The Daily Mail from Hagerstown, Maryland • Page 13

City Cited for Air Pollution Violations Mayor Calls For Vote On City Light Plant Sale (Continued from 1) small amounts from sale of City Light generators and sale of the remaining part of the City Light distribution system after 25 years, would bring the city government $8.1 million. Continued operations, he said, would bring (he city government $42.7 million a operating costs and debt service. And, he said, the city government would have a $9.7 million equity in the system at the end of 25 years. Miyor'i Reply Mayor Mills had his reply all ready, with two large charts mounted on easels to illustrate his points. One chart showed the entire city debt service for all three utilities and general fund for 1970 1985.

The other chart showed the problems which the Mayor said would be involved in continued operation: (1) increased fuel cost, (2) increased labor cost, (3) increased maintenance cost, (4) $3 to $6 million to put all wiring (5) insurance, (6) tree trimming, (7) bonded debi, (8) 600,000 gallon fuel oil storage tank, and (9) engineering studies. It noted that $81,000 had been paid to Woods and Associates and $20,000 to Beck and Associates for engineering studies, and said that $15,000 or more is recommended for further engineering studies. Turning to four City Council members and about 50 people in the audience, Mayor Mills id: "I'm not here for fame or reward. I'm here for personal aggrandizement. I'm not here for political advantage.

Then what am I fighting for? Those with fixed incomes ant other citizens who cannot en dure more and more taxation From this responsibility I will not cringe." Looking at Taylor, the Mayoi Mayor Herman Mills George Ferreri ACTION LINE problems, answers yatsUoDs. ftieciu Into complaints, stands up for your rights. Call Action Line at 7W-6131 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Or fcrita Action Line, Tin Herald-Mail, Hageritown, Md.

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Could you find out If it it okay To fish above and below Kemps Mill Dam, particularly from a boat? Also it It permissible to anchor boats in those Funkstown. The dam and waters one half mile up and down the creek and surrounding land are privately owned. The owner docs not mind your anchoring a boat or fishing 25 or 30 feet or more above the dam. You may not fish for bass or game fish between Hie dam and the fish pot (where a stone wall is placed across the creek to slow the waters). The slow waters allow the fish to spawn.

If game fishing were allowed in the spawn beds, there would be no spawning. But you may fish for carp 01- catfish, if you talk wilh Ihe owner first. Adults and children arc not allowed on (he dam partly 'for their pwn safety. The owner's insurance company requires the posting of "No Trespassing" signs on the dam to prevent accidents. In the summer, 400 or 500 children usually swim in the swimming hole, and in winter the owner provides a snow blower and fire wood for ice skating.

There have been some incidents of theft, dcslruction, and obnoxious behavior, but the owner slill says he is willing 'to let people enjoy what he has if they behave, don't damage property, and if the spawn bods remain protected. We are having a terrible seige with the Snyder's Landing area. They are bad daytime now. Can you help? Mn. C.P.

mosquitos In even in the In the last few weeks an extreme problem wilh mosquito has developed in our area near the 0 Canal, partly because of the recent rains. Boy Scouts and others who hike the towpath are covered with bites. This is government-owned property. It is a health haiard. Shouldn't government be required to take care of the problem just as an ordinary citizen would be ordered to take care of a health hazard on his Williamsport.

In the Dargan area near the canal, the mosquitos are unbearable. Couldn't Ihe area be D.M., Harpers Ferry. The 0 Canal general park superintendent, National Park Service, says spraying is being done within the limits municipalities through which the canal goes, but not in Isolated such as yours. Because of Department of Interior restrictions, hydrocarbons such as DDT cannot be used for spraying. The alternative is use of toxic chemicals 'and insecticides which disintegrate into nonloxic chemicals very quickly, so the spraying, process must be repeated every 10 days.

Because of prohibitive expense, the park service does not have funds to spray the entire 162 miles of the canal every 10 days, he says. And they do not plan to seek additional funds to initiate a spray program of that magnitude. Ho believes' the exceptional, wet spring is partially to blame. Also, private citizens could help by cleaning up their own puddles, junk ears, tin cans, and other mosquito breeding grounds. Much of Ihe problem, he says, comes from areas other than the canal, but Ihe canal pels all of Ihe blame.

Action Line Postscript: D.F., Fairplay, has his own ipccial formula to recommend to N.R. (May 20, 1970) for getting rid ot copperhead snakes: Mix about 2 gallons of creosote with one half barrel reused oil and gallons of gasoline and apply to the area with a sprinkling ran. Sounds powerful enough to do the trick! sKca mm, "win you guarantee his report?" "Yes, sir," said Taylor, "we ut our professional stamp on Triumphantly, Mayor Mills ead from the report a lisclaimer (hat the report is "opinion" based on the city's wn figures and toes not con- titute an audit of the City Light ook. "Ladies and gentlemen, I rest ly case," Mayor Mills said vith a little bow. Kidwcll Speaks Guy S.

KidweU, a former liairman of the Board of Public Vorks, made a short speech questioning the ability of City Light to increase electricity sales within the "iron fence" of Potomac Edison and questioning the desiribility of keeping any generators in operation. "I don't go along with the economics of buying what you can get cheaper elsewhere," Kidwell stated. He said no 25-year projection can be guaranteed. "All we have to hang our hat on is what PE has offered," he said. Dates Demanded Fcrreri, who said the Health Department has been unsuccessfully seeking for a year some definite dates for com- pliance with the air pollution regulations, asked the Mayor for a definite date for retiring the four stoker-fired coal boilers and for switching the two pulverized coal boilers to low- sulpher oil.

"I don't know that any living man can tell you that," Mayor Mills said, "but it will be soon." Ferreri said the City Light plant was in violation that night and "practically every night." After some more heated conversation, the Mayor walked away from him. "I've said all I'm going to say," Mayor Mills said. The Health Department cial threatened to cite the for violations. "I'll see the Governor in morning," said Mayor Mills. Ferreri stepped a again, the the Mayor asked "What you say, I might hi to play to the Governor torn row," Mayor Mills said "That's all right with Ferreri said.

After another tempt to get a commitment a definite date he read alo a formal notice of violation. Members of the asked him why Potomac son's plant at Williamsport left undisturbed Ferreri said Potomac Edison is worxing an a definite plan for compliance with definite dates. As the meeting broke up, Mayor Mills came over to the table where the four City Couneilmen were sitting, and Councilman Harry K. Potts handed the.Mayor a letter containing recommendations by Arthur Snowberger, City Light superintendent, for compliance. Potts said he had tried to get a vole on these for the last two Mayor and Council meetings.

"Mayor, maybe we ought to give them a date," said Councilman Ralph L. Funkhouser. "I'm not worried about it, Brojynie," said the Mayor, ''EBave it (o me." Moving down to the press table, Mayor Mills handed reporters the statement he had accused local newspapers of refusing to publish in an earlier speech at 'a Kiwanis Club meeting. It was a statement by City Finance Officer Charles VVandel in 1968 of city debt service. A check showed the bulk of the statement was published in the local newspaper on Nov, 16, 1968.

Hagerstown Area News Features Section 2 6 Pages Wednesday, June 3,1970 Fred Wright Files As Candidate For Re-Election To Legislature Delegate Fred C. Wright III, i freshman legislator who nom- nated Governor Marvin Mandel nd who serves as chairman of iie House of Delegates rules ommillee, formally filed for re- lection today. He is a Democrat. 'I have attempted in four pears in the House of Delegates build a record of independent 'oting and individual constitu- mt service," Wright said. "When what I felt to be the uiswers or solutions to prob- cms facing us on the state level lave come from either the iberal or the conservative, I lave supported those answers," said, "The after all, not whether a proposed law popular, but whether the n-oposal is based upon funda- 11 a I justice, fundamental ecency a righteousness, undamental morality a An attorney with McCauley, -ooey, Berkson and Wright, he first elected to the House Delegates in 1066.

He gave the nomination peccli of Governor Marvin landel when Mandel a Iccted by the legislature to fill he vacancy left by Governor Spiro T. Agncw. Wright is a recipient of the 970 Outstanding Young Man award of the Hagerstown Jaycees. He' is a State of Maryland to the 1970 Con- "crence of State Governments. A life-long resident of Hagerstown, he lives at S35 Green- Fred C.

Wright 111 briar Road with his wife, the iormor Carolina A. Routzahn of lliddlelown, and his two children, a daughter, i i i a Katherine Wright, and an infant son, Fred C. Wright IV. He is a graduate of the University of University Mandel Speaks At Demo Dinner Here On Friday Governor Marvin Mandel wil: be the principal speaker at the annual Jefferson Jackson Day banquet of the Young Demo cratic Club of a i Bounty and the Washington County Democratic ra! lommittee to be held Friday June 5, at the Venice Restaurant. Comptroller Louis L.

Goldstein will also speak. A cocktail hour will he held at 6:30 p.m. and the dinnei scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. The' Governor is also sched- to meet informally with press at the Sheraton Motor Inn at 4 p.m. A member of the House of Delegates from Baltimore City from 1952 to 19G8, Mandel was elected Speaker of the House of Delegates in 3063.

Early in 1968, he was elected chairman of the Maryland Democratic State Central Committee. He was elected Governor of Maryland on Jan. 7, 1963, to fill the vacancy left by Governor Spiro T. Agnew. Since then ic has launched an ambitious legislative program including of the executive branch and a series of con slitutional amendments to be voted on this fall.

Virginia and the ot Virginia Law School. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve. In the legislature, lie serves on the House of Delegates judiciary and the constitution and administrative law committees and is chairman of the rules committee. Wright was 1909 president ol the Yoimg Democrats Washington County and served two terms on the board of directors of the Hagerstown Jaycees.

Presently he is assistant supervisor ot the Washington County Soil Conservation District, and a member of the executive board of the Mason- Dixon Council of the Boy Scouts of America, board-of directors of Junior Achievement, board of directors of Rosewood State and board of managers of. San Mar Home for Orphans and Friendless Children. He is a member of the Mary land Bar Association, Washington County Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Leitersburg Grange, and the vestry of St. John's Episcopal Church. Wright is listed in Who's Who American Politics.

He said the "people of Hagerstown and Washington County deserve representation in our state legislature which i energetic and youthful, bill lempered with judgment thai is only brought by Treasurer for his campaign 5 Richard C. Munson, 356 Hcveland Ave. The only other candidate to have filed for House of Dele gates so far is Joseph Weaver, 22, also a Democrat However, the 'other three in cumbent members of Washington County delegation liave indicated they are likely Lo file for re-election. GRADUATION SPEAKER Kim Mauser, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Vernon H. Mauser, Boonsboro, will speak of "The Fury of Today" at graduation Boonsboro has won exercises at the High School. He many essay awards, and plans to study i i a psychology upon graduation. 8,000 Persons Sign Petitions Samuel J. Cohen reported today that over 8,000 persons in Wnshington County have signed i i opposing withholding of funds from U.

S. participation in the Southeast Asia war. Cohen said the petitions would ultimately be circulated statewide. Free Chest X-ray Schedule Washington Tuberculosis Association will be making its last visit in this area the next week. The following schedule is foi hose who wish to receive free chest X-rays.

Recipients must 18-ycars-old or over. THURSDAY Long Meadow Shopping Center, 1-3 p.m. I A Smithsburg, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Coffman Home for the Aged, 2 4 p.m.

MONDAY Pangborn, 11 a.m. to 6 TUESDAY City Market Lot, 12 noon to 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY i Department Store, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. THURSDAY a a Frederick 1-9 p.m.

Chaplain Services Cut At Avalon Manor Curtailment of a I a i services at Avalon Manor Nursing Home was necessary last year because of a lack of response from area ministers and churches. The Rev. J. Clark Hayes, chairman of the chaplaincy committee of the Washington County Council of Churches, said a weekly service held on Sunday afternoon in the past has been cut back to a present schedule of a monthly service conducted by interested pastors. Services at the Western Maryland State Hospital have not been cut as implied in a recent i 'tory.

Woman Fined $50 In Dog Cruelty Case (See earlier story on back pase) Mrs. Ann" Drury, of Clear pring Rt. 2, was fined $50 in nagistrate's court this morning Her she was convicted on harges of cruelty to an animal. The Washington County So- iety For The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals brought the barge against Mrs. Drury after ney found a dog on her prop- rty that had been chained all vinter on a foot chain to dog box in her yard.

S.P.C.A. president Earl Anrews said the dog was in such misery it had to be put to sleep. The chain, similar in size to a cow chain, bad worked its vay into the dog's neck and become ingrown. The wounc around the animal's neck was nfected and crawling wilh maggots when S.P.C.A. officials ook the dog from the Drury lome.

According to testimony in court, the animal went'into a when Constables Glen Faith and Lewis Walls took the dog from a chicken house on he Drury property. Andrews said the animal was in sucl )ain that it reacted in attempts to help it. Mrs. Drury had originally toll S.P.C.A. officials that the dog was a stray and had killec some of her chickens.

Andrews, Faith and Walls said they could find chickens, nor evidence of a chicken kill when they arrivec .0 apprehend the a shepherd dog. Mrs. Drury then stated tha the dog had been allowed to run on a 15 foot chain. S.P.C.A. nvestigators said that the bare spot worn in the grass around he box where the dog lived 'ndicatecl that the unfortunate jerman shepherd had been chained to that box on only feet of chain.

A neighbor testified that he lad seen a german shepherd at that dog box as he drove nlo his road enroute home for about a month. Mrs. Druty then testified in court that the dog belonged to )er 23 year-old grandson and hat she only fed and watered the dog for him. "I never fooled with the chain the dog was a little cross," Mrs. Drury told Magistrate Allen Baumgardner.

"Any dog would get cross if he was chained like that," Andrews replied. "Mrs. Drury, I don't think Inmate Stabbed To Death At Correctional Institute By FRANCA MOODY i 23-year-old Negro inmate Maryland i a -itution was stabbed to death lie on laundry detail early esday night. tate Police identified the man as Charles Ronald lins, of 1600 block W. North Baltimore, who a ving a five-year sentence for ise breaking.

orrectional officials a en into custody Calvin Lee ter, 20, also a Negro of rth Vincent Baltimore. hough Fetter has not been mally charged, state police he will be charged with rder. 'fe. Cecil C. BitHnger said ter was serving a four-year jail term on charges of larceny.

Trooper Bitlinger said Collins was stabbed in the neck with a piece of metal fashioned into a knife. The MM inmate bled to death, police said. Correctional officer Larry S. Lowman who was on duty on the tier discovered the incident as it happened at 5:30 p.m. According to reports, Collins a another inmate working on a launCry detail on the tier.

The stabbing occurred as the two were taking Fetter's dirty clothes from his cell. Cpl. Ronald G. Norford assisted Tfc. Bittinger in the investigation.

Police said no incidents were spurred by the stabbing, and all tiers were reported quiet. CITY, AREA OBITUARIES Mrs. Edna V. Churchey Mrs. Edna V.

Doal Churchey; $0, widow of George Churchey of 111 Lakin Boonsboro, died at her home oh Tuesday evening after a long illness. Born, near Middletown, she was a daughter of John H. and Sarah Jones Sigler. She was a member of Zittletown Church of God of Boonsboro. She is survived by stepdaughters, Mrs.

Samuel Lobman and Mrs. Murray Jackson, both of Sharpsburg, Mrs. Paul Clark of Silver Spring, Mrs. Ernest McCoy of Kcedysville, Mrs. Lloyd Strite burg; step-sons, of Smiths- Churchey, Clifton Churchey and Atlee Churchey, of Sharpsburg, Lloyd Churchey of Valley Stream, N.Y.; sister, Mrs.

Sally Smith of Greencastle, brothers, John H. Sigler of Locust Valley, Alonzo Sigler of Frederick; 27 grandchildren. Services will be held from ttie Bast Funeral Home in Boonsboro on Friday at 2 p.m. The Rev. H.

S. Churchey and he Rev. William A. Herpich vill officiate; entombment in Boonsboro Mausoleum. Family will receive friends at he funeral home on Thursday ivening from 7 to 9.

Mrs. Charlotte Rowland Mrs. Charlotte Irene Rowand, 75, of Williamsport, Rt died Tuesday evening at her home after a long illness. She was born in Lcitersburg, daughter of George and Kate survived by her a Hubert S. Mummerl; daughters, Mrs.

Harry T. Hummer of Jacksonville, Mrs. James M. Bradiey of Greencastle, Rt. sons, Donald of Hagerstown, Richard L.

of Maugansville, Dennis W. and Dwight both at home; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; sisters, Mrs. Paul Johnson and Robert Hummer, boU) of Jreencastle, Mrs. Ralph Murtof of Gettysburg, Mrs. Kenneth Swisher of Greencastle, Rt.

brothers, Paul Benchoff of Wayncsboro, Harold Benchoff of Sreencastle, Rt. 2, Benchoff of Waynesboro, Rt. 3, Fred Benchoff of Greencastle. Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at MiiinicfcMiller Funeral Home in Greencastle.

The Rev. Corner S. Rees will offic- ate; burial in Montgomery Church Cemetery near Upton, Pa. we can excuse is your lack what you say of knowledge here," Magistrate Baumgardner said. "You know how much time must go by for a chain to grow into an animal's neck.

Every little movement must have caused the animal terrible pain," the magistrate continued as he fined the lady $50. Housing Authority Meets The Hagerstown Housing Authority conferred with developers this morning concerning the Noland Gardens housing project. The meeting was closed to the Chances Dim To Hold Tax Rate Board OK's Pay Raises For County Workers By HARRY A car ahead for The County Commissioners employes. tentatively agreed Tuesday on The cost-of-liying cost-of-living raises for county will go to more than 100 full- employes amounting to $200 lime departments and agencies. The commissioners decided to include sheriff's deputies in ay A lcula CT budget boosts that tions were not complete on a how the salary decisions will per worker in the year ahead.

Meanwhile, chances the commissioners have tcn- i affect the total budget picture. a agreed on for educa- In other tentative decisions, 'ion and health purposes. Meanwhile, i a separate meeting the Board of Educa- the Commissioners approved $5 per day raises "vno tion wl 'aT nt it. nn a diltcrent pay scale been receiving from $10 to $30 cuts in the $11,273,113 budccl fS, tlfl" Honnnrlinff i i at its present $2.27 appeared to be growing dim. The commissioners worn still far from balancing revenues at that rale against expenses.

No final budget decisions were made Tuesday in the absence Commissioner Evan Crosslcy. But the four commissioners on hand decided to give the from clerical workers. For Washington Roads Department employes, who are paid on an hourly per day, depending on duties. The hourly rate for part- 1 help in the county time it submitted to the County Commissioners. com missioners asked author; increase was set at 10 cents per hour, whien equals about $1.75 to $2.

The cent the increase in lasl year's budget, which involve commissioners decided 1200 per year. Many Washington Free Library, and let library oi'fi- Dcpartmcnt employes are also in line for regular pay boosts. cutting sums budgeted for teacher salaries The cost-of-living raise i i i i i i i i i a imi 5200 raise to most employes not cover department heads. over above the increments which fall due in the Individual decisions arc to be made on salaries. cials decide how much ot it should go into salary In- or textbooks.

Another con fcrencc between the schoo -m. 11 L. board and commissioners is creases The i a ap- in prospect to seek agreement propnalion will equal the 10 on a revised budget, Kimmel Shafer and was a member of St. James First Brethren Church. Burial She is survived by her hus- Cemetery band, Norman M.

Rowland; laughters, Mrs. Ruth Diebert Hagerstown, Rt. 3, Miss Mar garet Rowland, at home, Mrs. Marie Mentzer of Hagerstown; step-mother, Mrs. a Sheffer of Hagerstown; half- ister, Miss Jean Sheffer of Hagerstown; half-brothers, Lavrence Sheffer of Leonard and Leo Sheffer, loth of Hagerstown, Roger Sheffer, serving in Florida with 'he Armed Forces, Dale Sheffer if Pittsburgh, Pa.

Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at St. James First Srelhren Church. The vs. "ames Naff a a Reicherd will officiate; buna Manor Cemetery.

Family will receive friends at he Leaf Funeral Home in Williamsport a evening from 7 to 9 and at he church one hour prior to he time of the services. William L. Dean William L. Dean, 72, Shcp lerdstown, W. a died a ings Daughters Hospital in Martinsburg on Friday, follow 'ng a week's illness.

A former resident of Hagcrs own, Mr. Dean was associatec with Fred Bikle in Bikle's Shoe Shop. Mr, Dean is survived by his wife and brother, W. J. Dean of Hagerstown.

Funeral services were conducted at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Shepherdslown on Sunday afternoon. Burial was made in the Lutheran Cemetery at Middletown. Mrs. C.

M. Mummcrt Mrs. Catherine M. Miimmert, 57, of Maugansville, died Tuesday at the Waynesboro Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Grceneastle, a daughter ot Mrs.

Viola Crist Benchoff of Greencastle and the late Harry Benchoff. She was member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Greencastle. Besides her mother, she is Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 7 to 9. Katherine M. Needy Miss Katherine a a Needy.

87, of 106 Edgewood Dr died at Washington County Hospital Tuesday. She was born in Washington County, the daughter of Isaac and Mary Griffie Needy. She was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church. She leaves nieces a nephews. The body was taken to Coffman Funeral Home, where services will be Friday at 2 p.m.

The Rev. Lawrence Slrijuk i 11 officiate. be in Rose Hill family will i frfends at the funeral home on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. Mary Anne Dennis Mary Anne Dennis, 95, of 125 Greenberry died at Washington Hospital Tuesday after a brief illness. She, was born in Barnstable, England, the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas White. She leaves daughter, Mrs. Ar. thur S.

Davis Sr. of Hagerslown; three grandchildren and 12 great- grandchildren. Friends may call at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel where services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Spencer Quick.

Burial will be in Haven Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the chapel Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. W.M. Railway Will Receive Safety Award A I Md -Western Maryland Railway Co. has been named one of 18 winners of the 1969 E.

H. Harriman Memorial Awards, according to W. P. Coliton, president of Western a a Railway. The Harriman Awards were begun in 1913 by the late Mrs.

Mary W. Harriman in memory of her husband and were designed to stimulate safety competition among U. S. railroads. The program i coordinated through the World Safety Research Institute in cooperation with the Harriman family.

The awards are given annually to railroads i outstanding employe and passenger safety records. Western Maryland Railway will receive both a commendation for improvement and silver medal in Group -(Class line-haul railroads actually working 5,000,000 but less than 20,060,000 man-houri a year)..