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WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy, windy and much colder tonight. Low ia the 30s. Partly cloudy, windy and cold Sunday. Truth Our Guide--The Public Good Our Aim GETTYSBURG TIMES ESTABLISHED 1902 Vol. 61, No.

279 With Honor To Ourselves And Profit To GOOD EVENING A joint account fe a device which the wife to beat you to the draw. Adwm Ctvoty's Only Daily Newspaper GETTYSBURG, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1963 Ltasad Wire Member el The Associated Press PRICE FIVE CENTS I Will Do My Best," Says President Johnson Hold Kennedy Funeral Services Monday Noon Body Will Lie In State For 24HoursToBe Seen By Public By CARL P. LEUBSDORF WASHINGTON (AP)-John Kennedy lies IE death today in the White House from which he governed the nation. Through the day, his family, his close friends and high officials of the government, including former President Dwight D. Eisenhower were scheduled to view the body of the chief executive who was assassinated Friday in Dallas.

Sunday it will be borne by solemn cortege to the rotunda of the Capitol where for 24 hours it will lie in state, to be seen by the public. FUNERAL MONDAY Funeral services will be held at noon Monday at St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Cathedral with Richard Cardinal Cushing, Archbishop of Boston and a long time friend of the Kennedy family, celebrating a Pontifical Requiem Mass. The final resting place for the President, 46, gunned down as he rode in a motorcade, remained uncertain early today. In the early morning hours, the flag-draped casket of the fallen President was brought to the White House.

A Navy ambulance carried the casket from the Bethesda Naval Hospital, in suburban Maryland, where the body had been taken upon its return from Dallas. FAMILY MEETING From 10 to 11 a.m., Kennedy's immediate family was to view the body in the East Room of the White House. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the top officials of the government, led by President Johnson and including Speaker of the House John McCormack.

and Chief Justice Earl Warren, tvere scheduled to arrive. Eisenhower also was due to come at that time. Former President Herbert Hoover, 89 and ailing, expressed regrets Send No Flowers, i To Charity WASHINGTON (AP) The family of John Kenneriv Viol- asked that no flowers be sent for his services or to the White House. An announcement issued by the White House Friday night said the family "asked that anyone wishing to do so donate an equivalent amount to charity." he would be unable to attend. Former President Harry S.

Truman is expected in Washington Sunday CABINET, COURT Cabinet members, offifcials of the executive branch appointed by the President and close personal friends were to view the body from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. From 2 to 2:30 associate justices of the Supreme Court and members of the federal judiciary were scheduled to call. From 2:30 to 5 p.m. members of Congress and governors were expected, followed by the diplomatic corps from 5 to 6 p.m.

Sunday at 1 members of the family, Supreme Court Justices, members of Congress and foreign diplomats will accompany President Kennedy's body as it moves from the White House down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol, The public will be permitted to file past the bier in the great rotunda of the Capitol shortly after its arrival until 9 p.m. Sunday and again from 9 until 10 a.m. Monday. At 11 a.m., Monday, the body will be taken to the cathedral for the funeral services. FIDLER TALKS TO RURITANS Links between the Hunterstown Battle of Gettysburg were related to members of the Hunterstown Ruritan Club Friday evening by Robert D.

Fidler. member of the faculty of Gettysburg High School. The meeting was held at the Pines Lutheran Parish Hall where a ham supper was served by women of the church. President Emory Sibert presided with about 20 members and guests in attendance. Mr.

Fidler said that portions of Lee's army passed through Hunterstown and New Chester en route to Wrightsville before the (Continued On Page 5) LOCAL WEATHER Yesterday's high Last night's low Today at 8:30 a Today at 11 a.m. Rain to 11 a.m. 61 43 58 58 0.37 inches GETTYSBURG STUNNED BY TRAGIC NEWS FROM DALLAS Gettysburg and Adams County folk, shocked and stunned by Friday's tragic news of the President's assassination at Dallas, Texas, were in mourning today with the rest of the nation and much of the world. Only Tuesday afternoon a message from President Kennedy had been read at the ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the National Cemetery here by Abraham Lincoln, who fell before an assassin's gun 98 years ago. Only a few months ago, early in the summer, President and Mrs.

Kennedy and Caroline had spent a Sunday afternoon on the Gettysburg Battlefield, driving here from their mountain retreat at Camp David. SPONTANEOUS SERVICE President Kennedy had been invited to come to Gettysburg for the battle centennial last July but he was in Europe and sent a member of his Cabinet to represent him. Churches opened Friday after- nooir Mid evening and some had brief informal prayer services. At the Christ Chapel on the Gettysburg College campus, 400 students had poured into the chapel by 3 p.m. when College Chaplain John W.

Vannorsdall conducted a spontaneous service of psalms, scripture and prayer. CHURCHES OPEN Christ Chapel was open Friday evening as were most Gettysburg churches and at the Sunday morning service at 10:45 o'clock in Christ Chapel special notice will be given to the death of President Kennedy although no other special service is planned. At Gettysburg Senior and Junior High Schools, the radio news bulletins were carried over the school's intercommunication systems to all parts of each building. In the Senior High school the first news of the fact that President Kennedy had been shot (Continued On 5) Memorial Service On Monday At9 A community memorial service honoring the late President, John F. Kennedy, will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock in the St.

James Lutheran Church. The service is being arranged by a committee of the Gettysburg Misisterium, it was announced by the Rev. Dr. Robert W. Koons, Minislerium president and pastor of Christ Lutheran Church.

The Rev. Harold Westover of the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church is chairman of the committee on arrangements. Pastors of the town churches will paiiicipate. Details of tne sen-ices will be worked out at a committee meeting this aft- noon at 4 o'clock. Members of church choirs are invited to join the St.

James Lutheran Choir for the service. A special invitation is being issued to the Gettysburg College students to attend. The hour was decided upon so that the service may be held on the day of the President's funeral but will not interfere with local residents listening to or watching Washington rites by radio and television later in the morning. FIRM HOSTS 35 PENSIONERS AT ANNUAL DINNER Thirty-five employes of the Mus selman Division, Pet Milk Company, who reached retirement age during the past year, were honored at the 12th annual pen sioners' banquet held at the Biglerville plant cafeteria Friday night. Attendance, which included most of the pensioned employes since the company's retirement plan was started in 1945, numbered about 165.

These included employes from the Biglerville and Gardners plants and the company farms. A similar banquet was held for Inwood, W. plant pensioners on November 15. A turkey dinner was served by the Biglerville cafeteria staff under the direction of Preston B. Zerbe with members of the office and supervisory staffs serving as waiters.

The invocation was given by Henry Shaffer, a Gardners pensioner, with D. Robert Jones. Biglerville personnel director, as toastmaster. GARDNERS EMPLOYES Honored employes from the Gardners plant were Vernon J. Bitner, Mrs.

Elizabeth Kathryn Bream, Paul R. Bupp, John W. Clapper. Elmer U. Delp, Mrs.

Anna M. Fanus, Mrs. Belinda M. Hamilton, Mrs. Clara M.

Heller, Carmen R. Leathery, Mrs. Christine S. McNew, Cyrus J. Morrison.

Mrs. Ella S. Murtorff, Mrs. Carrie B. Snoop, Mrs.

Carrie E. Starne, Ms. Ella B. Weidner and Edward D. Wilson.

From Biglerville: Mrs. Carrie M. Arnold, Mrs. Dora M. Bankert, Dewey W.

Bucher, Emerson J. Eimer. Mrs. Reba M. Epley, Mrs.

Sarah E. Gordon. Mrs. Mary (Continued On 2) Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as President of the United States in the cabin of tne presidential plane at Dallas, as Mrs.

Jacqueline Kennedy stands at his side. Mrs. Kennedy sat beside her husband in a car in Dallas as a sniper's bullet struck him fatally. Judge Sarah T. Hughes, a Kennedy-appointee to the Federal Court, left, administers the oath of office.

In background from left Jack Valenti, administrative assistant to Johnson; Rep. Albert Thomas, Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson, and Rep. Jack Brooks, Photo was made by Cant. Cecil Stoughton, official House photographer, who was the only camerman allowed to record the ceremony.

(AP Wirephoto) MAN INJURED IN AUTO CRASH Bruce C. Smith. 29, Gardners R. 1. suffered a dislocated right shoulder and abrasions and lacerations of the nose and body Friday evening about 8:30 o'clock when his car overturned on the Eigler- ville-Heidlersburg three miles east of Biglerville.

Damage was estimated at $200 the car. Smith was brought to he Warner Hospital here in the Biglerville ambulance. Police said Smith was driving west and lost control on a curve. His car then went of the south side of the highway and rolled over. This morning at 8:10 o'clock the ocal state police were called to nvestigate a two-car accident in which damaged totaled $125, just north of here on the Biglervilie Rd.

Police said Larry E. Mummert, 20. Biglerville. attempted to pass he auto of Edgar R. Smith, 40, Aspers, and his car skidded on ie rain-wet highway, striking the mith auto.

Damage was estimated at $25 to Mummert's auto nd $100 to Smith's sedan. PROPERTY SOLD A four-room dwelling a half- miie south of Cashtown on the )rrtanna Rd. was sold at puohc ale by Harry E. Rentzel to lalph Bretzman, Bendersville, for $6.050. Clair Slaybaugh was the uctioneer.

Hospital Report Admissions: Mrs. Leonard Cook, Taneytown: Mrs. Mark P. White, Emmitsburg; Mrs. Charles D.

Harner, Emmitsburg R. Mrs, Thevan Bowers, Westminster 1: Mrs. J. J. Spence, R.

Maurice E. Lightner, R. Mrs George P. Ard, Hanover; Mrs Thomas Kranias, 221 Chambers burg Joel M. Brooks, Taneytown R.

Mrs. George Six, Keymar R. 1, Mrs. Maude Myers, 322 W. Middle George E.

Riley, Gardners R. Daniel L. Heltibridle, Biglerville; Randolph J. Cassell, Westminster 1: Mrs. Otha J.

Schartiger, R. Mrs. Ruth A. Watson, 5 S. Franklin Richard F.

Burke, Waynesboro; Miss Carla A. Weaver, R. 5. Discharges: Mrs. John A.

Hull, R. Frank J. Webb, Emmitsburg R. Mrs. Wilbur C.

Varian Long Lane; Jacob J. Poulsen, Emmitsburg R. Mrs. Lawrence Kimple, Orrtanna R. Stevie H.

Faircloth, Gardners R. 1: Mrs. Gene P. Moose and infant daughter. R.

Mrs. Glenn R. Hartzel and infant son, 71 Steinwehr Mrs. Guy A. Baker Jr.

and infant daughter. Emmitbsurg; Mrs. Wayne Shoemaker Stevens St. and daughter, R. 61 DRIVER IS FINED Stephen H.

Chernus, Elizabeth, paid a fine of $5 and costs before Justice of the Peace Robert P. Synder Friday on a charge of driving too fast for conditions placed by borough police. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS At Warner Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Cook, Taneytown.

son, Friday. At Carlisle Hospital Mr and Mrs. John Jakomas, Gardners R. 1, daughter, Thursday. Lee Harvey Oswald, Cool, Defiant And Arrogant, Onetime Commy Admirer, Is Charged With Murder Of President PLAN SANTA'S VISITS HERE; TO USE SHANTY Plans to provide a Santa Claus for next Friday evening's parade, a Santa Claus shanty and counseling service were made at a meeting of a committee from the Gettysburg Junior Chamber of Commerce this morning.

Donald Becker will serve as Santa in the parade which is sponsored by the Gettysburg Retail Merchants Association. He will also turn on the Christ lights. It is planned to have the shanty on Lincoln Square open next Friday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock and all-day on Saturday, November 30. It was decided to have the shanty open December 6 and 13 from 7 to 9, and all day on December 7 and 14. The hours have not yet been definitely set for the period between December 16 and 24.

Apples, provided by the Adams County Fruitgrowers Association, will be distributed at the shanty. Members of the Jaycee committee in charge of plans include Oscar Spicer, Donald Becker, Barton Hoppe and Terry Crouse. By RAYMOND HOLBROOK and PEGGY SIMPSON DALLAS, Tex. (AP) Lee Harvey Oswald, charged with murdering President Kennedy, insisted during hours of questioning Friday night that he was not the assassin. With his jaw thrust out and his dark eyes intent and piercing, Oswald kept telling newsmen- "I did not kill President Kennedy.

I did not kill anyone. I don't know what this is all about." After the formal charges were filed, Oswald was brought before newsmen. Speaking in a low voice into a cluster of microphones thrust into his face he denied killing the President. He appeared less defiant than earlier in the evening but still was composed. He smiled sev- eral times as he was being questioned.

CALLED "SHARP" "I don't think he is a nut." Dist. Atty. Henry Wade told newsmen. "I think he is sane. I don't mean that he is any Ph.D., but he answers questions very easily, and he is sharp." Secret Service agents, Dallas police and FBI men had quizzed Oswald for almost 10 hours before charging him with the murder of the President.

Earlier in the evening he was charged with the unprovoked slaying of a policeman 50 minutes after the assassination. STOPPED BY POLICE City detective Ed Hicks, after intensive investigation of the slaying, drew this picture of the hour surrounding the tragedy: Oswald was working on the fifth floor of the Texas book depository, the floor from which the shots were fired. A man working with him said: "Oswald, let's go see the President." Oswald replied: "No, you go on down and send the elevator back up." As Oswald left the building, he was stopped by Dallas police. Oswald told them he worked in the building and was going down to see what was going on. SHOOTS OFFICER In the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, four miles away, Oswald was seen 45 minutes later talking to a policeman, J.

D. Tip(Continued On 4) OFFER MASS FOR KENNEDY Prayers and Benediction of the Jlessed Sacrament for President Kennedy who was assassinated 'riday noon in Dallas. and or Governor John Connally, of Texas, who was wounded by the ame were offered in it. Francis Xavier Church early Friday afternoon Rev. Fr.

Joseph Kealy, pastor, officiated. When word of the shooting cached the local pastor he noti- ied nuns and school children and lad the announcement of the serv- ce broadcast over WGET. Fifteen Jdiei UK; ciiun.h was practically filled. College students and Catholics and non-Catholics attended. The service first included prayers for the recovery of the President.

While this was being recited Rev. Fr. Kealy was informed that the President had died. He changed the intention of the Rosary to that for the repose of the soul of Kennedy and the recovery of Connally. This was followed by benediction after which prayers were said for the church arid for civil authorities during the emergency.

Prayers from the ritual were also said for the Texas governor. At 8 o'clock this morning Rev. Fr. Kealy officiated at a requiem Mass for Kennedy. FRACTURES WRIST Parker Fanus, 45, Gardners R.

2, was treated Thursday at Carlisle Hospital for a fractured wrist suffered in a fall. i Will Burn Mortgage Bonneauville firemen will formally "burn the mortgage" on their new fire hall at a ceremony next Saturday evening at the fire hall there. All residents of the area served by the Bonneauville Fire Company are especially invited to be present for the 7 p.m. ceremony Rodney Noel of the committee in charge said. Judge W.

Shcely, County Fire Marshal John Murren and Robert Heyser, president of the county Firemen's Association, will be among those speaking briefly at the ceremony. The fire hall was constructed in 1955-56 and a debt cf $15.500 on the structure has been entirely paid according to Noel. TOOL WORKER KILLED AS CAR STRIKES POLE An 18-year-old Landis Tool Company, Waynesboro, apprentice from Beloit, was fatally injured this morning and two of his fellow apprentices were less seriously injured when their car crashed into a metal street standard near "The Doughboy" in Emmitsburg. David Gregus, 18, a passenger in the right front seat of the auto, was instantly killed by the crushing impact. Maryland state police said Richard James Karashinski, 19, of Waynesboro and Beloit, was driving east on W.

Main St. in Emmitsburg when his car skidded on rain slick roadway near Dr. D. L. Beegle's office.

The car went to the south side of the street and struck the bottom cement step of the house at the corner without damaging the step. The car, which the officers said 'apparently was traveling at a high rate of speed," struck the metal light pole, and wrapped tself around the pole before the broke off under the strain. The pole then was hurled over the top of the car, coming to rest the sidewalk downstreet from original location and the car continued on along the sidewalk 'or another 40 feet before coming to rest. The driver suffered minor scratches and was to be brought to the Warner Hospital here this morning for X-rays to determine any internal injury had occurred. The third apprentice, Richard Burke, 19, in the rear seat, was trapped in the wreckage.

Immitsburg firemen and ambu- ance crews worked 45 minutes .0 extricate him. Police said that had been jammed up against a door by the twisting of the xxly and seat with the front seat rapping his feet. Admitted as a atient at the hospital here he uffers from multiple lacerations the face, left ankle, and be- ind the right ear. 2 Demonstrations Announced By Piper Adams County's Farm Agent Thomas E. Piper today an- wunced plans for two fruit runing demonstrations to be held 'uesday with Carl Bittner- ex- ension pomologist from Pennsyl- ania State University presenting the recommended techniques and explaining factors to be considered in pruning peach, cherry and apple trees Power pruning equipment will be demonstrated by sales representatives of three Adams County equipment dealers immediately after the presentation by But- whcre Kennedy's legislative pro- Eisenhower Called For Conference By Johnson By HARRY KELLY WASHINGTON (AP--Asking God's help, Lyndon B.

Johnson gathered up the monumental problems of the presidency today as the world, the nation and his family mcurned John F. Kennedy, dead by an assassin's bullets. 'I will do mv best--that's all I can do. I ask for your help and God's," said the new President, numbed and haggard, after accompanying the slain chief executive's body back to Washington from Dallas. As arrangements were made for family, friends and dignitaries to view Kennedy's body at the White House today, Johnson set about getting advice on the troubles that abruptly were thrust into his hands.

MORNING MEETINGS He set up morning conferences with Secretary of State Dean Rusk and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who not many years ago listened to advice from Johnson, then leader of the Democratic opposition in the Senate--some say the most able leader the Senate ever had. Almost as soon as he arrived back in Washington Friday night, the 55-year-old Texan with a reputation as a tough political genius plunged into a meeting of congressional leaders of both parties where he asked for and got pledges of support in his days of trial ahead. LOST NOMINATION Johnson, who fought a losing fight against Kennedy for the Democratic presidential nomination in 190, automatically became the 36th President of the United States the moment Kennedy's life ebbed away in the emergency room of a Dallas hospital. Johnson was In the car behind Kennedy's when three bullets frfofmf a sniper ripped into the open presidential limousine, striking Kennedy hi the head and throat and wounding Texas Gov.

John Connally. FELL FORWARD Blood sprang from the President's face and he fell face forward in the back seat of the car. Mrs. Kennedy, who had seen riding with him, tried to lift his head, crying, "Oh, no!" Half an how later John F. Kennedy, 46, the first Roman Catholic and youngest man ever elected to the presidency, was dead.

It was stunning, almost unbelievable news that flashed around the country and to the ar reaches of the world. Expressions of grief, sorrow, surprise poured in from friends and antagonists, allies and foes, from the Kremlin and from the Vatican. For Johnson, the problems were just beginning. NO BIG CHANGE By moving into the White House he also assumes leadership of the West in the cold war --and faces thf major question of whether Soviet i Khrushchev will stir up a new crisis to test the mettle of the new American chief executive Judging from Johnson's public statements, no big change foreign policy appeared likely. for he has strongly supported the Kennedy line Another problem is Congress ner.

The first program be at Edna Kuhn Orchard, Cashtown, at 9 o'clock Tuesday The second will oe gnen at 1-30 that afternoon at Hollanausn Brothers Orchard just of Biglerville. NABBED AS DISORDERLY Frank A. Jordan, 28. 457 W. Middle St.

was arrested by borough police this morning OP a disorderly conduct charge and placed in the county jair. Later this morning he entered a plea of guilty to the charge before Justice of the Peace Robert P. Snyder. paid a $10 fine and costs and was released. Samual Clmgan, 43, of 62 Breckenndge was arrested by borough police on a disorderly conduct charge placed before Justice of the Peace Anna Thompson and placed in jail at 11 IS o'clock Friday night.

me 0111 iuu civil rights legislation-- is stalled apparently for the rest of the year. WON SENATORS Johnsou won his fame, however. by whipping and cajoling senators toward his nay of thinking But the consensus on Capitol (Continued On Page 3) SHOPPING DAYS LEFT CHRISTMAS SEALS figMTB and otiier RESPIRATORY DISEASES SPAPFRI.