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Qood Evening Did you ever think both parties in an argument may be wrong? THE GETTYSBURG TIMES Truth Our Guide--The Public Qood Our Aim Weather Forecast Generally fair tonight and Wednesday, except scattered thunder showers Wednesday afternoon in west portion. July 26--Sun sets 7:19. ESTABLISHED 1902 Leased Wire Member of The Associated Presi GETTYSBURG, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1939 Read by Newly Everybody in Adanu County PRICE THREE CENTS Political Scramble Is Forecast in County as Hundreds Seek Offices; Little Opposition Here An estimated 500 candidates for county and local offices had their nominating petitions on file with the county board of elections when the filing period closed Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The last papers were filed on the stroke of four. Among the hundreds of county candidates are 41 who seek 13 county offices to be filled this fall.

Most numerous are the candidates for county commissioner--seven republicans and five democrats. Nine men are campaigning for sheriff, five for county auditor and the same number for prothonotary. No G. O. F.

for D. A. A last-minute contest developed for the democratic nomination for district attorney when Daniel E. Teeter, now connected with the law firm of Keith, Bigham and Markley but soon to open law offices of his own here, filed nominating papers. J.

Francis Yake, filed his papers for the office last week. Up until the court house office closed filing papers were expected from District Attorney John P. Butt who had circulated petitions last week. The papers bore the necessary number of signatures but were not presented. Mr.

Butt has been district attorney for 16 years. i Crist Opposes Miller Mr. Teeter, a graduate of Gettysburg college in 1933 and of the University of Pennsylvania law school in 1936, was admitted to the bar in September, 1937. He served his clerkship in the office pf J. Donald Swope, and for the last year and a half has been with Keith and Bigham.

Soon he will open his own law office on Baltimore street near the court house. There are no republican candidates for district; attorney. Another late petition was that of Dr. C. G.

Crist, a republican, Gettysburg, who is opposing Dr. E. A. Miller, Gettysburg, in his campaign i for a fourth consecutive term as county coroner. Neither physician 16 opposed for the nomination.

Candidates for county office follow: These additional petitions were filed Monday afternoon: W. E. Stites, republican for constable in the first ward of Littlestown. Edward F. Hawk, republican, high constable of Littlestown.

George W. Basehoar, republican for town council from the first ward of Littlestown. Elmer P. Butt, democrat, auditor in Abbottstown. Arthur C.

Criswell, democrat, constable in Latimbre township. G. Rodger Wildasin, democrat, town council in Abbottstown. Charles a republican, school director in East Berlin. J.

B. Zimmerman, democrat, school director in Mt. Pleasant township. Luther M. Topper, republican, constable in Franklin township.

L. Earl Miller, republican, town council in York Springs. Harvey R. Martin, Littlestown R. 1, democrat for school director in Germany township.

E. E. Wolf, republican for town council in York Springs. R. C.

Berkheimer, democrat, school director in Abbottstown. These New Oxford democrats filed: H. B. Millar for auditor, C. G.

Wagner for constable, Russell J. Klingel for borough council, A. P. Markel for school director, H. E.

Sheely for school director, M. R. Freed for town council, C. Clark Brown for town council and Clare W. Lookenbill, town council.

Edward R. Friedline, republican, judge of elections in District No. 1 of Tyrone township. Austin G. Neiderer, democrat, constable of Mt.

Pleasant township. S. S. Wolf, democrat, town council in Abbottstown. O.

G. Griffin, democrat, school rector in Abbottstown. Edward A. Noel, democrat, borough council in the first ward of McSherrystown. Harry A.

Eckert, republican, road ('supervisor in Butler township. Maurice Sterner, republican, auditor in Butler township. Luther M. Lady, republican, school director In Butler township. John S.

-Punt, republican, inspector of elections in Butler township. Oliver J. Heacock, republican, school director in Butler township. B. W.

Redding, democrat, school director in Cumberland township. Earl W. Walter, republican, judge of elections in Butjer township. G. H.

Eckenrode, republican, school director in Butler township. Martin T. Walter, republican, justice of the peace in Butler township. Roy Heckenluber, republican, school director in Butler township. Charles Fidler, republican, constable in Butler township.

Hamiltonban township republicans (Continued on Two) With inco'mplete slates of candidates filing for borough and ward positions, few primary contests in Gettysburg loom at the end of the filing period. Although nearly half of the petitions filed by Gettysburg candidates were presented on Monday, the final day, names will have to be written in or stickers used on Primary election day to complete nominations. The first ward is without candidates, from either party, for the two posts to be filled on the borough council. Councilmen J. Price Oyler and William H.

Scott are retiring from council in that ward. One for Two Vacancies In the second ward Theodore V. Kimple. Carlisle street, a democrat, is the only aspirant. President Ray M.

Hoffman retires and the term of the late William F. Weaver expires with the end of this year. No one has yet been appointed to serve the remainder of Weaver's term. In the third ward each party has brought forth two candidates eliminating the probability of a primary 3attle unless stickers appear. For the seats to become vacant at the expiration of the terms of Samuel D.

Weikert and H. M. Oyler, Harold H. Reuning, West High street, a republican, and Edgar P. Hamilton.

Baltimore street, also a republican, have filed. The two retiring councilmen, both democrats, are seeking re-election. School Board The two" vacancies to occur on the school board attracted only jthree candidates. Charles S. Black, a republican, is running for re-election.

On Monday afternoon Edgar C. Moser, Baltimore street, a republican, and Wilmer E. Roth, Carlisle street, a democrat, filed their papers. Each party will nominate two candidates. S.

Richard Eisenhart, republican, Baltimore street, is the only candidate for borough auditor. Eisenhart ends a six-year term this year. No democrat has announced. The democrats also lack a candidate for high constable. Victor A.

"Swifty" Palmer, York street, is the only candidate whose name will appear on the ballot. He is a republi- Justice Fight There is a contest in prospect for the democratic nomination for justice of the peace. Joseph A. Maguire, East Middle street, and C. Daniel Stallsmith.

North Stratton street, seek the post made vacant by the recent resignation of John C. Shealer. Robert P. Snyder, Buford avenue, has no opposition for the nomination. The first ward probably will be the scene of the only battle for the post of ward constable.

Borough Officer Glenn Guise, now high constable, is running against Walter P. Grouse, who seeks re-election. Both are republicans. No democrats filed. Park Noel, Mummasburg street, a republican, veteran second ward constable, is the only candidate from either party in that ward for constable in his campaign for re-election.

Horace L. Bender, a republican, asks re-election in the third ward. He is a republican. No democrats have filed. Election Board Contests Contests loom for some election board positions.

These candidates have filed: First ward: Pauline Weikert Rodgers, 69 East Middle street, republican, inspector of elections in the first precinct. Secotid "ward: C. Tyson Tipton, Buford avenue, republican, judge of elections; D. D. Kendlehart, republican, inspector of elections, and J.

Warren Gilbert, democrat, inspector of elections. Third ward: Claude A. Sheads, democrat, judge of elections; Mrs. Ida M. Fiscel, republican, "inspector of elections; Annie M.

Cunningham, democrat, inspector of elections, and Laura H. Mauss, republican, judge of elections. CORPS TO MARCH IN PARADE The drum and bugle corps of squadron No. 202, Sons of the American Legion, Gettysburg, will go to Middletown, Maryland, Friday, with the Emmitsburg fire company to take part in the parade which is a feature of the Frederick county annual volunteer firemen's convention. The corps is sponsored by the Albert J.

Lentz Post No. 202, American Legion, of Gettysburg. A color guard and colors of the American Legion Post will accompany the Drum corps. The corps numbers 44 musicians and two drum majors. All members of the unit are requested to report for rehearsal Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock.

The corps is open for engagements. $1500 JUDGMENT NETS ONLY $140 The trustees of the Littlestown lavings Institution sold at public ale, Saturday afternoon, the remaining assets of the old Littles- own Savings Institution consisting if real estate, furniture and office quipment, notes, judgments and se- urities. The real estate was a lot on the south side of West King street, Lit- lestown, adjoining lands of Howard G. Blocher, on the west, and of Mrs. Harry A.

Parr, on the east, improved with a two-and-one-half pressed brick office and apartment building. This building was he former banking house of the old Littlestown Savings Institution it moved into new quarters on South Queen street in 1916. After removal of the banking house, was remodeled into an office or room on the first floor and an apartment on the second floor. The building was purchased by Mrs. Harry A.

Parr for $2,685. 51,500 Judgment, 5140 Bidding was slow on the notes, securities and judgments when offered individually but became a bit more spirited when offered in groups of five or irore. In one instance a group of judgments containing a Maryland judgment for $1,500 sold about S140. The old Littlestown Savings Institution went into receivership on September 21, 1931. During the period of receivership the depositors received 45 per cent in cash.

Upon the reopening of the Littlestown State bank cash credits of 35 per cent of the deposits were received jy the depositors. The trustees made three distributions of 20 per cent of the face value of the de- xisitors' participation certificates which had been issued by them, bringing the total received by the depositors of 92 per cent of their original deposits. The present trustees are W. D. Sheely, chairman; J.

W. Berwager and John V. Ulnch. The secretary to the trustees has been Ward Kerrigan, Emmitsburg. Petitions Swell County Treasury Adams county's treasury is richer by $1,209.50 from the filing fees charged candidates for county and local offices who placed their petitions on record at the court house during the last month.

Four yean ago the county collected only about $800 through' the same channel. Candidates for county offices alone brought in $1,025. Each of the 41 aspirants was charged a $25 filing fee. Candidates for township borough or ward, positions were charged fees ranging from 50 cents to $2, depending upon what office was sought. Only candidates for borough councils and school boards had to pay no flllnjr fees, The Gettysburg Chamber of Commerce at its July meeting Monday vening in the fire engine house oted $50 toward the $500 fund be- ng raised to provide 50,000 illus- rated and descriptive folders on Gettysburg for distribution at the ennsylvania building at the New 'ork World's fair grounds, Chicago, ittsburgh, Washington and Richmond.

The Chamber's contribtztion brings total in the fund to $405. Contributions have beem received rom 31 Gettysburg merchants and is hoped that others will join in he movement to attract additional ourist business to Gettysburg. The ommittee raising the fund rinds it impossible to contact everyone and hose who are willing to join in this ffort to stimulate busiiiess bere are rged to send their contribirtions to he motor club office in the Weaver uilding in center square. Literature Is Needed Members of the Chamber empha- ized the importance of having at- ractive Gettysburg literature avail- ble at the World's fair and at the ther important cities. Frequent alls are received for travel litera- ure on Gettysburg and the battle- The members discussed at length lans for a "Gettysburg Day" at the World's fair and methods of organizing and handling a crowd from ettysburg by special bus or train or one or more days.

The business men agreed on the value of the wide Five Listed for Associate Judge; May Be Two More News reports from Harrisburg today list five candidates for associate judge in Adams county. Two other countians who had announced their and circulated petitions reported today their papers also are on file with the state bureau of elec- Those listed in news reports as having filed from this county are: John C. Bream, Highland township, incumbent, and Charles G. Taughinbaugh, Gettysburg, democrats; A. Dale Knouse.

Biglerville; John C. Wible, Gettysburg, and John Myers, East Berlin, republicans. Luther C. Plank, Table Rock, a democrat, said today his nominating papers also were filed at Harrisburg Monday. At the residence of J.

Price Oyler lere today it was stated that Mr Oyler had sent his petitions to Harrisburg Monday with a local resident for filing. Lacking any information to the contrary, Mr. Oyler Delieves his papers, too. are on record. School Reunion to Be Held on Sunday The annual reunion of pupils teachers and patrons of Pleasam Grove school, also known as "Mud College" in Mt.

Joy township, wil be held Sunday at Gitt's grove, near the school house. A special program has been planned and there will bi music by the New Windsor band Paul Snyder, conductor. Jesse Snyder, Gettysburg, will be toast master during the program. A bas ket luncheon is to be served at o'clock. SEEK WEDDING LICENSE Melvin George Reichart, Hanove R.

1, and Marie Catherine Hartlaub McSherrystown, have filed applica i tjon for a marriage license in York 7. of C. Votes $50 Toward $500 Fund for Literature To Advertise Gettysburg that would be given Gettysburg Day both at the fair and elsewhere. Chamber officers were directed to secure more information on bus and train schedules, costs and general arrangements before definite plans are made. It was urged Monday evening that Gettysburg Day be arranged as soon as possible so that this community may reap a greater direct benefit from the resulting publicity this season.

Much interest is being displayed locally, it was stated. 11 New Members Secretary Edmund W. Thomas, said 11 new members have been added to the Chamber since the last meeting. Members discussed, favorably, plans for an intensive membership drive to open in the early fall when 1940 memberships will be sold and plans laid for an expanded program of Chamber activities. In the absence of President M.

B. Frazee Monday evening. Vice President C. Ross Shuman presided. PIANIST TALKS TO LOCAL CLUI Frederick V.

Bowers, composer, ecturer and pianist, was the guest the Gettysburg Lions' club at the meeting Monday evening at he Cashtown inn where he sang a lumber of songs and delivered a talk the music industry. The Lions club made arrangements or a Ladies 1 Night on Monday, August 7. The club members and their adies will go to Baltimore for a seafood dinner and then go for a moonlight boat trip on the Chesa- eake bay. Twenty-eight members attended he meeting. Bowers in his talk which was nterspersed with musical selections old the clubmen of the changes in he music industry in the last 40 the period covered by his ex- erience as a song writer.

"Yesterday a song hit would sell niilions of copies But along came adio with the machine age, moving nctures, which have reduced the liggest song hit of today to a sale 'f 100,000 to 200,000 copies. The an- wer is that our revenue from the ales point has been reduced to a ery small return and our only neans today for real money is from he radio, moving pictures, dance halls, he said. Donald Hake has returned to Sfiagara Falls after a week-end visit with his mother, Mrs. Mary J. Hake, Springs avenue.

C. Taylor Weds Miss McKenrick Mr. and Mrs. John McKendrick, Fayetteville, today announced the marriage of their daughter, Anna, to Rodney C. Tayior, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles L. Taylor, Biglerville, on Saturday, July 15, at the rectory of St. Ignatius Catholic church by the Rev. Father M.

P. McElwee. The single ring ceremony was used. The bride was attended by her sister. Miss Elizabeth C.

McKenrick, and Miss Mildred L. Taylor, sister of the bridegroom. Mr. Taylor was attended by GeraW Cole and CL-ville McBeth. Mrs.

Taylor wore a long maize gown with a white picture hat. Her attendants wore long blue and pink gowns. Members of the immediate families attended the wedding. A wedding dinner was held at the home of the bride's parents following the ceremony. Guests included Mr.

and Mrs. Rodney C. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L.

Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Beck, Mrs. Elizabeth McKendrick, Mrs. Edward Slike, Miss Mildred L.

Taylor, Miss Elizabeth McKenrick, Miss Marie Taylor, Miss Evelyn Taylor, Orville McBeth. Gerald Cole and Kenneth Taylor. Friends here have received announcement of the wedding on July 22 of David William Hetrick, Barbe- ton, Ohio, son of Dr. William H. and Mary (Deatrick) Hetrick, of Connellsville.

and Miss Jane Shea Maitland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac B. Maitland, Wadsworth, Ohio. The ceremony took place in Grace Lutheran church at Wadsworth with the bridegroom's father officiating.

The bridegroom, whose mother was formerly of Gettysburg, is a graduate of Gettysburg college in the class of 1934. After a New England wedding trip the couple will reside at Wadsworth. 14Disheartened Germans A bandon CanadianFa rms New York, July 25 (AP)--Pride and prejudice today sent 14 immigrants back to their native Germany from Canadian farms--wliich in turn will be taken over by refugees from Sudeten Germany. The fourteen, comprising four families, sailed on the liner Bremen, disheartened at the treatment they received in their adopted home of Loon River, Saskatchewan, since Germany became the center of European tension. Standing resolutely amidst his wife, son and grandchildren on the liner's deck Monday night, the patriarch of the group, Hugo Schilling, related sadly: "When I came to Canada 10 years ago, everything was fine.

The people were But when the newspapers began printing about the situation in Europe, the friendliness disappeared. Finally we could stand it no longer--the hate of everything German we couldn't stand." There were 14 persons in the group--four husbands, their wives and their children--and they said 79 more families were coming later. Their farms in Canada they sold to the C. and R. Land Association, a quasi-government agency, Schilling said, which already had prospective buyers--refugees from Germany.

Likes to Fool the Doctors Pittsburgh, July 25 (AP) Mystifying doctors is an old trick for 13-year-old Doris Forsythe but she still gets enjoyment out of it. Medical figures show only one person in every 10,000 have thelr heart on the right side and Doris is one of them. A summer camp doctor discovered this by chance a few years ago. Ever since the girl has been amused by puzzled expressions of doctors when they fail to hear her heart beats. Horribly burned in a 1936 explosion that killed her grandparents, Doris is back in the hospital to get "new arms" through skin grafting.

Extensive treatment has been necessary, "I don't mind boing in the hospital," she declared, "because I'm going to be a nurse some day and I like to be here and watch them work. Besides, it's fun to surprise doctors when they try to listen to my heart beats. Too, the doctors are giving me 'new' arms instead of my burned ones." Mrs. H. W.

Weidner Falls Down Stairs Mrs. H. W. Weidner, 73, Seminary avenue, was admitted to the Warner hospital Monday evening in the ambulance following a fall down a stairway at her home. She is suf- 'ering with a cerebral concussion, lacerations and contusions.

X-rays failed to reveal any fractures. Calvin R. Fohl, East Berlin, was admitted as a patient. Discharges included Mary Louise Wetzel, McKnightstown; George Wildasin, East Berlin; Mrs. Francis Miller and infant daughter, Erma Grace, Littlestown R.

Clarence Keller, Gettysburg R. Mabel and Floranna Storm, Gettysburg R. Phyllis and Patsy Tawney. York street; Teddy Hay. Gettysburg R.

Norma Shuyler, Orrtanna; Mary Louise Smith, Breckenridge street. Donald Staub, York street. and IN CANADA A heart attack proved fatal shortly after 4 o'clock Monday morning to Samuel B. Meisenhelder, 55, prominent York attorney, as he slept at the Blue Sea club at Blue Sea lake, province of Quebec, Canada, The deceased graduated from Gettysburg college in 1904 and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He -was a frequent visitor to Gettysburg and had a wide circle of friends here.

Attorney Meisenhelder's body arrived In Ottawa, Canada, fifty miles south of the lake site, Monday evening, and was nrepared for burial. The well known member of the bar, in his career of slightly over thirty years as an attorney, served as a United States commissioner and register of wills. He was born July 25, 1883, son of the late Dr. E. W.

Meisenhelder and Mrs. Maria E. Meisenhelder. He would have observed his 56th birthday anniversary today. The deceased was a graduate of Harvard university and the Harvard Law school.

He was admitted to the bar on February 16, 1909. For a number of years he served as United States commissioner In the York district, and in 1920 was elected register of wills. He served a four-year term until 1924. He suffered a heart attack several years ago and was forced to relinquish his law practice for a time to recuperate. Recently his health was considered only fair.

On July 3 he left for the lodge in the Canadian woods. Fraternally, the deceased was affiliated with the Masonic order, the Dillsburg lodge of the Patriotic Order Sons of America and the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He was a member of Union Lutheran congregation. In politics he was a republican. Attorney Meisenhelder never married.

Surviving are his brothers Dr. E. W. Meisenhelder and Rev. Robert L.

Meisenhelder, Harrisburg, and a sister, Miss Mary E. Meisenhelder, who lived with him at the family home. 342 West Market street, York. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. The body is expected to arrive in York about noon on Wednesday.

William B. Gemmill, president of the York county bar association, has called a meeting for 10 o'clock Wednesday morning in the York court house when formal action on the attorney's death will be taken. $5,000 Blaze Destroys hreshing Machine, Hay, Wheat and Barn on Farm Of W. Earl Buohl Monday More than 5,000 damage was caused Monday afternoon by a blaze which started in a threshing machine at the W. Earl Buohl farm, four miles north of here along the Harrisburg road.

The machine was consumed by the flames which destroyed two large wheat stacks and leveled a bank barn. The oi-igin of the blaze is unknown. At about 3:45 o'clock, a half hour after threshing had been started, flames burst from the new $1,350 threshing rig of Ludwig Keller, Gettysburg R. 4, raced over the straw stack and spread to the two large wheat stacks on either side of the threshing machine. The eastern ends of the stacks were not more than three feet from the Buohl barn which caught quickly.

While Ludwig Keller, nephew of the owner of the threshing machine, drove a mile to the Roy Weaner farm to telephone for the Gettysburg fire company, nine other men who had been helping with the threshing rescued a pair of horses from the barn and drew all Buohl's farm machinery to safety. Fail to Save Thresher Frank Keller, son of the owner of machine, thresher Set Hearing In Local Suit In response to a petition filed Monday by attorneys for Dr. J. E. Mussulman, local dentist, Judge Watson D.

Davison Monday afternoon handed down a rule on Mrs. Amy N. Mitchell, Gettysburg, to show cause why the amended statement of claim filed by her attorney should not be stricken off. The rule was made returnable in 15 days. After attorneys for Mrs.

Mitchell, who brought suit more than a month ago against Doctor Musselman, had filed their original statement oi claim, it was objected to as "indefinite, vague and lacking in particularity" and a rule was issued on the plaintiff to show cause why a more detailed statement should not be produced. In Monday's petition it is claimed that no answer ever was filed to that rule but that about 10 days ago an amended statement was filed without notice to the court or the defendant. It is held further that the second statement of claim was never served upon the defendant. Counsel for the dentist hold the second statement to be void. FINAL RITES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS Funeral services for Andrew W.

Ramer, 66, Chambersburg street, who died Sunday morning in the Warner hospital from a heart condition, were held this morning at 9 o'clock in St. Francis Xavier Catholic church conducted by the Rev. Fr. Mark E. Stock.

Interment was in the Catholic cemetery. The pallbearers were Walter Mehring, John Knox, Harry Gilbert, B. W. Redding, George Eberhart and John Fleshman. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock frrm the H.

B. Bender and con funeral home for Mrs. William W. Ogden, 65, 336 Baltimore street, who died Saturday evening from a complication of diseases. The Rev.

Spencer W. Aungst and the Rev. John R. Strevig, Abbottstown, officiated. Interment in Evergreen cemetery.

The pallbearers ware Harry Stauffer, Harry Pfeffer, Harry Stout, Preston Tate, Wilbur Stallsmith and Charles S. Menchey. Howard Malaun, 77. died Saturday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at his home in Jackson, Michigan, following an illness of six and one-half years. Mr.

Malaun was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Malaun, Hampton, and was born August 11, 1861. He had at one time conducted a grocery store on York street, Hanover. He was a member of the Pioneer association of the New York Central railroad His wife, who before marriage was Minnie Albert, also of this section, preceded him in death ten years ago.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Emil Umbricht, Jackson, Michigan: two brothers, Dr. M. E. Malaun, Carbondale, Pa, and William B.

Malaun, Hanover; one granddaughter. Mrs. Harland Nichols. Jackson, and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were to be held in Hanover this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.

Interment in Mt. Olivet cemetery. the threshing machine, was in charge of the thresher and the tractor which provided the power. He made an unsuccessful attempt to pull the thresher away from the blazing stacks by use of the power belt but the. machine had been securely blocked to hold it steady during threshing and could not be budged.

Flames raced toward the tractor over the belt and it was with difficulty that young Keller threw off the belt and backed the tractor out of the danger zone. All Mr. Buohl had left today of a crop he had estimated at between 500 and 600 bushels of wheat was a few bags which had been loaded on a small truck before the fire preparatory to hauling them to the granary in the barn. About 80 bushels of wheat already stored in the granary during the half hour of threshing burned with the barn. Mr.

Buohl's 40-ton also was destroyed. He estimated his crop loss at about $1,000 while the barn added another $2.500. He said his property was partly covered by insurance. Save Wagenshed When Gettysburg firemen arrived with three pieces of apparatus the barn was beyond saving. The firemen extinguished flames which had spread to a large wagonshed nearby and saved that building.

The dwelling house was not seriously threatened. The shed was emptied of machinery when it was first threatened. Cattle and hogs were not endangered by the fire. They were in fields and lots away from the buildings. The bank barn measured about 50x60 feet.

The Keller threshing machine had been in use only few weeks. Belts, tools, and other equipment for the machine burned with an additional loss of $100. Mr. Keller said he is not certain whether insurance he ordered for his machine was in force at the time of the blaze. The Buohl property is the former Louis Mizell farm and adjoins the Charles Smith farm where s.

big bank barn burned last summer. Mrs. Martha Frock, 94, widow of Jonas Frock, formerly of Littlestown, died Monday morning at the home of her nephew, Roy Keefer, Westminster R. D. 4, with whom she had made her home for the past two and one-half years.

Death was due to infirmities. Mrs. Frock was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Musser.

Her husband died 14 years ago. The deceased was a member of the Redeemer Reformed church, Littlestown. Surviving are a number of nephews and nieces. Funeral Wednesday at 2 o'clock at the J. W.

Little Son funeral home, Littlestown. (he Rev. Theodore J. Schneider, pnstor of the Littlestown church officiating. Interment in Mt.

Carmel cemetery, Littlestown. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening between 7 and 9 o'clock. Miss Vergie Musser, East Middle street, is a niece of the deceased. Arrest Countian On Assault Count A fight last Saturday afternoon which resulted in a broken nose and the loss of several teeth for Milton Gettys, Huntingten township, brought the arrest on Monday afternoon of Earl Naugle. Latimore township.

He was taken into custody by Constable Glenn Guise on an assault and battery charge filed before Justice of the Peace John H. Basehore by Gettys. Both men are employed on the A. B. C.

Williams farms, near York Springs. Naugle was freed under $300 bail which was posted before Justice of the Peace Coulson, York Springs, for his appearance at a hearing before the local Justice at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening. GETS DEGREE FRIDAY Miss MaBelle Hereter, Chambersburg street, will receive a bachelor of science degree in education at the iShippensburg State Teachers' college Friday. Miss Hereter, member of the teaching staff of the Meade school, been attending the six weeks' the college. summer session at BEE CAUSES CRASH A car operated by Stephen Hepner, 32, of Baltimore, crashed into a coach operated by Roy C.

Shockey, 22, of Blue Ridge Summit, at Charmian over the week-end. No one was hurt. Hepner told the state motor police that he was traveling west on route 16 when a bumblebee lighted on his face and his car swerved to the left wrecking the Shockey car. Damage to the Hepner car was $275, and to the Shockey car $250. Parish Unit Plans Picnic on August 12 Thirty persons attended the recent; business and study club meeting of the St.

Ignatius parish unit of the National Council of Catholic Women at the home of Miss Mary Allen. The meeting was opened by Mrs. Harvey Raffensp'erger, president of the council, followed by prayer by the Rev. Fr. Mark McElwee.

Arrangements were made to hold the annual picnic on Saturday. August 12. Miss Allen led the discussion during the study club meeting and the Rev. Fr. McElwee spoke briefly.

The next meeting will be held Thursday, August 10, at the home of Mrs. Edward Hall, Buchanan Valley, Shertxrt, I5c pint- SPAPFRI.