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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1952
Page
4
A retrospective on Thomas Alva Edison praising his status as the world's greatest inventor. The piece notes his modest schooling, relentless labor, and enduring legacy through the electric light, motion pictures, talking machine, radio, and television, while acknowledging his birthday remains largely unobserved.
The piece argues that retirement at 65 wastes a vast, skilled labor force of about 1.5 million people with a combined earning power near four and a half billion dollars. It cites Dr. Thomas Parran and notes many 65 plus workers remain employable, urging individual assessment over blanket age limits and noting varied impacts of retirement on workers.
HAL BOYLE notes Mrs. Al Tisch who runs a hotel chain with her family and prefers hotel life to retirement. She values women's touch in business, recounts risk and recovery from the 1929 crash, and describes philanthropy at Lakewood. The piece ends with a Los Angeles trial update on California Communist leaders resuming testimony by David Saunders.
Fifty years ago items from The News Columns dated February 11 recounts. Mr Frank Suman presented Worthington Statey's library with 40 volumes of The Commercial Gazette to South Market Street. Thieves broke into North Market Street building thrice in six weeks, stealing cash but leaving only meat, flour and eggs. Lawrence Thomas, a Baltimore County police officer, fractured his right forearm after slipping on Market Street ice. A 20 by 14 foot sled, the largest in the area, moved a building from Woodsboro to Stump's Hill with a six horse team. The Metropolitan Star Quintet performed at City Opera House to a large crowd.
A Frederick County Woman's Christian Temperance Union president asks if the News will maintain a liquor ad ban. Editor notes the News and The Post do not accept liquor ads but do carry beer and wine ads, policy dating to Prohibition repeal. A commenter supports Switzerland's neutrality and Universal Military Training as unrelated to UMT. New Windsor, Feb. 3, 1963.
The Nation Today explains social security pensions for workers and self-employed individuals approaching 65. It covers maximum monthly amounts before and after July 1, 1952, influence of wife’s benefits, and how credits and covered quarters affect eligibility for a pension, with guidance to consult a social security office before retiring.
Enoch Chapter No 23 of Royal Arch Masons will host Frederick Chapter DeMolay Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Ten candidates will receive two DeMolay degrees. Frederick officers confer the initial degree, Marsland Commandery Chevaliers present the DeMolay degree for a second year. Masters and Past DeMolays, plus Mothers Circle, invited. refreshments to follow on temple’s fourth floor.
CARETAKER DAVID HICKS on the Glen Marty farm between Jefferson and Lander died when a main girder fell from an old barn roof striking him on the forehead. State officer Charles W. Magaha, ill with bronchitis, has returned to duties. A delegation of 45 businessmen plus County Commissioners secured assurance from the State Roads Commission that one mile of the Brunswick Point of Rocks road will be built this year. Ruth Lee, 4, fell 15 feet from a second story balcony and was hospitalized for head injuries along with her mother Mrs Goldie Lee’s daughter.
The piece quotes John 15 13 and notes Jesus promised joy through obedience to God's will. It argues true friendship with Jesus leads to fulfillment of God's plan. The Washington item reports Edmund Clabb cleared by a loyalty board but resigning from the foreign service effective today.
NEA Washington correspondent details a House Armed Services subcommittee inquiry into Army Navy Marine Corps and Air Force procurement waste. Exhibits in the so called Chamber of Horrors show price wide differentials for standard items such as light bulbs blankets undershirts and shoes, with hearings set to begin.
Mr and Mrs Austin P Renn hosted a dinner near Adamstown in honor of Mrs BE Renn on her 82nd birthday. Other observers include Mr Oscar Ramsburg and Mr Pleasant celebrating 65th birthdays. Anniversaries noted for Shook Ramsburg Carty Reed family members across Hagerstown Moosey Conn New Midway. John Reed A F 133662358 in France since enlistment December 27 1950. Several locals return from Florida visits and new births announced including Deborah Nannette Smith at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Pfc Robert N Tobery completes basic training at Sampson AFB and is stationed in Wyoming. Major Robert C Lambert returns from Korea on 30 day leave. to report to Fort Benning with wife and sons.
Doctor discusses subacute bacterial endocarditis treatment advances with penicillin and early diagnosis emphasized as crucial. Also reports deeds recorded for several properties on Bethel Mountaindale road Military Road and O Pos sumtown pike and notes Samuel H. Rosenstock named Easter Seal Sales county chairman for the Maryland Society for Crippled Children and Adults with a March 13 to April 13 drive.
Marriage licenses issued at the Clerk's office in Westminster to Robert L. Thomas and Viola M. Noah both of Mt. Airy and to Fred A. Day and Louise Mullinix of Mt. Airy.
Centreville taxpayers face a higher rate as the Queen Annes County levy climbs due to a large high school building program. The tax on each 100 dollars of taxable property rises by 26 cents to 160 dollars next year. A deed records the sale of 436 West Patrick Street from Mr. and Mrs. Louis V Keyser to Keser General Tire Service Inc for about 13,500 dollars.
Dorothy Dix advises a wife to leave a heavy drinking husband, noting little chance of change without reform. She suggests practical limits like withholding salary and prayer, then urges leaving to protect health, while recognizing some cases may improve with reform.
Lieut. Commander Edward J. Hemphill, Navy chaplain and Methodist minister, urged Hood College students to balance belief with restraint. He warned against letting strong ideas dominate and called for a spiritual counterweight to ensure peace, citing biblical figures who erred by overemphasizing conviction. Music accompanied the vesper service led by Dr. Earle Blakeslee.
Baltimore police hold a 22 year old who confessed to between 150 and 300 burglaries. Officers found piles of clothing cameras jewelry radios and other items plus 57 pawn tickets in his room. Loot value remains undetermined as authorities work to sort and identify the seized goods.
Glen Spencer the club’s pro will host a golf basics film at eight Thursday night at the V. F. W. Country Club. After the movie he will discuss the film’s points and several other sporting films will be shown following the golf feature.
Seven nurses from Frederick city and county will attend a two day orientation course in Baltimore on emergency instruction for the civil defense program. The course runs Thursday and Friday and aims to prepare nurses for emergency activities and integrate nursing into the Civil Defense program. Four nurses from hospitals and the health department will train others locally after completion, while three will assist in training nurses enrolled for emergency duties in the county program.
Women of Camp Detrick Homemakers Club met at 401 Fairview Avenue for a February gathering. Mrs. Gardiner Gremillion and Mrs. Frederick T. Boyd led a local hat demonstration with hats from a nearby shop after a short business session. Co-hostesses Mrs. William Drews and Mrs. Arthur Newman served refreshments. Next month the meeting moves to Mrs. Roy Acker’s home at Camp Detrick.
In Woodbury Pennsylvania Daniel N Evers a barber of 83 continues his 69 year trade earning ten cents per haircut. The old man says he still does not know the meaning of inflation and works from dawn to dusk in his shop.
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