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FOURTEENTHE CUMBERLAND NEWS, CUMBERLAND, MD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1953 Phone 4600 for WANT AD Toker ODESSA MEISTER FOUND MURDERED 'I Murder Victim Thii was thu last portrait of Mrs. Odnssa Francps Moistpr, 3.V year old local woman, whose body was found yesterday afternoon on McNamer's Hill by two teenHge bf)ys, culminating a 15- state search that began shortly after her December 20. Police are now convinced she was murdered shortly after she had left home for work. Potomac Edison Restores Power To Area Customers Brutally Beaten Body Of Celanese Worker Discovered In City By Two Fort Hill High School Students Police Probing Case Of 35-Year-Old Mother Missing From Her Home And Work Since Week Before Christmas By BKKNAIU) SITTKU News Staff Writer The brutally treaten body of Mr.s. Ofiensa Frances (Molinari) Meister was found yesterday, hidden under a pile of cardboard and old magazines along a w-ooded path on Mill.

Pidice immediately said she had been murdered. Mrs. Mei.ster, 35-year-old mother, had been missing from her home at 104 Columbia Street since Saturday, December 20. Dr. if.

V. Deming, deputy county medical examiner, said he believed Mrs. Meister had been dead since the day she disappeared, or very shortly afterward. Dr. Deming said she died of a skull fracture.

She apparently had been struck about Die head eight times with a blunt instrument. f)ne of the blows crushed her skull just below and to the left of the crown. Two Ifi-year-old boys w'ho had gone out to trap rabbits stumbled upon the body at 12:10 p. m. It lay, face down and fully clothed, in a small clearing about 60 yards below the top of the hill, at a point between Street Kxterul- ed and Hosewfiod Street, inside the city limit.s.

The head resting against the base of a small scrub pine, w'ith the face turned uphill. Pine needles under the were dry, indicating the body had been there for some time. Rlf)od splotches covered the leaves and debris below her head, and several spots of blood were found on cardboard and papers over the head. Mrs. Meister was still clad in the clothing which she w'ore on the day she dropped out of red and black plaid coat and tan skirt.

Ifcr ----------------------------------was still tied around her neck. Except for a few isolated customers, electric power has now been Had Not Been Raped restored to all sections of this area, following what I'olornac Edison clothing had not been disar-, Company officials call worst shirm of its kind in company ranged and police said she had Company crews are still oy the Job, repairing damages to lines in been outlying areas. Emergency crews from Itomney, Winchester. Fred- Mrs. I Martinsburg and Charles Town, rushed here as the storm! reached it.s have returiu'd after a.sslsting It)cal Poto- Rifle Shot Fatal To Bullett In Area Shooting Charles nullett, Paw Paw packing plant worker, who authorities said killed his wife Thursday morning at their home In that community, died late that night in Morgan County Memorial Hospital at Berkeley Springs.

Sheriff William Simmons, of Morgan County, said Bullett diinl from a self-inflictt'd .22 calibre rifle shot wound in the forehead The packing plant employe was said to have shot his wife, Evelyn. 30, seven times with the rifle fore turning the weapon on himself. A joint funeral service will be Railway Asked To Boost, Not Reduce Service bf)dy, James 4fi7 Goethe Street, James Aiello, 406 Goethe Street, said they were checking their traps mac Edison men with the tremen-1 they made their grisly dis- dous Job of getting full service. to all customers. 'pbe boys, both juniors at Fort the Western BALTIMORE.

Jan. 16 OB Train A PE BiKtkesman stated yesterday that a tremendous build-up Hill High School, said they had Maryland Railway's move to aban- decided to look for the its passenger service, today of ice felb-d trees, ripjM'd down'they had buried a dog last year. Public Service Commis- iross-arrns, win-s and and Murphy kicked aside a pile of i 1 1.4 the road could cure its ills in many cases were found to have watersosked cardboard and old Hearings To Be Scheduled On Disputed Bills Three Local Measures Go To Legislature Where Body Was Discovered Two Fort Hill High School Juniors point out to criminal investigators the spot on Hill where they found the body of Mrs. Odessa Frances Meister, wife of Thomas C. Meister, yesterday afternoon.

The point was near where they had buried a dog last year. Left to right are James Murphy, 16. of 467 Goethe Street; James Aiello, 16. of 406 Goethe Street; Trooper First Class William F. Baker, State Police investigator; and County Investigator Edwin R.

Lilya. as much as three inches of ice wi'lghtiryj them down. Measurements on some wires showed three pounds of ice on each font of line. can imagine the strain this puts on a 2 foot the PE official stated, just much for a normal line to take, and it was even much for our lines which are constructed to withstand abnormal conditions. Another statement, made yesterday by Potomac Edison President it.

Paul Smith, commended the utility company crews that himI day under the worst conducted tomorrow at 2 m. in i 5 to restore serv- Mt. Olivet Methodist Chun h. Paw BE customers in this section Paw, with Rev. Aaron pastor, officiating.

Inti Life magazines. A woman's feet.j^Y building more business instead clad in shoes, appeared under the what it has, debris. Allegany County legislators promised to schedule hearing.s, whenever requested, on any local legislation they introduce in the General Assembly. The promise was made by Delegate Charles M. See.

chairman of the delegation, as the first of a flood of local bills were introduced in the Legislature. Delegate See said the hearings will be scheduled in Annapolis and not here at home, since not all members of the delegation have been coming home every weekend, due to road conditions and a busy schedule. Will Hold llearinffs He promised that if weather conditions threaten the attendance at Bodkin Begins Fire Prevention Programs Here Appears At Two Frostburg Schools 'I'he company for a day and a The boyt ran to the home contended before the PSC that the hearings, they will be postpon- Mrs Thomas Hammersmith money consistently ed so all who wish may have a 429 Forster Avenue to their its Cumberland to Baltimore chance to testify, discoverv. s. Hammersmith a $428,530 deficit In Chairman See emphasized that called her brother.

Patrolman Gor- suggested that other anyone who requests a hearing will receive consideration and that the delegation, to a man, wants all to Weather High temperatures continued in the area yesterday although cold weather and snow is promised for today which will bring to a halt the current springlike weather. The high as recorded in Constitution Park yesterday was 56 degrees with a low of 36 degrees. thermometer registered 36 de- jgrces at 8 p. and the humidity I at 6 p. was 75 per cent.

Today Progress Cited In Alleviation Of Pollution River Board Reports On Improvements the mercury is expected to take Brook Rcxlkin, senior forest su- dip with cloudy skies. Rain or pervisor for Allegany and western snow is forecast for this afternoon Wa.shington Counties, this week be-'W tonight, gan hi.s annual of illustrated' nofficial i owntown forest-fire prevention lectures in', schools. 50 p. 41 Ye.sterday the supervisor was ln '4 10 m' 40 Frostburg for assemblies at Hill m. have a full say in the action taken.

1952 and suggested that rton Hile. who in turn c.ll«i Po- trnn.j^rtatlon lie- Positivo idontlfirBtion of tho, tMXty mado at th. acrn. by I later today Aa- Mra. Carolyn Welsh.

ateno-' a srapher and cousin of the victim. I 'filed reeular commut- Thursday, and Officer Kenneth W. Morrlaacy. hardship The firat w.a a bill requirinR the nn 8CC iiflintiincc' worp nf on abandoned. Street and Beall Elementary Schools, At Hill Street he showed; two films.

One is entitled Partnership With and the other is called In The Forest." The second film was made almost exclusively in Maryland. At Beall Elementary he presented only the first movie. During the week Bodkin present- p. 44 42 Midnight Three Allegany County bills were I Pd programs for five schools and dropped into the legislative hoppers two clubs. Monday he was at Luke School! Army Truck For Local Guard Use Hits Three Cars use of certain safety devices on all railroad motor cars used in Mary- To a standard question, each fand, introduced by Delegate Mystery Shrouds Case Mystery still shrouded the ease; said the company had In no way'Horace Jr! John.sun of the pliices these men had night, but police agreed encouraged business and, If any- reach." Smith said, prac- certain basic conclusions.

thing, to discourage more custom-. t.S: art a a a a -I A I atVw a-a M1 Progress is being made toward alleviating pollution in the Upper Potomac River and more improvement is on the way, members of the Upper Potomac River Board reported here yesterday. The progress reports were issued at a meeting of the board at Central YMCA yesterday, with Mark W. Roe. chairman, presiding.

Waste dumped into the river by the Luke plant of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company has been materially reduced by an 11 000 000 improvement program now underway, Julian G. Patrick, chief chemist of the plant, reported. Waste Is Reduced A good deal of the money, Patrick reported, is being spent to reduce the waste from the plant. The Savage River Dam, he add- A new two and a half ton Army and at the Sideling Hili to Cumberland oollution Gun Club. Wednesday he was at National Guard here problem in the upper reaches of the lionaconing Rotary Club meet- three parked automobiles on stream.

be in Camp Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Bullett was liorn April 5. 1933 and was a daughter of Mr. tically inaecessable during daylight hours in the most favorable weather rorutitions let alone after and Mrs.

Hillx'rt Gales. Surviving addition of fog at besides her parents are three sis- work Is sin- tors. Mrs. Jeanette Powell. Wash- appreciated by us all." Ingtnn, D.

Miss Dorothy Gales, North Carolina; and Miss CaleSj Washington. Mr. Bullett, native Paw Paw, was Imrn July 19, 1928 and was a son of Irwin Bullett and late Mrs. India (Washuigtoni But-j lett. Surviving his father' re two sisters, Mrs.

Nellie Green. Bel Air; Mrs. Arnos Mae Warren, Ohio; two Kendall Bullett. Paw Paw and Jack Butfett, serving overseas with the Regesler Plans Visit To Check Water Projects First, they said. Mrs.

Meister apparently was beaten with a blunt Instrument at some point than the place where she was found. They out that her stockings were not snagged, as they probably would have been had she through the dense underbrush. ing and at St. Parochial i Route 40 near in Frostburg. Thursday he district yesterday, caus- appeared at McCoole School, where T-u 1 '1 fore.stry exhibit has been shown Several said they learned of second, al.so backed by Whit- Tuesday, the passenger service only through worth, would give the Board hearsay from friends or neighbors Commissioner Wilmer Fell Davis asked several witnesses the company's advertising and each time received basically the same answer the company had done nothing to ad- Enough water is being released 41,6,5.

it Frederick police said the driver about 60,000,000 gallons a day, and of the truck was George R. Drew, that the water from the dam con- AUcganv Commissioners Midlothian. He is supply ser-! stitutes about 40 per cent of Ui. pnw.r to correct erroncou, Four programs already are of corporations after the jjn Westernport and at Rockville 15 day finality date, upon the rec-i School Monday. His Tuesday ommendations of the chief asses-, schedule lists appearances at Det- 'mold and Moscow.

The forestry They quoted Drew as saying oncoming traffic crowded him too close to the parked cars, and that berland. A Public Information committee, composed of J. Dowling, Patrick and W. D. Claus, reported Police also said that whoever vertise the service, killed Mrs.

Meister must havej The haaring was recessed for of Westernport. It includes in- familiar with area, and about three weeks to the corporation of several areas into pmbably knew of the path counsel to study docu-ithe community but does not include runs downhill from a on Lei-iments Introduced by the and Brophytown. Street about 50 yards short of D.I.»,tion will Mti'saV- b.in» brought to sure was a bill to revise the charter age High School Wedne.sday. owned by a Clarksburg, people by newspapers, maga- motor company. After hooking the and the radio.

During the winter months Bod-'car, he applied the brakes, but' Nine articles have been pub- kin hopes to appear at all public his foot slipped off and hit the lished on the problems of and parochial schools in Allegany County. a dead-end. The killer apparently carried the Nwly to the place where it was Robi'ft T. Regesler, consulting found, then went back up the hill engimn on sev city prnject.s. tc where a quantity of rub- couple had one child.

here next Tuesday to borah Bullett, The with officials the City Water bodie.s will taken to the Parks Ih pnrtment. Funeral Home in Paw Paw morning where they will remain until time of the funeral Monday. Board Will Map Future Of Air Pollution Plan to the laxly. Mrs. Meister apparently was will a conference on alive hut unconscious, since the plans for the 75.000 gallon water hotiy bled after it was covered, tank which IS to be in.stall.‘d on i in.trument Wills Mountain, according to Wil-; What the murder weapon may Ham J.

Edward.s. commissioner of remained a mystery, water and electric light. Police said eight deep lacerations also exix cted to with Mrs. head seemed Ur Edwards and city officials been inflicted by blows with on the equipment which Is to he in.strument having a dull edge, used for adding fluorine the gg or wrench. CumlKTland Water Supply.

who wu lded the wcaixm, of Hegester will also pay a bro remained an even greater visit to the Lake filtration mystery, and police said no sus- plant, where work on six new poets had picked up last night. Members of the Smoke WKi iMK) gallon filters is being held was no sign that a struggle Advisory Bonrd have been up for lack of materials. taken place. Mrs. meet and work out plans for the 'Die Lake Gordon project 'coat was still buttoned when she future of -moke in Octolier after strikes in the was found, and her gloves were abattmu nt program.

Mayor Hoy cut off the of materials on her hands. W. Eve.s announced ve- terday. needed for the fillers. George M.

Hitchcock, who has held the post of smoke ai engineer for the past five years. CUnninghdlTI NaiUCfl waa named Wednesday to a full time position as of FiirilnV PftSt Evilts Creek Water G.mpany I aLUliy U3l Charles F. Owens, deputy smoke Joseph I. Cunningham, stm of Inspector, Mayor Eves reported, Mr. and Mrs.

W. Streit will continue with his regular duties 400 Fayette Street, has been Found and inspections. named as.si-dant headmaster and Owens will also conduct the Cum- director of admissions of the Taft There was, however, a small bruise on the second finger of her right hand. 1 Her right earring was found under her head, but the other one was still attached to her left ear. One hand was thrust above her head and the other was at her berland Terminal meetings, which school at Watertown.

Conn. were set up to work out air poUu- tion problems with local railroads. Cunningham, a graduate of Prin- A pair of glasses and a handkerchief, both of which were believtxl to have Mrs. were at the top of the path leading I ceton University and Mercersburg down to the spot where the body Aiadetny, has lieen a member of.was found. A child's stocking was the Taft faculty since 1937 under the Ixxiy.

and a knitted he joined the mtxlern language baby cap was lying nearby, but The City Park Board will meet department, of which he has been there was no indication either bad accelerator pedal. stream since July, they reported. The truck in effect climbed up! Mayor Roy W. Eves, asked to the aide of a second automobile, report on progress toward Cum- this one owned by George M. sewage disposal plant.

Palmer, Lewistown. and came to 'i said City Attorney Thomas B. stop with one front wheel and part Finan i.s working with the of the cab on top of the parked Health Department on the prob- car. Its side was caved in and the chassis smashed. The chief problem.

Mayor Eves Impact carried this machine for-i is money and added the city ward with such force that it dam- 3 a referendum on the subject aged the bumper of a station election, wagon owned by James M. Drone- Will Curb Dumping burg, Frederick. Lt. Frank Dorsev and Officer He added the city hopes federal aid may be available for Chest Annual Meet Changed To Jan. 29 Arnold Simmons of the Frederick project, and asked the group to Police Department estimated dam- survey the possibilities of that age at $1.675.

No one was injured, subject. Their investigation is continuing. Dowling, who Is state sanitarian The officers said Drew had pick- lor the Allegany County Health ed up the truck at Havre de Grace Department, said all communities to deliver it to Cumberland. It is on both the West Virginia and owned by the Army and was on Maryland sides of the river be- loan to the National Guard. tween Cumberland and Kitzmiller have been asked to take steps to halt dumping in the stream.

I He added the Health Department now has legislative power to re- I quire proper disposal of sewage in new housing developments. The 2bth annual meeting of the The Board will hold its future Cumberland Community Chest, meetings in the Health Department originally scheduled for January Training Center at the Union 19, has been changed to Thursday. County Building. January 29, It was announced yesterday. Congressmen Get liam Buchholtz and Mrs.

Arthur I ntlHTIlftmt fnr f.n- o. VI11111 i SIVXJ I iaVC3 Fuller for their fine job as leaders of the 1952-53 fund campaign. Two area Congressmen Park Board To Meet next Wednesday at 3 p. m. in the chairman since 1946, Until his rec- office of Mayor Roy W.

Eves at.ent appointment he had been as- City Hall. 'sistaiit to the headmaster. any connection with the case. Police said they had no Idea (Contiaued on Page 10, Col. 4) ISM Victim's Body Removed Police and morticians are shown as they removed the body of Mrs.

Odessa Frances Meister wife of Thomas C. Meister. the scrub pine on HiII where it was found yesterday afternoon 27 days after her disappearance. In the foreground, left to right, are Police Officer Kenneth Mornssey and Charles L. George.

In the background, carrying the other end of the litter, left to right! are Police Officer Ernest M. Powell and H. Wayne George. Also at the meeting, at 7:30 p.m., I been assigned to committees in four new directors will 'lected Wa.shington subject to approval at from eight persons nom- the House of RepresentaHves next mated for the posts. week.

'Die meeting is open to aU con- Dewitt S. Hyde. Republican Con. tributors to the Chest, each of gressman from the Sixth District whom is entitled to vote for direc- Maryland has been te tors nominated. Additional nomin- the District of Columbia and Judi ations may be made at the written ciary Committees.

Harley Stae request of five members of the gers. Democrat Congressman from Chest, filed with the nomination West Second days before been named to the Post 'and Service Committee..