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The Gazette and Daily from York, Pennsylvania • Page 14

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York, Pennsylvania
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1947 The Gazette and Daily, York, COUNTY Tuesday Morning, March 14 83 Herds Tested In February In County Cow Testing Association With the month of February the York County Cow Testing association year is completed and the records for the year will be summarized by H. C. Gilmore, from the Dairy Extension department, State College, beginning April 22. With the month of March the new year will begin with all four units again in operation. The work of the Western group had been taken over by the Central, and Northern groups due to the lack of a tester.

A new tester, James Frantz, of York RD 2, will assume charge of the Western group with the month of April, and a number of new herds will be added to the county association. The report of the work done in February has been submitted to the county agent, George G. Weber, by the testers. jugnty-tnree neras were on The owners and the five highest cows in butterfat on twice-a-day milking in. each group are as follows: Southern Group LBS.

LBS. OWNER COW BREED MILK FAT Howard W. Smeltzer No. 32 G. G.

1260 68.0 James H. Handley Joycelee R.B.S. 1341 65.7 Howard W. Smeltzer No. 26 G.

G. 1232 64.1 Wm. J. Parlett Beauty G. G.

1392 64.0 Jay Bee Farms Louise R. A. 1417 63.8 Northern Group E. T. Schimmel Pearl R.

G. 1249 84.9 David Bahn Son Whitie G. H. 1974 82.9 Jonas Gruver Claudie R. H.

1480 81.4 E. T. Schimmel Lorna R. G. 1541 66.3 David S.

Miller Sylvia R. H. 1890 66.2 Central Group Wm. R. Brown Ava R.

H. 1607 75.5 Jordan Bros. Beauty R. II. 1769 68.9 C.

Allen May Mademoiselle R. G. 1330 66.5 L. J. Appcll Belle R.

G. 1369 64.3 J. B. Warner Flossie R. H.

1828 64.0 The five highest herds and their averages are: Southern Group OWNER MILK FAT Wm. J. Parlett 771 38.7 James H. Handdey 862 35.9 Lauxmont Farms 685 34.9 John S. Murphy 929 34.5 Samuel Stewart 651 34.0 25, test, with a total of 1,748 cows in milk and 372 dry cows.

Seventeen profitable cows were sold for dairy purposes, while 39 were disposed of as unprofitable. A total of 332 cows produced over 40 pounds butterfat, and 135 over 50 pounds. Two hundred and seventy-three cows produced over 1,000 pounds milk, and 119 over 1,200 pounds. The high cow for the month Jn butterfat on three times milk-'ing was "Kitty," a registered Guernsey, owned by C. Allen May, YorkRD 5, which produced 71.5 pounds butterfat.

J. S. Murphy, Woodbine, was the owner of the next highest cow in butterfat, "Irene," a registered Holstein, with 7.6 pounds. This cow was also highest in milk production on three times milking. Lauxmont Farms' "Lilly," a registered Guernsey, was the highest in this herd with 58.9 pounds of fat.

25.0 39.3 35.8 30.8 30.4 29.2 24.5 35.4 33.4 31.0 28.3 28.0 23.2 Mrs. Guy Enfield Dies Near Bethel Tipfhel Mrs. Abbie Jane Har-man Enfield, 69, wife of Guy Enfield, died at 8:45 o'clock yesterday morning at her home, Felton RD 2, near here. Mrs. Enfield was a member of the Bethel Methodist church.

Surviving, besides her husband, are these ten children: Gilbert A. and Grant L. Enfield and Mrs. Andrew Kline, all of Felton RD Mrs. Chester Howard, Harrisburg; Mrs.

Charles Hollowoy, Woodstock, Paul Enfield, Red Lion RD Miss Meda Enfield, at home; Luther Enfield, Red Lion; Wendell Enfield, Windsor RD 1, and Miss Mildred Enfield, York. also leaves 29 grandchildren, one great grandchild, a sister, Mrs. Maude McSherry, Springvale, and a brother, Michael Harman, High Rock. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the late home with further rites in the Bethel church. Interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery.

Arrangements are in charge of "Funeral Director F. B. Olewiler, Red Lion. Frmenilde, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia; Sister Rose Marie, Gettysburg; Mrs. Elmer Simmons, York; Mrs.

Carleton Zartman, Hanover, and Misses Evelyn and Constance Conrad, at home; four sons, Henry, and Hugh, of Hanover, and Paul Conrad, this place; 14 grandchildren, her mother, Mrs. Jane Yohe, "and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Little, both of 114 Baltimore street, Hanover. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 8:30 a. m.

in the Conrad residence and requiem high mass will follow at 9 a. m. in the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Rt. Rev. Msgr.

Patrick F. McGee, rector, as celebrant. Interment will be in the Parish cemetery. i Films Feature Spring Sportsmen Show At Hanover Hanover Films titled "Making Friends With The Farmer" and Wildlife Problems" were presented last night at the spring sportsmen's show sponsored by the York-Adams Fish and Game association this week in the Hanover Trust company building. John Baldauf, president of the association, estimated that 275 persons attended the second night of the show.

Popular with old and young alike were caged wild animals, pedigree cats and three exhibits of pheasants. A red fox with a blonde cast to its tur, cages of Amherst, Ring Neck and Golden pheasants placed on display by Paul Trcss-ler, of McSherrystown opossums and racoons comprised the wild animal exhibits. A blue cat, three kittens and their toys appeared in one cage displayed by Mrs. Seward Tran-sue, Hanover. Inanimate exhibits which attracted observers included the rack of guns, the old-fashioned bear-trap, a plaque of insignia of game clubs in Pennsylvania, and a sand table farm conservation exhibit illustrating mal-practices in farming along side of modern agricultural development.

WSCS Lenten Service The Women's Society of Christian Service of First Methodist church will attend a special Lenten service for their organization tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the church parlor. Rev Gilbert L. Bennett, pastor, announces. Also scheduled is a Girl Scout meeting at 6:15 p. m.

Wednesday, and choir rehearsal at 7:45 p. m. the same evening. Ladies' Aid Grace Evangelical United Brethren Ladies' Aid society will conduct a meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the home of Mrs. Richard Garrett, 335 East Walnut street.

A schedule of events for the week calls for junior choir rehearsal at 6:30 p. prayer service at 7:30 p. m. and senior choir practice at 8:30 p. m.

Wednesday, and the quarterly choir meeting Thursday at 7:30 p. m. at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Fidler, 431 High street.

Littlestown Minister Guest Rev. Frank Reynolds, pastor of Redeemer's church, Littlestown, will be guest minister at Grace Reformed church, Hanover, Wednesday at 7:30 p. for midweek Lenten services. The Young Men's Bible class will conduct de votions, it was announced by Rev. William H.

Banks, pastor. A heavy schedule of church events announced by Rev. Banks for the week includes: Meeting of the Young Women's guild tonight at 7-30 n'rlork in the small children's room of the Sunday school with Miss Mary Whisler and Mrs. Thomas Markle as hostesses and Mrs. William Miller, program chairman; orchestra rehearsal at 7 p.

m. today; senior choir rehearsal Wednesday at 8:45 p. final meeting of the confirmation class at 7:30 p. m. Thursday, junior choir practice at- 7 p.

m. the same evening; a meeting of the Girls' guild Friday at 4 p. m. to make a waste paper collection, and a meeting of the women's guild Friday at 7:30 p. m.

at the home of Mrs. Guy Dice, 229 Princess street, with Mrs. William Dulling, chairman of the program. Miller Donnelly Mary Louise Donnelly, daughter of Mrs. Mark L.

Warehime, 235 West Chestnut street, and William (Continued on Page Sixteen) See Hanover A'etc Mrs. George Stambaugh, Thomasville RD, Dies Thomasville Mrs. Alice R. Stambaugh, 74. wife of George C.

Stambaugh, Thomasville, RD 1, died yesterday at 5:40 a. m. in her home, the day after her birthday. A daughter of the late Jacob and Anna E. Saltzgiver Mummert, Mrs.

Stambaugh is survived by her husband, two sons, Milo and Harry G. Stambaugh, both of Thomasville, RD two daughters, Mrs. Jerry W. Sunday, Spring, RD 1, and Mrs. Wilford Hamm, Jefferson; a brother, Albert Mummert, Spry, RD 2, and two sisters, Mrs.

Saranda Wolford, Hanover, and Mrs. Charles Myers, Spring Grove. Mrs. Stambaugh was a member of the Holtzschwamm Lutheran chuch. Funeral services will be.

conducted at the William A. Feiser Funeral home, Hanover, at 2 p. m. Thursday by Rev. Elwood Johnson, pastor of the Holtzschwamm Lutheran church.

Interment will be in Christ Lutheran (Roth's) cemeterv. 1 $1,000 Mark In Drive Reached Thermometer records progress of campaign to raise $10,000 toward cost of Legion home at Spring Grove. Spring Grove The. Thermometer placed in front of the home of Spring Grove Post 216, American Legion, to mark the progress of the drive to raise $10,000 in the community to help defray the expenses for the purchase of the building, passed the $1,000 mark over the week-end. Reports from the sale of the bricks are starting to come in and the thermometer is expected to climb rapidly, officials say.

Charles W. Hash, post commander, has called a meeting of all block chairmen conducting the drive Thursday evening in the social rooms of the home at 7:30 o'clock. Partitions in the first floor apartment which will be used for social rooms have been removed, and work will be started soon by the architect in the re-modeling and re-decorating. Parking Signs Borough Officer Henry E. Bull announces that the two-hour parking signs recently received by the borough council will be erected about April 1.

Parking will be restricted on the first two blocks of Main street and the east end of Church street. Two-hour parking will be observed on the north side of West Church street, with, no parking on the south side of the street. When the signs are posted Officer Bull stated that the restrictions would be enforced and that also a drive would be made so stop the practice of parking on the wrong side of the street. Mt. Zion Reformed Rev.

Dr. G. W. Wrelsh, pastor of Mt. Zion Reformed church, used as his sermon theme, "The Divided Heart," at the Sunday morning service and "Prayer and Promise" was the theme used for the evening vespers.

Preparatory service and communion will be held Good Friday and confirmation on Sunday. St. Paul's Lutheran "Is There But One True Church?" was the theme of the sermon used by Rev. Dr. Ralph C.

Robinson, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran church, during the worship service Sunday morning and "Hezekiah's Prayer In a Time of National Danger" was the theme of the sermon used for the vesper service. Mrs. Reginald W. Zepp, Littlestown, minister of music of the church, sang a solo, "He Was Despised," at the vesper service.

John Hisney, York, was received into the church during the vesper service. Choral rehearsal will be held Thursday at the usual hours and the class in catechetics will meet Thursday at 6:30 p. m. Members of the Luther league attending the covered dish social to be held by the York District Luther league in Christ Lutheran church, Dallas-town, Thursday evening, will leave the church at 6:15 o'clock. Mrs.

Duncan C. Busch, Spring street, attended the funeral services held Saturday afternoon at Altoona for her brother-in-law, Victor R. Funk, who died at his home in Junita, a suburb of Altoona, Wednesday noon. Mrs Busch accompanied her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Sidney Krider and son, George, Harrisburg. to Altoona. Church Notes Rev. J. J.

Lenhardt, pastor of Rossville Lutheran charge, will give a talk on "Our Mission Work I In Asia" and show a film, "Heart of India," during a meeting of the Women's and Girls Guilds of the Paradise and Trinity Reformed churches to be held Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock in Paradise (Holtzschwamm) Union church, Rev. R. W. Limbert. Dover, will be the speaker during the Lenten quiet hour service Palm Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock in Trinity (Roth's) church, Rev.

John S. Roy- er. pastor. The awiual Easter-egg hunt conducted by the Girls Guild of Paradise (Holtzschwamm) Reformed congregation for the benefit of the Children's home, York, will be held the Saturday before Easter at 10:30 a. m.

at the home. Anyone who wishes may contribute eggs for this hunt. Easter Dawn services will be conducted at 6 a. m. at Trinity (Roth's) Reformed church.

special program is being arranged. Mark Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Percy Copenheav- Continued on Pap Twcnty-One) See Spring Grove Awl Youth Groups Planning Rally Hi-Y and Y-Teen representatives arrange for annual event at Hanover April 16. Hanover Members of the combined program committee, composed of the Hi-Y club and Y-Teen representatives under co-chairmanship of Miss Eleanor Form-wait and William Bittinger, met last night at the YWCA to prepare for the annual youth rally scheduled April 16.

The program calls for a banquet, guest speaker, music, recreation and a costumed square dance. Committees appointed for the event were: Favors, Nancy and Anna Erb, Jack Stonesifer and Arthur Eckert; music, Danjel D. Ehrhart and Miss Jeanne Rice; recreation, Berl Biddle, Bittinger, Audrey Grove and Eleanor Formwalt; closing ceremony, Oscar Knipel and Janet Blocher. Jack Stonesifer, president of the Hi-Y club, was named to extend an invitation to a speaker to be named later. Miss Mary Ellen Shuman will play musical accompaniment for group singing, to be led by Connie Becker.

John T. Hoffaeker John Theodore Hoffaeker, 48, of Hanover RD 2, died yesterday at 1:45 p. m. in his home as a result of a heart condition of prolonged duration. A son of the late Zabra Trone and John G.

W. Hoffaeker, Mr. Hoffaeker was a farmer and a member of St. David's (Sherman's) Lutheran church. He is survived by his wife, the former Grace Wildasin; a sister, Mrs.

John Trone, Hanover RD 2, and a brother, Samuel Hoffaeker, Brod-beck RD 1. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 a. m. Thursday at the William A. Feiser Funeral home and afterwards at the St.

David's church by Rev. Albert M. Hollinger, pastor. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery.

Attend Church Service Miss Anne Wentz, president of the Hanover Delphian club, yesterday announced that members of the organization attended the First Methodist church Sunday night en-masse for evening worship services conducted by Rev. Gilbert L. Bennett, pastor. Club members will conduct a sale of dressed eggs and Easter novelties at a stall in the borough market house Saturday, April 5, Miss Wentz, stated. Practice Debate" Members of the Eichelbcrger Senior High school debating team Norman Kranzdorf, Miss Marion Wendler, Miss Mary Ellen Schuman, and Dean Staub will travel to university tomorrow to participate in practice debates with Lockhaven and Latington High school teams, it Was announced yesterday.

B. Henry Shaffer, history teacher and debate coach at the high school, said that the debates will be judged by university personnel. "Socialized Medicine," the subject selected for 1946-1947 will be the practice topic. Final Teen-Agers' Service The final in a series of six teenagers' Lenten service at YWCA headquarters will be held at 7:15 a.m. tomorrow with a full course breakfast.

Rev. Dr. John S. Tome, pastor St. Mark's Lutheran church, will open the program with the invocation.

Robert Myers, Hi-Y club, Will read devotions. Rev. Nevin E. Smith, pastor of Emanuel Reformed church, will deliver a brief sermon and six members of the Y-Teens will present musical selections. The singers will be Mary Louise Garrett, Jeanne Rice, Lois Arentz, Constance Becker, Anna Erb and Anne Wentz.

Farmers See Movies Films introducing new developments in ground-grip tires for the rear wheels of tractors were shown last night before an estimated audience of 400 in the Hanover YWCA under combined sponsorship of the Melvin J. Sheffer estate and the local Firestone dealer. Also on display were a milker, a cream separator and sets of automobile and tractor tires. Magician At YWCA Miller the magician, a Spring Grove entertainer, appeared at a combined meeting of the Joan of Arc and Sequoia clubs in YWCA headquarters recently to put on an kour show. Special guests were resident girls of the association, who witnessed the show and then conducted a oartv.

Group Average 541 Northern Group Jonas Gruver 943 E. T. Schimmel 784 David Bahn Son 883 Tulip Poplar Guernsey Farm 586 Edw. Sprenkle 743 Group Average 636 Central Group Wm. R.

Brown 995 L. J. Appell (Guernseys) 687 C. Allen May 594 Old Forge Farms (Jerseys) 51 J. B.

Warner 578 Group Average 534 Mrs. John Walton Of York Haven Is wiwuTiCd Ey York Haven Mrs. Gertrude H. Fangfish Walton, wife of John M. Walton, this place, died at 8:38 a.

m. yesterday at the York hospital. Death was due to a complication of diseases following a lingering illness. She was 43 years old. Born in Newberry township, a daughter of the late Charles A.

and Maggie Hoffman Fangfish, she was a resident of this place for the past 35 years. Mrs. Walton was a member of the local St. Paul's Lutheran church and Sunday school. Besides her husband, she is" survived by the following: Two daughters, Mrs.

Harry Holler-bush, at home, and Mrs. William E. Krone, and a granddaughter, Betty Ann Krone, both 6f New Cumberland RD her foster mother, Mrs. Annie Burger, this place, and her step-mother, Mrs. Daisy Fangfish.

North York; two sisters, Mrs. Walter Hoin, here, and Mrs. Carl Dussinger, York. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p. m.

at the Zeigler Funeral home, Manchester. Her pastor, Rev. Samuel Frank, will officiate. Interment will be in Casscl's Union cemetery, near here Mrs. George Conrad, McSherrystown, Dies McSherrystown Mrs.

Margaret E. Conrad, 66, wife of George J. Conrad, 112 Second street, died at 4:35 a. m. Sunday at home after an illness of three weeks.

A daughter of Mrs. Jane Yohe, and the late William Yohe, Mrs. Conrad was a member of the Annunciation Parish unit of National Council of Catholic Women. She was affiliated also with the Arch-Confraternity of the Passion, McSherrystown. Mrs.

Conrad is survived by her hesband, six daughters, Sister.

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