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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1954
Page
2
Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks urged U S business leaders to accelerate private enterprise without government interference. He said businesses have ample funds for aggressive promotions and should invest today to secure tomorrow's sales amid a growing population and near-record personal income and investment levels. Indications are that business is moving forward.
Rev L Carroll Yingling Jr of Woodlawn near Baltimore will deliver the Easter Dawn sermon at Hood Colleges Hudson outdoor theater at 5 30 am. The interdenominational service is sponsored by Frederick County Christian Youth Council and invites all ages. Yingling, a Duke Divinity student and Baltimore Conference Methodist leader, to wed Phyllis Stuckey in June. The Youth Council invites flowers or potted plants for the service and offers pickup on Saturday evening by calling Miss Annabelle Newman.
Speedy transport expert Vice Admiral Emory S. Land predicts rapid air travel will dominate getting places fast while ships offer distinct leisure. At 75 he remains active in industry as director of General Dynamics and former head of major maritime and air transport agencies. Legislative program talk highlights Civic club meeting with A Grant Hooper detailing the county budget.
Fifty years ago on April 13 1904 Frederick City Hospital reported twenty five patients treated in March leaving sixteen in house with private room demand exceeding capacity. Middletown elected officers for city government including Eugene A Alexander J Thomas White Russell M Kefauver and Franklin E Wolfe. Raymond Shipley celebrated birthday with games and music. T McCleary Wiles injured hand hauling stones near Brad dock Heights with no bones broken. Governor Warfield signed several Frederick county bills creating Walkersville election district and incorporating the Catoctin and Pen Mar Railway Co. stake upon wh
Twenty years ago a light frost and first subfreezing temperature since March 30 touched Frederick overnight, dropping the thermometer to 36. The Frederick Transient Center will be continued for at least a year, per local director Herbert F. Green, who dismissed talk of transferring men to a Laurel camp. John Derr, famed catcher from Monrovia and regular stop of the Bridgewater College Tine, led teams against Hampden-Sydney. An effort aims to move the Mase tage' Lerr to catch for the Frederick term in the Blue Ridge Lercur. Prices at large grocery stores list various meats and groceries with modest per-pound rates.
Miss Mabel F Strider, past District II Speaker and past governor of Zonta International District 3, spoke at the Zonta club dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. She retired after long service at the National Geographic Society and was honored by the Washington Personnel Association in February. The meeting included remarks on her civic work and a candlelight closing, with an April 26 installation planned for new officers.
Glade Valley and Middletown Granges report activities with degree conferrals. New and prospective members named include Charles Staley Jack Karnig and several couples. Easter social held by the Grange Auxiliary features gifts, song, and refreshments. Harp wins sewer extension contract in Myersville for $11,279.80 with work to start Friday.
Six delegates from the Frederick club were chosen to attend the Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs state convention May 21 to 23 in Oakland. Delegates include Mrs. Mary Lowe Smith and Miss Ruth MacVean among others. Speaker Miss Elma Lee Georg discussed crippled children's care, funding, and a shift toward preventive medicine, noting polio costs in Frederick County and the role of rehabilitation services for disabled youths.
In Canberra Prime Minister Robert Menzies said the Soviet Embassy third secretary Vladimir Petrov disclosed a widespread spy network in Australia. A royal commission will investigate, and Petrov, who sought asylum, was turned over to security forces for questioning. His defection mirrors Igor Gouzenko's 1945 Ottawa break with the Kremlin.
Poole s ville April 13 The historic Whites Ferry across the Potomac River in Poolesville will return to service this summer with a new 71 foot metal barge. The vessel will carry six cars and a 25 ton truck, reducing long weekend waits. The barge uses a side motor and a submerged guiding cable, replacing the failed ice damaged prior craft.
Washington notices the life of Joseph Tumulty, secretary to President Woodrow Wilson, detailing his influence in shaping policy through World War I era, his Catholic appointment controversy, and the later decline into obscurity before his death last week. The piece notes his personal devotion, later mental decline, and the lasting assessment of his service by scholars and peers.
A 13 year old Frederick girl Mor row Lee Byers placed second in the state university women art show held in Hoon College. Judges praised her water color for abstract pattern and color use. Patsy Hamm of Hagerstown won first in oils. The 78 entries came from teens and adults across Maryland with participants also entering sculpture poetry and woodcut.
In Nazareth, Israel, Communist candidates won 6 of 15 municipal seats, joining three Roman Catholics, three Muslims, and three Eastern Orthodox. all groups pledged to protect holy sites and abolish military administration, a result hailed as a Communist victory in Tel Aviv. Separately, Daniel S. Fout filed for Orphans Court judge in Frederick, and Republicans in Ballenger District No. 23 organized with Paul C. Derr as chair. Sen. Potter spoke at Baltimore event marking vocational rehabilitation anniversary.
This obituary notes the death of Frank Mete aged 78 at a home on East Church Street with details on birth in Italy, church membership, and survivors including his wife Cap talin. Also listed are deaths of Mrs Frances L Flook 66, Mrs Susie Jane Smith Myers 53, Mrs Druse E Holmes 93, Russell Jackson 45, and Mrs Estella D Herbert 74 with burial plans and funeral directors.
Funeral services were held for Harry Theodore Lawrence retired Western Maryland railway worker in Thurmont with burial at Blue Ridge Cemetery. Edith Cecelia Morningstar, wife of Edward Morningstar, had a requiem mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and burial at United Brethren Cemetery. James Richard Haines, son of Curtis M. and Reba Babylon Haines, died suddenly near Hampstead. his service was at New Windsor Cemetery.
New York city welfare commissioner charged Walter L. Framer and Warren Hull of Strike It Rich with illegal fund solicitation without a license. The show aired on CBS and NBC networks, and the complaint orders the pair to appear in court tomorrow.
A 35 member search party of State troopers and volunteer firemen combed woods overnight for two 12 year old boys Kenny Moore and Max Callahan who vanished after an overnight camping trip. They emerged from the woods around 2 am, reported missing at 9 pm. Parents did not inform them of the plan. Night temperatures fell to 31 degrees.
Mr and Mrs Fred Shepley of RFD 5 Frederick vacationing with relatives in New Jersey will visit Bri Elmer Shepley in Paterson and spend time in New York City. Mix and Mrs L Clinton Rhoades announce a son born Friday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs David E Sfert of Middletown announce their second daughter Linda Sue born Saturday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Covell of Araby announce a daughter Cathy Lynn born April 8 at Emergency Hospital. Mr and Mrs William B Leichert Jr of 20 East Third Street announce Margaret Mary their sixth child and second daughter born this morning at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mother and baby are doing very well.
Among the sick Mrs Nannie Green of Waynesboro Pennsylvania hospital has returned home in Loysville and is improving. Ody alba A Cuneta underwent surgery Friday at Frederick Memorial Hospital and is expected to return home on Magna Via Avenue. Mrs Raymon Hubbard of Thurmont RFD 1 has returned from Frederick Memorial Hospital after a major operation and is progressing satisfactorily.
Former Maryland Governor William Preston Lane urged local and state governments to resist nationalization and preserve state responsibility in a Jefferson Day address honoring Thomas Jefferson and the University of Virginia founder. He warned a powerful national government could overwhelm states if they fail to meet people’s demands with state action.
Itinerant William Poulson aged 44, who lived near Emmitsburg and had resided in Pennsylvania, was found dead Monday afternoon about 1:30 in an old barn owned by George H. Sanders in Emmitsburg. Dr. W. R. Cadle ruled death due to natural causes. Poulson likely died about six hours before discovery. State Trooper H. J. Brown investigated the scene.
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