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in a a a a BUREAU left to vote for your THE NE NEWS-CHRONICLE Just one more week All-Stars! LARGEST SEMI-WEEKLY IN PENNSYLVANIA EIGHTEEN PAGES XXVI-No. 102 POLICE ARE TO ENFORCE RULES ABOUT PARKING Consider Restricting Time Of Parking in Certain Sections of Town Tell Fines System Shippensburg's borough councilmen directed the police department through the burgess, Clarence E. Sterrett, to enforce the ordinance side of the as they met prohibiting parking, on then "wrong Tuesday evening at the municipal building. Police were asked to warn all parkers who do not have the right side of the car next to the curb. Persistent violators will receive tags for illegal parking.

On the request of M. V. B. Snoke, west ward councilman, council promised to look into an ordinance restricting parking to periods of two or four hours in some sections of town. Mr.

Snoke complained that employees of factories in the west end were taking parking space away from the property owners. Explain Fines System The procedure for collection of parking meter violation fines was outlined to borough council Tuesday evening by Paul B. Noftsker, borough superintendent. Through the cooperation of the police department and the borough office a high collection rate is being achieved. According to the borough ordinance, receiving authorizing tickets meters are the allowed per24 hours to appear with their one dollar fine.

Pay At Office Under the system now in operation all meter fines are accepted at Mr. Noftsker's office. Burgess Clarence E. Sterrett has directed that this system of collection continue. Persons who fail to pay up within the 24 hours specified are then sent a post card reminder.

This is followed by a warrant, which calls for a hearing before the burgess who may impose a fine of up to five dollars in addition to costs according to Mr. Noftsker. Fifteen warrants were issued Tuesday, and by the time the word got around several violators had hotfooted it to the office to pay before the warrants got into the mail. Helps Meters Councilmen pointed out that 1 the real effort should be directed at getting people to put money in the meters, and not to just collect fines. It was informally suggested that the town will have automatic meters within the next few years.

That would eliminate the practice now in vogue of placing a penny in the slot but letting the handle unturned. The report of the chief of police, Edmund J. Hunter, for the month of July showed there had been 34 arrests in that period. Half, or 17, were for motor code violations. Sentences totaling 125 days in jail were passed out and $163 in fines was collected by the burgess.

Meter checkers issued 132 parking tickets. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY BY THE NEWS-CHRONICLE 6 Names Added to Korean Honor Roll, Total 421 Six names have been added to the Shippensburg honor roll for persons who served in Korean crisis since June 1950, the, bringing the total to date to 421 registrations. The additions, include Richard M. Wyrick, Lt. Lawrence E.

Welker, Charles N. Bardell, Sgt. Donald E. Bardell, Pfc. Sherman J.

Mason and Harry L. Helm. The honor roll is sponsored by the Shippensburg Veterans' council and all additions or changes should be made with B. W. Brechbiel or the News-Chronicle.

VIGILANTS TEST RURAL PUMPER WEDNESDAY EVE Replace Lighter Chassis Truck With One From Myers Farm Supply Arrived Tuesday Members of the Vigilant Hose company in Shippensburg took their new rural tank truck to Dykeman's pond south of Shippensburg Wednesday evening for testing and reported the equipment operated quite satisfactorily. The truck, an International purchased through the Myers Farm Supply company, Shippensburg R. R. 3, replaces a similar tank truck with a lighter chassis. Vigilants had voted to purchase the new truck at a recent meeting for the stated price of $8,659.35 and to sell the truck then in use to the Marion fire company for $5,000.

Drivers of equipment had contended that old truck, only thee a few years old, did not have a heavy enough chassis to haul its 1,000 gallon water tank at nigh speed when full. Glen Bitner, 223 East King Shippensburg, one of the Vigilant drivers, brought the truck to Shippensburg Tuesday night from Warren, where its 1,000 gallon tank was installed. Wednesday evening Mr. Bitner and another driver, Walter Dubbs, 23 North Prince Shippensburg, were accompanied by several members of the company to Dykeman's pond where the pumps were tested. Ray Porter, Shippensburg R.

R. 13. a representative of the Myers company, was on hand to assist. The new truck is painted in 811 attractive yellow and red scheme which matches the company's other equipment. Guest Minister Speaks At Union Vesper Service Rev.

Glenn Hafer, pastor of the Hallam Lutheran church, will suhstitute for Rev. Porter Seiwell, pastor of the host church, Sunday at the Union vespers service at 7 p. m. on the Reformed church lawn. Rev.

Paul E. Horn, pastor of the Messiah Evangelical United Brethren church, will preside. Rev. Seiwell is on vacation. ATE RICE, TROUT, DRANK COFFEE Borough Councilman Relates Vacation's Thrills as Bridge Washes Out in Canada Blaine Russell, Shippensburg borough councilman from the east ward, says there is nothing like an invigorating two days spent in the Canadian Rockies, living off fish, biscuits, coffee and rice for the ideal vacation.

Mr. Russell spent two such days in the middle of July, although they weren't exactly scheduled by the travel agent. The councilman, a railroader, and his wife, were enroute to Vancouver, British Columbia, via Canadian Pacific railroad when a sudden washout from a nearby glacier lake stranded their pullman section. Caused By Cloudburst The first notice passengers had of trouble was when an engineer on the Russells' car remarked that overhanging clouds reminded him of a time that a cloudburst had caused a lake to overflow. Within minutes the clouds emptied their contents in an area served by a nearby glacier lake.

One side of the small lake broke open and cascades of water, tree stumps and boulders came rushing toward the gorge over which the train was passing. At the first impact the timber bracing, was washed away from the 90 foot span, but miraculously the bridge stayed intact. The Russells were in one of the cars that was on the span, and ported that there was a noticeable sag of about three feet. Stranded About the only damage to the train was suffered by one of the three diesel engines which had its rear trucks pushed off the tracks. However, there were similar washouts in front of and behind the train, so the vacationers weren't AND FRIDAY COMPANY SHIPPENSBURG, FRIDAY, Out On A Limb Don Kessinger, a Bartlett Tree Expert worker from Chambersburg, was hanging 50 feet above the ground as he trimmed the limbs out of a huge elm this week at the home Carl A.

Naugle, West King Shippensburg. The old elm was but one of many area trees damaged by Saturday night's brief storm. 'BIG CLEANUP' IS UNDERWAY FOLLOWING SATURDAY'S STORM Insurance Companies and Lumber Yards Note Effects of Blow Trim Many Trees The big cleanup began immediately after the big storm. Winds of the howling storm that caused an estimated $100,000 worth of damage had hardly quieted down whisper last Saturday night when the mammoth job of clearing up the wreckage in the west end Shippensburg and area began. Private homeowners did what they could over the weekend to "tidy up" their yards that were littered with limbs off trees and many, like Mrs.

George Barner, 32 Stewart Shippensburg, contracted with tree experts to clean up the wreckage and trim their trees. Work started immediately after the storm in the Cutchall trailer camp west of Shippensburg where damage was estimated at $60,000 as 11 trailers were either partially or completely wrecked. Trailers that were not ripped apart but merely overturned were placed back on their wheels. The pieces of the other trailers were gathered together for scrap. Puny Tornado Talking in reflection after the storm this week Keith B.

Allan, Shippensburg meteorologist, said that if it was a tornado it was a rather puny one and had no pronounced circular motion at any one spot. Mr. Allan sees a cooler weekend with continued warm weather and possibly showers on Friday. While people were busy clearing up wreckage Saturday night and Sunday they streamed to insurance adjusters and lumber yards Monday to begin the completion of repairs. 150 Claims A survey of Shippensburg area insurance adjusters at midweek revealed that 150 claims have been presented on the basis of Saturday's storm.

A majority of the claims described as small ones, presented connection with damaged TV antennae or windows. One insurance agent has a claim for painting a house since the building was badly pitted by hail. Several rather large claims were presented in connection with damaged barn roofs. Work On Trees Shippensburg borough workmen under the direction of S. E.

Heberlig, street commissioner, had finished by Tuesday the job of hauling away limbs that fell in the west end streets, principally on Cumberland ave. and Stewart pl. The Asplunch Tree Expert firm, working on contract for the Pennsylvania Electric company, and the Chambersburg division of the Bartlett Tree Experts, were busy trimming out trees that had suffered storm damage. Other Damage In a few instances the damage wasn't discovered immediately. A portion of the roof of the Harold Kauffman heating and plumbing building on West Orange st.

was discovered to have suffered severe damage. The building is the former west end school building. A small compressor, motor was burned out filter room of AUGUST 14, 1953 LURGAN ASKS POST OFFICE BE CONTINUED Citizens Committee Visits Washington to Oppose Its Removal PM Had Resigned A committee of five citizens from the Lurgan vicinity went to Washington, D. C. on Tuesday to enter opposition to the removal of the post office at Lurgan.

Charles Powell, the committee chairman, was accompanied to Washington, where Congressman Richard Simpson was interviewed about the matter, by Otmer and Eugene Stouffer, Irvin Hollar and Dr. George Reusch. The removal of the post office was decided upon recently by the post office department, according to Earl Alleman, Lurgan postmaster, who sent a letter of resignation more than a month ago, when no applications were received for the position. It was planned, the committee said, to eliminate the post office and add the subscribers to the Orrstown rural delivery. However, since the community is getting larger and with the new school to be constructed there, the citizens felt that the service should be continued.

Former Center PO Congressman Simpson, after being told that Mrs. Otmer Stouffer had placed an application for the position of postmistress, informed the Lurgan men that the office would remain at Lurgan. He could give no other information concerning dates of change or acceptance at that time. The Lurgan post office, which received its name some 60 years ago, was formerly known as the Center post office and served Center township, it was learned. In 1944, the present postmaster took over the duties of maintaining the office which has approximately 35 patrons.

J. 0. Baer of Shippensburg Star Route, carrier for the past 12 years, has been bringing the mail from Shippensburg and making deliveries in mail boxes from the John Crider farm at the Middle Spring crossroads through to Roxbury. The Allemans have been keeping the post office along with their general store at Lurgan. 40 Young Farmers Attend First Meeting Soil Testing Sample Kits Are Ordered for Group Forty young farmers of the pensburg area attended the first meeting of the young farmers class at the Shippensburg high school Monday night, Aug.

10. William Bemus is instructor of the group. The discussion concerned what subjects the group would cover next year. It was decided at this first meeting to hold short courses of three or four weeks on various subjects. Mr.

Bemus stated that now is the time for testing soil samples for the fall grains. Thirty two soil testing sample kits have been ordered, and Mr. Bemus says he is in the process of delivering them and helping the farmers test their soils. These kits give soil analysis cf nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and organic matter. If anyone is interested in a kit, states Mr.

Bemus, they should contact him or the county agents, W. Irvin Galt and John Fogel of Cumberland county or Charles Fague and Joe Lutz of Frankiln county. Passes All Tests Memorial park pool. When the current shut off during the storm the filter room filled up to a depth of about three feet. When Penelec crewmen made repairs that put current back in operation the wet motor started automatically and burned out.

The motor has been replaced. None of the 80 foot light towers at the park were damaged, although a few lights were twisted by the force of the wind. Car Burns Up at 5:30 Here Thursday Morning The Cumberland Valley company turned out early Thursday to extinguish a blaze at 5:30 a. m. Thursday which ruined the 1939 Ford coupe of Robert Smith, 109 West Orange st.

Shippensburg borough police, who discovered the fire, reported the car a total loss. Police were at a loss to explain the cause of the fire, since the car, which was parked in front of Smith's home, was without a battery. Vigilant Hose Co. Meeting Friday A special meeting of the Vigilant hose company will be held Friday Aug. 14, at 8 p.

according to M. Garfield Barbour, president. All members are urged to attend. CV Hose Company Holds Meeting Thursday Eve The regular monthly meeting of the Cumberland Valley Hose company was to have been held Thursday evening with the usual business session. Committee reports were to be heard as well as partial report on the annual fair.

The testing crew of the Shippensburg Vigilant Hose company's new rural tank truck announced that it passed all tests Wednesday evening after session at Dykeman's pond. Shown left to right are Walter Dubbs and Glen Bitner, drivers, and Ray Porter of the Myers Farm Supply company, the company that obtained the truck for the Vigilants. THE SHIPPENSBURG THE SHIPPENSBURG Public Meeting Here On Thursday Night Col. Lewis Acker, chief of the air raid warning services of Pennsylvania, was to address a public m. meeting in the in Shippensburg Shippensburg at American 8 p.

Legion post meeting room on West King st. The public was invited. Over Half Ceco's Workers Pass Picket Line Thursday Over half the production and maintenance personnel of the Chambersburg Engineering company crossed UAW-CIO picket lines to report to work Thursday morning according to a company official. Approximately 300 employees constitute the bargaining unit and 161 were back at work. meeting between company and union officials has been scheduled for 11 a.

m. Monday, following a conference Wednesday afternoon, discuss union demands leading to the present strike. FRED STORMER DIES: PROJECT CLOSED MONDAY Sewer Construction Company Head Dies After 5 Weeks Illness Wednesday Funeral Is Monday Work will be halted all day Monday on the Shippensburg sewer construction project in respect for the memory of the late Fred A. Stormer of Hollidaysburg who died after five weeks illness at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Jefferson hospital at Philadelphia.

Funeral services will be held Monday morning at the St. Mary's Roman Catholic church in Hollidaysburg. Mr. Stormer was the head of the A. J.

Stormer and Son construction company which is installing the Shippensburg sewer system. A son of Mrs. Clara Schwerdt Stormer and the late A. J. Stormer, Mr.

had observed his 49th birthday on Aug. 4. He was married in 1927 to Helen Gildea and in 1931, at his father's death, took over supervision of the construction company. In addition to his mother and his wife, Mr. Stormer is survived by two sisters: Mrs.

Catherine Curran, Hollidaysburg, and Mrs. Helen Davis, Altoona; four children: Hugh' Altoona; Mrs. Catherine Donahue, Altoona, and Joan and Fred A. at home, and two grandchildren. Mr.

Stormer was a member of the Roman Catholic church, the Knights of Columbus, and Rotary and Elks clubs. He was a former master of foxhounds at the Frankstown hunt club. The funeral services will be in the form of a Requiem mass celebrated by Rev. Owen Gallagher. Interment will follow at the Calvary cemetery, Altoona.

Davis, a member of the construction firm, said Thursday that Mr. Stormer's death would have no effect on present construction in Shippensburg. FUNERAL HELD THURSDAY FOR JAMES KENDALL Truck Driver Killed Making Ice Cream Delivery to Church Camp Hit Highway Truck Funeral services for James Dunlap Kendall, 22, of Orrstown, were held Thursday, at 2, p. m. from the M.

Garfield Barbour funeral home, Shippensburg. Kendall was killed on Monday when his Miller-Reed dairy truck from Shippensburg collided on a sharp curve with a state highway truck on route 233, approximately one and one half miles north of Newville on the Doubling gap road. The accident occurred in front of the home of Ralph Shaw at 2:30 p. m. The youthful driver was believed to have died almost immediately.

He was dead when the ambulance from the Friendship hose company, Newville, arrived at the scene a few minutes later. Leon K. Wagner was the driver. Kendall's head was partly severed from his body by a severe neck wound caused by broken glass that also cut the jugular vein. Kendall was driving north to deliver ice cream for the Church of God camp in Doubling Gap.

The other vehicle, driven by John ShaefContinued en Page Six NEWS, ESTAB. 1844, AND CHRONICLE, ESTAB. A 1875 PRICE FIVE CENTS SHIPPENSBURG BORO COUNCIL RAISES POLICE SALARIES AND PLANS NEW STREET SURFACING Local Men Held On Burglary Charge Two Shippensburg men were laken into custody by borough police shortly after midnight on Wednesday and held on charges of burglarizing the Valley Laundry on North Fayette st. about an hour earlier. Police suspected the two men, John M.

Gentry, 27, 323 East King and Sam Brewer, 28, 101 South Earl after they had been reported looking into cars parked on North Seneca st. Following them to North Penn where they were taken into custody, the police after some questioning discovered their suspicions had been correct. The men admitted taking a sum of money from the laundry, the amount of which has not yet been determined. Police took the two men to the Carlisle Wednescountvening, where they are being held on burglary charges. Kindergarten to Open Announcement was made this week by Mrs.

Sherman Gray that her kindergarten will open Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the Grace Evangelical and Reformed church, corner of Prince and Orange sts. GRAND OPENING THIS WEEKEND FOR THOMPSONS Offer Gifts to Patrons Who Attend New Storeroom At 7 East King St. Have Enlarged Stock Stressing back to school goods, Thompson's will' hold its grand opening in the new modern storeroom at 7 East King Shippensburg, from 9 a. m.

to 9 p. m. Friday and Saturday. The ladies wear store offers free gifts to the ladies with each purchase of a dollar or more and free balloons for the children when accompanied by their parents during the grand opening. Since moving to the new location Thompson's has enlarged its previous stock and has installed new display.

equipment and natural wood finish counters. "We are appreciative of the patronage of our customers in the past," Mrs. Corinne Fogelsonger, manager, said Thursday, "and we expect to increase our service to customers in the future through the increased facilities here in our new location." The building presents an attractive appearance from the front which is of green glass and aluminum to the interior finished in a dusty rose. An outstanding feature of the storeroom, created by A. R.

Burkhart, is the recessed front with deep show windows on each side. and Woodworks of Shippensburg was in charge of the work on the store. pa patrons, Speaking Mrs. of continued Fogelsonger service men- to tioned the store's layaway plan and said "If don't have goods in stock we will honor a request by trying to obtain the wanted articles." Air cooled in the summer, the store is lighted throughout with fluorescent lights. The Shippensburg store is one of ten operated by Thompson's with offices in York.

Tax Collector Turns Over $7,719.65 on 1953 Duplicate Buy New Siren Shippensburg's borough council took note of the first tax returns from the 1953 duplicate Tuesday evening and busied itself with other important money matters. State and county aid to surface several streets in Shippensburg was applied for. A new warning, siren partly financed civil defense funds will be purchased. Salaries of all members of the borough police force were raised approximately 10 per cent. Total orders of $12,047.79 were directed paid.

Council took no action on the request of Richard Textiles inc. that a large water line be built to the plant to provide more adequate fire protection. Collect $7,719.65 Mrs. Josephine Lehman, borough tax collector, reported through the borough superintendent, Paul B. Noftsker, collection of $7,719.65 on the 1953 duplicate.

Mrs. Lehman also turned over $221.33 in delinquent tax from the 1952 duplicate and Gordon Little, deputy tax collector, reported collections of on the 1950, 1951, and 1952 duplicates. Once again the board shelved the exoneration list presented by Mrs. Lehman at the July meeting which contained 1,015 names. Raise Police Salaries Councilman Richard Carson of the middle ward succeeded in his efforts to raise the salaries of borough police as he restated a motion that was lost at the July meeting.

Blaine Russell seconded the motion which carried. The salary of Edmund J. Hunter, chief of police, Continued or Page Six EARLY MORNING FIRE DESTROYS FARM KITCHEN A blaze thought to have been caused by a spark from a fire used in canning operations Wednesday evening gutted a 30 foot square out kitchen on the farm of Norman Jones, Carlisle R. R. 4, early Thursday morning.

Two pumpers of Newville's Friendship Hose company responded to the alarm but could do little but work to save nearby farm buildings. Responding later was the Union rural company of Carlisle. Destroyed in the fire were seven bushels of peaches Mrs. Jones had canned Wednesday evening as well as butchering tools and other equipment. John Bender, Newville fire chief, estimated the total loss, including the equipment and cinder block building, at $2,250.

Mr. Bender said he supposed fire started from a spark from fire Mrs. Jones used in canning the peaches Wednesday evening. Mrs. Jones noticed the fire shortly after she went to bed as the glare was reflected in her bedroom.

A neighbor summoned the firemen, During the course of fighting the fire the larger of Newville's trucks, a 250 gallon truck, had to refill at a small stream at Mt. Rock. Newville firemen stayed on the scene until 3 a. m. The Jones farm is located about midway between the road from Newville to Carlisle and route 11, Ion a road from the crossroads schoolhouse.

going anywhere until the railroad crews had those fixed first. The incident, which lasted about 20 minutes, began a 51 hour waitperiod until the train moved again, Hardly anything nearer complete isolation in a civilized tion could have been achieved, although the train was only 40 miles from Lake Louise. Rising on side of the stranded travelers was Mt. Eisenhower, an 11,000 foot mountain named for President Eisenhower following World War II. The Kicking Horse river flowed past on the other side of the train.

Ran Out Of Food It wasn't long until the excursionists ran out of food, and improvisation was the order of the day. Members of the train crew found rice and ladled out rice soup all around. The coffee supply never failed and a few biscuits were dug up. Many of the anglers in the 10 car section uneased their rods and retired to the nearby river where they had excellent luck in landing quantities of trout that kept the party in meat. After 14 hours the stored electricity evaporated and the second night on the span was spent darkness.

Likewise, there was no hot water. For those seeking a "roughing it" vacation it was an ideal setup, Mr. Russell recalls. Finally repairs were made. The train which was scheduled to arrive in Vancouver at 7 a.

m. July 15 finally pulled in to the station at 12:30 p. m. July 17, The Russells returned to Shippensburg Aug. 3.

Mr. Russell recalls it simply as "a wonderful experience." PICNIC MONDAY Lions Clubbers Roast Corn and Softball Players in Annual Frolic at Sprecher's The score was 75 to 9, the scorekeeper said. Reference is made to a softball game played Monday evening at Sprecher's park as one of the festured activities of the corn roast held by the Shippensburg Lions cluthe fact that the scorekeeper, Rev. Porter Seiwell, also was the manager of the winning ball club may have had something to do with the size of the final tally. But at all events the reported summary has it that the Seiwellites managed by Rev.

Seiwell overcame the Rockville Sluggers directed by George Rockwell to the tune of 75 to 9. According to the reporter on the scene. Bob Wiestling pitched for the winners, giving up six hits, two walks and two balks. Leonard Reidel was on the hill for the Men of Rockwell and permitted a measly 53 safe blows. Sam Jones is reported to have played flawless ball afield, finally getting one man out.

Paul Bogar handled the umpiring chores, and his work was reported as being above reproach since he had only nine decisions questioned during the fray. The game was called at the end of eight innings when the ball became lost mysteriously in the cora field in which Kenny Shoap was located. The game was delayed in the fifth frame when the ball hit Jim Reddig on the cheek, and was resumed when Jim's teeth were all accounted for. Allen Russell was the chairman in charge of the corn roast, everyone reported a big evening. Alvin Sixeas of the Varsity pe provided the food.

The next session of the club will be a combined Rotary-Lions ladies night at Allenberry, on Tuesday, 'Aug. 25..