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I I I in in Comics Classified Member Associated Press Bodies Of 50 Men Returned From Europe Medal Of Honor Winner Included In Group For District The of 50 area men, including- Congressional Medal of Honor: winner. Sgt. J. Edward Kelley, 21,. Keyser, W.

have been returned to the United States from Europe aboard the Army Transport Carroll Victory. Eleven Allegany countians and dr heroes from Garrett county are among the 150 Marylanders originally Interred in temporary: military cemeteries in France, Belgium and The shipment also includes 802 war dead from Pennsylvania and 162 West Virginians. Some From Cumberland total of 7:572 who lost their lives in World War I were brought back to this county aboard the Carroll victory for reburial. dead and next-of-kin. of Allegany and Garrett counties are: Pfc.

Arthur L. Boyd, Bernard R. Boyd, Route 5, this Pfc. Robart R. Broadwater, Hazel E.

Broadwater, 21 Fifth Street; Staff: Sgt. James E. Bucy, Earl B. 136 Arch Street; Edward L. Crabtree, Carrie Oldtown; and.

Lt. Jack M. Crites, Mrs. M. M.

Burley, 217 Street; Pfc. Cecil Dawson, Alexander S. Dawson, Kitzmiller; Cpl, Charles R. Durst, Jr. Charles R.

Durst, Street, Mt. Lake Park: Pic. Thomas E. Gall, Viola M. 3 Frost Avenuc, Frostburg.

Sgt. Vernon G. Growden, Route 3, this city; Pfc. Ernest R. Hendershot, 407 Race Street; Staff Sgt.

John W. Herring, William Herring, Accident; Pvt, Calvin E. Nazlerod, John Nazlerod, Deer Park; Pic. Collin L. Reeves, Collin T.

Reeves, 401 Spruce, Street, Westernport; Pic. Riggleman, Mrs. Mabel E. Riggleman, Holland Street extended; Sgt. Carl, E.

Royce, Edward Royce, 315 Footer Place; Pvt. Burlton K. Savage, Benjamin F. Savage, McHenry, and Odie Savage, Edward Savage, Friendsyllle. All served in the Army.

Pennsylvanians from Bedford Somerset, counties include: Pic. Joe S. Allen, Mrs. Grace Allen, South Richard Street, ford: Pvt. Paul Adamek, Mrs.

Adamek, Cairnbrook; T-5 Ralph Brubaugh, Austin Blubaugh, Route 3, Pfc. Leroy N. Bowman, Robert L. Bowman, Route 2, Meyersdale; Pvt. Raymond E.

Butler, Alonzo Butier, Sgt. William Heckerman, Calton Heckerman, South Juliana Street, Bedford; James R. McClintock, Clyde McClintok, Rockwood; Pic. Oliver R. Neal, Mrs.

Mary J. McNeal, Shanksrille; Stan Sgt. Charles C. Panion, Mrs. Frances Panion, Boswell, Pic.

Harry L. Race, Lewis: Race. Rockwood: Pic. Alvin. G.

Ream, EdReam, Route Confluence; Levin H. Rock, Harry Rock, Route Somerset; Pvt. Earl E. Sarver, Mrs. Sarver, Gooseberry Street, Hyndman; Pic.

Mike J. Sopish, Ame. brose Sopish, Boswell; Sgt. Stephen Strongosky, Mrs. Lillian StrongowaLy, Cairnbrook; Cpl.

Donald Tressler: Mrs. Ida' M. Tressler, BoynTon: Set, John WIll, Lawrence New Baltimore: Pic. Mark Wolfhope, Clement'. Wolfhope, New Baltimore; Staff Sgt.

Donald Woodward, Ita Woodward, Route Stoystown; Pfc. William G. Yoder, Mrs. Freda Shaffer, Route Windber, and 1st Lt. Louis Lawrence, Jr.

Louis Lawrence, Route Centerville. Lt. Lawrence was in the Air Corps while the others saw acton with the Army. One From Ridgeles From West Virginia are: Staff Sgt. Jonah Edward Kelley, Jonah Kelley, 15 Sharpless Street, Keyser; Pfc.

Robert E. Barrick, Monroe S. Barrick, 351 West Piedmont Street, Keyser: PIc. James. F.

Bolyard, William Bolyard, Rowlesburg; Pic. Walter L. Byfard, Virginia' Byford, 91 Orchard Street, Keyser; Pvt. George Cobasks, Pfc. William Cobasky, Kingwood: Hilton Day, Sam Day, Junction; Staff.

Sgt: Loude-Dcrosa, Henrietta Derosa, 7 Lyon Street, Ridgeley, Pvt. Friend, Jason WesFriend, Route -1, Rowlesburg; Technical Sgt. Clinton Redrick, Preston Hedrick, Riverton; Pfc. Walter L. Naedele, Mary E.

Naedcle, Star Route, Keyser; Pfc. Adrian D. Phillips, Thomas Phillips, Thomas; Flord E. Taylor, Jesse 2. Newburg: Sgt.

Rex Wertman, 'Dorothy Wertman, 333 Virginia Street, Keyser, and P.vt. Russell P. Wyatt, Marshall Wyatt, Route. 2, Elkins. Derosa and Wertman were in the Air.

Corps. Impersonator Sought Med promptly by residents. lage, yesterday, in Allegany. Hospital. way; four daughters.

Miss Mary IMES CITY'S NEW STREET SWEEPER Shown above Martin Corrigan, street Street in the new $9,000 Elgin Street sweeper which the Commissioner Edgar Reynolds and Mayor Thomas city put Into service yesterday. The new equip- S. Post, Guy F. operator, is.In the driver's ment was "christened" at the City Hall yesterday scat of the machine. The sweeper was: ordered.

Cumberland Evening Times, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1948 TIMES POLICE DESTROY SLOTS--Chief R. Emmett Flynn looks on as W. Groves (lett) and Robert L. Teter (center) painters and handy-. men of the Cumberland Pollce Department, start destroying two of slot machines, valued at more than $5,000, which were seized in raids.

three clubs' and one business in recent months. A check showed four of the devices were confiscated at the American Hearing Opens In Suit Over House Repairs Contractor Sues For $1,553 With Claiming Poor Work Testimony was begun in', Circuit Court this morning suit of George 'O. Thrush, contractor, against Raymond 252 Columbia Street, as a result of a dispute over payment for repair work done at the Zimerla residence by Thrush, Thrush claims he. entered into a contract to build a. bathroom on a roar porch and enclose the porch of.

the Zimaral residence at a cost of: $1,553 and that the 'work' has been and Zimerla. has -not made payment for the job. Zimerel in -his. answer to charges by Thrush claims that the work: was not done properly and that specifcations wero. not.

1ollowed. Testifying this morning. were George K. Steiner, local building materials dealer, and Albert S. Stair, carpenter -contractor, Steiner testified as to brick siding used -on the job: Much of the testimony revolved around various types of siding and just what type was specifed in the contract.

Stair told the court of his inspection of the work and in his opinion he stated it was 'a good job." On cross examination he said he had looked over the work for about 15 minutes: Stair said be was not. an expert on insulated siding. W. Earle Cobey was counsel for Zimerla while Thomas Lohr Richards represented Thrush. In a decision yesterday Associate Judge Oliver H.

Bruce, dismissed an appeal by Arthur Siple from a decision by. the State Industrial Acadent. Commission and a affirmed the state agency's findings. Walter C. Capper, attorney for the Kelly-Springfeld Tire' Compuny, made a motion for dismissal on the grounds that it had not been made in time.

Siple, an employe of the Kelly plant, was denied compensation in an accident case. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Browning, Route this city, announce the birth of a son Monday, In Memorial Hospital. A.

son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Byron A. a Bonebreak. 124 Greene Street, Sunday in Memorial Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Morrissey, Ridgeley, announce birth of a daughter this morning. in Memorial A' daughter was born' to Mr. and Mrs.

William B. simons; Mt. Sav- Homer Berg KEYSER, W. Va. -Homer H.

Berg, 62; died this morning his home in. the Markwood community, near here, following a heart attack. He was a well known painter of this section. Mr. Berg was born in Maysville, W.

son of the late Mr. Mrs. E. L. Berg.

He was a member of the Markwood Methodist Church. Surviving arc his wife, Mrs. Nettie (Martin) Berg: a daughter, Mrs. John Welch, Burlington; a brother, Edgar Berg, Antioch, and ters, Mrs. Bessie Tucker, Keyser, and Mrs.

Effie Whipp, Burlington: Funeral arrangements have been Services be held tomorrow Smith Funeral p. n. in Stein's Chapel for Oliver Smith, 69, o1 640: Hill Top Drive; who' died: Monday in Walter: Reed Hospital, Washington. William A. Eisenberger, pastor of First Presbyterian will officiate and, the body.

will be placed in Rose Mausoleum.Members of East Gate Lodge 215, A. F. and will be pallbearers. George Gormer requiem mass for George Raymond Gormer, 55, retired B. and.

engineer. who yesterday home, 606 Avondale Avenue, after. a long illness, will be celebrated tomorrow. at 9 in S6, Peter and Paul Catholic. Church.

Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Born in Allegany county, Mr. Gorwas a'. World: I veceran a member of the GoodfellowClub and the Brotherhood of Fallroad Firemen and Enginemen. parents were the late Henry and Genevieve (Bisel) Gorier, Survdving are his' the former Miss.

Eilda Hansell; two daughters; Mrs. -Paul and Vivian Smith, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Eugene Kelly and Mrs. Helena Riggs, this city, and three grandchildren, Sandra Reichart, Gary Smith and Randall Luttrell. The body is at the 'Stein' Funeral Home.

Emmanuel R. Rose Emmanuel Ross Rose, 79, husband the. late Mrs. Mary (Homing) died' yesterday afternoon at 'residence, 521 Avirett Avenue. had been in failing health some Rose was born in Valley, a son of the late George Hannah (MoFerran) Rose.

He belonged SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society of the parish, and had been active in: Townsend Club activities: He is survived by three sons, HarRose; Tiffin, Ohio; Lester Rose, Ridgeley, and Ellis Rose, Unt High- morning. Shown in the photo, left to right, are when Myers G. Light was strect commissioner, The Newspaper For The Home: Tax Collector Keeps Silent About Dispute Strother Reported Seeking Dismissal Of George E. Davis W.

A. Strother, tax collector at the Court House, would not comment: this morning. on his appearance at an' executive session of the Allegany County Board of Commissioners yesterday afternoon to request the resignation of George E. Davis, assistant tax- collector. Strother said: "I am merely trying to uphold the dignity of.

the I do not think these personal differences are. public business and they should not be played up in the newspapers." Davis could not be reached today for comment and he did not appear At the tax collector's office. name had been mentioned prominently recent'city election Yor the of city tax collector. Davis one of the supporters of Mayor Thomas S. Postt.

Not Definite declined to mention by name who was at the conference and said he is "reluctant any particular charges against any one unless' the majority of the asked for a recital." He. said only member of. the Board wanted "specific Commissioned Wilkinson said: "I really don't know. what to sey, It was a peculiar situation. It seems Mr.

Strother wants to get rid: of Mr. Davis: and Mc. 'Davis wants to keep his job." Wilkinson explained further Davis was appointed by the County Board at the same. time. Strother named.

Davis was named after conference and. agreemeut with Strother, Wilkinson: Both were appointed for the term that the commissioners serve, he said. learned -that sev-1 eral weeks while Davis was a patient. in Memorial Hospital, Strother sent him: letter and a check for around $700, paying him to the first of the' year, The letter is purported to have asked Devis to relinquish his job at once. Davis, contacted at his home tast night, House said he went to.

the Court yesterday at about 11 a. m. and talked. with Strother for "about a half an hour." He clined to say what was discussed. Vague And Indefinite' Like Strother, Davis said he preferred no publicity he.

felt the whole situation could be worked out satisfactorily. Wilkinson was asked it he knew of any particular reason why ther wants Davis to resign or insists on his dismissal, Wilkinson said he did not care to express his personal opinion on. the question that Strother had been "very vague and in his statements to the board. Wilkinson too, sald, believe the situation will be worked Under the law, the County Commissioners name tax collectors for each of the three collection districts. The Cumberland area or District No.

1 is considered a large political plum, Under the law, attorneys say, the collector can name his assistant and his office. Baechtel Named To Gas Position Oaklanc, and in- Gettysburg, Pa. cident: Crothers, Ridgeley. 1 8 GRIDDERS TURN ACTORS- -Some members' of Earl Bruce, Josephine Kompanek; Robert the Allegany High School football team yesterday Charles Bucy, Wesley Abrams, Charlotte -De Witt, proved they can do more than perform on' the Mary' Elizabeth Kammauf, Land" Robert Johnson: gridiron when they participated in a school public. Bruce, Kcefe; Abrams' and: Johnson: are football address system version of "Romeo and Juliet." players: Brooks and Johnson.

are shown, holding Seen In the above photograph are Gaylord folis which were used for sound effect. In a further expansion of its cadet engineering program, the Cumberland and Allegheny Gas Company has named James F. to the position of district engineer. announcing this. appointment, G.

E. Wilson, Pittsburgh, tendent of distribution, Indicated that Bacchtel Is. making his. headquarters in the company office here. He is working under.

the general supervision of: Carl. C. Robbins, district manager. Baechtel, a resident of. Natrona Heights, is 'a graduate of HarBrack High School in.

Brackenridge, and of the August 1948 class in engineering. at Grove City College. The cadet: engineering program, under which Baechtel joined the gas company, was established last 'year. It is designed to afford recent engineering graduates. with an opportunity to gain broad practical experience in many phases of gas company operations.

The program. also allows the gas company and its customers to benefit from the latest engincering knowledge by these graduates. the Cumberland office of the gas company, Bacchtel will assist in solving gas distribution problems in such communities as burg; Keyser, Piedmont, Elkins, Buckhannon, Parsons, Kingwood, Answer Filed To Action By. County Board Resident Of Barton Area Denies Blame: In Ditch Dispute SERVICES FRIDAY- Reburial rites for Pfc. William E.

Turner, killed in Italy- September 24, 1944, will be held Friday at 3:30 p. m. at the Hafer Funeral where the body will be taken' today. Pic. Turner was.

a son of Mr. And Mrs. James I. Turner; Baltimore, formerly Cumberland. Ann Linn Wins Speech Event At Fort Hill Miss Ann Lina, a Senior, daughter of Mr.

and Homer H. Linn, 477 Goethe, Street; has been selected. to represent: Fort Fill High School Speak for Democracy a contest, being Association of conducted Com- The elimination at Fort. was conducted. Monday, yesterday and, today.

with 73 students participating. All the contestants were Juniors. jar.d Seniors. with the exception of Patricia, Emmerick, a Sophomore. November- 25 is the deadline for the selection of entries by' the various Allegany county high.

schools, according to Robert L. Ebert, Jay-' cee: Americanism chairman. The semi-finals for the county are scheduled for. November 27 and the finals November 28. The local winner will compete in the state contest.

The Fort Hill. contest was promoted by the senior high English teachers, all of whom entered contestants. The teachers are. Miss Gerardine Pritchard, Miss' Mary Calemine, Miss Kathleen Cumbee, and Miss Nellie Wilison. The Lillian Miss Jean Bowen, and Miss Helen Smith, selected eight for places in 'the semi-finals: They were William Wilson; Betty, Brooks, Gary' Grant, Glenn Burke, Dorothy Tripplett, Richard Matlick, Eugene Strieby, and Miss Linn.

From these Miss Linn and Grant were chosen to enter the finals. held today. Speeches were given over the public address system by: students who wrote them As specified in the rules. The winner. in the county finals will receive a radio: and the school which he attends will $50.

Police Probing Attack Report Oscar Shober Held In Cumberland Jail A man identified as Oscar Shober, about of '142 Frederick, Street, was held' in jail this morning while police investigated a young woman's report that he attempted attack her in an automoblle at the rear of the' Western Maryland Railway freight house on Canal: Street. Shaber, police said, denied the accusation when interrgoated in State's, Attorney's office today. Hc was returned to jail pending further questioning. Police said the identified herself as Helen Anderson, 930 Maryland Avenue, and quoted her as saying she accompanied Shober land others to Bean's Cove, last night. Later they returned to Cumberland and took passenger in the car Then, 'authorities were told, Shober drove to the Canal Street section and made advances.

Dethe woman reportedly suffered scribed as "in her early twenties," black eye. in the alleged scuffle. She was also questioned this morning' in the State's Attorney's office. Detective Thomas J. See, who vestigated, said the woman indicated she would receive hospiteller treatment.

for the eve- injury, Formal charges against Shober have not been filed, he said, adding that the emphatically denies the woman's attack story. Shober was taken Into custody nt. his home about 5 8. m. by Officers Harold.

Crabtree, J. D. Daum and G. E. Pfeiffer after the woman.

reported. the alleged In- An answer. to a. bill of complaint by. the Allegany: County Board: of Commissioners against: Jacob R.

of near: Barton result' of dispute over' a drainage. ditch was Aled this morning in Cir-: cuit Court; by. counsel- for, Sutherland. Horace P. Whitworth, attorney for Sutherland, stated, in his answer that the water drains have: not always under the road and: that the drain over which the dis-.

ed and maintained on with the express pute' arose was originally constructpermission and knowledge: of said owner to: carry off surface waters. Denial Also made that. the drain in its present size and status has been located on the defendant's property for more than 22 years as alleged. Sutherland denies he wilfully obstructed the drain: to prevent the water from crossing under the road, at this point, but admits. that the drainage of water upon his property has been stopped by the Alling: up.

of the He claims that. the drain has been filled with rock and sand washed into it, by excessive water being turned into it: as a suit of the inadequate ditching and repair of the Miller Road in: front of his property by the country road: department. Sutherland Also stated that: he and his wife own the and that his father, J. H. Sutherland owned the property and gave his permission to' the Allegany: County, Board of Road to ditch the-' surface- waters of, the road across.

his property. He also stated: a small open ditch was adequate to carry off the water at that time as the road: was. not surfaced or graded except for. a portion. below the level the property.

Sutherland also claims that coal mine which was recently ed above his property has: caused. sulphur flow onto: his: property and that his concrete sidewalk, trees and shrubbery has been greatly damaged by: the water coursIng across his property. The court 15 asked to. dismiss the bill of complaint of. the county: board.

and refuse to issue the injunction asked by. the county. Legion Club, four at the Navy Club, two at the Maccabees and four' at Ruth's Tavern on Williams William, Buley, who; has charge of parking meters, counted proceeds taken from six smashed machines. and said the money totaled about: $150. It will be added to the general city fund.

Four. other machines belonging to the Oriental Club were not. destroyed: pending a. court ruling on ant appeal by club officials. Obituary Rose, at home; Mrs.

Catherine La Vale; Mrs. at Vanderhout, this city, and Pearl Clayton, Fort Ashby, W. and two brothers, Elmer Rose, ford and Luther Washington. Services will be held at 9 a. and Friday in -Peter and with burial in the church cemetery.

The body is at the home. P. C. Atha PARSONS, W. Atha, formerly of Parsons, who died Friday at his home.

in Fairmont after an illness of; several: years, WAS buried Sunday in Woodsdale Grafton, former merchant and chicken raiser. he was born- November son of Mrs. Lone (Brown) Atha, Chevy Chase, and 'the Atha, Surviving Fare his widow, Mrs. Glenoka (Orr) Atha; two children, Mrs. George Stuck and P.

C. Fairmont; brother, 'Earl Atha, Chevy Chase; two sisters, Mrs. Olen Chevy. Chase, and Mrs. Della Summers, Fairmont, and three grandchildren.

'He was brotherin-law of Mrs. J. Valentine James A. Little, who attended funeral with Mr. Valentine and Mrs.

J. Kenton Lambert. Felda MORGANTOWN. W. Va.

Mrs. Anna Pearl Felda, of Route 2, died here Sunday at the General Hospital, She had resided 'in this county a number of years. Surviving besides her husband, Frank Felda, are daughter, Lorraine Felda, "at home; two sons, Charles Felda, Lancaster, Ohio, and Everett Feldo, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Elsie Collis and Mrs. Alta.

Uphold, Deer Park, four brothers, Jesse Paugh, Shallmar, Charles, Paugh, Kitzmiller, and Bert Paugh. and Harper Paugh, both Deer Park. Mrs. Clara P. Harris GARDEN, W.

-Mrs. Clara P. Harris, 59, widow of Mont E. Harris, formerly of Meyersdale, died Monday night in Davis Memorial Hospital, Davis, where she had been a patient five weeks. the past year she had, resided with a sister; Mrs.

Henty. Sayers, Pierce. Mrs. Harris whs in Elk Garden but had lived at Meyersdale until three years Her parents were the late Albert and Sara (Simpson) Warnick. She was member of Elk Garden Methodist Church.

Besides Mrs. Sayers, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Loretta Weatherboltz and' Mrs. Lois Lowery, Alexandria, and Mrs. Ruth Hardman, Falls.

four brothers, Walter Westernport, Albert Warnick, Elk Garden; Darl and Ervin Warnick, Morgantown; three other sisters, Mrs. Edith Green -and Mrs. Marguerite Stewart, Morgantown, and Mrs. Mac Knox, Blaine, and six. grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held in Nethkin ELI Methodist Church here, The body is at. the. Duncan Funeral Home, Thomas, where' it will remain. until 12:30 tomorrow. Services will be conducted 2.

m. -in Nethkin FIll Methodist Church at Elk Garden 'by Rev. Charles McCauley, Thomas, Interment will. be in I. 0.

0. F. Cemetery, Elk Garden. Smith Services ARTEMAS, Pa. Services for Ephraim Smith, 72; veteran funeral director of this area, who died Friday.

afteracon, were held yesterday afternoon in Fairview Christian Church by. Rev. Walter Twigg and Rev. William Hendershat. Burial was Fairview Cemetery, Pallbearers, all nephews, were Eldon, Kenneth, Emmert, Jonny, Harry and Glen Shipway.

Ault Infant: The three-day-old son of Mr. and" Mrs. Eugene Ault, of Route 1, Keyser, W. died this morning at Memorial. Hospital.

-The mother Is the former Wilda Ault. 'Iames Services Funeral. services for Mrs. Amanda H. 56, who: died Sunday at the home of her sister, Walter Crabtree, 633 Hill Top Drive.

were conducted yesterday afternoon 'In First Church of the Nezarenc by (Continued on 2) Schmidt Plant "Open House" Held For Area Grocers View Many Improvements Made By Cumberland Firm The Schmidt Baking Company, Frederick Street, is conducting series of "open bouse" families parties week for. grocers, their employes to acquaint them improvements added to the business recently, Alfred E. Howe, office manager, said today. Sunday, the bakery was host 600 guests from Johnstown, area served by the plant and approximately 400 from East Side, South End of city and Oldtown and Paw Paw, were entertained. night, the bakery WAS to and grocers West Side, North End, and Ridgeley, Fort Ashby and Romney, W.

Va. Program Continued Tonight, Howe said, grocers from Mt. Savage, Frostbug, Grantsville, Salisbury, Meyersdale, Garrett, Rockwood, Somerset and Boswell will attend. The closing party tomorrow be in. honor of grocers from Hyndman, Bedford, Everett, Saxton, ser, Piedmont, Westernport, Barton, Lonaconing and Midland, The bakery operates 22 routes Allegany and Garrett counties in Mineral, Hampshire and Morgan counties in West and Somerset, Barton and Cambria counties in Pennsylvania.

Guests are conducted on 3 tour or the plant. Manufacturing methods are shown and explained, including storaging and packing. Refreshments are served, prizes given and entertainment held in the garlage space- following" the tour, Howe said. Howe said that latest machinery the bread baking industry has been installed at the plant and othimprovements have been made. Production is stressed and Howe points to the fact that the plant con, produce 40,000 loaves in ten hours where the operation formerly consumed an entire day.

Stars Later In Day "We formerly started baking in the morning or noon, he said, "but now we do not start until about 7 in the evening." The equipment installed at the plant can provide bread for 100,000 people in 24 hours, Howe added, As Important to. plant officials production, however, is sanitary handling of the product. Only or.ce during the entire operation of mixand baking is the bread touched human hands, Howe sald. That occurs after the dough has. been.

mixed, fermented 'and "rounded" and is ready to go into the baking pan, As the -bread is placed in the pan, a worker gives it the "twist" identified with the Schmidt Blue Ribbon bread product. Crowding Eliminated All of the operations formerly were concentrated in a one-floor building, but the company recently completed the addition of a second floor covering 20,000 square Re-arrangement of the machinery the two floors has reduced overcrowding and speeded; up production. The and bakery has modern one. of ovens. the Jarg-1 most single-lap, baking machine Is capable of producing 3:000 loaves in an hour.

no time: do human hands' touch the bread in baking process, oven discharging the loaves- automatically done. Howe sald the need for better machinery and expansion arose durthe war, but the company could get. the equipment. Production. added, has doubled since 1940.

Instellation. was completed last January and final touches put. to plant in Police Huut Escapee State and local police are seeking. Ralph Leo Wharton, 16, West Oldtown Road, who escaped from the Maryland Training School for Boys on Monday. He is Ave feet, Inches tall and 'weighs about '125 pounds.

Turner Reburial Planned Friday Reburial rites: for: Pic. William E. Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. James: T.

Turner, Baltimore, formerly, of this city, was killed in action at Bologna, Pass, Italy, September 24, be. held Friday: at 3:30 p. m. from the Hater Home where his body: will be- taken: upon arrival: today. Rev.

C. L': Heard, pastor Trinity. Methodist Church, will have charge, of. the services and military: honors at. the grave' Zion Memorial Park, Bedford Road, will, be accorded by Henry Hart: Post' 1411, Veterans of Foreign: Wars.

Graduated from Fort Hill High: School: in 1941, Turner: was employed: by the Bendix Radio Corporation, Baltimore, "before he entered the Army February 1, 1943; He received baste training at Camp: Houze, Texas, and was later transferred to the 88th Infantry Division at Fort Sam. Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Turner went overseas in December, 1943, and saw action 'in North Africa, and Italy. received the- Purple, Heart decoration for wounds received while fighting on the Italian' Front in 1944. He returned to battle.

August 10,: 1944. He was a member of Eutaw. Baptist: Church, Surviving, besides his parents; are' his widow, the former Miss Beverly Hare: one son, Walter Turner, who' was born July 23, 1944, while the father was overseas, and. a brother, LeRoy: DeVore, Baltimore Frostburg Motorist: Guilty Of Speeding Elmo W. Biller, Route 1, Frostburg, was fined $10.75 today in Trial: Magistrates Court after he pleaded in-guilty to exceeding 50 miles an hour on Route 40 yesterday.

State TroopHarry Bosley the arrest. In Police Court, Magistrate Peter J. Carpentl imposed suspended sen-. tences on five persons charged with, disorderly conduct, as the result: of. 12 "family argument" on Bond- Street yesterday Police listed the quintet.

as Homer Crothers. 318 Bond Street; Kathleen and Louis Ratten! and 'Beulah all of 431 Welnut Street, and Mrs. A. man representing himself as a bealth. inspector to gain entrance to West Side homes is being sought by City Chief R.

Emmett Flynn asks that authorities be.

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