Cumberland Evening Times from Cumberland, Maryland • Page 8

--Cumberland Evening Times, Thursday, August 20, 1964 'Mad Butcher' Note Stalks Oak Hill, W. Streets By JAMES I. DAVIES OAK HILL, W. Va. UPI)- Fear stalks the streets of this southern West Virginia commu- nity.

The townspeople are sure a murderer--a "mad butcher" walks among them. Seven men from the area have disappeared during the past two years. Only one has been located. The body of 19- year-old Mike Rogers, Oak Hill, was found on nearby Gauley Mountain in December, 1962. It had been dismembered and grotesquely slopes.

Other grisly reminders have come to light. A skull was found about 15 miles east of here in 19G3. The be working to some extent, the sheriff's office reported. Pittsburgh Eligibility In Appalachia Program Causes Contention By MARGARET A. program to take advantage ofmf or Birming WASHINGTON I Why the money, if it so desires.

a or Knoxville. is an industrial city like Pills- The $1 billion, five-year plan "Pittsburgh, the largest city burgh considered to be onelto i i a (ho nm is, in my opin- the report stated, "that as of a assistance afforded chronic stalks Fayelte County. And to children hereabouts, the "mad butcher" has re- placed the bogey man as the sinister, faceless character lurk- ing somehwere in the night. County Taxes Hit $60,178 For August August collections in the office of Allegany County Tax Collector U1J Francis G. Philpot at the Court canvas-wrapped torso of a de- House reached $60,178.06 yester- I ll 1 I LJUJ IVU I 4 I 2 It is easy to see that ions A lpalachia program to alks Fayelte County.

bt at Poverty? of the most progressive in the nation declared eligible for 349 counllcs states 'benefits under the administra- Jn the eastern Appalacbia re gion is awaiting action by both houses of Congress. Sen Joseph S. Clark, Clark, in committee testi- i 4 i i 4 A A says that communities such Uony SSeinS'S at cin Vide a11 Pittsburgh are rich in the edu- comerence of a calional and technological re- sources needed lo slrcngthen all capitated man was found last December near Pineville, Wyo- ming County, about 40 miles to the southwest. No Identification Made day. This is a to July when total collections were 932,860.7.1 That lotal includes county, stale and special laxing much of the development in northern Appalachia will take place.

Every effort must be made to ensure Pittsburgh's role as a true metropolis, one of Appalachia. However, Republican mem- bers of the House Public Works Commillee filed a minority re- port after studying the bill which said, in part, "Ihere is no juslification whatsoever for the inclusion of prosperous counties for any of the federal grant-in-aid programs in the bill." Seen As Center President's Appalachian Region- al Commission were wise to in- clude such metropolitan areas as Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre, Scranlon, Knoxville, Asheville and Birmingham. "Although these cities are, for the most part, healthier than rural Appalachia, they never- theless require the type of spe- cia! attention they would get under the Appalachian pro- gram. "I do not agree with those There are arguments to be who have criticized Pittsburgh's made on both sides, but appar- inclusion in this program, nor cntly Pittsburgh will stay in would I agree to the exclusion ices needed to start western Pennsylvania back up the road to progress." Compares Income The minority report, discus- sing 1 Pennsylvania, said that in 1963, the per capita personal in- come in that state was about the same as the national aver- age. Also, the percentage of fam- ilies having an annual income of less than $3,000 has been well below the national aver- age, both in the state as a whole and in the Appalachian portion of Pennsylvania.

"Ii is interesting to for all forms of feder-i He said that if the funds April 15,1964, federal grants to- taling $58,988,000 had been ex- tended to the Appalachian por- tion of the state under the ac- celerated public works act. "There are no standards, based upon need, for determin- ation of the eligiblity of areas within Appalachia for federal grants-in-aid provided in the bill," the report continued. However, the latest Labor De- partment figures show unem- ployment in metropolitan Pitts- burgh to be at 5.5 per cent compared to 7.4 per cent in June, 1963. Unemployment for the nation as a whole last month was gauged at 6.1 per cent thus putting Pittsburgh slightly be- low the national average. The Labor Department said that the Pittsburgh area (Alle- gheny, Beaver, Washington and unemployment sections.

Has Regional Approach 'The growth of Appalachia's cities has been hindered by the economic stagnation of their rural surroundings," a said. "What we must recognize now is that anything that' strengthens rural Appalachia wiH' strengthen her cities as: well. And, in the cyclical pro- cess of development, aid to the cities will bring some benefit to rural Appalachia." Probably one of the main; reasons governors from all affected states were willing support the Appalachia concept is because of its regional ap- proach. Gov. William W.

Scranton Pennsylvania, noting that city a state governments can't fight urbanization and mechan-i ization alone, observed that the! managed properly, the prob- lems which transcend state lines can best be met through a regional commission. Leaders of the "war on pov. erty" hope this will be the sit- uation. Westmoreland counties) is con-ifederal government does have a area and thuslmoney. TRY RC TODAY Were these the remains ofi a a rea estate, personal prop- one of the missing men? Au-l ei and corporation taxes.

thorities--despite tireless efforts --have failed to make positive identification. Residents of Oak Fayelte County think so. don't Hill and Special taxes are collected for (he LaVaJe Sanitary Commission, Savage special laxing area, Cresaplown Civic Improvement Association, Potomac Park addi- But they don't talk much li TM. the Bowling Green Sanitary about il lo outsiders nor lo District, for the LaVale Volunteer people whose friendship is not Fire Department anci the Eller- long standing. stranger, slie special tax area.

they believe, just may be the 'mad butcher" they are sure have not yet figured out how haunls the area. Stale police anrl the Fayette County sheriff's office make no blanket claims nor do they make blanket denials. Both ael- much of Ihe July collections were in county laxes. Last month a five per cent discount was allowed nn county taxes. A year ago was Ihe five-per cent' mil the possibility of a "mad discount month and Ihe tnlal in butcher" but still hold a parti- cle of hope that wondcrlust on the part of those missing could play a part in the disappear- ances.

Both have unraveled the same facts--all of the missing men were alone when last seen and at least four of them were lasl seen hitch-hikinp. Both are reluctant to say much more, only that the in- vestigation is continuing. The people of Fayclle County, 1 however, theorize a bit more than do the officers. Scientist Is Killer One man is positive the "mad butcher" is a large-city scien- tist who makes periodic tours into the mountainous area seek- ing a material to experi- ment wilh. The man backs up his the- ory with the fact that "a guy who knew most of the missing men me they all limped.

So 1 figure the 'butcher' must be some kind of a doctor who wants people to experiment on." One youth, recently introduced to the wonders of Robert Louis Stevenson, expounds the com- mon belief a the "butcher" is a Dr. Jeckyl-Mr. Hyde type of personality--that he is actually a peaceful, law-abiding citizen of the area who occasionally goes on psychotic binges pos- sessed with a compulsion to kill. Several others voiced this opinion and wagging tongues, sender, are dol GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME Clerks in Mr. Philpot's office county taxes was $3,322,755.22.

The July total in counly laxes is expected lo far exceed thai June 1963 August is expected lo be the second best month for lax collec- lions Ibis year as a four per cent discount is allowed on coun- ty taxes this monlh. The county tax collection lotal is expected lo compare favorably wilh July Iflfi3, a four per cent discount month, when $137,057.84 was col- lected. When the county commissioners approved the annual levy list on April 7 they anticipated lotal county collections in the enlire fiscal year of $4,002.500. Yeslerday, deputies from Mr. Philpot's office visited the Mt.

Savage VFW Home for the col- lection of taxes. Only two more August visits remain. The first is at the Frostbwg Fire Hall from 9:30 a. m. until 3 p.

m. nexl Tuesday and the lasl is al Ihe Flinlstone Fire Hall Wednesday, August 26, from 1 unlil 3 p. m. Mailed colleclions postmarked before midnight Monday, August 31. will he enlilled lo the four per cent discount.

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