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EVENING TIMES, CUMBERLAND, MONDAY, JAN. 6,1941 I CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS BILL ON FIREWORKS Calls Upon Allegany Coun- ty Delegation In Legis- lature to Approve Model Law HEAD OF PLAYERS HAS ROLE IN MYSTERY PLAY BOND BILL READY Helman Wants i Placed On Runways At Airport; Tag Ordin- ance Passed A resolution calling upon Atle-: sjany county's delegation to the' Maryland General Assembly to give approval to the model law on pos- session and use of fireworks was Approved by the Mayor and City Council. Cumberland has harmed the use at fireworks since 1939 and the points a state-wide law will make local enforcement easier. Bond Bill Prepared A bill calling upon the legislature authorize the city to issue ooo in bonds for the purchase of land, erection of' structures, grad- ing, sewering, paving, repairing, highways, airport, elimination of srade crossings, bridges, flood pre- vention and the purchase of rlre- fisbting equipment has been pre- pared. Other bills call for the re- peal of acts authorizing the sale of bonds for the following purposes: Overhead bridge $500,000, flood 5350,000 and flre house $50,000.

It 'Is expected that City Attorney Charles Z. Heskctt will take the bills to Annapolis lor presentation to the county delegation. The bonds will be known as "Con- solidated General Improvement Bonds" and will be issued in Sl.OOO denominations. They will pay not more than four percent interest. Runways Muddy Louis T.

Helman, chairman of the Municipal All-port Commission, t6- day appealed to the Council to place cinders on the runways at the air- port. Helman claimed the runways are muddy and may cause some out-of-town flier to wreck. Mayor Harry Irvine said the Council would have lo study leases and agree- ments before deciding what to do. An ordinance compelling per- sons obtaining occupational tax metal tags to display them on ve- hicle where they can be seen was approved. Mayor Irvine explained some haulers of passengers to the plant of the Celanese Corporation of America, buy tags but do not dis- play them, making It hard for po- E.

Kiffht The president of The Town Hall Players, William E. Kight, who did a superb piece of acting in "No Time For plays an im- portant role in the Players' current production, "The Ninth which will be presented at 8:10 p. m. today. Kight Is the only member of the cast of "No Time For Com- who has a role in the mystery drama which will be seen tonight In SS.

Peter and Paul Hall, Fay- ette street. "The Ninth directed by Robert A. Rosamond, will be pre- sented this night only. lice check ups. Starting tomorrow preventive pneumonia treatment for Cumber- land division employes of the Bal- timore and Ohio Railroad will trt Iciven to all -who want" to" take it, the Health Department announced.

The department also reported there were only 19 cases of scarlet (ever in the city last year as com- pared to 76 in 1B39. To Install Alarm Ai the request of the Keating Memorial Day Nursery a fire alarm Rill be installed in the building. will cost about $240. The request of the Hersch Station a used car license was referred ROY W. EYES FOREMAN JANUARYGRAND JURY Associate Judge Joseph D.

Mish Delivers Custom- Charge VOLUNTEER GROUP TO SEW FOR WAR RELIEF Mrs. W. Carl White Heads Community Service That Will Start Thursday A volunteer sewing and knitting uroject for British, Greek and local relief will get under way Thursday morning at the First Presbyterian Church house, 15 Washington street. A preliminary meeting of a. group before the holidays brought to- gether Catholic, Jewish and PYotest- ant volunteer workers in such num- bers that Mrs.

W. Carl White, gen- eral chairman, has organized the work permanently under the name of the Community Sewing Service. Women -will be welcomed to sew and knit for any one of the varied beneficiaries or for all. just a.s they prefer. Sewing machines, thread, knitting needles and other equip- ment will be provided but the work- must furnish their own thimbles and scissors.

Work will start. Thursday at 9 a. m. and continue until 8 p. m.

with an intermission for lunch. A woman may work as little or as long as she likes--one hour, a half day or all day. Each one may make her own schedule. Those staying through lunch time will be given hot tea or coftee, but must bring their own food. Mrs.

is anxious to have volunteers Thursday who will serve as directors of future sewing ses- sions. For this week's work Mrs. E. R. Kellough will be In charge assisted by Mrs.

L. H. Heller. Roy W. Eves, 103 Washington street, was appointed fo'reman of the grand jury at the opening this morning of the January term of Circuit Court, in the presence of Chief Judge! D.

Lindley Sloan, Asso- ciate Judges William A. Huster and Joseph i D. Mish, Hagerstown, the latter, appointed two weeks ago by Governor Herbert R.O'Conor to fill the vacancy created by the retire- ment of Associate Judge Frank G. Wagaman, Judge Mish was formally intro- duced from the bench by Judge Sloan. William M.

Somervilie, pres- ident of the Allegany County Bar Association, delivered a short ad- dress of -welcome. Tribute To Judge YVagaman In reply Judge Mish paid tribute to Judge Wagaman as one of ihe best jurists in the history of Mary- land courts and expressed his ambi- tion to live up the high standards he had set during his long tenure of judgeshlp in the Fourth District. He also expressed his desire to co- operate with members of the Alle- gany County Bar within the limits of his judicial power. The opening of the court was signalized for Judge Mish by be- ing delegated to deliver the cus- tomary charge to the grand jury. Grand Jury Members Besides Roy W.

Eves, foreman, the grand jury body includes: Clar- ence E. Landis, Thomas Smith, Sol- omon H. Brode, Charles A. Richards, Walter W. McGregor, Robert M.

Shuck, John T. Crecgan, George W. Kreitzburg, Thornton S. Twigg, John P. Schellhaus, Robert E.

Lemmert, Sidney D. Phillips. Robert A. Robertson, Joseph S. Collins, William B.

McCombs, John J. Stump, John R. Kiddy, Howard L. Horton, Benjamin F. Snyder, Clarence A.

Spitznas, Joseph J. Brooks and Robert E. Beall. Petit Jurymen Members of the petit jury were instructed to report for duty to- morrow morning at 9:15 a. m.

Jury- men are: Arthur S. Meek, George F. Weltman, Eli L. Phillips, Joseph A. Rice, Nick G.

Scarpelli, Hugh Devlin, Walter E. Scheermesser, John H. Lohr, Douglas H. Bauer WiJlard I. Moyer, John E.

Boles, Harold E. Nivon, Emory A. Thomp- son. George A. Little, Friend Rockwell, Bruce D.

Smith, Thomru Davis, William M. Keller, Paul Maury, Hice R. Laughlin, Alexander Rankin, Isaac Morgan. Joseph Gerstell, Eugene C. Landis and William H.

Berry. The morning session concluded with a reading of the term docket before an assembly of lawyers. Mrs. Edna Louise i Mrs. Edna 29, wife of Martin Wahl, 415 South street, died at 3 a.

m. today, in Memorial Hos- pital where she had been a patient 'or MX weeks. She was the daughter Of John and Minnie Appel, Little Orleans. Besides her husband, and parents, she Is survived by a son, Marling Wahl, four brothers, Mason and Elmer Appel, Little Orleans; John Appel, Mt. Airy; and Earl Appel, lary, Ind; and three sisters, Mrs.

Lawrence McDonald and Mrs. Ed- ward Martin, both of Littls Orleans; and Mrs. Joseph Smich, Gary, Ind The body was removed to Hafer'i Funeral Home. Hat-man J. Hartung Rite.s Services for Harman J.

Hurtling, 40, of 824 Shade's lane, were con- ducted yesterday at the home by the Rev. Dr. H. Hall Sharp, pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church.

In- terment was in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Cumberland Aerie, No. 245, Fra- ternal Order of Eagles, conducted services at the grave. Pallbearers were Clement Becker, J. M.

Ritter, George Amau, Louis Hartung, William Schupfer and John Fra- diska. WEAPONS TO GO TO ENEMIES OF DICTATORSHIPS SOCIAL Mark Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. William Linn, of near Spring Gap, celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary today, with "open house" for rela- tives and friends. They have eight children: James, of Baltimore; Wil- liam, and Mrs.

Carl Sampson this city; Warren, Charlotte, Har- vey, Sally and Nancy Linn, at home Mrs. Linn was Miss Margaret Reck- OBITUARY Miller Infant Dies The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George Albert Miller, 21 Lalng ave- nue, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital, where he was born De- cember 2. A twin brother survives.

tin, Joseph Strieby Mrs. E. Grace Strieby, 72, widow of Joseph C. Strieby, died yesterday at her Williams sroad home. A na- tive of Hampshire county, W.

she was a daughter of the late Francis H. and Betty (Vanorsdall) Heiskell. She was a member ot Trinity Methodist Church. The body will remain at the Wolford funeral home. Surviving children Hie at home; Mrs, C.

D. Harris, Alexandria, Mrs. Ila Clark Snyder, Lake- wood, the Rev. Francis H. Slrleby, Woodstock, and Mrs.

T. H. Highland, at home; one broth- er, Nell C. Heiskell, Morgan town, W. a sister, Mrs.

E. Mae Shirey, Winchester, Va. CUMBERLAND MAN GETS STATE APPOINTMENT! (Baltimore Judge Orders State Stock Market AND S. GROUP WILL SING "BOHEMIAN GIRL' A Mrs. Mary G.

Myers and Miss Lillian C. Myers, of the Port Hill High School faculty, returned from Geraldine- E. Daws'on Riles a vacation in Miami, Lake Wales, New York, nJii. 6. The s.lock market asuin put.

on srlfctive Rehearsals Will Be Resumed Roads Commission to Name Schafer to Bridge Job Baltimore, Jnn. 6 W)--The stale roads commission was directed today to employ Elwood Schafer of Cumberland as superintendent tolls at the Havre de Grace bridge. Judge W. Conwell Smith, who heard testimony in the cose in Baltimore City court a month ago. Issued a mandamus ordering Scha- fer's appointment to the job which the commission had given to Elmer J.

White of Salisbury. The opinion upheld the state vel- erans' preference, law which requires that veterans on an eligible list must For a I i "i i i a i Light Opera Production recovery shlfl today but move was somewhat feeble. Dealings were relatively xlow from the start and lop gains rang ing from mRjor to a point "The Gilbert nnd Sullivan groin so trimmed in mast cases near I resume of Balle'r the fourth hour. (opera. 'The Bohemian Girl," starl- A spur to early buying, 8 today In Girl Seoul said, was revived war optimism in a a Greene street.

the wake of British successes in! t- expecied the i ra.st tnd Africa, and a more hopeful outlook U'honib will be present. The a for corporation earnings as defense i pies-malion is set for earl) spending picks up momentum. On February, a Pitui is i i i i the other hand, feat's the United and Lewyn F. tin States may be approaching actual acting. participation in the European con- Ti 'P 1 a nict were thought to have served ard Gillxtri and as a brake on bullish sentiment.

Bonds and commodities wen: tlu' Girl," i be selected for state Jobs over non- trifle uneven. The pound sterling Piedmont, W. Jan. 6--Funeral services for Geraldine E. Dawson, five months old, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Luclen Dawson, were held Saturday afternoon with -Rev. Ken- neth Herrington, pastor of Pente- costal Holiness Church, officiating. Interment was in Laurel Hill Ceme- tery, Moscow. Plowergirls were June Dawson, Joyce Nelson, Jo Ann Davis, Hilda Myers and Greta McNemar.

Elkins, Clyde Barkley W. Jan. Barkley, 28, of Bowden, died Sat- urday morning in an Elkins hospital of typhoid fever. He had been ill for sometime and was removed to the hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 31.

He was born May 26, 1912, a ton of Raymond and Mary (Clayton) Besides his widow, Virginia Carr Barkley, he is survived by his mo- ther and three children, Vivian, Leonard and Betty Lou. Two bro- thers and four sisters also survive. Mrs. Lee Cole, Cumberland, is a sister. Interment was in the Taylor Cemetery yesterday afternoon.

Mrs. Lottie Lambert Elkins, Jan. Lottie Lam- bert, 61, died suddenly Saturday morning p.t her home near Gilman. She was born Nov. 20.

1879, a daughter of C. C. and Jemima (Col- lett) Kerens. She is survived by three sons and seven brothers, including Luther Kerens, Cumberland, Md. Funeral services were conducted this morning by Rev.

H. L. Koontz, pastor of the United Brethren church, with interment In Sully Cemetery. Mrs. Caroline Glass Wolf Summit, W.

Jan. Mrs. Switzer Glass, 65, died Saturday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Andrew Jennings, of Wolf Summit. Mrs.

Glass, who for- merly resided at Swanton, Garrett county, came to live with her daughter about a month ago. She was born April 2, 1855, in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Levi and Mary Jane Bittner Switzer. Surviving are three sons, Milfred of Swanton; Oliver. Graf ton, and and St. Petersburg, Florida.

Miss Betty Lee Miller, 804 Greene street, returned to Atlantic Christ- ian College. Wilson, N. C. Eugene Moser, 467 Goethe street, returned to Lincoln Memorial Uni- versity, Harrogate, Term. Mr.

and Mrs. William Grimm, 609 Piedmont avenue, and Mr. and Mrs. C. D.

Watherwax, Clarksburg, nre in Miami, Fla. John Tressler, and his cousin, Sergt. Wilbur T. McGIll, returned to Washington after visiting the for-! iner's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

John; Tressler. 715 Virginia avenue. veterans unless satisfactory reasons for not employing them are present- ed to the state employment commis- sioner. Schafer Is a. veteran, and made a higher grade than White on a com- petitive examination.

Roads com- missioners said, however, they felt White was better qualified. Judge Smith said the bridge work- ers were employes of the state In the fullest sense of the term and a they were in all ve.spcts to the merit system law. 4.04 rabies, was unchanged. of (hi 1 composer Mr.s. Helen I I I I a i Among SavBRe Arms, Mack cr of i now residing lt Truck and General Theatres Equip- will be hew- lav i inenl went into new high ground i i next rouple ol for past year, Attracting sup- port also were I).

S. Steel. Bethle- weeks, eral Motors, Wool duPont, Eastman Kodak. Cerro De PR.sco.l Kennecott, Western Union, A i ran Telephone. Santa fV Ant! Good- i FOUR GET SUSPENDED PRISON SENTENCES Mr.

Schafer, who residc.s at 654 Fayette street, was informed of his success in winning appointment nsj A I i s(ce tolls superintendent, while he was I Amer. tin at work this morning at the office of the Unemployment Compensation Board, Public Safety Building. He expects to go to Havre tie Grace without delay, but Ls a a i i defi- nite instructions. a i Bv fl't-iti Boycf I i IS i i sti i a Md. NKVY STOCK Four Oil Company a Res CITY EXPERIENCES BIG MERCURY DROP Mrs.

Jessie Lee, 505 Washington Three Degrees a Coldest In Almost a Year; street, returned from Conn. Mrs. John Flke, 12 Mary street, is home from Philadelphia. Miss Shirley Grubb, Gcphartj drive, returnee) from Rowlesburg, W. Va.

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Rowe, Balti- more, are visiting the latter's moth- er, Mrs. Eugene F. Rnphel.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Treat and daughter, Sondra, 311 Helen street, are home from Galeton, Pa. Miss Frances Elsenberger return- ed to Wooster College, Wooster, O. Jack Lanich returned to Washing- ton and Lee, Lexington, Va.

William H. Oswald, Roberts place, left today for Baltimore. Miss Kathleen Malamphy return- ed from visiting a week in Balti- more with Miss Helen Carrier. Dr. and Mrs.

William L. Keller and daughter, Marguerite, 406 Fay- ette street, returned from Miami Beach, Florida. Nelson Kaylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward P.

Kaylor, 25 Oak street, returned to Washington Col- lege, Chestertown, Md. Mi.ss Mildred Brinkman, Elk Gar- den, W. visited her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brink- man, 730 Oldtown Road.

Harry G. Beneman, 802 Fayette street, is attending the Furniture Minimum of 15 Todav Cumberland experienced il.s cold- est weather in almost a year yester- day when the temperature dropped to three degrees above zero. Today's minimum was 15. The coldest for the winter previous to yesterday was eight degrees Dec- ember 3, and 10 degrees December 4. Sunday was the coldest since January IB and 19, 1940, when the recording was zero.

The mercury rose from three to 25 yesterday and WHS 23 nt a. ouYc today. Winds were i Amer. Amer. Rad.

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a Anaconda Copper Armour of 711 TlD. S. KK A a i nffliilnc A i a i Corp. a l.oco B. O.

R. R. B. Jt O. pf! i A i a i lietlitchrm Stfrl Hoping A i Uordf Mndd Co Blirld Wheel i i Celanese Corp Ccrra dc C.

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Y. Conioltdaicd Oil a a Oil i i i A i a Electric A i Frreport tinlphui 1 Ocuera) Foods a JT .13 40" 19' IS 1 ot two years I MiO'land Houw ol Correc- (ii were imposed in Circuit Court this morning by Chlot Judge Llndley Sloati upon Uu- I and three employes of the Bins Oil Company who had plcac i i lo charges of pretenses laiici conspiracy lo a i Tliope sentenced were Samuel Thompson, irmimRer, mid C. i Phillips, Richard A. Poilcr miri Don M. a Suspension or son- iteiicc.i l.s contingent upon i i i i i of tn obtained Ly ca.shitis i a i worthless checks a oil 2 7 a i a number nf business people.

jjn-L'scnily a i for restitution 'purposes. He made it a upon the a to rc.iiind nil addt- i a 2S i-fnt i i thf next 4 5 ills balance the year a Thr were freed under 91" i personal recommence i thf for e.ich. ol the WH.S the Inst fominl action the 37" 111 18 111' i 9'i term of court. Opening of the Jan- tr-rin followed limnrdiately. fied todnv.

THIRTEEN FIRES KEEP BLAZE-BATTLERS BUSYIK Cold Snap Causes Epidemic of Fires Tn City; Ice Box Ignited It was cold in Cumberland this morning--so cold that an Ice box one local home wa-s warmer than the outside atmosphere. Engine Company No. 1 was called at 3:10 a. m. to the home, of Dr.

A. N. Gol- laday. 14 Market street, when the 1 (Jooclvpfl a i H. ptd.

In.spiralion Copp'T 1 I a i Nlckrl I Trl. Copper s. Inc I.art. Inc l.orlllord. Mack Truck.

Inc. Gicnn L. i a i Copper Mont. Ward Co. Nash Kelvmator i Cmh National N'Atlnitl Dl.it.

Prncl. Nen York. Pcnick Forrl H' IS' 2 i H' 1 3 SOLDIER PAYS FINE IN HIGHWAY MISHAP 1 9 Mart in Chicago, and Grand Rapids, motor in an electric refrigerator Mrs. Harry L. Wagoner, Patter- i Ignited from a Bond Forfeited By Woman Bowling Champion Drove Too Fust 30' 9' i V.

30 B'. 3 0 1 3 33'. 14 I 1 1C 1 Prnna. R. I'ub.

N. .1 31 59 Pees collected in the engineer's oflice in December totaled $1,131.36, water department $525, tax office 9j $41.620.43 of which $18,409.23 was (or water rent, general and privilege licenses S65, movie tax $795.15, and collections $514.53. Arrests totaled 448 and $506 were collected in fines. There were 34 i i calls. Balances reported were: General $47,052.22, water operating SH.28fi.59, general Improvement bond $2,036.01 and sewer bonds ol 1931.

$2,892.19. The Salvation Army was voted for transient work and a peti- tion of protest from Henderson ave- residents against the piling ot I lumber by the Buchanan Lumber Company was ordered filed. llU'SSLER WILL A FIREMEN'S COMMITTEE Nelson W. Rus-sler, a member of Cliapel Hill Hose Company for 30 r.i, yesterday was elected gen- chairman for the forty-ninth a a convention of the Maryland Slate Volunteer Firemen's Associa- tion at a joint meeting of the Chu- P'l Hil! nnd Cumberland Hase Com- in.v eroup.s. Walter E.

i was named a i a Ralph secretary, and Randolph T. Wi.sh- lycr, treasurer. The group hopes to rnise $1.500 for convention prizes. Another meet- i be held next Sunday. TO START TABERNACLE (Continued from Page i) he continued.

"They did not wait for Norway or Belgium or the Netherlands to commit an act of war." Mr. Roosevelt set forward in three points what he described as "our national policy" in this time of "serious danger" and he also pro- claimed the principles of "four es- sential human freedoms" to which "we look forward" in "the future days." The "national policy" the Presi- dent stated a.s: V'First, by an impressive expression of public will and without re- gard to parlisan.ship, we are com- mitted to to all-inclusive national defense. Committed to Support Allies "Second, by an Impressive expres- sion of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are com- mitted to full of all those resolute peoples, everywhere, who are resisting aggression and arc thereby keeping war away from our hemisphere. By this support, we ex- press our determination that the democratic cause shall prevail; and we strengthen the defense and se- curity of our own nation. "Third, by an impressive expres- sion of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are com- mitted to the proposition that prin- ciples of morality nnd consldcra- Junior Volunteers To Elect Officers will be elected by the Junior Volunteer Service Corps at 2 p.

tomorrow, at the home of Mrs. F. Allan Weatherholt. 512 Cumberland street. Events Briefly Noted The Chorus will not rehearse tonight at the City Hal).

The next meeting will be January 20. Llyod New Kensington, and Mrs. John Spencer, Knob- son's Creek, W. who had been visiting her son-in-law and daugh- ter, Mr. and Mrs.

Irvin M. Zimmer- man, 29 Water street, is the guest of furnaces and stoves far more than The Miraculous Medal Club will hold its weekly social todsy at 8:30 p. at Allegany hospital for the benefit of rural missions conducted by the Sisters of charity. The Ladies Bible Class of St. Mark's Reformed Church will meet tomorrow night at the home of Mrs.

George Ridgeway. 704 Bedford street. Mrs. Edgar Murphy, 415 Mary- land avenue, entertHined her Sun- day school class Friday. Prizes were won by Mary Bergman and Marie Karns.

Bedford Road Homemakers will meet tomorrow 7:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. W. Wolford, Bed- ford Road.

Secret sisters will be revealed. Officers will be elected and plans for the annual banquet completed at the meeting of the Ladies Auxil- iary of the LaVale Volunteer Fire Department Wednesday, 8 p. in the recreation hall. The Women's Society of Christian Service, Central Methodist Church, i meet tomorrow 7:30 p. m.

lions for our own security will never! There will be installation of of- permit us to acquiesce In a peace fleers at the meeting tomorrow 7:30 Hrv. Jflmes H. Lllley, who preach- his farewell sermon Dec. 28 at he Church of Christ, Bedford roei, ni (, wo meetings next in KnighU of Malta of the Court House, at 10:45 dictated by aggressors nnd sponsor- ed by We know that en- during peace cannot be bought at the cost of other people's freedom." The "four essential human free- doms" were described by the Presl- p. of Pride of Allegany Council No.

110, Daughters of America, at Junior Order Hall, Polk street. Directors of the Police Boys' Club will meet at 8 p. m. today in Cen- tral Y.M.C.A. dent as "the very of the I Union Grove Homemakers will so-called new order of tryanny which the dictators seek to create with (he crash of a bomb." meet Wednesday at JO a.

m. nt. the home of Mrs. David Lauder, Mason BISTER OF DANCE STAR VISITS FRIENDS HERE Describes Freedoms and 7:30 p. m.

At the request He'describec these "freedoms" as: i some local people he is consider- -The fl st ls i of speecil estnblifhmnnt of a tnber- and'expression--everywhere in the world. "The second Is freedom of every person to worship God In his own way--everywhere in world. "The i is trecdom from wnnt. --which, translated into world terms, nicnnr, economic understand- ings which will secure to every na- tion a healthy peace time life for Its inhabitants-- everywhere in the "The fourth i.t freedom from fear which, translated into world tarns, mcnai a world-wide reduction of armaments to such point nnd In surh thorough fashion that no niUIrm will be. in a position com- mit an act of physical against any nrifihlxir--anywhere.

In 11 he world." LV. Jonn Kelly, Pittsburgh, was suest of Mr. and Mrs. Lrc Roberts Plncc, enroutc from New York where she the premiere of the new iu.Mca! comedy hit, "Pal Joey." In her brother, Gene Kelly, Is tar, nt the Barrymorc Theatre, show is based on the "Pal letters that appeared In The Yorker, nnd hns received i ":mlmou.i praise from the critics, of Ocnr nnd Jonn a riarirc studio In Johnf- Prt. Parent-Teacher Association The Pennsylvania Avenue will meet at 7:45 p.

m. tomorrow. There will be a movie on Boulder Dam and a discussion of the W. P. be served by mothers of i grade pupils, TEXTILE WORKERS TO ELECT OFFICERS Officers for Local 1874.

Textile Workers Union of America, will be nominated Wednesday nt Textile Hall. The election bonrd will nlso be linmtd, The a tor election ha.s not beeen i Miss Regina Wallace, R. re- turned to Washington, D. after visiting her parents, and Mrs. T.

A. Wallace. 529 Fayette street. CITY BRIEFS Private William Johnson, Cumb- erland, is among the flyer-actors who will appear in "Journey's End" at Hampton, Va. He is connected with Headquarters Squadron.

First Air Base group, Langley Field. Va. A meeting of the directors of the Cumberland Police Boys' Club will be held today. 8 p. at, Conlrnl Y.

M. C. A J. Wesley Kelley. executive sec- retary, Western Maryland Outdoor Life Federation, will speak tomor- row, 8 p.

at, the Square Circle Association meeting, Mateer's Tavern. 249 North Centre street. Sam Hoppendarner, Wolf Summit; Mrs. Stella Friend, Swanton; Mrs. Mary Weimer, Deer Park, Mrs.

Walter Kester and Mrs. Lemuel Mason, Gralton; Mrs. Lester Adams, Vindex, Mrs. Charles Mosser. Kitzmiller, and Mrs.

Arthur Knotts and Mrs. Anna Ross, both of Morgansville; one sister, Mrs. Anna Rexroad of Swanton, and two brothers, Jerry and Ed Switzer, both of Swanton. Services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Methodist Church at Swanton. Burial will be in the church cemetery, Mrs.

Russell II. Duckworth Riles Luke, Jan. ser- vices for Mrs. Martha A. Duckworth, 55, widow of Russell H.

Duckworth, were held yesterday. Rev. Cecil Carter, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiated. Interment was in Oak Hill cemetery, Lonaconing. Pallbearers were J.

S. Burton, Bur- rcll Poland. Earl Woy, Fred Wise- man, Charles Sively. William Bryan, Sextus Hilt and Edward Morgan. Flowerbearcrs, members of the Mir- Jam Rebekah Lodge and the Daugh- ters America, were Mesdames Ruth Beavers, Mary Brendlen, Lot- tie Evans, Mary Mitter, Annti War- nick, Lulu Fazenbaker, Leila Brink- man, Margaret Session, Flo Glower, Mable LaRue and Bessie Farris nnd Miss Elsie Wilson.

Among those, attending were Mrs. Idn Gorl, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Al- bert Capel and children, Mrs. Alice Clise, Albert, and Walter Capcl, Mrs.

Elizabeth Wright and son, Al- bert Wright, Frostburg; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wright, Mr. and Mrs. William Wright and children, Mrs.

Jnnlc Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Upton Loar nnd children and Mr. and Mrs. Jnmes Carter and daughter, Eckhart; Mrs.

Mary Topper and Allan Boyer, Cumberland; Mrs. Em- ma Raley, Howard and John Raley, Mrs, Leroy Hnuss and Miss Betty Raley, Cassville, W. The Rev. and Mrs. Leonard Wright nnd Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph Wright. Bowling! Foster Kdniond Shiftman, Buffalo, Green. M1 Mills, Fnnnlc Msif Orrlinrt. a O.

i i jMnycrsdalc, Pa. Piedmont, 'W. Jan. 6--Harry Wilbert Jiimos McCrackon and C. Kight, 61.

of Lcnoir. N. I Eslhci Mt. Pleasant, Twelve other fires, mostly flue blaze.s in the wake of the cold snap that caused Curnbcrlanders to usual, kept, the citv's four fire com- stmxlarct i a rtep. I Strrl.

Itr.vnnldt Toh. "II" Srars. Roebuck Shell Union OH Blccltv Oil 20 Socoily fioull'crn 71 I I 32' in- I aunitnnl ON, Swill AT Cn. Corp i A i i i Pnclltc Mrr.rnn i Corp. i Gns lmp U.

nuhlifl u. s. atfti a Brrx. I Strel panics on the vestcrdav. Six calls were answered in 12 hours by the South Cumberland firemen.

Damage estimated at $200 resulted from a flre early last night in the roof of one-story a kitchen at the home of Adam G. Lcplty, 616 North Centre street. A blaze in a closet nt the Roxy Bowling Center, 129 North Mechanic street, white Motors caused slight damnge yesterday! afternoon. vriiow Truck ti Flue flro.s were extinguished ivt lo 'M A VOHK ocmn a A Arch street; Gerald C. Riley.

45. i Bond A shmr Humbird J. J. Burns, 2SSI Kl ul A Emily street; James Messlck, 50BJ Frederick street, nnd Edward Clark, 508 Columbia avenue. Grass fires were checked on Lning avenue nnd Roberts street.

Dust, a Corp. A AA the furnace nt the home of John.son, 611 Frederick street, i ed yesterday afternoon, and the RU- 10' 23' 70' 30 1 7 14 2.1 a. 12 I' 1C na i 1'. the homes of Samuel J. Cunning- ham, 29 Arch R.

C. i 406 I I Jart I'USKI Tl If 25 3.3(1 Arrested Sntiirduy i his car Mdewrpcd another machine on Baltimori'. six eii.si or this city, William B. Decker, of 2115 street, northwest, Wash- in ton, D. i i i in (he United States Army, was fined nnd costs In Trial Matsljilrntcs' Court, charge of i i lo kcrp to i i of the rcxid.

Miis- i i I-'rnnk A. Pcrdew found him not i of ic-cklr-os Four other soldiers, nil of Wash- i were in a i headed a Cumberland. Kiitl one of them Wiis at A Htxs- i for minor Occu- pant. 1 ol oporateil by A of Pltntstone, in opposite direction, were nol i Trooper i i a E. jinvc.stiRnt-i.

Boulrr Forfeits a yeslcrdny i i i i I i chnse, Miss Idn of Norfolk. uhHinplon woman bowlor of i i Uiiiierl state. 1 tuiU-ri to appear for totlny Riiti tor- 1 i felled $17.00 bond on rf ispeediiig and a i i to keep to Die right-center of the i 4 i Trooper Hopkins said he pur- her Ifi miles I i she i overt aken uu Martin's i i i i i i ii'' tv1l ss lmnons explained Mir i 3 3 a I a i i i i i Rox Comer. Me- id 1 3 2 11 Ifi 7 1 6 5 tomobilc of Harvey a a a fire on Boone riamnRC slight. I A I A LICENSES i OUT FIFTY YEARS AS BA i Mis-- Kathleen M.

Wrlshl. duush- of Mr. and Mrs. L. C.

chnnic street, several i i drrri spect.ntor.s wore a a i i i lier i i i i Before "blnndp jlxJiubfiholl of (ho bowliriK I rived In (own, firemrn were a i pd to the Roxy (o rxl.ingtiish i in i-lrxsrt a i i a i illK Charles E. MeU, cashier nf the Second National Is rounding out his i i of i sen-ice with a i i i to-lay. He erilered the employ of the bank Charles Edward Thompson, Mar- tinsburg, W. Jatmita Frances Purtlebnug, Rnda. Va.

Harry Wilson Hurley and Elizabeth Hcrntli, Cumbcrlnntl. John Wntson Akers, Lyons. N. Adn Penrl Weichl, Newark, N. J.

Georie Wilson Miisgrovc nnd Irene McCoy, Cumberland. Walton Victor Sweny and Jeau- nette Lucille Hnrth. Erie. Pa. Joseph Soboun and Julia Widish, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Joseph Frances i i i looser, Cumber- land. Kenneth I.ou McDonald and cilia Gerakline Ye.ndrall, A USK A FOIl AS CL I Brown, 600 Frederick street, were ninnied yesterday at Reformed Church by thr Rev. A CreaRcr. pnstor of St, Mark's formed Church. Mr ami Mr? C( I 1 1 Tony Burned nljout the ncrk Riitt Dcrrico were Ihe a a corsHpc of the first Monday In January.

I T1)fv wo( when Lloyd Lownde. 1 I Rovcrnorl of Maryland, wa.s Us hnd worked for short time i the Baltimore nnd Ohio Railronri. 0 'y you Truh" and Albert Smith was Ml.w i a a Mr. Melz ha.s been cashier 112, of 109 i i i i i i i i i i (niliiy si A piiiy i i a was i In I a i i i i i i a a i i i ills i vvorkrrr. i A reception was held al new;" 15 1 TM ''V I clothr.v 1920, M.ccmlinR the a Dnvlrt F.

npll) llctU o( Mr a Ml Shirley Knolt.s. i a a Wlllard 7 4 5 lx vnrrl nd Mr and Lrmucl McCullouRh other employe who wns nd A a I Schixrt when Mr Met, rntorrcl thr Jxmk'a 3 The bride hr! i l11 W. Va. John Tentler. a i i a Pa Rose! Novnk.

Republic. Pa. Harry Rlchnrrl Bcrkey nnd Kvelyn lolcne Hu(Tmnn. Johnstown, Pa. IN THE A i A a County for i 1 a a i I pled Children.

Dillon. 31, nt 217 hart hU lrn i A. lunch project. Refreshments will Spanish-American war veteran i Pa. a former resident, died Friday at a government hospital In Nashville, Tcnn.

He was a ton of the late Oliver and Katherlnc Barrick Kight, Piedmont. Surviving aro Mm. i i a i his wife, and an adopted daughter, i three brothers Charles, i Claude, Westtrnport nnd Oliver, St. Petersburg, and four slaters. Mrs.

Pnymonri Stevens and Mrs. Willlnm Orlmm, Wiwlernport; Mrs. William Louden and Mrs. Rob- ert Moorehead, i William Henry Jones, Unlontown, Doris Eley, Palmer, Pa. Elmer Climax Inglod And Elda Gibboncy, Altoonn, Pfl.

Donald Edward Brown and Kath- leen May Wright, Cumberland. George Hnmes, Soul ti ford, MiiRdnlene Pa. A Isaac MeCoolc, Mamie W. Va. Hedrlck.

Keysrr, I Preliminary to the i of land use program for sion to the a rommltlee. riis-j cus-slon of problem. 1 In Ihe lighi i i a avenue, thr Ihr needs of i county i of a non. will be holt! nt i i i i Hospllnl. yesterday liy a hlnrtr fi heater In He wr.

to leave t'nr hospital. a Mrs i A. of locnl a use plamiii-iR commltters. Tomorrow HIP Flmt.Monr-Old- town-Orlr-nns area i will mert, p. m.

the home of Mis Elsie Hill Roland, Flinlslonc; Wccl- nesdfiy, 1:30 Creek coinmllt.ee nt the home of Charier- Harvey, Thursday, 1 p. Cumberland-Potomac Valley nl I county office. Indlvtchin! program. 1 decided upon by the Inral commit I res will br i i i WR.S Cumberland Weathcr i i i i i a H'lnrl mllr.s rifr hour, I i 3 jxii'renl. I a a i i i fold Sr lno1 in the Town Forum U'armr-r lomorrow.

Ihe Air program yesterday afternoon I OKlrha.r from Station WTBO. Laihlrv, The subject "What Can We Do to Reduce i Delin- quency?" Participants Included Of- Jlcrir James E. Kellfy, Slate's A ney Morfrnn C. a i E. Price Stel- dlnp, dli-oclor of Ihr NYA tn A i mid Clarrell 1 and a R.

(it i i nf thr i i i Ihr A Charlr.s i i a Srliwwljel i I i i i Grorof Mi A. Evelyn Miller, i i 31. 5 0 0 fi i 11 hrlp a on i I v. i i i sls. (I i dolliu I i.

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