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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1955
Page
2
A lighthearted note from England reports scientists testing chemicals to stunt grass growth to three to four inches annually. The plan would reduce lawn work but discolors lawns and allows weeds to flourish, undermining the benefit.
Ebner L Stockman was elected president of the Serv-U Save-U Grocers Association at the annual dinner at Ebert's dining room. Franklin Reese becomes vice president, Robert Schell secretary, and Henry F Falk treasurer. Directors renamed include Francia S Gaither Walter Dudrow Paul M Carmack Ualry J Hamilton James Feaga Garland S Guyton Ira Bay. C J Nelson Shuller retires as president and presided. gift presented to Shull. Gloria WN Bradley serves as office secretary.
Wicomico County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Clarence Melvin Disharoon, 30, and his wife Norman Rosetta Disharoon with embezzlement and related offenses. They face counts of larceny after trust grand larceny and receiving stolen goods. Disharoon also faces false pretense charges.
March 18 1503 brief notes include the death of MR CHARLES N HARGETY a leading Frederick farmer and longtime president of the Frederick County Agricultural Society at age 54 at Frederick City Hospital a hose wagon purchase committee for the United Fire Company Dudley Page Charles F Levy and Charles M Hagan named The Belles Lettres Literary Society debated school holidays with a 2 1 ruling for the affirmative A map in today s paper shows the Frederick County Telephone and Telegraph Company lines within the county with 225 pole lines and 1200 telephones A burning brush pile on John Stone s property Zeisersville drew a fire alarm with prompt company response and no injuries reported
Relief rolls in the county show a 3.2 percent weekly drop as unemployment totals ease slowly. A protest at Parkway School derides the public utility act as un American, attended by over 30 Potomac Edison stockholders and employees. Guy K. Mtter notified as acting postmaster of Frederick effective after March 3. George P. Voneiff, Unionville merchant ill at Frederick City Hospital, reported improved.
Infant son of Albert R. and Carrie Horton Smith died at Frederick Memorial Hospital near Libertytown. Graveside services were held at Chapel Cemetery near Libertytown. D. D. Hartzler and Son, funeral director. Also Joshua Fred Shipley Jr. of 138 West Patrick Street died at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a heart condition. He was 66. Surviving wife Naomi G. Delphey Shipley and son Melvin L. Shipley, plus siblings. Body lies at 8 East Patrick Street. Funeral Sunday 2 to 2:30 p.m. Mount Olivet Cemetery. C. Cline and Son, funeral directors.
Funeral services for James Pierce Brown of East Fourteenth Street were held Saturday at 11 a.m. from Barnett Funeral Home Wytheville Virginia. Interment followed at Fleming Cemetery near Wytheville. Brown, a carpenter for 27 years, died of a heart attack while with a construction firm at Camp Detrick.
George M. Weiss, Yankee general manager since 1932, calls Charley Keller the most under rated Yankee of his era in Ben Epstein’s Sun day March 20 New York Daily Mirror feature. Weiss lists Babe Ruth Joe DiMaggio and Keller in his dream team outfield and argues Keller is Hall of Fame material despite a back injury.
Jack Hailes of Yellow Springs was found guilty on appeal of reckless driving for passing through blinking traffic lights near the Frederick engine house. He was fined $150 and costs. his attorney was Mr. Nikirk. The judge noted blinking lights can act as a signal to pull over. A second defendant, Jefferson, was found not guilty on appeal. Officer Dorsey had arrested Jim for a second summons issue. no criminal violation was pressed.
Formosa radio said nationalists destroyed large armed junks and motorized vessels off the southeast coast, heavily damaging six ships, according to the Defense Ministry.
James McSherry, a Frederick County lawyer and Navy veteran, was announced as chairman of the U S Savings Bonds Division by Maryland Advisory chair John A Luetkemeyer. McSherry, Georgetown College 1942 and University of Maryland Law 1949, has practiced law with his father W C McSherry and lives at 8 East Second Street with his wife Marion and their five children.
Miss Beatrice Fehr, a Home Demonstration agent, spoke at a Soroptimist club dinner at the Francis Scott Key hotel. She described her experiences at the American Home Bronontice Association convention in Los Angeles and reviewed California film venues and sites visited.
Garden Club of Frederick members will attend a Wednesday luncheon by the Hagerstown Garden Club at South Potomac Junior High School in Hagerstown. Master of floral arts J Gregory Conway will present the program, with several local members attending.
Members of the Frederick County Historical Society at their regular meeting adopted a resolution opposing any project that would destroy Winchester Hall. They favor preserving the building for a useful and economically worthwhile purpose. A second resolution urged selecting a routing in the Catoctin Furnace area for the proposed dual highway, which would affect Auburn House built in 1808 by Baker Johnson. The evening speaker, George T Ness Jr., traced colonial military affairs from the French and Indian War to the revolution, noting Braddock’s defeat and Washington’s rise, with a bronze plaque to be opened April 30. The society hosts an essay contest for county students on What the America of 1776 can teach us today, with prizes. New members include Anns Margaret E. Lough, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sebastian Grabenstein. James Exchtson donated a steel engraving of the 1850 United States Senate, and Judge Delapiaine supplied a pane of Amelang glass and a Lincoln Herald copy.
A Hagerstown truck driver was found guilty of speeding, two men were convicted of intoxication in hearings before Magistrate Wilbur F. Shefield. Bruce A. Powell fined $10 for exceeding 25 mph on West Patrick Street March 14. Raleigh Miller of Baltimore given a suspended sentence for intoxication. Other motorists paid fines for improper passing, failure to yield, and maintaining unsafe distances on U S 40 and local streets. Arrests were by Troopers Bowman, Dishong, Boone and Officer Boone. Charles E Ford cited for hiking without a license at Gas House Bridge.
Committees named for Frederick District Ingathering of the Clothing and Supply Committee of the Grenfell Association of America. Miss Margaret Motter heads the local effort with a musical tea at the Evangelical Reformed church on Wednesday April 20. Mrs. Paul Keppell and others assist in tea duties as the project funds clothing, blankets, pajamas and toiletries for Labrador fisherfolk in northern Newfoundland.
William Johnson of the Farm Credit Bureau of Baltimore spoke at the Optimist Club dinner at the Southern Restaurant. He likened life goals to fences and urged sharing. President Patton presided. a school board issue was postponed. Guests included William Horton and Ted Jordan. March plans for joint events with other groups were noted.
UK Labour MPs voted 141 to 112 to expel Aneurin Bevan from the party in the House of Commons for speeches attacking leader Clement Attlee. The piece argues the expulsion signals intolerance of dissent and questions party discipline versus voters’ rights. It notes American norms favor free speech and warns against conflating internal party punishment with democratic principles.
Among the Sick Delmas and Markwood Schrover sons of Mr and Mrs Delmas Schrover 126 Pennsylvania avenas confined to their home with mumps. William A Billy White one year old son of Mr and Mrs William White East Second street entered Bethesda Naval Hospital Thursday for observation and treatment. Mrs Lola Kline Brunswick has entered Frederick Memorial Hospital for treatment. Mrs Slaley L Flock Pine eye one convalescing at home after treatment at University Hospital Baltimore. Susanne Burger seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William S Burger 266 Dillavenue confined to home with mumps. Mr Eli Keeney West Fifth street reported in fair condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore where he has been a medical patient since Wednesday. James Love 80 Trail avenue discharged from Frederick Memorial Hospital Thursday after four weeks as patient there. He returned home reportedly satisfactory condition. Hugh Q Muller 14 East Church street reported in fair condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital admitted for observation and treatment Tuesday evening.
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