January 1954 to December 1954

January, 1954
The post named H.A. Crownover to serve as trustee for the American Legion on the board of the Shippensburg Public Library for a term of 5 years. Crownover had served in this position for a previous term of 5 years which he had just completed.
February, 1954
Past Commander's night was observed by the post 4 February with Past Commander George Stewart serving as master of ceremonies. He gave a very detailed account of the erection, meaning and care of the Pennsylvania War Memorials to WW1 action in France. state Commander Seleckey gave the address that evening.
Comrade B.W. Brechbiel, membership chairman, presented awards to those contest winners as follows: Donald Burke 1st Place of 50 points.
john Heberlig 2nd Place of 27 points
Raymond Clough 3rd place of 17 points
All were given a Certificate and Award.
The Scotland School Military Ball was held 19 February, John Snoke, chairman, secured the Harry Marsh Orchestra for the occasion.
March, 1954
Because further efforts appeared fruitless, the post abandoned the Sons of the Legion Project.
April, 1954

The post renewed its sponsorship of the baseball team and approved the expenditure of up to $500.00 for the team's support and equipment for the coming season.
The Graves Registration Committee, Chaired By Comrade Bill Burkhart, secured authorization from the borough, the N.S. U.S. daughters of 1812 and other interested persons including the Civic Club to install 8 sod level headstones in front of existing stone markers in the old God's Acre Cemetery on N. Prince St. The 1' X 2' stones would make a permanent marker and would not detract from the historic appearance of the cemetery. The eight existing stones of slate and white marble are fast breaking away. This project was financed by the Cumberland County Commissions whose support of the work was solicited by Chairman Burkhart and Glen Hefflefinger, the latter being a past commander of the Legion Post in Newville and maker of the memorial stones. The project cost $300.00, a figure low by reason of volunteer labor for the installation by the following men: Leonard Stouffer, George Hurley, and William Burkhart.
May, 1954
Comrade B.W. Brechbiel served as chairman of the annual Memorial Day services in the Shippensburg community. The Minutemen of the post made their usual good appearance in all the services (5 in all) in the community over the Memorial Day period.
July, 1954
The following officers were elected to serve the post for the year: Commander-John Heberlig, First Vice Commander-Lee Myers Jr., Second Vice Commander-Stanley Byers, Finance Officer-Howard Crownover, Judge Advocate-William Mark, Service Officer-Charles Koontz, Sgt at Arms-Thomas Gilbert, and Historian-William Kennedy.
The officers for the 1954-1955 year was installed by District Deputy William Fink of Mechanicsburg Post 109.
August, 1954
B.W. Brechbiel arranged for five homeless students of the Scotland School to spend their vacation season in homes in the Shippensburg community. Comrade Brechbiel solicited the volunteer homes through newspaper publicity and home to home contact to assure Dr. Stevens, superintendent of the school, that the five girls would be well cared for in good homes.
Comrades John Heberlig, Lawrence Goodhart and Mark Hemminger represented the post at the National Legion Convention held in Washington, D.C.
The Sons of the Legion organization of the post was disbanded.
September, 1954
Alonza Tarner, WW1 veteran, was buried on the Legion owned lots in Spring Hill Cemetery. This make a total of 7 veterans whose burial was provided for by the post and who otherwise would have been buried in a potter' field lot.
B.W. Brechbiel presented Recognition Certificates to Charles Koontz and Charles Alpaugh. Each of these Legionaires obtained over 100 membership renewals.
October, 1954
An appropriation of $75 was made for the purchase of U.S. Flags to be placed in the classrooms of the newly built Shippensburg Area Schools and a new flag at the Shippensburg Memorial Park. Ernest Agle looked after the purchase of these flags and flag codes for each schoolroom and made the presentation to the school administration.
The project to provide the Shippensburg High School Band with new uniforms was headed by Harold Crouse, WW2 veteran. In line with the share undertaken by other leading civic organizations, the post paid for one of these uniforms.
An American Flag was presented to the Upper Strasburg Boy Scout Troop by the post. Commander John Heberlig made the presentation.
November, 1954
A revised tracing of the Spring Hill Cemetery was made by Glen Glessner and William Burkhart, Graves Registration Committee, to include newly added sections. Prints were made at Letterkenny Ord. Depot so that veteran burials could be plotted.
The post took part in Veterans Day services held in the auditorium at the Shippensburg Area School.
December, 1954
Mark Hemminger, Scotland School Chairman, arranged a party for the Scotland School children followed by a luncheon in the post meeting room 11 December, 1954.