Public Opinion from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania • 2

TWO PUBLIC OPINION, CHAMBERSBURG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1948 PERSONALS "Welcome the coming, speed the parting quest." Pope. -Miss Judy Rohrer, of 823 Broad street, visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. H. S.

Ebersole, of Narbeth, and with their son, Frank B. Ebersole, her fiance. -Miss Mary P. Maciny, Sophomore at Hood College, Frederick, Md. is visiting her parents, Dr.

and Mrs. Joseph P. Maclay, of 361 Philadelphia avenue, between semesters. -Eugene Parkas, a Freshman at the University of Syracuse, Syracuse, N. Y.

is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Z. Parkas, of 1337 Scotland avenue, Mrs. Alice M.

Miller, of 423 East Queen street, and Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Miller and daughter, Suzanne, of Mechanicsburg, left this morning for a month's visit in Miami, Fla.

Lewis F. Weaver; of Mercersburg, has been admitted to the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown. Mr. Weaver, who is employed at Letterkenny Ordnance Depot, has been ill for three weeks prior to his admission to the hospital on January 23. Mrs.

W. C. Sites, of 273. Lincoln Way West, who has been seriously ill with pneumonia is improving. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr.

and Mrs. James Blackburn, of 24 Walnut street, a daughter, this morning, Chambersburg Hospital. HOSPITAL REGISTER Admissions: Mrs. Carl Graham, Shippensburg; Chick Mellott, Shippensburg: Beverly Ann Piper, R. R.

Melvin Seville, Big Cove Tannery; Raymond L. HIll, R. R. Perry Elliott. 359 East King street; Mrs.

Noble Webb, R. R. 2: Newton Miller, Williamson; William Johnston, Shippensburg. Discharges: Mrs. Lewis Barnhart, 137 Garfield street; Mrs.

Walter Black, McConnellsburg: Daniel Martin, Orrtanna, R. R. Margaret Barnes, Fayetteville, R. R. Mrs.

Kenneth Burket, Fort Loudon; Savilla First, Glen street and Lincoln Way West; Mrs. Richard Newell and daughter, of Roxbury; Mrs. Wilber Paxton and son, of Newburg, R. R. 1.

DEATHS OF A DAY CHARLES H. RICH LOCK HAVEN, Jan. 30 (P) Former Clinton County Associate Judge Charles H. Rich, of nearby Woolrich, died at the Lock Haven Hospital late yesterday of pneumonia. He was 87.

COLIN CLEMENTS PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30 (A) Colin Clements, famous playwright, is dead at 56. Clements died last night in JewIsh Hospital here with his wife, Florence Ryerson, also a playwright, at his bedside. MRS. EARL L.

WINGERT HONORED BY PUBLISHERS Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Wingert, of Fayetteville, en entertained evening in their home at a dinner. Fernly Rutter, district manager of the Curtis Publishing Company, presented Mrs.

Wingert with a gold ring commemorating her fifteen years of service with that company. THE MARKETS Newburger Hano, members of the New York Stock Exchange, report the following quotations through their district office, 212 North Second street, Harrisburg. Pa. Phone "Enterprise 1-0544." Yesterday's Close Today At Noon American Tel 151 151 Anaconda 33 33 Atlantic Refining. Balt 12 Bethlehem Chrysler Curtiss- Wright DuPont de 177 Elec.

Bond General General Foods. General Motors 55 55 Internat'l Nickel. 271 134 Kennecott 46 46 Montgomery National Dairy New York Pennroad Penney, J. Pennsylvania 18 Pub Serv of Radio Corp. Sears, Roebuck.

Socony Vacuum. 15 Stand Oil of Swift United Air Corp. 25 UGL 8 Steel 754 Westinghouse Elec: The Markets LIVESTOCK and PRODUCE LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Furnished by Walker Bros. FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 Wheat (at barn) $2.76 Corn (70 pounds) $2.50 Hay $25.00 Straw $15.00 Rye $2.10 Barley $1.85 LOCAL FLOUR MARKET Furnished by Lakeview Milling Ca. FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 Floor 100 1062.

$7.10 SOCIAL CALENDAR Benefit Card Party Given By Woman's Club of Town The Woman's Club of Chambersburg conducted a benefit card party last evening in the ballroom of Hotel Washington, and approximately 500 in proceeds were added to the club's welfare fund as a result of the event. Bridge, and Piye Hundred were played at 37 tables, The door prize WAS won by Alexander D. Beattie, He and 'Miss Beulah Lyon also. won cakes as prizes. of the games at Five Hundred tables were Mrs.

J. N. Shenk, J. A. St.

Clair, Mrs. ardson, Mrs. Paul Porter, Mr. Blatt, Mrs. Finniff, Mrs.

Atha Miller, Mrs. Blanche Miller, and Mrs. Irene Binner. Those who won bridge prizes were Mrs. Leroy Huber, Carol Senseman, Edgar Monn, McNair Poe, Gene Dan, Dr.

Dan, William Shank, Mrs. Freida Lesher, Helen Tananes, Ethel Grove, Jean Moore, Mrs. Ethel Snider, Mrs. Evelyn Matthews, Mrs. Helen P.

Diehl, Miss Beulah Lyon, Mrs. Janet Hoover, and Miss Nancy Kremer. March of Dimes Ball To Begin at 9 o'Clock The Dimes Ball for the benefit infantile paralysis vicMarch, tims will begin at 9 o'clock this evening in the ballroom of Hotel WashIngton. Zel Smith's orchestra will provide the musical entertainment. Reservations for tables can be made by calling the hotel, Valley Bank President Host at Dinner George H.

Stewart of Shippensburg, and president of the Valley National Bank entertained the directors, officers and employes of the bank on Wednesday evening at a birthday dinner held at the Home Spun Inn. Those affiliatd with the bank presented Mr. Stewart with a sport shirt. He plans to vacation in Florida, (P) Means Associated Press CAPT. AND MRS.

WALDRON TO ATTEND EXERCISES Officer's Parents to Celebrate Their Golden Wedding Anniversary Captain and Mrs. Robert Waldron of the Salvation Army will leave for New York this weekend to attend anniversary ary exercises for the tain's parenta. Brigadier and Mrs. John Waldron, officers of The Salvation Army for the past 53 years, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on January 31. They have been stationed at Salvation Army posts as far west as California and in many of the eastern states.

They have filled positions ranging from sergeant in the Training College to divisional commander. Brigadier and Mrs. Waldron are now retired and are at present visiting with Adjutant John Waldron, another son, in Jamaica, Long Island, at whose post the anniversary celebration will be held. One of the 'features of the celebration will be presentation of book of congratulatory letters from many of their friends. Captain Waldron of Chambersburg has been gathering these letters for the past six months or more.

Letters have been received from a great number of state and national figures, top-ranking leaders in The Salvation Army, and many "old- A service with dignity, courtesy and -pleteness in every detail. Lady Assistant GOSHEN FUNERAL HOME 338 Lincoln Way East Telephone 455 SPECIAL SALE OF HATS HATS Saturday, January 31 $1.00 $2.00 $3.00 (Hats Sold Regardless of Cost) JANE WATERS LAIRD "Just Looking Thank You!" Your invitation for inexpensive smartness! Crisp and Fresh BAND BOX Blouses Size 32 Size 38 BELTS town and country wear Come in and browse around! BAND BOX SHOPPE 18 North Second Street Regular Store Hours Daily; Also Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Evenings This Important Advantage Is Gained when your choice is SELLERS Service Those who call us find that receive something more than just routine funeral service. The advantage of gentle, interested attention, and understanding guidance, is priceless for we serve you personally, intelligently and conscientiously. Take our word--you pay no penalty for the PRESTIGE of a fine SELLERS conducted funeral, nor for the use of the beautiful SELLERS funeral home. And this is true whether you wish an inexpensive $118 funeral, or the best of everything.

We invite your trust. Funerals of Finer Character At Substantial Savings For guidance, consult this SELLERS Price Index of 1081 consecutive adult services, 88 selected by past patrons. 17 Services cost $100 or Less 108 Services cost from $100 to $200 212 Services cost from $201 to $300 349 Services cost from $301 to $400 204 Services cost from $401 to $500 132 Services cost from $501 to $600 59 Services cost more than $600 Increasingly large patronage enables us to spread operating costs over hundreds of funerals and the resulting savings are shared by patrons in the form of substantially lower prices. Sellers FUNERAL HOME Philadelphia Ave. at Chambers St.

Phone 41 timer" Salvationists and other friends. There will be a private family reunion, followed by a large public meeting and Mrs. reception. Captain and Waldron expect to return to Chambersburg Sunday night. The services at The Salvation Army in Chambersburg will be held at usual, with special speakers taking part.

(P) Means Associated Press CORRECTION Trustees of the Presbyterian Church of the Falling Spring will recelve $500 for maintenance of the Skinner lot in the church cemetery, according to the will of Mrs. Harry W. Skinner, Due to an error the figure was published yesterday AS $5,000. To save soap, left-over scraps of soap may be melted in water and used for shampooing hair. (NEA can stop wishing they were in the sunny Fla.

He left his lawn sprinkler on all with ice. Crop damage was high; even SIX PER CENT CUT IN OFFICES BILL PROPOSED (Continued from page one) ed $3,200,000,000 tax on corporation porfits. While the- Democrats continued trying to slice down the size of the Republican tax cut, the Republicans continued to talk of slicing down Mr. Truman's request for foreign aid money, Speaking of his news conference yesterday, the President made it clear that he the 000 he asked for the first 15 months of the Marshall Plan is a rockbottom figure. Republicans in Congress admitted that the President had put them in a tough spot by using their own anti-inflation law against them.

It was passed during the special session last Fall, That law gave the President power to ration grain used for making whisky until January 31-tomorrow. The Senate passed a bill to continue that power until February 29. But a House committee killed it. Under the law whisky makers still could agree among themselves on a ration program which would save save grain for Europe. But the President said they have failed to do that.

So he asked to have his ration power continued until October 31. COUPLE WED 54 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. D. Harvey Diehl, of .101 North Sixth street, are observing their 54th wedding anniversary today.

Mr. Diehl is recuperating at his home following an operation at the Chambersburg Hospital, where he was for three weeks. JWR Distinctive Men's Gifts John W. Rodenhaver Men's Apparel N. Second St.

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NICKLAS SONS Telephone 693 WAY DOWN SOUTH IN THE LAND South after a look at what happened night, and woke up to find a sudden DEATHS "Death the golden key that opens the palace of eternity." --Milton. CHARLES L. MARTIN GREENCASTLE, Jan. 30-Charles L. Martin, 76, retired.

Antrim Township school teacher and rural mail carrier, died at 4:30 o'clock this morning at the Chambersburg Hospital after a year's illness. Mr. Martin, who resided on Chambersburg, 5, was born in Upton. His parents were the late Nathan P. and Julia Kuhn Martin.

He was a member of Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church here, Mt. 'Pisgah Lodge 443, F. and A. the Royal Arcanum at Waynesboro, and of the Enoch Brown Memorial Association. He leaves two sons, C.

Lester, of Chambersburg, R. R. 5, and Nathan of Charleston, W. two, daughters, Mrs. Moses Newcomer, of Chambersburg, R.

R. 5, and Mrs. Frank Shinham, of Greencastle, R. R. three sisters, Mrs.

William Hoover, of Greencastle, R. R. Mrs. David Yeager, of Lena, and Mrs. R.

V. Gossard, of Ambridge; one brother, A. B. Martin, of Milton, N. and ten grandchildren.

The Rev. G. Ermine Plott and the Rev. W. Wilson Carvell will.

conduct funeral services for Mr. Martin at Grace church at 2 P. on Sunday. Masonic services will be held at the grave. Burial will be made in Cedar Hill cemetery.

Friends may call at the Minnich funeral home tomorrow evening and at the church one hour before the service. MRS. MAGGIE SOLLENBERGER Mrs. Maggie Sollenberger, widow of Samuel S. Sollenberger, died yesterday at The Messiah Home in Harrisburg, where she had resided for five years.

Her age Mrs. Sollenberger resided at Stricklerdale until the death of her husband five years ago. She was a daughter of the late Jacob and Elizabeth Lesher Grove, She was born on March 15, 1863, in Antrim Township. She is survived by eight sons and daughters: Levi of Bath; Mrs. Edward J.

Sollenberger, of Harrisburg; Abram of Chambersburg; Miss Maggie E. Sollenberger, of San Francisco, Mrs. Isaac C. Engle, of Clayton, Ohio; Mrs. Leah M.

Meyer, of Upland, Ezra of Greencastle, R. R. 3, and Samuel of Gettysburg; 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mrs. Sollenberger was a member of the New Guilford Brethren in Christ Church, where funeral services will be held at 2 P.

M. Monday. Burial will be made in the cemetery adjoning the church. The family requests that flowers be omitted. MRS.

MARY ETTA HAMPTON EAST WATERFORD; Jan. 30. Mrs. Mary Etta Hampton, of this place, died Wednesday evening at the Lewistown Hospital at the age of 75 years. She had been ill two weeks.

She was born in Juniata County on October 16, 1873, a daughter of the late Catherine Valentine and William N. Henry. Mrs. Hampton is survived by these children: Mrs. Charles Duncan, of Miffintown, R.

Mrs. Mac Eaton, of Fort Royal, R. Mrs. John Yohn, of Honey Grove; Mrs. Andrew Dunn, of Miffin; Clarence and Lehman Hampton, and Mrs.

Samuel Eaton, all of this place. One brother, John, of Honey Grove, and three sisters, Mrs. James Bruner, of McVeytown; Mrs. David Shearer, of Perulack; and Mrs. William Whitmyer, of Renovo, also survive, as do 26 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

She was a member of the East Waterford Methodist Church. Funeral services will be conducted from the church of her membership on Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Friends may call at the home of John Yohn. MRS. A.

RALPH BARD at her home at 1710. Bridge street. New Cumberland, after being in ill health for several years. She was born on August 29, 1879, in Franklin County, a daughter of the late Samuel and Mary Trayer Rife. She was the wife of A.

Ralph Bard: She was a member of the Zion Reformed Church of town. Surviving are her husband; a son, Samuel A. Bard, of San Juan, Puerto Rico; two brothers, C. W. Rife, of Philadelphia, and Bert Rife.

of Newburg, R. R. and a number of nieces and nephews. Puneral services will be held at the Sellers funeral home at 2 P.M. on Monday.

Burial will be made in Cedar Grove cemetery. may call at the Friends funeral home Sunday from 7-to 9 P.M. Mrs. Carrie Rife Bard, 68, died suddenly last evening at 8:45 o'clock OF ICE -The Northeast's frozen citizens to Harry Deitrich in St. Petersburg, cold wave had sprinkled averything Miami shivered, MRS.

TIRZIE ELLEN GROVE Mrs. Tirzie Ellen Grove, of 135 Ramsey avenue, died yesterday at the Gateway Convalescent Home in Hagerstown. Her age Mrs. Grove was the widow of D. L.

Grove, former secretary-treasurer of the Farmers and Merchants Trust Co. She was born on December 23, 1866, in Adams County. Her parents were the late George and Tirzie K. Plank. She was a member of Zion Reformed Church here.

She leaves son, Harrison Grove, of town, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The Rev. Carroll S. Klug drill conduct funeral services at 2:30 P. M.

on Sunday at the Goshen, funeral home. Burial will be made in Cedar Grove cemetery. WILLIAM H. BURKE MERCERSBURG, Jan. 30 William Henry Burke, infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Burke, of R. R. 1, died of marasmus at 11:30 A.M. yesterday the Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown, where he had been a patient for four weeks.

He was three months and days old. Surviving are his parents and two sisters, Connie Mae and Carolyn Ann, and two brothers, Robert J. and Terry Lee, all at home. The Rev. R.

V. Sweeney ed graveside services at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon in Zion cemetery here, where burial was made. CHARLES POOLE Charles Poole, 82, of Richmond Furnace, died at. 9:30 last evening at the Chambersburg Hospital. The body was released to the Wineman funeral home in Fannettsburg M'Aleer Viewing Friends of James C.

McAleer, of 56 Spring street, who died on Wednesday, call at the Sellers funeral home this evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. Services will be held at 2 P.M. tomorrow. 127 ENTRIES ACCEPTED FOR C. V.

ARTIST EXHIBIT One hundred and twenty-seven paintings, drawings, and sculptures have been accepted for the sixteenth exhibit by Cumberland Valley artists at the Washington County Museum at Hagerstown by the one-man jury, Frederic Taubes. The over-all is colorful and interesting. than that, effect. though, the show demonstrates the wealth of art progress made in the area. The general impression is one of competance, interest, and variety.

There is every style of artistic work ranging from the academic of abstraction, illustrating that our artists are abreast of the trends in the world of art. Though the prizewinners will not be announced until Sunday and will be reviewed in Monday's editions, the names of the artists chosen to be included in the show were announced last night. These Included from Chambersburg and vicinity: Dorothy W. Bowers, Eugene C. Clarke, Ethelyn P.

Crider, Jessie N. Gordy, Doris T. Hutton, B. F. Isenberger, Uhl R.

Kuhn, Bruce H. Montgomery, Leon H. Mower, Leroy Search, Elizabeth F. Shields; Robert J. McMahon, Meredith Brough, Betty Carter, Margaret Hoffman, Violet Hoke, Mary Louise McNeill latter five of Wilson College; Pearl B.

Bacik and John Landis. of Fayetteville, and Carrie Gibbs Barbour, of Shippensburg. The exhibition will open formally on Sunday, February 1, between the hours of 1 and 6 P.M. Most of the artists will be on hand to receive the prize awards by Mr. Taubes; and their friends as well as all residents are invited to join them.

YOUTH ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY IN ODD ACCIDENT Carroll Miller 15, of 262 East Washington street, escaped serious injury at 7 P.M. yesterday when he fell from his bicycle in South Second street, near Queen, into the path of an oncoming car operated by C. D. Myers, of 121 Garfield street. Police Sgt.

J. Byers Schlichter reported that the youth scrambled out of the path of the car but that his cycle WAS run over and badly damaged. Taken to the hospital by Robert Glessner, of 975 Scotland avenue, the Miller youth was treated for abrasions of both legs and ankles. BARBOUR FUNERAL HOME The Funeral Home of Friendly Service 152 South Second Street Telephone 813 Robert R. Barbour, Funeral Director Lady Assistant sherry says: (L do your cotton pickin' right from this feature group of cotton dresses 6.95 to 10.95 p.s.: spring is bustin' out all over at fashionland.

of course you'll want to see our new spring suits, coats, dresses and accessories at kind-to-your-purse prices. the welcome mat is always out at -fashionland 30 lincoln way west sherry says: "for the best buys of the day attend the fashionland sale saturday!" take advantage of these extraordinary values over 100 dresses sizes 9 to 15 and 10 to 18 values to 44.95 reduced to 10.0 0.00 and 15.00 evening gowns a group of all remaining fall and winter coats 73 off garland sweaters 12 blouses slightly soiled 12 skirts slipovers, sizes 34 to 36 12 dresses 5.00 formerly to 8.95 formerly to 29.95 now. a group of hats silk nighties costume jewelry 4.88 50c formerly to 8.95 plus tax -fashionland 30 Lincoln way west.