The Evening Sun from Hanover, Pennsylvania • Page 1

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HANOVER, MONDAY, EM 5, I EDITION CIKt I I 1 ION I ONe( AGAIN APPOINTED TVV0 HANOVERIANS TO WATER BOARD HURT IN COLLISION C. N. Myers Again Named By York County Court At Today's Serve Three-Year Term n. Myers was reappointed by the York county court this morning as a member of the board of commissioners of the Hanover Municipal Water Works for a three-year term. Mr.

previous term expired yesterday. At a recent meeting borough council passed a resolution instructing Solicitor Robert M. Laird to petition the court to fill the pending vacancy and requesting that Mr. Myers be reappointed. The term of one member expires each vear.

The board consists of three members. with H. D. Sheppard as president Mr. Myers as vice president and Stewart C.

Hoffheins as secretary. Horace C. Thoman, as borough treasurer, is also treasurer for the water works. The board will probably meet tonight for reorganization. Driver Of Other Car Charge Following Crash At Littlestown An automobile collision took place in Littlestown late Saturday night when a car operated by Lawrence E.

Zepp. 22. Hanover. R. 1 and a machine operated by Ellsworth T.

Long, 32. Airville. formerly of Taneytown. crashed. Two persons were injured neither seriously.

Velma Staub 19. Hanover, received cuts of the forehead and contusions of the legs and body and suffered from shock. Franklin E. Brown, 27, Hanover, sustained a chest injury and suffered from shock. They were occupants of Zepp's car.

Chief of Police H. S. Roberts. Littlestown, charged Long with reckless driving in an information laid before Justice of the Peace L. Robert Crouse.

South Queen street, Littlestown. He pasted $25. bond for his appearance at a hearing Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the office of Crouse. RUSH OF YULETIDE SHOPPING BEGINS Buyers Find Hanover Stores Present Creat Array Of Attractive Gift Saturday Was Busy Day H. TRONE DIES AT AGE OF 77 YEARS Retired Clgwr Manufacturer Will Re Held Tomorrow Afternoon TWO HANOVERIANS DRAWN FOR JANUARY JIRY SERVICE Sixty names of York county citizens, who will be called for jury service at the common pleas court beginning Jan.

17. were drawn by lot by the sheriff and jury commissioners Saturday. Only two Hanover residents. Anna Wege and Ruth Waltersdorff. were drawn while the) nearby townships are not represent- lengthen public opinion a Single resident.

Spring agamst the ProductIon of indecent Grove and Jefferson also were miss- CATHOLICS RENEW CLEAN FILM VOWS Members Of Nearby Churches Join With Those Of Harrisburg Diocese In Repeating Pledge At Masses Sunday Promising to do all in their The Christmas shopping season in Hanover has begun in earnest. Many of the stores report having done a rushing business on Satur- day and numerous extra clerks had to be added to the regular forces to take care of the wants of the buyers. One store reported having done the largest business of any Saturday this year. Other merch- ants. too.

were well pleased with the results. Many of the stores i will be open each evening from now until Christmas. The stores of Hanover are well; i stocked for the Christmas season and a great array of attractive merchandise is offered their patrons. It will not be the fault of the local merchants if Santa fails to find any one gift for which he might be looking. They have done their best to anticipate the wants of the Yuletide shoppers and their stores as the result present a pleasing and varied array of gift suggestions.

The toy departments form an attractive place for the kiddies these days. Wistful eyes scan the latest offerings in mechanical and other playthings with which the counters are laden and many are the letters that are being written to Santa expressing the wants of the kiddies and describing toys which they ed in the drawing. Jackson township is represented by one resident. Harry D. Hoover.

David P. King and M. B. Conner will select one more jury before the end of the year when their terms will expire as jury commissioners. The former was not a candidate for re-election and the latter will begin a full term on Jan.

3. COUNTY BANDMASTERS HONOR HANOVERIAN Edward J. Gobrecht, Hanover, di- and immoral moving pictures, 89,000 members of Catholic churches in the Diocese of Harrisburg yesterday for the fourth time repeated the pledge of the Legion of Decency. Members of St. Midway; of St.

Mary's, McSherrystown. of Conewago chapel and of other nearby congregations joined in repeating the pledge. The pledge, recommended by Bishop George L. Leech, and in accord with the ruling set down at the Conference o' Bishops, held several years ago. follows: condemn indecent and immoral Harry Trone.

a retired cigar manufacturer, died Sunday mom- at 5.15 o'clock at his home, 209 Baltimore street. Ho was aged 77 years Mr Trone was a son of the i late Oliver and Catherine Hughes Trone and was born November 12. I I 1860 He retired from cigar manu- i facturing twelve years ago. Mr. Trone was a member of St.

Matthews Lutheran church, and fraternally was affiliated with Hanover Lodge, No. 763 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Hanover i Lodge, No. 227. Loyal Order of Moose, and Hanover Lodge. No.

327, Independent Order o' Odd Pel! lows. Surviving are his wife, who before marriage was Miss Kate Krug; two sons. Oliver Trone, Baltimore, and Burnell K. Trone. at home; five grandchildren and two brothers, Jacob Trone.

Baltimore street, and David Trone. Clarendon. Va The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon with services conducted at his late residence at 2 30 o'clock. The Rev. Dr.

Harry Hursh Beidleman, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran church, will officiate. Burial will be made in Mt. Olivet cemetery Friends may call at the home this evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. JAPANESE NAVY ASSUMES FULL BLAME FOR SINKING OF U.

S. GUNBOAT PANAY IN YANGTZE; REGRET EXPRESSED FOR "TERRIBLE MISTAKE' FINE ICE SKATING AOTOIST DRAWS 'TWO STANDARD OIL SHIPS IS BEING ENJOYED QUICK SENTENCE ALSO SUNK IN BOMBARDMENT; OBITUARY CHARLES LAWSON Old Timers And Novices Alike Take Advantage Of Frozen Ponds And Creeks Over Week-End Ice skating weather brought out old timers and beginniners in huge numbers on ponds and creeks in the vicinity of Hanover during the weekend. The ice-covered surfaces of nearby streams attracted a fair percentage of the skaters, but the principal scene of activity appeared to be the recently-constructed impounding dam on the western edge of Spring Grove. Skaters who remember when" the streams froze in December and provided good skating throughout the winter season youngsters who are finding the current cold spell their first opportunity to skate on ice. Yorker Who Stole Car While Drunk, Wrecked Three AMERICAN SEAMAN IS KILLED Others And Entered Strange Fifteen Of 54 Survivors Aboard Home, Sent To Pen Drunk behind the wheel of a stolen car, Henry Vincent Williams, 28, York, with a long court record early Sunday morning drove south on the Susquehanna trail in such wild manner that he forced the ear of two state motor police into, a ditch, side.swiped another auto nearby, wrecked the car lie was driving end two others at Newberrytown, and then entered the home I of Daniel Worley, Newberry town-j ship, where he was found by the occupants with a poker in his His escapade caused $1,500 damage! to automobiles and injuries to several.

Before leaving York Williams gasoline without paying tor Panay Are Injured Seventeen Persons At First Reported 1 welve Persons Believed lo Be Americans Are Later Sighted On Shore By British Boat May Be Survivors Commander Suffers Fractured Leg Japanese Miers laimed Unable To See Foreign Flags And Believed ratt lo Be Proudly Boasting 1 heir Admiral Honda Says Japanese Navy Will Punish Those Responsible After Investigation siiANtiiiAi. has accepted full litanie 13. (AP), for the war The Japanese navy plane bombard nient Charles Monroe 527 Bal- have seen in the Hanover stores and 1 timore street, died at his home Sun- VV lh oi an intoxicated and sinking of the Slates gunboat Panav and served to the paper mill fman he wcHped injury although the' car in which he rode was upset. I 0,1 ompanj ships, and avowed profoundest re He appeared in court this which kaling rector of the Knights of Pythias! motion pictures and those w'hich glorify crime or criminals. I promise to do all that I can to strengthen public opinion against the production of indecent and immoral films, and to unite with all who protest against them.

acknowledge my obligation to form a right conscience about pictures that are dangerous to my moral life. As a member of the Legion of Decency, I promise, fur- Band. was elected to membership ther, to stay away altogether from at the meeting. The election of places of amusement which show the officers will take place at a busi -1 them as a matter of Band, was nominated for president of the York County Association at the regular meeting held Sunday afternoon in the Brodbecks Band hall, when for all offices were made. Paul A.

Hamer, director of the P. O. S. of A. Band.

Hanover, was nominated for member on the board of directors. Paul E. Fultz, Spring Grove, director of the Spring Grove which they wish good old Saint Nicholas to leave under their trees when he pays his annual night-before-Christmas visit to their homes. The arrival of Santa Claus to Hanover by airplane last Saturday afternoon and his occupancy of the pretty little log cabin which had been erected for him on the Oval in Center square added to the joys of the little folks of the commun- ity. The cabin was besieged by both old and young Saturday aft- emoon and evening and Santa greeted his guests personally.

He! will be located at the cabin each evening from 7 until 9 and he hopes that every child in the community will take advantage of the opportunity to call at the cabin. day morning at 5 30 following an extended illness. He was aged dam on the Cod or us creek for years has been a popular place. The ice-covered waters of the Conewago at Dam, Brown's. ing and entered pleas of guilty to charges of larceny and receiving stolen goods and felonious entry.

57 years. Mr. Lawson was a son of East Berlin and other points proved Some time within a few days lu OFFICERS BY ARE ELECTED GIDEON GRANGERS Gideon Grange, No. 2010, Patrons of Husbandry, elected officers to David and Saranda Redding Lawson, and was born September 6 1880. He was a stone cutter by trade and prior to his illness had been employed for many years by the Henry Caslow Marble and Granite I Works.

Spring Grove Fraternally he was affiliated with Hanover Lodge, No. 227. Loyal Order of Moose. Sur- viving are his parents. Mr and Mrs.

David Lawson, Garrison, Balti- more county, his wife, who i before marriage was Miss Laura Masenheimer; two sons, Charles Leroy Lawson, Westminster, Md and Richard Eugene Lawson, at: home; five grandchildren, one bro- ther, Elwood Lawson, Garrison, and two sisters. Mrs. Wesley Whl- cumb, Baltimore, and Miss Rosie Lawson, Garrison. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon with services conducted at his late residence at 1 oclock. The Rev.

Dr. too tempting to resist for a number of All appeared cautious, however, paying strict heed to the warning that no one should venture upon the ice until its strength has been determined. Skaters were noted at various places Saturday afternoon and both morning and afternoon yesterday. will have another ride, this time the custody of the she rill to the EasU i penitentiary, for he wa.s by Henry Niles to spend not less than four nur more than eight years in that institution. His sentence for theft of an auto i was three to six years and ioi serve for the ensuing year a Marsby J.

Roth, pastor of Trinity ness meeting and banquet to be held at Emigsville, January 15. In a letter from Bishop Leech, read at masses yesterday throughout the diocese, the bishop praised the progress which has been made in the past year in forcing the production Will Address Lions Club Charles Eurich. Shippensburg. dis trict governor of Lions International, of clean movies. He urged the Legion will be a guest at the regular meeting of Decency to be ever on its guard, of the Hanover Lions club at the and to keep fighting for higher Hotel Richard McAllister tomorrow evening at 6 A turkey dinner will be served.

Hanoverian Buys Farm R. Roy McClarin, Baer avenue, has purchased from Henry A. Waltman the 190-acre Waltman farm located on the north side of the Lincoln Highway between Abbottstown and Cross Keys. Possession was given at once. standards in the world.

motion picture MARRIED Miss Mildred Mabel Luckenbill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Luckenbill, Hanover, and James S. Shenk.

Gettysburg, son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Shenk, York, were united in marriage last night at 8.30 o'clock in the parsonage of St. James Lutheran church.

Gettysburg. The Rev. Spencer W. Aungst, pas- The Hanover Choral club will meet tor, performed the ring ceremony, this evening at 7.30 on the They were unattended After a wed- second floor of the Gitt ding trip to Philadelphia and IN AND ABOUT TOWN recent meeting held in the Grange hall, Wrirt avenue. The officers elected are: Worthy master, C.

A. Wentz; overseer, Walter Little; chaplain, the Rev. B. Mowrer; lecturer, W. Snyder; steward, Frank Zepp; assistant steward, Ervin Kress; treasurer, George I Moul; secretary, Arthur N.

Bow- man; gate keeper, Simpson Mummert; Ceres, Mrs. Rebecca E. Mowrer; Flora, Miss Edna Bemiller; Pomona, Mrs. Daisy Snyder; assistant lady steward, miller. Mrs Mary pointed to the executive committee for a period of three years.

The next meeting of the Grange will be held Friday evening, December 31, at 7:30 p. instead of December 24. Reformed church, will officiate. Burial wrill be made in Mt. Olivet cemetery.

MRS JESSIE E. BAIRD AUTO CRASH OCCURS AS SANTA ARRIVES HERE Mrs. Jessie Edith Baird, widow of George Edward Baird, died at her home, 324 Pine street, Saturday evening at 7.35 o'clock She was aged 72 years. Mrs. Baird was a daughter of the late Jesse and Deborah iHaines) Haines, and was born June 22.

1865. Surviving are her three Mrs. Anna Be- daughters, Mrs. Frank Warner, White was ap- home; Mrs. George Davis, 316 East Hanover street, and Mrs.

Mervin Myers; one step-daughter, Mrs. George Kline, Frederick, nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild, and three brothers, Elliott Haines, Hagerstown, Cornelius Haines, New Windsor, and Rudolph Haines, North Dakota She was a member of the First Metho- Skating veterans report that the entering the Worley home to skating yesterday seemed to be the jtwo the prison terms to run best that has been available so I early in the season for many years, M. E. IS FRITTING NEW DAIRY BUILDING M. Lonce, dairyman, is having a one-story cement block and stucco building erected at his establishment, located on York street, at the eastern edge of Baresville.

The structure wull be 56 feet wide and 72 feet long and will house the dairy which now is located in other quarters. The new' building, on which work was started last week, is expected to be completed and occupied by early Spring George Wildasin is the contractor in charge of the work. The building will be equipped with modern dairy machinery. Included in the new building will be a modernly-equipped store for the sale of ice cream and other dairy products. A soda fountain also will be installed and the store will be air-conditioned.

grot' for the One American seaman died of injuries from the bombardment by Japanese war planes indiscriminately bard in all craft in the Yangtze about 25 miles above Nanking. 1' ill Pen of survivors aboard the Pa nay were iniur- ed, at first were reported missing, but advices by the British gunboat Bee said tonight that twelve Kuro- peans had been sighted on the Yangtze river shore. They possibly were survivors of tlm Panay but definite confirmation was not at once forthcoming. om. James J.

Hughes, the Panay's commander, concurrently in a statement to the was a survivor. lie auMered a broken Executive court Williams attempted to ration- Officer Lieut. A. F. Anders also was wounded, alize and gain favor bv saying he was so intoxicated he did not know 1 UFR8 VMU 10 SEE ADMIRAL CLAIWH what he was doing, admitted ltLs filers who bombed the ships, Rear Admiral Tadno guilt freely and said that while at! Japanese naval attache China, were unable to see the foreign police headquarters he was attack believed the craft to be This resulted in the "terrible ed by a policeman.

This will be his! for which the Japanese navy feels profoundest the Ad- second trip to the penitentiary, his Three naval ancraft In the attack. Admiral records of theft and robbery dating Honda said, back to The returned proudly reporting arhlevement of the bombing Further details of William's this concentration of shijw he continued. "But the feeling of capude will be found in the column I complishment turned to regret and sadness when they learned their BOYS AT PROTECTORY ENJOY TURKEY I I ASI A full course turkey dinner was served yesterday to about 129 boys at the Paradise Protectory by the York council, No. 1530. Knights of Columbus.

Also enjoying the meal furnished by the Yorkers were thir- Center Square The third rank will be conferred upon a class of candidates at the regular meeting of Hanover Lodge. No. 318, Knights of Pythias to be held tomorrow evening at 7.30 clock in the lodge hall, Carlisle street. Defiance Commandery, No. 380, Knights of Malta, will conduct a Camden, the couple will reside at 119 12 Chambersburg street, Gettysburg.

The bridegroom is manager of (Continued On Page Four) Publishes Picture Of I). S. Soliday Hanover friends of David S. Soli- day, a native of this place who now resides in Merion, a suburb of public card party tomorrow evening Philadelphia, noted with interest his 8 15 in the Malta hall, photograph which appeared in The Automobiles driven by Raymond E. Hardeman.

Hanover R. D. 4. and Mrs. Robert Storm, 880 Broadway, were damaged In a rear-end collision on Broadway Saturday afternoon.

The cars were in the procession following the Claus welcoming party. The mishap occurred, police reported, when the Friends may cail at the Feiser fun- Storm car stopped suddenly. No one eral home this evening from 7 to 9 was injured. dist Episcopal church. Hanover.

The teen sisters and the Rev. funeral will be held Tuesday morning with services conducted at her late home at 9 o'clock. The Rev. Thomas F. Ripple, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate.

Burial will be made in Bethel church cemetery, Sam's Creek, near New Windsor, Md. Father of the William J. Burke, rector home. Following the dinner lollypops distributed and Grand Knight L. P.

Kummerant addressed the boys and visitors. A vaudeville show w'a: staged, with Paul Munchel a.s master of ceremonies. Mrs. Florence Dietrick played the piano. Ice crearn and cake followed the show.

Weber building, Carlisle street. The condition of George W. Baker, 11 Third street, who suffered a paralytic stroke December 2 is unchanged. He is still confined to his bed. Fire alarm box No.

14. York and Middle streets, will be tested tonight o'clock. Box No. 13, Locust and Walnut streets, is to be tested tomorrow at the same hour. The Membership committee of the w.

C. Mrs. Marshall C. Wood, chairman, will meet this e'ening at 7.30 in the association home, Carlisle street. Philadelphia Inquirer Saturday, the occasion of his birthday anniversary.

Mr. Soliday, a son of Mrs. J. H. Schmuck, 134 Broadway, has been a partner in the brokerage firm of Hopper, Soliday dealers in investment securities, for the past 15 years.

He was graduated from Amherst college in 1919. He is a member of the Philadelphia Coun- try Club and of the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. Many Hear Lectures Large audiences heard two illus- The Knights of Pythias Band trated health lectures given at the conduct the annual election of Park theater yesterday afternoon following the regular re- evening by Dr. John C. Ajac.

tarsal of the band to be neld this 1 Carlisle street. Capacity Firemen Unable To Find Blaze When a resident of Carlisle street reported by telephone that she could see flames flying from the chimney of a house a block away, on Eichelberger street near Highland avenue, last night at 11.40 o'clock, a truck from Hanover Fire Company, No. 1, was rushed to the scene. The firemen found no fire, however, and after a careful search of the neighborhood to check the possibility of a mistake in giving the location of the reported blaze without turning up even some smoke, the volunteers returned to their quarters. MRS.

AMOTT ROHRBAUGH Mrs. Anna Catherine Rohrbaugh, wife of Amott Rohrbaugh. 208 Fair avenue, died at her home Sunday morning at 3.30 following an extended illness. She was aged 56 years. Mrs.

Rohrbaugh was a daughter of the late Louis F. and Leah Caslow Krebs, and was born February 13, 1881. She was a member School Patrons Will Meet The Parent-Teacher Association at 8 The Joan of Arc club of the Y. W. A- wiU held its annual Christmas ncfuet and party tomorrow evening 5.45 in the association, Carlisle street.

John C. Ajac showed motion of the Sesqui-Centennial held May 31 at historic Chapel, and also gave a talk at a special meeting of Little Flow'er Circle, No. 473, Daughters of Isabella, held Friday fining in the Knights of Columbus York street. More than forty mpmbers and friends of the circle present. (Continued On Page Seven) Street Work Progressing Work on the construction of Middle street, west of Meade avenue, is progressing.

Fine stone was being applied and rolled down today. It is likely that the section of street between Meade and Fleming ave- of the Eichelberger school will meet nues opened to traffic with- ELKS TO FEAST ON HAM THEN HEAR YORK MAYOR A baked ham dinner will be enjoyed tomorrow evening by the Elks birthday diners. The dinner will be served in the first floor grill room of the Elks home starting at 6 o'clock by Steward Norman A. Markle and corps of assistants. Mayor Harry B.

Anstine, York, a member of the York Lodge of will be the principal speaker. Charles A. Weber, a past exalted ruler of Hanover will be the toastmaster. Mr. Weber will serve in the place of his late father, Frederick W.

Weber, a past exalted ruler of the lodge whose turn it would have been to serve as toastmaster ar the dinner. Henry A. Strickler. chairman of the committee in of news of York and vicinity on page three. Norman Bailey, 10.

of Hanover, was sentenced to the Pennsylvania Industrial school at Huntington after pleading guilty in the York county court today of felonious entry, larceny, and receiving stolen goods. The court was told the boy hud entered a half-dozen or more homes Hanover, but. only one charge watf made in order to save costa. At the time of the theft he was on parole from Glen Mills school which has sent word that he is not wanted there again. On September 25 he entered the home of Samuel Reineman, Hanover, and stole 11 'Hie names of others robbed were not given in the transcript.

Divorces were granted today to Pearl Pohrille from Marcus Pohr- illc; Joseph A Little from Margaret Little; and Maxton H. Bushey from Audrey Bushey. rash On Baltimore Street Two motor cars were damaged in 'a collision on Baltimore street in front of St. Catholic church yesterday morning. No one was injured.

The machines were driven by Raymond Becker, 809 York street, traveling south on Baltimore street, and John Wagner, 422 East Walnut street, traveling north on the same street, police reported. Wagner was making a left turn into an alley when the mishap occurred, police said. VV1I.I IM'NISII I IIOHi RESPONSIBLE AFTEH PROHK The Japanese navy, he said, was preparing to punish those responsible for attacking the American craft, "identity of the filers naturally being known. Action will be taken after Investigation." Japanese, however, pleaded ignorance of most of the details of attacks. "The filers didn't notice what happened after they observed our bombs found their It was explained.

VKSSKI, IIAI) SOI SAFETY IP RIVER The 450-ton U. 8 gunboat, made for Chinese river service, had stood by Lo save Americans during Japan's siege of Nanking. Anchored In the Yangtze, the Panay was a haven for embassy officials and other refugees until Japanese shells, crashing dangerously near, caused her to seek safety up the river. Steaming away from the battle the naval vessel sent to bottom by Japanese bonilis. A VI ON VILLAGE HALTED 'Hie river village of Hohsien was under attack as survivors of the Panay were landed there.

Jaiwnese ordered the attack to cease for fear of further endangering the men. Hohsien is approximately ten miles below Wuhu, scene of the shelling which killed a British seaman. There is an American mission hospital under It. Brown at Wuhu capable of caring for the wounded. 'Ihe American gunboat Oahu and the British gunboat Bee (Continued On Page Four) JAPANKSE OCCUPANCY OF NANKING SHANGHAI, DEC 13.

The Japanese military command tonight officially announced occupation of Nanking, capital. The troops completed the occupation at sunset, the announcement said. Bloody street fighting, with Chinese contesting every foot of tlie Japanese advance, marked the battle for the city, Japanese said Slowly, however, they repoited they took over the government buildings which had housed Chinese national gun nests and Chinese sources denied Japanese claims. They said they were still in communication with Nanking and that fighting Is gohig on." GOVERNMENT WINS GOLD BOND INTEREST SUIT Third Advent Reeltal Heard Another audience heard the third organ recital at St. Lutheran church Sunday afternoon by J.

Herbert Springer, organist, with Pauline Lehn Small, York so- WASHINGTON DEC. 13 The government succeeded in the prano, as The fourth and supreme court today in its to escape paying interest on gold bonds last of these recitals will feature that were called for redemption in advance of the muturlty date. Christmas music by Buxtehude decision, written by Justice Cardozo, was unanimous although with St. church choir as- justices Stone and Black had separate concurring opinions. sisting.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL Miss Janet Shrlner a student Justice Cardozo said that the secretary of the treasury "did not act in excess of his lawful powers by issuing the calls without further authority from the congress than was conferred by the statutes under which the bonds were Issued crowrds were reported on each occasion, A talk for women was given yesterday afternoon and another for men was delivered at the evening meeting. Motion pictures provided by the I United States public health service and affiliated organizations were used to illustrate the talks. Friday afternoon at 2.30 in the auditorium of the Eichelberger Senior High school. A Christmas program will be presented at that time. in a day or two.

The work, being done as a WPA project, was started last summer. charge will as the master of at Qtrfteld Memorial hos- ceremonies. Washington, Protectory Sewers Will TERMS FARM BILL IRAOLDY FOR AGRICULTURE HOSPITAL PATIENTS Christmas Tree In Wirt Park Workmen in charge of Borough i Manager C. A. Eckbert erected a 15-foot pine tree near the fountain in Wirt park today.

The tree, top- ped by a large star and decorated with colored lights, will be lighted for the first time tonight. Alan R. Warehime, 251 Baer avenue, who underwent an operation about ten days ago at the Hanover General hospital, is improving satisfactorily. Mrs. John F.

Massey, who had York on Friday evening. been a patient at the Hanover Gen------------------- eral hospital for several weeks, Town Council Will has been removed to the home of! her mother Mrs. George W. Myers, Pennsylvania avenue, Westmin-, ster. I Lodgemen Will Nominate Mother Maria of Constantine Castle, No.

142. An- Paradise Protecto' near Abbo 1 cient Order Knights of the Mystic town, has requested all women of Chain, will nominate officers at a Hanover who have done any sewing meeting to be held this evening in for the children of the home, to meet the lodge hall. Nominations will be with the Bishop at the Protectory closed next Monday night. A dele- tomorrow afternoon at 2 ociock. gation from the local castle will at- The weekly card party sponsored tend a past meeting in each Tuesday afternoon by the Guild of St.

parish. I will be postponed until Wednesday afternoon at 2 oclock. because of! spent Saturday at the home of her father, --------Claudes Shriner, High street. CHICAGO. DEC.

13 Edward A. president of the Amerl- Mr and Mrs Charles Sneeringer, can Farrn Bureau federation, criticised today the farm bill passed by the Baltimore were guests Sunday at 1 iast week, calling it a tragedy for agriculture" and asserted sur- the home of Mr bro- Meet Hanover council will meet in the regular December session Wednesday evening at 7.30 in the municipal offices on York street. the meeting at the Protectory tomorrow. Mrs. C.

E. Mattingly will he the hostess at tiie party Wednesday afternoon. ther-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. H.

M. Baublitz, 204 East Chestnut street. Robert Hirt. a student at the Williamson Trade school, Media, spent the week-end at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Hirt, McAllister and East Hanover streets. Harvey Shaffer. York. visited friends to Hanover, Sunday. OPEN Beginning tonight, store open everv night until Christmas.

C. NACE Store. 1 75 plus control Is essential to maintain farm prices. The house agriculture committee wrote a bill that leads the farmers to think he might get parity price, said in a speech for delivery before the annual convention, but it offers no mechanism at all to give him parity. LEADING STOCKS AGAIN LEAN BACKWARDS NEW YORK.

DEC 13. Leading stocks leaned backwards as much as three or more points in today market. Sinking of an American gunboat by the Japanese near Nanking was considered mildly depressing from a market standpoint, although tension apparently was bv immediate apologies of Japanese Sterling was off of a at M99 13-16,.