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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1958
Page
8
Rocky Ridge farmer B Marshall Sanders said a jet over his home caused an explosion that knocked plaster from a ceiling. He recounted two near misses when his wife moved their infant and two year old from a crib, noting jets along the air route and prior shock waves reported in the city.
The Frederick Association of Girl Scouts becomes the Frederick County Girl Scout Council Inc after an incorporators meeting at North Frederick Elementary School. Mrs. John W. Morgan elected president. council serves all communities with 64 troops and 1,062 girls. Encampment attendee Penny Storm and peers Lou Gloyd and Claudia Huber named from Maryland.
A West Virginia man, Frank Junior Mayhew, 34, died at Potomac Valley Hospital after a car skidded off Maryland Route 135 near Westernport at about 1 30 am. A woman, Mrs Aunie Ellen Mayhew, 21, was treated for scalp and leg injuries. Police investigate a possible third occupant who may have fled in another vehicle.
College Park report from University of Maryland bee specialist George Abrams notes bees kept in colonies by orchardists boosted fruit set in Maryland apple orchards. He cites colonies up to 15,000 bees as especially helpful in bad weather when wild bees are ineffective.
Beirut report links editor Nasih Matni s murder to rising sectarian violence in Lebanon. The piece describes intra Christian and Muslim clashes, pan-Syrian nationalist and Communist subversion, and regional Cold War tensions. It notes Matni’s pro Nasser stance and Lebanon’s struggle between independence and federation, with security forces aiming to contain riots and prevent a larger religious war.
New York reports show the economy leveling after nine months of decline with signs of improvement. Construction contracts rose in April, housing starts expected to climb 10 percent, consumer spending strong, steel and auto production edging up, while stock prices fell sharply. Government data show a deeper than hoped business downturn in late winter and early spring with GNP down 4 percent from the prior year. Industrial output hit a 1930s low in April as inventories shrink and suppliers cut. Prices hit a new high, department stores sales lagged, and leadership changes occurred at Sears and Pennsylvania Railroad board. National Cylinder Gas renamed Chemetron Corp. American cigarette use rose in March. Jet-age arrival remains delayed by money constraints, with higher fares seen as solution.
The Frederick City Republican committee selected Roy Gastley as their fifth candidate for the Board of Aldermen, completing the June 10 ticket. Gastley, a lifelong Frederick resident and World War II veteran, joins Ramsburg, Angleberger, Bowlus, Staley, Fogle, Stickel, and Gastley on the board slate. The Democratic ticket also named its candidates for mayor, treasurer, aldermen, and the board. Elsewhere, 33 Democratic county primary candidates campaigned through the final weekend with key races for County Commissioner, House of Delegates, Register of Wills, and State Central Committee, while national races centered on the U S Senate and Beall Laque contests.
County forces have begun improvements on Water street road and the Mountaindale-Fish Hatchery road under a contract awarded to N W Etzler Company Inc weather permitting. A sale of the Pryor estate drew a large Crawford County crowd with prices reported strong. Brethigood’s sale netted over 6000 and auctions were led by John L Ponton with Dorothy Pryor as administrator. No peace talks are planned says President Meany in response to corruption charges against two unions.
Principal John A. Gough of Kendall School for the Deaf will deliver the commencement address to nine graduates on May 30 at 10:30 AM. Baccalaureate on May 25 features Rev. Steve L. Mathis III as speaker. Rhythm and Fashion show, senior dinner, faculty smorgasbord, and class awards night precede graduation.
About 6600 to 7000 children from 28 county and city elementary schools will take part in Frederick county's annual folk dance festival May 30 in Baker Park. Planes include bus transport, staged country studies, and a 10 15 a.m. start with possible rain date June 2.
The Frederick County Board of Education approves a sabbatical leave program for teachers after six years of service. Superintendent Dr James A Sensenbaugh notes it aligns with progressive public systems and aims to avoid extra funding burden by paying only the salary difference to an accredited substitute.
County board backs one year sabbatical leaves to certified teachers for graduate study travel research or writing. Recipients must return to employment for at least one year and apply in writing before May 1 for the next school year. The program aims to attract and retain qualified staff while up grading professional growth.
Undetermined origin fire morning destroyed a two story log building on Norvel L. Patton's Utica property. Firefighters arrived at 8 02 am after a passerby alerted Mrs Patton. They fought for nearly an hour and collapsed the remains to prevent hazard. Three bicycles in storage were lost while brooder equipment was saved.
Secretary of State Dulles is expected to visit Brazil in late July. President Kubitschek says Brazil will welcome him with special pleasure. Dulles likely will confer with the Brazilian leader on U. S. foreign policy and discuss communist penetration in Latin America, according to informants.
Paris authorities mobilize 12 premier Pierre Pilimlin using emergency powers to curb a rightist bid. About 35,000 police and aggressive units patrol Paris while special agents sweep France to arrest suspected plotters.
In Paris and Algiers tension rises as Jacques Soustele arrives in Algiers after being held incommunicado in Paris. Pflimlin faces rightist pressure while Algerian rebels maintain control, amid reports of plots to install De Gaulle with military backing. Massu’s Algerian insurrection committee resists backing down as Paris debates emergency powers.
The Western Maryland Chapter of the Maryland Motor Truck Association will loan a driver training car to Frederick High School by the start of the September term. James A. Hahn, president of the Truckers Association, says the device helps teach vehicle control and joins cars at North Hagerstown High Oakland High and Cumberland high schools. The equipment costs about 990 dollars and remains at the school as long as needed.
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