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Smyrna times., 1948-04-22

den Doughten, Orville Halliday
William Houtman, Charles Nabb
Richard Rogers, Clarence Scuse
Betty Conner, Joan Davis. Joanne
Deakyne, Jane McClain, Joyce Nc
Matt, Sarita Peterson, Sara Jane
Sparks.
Grade go, Miss Webb, teacher
Ruth KINNEY, Betty McClain,
Marian Price, Betty starkey, Dor
lis Virden.
Grade 9-3, Miss Walker, teacher
Jane Conley, Jean Conley, Nellie
Daniels, Anna Knotts, Verna
Smith, Lorraine Stats, Addie
Tribbitt, Mary Vaughn.
Grade 81, Mrs. Smack, teacher
Patsy Dignan, Robert bigger,
William Doughten, Rodney Fox,
James Foxwell, Roy Furches,
George Mattison, James Mood,
Donald Poore, Allen Pratt, James
Reynolds.
Grade 81, Miss Gazan, teacher
Doris Dukes, Patricia Middle
ton, jeanne Oechsler, Janet M.
Rash, A. Marie VanPelt, Kenneth
Bessinger, Malcolm Carey, David
Jacobs, Ebe Joseph, James o.
Leager, George Luff, Donald Raw
ley.
Grade IL, Mr.. Williams, teach
er-Bett Baggs, Patricia Beck,
Bernice Burris, Virginia Ennis,
Elizabeth Everett, June Colder,
Nancy Knotts, Barbara Kombach-
er, Bertha Lane, Kenneth Marsh,
Allene Nowland, Jane Nuckols,
Nancy Scott, Elsie shockley, Paul
inc Shockley, Beverly Short, Marie
Stellar, Margaret Bottomley.
Grade 7-2, Miss Corneliue, teach
er-Kenneth Attix, Gilbert John
son, Richard Scott, Betty Hess,
Jane Pugh, Louise Shane, Walter
Eierman, Aaron Reynolds, Frank
lin Shane, Edith Kinsey, Patricia
Ryan, Diane Shortt.
Grade 7-3, Miss Rupert, teacher
-Marlyn Attix, Josephine Brown,
Doris Dignan, Peggy Everett, Ann
Graham, Doris Nabb, James Snow,
Ronald Stanley, William Stellar,
Rebecca Tigner, William Vaughn,
Barbara Wallace.
Grade 6-1, Miss B. Matthews,
teacher-Barry Attix, Denny Cole,
Charles Cox, Dale Cullen, William
Dignan, Joseph Hawkins, Robert
Lofiand, Alvin Lowman, Joan
Baggs, Janice Carrow, Christine
Cropper, Barbara Parry, Helen
Scott, Shirley Shane.
Grade 6-2, Mrs. D. Smith Teach
er-Marie Gardner, Claonia Nc
Matt, Alice Mood, Barbara Stats,
Helen Truax, James Burris, Rob-
Smyrna times., 1948-04-22

Marian Pearce, John Barnes, Ken
meth Boyer, William Bullock.
Freddy Bush, David Deakyne,
Wayne Gardner, Richard Nelson.
Ronald Potter, Clifton Shane, John
Urian.
Grade 2-1, Mrs. Ricards, teacher
Roger Kelsey, Wayne Pinder,
Kenneth Poore, David Price, Rich
ard Reed, Zane Robinson, Bruce B.
Wright,Alice M. David. Barbara B.
Eley. sandra Hutchins, Kay Nell
Jarman, Suzanne Kemp, Phyllis
Mayberrie, Nicole Mabrey, Joyce
Shane, Jean Shane, Christine
Sharp.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-22
AT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Teachers of Smyrna Schools
Submit Their Honor List
to the Superintendent
HONOR ROLL FOR MONTH

Smyrna Special School District,
George w. Wright, superintendent,
submits the following list of pu-
pills reported by the teachers of the
twelve grades who are entitled to
go on the perfect attendance honor
roll for March, 1948:
Grade 12, Mr.. King, teacher
Frances Burris, Laura Belle
Downs, Marie FAIRIES, Margery
Lamb, Naomi Maclary, Alice Jane
Matthews, Charlotte Mitchell,
Grace Shorts, Lorraine Smith.
Grade Ill, Mrs. O'Neill, teacher
James Buckson, Stanley Francis,
Albert Regener, Bobby Collins,
Jane Dukes, Thelma Foxwell.
Grade 11-2, Miss E. Smith,
Virginia Johnson, Donald
Knotts, Ruth Mitchell, Leonard
Pleasanton, Louis Oliphant, Helen
Sawyer, Elizabeth Wagner, Martin
Mofitt.
Grade 10-1, Miss Brown, teach
er-Josephine Budd, Preston Bur-
ris, Betty Lou Carrow, Caroline
Dudasik, Francis Dumpert, Ellen
Gosch, John Gunter, Blanche
Kemp, Albert Lane, Donald Luff,
Russell McNatt, Ralph Peters,
Charles Reed, Maxwell Davis.
Grade 1912, Mrs. McGill, teacher
Neal Tilghman, Dorothy Gosch,
Olga Kreworuka, Ethel Lane, Bet
ty L. Schweitzer, Virginia Schock-
Hey, Jane Virdin.
Grade 9-1, Mrs. Stackpole,
teacher-Robert Bamberger, Will
liam Bartlett, Paul Brommer, Lin
Smyrna times., 1948-04-22

Grade %, Mrs. King, teacher
Carolyn Hawkins, Frances Knotts
Ella Porter, Josiah Haggerty
William Hill. Donald Jarman,
Ralph Knotts, Henry Martz
George Stats, Frank Stringer,
Frank Truax.
Grade IL, Miss Stats, teacher
Stephen Brittingham, Ernest
Brown, Richard Cole, Carl Davis,
Cynthia Deamer, Jeanne Faulkner,
Jack Hurd, Fred Lamb.
Grade 1-2, Mrs. Knotts, teacher
Martz, Doris Wilson, Rich
ard Lowman, Franklin McGinnis
James Persinger, Linwood Savin.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-22

ert Greene, Lester Horsey, William
Knots, Frank Marshall, Ralph
Zachies.
Grade 5-1, Miss Scout. teacher
Dan Bailey, Philip Deamer, Wayne
Hutchins, Edwin Robinson, Char
lotte Boyer, Ella Jane Dignan,
Carolee Greene, Violet Marshall,
Louise Mayberrie, Frances Savin,
Barbara Shortt.
/ Grade 5-2, Mrs. Jarman, teacher
Preston Carey, Clara Belle Ma
bafey, Florence Peterson, Betty
Travis, Jennie Still, Betty Jane
Still, Ronald Stevens, Doris May
Smith, Bonnie Gay Scott, Theodore
Pappas, Gerald Mood, Carylon
Marsh, Samuel Jacobs, James
Haas.
Grade Al, Mrs. Pier, teacher
Robert Bure, Paul Janeka, Bart
Luff, Richard Price, Jack Todd,
Barbara Baggs, Mary Cullen, jan
ct Shane.
Grade Az, Mrs. Slaughter, teach
er-Edwin Alfree, Janice Burris,
Melvin Gardner, Panic Gibe, Bob
by Kellums, Peggy Jacobs, Ken
meth Maynard, Joan Loose. Rod
ney Shane, Henry Stellar, Barbara
McVey, Sandra Poore, Joyce
Spence, Betty Vessel.
Grade 81, Mrs. P. Matthews,
teacher-Dorothy Newcomb, Kath-
ryn O'Connor, Patricia Pappas,
Betty Shelton, Helen Spence, Ron
aid Burris, Larry Dignan, Eddie
Hamburg, Robert Lowman, Fred
erick Savin, Samuel Martz.
Grade 81, Mrs. Powell, teacher
Betty Jane Brown, Nancy Ever
ett, Elizabeth Faulkner, Marjorie
Colder, Barbara Hahn, Rose
Knots, Gail Lurty. Shirley Morris,
Smyrna times., 1948-04-22

immunizations only. Children who
are to enter school in the fall OF
1948 should not neglect to have
this pre-school examination made
on the above date.
Smyrna-Felton Game
Smyrna was defeated Friday,
April 16, in its second game of the
season by FELTON, with a score of
4 to 1.
TilghRan started for Smyrna
but Williams substituted for him
in the 7th inning. Tilghman gave
no hits until the 9Th when FELTON,
scored two runs. Tilghman finish
ed with strike outs, 3 walks, and
8 hits. Williams gave 2 hits, no
walks, no strike outs.
Fisher started for FELTON, and
gave Smyrna its run in the 1st
inning by walking a man with
bases loaded. Fisher finished with
Z strike outs, 6 walks and gave no
hits.
Line up for Smyrna put Thigh
man, p; Williams, p; Jacobs, C;
Vic Brown, 1b; Harris, 2b; Luff,
3b; Pleasanton, SIS; zippe, If; Bur-
ris, CT; Pryor, rf; and Mifitt, rf.
Hal Rodenheiser and Bill Brown
were pinch hitters.
E. Melvin
Club Bake
The first and second year Latin
Club will hold a bake Saturday,
April "a, at Cupid's Ice Cream
Store. The proceeds from the bake
will be used for their annual
Banquet.
Muriel Beltz
Smyrna times., 1948-04-22
Your School Reporter
NEWS OF THE
JOHN BAssETT MOORE SCHOOL
JOHN BASSETT MOORE SCHOOL

Ray Mabrey, Donald Knotts, Jane
Dukes, Charles Anton.
Other class members helped with
the many hard jobs incidental to
production.
The auditorium was crowded to
capacity.
Ruth Johnson
Thanks to Our Friends
The members of the Senior Class
thank their many friends for con-
tributions to the Bake Sale held at
Cupid Ice Cream Store here on
April IL. The many cash contri-
buttons reduced somewhat the var
iety and quantity of the food items
in the sale. But the customers
were very patient in waiting for
"hot-from-the-oven" offerings. The
small amount of food left over
was donated to the Lions Club sale
held in the afternoon for the bene-
fit of the scouts. Receipts, which
passed the fifty-dollar mark, will
be applied to the expenses of the
Senior Trip to New York on June
10-11-12.
Pre-School Children to Be
Examined at the Smyrna School
Pre-school children will be AK
amined at the Smyrna School on
Monday, May II, at 9 a. m. Phys
ical and dental ordinations will
be done on all children, as well as
diphtheria and smallpox vaccina-
tions when requested by the par
ents. Mothers may bring infants
and children below school age for
Smyrna times., 1948-04-22
Congratulations Juniors

The following letter of congrat-
ulation was sent to the Glass OF
'49 by the Senior Glass, Margery
Lamb, Secretary:
Smyrna, Delaware
April 10, 194S
Class of '49
John Bassett Moore High School
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Juniors:
The members of the Glass of '48
think that your Junior Play was
an outstanding success in every
way and that the performance is
another indication that you all are
about ready to become Seniors.
Congratulations on maintaining
the traditionally high quality of
the play. We wish you continued
great success in all of your class
activities.
Sincerely yours,
Glass of '48
By: Margery Lamb, Secretary
The play presented by the Jun
ior Class on Friday, April 16 was
entitled Spring Fever and was
under the direction of Miss Ruth
Webb.
The leading roles were portray
ed by Neal Tilghman and Hazel
Johnson. Other members of the
cast were:
Floan Kitchens, Virginia New
comb, Lenny Pleasanton, Suzanne
Pratt, Robert Collins, Jean Brown,
Evening star., 1948-12-21
Completely
Sell
Service
Meat
Dept.

Step right up to the refrigef-
ated open top cases and help
yourself to just the right
size, the right price, cut Of
meat you desire. Everything
you need from chops to
roasts, all plainly marked as
to variety, weight, price per
pound and total cost. It's all
packaged in transparent Gel
lophane so you can see exact
ly what you're buying. No
more waiting in line for .
busy butcher to serve you-
you just reach in the re-
frigerated cases, help your
self to the meat that suits
your wants exactly and 60 on
to the next department. No
waiting-no favoritis nj.
Meats are fully trimmed ana
ready to use. Meat is cut on
the premises by our butchers
in a sanitary, onditioned
room adjoining. The Acme
Self-Service Way Is the mod
ern way to buy your Meats.
You're sure to like it =. every
package is guaranteed to
please you. |
Evening star., 1948-12-21

the Christmas Foods the special foods that
belong to tradition to tha ssasonths holiday bird,
eranberres. cookies and candles. Plan Q holiday feast
for this year that will be Christmas remember for q
long time. Let help you-ws have the food and the
low prices.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-21
BLANCHARD'S STATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Whittle of
Chester, Pa, spent weekend here
as guests of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Swain ;also, their
grandparents, of near Bridgeville.
Mrs. Harry Swain has been on
the sick list but is improved.
Little Nelly Edgell of Middleford,
was a weekend guest of his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Edgell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Edgel and
grandson were in fredericksburg, on
Saturday.
Carl Tucker accompanied four
other Kiwanians to a meeting and
dinner in Baltimore, last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Thomas, of
Hobbs, Md, called on friends here,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Adams, of Seaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson Hewlett
and daughter of POttstOwn, Pa.
have been recent guests of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Wiley.
Mrs. Ruby Chalmers is a patient
in the Memorial Hospital, Milford
Her sister of Wilmington, is here
spending sometime with their fa-
ther and her son, Donald.
Mrs. Walter Mills shOpped in
Wilmington, Tuesday.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-21

her sister, Miss Myrtle Pettyiohn.
Goshen Methodist Church Services: !:
Sunday, May 23rd
9:45 a. m.-Sunday School. First
World Service Sunday of the new
Conference year. Service of special
significance. Each class or depart
ment is to present it's pledge for
the year. Service will be lead by
Mrs. Granville Tyndall, World Ser
vice Secretary.
11:00 a. m.-Morning WOrship.
Sermon by Rev. Harold Davis. Vo-
cal renditions by Youth and Senior
Choirs.
$3.50 p. m.-Youth Fellowship.
Anniversary Service:
In observance of the one hundred
fifteenth anniversary of the first
Sunday School in this community
a special service will be held Sun
day evening at 1880 o'clock.
Rev. Richard M. Green, a former
member of Goshen Church, and
new Executive Secretary, PENN
sula Conference, will be the guest
| speaker.
Former superintendents of the
Sunday School, now living, will be
especially recognized. They are
Messrs. Edward Davidson, J. Leon
Black, William B. WagamOn, Sr.,
and Harry Edginton.
Several vocal rendition will be
! given.
Every one is invited to come to
these services.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-21

Darby, aged 80 years, one of the
Oldest residents of Milton, were
held at the Wilson Funeral Home
on Saturday afternoon. The Rev.
Harold M. Davis, pastor of Goshen
Methodist Church (Of which MIR.
Darby was a member) officiated.
Interment was made in Goshen
Cemetery, Milton. Surviving Mr..
Darby are two brothers, Captain
Charles E. Darby, of Philadelphia
and Captain Lucius Darby, of Mil
ton. Mr.. Darby was a son of the
late Captain James and Sarah
Campbell Darby.
Milton defeated Millsboro on the
Milton grounds on Sunday after
noon after going eleven innings.
Score to 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wells, of
Milton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Marshall, of Rehoboth Beach, have
returned from a tWo-weeks tour of
the South. They visited Mr.. Mar
shalPs parents in Texas for sever
al days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hearn, OF
Merchantville, N. j., spent several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Spencer. They returned home on
Sunday evening, accompanied by
Mrs. Spencer, who spent several
days this week with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Short and
children, of Wilmington, spent Sun
day with his aunt, Mrs. Earl Reed
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Doster and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton
Lofiand and son and Mr.. and Mrs
All LofiaRd, Sr., spent a few days
this week at Mr.. Doster's hunting
lodge in the Pocono Mountains OF
Pennsylvania.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ritter, of near
Milton, are the proud parents of a
baby boy, born at Beebe Hospital
Lewes, on Sunday morning.
The Misses Wanda and Emily
Clendaniel, students at Teachers
] College, West Chester, Pa, are ex-
pected home on Thursday for the
( summer vacation with their par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Lester E. Glen.
daniel.
Nancy Lee Gilbert of Milton is
/ visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Dut
ton of Wilmington for a few days.
Church Services:
Grace Methodist Church
Sunday. May 23rd
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-21

Preaching at II.
Evening Worship:
M. Y.F at 1900.
Song service and preaching at
1880.
The Peninsula Conference of the
Methodist Church met in Whining
ton this week from Tuesday
through Friday. Rev. Howard NJ.
Davis of Goshen Church and Rev.
Milton R. Elliott are expected to
return to Milton.
Mrs. Sallie Hastings, who has
been i'll at her home near town for
several months, is showing very
little Improvement. She is suffering
from neuritis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dyson spencer and
daughter, Gloria Jane, of Gumboro,
were dinner guests on Sunday of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
| Spencer.
Mrs. Clara Kopple, Mrs. Wallace
Kopple and son, Eddie, Mrs. w. w.
Crouch and Mrs. George T. Can
non were Wilmington shoppers on
1 Wednesday of last week.
Heavy and frequent rains during
this month has greatly hindered
Broadkill farmers in planting and
cultivating their crops. Old timers
say it has been the wettest May in
a quarter century. Bayshore farms
are suffering the most as depres-
sions in the fields are veritable
frog ponds.
Mrs. Annie Messick spent the
weekend with her daughter, Miss
Dorothy Messick in Wilmington.
A contract has been given for the
painting of Grace Church parson-
age to Linford Wiley Work. is ex-
pected to start in a short time.
Hook and line fishermen are hay
{ ing great sport off Broadlkill Beach
hooking trout and hardheads. The
fishing grounds are only a half
mile off shore at this point, the
trip being made in row boats.
Mrs. Paul Handy, of Wilmington
spent several days last week with
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-21
MILTON

Milton High School graduating
exercises will be held in the school
auditorium on the evening of June
LIST. The baccalaurette sermon viii
be delivered by Mr.. Buel, lay lead
er OF st. Joseph Episcopal Church,
on May 3Oth. There are sixteen
members of the class-three boys
and thirteen girls,-as follows:
Lowell Folke, Donald Mills, Chas.
West, Louise Benson, Elsie Biz
zard, Ruth Campbell, Ida Clifton,
Betty Jane Donovan, Virginia Dom
Ovan, Ruth Ann Hopkins, Bessie
Jones, Dorothy Marvel, Jeanette
Messick, Estella Metzner, Elsie
Smith and Geraldine Walls.
Harvey Wells, a we'll known car
penter and builder, fell from a
scaffold while at work on new
dwelling in the Conwell develop
ment on Wednesday morning of
last week and sustained severe in
juries to the right arm and chest.
he was taken to Beebe Hospital, at
Lewes, where he was given treat
ment. He Is expected to be home in
q few days.
The combined American Legion
end v. f. w posts of Milton opened
on Monday and viii close on Sat
urday evening. May %. The affair
is being held on the American Le-
gion grounds. just west Of Milton
on the Milton -Ellendale Road. A
carnival company new to this sec
ton is furnishing the attractions,
Parade night was on Tuesday
starting at the high school build
ing at 1880. A shuttle bus service
has been arranged to and from the
grounds for the citizens of Milton
free. Organizations from all over
the peninsula participated in the
parade. Several bands were in line,
Notice Of an examination for the
position Of postmaster for Milton
has been posted by the Civil Serv-
Ice Commission in the local post
Cffice. Application blanks may be
secured at the Milton Post Office
but when filed out, must be sent tO
Civil Service Commission, Wash
ingtOn, 25. D. G. Veteran applicants
are entitled to FIVE points. Veterans
should fill out Form IA and AIS
with their application.
Funeral rites for Ephriam John
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-21

arm should be in a very good con
dition before it is used extensively.
when the slider is fully deyei-
oped, it will break as much as five
or six inches. 1t does not break as
widely as curve, but it can be
more effective because of the sud
denness of its action
Some veteran baseballmen disa-
gree with Feller and the slider. Cy
Perkins, for one, believes it is the
reason for so many sore arms IN
the big league today. "The pitch
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-21
FeIler Talks About Slider
BY FRANK Eek
AP Newsfeatures Sports Editor

AP Newsfeatures Sports Editor
NEW YORK - Bob FeIler, in his
new book How to Pitch" advises
against use of the slider early in
the season. Oddly enough, it was
the slider pitch that helped Feller
set his strike-out record of 348 in
1916.
Il used the slider in many spots
where l had used a curve before, 4"
writes Keller. 1T is usually pitched
to the outside corner, away from
a right handler, and also is an effec-
tive pitch to a left handler when il
is startedwide and breaks in
enough to catch the other corner
of the plate.
Because the slider has a tenden-
cy to place extra strain on elbow
muscles, it is not advisable to starr
throwing it early in training OF
very often early in the season. The
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-21
Mn al AZ AInrmons

In 1847 it took the Mormens Eve
months to travel by covered wagon
from Nauvoo, H., to Salt Lake City.
One hundred years later it took q
party Of Mormon old timers only six
hours to make the same trip on
chartered United air lines plane.
Milford chronicle., 1948-05-21

ought to be ruled out by tie man-
ayers" says the Philly bullpen
coach.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-17
COVE

Mr.. and Mrs. German Bethel an.
nounced the birth of daughter al
| their home on June 10. This is the
7th child, all girls.
Miss Edna Jenkins gave a birthday
surprise in honor of her mother
Mrs. Harold jenkins, at their home
on Saturday evening, June II. About
80 guests attended. Mrs. jenkins was
much surprised. The evening was
spent in playing games, music anC
singing. Refreshments were served by
the hostess.
Visited Old Friends
On Sunday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs
! Charles Ringer, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Ringer and daughter, Mrs. Walter
Richter and daughters, Mrs. Homer
Deniger, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Jenk-
ms and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Col
lier, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Griffith, Ruth
and Myron Griffith, Mrs. Frederick
Smith and Kenneth, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Butler, Mary Lou, and Mrs
Vernon Richter and son, all motored
to Markleysburg, Pa, and had their
Ladies' Aid meeting with one of their
members, Mrs. Milton Fisher. Mrs
and she was one of the first members,
when the society was organized in
the church about "a years ago and she
still remains a faithful member.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Opel were Mr.. and Mrs. Syl-
vester Maust and family, of Walnut
Creek, O.; Mrs. Harry Collier and
daughter jeanne, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Hartman and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Margroff.
Mrs. Olin Glass underwent an oper-
alton in Memorial hospital, Cumber-
land, last week. She was formerly of
Cove, but at present the family lives
in Frostburg.
Mrs. Elmer Kolb, who has been a
patient in the Memorial hospital, re-
turned to the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hartman, Mon
day, for a week, then hopes to be able
to go to her home at Accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Resi- and
daughter were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Resi- at Accident
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Green and
son, of LaVale, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hickman.
MIS-. GeOISe IldIllG anu Ellllel WCIt
shopping in Friendsville Saturday
evening.
Mary Ringer spent the weekend
with Ruth Kamp at Markleysburgr
Pa.
Ananias Glass is visiting with his
son Henry, and family this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. McClintock,
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther McClintock, son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett McClintock and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Smith
and sons, Elsie and Aquila Richter
were sightseeing last Sunday in
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-17

hand passage another descent occurs
one of twelve feet in depth, and al
its bottom is the ground floor with
the shallow stream. The passageway
is fairly narrow and opens into a
large room.
A path branches from the mar;
channel to the left, leading to the
pool over which is a dome-shaped
roof with stream of water usually
flowing from its apex.
Another room, a small junction of
passages, seems to invite the auto
graphs of the many who have visited
the cave, for its walls are literally
covered with names. F. C. Stahl; ..
f. Bolden, Linn and John Grant; E
Custer, July 3, 1880; Della Savage,
October II, 1894; E. A. Browning,
May l, 1871; Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Kemp, October 2, 1872; Isaac Saxon,
1870, Berlin and E. C. Woodrup, 1909,
are few of the host of monikers
scratched In the mud.
This small room appears to be the
end of the cave, but the passage con-
tinues to the right under some low
hanging rock. 1t opens into what
might resemble a hallway, the cell
ing being smooth and fiat and the
sides almost perpendicular The chan
mel turns several times, finally termi-
mating at the extreme end at quartz
stalagmite. The stream, however,
bears to the left through cleft of
rock which is impossible.
One of the strange sights encoun-
tered is a ladder that has fallen to
the floor and is now no more than "A
mass of stark, white mold. This has
taken place during the past five
years, and an answer to its rapid de
cay lies in the habitual spelean damp
ness.
Charles Friend, 6S, his brother and
sister, born and reared on the farm
of which the cave is a part, related
that they have spent entire Sundays
guiding visitors through the cave, but
not in recent years. Several persons
have attempted to buy the place and
electrify the cavern, but Mr.. Friend
has always refused. Anyone, he said,
is welcome to come and look it ove".
Only two other caves are known to
exist in Garrett county, one being
about three miles south of Loeb Lynn
and known as Elisha's cave, and the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-06-17

other located across the road from
John Friends cave. The latter has
been closed, Mr. Friend re-
lated, for some fifty years, because
cattle and horses wandered in it and
either broke legs or got lost. This one
is the largest of the three.
Potential explorers should be in
structed, to wear their oldest
clothes, be well armed with
flashlights, and accept the many
scratches and bumps as part of the
game. 1t only takes an hour to go to
the end and back, but chances are
that an afternoon will be needed to
cover the abundance of interesting
sights that are easily seen. Doubt
lessly, many parts have yet to be eX-
Dlored.