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Cumberland Evening Times from Cumberland, Maryland • Page 16

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SIXTEEN EVENING TIMES, CUMBERLAND, FRIDAY, AUJSUST' DiaJ 722-4600 for WANT AD Talur Storm Hits TWO Four Killed Delaware Sections Blitzed By Wind, Hail, Lightning THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -A thunderstorm blil zed area ol Maryland and Delaware late Thursday leaving four dead. Two persons were killed by lightning. Two others drowned when Ihe boat they were riding in was swamped by wind whipped waters. The Weather Bureau said some winds' gusts reached 50 mph. Suburban Baltimore was hard- est i by the storm.

Hailstones the size of marbles fell. Winds toppled trees branches. Obit it a and broke off --Heavy rains, up lo two inches in some areas, caused flash floods. Water was four feel deep in one slrecl in Dundalk anc! two cars were washed onlo Ihe side- walk.s. i i struck a home in sub- urbnn Fullerlon and set fire lo the roof causing an e.stimaled $1,500 in damage before the blaze was extinguished.

The two persons killed by light- ning were working outside when (he bolts struck. 1 Mclvin Cox, 16, was helping his father unload scrap from a pickup truck hi Baltimore when he was killed. He was rushed lo a hos- piinl but he was dead when he arrived. Chnrlcs Ciontscalc, 24, was the other victim of Ihe electrical storm. Stale Police said the gfant laJwcr was struck while picking tomatoes in a field south of Dover, Del.

Clentscale's mother, Mrs. Ida Mue Olenlscale of Pahokce, was also hit by lightning but po- lice said she was not seriously injured. 'Ludwig Slurmer and his wife Louise, both 41, of Dundalk were rescued from Back River near Baltimore when their 14-foot boat was swamped. Two others in the boat, an unidentified man and a woman, drowned. Police identified the dead wom- an as Josephine Lakarwicz, 41).

The body of Ihe man had not been recovered. The Sturm'ers said they had just met the man and woman arid did not know their full names. Continued from Page 9) Born in Accident, he was a son of the late George and Louise (Stark): Georg. A farmer In this area, SO years, he was a mem- ber of Zibn Lutheran Church, Accident. His wife, Mrs.

Cath- erine (Beitzel) Gcorg, preceded him In three Har- old George, RD 2, Accident; Ran- dall George, Los Angeles, and Rev. Howard Gcorg, Woodburn, a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Gtotfelly, with whom he-resided; a sister, Mrs. Liiy Margoff, Key- mar, 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The body will remain at the Minnich Funeral Home until 1 p.

m. Sunday it will be taken to Won Church, Occident, for services at 2 p. m. Rev. C.

F. Daughin will officiate and inter- ment will be in the church ceme- tery. Friends will be received al the funeral home today from 7 In 9 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.

m. BENJAMIN E. WEI-US KEYSER Benjamin Ewing Wells, 82, of 144; East Street, died ycslcrdny in Potomac Valley Hos- pital where he had been a patient a month. He had been in ill health a year. He was a retired funeral direc lor and cmbalmer at the Mark- wood Funeral Home where he had ficen employed 25.

years. He was member, of First Methodist Church and Davis Lodge 51, A.F. arid A.M. Born in Kcyser, he was the son oMhc late Benjamin and Roberta (Richardson) Wells. His wife pre- ce'edcd him in death.

He is survived by two sisters Mrs. Virginia (Jenny) Holm an Soiilh Bold, and Mrs. Bertha Christopher, Baltimore; three nieces and two nephews. The body is at Ihe MarkwootJ Funeral Home where services will he conducted tomorrow at 2 p.rh hy Kev. W.

W. Hervcy, Interment will be in Queens Point Cemetery. MRS. ELLIS K. HAINE5 CAPON BRIDGE, W.Va.

--Mrs Edith (Whilacre) Haincs, 73, died yesterday in Hampshire Memoria Hospital, Rornney. She was a member of the Cs pon Chapel Methodist Church aiw the WSCS of that church. Born in Whilacre, she was the daughter of the late. R. and Florence (Pugh) Whitacre She is survived by her husband COLLINS FUNEKAL for Mrs.

Ada 83, iof 'Mexico Farms, who died Wednesday in Memorial Hospital, will be conducted tomorrow at p.m. at the George Funeral Home. Rev. Dr. Miller, astor of First Evangelical United Brethren Church; will officiate and interment will be in.

Her a Cemetery. Pallbearers will be -Dorcil and Kenneth Kline, Stanford Tysinger nd Russell, Ron9ltf and George Collins. OKANER BURIAL HYNDMAN Services for Mrs. Zella Deancr, 83, who died yes- erday, will be Sunday at .4 p.m. at the Ze'igler Funeral lome.

Rev. John Zinn will offi ciale and interment will be in Schcllsbiirg Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Fred -Hallorigrcn Ellis E.

Haines; a sister, Mrs of Dundalk nosed their Ifl-foot boat into the storm, and rode it out. The Hallongren's, accompa- nied by the daughter Kathy, 16, later rescued Slurmcr and his wife. Mrs. Hallengren said during the storm "it rained and there were big hailstones and we couldn't'see thfng." "Afler it cleared, we saw what looked like a submerged boat. So we went over to lake a look.

A man was calling.for help and we saw a woman floating face rlown in the water," Mrs. Hallengren said. She said her family rescued President ts iectBids MARTIN Services for 8KRVICKS Melvin Hilleary Martin, 56, of 1000 Oldlown Road, vho died Tuesday in Memorial lospilal, will be conducted tomor- at 10:30 n.nv at the Funeral Home. Rev. B.

F. Hart man will officiate and interment will be in Fort Ashby Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Max C. 3ugene, William Richard and Jack Welsh, and Frank B. Bobbins.

GEOROK C. KEMP George c. Kemp, 74, formei resident, died last month in Ak Ohio where he had lived foi past 40 years. Born in Cumberland the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Robert.Kemp he left here in 1923. He was a employe of the Goodyeai Tire and Rulil)er Company. iBuria was in Akron. Survivors include two brothers William and John, and a sister Mrs. Mary Briear, all of Cumber land.

for Bktod- Regkw Sturmer and his wife and then returned to (he woman floating face down. Mrs. Hallengren said the woman's body was too heavy to pull into the boat so they tied a rope to the body until the police boat arrived. power and telephone lines xyerc down in Baltimore County. Strong winds ripped an aluminum awning off a house in East Balti- more and sent it sailing into high tension wires.

special crew worked for more tlian HII hour lo remove the awn- ing from the lines where it was snagged. Births Hollis Brailhwaite, of Whitacre and a brother, Norman E. Whit- acre, McKecsport, Pa. Services will be conducted to- morrow al 2 p.m. at Kedland Methodist Church, Whitacre, with Rev.

J. F. Omps, Rev. Robert Moore and Rev. Roy Neff offi- ciating.

Interment will be in the Wood- lawn Cemetery in Whitacre. JOHN P. CRISSEY MANNS. CHOICE, Pa. John Paul Crisscy, 66, of RD 1, died Wednesday in Bedford Memorial He was a member of the United Church of Christ.

Born here, he was the son of the late John and Sarah Cr.issey. He is survived by his wife, Golda (Miller)'Crissey; a daugh- ter, Mrs. Alice Bumbarger, Will- iamsburg. Crissey, Manns Choice; a sister, Airs. Mary Zimmers, RD Manns Choice; and two grandchildren.

A service will be conducted Sunday at 1:30 p. m. at the resid- ence by Rev. Richard W. Johnson.

Interment will be at the Ml. Olivet Cemetery. BRANT--Mr. and Mrs. Darius N.

a daughter yes- terday in a hospital there. Mr. rmd Mrs. C. R.

While, Green- point Road, are the maternal 1 'grandparents, and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Branl, Ridgeley, the pa- grandparents. CRAWFORD Mr. a Mrs.

'Charles 544 Pine Avenue, a son yesterday at Memorial Hospital. FREEMAN--Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Wcstcrnporl, a daugh ter yesterday at Memorial. JOHNSON--Mr.

and Mrs. Earl RD 1, Oldtown. a son ycs- at Memorial. LeMASTERS--Mr. and Mrs.

Clark RD 5, a daughter yestcr- day at Memorial. TWTGG--Mr. and Mrs. Richard RD 5, a daughter today at Memorial. Marriage Licenses Clyde RD 1, Ridgeley, and Pauletle Eliza- beth Divelbiss, 235 Columbia Street.

Ronald Lee Bosley, RD 1, Ridgeley, and Linda Joyce Smith, 521 Henderson Avenue. George Louis Baker fi29 Columbia and Ruth. El- Geiger, RD 1, Corriganville. Mowbray Lona- cpning, arid Vermilda Marie Por- ter. Barton.

410 Fool- er Helen Mae Bitting- er, 408 Footer Place. Harold Wilson, RD'i'l, and Mary Dolores Yokum, 65 Key Street. Keyser, HARVEY WILEY ACCIDENT-Harvey Wiley, 82, died yesterday at his home near here. Born in Garretl County, he was a son of the late James and Bar- bara (Myers) Wiley. Surviving are his'widow, Mrs Eva (Snyder) Wiley; two sons Blaine Wiley, Grantsville, and Harvey Wiley Accident; two sisters, Mrs.

Lucretia Grove Frb'stburg, and Mrs. Ida Hager Deep Creek Lake, and nine grand children. The body is al the Newman Funeral Home where services will be conducted Sunday at. 2 p. m.

by Rev. Emory McGraw Interment will be in Graritsvill Cemclery. MRS. AGNES MORGENTHAU OAKLAND Mrs. Agnes Mor genlhau, former area resident died yesterday al her home in West Palm Beach, Fla.

She was a daughter of the late Edward and Alice (McKenzie) Loraditch. Surviving are a daughter, Sis- ter Agnes Marie, Palatka, three brothers, Bernard Lora- ditch, Cumberland; James Lora- dilch, Santa Rosa, and John Loraditch, Buena Vista Park, and two sisters, Mrs. Rcgina.Pope, Salisbury, and Mrs. Margaret Keating, Frost- burg. The body will be returned here and taken lo the Newman Funeral Home where friends will be re- ceived after 3 p.

m. Sunday. The rosary will be recited there Mon- day at 8 p. m. A requiem mass will be cele- brated Tuesday at 10 a.

m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Avilton, by Rev. Conrad Rafael. EconomyGain Recorded By West Virginia CHARLESTON.

W. Va. (UP1- Despile a summer slowdown, the West Virginia economy generally continued to show gains during the first six months of 1963 compared with the same period in record- setting 1962. The State Chamer of Commerce said 16 of 22 indicators used lo gauge the state's economic pulse had better records through June, 963, than a year ago. The chamber noted" the state lipped into, "its annual summer ilowdown" during Juno 12 of ts posted May levels.

Still the month bet- ered June, 1962, in 16 of the 22 categories. The state's total employment cached 554,000 during June, post- ng a 2.9 per cent gain from May. chamber said this; was the highest total since June a year ago vhen 556,400 West Virginians were obholders, Unemployment dropped .8 per cent to 50,100 to register the low- est monthly total since January, 961. Average weekly earnings hit an all-time high in mining, the report said, climbing 11.6 per cent from May to $143.47. The report said losses in Mune v.ere centered primarily in re- source production with coal drop- ping 9.2 per'cent, natural gas de- clining 9.S per cent, petroleum dipping 5 per cent, lumber 7 per cent, electric power 2 per cent and cash farm income 15.3 per cent.

Slow-ups also were noted of building permits, bank" deb- its, gasoline sales and sales of ordinary life insurance. Scranion, Morton, Rhodes Turn Down COP Primary Invite Va, fUPD- Two more prospect) ve nominees 'or president have turned down in- vitations from the State Executive Committee to en- er (he West Virginia preference primary next spring. The committee said today invila- were turned down by W. W. Scranton of Pennsylvania and Sen.

Thruston Morton of Ken- lucky. At the same time, the commit- tee said, Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, among eight lop Repub licans invited to enter the pri mary, said that if he lo run for the GOP nomination, "1 ll certainly include West Virgin ia, one of our great states and one of our most important slates, in these considerations." Ohio Gov. A Rhodes was the first lo turn down the in- vitation shortly after it was ex tended last week. In his reply to the committee Morton said he was "certainly no a presidential aspiranl." "I don't aspire to the Republi can nomination and have no in tention of seeking it," Morton said certainly have no intention filing in any presidential pri mary." Goldwater lolcl the committee "as of this moment, my deter minalion remains'.

to run for re election lo the U. S. Senate from my home slate of Arizona." "However, I would be complete ly naive if I did not recognize th pressures are bearing upon me ti direct my efforts in a different di rection," Goldwater' said. "If my decision (which is some time away, points to the seeking of the 1 will certainly in- clude West Virginia, one of our great states and one of most important states, in these consid- erations." RC Bloodmobile To Visit ABL or by contactiof.Mr.' Hershberger at Ext.WJ7-or Kenneth' K. Lowe; personnel supervisor at Ext.

81M. irThe' bloodmcbile will be located at'Building: Six (the re- cently vacated Stores building) from 'll toSyp.m. on Mon- day and from 8 a. to 2 m. on, Tuesday.

"Walk-ins" will be welcomed. t. 1 i Plans the visk of the on Monday aad at -Alle- Ballistics Laboratory; 'said Ronald Hefstoberger, coordinator of the plant 'drive. He Mid many hive unteered to 'although many are needed: to meet the pini.qitota for the day 'visit. i Employes Wishing, to five blood nay sign 'up by'calling heir representatives Cumberland's Only Jewelry Designer Manufacturer and Hand Engraver a hie? aboutv during his lifetime, 1 the; American Podiatry Association' estimates; Specializing in Diamond Remounting and 'Jewelry Repairs 7 North Liberty Street CUSTOM JEWELRY SHOP ff Mr Road Parley Set Tuesday The roads needs study group of the State Roads Commission will visit Allegany and Garrett coun- ties Tuesday, John B.

Funk, SRC chairman director, reported to- day. The group will meet with Gar rett County officials at 9:30 a. in the court room in the Court House in Oakland. The session with Allegany Coun- ty officials will be at 2:30 p. in the county commissioners' room on the second floor of the Court House.

Each county is being visited by this group to determine which projects are deemed the most essential. From the State 'Roads Commis- sion and its staff will''be Funk, John J. McMullen, Cumberland, member of the SRC; Carl Wan- nen, David Fisher, chief engineer; Albert Gordon, executive assistant to Ihe chair- man; Robert Hajzyk, program- ming and planning director; and C. Bates Chaires, former District 6, -engineer who is now assistant chief engineer of maintenance and operations. Monthly gains were centered in industrial and consumer sec- tors of the state's economy, the chamber said, with leaders being retail sales, up 8.1 per cent; con- sumer sales tax collections, up 7.2 per cent; and automobile sales up 12.8 per cent.

Scliopiiover Gels New NBS Post WASHINGTON (UPI) A West Virginia native; Dr. Irl C. Schoon- over, will serve in the newly-cre- ated post of deputy director for technical standards and services of the National Bureau of Stand- ards. Schoonover, who is currently as- sociate director of the- bureau, will be responsible for programs involving the development of in- dustrial standards and test meth- ods. He was born at Belington, Bar- bour County, W.

and did un- dergraduate work at Davis Elk- ins Teachers Attend College Course Mrs. Albert Cedel, 131 Cumber land Street, and Mrs. Norbert Mueller, 110 Winchester Road kindergarten teachers from Trin ity Lutheran 'Church, recently attended a kindergarten work shop at Concordia Teachers Col lege, River Forest, III. The work shop was held July 1-13, an nou'nced C. Polk, pas tor of Trinity Lutheran.

Rev. Mr. Polk said that a few openings -are still available fo both morning and afternoon ses sions at Trinity Lutheran kindei gsrten, and that parents interest W. Va. Raymond Van Meter, RD 5, and Dafnese Elaine Har- mon, Cresaptown.

City Audit 'The annual city audit being conducted by William Torkington and John Rollins; certified public accountants, Comptroller Paul Rodecap -said- 1 Firsl major league baseball leam lo travel by airplane was the Cincinnati Reds, in 1935. Clarence W. Miles Committee Head CENTREVILLE, Md. AP) Clarence W. Miles, former presi- dent of the Baltimore Orioles, has been elected chairman the.new- ly organized Queen Annes County Birarial The county commit- tee appointed by Queen Annes County, commissioners one week after a Centreville biracial croup achieved peaceful integration of the movie theater and restaurants in Centreville.

ed in should 724-4888. enrolling their childrei call either 724-0769 or Promotions (Continued from Page 9) live special in August 1962, and this capacit until his present promotion. Born and reared in Hyndman Sides graduated from Penn sylvania Stale University with bachelor of arts in economics From 1942 to he served i the'Navy with combat duty in the South' Pacific- theater and wn separated with the rank of lieu tenant commander. and Mrs. Sides and thei three children reside in Hyndman HILLCREST BURIAL PARK 113 Vi Frarfcrkk St.

PA 4-2332 School Clydei O'Baker, RD 4i CuriV berlandMis the more 200 students from countries who have bMn attending the tenth L. annual CTNA'7 School Trw Union Personnel; on the campus I of the University of.Wisconsin, Madison. O'Baker is treasurer- manager of Kel-Co Federal Credit Union, 200 South Lee Street. J-01M Shop Friday Saturday 9:30 'til 5:00 new from Top Mode! cottons priced Striking new version of ever popular. Coach- man style dress Beautifully done in a neat print percale accented with-ric all around.

sleeves. Blue or Brown. 12-to 20, levi u-24. 2.98 right: Flattering new step-in easy care acetate cot- ton woven check, sharply contrasted with solid binding on neckline, sleeve cuffs and patch pockets. Black or Navy.

12 to 20, to 2.98 for the grammar glamour crowd scene-stealing cottons by 3 .98 and up You'll never have to carry, a book No little gentleman could resist a young lady in copy fashions like these Scene-stealing dresses, each and every one fashioned by Preston of super fine cottons i ever-smart solid cpjors and the prettiest plaids this side of Scotland. See them now. They're irresistable. Sizes 7 to 14. young junior 6 to 14 Children's Department Directly Across The Street From The Main Store S.9* CUMBERLAND CLOAK STORE.

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