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The Gazette and Daily from York, Pennsylvania • Page 16

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The Gazette and Daily, York, COUNTY Fay Morning, June 23, 1950 16 Hanoverians Hurt In Crash Picnic Is Slated By Men's Group Brotherhood of Mt. Zion Re I' (I '1 3 5" formed church, to hold outing baturday for school and congregation. Spring Grove Final arrange-1 ments have been made by the Men's Brotherhood of Mt. Zion! Reformed church to conduct their annual picnic at Senft's park Sat- uiuay ai lenioon -anu evening, ins A picnic is being held for the Sun- I day school and congregation. Games and contests will be on the afternoon program.

The Knights of Pythias band of Han over has been engaged to pro-? vide music. Members of the or ganization will serve a chicken! corn soup supper, starting at 41 clock. To Attend Camp Kawakwa Twelve young people from Paul's Lutheran church will at-l tend Camp Nawakwa this sum-s mer. This is a Lutheran Leader-f ship Training camp located in the! South mountains near Arendts-'I ville. Attending the camp for junior boys this week are: Ste-i phen Hinman, Michael Yohe andf Russell E.

Yohe, Jr. They will be followed next week by these boys I 11 XI 1 euienuiiig me intermediate camp: ti. William Trimmer, Robert J. Menges and Harry S. Alwine, Jr.

Girls attending intermediate camp, beginning July 17, will be: Jeanne Golden, Joyce Hancock, Yvonne Kessler and Joyce Luckenbauph, Beverly June Golden and Nelle Elizabeth Myers will attend the senior girls' camp, beginning! Aug. 15. I A tunI Crtmif PvamI- A Thirteen members of the Spring! Grove Boy Scout Troop 30 attend-1 ed the Pan-Jan-Drum held at! Haines Acres. The local troop was awarded a blue pennant for good camping and a yellow second award ribbon andf trophy for its display and demon-1 stration of the Chemistry merit badge. I Girl Scouts Meet I The points and usefullness of 1 the compass were explained to f.

Girl Scout Troop 44, on Monday evening by William Bennett, an I engineer at P. H. Glatfelter company. The meeting was held in the VNA home on South Easi street. During the session several of the girls completed requirements for the child care badge.

Invitations which will be sent out for the annual investiture service were made by the group. The Investiture will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the local high school auditorium. Plans for an overnight stay at the Girl Scout camp at Lake Lehman were made. The girls will go to the camp Friday, June 30.

The Pine Cone patrol will be in charge of the campfire with Anita Sterner as patrol leader. The Cac Photo by The Gazette and Daily BROWNIE COLOR GUARD Brownies attending the Northwest District Girl Scout Day camp are drilled in the technique of raising and lowering their country's colors. The girls, seen left to right on the Wellsville school grounds, are: Nancy Slothower, Wellsville; Donna Cocklin, and Cathie Otto, East Berlin. Hanover Death Car Driver Faces. Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Hanover police chief to prefer charge today against Joseph F.

Murphy, 20, following inquest at which coroner's jury blamed Murphy for death of Mrs. Adam C. Renoll June 8. Hanover Kiwanis Club Observes Ministers Night Hanover "The Importance of the Church in the Life of the Nation" was the topic used by Rev. Dr.

Harry F. Baughman, member of the faculty at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, last night in speaking at dinner meeting of Hanover Kiwanis club in observance of Ministers' Night. Guests included ministers of local denominations. They were: Rev. E.

E. GrtJsse, Rev. A. M. Hol-linger, Rev.

J. H. Ehlers, Rev. William H. Banks, Rev.

A. C. Renoll, Rev. Paul Levi Foulk, Rev. Ariel R.

Turner, Rev. Victor A. Carlson, Rev. William E. Yingling, Rev.

Dr. John S. Tome and Nat Ginsburg. Group singing was led by William S. Armitt.

Memorial Services The annual memorial service of descendants of the Wentz family, founders of historic Wentz Meeting House, will be held Sunday at" 2 p. m. in the edifice near Shep-pard and Myers impounding dam. The church was founded in 1847. by Jacob Wentz and his four sons, John, Philip, Benjamin and Rev.

Jacob Wentz and was first known as Mount Zion UB church, later being changed to the Wentz house. The building is erected on a tract of land in West Manheim township, near St. Bartholomew's church, which was purchased by Jacob Wentz in 1811. In later years the church was abandoned but ''as purchased in March, 1939, by descendants of the Wentz family and repaired and renovated. The cemetery also was placed in good condition.

Grange Meeting Members of nearby 4-H clubs and visitors from Holland will be guests of Gideon Grange 2010, Patrons of Husbandry, at semimonthly meeting this evening at 8 o'clock in Penn Community Hall, John street. 'The annual strawberry and ice cream festival will be held following the meeting. Baton Twirling Baton twirling instruction will be given by Jay Lucas, Harrisburg, at the Eichelberger Senior High school each Saturday morning during the summer months start-, ing tomorrow at 9 a.m. The sessions are open to students in the elementary, junior and senior high schools. They will assemble in the school gymnasium.

Dillsburg's 2-Day Dedication Of Hall Rites Open Today Dillsburg A community supper and street-fair, beginning at p. m. today, start a series of two-day events marking the dedication of the $65,000 Community Memorial hall. Music by the Dillsburg Citizens' band and a baseball game between first place Shippensburg and Dillsburg A. C.

in the Cumberland County league will set the stage later in the evening for a parade of fire companies and dedication ceremonies tomorrow afternoon. After the parade, scheduled from 2 to 3 various local bodies including the Citizens' Hose company, the IOOF and the VFW will join in dedicating the building. Governor James H. Duff will make the principal address. The street fair will continue throughout tomorrow evening, with music provided by the Vigilant band of York.

Two others escape injury when auto strikes pole and guard rail near New Oxford. Hanover Four young Hanoverians were injured last. night shortly before 9 o'clock when the oar in which they were passengers crashed into a guard rail and utility pole along the Lincoln highway about two miles west of New Oxford. They were identified at Hanover General hospital as: Norma Wise, 20, of 46 Forry avenue, who suffered multiple abrasions and concussion; Joan Stoner, 17, of 518 Baer avenue, lacerations of the left knee and right ear; Yvonne Soullaird, 19, Colonial hotel, puncture wound of the left leg, and James Gordon, 21, of 215 Carlisle street, laceration of the left ear, contusions of the right foot, left knee, right wrist and elbow. Misses Wise and Stoner were retained as patients in the hospital last night observation.

Norman Kranzdorff, 19, of 102 Pleasant street, driver of the car, and Steven Benford, 18, of 138 Carlisle street, sixth occupant, escaped injury. Gettysburg 'state police said Kranzdorff was driving towards Gettysburg and in attempting to pass a truck, going in the same direction, ran off the left side of the highway. In returning to the TY)nr? nol i nc i Via let CCTltrc! of the vehicle, swung across the road and crashed into the guard rail and utility pole along the right Sice of the highway. Damage to the car, owned by the operator's father, Julius L. Kranzdorff, 102 Pleasant street, was estimated at $600.

More Council News Borough council on Wednesday night instructed Secretary S. Donald Michael to notify the Cone-wago Gas company to repair Pleasant street from Locust to Baltimore streets, where gas mains were replaced. Council indicated the roadway is in a deplorable condition because of sinking of fill in the ditches. Borough Manager Chester A. Eckbert was instructed to pipes under Broadway at the intersection of McKinley avenue to relieve the surface water condi-.

tions in that area. The project was estimated to cost under $500. also was instructed to cut back the radius of the curb at High and Chestnut streets at High street school. The project will improve traffic conditions for cars and trucks at the intersection. The Lyric band was granted permission to enter lines in the York street storm sewer to relieve water conditions in lot at their band hall.

Council authorized closing of part of East Chestnut street for the annual carnival sponsored by the Hanover Fire department. The affair will be held Aug. 10, 11 and 12. Request from John Emlet for erection 6f weatherboard garage at his property, 123 East Chestnut street, was refused because the proposed construction would be within the borough fire zone: Upon authorization from property owners, Eckbert was instructed to remove trees from in front of the following properties: 200 to 208 Stock street, four trees along McCosh street north of Stock street and in front of the A. J.

Stevens and William Leppo properties, Poplar street. 1 S4 tus 1 patrol, Joyce Luckenbaugh, I patrol leader, will prepare breakfast, and the Lily of the Valley patrol, Yvonne Kessler, leader, will prepare lunch. Mrs. Anna J. Riker, troop leader, was in charge of the meeting.

Borough Briefs I' William Myers, proprietor of the i. .1. -w i ferring with District Attorney Clarence M. Lawyer, said he will prefer the charge against Murphy, driver of the car which struck Mrs. Renoll, before Justice of the Peace George A.

Lippy. The Verdict The verdict, returned by the six-man coroner's jury after deliberating 25 minutes, was: "Mrs. Minnie D. Renoll came to her death by an automobile driven by Joseph F. Murphy at an excessive rate of speed and in a negligent manner." Serving on the jury were: Louis Gross, 237 Baer avenue, foreman; Frank J.

Riley, 146 East Hanover street; Joseph A. Brenner, 234 Centennial avenue; John H. Lohr, 24 Fulton street; Leonard Hicks, (Continued on Paee Twenty-Three) See Death Car 2 Bible Schools Of Hanover Plan Closing Exercises Hanover The annual Daily Vacation' Bible school sponsored by the Church of the Brethren, Fulton street, during the past two weeks will close with a special program this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the church. Attendance certificates will be awarded at close of the program. The offering will be used for Bibles for Japan and the Kalten-stein Youth Project.

The program will include: Story and song, Jacque Rowland; song, "Followers of Jesus," intermediate department; prayer, Katherine Grim; poem, Nevin Sullivan; talk, "Children of the Bible," beginners. Also, pictures, with questions and answers; dramatization, "The Baby "God's Friends," primary department; "Noah's Ark," memory verses and songs, "Rainbow Song," and "The Work of the Lord" and talk on "Heroes of Yesterday end Today," juniors. A display of handicrafts made by children of the Daily Vacation Bible school sponsored by the Trinity Church of the Nazarene during the past two weeks will be featured at the closing service this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Sunday school rooms. The Bible school students will join with the Sunday school departments in the annuel picnic tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Young's woods, along the Hanover-rlooming Grove road, SHREWSBURY TrlUm Fire Company Pkule Sat.

Junt U4 at Herahaull Pork. Chicken corn toup and refreshments of all kinds. by lh rclloa Band. j21r Hanover Chief of Police John S. Berkheimer said he will file a charge of involuntary manslaughter today against Joseph F.

Murphy, 20, of 105 East Hanover street, following an inquest last night at which Murphy was blamed for the death of Mrs. Minnie D. Renoll June 8. Chief Berkheimer, after con- Disaster Work Setup Explained Area Red Cross official addresses Hanover chapter disaster committee's open meet- Hanover Disaster services' assistance is a "charter obligation of the American Red Cross," Andrew M. Gregg, assistant director cf disaster services of Eastern Area, Red Cross, said last night in addressing an open meeting of the local chapter disaster committees in the YWCA home.

He said the disaster committees render primary needs of food, clothing, shelter and medical attention. There are two periods in the committees' services, first an emergency period and second the rehabilitation period, he continued. A committee composed of a cross section of persons in the affected community handle the rehabilitation period, Gregg said, and their biggest job is answering inquiries of friends and relatives of the victims. During the past 29 years Pennsylvania ranked third in the nation in disasters with Texas first and Illinois second, Gregg stated. Under the present revision of civilian defense units throughout the nation, Gregg said, the local disaster committees are expected to take part and the chapter also is expected to furnish nurses' aides, home service and blood banks.

The session was called to order by Robert F. Jones, chapter chairman, and was turned over to Grover Gouker, newly-elected general chairman of the disaster committees. Approximately 50 persons representing local civic, service and fraternal organizations, Hanover Police and Fire departments, and representatives from Red Cross chapters In York, Gettysburg, Chambcrsburg end Westminster jeweuy siure me ivioui DUUd-ing, South Main street, has leasi the storeroom of. John Hershey and will move his stock and fixtures to the new location which is next door to the American store, South Main street. The change will take place July 1.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mose-brook, Spring Grove RD 3, entertained guests at a turtle soup dinner Sunday at their home. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.

Cur-'in Fissel and children, Larry and Delores, East Berlin; Robert Hoke, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hoke, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harold, and children, Richard, Williani and Patricia, and' Mrs.

and Mrs. Joseph Mosebrook and children, William and Dennis. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin L.

Blish, North Main street, returned from State College where they attended the annual State convention of Lions clubs. Attending the ses-sessions Tuesday were Kenneth Farrence, Stewart C. Burns and (Continued on Vwtt Twenty-Three) See Spring Grove Arte i are the new I'hilco Jiwieri, featuring 1X3 cu. root rrcrzert rnr money uxn imaller cu. ft.

competitive freezers. MoTiolg low as $189.50. Millers Radio Service, Spring Grove RD 1. Phone 22-R-23. Adv.

Sautrr runrnu Home and Ambulance Service Now operated by A. Situter, PuncteJ Director. Fhona Spring Grove 151113. Council also discussed removal of all trees along Stock street (Continued on Page Forty-Six) See Hanover Farmer Injures Eye In Fall From Wagon East Berlin Allan Burgard, 64, of East Berlin, RD 3, cut his left eye and has a possible fractured right knee and left wrist as the result of a fall from a hay wagon yesterday. He was admitted to York hospital for observation to ascertain extent of his injuries.

His condition last night was given as satisfactory. MANCHESTER Ox Roan! A Carnival flellnm High School Ground! Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24 Entertnlnment by Cook'i German Ilnnd with Dr Wunncrnaui and the U1U Collins Trio with Diane Hlnlne. Kreuts Cret'k Vullcy Lion Club Adv. Jl5.16.17.23.23.24 fMrawtorry facial, Mt. Wolf Community Park, June 24, 6 P.

M. Music by Dover LtHnd. ItefreMhments of all kind. benefit MU Wolf Community Tark. I I A4v i I I i 3- I I Mobie Regisfrars Enroll 17 Voters fn 2 County Towns York county's mobile registrars stopped at two towns yesterday and enrolled 17 prospective voters.

The registrars, sitting at Earl Helf rich's restaurant in Shrewsbury, enrolled two Republicans and eight Democrats. Five changes ol addresses and one change of name through marriage also were recorded. At Summit Service station In New Freedom, six Republicans and one Democrat were registered. One change of address was made. Today the mobile unit will stop at Corky's place, near Zion View, to register voters of Conewago township.

Registration is held from 3 to 9 p. m. i i i i i i i I.

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