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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1953
Page
2
High school graduation services across Frederick County drew near full houses when sermons centered on life choices. Rev Edward A Godsey spoke at Frederick High School on decisions shaping adult life, while Lincoln Middletown and Emmitsburg schools featured ministers urging purpose, planning, and mission in life.
Miss Eleanor Heston daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert N Heston of 210 South Magnolia avenue earns an $800 full tuition scholarship to Connecticut College For Women at New London Conn. A top student editor and leader in student activities she is a member of Quill and Scroll National Honor Society Belair Exchange group Westminster Fellowship and several school clubs.
In Brunswick High School 53 graduates heard Rev N H Fravel preach Life is not only how to make a living but how to make an abundant life under the theme A Life of Service. The sermon urged a well rounded life as the finest gift to mankind. At Walkersville High 33 graduates listened as Rev Charles Price spoke on Temptations of Christ and the need for clear ideals to resist mature temptations.
In Frankfurt a German court ruling appeared to open the way for damage suits against German firms by thousands of former slave laborers from World War II. It ordered J I G Farben to pay Norbert Wollheim 710000 marks for his work and health damage at the Oswiecim Auschwitz rubber plant, while Farben bears trial costs. The verdict is not bound by Nuremberg decisions and the court found Farben responsible for prisoner exploitation despite officers' claimed ignorance.
A meeting of Storer College trustees in Terrell Harpers Ferry West Virginia announced that Rev. L E B Ter Tell will be installed as president during October to oversee finals at the college.
The Chamber of Commerce endorses two municipal tasks, slum clearance in the North Bentz Fifth street area and a north south by pass around Frederick. Directors will press SRC for expedited by pass work and seek federal funds for slum clearance. A fall event will rehost Business Education Day to foster school and business ties.
Approximately 170 members and guests of the Lutheran Men's Club of the Evangelical Lutheran church of Frederick attended the summer outing at St. Pauls Lutheran Church. The Ladies Auxiliary hosted dinner with programs led by Maurice A. Ramsburg and Robert L. Smith. Performances included cornet and vocal duets, saxophone duets, vocal trio, and readings. Rev Ralph Greman Jr offered benediction.
Duke of Edinburgh turns 32 as crowds at Buckingham Palace sing, salutes boom for the tall husband of Queen Elizabeth II. Royal Navy ships dress uniforms in tribute, and radio programs air congratulatory messages and telegrams from admirers worldwide. Tomorrow marks the queen's official birthday with the Trooping of the Colour.
The Washington Monument in Washington DC took 14 years to build with a subsequent 36 year gap between cornerstone laying and dedication due to funding shortages.
Dr. Russell S Fisher, chief Maryland medical examiner, spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon recounting high profile cases from his files. He cited murders, arsenic poisonings, and sudden deaths investigated to underline the role of medical examination in establishing facts and guiding justice.
President Eisenhower nominated Tom Lyon of Salt Lake City as director of the Bureau of Mines, despite protests from John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. Lewis argued Lyon lacks coal mining experience, and UMW spokesmen said he remains unqualified. Lyon, 63, a former metallurgist with Anaconda and International Smelting, would succeed John J. Forbes.
Rev Maurice Ashbury addressed Middletown High School’s 58 graduates on the values that guide life, likening teachers to ship pilots and urging faith as a source of strength. Diplomas were presented by George C. Roderick Jr. The ceremony featured the Middletown High School orchestra and glee club, with remarks by Rev Howard K. McCarney.
Survivors omitted include two daughters Mrs Wilbur D Senith Popla Spring and Miss Ann Ke Selby Arbuts. Funeral services held at 2 p m today from the home of daughter Mrs Edgar J Hammond Rt 144 near West Friendship. C M Waltz funeral director.
Maryland AMVETS to hold its state convention in Middletown June 26 through 28 with State Commander Michael Luciano of Baltimore announcing the event. Frederick Post delegates and officers from Braddock Heights Mountain Dale and Frederick gather to select state delegates ahead of National AMVETS meetings planned for September in Indianapolis. A Living Memorial pledges were made for 16 Frederick County servicemen missing in Korea and a juvenile fishing party at Culler Lake is planned for August 5 with expenses underwritten by Frederick No. 2 Post and its Women’s Auxiliary.
The tenancy rate fell from 27.7 to 22.1 percent over about 30 years in Frederick County, with 659 tenant farms now versus 1,057 in 1920. Statewide tenancy dropped from 28.9 percent in 1920 to about 18.5 percent today, driven by better economics, diversification, machinery, and management changes.
Mrs R Arnck Namor wife of a retired Prince Georges County police sergeant is recovering from a rarely used heart operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital Aquasco Maryland. A rubber like well attached to the heart allows blood flow while the chamber is operated. The well rises and falls with heart pressures enabling the surgeon to work with safety.
Washington reports a House subcommittee heard that the scratchy post office pens result from the iron tannin ink used in government specifications. Craig Sheaffer, ex heads Sheaffer Pen Company, testified the ink’s corrosive, long lasting formula roughens pens and clogs fountain points, unlike private ink.
Albert J. Drevney, 40, of Denver origin, described as dangerous by the Secret Service, was trapped and seized in New Rochelle after making assassination threats to President Eisenhower. He previously threatened Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, and was jailed in 1941 in San Francisco for Roosevelt threats. He has spent time in several mental institutions and mailed the Eisenhower threat from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He will be arraigned locally and then taken to Philadelphia for prosecution.
Baltimore June 10 General Assembly cuts in State Department of Welfare assistance funds halt plans to place children in boarding care after June 30. Acting director Elizabeth G. Smith said local welfare boards will be notified money is available only for children in foster care at month end. Budget cut totals about 631,132 with 186,062 for boarding. Public Works previously refused a cushion of 216,616 for boarding children and general public assistance. Without local funding, about 91 children monthly risk losing care. Public assistance trends show declines, possibly sustaining current appropriations.
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