VOL. XIX. NO. IS.
' AlcCONNELLSBURG. PA., JANUARY 17, 1918.
$1.50 A YEAR.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
Mrs. John Sheets.
Anna Mary, wife of John
Sheets, died at their home south
east corner of Lincoln Way an 1
First Street, on Friday, January
11, 1918, aged 64 years, 11 months
and 8 days, of pulmonary tuber
culosis. The funeral took place
from her late residence on Mon
day afternoon, the services be
ing conducted by her pastor, Rev
Edward Jackson of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Sheets was a danghter of
the late David and Mary Jackson
Dunlap, and she was born in Mc
Connellsburg on the 3rd day of
February, 1853. She was mar
ried to John Sheets, who survives,
together with one son, Max H.
Sheets, and one daughter, Maye,
wife of Benjamin Miller. Her
remains were laid to rest in the
family lot in the Reformed grave
yard, beside their son Henry who
died several years ago.
Mrs. Sheets sprang from a
family of Methodists, and early
in life became identified with
that church. Deeply imbued
with the spirit of Christ, Bhe was
active in every department of
the church's activities s.s long as
physical strength permitted. For
many years she was Primary
Superintendent of the local Meth
odist Sunday School, and her in
fluence upon the hearts and lives
of the hundreds that passed un
der her care in that capacity must,
of necessity, bring forth fruit an
hundred fold in the years that
are to come.
Two brothers are living George
Edward, in Newark, N. J., and
James Jackson, Chambersburg,
Pa.
Mrs. R. J. Fields.
Mary Ann, widow of the late
Robert Justus Fields of Clear
Ridge, died at the home of Cor
delia McClain near Dublin Mills,
Thursday evening, January 10,
1918, after a protracted illness,
aged 64 years, 2 months, and 22
days. The funeral services con
ducted by Rev G. B. M. Reidel,
of the M. E. Church, Huston
town, were held in the M. E.
church at Clear Ridge, Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock, and inter
ment was made in the cemetery
at that church.
Mrs. Fields was a daughter of
the late George Heeter, and is
survived by one brother, Huston
Heeter, of Taylor township. Her
last remaining sister, Mrs. Jane
Miller died very recently. .
Real Estate Transferred.
Real Estate Agent D. H.
Patterson recently sold the
Himmell Harris property at Big
Cove Tannery to George Keefer
for $900,00, possession to be
given the first of April, and then
sold the C. W. Crouse property,
including house and lot, black
smith shop and wagon maker
shop, at Webster Mills to Himmell
Harris for $2500,00. Possession
April lstMr. Crouse and .family
will move into the Webster Mills
store property with his son
"Tom" who recently purchased
that property including the store,
from D. H. Patterson. Mr.
Patterson and family have moved
into their new cottage at Mc
Connellsburg. ' Will Get Better Water.
, The McConnellsburg Water
Company, whoso service had been
complained of before the public
service commission by the county
of Fulton and the borough of
McConnellsburg has been formal
ly ordered to furnish the borough
with "a sufficient supply of wa
ter for fire purposes" and the
public with an adequate supply
of pure water. It is given six
months in which to comply with
these orders. The complaints
had alleged that the water had
contained typhoid and ' other
germs and that the contract with
the borough for fire service had
been violated.
CORN IS KING.
Value of Agricultural Products of
Fulton Couuty Last Season More
Than 52C0.00 Per Capita.
The seven main farm crops of
the Pennsylvania farms of the
past season have a total value of
$340,272,200.35 according to
figures just announced by the
Bureau of Statistics of the Penn
sylvania Department of Agri
culture. Corn is king with a total val
ue of $112,272,998.88 with hay
the second money crop valued at
$85,499,990.90. Wheat takes
third place with a total value of
$54,584,190.59, and potatoes have
a value of $43,591,601.52. Oats,
buckwheat and rye trail along in
order.
The same seven crops for 1916
had a value of $220,038,118 57,
while in 1915 they were valued
at $169,917,529.55. The value of
the crop of last season is twice
that of two years ago, but there
has been a considerable increase
in production in a number of the
crops and the prices of every
commodity have been increased
materially.
Lancaster county carries off
first honors as the richest agri
cultural county with a total crop
value of $22,673,228.67. In ad
dition to this Lancaster has a to
bacco crop valued at close to $10,
000,000 which would make a ma
terial increase. York cour.ty
takes second , place with $17,
303,121.14 and Berks county is
third with $14,099,395 73. Ches
ter and Bucks county follow with
$11,872,499 49 for the former and
$11,714,175.10 for Bucks, and
Fulton with $1,982,281.83.
The valuation of the Beven
leading crops in Fulton County
for the past season is as follows :
Wheat $520,728 00
Corn 768,768 00
Rye 87.277.40
Oats 56,035.00
Buckwheat 124,407.23
Hay ; 292,655.00
Potatoes 132.321.20
Total 1,982,281.83
Looks Like "Thirty Cents."
The local exemption board
composed of the president of the
board of county commissioners
Frank M. Lodge; the sheriff Job
L. Garland, and the county
health officer, Dr. J; W. Mosser,
unexpectedly found out one day
that they had a job on their
hands that very few people would
covet. Their duties being the
examination, selection, and ex
emption of the Fulton County
men drafted for service in the
U. S. army. While it is a job
along the line of patriotic ser
vice and sacrifice, it is not one
that wins popularity. Among
other tilings said about the board
is, that they get a big salary. It
is only fair to enlighten the
public on this matter.
According to a notice from the
Adjutant General, the pay for
members of local boards shall
be thirty cents for each regis
trant classified. Thus it will give
each member of the local board
of Fulton County about $G0 for
their work from December 15th
to the first of February or until
the work of classification is
completed.
Williams Sipes. ,
At the residence of the officiat
ing minister Rev. W. V. Grove
of the United Presbyterian
church, West Market Street,
Robert Henry Williams and Jes
sie Edith Sipes, both of Licking
Creek township were united in
marriage, on Tuesday, January
15, 1918.
Dennis Everts and W. J.
Brannon, near Sharps, catted at
the News office a few minutes
while in town Monday, the latter
to enroll his name in the already
long list of subscribers. Mr.
Brannon came to this county
from West Virginia about four
years ago,
THE FAMILY MARKET BASKET.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Diion, M. D., LL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.
On a Saturday morning a poor
woman, with her baby in arms,
was returning from the town to
her home in the suburbs with a
well-filled market basket.
In the electric train were two
extravagantly dressed gentlemen
sitting together, across the aisle
from the woman and child. One
was evidently suffering with a
bad cold, a serious infection,
which the extremely changeable
weather had made very preva
lent. This sick individual was
ignorant of sanitary laws, as
well as police laws, for he was
spitting the poisonous contents
of the cough on the floor of the
car. Directly, the two well
dressed individuals left the train
at a way-station and the woman,
)eing somewhat crowded with
baby and basket in the seat, di
vided with another passenger,
moved to the place made vacant
by the two men.
She carelessly placed her bask
et on the floor in such a manner
that it took up a portion of the
poisonous sputum. The rest of
the story is easily told.
The basket was carriei! home
8nd pined on the kitchen 'able
where the food to be eaten a'w
would be prepared for the famii v,
The sickness of the baby in arms,
and maybe other members of the
family, can be left to the imag
ination. To keep well, our foodstuffs
must be kept clean.
Transferred To Mill Hall.
Rev. George M. Shimer, pas
tor of the North Bend and Hyner
Methodist Espiscopal charge, re
ceived a telegram last week from
Dr. E. C. Hickman, of the board
of management of the Education
al Jubilee campaign of the
Board of Education of the M. E.
church, calling him to New York
City to assist the Metropolitan
campaign in their work, but due
to the fact that in the evening of
the same day, Rev. Shimer was
notified by District Supt. H. L.
Jacobs, D. D. that he had been
appointed pastor of the Mill Hall
charge, by Bishop McDowell, he
was obliged to forego the honor
of lending his services as a cam
paign worker beyond the limits
of the district in which he resides.
He will begin at once to close
his work as pastor of his present
charge preparatory to taking
possession of the church at ' Mill
Hall. Renova Record.
Registered Nurse.
The many friends of Miss
Jessie Brewer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. J, Brewer, of Ayr
township, recently - graduated
from the Joseph Price Surgical
Hospital and Training School for
Nurses, Philadelphia. Later she
took a post-graduate course of
six months at the Philadelphia
General, and is now a full fledged
registered nurse. Miss Brewer
went into traning three and a
half years ago, and is now doing
private nursing in the Quaker
City. The intense cold weather
of the past weeks has caused
much suffering and inconveience
in that city by the freezing 'of
water and gas mains, and the
shortage of fuel. Like many
others, Miss Jessie will soon be
doing service either in canton
ment or foreign field.
Hanman Ross.
A very pretty wedding took
place on Saturday evening,
January (12, 1918 at Andrew
Swope's near Sipes Mill, when
Elias Hauman, son of , George
Hauman, and Miss Pearl
Ross, daughter of Bennie Ross,
near Saluvia, were - united in
marriage by Rev, E. J. Croft.
The contracting parties are ex
cellent young people, and will
make their home in Ohio, where
Mr. Hauman -has had employ
ment for some time.
EXCEPTIONAL INVESTMENT.
Chance for Small Investor as well as
Larger One to Get Good
Returns.
When Uncle Sam decided to is
sue bonds of the first and second
Liberty Loans in denominations
as low at $50 he did it to interest
the small investor. Little savings
little loans to the, Government,
are an important contribution to
ward the winning of the war.
But there are millions and mill
ions of Americans to whom $50
is a large sum to scrape together
in a brief period. The $50 Lib
erty bond was beyond the reach
of a great majority of the peo
ple who had not as much as $50
to invest, except by purchase on
the installment plan. We are a
"pay as you go" nation. The
Liberty loans failed to reach
those who did not wish to
commit themselves to regular
installment payments which they
might not have the means to
continue.
The Government now comes to
the small investor with a propo
sition which every man, woman
and child in the United States
may accept with profit. Thrift
stamps make it possible for every
possessor of 25 cents to become
a creditor of the United States
and to contribute directly to the
successful prosecution of the
war.
I The purchaser of a Thrift
stamp for 25 cnt3 secures a card
to which he affixes, it. The card
has space for 16 Thrift stamps,
which mav be attached, one by
one, as fast as the purchaser can
afford to buy them. When the
card is full, it is exchanged, by
the payment of 12 cents addi
tional, for a War Savings stamp,
pasted upon a War Savings cei
tificate! This certificate has
spaces for 20 WarSavingsstamps.
For every War Savings stamp
upon it the Government will pay,
on January 1, 1923, $5. In other
words, for every $4 12 you lend
the Government now the Gov
ernment will repay $5 in five
years. You get back your prin
cipal with 4 per cent, interest,
compounded quarterly.
This offer of the Government
is good only from now to the end
of 1918. During that time the
price of the Thrift stamps will
remain uniform at 25cents, but
the premium required for the ex
change of 20 Thrift stamps for
one War Savings Btamp will in
crease one cent a month. That
is to Bay, in January a War Sav
ings stamp will cost 20 Thrift
stamps and 12 cents; in February
20 Thrift stamps and 13 cents,
and so on. The Government
will refund the investor's prin
cipal at any time, on ten days'
notice with interest at a fixed
scale printed on the certificate,
which approximates three per
cent But, as above stated, if
the loan is not withdrawn before
January 1, 1923, the rate of in
terest amounts to four per cent,
compound.
The Government has asked
every citizen of the United
States to invest at least $2o'in
Thrift stamps and War Savings
stamps. Perhaps we can't all do
it; but we can all make a start,
at a cost of 25 cents.
To give a child a start, toward
the acquisition of a War Savings
certificate may be the means of
inculcating a saving habit that
will be worth thousands of dol
lars to the recipient in afterlife.
Uncle Sam has provided us with
a means of taking care of the
loose nickles, dimes and quarters
and making them count up. Let
us all take advantage of it.
Thrift Stamps and War Sav
ings stamps can be bought at
any post office or tank, and at
thousands of other agencies
which the Government has es
tablished and is about to estab
lish. The many f rienks of Mrs. S.
B. Woollet who has been very
ill during the past . ten days,
will be pleased to learn that she
is much better,
PROCLAMATION
HarriBburg, Pa. January 9. People of Pennsylvania
are urged to put every penny not needed to preserve life in
to war savings and thus devote their substance to the ser
vice of the nation by Governor Brumbaugh in a Proclama
tion issued today in support of ' the movement for sale of
thrift Btamps, N The Proclamation, which praises the work
of the Commitee in charge of sales of the stamps, is as
follows:
Whereas, the National War Savings Committee,
under sanction of the treasury, has undertaken the laudable
and vital service of placing within the resources of all our
people the worthy privilege of supplying to this nation two
billion dollars by the sale of war saving stamp and
Whereas, Pennsylvania is so commandingly an
essential part of this great nation, and . has always in the
past wars and in this war done its full share in loyally sus
taining the nation in its hours of need and has in the Lib
erty loans, the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A. and other fica
calls given and given well, and ha led in the conservation
of food, and is rich in devotion to duty to day as always
she has been,
Therefore I, Martin Grove Brumbaugh, governor of
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do now call upon and
urge all our people to save every penny not absolutely need
ed to preserve life and devote the funds thus a saved to the
service of this nation, that this war may be speedily won.
The funds thus given the nation will return to you with
ample reward in 1923; and you will in the meantime have
learned the virtue and blessedness of sacrifice, and the very
great joy of having helped win this war for democracy and
civilization. Pennsylvania must in this call show her inherent
Power, and her unswerving loyalty. Let every man, wo
man and child be a contributing force in the aid of national
honor and international victory. I call upon teachers in the
schools, all ministers in the churches, all present in the
homes, all newspapers in circulation to encourage this great
service and urge upon our people prompt and adequate sup
port of the nation by liberal purchase of these war saving
stamps. When one recalls the gifts the men in the army
and navy are giving surely we shall be remiss, indeed
censurably, if we do not give unstintedly and with sacrifice
to this great need.
Give I'p Luxuries.
Philadelphia, Jan. 15th. "The
purpose of the government in
inaugurating the war savings
movement was not merely to
raise money, that can easily be
obtained", explained Frank A.
Vanderlip, head of the National
War Savings Committee at a
meeting of a committee to con
sider questions in connection
with the development of the war
stamp sales campaign.
"The purpoes is to prevent the
demand for needless nonessen
tials which compete with the
government by withdrawing la
bor for necessary tasks", Mr.
Vandrslip continued. "The
amount of articles required by
us is stupendous. It is impossible
to manufacture them unless there
is a large increase in labor. Do
not think that by our plan busi
ness will be made to suffer, there
is no possibility of the huge busi
ness in non-essentials being seri
ously affected by the suggested
economies, in England and
France, despite legislation for the
purpose, have failed to create a
situation in which trade in non
essentials is not very ' near the
booming point."
"The tragedy is not that we
are going to disrupt business but
it may be that we will not get
the idea of economy into the
minds of the people in time to
prevent delay in getting supplies
to the front."
Mr. Vanderslip was asked what
suggestion he could offer by
which necessary economies might
be affected. He replied: "All
men and women know better
than any one else what they can
do. Let their minds go back to
the first prosperous times in
their lives. Compare expendi
tures of those days with what is
spent now and I am sure all will
find they can do without much
they have now and still remain
good citizens. If they cannot do
that, send me their last week's
bills and I will suggest some re
ductions. Eliminate everything
that is unnecessary to proper
living.
"Our young men are facing
death in the trenches, not dole
fully but gladly,,with hearts filled
with patriotism. We should not
be so very sad because it is re
quired of us to give up our luxuries."
Income Tax Information.
1 Every unmarried man whose
net income for the year 191T
equals or exceeds $1000.00 is re
quired to render a personal in
come tax return.
2 Every married man, living
with his wife, whose net income
for the year 1917, equals or ex
ceeds $2000.00, is required to
render a personal income tax re
turn. If a husband and wife
living together, each receive in
dependent income equal to or in
excess of $1000, separate returns
may be rendered. If, however,
the income of either is less than
$1000, but their combined income
equals or exceeds $2000, a joint
should be returned. '
Every married man having
minor children, is required to ac
count for the income of such
children in his own personal re
turn (except in case the condi
tions of which are outlined under
the head of 'Fiduciaries.'
Persons acting as the guardian
of a minor or incompetent person
or as the administrator, executor,
or trustee of an estate or trust is
required to render a return for
and in behalf of their ward, or
the estate or trust, for which
they act, if the conditions out
lined under the head of 'Fiduci
aries,' as requiring a return, are
present in their case.
All persons becoming liable un
der the several Acts and provis
ions of the income tax law, should
be sure to have a return in the
hands of the collector of their
district on or before March 1st,
1918. A failure on their part to
do so, will subject them to a pen
alty of not less than $20.00 or
more than $1000.00 and fifty per
centum (50 per cent.) additional
tax.
All merchants having stock on
hand, should inventory same as
of January 1 1918. This should
be done for their own protection
for under the provisions of 3176,
Revised Statutes, a person ren
dering a fraudulent return will
subject himself to a penalty of
100 per cent additional tax and
pnder provisions os Section 18 of
the Act of September 8, 1916 as
amended to a fine not to exceed
$2000 or to one year's imprison
ment, or both, in the discretion
of the Court and costs of prose
cution. y
FUTON FLYERS.
Campaign Now on for the Recruiting of
an Aero Squadron of Ful
ton County Boys.
Corporal Howard Wilson, a
special representative of the
Publicity Committee of the Har
risburg Recruiting District ar
rived in town on Saturday night
to conduct a special recruiting
campaign for the Aviation Sec
tion of the Army in Fulton Coun
ty. Each and every county in the
Harrisbo: District, with the ex- .
ceptjon of Fulton, is represent
ed in tho army by an Aero Squad
ron and t is for the purpose of
forming ine in Fultqn County
that CoDoral Wilson was sent'
here. The Squadron or Unit
which he will send out will leave
McConnellsburg on February ldt
and it will be composed en
tirely of the best representative
young men of the whole county.
The men who go in this unit
will be furnished with arm bands
bearing the words "Fulton Coun-,
ty Aero Squadron, No, 1, and
they will be known by that
throughout their whole enlist
ment. Won't it be a source of
considerable pride to you men
who go away with this unit to
know that you are representing
your folks back home in this
manner? This movement has
been endorsed by all the best
known men of the county, and
they are with the Recruiting
Officers from start to finish in
the movement
The Aviation Section of the
Army is the best branch that
has ever been open to men for
enlistment and men all through
the country are taking advantage
of it bo that Fulton County is
now being given a wonderful
chance to keep up that great
feeling of patriotism that it has
always displayed.
This is a branch of the army
that is going to be commercializ
ed more than any other after the
war and the boys of the county
are not going to neglect the
chance of getting into it It is a
wonderful chance for Red Blood
ed Young Americans; and, al
ready, a large number of them
have signified their intention of
joining and signing up. Why
not have every community in the
county represented? That can
easily be done. Men of 57 dif
ferent trades are needed, and
every man can find his place
there. You will train in Texas,
where you will be stationed in
the nonflying branch, or the fly
ing branch, if you make applica
tion to that effect You will
have a roof over your head, and
a bed under it at all times, if
you joir now and leave with the
unit. Isn't that better than go
ing into the muddy trenches?
Certainly it is, and the boys are
going to realize it and get in at
the present time.
( Corporal Wilson can be found
at any time at the McConnells
burg Post Office, and he will
furnish any information desired.
Get to see him as soon as you can,
and if that isn't possible, write
him and he will call to see you.
Dp this before it is too late and
be one of the many to represent
your home town in this unit and
help to keep Fulton County on
the map where it has always
been, Get into this unit and
when you have once said. "I
will" you can go to bed with a
free conscience thinking "Thank
God I am a true American and
trying to do my part in this war
against Kaiserism." That is
the Bpirit that the boys in the
unit will display, and they will
be glad of it Will you be one of
them?
SchreckGutshall.
Henry Augusta Schreck, of
Harrisburg, and Miss Mildred
Ruth Gutshall, of Three Springs,
were united in marriage on Wed
nesday, Jan. 2, at the Baptist
parsonage by the pastor, the
Rev. H. P. Hoskins,