The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-02-15
Leitersburg News

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Department, stating that her hus-
band, Cpl. Edward Baker, had been
killed in action in France on Jan. IL.
Corporal Baker spent a furlough
here with his family in December,
prior to being sent overseas Be.
sides his wife, he is survived by:
two children, son, Eugene, nine
years old, and a daughter, Rowena;
and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Baker, State Line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Stoner have
received letter from Mrs. Stoners
nephew, Donald Itnyre, who is with
an Army Medical unit in Luxem-
bourg, in which he commented on
the height of the snowbanks in that
region
Elgin Huff, who is stationed at
Camp Croft, was called home last
week, due to the illness of his wife.
Mrs. Phoebe Huff, Waynesboro.
While home he visited his parents,
Mr., and Mrs. Willis Huff, east of
town. Elgin also took the opportun-
ity, while here, to join the Lutheran
Church, becoming a member at the
Sunday morning service.
Mrs Harold Lung (the former
Janet Wishard), who resigned from
the Winter Street (Hagerstowr)
school faculty, in order to join her
husband, Seaman Lung, in Texas, re-
ports that she has secured an apart
ment in the home of a school teacher
in Dallas. She also reports that she
has been offered a school, whenever
she is ready to resume teaching.
Mrs. Joseph Barnhart of Green
castle spent last week as the GUEST
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sheiss. She
is relative of Mrs. Sheiss Also
guests at the Sheiss home on Tues
day evening, were Mr.. and Mrs.
James Rodgers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bell and
daughter, Bonnie, spent Sunday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. Bells
mother, Mrs. Beulah Mumma,
Sharpsburg.
Miss Mary Poe spent Sunday after
noon at the home of her cousins.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Ground, Waynes-
boro. Mr.. Ground, who has been
housed ever since the middle of
October, suffered another attack of
Paralysis last week, but has recover
ed and is now about as good as he
has been for the past two months.
Nancy Barnes, three-year-o1
daughter of Pvt. and Mrs. Frank
Barnes, has recovered from a recent
attack of Neuritis Private Barnes
is stationed in Texas.
The Leitersburg P. T. A. held its
February meeting in the school
house on Thursday, Feb. 8 The
guest speaker was I. Keller Shank,
chairman of the Washington County
Board of Commissioners, who ex-
planned the five-point educational
program, now before the State Leg
islature. Mr.. Shank was appointed
by Governor O'Conor to serve on
the State Educational Committee
and recently attended meetings in
Annapolis, at which the financial
side of the proposed program was
discussed.
A Student Council was organized
in the school here on Friday after
noon. Two students from each
grade, from the first to the eighth,
were selected members, as follows:
First Grade, Linda Lou Rinehart
and Nancy Bowman; Second Grade,
Drehel Feise and James Stoneham;
Third Grade, Annie Bledsoe and
Judith Barnes; Fourth Grade, Jean
Shank and Jean Kline; Fifth Grade,
Joseph Bowman and Louise Reeder;
Sixth Grade, Bonnie Hartle and
Daniel Snurr; Seventh Grade, Caro-
Ign Burkhart and Louise Huff;
Eighth Grade, Dolores Punt and
Charles Burger.
Officers elected Gall from the 7th
and 9th grades) were: President,
Phyllis Shaner; Vice-President,
Lawrence Johns; Secretary, Max
Rice; Asst. Secretary, Eugene Kline.
The object of the council is to as
sist in decisions concerning the stu
dent body and the faculty, and to
promote better relationships for the
students in their school life, and the
work is sanctioned by the Maryland
school authorities. The council will
meet every Friday at 100 p. m. in
the music room of the school.
John "PannAr'' Miner ratIIrppd Iacf