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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, Harrisburg. Tuesday, May 7, 1M News Cumberland Valley Communities of West Shorn Teacher Resigns; Doard Appoints Play Instructors Pour vacancies now exist in the New Cumberland schools with the acceptance last night by the School Board of the resignation of Miss Mary Vernon, first grade teacher in the Seventh Street Building since 1942. She plans to be married this sum' mer. Vacant positions are: Sixth grade in the Fifth Street Building due to the recent resignation and retirement of Mrs. Ella Reed librarian in the high school due to the transfer of Miss Naomi Peters to the post of teacher of problems of democracy and social studies to replace Gilbert Beckley, who also resigned re cently to enter business, ana music teacher in the elementary and junior high school vacant because of the resignation of Mrs, Mark Miller.

Three assistant playgrounds in structors. were elected by the board. Starting June 10, they will serve for ten weeks during the summer. They are Nancy Greenawalt. Sally Stahle, and Marv Jane Finkenbinder.

They will be assigned to their duties at either the Manor Street playground or the athletic field at Fourth and Eutaw streets, at a later date. Plans were discussed for committee to investigate the purchase of new band uniforms. Members of the group will be named at a later date and will include one board member, the supervising principal, the music supervisor and two patrons from the borough. Two bids were accepted by the board. They are, the $1485 bid of Roberts and Meek for general school supplies and the $205 bid of Herre Brothers for partitions in the field house at the athletic field.

Mechanicsburg Pastors Arrange MemorialjService Mechanicsburg, May 7. Plans for a union memorial service for veterans of World War II on Sep tember 8, and union services each Sunday, to open June 2, were made by members of the Ministerial Association at its monthly meeting yesterday. The ministerium accepted with regret the resignation of the Rev. Nelson Frank, president, who this week will move to Northumber land to take up his duties as Meth odist pastor there. The Rev.

Charles H. Davis, vice president, will be acting president until the regular election of officers next month. Following the annual custom established a number of years ago, union vespers will be held each Sunday night on the lawn of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, in favorable weather, and in the First United Brethren Church, in case of rain. Majority of local congregations cancel individual services and participate in the union series in the summer months.

The clergymen selected Sep tember 8 for the community me morial to servicemen and women because of its nearness to the first anniversary of the cessation of the war the east. Union vespers this summer Will be featured by Young Peo ple's Nights the last Sunday of, each month, with the Rev. Edward J. Ardis, Silver Spring Presby terian Church, and the Rev. Vic tor Hann, Methodist superinten dent, named as a committee to make arrangements.

An interchurch softball league for men and women was endors ed by the Ministerium, and the Rev. Harold A. Dunkelber ger, pas tor of Trinity Lutheran, was nam' ed chairman. Wives of the ministers will be guests at the June meeting, to be held June 3 on the lawn of Silver Spring Presbyterian Church, north of town. Vesper Service Continuing the diamond anni versary of the founding of St.

Mark's Lutheran Church, a vesper service will be held tonight at 7.30 o'clock in the church. The guest speaker will be the Rev. G. Martin Ruoss, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Lancaster, and president of the Lancaster Conference of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania, who will bring greetings from the Ministerium. At the same time the Rev.

Nelson Frank, Methodist Church, and president of the Ministerial Asso ciation, will bring greetings from the pastoral group. The series of services marking the 75th anniversary of the founding opened Sunday, and will continue Thursday evening with tn informal congregational reception from 7 to 10 p. at the home of Mr. and Mrs, S. Harper Myers, Zl5 East Simpson street.

The committee arranging the anniversary events, which conclude next Sunday, includes: Henry Wilson, chairman; Mrs. S. Harper Myers, Mrs. Esther Ross, Miss Edith E. Fegley, Mrs.

William R. Ritter, Mrs. Haydn Davies, Mrs. Peter Simons, Miss Betty fcnyder, George Schweitzer, Victor C. Hasskarl, Mervin Felty and tfeorge Stoll.

Auxiliary Will Meet The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Rescue Hook and Ladder Com' kany will hold its regular monthly eeting at the firehouse tonight at .30 o'clock. Mrs. Grace Geiling, president, vill be in charge and all members ire urged to be present I 4 Summerdale Firemen Elect New Officers Members of the Summerdale Fire Company elected Lester Jackson, president: Lee Zeigler, vice president; Hoffman Wagner, secretary: David Simpson, fi nancial secretary: William Hag gerty, treasurer; W. H. Smith, fire chief; H.

L. Meacham, George Hedrick and Lester Jackson, trus tees; Samuel Hepford, chaplain; Kenneth Moore, Nelson Peregoy and William Haggerty," hose di rectors. Members also discussed the purchase of new fire apparatus and began plans for a festival to be held Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8, on the firehouse grounds. Vandal Gang Held For Court By Grand Jury Carlisle, May 7. Fifteen true bills were returned by the Cum berland County Grand Jury in a one day sesion yesterday whale the 24 juror panel ignored the charges on four other counts.

Three Carlisle youths and a Mt. Holly Springs girl were indicted on charges of malicious damage to property as the result of a spree of vandalism on the night of April 3 in South Middletown township in which a Reading Company Railroad crossing signal light and a warning sign were damaged and windows shattered at the H. P. Dyson and Sons Mill, Boiling Springs, and the Mt. Pleasant school in Monroe town ship.

The three youths indicted were: Richard P. Walter. John A. Ment zer, and Railing, all of town, Betty Arlene Scott, Mt. Holly Springs, was indicted on a charge of being an accessory to the fact in the case involving the Reading Railroad Company damage but the jury ignored another charge involving the case of the H.

P. Dyson Mill. Other true bills were returned against: Beatrice Neff, near Mt. Holly Springs, asault with intent to murder; Martin B. Bowman, Shepherdstown, drunken driving; Lester Newman, New Jersey, a fugitive from justice; Richard M.

McBeth. Walnut Bottom, and Amos Hoffman, Newville, R. D. 1, morals oiiense; Kobert Walter, Carlisle, assault and battery and aggravated assault and battery on two counts each; his sister. Genevieve Walker, assault and battery.

True bills were ignored in the cases of Emory File, West Fair view, assault and battery, ag gravated assault and battery with intent to kill; Robert L. Snvder. Lemoyne, embezzlement, and Jack uiocner, Carlisle, assault and battery and aggravated assault and battery. In the first two cases the jury ignored true bills the costs of prosecution were placed on tne prosecutor. Boy Scout Mothers Set Rummage Sale A rummage sale sponsored bv tne scout Mothers of ShiEemans town for the benefit of Scouts will be held Tuesday, May 14, ana Wednesday, May 15, in Ver beke street persons having rummage are asked to take it to the Town Hall Monday from 6 to 8.30 d.

m. or Tuesday irom 9 a. m. to 11 a. Mrs.

B. M. Shield is chairman of the committee in charge of the sale. Cooties to Meet At VFW Post The Susquehanna Pud Tent 44 Military Order of the Cooties, will meet Wednesday at 8 p. m.

in the west Shore Post 1482 Home, Vet erans of Foreign Wars, Front street, wormleysburg. Charles Uements, commander, who will preside, will supervise the election oi an additional trustee. ine Pup Tent is the official honor degree of the VFW and in addition to promoting social and reunion features among its members, also participates in hosnital work for the sick and wounded of tne world wars. utner oincers in addition tn commander Clements, are, How ard monignan, senior vice corn mander: Merle Farner master; J. C.

Maxton, adjutant; J. B. Reeser, chaplain; Howard marker, riobert Himmelrich and uuver imams, trustees. WCTU to Present Mother's Day Program A Mother's Dav Drosram win I be given by the WCTU tonight rt f.dU in tne Enola Mthriit wiurcn. Mrs.

w. L. Troup, High spire, will be the guest sneaker on the program, which will also in i a ciuae special music. Conductor Hurt Clarence O'Donald, 63, Altoona, freight conductor for the Penn sylvania Railroad was treated at the Harrisburg Hospital early to day for bruises of the right hip and ankle suffered when he was jolted from his bed in a cabin car in the Enola Yards. His car was struck by a yard engine he told attendants.

Committee to Meet The Finance Committee of Zion Lutheran Church, Enola, will meet i. in 1.1 i i i wmgm i.ou tne cnurcn, wiui George Bloser. chairman. Dresid ing. National Wildlife Restoration Week was first proclaimed by DiA0innt D.APAi.nTi moo 1 ICOlUCUt 111 APUO.

Ensminger. INSTALLATION AT NEW VFW POST, WEST FAIRVIEW Roy W7 Miller, left, past commander of Carlisle VFW Post and past department sergeant at arms was the installing officer at the institution and installation for the Carroll Light ner Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, West Fair view, last night in the school auditorium. Swope Elected Lemoyne School Alumni Leader Robert Swope was elected presi dent of the Lemoyne High School Alumni Association at a meeting of the organization in the school library. Other officers elected are Cletus Coble, vice president; Mrs. James Frey, re elected secretary; Mrs.

John Spanos, assistant scretary; Betty Niess, treasurer. Bob O'Hara, retiring president. was in charge of last night's meet ing. The other retiring omcer is Miss Betty Link, treasurer. The club has not had a vice president during recent years due to its in activity.

Coble is president of the senior class this year at the high school and as is customary in past years, was elected vice president at the meeting. A membership and dues com mittee was appointed last night wih Miss Niess as chairman. Assisting her will be Mr. Swope, Louise Frey, Vera Spanos, Richard Brown, Charles Grubb and Jacob Harder. Tentative plans for a spring dance were discussed at the meeting.

Members decided to resume the annual Lemoyne High School varsity Alumni Association bas ketball game, the contest to be played this year, Friday, December 13. The groundwork for the resumption of the annual affair was laid at a recent meeting attended by members of the athletic association of the high school and the alumni association. Twenty three members were present at the meeting last night. The next meeting of ths asso ciation will be held Monday, May 13, at 8 p. in the Lemoyne High School Library.

Supervisors Name LeVan Engineer; Approve Streets Howard A. LeVan, was ap pointed engineer for Lower Allen township at a meeting' of the board of supervisors last night at the home of W. H. Graham, White Hill, secretary. Blueprints outlining the streets and drainage for Keewaydin, new housing development south of Shiremanstown, were approved.

Similar blueprints were submitted by Dr. Paul L. Cressman, developer of another housing pro ject on the Gettysburg pike. The 1946 tax duplicate for the township will be turned over to the tax collector and notices mailed. An additional cost of col lecting and determining Lower Allen taxes under laws passed by the last session of the State Legislature will not affect the tax rate.

A petition from residents of Rana Villa requesting approval for regrading and resurfacing roads in the community has been submitted by the board to Cum berland county court for approval, 1 i Ensminger. POPPY DANCE AT NEW CUMBERLAND A portion of the large group of junior high school age boys and girls who attended the Poppy Dance in the American Legion Hall, New Cumberland, are shown at the height of fes tivities last night. The purchase of a poppy was the admission to the dance, which was sponsored by the New Cumberland American Legion Auxil Choir to Present Public Program Mrs. Raymond Colestock, teacher of the Sunday School class which is sponsoring the appearance of the Harrisburg Symphony Choir Thursday at 8 n. m.

in the Zion Lutheran Church, Enola, today announced that the presentation, is open to the public. The choir, under the direction of Reginald F. Lunt, will sing "The Creation" by Hadyn. Solo ists will be Marian Heeb, SO' prano; Palmer Thomas, baritone and Harry Etter, tenor. The choir will be accompanied by Miss Irene Bressler, and Mrs Edith Garland Sills, pianist.

Yeagley to Lead flauss Post Band Harold G. Yeagley, Myerstown, will conduct his first practice of the band of the William H. Nauss Post 143, American Legion, New Cumberland, tonight at 8 p. m. in the post home.

Mr. Yeagley, teacher of music of the Myerstown School District, recently succeeded Loy A. Eber sole who resigned to accept a post out of the city. Members are urged to notice the change in practice time, which was formerly held Monday at 8 p. m.

in the home. All former servicemen who re side on the West Shore are invited to join the band, and if interested should contact either Mr. Yeagley or Howard J. Mclntyre, chairman of the Legion Music Committee. Brownies to Give Mother's Day Tea A Mother's Day tea will be given by New Cumberland Brownie Troop 122 Wednesday at 3.45 p.

in the social room of the New Cumberland Church of God, Fourth and Reno streets. Mrs. Ralph Gladfelter, troop leader, will be in charge. Borough Slates Pre School Clinic The pre school clinic of the New Cumberland School District will be held Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a. m.

to 12 noon in the William H. Nauss Post, No. 143, American Legion home, 211 Sixth street, New Cumberland. Miss Dorothy Dunkelberger, school nurse, will be in charge, assisted by a committee from the Parent Teachers Association. Members of the committee aie, Mrs.

Isaac Hall, Mrs. Harold Snyder, Mrs. Joseph James, Mrs. Robert Coleman, Mrs John Snoderly, Mrs. W.

S. Irwin and Mrs. David Pretz. Physical, dental, mental and eye tests will be given to the prospective students, according to Charles W. Gemmill, supervising principal.

iary, Unit 143. Mrs. Robert Weigle was in charge and was assisted by members of the Junior Auxiliary. i Officers include, Harold E. Todd, second from left, quartermaster; Charles Gainor, chaplain; Henry L.

Walter, senior vice commander; Charles M. Clements, commander; Charles D. Clements, junior vice commander; Russell S. Roddy, post advocate. 130 New Houses To Be Erected In ShoreArea One hundred and thirty low cost houses will be constructed in Keewaydin, new residential de velopment extending from St.

John's road on the Gettysburg pike to the Lower Allen Township School, south of Shiremanstown, it was announced today. The land is owned by A. Hess, Shiremanstown, and W. J. McConlogue, Harrisburg, is the builder and developer.

The first homes to be constructed will be in the $5000 bracket. Both one and two story homes will be con structed of either frame or brick. Construction is expected to start within the, next ten days and the first group of home's are scheduled for completion in six weeks pro viding the flow of building material continues. 7 A group of more expensive homes is expected to be con structed at a later date. Veterans will be given preference.

The housing development is designed for the average worker who cannot afford highly expensive dwellings, Mr. Hess said. Another housing development is underway near Shiremanstown on land owned by Dr. Paul L. Cress man, Shiremanstown.

Property holders will build on this ground also located on the Gettysburg pike. Old Rivals Meet In Pre season Diamond Battle Baseball fans of the West Shore will see Lemoyne play New Cum berland on its Memorial Field, Wednesday, at 6 p. the latter nine being sponsored by the William H. Nauss Post, American Legion. It will be the first time the two teams have met on the diamond since before the war.

Both are members of the West Shore Twi light League which opens Monday, May 20. Lemoyne manager Sam Mowrey has been grooming his players for several pre season practice games, and believes he has succeeded in rounding off the rough spots. Although batteries for neither team have been announced, Mow rey and New Cumberland mentor, Brandt Cook have assurred fans they will get the chance to see many old favorites in action once again Cook announced today that he has planned another exhibition game for his team with a group of soldiers from the New Cumberland Army base on Thursday. Another poppy dance for the senior high age group will be held at 8.30 p. m.

Monday in the Le Robert Himmelrich, right, past commander of West Shore Post 1462, VFW, Wormleysburg, assisted Mr. Miller. Also installed were Dr. William Blazino, surgeon Frank Wagner, trustee for one year; Ozio, two year trustee; and Daniel Nardone, trus tee for three years. Church Group Plans Family Week Banquet Plans for the family week banquet to be sponsored by Zion Lutheran Church, Enola, Friday evening the church, were completed at a meeting of the gen eral committee last night.

Raymond A. Forgie, general chairman, presided at the meeting. The program will include a principal speaker, family group singing and the presentation of a bible to the largest family present, Directors Retain 18 Mill Tax Rate For Lower Allen The 1946 47 tax rate for the Lower AJlen township school budget will be retained at 18 mills with one dollar per capita tax, W. V. Greenfield, board secretary, an nounced today.

Salary increases for teachers and added cost of collecting and determining township taxes under laws passed by the last session of State Legislature will not affect the rate, he added. The budget was considered but will not be finally approved until the next meeting, Mr. Greenfield said. The board also approved the ap pointment of Miss Mary Strock as music supervisor for the schools. Burgess Proclaims Cleanup Campaign Burgess P.

B. Lyman, New Cumberland, who previously had set May 13 to 18 inclusive as bor ough clean up week, today issued the official proclamation which launches the campaign in the community. He asked the residents of the borough to cooperate in clearing away the trash, rubbish and ashes which detract from the appearance of the community. Otterbein Guild Plans Meeting at Church The Otterbein Guild of Grace United Brethren Church, West Fairview, will meet in the church house Jtonight. The junior children of the church will meet Wednesday at 3.30 p.

m. in the church. Boards to Meet The monthly meeting of the of ficial and trustee boards of Com munity United Brethren Church, will meet tonight at 7.30 in the church, Sixteenth and Bridge streets. New Cumberland. The Rev.

D. Floyd Mowrey is pastor of the church. gion Home. Mrs. Stanley deForest is poppy chairman of the Councilmen Order Street Repairs In West Fairview A $2900 program for street re pairing in West Fairview this summer was authorized last night by borough council, A.

B. Hoke, president, announced, Front and High streets will be completely rebuilt and minor repairs will be made on other bor ough streets. Bids will be adver used next week. The councilmen will tour the town Wednesday, May 15, to note the progress being made in connection with the borough clean up week. The borough baseball field has been graded and is ready for opening on May 20, date of the first West Shore Twilight League game, council also voted to re outfit the borough part time Pa trolman.

Teams Open Campaign For Camp Hill Funds he fund canmaien for the Camp Hill Welcome Horn, eele bration in the borough July 4 was launched Monday with workers canvassing White Hill and Highland Park in addition to Camn Hill. Any funds collected in excess nf those needed for the event, will be used to provide the boroiitrh wun a permanent memorial for xne men who died in the service Speaker Pleads For Aid to India The Rev. Wilbur A. Reid. nas tor of Lemoyne Church of Christ presided at the closing session of me uistrict 13 Convention of the Disciples of Christ last night in the Lambyne Church.

The Rev. Dr. George A. Miller was the principal speaker and made a plea for a vast nrosram of character building among the J. i natives oi maia unaer tne leader ship or the Christian missions.

He declared that one of India's great needs is a program of health and sanitation, one of the outstanding needs lacking in modern day India. In addition, he toia oi neipmg more than 150.000 persons during his missionary service and of East Indian cus toms and language. The Rev. Dr. Miller spent forty years in India as a medical missionary and was for many years the Living Link Missionary of the Owensburg, Mission.

In addition to the host church congregation, 167 registered dele gates attended the convention. Board to Meet The official board of the Le moyne Church of Christ will meet tonight at 8 in the church, accord ing to the Rev. Wilbur A. Reid, pastor. Six Divorces Approved The Dauphin County Court ap proved tnese six divorces todav: Mrs.

Betty J. Kern, 317 Crescent street, irom John F. Kern, 614 Wiconisco, cruelty and indignities; Mrs. Martha Stallone. 317 Hum mel, from Joseph Stallone, Read ing, desertion; Mrs.

Nettie H. Joseph, Middletown, from Paul F. Joseph, Mapleton, desertion; Mrs. K. Virginia Fittrer, Harrisburg, from Robert R.

Fittrer, 2446 North Fourth, indignities; Mrs Ruth A. Smith, 2411 Logan, from Harry T. Smith, 2218 Logan, indignities; 'John Alvin Reynolds, 1810 North Seventh, from Mrs. Margaret Reyonds, 312 Reily, de sertion. "Operation Musk Ox" Ends at Edmonton Edmonton, May 7, UP) "Operation Musk Ox," the Canad ian government experiment to test men and military machines under conditions of extreme cold, ended here last night after an 82 day, 3100 mile trek through the frozen wastes of the north.

The last leg of the trip 107 miles from Grande Prairie, to Edmonton was made by train because the 10 snowmobiles used by the 50 Canadian Army men ran into trouble in the dust and gravel of the Alaska highway. of New York was Kingston. Carlisle: Youth Sentenced Stealing Coins Carlisle, May 7. Fritz Lee Dickerson, 29 of Harrisburg, a prisoner It the Cumberland; county jail who stole the coins' from four slot machines stored in the basement cell last January 29, was sentenced to nine months in the county prison yesterday by Judge Fred S. Reese.

Dickerson was serving a term for assault and battery at the time. He was doing the furnace firing chores at the jail while serving his sentence when he broke open a 25 cent. 10 cent and two five cent machines stored in tne cell near the furnace. The nine month term will start from January 29, Judge Reese ordered. The slot machines had been confiscated at Enola by State Police Guy R.

Jones, 36, of Carlisle, charge with driving while intoxi cated, appeared before Judge rTea a. eese lor the fifth time and was given a 60 day jail term and fined $25. Stationed in Berlin Pvt. Richard W. Boldosser, of 630 South Hanover street, is one of 630 soldier students earning extra credits in a Berlin, Germany, district GI high school.

Pvt. Boldosser, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Boldosser, and a member of the 309th Infantry, is studying German and history of modern Europe under the instruction of one of the GI teachers who volunteered their time in order to serve as a teaching staff in the school.

Auto Recovered The automobile of Dr. Gilbert White, of 93 street, which was stolen from a parking place in West High street, was recovered in Baltimore, local police re ported. Birth Announcements The Rev. and Mrs. William H.

Strohm of Brownsville, formerly of town, a son at the Brownsville Hospital on May 2. At Carlisle Hospital: Mr. and Mrs. George Heberlig, Newville, R. D.

3, a daughter Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thumma, Plainfield, a son Thursday. Mr.

and Mrs. Victor Emlet, Carlisle, R. D. 6, a son Wednes day. Mr.

and Mrs. Stewart Bender, 131 South West street, a daughter Wednesday. Divorce Recommended A divorce for Mrs. Hazel Cum mings from Howard Cummings was recommended by the master according to his report filed at the prothonotary's office. Pair Jailed Vic McGordon, 36, of Lorraine.

Ohio, was sentenced to 15 days in jail by Justice of the Peace W. L. Wittle, Enola, on a disorderly conduct charge. A 10 day sentence was im posed on Jaes Stake, 39, of Me chanicsburg, by Justice of the Peace H. M.

Thompson, on a charge of drunken, disordely con duct. Civic Club Instals Lt. J. C. McNaughton, of the Army Information School faculty, was the principal speaker today at the installation of officers of the Civic Club in the Molly Pitcher Hotel.

New officers installed are: Mrs. M. W. Allen, president; Mrs. Robert B.

Rearick, first vice president; Mrs. Creedin Kruger, secretary, and Mrs. Frank Ayres. assistant treasurer. It was announced that 24 new members were accepted during the year.

Will Appear Here Jean Hoerner, of Harrisburg. who won first prize in piano at the btate wide public school music contests in Johnstown recent ly, will be presented at the Musical Arts Club concert on May 23. With Miss Hoerner on the com ing concert program will be Mar got Moser, soprano, who will en ter Julliard School of Music, New York City, in the Fall, and Jacqueline Speers, violinist. All three are student members of the Harrisburg Wednesday Music Club. Lease Land It was announced at Carlisle Barracks that the 150 acre training area formerly known as the Alexander farm, which lies just east of the Army Post along the Poor House road, has been leased to the Baldwin Brothers, Carlisle, R.

D. 2, on a cash rental basis. The Baldwin Brothers' lease is for one year with the privilege of renewal for five years. Tuskegee Choir Slated For Concert in Forum Brooker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, will be honored Wednesday evening, May 29.

by a concert to be presented by the Tuskegee Choir in the Forum, under sponsorship of the Harrisburg Chapter, United Negro College Fund. The choir will also perform late this month in Constitution Hall, Washington, in the first concert to be given there by a Negro group. The Harrisburg chapter is headed by Charles P. McClane. Penn Harris Hotel Board Re elected Directors of the Penn Harris Hotel Company were re elected today at a meeting of stockholders in the hotel.

The directors are Franklin Moore, George W. Reily, J. stacKpoie. Henderson Gilbert, Edgar Z. Wallower, Spen cer G.

Nauman. all of Harrisburg. and Henry M. Scharf, Gettysburg. Officers will be elected at the next directors' meeting..