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I I I I a EVENING TIMES, CUMBERLAND, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1938 THIRTEEN SEEK SETTLEMENT OF PWA WAGE DISPUTE Union Officials to Confer With County Boards On Carpenters' Scale Settlement of wake scale controversy that has retarded work on the Cresaptown school project will be sought at conference of officSals reprepenting the A. F. of L. trades council, the Board of Education and the County Commissionit was announced today. The' dispute resulted from the scale set on the PWA project for carpenters and other skilled workmen, it was said, and officials pointed out that the Cresaptown case may establish a precedent for the huge bullding program in the county schools scheduled to get under way within the next few weeks.

Under the PWA regulations, the wage scale is to be set by the sponsor of the federal-ald projects, and officials of the union for this district contend that carpenters are getting 90 cents an hour, ten cents under the prevailing scale. F. Patrick Allender, representing the Building and Construction Trades Council, Western Maryland unit of the A. of said today re will go to Washington and consult PWA officials in an effort to -ottain an adjustment in the wage scale for carpenters on the county school projects. Nine projects, involving expenditure of approximately $1,000,000, are scheduled to start soon after Janupry 1 and bids have been A large number of skilled and unskilled men in the building trades will be given employment.

NEW POTOMAC TOLL. OPENED FOR TRAFFICI Oldtown-Green Spring Struc-! ture Will Save 30-Mile Round Trip Traffic has been turned over a new toll bridge across the Potomac river between Oldtown and Green Spring this week. Construction of this unique bridge, over which flood waters will pass, is virtually completed. Designed and built by Mr. R.

Carpenter of Hancock. the structure will take the place of three temporary bridges which have been used for the last several months. Numerous state surveys have been abandoned, because, in' addition to! crossing the rivers two widely separated would have to be crossed by a standard bridge. A Matively small volume of traffic would not justify the cost of such structure. It Is pointed out by the builder and owner of the Oldtown bridge that A minimum of resistance to flood water has been acmpilshed by employing steel Silar to that used on the main Ines of railroads for girders and an interlocking floor different from any other bridge.

The piers which rest on solid rack bottom are streamlined to crush ice jams. Saves Thirty Miles While the bridge will not passable extreme high flood, stages, it will be open at least 98 per cent of the year. At least thirty miles will be saved by people making a round trip between Cumberland and' Green Spring area. This elimination of extra driving is welcomed especially by hunters and fishermen having their camps on South Branch and who live in Cumberland. A small boat propelled by hand; has been the only means of crossing the river at this point since a ferry was discarded about 28 years ago.

A ford just below the site of the present bridge was passable only in late summer. Negotiations are being made to have the obsolete Chesapeake And Ohio canal bridge lowered, and roads leading to hridge from West Virginia and Maryland will be improved shortly. MAGIC AND MUSIC IN BIG SHOW AT STRAND Karston's Follies, the stage show at the Strand, closing! tonight, is unusual in the way that it combines magic and musical comedy. Among the numerous sensational scenes are A Chinese torture chamber, a haunted house and scene on the Nile. There are amazing military numbers, the famous Delane Sisters in aerial stunts; the extremely funny Black Brothers; Clair Davis, late of the George White Scandals; Karston, card wizard and deft magician, and Mabel Jamnis, bell- voiced soprano.

Added to all these features is A chorus far above the average, SHOW FILMS TONIGHT OF BOOSTER CLUB WORK Motion pictures al its clubroom and activities of the South Cumberland Club Athletic Association, will be shown at 8 todoy, at Virginia avenue school auditorium. The pictures were taken by the WPA recreation project, which, with the Booster club, sponsors the association. Activities In other counare included in the films. Officers of the association are: George Holler. president; Walter Henry, Allan Shaw and Frederick Cage, vice presidents; Franklin Bradley, secretary; Charles Howdyshell, treasurer, and Leroy Chaney, cathletic director.

The WPA supervisors are Dugene Dicken, Richard Kauffman and Frank Donnell. Isabel Bewick Wilson, county pervisor of recreation, has ATInged for the showing of the films the Methodist church hall. tomorrow: Central High School, Lonaconing, Thursday, and Hammond street school, Westernport, Friday. All programs begin at P. with no ads pission charge.

La Sale Dance Doc. Inaugurating Its social season Cori the winter, the Senior Class of LaSale High will hold an invitation holiday dance, Dec. 27, at the K. of C. 1 ballroom.

Music will be furnished by the Society Ramblers, The dance committee consists of Joseph Stakem, Robert McMillen, Join McCarty, John Coyle and Robert, Lewis. On Prom Commitice Miss Jane Legge, daughte of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Legge, 608 Hilltop Drive, WAS appointed member of the Junior Prom committee of the University of Maryland.

Miss Legge Ls a member of Alpha Riding Omicron Club, Pi, the social YWCA, sororily, the Foot-: the light Club, the Swimming Club and; the W. A. A. Pledged To Fraternities Orville Shirey, son of Mrs. 0.

L. Shirey, 620 Washington street, was pledged to Phi Sigma Kappa social fraternity at the University of Maryland. He is a freshman in the College of Arts and Science and Is majoring in chemistry. Edward Price, son of Mrs. Estella, C.

Price, 298 E. Main street, burg, Was pledged to Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity. He is Freshman and is majoring, Chemical Engineering. Paul McCloskey, son of Mr. and Mrs, Henry H.

McCloskey, La Vale, was pledged to Lamba Chi Alpha social fraternity. He is a freshman in the College of Commerce and is majoring in Business AdI ministration. Parly For Airs. Wilkinson Ernest Hutcheson, North Centre street, and Mrs. William Welker, Fort Ashby, W.

were hostesses at a dessert bridge and surprise shower party last night at the new All Ghan Shrine Club in honor of Mrs. John R. Wilkinson, who before her rage was Miss Dorothy Kelley. Guests included: Miss Louise SOCIAL Christmas Program One of the outstanding moetings of the Music and Arts Club for the season was the Christmas meeting last night at the home of Mrs. S.

Lua Byckes, The; Dingle. Following business meeting conducted by Mrs. Robert H. Mann, president, the following program was presented: Legends of the Christmas carols, M. Monroe MacKenzie: musical Mrs.

I 8yckes. illustrated by Mrs. reading Christmas Jean Milne; stories told by Mrs. Williams and Miss Mary G. Walsh.

Refreshments were served by Mrs. Syckes. The following guests and members were present: Mrs. Howard Tolson, Mrs. W.

Carl Richards, Mrs. William Stalnaker, Mrs. Ralph Potter, Mrs. Charles 8. Catherman, Mrs, L.

L. Hutter, Mrs. Arthur B. Gibson, Miss Jennie Gardner, Mrs. George L.

Hughes, Mrs. Adolf Blunk, Mrs. George P. Ways, Mrs. Samuel T.

Weatherholt, Mrs. John Mansfield, Miss. Mildred Twigg, Mrs. Carl A. Sander, Mrs.

Thomas L. Popp, Mrs. Robert L. Critchfleld, Mrs. Herbert Platt, Mrs.

Duke Burger, Miss Ruth Dicken, Mrs. Earl Evers, Mrs. William b. Keller, Mrs. Thomas Pickering, Mrs.

Ernest Willison, McCullough, Miss Dorothy, Mrs. Harmon Howorth, Mrs. Henry Swearingen, Mrs. Nellife Wilson Footer, and Mrs. Frank Stuart Rowe.

Alumni to Organize Graduates of Washington and Lee University living in Cumberland and nearby towns will form an Allegany chapter of the Alumni Association at 8 dinner meeting at 6:30 p. Friday, at the Fort Cumberland Hotel. L. Leslie Helmer will preside. A charter will be presented and officers elected.

Homemakers to Meet The Union. Grove Homemakers' Club will meet at 12:30 p. m. tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Albert Smouse, for the annual Christmas party.

A covered dish luncheon will precede the program. Members have been asked to bring donations of food for charity. Elks Holiday Plans Cumberland Lodge No. 63, B. p.

Elks, is arranging a noval form of Christmas week entertainment for members and their friends. Don Crawford's trio will play in the cocktail lounge from Saturday, December 24, to and including Friday, December 30. It is expected that this beautifully decorated and modernly appointed lounge will be the mecca for merrymakers during the entire week. The regular New Year's Eve dance will be open to members only. Cumberland Chapler.

O.E.S., Elects Cumberland Chapter, No. 58. Order of the Eastern Star, elected officers for 1939 AS follows: Mrs. Nora Engdoll, worthy matron; David Marshall Lohr, worthy patron; Marie Smith, associate matron; Dr. Walter Waugaman, associate patron; Mrs.

Elizabeth Landis, secretary; Miss Ruth Screen, er; Mrs. Anna Robinette, conductress; Mrs. 'Addie Glover, associate conductress. The next meeting will be Dec. 28.

Eighth Birthday Party Mrs. Arnold Poling, 67 street, entertained in honor of their son, Arnold, on his eighth birthday. Those present were: Frederick Hill, Millard Boyland, William Davis, Bonnie Davis, James Burns, William Rader, Jack Carney, Patsy Minke and Joan Bennett. Colfax Rebekah Election Newly -elected officers of Colfax Rebekah Lodge, No. 1, are: noble grand, Mrs.

Ethel Creighton; vice grand, Miss Ruth Leamon; recording secretary, Mrs. Lacy Welsh; financial secretary, Mrs. Emma Cessna: treasurer, Miss Catherine Ayers; trustee, Mrs. May Myets; representative to the Rebekah sembly, Mrs. Lacy Welsh; selected to receive the decoration of chivalry, Miss Alice McOreary.

Mrs. Elizabeth Diehl is the outgoing noble grand. PERSONAL Mrs. Maude Holzen and Mrs. Charles Crowell, 738.

North Mechanic street, returned from Mt. Lebanon, Pa. Mrs. Irving T. Holland and daughter, Jcan, 101 Washington street, returned from Baltimore.

Mrs. Peter William Ryan and Miss Elsie Mae Poling ard at Hutzler's department store, Baltimore, today, autographing their book, "Margo, the Horse Who Wouldn't Stay On the Merry-Go-Round." John J. Meyers, 526 Beall strect, spent Sunday and Monday in Baltimore. Mrs. Evelyn Barton Brown is (n New York.

Mrs. C. W. Beachy, 302 Schley street, returned from New York, Peter W. Traynor 841 Mt.

Royal avenue, is In Baltimore. Miss Ruth Lee Kamens, 317 berland street, has gone to Pittsburgh to visit her aunt, Mrs. Ira Rosenbaum. They will go to New York Saturday, to remain until the first of the year. Mayor Thomas W.

Koon will go to Baltimore tomorrow for a meeting of the various committees appointed by Herbert R. 'Conor. WILLS OF TWO WOMEN ARE PROBATED TODAY The will 'of Wilheunina F. Smith was probated today in the Orphans Court. She leaves to her sister, Florence E.

Helgoth, 1041 Flemington street, Pittsburgh, real estate located at 520 Woodside avenue, city, who is named testatrix The will was witnessed March 10, 1937 by William C. Henry, Mamie E. Henry and Harold V. Bloom. Under the will of Bertha V.

Jones. her estate is left to Thomas J. Jones, her husband, who is named cutor. The will WAS March 6. 1937 by John T.

wilkes, Fred Stinebaugh and Mra. William Muir. COUNTY MAY CONDEMN LAND AT OLDTOWN Monroe F. Keister, Owner, Sued State Roads Body Charging Trespass The Commissioners of Allegany county today fled petition in the Circuit Court asking for tion of land at Oldtown; owned by Monroe P. Keister and Hisel Keister, his wife.

This followed resolution passed by that body approving same and Instructing Walter C. Capper, county attorney, to take such action. The petition says it Is unable to make any agreement with the owners of the property. Under the condemnation proceedings, a jury from the January term of court will visit the scene and assess the damages. Keister Sued State Roads The action today follows the Aling ct two suits by Mr.

and Mrs. Keister in Allegany Oircuit Court against Homer E. Tabler, C. Nice Wilkinson, and Frank F. Uthardt, then composing the State Roads Commission.

Keister charged that the State employes entered upon his property on Bear Hill, connecting the and Paw Paw road with Flintstone, without obtaining right of way and his property. Trespass was alleged. The suits were filed by James A. Avirett, attorney for the complainants and an inJunction was sought. GERMANY ACTS TO HALT FLIGHT JEWRY CAPITAL (Continued From Page 1) doll for his niece in London.

Should he be caught In an attempt he would be llable to punishment in addition to confiscation ol the doll. Moreover, all Germans, Jews and non-Jews, who are in the process of emigrating must obtain special permission to take with them anything but strictly personal objects. In the case of Jews it 1s taken for granted in view of the Reich's anti-Jewish policy that only very limited amount of silver or only 8 few paintings or other objects of art in the household may bel taken, it anything at all is permitted. Foreigners Under Ban After Six Months Since foreigners who live in Germany more than six months are subject to the same taxation and foreign exchange laws 85 German nationals the question is likely to arise whether foreign Interests are The fine which Jews must begin Involved in the new paying Thursday is one of the major measures of the anti-Jewish campaign which began just after Vom Ralli died Nov. 9 of wounds Inflicted by 17-year-old Herschel Grynszpan, The government demanded cash for the first pament and consequently the banks were prepared for much activity at tellers' counters during the next two days.

Gavernment, Overestimated Ability! The government apparently overestimated the ability of the Jews to obtain 250,000,000 marks 000) in liquid wealth within three weeks. Although 8 supplementary decree Issued November 23 made it clear that cash alone was. wanted for the first installment, provision later was made that in a number of cases real estate and securities would be accepted, Meanwhile, hopes were nourished in Jewish circles that the impending visit of Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, president of the Reichsbank, to London aithough officially described as a private trip would sult in speeding up emigration plans. Sentence Bedford Youth For Election Killing Bedford, Dec.

13. Judge Harry C. James, yesterday sentenced Maynard Crawford, 19, to an indefnite term In the Huntingdon reformatory for election-night the death of a man in argument. Crawford was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of Mervyn Marshall, 26, former Bedford High school athlete. Marshall died the day after the argument.

Carloadings Show 'Increases Loadings received from connections by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad showed increases last week over both the preceding period and the same week last year, but line traffic was down slightly from week ago, totaled 9,984 cars, compared Carloadings for the latest period, in the previous seven days, and 39.171 a year ago. Line loadings amounted to 25,512 cars. against 27,649 two weeks Ago and 25,836 in the same 1937 week. Lond-1 ings from connections were 14.472. 13,826 and 13,335 for the respective periods, Stranded Student Returning Somerset, Dec.

Vare of Somerset, stranded in France 86 8 result of the maritime strike, is coming home for the Christmas holidage. Vare, A student at Franklin and Marshall College, went to France as a member of an orchestra on the Normandie. When members of the Normandie crew went on strike the orchestra menbers were stranded. Today, however, Vare and his comi pantons are on the nigh seas enroute to New York, where they will dock on Wednesdny. The boat on which they are returning in manned by sallors drafted by the French government from the Prench Vare la A son of Mrs, Scott Brashcar, music leacher of Someract, ELLERSLIE SCHOOL CALLED OLD 'SHACK' Civic Group Wants Run In Town Cleaned While Others Ask Road Repair Dr.

Earl Cook a member of the Civic Club committee from Ellerslie, complained to the County Commissioners is today that the threeroom schoolhouse in that town, was small, antiquated, with poor facillties for heat and water, and that its location was uudesirabie. He described it as really en "old He urged that the School Board be asked to replace is with Other members of the committee, modern building. D. Mull and Frank Burkett, also sought the county to sponsor WPA project to clean out and wall 8 run, passing through the town to WIll's Creek. They said it was filled with debris following the last, flood, and that it WAS responsible flooding 8 portion of that place.

Ronald Gray and Charles 6tevanus asked repair on a road from Ocean school house to the Legislative road, while Harry Gordon urged a work project on the Break(neck road. S. E. Arnold, C. A.

Strawderman and Leo Grabenstein complained of the condition of Jeffries road, be-! tween Baltimore pike and Christie road. They Aled a petition signed by two score residents asking for! improvement. LIMA CONGRESS IS CONSIDERING PEACE PROGRAM (Continued From Page 1) Argentine and Mexican delegations, for consolidation of the western hemisphere and the United States plan to coordinate existing peace accords was ready for committee consideration. The Argentine delegation night approved a resolution, under consideration for several days, against foreign political propaganda and this also will be taken up by the committee. The Uruguayan delegation prepared a tentative plan on immigra tion, presumably referring to Jews and other European refugees, but its terms were not fully agreed upon.

Delegates placed much significance in the choice of Alfranio De Mello Franco, former foreign minister of Brazil, as chairman of the Peace organization committee, since his country is one of the foremost among the 21 American Republics favoring strong organization against outside aggression. Cheered for Friendship They were cheered further by what they regarded as fine pression of friendship between four pairs of Latin-American countries that have been at odds in recent They were Bolivia- Paraguay, who fought the Chaco war; Haiti and the Dominican Republic, who nearly went to war last year; Honduras and Nicaragua, who had a postagestamp conflict; Peru and Ecuador, who long quarrelled over their borders. Each voted yesterday for the others' candidates for chairman end vice-chairman of seven conterence committees. Administration to Back Solidarity and Trade Washington, Dec. 13 (P) The Roosevelt administration Indicated today it might back with dollar loans AS well as armaments forts to promote inter American solidarity and trade.

While Secretary of State Hull at Lima, Peru, was seeking a pledge of United defense against foreign Aggression in the western hemisphere, Secretary Morgenthau of the Treasury disclosed he was studying the use of trensury Joans and other facilities to boost trade between the United States and Latin America, Aside from the potential beneAts to United States factories, officials pointed out such program would help combat the economic penetration of Germany, Japan and Italy in Latin America. Germany now sells about 14 percent of the foreign goods distributcd in Latin America, while the United States' share is nearly 35 percent. Morgenthau Makes No Promise Morgenthau made no promise of loans. That would require, he pointted out, congressional permission. In other government quarters, sentiment on the suggestion was mixed.

One federal banker said the American republics offered a huge market for what he called "productive -loans to bulld rallroads, utilitles, roads and buy machinery. He declared the loans would have to be for revenueproducing projects in order to give hope of repayment. Another official recalled that about 70 percent of the estimated $1,172,000,000 of Latin American securities now held by United States Investors are in default. CHARTER GROUP MEETS: ADJOURNS TO SATURDAY Cumberland's Charter Commitice had A preliminary meeting dey afternoon with Isaac Hirsch presiding. The situation was tharoughly canvassed, and 14 was decided to meet again Saturday, 2 p.

when definite action on various proposals will be sought. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lants, 103 Race street, announce the birth of a daughter, yesterday. al Memorial Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. 2 Grend avenue, announce the of daughter, December 1. OBITUARY, Charles H.

Saha Charles Henry Bmith. 71. of 192; North Centre street, retired Western Maryland Railway died carly this morning at Allegany Hospital, where he was admitted December Mr. Smith had been serlously ill several weeks. A native of Cumberland, he was son of the late.

James G. and Louisa (Hausman) Smith, and entered the employ of the former Gearge's Creek and Cumberland Rattrond in 1660 mini was train dispatcher in 1907, when the line taken over by the Western Maryland He continued as telegrapher until his retirement, July 1, 1935. Mr. Smith, who was a Democrat, served in the City Council under the old ward system. Besides his widow, Mrs.

Mathilda (White) Smith, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Slote, and son. Harry M. Smith. superin-ment tendent of the Elkins Division, Western Maryland Rallway.

The body will remain at Stein's Chapel. George P. Hymes George P. Hymes, 67, of 528 Centrat avenue, died this morning at Allegany Hospital, where he had been A patient since December He WAS 8 widower and 1s survived by tWO sons, William and Amos Hymes, this city; six daughters, Mrs. Jessie Snyder, Mt.

SAYRge; Mrs. Lemuel Hedrick, Mrs. Helene Ellsworth, Mrs. Arlie Nelson, Mrs. Edna Corrick and Mrs.

Arthur Green, all of this city, and a hall-brother, Lawson Perdew, this! city. Henry Niner Frostburg, Dec. 13-Henry Niner, Eckhart, died this morning Miners' Hospital, where he was ad-! mitted last week. Mr. Niner, employe of the Celanese Corporation, had been ill for three weeks.

son of Mr. and Mrs. Louts Niner, Pinto, he had resided in this section all his life. He was a member Michael's Catholic Church. Besides his parents he leaves his wife, Mrs.

Eskey (Miller) Niner, and five children, Donald, Betty, Evelyn, Viola and Roy. He WAS 8 brother of George, Herschel and James! Niner, Pinto, and Mrs. Millard Connors and Mrs. Walter Miller, Red HIll. Lewis Kitzmiller Grafton.

W. Dec. services for Lewis Kitzmilter, 81, former prominent Taylor county political leader who died at his home, 817 St. John's street, Friday, were conducted Sunday with the Rev. Lois 'Luzader officiating.

Burial WAS In Bluemont cemetery. A son of the late Joseph Kitzmiller and Mrs. Eiizabeth Bouge Kitzmiller, Mr. Kitzmiller WAS born in Taylor county. He WAS married to the former Miss Laura Hefner, who survives.

Mr. Kitzmiller WAS A school! teacher 'and served for a number of years as county superintendent of schools and later became clerk of the county court for a term and A half. He completed his work 85 clerk in 1912. Survivors other than his widow include three daughters, Mrs. J.

Shay, Westernport, L. C. Philipps, Philippi, and Mrs. 0. C.

Bolyard, Grotton, and a brother, Perry Kitzmiller, Bayard, Death Of An Grantsville, Dec, 13-Wilma Elaine Resh, four and a half months old daughter of Joseph and Rudella (Swauger) Resh, who died Friday night 01 diphtheria, was buried Saturday in Grantsville Cemetery. One brother and two sisters also survive. Mrs. William H. Smouse Funeral services for Mrs.

Anna Carleton Smouse, 71, wife of William H. Smouse, who died Saturday fat Memorial Hospital, were held this afternoon at the home, Baitimore Turnpike, with interment in Rose Kill Cemetery. Rev. Vernon N. Ridgely, pastor of Centre Street M.

F. Church, officiated. The pallbearers were: R. Mason Hill, Arthur J. Pitch.

Franklin W. Kremer. Walter A. Yingling. Carl C.

Hetzel and George C. Fey. Mrs. Alice Ravenscraft Meyersdale, Dec. 13 Mrs.

Alice Ravenscraft, 70, widow James O. Ravenscraft, former restdent of Sand Patch, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Seecrest. Saturday. She WAS daughter of the late John and Mary (Deal) Ravenscraft and native of Frostburg, Md.

Surviving are three sons and two daughters, Robert and James Sand Patch; John Jerome, Mrs. Seecrest, Meyersdale, and Miss MacDona two brothers, Howard Ravenscraft and Theodore Ravenscraft, Sand Patch, and one sister, Mrs. Michael Kerrigan, Pittsburgh. There are 24 grandchildren jand two great grandchildren. CITY BRIEFS Earl Tipton, North Eranch.

conI victed yesterday in -thePeace Court on charges of driving while Intoxicated and with voked license, was released under 32,000 bond until the January term Circuit Court, following an Appeal. Harry Radclifte, brother of Sheriff Lucian C. Radcliffe and 8ergeant Raymond R. Johnson of the city police department were in yesterday as special deputy litts. The Clerk of the Court Issued two marriage licenses yesterday the first under the 48-hour wall between application and issuance of permit.

Five other couples ape piled yesterday. MARRIAGE LICENSER Frank J. Cebrick, 38. Lois E. Orogan, 28, Uniontown, PR.

Harold Somers, 32. Mary Rovermale. 22, Berkeley Springa, W. Va. OLD APPEAL, REVIEW SITTING NOT NEEDED Action By County.

Board On Assessments--Cannot Lease Land to State Under an opinion filled today by attorney. Walter C. Capper, the Board of Allegany County Cominissioners was Informed diat It was not necessary to advertise a sitting a board of appcal and review, as has been the custom for many years. The opinion cites that it was the custom for the Commissioners to give three weeks' notice of such sitting to be held the first days in January, but its attorney cannot And any law at present requiring the same. He further intormed the board that under the code.

11 provides that whenever any existing assessment stall be increased or a new assessmade against any person, notice shall be given in the manner provided and such person shall be entitled to personal hearing before' the board. In event of his falture to appear, the commissioners may make or increase the assessment according to its best Judament. Can't Lease County Land In another opinion, the commisstoners advised on the queston of whether they have authority to approximately five acres jet unimproved land to the State Roads Commission for a period of 25 years. Its attorney finds no statuatory authority for it. The Legislature did give the board the nuthority to sell the County Home and Sylvan Retreat properties to the State for a state hospital for insane, subject to the approval of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the Fourth Judicial Circuit.

LIGHT TURNED ON WEDDED LIFE OF RUTH ETTING (Continued From Page 11 man to meet her at the train. IL WAS signed "Nutsy." "Nutsy?" Giesler demandad. Miss Etting nodded. Alderman, whose wound is superficial, looked blank. Snyder glared.

Paid Former Mate $75,000 Glesler then led Miss Etting through testimony about her $26- a-week days as a baritone-singing chorus girl in the old Marigold Gardens In Chicago, where Snyder met her, married her, became her manager and accompanied her the heights of the entertainment world. Upon their divorce. she testined, she gave him $75,000 in cash and bonds and then deducted $50,000 In gambling debts she said he had contracted. He listened to all this unmoved. It WAS not until Miss Etting told of.

a long distance phone conversation with him that he burted head In his hands. "He said he had heard that I would rather be dead than live with him." she explained, "and told him It was true." OFFICERS CHOSEN BY RIDGELEY FIREMEN Henry A. Bean was elected presldent of the Ridgeley Volunteer Fire Company at the annual ruceting last night. Other officers chosen are: vice president, J. A.

Monnett: financial C. E. Shepherd; recording secretary, J. D. Brehany: Lorney, J.

H. Simmons; fire chief, treasurer. T. A. Zimmerman; AtJ.

W. Ridgeley; assistant fire Lookebaugh; captain, J. G. Mogruder; first lieutenant, C. W.

H. Herbaugh; second lleutenant, Shepherd; sergeant-at-arms, O. E. Zimmerman; chaplain, Hubert Rad-! cliffe; executive committee, W. E.

and M. F. Edenhart: hoard of governors, George Magruder, C. B. Rodgers and Austin Fleming; 1 entertalnment.

committee, Emory Vogtman, W. E. Shuck, N. E. Branti and F.

A. Decker; delegates to state J. H. Simmons, J. D.

Brehany, H. A. Bean. Austin Fleming and J. W.

Ridgeley. Stock Market New York, Dec. 13. (7)-The stock market today duplicated the rallying paitern of the previous session and. at the best, leaders chalked up gains running to Around 2 points.

Selling difficulties were encountered, however, from time to time. Prices were highest in the forenoon, a few at new Year's peaks. Dealings were reduced in most cases near the fourth hour. Motors, aircrafts. steels and were in demand.

Selected rails and utilities edged forward. Oils and coppers loafed. Shifting of commitments for Income tax returns was still in evidence, but seemed less urgent than formerly. Among stocks favored on the Motors, Steel, Bethiehem, U.S. front, were Chrysler, General Rubber, Johns-Manville, Philip MorU.

8. Oypsum, Santa Fe. Greet Northern. Illinois Central, Public Service of N. J.

and Canada Dry. Douglas Aircraft and United Aircraft touched new high territory for 1938, and Sperry and Boeing were More orders for rails from Auch roads as Chesapeake Ohio and Pere Marquette Aided the steels. Lower mill exemplifying operations this week, while the seasonal letdown in steel and other lines. were without particularly depressing repercusiona in speculative quarters. INVESTMENT COMPANIZA Nev 13 Noon fiona: Bid Ached Dividend Shara 1.31 Maryland Fund Mast Investors Trust Super Corn.

Am. of Am. AA. 144 Super Corp. al Am.

h. 3.11 Supervised Shares 19.10 11.03 PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED FOR FORT HILL CANTATA "Son of the Highest," to Be Given Thursday Night, Is Open to the Public The Choral Clubs of Fort Hill High School under the direction of Mrs. Dorothy Sebree Schaldt will present the Christmas Cantata, "Son of the Highest" (Helen Pairchild) Thursday night at 8:15 In Fort Hill Auditorium. The music or this cantata Is especially beauand is doubly appealing he. cause of the fact that It Is inter.

with many of the familiar land beloved Christmas carols. The program follows: Carrillon, (Marie Briel) Gesu Bambino, (Pietro Yon) Cantabile Club; Soloist. Eleanor Lechliter. Son of the Highest" wit include: Were analtire chorus; "And, Lo, The Angel of the June Storm; "Peer Elizabeth Moreland and Howlard With Johnson; the "And Suddenly Janet There kel: "Glory to entire chorus; "Peace on A capella choir; "'The Adoration of the Harley Messman and James Kave; "It Came Upon a Midnight a capella choir; "And It Came to Leila Perrin; "Let Us Now Go Even Unto male quartet; Little Town of A capella choir; "And They With Dorothy' Lindsay: "We Three Kings of Weber, Glenn Carder and William Bruce; "Sleep, Baby, Jack Lanich, with oboe obligato by Ray Weaver; "He Shall Be Andrew Wilson and entire chorus; "Silent Franz Gruber, a capella choir. Raymond Minke will be the I companist.

The concert is open to the public. DATES ANNOUNCED FOR CHRISTMAS MAILING Should Be Observed If Sender Desires Gifts to Reach Destination Promptly Wilson, Miss Theresa Jean Holland, Mrs. James A. Black, Mrs. Robert H.

Mann, Miss Louise Gaston, Miss Dorothy Stitcher, Miss Mary Kelley. Miss Helen McFerran, Miss Phyllis Feaga, Miss Katheryn Weber, Miss Sandfort, Mrs. Corfleld Patterson, Miss Dorothy Shires. Mrs. T.

Donald Shires, Mrs. Richard Johnson. Miss Elizabeth Watkins, Mrs. Edwin Yates, Miss Joan Sullivan and Mrs. Charles S.

Beamer. Events Briefly Noted The Ladies' Aid Society of St. Paul's Lutheran Church will meet at p. tomorrow, Instead of next Wednesday, at the house. Sunday school officers will be elected at 7:30 p.

tomorrow, in the Sunday school room of the and the Aid Society meet-! will follow. The Century Social Club will meet at 8 p. today at 24 Bedford street with. Ralph P. Wilkinson presiding.

The Ladies Auxiliary of Canton Allegany No. 5, I. 0. 0. will hold annual election of officers today at 7:15 p.

in the club room of the Odd Fellows Hall, South Mechanic street. The Merici Veteran Unit, C. S. M. will meet tonight at 8:15 in the assembly room at Ursuline Academy.

Miss Helen McKenzie will be hostess. The Cumberland Girl Scout Council will hold a special called meeting at headquarters, Thursday, p. m. The general meeting of the Woman's Civic Club will be held at Girl Scout headquarters, Greene street, Thursday, 2:30 p. m.

The executive board meets at 1:30. The L'Aiglon Unit, C. S. M. will meet at 8:30 tonight at the home of Miss Kathryn Doerner, Johnson street.

Members toys and clothing for the Christmas party for the mission. Cresap Chapter, D. A. will meet at 2:30 p. In.

tomorrow at the home of Mrs. R. Finley Thompson, 509 Rose HIll avenue. A games party for the benefit of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Ridgeley, W.

will be held at p. m. tomorrow in the church basement. A surprise party WAS given in honor of Mrs. Charles Riggs, 907 Glennwood street, on her sixtyfourth birthday.

Accordion music was played by Mr. Riggs, hymns were sung and refreshments were served. There were 15 present. The Allegany High School chorus, directed by Miss Dorothy Willison, will give several selections at the noon meeting of the Lions club tomorrow. The Swanson Memorial Bible Class will meet tonight at 7:30 at the home of Mrs.

B. W. Robinson, 405 Arch street. Class sisters will be revealed and new ones drawn and a jingle party will follow. Mrs.

Fred T. Small, Mrs. Howard T. Robinson and Mrs. John G.

Lynn were prizewinners at the luncheon yesterday at Cumberland Country Club. Thirty attended the meeting of the Semper Fidelis Sunday School Class of Bethany U. B. Church at the home of Mrs. Grace Wolford, Browning street.

Sanford H. Chapter, Order of DeMolay Alumni, will meet at Central Y. M. C. A.

tomorrow at 6:15 p. m. Maryland No. 4770, Royal Neighbors of America, will hold a covered dish supper tomorrow at the home of Mrs. William Cubbago, 029 Lincoln street.

sisters will be announced. Mrs. J. Russell Cook, The Dingle, (has lasued invitations for a bridge dinner to be given Thursday at 6:30 p. m.

at the new All Ghan Shrine Club, Baltimore Pike. The Ladies' Bible Class of At. Mark's Reformed Church will hold its annual Christmas party in the social rooms of the church today at 6:30 p. m. Dinner will be and class sisters will be revealed.

In order that senders of Christmas parcels and greetings may not be disappointed if their mailings are not dellvered by December 24, Postmaster James C. Shriver advises he has received word from the Railway Mall Service headquarters that such mailings intended for Pacific Coast states should be in the mails not Inter than December 16: for Rocky Mountain and far Southwestern tojstates not later than December 17; for Central and Southern states, December 19; and for New England end nearer states not later than December 20. Post Office Closed Two DAys Mallings later than these will probably fail to be delivered before Christmas, in fact, not unul Tuesday, December 27, as all post offices will be closed of Christmas and on Monday, December 26, There will be no deliveries of any kind on these two days except of special delivery and perishable matter. Local mailers are again remanded that the post office will be open all day on next Saturday. Postmaster Shriver says advantage should be taken of this day to mail out R8 many Ohriatmas greetings and packages as may be ready at that lime.

This 1s not at all too early to mail Christmas matter as it 18 not probable that delivery at other offices of matter sent from Cumberland next Saturday will be until four or Ave days later, according to the distance from Cumberland. KINGWOOD SOLDIER SLAIN IN HONOLULU Webster C. Strawser Dies From Stab Wound In Dispute Over Girl Honolulu, Dec. 13-A dispute in- 1 volving an Hawaiian girl, police said yesterday, resulted in the deals of Webster C. Strawser, 25-year-old Army private whose home WAS tri West Virginia.

Strawser WAS slashed the throat at a tavern. Pollce Lieutenant John Cluncy said a murder charge would be fled against Alvin Ray Penn, 22, machinist's mate, Arst cinas, of the Pearl Harbor feet alr base. Cluney said Fenn admitted he Strawser after he was arreated a block from the Lavern where Strawser his companion, Bestrict Pookalani, 23. were victims ol a knife attack. Strawser, stationed at Bchofeld Barracks, was a son of Mrs.

Mary Strawser, of near Kingwood, W. Va. Strawser enlisted for army service at the Cumberland recruiting depot, HEADS CAMERA CLUB Dr. Leslie E. Daugherty WAR elected president.

Dr. Allen G. T. Twins. vice president, and John Kelso, secretary-treasurer, at the meeting of the Cumberland Camera Club night at the public library, Forty attended.

Parent-Teacher Meetings The Ridgeley Graded School Parent -Teacher Association will meet tonight at 8 o'clock. The State Conservation Department will show Aims of pictures of the various types of work that la being done in the state. Christmas selections have also been prepared for the program. Cumberland Weather Wind direction-Bouthwest. Wind miles per hon.

Barometric Inches. Relative humidity-64 per cent Forecast--Partly cloudy today and probably fomerrow; not much change in temperature; rariable winds. Forecasters David Weiss and Donald Jordane, Allegany Mick Bcheol seniors.