The Cumberland News from Cumberland, Maryland • Page 14

Witness Says He Gave Money Moore A W. Va. (UPI) The chief government witness in the extortion trial of Republican "Gov, Arch Moore testified Thursday he gave Moore three envelopes filled with cash, totaling $25,000, in the hope of obtaining a desperately needed state banking charter in 1972. Price, president of a now-bankrupt loan company empire, testified in the trial in U.S. District Court he delivered the cash to Moore's Capitol office in the fall of 1972, only weeks before the governor won re-election by a landslide.

a i a i a i a i consistencies between Price's statements and his grand jury testimony. The attorney also queslioned Price about his alleged high life style, drinking habits and girlfriend. 53, and his former aide, William Loy, 44, are charged with conspiring to extort $25,000 from Price in return for the bank charter, which never was granted. If convicted, each could be sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $10,000. also a political blow Thursday when U.S.

Supreme Court refused his appeal of a state i i rejecting his candidacy for a- thtird term in office. -Price, now living in Miami, FJ.a.', served as i i i i Afountaineer a loan company chain which went bankrupt in 1974. He has been sentenced to three years in i i a bargaining over fraud and i charges i from the collapse of his com- pany. 'Price, testifying in a calm, cl'ear voice, said he received word from Gassaway, W.Va., banker Nolan Hamric that one way to obtain the charter was to make a $25,000 political con- tribution. Hamric is an unin- dfcted co-conspirator in the case.

Every Thing You Need For Summer at Kiddie Towne 9 fjsl Main, Frestburg OPEN MDNDAr FRHMY'TH. 9 CUSTOM COLORS plus LIVELY DEEPS INTERIOR. EXTERIOR PRODUCTS Now is tht TIME to do your PAINTING Painters available through this store Wehler's 5 E. Main SI. frosfturg Registration Day At Luke Is May 10 LUKE--Registration Day for local citizens will be held on May 10 from 8 a.m.

to 6 p.m. in the firemen's garage next to the city building. Any resident who has lived.in the corporate limits for at least 30 days and will be 18 on or before Is eligible to register with the clerks. It was emphasized at this week's council meeting, the registration of voters will be for the town election June 14. Absentee registration will be in effect under Article.

IX, section 903 of the Town Code of Or- dinances. Qualified persons wishing to run for council must submit a petition by 12 noon June 4. Petition forms may be obtained at the City Building any week day from 9 a.m. until noon. Council voted to donate $25 to the Tri-Towns Little League a a a i a i A donation of $75 also will be made to the Bruce High School to help underwrite their recent purchase of a muscle building machine.

Members of the City Youth A i Board a a before Council and brought them up to date on their projects, one of which is the beautification of the Bicen- tennial Flag Park on Pratt Street. Other suggestions for future events were noted. This group meets bi-monlhly, with i slated tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the Staley lot. All the youth of the community are urged to get involved in the YAB's ac- tivities.

Duckworth'Brothers' bid on repairs and improvements to the Fairview Street drainage ditch was accepted. An estimated budget for Luke for 1976-77 is to be'prepared and presented at the next council meeting. Council agreed that the tax 'rate for 1976-77 will remain at 55 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. It was decided to hire 14 persons for summer work. Deadline for applications is Legal action concerning the closing of a portion merce Street and a nearby alley here are underway.

Shaft Fire Company To Crown Queens SHAFT The Shaft Volun- teer Fire Company will sponsor a junior-senior fire queen contest this evening. Contestants are asked to be at the fire' hall at 8 p.m. Bolh queens will be crowned at 9 p.m. by Roxanne Buskirk, 1975 A dance with music by "Fog" will be held following the crowning. SIMON M.WIBMCK GLENCOE, M.

Webreck; 76, of RD died Wesnesday. Born May 31, 1699 In North- hamplon Township, he was a son of the late Fannon and Anna i brothers, Charles Webreck and Milton-Webreck, preceded him in death. He is survivied by his widow, Mrs. (Smith) Webreck; two daughters, Glenda. Bittner and Mrs.

JoAnn Rohrf, both of here; a son, Jack Webreck; Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Wilmoth, Somerset, and Mrs. Leah Hosteller, Johnstown; a brother, Robert E. Webreck, Somerset; and 12 grandchildren. Friends will be received at 'the Johnson and Son Funeral Home today after 7 p.m.

Services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home by Rev. William Moser. Interment will be in Mt. Cemetery.

ERIC RANDALL LOHR FRONT ROYAL, Randall Lohr, five days died yesterday at the Univer- sity of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottcsville, Va. He was born in Winchester on Easter Sunday He is survived by his parents, Daniol and Debra Lynn (Walls) Lohr, of the Mountain View Trailer Court, here; a brother, Brent Lohr, at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. a Sherley a a a a a a parents, Mr and Mrs Warren Lohr, i a a a a Murle Casino, Mesa, and Mrs. Inez Kern, Kingwood, W. a a a a grandfather, Ezekiel Lohr, Bedford, Pa and paternal a a Gladys Koonlz, also of Bedford.

Graveside will be conducted today at 11 a.m. at Restlawn Memorial Gardens, Cash Valley Road, LaVale, by Rev. E. Duane King, pastor of the Faith Independent Baptist Church of Frostburg. NORMAN D.

"DOGGIE" MERRITi a i Merrill, 54, of 360 Frederick Street, died yesterday at 'Newton D. Baker Hospital. The body is to be relurned to the Scarpelli Funeral Home. SECOND ANNIVERSARY SALE OFF STOREWIDE ALL WEEK Daily Specials Pegasus 93 East Main FROSTBURG OPEN: 12 to 6, 10 lo 6, Saturday AMDEKER Brewed by PAGST Compare It with all Imports. Fully Aged And Mellow.

PABST draught. Now in easy taps, quar- ters, halves, regulars, 16 oz. cans, club size. At your favorite bar or package store. Wm.

"Bill" Filsinger 689-5435 DISTRIBUTOR FOR ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD. SCARVES these versatile extras are FUN damental fo every gals wardrobe. Add subtle touches to change your look from smart fo SMASHING Mt. Savage Church Auction MT. SAVAGE 'The Mt.

Savage i i Church will sponsor'ari auction tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m. in the church parking lot. Proceeds will be used to pay for recent improvements to the church, said Mrs. Vincent Thompson, chairman. On sale will be antiques, i depression glass, i frames, clocks etc.

Little League Tryouts' At Keyser Tomorrow KEYSER Keyser Little League tryouts will be held tomorrow at the West End Playground beginning at 9 a.m. The, opening date will be Saturday, May 8, said Mike Wilson, league director. Boys are eligible to play if they are nine by September I and have not reached their 14th birthday by September 1 next year. Church Will Show Movie On Sunday FROSTBURG Rev. E.

Duane King, pastor of Faith Independent Baptist Church-, 301 Shaw Street, announces that trie film, "The Burning will be shown in the church A i a sportation or desiring in- formation, may call 689-6294. WILBBBTR. OAKLAND-tyilbert Richard "Pete" Bidder, 69, of 134. Church Street, died yesterday in Garrett County Memorial Hospital. He was a son of the late Er- nest R.

and'Dorothy Sarah (Baker) Ridder. He was the owner of Bidder's Mobil Home Sales; McHenry. He' was-a member of the Grace Lutheran Church, Friendsville; Mount Vernon (Va.r Lodge. 219, 'AFAM; Scottish Rite and Shrine bodies of Virginia, Order of Eastern Star, Oakland Chapter 67; and was an Army veteran of World a He is survived by a son, Paul F. Ridder, St.

Louis, five sisters, Mrsi Allene Harvey, Lakeworth, Mrs. Lucille Novak, Saxonville, Mrs. Jackson and Miss Ridder, both of here; and Mrs. Blanche Helbig, Norfolk, three brothers, Harland Ridder and Ray Ridder, both of Keyser; and Carl Ridder, of here; several nieces and nephews and several great- nieces and nephews. The body is at the Stewart Funeral Home, here, where.

friends will be received today from 2 lo 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Red House by Rev. Donald Thomas and Rev.

William Carlson. In- terment will be in Red House Cemetery. -The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services. A memorial service will be conducted today at 7:30 at the funeral home by Oakland Lodge 192, AF4VAM. RALPH W.

ORNDORFF Ralph W. Orndorff, 63 of Main Street, Ellerslie, was found dead yesterday at his home. Maryland State Police said he died of a gunshot would to the head which was self-inflicted. The body 'was taken to the Zeigler Funeral Home in Hyndman by a Corriganville Volunteer Fire Company rescue unit. Tpr.

Lester V. Lewis in- vestigated. BIBLE SERVICES Services for 'Oscar Bible, 75, of 820 Golden Lane, who died Wednesday be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Central Assembly of God Church, with Rev. Kenneth W.

Owen officiating. Interment will be in Glendale Flintstone. The body will be taken to the church one hour to services. Pallbearers will.be William Pitzer, John Yantz, William a Larry Hoch'ard, Howard Hochard and Harry Hochard. Friends are being received at Silcox-Merritt Funeral Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9p.m.

GLOYD SERVICES Services for. Sheldon Dwayne. Gloyd, 11, of 328 Braddock Frostburg, who died Tuesday, will be conducted today at 1 p.m. in the Silcox- Merritt Funeral Home by Rev. Willian Anderson.

Interment will be in Davis Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Cpl. Cliff Walls, Karl Hartig, Cpl. Rona'ld Robertson, Patrolman Martin Miller, a a and Patrolman Ed McKenzie. Aussie Ballet of Frostburg Open Mon.

Fri. fo 9 Unit Will Train In Germany FROSTBURG Major W. assistant security plans and operations officer for the 29th RAOC Maryland Army National Guard will leave for a a Saturday for two weeks high priority training. The 29th Spt. Center is sponsored by the 2nd Spl.

Command of the 7th U.S. Corps. Forty.six members of the unit will attend the two-weeks summer camp training. NEW YORK (UPI) The Australian B.allet, with MErgot Fonteyn as guest artist, will present its ballet version of Franz Lehar's "The Merry Widow" at the Uris Theatre for two weeks beginning June 21. Miss Fonteyn will share the title role with company ballerina Marilyn Rowe.

Merry Widow," choreographed by Ronald Hynd to a John Lan- chberry adaptation of the Lehar score, had its world premiere in Sydney last November. Enjoy flowers all year long. Choose from our potted plants or cut flowers PHILLIPS FLOWER SHOP Lonaconing 463-6206 The Durst Company FURNITURE CONTEMPORARY EARLY AMERICAN We're Headquarters Fine Quality MOHAWK CARPET East Main Frostburg 689-8833 OPEN MONDAY NIGHTS.UNTIL 9 Of Teen Town Being Planned WESTERNPORT Fred Warnick president of a local i i organization known as TASK FORCE, has a meeting of all concerned citizens for the purpose of reorganizing Teen-Town, In-, corporated. He especially urge? former- Teen Town officers, directors, and, trustees to" attend the meeting which will be held at the council chamber on Wed- nesday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. Town Incorporated has been inactive for several years.

The meeting will be held with the purpose of electing a new board of directors that will help to reorganize the structure of Teen Town. Teen Town In- corported has several assets a building on Main Street which is not being used or available for use. The Charter of Teen Town states that it is owned by all concerned residents of the Tri-Towns. Frostburg Moose Elect Officers FROSTBURG W. Kamauf was elected governor of Frostburg Chapter 348, Loyal Order of Moose at a recent- meeting.

Charles Flip'pen will serve as i Eugene Washington, prelate; Garnett Wheeler, treasurer; Jack Rafferty, secretary; Richard Shriver, three-year trustee; William Ritchie, two-year trustee' and Hugh Robinette, one-year Plans are presently being made to hold a blood pressure clinic May 1. Lions Hearing Clinic Tomorrow A I Lonaconing Lions Club will sponsor a a i i i tomorrow from 12 noon to 4 p.m. at the Lonaconing Health Center at no charge. Carol Clulee, A a County audiologist" will conduct the 10 to 15 minute tests. Dr.

A i K. a a from Cumberland, will perform the oloscopic tests; For trans- portation telephone 463-2935, said Joseph Haugen, chairman who is being assisted by Mark Clarence Broadwater, Kenneth Lancaster and Joe Mello. Tax Levy Discussed By Piedmont Council PIEDMONT Due to the lack of a quorum of members, the town council made no decisions during this week's meeting. The new, tax 'levy was discussed and it was reported that the dog catcher would be in the community this week. Council members the town's dump truck will be placed on sale.

Assistant Police Chief John Dye reported on a police of- ficer's seminar he attended last week in Parkersburg. Questionnaire Return Is Urged FROSTBURG The 1966 Beall High School reunion committee wishes to remind classmates to return the questionnaires concerning attendance at the class reunion scheduled for August 14 at the Maplehurst Country Club. The i a i in- formation will be used in the lOlh-year reunion booklet. The forms are to be mailed to Barbara (Patterson) Good- fellow, 715 Valley View Drive, LaVale, 21502. Recognition Day Potomac State FIRE OF UNDETERMINED origin yesterday caused damage to the upstairs bedroom of a house occupied "by the'James Fazenbaker family on Main Street in Midland.

Volunteers are shown getting to the source of the fire which was reported at 5 p.m. The John Monahan family lives on the other side of the double frame home. Salvage covers were used in the down- stairs to keep water and smoke damage to a minimum. Douglas Brooks, 12, and Thomas McMahon, 16, turned in the alarm after alerting families in the dwelling owned by Hazel" D. Taylor who lives nearby; Midland Junior Firemen assisted the volunteers.

Robert Shimer, fire investigator in Allegany and Garrett counties for the state fire marshal's office is in- vestigating. Lion Of Year Is Announced HYNDMAN Kenneth Kuhn was presented the Lion of the Year award during the 3Ist charter anniversary celebration by the Hyndman- Londonderry Lions Club, The. club held a ladies night at.the Hyndman Grange Harry T. Ritchey presiding. Mr.

Kuhn is the immediate past president of the club and has been active in.other church and community.affairs. He serves as president of the Bedford area school board. Guests of honor and speakers for the occasion were Charles W. governor of 14-L and a member of the Bedford Lions John 1 W. a i i governor from AHpona, and Samuel R.

Ayres, zone chair- man for Loysburg. Pupils To Present Musical Tonight Little Bit of A i a a fffcente'nhial will be presented today at 7:30 p.m. by pupils of Piedmont Elementary School in the high school gymnasium. Written by Marg Hood, the dances directed by Sue Crawford with narration by Mary Lou Kady, president of the elementary school PTA, i is sponsoring the program. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

Voter Registration At Western port registration for the May 25 municipal election will be held Monday through Friday until May 10 at the town hall. 'Quartets On WARDENSVILLE The Wardensville Lions Club 1 wijl. i 28th a a 1 'Quartets on Parade," a barber sho'p quartet program, on Saturday evening in the local high school auditorium. The program will include "Main Street, from; Raleigh, N.C.; "The Sea Gals," from Annapolis and "The Mountaineers" from Oakland, The program is the.principal fund raising activity of the club with proceeds being used 'to support sight conservation and 'other community services. Supper Tomorrow PATTERSON CREEK --The Patterson Creek Volunteer Fire Company will sponsor a turkey and ham supper tomorrow from '5 to 7 in the hall.

'of Frost Selected Group of SPRING SUITS and DRESSES NOW PRICE MAR CAROL SHOP East Main Frostburg Potomac'' College Recognition Day will held a.m. in tht, Church'-JMckee Arts Center. 1 ThisV-annJai-event': serves lo'i the 'many compjii.hments of students and organizations' Each campus ihVited to pariiejpate awards are' plres.elUed "for a i a i a a i 'Many'of the new campus organizations areVjnr. tr6duced at this' convocation which is each yeaf by the campus" society, Sigma Phi Interested area residents invited to attend. Daylight Saving Time Will Begin On Sunday CHARLESTON, W.Va.

(UPI). Bicentennial buffs in West i i i a have a i Franklin to thank this weekend. At 2 a.m. Sunday, all clocks in the Mountain -State must advanced one -hour so the an- nual switch to Daylight Saving Time can be made. It's an idea a i 'dreamed up colonial America, those.who have'trouble remembering which way to, turn the big hand, here's a "Spring forward, fall back- We've got the SPIRITS for '76 Popular Brands FIFTHS -3 for LUCKY'S Cut-Rate LIQUORS It Eiit Main, Fh MMI42 FROSTBURG MEATS Drive a little and Save a lot at LOTZ CUSTOM BUTCHERING and FREEZER (Cul-Wrapped-Quick Stuffed PORK CHOP.S...

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