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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1957
Page
11
In Vienna, Adolf Schaerf won the presidency over Dr. Wolfgang Denk by a slim margin after Theodor Koerner's January death. The tally stood 2,259,097 to 2,160,424 as the socialist candidate secured the post.
House investigators report farmers collected federal crop insurance for failures on land where soil bank payments to not grow crops were also received. Officials call it a 1956 peculiarity likely to be corrected. some cases show payments for not planting corn on forbidden land or switching wheat plantings with separate bonuses.
Rain-swollen rivers and streams in Texas were returning to normal after nearly three weeks of unsettled weather. A cool front moved in from the north, dampening heavy rain chances and forecast for clear to partly cloudy skies. Wichita Falls residents began returning home as Wichita Lake and area creeks receded, while the lower Sabine River remained high but the Hood threat to Deweyville eased.
Nicaragua and Honduras have agreed to halt border skirmishing. President Tallis Somoza signed the cease-fire last night and the three person Honduran junta also signed. An OAS peace mission negotiated the accord and it was to be formalized in Managua today.
Whitten noted soil bank payments appeared distributed before the 1956 fall elections to offset farm income declines in the Midwest. About 169 million dollars of the 1956 funds went to Midwestern corn belt farmers. McLain said the soil bank law landed in their laps late in 1956 and they must administer it as written. He agreed little was achieved in 1955 since crops were already planted.
Two truck drivers appealed fines totaling 900 dollars for overloaded loads on Route 40 near Huyetts Crossroads. Clinton B. Miller of Hawley Pennsylvania was fined 560.80 for 12 680 pounds overlimit and Ray Simons of Baltimore was fined 403.60 for 10 060 pounds overlimit. State Roads Commission inspector John J. Devlin and Magistrate William P Kraykenbohm issued the penalties, which were mandatory. The bonds matched the fines, marking the heaviest such penalties in years.
Wayne T. Scott, 19, Mercersburg, was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail after pleading guilty to drunken driving before Magistrate William T. Keekentotin. He was arrested in Hagerstown on May 4 by Patrolman Imon Recah Beet.
Two new Hagerstown schools Pangborn Boulevard and South Hagerstown High will be dedicated in May with open houses on May 19. May 22 and 23 events feature local officials, the Board of Education, PTA, and Dr Norton Beach of Columbia University as principal speaker at South Hagerstown High.
Vienna reports the U S Embassy in Prague accusing Czech police of detouring the U S and British attaches along a side road to frame them on charges of important military offenses. Col Daniel Teberg and Col Cedric Masterson were detained about three hours as protest notes were issued. Authorities say the note was a warning and the case was later dropped amid rising tensions before the May 19 elections.
In a Mexico City liberal arts college, two Hagerstown girls Marcia Ann Brown and Dona Jee Spickler study Spanish among students from many states and foreign nations. Classes in English, but living abroad, listening to foreign customs and city attractions shape a unique atmosphere.
unrest continues in Bogota despite 35009 troops occupying the city Police used tear gas and dyed water to break up demonstrations against President Gustavo Rojas Pinilla’s bid to crown himself via a hand picked Constituent Assembly. protests spread to Cali Medellin and Popayan with student strikes while the government calls the country quiet.
Fred G. Lathrop of Waynesboro skidded 164 feet while avoiding a collision at Prospect and Oak Hill Avenues, leading to three driving violations. Detective Grason Wigfield recorded the skid and license number, while Wigfield’s brother Paul Wigfield sought additional charges. Lathrop paid fines and costs totaling $40 after being spotted in Hagerstown.
The Young Democrats of the county host U.S. Senator Frank Church at a Jackson-Jefferson Day dinner May 25 at the Masonic Temple. Tickets are $3, with the event drawing Democratic leaders from Maryland. Church will speak at 7:30 after arriving from Washington. Church, 32, is noted as a freshman senator and rising party figures describe him as a fearless liberal Democrat.
Some harm to fruit seen as Saturday frost affected apple buds in Hancock and Franklin County Pennsylvania, with lowland orchards suffering more while mountain orchards escaped serious damage. Peaches largely spared. extent of damage to apples to be known by tomorrow or Wednesday according to R Shmuel Dillon Jr and information from Robert Frecon and Hancock fruit laboratory officials.
Health officials report 300 to 400 residents who had first Salk doses did not return for the second shot. Dr. W. Ross Cameron said arrangements are being made to give the second dose within weeks and clinics will announce dates and locations. A full protection requires both doses, though timing varies and weather may affect scheduling. The forecast today shows pleasant spring weather with frost possible in mountain valleys and mild temps in the plains.
Permits for improvements were issued the past week for one dwelling and several garages or carports in addition to dwelling work. Names and addresses include Charles E. Hoffman 871 Pine Street $11,500 for a one story frame and brick veneer residence. Donavan Burger 1184 Wayne Avenue $500 carport. EB. Swomley 66 North Avenue $400 concrete block garage and carport. Mrs. Mary Luger 148 South Mulberry Street $325 enclosure of second floor back porch. Roy S. Clipp 33 North Cleveland Avenue $250 outside stairway. William C. Hamilton 1407 Oak Hill Avenue roof over rear. R. B. Carlisle demolish frame garage 800 block Washington Avenue. Albert Barnhart 213 Norway Avenue one car concrete block garage.
Thieves broke into the Security Tavern at Security over the weekend, stealing an estimated 150 in pinball machines and a jukebox. Deputy Sheriff Thomas Funkhouser said entry was gained by breaking a pane at the side of the tavern. nothing else was disturbed.
City street crews halt operations on a section of Columbia Road after a killdeer nests in the center of a temporary base. Workers redirected activity to the far end, marked the nest, and protected the bird as a marker noted the area. The bird remained on the nest despite nearby activity.
Report from Taroslaw, a garrison town in southwest Poland, says more than 1,000 police and army units were deployed to quell a disturbance that erupted after a soldier was arrested for drunkenness. The Szpander Mlodych described it as a major act against communist state authority with suspected military mutiny.
A fire at the Zimerla Ant and Body Shop on US 40 in La Vale began around 10 30 p m and destroyed the two story concrete building. Flames damaged power lines cutting telephone service and leaving Cumberland area residents without electricity as five volunteer fire departments fought explosions and spread. Damage is estimated at about 30000 with several trucks on site.
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