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Weather Forecast Cloudy with occasional light snow this afternoon, ending early tonight, followed by partly cloudy. THE GETTYSBURG TIMES Truth Our Quider-The Public Qood Our Aim With Honor to Ourselves and Profit to Our Patrons Couldn't you possibly buy JUST ONE MORE war bond before February 15? i ESTABLISHED 1902 Leased Wire Member of The Associated Press GETTYSBURG, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1944 Bead by Nearly Everybody In Adams County PIJICE THREE CENTS 16 TIRES ARE STOLEN FROM LOCAL STATION Reel's Tire Service on Buford avenue was robbed Sunday night or early this morning of 15 new, grade one. synthetic rubber auto tires and one recapped tire worth $300 in the first tire robbery of any size in Adams since tires were placed on the ration list two years ago. Chief of Police Glenn Guise, who is investigating, said that the tires, along with two boxes of used spark plugs and 21 gallons of high test gasoline were taken by a thief or thieves who gained entrance by breaking a rear window in the tire repair shop. The robbery was discovered jwheri the shjjp was opened about 7 Break Hear Window The police chief said a pane of glass in a rear window was broken allowing the intruder to reach the latch and open the window.

A step ladder was used to remove most of the new tires, some of them in their original wrappings, from a high rack. Two of the new tires were those on display in the front window of the shop. All of the new tires were Generals in sizes 6.00-16 and 650-16. The recapped tire was a Goodrich. None of the loss is insured, according to Donald Reel, proprietor of the establishment.

Leave One A seventeenth tire was taken out of the shop but was left standing Local Soldier Is "Seriously 111" In English A telephone call from the War Department at Washington at 11:30 o'clock Sunday night informed Mrs. A. V. Weikert, East Middle street, that her son, Pfc. William Weikert, is "seriously sick in a hospital in Except to tell Mrs.

Weikert that her son was taken ill February 2, the Washington informant could give her no details of the soldier's illness. A letter containing more details was promised by the War Department. Private Weikert, who has been in the Army for about 11 months, went overseas in November, 1943. He is attached to a quartermaster gas supply battalion. Mrs.

Weikert received a V-mail letter from her son last Friday. It was written January 20. He was all right at that time, Mrs. Weikert said. --Pfc.

Weikert-was a tor for The Gettysburg Times when he entered Mr. Weikert is in 'Florida. CAPT, TAUTE EXPIRES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS Capt. Carl M. Taute, 56, a retired Army captain and superintendent of the'Gettysburg National cemetery since April.

1942, died this morning at 12:30 o'clock at the superintendent's lodge at the cemetery. He had at the front of the building, either been for tw) weeks in the darkness or left behind in a hasty departure. The gasoline was secured from one of the pumps at the front of the building after an inside electric switch closed. The cash register in the shop was unlocked but the change it contained was not disturbed, Chief Guise said. Several neighbors told the investigating officer they had heard noises at the tire shop and one woman said she looked of her bedroom, window but saw nothing that aroused her suspicions.

Early morning noises at the tire shop are not unusual, they said, because the shop sometimes remains open all night or is opened very early in the morning. Captain Taute, whose Army career began in January, 1902, as a youth of 14 years, was a veteran of the Spanish American an9 the Worlc Wars. He was an artillery officer He was retired in December of 1932 Retired At Ft. Monroe The greater part of his service was 100 FARMERS ATTEND FOOD SESSION HERE Community and county committeemen for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Adams and three nearby counties opened a two-day discussion at the court touse here this morning on food pro- goals for this area in 1944. "The counties in this of the tate will have to do their share in meeting higher new state quotas for 944.

At least 300,000 additional cres must be put into production the state this year if the'new goals are to be met," declared Clyde Zehner, Harrlsburg, state vice chairman of the AAA and principal peaker at this morning's session. "The job facing Pennsylvania armers--this-year and harder than last year," Zehner warned but added that attendance at similar- AAA rallies throughout the state has shown him farmers are "less pessimistic this year than last about the prospect of increasing production." Need Food Acreage The chief responsibility for getting more acreage into production and boosting feed and food yields for this year rests with the AAA committeemen in each community, he declared. Clarence Culp, Chester county, AAA farmer-fieldman for the five counties assembled here, called the meeting to order this morning with about 100 farmers from Adams, Chester, Cumberland, Franklin and York counties in attendance. Robert E. Neely, York county, read a passage of scripture and offered prayer.

Harrison F. Snyder, Adams county AAA chairman, led group singing and welcomed the committeemen. Supplies for the spring survey by tha committeemen and detailed instructions were to be given at the meetings to be held this afternoon Rev. Nevin Frantz Takes County Charge The Rev. Nevin Frantz, Northumberland, has accepted a call to become pastor of the Arendtsville Reformed charge which includes the Zion Evangelical Reformed church, Arendtsville, and Trinity-Bender's Evangelical Reformed church, Biglerville.

The Rev. Mr. Frantz, who is a former pastor of the Fairfleld Reformed charge, will assume his duties early to April. OPENS NEW EGG PURCHASING PLAN; 64 UNITS Details of a modified and expanded government egg purchase program effective today was announced by 'Carl A. Hile, area supervisor.

Office of Distribution. War Food Administration. Under the new program, Mr. Hile said, specific prices have been established for 12 grades of eggs at 64 f.o.b points throughout the United States. Nearest designated f.o.b.

point for eggs from this area is Baltimore where prices to be paid are: a a U. S. GRADES Consumer A Larcc 39-8 33.3 Consumer A Medium 33.8 33.8 Consumer Lareo 36.8 35.8 Consumer Medium 30.8 30.8 Procurement I--15 lb. Minimum 39.8 38.3 Procurement II--IS lb. Minimum 39.1 Procurement III--(5 lb.

Min 38.3 Procurement IV--15 lb. Mm 36.6 Wholesale Grade No. 2 Extras-15 lb. Minimum 34.3 33.8 No. 2 Extras or belter.

40 lb. Minimum ia No. 2 Standards or better. AS lb. Minimum 32.3 ,51.8 No.

2 Standards or better. 40 lb. Minimum 2-8 Prices for other markets are in Mr. Kile's office. Expand Program The War Food Administration has been buying eggs on an offer and acceptance basis in the northeast region for several weeks, but only Consumer Grades A and in large and medium sizes have been acceptable heretofore.

Now the program is being expanded to include 12 grades and modified to give owners knowledge of government prices in Before February 3. eggs were accepted at the Office of Distribution, regional office, on the old basis. After that offers should be made direct to Washington. Weekly Offers "Purpose of the new program is to maintain the general price level egg producers when they were asked to increase egg production as part of the war food program." Mr. Hile said.

"It is expected that the result will be a year round, nation-wide price of 90 per cent of parity. Translated into dollars and cents this means maintenance of a nation-wide year around average farm price of 34 cents per dozen with a minimum average farm price of 30 cents during the flush season, though prices in individual private (Please Turn to Page 5). with coast artillery 'inits. He was a graduate of the officers' training school at Fort Meyer and during the World War was an-instructor in fielc artillery. After the war he returned to the coast artillery and served as chief of the mapping and draftini section at Fort Monroe, Virginia, un til his retirement with the rank captain, in 1932.

He went to Sharpsburg, Maryland, as superintendent of the Antietam National cemetery in 1934, and during the latter part of his period of residence at Sharpsburg, Maryland, he also was acting superintendent of the Antietam battlefield. Captain Taute was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Funeral Wednesday A member of the Albert J. Lente Post No.

202 of The American Legion of Gettysburg and the local post of the United Spanish War Veterans, Captain Taute also was a past master of the Army and Navy Lodge No. 306 of the Masons at Fort Monroe. He was also a member of Areme chapter of the Eastern Star of Sharpsburg. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Anna G.

Taute; these children, Mrs. Sidonie T. Schneider and Miss Naomi A. Taute, both at home; and Pvt. Carl M.

Taute, now stationed at Carnegie Tech, Pittsburgh; and a brother, Edward Taute, of Portland, Maine. Funeral services Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Trinity Lutheran church at Sharpsburg, Maryland, with interment in the Antietam National cemetery. Friends may call at the Bender funeral home Tuesday evening after 7 o'clock. COUPLEWEDIN LOCAL CHURCH Miss Alice Naomi Musselman, Gettysburg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Milford Musselman, Fairfield, and Cpl. John Wilson Nuss. Aberdeen Proving 1 Ground, Maryland, were united in marriage Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in a double ring ceremony performed in Trinity Evangelical and Reformed church by the pastor, the Rev. Howard Schley Fox. and Tuesday.

Agricultural specialists from Washington were on the speaking program for this afternoon. MISS MARSDEN IS MARRIED TO ARMY SERGEANT Miss Catharine Rebecca Marsden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur N. South Washington street, and First Sergeant Robert John Powers, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry J. Powers, City, New Jersey, were married at 8:30 o'clock Saturday evening in St. Francis Xavier's Catholic church rectory by the pastor, the Rev. Mark E.

Stock. The bride wore a chartreuse dress with black accessories and a corsage of yellow roses and violets. The maid of honor, Miss Helen E. Marsden. York, a sister of the bride, wore a green velveteen dress with brown accessories and a corsage of talisman roses.

Cpl. Charles Mason, York, was best man. A graduate of St. Francis Xavier parochial school and of Gettysburg high school with the class of 1941, the bride was employed in York as a secretary at the York Ice Machinery until a year ago when she became secretary to Dr. Bruce Wolff.

She will resume her duties as secretary to Dr. Wolff following a 30-day honeymoon. Service Overseas Sgt. Powers is a graduate of Atlantic City high school with the class of 1938 and before joining the IT. S.

Marines in 1942 was assistant manager at the Woolworth stores in York and Washington. After training at Parris Island, S. Toledo, Ohio, and Quantico, Virginia, Sgt. Powers was in the south Pacific for 14 months and is now stationed at San Diego. He is at present on a 30-day furlough.

The best man, Cpl. Mason, a member of the Marine Ah- Force has been in 39 combat missions and was stationed with Sgt. Powers during their entire time overseas. A reception was held for the wedding party Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

John Bach- RED CROSS TO SEEK $26,500 WAR FUND GOAL Adams county has been given the largest Red Cross War Fund quota in its history-- $26,500. That sum will be sought during the annual campaign which will open March 1 and will be concluded at the earliest date in this county. Nationally the drive closes March 31. The quota was made known today hi connection with an announcement by Henry M. Scharf War Fund campaign chairman, that the chairmen of the ten campaign districts in the county are being called together Tuesday evening at 7330 o'clock in the court house to complete plans for the drive and to secure supplies for the canvass that will reach into every home in the county.

Special Citation This year's quota is nearly a third larger than the $18,700 quota assigned and topped by nearly $3,000 in this county last year. The 1943 War Fluid drive by the Red Cross in Adams county brought in a total of $21,073.54 and won for the county chapter a special citation from national headquarters. Letters now are being prepared at chapter headquarters for mailing to pastors throughout the county asking that Sunday, February 27, be observed as Red Cross War Fund Sunday in all of the churches in Adams county. Other campaign special activities will be announced soon. In connection SCHOOL KIDS KEEP BUYING BONDS, STAMPS With only two town schools reporting their bond and stamp sales for the past week, the other schools not having completed their tabulation, school children of this historic community continue to set a fast pace in bond buying in the Fourth War Bond Campaign.

The high school reported bond sales of $7,81250 and stamp sales of $22850 for a grand total of $8,041.40. The Parochial school, with the smallest enrollment in the community, reported bond sales of $656.25 and stamp sales of $70, for a grand total of $726.25. The combined sales of bonds and stamps at these two schools totaled Yankees Mend Break In Rome Assault Lines By RICHARD McMURRAY Associated Press War Editor American troops in the Rome beachhead have mended a break in their lines three miles west of Cisterna, repulsed a powerful German attack and restored their original positions, Algiers dispatches said today. On the main front 60 miles away, other Americans made new advances north and west of Cassino, battling to $8,76755. Lauded By Thomas During the past three weeks high school students purchased $14.475.25 worth of bonds and stamps, believed to be a record for three weeks' sales at the local school.

"I am positively amazed at the patriotic spirit of our school children," said Edmund W. Thomas, County War Finance Committee Chairman. "I never for-a moment questioned the patriotism of our school children. They are the best in the world. But I never for one moment believed that they would respond to bond and stamp buying as they are doing in this Fourth War Loan Campaign.

It's magnificent and I'm proud of every one of them. They really are putting to shame many people who have not as yet purchased one bond." with the coming War Fund drive, Chairman Scharf said today: "The service ot the Bed Cross to the men and women in the service is so well known and the need and importance of the Red Cross is so well recognized and appreciated, there simply is no question about Adams county doing its share and raising its quota of "Every district chairman and every member of every district committee is going to do his job promptly and thoroughly so that Adams county's record of never having failed to raise its Red Cross quota, which record started back in World War will remain untarnished. "The quota of $26,500 represents an investment of less than $10 in the comfort, the care and happiness in the life of every Adams countian in the service. "Viewed in this light, can any one doubt the willingness, of Adams county to respond?" Members of the two families and a number of friends witnessed the ceremony. The bride was attended by Miss Betty Coleman.

Gettysburg, as bridesmaid while Pvt. Clarence Nuss, Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, was best man. Both the bride and her attendant were dressed iri blue with black accessories. The bride is a graduate of the Fairfield high school in the class of 1935 and later was graduated from a Harrisburg school of beauty culture.

She is -employed at the Mickley beauty shop on Chambersburg street. Corporal Nuss is Jin alumnus of Gettysburg high school. Before entering service he was employed by the Steele laundry at Hanover. He returned to his Army camp'Sunday. He is a son of Mrs.

Hettie Nuss, Baltimore street. ensky, and on Sunday the immediate families were entertained at a wedding dinner by the bride's parents. Following the dinner the young couple left on a short wedding trip to New York city, Atlantic City and Washington, D. C. The bride's going away outfit was a light green suit with black accessories.

Arrive Overseas Pfc. Raymond C. Goulden has arrived safely in New Guinea. He receives his mail in care of the postmaster at San Mr. and Mrs.

Jacob Stanton, West High street, have received word of the safe arrival overseas of their son, Arthur Stanton. Another son, Samuel, receives his mail in care of the postmaster at Miami, Ha. COUNTY SAILOR WEDS IN MAINE Word has been received of the marriage of Miss Phyllis K. Cram, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Harris Cram, Portland, Maine, to Fred A. Basehore, C.S.K., U.S.N., son of Mrs. Luther Basehore, Seven Stars. The candlelight ceremony was performed Friday January 28, at 6 o'clock- in the Woodford Congregational church parish house at Portland by the Rev. Cornelius E.

Clark. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a street length gown of pale green crepe with white hat and green veil. She carried a muff style bouquet of white flowers. Miss Beatrice Cram, maid of honor, wore a street length dress of yellow which matched her hat. She carried gardenias.

L. W. McGarrell, of the Navy, was best man. The wedding music was played by Virginia Hagen, violinist, and Virginia Otis, pianist. The bride was graduated from Deering high school and Northeastern Business school.

She is a member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority and is employed in the office of the New England Ship Building corporation. The bridegroom is a graduate of Gettysburg high school and Shippensburg State Teachers' college. He has been serving in the Navy for a number of years. Following the ceremony a reception was held after which the cou- MORE ENROLLED IN BLUE STAR, HONOR BRIGADES Membership in the Blue Star Brigade and the "Honor Brigade," sponsored by the Women's Division in the Fourth War Bond campaign, increasing, according to reports made public today. From many sections of the county no reports have been received while in other sections women volunteers are enrolling new members each week.

Today's report includes: Arendtsville E. Belle Warren for Pvt. Donald W. Howe; Mrs. Ira E.

Orner, for Second Lieut. Paul I. Orner, son; Mrs. Grace Bushman, for 3-c G. David Bushman, son; Mrs.

Esther Hartman for Ensign Herman G. Hartman; Mrs. Reynolds Criswell for Cpl. Wayne' R. Criswell, son; Mrs.

Mary R. Bream for T-5 Glenn A. Bream, husband; Mrs. Regina Berkheimer for Chaplain Capt. George H.

Berkheimer, husband; Mrs. Arnold Orner for Capt. Berkheimer; Mrs. Helen Raffensperger for Pfc Bruce Raffensperger and Pvt. Mack Raffensperger, sons; Louise McDannell for Sgt.

Roy McDannell, cousin. In Gettysbnrg: Gettysburg Dr. Chester N. Gitt for First Lieut. Granville R.

Schultz, son-in-law; Mrs. Margaret Yeo for First Sgt. "William J. Yeo; Mrs. R.

E. Berkheimer for Pvt. E. R. Guyer, brother; Doris Berkheimer for Lt.

H. A. Berkheimer, uncle; Nancy Berkheimer for Pfc Milton E. Berkheimer. uncle.

Littlestown Mrs. Harold Roberts for Seaman Brickley Orndorff; Miss Pauline Halter S. 2-c Cletus Wildasin; William Bish for Pfc. Richard Bish; Mrs. Helen Dehoff for Pvt.

Milton E. Harner; J. E. Gentz- within a few hundred yards of the famous mountainside monastery. Cassino itself was virtually encircled, but the Germans held tenaciously to the stronghold in house to house fighting.

The Nazis rolled up elements a fourth division on the periphery of the Rome beachhead in their supreme effort to drive the Allies into the sea. The attack around Cisterna was mounted with infantry, tanks and artillery. Lesser assaults were made at other points along the front, generally eight miles deep and 14 miles long. Heavy artillery scattered a forming German attack against the British north of Carroceto (Aprilia) and the Tommies took 300 prisoners. The British Eighth Army on the Adriatic advanced to capture Pizzoferato and Montenerodomo and Allied planes struck Orte, north of Rome, and Frascati, near the capital.

Ten German planes were destroyed and the Allies lost 13. ler for Cpl. J. E. Clark E.

Thomas, Gentzler, Pvt. Pvt. Kenneth Ruggles and Sgt. Ralph R. Ruggles, reported by Miss Evelyn Fairfield Mrs.

James Izer for C. R. M. James H. Stewart.

Mrs. Mabel Bixler, Gettysburg R. 2. for Pfc. Glenn Bixler and Pvt.

Robert Bixler. Reds Trap Nazis The Russians trapped five more German divisions on the Dnieper by isolating Nikopol and captured Apostolovo. This cut Nikopol's 'last railroad leading to Krivoi Rog. The ten divisions previously encircled, near Cherkasy -were compressed "further by Red advances threatening to bisect the death pocket. Altogether, about 175,000 of Hitler's finest troops were sealed for destruction near the Dnieper.

The manganese of Nikopol's mines, critically needed for German steel, was at last shut off. The Russians were within 23 miles of the great iron mines of Krivoi Rog. The Nikopol victory had shattered German lines for 100 miles and Red Army advances ranged up to 40 miles. Some 12,000 Germans were killed, 2,000 were captured and mounds of material were seized. Moscow said the victories of annihilation foreshadowed the liberation of all southern Russia.

Seek Rail Terminal Advancing beyond Lutsk in old Poland, the Russians struck within 45 miles of the Bug river and 82 of Lwow, where nine, railways converge. In Estonia, the Russians outflanked Narva north and south and cleared the east bank of the Narova river, which the Germans said had been crossed. The Estonian capital of Reval (Tallinn), 120 miles behind the front, was bombed. Russian planes in the hundreds bombed the Finnish capital of Helsinki. Moscow denied that an ultimatum had been served on Finland to quit the war.

The Soviets bitterly denounced Bulgaria, the Nazi Balkan state still at-peace with Russia, for turning her Black sea ports over to the Germans. The Russians intimated they might favor a Polish state independent of the exiled government in London. They hinted a "a friendly rapprochment" between such a state and the Ukraine, one of the 16 Soviet republics now empowered to conduct foreign affairs separately (with Moscow approval, of course.) U. S. Worships Bombard Isle Of Paramushiro By NORMAN BELL Abroad A U.

S. Destroyer in the North Paciflc, Feb. 4 (Delayed) (AP)--United States warships bombarded Japan at home for the first time today and caught the enemy by surprise. A bombardment lasting about 20 minutes battered the harbor and land installations of Kurabu Point on the southern tip of Paramushiro island. (Paramushiro i a frequently bombechby American planes flying from the Aleutians, is 1280 miles from is geographically a part of Japan proper.) Enemy gunners, either surprised or attempting to put out star shells which preceded the heavy blasting, fired into the air when the attack first started.

Then, giving evidence of becoming more rattled, they fired along their own beaches and at the Pacific ocean and Sea of Ohkotsk. No ship of the attacking force, which steamed under bright moonlight within five miles of the shore batteries, was hit. The task force was commanded by Hear Admiral Wilder D. Baker operating under Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, commander of the North Pacific fleet. Both messaged ships and crews following the attack congratulating them on being the first to bombard Japanese home territory.

Army Represented The-Army also was represented aboard Admiral Baker's flagship by Major General Davenport Johnson, commander of the llth Air Force, and Brig. Gen. E. D. Post, chief of staff to Lt.

Gen Simon Bolivar Buckner, commander of the Alaskan department. The presence of General Post came while troops of the Alaskan department -engaged in assault maneuvers which possibly will be aimed at Paramushiro. The wild nature of the Japanese "gunnery indicated they feared an invasion was already underway. Tracer bullets from some of their guns spurted along the shoreline, apparently aimed at shadows or imaginary landing barges. This destroyer on which I rode as the only war correspondent accompanying the task force was skippered by Commander Harry Smith, former flag lieutenant to Admiral Fletcher in the Coral sea fighting and at the battle of Midway.

Islands Visible Of the planes of Commodore Leslie E. Gehres' Fleet air wing four were back last night, the second consecutive night of their resumed "Tokyo Short Line Express." They hit shortly after the bombardment. The island defenders perhaps had been watching for them instead of glancing out to sea once in awhile because alert shore watchers might easily have seen the dark silent shadows of the approaching ships without use of any detecting devices. The island was clearly visible from the ships--its snow-covered mass rearing white, cold and lightless from the sea. The blackout supported belief that the Japanese expected another air attack.

A division of destroyers under Commander Hunter Hood, who captained the destroyer Smith when it was struck on the forward deck by a flaming Japanese Zero in south Pacific action, led heavier ships of the task force into shelling position along the eastern side of Kurabu Point. Bendersville--Mrs. William O. Boutsong, for 3-c Leroy S. Routsong; Mrs.

Henry W. Crum for Sgt. Paul Crum; Mrs. Maude E. Routsong for 1-c Donald B.

Shelters; Mrs. James B. Routsong for Pvt. Robert M. Routsong; Miss Dorothy Routeong for Cpl.

Paul Naylor: Miss Phyllis Weaner for Pfc. Luther M. Horick; Mrs. Leona I. Beamer for T-4 Philip T.

Beamer; T. Quigle for E. Richard Raffensperger and Cpl. Merle Lobaugh; Mrs. Clayton H.

Wierman for Sgt, Walter D. Fohl, Mrs. Oliver D. Coble for Capt. Oliver Coble; Mrs.

Dewey E. McCauslin for Sgt. Edward Richard Raffensperger; Mrs. Reba D. Delap for Pvt.

Robert M. Routsong; Mrs. Edwin T. Heller for Clark Freed. Honor Roll Gettysburg--Sgt.

Mark A. Becker, Pfc. Robert J. Oyler, Pvt. Stephen C.

Smith. Pfc. Charles R. Rosensteel, Pfc. A.

Reymer Maust, Timmie Moros, Lt. Murray B. Frazee, Mrs. Howard Sanders Funeral Held Today Funeral services were held "this morning at 9:30 o'clock at St. Mary's Catholic church, Fairfleld, for Mrs.

Howard Sanders, who died Thursday. The Rev. Fr. Joseph G. Gotwalt was the celebrant at a solemn requiem high mass.

The Rev. Fr. James Coyle was the deacon and the Rev. Edward OTlynn was the sub-deacon. Pallbearers were Howard Sanders.

George Pecher. Alphonso Pccher, Floyd Baker, Clifford Sanders and Paul Sanders. Burial took place in St. Mary's Catholic cemetery. Cpl.

Horace M. Bushman left Sunday for Camp Phillips, Kansas, spending a 10-day furlough Up releTon a wading trip through Frank Capozzi Pvt. Simon A. and New York. I CPteasc Tnni to wltn ms wue uau New Hampshire and New York, Soldiers Grateful For R.

C. Mittens The 63 pairs of mittens supplied to a nearby Army camp by the Adams county chapter of the Red Cross are the subject of a letter of appreciation received here at the chapter office. The mittens have been turned over to motorcycle riders, truck drivers and horsemen and furnish "fine protection from the cold a camp officer wrote. It was suggested that more mittens of the same kind could be put to good use. The chapter has 40 additional pairs to be shipped out it was stated.

CARDINALS REPORTED Johnny Steiner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Steiner, Arendtsville, reports having seen a flock of 24 cardinals on the lawn at their home last Friday. Ex-Councilman Is Sued For Divorce Cruel and barbarous treatment and indignities to the person are charged in a divorce action brought; by Mrs. Mary E.

(List) Sterner. Baltimore, against former Councilman Charles Sterner. Gettysburg. The libel in divorce was filed at the office of Prothonotary Arthur H. Shields by J.

Francis Yake. counsel for Mrs. Sterner. FIND SOLDIER'S BAG The Red Cross office in the court house is holding for identification a soldier's zipper handbag left in the car of a New Oxford motorist who gave two soldiers a "lift" between Hagerstown and Zora last week. There is nothing about the bag to identify the owner.

Red Cross authorities at nearby camps have been notifieu..