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PAGE TWO THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1943 THE LEWISBURG JOURNAL. LEWISBURG, PENNA. The Journal's Weekly County-Wide Round-Up of News Events MAZEPPA COUPLE ENTERTAIN ALVIRA MISSIONARY SOCIETY 1 Mazeppa. Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Surprise Air Raid Drills Thurs. Find County Well Prepared Lewisburg and Uniton county were THE POCKETBOOK KRIOiyJLEICE well prepared for the second surprise air raid drill Tfcuiudav due to the Baker entertained the Missionary Society of the Alviia EvajeuCal congregation at their home Tuesday eve ning. Troop 14 To Hold Investiture Service In Baptist Church Troop No. 14, Boy Scouts of America, will hold an Investiture Servicfe and Parents' Meeting of the troop in the basement of the Baptist Church this evening at 7:45 o'clock. The program will consist of the Investiture of new Scouts, the presentation of the yearly awards, and a demonstration of other phases of scouting.

Troop No. 14 has had an excellent Hecord in scouting under the very able leadership of its scoutmaster, Elwood McDavitt, and a large turnout of friends and parents is expected to be present at the service. Rev. and Mrs. R.

L. Lundy and children, of Mt. Holly, called on friends here last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.

William Hate, of Lewisburg, spent Sunday evening with Mrs. Jessie Zebley. Resident Of White Springs Improves After His Illness White Springs Mr. Daniel Bart-ley and J. F.

Moser were Mifflinburg visitors last Friday. Mr. Hartley is improving very nicely from his recent illness. Mr. Francis Motter spent over the week-end with the home folks.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Motter called on the former's parents on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

John Cromley and daughter, of Lewisburg, spent Sunday with Mrs. Cromley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Dreibelbis in this place. Rev. and Mrs. L. A.

Furman, of Penns Creek, called on Mr. and Mrs. Bennival Walter on Sunday afternoon. Mr. John F.

Moser was the guest of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Yohn at Rand Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emery spent Monday with their daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Shirk. COUPLE MARK 38th ANNIVERSARY WED.

AT PLEASANT GROVE Pleasant Grove Mr. and Mrs. Clark Englehart observed the thirty-eighth anniversary of their marriage Wednesday, May 12. Mrs. Willard Diehl called on.

Bessie Walburn Thursday afternoon. Charles and Warren Wirth, of Chester, spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wirth. Mr.

and Mrs. Clark Englehart and family called on Mr. and Mrs. I. M.

Reber and family at Cloverdale Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jordan and son spent Thursday evening- with Mr. and Mrs.

John Warburton and family. Mr. and Mrs. James Pollock and son, of near Hartleton, called on Mr. and Mrs.

Willard Diehl Wednesday evening. Mrs. Emanuel Mench and Mrs. Wade Stevens were callers in this place Wednesday. Mrs.

Kenneth Englehart and son Mrs. James Baker is on the sick list at the present time. earlier completion of a test problem which caused the entire staff to be mobilized at the time the evening test was sounded. Prof. Bruce Miller, county gas authority, had Just finished his work on a special tactical gas problem when the call was received from Sunbury, and the entire staff was immediately ready for duty.

No trouble was experienced in either the morning or evening drills, the only incident being the temporary delay of a soldier reporting to Ind-iantown Gap. Stopped at West Milton, a call was put through to this community by the warden and authorities here ordered a pass to be given to the soldier. This permitted him to continue through the area Mrs. Laura Magee spent the past week with relatives at Larelton. Mr.

and Mrs. Russell Walker and daughter, of Centre Hall, spent Sunday at the Rev. W. E. Smith home.

Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stahl and children and Mr. and Mrs. Bryson Ev-eritt, of Allentown, spent Sunday with Mrs.

Ada Stahl: Mr. and Mrs. Herman Keefer, of Lewisburg, were visitors at the Les was also a member of the Mifflinburg Lodge of Rebekahs. She is survived by two sons, Randall Stover, of Lewisburg; and Robert Stover, of Sunbury, also a grandson, Harry G. Stover, of the United States Army stationed at Fort Custer, Mich.

Interment was made in the Mifflinburg cemetery. lllliSri THE voters of -me erteuftt ff Il'-n CHANNEL ARE SALTIER IN WINTFG Fj StWV-1 JLJJ 1 TMAKl iM smUMER. fcvrrcmn(fs IT jiggy bsdJP hut occutfvKooTWxemvtricy "Through a recordings device, "test-flight eata cam now be West coast aircraft shipment of WORKERS SOT A TASTE OF VZSTi i 351000 PIECE? TBCliEffe vWEISHINS VUHEN A BALLET COWPANyANP 11 HiFlffSWL 20 TONS. A MPHONy ORCHESTRA CAME The Motter family spent Monday Robert, visited Mrs. Floyd Wirth and I ter Baker home Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schreck and son and Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Koch called on friends in Mifflinburg Sunday afternoon.

SCHEDULE CHANGES Final Rites Held Sunday For Late Thomas Schug Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the funeral home at 733 Broad street in Montoursville for the late Thomas J. Schug, 78, evening with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Motter and family. Mr.

J. F. Moser transacted business in Mifflinburg Tuesday. ttytr ATTKMHNG INSTITUTE Dr. Walter B.

Webb, of Lewisburg, is attending the eighth annual Postgraduate Institute of the Philadelphia County Medical Society at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Philadel ANNOUNCED BY LAKES-TO-SEA BUS COMPANY Schedule changes affecting Lakes- to-Sea System service from Lewis well known and highly esteemed resident of Kelly township, Lewisburg R. D. 3, who died at the home of his son, Leon G. Schug, 41 Arch Montoursville, late Thursday eve burg to Williamsport, Elmira, Cleveland, Sunbury, Mt. Carmel and New phia this week.

ning. Mr. Schug, who had been in ill health for some time, although his York City become effective Thursday, May 13, officials of the bus company have announced. without further hinderance. No violations were reported in either drill, although more equipment is needed for attacking gas problems, a request for this equipment already being sent to Harris-burg.

y'" Rev. Seifert Installed As Pastor At New Berlin Sun. Evening Rev. Elmer Franklin Seifert was installed as pastor of the New Berlin charge of the Lutheran church by Rev. Dr.

M. R. Hamsher, of Harris-burg, at special services in the church Sunday evening. Rev. Seifert, a native of Heller-town, is a graduate of Gettysburg College and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at the same place.

He was ordained by the Central Pennsylvania Synod in May 1940. He served as pastor of the Lairds-ville charge of the church following his ordination until May of this year, resigning that charge to accept the New Berlin charge. He will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Rev. John I. Cole, and both he and Mrs.

Seifert have now taken up residence in that community. condition was not considered serious Obituaries rJeiDarture times under the new schedule are: Mrs. Lydia Mowery Buried At Lewisburg Wednes. Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia S.

Mowery, 86, native of Cowan, who died early Monday morning at the Late John Hironimus Buried Sunday Afternoon (Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from Hironimus church in charge of the pastor, Rev. John Sheesley, for the late John W. Hiron Funeral Of Maude E. Stahl Held Wednes. Afternoon rites were held last Wednesday afternoon from the Dale E.

Ranek funeral parlor in Milton in charge of Rev. D. W. Stock, pastor of the West Milton Evangelical church, for Maude Elizabeth Stahl, 55, who died suddenly of a heart attack last Sunday morning at a meeting of the Women's Missionary Society of the West Milton Evangelical church. She had attendjed church services prior to the meeting and her until the past few weeks, resided with his son during thepast winter.

Long a resident of this county, he had followed the trade of farming almost his entire life, and he is survived by two other sons, Paul Schug, of Elmira, N. and Harold Schug, of Seattle, also a sister, Mrs. Ida Myers, of Hughesville, three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services, were conducted by Rev. R.

Kenneth Heim, pastor of Montoursville Evangelical church, and interment was made in the Muncy cemetery. home of her daughter, Mrs. George To Williamsport Pi 5:45 P. 10:55 P. 1:35 P.

M. To Williamsport and Elmira 12:05 P. M. To Williamsport and Cleveland 7:25 P. M.

To Williamsport, Elmira and Cleveland 7:14 A. M. To Sunbury 9:52 P. M. To Sunbury and Mt.

Carmel 10:42 A. 6:42 P. M. To Sunbury, Mt. Carmel and New York City 8:20 A.

11:55 A. 4:10 P. 12:30 A. M. B.

Rine, of Selinsgrove, were held yesterday afternoon from the Rine home in charge of Rev. Dallas C. Baer, pastor of Trinity Lutheran imus, of Holtzapple, Cambria county, "who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Pursley, of Weikert, early Thursday morning. Mr.

Hironimus had planned to do some fishing and arrived at Weikert the previous Friday, suffering a church. death came without warning during Born Feb. 5, 1857, Mrs. Mowery the course of the ensuing meeting. A well known and highly esUpm was the daughter of Jacob and Mar stroke Saturday evening from which ed resident of West Milton, she was the daughter of the late Charles M.

and Anna Waltman Stahl, and had Isoent most of her life in that com jCZ i Mrs. William Burkett and son Wednesday. Mrs. Bayton Walls and children called at the homes of Stewart Sheesley and George Englehart on Monday evening. Dr.

and rMs. Forrest R. Showalter, of Mifflinburg, called on Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reynolds Sunday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dershem, of Milton, visited the latter's sister, Bessie Walburn, Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Snyder and son Bruce, of Mazeppa; John Tyson and son, of New Columbia; and Mr.

and Mrs. Palmer Smith and family, of Johnstown, visited Mrs. Alfred Tyson and Robert Aikey Sunday. Mrs. Martin Snyder was a visitor in Milton Friday.

Mrs. Willard Diehl was a shopper In Mifflinburg Saturday. Twenty County Students Take State Scholarship Examinations Friday Eleven Lewisburg students and nine Mifflinburg students took the state scholarship examinations conducted by Dr. Frank P. Boyer Friday afternoon in the local high school.

The scholarship carries an award of $100 for four years towards a college education. Those who took the examination from Lewisburg included: Betty J. Angstadt, Charlotte E. Breisch, Dorothy R. Butler, William R.

Campbell, Jean E. Craumer, June Frantz, Alma M. Gold, Patriijia R. Greene, Ruth M. Irland, Imogene McCreary, and Mark McOullough.

Mifflinburg students were: Eleanor Cast, William Frederick, George A. Miller, Carolyn I. Wagner, Helen E. Baker, Louise E. Shepherd, Spencer E.

Boyer, John D. VonNeida and Joseph S. Chambers. yn NEWS NOTES FROM DIAMOND HILLS Diamond Hills Mr. and Mrs.

Aaron Koch, son Donald and daughter Majory, were callers in Lewisburg last Saturday evening. Robert Dale attended Penticostal Holiness services in Saints Grove church last Sunday afternoon. Master Marvin Snyder, of near Cowan, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in this section. Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Snyder and children, of near Cowan, called on the former's sister, Mrs. Aaron Koch last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Musser, son Gerald and daughter Shirley, of near Mazeppa, were callers here last Monday.

Mrs. N. E. Miller and daughter Ruth, of Black Run, visited with friends last Monday morning. Mr.

B. C. Ross was a caller in Lewisburg and Sunbury last Saturday evening. wyi Our estimates on Jobs from 25 to a million will convince you that quality and quantity can be successfully combined. Call the Journal first.

garet Klingman Neyhart. Her husband, William E. Mowery, was killed by lightning in the summer of 1908, while working in the fields on the Billmyer farm, now known as Johnson Heights in West and Mrs. Mowery had resided with her daughter for the past twenty-five years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs.

Rine, of Selinsgrove, and Mrs. John Moyer, of South Seventh Lewisburg; also ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Four of her grandsons are serving in the armed forces. Interment was made in the Lewisburg cemetery. Samuel Bingaman Buried At Mifflinburg Thurs.

Final services were held Thursday afternoon from the L. W. Strunk and munity. She is survived by three daughters, Miss Harriet Stahl, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Bergie Long, of Middle-burg; and Mrs.

Clifford Carls, of Milton; five brothers, Frank, Foster, Ralph and Merrill Stahl of New York State, and Royal Stahl, of Milton, also her step-mother, Mrs. C. M. Stahl, of Newark, N. Y.

In terment was made in the cemetery at Milton. Bury Edward Erdley At Mifflinburg Monday Final rites were held Monday afternoon from the L. VV. Strunk Son funeral home in Mifflinburg for the late Edward B. Erdley, 51, of 832 Chestnut street, who died at his home at 9:30 o'clock Friday morning.

He had been in failing health for quite some time, his condition being considered serious for the past five months. A native of Snyder county, he was the son of Morris and Anna Erdley, but spent the greater part of his life in Mifflinburg where he was associated in the department store business. Following his retirement due to ill health, he aided with the work at the Buffalo Vallev Nurseries. Son funeral home in Mifflinburg in that will make your trip more convenient-and will help bus travel do its big wartime job Ji 2 he failed to recover. A native of Union county, he was born at Weikert, April1 19, 1865, the son of Andrew and Lucy Hironimus, and much of his life was spent in the lumbering trade.

His wife preceded him in death fourteen years ago. He is survived by the following children: Charles, of Scalp Level; Mrs. Leon Miller, Rock Glen; Guy, of Reading; Mark, of Lyons, N. Y. Mrs.

William Pursley, of Weikert; Mrs. Bessie Shaffer, Mrs. Mildred Benson and John, of Holtzapple; a brother, George Hironimus, of this community; four sisters, Mrs. Sara Brown, of California; Mrs. Frank Jolly, of Milton; Mrs.

John Salter, of Shamokin, and Mrs. George Zech-man, of Millmont; also 38 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren. Interment was made in the Hironimus church cemetery. Mrs. Anna Dieffenderfer Buried Fri.

Afternoon Rev. E. L. Bottiger, pastor of White Deer Valley Lutheran Church, conducted th last sad tribute to the late Mrs. Anna M.

Dieffenderfer, 74, former New Columbia resident who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. FJ. T. Haggenstaller, at Logan-ton, R. last Tuesday afternoon.

The services were held from the Dale E. Ranek funeral home in Milton Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Dieffenderfer was stricken with pneumonia last Thursday. A native of Union county, she was the daughter of the late John and Susanna Leiser Schreck, and she spent most of her life in the vicinity of New Columbia.

She was a faithful ntember of the White Deer Lutheran Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Dieffenderfer. Surviving are the daughter, Mrs. HaggenstaHer, one son, Clarence N.

Dieffenderfer, of New Columbia, R. a brother, J. L. Schreck, of Milton, also seven grandchildren. Services At Mfbg Friday For Late Clyde Sechler Last rites were conducted by Rev.

Chester W. Quimby, pastor of Mifflinburg Methodist Church, from the W. Strunk and Son funeral- home in Mifflinburg Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock for the late Clyde W. Sechler, If week-end jams you'd help unravel-then pick a mid-week day to travel Don't wait until mid-summer's here Go now before the crowds appear charge of Rv. C.

D. Pewterbaugh, pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical church, for the late Samuel I. Bingaman, 85, who died at his home in Mifflinburg early last Monday morning following an illness of ten months. His death was attributed to advanced age and complications.

Born in Hartley township, May 12, 1857, he was the son of Pteter and Catherine Bingaman. He followed the trade of farming most of his life, retiring shortly after he moved to Mifflinburg thirty-five years ago. He was a member of St. Paul's church, of that community. Hie is survived by his wife, H.

Alice Bingaman, one son, Lloyd K. Bingaman, of Allentown, two daughters, Mrs. Harriet M. Orwig, of Williams-port, and Mrs. William Brungard, of Mifflinburg, also eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

Had he lived until June a marital relationship of 63 years would have beten celebrated. Interment was made in the Mifflinburg cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mae; jfive sisters, Mrs. John Grove, of Mifflinburg; Mrs. Lawrence Hassinger, 1 1 Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays are the best wartime travel-times and you'll leave more seats for the armed forces on week-ends.

You'll help "balance-up" wartime transportation by going before or after July and August when travel is always heaviest hf- i MAY wi I ft? 10 II 0 13 14 IS I You cant afford to take a chance-Get information in advance Now when you take a trip some place Please travel light and save some space Make a call to Greyhound before you make your plans get advance information on schedules, fares and bus connections. of Northumberland; Mrs. Thomas Landis, of Mifllinburg; Mrs. Newton Sanders, of Lewis township, and Mrs. Lewis Dershem, of Buffalo township; also two brothers, William S.

Erdley, of Watsontown, and Harry E. Erdley, of Mifflinburg. Services were conducted by Rev. J. R.

Stoudt, pastor of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church, of which the deceased was a member, and Interment was made in the East-side cemetery at Mifflinburg. Funeral Services Friday For Mrs. Lillie Stover Funeral services were Held from the Mifflinburg Lutheran church Friday afternoon at two o'clock in charge of Rev. Dr.

William M. Rearick, pastor, for the late Mrs. Lillie M. Stover, of Miffllinburg, who died in the Evangelical Hospital early last Tuesday morning following a lingering illness. Mrs.

Stover, a well known and highly esteemed resident of Mifflinburg, had been a patient in the hospital for the past two wfeeks. A native of Mifflinburg, she was born December 21, 1871, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Charles. Her husband, who was agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Mifflinburg, preceded Her in death seven years ago. She was an active and faithful member of the Lutheran church, being a member of the Ladies' Aid Society and a leader in the home department of the Sunday School. She AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA4AA "Budget" your baggage when you travel nowadays take along less luggage than usual, to save extra handling and extra space.

63, of 22 Walnut street, Mifflinburg, who died last Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Sechler had been ill but a short time due to a stroke suffered last Monday. He was a native of Mifflinburg, the son of J. Casper and Susan Sechler, GREYHOUND TERMINAL STEININGER'S CAFE DIAL 5-7951 MARKET STREET (AiiYH(Q)iyMr TO WIN THE FIGHT right! and spent his entire life in that community where he followed the trade of a painter.

He was a member of the Mifflinburg Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Sarah; two daughters, Mrs. George F. Badger, of Mifflinburg, and Mrs. Ralph Raeback, of Milton; one brother, Rodney F.

Sechler, of Ridge Field, N. and one sister, Mrs. Curtis Wagner, of Ellicott City, Md..