The Morning Herald from Hagerstown, Maryland • Page 28

28 THE MORNING HERALD, HAGBRSTOWN, MD. Wednesday; Dec. 27,1967 Water Meter's Wrong, Heh? Shhh Don't Tell Anybody By I RICHARDSON Many people don't trust ulil- ity meters. They know that when little wheels begin to turn, sooner or later a bill arrive in the mail, and they're sure it's going to be bigger than it should. ers.

suspicious customers quenlly save the city money. viced by the City Water Deparl- "Most meters that are off are Maintenance crews service and repair 700 to 1,000 meters each year. Customer complaints are responsible for at least 150 ills. Crews dispatched to answer slow. In other words, they're working in the customer's fav or, says Jack L.

Holden. Holden runs tests for accur- But in the case of water met- acy on all water meters ser a request examine lines immc- Word-Master's Award Martha Seaman, right, presents Susan Whitesell with a citation for placing first in the Civitan Club essay contest in the Chesapeake district. Al Roth, Civitan essay chairman holds the plaque naming Miss Whitesell the sixth place winner in the international contest. The plaque will be displayed at the essay- diately for leaks. They then remove the two and three-inch meters, used by most custom ers, to the department's repair shop on W.

Memorial Blvd This shop saves the city an werage of $10 on every meter that would normally be servic ed privately. In what he calls a testing bench, looks like a long Holden can hook up as many as six meters in a row. To test, he runs exactly 100 gallons of water through the meters into a tank, then compares meter readings. For an error of 3 per cent, for example, a meter woulc read 103 for the measured 100 gallons. Holden tests each meter several times at different rates of flow.

If a customer is being cheat ed, the error is never more than 3 or 4 per cent, says Hold en. He tells of a test made re cently on a a in dustry's 10-inch meter, an enor mous mechanism costing $5,600 new. Results showed that only 5 per cent of the water flowing through the meter was register ing. The customer had 'been get ing the remainder of the water free of charge. Although water costs only 40 cents per thousanc ist's alma mater, North Hagerstown High gallons, the company could School.

Miss Seaman was Miss Whitesell's have paid for the entire meter English teacher last year. Miss Whitesell, the over again with the money sav daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whitesell says William M. Breichner, wrote the winning essay on citizenship.

She is superintendent. presently a freshman at Pembroke College in all," he says. County, Area Obituaries TESTING 1 Jack L. Holden gets i at the Water Department's repair shop. Most ready to shoot water through a row of meters meters check out slow, he says.

Miami Police Chief Rattles Machineguns At Protestors William M. Price William Milton Price, 70, of 460 McDowell died sud denly Tuesday morning at his home. He was born in Luray, Va. son of the late James and Flora Jenkins Price. He was employed with Reisner Manufacturing for the past 10 years.

He is survived by wife, Mrs. Lillian Kendle Price, son, James Price, Pomona, sisters, Miss Ethel Price, Luray, Mrs. F. L. Roccioano, Baltimore; brothers, Leo i Stanley, Floyd Price, Lu- The body was removed to Rest Haven Funeral Chapel where friends may call.

Funeral services will be held at the chapel Friday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Harry Angle officiating. Burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the chapel Thursday evening 7 to 9. Robert F.

Tewalt Robert Franklin Tewalt, 53, husband of Lena Tewalt died Mathias, Sunday. He was the son of John ana Edith Autt Tewalt, and was born and spent his entire life in Hag- Ilc a member of the First Brethren Church, where he was a trustee, teacher of the Men's Bible Class and presiden of the Layman's Organization. He was employed at Clarence Martin's Supermarket in Hagers town, serving as produce man ager for 17 years. Surviving besides his wife are daughters, Mary Patsy and Lin da Tewalt; brothers Raymom R. and Lester G.

Tewalt; all Hagerstown; stepchildren, Mis Mary Martha Simmers, Harrison burg, Rt- 2, Mrs. Jean Yoncey. Miss Nancy Cauldwell, both of Harrisonburg. William A Cauldwell, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs Jane Robertson, Bergton, Va. seven step-grandchildren; sisters Mrs.

Catherine Martin of Clea Spring and Mrs. Fay Benedict Hagerstown; several nieces anr nephews. The funeral will Thursday Dec. 28 at the Mathias Brethre Church with the Rev. S.

C. Ben choff officiating. The body was tafcen to ers town. He was thi Lindsey Funeral Home in Har risonburg, Va. Friends will received until Thursday.

Buria will be in Mathias Cemetery. Joseph E. Knott Sr. A funeral mass for Josep E. Knott Sr.

will be celebrate this morning at 10 o'clock at S' Mary's Catholic Church wit Msgr. Daniel McGrath officia ing. Interment in Rest Have Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will ushers of the church. Mrs.

Mary M. Thompson CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -Mrs. Mary M. Thompson, died Monday evening at he home after an illness of days.

She was the widow of Georg Jacob Thompson. Mrs. Thompson was born a Clear Spring, daughter of th ite Charles and Susan Mc- llister Hull. She was a member of the Trin Lutheran Church of Lemas- ers, Pa. She is survived by children, Irs.

Orville Williams, Lemast- rs, Mrs. Aden Angle, hambersburg Rt. hompson, Greencastle; Mrs. louffer, Mercersburg Rt. "illiam Thompson, Mercers- urg, Rt.

Mrs. Garnett Rifle, emasters, Miss Dorothy and John J. Thompson, both Chambersburg, Rt. broths, Clyde Hull, Thomas; oy Hull, Chambersburg; Mas- and Richard Hull, both of t. London, 11 grandchil- ren and four great grandchil- ren.

Funeral services will be held hursday at 2 p.m. from the immerman Funeral Home in jreencastle, the Rev. Harry nd Janet Ray officiatiug. Bu- ial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle. The family will re- eive friends at the funeral home his evening 7 to 9.

Elmer A. Stone Elmer Allen Stone 83, hus- and of Mrs. Hattie Keeiiy 'tone, Boonsboro Rt. 2, died al tie home of his son Elmer A. Itone Jr.

of Boonsboro Rt. 2. 'uesday morning after a leng- hy illness. He was born near Boonsboro on of the late Allen M. am lidney McBride Stone.

He was former member of Ml. Car mel EUB Church where he ervcd at Sunday School super ntendent for 25 years. He was resenlly a member of Mt. Nebi 5UB Church of Boonsboro. He vas a former member of the Board of Directors of the Boons ioro Bank and the Washington County Board of Education.

Hi was a retired farmer and flor si. Mr. Stone would have ob served his 60th wedding anniver sary February 25. Besides his wife and son hi survived by two daughters Mrs. Mary E.

Gross, Hagers own; Mrs. Pauline Mann, Cumberland; four granc children and one great grand daughter. Funeral services will be helc the Bast Funeral Home i Boonsboro Thursday at 2 p.m by the Rev. William Herpich as sisled by the Rev. Harry Angl and the Rev.

Theodore Elser Entombment will be in Boonsboro mausoleum. The fam ily will meet friends at the fu neral home this i 7 to 9 and 'directors of Boonsboro Bank will serve a pall bearers. Jlri. Violet Hammond Mrs. Violet H.

Schetromp Hammond, 57, of 313 Wedge wood Harrishurg, die at the Policlinic Hospital, Har risburg, Monday afternoon. She was a daughter of Fran and Mary Schetrompf of Buc Valley, Pa. Mrs. Hammond leaves hu: band, Roy (Shorty) Hammond brothers, George Schetrompf Berkeley Springs, W. an James Schetrompf of Buck Va ley; sister, Ruby Schaff LARGEST SERVICE MEAT DISPLAY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY HOG SALE Porto Tenderloin lb.

89c Spare Ribs lb. 59c Pork Roast li. 59c Shoulder Pork Chops lb. 59c Fresh Picnics lb. 39c Fresh Country Sausage 59e Floss Sauer Kraut Mb.

can lOc LEWIS COSS MARKET Rt. Jl N. at State Line Open 'Til 10 RE 9-8197 hambersburg, three half- rothers, Stanley Schetrompf of lear Spring, a chetrompf and Blair Sclic- rompf, both of Buck Valley; alf-sisler, Beulah Williams of uck Valley. Viewing will be at the Zim- lerman Funeral Home at 4100 onestown Harrisburg, from 7 to 9 p.m. today, crvices will be at the Buck alley Methodist Church, Buck alley, at 2 p.m.

Thursay with the Rev. Charles M. errin officiating. Burial will be i the Methodist Cemetery. Mrs.

Betty Jane Welch Mrs. Betty Jane Welch, 39, 43 Red Oak died Tues- afternoon at Washington ounty Hospital. She was born in Ilagerstown, daughter of Charles and Eve- Kann Baker. Mrs. Welch as a member of St.

Paul's uthcran Church, Funks- own, and she was recording ecretary -o! the South Hagers- own High School band boos- rs. Besides her parents, Mrs. Welch husband, Jack 1 eughters, Jacquelyn Brenda Cynthia L. and Linda all home. Services will be at 11 a.m.

'hursday at the Minnich Fun- ral Home with the Rev. Don Id Brake officiating. Buria vill be in Rest Haven Cemetery, The family will receive friends the funeral home from 7 to tonight. Mrs. Maggie Willis Mrs.

Maggie M. Willis of Van ouver, died December 12 following a long illness. Among her survivors is a son fohn A. Willis of Tammany Ma nor, who flew to Washington in December 23. Burial will take place today in Vancouver.

Stephen Sandala Stephen C. Sandala, 73, wh resided on Falrview Mountai; near Clear Spring, died Sunday evening at the Williamspor Sanitarium. Born and reared at Greens he had resided i Washington County for the pas 20 years. He is survived by a sister Mrs. Mary Kakolewski, Secau where the funeral will be conducted Friday.

Burial will be in Crest Haven Cemetery. Clifton, N.J. Mrs. Nellie Frush Mrs. Nellie Matilda Frush, 70, wife of Norman V.

Frush, near St. Paul's, died Tuesday at noon at the Washington County Hospital. Born and reared in the Clear Spring District, she spent her entire life in that area. She was Lhe daughter of George B. and Nancy Suffecool Sword.

Mrs. Frush was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, ear Clear Sprung. Surviving besides husband re daughters, Mrs. Marietta lowc, Hagerstown: Mrs.

Doris eibert, Clear Spring; and sis- cr, Mrs. Ruth Bartlcs, Big pring. The body was taken to the fu- eral home of A. K. Coffman, vhcre the funeral will be con- MIAMI, Fla.

(AP) Police Chief Walter Headley said Tuesday he is declaring war on young Negro criminals "who have taken advantage of the civil rights campaign," abandoning his community relations program and laying plans to meet any civil uprising with shooting. "Felons will learn that they can't be bonded out from the morgue," said Headley in a news conference. "We don't mind being accused of police brutality. They haven't seen nything yet." The body was taken to th 'uneral home of A.K. Coffman tt will be taken today to th Mack Funeral Home, Secaucas lucted by the Rev.

Dr. Raymond M. Miller at 11 a.m. 'hursday. Interment will he in t.

Paul's Cemetery near Clear spring. The family i receive ricnds at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 8. The family has requested the omission of flowers. Lusher L. Kreps Lesher L.

Kreps, 71, formerly of Williamsport, died Tuesday morning at his home in Miami, Fla. He leaves wife, Lucretia Kreps; son, Joseph of Munich, "iermany; daughters, Mumma of Hagerstown, Mrs. Jean Harris and Nancy Landis, both of Williams port; step-daughters, Mrs. Viv, ian Goltzer of Hollywood, Fla. and Mrs.

Roberta Newell of College Park, sister, Mrs Agnew West of Weeds, Nev. The body will be cremated The family requests flowers be omitted. Funeral announcements will be made later. Merle E. Statler CHAMBERSBUHG, The funeral will be this afternoon at 2 for Merle E.

Statler, who died Saturday, of a heart attack, at Chambersburg Hospital He was 65. A salesman at Shively Motors here for the past eight years Mr. Statler had been superin tendent of state highways in Franklin County for 32 years He lived at 242 Fifth Ave. The funeral will be at Sellers Funeral Home. "A New Look at Washington 'ounty," the first project of kind ever initiated by the lagerstown Junior Chamber of Commerce, will be climaxed "'hursday, with an all-day pro- ram at Hagerstown Junior Col- ege.

Industries and businesses are ooperating in the project. Col- ege students will be interview- in the hope they will begin leir careers in Washington bounty after graduating. Pamphlets and brochures will available to students home or the Christmas holidays. Ther be i and in- ustrial personnel on hand to nswer questions. Displays will be set up in he Junior College auditorium END OF YEAR FURNITURE SALE Big Discount on Regular Stock DINETTES, LIVING ROOMS BEDROOMS Big Savings on Portable Radios Phonos DENTLER BROTHERS FURNITURE-TV-APPLIANCES 1925 Pennsylvania Ave.

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We have done everything we could, sending speakers out and meeting with Negro leaders. But it has amounted to nothing," Headley said. "We haven't had any serious problems with civil uprising and looting because I've let the word filter down that when the looting starts, the shooting starts," the police chief told newsmen. Headley said his self-proclaimed "get prompted by three murders in 6 New Look' At County Is Geared To Students liami's Negro area over the Christmas weekend and a wave holdup shootings that preced- them. Marvin Davies, state field di- eetor of the National Associa- on for the Advancement ol Col- red People (NAACP), when old of Headley's plan, said: This man has no place in a po- ition of public trust." "I'll be before the (Miami) City CouncU trying to gel him uspended until his attitude hanges," said Davies, who ives in Tampa, Fla.

"Not only hat, but I'll be in Miami as pon as I can get there and talk this man about his ind the various industries will lave separate booths in which conduct interviews. The program will begin at a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. Here's What Some Cows Are Doing Milk production statistics have been released by the Holstein Friesian Association of America on several cows in Washingtor County herds. From Arlo Firths', Mau gansville, Aaggie Osborndale Posch, a seven-year-old, pro duced 23,070 pounds of jnilk and 823 pounds of butterfat in 305 days.

Arlo Supreme Princess, a four-year-old, gave 18,210 pounds of milk and 678 pounds of but in 309 days. The herd of the Maryland Cor rectional Institution providec hese figures: Breatheds Caaba Hickey, an eight-year-old, pounds of milk, 809 pounds JUtterfat, 365 days; Breatheds Baucis Hie, eight-year-old, 18, 330 pounds of milk and 661 pounds of hutterfat, 357 days. Reef Nuclear Sub PEARL HARBOR (AP) -The nuclear submarine Guard ish was pulled off a reef near he entrance to Pearl Harbor during high tide Tuesday. A Navy spokesman Eaid the submarine was taken on a brie! rial run to test its main propul sion and auxiliary systems. II was due back at the submarine )ase Tuesday afternoon.

There was no immediate indication of damage to the vessel, but the navy said earlier il vquld be minor. There were no njurieg. Two salvage ships and two larbor tugs worked to pull the Guardfish free. Attempts to re float it at high tide late Monday night were unsuccessful. Two Couples Ask 117,500 In Damages A fire near Pondsville ind I motor vehicle collison in erstown are listed as reason! for damage suits filed in Wash- ngton County Clrcujt Court Edwin P.

and Clara Alilp, mithsburg, Rt, 2, filed the nvolving the fire. They named defendants Charles, Emilj nd Raymond Daymude, urg, Rt. 2. The Alsips are described wners of a house near 'Ule which they say they rented the Daymutes. In January, 1967, the plaintiff! liege, Raymond Daymude at- empted to start his motorcycle the back porch of the house, 'he Alsips describe this as thf rigin of a fire which destroy- the house.

They seek $7,500 in damages. The suit involving the eolll- iou was filed by Robert Let nd Katie Virginia Harr, Wil- iamsport, against Joyce E. Setts, Boonsboro, Rt. 2. Harr is identified as driver a north-hound vehicle on S.

Locust which collided with aulo which the defendants ay was driven by the defen- ant westbound on E. Baltimore t. Harr seeks $10,000 in damages the grounds that he suffered lead, neck and leg injures, medical expenses, loss of vorking time, and damage to lis auto. Mrs. Harr, described as a pas- enger in the car her husband driving, seeks $5,000 dam- for injuries that included hree fractured ribs and medl- expenses.

Keedysville Yule Dinners Named ICE ED YS VILLE The Ruri tan Club has awarded prize in its annual Christmas lighting contest after judging displays on Saturday. Prizes were 1 awarded on the basis of color, design and originalliy. yirst prize of $10 went to Bobby Slick; second prize, $5, Donald Guyer; third prize, $3, Gary Gordon. Honorable mentions went to Paul Wyand, Richard Sinnisen, Eldon Pound. Judges were James Shifler of Benevola and Grafton Smith of Shavpsburg.

Working Holiday Midshipman Rick Miller talked about the U.S. Naval Academy Tuesday at the Civi tan Club meeting: He is participating in the Academy's "Operation Information" program and has spoken at several area higli schools. The son of Mr. and Mrs. C.

Walter Miller, 1310 Outer Drive, he will be graduated from the Academy in June. Jefferson Face Scheduled For Vlass Production BALTIMORE (AP) The ost face of Thomas Jefferson vill make up for 159 years of ost lime starting Jan. 12 when will be reproduced millions imes and viewed by millions of Americans. The portrait will be found on -cent postage stamps on that date. It was painted by Rem- irandt Peale of Baltimore in .800.

Art historians lost track of the portrait, said to be the best ikeness of Jefferson, in 1801. It was painted the year he was become president at the age of 57. It was officially listed as location unknown until 1959 when was found in the Peale Museum insured for $2,500. Most jfficials assumed that the 19 by 23 inch portrait was not the famous portrait thought lost. When researchers learned that it was, it was promptly re- nsured for $200,000.

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