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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-24

E. G. Bittner, Frostburg, was a
business caller in Oakland on Tues
day.
Mr. and Mrs James Bell, Jr., were
at State College and Harrisburg, Pa,
on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Butt, Clarks-
burg, W Va, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. William Butt.
Bernard l. Gender has sold the
Newman farm to Doris Updike, the
transaction took place on Wednos-
day.
Miss Isabel Hamill entertained
members of her bridge club on Tues
day evening, at the home Of Mrs. Har-
ny White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kemphfer, of
near town, recently returned to their
home after spending week in Ak
ron, OnlO, WIN GeldIlN6S.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Georg, son
Walter Georg, and grandson Dale
Fike, Flatwoods, were business visi-
tors in Oakland last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. William Butt have
moved from the NJ. C. Oester apart
ment on Liberty street to an apart
ment in the home of Miss Dora Mar
tin, Oak street.
Lcnford Wilt, Towson, was in Oak
land last Friday morning enroute to
Accident where he spent the week
end with his brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Knox
Miss Mary Sheckells, former Oak
land resident, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Robert w. Scheckells, won sec
ond place in the AIlegany county
beauty contest held June q, at Cum
berland.
Garrett Temple No. II Pythian
Sisters, is having an initiation cere-
mony on June %, and Mrs. Verna
Bray, most excellent chief, is request
ing all members and officers to be
present.
Sunday visitors of Mrs. George A.
Walls included Mr. and Mrs. Omer
Walls, Pisgah, W. Va and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Walls, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Metheny and daughters, Mr..
and Mrs Lawrence Thomas, Morgan
town, w. Va.
Mrs Harry Edwards, Jr, and son
Richard, spent last week near Fair
mont, W Va. at the home Of he,
father, J. O. Davis, who observed IN
18th birthday anniversary. Abou.
sixty people were present for tn
occasion.
Mrs. J. F. Bell, Norfolk, Va. is
visiting for several weeks at the home
of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick D. Bell, Eighth
street Mr.. Bell while on a trip to
New York State, spent last weekend
in Canada.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-24

The past twelve years have had
little change upon the appearances of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Falkenstein who
are today observing their 62nd we'd
ding anniversary at their home at
the north edge of town. The above
picture was taken at the celebration
of their 5Oth anniversary in 1886.
Mr.. and Mrs. Falkenstein were
married at the farm home of Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Leighton, near Swallow
Falls, on June n, 1886, by Rev. W.
Y. Cline.
To this union were born five daugh-
ters and one son; Grace, at home;
Walter, Mycrsville; Mrs. Mabel
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-24

DR., and Mrs. Bernard Thomasetti
and three children, Ruth Ann, Kath-
leen and Martha Jane, and Arthur
Salvato, of Philadelphia, Pa, came
to Oakland last Saturday to visit Mrs.
Thomasett's grandmother, Mrs. John
G. Robinson. Dr.. Thomasetti and Mr..
Salvato returned to Philadelphia on
Sunday but the others are remaining
here for two weeks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-24

Mrs. Mary Douglas, Parkcrsburg,
W. Va, is a guest of her aunt, Miss
Dora Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl O. McIntire and
children, Washington, d. c., are visit
ing relatives in Oakland
A. f. Neil, F'riendsville, was in
Oakland Tuesday afternoon attending
to some business matters.
William Sharps was entertained at
BACHELORS party" by number of
his friends last Saturday night
Twenty-Five members of St. Marks
Luther League went on an outing to
Swallow Falls last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Maurice Phillips is a patient
in Memorial hospital, Cumberland,
and may possibly undergo an oper-
alton.
Miss Sarah Lee Mccoy, Western
port, is visiting her cousin, Miss Jane
Donaldson Littman, at her home on
Fourth street.
Robert L. Smith, music student at
Chicago, has returned to his home for
the summer months He is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Russell l.. Smith.
Miss Jean Lemmert and Edgar
Myers, Clarksburg, W. Va, spent
Sunday here with the formers par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lemmert
Mr.. and Mrs. B. |. Gender, ST., Mr..
and Mrs. John Mccullough and Mr.
and Mrs R. E. Guard are leaving
Sunday for Canada, on a fishing trip,
to be gone until July Is.
Mrs. Lewis r. Jones entertained
last Friday evening in honor of Miss
Margaret Rudy, who is to become the
bride of Nathan Orr Niles on Thurs
day, July LIST. Six tables of bridge
were in play.
Mrs. Elwood Wagner, Mr.. and
Mrs. 10y Wagner, Miss Hannah and
Dan Wagner, Mrs. Paul Roach, son
Steve and daughter Sally Ann, ana
Michael Ansell. all of Springfield, w
Va, and Miss Mary Largent and Mrs
Maxine Mahocd of Paw Paw, w. Va,
We're guests of Mr.. and Mrs Donald
Sincell and family at a picnic at
, Swallow Falls on Sunday.
Harold c. Ashby, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse j. Ashby, Pennington St,
and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bud" Barker
, arrived in Oakland Saturday morn
ing from Memphis, Tenn, where Ash
by and Barker are studying optome-
try. Mr.. and Mrs. Barker spent several
days with her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Or. and Mrs. Robert j. Flahcrty,
before going to Sutton to visit Mrs.
Barker They will all return to Mem
phis on Saturday for the summer
session
The local chapter, Order Of Eastern
star is having a Grand visitation this
evening, at which time Miss F. Lillian
Rodenhl, Baltimore, worthy grand
matron, Henry L. Twele, Baltimore.
worthy grand patron, and Mrs. Annie
Edmunds, Frostburg, deputy grand
lecturer, are expected to attend The
latter has retired as deputy grand
lecturer after serving for a number
of years. She has been a resident of
Frostburg for 81 years and a member
of the Eastern Star there for 30
years. She is native of Wales.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-24

Mary Ann Fazzalari, recent gradu-
ate, University Of Maryland, is now
working in the Biological laboratory
of Baltimore as a technician. Her
brother, Frank Fazzalari, Maryland
graduate in chemical engineering, has
accepted a position with the govern
ment at Edgewood Arsenal. Both arc
children of Mr.. and Mrs. James Faz-
zalari, Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-24
LOCAL NEWS

Copies of The Republican may be
obtained at GOnder's Cut Rate store,
Hamill's Book and Stationery Store
and at Englander's Pharmacy, at five
cents per copy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-24

E. G. Bittner, Frostburg, was a
business caller in Oakland on Tues
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-24

Mr. and Mrs George Butt, Clarks-
burg, W. Va, are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. William Butt
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Police Continue Search
For Kidnapped Boy
By the Assoeiotsd Press

LOS ANGELES, May 24.-Search
for Alan D. McCauley. IL. who dis
appeared from his home Friday
night, was continued today by police
who still were inclined to suspect
a hoax.
Handwriting experts who studied
a ransom note left in the boys room
said it resembled Alan's writing.
The crudely lettered message asked
the parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
McCauley, to leave 81 500 at a nearby
parking lot, "or you'll never see
your son again"
A neighbor reported seeing boy
resembling the 5-foot junior high
school student Saturday night, but
otherwise, police said, no clues had
turned up.
The parents found the boy missing
when they arrived home early
Saturday.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
2Men, 19 9and Il, Held
lin Series Of Ho|dups
OF Cabbies and Stores

Two men were being questioned by
police today in connection with a
series of recent holdups of taxi
drivers and small stores.
They were identified as Anthony
Marracco, 10, of Cumberland, Md.
who said he was a student at the
University of Maryland, and George
Browning, %, of Chicago.
The suspects were arrested early
Yesterday. shortly after Maurice C
Frye. cab driver, of the 1900 black
of Washington place NE, said he
was robbed of Sc and his watch by
two men.
| Twelfth precinct Pvts. A. E
Sweeney and V. D. Sponaugle ar.
rested Marracco when they saw him
wearing a jacket similar to one
described by Mr. Frye. Browning
was arrested in an I street roomins
house.
Police quoted Marracco as saying
he teamed up with Browning some
time ago "in order to make some
easy money A special lineup wa,
held at police headquarters thi
morning for recent robbery victim.
to view the suspects for possible
identification.
An early morning holdup yester.
day of on sfter-hours club at 1875:
Wallach place NV. netted two gun
ment $121 in cash and jeWelry
worth SITS, according to Rober
Douglas. colored, the manager
He said the intruders forced
patrons of the club to stand against
the wall while they took the money
and jewelry from the cash register
and from the guests.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Quiz Winner Gives Prize
Ito Catholic Fund Here

A Providence tR. ~ grand
mother. who won the services OF
Cab Calloway's Orchestra in a
radio quiz show. Is going to donate
profits of a dance to a Catholic
fund here.
| Use of the orchestra for one
night stand was one of the awards,
estimated to be worth about $4,000,
given to 67-year-old Mrs. Lillian
Finneran for correctly identifying
the mystery song as Army Duff
on the stop the Music" radio
show two weeks ago.
Explaining that her five-room
apartment would be too small for
the band, she donated the per-
formance to the Christian Brothers
of La Sale Academy in Providence.
They will sponsor the dance and
turn the money over to fund
for a scholasticate for the train
ing of young boys for the brother
hood.
Washington headquarters for the
brotherhood is De La Sale College,
Queens Chapel road and the Dis
trict line.
Another of the radio shows
awards came to Miss Wanda Viana,
30, of 2l37 F street NV, last night
when she identified the song which
stopped the music as whispering. p"
Miss Viana. an employe of Wood
ward and Lothrop. received a To-
piece set of sterling silver. She
failed to identify the mystery
song however, losing her chance
at the jackpot of prizes.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
AustroIion Cosmetics Costly

Cosmetic prices have made the
cost of buying your wifes face
almost prohibitive in Australia,
Sydney observers comment.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Sunny,
with highest temperature in the
upper 70s this afternoon. Fair to-
night, with lowest about 55. Tomor-
row partly cloudy and mild.
Virginia-Partly cloudy, with lit
tie change in temperature tonight.
Tomorrow considerable cloudiness
and mild, with scattered afternoon
showers in south portion.
Maryland-Fair, with little change
in temperature tonight. Tomorrow
partly cloudy and mild.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, south-southeast.
River Report
tFrom Omitted States EnglneersJ
| Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Crest Falls; Shenandoah cloudy At
Yesterday. Pct To-day Pct
Noon - 45 Midnisht ------ IS
4 pm ---- a : am. 81
Temperatures.
81. s'e5o1 at 5:i5 a'ms % Years Ys hiehest, 90. on
May IL: lowest, 5. on January 20 Nor
NAL maximum this date, IS degrees;
minimum, 81 degrees.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic SUrvey.)
Today. Tomorrow.
High " 800 am 1892 q m
Low 4.l6am SO m.
High - 1n:25pm IL :05 pm.
Low - Asp $40 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today - 5:4S MI
Moon. today 1U:2apm 6:41 m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Since May !. 6.34 inches: May normal,
8 20 inches May record, 1889 inches in
1889 Since January l, 1882 inches 3.03
inches more than normal.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Advertising Club 10 Elect
Al Luncheon Tomorrow

The Advertising Club OF Wash
ington will hold its annual elec-
ton of officers at its luncheon at
1890 pm. tomorrow in the Hotel
Statler.
Ben Strouse, general manager OF
WWDC, has been nominated for
the presidency and William F. Sig
mund, partner Of Henry ]. Kauf-
man g. Associates, advertising
agency, has been nominated for
first vice president.
There are three candidates for
second vice president: Tom Griffin,
advertising manager of the Daily
News. Robert H. Davidson of the
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co., and Frank M. Boucher. general
manager of the Kogod-Burka
theaters.
| Ward Guthrie, incumbent and
president of Guthrie Lithographing
Co., is candidate for secretary,
running against Helen F. Bland
ford of the Christian Science
Monitor.
Ernest S. Johnston of the Johns
ton agency and w. N Freeman of
Shopping News are candidates for
treasurer.
The nominations for directors
-four for three years and two for
one year, are: William Janof, the
Evening Star; James Rotto, the
Hecht Co.; James w. Hardey,
Woodward & Lothrop; J. Conrad
Jacobs, Daily News: Maurice
Mitchell. WTOP; Stanley Bell,
WRC; Helen K. Mobberley, WWDC;;
George F. Kindley. Edgar Morris
Sales Co.; Bruce Cleveland, Ma
tional Transitads; Gertrude Prisely,
Julius Garfinckel; Alvin @. Enrich,
Kal. Ebrlich &, Merrick agency;
( David D. Richards, Sears Roebuck
{ e. Cn
Evening star., 1948-05-24
;Jewe|ry Firm Included
Bv Error in Antitrust Suit

An attorney for the District OF
Columbia Citizen Publishing Co
said today the name of A. Kahn
Inc. Washington jewelry firm. er-
roneously was included in civil
antitrust suit filed Friday by the
publishing company against the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation, Inc, and four merchants
The District Court suit charged
The association and merchants boy
cotted advertising in the District OF
Columbia Citizen-ofhcial organ oi
the Federation of Citizens Associa
tions. The suit asked damages
totaling s225.000.
Among defendants listed in the
suit were Kann, Inc, and A. Kahn
Inc, described as trading as S. Kanr
Sons Co.
+. Attorney Eugene E. Ditto said in.
illusion of the name A, Kahn, Inc,
was made through erroneous in.
formation the attorney received
from a credit agency about S. Kanr
Sons Co.
"A. Kahn. Inc. the jeweler, Ger.
tainly is not party to the suit.
Mr.. Ditto said. He added "imme'
diate steps" would be taken to re.
move the name from the suit.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Bodies Of -Four, Slain,
Found in Burning Home
BY the Associated Press

DAYTON. Ohio, May 24.-The
bodies of William o. Stump, 81;
his wife, 80, and. their two sons,
Harry, IL, and Dale, 10, were found
yesterday in their burning home in
nearby Butler Township.
Mrs. Stump and the two boys had
been beaten to death in their beds
with a baseball bat, Deputy Sheriff
Otis Crane reported. Stump died
from a shotgun blast.
Coroner A. P. Mcdonald said his
preliminary reconstruction OF the
case indicated Stump attacked his
wife and sons shortly before dawn
Fnnd then ended sEk owif Pfc aftef
Eetttng the house afire. .
Authorities said DR.. Howard
Campbell, Dayton psychiatrist, pre-
viously had examined Stump, 9
Frigidaire plant worker, and had
Recommended fis commitment as a
|dangerous paranoic. Mrs. Stump re-
fused to sign papers required by
Ohio law for such action, they
added.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Condition Of Two in Crash
Near Annapolis Improves
by the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, May 24.-TWo VIC
tins of an auto-truck collision were
reported in satisfactory condition at
Emergency Hospital here today
while third, a l6-year- -old boy.
continued under observation with
the extent of his injuries not fully
determined.
The three were among seven per-
sons injured Saturday night when a
car crashed into a truck carrying a
group of Washington residents on a
hayride. Four others were treated
at the hospital and released.
A hospital spokesman said that
the boy, Dean Monahan, 1921
TWenty-second street NE. Wash
ington. suffered wrenched neck
and severe sprain of the lower
spine.
In satisfactory condition, he said,
were Zeb Williams. 81, of 2722 Con-
necticut avenue NV, Washington,
and Mary Norton, %, of 1926 Seven
teenth street NV. Washington.
Mr. Williams suffered a fracture of
the rlght wrist and multiple lacera-
tions. The woman suffered a left
leg fracture.
Anne Arundel County police
charged Mr.. Williams and Francis
E. Hanley, 26. of Queens Chapel
Manor, Md. listed as driver of the
truck, with reckless driving.
The injured woman was identified
enormously by police and the hos
pital Immediately after the accident
as Miss Agnes Ryan, 2722 Connecti-
cut avenue NV, Washington. Miss
Ryan was not involved in the ac-
ridept
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Top Story Of Century
May Be World Events
Today, AP Editor Says
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 24.-Alan J.
Gould, Associated Press executive
editor, said yesterday that perhaps
the biggest news story in 100 years
lis what is taking place in the world
today"
He made the statement on a spe-
cial NBC broadcast dramatiZing the
10 biggest news stories of the last
century as selected by AP editors.
The program was in observance OF
the APPS centenary.
The 10 stories picked for dramati-
zation were the Gold Rush and
Americas expansion westward, the
War Between the States, the Franco
Prussian War and establishment OF
the German Empire, the Spanish
American War, Marconi opens a CEN
tury of science, World War I, abdi-
cation of Edward VIII, World War
II. Franklin D. Roosevelt and his
era, and Atomic Energy.
Covering 1lth Story.
The eleventh story-perhaps the
biggest of them all" Mr.. Gould said
lis what is taking place in the world
today.
1T is the job of the Associated
Press to cover this story for the
more than 5000 newspapers and ra-
dio stations who make up our CO.
operative, nonprofit membership.
But in the final analysis. we're
covering this story for you. tho
public. Because what happens in
the world today may affect your life
tomorrow.
Thousa ndss Employed.
ITO do this JOB. the Associated
Press today has thousands OF en-
ployes-trained, skilled men and
wcmen-in all parts of the world
where there is freedom of access to
news
These men and women are proud
of the 100 years of tradition OF
which they are a part. They In
tend to keep this tradition alive,
ano they are determined to keep it
shining bright. Together, all of us
who represent the AP go forward
under one standard:
In this land of fought-for free
dem, the Associated Press knows
but one master-truth in the news. ;"
MIC commentators who presented
the stories in drama and narration
we're w. w. Chaplin, Robert Trout,
John Cameron SWayZe. John Mac
Vane and Robert Mccormick.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Youth Admits Staying
In Trying 10 Free Girl
From State School
By the Asseeioted Press

MARSHALL, Mo, May 24.-An
18-year -old youth was in police GUS
tody today after orally admitting
the Staying of deputy sheriff and
wounding of two men during an
attempt to free his sweetheart from
State school for feeble minded.
Norman Lee Blodgett was arrest
ed in Kansas City four hours after
the shootings took place early yes
terday morning.
Sergt. Leo Hoedl of the Kansas
City Police Department said the
youth, a former patient at the
school here and at the State Hes
pital for the Insane, Fulton, Mo-,
said he loved the girl and planned
to marry her. no
Deputy Sheriff J. o. Freeman,
so, of Marshall was killed.
Recognized Youth.
DR.. R. @. Kelly, acting super1n-
tendent of the school, said he recog-
nized the youth when he appeared
at the institution and knew him as
bad actor"
DR.. Kelly said he and Lloyd Ben
nett, boys supervisor, questioned
Blodgett and Mr.. Bennett said he
could see a gun in the youths pocket.
DR.. Kelly called Deputy Freeman
who demanded the gun, then wres-
tied with the youth.
The youth broke away and fired
several times. Two bullets hit the
officer and a third hit DR.. William
G. Trefz, 25. just above the heart.
Dr. Trefz. dentist at the institution,
is in critical condition.
School Florist Also Hurt.
Another bullet hit Charles Jaeckel.
school florist, shattering his right
arm at the elbow.
The youth dropped the gun and
fed when a patient grappled with
him.
He .eluded net of highway patrol
cars and planes and about so armed
farmers, escaping to Kansas City
by bus. There police apprehended
him as he attempted to return to an
apartment where he had been stay
ing.
Sergt Hoedl said Blodgett ad-
mitted failing in an attempt to free
the girl from the same institution
a year ago He had attempted to
fire at an attendant then, but his
weapon misfired.
Blodgett suffered a minor flesh
wound in the leg from one of four
bullets fired by Deputy Freeman in
their struggle.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
Missouri Alumni to Hear
Chinese CORRESPONDENT

David c. H. Lu, Washington cor
respondent for the Central News
Agency of China, will speak at a
lunchean meeting of the Washing
ton alumni of the University Of
Missouri at 1915 pm. Thursday at
the YWCA, Seventeenth and K
streets NV.
Mr.. Lu will speak on the contribu-
ton of Journalism toward improved
understanding between China and
the United States. He has been
cited by the university for distin-
guished service in this field. He is
a 1882 graduate of the Journalism
School at Missouri.
Evening star., 1948-05-24
|Unitarians' Meetinq
Produces Dispute on
Church Orthodoxy

BOSTON, May 24.-Controversia,
simmerings within the Unitarian
Church bubbled out as the 1896
anniversary meeting opened this
week with a call for uncompromis.
ing opposition to Unitarian ortho-
doxy."
The minister of the First Church
of Boston, the Rev. Duncan Hewlett
told the 400 delegates from North
America and Europe that complete
freedom within the church is being
challenged by terrified and voca
Unitarian minority calling for theo-
logical conformity
Declaring conformity is the order
of the day, Mr.. Hewlett asserted
that if the Unitarian Church intro
duces, like other churches, ar
orthodoxy of its own. then the
churchs only excuse for being is
dead"
The conservative wing Of the
church has published booklet
taking issue with what they term
the excessive liberalism among some
members and officers.
Earlier, in the anniversary ser
mon, DR.. James L. Adams, professor
of religious ethics at Meadville
Theological School, Chicago, crit
icized modern nihilists," who he
said were bullies for vested interests
Napd their e+spineless followerAsp
Censuring the National Associa-
tion of Manufacturers, DR.. Adams
asserted it preached free enterprise
Abut seldom attacked fnonopoly.e
He assailed the American Medical
Association which, he said, "resists
every attempt to extend through
Government support the benefits of
medical science to the millions who
20 without them"