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CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS
The Bixty fourth annual session
0f Franklin County's teachers
Institute, is being held in Cham
bersburg this week.
Butchering season has arrived
and some fine porkers will be
slaughtered by our town neigh
bors during the next fortnight.
Charley and Harvey Gordon of
Big Cove Tannery left Wednesday
for Johnstown, where they will
work for the Cambria Steel Com
pany. Nevin Wagner, of Hummells
town, Pa., is spending a few days
this week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Wagner, East Lin
coln Way.
While the price of wood is high,
the quality as observed in the
ranks along our streets this week,
is better than had been sold here
in past years.
Miss Rith Riettger, who. has
been spending the summer at ti e
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Nick Roettger, returned to
ChamberBburg last Monday.
The epidemic of influenza,
while not so severe in this vicinity
Mi 93m3 of our adjoining com
munities, is about over and very
few are afflicted with itat present
Now that the war is over and
the ban on building materials
has been lifted, building opera
tions are looking more brisk and
some towns have started to
boom building to relieve the con
gested housing conditions.
Nearly 3000 merchant ships
were built in home yards between
, April 6, 1917 and November 11,
1918, the period we were engag
ed in the war. These ships will
bean important factor during the
reconstruction period, and many
years to follow.
Teachers throughout the State
will ask the legislature to enact
a law providing that teachers be
paid for time lost on account of
an epidemic, or the closing of
Bchools by order of the health
authorities. Fulton County
teachers, get after Comerer.
In order to make the schedule
of services in the Presbyterian,
and the Reformed, church cor
respond with the card distrib
uted in the congregations, the
services next Sunday (Nov. 24th)
will be held in the Presbyterian
church, and thereafter, until the
last of next April, as indicated
on the card schedule.
The last quarterly conference
of the year on the Harrisonville
charge will be held at Asbury at
10 o'clock on Tuesday, November
2Glh. The District Superinten
dent, Dr. Edgar Heckman, of
Altoona, will preside. All offi
cers and church boards are re
quested to be nresent. Regular
preaching services at Needmore
od Sunday the 24th at 2:30 in the
afternoon. -E. J. Croft, pastor.
McConnellsburg, M. E. Charge,
Rev. Edward Jackson, pastor.
In the M. E. church, McCon-
nellaburflr. Friday evening at
7:30, preaching services follow
ed by quarterly conference. Ser
vices o n Sunday, ' as follows
Fort Littleton at 10:30: Knobs-
ville, at 2:30; McConnellsburg,
at 7:00. District Superintend
ent E. R. Heckman, D. D., will
preach at all these services. No
preaching service at Cito.
An automobile party consisti ng
of Mr. and Mrs. Adam West and
daughter Florence, and L. R.
Evans, Verbie Marshall and
Harry Mull all near Chambers-
burg, motored to Fulton County
on Thursday of last week and
"pent the time until Saturday
afternoon at T. K. Reeder's dur
ing which time the men of the
Party were hunting, and Mrs.
Weit and Florence were spend
ing the time with the former's
parents.
James Sharp and daughter,
Miss Verda, of Dott, were Mc
Connellsburg visitors last Wed
nesday,
Miss Mildred Mock of this
place, left for Philadelphia last
Saturday, where she will remain
indefinitely.
There will be communion ser
vices at the Big Cove Tannery
Lutheran church next Sunday
morning at 10:30. Services 'at
the Lutheran church in McCon
nellsburg in the evening at 7
o'clock.
Emery Lauver superintendent
of one of the Cambria Steel Co.
mills at Johnstown, came back a
few days ago and invested some
of his spare cash in the "old
homestead" near Big Cove Tan
nery. Miss Olive Lodge, whose school
at Earlston had been closed on
account of the Flu epidemic, for
the past six weeks, was notified
that the ban had been removed
and she left for Everett last Sat
urday. Bub Sharp, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in the
lower end of the county the past
month, purposes returning to his
duties in Montana in a couple
weeks. Bub was one of the
guests at his brother Henry's
wedding at Hotel Harris, Wednesday.
To See l to Believe.
"Tf I roiiii' In your ynnl will your
lor: Mlo mi-?" iiskril Wcury Willie.
"I'm nut rertnln, mister," replied tho
vmr.iin of the house, "hut the mini who
siil'l lii nt to iih xii. vm tUnt he'll cluiNe u
Iriilnp 10 mllex without Htopplni:. I'.Ut
I'm lint culm; to helleve It till I seu It
ihme." I'eoplu'H Ilmne .Tounml.
A Han Hur.tcr.
Mr. P. B. Drumm an employ
ment agent of the Cambria Steel
Co., of Johnstown, who has been
staying at the Harris House dur
ing the rast three weeks, will
I :ave for home Saturday or Sun
day, after having had a pleasant
visit in Fulton County. Mr.
Drumm pays he believes he is
more successful- as a hunter of
men, than many of the city men
who come to hunt for rabbits or
turkeys. All indications are that
Mr. Drumm will take quite a
r;umborof Fulton County boys
lack with him to help make
farming ar.d auto machinery,
parts, and to make plates to
finish Uncle Sam's ships. The
Cambria Steel Company have
changed already from war ma
terial 'to commercial lines, and
have orders to keep them busy
for the next two years.
Mr. Drumm will be pleased to
see his old friends, and new ones
before he leaves the Harris House.
Lots of men will be able to save
enough to buy a car when spring
farm w rk opens up again, as
wages are good at the steel mills.
SWIFT & CO.
To Locate Sunken VeseK
A IlieiitlH of milking use nf the elec
tro limcliet miller Wilier till M I II de
vised III .Jnp;ill, lind It pI'omlseM to lie
of Rrent iiNMlstiince In' 1 u-:i 1 1 uir sunk
en vessels, to it-envcr which Hlilv ice
(iperiitliiim on a til scale lire expelled
after tho wur.
Red Cross York.
TheVulton County Chapter, A.
R. C. shipped on the 1st of Octo
ber 500 hand towels, 320 hand
kerchiefs, 12 bath towels and 20
napkins. The Hustontown
Branch furnished and made 103
of the hand towels and 20 of the
handkerchiefs.
Last week the Chapter shipped
50 house dresses, and two boxes
of Becond-hand clothing.
MConnellsborg Schools
Go "Over Ibe Top."
Many windows of our town are
showing this card: "Victory
Boys" or "Victory Girls:" This
means that a boy or girl has
pledged to "tarn and give" five
dollars by April first, which
amount' well help make up the
War Fund of our recent drive.
Twenty pledges, five dollars
each, wore made by the High
School; eleven, by the Gram
mar School; ar.d three, by the In
termediate. This means the
High School leys and girls will
earn, ana give, iiou. 1 tie uram
mar School $55, and the Inter
mediate $11 making a total of
$170. $10 75 was also contribu
ted by the smaller pupils for the
War Chest.
If you have any extra chores,
ask the wearers of th3 "Victory
buttons." They will help you
out.
DR. FAHRNEY
HAGERSTOWN, MD.
DIAGNOSTICIAN
Specialist in Chronic Diseasci
wute diseases get well ol themselves or
into chronic form. There is always a
toute and you can not get well until the
'"e is removed., Cause and effect is the
Jfert law of nature. You know the effect
lind the cause. Send me your name
ud.addreit and let me study your case.
Sugar for December.
The public is advised that the
sugar allotment to consumers will
be increased from three pounds
per person, per month, to four
pounds per person per month, ef
fective December first, hotels
and eating houses being allotted
eugar onthe basis of four pounds
for each ninety meals served.
John R. Jackson,
County Food Administrator.
Sharp Mellntt. .
A very pretty weding was sol
emnized in the presence of a few
guests at Hotel Harris, this
place, yesterday morning, when
Rev. Edward Jackson, pastor of
the M. E. Church, this place,
united in the holy bonds of mat
rimony, Mr. Henry Sharp and
Miss Elizabeth Mello'tt, both of
Locust Grove. To this estimable
couple, the News extends hearty
congratulations.
WEI LS TANNEHV.
Union Thanksgiving sorvicos
will be held in the Wells Valley
M. E church in the evening of
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday,
Nov. 28 At no timo in the hia
tory of our townships is a meet
lDg more essential. Come and
thank God for tbe many blessings
showered upon us during tbe past
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Ilorton
entertained a number of their
friends at a wild turkey dinner
last Sunday.
Mrs. E A. ilorton is visiting
her native borne in Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ilorton, with
the Denis-ir family and Mr. and
Mrs Charles ttaeseof Altoona,
enjoyed a wild turkey dinner last
Sunday.
Mrs Bessie Chamberlain is
suffering with pneumonia
M.S. A. 8. Greenland con
tioues in a critical condition.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Sprowl
entertained thirty one of their
friends last Saturday. They en
joyed a splendid wild turkey din
uer.
Mr. and Mrs. Mulhulan, of
Johnstown, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W, L. Moiby, part
oUaitweek,
Ernest Lcrojr Ulcers.
Ernest Leroy Myers, a resident
of this county, died at Maymort,
Wayne county, Pa., November
9, 1918, from bronchial pneumo
nia.
Mr. Myers was born May 2,
VciSQ, hence was 38 years, (
months and 7 days old. Inter
ment was made in the cemetery
at Knobsville, November lGth.
He was a member of the M. E.
Church for several years. He is
survived by his mother, Mrs.
Isabella Myers and seven sisters,
n:unely: Mrs. Annie E. Moore,
Patterson, N. J.; Mrs. Minnie
Brubaker. Altoona: Mrs. Etta
Kerlin, Mrs. Clara Hamil, Mrs.
Maude Divens, of Knobsville;
Mrs. Lucy Finilf, Fort Littleton;
and Mrs. Amy Billou, of Jlagers
town.
Large Part Of War Earnings Expected to Disap
pear When Prices Begin to Go Down.
Boston Swift & Co., have prepared a reply to the accusations
of the Federal Trade Commission filed with a Senate sub-committee
on September 28.
The company states that in its whole consideration of profits,
tho Federal Trade Commission fails to realize that the profits re
ported by the packers are not profits that have actually appeared
in the form of cash, but are largely book profits tied up in inven
tory which will undoubtedly disappear in large measure when pri
ces begin to go down. Even if the war. lasts five years longer and
the drop in prices does not come until then, the loss will be just as
real.
For the meat and by-products departments, which are subject
to the 9 per cent limitation of profits, the statement continues the
rate of turn-over is approximately 3 A times a year. "It must be
membered that part of the steer consists of by-products which
move slowly, that some of the beef is cured and salted, and large
portion of pork products consists of cured products which mover
very slowly and that even in the sale of strictly fresh meat it takes
some time for the money to return to the company's coffers after
the actual sale is made.
"The commission says that the packers' profit of one-quarter
of a cent per pound on beef amounts to $5 a ton a3 compared to on
ly 25 cents per ton profit on coal. As a matter of fact an average
quality ton of beef is Worth at wholesale at present about $100,
whereas a ton of anthracite coal at tidewater is worth only about
$7. Compare a $5 profit on a $100 sale with a 25 cent profit on a
$7 sale. The beef profit is only about 11 per cent, coal profit over
3J per cent.
"In 1917 Swift & Co. filled over 30,000,000 orders of all products
with a total of about 200,000,000 item?, a large part of which had
to be weighed and wrapped separately, while coal is delivered in
carlots or ton lots."
Answering the charge that packers have agreed among them
selves upon division of livestock recaipts, company gives the maxi
mum and minimum weekly percentages of cattle purchases made
during the year Sept. 1, 1917, to Sept. 1, 1918, as follows:
Dif. between
Maxi Mini
per cent per cent
Chicago 43.1 32.7
Kansas City.. 31.4 18 5
Omaha.". 37 6 25.0
East St. Louis 47 (5 31.0
South St. Joseph 00 0 35.9
South St. Paul 97.0 G2.9
Fort Worth 52 2 33 5
Racket Store
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Lucky Iluuter.
A few turkeys were 'bagged"
the opening day of the season,
and one or the lucKy ones was
T. II. Walters, who carried a 20.
lb. one homo Fnday. lie and
his wife and daughter Marian,
Uenry Barton and wite, N. 13
UiX9on and wife, son Veryl,
daughter Elizabeth; Blaine Ilix
Bon and wifc, son John, daughter
Mary; Lcuiso Davis, Goldie Bar
ton; James, Barton, Morton,
Uenford, Mark, and George llix
son each partook of tho fowl and
the other dainties prepared bv
Mrs Walter which were served
with it!
Soldiers Memorial Service.
The soldiers Memorial Service
for Fulton County will be held
Saturday Nov. 30, 1918 at 2 p. m.
in the Presbyterian Church, Mc
Connellsburg, Pa.
This service is in honor of those
who have died while serving their
country. The principal address
will be delivered by the Rev. Ed
ward Jackson, McConnellsburg,
Pa.
Seats will be reserved for the
immediate relatives of the deceas
ed soldiers. For reserved seat
tickets apply to Rev. W. V. Grove,
Chairman of Committee of ar
rangements, McConnellsburg, Pa.
Card of Thanks.
Orville Taylor, of Saltillo takes
this method of expressing his
sincere thanks to all who bo kind
ly and freely assisted in any way
during the Illness and death of
hit beloved wife, 't
Closing of the School Auditorium.
Au unfortunate misapprehen
sion has gone abroad concrrn
ing tho relationship of tho Ful
ton County Ministerial Associa
tion to tho closing of the McOon
Dellaburg School Auditorium.
It h truo that action of the
Ministerial Association is in
directly responsible for tho
sudden and drastic action of
tho Stato Authorities in the
matter. But it is not according
to the facts in the case, that the
n. misters made complaint to tho
State Authorities or that there
w is the slightest thought or in
tcutiou of bringing about the
closing ol tho room by the State
or by anybody else.
To go back a little. The steps
tnken by the ministers in an"en
tiroly altruistic spirit were these:
alouo of the moetings the safety
of the building was raised for
informal discussion. The
unanimous opinion of those
present was, that in the in
terests of community Bafety
Borne move ought to be made.
Accordingly a committee was
apjointcd for tho purpose of
taking up the mattar wilh the
Borough School board, in tho
hopo that some arrangement
might be made in the near fu
lure foV anadditioualexit in cae
of a panic.
This cornmilteo was courte
ously received and hoard by
the Schuol Board. Their in
formal reply was essentially
ibis. "Tho building plans were
approved by the Stato. How
ever, wo as a Board, are at the
boi vico of tho people, and if you
gentlemen will secure a patition
aalnng for tho proposed moditi
cations largely signed by the
taxpayer, we will bo glad to do
what wecau in the matter."
At tho next regular meeting
ot the ministers it was thought
bust to plan for a public meeting
on tho matter with the thought
ol arousing public sentiment,
and that information might bo
secured from thoBe who had
mado a study of the matter in
volved and with the hopa of se
curing Borne expert suggestions
as to a practicable plaii for in
creasing safety, the following
resolution was passed.
Resolved that the Secretary
bo instructed to write to tbe De
partment of Public Iastructton,
sending an approximate plan ot
the Public School Building of
McCjnnellsburg, Pa asking for
an opinion as to the safety of
suoh a bui diug in caso of tire.
The Stale Board of Education
repihed through their assistant
secretary, "I have referred your
communication to the Depart
ment of Labor and. Industry,
from whom, no doubt, you will
hear direct within the next
few days." The question which
you raise in your Ustter is in re
gird to a safety standard and
tire risk, and for that teason we
ae referring tho matter to tho
Department of Labor and In
dustry." The Ministerial As
srclation rece'ved no reply
from the latter Department,
but instead learned indirectly of
the visit and ruling of the In
spector. Committee.
After the Demobilization of the Army.
There are more than four mil
linns in the armiei and navies of
the country and their demobliza
Hon is a mattor of much intrica
cy. At tho end of our Civil War
there wero many who predicted
that tho returning soldiers would
form a menace to the Nation. No
such dcmoblizalion had ever tak
en place, and it was feared by
timorous souls that there would
be a military control of the coun
try. As a fact, all the million
soldiers of the Union armies were
only too glad to get home and the
bounding West offered opportu
nities which were quickly seized.
Conditions are somewhat dif
ferent now, but aside from tho
longer time which will be neces
sary there is no reason to ap
prehend any great change from
18G5 Our boys were willing to
go, but they are quite as ready to
come home now that their work
is done. Save a few thousands
who have offered up themselves
a willing Bacritice on the altnr of
freedom, all will return with now
aspirations and with a much larg
er outlook on lite. They have
learned tho essential meaning of
tho words "you must," which is
the foundation of all good char
acter. With the closing or slowing
down of many war industries
there will be a nocesary shift of
industrial work, but this country
has for two years been short of
many essentials in domestic
trade which can now be given In
plenty and vuth little reduction
of actual labor. Those who fear
that changes will come so rapid
Jy as to promote revolutionary
ideas should remember that our
great task in this war is not yet
completed. It is, more than
probable that we shall keep a
million men In Europe for more
than a year. This, with the re
sumption of normal manufactur
ing, ought to act as a sort of
brake to stabilize industries and
make the new organization the
more easily effected.
' Our boys are coming hom3
eventually for constructive work.
They V6 better Americans than
ever, Thatseimi to be a auffl
We started last week to tell you something
about
Fall Underwear
but got too busy to get it to the printer. We
wish now to say that we were fortunate
in getting WOOL UNDERWEAR for
men at $2.25 each, and the Wool
Union Suits at,$3.50.-and these
ARE WOOL, too.
Men's cotton union suits 1.75 to 2.25; Me
heavy fleece-lined shirts and drawers
98 to 1.20. Boys' and Misses' underwear
separate and union18 to 1.00 each. Men's
sweaters 1.50 to 4.50.
BLANKETS
Horfe Blankets, 1.98 to 7.00. Bed I51anketsr3.75
to 7.50. iMcn's and Hoy's Mackinaws 1 .50 to 1 0.OO.
Men's Cord pant9 lined all through, 3.U0. Men's
36 inch work shirts 1.25. Single-barrel
SHOTGUNS
10 and 12 gauge 7.50, fullchoked, shells of all kinds. A
nr. i i i it i - t J 4
wc nave a iuii line oi iever-sup goous mis season t
and at the right price. 50-lfo. heavy tinned lard
cans 65 cents; butcher knives 15 to 35 els. Coal
oil 13 cts. a gallon; holdfast shoe nails 5c. The
heaviest stovepipe at 25 cents a j int; elbows, 20
cts. Lureka fodder yarn-nice goods not ad tar,
21 cents a pound.
Rubbers Rubbers
We have a nice lot of rubbers of all kinds, and at
the right pi ice. We handle Goodrich Nind liall
Band goods.
Shoes Shoes
Our line of shoes never was in better shape than
this fall. Some of them arc higher in price, but wc
would rather they would advance the price and keep
up the quality, than keep the price down and take
it out of the shoes.
Just received a nice lot of MISSES UNION SUITS
at 45c suit, and some Men's Heavy Under-shirts at
75c.
Come in and we think we can save you a good
day'9 wages and show you some, goods that you
wont sec in all the stores.
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Thanking you
service.
for past favors, we are at your
HULL & BENDER
A Market
for your
MILK
Boginnin'g Novembor 15 the C. V. Cream
ery and Dairy Co. will buy all your whole
milk at their McConnellsburg plant at
$3.60 per hundred
This is tho opening price and is sure to go
higher as the season advances it is pre
dicted tho prico will go near the 1 mark
within a few weeks.
Dohvor all your milk to our McUounolls-'
burg plant it means more prolit for you.
See our managor, Mr.
furthor information.
Frank Tritlo for
Cumberland Valley Creamery and Dairy Company.
cient answer to the croakers of
evil. It is tho American eaglo
and not the raven which has tri
umphed.
SIDELINd HILL
Mr, and Mrs. John Lynch, of
Dubois, Pa., spent several days
with relatives and friends in
this community.
Oliver Divelbiss and family of
Dott, spent Sunday with the
family A William Mollott near
Warfordsburg.
James LalTertv, wife and
daughter of Clearfield, Pa., visit,
ed relatives in Fulton County
last weest.
Mrs. Amos Liytoi has re
turned after having spent some
time with her grandson and
wife Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Lay
ton near Amaranth.
John Cor roll, of York, is
spending some time ucar here.
Mi88 Unzol lless spent Sun
day with Miss Jessie Gray.
Mrs. Nora Akers spont pome
time last week with hor daugh
ter, Mrs. S.itnucl Uer cell at
Dott
Charles II lless and family
spent a dy recently with Mr,
JibnP Fisher and. wife near
Warfordsburg,
Coniultation tree