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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1964
Page
16
Twenty seven prisoners arraigned before Judge Thomas Anderson in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Many pleas entered, trial dates set for February including two murder cases and multiple felonies. several arraignments postponed for unreadiness.
Frederick Lions Club luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel featured Boy Scout Week. Fort Detrick Troop 799 members Ronnie Allen and Robert Burnett spoke on Scouting’s meaning and duties, highlighting fitness, service, teamwork, and self reliance. A film, Countdown for Tomorrow, was shown. The Washington area council has bought land for a Goshen Va scout camp and aims to raise 3.18 million dollars in 30 months, with an 80 thousand dollar Frederick County quota.
Negro leaders in Hagerstown plan a block by block cleanup with block captains appointed at an NAACP meeting. A delegation will request city trucks to haul debris to the dump as part of a broader effort to improve slum conditions in the Negro section, with Saturdays in March tentatively set.
A profile of George Bragg who leads the Texas Boy Choir, a 150 member group. Bragg, a Mississippian based in Fort Worth, argues there is no monotone and teaches singing through piano work, auditioning boys with four criteria, and running a school in concert with the choir. He recalls boosting a shy boy to lead alto after training, and notes auditions twice yearly. Also brief: real estate brokers seminar in Baltimore with local reps Melvin H. Zimmerman, Leslie A. Hutzel, and Erik S. Florander attending.
Frostburg and Towson State colleges face high land prices hindering campus growth. A House subcommittee will study special legislation to empower condemnation. Officials say acquisitions are stalled by owners seeking up to double appraised values. Towson seeks five parcels from Sparrow Pratt Hospital while Frostburg needs 30 undeveloped acres. Governors' bond funds earmarked for expansion.
Frederick Chamber of Commerce manager Richard D. Hammond exposes a deceptive tactic using official looking Public Notices to push merchandise at liquidation prices. He notes cases in Frederick and across the country, urging public skepticism of list and sacrifice prices that imply bankruptcy style bargains. Lent services at Grace United Church of Christ Taneytown begin with Ash Wednesday Holy Communion and weekly filmstrip series on The Passion Story starting Feb 19.
Lloyd T. Page of Buena Vista News told the Maryland-Delaware Press Association that newspapers remain the nation’s best value for a nickel. He cited 89 percent of homes with papers and called the community newspaper the backbone of America while other speakers addressed redesigns and advertising craft.
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