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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1960
Page
1
The February Grand Jury will be recalled June 13 to hear evidence in the Spartan Club holdup in early April at U S 355 building. Five armed robbers took about $10,000 and items. four Negroes and one white man were charged with armed robbery after a State Police investigation.
Frederick County schools project 661 graduates this year, down from 678 last year, with Frederick High showing the largest numerical gain and Lincoln High the sharpest decline. Graduation ceremonies span June 3 to June 9 across seven high schools, with Frederick High hosting the first service and Lincoln holding its in Frederick High's auditorium.
Thurston E Metz of Braddock Heights was found not guilty in Magistrate Court of hurling a rock that struck his 17 year old nephew Hayes Metz Jr on election night. Witnesses testified to a long family feud with conflicting accounts while the judge noted personal interest in the dispute. The defendant indicated plans to move.
Chief Judge Patrick M Schnauffer granted a directed verdict for James Hurst on a second swastika painting charge. Robert Rothenhoefer argued for the State while Samuel W Barrick defended Hurst. Earlier the week Hurst was sentenced to one year in the Maryland Reformatory for Males for his role painting the symbols on a city water tank.
Pledges reached 119506 last night, bringing total to 433246 toward a 650000 goal for Frederick Memorial Hospital expansion. About 100 workers met at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with Dr Bernard O Thomas Jr noting rapid population growth since 1950. A Frontiers of America Club pledge of 2000 was presented to General Chairman W Jarboe Grove. County division reports totaled 14098, with Hills Burton funds noted to match local pledges.
In southern Chile a series of earthquakes and tsunamis left nearly 2,000 dead or missing and possibly two million homeless. Entire villages were wiped out as 24 foot waves struck Mejuin and other towns, while volcanic eruptions from Osorno to Casablanca prompted evacuations and fear across the region.
In Hagerstown the County Commissioners heard warnings that taxpayer unrest over the local property assessment program threatens democratic government. William H. Riley of Maryland's Department of Assessment and Taxation blamed County Supervisor Simon Clopper and urged corrected misstatements and better public information about assessments.
Frederick resident George E. Cook is in custody in Rockville as Montgomery County Police investigate the early morning shooting death of Frederick A. Bowlers at Hillside apartments in Clarksburg. Bowlers, a drill press operator, was shot after a visitor knocked at his door and woke him.
The experimental Midas spy satellite, about 2% tons, orbits Earth every 9434 minutes to test infrared sensing for detecting missile heat trails. Launched from Cape Canaveral, it aims to monitor flares and rocket launches at Edwards and Vandenberg AFBs, with a planned life of three to four weeks.
A Brunswick man Garland Forrest, 36, died in the county jail after a night in custody following a drunken arrest. Medical examiner Dr. B O Thomas Sr. ruled death due to pneumonia worsened by alcohol and heart disease. Forrest had been awake two hours, then slept and did not respond at breakfast. he was to be arraigned today on a charge of being drunk in the city limits.
The temperature was set to rise toward the 60s this afternoon as a warm spell returns after days of cool weather. A high of 76 degrees was logged at the airport station on Tuesday, the warmest since Saturday when it hit 84. Light showers continued today with a trace of precipitation.
William D. Bowers Lumber Company of this city expands its Sixth and East street plant to meet rising demand for Blue Ridge pre engineered homes. Construction began in March and should finish by August with plans for further expansion after. The new 15 000 square foot space will double existing floor area and add storage while automation advances production of components under the Blue Ridge trade name.
President Eisenhower will speak tonight from the White House at 7 p.m. EST on the collapse of the summit conference and its impact on free world policies. The address follows disclosures about the U2 spy plane incident and prompts hearings by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee featuring Herter, Dulles, Gates, and Twining.
Frederick girl Margaret Ann Jones receives the Charles J. Lite Scholarship at Hood College during Moving-up exercises in Coffin Chapel. The Grace Keyes Scholarship goes to Constantina Koste of Denton and Ann Coleman of Chestertown to aid piano study.
Local residents will attend church services on Ascension Day with a 7 30 p m service at Grace United Church hosted jointly by Grace Church and Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ Rev Paul L Althouse of the Evangelical and Reformed church explains the event citing Harper’s Bible Dictionary and the Mount of Olives as symbolic for the forty day post resurrection observance
Temperatures will run a few degrees above normal with a slow warming trend Thursday through Friday and cooler conditions Sunday and Monday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected Thursday and Friday with about a half inch of precipitation. Normal highs near 73, lows in the 30s to near 60, except in western Maryland where morning lows dip into the mid 40s.
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