50 Years Ago

Herald of Oct. 12, 1972

Note: In the Sept. 22 edition we misidentified the owner of Ore Hill Orchard. His name was Charles Packard. We apologize for the error.

Teachers at Claysburg-Kimmel returned to work after voting to accept changes made for a new contract. The contract had not been voted on by either side, but after an agreement was negotiated, the teachers conducted a straw vote by telephone and a majority were in favor of the proposal.

Rev. Merle C. Detwiler, a prominent Cove businessman and minister, died at his home in New Enterprise at the age of 61. He was the founder of Detwiler’s...