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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1957
Page
8
Postmaster James A. Crowe announced a Saturday curtailment with no city or rural deliveries and only post office box pickup. Lobby open, window service halted, stamps and money orders unavailable, but in office drop-off allowed. Boxes hold mail, general routes resume Monday, first class mail prioritized.
Yesterday marked the worst forest fire danger of the spring season in the district, as winds dried forests after rain. Forest Superintendent Herman Toms urged caution for mountain land visitors. No fires occurred Thursday, with substantial weekend rainfall forecast and a possible light shower later today followed by colder, clearer weather. Temperature climbed from a low around 26 to 69, hitting 70 by midmorning.
The Frederick trial of John Holter on manslaughter by auto negligence ended without a decision. Magistrate Sheffield requested more time to weigh the evidence as witnesses described speed and route near Thomasville and Frederick High School. In a separate note, William A. Price was sentenced in Washington to three months in jail and a $500 fine for contempt of Congress.
Approximately fifty boys were purchased by eight teams in the National and American Little Leagues at last night’s auctions after two days of tryouts with about 475 participants. Managers may exceed the 15 player limit and will trim before the season opens on May 6, with games at Robert B. Staley Memorial Stadium and Baker Park. Several clubs from both leagues are named, and a potential minor league could recruit those who did not make current rosters.
An Associated Press survey shows Easter sales dampened by blizzards tornadoes and floods hurting retailers as spring purchases lag. Retailer leaders like Allied Stores Corp. blame bad weather for weak prospects and slow consumer demand. At Fredericktown Savings Institution annual reorganizational meeting officers and staff were elected including F. Ross Myers president and Joseph T. Griffin as vice president.
The Associated Press reports three people died in Maryland road crashes yesterday. A high speed sports car struck a tree near Adokeek in Prince Georges County, killing two men identified as John E. Stein 33 of Annandale and Herbert A. Michael 2 of Washington. They were restrained with safety belts and could not be removed for an hour and a half. A Baltimore woman Bertha Lewis 26, a Black resident, also died in the incidents.
Hollywood premiere of The Spirit of St. Louis drew a huge crowd with Jayne Mansfield commanding attention in a dramatic gown. Her boyfriend Mickey Hargitay lifted her to sign autographs as networks shifted away from established stars to capture Mansfield’s attention grabbing spectacle.
The House Appropriations Committee voted to add 41 million dollars to the Post Office Department budget for the near term to avoid prolonged mail curtailment. The plan, 37-10, is 6 million below the department request and would delay Saturday mail delivery and other cuts. Summerfield warned further funding is needed to restore service, while a separate suit seeks to block third class mail cuts.
The House Appropriations Committee slashed 23 percent from new funds requested by the State Department and the United States Information Agency. It refused to approve money for 2 123 new positions and for 950 jobs established this fiscal year without prior congressional appropriations. Rep Rooney notes fiscal irresponsibility in foreign programs and criticizes mismanagement of taxpayers money.
Northerly winds from central Canada push arctic air across the mid continent, bringing fresh snow in many areas. Temperatures fall to near freezing or below in the Panhandle and northern plains while light to moderate snowfall blankets Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and the Great Lakes region.
Elm Street Junior High band presented its debut in new uniforms under director Sperry L. Stormjin. Officers include president Carol Wilpades and vice president Warren Lark, with secretary-treasurer Loretta Orri and leaders Sandra Roberts and Warrel Jene Larkin. The program featured The Scout Parade, Waltz Legato, Chromatic Jump, South American Holiday, Stately Dance, The Air Express, and more, drawing standing room only. The second performance was set for 7:31 p.m.
A House appropriations panel proposes an omnibus bill totaling 583.8 million dollars in new appropriations with an overall 15 percent reduction from requests and a 41.7 million cut from the current year. The FBI would receive every dollar requested plus a 5.94 million increase. The State Department and Information Agency face sharp scrutiny for requesting hundreds of additional positions despite previous cuts. The panel notes 1.14 billion in total year-to-date cuts if enacted.
Los Angeles reports 20 year old Caren Lynn Sander Crabbe daughter of swimmer actor Buster Crabbe died in sleep after a strict diet and anorexia nervosa. Autopsy ordered as coroner seeks cause. Crabbe weighed only 60 pounds and had been dieting from about 120 pounds. Her physician Dr Carl D Strouse declined to sign a death certificate. Parents live in Rye New York and attended funeral services.
Bracken acknowledged to reporters a mistake in not recognizing timing and place in extending an invitation to House and Senate Armed Services committees. The May 34 demonstration at Fort Knox near Louisville was offered with free air travel meals and lodging for the duration. Brucker defended the trip as a serious expedition not a junket, noting arrangements would fly members back to Washington May 5.
Taxpayers face a Monday midnight deadline for federal and state returns. Saturday hours are limited at Winchester Hall and West Church Street offices with no special help available. District Director Fox notes rising reliance on private consultants and student assistance programs in Maryland and D.C. areas.
The rise in costs for newsprint labor and materials has driven many U S dailies to raise prices to 6 7 or 10 cents. About 381 of 1 738 English language dailies now charge more. five New York City papers increased in the past month with World Telegram Sun Journal American and Post from 5 to 10 cents and Daily News and Daily Mirror from 4 to 5 cents. Publisher Seymour Berkson cites annual costs up 14 million dollars and shows newsprint prices climbing from 1 to 134 dollars per ton from 1949 to this year, implying further rises may come.
Portland deputy district attorney William Langley’s wife testified that gambler Big Jim Elkins tried to blackmail her for 19000. Elkins, a key witness in labor racketeering probes, testified that Langley received a cut from a private gambling party in a Portland suburb in February 1935. Beakley, commander of the U S Fleet, said the Russians have reported contacts with Formosa and Communist submarines off security rules for 25 employees who retired on pensions under a company contract/education.
President Eisenhower today nominated Hep cluding interest rates and the handling of the public debt. The nomination follows a far reaching investigation of the financial condition of the United States. An appeal must be filed by midnight April 29. Serretwumy aE mously voted on the matter.
The five day forecast notes below normal temperatures with weekend cooling and a later moderating trend by midweek. Early lows range from just above freezing in the mountains to the mid forties in the east and south. Washington College cost rises from 1260 to 1460 in September with further increases for tuition, board and room due to higher services and faculty salaries.
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