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Cumberland Evening Times from Cumberland, Maryland • Page 11

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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1949 Second Section fitness Says Meeting Held 4t; Home Here In Group; Orders S. Leader Program Called For Of American Residents Jury were irutnrnetedrto-sabotage Industry -and population if'-'this URussia- went menf; "witness 1 said; Initzttctipns-'-were'issued by Albert member.of Communist Party uttee and a Maryland at -a; meeting in Cumberland; Md. Charles W. Nico- 'a -former said'' the: 'summer 'of "1845. the war couldn't and that.

on an extensive, re- only in. Maryland -the Nlco-; 'claim tie general itiHQiaKSilready. planned 1 war with case'of -the fParty not but the "couldn't adequately an employe of. of 'America, stand for the govern- The trial has been in Tuesday that officials ordered party in -the Celanesc maps, of the- -factory 1 lor-the "party. at the time of-'the JQcbdemus Lannon spoke''was -at'; ttie 6-of JEvelyn and Boyd Coleman Street In Cum-' jr vttoe-' are irttfa advocate for- overthrow, of govern- meat''.

-t ii' Otavade Alatka' party Soviet army "could Invmde Alaska. njnitr "itself said. me. 'told' JuryJ the "was made by Nicodermis said he 'Lannpn- how invade 'the i. iSnnonSeplled.

'he said, had a good air time, -in' thlS'-cbun- Alaska, come --V, Most party Jeaders'who a former mem- ber.ttesttflfld about the or Soviet.Evasion' of. Haiold- "all the Defendants broadly." and asserted raiere'sjjot going to be-any country in 1 this Gates, editor of the Dally Corker.itCommunist paper, 'and-a, on Pige Col, s) Boyd. North was by Charles Nlcodemus at the.Com- munist 'conspiracy 1 ''trial-'in'- New as being national leader: Com- -to, sabotage 1 president: 'Tex- 'tile 1 mon 0 oa He; was defeated! by.Playfprd.;Al- -sign- anti-Coin- "Iree Planting inParkSlated By Scouts Cumberland Dls- tr'lct 1 pine -sap- 8. Constitution 1 Park, to. Eari executive Potomac been -asked in iervlce in'Jtlie 'Pptomacj Council ''report to.

-this Jfall as 1 of "its 'in the hm a a facing west 'of the in brushy.sections.^and area- of''the 'park whlch-heretofore has a w'hite After saplings' to substantial height; Will Black-i'announ'c'ed Scouts' whIch- or.vthree'; bur will repor.t'''tb: scout- ma'stersS at'; oldpn 1 s': quarters 11 the'; ldea was' conceived the. new. coupe owned by B. Whlt- Road, was damaged, by a. swerving truck 8:40.

it -was parked, on Bedford' traveling east on.Bed-, ford Street, and by Ray was not damaged; to "the'police accident, report. -'-V-'- Magistrate; Nicol: itEnpiigli' the Police.f.'Cbur't••":at was brought, to' with Magistrate Alexander writingf the. -Alle- gany.County' Board of-Cbm'issione'fs lor Magistrate'-'' "We would, like if them- city': officials) do 'not want police, court. We want to'do it and not have any-argument as the.matter concerns- the. of It was.

not. clear, trate NicoV also speaking' -for Magistrate -'James Pi Kenney, other magistrate in two the -duties PoUce Court, magistrate -iri for. six' "-other, the balance the dispute.Is' overfthe amount.of pay the two-magistrates receive, for city; 'police, Magistrate he -for-, the city duties. Larger sums are paid Nicol and' Kenney-for their duties as trial magistrates by the. county.

The County 'Board -unanimous In the theVdis- pufce- of 'and that' -Nlcol should -take up, matter with 'Frostburg officials. 1 A communication was 'also from-- Walter C. deputy chief engineer for. th'e'vState Roads Commission, tp- the and estimate on'one-mile 'of'construc- tion on the Lower-Town under federal said-that' a. survey; crew Is -not and be -handled as agencies -will' also contacted by 'the.

State Roads what type be satisfactory under the. 1 Cause Rule Issued" Lines bf.Pearisburg and owners are.to appear before the State- Corporation commlssibn-'May 12 to show- cause -certificate of public convenience', should not be revoked. service-to 'employes of Celanese plant near': Narrows. The been in Its buses; last Trlday Trtth union-represe'ntlh'g its The WJion is. a Workers affiliate.

Celco' serves '-about a 90 square mile the section one-third', the the Celanese plant, Mr; and announce" birth 1 -daughter this morning at Allegany -Hospital. Mr. Prince Street, announce the 1 birth-of a son yesterday.at;Memorial Lane To Sign MeasureSoon iCbmmissibn Ready To Effective -Next Tear Cumberland's; bill-'- will soon; Governor: Wil- c'halrman'-pif the'-Cumberland Charter 9lrsch; Lane's- secretary--in to" City lAttorney Thomas.B;.ipi'nan;had''said',that all bills.pertainirig -to with -of; those, protested, would A- 1 charter' election for-June bills-protested are'those mentioned iln" a' resolution passed by 'the several ago affect the. economy of the city. protest, because the 'city was not consulted on the Hirsc'h said the Char'-; Commission is a concerted three-week campaign.

In the' -charter beginning about May 15 and dependent: upon signature; The help. of newspapers-'and7 the radio 'stations will 'be he to bring charter's main points to, the public. Speaking engagements, be-made for the local service and civic 'if the charter passes the referendum, what eSect will -it''have upon the general election In. 1950, asked. said if the charter passes, the next general'election-will be conducted' 'u'rider'its The newly- elected and 'Council' will then added.

Commenting charter, Hlrsch -recalled Hagerstown's charter, passed by a- 'comfortable vote with little or no publicity as to its'-provisions. 'Teople fear a he said. way we can get--a better government is through constant change; That way we grow and; we go ahead." Machinery for the June 7 election will handled; by the -Board of Election Supervisors, added. 221 Feet Of Pipe Taken From Firm theft: of' 221. feet'" of four- inch black steel, pipe valued at $420 from.a project 'on Greenway Avenue, has- Police by the Cumberland; .221 feet of the feet taken from the job had disappeared In the past four, months.

Authorities "thieves had probably taken it by- truck-and sold it-for scrap were blamed TEMPORARY JAIL The City Police Department had' another boarder 'on hands today. The mare, shown with. Bobert Groves; city; employe, was custody by two young -patrolmen tills morning- a'chase' through the North End and West Side. Officers 'Donald- Smith and. 1 Leo 'Law fashioned an Impromptu-bridle and the, mai'e to Its.

of 930 1 the wandering animal 'home after police spent two hours 1 to discover- its' home 1 Errant Horse Corralled By Gity Police errant horse was corralled this morning, two young officers in a cruiser after, a- -thrilling wild chase carried them over parts- of -the North- End and West'Side; Reports of mare 'first received 1 Police Headquarters from the East Side Fire Company when the animal was reported headed south at full speed, -Officers Donald Smith and- Leo for the breaking, and entering and theft small, amount cash from the Cosgrove' Cycle Company, 252 North Centre Street, last night. Police reported the Intruders climbed a- rain- spout'-ih- the rear of" the' building and', entered-; and; left' the' display room through a sk'y- iight. Cash.In candy display case was- the. only' thing -missing' when em- ployes opened the shop-this morning. School Presents Toleration Play, The Fifth-Grade at Virginia Avenue School presented 'a religious toleration' program today at Maryland's-flag, Jean Bosalie bird, Marie Shaf- Joyce Blac'her, Betty Kline ahd-l Mildred Wetzel; Doris Jonesrsong, Jeannle Taking part- in.

a play, of- Freedom of 1 were' David'. Daw-; son.j'Bo'bert Holshey, rls, Pete Charuhas, Byron Carl Bryant, Clarence Sibley, John Fogle, Edward Weaver; James 'McMillan," Donald Thomas, and Andrew Davis. Norma Bla.cher was the announcer ar.d Bobert McKenny was in charge of the (Law were, later dispatched to Henderson Avenue, after phone calls ironi reported beast In that neighborhood. They sightedJthe'young mare near the intOi-sectlon" of-Henderson Avenue and -Valley and the" 'chase The followed the 1 'from Valley to an to the -Market Street Bridge, to the. area.

behind- the Queen. City Brewing finally roping it In on the bridge after a jaunt up that thoroughfare. Followed by a long string of cars, the errant- mare' 1 was -led by an improvised to' the police tied up and given drink of water. After several hours of-calling-area horsemen, Simmons, 938 Bedford- the owner was found and the mare returned to her stall. Rep.

Coffey Funeral Set Tomorrow At Fort Myers: The'body'of Congressman "Bobert L. Coffey was' returned today' to' his old home 'irj Johnstown, will tonight to his Washington Following.a: requiem mass at 10 a. tomorrow in- the chapel Fort inter-j-in will take place- in. the Congressional lot at Arlington' National iemetery. Mrs.

Leo G. La Neve, 188 Centre street; who. accompanied. Mrs. Coffey's" sister, Miss Adrlano, to Puerto by will attend the funeral.

The Bepresentat'iye, only -31: years old, was killed Wednesday nightvwhen a jet'plane he was ''piloting' on a training flight crashed at Albuquerque, N. M. Buy Equipment For Fire Ladder of additional equip- the City Fire -Department's new ladder was -reported by Police and' Fire WJ11- iam, V. Keesan 'this mornir.g. Commissipner Keegan, Fire Inspector, Charles.

C. -McKearn and Assistant Chief Lindner returned yesterday from Inspecting the new- at the Seagrave Ohio. 'added equipment- includes a ladder'hose and a quarter fold-life net. Keegan'said delivery has been assured'by 'June; Commissioner Keegan- also 1 reported, that has accepted an.in- vitation to--attend a testimonial banquet for W. Lee Elgin, retiring commissioner' of.

motor- vehicles, Thursday; April -28, at 6:30 p. m. State Leaders Conf er Here On AreaProgram Top officials: of. wild North forestry departments for. Maryland' morning; at.

the. Court House'here to discuss operation, of conservation, grams-' planned jointly; toy -the 'two agencies-in Most announcement that-a'new: method, of propogating turkeys-will instituted'on 'five refuges on" both state forests and game" preserves. A. Vaughan, 1 the Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission, said new method of raising wild'turkeys a game" bird -with wild instincts-, of in About six ing 'game' refuges arid' Washington counties will be -set aside for the experiment, Vauglian They on -Big Bun; ,700 acres on'-Maple Bun, both 550'acres oh Hefuge, Allegany county! In Washington-county there will be About .600 acres'on Sideling Hill'. Mountain -and units totaling Spring.

These, are game areas neai' the Pennsylvania'state-'llne. It was explained'by Vaughan.tbat about 10 or, 12 turkey be placed in 'during the breeding enter the enclosures for breeding. ward- ens'will eggs- will bo hatched, in about 12 weeks in the young turkeys will be-taken to.the refuges and allowed grow up m.th'elr..wild state. Tills 1 method has been 1 used, in Carolina', to good advantage and results in -large numbers of -turkeys spreading out- from- the game.re- adjacent -lands. Excellent results.

will follow-within- a 'after 'the 'program -'is In operation, it" is claimed. The- -present. Green Forest'-area, comprising. "are included in.the reported to. be 'one of the best; propog'ation sections'-Iri the-northeastern part the United.

States results in the wild-turkey This statement by Frank. "bl- oipglst-fDr-the XT. 'Si'Soil-'Conserva- tion. recent according 'to -the-' latter. the-excellent-work 'in the -Green- area not have; been- cooperation' D'epartinent of and.Parks.' 1 state forester, was the- group at today's session 1 and 'that before any -'more iar.d-is.

purchased by the state and game'refuge work'the-various sports- mens' club'be informed of the'de- tails and their sought'in furthering the-program' "After discussion the- group felt-that this -was- Idea a--beginning ''on plan, a meeting is scheduled-tonight with Clyde secretary the; Western Maryland Wildlife. Federation and' George Walters; Ellerslie, federation president. agencies 'stressed that'-no more land will be set aside (Continued.on Page Moscow Fire MayBeFataL ToCoalMiner Ezekiel Ayers Forcei Way From Burning Frame' Structure A. 72-year-old retired miner critically burned this morning when of undetermined origin gutted one side of a double house in'Mps- Barton, and damaged two other; houses. layers was taken to Miners' Hospital," Frostburg, at 9 Paul Long State Police ambulance.

Hospital elderly man suffered second degree burns "from the waist to his head. declared they saw Ayers fali-vfrom the after he is belfeved to have fallen'Jrbm the second-floor into the fire "that had burned out the '-According to Howard chief of.th'e'-.Barton Hose Company.No." 1," Mrs. Lancaster, housekeeper for Ayers, discovered the fire shortly after, 8 a.m. After eating breakfast with a boarder, John Myers, Jnjfte kitchen the housekeeper dining room' a- flames; She screamed, for asleep: In a second floor and. then-spread the alarm to the owner of-the house, Russell lives in the other side of the'two- story frame structure, with -wife" and three-children.

The: side occupied by was badly damaged by the fire which spread- through'the attic to a second-story bedroom on ihe Durst Damaged-By Water The six rooms on each hurt by flames "were damaged by water, Chief- estimate of the, loss was made by who said- he -had' on the dwelling. The double house, adjacent to Ayer's home owned by John W. Mease in.a-second'iflopr bedroom- and: the scorched; Five fire companies-bought; an a half to keep from spreading other in the closely' nearby. homeowners fcunl- Fire companies 1 1 Barton; Goodwill Fire Company, of 2, of Westernport; Trl- Towns Pre; Company; -with two trucks. 1 Water, through -was pumped save home Inthe of-the water with a garden hose hooked to a small electric pump.

Firemen and residents of the house cause of McKenzie Writes Class Oration Lawrence McKenzie written' the. oration 1 will-: be delivered at the Fort. commencement June 9. He may deliver It if he cares to otherwise a speaker will be selected: McKenzie wrote on RUey placed second. Others named 'Tor the finals Betty'Brown, Betty-: Clingermanr.fJoann: Kenneth Shlpe, McDonald, Ida Mae Cage, Jackie Vox, Bill Birmingham; Emily Tommy Kabosky, Richard Springer, and Dorothy Trlplett.

Orations were (judged on content, general style, originality of 'idea, and presentation' of Miss McKenzie, Larry's wrote Grass Fire Quenched A 20-acre grass lire on the, farm of James Oldtown Road, was afternoon after; an the Company. WORKER the spring last night-, at. Ghnn 'Shrine Club of the Arbeb of of Roscnbanm Brothers Store, a (number were presented who atter. ''50f, the of fteh5'pji; favorite'hobby. the' employ of- the store-April 15, honored'at centennial observance of store.

right, are Mrs. Esther Rosen-. baum, treasurer, of the Mr: Smith, toastmaster 'at the- -dinner, and Charles, president of the'Arbee Club. Cumberland Temjperatiirfes Hourly temperatures 'as- recorded from 1 a. m.

to r.oon the Timcs- STews office follow. 2 62 n. m. no! 8 -58 0 a. m.

38 10 R. 50.1 II a. m. :.1 H--n the Hotel, Baltimore. HI-POCKETS Collection Day TODAY ESSAY CONTEST (left) Fort Hill High student who.finished.second,-..'.

is shown above congratulating Miss Nancy Bobert- son, (fight) of Allegany High, who' won the Veterans, of Foreign Wars essay contest. -Miss Darlehc Fieegle, (center)' also third. Miss Robertson "was -presented Savings The -students' wrotc.i Part; In-'-America's Prizes'- 'were'- awarded; last night i.

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