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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
War Savings Fund.

Philadelphia, February 1st,
Three Counties in Pennsylvania
has sold more than One Dollars
worth of War Savings Stamps
up to the close of business on
January 26th, according to re-
ports received from post masters
at the headquarters of the Ma
tional War Savings Committee
in this city. Union County leads
all the rest with sales of $l.27
for each inhabitant. Cameron
is next with 81 02 and Cumber-
land runs third with $1.0l per
capita. Not all the counties
have sent in reports and those
reporting, it was explained at
headquarters are in all proba-
bility not complete. Thus while
it may appear that a County is
tagging in its patriotic duty, the
fact may be that thousands of
war stamps have been sold of
which no report has yet been
made.
Other counties are very close
to the three leaders. Columbia
has bought ninety-seven cents
worth per capita little Montour
ninety cents, Pike seventy-one,
Monroe sixty-eight, Elk fifty
five, York fifty-three, Milflin
sixty-five, Montgomery sixty
four and Mexican sixty.
Philadelphia has bought IN
even fifty cents worth for eacn
of her 1,750,0O0 population.
Northampton, with the Bethle-
hem Steel Works to draw upon,
is credited with only twenty-six
cents for each of her population.
Clinton's record is forty-six cents;
Bradford forty-four and Centre
forty-four.
Lancaster, Dauphin, Lehigh.
Fulton, Northumberland, Berks,
and Carbon are in the thirties.
Bucks, Cambria, Chester, Hun
tingdon. Lebanon, Luzerne, Sus-
quehanna, Schuylkill, and Tioga
are in the twenties.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
Monday Closing Order Ruling.

While the Monday Closing Or
der of the Federal Fuel Admins
traitor is in effect, all stores in
Fulton County engaged in selling
food and fuel, will be allowed to
remain open for the sale of food
and fuel only till 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. At this hour all stores
will close and reduce the heat to
the lowest possible degree, re-
tanning only such heat as is nec-
essary to prevent loss. All per-
sons affected by the closing order
are expected to strictly observe
the rule laid down; and any vio-
lations of the closing order, or
the limitation placed on sales,
will be dealt with by the Govern
ment according to law. Nothing
but food and fuel may be sold on
Monday, and that only until 2
o'clock, so long as this order is
in effect.
JOHN R. JACKSON.
Federal Food Administrator for
Fulton County.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
Truck Trans and Snow Drifts.

The $50 War trucks accompan-
led by more than 500 men, which
are making their way t o the At
lantic Seaboard over the Lin
coin Highway from western fac
tories, are getting real expert
ence. The convoy is divided into
six trains and each train into
three sections. Each train is j n
charge of a Lieutenant, and each
section, in charge of a Corporal.
The trains are supposed to travel
about day apart, but the wealth
er has interferred with the pro-
gram as originally planned, and
they are now doing the best they
can. The first train passed
through McConnellsburg last
Friday afternoon, having staid
in Bedford Thursday night, and
they made Chambersburg Fri
day night. Trains Nos. 2, 3 and
a passed through McConnells-
burg on Saturday, Sunday and
Monday respectively. Trains
Nos. 5 and 6 are held up by the
blockade in the roads caused by
the blizzard of Monday. A big
Akron truck with a ten-ton load
tore out a differential on the grade
a mile east of town on Monday.
AS it was in the middle of the
road and a big snow drift on
either side. it had the right of
way and traffic was held up un-
til a road could be shoveled
around it.
McConnellsburg was practical
ly shut in. There We're no out
going nor incoming mails from
Saturday until Wednesday after
noon. In that, we were not so
much worse-off than our neigh
bore. for the South Penn rail-
road was entirely out of business
during the same time, with the
consequence that we got no mail,
express, freight, nor passenger
service, "a condition that has
not existed in the memory of the
Oldest inhabitant.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
SALUYlA.
WOOlly Worm Representations Indicate
an Unusually Long Hard
Winter.

Among our neighbors and
friends who have been suffering
for the past few days, and have
had to call for physicians, are
Reuben Mellott, John Hollinshead,
George S. Mellott, Joseph Wyles
and wife, Mrs. VIM. H. Fegley,
two grandchildren of George S.
Mellott, Mrs. John Schooley and
John S. Sipes.
l.. r. Swartz, who has been
sufferer from kidney trouble,
has, we are informed, gone to a
hospital in Cumberland, Md, for
a surgical operation.
AT this writing there is appar-
emily no change in theeondition
of little Thelma Deshong, and,
she may be some weaker. 1t is
the most remarkable and peculi-
ar case that " as ever known in
this community. Itall developed
from that dreadful and enervat-
ing disease-scarlet fever-which
seems TO have settled in her
head, neck, and whole system.
Little George Swartz went to
live with r. Y. Schooley when
the lads father went to the hos
pital.
Mrs. Berte Ham left last Mon
day to join her husband and
daughter Marie, near Deshler, 0.
Mrs. John Ham returned last
Wednesday from an extended
visit among friends in Boston and
New York.
We note occasionally a call
from a correspondent for the
'woolly-worm prognosticator."
The writer, although a careful
re search was made of the places
where woolly worms were seen in
former years, failed to see any
last fall. But a reliable neighbor
did see some, and kindly reported
few days ago. He claimed that
there were seven distinct black
rings from the head to the tail,
with narrow white rings inter-
vening-remarkable. unusual
markings. The readings would
indicate a very severe, prolonged
winter, with cold waves, biz
zardly winds, with drifting, fol-
lowed by mild day or two, then,
a snowfall thus alternating be-
tween the two extremes until the
seven markings are completed;
that is, until seven eras are COM
pleted. It's best for us not to
know the dreadful, disheartening
happenings of this life, else we
would worry ourselves to death.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
new FLOUR ORDER.
Can Only Be Sold in Connection with
Other Recognized Wheat
Substitutes.

County Food Administrator
John R. Jackson has received no
tice of the following ruling which
went into effect Monday, Feb
ruary-4th.
The need for wheat conser-
walton is so serious as to demand
instant cooperation on the part
of the entire public. 1t is ac-
cordingly ordered that beginning
Monday February A, and contin-
uing until further notice, all
dealers in wheat -four, either
wholesale or retail, will be per-
mitted to sell it only in combina-
tion with other recognized wheat
substitutes in the minimum ratio
Of one pound of wheat substitute
to each one pound of wheat flour
sold, unless it is first definitely
determin ed that wheat substitu-
tes IN equivalent Quantities have
been previously purchased from
another source. For the present
a written and signed declaration
by flour purchaser within the
trade will be considered suffici.
ent evidence on which to base this
determination. Cereals to be re-
cOgnized as wheat substitutes are
corn meal, corn starch, cornfour,
hominy, corn crits, barley flour,
rice. rice flour, oatmeal, rolled
aats, buckwheat flour, potato
flour, sweet potato flour, soya
bean flour, peterita fOurs and
meals, and no other, except that
rye may be used until March 3.
"All County Federal Food Ad-
ministrators are charged with the
duty of seeing that these regula-
tions are strictly observed by the
trade, and will promptly report
violations to the State Admins
traitor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
BishOp...SeinSheimsr.

At the First United Brethren
parsonage n Chambersburg last
Friday afternoon, Corp. John c .
Bishop and Miss Mary Margaret
Sensheimer were united in mar
riage by Rev. DR.. Lutz. The
groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bishop, of Ayr town
ship, and is now member of
Co. c., 112th, Infantry at Camp
Hancock, Augusta, Ga. The
bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Sensheimer, of
Chambersburg, the former of
whom witnessed the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop came over
to this county and spent a day or
two among relatives and friends,
when John returned to Camp
Hancock, and Mrs. Bishop will
remain at home with her parents.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
Doing Their Bit.

Judge and Mrs. Peter Morton
are doing their bit to help win
the war. They now have three
sons enlisted in the service.
James Newton, enlisted last
July and is now Somewhere in
France" Mac enlisted in the
Reserve Officers Training Corps
and is stationed at State Col
lege, Pa. Pete, Jr., their
youngest son, joined the aviation
unit and left Friday afternoon
for San Antonio, Texas.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07

so survived by four sisters, Lizzie,
widow of Rev. Armstrong, Lock
Haven, Pa. Alice, wife of George
Wilson, near Fort Littletown;
Mary, wife of Rev. E. M. Aller,
York, Pa; and Amanda. wife of
a Mr.. Boyles, Harrisburg, Pa.
Dan, as he was Familiarity
known, enjoyed the confidence
and esteem of a wide circle of
friends. He served his township
as assessor for fourteen consecu-
tive years, and his work was al
ways intensely satisfactory to
his constituents as well as to
the County Commissioners.
MRS, CATHERINE OFT.
Mrs. Catherine Gordon OFT,
widow of Thomas E. OFT, died
at the home Of her son Philip in
Hopewell, Bedford County, on
Wednesday, January 30, 1918.
Funeral services were held at
her home on Saturday morning
and the remains taken to the
cemetery at the Tonoloway
Baptist church for interment.
Mrs. OFT was a daughter o
Philip and Mary Gale Gordon,
and she was born near Warfords-
burg, January "a, 1843, hence at
her death she was aged 7 5 years
and 6 days. She was married to
Thomas E. OFT of Friends Cove
on the 10Th of August, 1881. One
son, Philip Gordon OFT, survives
this union. She was faithful
member of the Primitive Bap-
tist church.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
From Oar Subscribers.

w. L. olern, ouDgSt0Wn, w.,
January 2Sth: Il note that you
are having some unusually severe
weather in the mountains of
Pennsylvania. While we do not
have as much snow here as you
do, we have some cold weather.
The coolest have heard of here
was Is degrees below zero. The
ice on the lake is 22 inches thick,
and at Lake Milton, IA miles
west of this city, where we get
our water supply, the ice is re-
ported to be 26 inches in thick
ness. The label on my paper re-
minds me that | am in arrears,
which is also a reminder Of the
fight of time. | herewith enclose
my check for two dollars which
please apply to my subscrip-
tion."
Mrs. j. Mac Tritle (Bess Simp-
SOM Spirit Lake, Iowa, January
18th. please find enclosed $1.50
to pay the subscription of my
father-in-law, Luther F. Tritle,
another year, and change the ad-
dress from Spirit Lake, to Lake
Park, Iowa, R. R. A, where we
have bought a farm and will move
upon it Tuesday the 22nd. Mr..
Tritle makes his home with US.
We had a stock reduction sale
the 11th inst. Although the
thermometer registered q below
zero, we had good sale. every
thing brought a good price. 9aif-
ers coming 2 years old brou. ht
STA so a piece and cows brougLl
around 500 90 a head.
We are both quite anxious to
get settled in our own home.
We have a nice quarter. section,
lying nice and good buildings.
We have had a carpenter Ga
Pennsylvania boy from Adams
county, remodeling the house.
We have nice little grove, and
that counts in Iowa when the
wind blows 60 miles an hour,
with the temperature 40 below
zero.
Mr.. Editor, you must get after
the Thompson scribes. They do
not do nearly so well as | did
myself when back there. | have
contemplated writing to the
NEWS ever since came to Iowa
but have never gotten at it until
this evening.
We are feeling the war times
out ere-especially the coal and
sugar question. Prices are good
now. | sold little basket of
eggs this week that brought me
$3.50. We have sold over So, 800,
worth of hogs this year, and are
keeping 10 over. We will soon
be nicely settled at "Hillcrest"
where we will welcome any of
our Fulton County friends who
may care to make US a visit.
Best regards to all the NEWS
family.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
Noti &C TO Drafted Men.

All drafted men who were call
ed to appear for examina-
tion before the local board at Nc
Connellsb urg after Friday, Feb
ruary 9Th. are hereby notified
that they do not need appear
until further notice.
]. L. GARLAND.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
INTERESTING MEETING.
CreditabIe Display Of Kn ting Goods
in The Auditorium, Coupled with
Patriotic Exercises.

Quite a large audience gather
ed in the auditorium last Thurs
day evening to see the knitted
goods which were spread on four
tables on the stage. The display
proved that enthusiasm in Fulton
County is "sky high" for we
now have shipped total of 95
sweaters. n prs. socks, .4S prs.
wristlets, 16 helmets and 6 muf-
flers. Satisfaction was very
marked on all faces that the gar
ments are so well made.
But even then, the ever present
fly was in the ointment" which
made the hearts of the knitting
committee heavy to realize that
money enough is not yet available
to begin to supply the demand
for yarn. A telegram received
last week said keep on knitting,
as the demand is yet great"
About 8 o'clock, Hon. Jno. P.
Sipes, president of. the chapter,
took his place on the platform
and in a most pleasing way re-
called the last day of the Battle
of Waterloo and Napoleon's CON-
mitting into the hands of Ney the
final struggle for victory for
France. Then, Miss Ruth Ken
dali completed the talk by deliv-
ering The Last Charge of Ney."
With Miss Emily Greathead at
the piano, Misses Helen Steach,
Mildred Hull, Helen Daniels, Hell
en- Bender and Mary Kirk march,
ed into full view Of the audience
and, while Mrs. Chas. R. Spang-
Ter sang The Star Spangled
Banner" the girls slowly and
gracefully followed the words
with actions suited t o the senti-
ment in each word of the song.
Corporal H. B. Wilson of the
Harrisburg Aviation Recruiting
Squadron, gave the audience a
short review of the war, uphold
ing in highest honor the present
administrations giving just cen,
sure to critics, and urging ut
most speed and efficiency in all
work we can do, and urging s
to cooperate in all ways and
means in making true O our ma
ton that In union there is
strength"
There were present in the
audience fourteen young men
who had volunteered to work
for the U. S. in the Aviation
Service. Hon. John P. Sipes
told them that even in so good
work as this, clothes would be
torn and buttons come off, and
instead of sending mothers, sis
ters, and wives along to do the
mending. he gave each a COM
fort kit filled with all the neces-
sites for doing it themselves.
Then, every one gave the boys
a hearty send off and left the
auditorium feeling he could do
and dare" and help a little more
to win the war.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
Appropriations TO State Highway Dept.

State Defense Commission today
appropriated 100000 from the
So, 600, 900 set aside for the safe
ty and defense of the State by
the Legislature, to the State
Highway Department, to aid in
keeping open and repairing State
highways. This money is to be
added to the revenue derived
from the automobile licenses, and
it developed that the State, owing
to the high price in materials and
labor, has practically given up any
extensive road construction this
year, except on equal bases with
counties and boroughs. State
highways are now being kept
open at heavy cost, to facilitate
the movement Of truck trains to
the seaboard, and it was held in
the solution making the appro-
priation that the roads should be
kept open on account of the farm
ers. The meeting was attended
by Governor Brumbaugh, Lieu
tenant Governor McClain, State
Treasurer Kephart, Auditor Gen.
eral Berry. The Commission had
previously authorized expendi-
ture of $1S0,0O by the Public
Safey Committee.
Other appropriations today
were made to the Public Safety
Committee as follows:
$40, 600 for the labor employ
ment agencies to be conducted
by the State, nation and Public
Safety Committee, which placed
over 10000 persons last month.
$50, 600 for boys farm training
camps, to be conducted at $l7O
per month per camp, to train
boys for work on farms, to re-
.lieve the shortage.
500, 600 for expenses of coun-
t y and city public safety CON-
mittees, at $4,000 per month,
until May 81.
$4,000 for the woman's commit
tee, for registration of women,
for various kinds of work, and
for food conservation.
$4,000 for publicity of the State
Public Safety Committee.
$40, 900 for the Food Admin
stration work of the committee.
$2500 to the Military and Naval
Service Bureau.
$4,000 for the division of ci-
william relief. $3S7-21 to meet
deficit of the State Midwinter
Show of Farm Products. held
here.
$4,000 to pay expenses of men,
bers of local draft boards in
travelling from their homes to
meeting-places, which expenses
it was reported o the Board the
Government has refused to pay.
$4,000 which was voted a t the
request of the Governor, to have
a census taken of the food and
other supplies in the State which
can be obtained in case o f emer-
gency. The latter sum will not
be used for any purchases, but to
locate supplies and prepare for
extended relief in any calamity.
The Governor will direct the tax
ing of this census.
The meeting lasted three
hours, and arrangements were
made for accounting for all ex-
penditures through the Auditor
Generals office.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07

The State Water Supply Com
mission has issued a warning
that conditions which caused big
floods in 1904 and other years
are Imminent" Owners of
river craft and property along
streams are urged to make pre-
parations.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07
Somewhere in France.

(" uCdi diClIS. INGCGlVGu
your letter December 8, | was
certainly glad to hear from you
and know everybody is we'll. |
received the pictures you sent.
Thanks very much. | think they
are fine. Everybody is busy
fixing up their tents today. W e
moved to a new camp site not
far from where we were, a much
nicer location. / received the
box o f candy from Joan today,
was surely very glad to get it.
That is the one thing we all en-.
joy and | believe the most accept.
able thing any one can send.
also got a large box of candy from
Miss Dock some time ago. You
will remember her as the lady
who spoke at our commencement
last August, and just lately | re.
ceiyed a very generous supply
of candy from brother Roy. As
it was all Hershey goods | wasn't
surprised when one of the fel-
lows asked me if | had shares
in Hershey's factory. ! received
a big box from Silvius and a
sweater last week and the peo-
pie with whom ! boarded last
summer at MifIlinburg sent me
a big box of candy and cakes,
so you see am being well taken
care of, especially, since there
are several other boxes | haven't
mentioned. Prof. Illick lin
structor in Dendrology at Mont
Alto) sent m e a small book con.
tanning first lessons on spoken
French. | got the papers you
sent.
1t showed for the first time
here last week, but it was only
three or four inches and that
all left soon, but another soon
fell of about six inches and that
is staying longer. | was at a
village not far from here and
after the snow stopped the whole
town turned out and had a snow
ball battle in which, we joined
and enjoyed the fun with them.
| suppose the draft army will
be coming over soon. Tell Or
Ian Mock and the other fellows
from home who smoke, to bring
their supply of tobacco a s sever
al Frenchmen told me they could
hardly get any here and their
allowance has been cut consider
ably. ! would like very much to
see the fellows when they come
over here, but don't suppose | will.
While | think o f it, | wish Joe
would send me some poems. !
would like to learn quite a num-
ber. She will find a book in
my trunk with one | would like
to learn ("Lasca.") You don't
need send any papers as | sub
scribed for the European edition
of the New York Herald and
will get that oftener and more
quickly than a paper from Ameri-
ca. | read part of the book
Over the Top" and if | can
get a copy | will send It to Joe.
1t is very good.
The French people think you
are not a man till you have a
They say, big boys,
smooth faces" and they all ask
how old we are. There are some
big fellows with the Annex forces
and you can imagine how the
French look at them when they
don't see a beard OF some kind.
| haven't learned to ''parlez
francais and don't think ever
can. 1t is at least twenty times
harder for me than German was.
Ill learn to pronounce the words
it won't be till / split my tonA de
and fill my mouth with hazel
nuts, as you have to get the
words just right or they ne crom-
Drend pas. Must write some
other letters tonight. sincere
Iy hope you are all well.
Lovingly. Your Son,
NEWT.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-02-07

Charles E. Gutshall, a farmer
of Jackson township, Perry
county, killed five hogs several
days ago from which two sau-
sages were made, they being
sixty-two feet long and fifty
feet, neither one having a break.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-01-11
Good News from
Electra Oil Field
In First Advices
President Lutz Sends Word
of Encouragement to
All Concerned in
Enterprize.

Secretary Monroe Of the New
Mexico Electra Oil Company, is
in receipt Of good news from the
Oil Field, where Messrs. Lutz
Lahan, Brannam and others in
terested in the Company, went
last week to put into operation
the big machinery, which will
bring the flowing oil from the
bowels of mother earth, and in
sure the stockholders, a full real
ization of the fruits of their
venture.
The big derricks have been
erected on the Kate Cunning
ham and Sunshine tracts, with
everything in readiness to begin
the drilling the first of the COM
ing week.
Drillings on tracts adjoining
the holdings of the Company, are
proving highly successful beyond
expectations, which without any
additional evidence, is enough tu
establish COURAGE, and with every
advantage in the hands of the
Company, together with assur-
ances and confidence on the part
of Che officers of the enterprize
who are our friends and neigh,
bors, here at home, d. the New
Mexico Electra Oil Company Is
ready to enter the heart of the
earth with a determination that
can only result in the highest
measure of success.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-01-11

Oscura's long calm was broken
by a strong wind today.
The ladies' of the Red Cross
are busy knitting for the soldiers.
They will hold a meeting at
the schoolhouse Saturday after
noon.
Messers Sterling and MacDon
aid have a carload of corn.
DR.. Ranniger leaves for FL
PasO Friday afternoon.
The people of Oscuro awoke
Thursday morning to find the
grand covered with snow. 1t was
a very welcome sight, no doubt
the boys and girls at school will
have a jolly time.
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-01-11
Nogal Notes

The big ore crusher is now in
place at the Vera Cruz Mine.
Professor Steel, who formerly
taught our public school has
moved to Lincoln.
James Gatewood has returned
from TeXico, and says a large
tire plant is in operation There.
Jim" has an interest in the
plant,
The snow on White mountain
has broken the long drouth.
Everyone in this region is very
grateful for the relief.
The party who bought out the
Southwestern property is ex-
pected here anyday. We hope
that business will resume on a
large scale.
Uncle Tom.