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PAGE EIGHTTHE EVENING SUN. HANOVER. PA'. MONDAY, MAY SEE PAGE 7 WTTR 1470 on Dial SHOES 612 Frederick St. HANOVER, PA.

KLINEDINST REICHART Coal, Lumber and Building Materials HANOVER PA. Phone 2-0217 Yard on Wt ots ATenne LETTERING and SIGNS Of Evert Description OWERC: ION SPRING GROVE PA. Phone 3856 INTERIOR PAINTING PAPER HANGING KEEFER SPANGLER 117 Park Ave. 29 Walnut St. 2-5205 or 45.14 Birthday Qreetings To ALFRED P.

SLOAN bom May 23, 1875, in New Haven, Conn. a ir man of General Motors Corp. board. His outside activities include such varied endeavors as founding a school of industrial a and a a teeing $4,000,000 for cancer research. Trained at Mas- sachu-setts Institute of Technologv.

In World War II he helped speed the change-over of motor car to armament production lines. An avocation is his interest in old-time EXECUTION DELAYED TO PERMIT APPEAL HARRISBURG fAP The electrocution of William Maxwell 27, Philadelphia, scheduled for early today, was delayed until July by Gov. Leader in order permit counsel to apply to the Board of Pardons for a commutation of sentence at the June meet- Maxwell, sentenced to die Dec. 8, 1954, for a fatal in a Che.st- er holdup, has not applied to the Pardons Board for clemency. He was convicted of killing Michael Arcomone Feb.

27, 1954. Four other men received prison sentences for their part in the holdup. Maxwell has been held in the Delaware County prison since his conviction. The execution stay came ju.st before he was scheduled to be taken to Rockview Penitentiary, near Bellefonte, where the electric chair is located. TWO OBJECTIONS FACE BILL FOR LAND SALE HARRISBURG A bill per- mittmg Pennsylvania to sell 84 square miles of land' for a jet engine testing plant was ready for House debate today and advance indications were at least two objections would stall its quick passage.

Directors of the State Federation of Clubs, meeting over the weekend at Bellefonte, went on record favoring public hearings on the proposal that carries strong administration support. The directors, representing 190,000 sportsmen opposed the present form of the bill primarily for the state in the real estate busine.ss.” Gov. Leader has acclaimed the project, to sell and lease land in three North-Central Pennsylvania counties near Clearfield, to the Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical Corp. The firm would buy 8,500 acres for nearly $200,000 and lease an additional 44.700 for $30,000 annually. It would establi.sh an experimental, testing and research plant with new jobs for an estimated 6.000 to 7.000 persons in the economically distressed region.

Meanwhile. Rep. Maurice Banker R-Huntingdon was reported preparing to offer amendments regarding mineral rights. As written, the aviation firm would gain full mineral rights to the purchased land. The mineral rights for the leased land would remain with the state but under agreement no one would be allowed to exploit them for the 99-year term of the lease.

HANOYER PASTOR TO CO TO CAPITAL (Continued Prom Page One) STATE COURT UPHOLDS WABLE DEATH SENTENCE MAPLE SYRUP OUTPUT LOWER IN NORMAN G. COULSON, R. A. Announces Reopening Of His Office For Practice Of Architecture 52 FREDERICK ST. HANOVER, PA.

Licensed Penna. A Maryland Phone 5370 Frederick Wertz, president-elect of Lycoming College, superintendent of the Willianxsport District. The appointments were read after a service of ordination at which 20 young men were raided to the status of deacon and 10 to elder. Bishop Oxnam delivered the sermon at the morning service on Decision, What In a final business session Saturday the conference went on record approving national church action to fix a minimum annual wage of $1.900 for unmarried student pastors and $3,000 for married pastors. Other resolutlon.9 winning conference approval would; Endorse the eligibility of women for conference membership.

At present they are allowed to serve as emergency pastors but cannot hold membership Tran.sfer all Methodist charges in the Harrisburg area now under the Philadelphia Conference jurisdiction to the Central Penn.sylvania Conference. R. M. Campbell, Altoona, was re-elected to his ninth term as lay leader. Victor K.

Meredity Northumberland, was chosen associate lay leader. District lay leaders are R. E. Meredity, Roaring Spring, for the Altoona District, R. E.

Knupp. Harrisburg. Harrisburg District- Edgar R. Baker, Benton, Sunbury District, and Paul Rice. Jersey Shore, Williamsport District.

OBITUARIES HARRISBURG The Supreme Court today upheld the death sentence imposed on John Wable, convicted Pennsylvania Turnpike slayer. The high court refused a new trial to tne 25-year-old native of Ohiopyle, Fayette County, central figure in two pistol murders and one non-fatal shooting of three truck drivers on the toll road in the summer of 1953. Wable was convicted of first degree murder in Westmoreland County in the slaying of Harry F. Pitts, 39, Bowling Green. who was shot to death as he slept in cab of his parked truck along the turnpike near Greensburg July 25, 1953.

CONFERENCE HEARS CHURCH PRESIDEN (Continued Prom Page One) RAIL TRIP TO ZOO DRAWS HUGE THRONG PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania Railroad had a pleasant experience when it found out kids love to vLsit the zoo. The company had scheduled a Central Pennsylvania Dav at the Philadelphia Zoo Saturday, and accordingly made arrangements for about 350 children. The train of 10 cars, with 50 children aboard, left port Saturday morning but by the time it reached Philadelphia the anticipated number of children had tripled and the tram had an additional 10 cars. will officiate. Burial will be in Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow evening. (Continued Fiom Page One) HARRISBURG of maple syrup in Pennsylvania this year was 20,000 gallons less than in vpt 1954, the State Agriculture Depart- Cemetery. Friends may call ment says. However, the total pro- Wednesday evening at the funeral duction is better than the yearly home. Members of the Eagle Fire company wni m.et a.

engine Ions. The year's sugar production Wednesday at 7 p.m. to go was 21,000 pounds compared to to the funeral home. 000 pounds last year. The production was sufficient to keep PenrLsylvania as the third I ranking state in maple syrup production, headed only by New York and Vermont.

ELEPHANT CRUSHES DILLER WIERMAN, Inc. Plumbing Heating Contractor SHEET METAL WORK 3871 Hanover, Pa. MORRIS KAHN Morris Kahn, 72, who resided at New Central Hotel, Center Square, for the past 25 years, died Saturday at 11:50 a. m. at the Hanover General Hospital after an ill- MAN IN ACCIDENT of two weeks.

Born Aug. 4, 1882, he was a son of the late Mr. DALLAS four-ton elephant, Abraham Kahn. New thrown from a trailer truck, York. Surviving are a sister and cru.shed a man to death near here several nieces and nephews, all re- u'uck jumped a ditch and overturned.

Killed were Norman i salesman employed by New York E. Joseph. 30, Newark, N. and i and Philadelphia furriers. He was JOHN W.

DUBS John W. Dubs, 83, husband of Mrs. Alice Bortner Dubs, formerly of Glenville, died yesterday at p. m. at York R.

D. 7, where he had resided since February. Surviving in addition to his wife is a daughter, Mrs. Melvin R. Roser.

York. Mr. Dubs was a member of the Lutheran congregation of St. (Stone) Church, near Glenville. The Rev.

Dr. K. S. Ehrhart, his pastor, will officiate at the funeral services Wednesday at 2 p. m.

at the Geiple funeral home, C31en Rock. Burial will be in Stone Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the Geiple funeral home tomorrow from 7 to 9 m. a member of Hanover Lodge 227, Queenie. 25-year-old, elephant.

Truck Driver W. Hendricks, Loyal Order of Moose. Funeral ser- Atlanta, was treated for an vices will be held tomorrow in injured nose. Mount Hebron Cemetery, Brooklyn, Hendricks said the brakes failed i N. Y.

Local funeral arrangements were in charge of Fiederick Bucher, as he tried to turn off an expressway Deputy Sheriff H. G. Vayette said Frederick Street. Joseph, riding in the cab with Hendricks, jumped out when he saw allow your TV or Radio set to remain unserviceable maybe for just some miner attention. Should your set not be working properly telephone 8157 and have one of our expertly trained mechanics place your set in first-class working condition.

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land in the path of the trail- MRS. DANIEL L. MUMMERT Mrs. Mary Alice Mummert, 86, er. and the elephant broke through the siding and landed right on top widow of Daniel L.

Mummert, died of Vayette said. yesterday at 6:25 p. m. at the home of her son, Jacob S. Mummert, 842 York Street.

She had been ill three Income Taxed In 1862 WASHINGTON first in- and bedfast for nine months come tax used in the United States was imposed during the Civil War, when the Internal Revenue Service also created. The original income tax. an emergency measure. in effect for 10 years, until 1872, and total collections under it w'ere less than $400,000,000. and two weeks.

Born July 9, 1868, she was a daughter of the late Jacob F. and Amanda Ke.ssler Sheaffer. Her husband died Feb. 22, 1946. Surviving are two children, Jacoo, and Mrs.

Ralph Re.sh, 840 York Street; 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Mummert was a member of the Lutheran congregation of St. Church and the Sunday School. The body will lie in state at St.

Church Wednesday from 1 to 2 p. m. when funeral services will be conducted. Her pastor, the R.dn Falls GENEVA. Ala.

'This South Rev. Harvey M. Light, pastor of Alabama communitv was flooded by West Manheim Reformed Charge, a dowTipour yesterday, officiate. Bunal will be in St. causing heavy damage to 50 per Cempterv Fiiends cent of its business offices and many cemetery.

homes. No lives were lost in the may call tomorrow evening at the Federal Probation Officer SELINSGROVE Henry J. Mowies, chief federal probation officer for the U.S. Middle District for 26 years, died of a heart attack today at his home. He W'as about 60.

Mowies, had suffered a heart condition for some time, was found dead in bed by members of his family. flash flood. Man Dies After Crash WEST CHESTER (iPi A 22- year-old West Chester man was fatally injured and two other men Frederick Bucher Frederick Street. funeral home, OTTO M. SMITH Otto Smith, 67.

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m. at the Ann.e which they were ridmg crashed into a tree on the driveway of the M. Warner Hospital, Gettysburg, Bernhard Schlegal Post American aftex a He was the Legion home near here yesterday. husband of Mary B. Smith and re- Herbert Taylor Jr died in Che.ster near Taneytown.

A son of the County Hospital 12 hours after the i Qi'rirtAnt for cuts and Thomas and Marj C. Shoe- accident. Treated for cuts bruises at the hospital were the driver. Robert A. Hines, 22.

and Wayne Lewis, 23, West Chester. Worm Halves Grow Tails BOSTON If an earthworm is cut in two, the front part Schroeder, York. He was a veteran maker Smith, he is survived by his wife, four brothers, John Relba, South Dakota; Harry Walter and Albert Taneytown, and one sister, Mrs. William (3. with the mouth, tliroat.

and what passes for a grow a new tail. The other end will also grow a new tail, but since this part now has two tails and no mouth, it will soon starve to death. of World War serving two years overseas. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m.

tomorrow at the C. O. Fuss and Son funeral home, Taneytown. The Rev. Mor- Tlie US, total o( land in (arms PfW available for crops has been about Evangelical and Reformed Churcli, 512 million acres for the past 30; will offlciate.

Burial will be in the Reformed Cemetery. Taneytown. Friends may call at the funeral home this evemng from 7 to 9. Palntini; General AUTO REPAIRS Repair Work at) kinds Inc. EAST BERLIN PA BANGE'S SHOE STORE 16 York Street.

Hanover Ps. Phone 3-0202 MRS JOEL BISH Mrs. Ida Bish, 84. died today at 1:15 a. m.

at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs, Airy Bish, R. D. 1, following a prolonged illness. She was a daughter of the late Absolom and Mary Zepp. Her husband, Joel Bish, died in February, 1920.

Mrs. Bish was a member of Lutheran Church, near Westminster. Surviving besides her daughter-in-law are a grandson, a sister, Mrs. Bertha Rover, W'ashington, and a brother, Charles Zepp. York.

Fiineral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. at the J. W. Little funeral home, Littlestown.

Her pastor. the Rev. Willis R. Brenneman. ELMER D.

PETERS Elmer Dennis Peters, 73, a retired farmer, died unexpectedly at his home near Union Bridge at 5 p. m. yesterday. Born in West Virginia, a son of the late Isaac and Delilah Austin Peters, he was a resident of Frederick County the past 35 vears. He was active in the Church of the Brethren, Union Bridge, and other phases of community life.

He was a director of the Farmers Co-Operative, Union Bridge, and was a salesman for Pioneer hybrid corn. He was one of the members of the building committee of the new Church of the Brethren and took an active part in erection of the edifice which was dedicated two years ago. Surviving are his wnfe, Georgia James Peters; a daughter, Mrs. Helen McDaniel, near New a son, Roy Peters, at home, and three sisters. Mrs.

Bes- Laprad, Mrs. Cora Altice and Mrs. Opal Flora, all of Virginia. services will be conducted in the Church of the Brethren, Union Bridge, at 2 p. m.

by the pastor, the Rev. C. Reynolds Simmons, assisted by tiie Rev. Berkley O. Bowman.

Burial will be in Pipe Creek Cemetery, f'riends may call at the Peters lionie tomorrow between 7 and 9 p. m. and at the church from 11 a. m. Wednesday to the hour of services.

Raymond K. Wright, Union Bridge, is in charge of funeral arrangements. FRANCIS JOHN LAMBERT Francis John Lambert, 89. of 39 West George Street, Westminster, died yesterday at 2 p.m. at Springfield State Hospital after an illness of one month.

A son of the late James and Julia Finger Lambert, he was born in Carroll County. His wife, Mrs. Maggie Ebberly Lambert. died three years ago. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs.

Nannie Roser, Westminster and Mrs. Mary Wilson, Owings Mills; three grandchildren, 10 grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Jane Crowmer. Union Bridge and Mrs. Susie Ebberly.

Funeral services in charge of D. D. Hurtzler and Son will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. New Windsor.

The Rev. Joel W. Cock, will officiate. Burial will be in Beaver Dam Cemetery, near Union Bridge. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow evenmg.

KRESS TVVTNS Mary Virginia Kress, infant twin daughtei- of Richard and Mary Clingan Kress, Littlestown R. D. 2. died Saturday at 11:30 a. m.

in the Annie M. Warner Hospital, Gettys- several hours after birth. Graveside services were held yester- i day in St. Aloysius Cemetery. Lit- tlestown.

The Rev. Edward J. Shanahan, pastor of St. Aloysius Catholic Church, officiated. Joseph Kress, twin brother of Mary Virginia, died last night at the Warner Hospital.

Services were conducted this afternoon in St. Aloysius Cemetery by Father Shannahan. Surviving besides the parents are a sister, Susan, at home; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kress, Littlestown.

and the maternal grandfather, Jerry Clingan, Union Bridge, Md. WILSON G. BLOCHER WiLson G. Blocher, 73, Bendersville, a retired bridge builder, died at 6:04 p. m.

yesterday at the Annie M. Warner feettvshwiirg. He was ill for several months. Mr. Blocher was born in Bendersville, a son of the late Andrew and Lucy Irving Blocher.

He had been employed by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Sparrows Point, for 44 years. He was a member of Beth- I lehem Lutheran Church, Bendersville. Surviving are his wife, Susan Barnhart Blocher: three daughters, Mrs. Richard Rebert, Lansdowne; Mrs. FVed York, and Mrs.

Ruth Lochbaum, at home, and nine grandchildren. services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at the IXigan funeral home, Bendersville. The Rev.

D. Coble, will officiate. Burial will be in Bendersville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday between 7 and 9 p. i baugh.

New Oxford, vice president of the synod, read Scripture and offered prayer. More than 400 persons attended. Miss Alice M. Snyder w'as organist, and the senior choir sang Forth Thy Spir- nit," Schuetky. The evening service followed a supper served to 300 of the 400 persons who attended the conference.

David Bolen was in charge of the dining room arrangements and the kitchen work was supervised by Mrs. W. Preston Hull and Mrs. Louise Hoffman. Proceeds will be turned over to the building fund of the church.

The conference began yesterday afternoon with a worship service held at Trinity Church in charge of the Rev. W. Wilson Carvell, pastor of St. Church. Chambersburg, assisted by the Rev.

James W'. Mayer, president of the sjTiod. The address was by the Rev, Dr. Allan S. Meek, president of the Theological Seminary of the church at Lancaster.

Two of four simultaneously conferences. took place in the Pres- Church. Chairman of Section 1 was the Rev. Carvell with the Rev. Fred C.

Schweinfurth, Cleveland, Ohio, executive secretary of the Commission on Evangelism, as the resource leader. The Rev. Glenn E. Schultz, pastor of St. Church, Mechanicsburg, was chairman of Section 2 which had the Rev.

Paul E. Strauch, First Church, Washington, as resource leader. Section 3 of the conference was held in the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Robert W. Roschy, Rrst Church, Carlisle, as chairman.

Resource leader was the Rev Dr, Huber F. Klemme, Cleveland. executive secretary of the Commission of Christian Social Action. Dr. Moyer served as chairman of Section 4 held at Trinity Church with the Rev.

F. Schlegel, Cleveland, associate executive secretary of the Commission of Christian Social Action, as the re.sourrp leader. Approximately 400 ministers and laymen attended the conferences and discussed a varied list of activities suggested for congregations of the synod. Suggestions on Evangelism included a program of Lay Visitation Evangelism for every congregation for the preparation of a list of members; a program to reactivate inactive family devotions, securing regular church attendance, a conscientious effort to for at least one sermon each year on Evangelism, a conference in everv congregation on the meaning of' the organization of an in all congregations and a request that "all ChrLstians remember to keep the Sabbath Day Discussions on stewardship included adaption of the stewardship project in congregation, adoption of a program the value and rewards of tithing, preparation of a questionnaire for distribution to every member in every congregation making available to serve in work of the church, a stewardship education study in each congregation and an arrangement of a more meaningful offertory service in all congregations. Suggestions di.scussed in social action included the promotion of the cause of World Service, stressed the importance of annual family nights, such as father and son, mother, and daughter banquets, panel discussions on the problem of juvenile and parental delinquency and a study on the proposed union with the Congregational Christian Church.

Other discussions were held on the topic of "taking a stand and doing something about on the issues which threaten the Cliristian Way of Life. The pastor, the Rev, Dr. Howard S. Fox, delivered a sermon on at the morning worship service. Included among the congregation were 25 members of the Junior High Youtff of St.

Peter's Reformed Church, Lancaster. In the afternoon, they attended a Youth Fellowship outing at Caledonia. Members of the Youth Fellowship of the host church served as the reception committee for the conference. The Rev. Dr, Schweinfurth suffered a heart attack night and IS a patient in Annie M.

Warner Hospital. Deaths Of Notables iBv The A.ssociated Press) SANTA MONICA. Calif. Richard S. (Skeetst Gallagher.

64 re- Ured stage and movie comedian Born in Terre Haute. Ind. Died P. Ives 77 poultry expert, author and publisher. Died Saturday.

ST. J. (Doc) Weaver. 68, for 28 years trainer for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball club.

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202 York Street HANOVER, PA. FILLED CEMETERY POTS Flowers and Plants of all kinds. Will be open all day Sunday, May 22 and 29. Mrs. Harry Auchey R-l, HANOVER, PA.

Phone 2-8672 HELEN HAFER HaU and Pretty 12 York St. HANOVER. PA. Phone MUMMERT STERNER WELL DRILLING R-2 Hanover, Pa. Phone 2-8016 FOUR BRITISH PORTS- AFFECTED BY STRIKE LONDON More than a third of the dockers at four major British ports stopped work today in an inter-union dispute that may damage the vital export trade on the eve of the May 26 general election.

Strike pickets were out in London, Manchester, Hull and the Liverpool-Birkenhead area. About 60,000 dockers are employed in those ports. At least 80 ships were idle or undermanned as the National Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers Union started the to back up claims for full recognition as a bargaining agent with port employers. The rival Transport and General Workers Union, claims the bulk of the nearly 100,000 dock w'orkers, ordered its men! to continue working. ROOFING SIDING BUILDING REP.AIRING J.

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