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70 SHIPPENSBURG CHRONICLE. ESTAB. 1875 DRY RUN HIGH IS DEDICATED Opening Exercises Of Fannett Township's New Building Last Friday More Than 500 Present The opening day exercises of Fannett township high school at Dry Run last Friday evening were a success in every way, More than 500 people were present from five counties of Pennsylvania, namely, Juniata, Fulton, Franklin, Huntington and Perry. Members of the school board were present from St. Thomas township and Guilford township of Franklin county.

The audience sang "America" as the opening number. This was followed by prayer by Rev. William A. Brown of Waterloo Presbyterian church. The main address of the evening was delivered by Dr.

Robert Shaw, of Harrisburg, deputy state superintendent. Dr. Shaw is a speaker of much power. He says our school boards set the standard of education. We have 2600 school districts in Pennsylvania and 1400 directors.

Dr. Shaw commended the Fannett township board of education on their fine building. He said our finest possessions are our boys and we should give them the best we have. The influence of a boy girl is the home, church and school. off Dr.

Shaw stated he did not believe in sending children to Sunday School, but he did believe in taking them. He brought out the early influence of children by reciting the story of Regina Hartman, who was captured by the Indians, when a small girl and brought up under Indian influences, but after the French and Indian war, when the Indians were compelled 1io return all prisoners, the mother was unable to recognize her daughter. She sang an old German religious hymn. Before the close of the first stanza the daughter flew to the arms of her mother. Dr.

Shaw brought out that no boy or girl should be discouraged on account of failures. He brought this out by pointing out the career of Robert E. Speer. J. W.

Holden of Chambersburg, was present and presented the school with a picture of the old ship Constitution. Prof. Brake mentioned that 0. H. Little had presented the school with three pictures.

A letter was read, written by William C. Donnelly of Philadelphia, a former teacher, which was accompanied by a check for library books. Gifts were received in value of more than $150 in the way of pictures, books and money. The school is building up a library and any gifts of books or money will be greatly appreciated by the high school. Gifts received from O.

H. Little, Concord; Mr. Little, Council Muffs, Iowa; Rhea Little, Pittsburgh; J. W. Holden, Chambersburg; Edward M.

Beers, Washington, D. and William C. Donnelly, Philadelphia. Letters of regret were received from W. C.

Donnelly, Edward M. Beers and Col. Blain C. Smathers, that were unable to be present and enjoy the evening with the folks of the community. Supt.

John L. Finafrock next spoke of the fine achievement in completing the building. He said that it cost a lot of money and was a fine structure for a farming community, but was worth all it cost. It will cause folks to want to live within the reach of the building and will increase the value of property. The building belongs to the community and many valuable meetings can be held in the spacious auditorium.

Supt. Finafrock stated the importance of the teaching staff setting a high standard of work. No boy or girl should stop school because he or she cannot graduate in four years. No boy stops Mercersburg when he fails but he repeats until he gets the work. It costs $1600 at Mercersburg but it is free in Fannett high to every boy or girl.

Fannett school is not a place where the pupils stop. It has half a dozen pupils repeating at present. Prof. R. G.

Mowery gave a few closing remarks. Parents should teachers when they deserve encourage it. Teachers have many trials in dealing with boys and girls. Mr. Mowery expressed his desire to come to Fannett township when he could have the entire evening at his disposal.

The high school, under the direction of Prof. M. S. E. Gobrecht, gave several musical numbers.

At the close of the exercises the sophomore class served tea to the entire audience. Penn Township Teachers The Penn township school directors met last Friday evening and elected the following teachers: Leonard O. Beidel, supervising principal and teacher of seventh and eighth grades; W. P. S.

Otto, fifth and sixth grades; fourth grade, vacant; Miss Eleanor Hays, third grade; Mrs. Jane Heiser, second grade; Miss Anna Shenk, grade. All teachers, except the principal, were elected subject to change of position. JOHN A. REBUCK DIES SUDDENLY Collapsed In Kitchen At Home Sunday Afternoon John A.

Rebuck, aged 82 years, dropped dead in the kitchen of his home, 221 East Garfield street at 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Rebuck apparently was enjoying his usual good health and had attended Sunday School and church service on Sunday morning. He has just returned from feeding the chickens and was talking to his great-grandson when he collapsed. Death was caused by a heart attack.

Mr. Rebuck was born near Shippensburg and lived in this vicinity his entire lifetime. He was one of the oldest members of Grace Reformed church and Sunday School and was well known in this vicinity. He was united in marriage to Mary Eckenrode of near Shippensburg who died 26 years ago. The survivors are three daughters: Miss Nora Rebuck at home, Mrs.

Charles Strike of town and Mrs. A. C. Book of Tipton, also twelve grandchildren and twelve greatgrandchildren. CARLOAD OF AUTO TIRES AND TUBES Reed Tire Shop Receives Large Shipment Probably the largest single shipment of automobile tires and tubes that has ever been received in Shippensburg, was unloaded today by Reed's Tire Shop of South Earl street when they unloaded a carload of General tires shipped direct from the factory at Akron, Ohio.

The car load consists of dual-8 and other balloon tires made by the General Tire Company for which the Reed Tire Shop is exclusive distributor in this territory. The Reed Tire Shop has built up a large clientele of satisfied customers through real service to motorists and a liberal use of printers ink. DAVID MORRISON PASSES AWAY Resident Of Orrstown Was A Teacher For 40 Years And Squire 26 Years Survived By Five Sons David C. Morrison, for 26 years justice of the peace and a school teacher for 40 years, died at his home in Orrstown last Friday morning. He was 79 years of age.

He had been in ill health for the past two years. Although he was justice of the peace for 26 years, he was probably better known as a teacher in the public schools of the county. He taught several years in Greene township, but the greater portion of his 40 years of teaching was spent in the schools of Southampton township, Franklin county. He taught in the Rowe school, which "was at that time the largest school in the township. David Morrison served the community with credit to himself as a teacher and with justice to all as a squire.

He was born in Orrstown on August 4, 1850, and was married to Jennie Shoap. He is survived by five Charles of Harrisburg, W. sons, Eber of New York City, Arthur of Canton, Ohio, Roy of Philadelphia, and Alonzo at home. A brother, George Morrison, of Heron Lake, also survives. Mr.

Morrison was a faithful member of St. Paul's Lutheran church, of Orrstown. His pastor, Rev. Shultz, conducted the funeral services, which were held at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon from the Lutheran Church, Orrstown. Burial was made in Spring Hill cemetery at Shippensburg.

CORONER'S JURY MAKES REPORT Holds Benj. Sherman Death Unavoidable And Absolves Driver Of Stone Truck Inquest Held Thursday The inquest in the death of Benjamin Sherman, who was accidentally killed in the east end of town last Tuesday, was held last Thursday evening. The coroner's jury decided that the accident was unavoidable and absolved Arthur Hamilton, the driver of the truck, of all blame. The report of the jury is as follows: "We, the undersigned jury, find that Benjamin Sherman came to his death by an unavoidable accident between his car and stone truck of Showalter driven by Arthur Hamilton and we absolve said Hamilton of all blame." Justice of the Peace. Elmer E.

Zinn, was authorized by the Cumberland County coroner, W. S. Ruch, to conduct the inquest. The hearing was held in J. Beattie Barbour's funeral parlor on East King street.

The jury was as follows: R. L. Britton, foreman, Charles L. Strike, Harry S. Dubbs, Samuel B.

Fulton, Charles A. Farner and Howard E. Weast. The witnesses called before the jury were Orville Tarner and Edwin Craig, who saw the accident. Arthur Hamilton, the driver of the stone truck, was also called before the jury and testified.

Another witness was Miles Pugh, local manager of the Showalter Company. Attorney Herman Goldstein, of Carlisle, who has been retained by Charles Sherman and the Sherman family, was present during the examination of the witnesses. It took the jury but a few minutes to come to a decision after hearing the testimony. Hopewell Township Teachers The Board of School Directors of Hopewell Township met in the Mt. Airy school building on Saturday morning and elected the following teachers to serve for the 1929-1930 term: Mt.

Airy, Frank Hensel of near Newburg; Jackson, Miss Mary Beam, Mowersville; Clover Hill, Wilmer Hensel, Newburg; Shady Side, Ray Booz, Shippensburg, R. Fairview, Ralph Piper, Newville; Mt. Vernon, Miss Pauline Coleman of Mowersville. LIGHTNING SETS BARN ON FIRE Building Destroyed Thursday Evening At Hockersville East Of Town Cows And Horses Saved Lightning struck and set fire to the large barn on the farm of the John Newcomer estate, near Hockersville, nine miles east of Shippensburg, last Thursday night at 7 o'clock. Mr.

and Mrs. Benjamin Hoover, tenants on the farm, each milked two cows after hearing the crash, before discovering the barn was on fire. Mr. Hoover immediately liberated the six cows and five horses. Mr.

Hoover stated to a representative of the News-Chronicle that the stock made no attempt to re-en'ler the burning barn after being fed. This was an unusual feature of the fire as most. cattle when frightened by fire into the barn for protection. After freeing the stock, Mr. Hoover was only able to save his au'omobile.

Most of his farm equipment, estimated at $800 to $1000, covered by insurance, was burned. The barn contained about twelve tons hay and ten tons of straw. The entire loss was estimated at to $10,000, partly covered by insurance. The conflagration attracted many people and caused a real traffic problem along the Molly Pitcher highway. William Naugle, South Fairview, was injured when he is alleged to have walked out from between two automobiles directly into the path of the car driven by Hugh Goodhart, of Centerville, who rushed Mr.

Naugle to a doctor. His injury was not serious. Penn Grange will hold its regular meeting Wednesday evening, May 1, at which time the following program will be presented: Song, Bud and Bloom; roll call, Hints on Economy; Life of Benjamin Franklin, Albert Mains; vocal duet, Kathryn Blosser, Evelyn Smith; discussion; First, thrift in the household, Mrs. Bruce McCullough; second, Thrift on the farm, H. K.

McCullough; closing song, The River of Time. THREE ACT COMEDY TO BE PRESENTED Lutheran Christian Endeavor Society Makes Plans Penn Grange A three-act comedy by Eugene G. Hafer, will be presented by. the Christian Endeavor Society of the Memorial Lutheran church. through special arrangement made with Eldridge Entertainment House, of Franklin, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 7, at 8:00 P.

M. in the Sunday School chapel. The play is one of the funniest, cleanest and peppiest plays that has been released for amateur production during the past year. The scene i is laid for the present day and is thoroughly modern throughout. The part of the "Spit Fire, Cyclone Sally," is played by Miss Crystal Watson and she is supported by the following cast: Hiram Gill as Reginald Manners, The Young Englishman; John C.

Reeder as Jim Jerkins, The Band Master: Dan Barkley as Willie Clump, The Forgetful Boy; Harry M. N. Shank as Jack Webster, Mary Greene as Jenny Thatcher, The Object of Jim's Persistance; Kathryn Piper as Vivian Vernon, The 1 Belle of Cedar Point; Marie Dixon as Effie Varden, Jack's Helpful Little Neighbor and Jeanette Weaver as Ruth Thatcher, A Peach Reggio Would Like To Pick. Arrangements have been completed for special musical numbers between the acts. The play is sponsored by.

the Christian Endeavor Society under the leadership of Miss Emma Heller as general chairman and is produced under the direction of Harry M. N. Shank. TO HOLD BENEFIT CARD PARTY American Legion Auxiliary To Entertain The American Legion Auxiliary, Oscar M. Hykes Unit 223 will hold a benefit card party in the Coliseum, Hotel Sherman, on Thursday evening May 2.

Forty-one prizes have been contributed for the party by local merchants and are now on display in the window of Squires Music Store. Tallies for the party are being sold by Auxiliary members and at Squires Music Store. Mrs. Walter Nickles has charge of bridge scores and prizes, while the five hundred and beano prizes are in charge of Miss Minnie Bolan. The preparation committee consists of Mrs.

H. L. Sheaffer, Mrs. S. K.

Breese, Mrs. Walter Moorehead, Mrs. Lester Agle, John Smith, Mrs. Guy Creamer, Mrs. Carrol Hockersmith, Mrs.

Walter Mowers and Mrs. J. A. Burk. Those on the refreshment committee are Mrs.

Charles Kent, Sara McCullough, Mrs. Carrie Hatfield, Mrs. Percy Creamer, Mrs. John Wynkoop, Mrs. George Coover, Mrs.

A. C. Squires, Mrs. T. M.

Hale, Mrs. John Bolan and Nora Rebuck. Will Present Play The Fannett Township high school will present a three act comedy drama, "Eyes of Love," in the new high school auditorium at Dry Run on Friday and Saturday of this week. The cast of characters is as follows: Carolina, A negro servant, Mary Heckman; Gailya, An adopted daughter, Rosalie Meredith; Reeta, A twofaced friend, Ada Ryder; Burt Wade, Reeta's brother, Wayne Stewart; Mrs. Barry, foster mother, Geraldine Worley; Lora, A lively housemaid, Belle Campbell; Clark, A busy butler, Karl Miller, Judge Barry, Gailya's foster father, Raymond VarRoyal Manton, Burt's rival, ner; Clark Magee; Jim Rankin, The manacled Man, Wendell Junkin.

Dr. and Mrs. J. Bruce McCreary had as their guest over the weekend, Mrs. McCreary's brother, Dr.

George McLean Harper, head of the English Department at Princeton University, Princeton, N. J. FORTNEY GUILTY ON ONE COUNT Franklin County Jury Convicts Farmer On Charge Of Resisting Officers Doctors Are Acquitted William F. Fortney, Quincy township farmer, defendant in one case the same incident, who went and prosecutor in another relating, to Wednesday in the Franklin County Courts for alleged interference of state officers, was found guilty of resisting officers when they went to his farm on February 11 to remove two tubercular cows. The jury was composed of eleven men and one woman.

He was acquitted on a count of obstructing a legal process. The costs of prosecution in the latter case, however, were imposed on Fortney. Immediately following For ney's trial the three state veterinarians, Dr. P. V.

Clarkson, Dr. R. O. Whipple, and Dr. A.

C. Gailbraith of the Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, were called for trial on a charge of larceny of the two tubercular cows of Fortney who was the prosecutor. They were acquitted within a few minutes when the court directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. After the principals in the Fortney case and the veterinarians' case had exchanged talks, Fortney going to the prosecutor's table and the state agents retiring to the defense table, Judge Davison called counsel to the bench for a consultation. Shortly afterwards Garnet Gehr, one of 'he defense attorneys, announced that as the testimony in the case against.

the veterinarians would be the same as in the Fortney trial counsel of both sides had agreed to have the court decide whether the evidence would be sufficient to permil a conviction of the Animal Bureau representatives. A jury was sworn in and informed by Judge Davison that the evidence would not justify a conviction as the veterinarians had removed condemned cattle in the capacity of officers. He instructed them to return a verdict of not guilly. The court in speaking to the jury said that he never before had a case similar to that of the veterinarians. The cases of Fortney and the vet(Continued on Page Eight) ROXBURY CHURCH TO REOPEN Special Program Planned For M.

E. Church Services Next Sunday Repairs Are Completed The Roxbury Methodist Episcopal church, which has been undergoing repairs for some time, will be reopened on Sunday, May 5, with special services at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. The interior of the building has been repainted, new carpet placed on the floors and other improvements made which makes it very comfortable and attractive. Much of this work has been done under the supervision and financial help of the Ladies' Aid Society of the church of which Mrs. J.

M. Nesbit, is president. At this service, Mrs. Sarah Levan Ritchey, of Chambersburg, will make an address and present a pulpit Bible to the congregation in memory of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Fletcher, who were residents of Roxbury, members of this church and who are buried in the cemetery adjoining the church. J. W. Leidig, one of the oldest members of the church and for many years Sunday School superintendent, will accept the gift in behalf of the congregation. The Board of Trustees will publicly thank the heirs of the late Clark Reed, a member of this church, for their generosity in signing off their rights to $300, bequeathed to the church in a will made by Mr.

Reed, two weeks previous to his death. Members of the chorus of the Greenvillage Methodist church will give several musical numbers and the pastor of the church, the Rev. Parker Gardner, will speak. Auctioneer W. B.

Fogelsanger, sold the following real estate at public sale at the First National Bank corner, on Saturday afternoon: The William Barklow property on Spring street, to John Deihl, Spring street, for $462.50. The Levi Richardson property in Mainsville, was sold to Jordan Richardson of town for $680. Mr. Richardson also bought a lot on the east side of North Queen street for $330. MANY FARMERS AT F.

P. A. MEETING Attendance Larger Than Ever Before; Speeches Made Real Estate Sale A large number of enthusiastic farmers and their friends were present at the meeting, held in the Oak Grove school house, of the Franklin county unit of the Farmers Protectlive association on Friday evening of last week. The school house is located on the Roxbury road, about a mile and a half north of Shippensburg. The attendance was larger than ever before.

In fact, the school building was not large enough to hold all those present. A special bus load of farmers, 22 in all, came to the meeting from the vicinity of Marion and Greencastle. Several of these visitors made speeches with reference to the testing of cattle, in addition to the address given by Rev. Marberger, of Lancaster county. Five new members were taken in at the meeting.

FORESTRY MEETING AT AMBERSON Will Be Held Saturday, May 11, In Center School A forestry meeting will be held in the Center school house in Amberson valley on Saturday evening, May 11, at 8 o'clock. This meeting will be held in the interest of the preservation of the forests in the valley as well as in the state of Pennsylvania. A general invitation to attend is extended to all citizens. C. V.

Long, forest fire inspector, of East Waterford, will be present and will be glad to answer any questions that may arise. Miss Gladys Kerman, spent the week-end at her home in Mt. Union. ELECT TEACHERS AT ORRSTOWN Several Changes Are Made By Southampton, Franklin County, Board Election Held Saturday Teachers for the coming school year were elected last Saturday by the Southampton township, Franklin county, school board, at a meeting held in the Orrstown bank building. The list of teachers elected is as follows: Orrstown Grammar, S.

R. Zullinger; Orrstown Primary, Mrs. Jay T. Blair; Mongul, Helen Rummel; Shady Grove, Helen Kegerreis; Rowe Mrs. Katherine Minehart; Clearfield Rev.

Wm. J. Schultz; Oak Grove, Levina Schlessman; Sunny Hill, Mrs. Blanche Gilbert; Mt. Rock, Elizabeth Mathna; Oak Dale, Ruth Hale; Stony Point, Bertha Kelly; Edgewood, Ethel Fogelsanger.

There are several new teachers in the selections made by the school board. These are Helen Kegerreis, of Middle Spring; Mrs. Katherine Minehart, wife of John Minehart; Rev. Wm. J.

Shultz, of Orrstown, and Bertha Kelly, who taught last year near Newville. Rev. Shultz will continue as pastor of the Lutheran church at Orrstown. He succeeds Mrs. Carl Zimmerman as teacher at the Clearfield school.

Weather Forecast These forecasts for the period April 29 to May 4, inclusive, were issued by the Weather Bureau: North Atlantic States--Showers Monday and again about Thursday or Friday. Cool the first of the week, warmer near the middle and cooler at the end of the week. ENGAGEMENT IS ANNOUNCED Anna Filson And W. S. Morris Students At Teachers College Will Wed Are Well Known Here Miss Anna Filson, a member of the senior class of the State Teachers college, entertained at a dinner party in the college dining room on Thursday evening when the announcement of her engagement to Walter S.

Morris, a member of the junior class at the college, was made. Miss Filson wore a large corsage of sweet peas and each of the guests wore a smaller one. The table was Miss Anna Filson decorated with a center piece of the same kind flowers. Those privileged were: Misses Anne Gorley of Waynesboro, Marion Lloyd of Philadelphia, Harriet Robinson of Waynesboro, Margaret Sterrett of Forbes Road, Martha Cooper of Enhaut and Reba Houch of Enhaut. Miss Filson is a native of Reedsville and after graduating from the high school there, attended Juniata college in the summer of 1926.

After teaching the fall term of 1926-27 she entered State Teachers College there and will graduate with the class of 1929. Miss Filson is a member of the Girls Choral club which recently gave its annual presentation and is also a member of Normal Society. At the present time she is student teacher in the fourth grade of the Public schools. Mr. Morris, whose home is in Marysville, graduated from the Walter S.

Morris Marysville high school in 1926 and came to Shippensburg State Teachers college in the fall of 1926. He is a member of the junior class and for the past year has been active in various college activities. He is the advertising manager of the Campus Reflector, the weekly publication of the college, and has just recently been re-elected to that position for the coming year. Mr. Morris is a member of Normal Society and the Men's Glee club.

He is the college correspondent for the News-Chronicle. Mr. Morris had charge of compiling the city and country directory which was recently issued. Miss Filson will teach near her home and Mr. Morris will continue his studies in the college and will graduate with the class of 1930.

The time for the wedding has not been announced..