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Local Comics Classified The Newspaper For The Home Member Associated Press MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1952 Second Section Heller Named City Streets Superintendent Council Defers Action On Selecting Engineer; $10,000 Salary Planned The Mayor and City Council this morning named Andrew W. Heller as superintendent of the Street Department upon the motion of Mrs. Lucile W. Roeder. commissioner of streets and public property.

Heller has been acting superintendent since Martin M. Corrigan was forced to give up the position by ill health. Heller was the only applicant for the job and he took a Civil Service Board examination last Monday to qualify for the position. Mrs: Roeder's order naming Heller lists his salary at $365.50 monthly. The council deferred action in selecting a new city engineer pending evaluation of the four applicants by Worthingfcon Associates, a Chicago firm retained by industries to survey engineering personnel.

Council members said they felt this would be an unbiased method and would give the city a rating on the men from which they could base the selection. Mrs. Roeder said she is anxious to obtain a city engineer as soon as possible as the department needs a man to handle projects underway and contemplated. Thomas B. Pinan, city attorney, will prepare an ordinance for.

submission to the council next Monday pertaining to the salary of the new city engineer. Pinan explained the city code calls for the engineers salary to be set by ordinance and it has remained unchanged since about 1926. The engineer's salary has been based on that ordinance raises in the being added. The council was -agreed that an annual salary of $10,000 should be set for the position. It was pointed out that to obtain a competent engineer a salary of that figure Would have to be offered.

Several of applicants are now in positions where they make that much, or more, it was stated by Mayor Roy W. Eves. A number of reports were also read at today's session of the Mayor and Council. Water consumption for the past week was 97,410,000 gallons as compared to 92,310,000 gallons for the same period last year. The daily average use was 13,915,000 gallons as compared to 13 187,000 gallons last year.

The water in Lake Gordon is nine 'nches below the spillway and it is feet below the spillway In Lake Koon. Ten building permits were issued with construction costs totaling $5,177. The Street Department cleaned 300 catchbasins, and paved streets cleaned totaled 1,278 during the month. George E. Davis, city tax collector, reported $33,145.83 in taxes paid during the month, and that an additional $28,759.16 was paid in water rents.

Flintstone Girl Named County Farm Queen Virginia Shipway, 17, Winner Of Annual Farm Bureau Beauty Contest Miss Virginia Lee Shipway, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Shipway, Flintstone, was named the winner of the "Fawn Queen" contest sponsored Saturday by the Allegany County Farm Bureau and its Associated Women. Miss Shipway will enter her junior year at Flintstone High School when the fall term opens in September.

Her hobbies are sewing and dancing. Tne contest was a feature of the Bureau's annual picnic at the Union Grove camp grounds. Miss Shipway Storm Headed Toward State The Weather Bureau today saw relief for dried- up Maryland farms in a storm system moving eastward Great Lakes area. from the "Indications are," the bureau sale in its morning summary, "that, the southern portion of this system wil move into the Maryland area tonight." "Thundershowers will develop. the summary continued, "which should at least be a little more general than the scattered shower; of the past few weeks and provide further relief from the drought conditions which still exist in some sec tions of the state." Pending the arrival of the coolc air from the north, however, th Bureau said warm, liumid air would move into the state from the south and that it would be heated to "uncomfortable levels" by sunshine later today.

High readings in the 90s were forecast. COUNTV FARM Virginia Lee Shipway, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Shipway, Flintstone, won the county Farm Queen contest sponsored Saturday by the Allegany County Farm Bureau and its Associated- Women.

Miss Shipway will represent Allegany county in the state contest August 23 at Timonium. She is a junior student at Flintstone High School and her hobbies are sewing and dancing. Two Convicts Captured Here After Escape Quick-thinking Western Maryland Railway police early last night recaptured two escaped convicts from State Rond Camp 90 in Kingwood, W. along tracks near Mary- nnd Junction, about a mile from Cumberland. Nabbed were Henry Yatcs, 23, Budd.

W. who is serving a ten- year sentence for armed robbery, and Mervin Conner; 23. Huntington, W. facing ten-year term for breaking and Special Agent C. V.

Barncord and Officer D. H. Densmore made the arrest at 6:30 after the latter spotted the felons in brush while making his rounds. Unable to catch the fleeing prisoners when they hid in brush, he called Bnrncord for aid The two officers then tracked the convicts through tangled wocdt alone the tracks, and found them hiding behind heavy foliage. Approaching with drawn guns.

Barncord and Densmorc ordered them to surrender. The criminals offered no resistance and were taken to the Ridgeley jail. Later they were turned over to.West Virginia State Police to be returned to Moundsville State Penitentiary. Bnrncord said Densmorc caugh olice Recover Stolen Money Charles Gross, 20-Offutt Street, otified police over the weekend lat $80 in cash was stolen from im by two other local men while he trio was traveling in a car be- ween Fort Ashby and Keyser. Lt.

James E. Van questioned a uspect and recovered $38. No harge was preferred here as the ase was turned over to West Virinia authorities. Van said he found the money at ie suspect's home in South End. 'he theft occurred-Friday.

EvesTo Call Meeting Of Committee sight of the property and felons on railroac became suspicious Rec Group To Meet The North End Playarosind Association will meet tomorrow at p.m. at the field house, according to Mrs. Charles C. Wiant. president.

After joining forces the two officer, took no chances. At first the; thought one of the convicts migh be Pat Hclmick who recently escaped from a state road camp near Ripley, W. Va. Both wer still wearing prison garb when ap prehended. The prisoners said they ran from the road camp last Tuesday a Kingwood and made their way i Morgantown wln're they hopped freight to Bowcst.

There the grubbed another freight to Knoble Mountain where they dropped of intending t-o find other moans travel. It marked the second time Yate. who had served five years of time, escaped. Conner had onl 18 months of his term left to serv ffSirthft Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Shober. 16 Flook's Condition Reported 'Satisfactory' The condition of Harry E. Flook, of 833 Buckingham Road, coneral manager of the Cumberland Fair Mayor Roy W. Eves this mornine aid he would call a meeting of the 8 members of the city's Public- Labor Management Committee to discuss what could be done to reduce the size of the group and also aid in attempting to settle a trike at the Coca-Cola bottling )lant here. Jack F.

Moore, one of thc mcm- )crs of the committee, wrote to. thc mayor and council asking that thc group be reactivated. He said the committee never met with full attendance, and that he believed a nine-man group would be more efficient, Moore said as secretary of the PLM committee he would be glad to lend any assistance to form a new committee. It was brought out in a discussion of the mayor and council today that several of the members of the committee have left the city, and that a smaller committee might be the answer to the problem. Mayor Eves commented he thought an 18-man committee too unwieldy.

Moore is also president of Loca Union S24, Dairy Workers (APT,) The striking bottling plant workers are members of Local 453, Teamsters Union The late Chief Judge William A Huster was named arbitrator in om labor dispute referred to him scvera years ago by the PLM committee and settled wage question alte both sides agreed to abide by hi decision. City Attorney To Aid Police In Court Cases Cumberland's two trial magistrates have recommended that City Solicitor Thomas B. Finan contact all Police Department personnel to talk over the presentation of evidence in state cases. Commissioner John J. Long announced today that the recommendation resulted from a meeting with Magistrates J.

Milton Dick and Donald W. Mason, Finan and him- elf to discuss police reports of dismissed and suspended cases. Also taken into consideration were nethods to improve an officer's pre- entation of evidence and a possible olution of lessening the off-duty imc a patrolman must devote to court cases. Other suggestions of- ered were: Suggestions Given "Drunk Driving desk sergeant, all police officers and nil citizens who witness the arrest bhould be summoned to testify. "Accident a complete report at the scene of the iccic'cnt, measure skid marks, diagram the positon of cars simlar to diagram on the form used by the Maryland State Police and witnesses.

"When two or more officers make an arrest, all officers appear in court to testify. "Time In The case should be set for a day when the officer is on duty. Not his weekly day off or vacation pcrod; Nonresident arrests during the day, arrangements should be made with the magistrate to hold court immed- ately. 1 In a memorandum to Police Chief R. Emmett Flynn, Long stated: was selected from a field of 13 contestants.

The second place winner was Miss Marian Armstrong, Cresaptown, and Miss Janet Stegmaier, Williams Road, and Miss Carol Roby, Hinkle Road, tied for third. Miss Ruth A. Clauson, president of the Associated Women, presided at the contest and the awards were presented by Floyd Buser, president of the Farm Bureau. The 13 contestants were interviewed by a committee representing the. Associated Young People of the Farm, Bureau.

Members of the panel included William Shumaker, president; Frank Morgan, vice president; Miss Jean Browning, last year's queen, and Miss Esther Shryock, last year's runnerup. Miss Shipway and Miss Armstrong were presented cash prizes and the other contestants were also given awards. The queen's crown was designed by Arthur Bopp, local florist. Stage decorations featured large bouquets contributed by Bopp and William R. Welsh, florists, and Ralph Ferguson, grower.

Music during the contest included accordian selections by the Smith Triplets. Other entertainment included selections by the Barber Shop Quartet of Frostburg, a ballet number by Linda Loar, Rawlings, and marimba selections Judy Johnson, Cresaptown. The program was opened with invocation by Albert O'Neal. The principal speaker was i 1 Smith, field representative of the Maryland Farm Bureau. Approxi- City Passes Sewage Work Bond Issue Ordinance Calls For Issue Of 860,000 For Ejector Station Job Flans for the erection of a sewage ejector station in the vicinity the intersection of Bedford and Frederick Street were advanced this morning by action of the Mayor and City Council.

An ordinance calling for the sale of a bond issue of $60,000 to finance the project was passed. Bids on the bond issue will be advertised. An order by Mrs. Lucile W. Roeder, commissioner of streets and public property, for payment of $800 to Elmer F.

and Vera M. Diggs for the'property upon which the station will be erected was also passed by the council. Successful bidder for construction of the ejector station was the George Construction'Company. The bid was for $24,316.75. But, it was pointed out, this is not the entire project cost.

In addition, a sewer must, be laid alo'ng Bedford Street and an unnamed alley parallel "with Bedford. Sewer work must also be done along Frederick Street. Completion of the project will eliminate a- bad sewage condition for the many homes in the area. The ejector station will be in the Schlund Addition. It will force the sewage up a grade to a point where it will then flow by gravity into the city sewage system.

Neiv Street Proposed By Councilman Following a suggestion by William V. Keegan, finance commissioner, the mayor and city council this morning instructed the city engineer to investigate the possibility of opening a new street between Bedford and Frederick streets paralleling the B. and O. tracks. Commissioner Keegan said the building housing the Potomac Produce Company on Bedford Street was damaged by fire last month, and that the city could purchase the property and two small frame residences facing on Frederick Street to provide a new thoroughfare.

Keegan said the street would eliminate some of the traffic tieups which plague motorists in the downtown area. He also said it would be another link to Sanders Street, which is between Bedford and Polk Streets. mately 450 persons attended the event. Miss Shipway, her mother and Miss Clauson will attend the state contest August 23 at Tknonium. where Miss Shipway will compete for the Maryland title.

Two Youths Lose Lives In Road Crashes By The Associated Press Two Maryland youths lost their lives and another was critically injured in highway traffic accidents over the weekend. C. Morton Stewart 3rd. 19, Eccleston, was killed early today when his car struck a tree on Park Heights Avenue near Pikesville. The youth's body was found midway between the tree and the wreckage of his car 150 feet away.

He was pronounced dead by Dr. D. D. Caples, Baltimore county medical examiner. County police reported Stewart was alone in his car when the accident occurred about a half mile north of Valley Road at 1:25 a.

m. City To Build Standpipe On Mountain Site Council Takes Action To Provide North End More Water Pressure George M. Hitchcock, superintendent of the Evitts Creek Water Company, this morning was authorized by the Mayor and City Council to prepare plans for a standpipe on Wills Mountain to provide needed water pressure for homes in the North End section. William J. Edwards, water commissioner, told the members of the council he believes there is enough money in the water operating account to finance the project.

The standpipe would be of at least 250,000 gallons capacity and woulc furnish water to homes which now do not have adequate water pressures. The problem has been discussec for a number of years, and Mayor Roy W. Eves said "it is time for the matter to be taken care of permanently." A booster pump which had been giving some added pressure to the supply of homes in the North End area burned out recently and residents complained to the council. William V. Keegan, finance commissioner, also said something should be done as the residents Police Probe Shooting Of Berry Picker Carl Arbogast, 16, Shot Near Petersburg; Six Hurt In Car Mishaps The 16-year-old brother of a Cumberland woman was critically wounded by an unidentified person.

Saturday while picking berries near Petersburg. Carl Arbogast, of Cherry Grove, is in "poor" condition at Harrisonburg (Va.) Hospital with a bullet wound of the left side. His sister, Miss Cynthia Teter, 421 Broadway, said the pellet pierced the spleen. The shooting occurred. at 1 p.

m. as he was picking berries about three miles from his home ith two younger brothers, Earl, 14 nd Dreamis, 13. Mother, Brother 111 Another brother, Hoy Arbogast of lliance, Ohio, is critically ill with blood ailment in a hospital there, is mother, Mrs. Ice Arbogast, is a atient in the Harrisonburg Hos- ital. West Virginia authorities sur- nised that a hunter may have im- nowingly shot the youth.

The in- estigation is continuing. Yesterday, six persons were hurt area traffic accidents. Among the njured was Wayne Hoffman, 26, of 06 North Centre Street, who suf- ered lacerations- of the face and lead. State Trooper Charles DeWitt aid Hoffman was riding with Josph F. Blake, 458 Columbia Street, 'hose car struck a guard rail in the Narrows under the Western Maryand Railway bridge about 12:40 m.

The vehicle was demolished. De Witt said no charges were Officers Praised Pennsylvania Avenue, was" reported as "satis- birth of a daughter yesterday at; fac ory at noon todnv by Attaches Sawed Heart Hospital. nt ji omprii Hospital where he was A daughter was born this morning adrnltteri yesterday about 7 p. m. to Mr.

and Mrs. Lawrence J. Born- H( rccolvod a cvere hend )acer 346 Reservoir Avenue, at, Me- nrial Hospital. uion whf suffcrinK a stroke at Fairco find was taken to Mr. and Mrs.

Elmer E. Gurtler. thc ho pitnl nn nmbulnr cc Green Spring, announce the nccd jn nn oxyj en tcm upon of a daughter this morning at Me-i vnl rays wcrc tms morial Hospital. 'afternoon to determine further in- A daughter was born this morn-1- ing to Mr. and Mrs.

Francis Stein. 614 Bedford Street, at A ux iHarv Wins Prize morial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maphis.

240: Doll Show Winners At Playsile Listed Winners in the recent Cumberland Country Club Playground doll -contest were announced today by Gene Mason, director. Twenty-five girls participated and entered 34 dolls. Prizes were award- "We. in local law enforcement, nre very fortunate "and appreciative of the counsel, cooperation anil time effort afforded us by out trial magistrates and city attorney; and we, as police personnel, should continually work toward the improvement of the presentation of our court cases. "The efficient, intcllgent and courteous manner of our individual police in court is very noticeable to all concerned, important for success and a tribute to the individual and department.

"The judges were high in their praise of the manner in which the city police control and conduct the court sessions." isl Surrenders Traffic Jams On Bay Bridge SANDY POINT. Md. (IP) "So this is the bay bridge!" the driver with a earful of family said sarcastically as he drummed his fingers on the steering wheel. "What there an accident on the bridge?" another motorist asked state policeman. They were ju.st two of the hundreds lined up on the eastern approaches of the Chcsnpcakp Bay Bridge late Sunday afternoon.

It was the Inaugural weekend for the 45 million dollar beauty that, opened to traffic last Wednesday. Maryland sight-seers were making the most of a warm Sunday to try out their new 4.3 mile span. Yesterday the single lane for westbound traffic on the bridge, turned out to be a bottleneck between the dual-lane approaches. Motorists found out it can take just as long to cross the span on a Sunday as it did on the old fcrrios. Louis J.

O'Donnell. chief administrator for state toll bridges, said at one time the cars waiting or. the Eastern Shore lined up six and seven miles. Bridge officials blamed the delay on unusually heavy traffic and motorists who dawdled along, drink- ins in the scenery and hopping out now and then to snap pictures. O'Donnell sfliri that "several motorists" ran out of gas or had flat tires.

The toll booths indicated abnui 21,000 vehicles crossed the between 8 a. m. and mirinisnt yes- Continued on Page 12) They said the car struck a tree on the opposite side of the road. In another fatal accident in Charles county, Norman T. Posey, 20, of Nanjcmoy, killed early yesterday when his car went out of control and overturned' a mile east of Nanjcmoy.

A passenger in the car, Mclvin Gilroy, 23, also of Nanjemoy, was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in critical condition. KC Committee Heads Named J. Arthur McDade, grand knight of Cumberland Council 586, Knights of Columbus, has announced committee chairmen for the year. Adolph F. Hokamp, deputy grand knight, was named general program chairman.

He will announce subcommittees later. Other appointments include H. Love, council activities; James E. Rickard, Catholic Action; W. Arnold Gunther, lecturer; Gormer M.

Kelly, treasurer; Raymond J. Law and Frank H. Barley, relief committee; Sylvester A. Shircliff, membership; John F. O'Rourke, district deputy in charge of degree work, and P.

William Mackert and Patrick A. Ticrney, publicity. McDade also announced the re- nppointmcnt of Very Rev. J. Lawrence Kilkenny, pastor of St.

Patrick's Church, as council chaplain. the affected area have been withou adequate water pressure for at leas nine years. It was also brought out by Simon K. Carroll, city plumber, that similar problem faces the city in connection with water pressures 1 the Leiper Street area. This BCctior has not grown as rapidly as th North End area, but the time is no too distant when water pressure have to be boosted, according ti Carroll.

State Police Hunt Killer NEWMARKET, (IP) Posse searched a wooded area near her today for a killer who ambushed An drew Barnes, 45, a negro, in hi home and fled with Barnes' wife. Stale Police said a blast from 12-gauge shotgun, fired from out side his house through a screen killed Barnes about 11 o'clock las night. The killer, Identified by police a William Crump, 44, also a ncgn escaped into the woods with Barne. wife. An unidentified man.

in the hous at the time, jumped out a and ran two miles to a telephone notify police. Sheriff Willard B. Long of Mary's county and his dcputie St.itc Police under Sgt. Richard Stllings and a detail of men fron the Patuxcnt River Naval Air Bas joined in the search for Crump. C.

D. Of A. To Meet Court Cardinal Gibbons 529, Catholic Daughters of America, will hold its monthly meet in? today at 8:30 at St. Patrick's Social Center. Auxiliary To Meet The Ladies Auxiliary of the Bow' ing Green Fire Company will hoi an important meeting; tomorrow 7:30 p.m.

at the fire hall. The Auxiliary of District 16 Company for the best appearing unit the Rinse rv homecoming paraae WMHams Stree. announce the birth i oi a son xcsterday at Sacred Heart Hospital. A son was bom yesterday to Mr.j'^ Friday. and Mrs.

Donald Parker. 164 Noah! Centre Street, at Sacred Heart Hos- Child Ciinic. Cancelled A chiid hysiene clinic scheduled Mr. and Mrs. James Little for (morrow morning at John ed winners.

Winners, big rioll classification first and small doll second, are: Most beautiful. Susie Smith, Sue Taylor; cutest-. Lynn Smith. Susan Geppert; prettiest, Mary Ann Sharer. Loth most unusual.

Nancy Scott. Sally Gerson: funniest. Lynn Smith. Maria Ebert: dressed. Rickey Rosenbsum.

Kay McCagh: bigsest. Elaine Solomon; smallest. Betsy E'oert: most loveable, Margie Smith. Ruth Ann Geppert; exhibil- inc the most dolls. Beth and I Susie Smith.

Orleans, announce the birth of a Hurnbird School lias been r.ir,ce.>rt Judges were Doris Plat t. Ellie Ben- dauchter yesterday at Sacred Heart to repair work done in ihe Martha Miner and Louise Hospital. V.ir.cur.c. iMirkin. License For 60 Days A Cumberland motorist voluntarily surrendered his driver's license today in Trial Magistrates Court for exceeding 25 miles an hour within the city limits.

Magistrate J. Milton Dick imposed a suspended fine of SI.75 after the defendant said he would refrain from driving his car for GO days. Costume Parade Tonight A costume parade will be held today at 7:30 p. m. at the Johnson Heights playground, it was announced this mornins: by Sue Cunningham and Lois playground leaders.

Movies will be shown p. m. Tne playground's Sewing Club will sponsor a snowball iled against Blake, who escaped in- ury. Faaiily Injured Following a- two-car crash about :30 p. m.

on Martin's Mountain, miles east of here, Donald VIooretweet, 26, Washington, and Roy Roby, 25, Silver Spring, were admitted to Sacred Heart Hospital. vlooretweet sustained a possible crushed chest, brush burns and rib njuries. Roby received a broken nose and fractured right ankle. State Police reported the two men vere riding together when Mor.re- machine hit a car operated by Joseph Walter Barnhart, 58, of 235 New Hampshire Avenue. Barnhart and his wife, Elva, also 58, and a son, James E.

Barnhart, 24, were treated at Memorial Hospital for ninor injuries. Trooper Robert Wolford said the collision occurred on a curve as Barnhart traveled toward Cumberland. Charges were withheld pending the outcome of injuries to the two men. Obituary BEALL Jackson 17, Lonaconing. Charles W.

83, Frostburg. Mrs. Emma 64, Grantsville. Harman 89, of 118 Hanover Street. HOWSARE Mrs.

Annie 73. Artemas. Lemuel, 87, Rowles- BtOOD of the blood custodians with the mobile Red Cross unit from Johnstown, is shown as he files away pin's of blood obtained a trip to Cumberland. C. J.

Murphy, Johnstown, is one of the many tech- nicians who are with the unit when ii, visits Cumberland, Frostburg, Grantsville and Oakland petting blood for both home and combat use. Through this Red Cross service, blood can be had at the two local hospitals at no charge. Richard 78, Keyser. Asa 73, Petersburg. Herman F.

Iliiue Herman F. Hinze died yesterday at his home, 118 Hanover Street, on his eighty-ninth birthday. He had been in ill health flve years. A native of Wandlitz, Germany, he has resided here 69 years and was a cabinet maker. Mr.

Hinze was a member of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church. Surviving arc two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Woodcock, at home, and Mrs. Arbutus Lolir, city; four eons, Albert W. and John R.

Hinzo, bo'h at home, and Robert and H.Frank Hinze, both of this city; seven grand-children and three great grandchildren. The body is at the Kight Funeral Home where services will be conducted tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Raymond A. Paulas pastor of Zion Evangelical Reformed Church, will officiate and interment will be in Greenmount Cemetery.

Jackson Ryan L. Ryan, 17, died this morning at Memorial Hospital. Cumberland, where he had been a patient eight 'days. He had been in failing health several months. Thc son of Charles and Hazel (Shriver) Ryan, he is also survived by a brother, James R.

Ryan, at home, and a sister, Mrs. Elmer Martens, Lonaconing. Thc body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home where services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p. m. Rev.

Chalmers H. Goshorn, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will officiate and interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Asa W. Swick Asa Washington Swick, 73, died yesterday at his home here. A native of Grant county, he was a son of the late Mr.

and Mrs. A. W. Swick. Surviving are his widow, Mrs.

Susie Swick-; four sons, Alvie and Eldridge Swick, both of Keyser. nnd Evers and Emmett Swick, both of Petersburg; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Baptist Church. Rev.

Donald Carr, pastor of the Gospel Tabernacle, will officiate and interment will be in Maple Hill cemetery. (CtmUnued on PAPP 12).