The Daily Mail from Hagerstown, Maryland • Page 2

i THE DAILY MAIL, HAGERSTOWN, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1986. HOME COMING BIG SUCCESS Keedysville Celebration Comes To Close On Saturday Night crowd: estimated up to. 5,000 attended the big events in tion with: Keedysville's annual homecoming on The successful event came to a close last night with religious ceremonles and an address by Theodore R. McKeldin, of Baltimore. The ser.

vices were marked by. special musio. The riding tournament Saturday afternoon and. the big parade in the evening, were reported to have been most colorful ever staged in Keedysville. Led by Mayor, W.

Lee Elgin of Hagerstown, the mayors of Williamsport, Sharpsburg, Boonsboro and Keedysville and the Odd Fellows Drum Corps of this city, the THRILLINGLY DIFFERENT Vacations ODE OLD BAY LINE ALL-EXPENSE, WEEK- ND HOUSE BOAT CRUISES New -Nevel-Daringly Different Nights-2 Days $1550 to $2400 according to a to selected FARES FROM BALTIMORE Baltimore Fridays at 6:15 P.M. E.J.T. Return to Baltimore Mondays 6:30 A.M. The host la your hotel Friday to Monday LABOR DAY HOLIDAY STEAMER vet Daturday, Dept. 3rd, returns to Baltimore, Tuesday, Sept.

6th. FARE INCLUDES ROOM AND HEALS ON. STEAMER. CRUISE OF CHESAPEAKE BAY AND VIRGINIA SEACOAST. OFF OCEAN VIEW the Great Hampton Roads Naval Steamer anchored Saturday A.M.

to carly Sunday morning. FISHING FROM STEAMER BATHING Drew right in your stateroom -launch ferry from boat to' beach at all hoursantra: cost; Them cruise to Yorktows with opportunity to visit Colonial Williamsto goin bathing at beach pear ship's lending. Make up party of friends. Never a dull moment. Write Hostess.

for booklet Orchestra, dancing, "WeekCruise, L. Jones, her 10, Light Baltimore. MAKE RESERVATIONS EARLY SiNE parade review before the assembled thousands. Saturday night's feature was "Night Club Revue," with all local talent. A dance followed with John Sommer and his swingsters furnishing.

the music. "Priter in the parade were awarded as follows: floate, St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Keedyarille, first prize of $10; orArst: canized $10; bodies, Red Men Keedyeville of Boonsboro, second, and honorable tion to Boy Scouts of Boonsboro; Are companies, Middletown, first, $15; Boonsboro, second, $10, and Shepherdstown, third, most original costume, Gerald Hammond and Bobby Grimm; most elaborate costume, Frances Kerns as Dutch Cleanser woman; most comical, Ed Waters, Charles Leatherman and Mr. Long, Arst; second, Margaret Hammond and Grace Hornbraker. Parade judges were B.

N. Boer-1 ner, Waynesboro; J. W. McDonald and W. Preston Howard, Hagerstown.

Former State Senator William D. Byron, Williamsport, delivered the charge to the knights in the riding tournament and State Senator Ernest W. Miller delivered the coronation address. Tournament winners were as follows: professional, Harry Hennesy, first; Waldon Burtner, second; Wilby Hennesy, third; Jack Hennesy, fourth and A. K.

Donner, 1fth. Amateur: Howard Burtner, first; Waldon Burtner, second; A. K. Donuer, third; Lester Fisher, fourth and Leo Wyand, fifth. Rookie class: Roland Reeder, first; Fisher, second; Leo Wyand, third; Robert Stine, fourth and Clark Crawford, fifth.

Martha Leatherman was crowned by Lester Fisher, Leo Wyand crowned his wife, Howard Burtner crowned Miss Betty Lee Miller, Waldon Burtner crowned Alice Virginia and Nancy Hammond, Pat Eakle crowned Miss Jean Scheller and A. K. Donner crowned Juanita McCoy. Roger and Edwin Burtner, 8005 of Howard Burtner, crowned Jane Thomas and Elaine Scheller, spectively. Nearly 3,000 former residents registered for the event.

Bonnie Lee Faulkner, of Berlin, Germany, and Roy Dean, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, were among those present. Both from the standpoint of attendance and attractions, the celebration this year eclipsed all previous events. Mayor Charles K. Taylor, of Keedysville, expressed gratification last night at success of the program. On Saturday afternoon, Mayor Taylor and officials of Keedysville were hosts at a buffet supper given for the mayors of incorporated towns of the county and other guests.

In addition to the Mayors, other oicial: of county towns were present at the reception, given by Mayor Taylor in an effort to bring coutity officials into closer harmony and understanding. ICODEMUS NATIONAL BANK MO REPORT WILL DECIDE POLL Size of Corn Will Be Determined For The A.A.A. This Week WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 farm officials will learn this week whether they must poll farmers on the question of setting up a marketing quota on this year's corn crop. They will get their tip from A federal crop reporting board's forecast, to be issued Wednesday, on the size of this year's crop.

Under provisions of the new crop control law, the Agriculture Department must propose marketing quotas, when the August crop report indicates "excessive" supplies, as defined by the act. If a quota system were imposed, each corn belt farmer would be required to store what the Agriculture Department decided WaB his share of the total national surplus of corn, or pay a penalty of 15 cents a. bushel it he sold it or fed it to stock. Excessive supplies of corn are defined by the farm law as 17.7 per more than the quantity needed to meet a normal year's domestic consumption and export requirements. While not yet finally determined, the excessive supply level may be set somewhere between 2,800,000,000 and 2,850,000,000 bushels, officials said.

Private forecasts place the crop. in excess of 2,500,000,000 bushels. Such a production added to a eurplus from last year-ofcially estimated at between 375,000,000 and 400,000,000 bushels--would place the indicated total supply well above the level making a marketing quota referendum mandatory. Anticipating a report indicating a bumper crop, Agriculture Department officials have made tentative arrangements. to conduct referendum about September 3.

The election would be in Illinois and Iowa and in the principal cornproducing counties of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Quotas would have to be approved by two-thirds of the farmers voting. Five Are Treated In Accident Cases Five accident victims were given treatment at the Washington County Hospital over the week-end. They were: Mattia Zaccorio, .29, 400 block Jefferson street, fractured pelvis; Alvia Reichard, 57, 500 block George street, eye injury; Harry D. Renner, 24, 200 block Summit avenue.

nose; Martin L. Eichelberger, 35, Sharpsburg, eye injury and Mrs. Harriett Bennett, Cavetown, bruises about the arms and legs. Mrs. Bennett was hurt in a fall.

California led in production of gold In 1937 with 1,169,491 ounces. Idaho led in the production of silves with 19,556,118 ounces. AUGUST THE MONTH OF VALUES Clearance Prices Are In Effect On All Summer Yard Fabrics. Thrifty Shoppers Will Save Now! Summer Silks Muslin Prints Regardless of former price. Valus to 39c.

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HARTLE President of the Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia Association of Elks, who is officer at convention sessions. General Chairman E. LEISTER MOBLEY Past Exalted Ruler of the Elks heads the convention committee' Exalted Ruler JOHN E. FRANCE Exalted Ruler of the Hagerstown Lodge, No. 378, host lodge Secretary ROSS F.

KOUNTZ Secretary of Hagerstown Lodge MRS. BAER DIES OAKLAND, Aug. 8 Mra. Dora Baer, 60, mother of former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer, died here Sunday after a long illness. Max, who gave his mother blood in a transfusion Fri day, was at her bedside with several other members of the family.

Mrs. Baer, a native of Iowa, will be buried Wednesday in Mountain View Cemetery, Her husband, Jacob Baer, father of Max, died May 2. Some Early History And Traditions Of Washington County By GEORGE NO. XV This road, from a point somewhere near Haltway, westward to the Conococheague ford, from thence to the Clarence Schnebly farm on the road between Williamsport and "Clearspring, was abandoned upon the construction of the National Highway in 1820. Although having been abandoned for many years there are many points along the route in which remains of the old road may be plainly seen, particularly in wooded sections.

The notable feature is that at most of these places where the old road remains visible, there are among the people who have lived on those farms for generations stories of the march of Braddock's army! Along this section of the road there are so many of these places where the road can be seen that it could be with little diffculty relocated. It is along this part the old main highway that some of the clearest and best remembered traditions of the Braddock artoy exist to this day. A very well remembered story of the army fording the creek, in sight of old St. Paul's church, is treasured memory in the Fiery family. It is not- likely that an event such as the march of an army of six or seven men with two hundred and fifty four and six horse wagons, would pass through a peaceful community such as old St.

Paul's. without being long remembered. Especially 80 since that army was defeated and destroyed. And that in the following year the enemy which they had gone out to fight, now victorious, returned over the same route to punish them for giving aid and comfort to that army. In fact, the people of old St.

Paul's settlement, like all the other settlers in the western part of what is now Washington county, were forced to leave their homes which were burned and destroyed by Indians when the settlers used the church. for a block house and fought for their lives. The remains of this road in the Miller woods, now owned by George Miller, has been referred to for generations as the road over which Braddock marched. One mile to the east the old road is distinctly marked by streak of lime stone through slate Melds on the farm tenanted by Francis Snyder. At this point was by far the best ford on the creek between the river and the Pennsylvania line.

There was no good ford at Williamsport, the creek being crossed by means of a ferry near the river. There was another ford over. the creek about three miles further upstream near the present crossing of the Broadfording road clone by the residence of Mr. C. A.

Hyde, but dimenit in high water. The ford over which the old main highway crossed was very dependable, had a hard smooth bottom and could he used at all. seasons of the year except when the water was very. high. Persons living close by say that thin ford could he used today.

-except that the west bank would need some repair. Continuing east the road passer through A farm owned by A Mr. Ambrose. eighty-five years old, who says that in his woods you can see the remains of the Braddock highway. On the next farm to the east.

tenanted by a Mr. Moats, there is long stretch of old road passing through the woods. The tradition that this was the Braddock road has been handed down through generations on this farm. Continuing to the west, the clearest and most dennite tradition of all, has been handed down by residents in the vicinity ol Green Spring Furnace. Thomas Johnson, who Miler becatne the Arst Governor of Maryland, was a very Arm friend of George Washington.

He and his partner, Lancelot Jacques, in 1753 were prospecting for a place upon which to erect an iron fur. nace. They bad by that time found land upon which existed an abundance of iron ore near the spot where Fort Frederick was later built. At a point on the side of the Washington road which was already in use, Mr. Jacques built his home near which the iron furnace was built alter the troubles of the French and Indian War had subsided.

Since the highway past the Jacques home had by that time already been constructed, as noted in a previous number, it not only connected the Johnson and Jacques properties at that point with, their already producing furnace at Catoctin in Frederick county, brt. pro- SHOE REPAIR SPECIAL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ONLY Men's, Wemen's, Children's GENUINE OAK LEATHER SOLES Sewed On while-u-Walt 49. AD MUST PRESENTED SHOE REPAIRING DEPARTMENT J. NEWBERRY TO STORE $1.00 78 W. WASHINGTON ST.

JOHN JONES, AGED 102, HAS BUSY DAY Dee Moinee; Aug. For John. Jones, who a pert 102 years old, it was a busy day. The Grinnell centenarian, who vows he's made up his mind "to live the rest of his life," here with his grandchildren to do the town. couple of things he did as the grandchildren pleaded for rest periods.

In- the N0-degree heat CHimbed $87 steps to the State Capitol dome. Rollicked through the various rides at an amusement park. HIi only lament came when he was told It was too late to take an airplane ride. Myersville Sewer Project Approved The Myersville sanitary sewerage construction project, recently begun with WPA labor under municipal sponsorship, will receive a supplementary grant of $13,491 through Presidental approval of the new WPA allotment. United States Senator Millard E.

Tydings informed newspapers Sunday. When the sewerage project was begun this spring, it was' estimated that $25,000 would take care of the Job. About two months ago it was estimated that an additional $10,000 or more would be: needed to carry the project to completion. The project calls for laying of about 7,500 0 feet of sewer line and the construction of 8 disposal plant. Town authorities and G.

F. Sykes, WPA projects engineer, are supervising the work. ADVICE: Poor vision is no respector of personsno one la take steps today to protect your sight! Call at Kay's and ask Dr. Slocum, the registered trist to give you a thorough examination and prescribe the glasses that will protect your sight! Use your credit! EASY TERMS RV COmPANY 40 W. WASHINGTON ST.

Auto And Truck In Collision ceeded to the west past the Col. Cresap properties at Old Town to Nichol's Neck, (Cumberland) but was, by that time, projected to pro ceed further to the property of the Ohio Company on the Ohio River, In which George Washington's Brother Lawrence had an interest. Thus we see that the interests the most prominent people of the state were centered along this highway, which had no doubt been built under the supervision of such people as Washington, the Gists aided by the protecting friendship of Thomas Johnson and his a850- ciates. As noted the clearest of the traditions of the march of Braddock's army over this road comes to us from the place where Lance lot Jacques lived at that time. It is certain that while Thomas Johnson practiced his profession of law at Annapolis he was so much interested in his iron manufacturing enterprise that he spent a good portion of hi stime with or near his friend and partner, Jacques, who lived at the scene of their operations.

Mr. Johnson owned a farm, and no doubt lived upon it a part tion of time with or near his Big Pool. This property remained in possession of the Johnson family until only a few years ago, when it passed into the ownership of their friends, the well known Arm of W. F. and J.

0. Snyder. The tradition says that on the day in which the Pennsylvania contingent joined the main army that Thomas Johnson was there and that he and his partner, Lancelot Jacques, stood in company with General Braddock and George Washington, his aide, under 10- cust tree on the lawn of the Jacques home and watched the ians march In the writer's youth, an old tree on the Jacques property, the same in which Lancelot Jacques lived at the time of the French and Indian War, was pointed out by an old man named tian Weaver, who was then over eighty. years old, and who had lived in the vicinity all his life, as the very tree under which they stood. (To Be Continued) EVERYTHING YOU WANT from used cara to police dox -pupa offeted for MAle at low prices In cinanined ads.

A truck and automobile collided on the eastern outakirts of Hancock last night about 11:30 o'clock and although both vehicles were badly damaged no. one was seriously hurt. The truck, owned by a Baltimore concern and loaded with shale and cement collided with a. 1938 model roadster occupied by several Cumberland people. Occupants of the two machines were treated for.

minor cuts and bruises. The drivers were summoned to appear before Magistrate D. Cornellus this afternoon. Corporal Carl Dillinger and Town Oncer Robert Miller investigated the crash. Names of the occupants of the truck and auto were not immediately learned.

CHARGES PLANNED WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (P)--The Steel Workers Organizing Committee announced Sunday it would Ale charges of unfair labor praotices against the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, whose activities during the "little steel" strike last year are being investigated by the Senate Civil Liberties Committee. SPEED RECORD SET. New York, Aug. 8 (AP) -The British liner Queen Mary early today set a new westbound trans-Atlantic speed record with an unofcial time of three days, 20 hours and two hours faster than the record set by.

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