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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1950
Page
5
The News of Frederick reports a claimed capture of German plans for a hydrogen peroxide powered engine that would need no breathing apparatus. Details of work in this field in either the United States or the Soviet Union are described as secret.
The Navy announced a snorkel type submarine, the Pickerel, completed a 21 day 5200 mile voyage from Hong Kong to Pearl Harbor submerged with no surfacing. Cmdr Paul R Schratz led the crew. the ship was built in Portsmouth New Hampshire and commissioned in 1949. The sub used a German born snorkel system allowing diesel propulsion while underwater, extending submerged time and signaling a push toward atomic powered propulsion as Russia builds its undersea fleet.
Reports from Communist China say Gen Lin Piao ordered to conquer Hainan with eight armies. A large joint amphibious assault is unlikely yet Hong Kong papers claim Reds are commandeering vessels near Canton for the operation and sending ships to the Luichien peninsula.
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fraser, First Sea Lord of the British Admiralty, visited the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis for interdenominational Easter services. He arrived for a ten day stay to confer with the British delegation in Washington and with U S naval and military officials. He commanded the British fleet that sank the Scharnhorst off Norway in 1943.
The Westminster Seminary Singers under Prof J Edward Moyer will give a sacred music concert at Clarksburg Methodist Church on Wednesday April 12 at 8 p m. The program ranges from oratorio selections to hymn arrangements and features 26 ministerial students from ten states, accompanied by Prof Douglas A Chandler. The event, sponsored by Clarksburg church, is open to the public with no admission charge and an offering will be received.
In Homerville Georgia April 1 an all troop of Boy Scouts rescued James Douglas Stewart a World War II veteran lost for a week in the Black Swamp after his plane reportedly crashed near Jacksonville He was brought to Huey Hospital where doctors said his condition was fair He credited the Scouts from Atlanta led by Robert Shivers with his survival amid backwater swamps and rough terrain.
Cold northern gusts trimmed crowds along Fifth Avenue as the Easter parade drew fewer attendees than last year. Police estimated about 1,000,000 people, with many flocking to St Patrick’s and other churches. In Central Park, 1,200 gathered for the sunrise service despite snow remnants and frigid air. Bishop Gummer praised the city’s enduring faith as fashion and fur dominated the day. Also noted: April 11 will be T night for hotel census counts to include transients in the 17th Decennial Census.
Robert Eugene Wisner, 20, Hampstead, remains in serious condition at University Hospital Baltimore with a fractured skull after a pickup wreck in Patapsco Carroll County about 7 30 Saturday night. Norman W. Taylor, 16, Patapsco, is charged with reckless driving and unauthorized use the truck was taken from Melvin Zepp Westminster where Taylor formerly worked. The 1950 model vehicle failed to make a curve clipped a telephone company pole hit the barn corner and plunged down a 17 foot embankment into a field. Damaged truck estimated at 75 dollars. Taylor's trial tentatively set for April 27 in Westminster before Magistrate Vincent A Tubman pending Wisner’s injuries outcome.
Frederick Recreation Commission will launch softball at Baker Park next Saturday from 10 to 12 for six weeks. Joe Price, supervisor, announced the program to fill the gap before the regular park activities begin. He urged youngsters to participate.
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