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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-10-20

wound and quite burn, and no
doubt quite a scare too. The i'm
teresting outcome of this little scrape
was that the big fellow quit acting
like bully, and was liked by
everyone after that
Going back a little farther in the
family of Mr.. /. G. Eshelman, we
find that his grandfather came in
to Washington County from Lam
caster County, Pennsylvania, and
that his great-great grandfather
came to America from Switzerland.
About all we have about this first
Eshleman in America, is that he
and his wife came here, or that is,
to Lancaster, in 1850, and that his
name was Ulrich. This mans grand
son, Peter, came to Washington
County in 1891 and settled on a
large tract of land along the Marsh
turnpike, near Reid. The follow
ing year he was ordained minis
ter in the Mennonite Church, and
six years later, he was ordained
Bishop. AS Bishop he was known
widely, was called faithful and
diligent" in his services, which he
carried out for forty years He
did much of his travelling in this
office on horse back, in all kinds of
weather, and all parts of the year.
He remarked that he probably av-
eraged one Sunday with his family
out of sixteen.
Among the Bishops eight sons
was the second Peter, the father in
the home first described in this
column, and father of the Uncle
from California. Somewhere along
this line the old Walnut desk orig
mated
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-10-20

A new type of inhation--using ITO
quarts of water--is being used to
test a new type hot water bottle
that can be stretched to SO times
its normal capacity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
BY DOROTHY RAYMER

Key Vests temporary loss is
the Virgin Islands immediate
gain. Cyril L. Marshall, artist,
craftsman and instructor, has
turned his gaze toward a more
southern horizon. He and his
wife, Catherine, expect to leave
here within a few days for St.
Croix, one of the Virgin islands.
Marshall will teach manual
arts at one of the High Schools
and also conduct evening classes
for d veterans trade school in
st. Croix. His contract calls for
"a years work with option. He
expects to paint in his spare time
and to take an active part in the
life of the islands.
"As yet" he said, "The country
down there is undeveloped. Of
course that is part of the lure of
the spot and my wife and l hope
1t stays that way. BY that | mean
we would like to see the islands
remain uncommercialized. 1t is
a wonderful place to paint"
The MarShalls made a vaca-
ton trip to the Virgin Islands in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
KEY WEST ARTIST ANSWERS
y "
Cyril Marshall Plans Inspired Educational Program
\
LURE OF WEST INDIES ISLE

July. They were impressed with
the natural beauty and with the
possibilities for cultural inter
eSts. During casual conversation
with friend. Cyril mentioned
that the schools needed special
training courses. He was immed
lately asked to call on the super
, intendent of public instruction
and within month, the new job
materialized.
Marshall told of the drastic
need for industrial and educa-
tiOnal changes in the United
States owned islands. The group
was purchased from Denmark in
1915 when World War | threa-
tened with German control of
the Panama Canal Zone. Since
then. the territory has been a
liability for two reasons. Mar
shall explained.
First cause of financial diff
ficulty was the decline in de-
mand for sugar cane export,
once the main crop. Second rea-
son is the ambition of natives to
become white-collar workers in
Continued On Page Two)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27


Not even a guess has yet been
made of the damages done to
property by the hurricane. 1t will
run into many millions of dollars,
with the Palm Beaches and
Lakeland sustaining the greater
damage.
National Guards are on duty in
West Palm Beach to stop any at
tempt at footing. Many store
fronts were blown in there, leav-
ing the stocks of stores a ready
prey for thieves.
Grady Norton, head of the Mi
ami Weather Bureau, said today
that while the hurricane may not
be classed as great, yet it was
very severe blow. with sustain
ed winds of 100 miles an hour
and gusts that reached $50 miles.
thermometers were blown
away in all areas where the full
force of the blow was felt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Complains OF
Diversion OF
State Road Funds
aRy quo Arsocinted Prc..,

ivy Ihe Associated PrraNb
ORLANDO, Aug. 27-Chairman
Alfred A. McKethan of the State
road board says that Florida's
large backlog of highway projects
is due primarily to diversion of
highway funds from gasoline tax
es, license fees and other sources.
Speaking to more than 20a per
sons at civic gathering. McKeth-
an declared that the $173,642, 900
diverted from these funds to
other uses since 1895 would have
supplied The state with 5000 addi-
tional miles of paved road.
Pointing out that the state
would have an income of approx
imately $36.00O,0OO from state
and federal sources for road CON
struction and maintenance this
year. Mcclellan said the funds
sre 'pitifully inadequate to meet
the needs in the state.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Hurricane
Advisory

MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU.
Advisory No. lob. 1000 Am.
EST, Aug q, 1919:
Lower warnings al 1000 a. m.
on the east coast south Of Mel
bourne and around Lake Okee-
chobee. Change 10 southeast
storm warnings from Melbourne
to st. Augustine.
The hurricane center was near
Lat. 28.6 N Long 82.9 W.-or about
so miles nOrth-nOrthwest Of Tam
pa at 1000 a. m. EST. Moving IN
northwesterly direction about
is mph. Strongest winds are
about 20 mph with some gust. q
little higher.
Northwestward mOveen.nt with
a slow turn 10 a more nbrthcrly
course is expected today It-Inay
regain some force over tn tx
treme northeastern Gulf OF MaEi-
CO and precautions against hurri-
cane winds is advised in the Ap-
alachee Bay area. Heavy gales
will continue over the remainder
of northern Florida for the rest of
the day.
Hurricane warnings are dis
played east of Carrabelle 10 Cedar
Keys and storm warnings else
where from Fl. Myers % Panama
City on the west coast and-on-the
east cast from Melbourne % Char
lesion.
NORTON.
Weather Bureau.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Storm Cancelled
One Plane Flight
Pl Wireplreto

1t was announced this morning
by the Key West office of Nation.
al Afliness that the somewhat err
ratio Southern hurricane caused
a minimum disruption Of service
out of Key West, with the cancel
lation of only one trip last night,
and that because of the weather
in Miami.
Service here was resumed this
morning and operations are ex-
pected to be Schedule and rou-
tine. There may be a few minor
adjustments of schedules through
the central and northern Florida
area through the day. but for the
most part National Airlines sche-
dulles will operate with minimum
delays throughout. 1t is expected
at this time that Key West opera
tons will remain at normal.
Some areas in the upper state
may be temporarily isolated due
to road washoutS and blocks but
National airlines will do every
thing possible to maintain COM
munjcations and transportation
links to all cities on the Bucca-
neer Route.
The cancellation of last
nights flight due to hurricane
conditions in the Miami area.
stated Douglas Blythe. Nationals
Key West manager, was the 4th
trip cancellation in Key Westover
period of better than IL
months
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
$4,000 Received By Local
Chapter For Polio Patients
Monroe County Gets
Aid From National
Organization For
InfaI,tile Paralysis
(P) Wirephoto

The Monroe County Chapter OF
the National Foundation of In
fantile Paralysis received from
national headquarters of the
March of Dimes organization yes
terday a check for $4,000 to as
sist in payment of local polio pa
tients' medical care, it was an
nounced today by Chapter Chair
man Mrs Wilhelmina G. Harvey.
The money was requested from
the emergency epidemic aid fund
because the local Chapter, which
retains SO percent of March OF
Dimes proceeds each year for fl
nanclal assistance to polio pa
TENTS, whose families cannot pay
full costs unaided, has run out OF
funds.
So far this year, national head
quarters has advanced $4,348,-
748.25 to Chapters as a result OF
increased incidence of infantile
paralysis plus a heavy carry over
of cases from 1948, year of high
est incidence since 1916, Mrs.
Harvey said. The Monroe County
Chapter provides treatment and
braces for persons struck with
polio as far back as 1916 when
Key West experienced its worst
polio epidemic according to Mrs.
Harvey.
The Mohroe County Chapter is
presently providing funds for the
care, in whole or in part, of
twelve patients stricken this
year and also is continuing to
pay costs CT care for twenty pa
tients stricken in former years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Last Call Issued
For Training Class
AT Local School

Students wishing to enroll
in the Diversified Cooperative
Training classes at the Key West
High School must do so Monday
or Tuesday at the latest.
William G. Chapman, coordina-
cor o. Abe classes warned to-day
that the program was already fill
ed. but that he could find room
for select few if they called to
enroll Immediately.
Chapman can be reached
through telephone number 833.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Russia Preserves
Folk Songs

MOSCOW-(P)-The work OF
collecting the folk songs and
sagas of the scores of nation
alities making up the USSR goes
on without interruption. lives
tia recently told of the activi-
ties of one of the the best-known
folk-song collectors of Russia,
the director of the Russian
Peoples Chorus of Northern
Songs, A. Y. Kolotilova.
Kolotilova, in 40 years of work
among the Russians in the Ar
changel and other northern dis
trictS, has discovered more than
700 folk songs, ia es and epics
which have been handed down
generation to generation by word
of mouth alone.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Botanical Signs
Rate Praise Note
From Visitor

Labeled tropical flora in the
grounds of Key West schools
have received the attention due.
them.
Horace O'Bryant, superintend-
ent of instruction for the county,
has letter from a summer visit
or praising the method of ident-
fication. The letter was written
by Verona Wade Malone of
Anderson, Indiana. She wrote:
"On the school grounds in
Key West, we found the trees
and shrubs identified with signs.
want to express my apprecia-
ton for the thoroughfulness
which made it possible for us to
learn the names of the beautiful
and strange tres we saw there"
Mrs. Malone also stated she
and her family enjoyed the visit
TO Key West and that they plan
TO return in the near future.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Italy Has
More Livestock
Than Prewar

ROME-(Pl-Italy'S cattle pop.
ulation now exceeds that of pre-
war years. Figures released by
Central Statitics Office show
there were 100000 head of cat
tie and oxen at the end of 1913,
compared with 7,667,000 tie n
years ago. Pigs total 100000 more
than the 1888 figures, while sheep
equal the pre-war level. Goats
now number 2,l74,000 head COM
pared with 100000 in 1888.
Only horses have not reached
the pre-war level, numbering
10000 against 791,0 900 in 1898.
The Agriculture Ministry pro-
gram aims at 100000 head of
cattle before the end of 1850. The
Ministry expects to raise the
number of pigs to 100000 and to
obtain better meat production
through selective breeding
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Treasury Offers
ISL Billion In
.9l-Day Bills

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27-Last
night, the Treasury announced an
offering of $l,000,OD0, 900 9i-day
bills to refund an issue of approx
imately $9O0.00O.O00 in similar
bills coming due September and
to leave the Treasury an extra
$i0O,0O0,000 in cash.
This continued deficit financ-
ing" operations begun few
weeks ago when it became nee
essary to start borrowing to meet
the governments current expen-
SEES since that were running
above revenues.
The Treasury also served no
Ttice through the Federal Reserve
ba1issit wi1tsMithdraw $359,5O0,-
900 from its accounts in private
banks, half on Aug. 80 and the
other haaf September /.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Jersey Thieves
Held Here; Await
ExiraditiOn

Three youths arrested two days
ago by Deputy Sheriff Frank
Weber are being held in the
County Jail until extradiction pa
pers and an officer from Freehold,
NJ. J. arrive in Key West.
The trio are Vincent Heller, II,
his brother, Edward Heller, Is,
and John Moore, is, wanted for
breaking and entering, robbery
and larcency of an automobile
from an amusement park in New
. Jersey.
When arrested ON charges of
suspicion in Key West $l40 in
nickels were found in their pos
session.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Soviet Has Deer
Horn Farms

MOSCOW-(R)-In the Soviet
Far East special farms are busy
growing deer horns. This sounds
like strange occupation, but in
fact it is a profitable one. For the
deer are the exceedingly rare
spotted deer and the young horns
of this species possess medicinal
qualities highly valued by special
lists.
The spotted deer is found only
in the Maritime District of the
Soviet Far East, The deer farms
have double task - to collect
this valuable product and to per
NIT the spotted deer to multiply.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Examinations Held
ROr City Hall Job

Civil service examinations
were held tbs morning al the
City Hall for clerk-typists. Vie
tor Lowe. city clerk who con-
Quoted The examinations. ar
nounced that six persons applied.
The selectee will be detertnin-
ed at the meeting Of the civil
service board next Thursday
Further openings in the field
will be considered IL lsteI date.
Lowe said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
USS Cochi1,o, Sunk In
Arctic Ocean, Former
Key West Navy Ship
Underwater Craft
Left Here About
Year Ago
Reports Reveal
None OF Cochino's.
Crew Lost In
Ocean Accident

The USS Cochino. a submarirs
that sank in the Arctic Oces,.
Thursday, was formerly attached
to Subron 4 at the Key West Ma
val Station, II was announced To-
day by Key West Naval base.
According TO word from WASH
ington, none OF the crewmen who
died in the accident, were mem
bers of the crew Of the Cochin0.
1t is understood here that the six
crewmen who died were mem
bers of the USS Tusk. which fig-
ured in the rescue of cochino's
crew. srtr
The Tusk had put into Key
West Naval Station. bat WAS
never attached TO the station
The Cochino left here about a
year ago for New London. Cunn.
al. the time several submarine
were transferred there. Other
submarines from Panama and
other points around the Csrihbe-
an were transferred here. 50 that
there are now about ~ sutnna-
rines stationed at the Key West
Naval Station. VI sll
There is no information avail
able at SubRon 4 today about the
officers or the members Of the
crew Of the cochino. All the Sub
Ron 4 officers had 20 attend a
conference today held by Admit
al James Fife. Ir.. lfpmmandes *
the Submarine Force. Atlantic
Fleet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Dream Prediction
Slightly Off Beam

MELBOURNE-(P)-A school
bus driver. ]. c. Doherty, had a
troubled dream the other night.
He dreamt a rear wheel of his
bus fell off.
Next day he checked all four
wheels of his bus. His journey to
the school was uneventful.
But another of the schools
buses had an accident. A rear
wheel came off. No one was in
jured.
Dreamer Doherty drove out
and picked up the stranded
pupils.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
llMiami Planes,
Driven By High
Winds, Put In Here

Eleven sirplanss that put down
at Key West Airport yesterday by
reason of the high winds at Miami
airport left this morning to re-
turn to Miami.
One by one the big airplanes
that usually put down at Miami
came into Meacham's Field here
yesterday. They remained over
night when their pilots took off
again, when the winds had subsi-
ded in Miami.
Both the Aerovias @ Airlines
and the Faraldo Flying Service
took care of the pilots while they
remained here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Squirrel Worries
Mother Cat

MOSCOW (R)-Antics of one
of the younger members of her
family have driven a good-nat-
ured mother cat at the Moscow
ZOO to the edge of a nervous
breakdown. It's an ever-continu-
ing puzzle to her as to just how
her smallest Offspring" can
Iseamper aleng the ceiling of tho
cage they live in without mortal
danger. But just wait till she
sees him crack a nut!
For the baby is young orphan
ed Russian squirrel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Italy Builds Ships

ROME AolAForty-nine mer-
chant ships totaling 2l7,38Oi
gross tons are under construct
ion in Italian shipyards, the Mer-
chant Marine Ministry has an
nounced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Israel Seeks
Australian Cattle

SYDNEY-(P1-Israel is look
ing for stud cattle in Australia
and New Zealand. Eliyahu Hop
ovetzki. an Israeli expert now in
Australia. says he hopes to buy
1000 stud cattle in Australia and
New Zealand for Israel.
On his way to Australia, Hop
Ovetzki spent 20 days in India
examining cattle breeding there.
He said he would be in Australia
and New Zealand for several
months.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Mattingly Owns
|Duyal Restaurant

Jim Mattingly informed The
Citizen that he owns the reStau
rant at 43l Duval street in which
Thomas A. Weaver, who was Shot
and killed by his wife Tuesday
night, was formerly a cook.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-27
Hurricane Roars Into Gulf
After Killing Three And
Causing Millions In Damages
SUSTAINED WINDS Placed At 40 MILES, WITT
GUSTS REACHING l50DIILES AMOUR;
BECAME VERY SEVERE BLOW

MIAMI. Aug 27-The Gulf Of
Mexico in norfhwesteriY direction after having left behind
death toll Of three and millions of dollars damages
United States Senator Spessard Holland
formed three had been killed but
the reported dead 20Yeaod boy
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
ORDER OF PUBLICATTON
mo. 17249 Equity In The Circuit
Court For Washington County.
VIRGIL L. Sewers
MILDRED w SowEPc

MILDRED w. Sewers
TO: MILDRED w. Sewers. De-
PENDANT and nonresident of the
State of Maryland, whose address is
co Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Winchester, Va.
The object OF this suit is that the
Complainant may be divorced A
VlNCULO MATRIMONII from the
said Defendant, and for other relief.
The Bill states that the parties were
married on the 3rd day of April,
1881, by Rev Walter B. Brock. a
minister of the Gospel in Mountain
Lake Park, Garrett County, Mary
land, and after said marriage resid
ed together in Winchester, Virginia
until sometime in October 1895.
when your Respondent deserted your
OratrlX and refused to live with him.
That two children were born unto
your Respondent and Orator as a
result of said marriage; namely
Jane Sewers, born October 18th,
1881; and Susan Sewers, born No
vember n, 1882, who are in the
custody of the Defendant That said
desertion and abandonment is de-
liberate and final and beyond any
hopes of reconciliation and has CON
tlnued uninterrupted for at least
eighteen months. That the Orator
has always been a good, faithful,
chaste and affectionate husband to-
ward his said wife and has given her
no cause or reason to abandon and
desert him. That your Orator is a
resident of Washington County,
State of Maryland, and the Respond
ent is a nonresident of the State
OF Maryland, and is Superintendent,
OF the Winchester Memorial Hos
pltal, Winchester, Va. Said Orator
has been a resident of Washington
County, Maryland, for more than
Five years last passed; and the Bill
prays for an Order of Publication.
IT IS THEREUPON this 10th day
of June, A. D., 1949, by the Circuit
Court for Washington County, sit
ting as a Court of Equity, ORDER
ED that the Orator, by causing a
copy of the Order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in Wash
ington County. once in each of four
successive weeks prior to the 9Th
day of July, A. D., 1949, give no
tice to the said defendant of the
object and substance of this suit and
warn her to be and appear in this
Court in person or by Solicitor, on
or before the 25th day of July, A.
D., 1949, to answer the premises and
show cause, if any there be, why a
decree ought not be passed as
J. GUY WEAGLEY,
Clerk.
True Copy Test:
]. Guy Weagley. Clerk 6-16-4t
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of George Henry Steward.
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the
subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Washington
County, Letters of Administration
on the estate of
GEORGE HENRY STEWARD
late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit same with the vouchers there
of, legally authenticated, to the
subscriber, on or before the 10th day,
of January next; they may other
wise, by law, be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 10th
day of June, AID, 1949.
VIOLA MAY STEWARD,
6-16-3t Administrative
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
4O,72O,OOO U. S. Families

The United States acquired $685.
600 new families from 1910 to 1948,
according to the Encyclopaedia Bri-
tannica's new 1949 Book of the Year.
At the time of the last decennial
census in 1910, the number of house
holds in the U. S. totaled 35,O87, 44O.
Last year the number had risen to
4O,720,00O-an increase of Is percent
in eight years.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16

Mrs. Ida Jane LOwman, widow of
Charles E. Lowman, died at the
home of her granddaughter, Mrs.
Catherine Walleck, rs Harmon ave
nue., on June 8, aged IS.
She was born and reared at
Rouzersville, the daughter of Mich
ael and Ann Catherine Lookabaugh.
Surviving are: two daughters, Mrs.
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so survive.
Eugene A. Spessard, educator
and church leader, died on June
in his home at Cavetown.
The son of Samuel H. and Susan
Hawkins Spessard, he was born in
Cavetown and resided there his en-
| tire life.
His active career began in 1884
as first assistant teacher with George
c. Pearson, principal at Smithsburg,
although he lacked a teachers Ger
tificate and was under the required
age. The next school year of 1884
IS was spent at the school then
known as Shockey school, near Mid
vale, and the following three years
at Clear Spring.
Mr.. Spessard then became princi-
pal of Funkstown school, teaching
there one year. The next year he
was named principal at Smithsburg
and held that position for 81 years
before retiring.
Mr.. Spessard was lifelong mem
Der of the Reformed Church and
served as secretary and vice-presi-
dent of the church council for many
years. At the time of his death, he
retained the honor of elder emeritus.
He also served as delegate to the
Potomac Synod and at a Synod
meeting in York, Pa, 20 years ago,
he helped influence the beginning
of an old folks home at Homewood
on Virginia avenue. He was APP
pointed a director of the home and
served as secretary until his resig-
nation three years ago because of
i'll health.
For many years, Mr. Spessard
was superintendent of the Sunday
school at Cavetown and teacher of
the Mems Bible Glass. He was also
treasurer of the church, cemetery,
and bequest funds, for many years.
He was the last member of the
family Only a niece, Mrs. B. F.
Cox, Macon, Miss, and two sisters
in-law survive.
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lower than they are now. Yet it
took the average worker 10 hours
and u minutes of labor to pay for
a weeks food for his family. Today,
in spite of higher prices, he needs
to work only 10 hours and 40 min
utes to earn the weeks food supply.