The Daily Mail from Hagerstown, Maryland • Page 7

A Yule Reminder Firt prevention In the home is the target of Hsgerstown Fire Department this month. Inspector Bill Kershner said fire department If striving to make people fire prevention con- cious during the holidays. To do so. Hit Fire Department has put up signs In all the fire companies in Hagerstown and other places. The sign behind Bruce Rudisill, deputy field collector for the city, is located in Rudisill's office, on the first floor of City Hall.

City Police Ponder New Mystery As Dead Birds Join Jail Birds By FRANK LOV1NSKI time bodies, all long dead, eh'anged hands at City Hall sev-, eral times this week. Nobody, it seems, know exactly what was to.be done with them. The mystery, it was announced Wednesday afternoon, has been partially solved. The bodies still remained cooped up sent. at police headquarters, however.

It all started when a lady, who said she lived in the north snd of town, came to the Police Department with a box -the type a soccer ball i come in. She said the box had been left near her house. She gave the box to desk Sgt. William Bennett. It contained the bodies.

figur- it was no matter for the and six moth balls. There was a pigeon, a starling, two black spar- which birds, one robin, three rows, and the ninth, looked something like a tufted tit mouse. Since the police deparlmenl has no bird expert, the one bird, supposedly a tufted titmouse, shall go unidentified for tlie pre- "We have enough rare birds around here," Sgl. Bennett said. HJC Students Get Lowdown On Speaking 1 "The day you stop being ner- ice, sent the lady to the So- volls whcn Siying a specTM is ciety for the Prevention Cr.uelty to Animals.

"I it was a matter for t-i probably the day you lose in tercst in public speaking," Wil- the SPCA's jurisdiction," Bennett said. Sgt Thc box contained nine birds Gef 2J5 Pounds Of Dynamite Burglars took 215 pounds of dynamite from the Henry H. Meyer Construction 1502 Salem sometime between 8 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. today, State Police said.

Tfc. W.J. Malkiewlci said the thieves cut a four-foot hole In a fence and took the dynamite from metal dynamite magazine outside the building. Malkiewici said the Meyer building was entered by forcing a door but nothing was taken. The stolen dynamite Is valued at $45.

liam Clopper, a public relations assistant for Potomac Edison and president-elect of the Toast masters Club here, told about 50 students in a public sneaking class at Hagerstown Junior College Friday. Clopper told the students that often a person has thoughts on a subject but it's a "matter ol getting them oul." He encouraged the students to speak as often as they get the opportun- zer ty and to take he i nervous as a natural occurancc, Clopper, an officer of Junior Achievement here, said greatest benefit of public speaking is the development of self- confidence, not only in talking but in other areas. He described the toastmaslers as a group of local businessmen who meet socially to practice public speaking much as a student would prepare 3 lesson. Clopper was the luncheon guest of Miss Rachel Sheetz, speech instructor, and students Paul Leatherman and Robert Ryan at the student center. "Rare birds and jail birds, Grayson Wigfield of the de icctivc bureau chimed in.

The birds had tags wilh in formation on them. "Icteridae 2 May 1957, James a M. Yaukcy." one a read. Others were similar. Sgl.

Bennett sent the bird winging toward the SPCA bu their flight pattern, was disrupt cd somewhpt when City Clerl John Conrad came to Bonnet aler. box in hand. Bennett, this time, lofted th nine dead in the direction Acting Chief Harold B. Riser's office. Kiser, in turn, proceed cd to a the birds to the de cctive bureau.

Del. Lt Grayson Wigifled was put in charge of the dead bird investigation. Wigfield, after a preliminary investigation, placed the one- soccer now full of birds on a portion of an air-conditioner which sticks outside a window in the detective bureau, bureau. There, on the portion of the air conditioner exposed to win. try blasts, the box of birds rested for a time.

Later, Wigfield and Del. Paul Mentzer took the birds in the box south. At South Hagerstown High School, WisficM and conferred with two biology leachers. The teachers examined the bodies and came to the conclusion a apparently Hie birds were part of a study, probably on the college level. Meanwhile, Wigfield and Ment zer brought the birds back to police headquarters.

They are still in the custody of the police department. "We will keep them a week and if there are no inquiries they will be properly disposed of," Wigfield said. When he makes out a report. Wigfield a i he plans to file it under "fowl deeds." Area News tteil. Obituaries, Features Section 2 8 Saturday, Dec.

9, 1967 Better Deer Management Asked Wibberly Protests Antlerless Deer Season For This Section Tlic a and Inland Fish Commission's deer management rogram in Washington and "rederick Counties is "inade- uate," said H. E. Wibberly, a lagerstown member of the commission, this week. He asked the Game and Inand Fish Commission at i meeting Thursday in Hagers- own to cancel the antlerless leer seasons in Washington and 'rederick Counties sheduled for Dec. 15 and 18, and to set up cparate deer a a pol- cies for these -two counties.

But the Game and Inland Fish Commission voted, 3-1, go ahead with the antler- less deer season is previous- planned. After a long staff briefing ses- ion that ran into early Thursay afternoon, the Game and iland Fish Commission was akcn into executive session by r. i i a B. Holland, com- lission a i a Following a two-hour argu- icnt behind closed doors, Dr. olton, George W.

Walters and Desmond Walker voted for le statewide season as planned. Vibberly voted no, and Royden Blunt was absent. Staff Recommends The statewide antlerless sea- qn was recommended by Ralph itely, chief of wildlife man- gcment, and Bernard K. Hala, deer hiologist. "A deer herd annot be managed by guesswork or hysteria," they said.

Bitcly and Halla contend here are more deer than the and can support in good condi- tion in winter. They recommend 1 "On the basis of past i an antlerless deer season to re- records," said Wibberly, "both duce the number of deer. regular buck season and ant- Wibberly contends there arcilerless season, it becomes ap- fcw deer. He not only questions the antlerless season, but wants 1 a deer management program that will preserve and build up the size of the deer herd. He said the deer herd is a 5250,000,000 natural resource.

In other action, the a and Inland Fish Commission announced that it will set next year's deer season at Its Jan. 13 meeting, and invited written opinions from sportsmen, For the last several years, the eight-day season has started on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Some hunters prefer a Monday start. Interested persons are Invited to send their views to Edwin M. Barry, secretary of the Game and Inland Fish Commission, State Office Building, Annapolis.

Written Analysis Wibberly, in a written analysis prepared for the commission, analyzed the "deficiencies" in the deer management program in this way: 1. The lack of basic and reasonably accurate population estimates of various regional deer herds. 2. The lack of an overall comprehensive deer management program for the various regions of the state. 3.

The lack of concurrent rnnge management programs involving both privately and publicly owned lands. Enrollment Of Over 1,000 Expected At HJC In 1968 a a Frederick and Washington Counties arc bearing the brunt of the inadequacies in the commission's present deer management program." Urban Brunt Frederick ami Washington Counties, as the a i counties closest to the Baltimore- Washington metropolitan area, can expect a i urban and industrial growth in the near future, Wibberly said. If wildlife is to be preserved in these two counties, lie said, good management policies are going to be needed. "Frederick and Washington Counties must be considered for a special deer management policy," said Wibborly, "Statew i generalizations must be eliminated in these counties. The commission is constantly reminded by department personnel that deer kill is the most reliable indicator as to doer population.

The commission has constantly reminded by department personnel that if predicted deer kill Is realized, the deer population must be there. I the buck season, the predicted kills were not realized. This is particularly true in Frederick and Washington County." Wibherly's recommendation was an extensive range im- Hit-And-Run More a 1,000 students will ttcnd Hagerstown Junior Col- cge next year, Max E. Creag- Registrar, predicted i week. Is conceivable," the regis- added, "that enrollnvnl could exceed 1,100 during the next academic year." To date the registrar's office has received SO new applications for admission in the spring and 52 for next September.

Current enrollment is 938 students. Applications are already being processed at the college. Creagcr urges high school students who plan to enroll at HJC as freshmen next year to take he American Testing Program lest (ACT) scheduled in February. The college requires incoming students lo take the ACT. Thc results are used in placement, the registrar said.

The next ACT test will be administered February 17 at North Hagerstown High School. Applications must be secured before January 17 and are available from high school guidance counselors or In the registrar's office at the college. According to the latest reports from the registrar, 28 new students plan to begin col- ege studies here in January while 16 plan to transfer from other colleges. Nineteen students who have for January admittance are Washington counlinns: 18 are from Pennsylvania and six from Now Jersey. Ten of the spring applicants plan to study business administration while nine are enrolling in arts and sciences and five in teacher education.

Junior Achievement Firm Chartered COPCO, a newly established Junior Achievement company, was officially chartered Thurs- Presenting the document to COPCO presi- dent Barry Chlcbnikow Is Thomas Dwycr at the CP Telephone Co. CP art counselling the fledgling organization. Bullet Sent For Analysis Kiser Says Police Report One Entry; Auto Mishaps Two persons were injured after a car struck a tree on Pang- )orn Blvd. around 2 a.m. today, Hagerstown Police reported.

Pol'cc said a car driven by Flood, of 108 E. St. was going west on Pangborn Blvd. when it ran off the road as it rounded turn and struck a tree. Officers R.J.

Billmcyer a Nelson Dunahugh said Flood anr Gregory C. Gricr, 19, of Waynes boro, were injured and taken to the hospital in the police cruiser. Flood was charged with reek less driving. Damages totalec $600. police said.

Billmeycr and Dunahugh also investigated a hit-and-run acci B.F. Goodrich, 117 K. Franklin was broken into between last night and early this morning, Hagerstown Police said. Officer R.H. Haden found window to a building knocked out.

Nothing has been reported missing. Broken Window Acting Chief Harold D. Riser a i aid Thursday that the bullet 'hich hit Del. Robert Frush he was Attempting to ap rehend burglars Oct. 8 was cnt this week lo.Pikesville for allistics analysis.

Kiser said the man in charge ballistics analysis for the works part-time. So only Police also reported a window broken out at Ingram's Men's Store, 28-32 Jonathan St. Officer Gary Harbaugh said Rudolph Plunkett reported the inciden 1 to police. Harbaugh said the wimlov. was kicked in.

Beer Bottle i A beer bottle was thrown ithrew a window at the home of Dr. R.G. Harnish, 191X5 Gay St. around 8:30 p.m. Friday, police dent around 1:50 a in front of 219 Knst Ave.

Police said a car owned i V. Fan-is, of M3 the provenicnt plan in a i a single dee and Frederick Counties. ipolicv Co-operative Effort As he saw it: "This range improvement a a Antlerless Reason! llalla gave i justification program will involve a co-opera i effort between sportsmen, landowners, i a cluhs, Ihe a of Forests and Parks and the Department of tiame and Inland Fish, and will involve immediate cJcar-ciiltinK and thinning operations in both counties. "Both Frederick and Washington County are potentially deally suited for such a co-operative effort due to the comparative balance of private and i lands. "In order to be effective, this program must be organized immediately and actual clear-cutting and thinning op.

erations begun in early Janu a 1968, and i through February, 1968. There appears to be no question as to the anticipated co-operation from landowners and sportsmen in either Frederick or Washington County." Wibberly tried to emphasize a he was not making a sonal criticism of individuals under (lie a He said they perform "an admirable and herculean task with both limited personnel and limited But he said those i i a i lead to a "superficial a a ment policy that could prove dangerous, if not disastrous." He said the four Western Maryl a counties, with their i ences in population i linul for the anterless season: 1. The Washington County iierd is not in balance with its range as demonstrated by the i loss in the yearling herd 1. It has taken five years of antlerless hunting to achieve a slight winter improvement in Garret), Allegany and Frederick Counties, as demonstrated by yearling i gains. It'therefore will require continuous killing of th antlerless deer to maintain the present balance.

3. Kill a a substantiated by igc ratios, indicates no county has been over-harvested to date. Some counties have a reduced buck kill this year. However was due to reduced hunting. Department staff members a that kill figures by themselves have no a i They must be used in conjunction a a weight and proportions of age groups, according to the staff.

Wibherly's efforts to prevent an anllcrlcss season reflect a general resistance to an antler- less season in Western Maryl a of i resistance, tlc- a i i a members he- licvp. is duo to a lack of basic a a principles and i a objection to kill- nsr and climalo, are not suited ing deer. Engineers To Smoke Out Improper Drain Connections Next summer many a city I is resident may sro thick you can't deny. You'd be sur- suddonly start rolling up out ofipriscd how smoke one of his cellar drain or his a i those i smoke slicks will spoul. a It will he Ihc work of If fllc property-owner is not City Engineering a home, a Bykelhosch said, trying to discover which proper- the cl( Engineering Depart- ty-owncrs have their a i connected to the city a i a sewers instead of the i storm drains.

City Engineer Douglas A. Van Eykelbosch said his men will seal off the manholes on the city sanitary sewers, a first dropping in a smokc-making device. If a property's drains arc connected to the sanitary sewer, he sj'icl, tiic smoke should start pouring out of the i ment will take a snapshot of the smoke and a i it to him. This will be part of an over- II program i carried on by the Engineering Department lo a the Improvement of city drainage system. Van F.ykclbosch's office has completed a Ihick a a est a i i specifications for city drains.

Thc city has been divided into drainage districts, and the floodways have been charl- and comnutcd, Van Eykcl- was legally parked anrl was struck hy another car which did not slop. Damage was estimated at $50. Friday afternoon $200 damage resulted, police said, after two cars crashed on S. Locust St. Officers Robert Earlev and Paul Wood said cars driven hy John E.

Bellinger, 21. of 117 N. Locust St. and Bruce T. Wib- berly, 21.

of 498 N. Potomac collided. Then tho man f'-om the Citv Department will go hc)sch sil1 1 Thc is the pronorlv-owner. 1 ie on (he door, noint to the 1 0 15 of I 1 1 Since i morning. Your a i are connected to the city a i a sewers.

You have 60 days to get them switched over to the city storm drains." Van Eykelbosch said, "People will swear up and down a their drains are not connected to the sanitary sewers, but its pretty difficult to say anything wilh that smoke pouring out. 11 cb of city's a i age originates outside the city, Van Eykelbosch said, corrective action will have to be a joint venture of the city and county governments. CafroTbocket The call of the December docket for Washington County Circuit Court will he at 9:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. II. Local, Area Obituaries cases of emergency is priory given, he said.

He said this was the reason or the delay in sending the bul- Heavy Frost Recorded Here Heavy frost was noted this morning by Boonsboro weather bservcr J. Howard Becken- augh. Beckenbaugh recorded a high emperalurc Friday of 53 de- rees, and a low last night of 3 degrees which persisted hrough 7 a.m. today. Bridge- xrt weather observer D.

Paul )swald recorded a high Friday of 55, and a low last night ol 26 which also persisted through a.m. today. Construction Slowed Down By Weather The number of building permits fell off sharply from last veek as the winter weather is Beginning to cut into conslruc- ion in Hagerstown. Building Inspector Gerald Shank issued these i Mr. and Mrs.

Chas. J. Hazel- on, attach carport to side of existing dwelling, 402 Center $800. Mrs. Charles E.

Ross, enclose second floor rear porch, 805 Mulberry $48. T.A. Spigler, demolish two-car garage, 415-417 W. Washington St. City Council Meets Tuesday The Mayor and Council will lold its monthly meeting at :30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec.

12. Although Mayor and Council meetings are normally held on the third Tuesday of the month, this month's meeting has been scheduled early because of the Christmas holidays. Firemen Called To Douse Fire On Jonathan St. A man smoking in bed was given as the cause of a fire on Jonathan St. around 9 p.m.

Friday. The fire was in a mattress in he apartment of James J. Dawls, of 255W Jonathan St. Fire Chief John Hall said an occupant of the building threw water on the mattress until fire men arrived. Hook and Ladder Companies an swered the alarm.

Dawls told police he a smoking in bed. Mrs. AJcatha Gottwalt Mrs. Bculah a a 22 iVest Side received word of Ihc a of her sister, Mrs. Aleatha Ford Gottwalt, Thurs- lay in York, Pa.

She is survived by sisters. Mrs. Edna W. Glenn, Boons- joro; Mrs. Cora M.

Detrow, Vhile Hall, Mrs. A. A. iioscr, Mapleville; Mrs. Phoebe a a Chcwsvillc; and ilrs.

Beulah G. a a Hag- erslown. Edgar C. Draper Edgar C. Draper, 73, died unexpectedly Friday evening at his iome, RFD, Smilhsburg.

He was born in Frederick bounty a son of Hanson C. and Mary Jane Wcddie Draper. He was a member of Mt. 'leasant Church of God at Fox- ille. He leaves wife, Beulah E.

fame Draper; daughters, Mrs. "'helma Hines of Hagerstown, rlrs. Eileen Willard of Sabillas- Eclgar K. Miller Edgar Kyle Miller. 77, formerly of Hngcrstown, died at New 3riton, Friday.

He was he husband of the late a rine a i Miller. He was a employe of lie North American Cement Company of Hagerstown until 925 and had transferred to Albany, N.Y. i 1M1 when ho vas transferred to the New York office. He retired in 1954. He was a member of the Ki- vanis Club of Albany and the Chester Hill Methodist Church of Mt.

Vernon, N.Y. He leaves son, Edgar K. Miller Jr. of Pitlshurgh, daugh- er, Mrs. Betty M.

Schambcr- of Newton, sister, Urs. A. B. i a of Ha- jerstown; brother, John S. Miller of Frederick and seven grandchildren.

The body will be removed to the Ilcsl Haven Funeral Chapel where friends may call. Services will he at the chapel at 11 a.m. Monday wilh Dr. F. Norman Van Brunt officiating.

Thurmont; sons, Charles, Carroll and Donald, all of Smiths- lurg, Arnold of Myersville and "laithcr of Gaithersburg; 23 Tandchilclrcn; 12 great-grand hildrcn; sisters, Mrs. Virgic Eastpn of Rockford. 111., Mrs. Adeline Green of Lanlz, Md, and Mrs. Ella Lewis of Smithsburg; srother, Harry Draper of Ha- gcrstown.

Thc body is at the Crcager Funeral Home, and friends may call a 7 tonight. Services will be at 2 p.m. Mon- Antietam, Junior, and Pioneer day at the Mt. Pleasant Church of God, Foxvillc, with the Rev, Tony B. Skclicho officiailing.

Burial will be in Garfield Come tery. itle and Mrs. Lois Fraley of Burial will be in Rest Cemetery. The family will meet ricnds at the chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Mrs. Mabel M. Bottorf Mrs. Mabel M. Bottorf, 85, widow of Harry F.

Boltorf of 2308 Rockcliff Orchard ilills, died at Williamsport Sanit a i Friday afternoon after an illness of three and a half months. She was born and reared in Clinton County, a daughter of Eli and Catherine Baney Shilling and lived in Hagerstown for the past 25 years. She was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Ch-iuh, the Zeiglcr Bible class of the Sun day School and the Funkstown a Mrs. Bollorf leaves sons, Harry F.

Boltorf with whom she made her home, T. Gordon Boltorf of Hagerstown and .1. Stanford Bottorf of Naugatuck, step-sisters, Mrs. Edna Itichcy of f.pck Haven, Pa. and Mrs.

Josephine Siler of Lavonia. i grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren one great- great-grandchild. Services will be at the Ron- r.cr Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Monday with Ihc Rev. F.

Norman Van Brunt officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Ccme- Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. 'Sunday at the funeral home. Elislia C. Dorscy Elisha Columbus Dorscy, 75, of 447 W.

a i St. died at Newton D. Baker General flospital Friday evening. lie was born and spent his ntire life in Washington Coun- y. He was a son of John W.

and Elizabeth Rowe Dorsey. Mr. Dorsey owned and operated Dorsey's Grocery Store at 447 W. Washington St. for many years having retired five years ago.

He was a veteran of World War I. He was a member of the Broadfording Church of the Brethren. Mr. Dorsey leaves a number of nieces and nephews. The borty was removed to the A.

K. a Funeral Home where services will he at 2 p.m. Monday with the Rev. William Freed officiating. Burin I will be in Church of the Cemetery at Broadfording..