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at a Comics Classified: a Cumberland WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1955 NEW RIDGELEY BRIDGE- -This is the way the new and old bridges between Cumberland and Ridgeley look froin the air. The new. bridge is in the Foreground and will be dedicated Tuesday afternoon. The lower, of the photograph shows a portion of the' old Canal which will be removed as part of Civil Docket Scheduled By Local Court First Trial Listed For October 24; Grand Jury Continues Studies The civil jury trials for the October County Circuit Court will begin Monday, October 24, and continue for two weeks. The first case scheduled Melvin.

G. Cline V5. the Others on the opening day are Ida B. Schleigh vs. James Franklin, and Mary Elizabeth Jackson VS.

Charles H. Deist. Chief Judge George -Henderson will preside in all three cases. Rest Of Schedule The rest -of the schedule is as follows: Tuesday, October 25 Gordon R. Lency vs.

Guss E. Leatherman, Judge Morgan C. Harris presiding. Wednesday, Oclober 26 Jerry alT. McGraw vs.

Austin Bible and Martin W. McKenzic VS.1 David D. Fike. Judge Henderson. Thursday.

October 27 Mary Adams vs. the Tea Company. Judge Harris. Friday, October 28 -Merle Feisvs. John E.

Long, and Frank Hoyman. VS. Carl Baer, Judge Henderson.Monday, October 31-William M. Harlung V5. Grover Blizzard.

Tuesday, November 1-Franklin Cambell vs. Nathan Smith, and Morton Wilner Ray Bruce Wharton and Ray Junior Wharion. Wednesday, November 2-Fred M. Propst vs. Russell Didawick and Jefferson Freight Lines.

Thursday, November 3-Wayne Friend- vs. Leah. M. Beitzel, and Hugh Hunter vs. the Mayor and Council Cumberland.

Are Listed Friday, November 4-Frank E. Hilliker. vs. Cumberland. Motor Sales.

Monday, November belle Peck vs. Edward M. Bearlinger: and Joseph Parsons' Pennington ys. Charles Hansel. Tuesday, November 8 Robert F.

Pyles. vs. Wilson C. Berkey; W. Turner vs.

Ray Morral, and Ernest R. Forman vs. Jean Maust Monn and Walter E. Maust. Wednesday, November 9 Andrew Hager vs.

Rebecca Otto; Roy D. Dean vs. Joesph' M. Winter, and Robert, Gomer John -November 10-Stephen Watkins vs. Camille Sherman.

Friday, November 11, the Court House will closed. The grand jury is still in session today with its: report -scheduled later this week. Fort Hill Band To Play Tuesday GroupOpposes Beer License At Ellerslie Decision On Hearing Before Liquor Board To Be Announced Later A large group interested residents attended the hearing held before the County Board of License Commissioners in: the remonstrance filed against the issuance beer license to the operators of a store there. Evelyn -ilawkins and George M. Hawkins Sr.

had applied for on sale beer license and on September 20 a remonstrance against. thei issuance of this permit, Opinion Withheld After. hearing witnesses for both sides, the board withheld an opinion pending the study of the testimony. de Speaking in behalf of the 95 sign: ers who as their attorney, Earl E. Manges, were Hugh Stevenson, judge in Allegany County Orphans Court; Ellis Wisler, and Charles Griffey.

The context of their, objections was that the license would be used in the Hawkins store that is now being operated as a confectionery. They declared that" many teenagers frequent the place, and in the event it had a beer. license, it would influence the youngsters the wrong way, The witnesses for the remonstrants also contended the store is used as: a bus stop. Would Restore Partition Simon F. Reilly, counsel for Mr.

and Mrs. Hawkins, presented four witnesses who spoke in deferise. of the business. They were Clifford Albright, William Hartman, Keith Phillips and Rider. The Hawkins said that when they acquired the store, it- had a partition separating the confectionery part and beer parlor.

They fore it down as they did not have a beer license, but told the commissioners. they would restore the partition if granted license. In other action before the board yesterday, the cummissioners issued a one-day beer license for Saturday to the Maryland National Guard at Frostburg, Man Suffers Heart Attack While Driving A former Grantsville school bus driver suffered a heart 'attack yesterday while, driving 8 car. to, Meyersdale, and died, later in Meyersonle Community Hospital. The victim was Jefferson T.

Durst, 63, of Negro Mountaln, who operated a school bus' in Grantsville until this year. Durst sulfered the allack enroute to Meyersdale, and another passenger, Elmer Schrock, took control of the auto. avoiding a serious accident. A native of Accident, he was son of the lale George and Isabella Durst. Surviving are his widow, Mrs.

Lettie (Platter) Durst; three sons, Edison L. Durst, Accident; Ralph Durst, Meyersdale, and Ernest, Durst, Grantsville: a brother, Wittiam Durst, Groalsville; two ters, Mrs. 'Cynthia Hetrick, and Mrs. Effie Beeman, both of Grantsville, and 17 grandchildren including Dennis Durst who was raised by the Dursts. Services will be' conducted Friday at 10:30 a.m, al the Loch Lynn) Church of the with Church Rev.

of Ross the Spiker, Brethren, pas- for Accident, officialing. Interment will be in the Durst Cemetery, Negro Mountain. is at the residence. Scout Rifle Meet Planned The annual rifle meet of Potomac Council, Boy Scouts, will be held at Camp Saturday beginning at 10 a. according to Ross Decker, council camping and actiyities chairman, Decker said Merle Shumaker, this city, Instructor of the Potomac Council Junior Rifle Club, will again be in invited Each troop is to enter a of four' Scouts or Explorers.

Decker said this will not be an instructional event, but coaching will be The course will consist of ten shits prone al '50' feet. Council rifles will be available, although Scouls may use their own: Decker said metal sights must DE. used and all rifles must be used as single Births: BRASHEAR-Mr. erick, AD Sunday there. CIMMONSRomney, Memorial GEBERT-Mr.

Carlisle, terday at; mother 'is Clare Davis, Mrs. inglon Street. HITE-Mr. Hyndman, Memorial. McGREEVY-Mr.

Frostburg, at Memorial, The Newspaper For The Home, Bishop Walsh Makes Fight Against Reds Maryknoll Leader Suggests Cumberlander Return To America Bishop James E. Walsh, Maryknoll priest who has been prisoner. in Red China more than four years, apparently' will continue to fight a new outbreak of anti-religion behind the. "Bamboo Curtain." This has been gleaned. from unconfirmed reports and those from Catholic priests returning to Hong! Kong from Shanghai after their relcase by the Cominunists, Rev, Albert.

J. Nevins, director of the American. Mission Society (Miryknoll) in a telephone conversation with the Evening Times this morning. from Maryknoll, N. said indications are that Bishop native has been released from, house arrest by the Reds in the past few days.

Suggested He Leave 'Some time ago, he added, Rishop Raymond A. Lane, superior-gener; eral of fathers, had written Bisbop Walsh suggesting that he. leave China since health was not too good. This was merely a suggestion and not an order; Father Nevins. Father Nevins.

also said he understood Reds- had asked Bishop Bishop. elected Walsh to to leave, on his 'but fight the carry against anti- religious elements. He told the Reds he would leave when he was "kicked direct contact has been made! with; Bishop Walsh. Rev. Nevins said.

Members of the family said; they, have heard nothing from him: Bishop' 'arrest Walsh since had been He under 1951. was head of the Catholic. Central reau in Shanghai and has spent" nearly 23 years 1 in China on missionary work. New Drive Three Belgian priests returning to Hong Kong from Red China said the bishop had expressed no desire to leave until he Is "kicked The three, Fathers Albert Weyts, Jules Scheyvaerts and Paul Coucke, reported 500 Catholics seized Shanghai recently as the Reds began new drive against religion. Bishop Walsh is the only foreign clergyman free to move about Shanghai, Father Coucke said: The Reds had announced early.

last month they would free him along with all other Americans. The said they lunched with Bishop Walsh September 12 and he told them he had seen newspaper clipping reporting that Bishop Lane had written felling him to apply for an exit visa. Father Weyts said Bishop Walsh he had received no such instruction and was not applying for one. Railway Has Safety Talks A series of safety meetings started yesterday on the Elkins Division of the Western Maryland Railway, according to Joseph M. Miller, division Instruction Car 10K1, A passenger car converted to a small audilorium on wheels was at the Junction Roundhouse yesterday and Tomorrow it will bel the business car spur at the (passenger slation in downtown, Cumberland.

Monday, the car will go to Rockwood and Tuesday, to Bowest Two films will be shown along the regular safety talks. "'Wrongway Butch" and "Incredible Journey." DIVISIC CAL a BA FUME CHEST, DRIVE STARTS- Standing: before the big scoreboard In the Community Room of; Central. YMCA Tart, night; these leadars, of the annual a Community Chest i drive are shown' al the kickoff meeting. The big next ten days: in the effort nine Red' Feather, Agencied. -right are: Chauncy 'M.

Sanner; Kelly Union Will Vote On New Wage Pact A tentative agreement calling for. a general wage increase and fringe beneflts has been reached for -Springfield Tire Company employes; according to officials of the firm and 1 Local 26. United Rubber Workers, (CIO). The agreement reached through wage negotiations that, began September 15 is subject to ratification of the membership and also the approval of the international union. Fringe welfare, benefits pald insurance for pensioners; an additional holiday and improved benefits for employes.

Meetings of Local 26 to vote on Che agreement will be held Friday at 10 a. m. for second shift workers and 7:30 p. m. for remaining shifts.

If this agreement -is ratified by the membership of Local 25, it will be effective October 3. and will affect approximately 1,800 hourlyrated Kelly employes: During the negotiations, Local represented by James W. Stein, a President Local 26; Raymond C. Adams; Clyde O'BakA. Johnson; L.

F. Barkman- and R. C. Murray, special representative of the International Rubber Union, The company -represented by F. T.

Bell, personnel manager; H. H. Lowery and H. Nelson. Obituary BRANT Charles -50, Deep Creek Lake: DeCLUTE-Mrs.

George, 64, Keyser. FISHER-Mrs. Florence 58, Braddock Road. HOLAHAN-Frank 74, RD 3, Bedford Road. Bu-(HUMBERT-Edward 75, Rockwood.

LEWIS -Charles 54, Eckharl. PERDEW-Raymond 65, RD 6, Narrows Park. SHOEMAKER- Matilda, 56. Salisbury. Frank E.

Holahan Frank E. Holahan, 74,: retired attorney, died early this morning in Garrett County Memorial Hospital in Oakland. He week. had been a patient Mr. Holahan resided with his past sister, Mrs.

S. Rilling, RD 3. Bedford Road, for past four He practiced law in New years. York for more than 50 years, retiring in 1951. He was a member of the New York Bar Association and the Knights of Columbus in Mr.

Holahan, was a son of the Bronx, N. Y. late. Hugh and Joscphine (Gay' Holahan. Besides his sister, he is.

survived by two daughters, Mrs. lector Vioni, Richmond, and Miss Holahan, New York; two grandchildren and a great son. A requiem high mass will be celebrated Friday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

Interment will 'be in St. Mary's Cemetery, The body will remain at. the Kight Funeral Home. Mrs. George DeClute 'KEYSER Mrs.

Edna Alvery DeClute, 64, wife of George DeClute, 434 Ridge Street, died last night in Potomac Valley Hospital. She had been in ill bealth pust several months. A native df Moorefield, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Lydia. (Self) Grapes. Besides her husband, she is SUTvived by two daughlers, Mrs.

Mae Miller, RD 2-E, Keyser, and Mrs: Maude Swick, Cumberland; a son, Charles Dunithan, Baltimore: four sisters, Mrs. Cora Walker, Ballimore; Mrs. Lela Shrout, Romney, and Mrs. Ruth- Boyce and Mrs. Flossie Dawson, both of Keyser; three brothers, Charles Grapes, Keyser; Balfour Grapes, Cumberland, and John Grapes, Baltimore; 15 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren.

Services will be conducted Friday at 2 p. m. at the Rogers Funeral Home. Interment will be in Queen's Point Cemetery. Raymond S.

Perdew Raymond. Sylvestor, Perdew, 65, husband of Ouida (Panton) Perdew, Narrows Park, died last night in Memorial Ilospital where he had been a patient since July 10. A native of the Flintstone area, he was a son. of the late Asbury and Emily. (Johnson) Perdew.

Mr. Perdew was a member of First Christian Church, Lodge 271, Order of Moose, and was Western employed as a carman for the Maryland: Railway Company for 32 years. Besides his widow, he is survived by six- sons, Stanley Perdew, Twiggtown; Pvt. James I stationed with the Army at Broughton, and: Lester, Aldine and Melvin Perdew, home; a daughter, Wanda Perdew, at home; four brothers, Amos Perdew and Joseph Perdew, both Frostburg; Calvin Perdew, Arteinas, and Labin Sykesville, and three sisters, Charles Wolz and Mrs. Paul Ott, both of, this city, and' Mrs: Marshall Willison, Cresaptown.

The body will remain at; the George Funeral Mis: G. Fisher: Mis. Florence Gertrude Fisher, 68, 'Braddock Road, widow. of Frank L. Fisher, died yesterday 'at the County infirmary.

She had been- In Ill health for the past: two 1 years; A native of Greenshurg, sho was daughter of the late Charles M. and. Catherine (Hackley) Ham(Continued on Page 10) La Vale Fire Group Buys Nearby Land Property To Provide Parking Space For Social Events The officers of the LaVale Volunteer Fire Company today announced the company has purchased the Zimmeria Auto Shop and grounds which adjoin the La-. Vale Fire Hall on Route 40. Cromwell Zembower, president, said the properly acquisition was made necessary because of the need for more parking facilities for the many functions held at the fire hall.

Zembower said the company also desired the properly to protect the small area around the fire hall. To Continue Operations The dispusal of three-story concrete building in the future not been decided. The Zimmerla Auto Shop will continue in its present location in the building with operations as usual. The properly was purchased from L. Zimmerla, 252 Columbia Street, who has been in the auto body repair- business for to many years.

The money which the fire company will use to pay for the prop; erty will not come from the funds being collected annually by -the firemen for the maintenance and operation of the unit, "Zembower emphasized. This drive is currently being held in the suburb. Former Clark Building Zembower also said that money received from the' Allegany County Board. of Commissioners will, go toward the operation of the 'company, and not the liquidation of the debt. It is not the interest of the.

fire company to go into the real estate business, but the move was made for the expansion of the unit's facilities, the president concluded. The building was constructed by the Jamies Clack Distilling Com: pany and was used to store the famous rye whisky for aging purpuses. It is located. at Long, in the LaVale School area. the flood control program.

The Potomac River will also be dredged al this point to provide freer: of A new dam to hold the level of -the river for industrial purposes -has been placed under- the new bridge: In the background. is Cumberland as far as Greene 'and Smallwood Streets. Man Overcomes Handicap To Become Watchmaker This week is being observed as National Employ the Handicapped Week- a for the spirit behind this At the age of 31 years, daughter, an employe, of the Amcelle. Plant of Celanese Corporation suddenly found he had a very advanced case of tuberculosis. Ahead of Frank Miglio, 911 Louisiana Avenue, "lay years of is bed rest, treatment and a quiet life.

Future Was Bleak The future. was bleak. for this man who had been a machine operator at the textile plant here, no job, a family to support, health to regain. In 1948, Miglio was admitted Victor Cullen State Hospital for Arcatment. After several years there, his case was arrested and he was sent home.

John: M. Cobun, counselor. for Allegany and Garrett counties for the Division of Vocalional. Rehabilitation the State Department of Education, said his division received information on Miglio's case. Through J.

Leo Delaney, former counselor now supervisor in the Baltimore metropolitan area, Mig. (lio was sent to the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center near Rich-. Va. Trained While Treated Here is a fascinating place. White being treated, a patient can learn a trade or some means of becoming a wage earning ber Miglio of society when he is released.

admitted to the July: for -additional treatment. While receiving medication, he decided to learn. a trade: since he Chest Drive Makes Start For District Importance Of Living Together Stressed At Dinner Gathering Cumberland family is grateful movement. married and the father of knew he could not return to: former, job, Cobun He chose watchmaking. And the Virginia: institution there is complete watchmaking.

section taught by qualified instructors. Cobun upon Miglio's release last be was qualified watchmaker and ready to hold own in the trade. Works In Brunswick The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation acting as an employtorment agency, attempted to Miglio placed in a watchmaking job in Cumberland, but was successful, Cobun pointed out. The next best. thing, the felt, was to get him a position out of town, and this was found Brunswick.

Miglio is happy, al his work that. railroad center, and is looking forward to having. his family join him. Cobun pointed out that this only. onc of the many cases where a physically handicapped person has made a wage earning, independent member of society.

Employers this week are being urged to look seriously in the the, physically Cobun declares it is' gond business. Mapleside Playlot Association To Meet The' Mapleside. Playground Association meet Friday at 7:30 p. in Mapleside Methodist Church. campaign will continue for the meet! the minimum budgets of The "goal l8 $125,974.

Left: to and 'Edward classified The importance of living together at as neighbors and exemplifying that a trait by contributing to the Community Chest was the kcy point brought out by the speakers at the 1955-56 campaign kickoff dinner Central YMCA last Dr. L. Kopp, general chairman, told the 100 key workers in the drive the nine agencies supby the' Chest play an important, part in this city's life, and it' is up -to the volunteer solicitors raise-their funds, They should du, it for the comImmunity as a whole, and contrary to the popular expression, "Everybody's, business is nobody's the Community Chest should be "Everybody's business is every(body's business," he said. Seven Hundred Volunteers There are 700 citizens their time and money, to put this drive. for $125,974 across, he pointed out.

For. over a month, many people have been developing the systematic procedure for these workers, Dr. Kopp added. "It is amazing to have so many interested in Cumberland and But living together as port of these nine agencies, and people, we owe the community, supowe it to those who will profit the generosity of otbers," Dr. Kopp stated.

The workers were shown a 'film strip entitled "Helping Hands," Theodore member. of the Chest publicity committee and supervisor. of art for the county (Continued on Page 10) Dray C. Robert E. Barnard, chairman H.

Barber, chairman of the work in the drive. of the: residentfal of the classified and: sales army, Over. 700 eltizens have section Dr. Kopp, general drive chairman; C. Vernon Thomas: special, representative of the public relations department of the BRO Rallroad, who gave the kickoff speech; City Closes Boulevard To Auto Traffic Kelly Boulevard will be closed to traffic for about 10 days, effective-tomorrow at 7 The closure is caused by the fact the flood control contractor is paving a relocated section of the thoroughfare, Street Commissioner William Buchholtz announced.

Traffic will be detoured by way of Patterson and Avirett Avenues while work is in progress. The contractor has been allowing traflie to proceed as normally sible over the boulevard -during flood control work. But in recent weeks both Avirelt and Palterson avenues have carried heavy traffic. Given Surfacc Treatment The commissioner, looking to the time when the boulevard would be closed temporarily, improved Palterson Avenue with light sucface treatment and reports the in good shape. Buchholtz urged all who use the detours to drive over the Avirett Avenue crossing with extreme caution, even though it is equipped with warning lights, since it lies on a blind curve.

He added he has asked the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to place a "slow order" on the crossing while the work is in progress, and that railroad officials have indicated this will be done. The railroad, he added, has the crossing in first-class preparation for the heavy Kelly Roulevard is being raised by the E. J. Albrecht Company, contractor for the current flood protection work, so the levee. on the West Side will tie into the embankment Hear where Water Street intersects with Kelly Boulevard.

The boulevard is being raised in the same manner as was Route 40 at the upper end of the Wills Creek channel improvement work last Mineral Youth Shooting Victim and Mrs. Fred- The Fort High School. Band, 1, Frostburg, a daugh- under the direction of Robert Nutat. Miners Hospital ter, will provide music for the. ceremony.

of: the Cumberand Mrs. Kenneth, Ridgeley Bridge: next Tuesday a son yesterday at at 4'p. m. Hospital. The 'band will 'present a concert and, Mrs.

George from until p.m., and then a daughter yes: play. "Maryland My the hospital. there, The prior to- Governor: McKeldin'a, dedthe former Miss Helen cation speech. band will play daughter of Mr. and "Hall To West Virginia" prior.

to a Davis, 653. Wash- talk by a. Virginia official: The musical program: will: close and. Mrs. Eugene.

with "'The Star. Spangled Banner." son yesterday' at -Following the ceremony the Fort HIlI Band will lead parade over and Mrs. Joseph the new bridge: into: West Virginia, A son- yesterday and return. Maryland by, way of the old Blue Bridge. An 18-year-old Mineral County, w.

Va. youth has committed sutcide -in Frederick', County, according to Virginia State Police. al Winchester. Trooper C. D.

Taylor of the Vir. ginia State Police Detachment at said that. P. Dolly, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Denver Dolly, Shirley's Lane (Mineral County), shot himself. in the face with a 12-gauge shotgun' while on "a drinking party" at' shack where he was living on: Cedar Creek Grade, 10 miles northwest of Winchester. Taylor said. that Dolly, and his: "girl friend, Dolly also nf Mineral County, and "two. apple pickers" were having party -last Friday night at the shack where Dolly and the MeCloud woman were living.

Trooper Taylor said, the other three, persons told him they were in the kitchen. of, the house when they" heard. shotgun blast from the next room. where Dolly' had gone. Dolly left no note and his companions could give no remion for the shooting, Trooper: Taylor said..