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WEATHER FORECAST Some cloudiness tonight and Tuesday, low tonight 64-68, little change in temperature Tuesday. THE GETTYSBURG TIMES Truth Our Guide--The Public Good Our Aim ESTABLISHED 1902 With Honor To Ourselves And Profit To Our Patrons GOOD EVENING An all-out tax program leaves the taxpayer all-in. VoL 51, No. 177 Adams County's Only Daily Kewspaper GETTYSBURG, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1953 Leased "Wire Member of The Associated Press PRICE FIVE CENTS Compromise Armistice In Korea Is Signed A HTU 9,909 Visitors Here nftri I fit Anil I Saturday, Sunday BADLY INJURED IN PLANE CRASH 10 AJL SUNDAY Weekend visitors to historic Get- tysourg totalled 9,909, John Hiddle, superintendent of the Gettysburg Cemetery, announced today. On Saturday 4.537 tourists came here and on Sunday visitation totalled 5,141 with an additional 131 in four buses.

SIX INJURED IN SIX ACCIDENTS OVER WEEKEND; S2, Two countians narroarly escaped death Sunday morning when their light pbune snapped a. 115,00 volt Metropolitian Edison Company transmission line and crashed near Heidlersbcrg. Sari Rexroth, 24, R. allot, of the plane which he had rented a short time before from the Airport, sa.ti he and his uncle. Grant W.

Hexroth. 34. of Gettysburg H. 3, had gone for a pleasure flight from the local airport. Near Heidlersburg, at 3.0GO the enzme seemed to lose.

end visitation figure this season, Bideie said. This is the second largest six persons were injured and darn. age amounted to about $2,000 in six iccidents investigated by state po- lice over the weekend. Three persons were injured when a car driven by Francis D. Scott.

117, Gardners S. 1. ran off the high- i-Bay approximately two miles south -of York Springs on the Gettysburg- Rd. at 1:20 o'clock Sun- cav mornmg. police Mt asleep, and his ear left the road, crossed a ditch 14 feet wide and five First National To 1 I Be Air-Conditioned- The First National Bank of Get- tysburg will be the first bank 2H! the county to be Edmund W.

Thomas, president, an- nounced today. Mr. Thomas said that a contrac to air" condition tne bank has been awarded 10 H. G. Simpson, Gettys.

burg, and that the Carrier equip- ment -a ill be installed next Febra- ary. SHERIFF LOSES AFTER ASE ACROSS LD SATUR i5o Attend First jFlghting Ceased At 10 a.m. Campfire Program; te his Morning; enemy Holds 50 i grams Sunday on E. Ceme- on Sunday a film on the Sir- line Dnve and the Shen: andoah Valley of Virginia was Next Sunday tions sre f.o fil attrac- on early Indian 12,736 Allied Prisoners Of War; Will Release 300 A Day United JUDGE SHEELY DEDICATES NEW ENGINE-HOUSE MISS NINA SITES IS WED SATURDAY TO M. HERRING Starlioer, 59, Mechaniesou: orison trcm process issued by the county court.

August are arranged by the PANMITNJOM of the U. N. Command and the Red armies signed today at long last a compromise in the bitter, three-year Korean War. It means not peace but a nervous trace. Thev signed in 10 minutes a document that took 2 vears Starliper, behmd in his support ina; ments, failed to appear in cour; 1 months ago and a process.

as issued for his arrest. i aiternoor. when Siarliper entered a barber shop in Mereersburg. Chief office of the National Park and 17 days to write. It calls for the fighting to stop at 10 The programs besnn S'45 p.m of Police E.

McNale. former Nina Elaine Sites, The fire companies sre the best Mr. and Mrs. John Oie pilot said. Suspecting that the example of Americas, democracy in feet deep, and came to rest against sites, Fairfield R.

1, became the a comr ntv of race or carburetor may have been icing. ac: vn." Judge W. C. Sheely said he put the plnne into a glide to afternoon in an address Jose altitude. dedicating the new S45.00Q fire Hit Lice and Flipped Over OUse ar ilcSherrystOwn.

In. the glide the, engine action Lproved and he attempted level flight; at. 2.000 fee: The plan began lose altitude aaa-n and Hexroth determined to land -n a field. attemptirig to land, the plane caught the electric trans- mlss.on lir-e mnmng from Gardners Hanover, the pilot said, although he he believed at the time he high, enough to avoid the wires. The flipped over and crashed on its back.

The pilot was dazed a utility po.e. Can't Find "Victim. Scott suffered a contused chest; Wayne Groggan a passenger, suffered laceration of other countries began with right elbow, a contused chest terests. the and possible fractures of the nbs, a ot and oassenger N. Dean i diverse nationalities, with few inter- Starry.

IS, York Springs R. had ests or ideas common. But we alcerations of the face and left ear. did find a common ground. It is co Damage to the car was estimated be found in our constitution: "We at S1.200.

They were created at the hold these truths to be self-evident. Warner Hospital. that all men are created equal and Ca 3 a er 22. Orrtanna R. 1, have the right TO life, liberty anc re jie had hit a man seven- the pursuit of tenths of a mile north of Arendts- "All our diverse elements were able ville at 12:05 o'clock Sunday mom-' to New O-'-ford chief, arrested mm.

ShertfT Schultz went alone by car j- 0 0 Starliper and was un- 1 "o- and Mrs. Cleason because of the relatively Herring, Fairfield, at a double- minor nature of the cnarge. 18 i ceremony performed Satar-i Asked For Cigarettes day afternoon at 2 o'clock in the 1 Enrou-e to the Starliper asked i Zion Lutheran Church, the sheriff to stop for some bv Rev. Dr. S.

Norman Wolf, for-'aret-es so he -sould have a supply. ter a vrs TM TV 1 Koch, Washinrccn, D. became j--e The sheriff stoooed at the "Wilbur 'he bride of James Frecerick Wil; p.m. tonight (8 a.m. EST, Monday).

Hardly had they completed the signing when these ominous. clashing warnings were sonnded The Chinese Red Peiping radio boasted that the Com. munists had won "a glorious victory" and cautioned Red soldiers to vigilant and guard disruptive actions from the other Xo Early Withdrawal U. N. Commande'r Gen.

Mark Clark told his troops Satly there will be so "immediate or even early withdrawal" from Korea and declared that the N. is staying on reminder to the enemy and his emissaries that our might and power mer pastor of the cnurcn. Dorothy Jane Koch, daugh-! stand behind the pledges of the United Nations to defend ving the Republic of Korea against any South Korean President Decorations included white glad-' Dh, ferns and lighted candelaora. Example Democracy When free men have a common --grits an approa fatherhood tail of the airplane, apparent; thrown out e.ther on impact, or great. when the rjlane flipped over.

Residents nearby who had been attracted by the crash, arrived in ideal--the idea of the cirne to pull J2rant Resroth from of God and. the brotherhood of man. the blazing plar.e before he', --they can put aside all differences seriously burned. His hair, how- a uc work together. "The best; examples of our cemoe- action can be found in our fire companies.

There is no quest.on on a bridge near Arendtsville. Baker I said he was partially blinded by the car, pulled to the right, and struct the bridge. As he did so, he sa.d. he thought he saw ever, was singed by the neat. Removed to the Warner jv ambulance.

Grant Rercrotr his car. Sari J. Richardson, 26: 414 S. "vTashington St suffered minor lacerations of the scalp and body bruises his motorcycle, travel- there todar with multiple Qf what a man is. it is a fracnces of the pelvis, a dislocated oues iori of -hat can do to serve easr 576 rn es 5rid -ractured shoulder, and mul-; through the fire, tysburg on me I.inco- aigawar 6:15 o'clock Sarordav sirocs a garage at the intersectipa son, a of the and old Lincoln student at the Gettysburg an Theological Seminary burg near McSnightstown.

and ac-! and a son of Mrs. Margaret i A compared Starliper into the siat-on Wilson. Washir.gtO-", D. Satur i his Durchases. I iEYL MRS.

HEKBJDTG riple brush burns. 1 company- while he mace his purchases. Starliper started to get into the car end the sheriff walked around the car to the dnver's sice. As he so, Starliper ran into a field south of the service station. Threatened With Rock 4 The sheriff followed on foot and after a chase of about a quarter mile caught up with, the prisoner.

Starliper threatened the unarmed sheriff with a rock and refused to reium to the car sheriff walked beside Stari.per for some distance I trying to convince him that he was only making masters worse forr himself oy tns escape. As the TXO i came sight of the farm of Ko. land Uerr, near McKnlghtstown Station and a mile from the Hankey station. Starliper started 10 run again. The sheriff, unable zo con- 1 lintie the chase, wens Derr's der communi- a esce com- State Police said cycle hit a spring taken across th on Page 5 South Korean President Syng- man Hhee declared con- that the armist-ce prove to be the prelude to more war more suffering sni Communist advances by war and subversion." He sa.d South Korea would not disturb the truce of limited.

time" while a. tsolitical conference tries to unify the country and Sundav work out plans for withdrawal of ernoon on "the farm of Mahion Chinese Communist forces from i Masser in the Fyler Valley section Norm. west of Emmitsburg launched a The 8th Army commander. Gen. police investigjiiion that is attempt- Maxwell D.

Taylor, saic the armi- mg to locate the remainder of the stice was a suspension of skeleton and. identify the remains. hostilities, which may or may not After a dog dragged pare of a hu- prepararory to permanent man skull onto the Masser property, Trooper iiiram J. Brown, of Thur- mont, was notified and began an i I immediate investigation. Can't Find 3nGs al tnac burst or of arti3erv oroke the silence.

Oruy Maryland Stare Police at rTcaer.cs wa reilv today said, the skull has been turned examiner. Ur. Robert J. Fune, with a i request that ail information possible -nol'cf oil the ses. aee decreased Inte bombed Heoi (Continued on Page 8) be furnished police on the ses.

age and race of the person to whom the skull belonged together with any indication of the cause of ceath. Have Been Young Woman Dr. -Furie told newspapermen that sheriff and prisoner had gone. Derr a csrernonv performed by the pas- a superficial examination, of the after tne crasn. L-IC this new fire house.

S6 1 Hit Ftlot Earl Re.c:oth holds a pr.vate,:_:.-,. lr become-' pilot's license and has icrgec 140 hg ouss 3e air hours since he learned to Sy at corcs a OI n.er fsre houses (Continued on Page 2 hro 'g no -j 5 the country, a trae com- ca Many Take Part 1 B. T. Noel as master of (Contianed on Page 5) drove toward Seven, tor Dr 7." Ralph Tabor" I skull indicated to him thaL iz prob- wnicii; ven marriage by her ably is that of a woman between iney i formal sown of the ages of 25 and 40 years Dental i TWO HEARINGS HELD BY PAYS FINE i One dsfer.car.* Tjald a fine and decision was fcr a week coneemutcr another, following two and the sher wore a street-length' Stars in the dress of deep p-ns sus tissue ana Starlioer had last ceen see on Page 9) LOCAL AND AT Here And There News Collected At Random aoout 1 2. Springs ii ''Old Carlisle Rd." Firemen said neighbors brought, a power sprayer to the scene when i the roof at the Myers home burst into blaze and the fire was ex- The total won by the Gettysburg Fire department in various narades this summer was boosted by ST5 Saturday afternoon when the com-Danv won Srsr -arize for best arrivec.

aoout S100. Firemen said Mrs. flyers was a u- to all uolice stations asking them to street-length dress of er ne prisoner (Continued on Page Tne ficscrfoefi the old nnsoner as being five feet, ten Man Revealed inches tan. weighting ISO pounds. i a bro vn hs and blue jroiice i eyes Hgwas aki ouse brown shoes and a blue slip over front An Smmitsburg resident Sarar- a rarned over TO borougn sweater witn stripes In 1834, eight years afier their marriage, Thomas Carlyle and baking pies a wood stove when oolics a pocketbook containing S23 1 the roof caught i.re either from found in the Murphy store here.

and back. record the Silver Anniversary Observed At Picnic a a a i a i the remains. They are therr missing persons tues. Trooper Brown was in Baltimore today cotuiection with tne skeleton case. Meanwhile police hope to locate s.

charge of faiLng to stop at signal of an officer placed by fire police after he allegedly "almost ran over" Frre Policeman "Lavere Hamme. Baltimore St. at the Rec- reation on oaiy Harrune said he with a flashlight and blew s. whistle halt Miller, and that he ''almost ran soon as turned my back." Borough Policeman Tvilllam Giloert said he i saw INtiJer almost run over Hamrne" 1 which almost no one understood, had at last been published but with little profit to it-s creator. Carlyle was a tireless investigator and Ixsndon offered him the wealth of material he needed to write famous work, the French Revolution.

Intending it 'festival to be held inursday, day and Saturday by the company. FRACTfRES "WRIST I Admits Two Counts; Denies Tipsy Driving TM sa anc its Gray Band of Gettys- ron 5775 prior to entering tsart of the dedicatory exercises or the new engine house there. A number of other parades are the firemen. at 5 o'clock iirehouse to ake part in re. On Auge 25th weddinc anniversary of -j, -arocedure, if no objections are an opportunity to com the 6 -jh ey will participate i a and Mrs John Bernard Hemler.

30 davs. the supervisors sice for accitionai ciues tne case, rr.en's parade at Greencastie, Newspaper reports from Free- LSO leaving tne engine house cere erick the section only as at 6 rn. be.ng near the Syler Valley Started June 5 1 The f.remen and band started Ken Carr Winner Of eak 1 "5 7ear 7 53 H. "Water St. was celebrated with ahead with the work.

If a family picnic Sunday afternoon i complaint is made, the court ap- at Caledonia Park. A three-tier cake pcjits viewers. and gifts were provided by their live Both streets begin at Km Ave -CT 0 oe Gormlev, 12, Bmmits- children. in Ccnewaro Twp. Or.e of tne Mr.

Hemler and the former Miss nlar.ned treets. St, lies Warner i at fracture of Carolina Rarner were feet east of acks--n 5210 in prizes june CIUD Tournament On June ll the bard and firemen won S115 prizes to be a Samzng, of the frightfu! conflict. Carlyle toiled ceaselessly for five months on the first voliime. Flings Fine On Desk er said he interpreted Hamme's signal as a Eign to go ahead and that Hamme came to his car "and cursed me. He wact away.

I waited a few minutes and drove off." Before Justice Basehore could (Continued on Page S) Museum Map Draws it -was finished, John Stuart Mill took the manuscript home to read and later loaned to a Mrs. Taylor. Then a dreadful thing happened. Mrs Taylor's housemaid, apparently thinking the thick bundle of sheets which had cost Carlyle so much rune and hard work was waste paper, used them to light the fire! MiH mad -TT r- i J' learr-ea his gooa Heavily On eekena; promises book was I Turn to Page 5) "Li. Col.

D. Chatyouos. army JH. Baseiiore against M-I-j I 27, Biglerviile R. D-, by state' police, iluler, nicked un In HAVANA I Under Martial Law TM ns oy oefeatmc Dr.

Dona.a SS'f i SS stats police at 5 o'clock Sun-: i day afternoon, entered pleas this Fnl morning before 01 tne 1 Peace Basehore on the charges of disorderiy conduct and "throwing ibeer bottles on the highway," the I justice said. Miller pleaded innocent to drunken driving charge at the Fnlgencio. Batista slapped stem, after be eve- an end at a tsjbl-c Cuba President' with persons connected with the ot Garfield St, begins on Pno regime." S76.7 feet east of -Jackson The championship Havana remautsa cuiet but the g. ar -asses propertv of Weather- pres-ented to Carr on Tuessa: martial law over Cuba alter all const.tut.on- and ning at the annual sea food crushing an attack by some 230 al guarantees for 90 cays. This Shoff.

Jackson Shoe Co, stag in the cluo house. The presen'a- gj- New Windsor's a-mea rebels on two armr posts' permits Batista and tne army to Hamer, and then tion wCl take place at 9 cloc'i. on the SC5 firs: for crosses Ave. by property of C. L.

t-Ji and H. J. Bender are 0 A. and the comin.t;-ee tn cna. fc thev won another S103 at Mt.

Airy. O'her wmners in the parade at McSherrvstown included the Zrisn- i Department who secured 530 for a second cest ap- Brooklyn. M-- wen S--s as company traveltr.s the great- Eastern Cuba. sons were reported killed, Fifty-four per-; rule iinchecked. luc-l Official sources that Halph Gebhart, ncan Jns 35 of the attackers, 18 soldiers ber of persons picked up in Havana Ka ee: Clayton Mi-er.

Police sergeant. and Santiago de Cuba cues- art and Clinton S. uxil.ar.es vo.th a snappy iTesion was given the SC5 award best appearing drum, corps. Is 5 Licenses Issued To Two Couples Marriage licenses have beer, is- tnct of Columbia, and Canada who viewed the electric rr.ap at the! Gettysburg National Museum over the weekend. Other visitors included 75 men from Leuerkerjsy Ordnance Depot.

Chambersburg, headed by ii rs rm H. Kramer, Gard- LT. H. E. Palmer.

They drove here ners T. 1, and Jo3' Elizabeth in two buses. The boys are taking chronister. daughter of Mr. and a weeks' training course at rs Howard N.

Chronister. Gard-, Aberdeen. and Leiterkenny. i rs R. 1.

Richard Anthony Bunty, son of Mr. ar.d Mrs. Roosevelt Anthony! Buntv. New Oxford R. 1, and Iris -n jTae barracss commancer, sued the Court House to me ChargCS OliOW A ib erto del Rio Chaviano, said the ing couples: C-f o-J-nTC-AliT AvA rebels hoped to launch a revolu- Daniel Paul Kramer, son ot OteiU Ciir in the nearby town of Bayamo.

barracks commander. Col. the rebels attacked the oarracss just after dawn yesterday, a 3-dav carnival hol.day wr.ile mucn of the garrison was keeping order The Fairi.eld was called at 12.05 o'clock Sunday rnorn.rg to a farm two miles north of Fa.rf.eld on ir.e Rd. Tlie flames destroyed a brooder LOCAL WEATHER Saturday's high Saturday night's low Sunday's high The attacsers. he sa.

statement said the city. operated by Theodore' Last night's low 61 Today at 8 30 a 69 'Today at 1.30 pm 90 82 Olme Halcombe, daughter of Mr. 54 I and Mrs. James Halcombe, East 88 I Twitchenhan, Middlesex, England. charged Iieyer with driving too fast for conditions.

Both informa- Free.i,.m from Moth Worry. i tions were placed before Justice Borough police brought a charge failing to keep in the Pno, from attempting a right turn home-m-exile a a i i They.the charge. The a student leader, and that he es- Miami, caped in the shooting. A report and ridiculed' from Santiago de Cuba said the 1 city's former mayor, Luis Casaro, statement did had sought refuge in the U. S.

TOO MUCH NOISE The men the Harvey cottage. Jacs Duobs will be tre chef. Those who w.ll attend ir.cl-ce Clarence Poth. Dan- Wolff, Robert Sm.th. Dr.

C. G. Crist, Hsnry T. Bream. Charles A.

Srnizh. Glenn L. Breara. Dr Har- -ison Haroach. Dr Raymor.d Sr.eely.

Leroy Smith. Riley Heckert, Attor- nev Samuel Me. Raffensperger, At- Euser.e Kanrnan, Attomev be Quartered in der bv OTO in the pleasure class irorr. anong a of 40. olaced second the dr.

class and won pos.tion HI the class. not'announce how many had been' consulate. Casaro is a member jailed but said many of those ar- of the Authentic Borough police the weekend tomey of S. Donald M. bwope.

St In Br. Donald i Herbert Raymond M. Hoffman, SCHWARTZ 23-2 ann.i-1 Schwartz re- held next Sunday at ntn Fs.r;rounds here today. gton plus -Fumoi." call Entcrpn8ei peace Robert P. Snyder.

rested had "confessed complicity! Paity. both ccisos tne bo5s making noi.e at John Teeter and CaHm SHOFPE.

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