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14 Lebanon Daily News, Thursday, July 4,1974 Newton J. Bair Palmyra Fire Report Given Area Youth Is KBS Secretary Is Named Associate Agent Newton J. Bair, assistant Lebanon County agricultural agent on The Pennsylvania State University's Cooperative Extension Service staff, has been promoted to associate county agent, effective July 1. Bair was appointed to the Lebanon County Extension Service staff Jan. 1.

1972. He earned two degrees in agronomy from Perm State; a bachelor of science in 1970 and master of science in 1971. Prior to enrolling as a student at Penn State, he was a dairy farmer in the New Cumberland area for 16 years, and from 1929 to 1940 was employed as a farm laborer. He is a member of a number of professional fraternities and societies including Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Epsilon Phi. and Phi Sigma.

Bair and his wife, Priscilla, are the parents of three children, Claudia, Alan, and Anne. Alan currently serves as associate county agricultural agent in Lancaster County. Quentin Fire Company Meets QUENTIN The Quentin Volunteer Fire Company distributed coin cards to all residents of the Quentin area recently. The cards will be picked up by members of the fire company the last week of October and the proceeds will go toward the purchase of a new squad truck. At a meeting held Tuesday evening the following members were accepted: Robert Michael and William Fies.

The group amended the constitution to allow women to become members of the fire company. Fire Chief Earl Dundore submitted the following report for the month of June: one flase alarm and one fire at Store. The members also decided to purchase three additional salvage tarps for company use. The Fire Chief urged anyone from the Quentin area who is interested in fire fighting to attend the weekly training sessions held Monday evenings at 7 o'clock. Harold Dundore presided over the meeting.

Youth To Go To Boys Nation One of 400 "citizens" at Keystone Boys State, at Penn State was selected to represent Pennsylvania at Boys Nation, which will be held in Washington, D.C., July 18-25. The "senator" from Pennsylvania is David Jefferies, 16, 79 Brownstone Drive, Hershey, a senior at Hershey High School. He served as a "mayor" at Keystone Boys State. Boys Nation, conducted by the national organization of The American Legion, is held on the campus of American University. At this event the boys receive practical experience in the operation of the federal government.

Each boy is afforded an opportunity to visit with the real senators from his home state. All expenses for the two Pennsylvania boys attending Boys Nation are borne by Keystone Boys State. PALMYRA Fire damage totaled $39,350 in calls answered by the Palmyra Citizens Fire Co. in June, according to the report of Fire Chief W. Roy Kreiser Jr.

The report was given at a meeting of the company Tuesday evening in the fire hall. Earl Phillippy presided. Kreiser reported six calls, three in the borough, two in the township and one assist to Hershey. He noted 113 men responded and gave man- hours of service. He reported the new answering service recently taken over by the Keplers on North College Street is receiving the fire calls.

The telephone service remains the same at 838-1413. Chief engineer William Kepler reported 44 man-hours of maintenance work performed on the equipment. Membership in the ambulance association reached 3,362. During June the ambulance answered 45 calls, traveled 940 miles and 141 man-hours of service were given. Kenneth Beam was appointed to the ambulance committee and Beulah Teahl was added as a distaff member.

It was reported an ambulance will be brought to the fire hall July 9 for the ambulance purchase committee to inspect. Planning is underway to replace the present ambulance. Felton Ebersole was appointed chairman of the future directions committee and Harry Sauley was named chairman of the appropriations committee replacing Robert Bennetch who resigned because of his working schedule. Plans were made for a social Aug. 9 in the fire hall and preliminary plans for the annual family picnic were given.

Planning is underway for a carnival to be held Aug. 22-24 at Firemen's Park. Authorized was the purchase of a new solid state radio for the chief's car and the purchase of two new coats made of fireproof material at $88.50 each. 'Approval was given for the fire company to hold a New Rotary Club Has Meeting MYERSTOWN Arnold Clements, the in-coming president of the Myerstown Rotary, explained his objectives for the coming year at a meeting last night. He chose the theme enthusiasm, emphasis, effectiveness, and enjoyment.

Utilizing this theme, Clements set the goals for the year. Projects which will be continued by the Rotary are the Travelogue, the Young Man of the Month, and increasing the membership. There also will be a promotion of the club's accomplishments throughout the community. A donation in support of the Rotary Foundation was received from Mrs. Madelyn Cassel in memory of her husband Skip Cassel.

Martin Engle of the Elizabe thtown Club was a guest. At next week's meeting, a film on the Sun City, Arizona Retirement Village will be shown. John Kauffman announced that Kazuko Nakamura, Rotary's International Ambassador from Japan, will be present at the July 24 meeting. Back Sprained Year's Eve dance. New members accepted were John Bergman, Harry Snavely, Robert Ulrich, Paul Boyer, Harry Kulp, LeRoy Gardner and Harry Habig.

Bills for operating expenses totaling $17,000 were approved. Area Boar Earns Top Sire Award A Duroc boar, "Big Flash," owned by Lawrence Arnold of Lebanon RD 1, won the Superior Sire Award based on progeny tests conducted at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's Meat Animal Evaluation Center located on The Pennsylvania State University campus. Arnold received a plaque during Pennsylvania Swine Field Day activities on the Penn State campus. The award was given by the Pennsylvania Livestock and Allied Industries Association. Results of the tests were announced by Robert L.

Kimblef director of the center. He pointed out that a total of 18 pigs sired by "Big Flash" were tested. Average daily gain for all offspring was 1.91 pounds. It took 164 days to reach a market weight of 220 pounds, arid 3.18 pounds of feed were required to produce a pound of gain. The average length of the offspring was 30.2 inches and the backfat measurement was 1.3 inches.

The loin eye area averaged 4.5 square inches and the ham- loin percentage was 28.39. The same boar earned an Excellent Meat Sire Award last year. The testing program is sponsored jointly by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and The Pennsylvania State University. A Myerstown youth attending the American Legion's 1974 Keystone Boys State at Penn State was elected party secretary. He is John Kauffman a junior at Elco, the son of Mr.

and Mrs. John Kauffman, Myerstown RD 1. Kauffman also was appointed head of the percussion section of the Keystone Boys State Band, directed by Nathan Ward of East Pennsboro High School. Kauffman joined about 400 other high school juniors from throughout the state who converged on the campus of Penn State recently to participate in the annual Pennsylvania American Legion civic government. He was sponsored by the Myerstown American Legion and the Myerstown Lions Club.

He is involved in student government, band and drama productions at Elco. Dr. Joseph P. Gavenois, Harrisburg, former State American Legion Commander, is Boys State Director. Assisting Dr.

Gavenois in the administration and supervision of the youth-training project is a group of educational, legal and professional leaders. Dr. Gavenonis explained Boys State as one of The American Legion's most effective youth-training 'programs designed to interest, high school juniors and seniors in the principles of good government. For Boys State offers the Pennsylvania youths, selected for their leadership qualities, mock participation in practical operation of government within the Commonwealth. The mythical state of Keystone Boys State consists of twelve cities divided into six John Kauffman Jr.

counties, with two cities each. With the exception of present State Legion Commander, cities are named after deceased past State Legion Commanders. Boys State have typical government established at the city, county, and state levels. The boys, known as citizens, work in the capacity of the elective or appointive offices which they may hold. All elections are conducted in the same manner as regular municipal and state elections in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The boys form two political parties adopt platforms, nominate candidates and elect their government officials. They elect a boy governor and fill every elective office, set up their own state legislature, courts and law enforcement agencies. They enact their own laws, enforce them and simulate every function of state government. Is Named Navy Wife Of Year Mrs. Sandra A.

Long, wife of Na vy Chief James R. Long, has been chosen as Destroyer Squadron Four's Wife of the Year. Long is attached to the USS Sellers, ComDesRon Four, Charleston, S.C. Mrs. Long also was a finalist in competition for Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet, Wife of the Year.

Mrs. Long is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy H. Sauders Richland RD 1.

She is a 1961 graduate of Myerstown High. Her husband, Jim, is the son of Joseph C. Long, N. 13th Lebanon. He is a 1961 graduate of Lebanon Catholic High.

Mrs. Long was president of the USS Sellers Wives Bowling League 1972-1973, and served as vice-president of the Destroyer Enlisted Wives Club from April to October 1973 and then as president. She also is a Red Cross volunteer. At St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Charleston, she is chairman of the ways and means committee and annual rummage sale, cochairman of its annual bazaar and a member of the advisory board.

She is also active in other base, community and church organizations. The Longs are currently home on leave, with them are their two children, Richard, 8, and Darlene, 5. In the future they will be leaving Charleston for duty in Naples, Italy. Artificial Organs Is Lecture Topic Area Youths On 4-H Groups Museum Sets Programs Marie D. Krasniak, 48, Luzerne, Pa.

was treated at the Good Samaritan Hospital last night for a back sprain and discharged. She was the driver of a car involved in a two-car accident at 15th Avenue and Cumberland Street. No further information on the accident is available. Five area youths were appointed advisors and delegates to the Leadership School and Leadership Council at the annual 4-H Leadership Congress held at Penn State. Leadership Council delegates are Richard Krall, Lebanon RD 1, and Amy Schaffer, Lebanon RD 4.

Leadership School advisors are Glenn Kreider, Hershey RD 1, Paige Niskey, 227 Bahia Hershey, and Kenneth Staver, Palmyra RD1. The Leadership Council, consisting of 60 outstanding 4-H members, was the ruling body for the 1,200 young adults who attended the four-day educational conference at Penn State, recently. The Leadership School advisors assisted selected teen leaders in increasing skills to work effectively in planning and conducting county youth programs. The first of the summer program in the Thomas R. Brendle Memorial Library and Museum, North Market Street, Schaefferstown, will be a display and demonstration of the art of crewel embroidery by Mrs.

Hilda M. Wann, July 6 from 1 to 5 p.m. The second program will be a showing of dried flower pictures and a demonstration of the craft by Mrs. Carl T. Labe July 13 from 1 to 5 p.m.

The library and museum are open to the public every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 1 to 5 during the summer. A collection of old costumes from the community recently has been donated to the museum. A committee is arranging the proper showing of the costumes. HERSHEY "Are you Up- tO'Date on Artificial Organs Kidney, Heart and Eye?" is the topic for a lecture to be delivered Tuesday, at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of the Pennsylvania State University.

The speaker will be Dr. Willem J. Kolff, professor of surgery and director of the artificial organs division at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, who will be serving as visiting professor of surgery that day at the Medical Center. All interested persons are invited to attend the lecture, to be presented at 4 p.m. in the hospital Dr.

Kolff developed and employed the first practical Palmyra Boy Scouts Camp PALMYRA Boy Scouts from Troop 70 of the Church of the Holy Spirit attended summer camp last week at Camp Bashore. During the week Carl Dinsmore, Rick Cassel, Bryan Hoffman, and Dave Cooke completed the mile swim and Robert Dudginski completed one and one-fourth miles. Thursday night was visitors' night when parents and friends of the scouts checked on their activities. One of the highlights took place Monday evening when the scouts returned to Palmyra for the borough council meeting when Dave Cooke was honored for saving a man's life. Adults supervising the campout included Herbert Kohn, John Marino, Father John Campion, and Scoutmaster Peter Bjorkstedt.

Campers included Chris Key, Robert Dudginski, Rick Cassel, Chris Kohn, Dave Cooke, Brian Smith, Bryan Hoffman, Jack Jordan, Dan Cassel, Rick Kohn, John Marino, Ralph Hoffman, Bob Fugate, Albert Smith and Carl Dinsmore of Troop 56. Crawford Family Holds Reunion The Crawford family held its annual reunion Sunday at the Campbelltown Carnival Grounds. About 145 persons attended. Some came from as far as New Mexico, Virginia, Maryland and various parts of Pennsylvania. A variety show was presented by some of the family members.

Dr. Willem J. Kolff artificial kidney during World War and is a recognized expert in a variety of artificial organs including kidney, heart, and most recently, the artificial eye. Dr. Kolff, a native of The Netherlands, came to the United States in 1950 as staff member at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where he remained until assuming his Utah post-in 1967.

The author of some 450 scientific papers, two books and eight chapters in books, Dr. Kolff also serves as research professor of engineering and director of the institute for biomedical engineering at Utah. Medical Center To Get Grant Half of a $10,000 grant from the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation, Inc. will be presented to the Hershey Medical Center Tuesday at The grant is for the continuation of a project on bacterial infections in children with sickle cell disease. Don H.

Jeffery, state commander of the American Legion, and John Stewart, chairman, Department of Child Welfare, will present half of the grant to Dr. John H. Dossett, assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics. Jeffery will present a check for $5,000, with a pledge of an additional $5,000 to be furnished upon request for additional funds. The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation was organized to add to man's knowledge of children and youth through support of research, and to make existing knowledge more.

effective through wider distribution. Next to its service to veterans, the American Legions children and youth programs are its most far reaching. They include the American Legion baseball Program; Boys States and Boys Nations; high school oratorical and essay contests; Pennsylvania American Legion-State Police Youth Week; school awards for ROTC medals; extensive support of programs at Scotland School for Veterans Children; sponsorship of Boy Scout units and support of other youth groups, such as Boys Club of America. College Has New Prexy HARRISBURG (UPI) -Dr. Charles G.

Mayo, 43, dean of the University of Southern California graduate school, was named president of West Chester State College Wednesday. The surprise announcement came after Dr. Milton B. Byrd of Chicago, who was appointed just five days ago, quit. Byrd cited "compelling personal reasons," but did not elaborate.

Mayo was among the three candidates for the job which Byrd eventually was picked to fill. Approximately 400 applicants were screened since the June, 1973 resignation of Dr. Paul Rossi. Mayo will begin his new duties July 31, according to a state Education Department spokesman. Mayo is a native of California and has been dean of the USC graduate school since 1968.

He is a political scientist who has been affiliated with USC in various positions since he earned his master's there in 1960. Radio DJ To Get Drunk NEW YORK (UPI) If disk Jockey Ted Brown sounds a bit funny today on his WNEW-AM radio program, it may be because he's drunk. Brown, whose show runs from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., says he will get drunk to prove that a happy drunk is not always a good driver. Two state police troopers and a nurse will administer sobriety tests to Brown that will show that while he may not appear to be intoxicated, he is legally drunk and incapable of driving.

Man Treated After Crash Richard D.Moore, 38,707 N. Eighth was treated at the Good Samaritan Hospital yesterday for a cut of the head and discharged. He was the driver of a car that collided with a truck driven by Earl Martin 53 Myerstown RD 1, on South Uncoln Avenue at Monticello Drive. Police said the truck pulled out onto Lincoln Avenue into the path of the Moore car and the two collided. Damage to the car was estimated at $225, and to the truck at $75.

South Lebanon Township police investigated. Interest Up To 12 Pet. NEW YORK (UPI)- Bankers Trust Co. of New York Wednesday raised its prime business lending rate to 12 oer cent, a mood which was followed immediately by a number of West Coast banks. Wells Fargo, Crocker Bank and Bank of California -all of San Francisco Bankers Trust's one-quarter point boost to the 12 per cent mark.

Two Los Angeles banks, United California and Union Bank, and Seattle First National Bank also moved to the new level. On Monday, First National Bank of Chicago, which had been expected to go to 12.07 per cent, held its base lending rate unchanged at 11.8 per cent in order "to assess the recent runup in money market rates which -may be a temporary aberration caused by business borrowing for the midyear tax payment and semi-annual' statement date." First National City Bank of New York, the nation's second largest, went to 11 per cent last Friday. Citibank three weeks ago had cut its prime one-quarter point to' 11 per cent, sparking hopes the rate spiral had ended, but business loan demand continued to expand, and the Citibank move was not followed generally. Woman Lays Death Of Mate To Negligence John A. Monson Hershey Man Gets Award INDIANTOWN GAP Lt.

Col. John A. Monson of 801 Fishburn Hershey, has been awarded the Pennsylvania Distinguished Service Medal by Deputy Adjutant General Major General William J. Gallagher, for his service as secretary from 1966 to 1973. Monson was cited for his "establishment of a unique budgetary procedure which was benefitial to the Commonwealth in the procurement of federal funds necessary to support various National Guard construction programs approved by the Commonwealth." The citation also stated that "his cost reduction practices for procurement of vast quantities of supplies were most noteworthy and resulted in considerable savings to the Commonwealth." Monson is a former member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, in which he accumulated 28 years of service.

Martha Asks For Separation NEW YORK (UPI) Martha Mitchell, wife of former attorney general John N. Mitchell, Wednesday asked for legal separation from her husband preliminary to a suit for divorce. According to papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Mrs. Mitchell informed her husband of her request for a separation on May 21. Mrs.

Mitchell's attorney, Richard Creditor, in moving for a hearing seeking separate maintenance and weekly support for his client, said the hearing would be "preliminary to a suit for divorce." The hearing was scheduled for July 15. Offers Course On Bicentennial NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (UPI) lona College in New Rochelle as part of a graduate program on the nation's 200th birthday is offering a three- credit course on how to run a bicentennial. For $204, school officials said graduate education students can enroll in "a workshop study of methods to promote the celebration. Emphasis in this course is placed on bibliographic material and audio-visual techniques for use in conducting bicentennial observances." PHILADELPHIA (UPI) A Philadelphia woman filed a $3 million damage suit in federal court Wednesday, charging that the death of her husband resulted from the "gross negligence" of state and local welfare employes and a hospital here.

Mrs. Anna Turner filed the class action suit on behalf of her late husband, Ivan, 45, who was on medical assistance. The suit sought to obtain medical services "promptly" for persons in the state Medical Assistance Program. Mrs. Turner asked for one-half of the total damages from St.

Luke's and Children's Medical Center and the remainder from the welfare agencies and the city. A second plaintiff, Fannie Gray, asked for damages of $100,000 from the state Welfare Department and the Philadelphia County Board of Assistance for an alleged year's delay in providing her with dentures. Another plaintiff, Hazelean Cowan asked for a similar award over her alleged inability to obtain dentures from medical assistance since last October. According to the suit, Turner was discharged from St. Luke's where his condition required daily oxygen inhalation therapy, because he had used up his 69-day limit on in-patient benefits under the state assistance program.

The suit said Turner died last April 10, two days after his release. The complaint requested that the 60-day limit regulation be CENSUS One hundred and twenty-four patients, including two infants. ADMISSIONS Mrs. Sarah E. Schamber, Lebanon Mrs.

Margaret E. Demmy, Lebanon George D. Mader, Lebanon Mrs. Cindy L. Himmelberger, Palmyra George A.

Houtz, Lebanon Mrs. Joanne T. Ceresini, Lebanon Jeromy Snyder, Lebanon Mrs. Frances J. Reinhart, Lebanon Mrs.

Nilda E. Robles, Lebanon Mrs. Dorothy A. Hain, Lebanon Mrs. Carol M.

James, Myerstown DISCHARGES Michael E. Peiffer, Cleona Robert Gingrich, Lebanon Ursel R. Adkins, Annville George P. Peters 3rd, Lebanon Michael L. Funk, Cleona Joseph A.

Nark, Lebanon Mrs. Jean G. Bomgardner, Palmyra Mrs. Betty L. Weaver and daughter, Lebanon Kathryn M.

Weddle, Lebanon William R. Walmer, Palmyra Earl H. Blouch, Lebanon Patrick M. Huggins, Lebanon Joseph LaHaie, Lebanon David H. Heimbach, Bethel Mrs.

Hazel G. Buzzard, Cornwall Donald V. Witmeyer, Lebanon Scott A. Raynes, Lebanon Courtland Smith, Philadelphia Timothy A. Anspach, Lebanon Lisa R.

Wagner, Lebanon Steven L. Horn, Lebanon Richard L. Eisenhauer Lebanon Cindy J. Smith, Myerstown Mrs. Emma M.

Shirk, Myerstown Mrs. Margaret J. Ward, Lebanon declared invalid in cases requiring continuing hospital care and charged the hospital was negligent in discharging Turner without making PleiyDOV IS "suitable arrangements" for him to obtain oxygen services and other necessary care. On the day Turner died, according to the suit, in home oxygen for him was authorized by state and local welfare agencies pursuant to a request made by Hahnemann Hospital here when he was a patient there last February. Other defendants named in the suit included state Welfare Secretary Helene Wohlgemuth, executive director Don Jose Stovall of the Philadelphia County Board of Assistance and unnamed employes of the state and local welfare departments.

Confiscated SANTO DOMINGO, D.R. (UPI) The June issue of Playboy has been confiscated by customs officials and will not be circulated in the Dominican Republic, a local newspaer reported Wednesday. The newspaper, El Caribe, said the ban was imposed by the secretary of education, who found that the June issue contained material "offensive to morals and good customs." It was the first time in 20 years the magazine had been banned from circulation in this Caribbean republic..