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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1970
Page
4
A lyrical reflection celebrates the change of seasons from summer to fall in Frederick County. The piece praises the arrival of autumn, the leaf color display, milder weather, and the natural cycle from winter to spring, concluding with the reopening of the yearly rhythm under an appreciative community gaze.
Governor Mandel faces criticism for not filling the Carroll County Board of Education vacancy for over three months. The piece notes his push for re election, the Lewis nomination controversy amid racial tensions, and mentions potential replacements including Bernard Jones. It also reports on the Frederick County United Givers Fund campaign kickoff, goal, and participating agencies.
The Frederick County note celebrates James Cash Penney’s 95th birthday. Since opening the Golden Rule Store in Kemmerer Wyoming on April 4 1902 the man built a retail empire with about 1700 J C Penney stores. He still works eight hours daily in New York City HQ.
By PAUL A. HALEY James Cash Penney grew from a farm boy in Missouri to a millionaire retailer through hard work and adherence to the Golden Rule. He started as an apprentice earning $25, then $300, built a chain across Wyoming towns using packing crates as shelves, and franchised through careful team building. Now retired from the chair, he stays active in New York, seeking daily lessons, aiming for age 100, with health that puzzled doctors decades ago.
A quick quiz recalls the giant squid as the largest mollusk to ever live. The name Gabriel means strong man of God or strength. It notes Roosevelt and Churchill met aboard the USS Augusta off Newfoundland in August 1941 to sign the Atlantic Charter.
A 1968 Albemarle tragedy marks a broader fight against drunk driving. The piece cites 28,000 annual American deaths from alcohol impairment, urges a multi-step plan including .08% blood alcohol limit, tougher enforcement, pre arrest breath tests, stricter licenses, and public responsibility. It notes strong public support for harsher penalties and testing, plus industry backing to curb drunken driving.
ADC reports 1877 manmade objects in space including 400 earth orbiting, 1412 debris, 33 deep space probes, and 32 probe debris. Russia launched 393, the United States 1435, others the rest. Space Defense Center in Colorado monitors activity as Space Age nears 13 years since 1957 launch.
Fifty years ago on September 25 1920 poll books for the coming registration were being handed to election districts and precincts. An enthusiastic Women’s Democratic Club was organized at the Woodsboro Opera House with Mrs Dorcus chairing, Mrs Barrick and Mrs Stemmel vice chairs, and Mrs Barrick secretary. The More Sheep More Wool Association offered prizes at Frederick Fair including ten dollars for best pen of three Grade I rams and ten dollars for the best fleece of 1 1/2 wool with two dollars for the next best fleece.
Twenty years ago on September 25 1950 Frederick residents reported brisk sales of reserved seats for the upcoming Frederick Fair with about 400 head of cattle lined up for the event. Hood College registered 165 new students including 149 freshmen as juniors seniors sophomores and juniors counted. The Sisters of Charity of St Joseph marked the 100th anniversary of their St Vincent de Paul affiliation at St Joseph Central House Emmitsburg with a Solemn Pontifical Mass opening each day of the Centenary Triduum.
A major embezzlement scandal at the Memory of Lenin collective farm in Azerbaijan is exposed with accounts of theft from officials down to tomato pickers. Similar plundering spans Yakutsk, Rostov, and Moscow-Ryazan railway workers, with Izvestia noting a zero-sum fringe benefit of work theft. The piece compares Soviet shortages driving crime to white collar crime in the United States, urging reflection on free enterprise society.
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