Cumberland Evening Times from Cumberland, Maryland • Page 13

Newspaper For The llomm Member Associated Press TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1951 Second Section CoaiBiUVeto Excuse Termed Lame By Jones Local Mine Workers fc Head Says McKeldin Doublecrossed Miners For the second 1 time In a. week, John T. of District 16. -United Mine Workers, charged Governor McKeldin with violating a campaign promise in refusing' to sign a bill that would aUow only Maryland, mined coal in state institutions. Today Jonesrhead of the local TJMW district, termed the Governor's reply to his initial charge as "lame alibi." Governor McKeldin's answer last.

Thursday was that he refused 'to rign the coal bill because'' discriminated against 42 miners, of Crellin who work across 1 line in a West Virginia pit." Jones' letter follows: "My Dear Governor: "I have no engage in a controversy with you over the purchase of Maryland coal for use in Maryland institutions. You made a promise, you broke your promise, and the men who mine coal in the state of Maryland are the victims of your duplicity. But surely you.do not expect the people of Maryland Tcho believed, you once, to your lame alibi, that to, be'more than fair to 42 Maryland who mine coal in West Virginia, you must be more than unfair to 1,600 citizens who mine coal in Maryland. You are asking too I assure you. "Of course we know that.politics plays a part in your role as the great equalizer, but how pray tell, could a bill be written providing for the sale of Maryland coal alone or use' in Maryland institutions and still provide for the 42 citizens who mine coal in West Virginia.

Could it DIPLOMAS CAUSE WRITER'S took five hours yesterday -for Allegany. county schools and the the.Board of Education to. affix their signatures.to the diplomas of trie 765 seniors scheduled to graduate next month. Seated "production line" are (left, and "President Edgar A. Dasbiell.

Feeding them the sheepskins, left to right, axe Maybelle Nine, Virginia Lee and Mrs. Elva N. Hinze. exercises at the 11 county high schools arc scheduled during the first two weeks in June. Both officials said they are glad the chore comes but Car Mishaps' Cause Injury To Girl, Man Rae Athcy, 12, And John C.

Flyim, 26, Treated At Hospital; Worker Hurl Two Cumberlanders, one a '12- year-old girl bicyclist, suffered injuries yesterday in separate traffic accidents. City Police said Rae Athey, 14 plant here Elder Street, was treated at Mem-1 chemist in orial Hospital for lacerations of thei sec ti 0 of the development depart right side and other possible in- ent: He has been residing at th juries. Her bicycle was struck by an home of S. Hodge Smith, Braddocl automobile driven by Wilbert Lee i Road. Richards, 109 Humbird Street.

state" Police learned today tha The accident occurred about 5:15. Collett left -Morgantown two hour p. m. at-'the intersection Ella before his. car crashed, headon with Kelly Chemist Hurt In Crash Still Critical Armand Joseph Collett, 25, for merly of Morgantown, W.

re malned unconscious and'in critica condition this morning' at Miners Hospital. Frostburg, as the result injuries, suffered in an accident yes terday on Route 40, six miles wes of Frostburg. Collett has been employed at th Kelly-Springfield Tire Compan since April 30 as the technical servlc Avenue and Humbird Street, authorities said. The right front fender of the car hit the. 1 rear wheel of the bike and thrown to the ground.

Officer Joseph Stitcher, who investigated, said the girl, returned home and was taken to the Hospital later. Richards failed to 1 report the mishap immediately and was arrested on a 'careless driving charge, the patrolman To- a tractor-trailer. His' father, Dr Collett, is assistant dean the West Virginia University Col lege of Arts and Science. Collett, who suffered a skul fracture, broken jaw and. interna injuries'; was returning to Cumber land when the accident occurrei near Guntertown.

A graduate chem ist of West Virginia University, h( Is. highly regarded by associates a be that a slight brokerage fee of say 25 cents, to certain Maryland brokers on every ton of coal purchased had anything" to do with the itatesman-like decision you reached? If so. I suggest there-' is no necessity for any fee payment any purchase of coal in Maryland. "Could the fact that West Virginia miners work for less money than Maryland miners; have to do with your Solomon-like decision; does not the- fact- --that Georges Creek and other Maryland coal is more efficient and- has less content than does West Virginia coal purchased, carry no weight in the terrific argument yon must have waged with yourself this momentous and world decision. "We coal miners- don't Jcnow these things, We are a who still Relieve that to good American his rd is his 'bond.

Be yet politician, businessman or laborer, I suggest that you tell the public the leal reason -why you double-crossed- the eoal miners of Maryland." Clinic Tomorrow An immunization clinic will be held tomorrow at 10 m. at the Zion Methodist Church the Health Department for' children oZ the Bedford Road area." Interest High In Hearings On Smoke Statute Private Gtizens Join In Discussion Council "Chamber Capacity Taxed The most largest crowd since registration law 'hearing, last, summer attended-last night's i meeting of the Mayor, and 'Council or of the-'smoke control i "City'BaU attendantslittu's morning 'number, of citizens taking part in the discussion of smoke ordinance. Usually, they pointed out, -speakers meet- ngs represent groups of in certain- sections or. clubs'and other 'they 'is 'the, fact that much- in The discussion- was held- before an SRO, (Standing Boom.Only), crowd. upshot that Abatement Engineer George M.

Hitchcock' was told? to report in 30 days' on the-smbke. ordinance enforceable not can- jbe done A WAY TO SPEED UP TRAFFIC (AN EDITORIAL) 'Applause-' interrupted speakers several. largest an: by Attorney James Alfred Avirett the "council tell Hitchcock to get to and enforce and 'if tells, you it Jsn't strong Mr. and Leonard' Knoche, 802 Maryland Avenue, announce'the binh of a son this morning 'at Memorial Hospital. A son was bom to Mr.

and Mrs. Benjamin F. Whittlngton, of Charleston. W. this morning at Memorial Mr.

and Mrs. Peer, of TOley'Pord, announce the birth of i son this morning at Allegany Hospital. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bemard.J.

Beck, Route 3, Valley Road. Saturday, at Allegany Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. John of Savage, announce the" of a.

daughter Saturday at Allegany, Hospital. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Haven D. 2747 South Buchanan Street; 'Arlington, W.

yesterday at'Memorial Hospital. Lt. CoL and Mrs. Wiley W. Sellers announce the birth of a son May.

15 in" Heidelberg, Germany. Jfcs. Sellers is the former Gertrude Huffman. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Latuska, of Pittsburgh, former residents of Cumberland, last Thursday-in a hospital there. Mr. Larusfca is the foster son of. Mr. and Mrs, R.

"WVWorU. 222 Bond give you the. said'-trie-'brdinance is sufficient to clean up-the city and speak- for themselves. Mrs: Borden, 'torr -asserted' "I r.do-not' care one 'for "your and went to "explainrthat the dirt and- filth, "pouring down. on.

the area in" which she-resides is" disgraceful. at' the of the session, apologized for so and'added like to be "sitting here with pride listening to all your, doings' but; because of this problem we come here with a chip on our Minutes 'of the meeting 'show that at two points in the session undenti- fied women (obviously housewives by their remarks) the session. Following Hitchcock's assertion' tliat' during of April'and' May'-when complaints first arose the closed, do toot have the day in and day the. in: "Yes, you'do buy the paint for- the You are'-going to have more people of this- town than you will ever, know." AT LONG LAST there-is a wove" o. that 'frafficvcongestion which-lias-'becDme a major John that; an campaign 'is'' to be inaugurated' 'it 'is hoped, will time 'lead; to the elimination of the: have-long formed of the city's -Evening 'Times'.

takes this opportunity to congratulate Commissioner -Cong, and the Police Department a big step in- advance. is. reason to. believe that the only city in the country which has the system of walk-lights-in use. here.

The. white which come on after both the' red and green, slow -up traffic 'by at least 50 Local street, conditions; where the heavy -traffic is confined to tively small area, do.not warrant this. There is no'good reason why. pedestrians in Cumberland, should not do as they in other cities. That is, cross with the.

traffic. In fact, it is easier lor them to do this here than-it is in' most places because of large number of. one-way streets, in the downtown district. The change in local traffic signals not be made immediately; As Commissioner. Long has said, any such change will be prefaced by an educational campaign which will prepare pedestrians, for- the elimination 'of the'walk lights.

But change is something that Cumberland has needed for a- long time. Traffic in district has become more congested year by year. It has become increasingly difficult to it moving during the rush hours. The walk lights are the principal Handicap in attempt to keep traffic flowing smoothly and to enable vehicles to get' through: the business district without delays which are far too long. It is be hoped 'that the proposal will be carried to siiccessf Mary's Musie Preagram Tonight and Senior rausic pupils of School a recital" tonight at 8 o'clock'in the school-auditorium.

The- Glee Club with Lois Nehrlnp, accompanist, and the school featured. The -program, opening -with Glee club' selections, will include solos and'-ensembles, with Marie Howell, Lois Nehrlng, Melissa Koch, Catherine Franze, Joan Jones, Mary Martha Staarman, Marie Howell, Janet Pisaneschi, Angela Long. Barbara Catherine Mary-Margaret King, and cornetist, taking part. The program will conclude with a medley Stephen Foster numbers Spring Program Set At West Side The annual spring program of West Side School will, be- held tomorrow 'and Thursday at 7:30 -p. m.

in school auditorium. Trie production is being directed by Mrs. 'Margaret Carroll, 'music instructor, and members of the The program each night -will'. be different. Included arc selections by a.

rhythm-band and. a hillbilly band, folk dancing nnd games supported by the glee club. Three hundred seventy-five pupils will participate. To Sludy Conrl Methods Magistrate Alban C. Thompson, of Juvenile is visiting Tow- sort and tomorrow to study, court procedure in handling col- and charges.

Arson Blamed In Strip Mine Property Fire -Bulldozer 'Damaged At. Near Barton a strip mine near Barton, yesterday to bum a building damage a Diesel bulldozer reported today. sub-leased by Rober: Lpnaconing, is located on Hampshire Hill, about one mile east of Barton. The fire, was discovered- by Elmer Getson, a shovel operator. The building, used, to house tools and repair equipment, was burned to the ground.

Police said the fire started some time between Sunday midnight and yesterday at 7 p. when Getson made the discovery Getson reported to officers that rags had, been placed in the fuel oil tank and set afire. A smal booster gasoline tank had also been Dr'bken and set afire. Damage to building was estimated at $1,000 and $1,500 to the bulldozer. Deputy Sheriffs Chappell and George Furstenberg went to lie scene along with State Trooper Milton G.

Hart. Chappell said the strip mine is non-union. It had. not operated for the past month and a half. State Bankers Elect Piper A Cumberlander will serve as pros- dent of the Maryland Bankers' As- ociation during- the 1952-53 term, Charles.

Piper, president of the Liberty Trust Company, was elected president of the organlza- bn today at the annual convention Atlantic City. As vice president this term, he '111 1 automatically take over the ice of president next year. the'Kelly plant. day. Richards, forfeited SJO bond inj Seal, 21, Route'l, Finks- Police bur 8.

Md driver of the truck, and John Plynn, 26. of 626 Frank Sealover, 21, Route 1 West- Baker Street. -was hurt and at least minister, riding with him, were also six other persons were" last night in a Oldtown Road, two-car crash on near St. Mary's mittea the accident and Miners' Hospital ad- for treatment. They were reported to be satisfactory condition today Trooper Glen D.

Folk is withholding charges pending the outcome of Collett's injuries. Cemetery. Flynn, driver of the car, received treatment at Memorial Hospital for injuries about ttie left arm and leg. According to State Trooper John F. Browning, the other vehicle was operated by Carl Junior Whitacre, 26, motorists were charged -with reckless driving and Whitacre was fined $16.45 this morning in Trial Magistrates Court.

Flynn drew an acquittal verdict. Whitacre testified his car "swerved" on a slight curve and struck the left front fender of the Flynn vehicle. Both machines plunged from advisement today a proposal by the Route 51 and Whitacre's car stopped! chairman of. the Indus- Legislation To Aid County Plants Urged Members the Allegany County Board of Commissioners took under against a construction. tlal Development.

Corporation that William 25 Centennial Frosfcburg, was- admitr- ted to Memorial Hospital yesterday after he fell about 25 feet from a house roof at Cumberland and Carroll streets. He sustained a fractured right arm and other Attaches said. Goebel. formerly employed as a sheet metal worker at the Celanese plant, was' doing repair work at the home. He-landed on the sidewalk.

Letter Explains Admission Organizations are to be informed that the new city admission tax must be collected from patrons'of recreation events. The five-cent, fee drew, protests from bingo players and or- at last night's council session. City Clerk. G. drew up the letter today.

It reads: "At the regular session of the vlayor and City Council on Monday. May 21, council directed me to notify all organizations conducting bingo games that it is mandatory hat nil pel-sons attending bingo games must pay'the admissions tax as set forth in Ordinance JJos. 1813, 874 and 1902'respectively; in other words, the money collected from aid. admission taxes.is the property of the City of Cumberland, and must not be used by the organiza- ions and cannot be absorbed by the jrgnnlzations." The tax is earmarked for the.re- creation program. To Address Kiwanis Members of the Cumberland Ki- wanls Club will hear a talk by Richard E.

Horman, manager of the local office, of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, at a meeting Thursday at Central Y.M.CA. Carver And Gephart Schools Crown Marbles Champions Charles Smith won the marbles pionship '-'of Carver "School afternoon; and Ronald Layman topped the-field-at Gephart School. "as both tournament finals being held on the Gephart School Playground, Frederick Street, the city finals will be staged June 12. Paul last: year's runnerup at Carver, wound -up in the same spot yesterday, shooting his way to the finals over Ernest Green after his preliminary game against John Parker. John Wormack and Ronald Martin.

James Page, lust year's Carver champion, lost out In the preliminaries. were Smith, Green. Paul und Arthur Washington. Wnyne Holly assisted Tourna- Director J. William Hunt in conducting the gomes.

i Steward. .1949 and 1950 city in ref- efeeing the School' games'. Steward twice shot way and beyond the Larry Cessna, last year's Gephart to Leroy-Wigfield -in the. first'round "yesterday. Wigfield lost to Layman the -semi-finals.

''Rice, his'way to -the defeating 'Kenneth Swaner. Charles Robinson nnd Richard Cross. William Sansom was the other soml- flnalist, winning over Billy.Adams Wilbur Havdlngcr. Rice then defeated Sansom to. Layman in' the finals.

Shooting''in top' form. Layman took two, straight gomes from-Rice, (Continued on Page 21) the Legislative Council be requested to prepare -a bill 1 providing for a ten-year tax exemption on new buildings of any -company in the county. Hairy G. Shupe, chairman of the Frostburg wrote the board that Rep. J.

Glenn Beall has State. Senator Robert B. Kimble relative to legislation to exempt taxation for 10 years new buildings' of any company, if such buildings are to be -osed, for the manufacture or fabrication of materials and win provide employment to Allegany county residents. Shupe said he understands Senator Kimble has the matter before the Council, that Gov. McKeldin is in sympathy with efforts to secure employment and that such a bin could be introduced at the next session of the The Fjostburger suggested that the county commissioners make a formal request of the council so tha a new building in Frostburg for the M.

Berkowitz Company could qual- A'bill passed at the recent session of 1 the Legislature to grant tax exemptions of .10 years for all new industries which locate in the county. The new proposal would affect industries now located here and which-wish to expand their plants SRC To Make Inspection Of Garrett Road Bloominglon-Swanton Highway Too Costly For Upkeep By County Upon the invitation of Horace P. Whitworth, a member of the Allegany county delegation to the legislature, members of the State Roads Commission are scheduled to inspect the Bloomington-Swanion road on Thursday to determine if the state will take over of the highway. The Garrett county commissioners have requested the State Roads Commission to take over the road as the upkeep is too expensive for the county. Whitworth said that a joint Senate-House resolution passed at the, recent session of the legislature calls for the state to assume control of the road.

H. McCain, cahirman of the State Roads Commission, will head state officials on the inspection tour. He will meet with members of the Garrett county board to disuss the matter. Plan Friday Meeting Another meeting will be held here Friday at the office of G. Bates Chaires, district SRC engineer, for further discussion of the proposal.

Whitworth, said that in the event the state agrees to take over the highway it could be widened and improved into a first-class road. He commented that with improvements the road would be used.by persons driving from Oakland and "West Virginia points to Cumberland, and that it would cut many miles from, the routes now most frequently used. The road is also important as an access road to the recreation, areas of Garrett county, such as Deep Creek Lake, Swallow Palls, and the state' forest areas. May Discuss Bridge Whitworth. also said' that some discussion may be held on the Al- egany 'county proposal for the State Roads Commission to take over the Pinto across the Potomac River.

This bridge needs be replaced and the cost would be prohibitive for the county. The U. S. Navy is also interested in the bridge and roadway lead- ng from Maryland to West Virginia. The Navy would prefer that the oad be relocated about a mile up- tream with a new bridge across the B.

and O. and Western Maryland Railway tracks. This would take a. portion of the highway away from he immediately vicinity of the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory, and educe the hazards due to the proximity of the road to the laboratory. City Police 'Dun' County Board For Parking Violations A 'letter was received today by the Allegany County Board of Commissioners from the Cumberland Police Department concerning a number of parking tickets which had been 'placed on county-owned vehicles and not paid for.

The letter was signed by the records clerk at Police Headquarters and stated the parking tickets had been 'placed on the cars during recent months. The cars tagged are driven by county health" nurses and county sanitary inspector. Needless to say, the letter was not too well received by-the board. There were.comments by persons in the commissioners' office that the city is not billed for about $1,000 worth of tax transcripts- which arc St. Patrick's Student leceives 'Scholarship A four-year scholarship to LaSalle ligh School has been awarded John onroy 711 Louisiana Avenue, inished four percentage points above his nearest rival in Competitive tests over the an Eighth Grade student at St.

Patrick's School, competed with 27 other contestants from parochial schools in Allegany county. Examinations include English and mathematics. Obituary Mrs. K. Stanley Loar Mrs.

Katherine Loar. 64. wife of R. Stanley Loar, Vale Summit, died this morning in Memorial Hospital where she was admitted yesterday. Her parents were the late Isaac and Katherine Martin, Grahamtown.

In addition to her husband. Mrs, Loar is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Walter Ross, Pon- iiac, Mrs. William Scott and Mrs. Leo Smith, Vale Summit, and Mrs.

Hugh McVeigh," Wrights Cross- ng, and two sons, McKee Loar, Wrights Crossing, and Olin Loar, Johnstown, Pa. Also- surviving are three sisters, Mrs. James Logsdon, Cumberland: Wta. Hugh Freal, Canton, Ohio, and Mrs. Arlington Griffith, of Calif-, ornia, and three Isaac, William and Perry Martin, all of Canton.

body is at the residence. Rites will be held Thursday at 2:30 p. m. Vale Summit Methodist Church with.Rev. Wilbur E.

Grose, pastor of prepared by the county board's office, and the "dunning" of the Eckhart Methodist Church, offidat- inff. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. James James Lewis' Twigg. 63, of 305 Crawford Street, died yesterday at board for the parking tickets shows a lack of consideration on the part of City Police. It was also pointed out that operators of county cars have difficulty finding space to park near City Hall i his home.

Plaza. (Continued on Page 21) County Commissioners Hike Insurance On All Vehicles WRECKED above is nil that i-einains of nn- 'automoblle driven by Armand-J. Road, formerly of Morgan-' W. who was yesterday in a tractor-trailer' collision on Route 40. a'quarter mile east of Employed.

as a chemist nt the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company plant here for three weeks, he WUB returning to Cumberland alone from Morgan- the crash occurred. Collett remained unconscious today at' Mind's; Hospital, Frostburg. where he was admitted with head, 'face and; internal injuries. 'State Police said he caused the headon crash by passing.another vehicle on a hill. Two men in the truck were injured, neither seriously.

No charges have been made pending the outcome of Collett's Injuries. Insurance coverage on 42 county- owned ivehicles was ordered increased today by the Allegany County Board of Commissioners. A list of 38 County Roads Department- vehicles showed they, are covered now at the rate of 510,000 for property damage and 520,000 for personal injury. Under the order passed today the coverage has been increased to 550,000 in each category: A survey by insurance men showed that for $3.15 per policy the various trucks, cars and road equipment could be placed under the higher coverage. Members of the said that the extra so low that the county" would be foolish" not to in-' crease the coverage in order to protect taxpayers in the event of seri- jous accidents.

Cars operated by the sheriff's office' and county-owned cars" driven by public health nurses are inqlud-' ed in the new insurance coverage plan. It was also reported to the board this morning that youths have torn the lock-from a gate at the reservoir above the county farm property in North End, and that a drain pipe has been blocked so that the reservoir has filled with water. The board, at considerable expense, had' a wire fence erected around the reservoir and drained the pool to prevent any boys from meetinc with mishap by swimming 1 there. Due to the excellent type of masonry construction of the reservoir the county commissioners did- not want to blow up part of the structure, but if the acts of vandalism nnd swimming continue this will have to be done..