County Audit Reveals $333 349 Surplus Unappropriated
The six month audit shows a $653 717.22 county general fund surplus but $333 349.22 remains unapportioned. County Auditor Nelson R. Bohn notes $320 368 was moved into the first fiscal year budget to avoid tax increases, showing as unspent surplus at year end. The $333 349.22 will be placed in the second fiscal year budget starting July 1, with future surpluses handled in subsequent budgets to fund county expenses without raising taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Linton
Nelson R. Bohn
Linton
County To Make Own Signs Sign-Making Machine Bought By Roads Board
Frederick County will buy a sign making machine for 825 dollars to produce three by four foot road signs. County engineer Southey Nottingham said the device will bring signs up to national standards and use reflective material visible at night or in rain. The board also heard a request to maintain a dead end lane and received a bridge inspection report from Buckhart and Horn assessing 333 bridges, noting many no longer exist or have been replaced since the 1940s.
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Frederick County
Southey Nottingham
Nottingham
County Roads Board
Roads Board
American Association of State Highway Officials
Thomas Corea
RFD 1
Mount Airy
Crickenberger Road
MD. 75
Buckhart and Horn
York
Bookmobile Set to Arrive in Frederick on Monday
Frederick County's first bookmobile meets arrival in Frederick next Monday, built by Gertenslager Company Wooster Ohio on an International Truck chassis. It will carry about 2400 volumes and begin full operation on April 2 after road tests and stocking next week.
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Frederick County
Frederick
C. Burr
W. G. Walsh
Te Town
Charles W. Wood
New Market
House Votes For Junk Disposal Bill
The Maryland House of Delegates approved a governor's commission to study solid waste disposal with focus on scrap metal and junked autos. Delegate William M. Houck notes older scrap metal reclamation is now uneconomical and proposes exploring dumping scrap metal and cars into the ocean to form offshore barrier reefs to curb beach erosion.
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House of Delegates
Maryland
Frederick County
William M. Houck
Houck
Highway Death Toll At Record January Raw
The National Safety Council reports 3500 traffic fatalities in January 1965, the highest January total on record, marking a 9 percent increase from January 1964. The figures come from Chicago reporting.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
First Negro Official George Fredericks Appointed County Dog Catcher
George M. Fredericks of 160 West All Saints Street has been named the county’s first full time Dog Warden. He is the first Black official in the county to hold such a titled post. The appointment followed a unanimous endorsement by the Democratic State Central Committee of Frederick County. Fredericks has prior work with the Thomas Yoder construction company in Rockville and has assisted at Hicks Funeral Home. The county commissioners also approved the hire unanimously, filling the position created after the death of Frank Stockman last December.
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George M. Fredericks
West All Saints Sr
Fredericks
Central Imaustiee
Fredrick Couny
Thomas Yoder Construction Company
Rockville
Hicks
Charles Hicks Lie
Democratic State Central Committee
Frank Stockman
Frederick County
LBJ Visited Catoctin Job Camp Thrilled Officials
President Johnson and top aides toured the Catoctin Job Corps Camp near Thurmont with camp staff. Officials said Johnson was pleased to see CCC ties and enjoyed informal chats with youths. The party, including Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara, spent about an hour touring dorms, education and PE buildings.
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Johnson
Catoctin
Civilian Conservation
Clyde A. Maxey
Ccc
Camp David
Washington
Maxey
Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert McNamara
Local Youth Hurt In Accident On Md 17
A 20 year old Frederick youth Lawrence E Smith of North Market Street is in satisfactory condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital after the car he rode in overturned on Md 17. Passenger in a 1955 sedan driven by William E Miss of Middletown Miss was speeding and failed a sharp curve.
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Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
MD. 17
Lawrence E. Smith
North Market Street
Smith
William E. Miss
Middletown
Miss
Th. J.W. Hopf
U.S. 340
Jefferson
Carol L. Lewis
Brunswick
Betty B. Boyer
Lewis
U.S 340
Boyer
Hopf
Betty Boyer
Pay Raise Proposed For Judge Clapp
Frederick County delegates sponsor a bill to raise Circuit Court Judge Robert E. Clapp Jr. salary to match peers by allowing Frederick County to contribute 2500 dollars. The State pays 20000 dollars to judges and Clapp, named to a new Sixth Judicial Circuit post last year, was selected to attend the National College of State Trial Judges this summer.
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Robert E. Clapp Jr
Frederick County
C. Clifton Wirts
Charles E. Collins
Goodloe E. Byron
Frederick County Bar Association
Clapp
National College of State
Stock Market Edges Higher After Irregular Decline
New York shares moved unevenly higher after two sessions of irregular decline as trading stayed fairly active in early trading. The market showed mixed advances across sectors with investors weighing recent losses and potential gains.
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New York
Pay Hikes and Bond Issuance Approved by House for Frederick County
The House passed measures including a $5 million Frederick County school bond to fund a Middletown Valley elementary school a Thurmont Emmitsburg high school and completion of Thomas Johnson high in Frederick A Frederick County School Building Commission would study plans costs and remain advisory The commissioners face a pay rise to $2,500 more per year plus full time availability while current compensation totals rise from 2700 to higher overall allowances.
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Frederick County
House of Delegates
Middletown Valley
Thurmont-Emmitsburg
Thomas Johnson
Frederick
del. Goodloe E Byron
Judge Won't Cite King For Contempt In Selma March
A federal judge refused Sheriff James G. Clark's bid to hold Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in contempt for leading a Selma street march. Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. said contempt matters lie between the court and the alleged contemnor as hearings begin on a civil rights leaders and Justice Department bid to bar interference with peaceful demonstrations.
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Montgomery
Ala
James G. Clark
Dallas
Martin Luther King Jr
Selma
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Clark
Justice Department
Rare Model Trains Display This Weekend in Frederick
Frederick shoppers can view two private collections of rare trains at the Frederick Shopping Center Friday 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Blue Comet leads the display alongside a 1912 Ives Clock model and other historic pieces from 1912 to 1942. Bill and Thomas Zimmerman curate the exhibits and will discuss the models and answering visitor questions.
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Frederick
William Bill
Thomas Zimmerman
Lionel
B&o Railroad
Harpers Ferry
Zimmerman
Bill
Maryland Court Rules State Aid to Church Schools Constitutional
A circuit court judge ruled Maryland may fund church affiliated colleges. The decision covers 2.5 million dollars in grants from 1962 and 1963 to Western Maryland Hood College and Notre Dame St Joseph. The judge said the grants primarily funded secular classroom and science buildings, not religious aims, and all appropriations are valid. Appeal to Maryland Court of Appeals is expected.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Western Maryland
Hood College
United Church of Christ
Notre Dame
St. Joseph
C. Bowie Duckett
Duckett
Maryland Court of Appeals
Motorist Hits Pole in Emmitsburg Breaks Jaw
Emmitsburg motorist Robert L. Grover, 28, was admitted in satisfactory condition to Annie E. Warner Hospital Gettysburg Pa with a fractured jaw and chin laceration after his 1956 sedan left Md 806, struck a utility pole, and was demolished. No charges were filed by Officer W E Law.
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Emmitsburg
Annie E. Warner
Gettysburg
Robert L. Grover
MD 806
Grover
W. E. Law
New Market Plans Sewer Project Bid Advertisement
New Market town council voted to advertise for bids next week on a 160000 sewer system. Mayor Smith said the project will include a pumping station, main sewer lines, disposal plant, and waste discharge into Bush Creek, aiming to start in May and finish by September. Commissioner Hahn noted unanimous approval to proceed.
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New Market Town
James Hahn
New Market
W. F. Smith
Smith
Main Street
Bush Creek
Walkersville Planning Panel to Review Subdivision Rules
Members of the Walkersville planning and zoning commission meet to discuss how to administer subdivision regulations. The session also covers review of the Haifleigh subdivision plat.
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Walkersville
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