. Welker was the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Welker of Wiconisco and was a graduate of the Wiconisco High School. He served with the 80th Division of the Third Army, in Europe, and was killed in action in Belgium, January 15, 1945. HARVEY C. BATDORF Harvey C.

Batdorf, age 58 years, of West Main Street, died in the Harrisburg Hospital Thursday evening, following a brief illness. Mr. Batdorf was a son of the late Thomas and Mary (Peters) Batdorf and was a native of Loyalton. He is survived by two daughters and three sons, Mrs. Arlene Gibson of Birmingham, Alabama; Mrs.

Robert Hoke, Elizabethville; Clarence Batdorf, San Mateo, California; and Roy and Floyd Batdorf, both of Harrisburg; and eight grandchildren. Other survivors are three brothers, James E. Batdorf of Lykens; Oscar M. Batdorf, Halifax; Adam S. Batdorf, Loyalton; five sisters, Mrs.

Frank Gunderman, Lykens R. Mrs. Thomas Dewees of Millersburg; Mrs. Leon Shultz, Harrisburg; Mrs. Herbert Buffing-ton, Elizabethville, and Mrs.

Frances Lentz, Halifax R. D. and four step-children. Services were held from the Score by innings Halifax 010 000 01 E'ville 201 022 7 Runs batted in, Hechler, Reisch, Breit, 4. Two-base hits, Hechler.

Stolen bases, Boyer, Hechler, Mattis, Keiter, 2. Home runs, Reisch. Bases on balls, Mattis, Sweigard, 2. Struck out by Mattis, 11; Sweigard, 14. Umpires, Spicher and Long.

Score-keeper, James Hoke. UPPER DAUPHIN SCHOOL LEAGUE (Lower Divuion) SCHEDULE OF GAMES April 19 Elizabethville at Dalmatia; Millersburg at Halifax; Berrysburg at Gratz. April 22 Gratz at Halifax, Berrysburg at Dalmatia; Elizabethville at Millersburg. PILLOW LODGE TO HOLD CARD PARTY A public card party will be held in the Pillow lodge hall Friday, April 22 at 8:00 P. under sponsorship of the Daughters of America lodge of that place.

Refreshments will be sold. HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT Accidents investigated by State Police of the Lykens sub-station: 1948 1919 Accidents investigated 17 Motor Vehicle, fatalities 0 Motor Vehicle, injuries 14 Pedestrian, fatalities 1 Pedestrian, injuries 0 20 1 17 0 0 STATE POLICE SAY The law says that anyone who participates "in any physical endurance test, or race or speed contest, with a motor vehicle on any highway" is guilty of reckless driving. Drive lawfully and be safe. residence, West Main Street, at i Millersburg High School, Colgate 2 o'clock 'Monday afternoon. Rev.

i University and the Dickinson Law A. Levan Zechman, pastor of School, and was admitted to prae-Salem Reformed Church, Eliza-' ice in the State Supreme Court bethville, officiated, and inter- ment was made in Maple Grove Cemetery..