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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08

numerous backdrops for the various
scenes assisted by the students. The
pageant concerned the original virgin
forests, how the early pioneers waste
fully destroyed these and how the In
dams became aroused over the mis-
treatment of the natural resources by
the white man. Then came early con-
servation practices, destruction by
fire, mistreatment of the soil, de-
struction of wild life and finally re-
forestation, state and national parks,
and farm conservation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08

poor health for several weeks.
Mr.. Skidmore was born January
10, 1901, in Frostburg, a son of the
late Howard NJ. and Leslie Wade
Skidmore. He was vice-president of
the Garrett County School Bus Oper-
ators' Association.
Surviving are his wife and two
sons, James Skidmore, Baltimore;
and Eugene Skidmore, Friendsville.
Funeral services will be conducted
Friday afternoon at o'clock from
the Methodist church in Friendsville,
with Rev. w. f. Wade, pastor, Of
floating. Interment will be in the Ad-
Olson cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08
700 See Pageant
About Conservation

Approximately 700 persons saw the
pageant, "Story of Conservation, F."
presented Monday and Tuesday even
ings by pupils of the Oakland Ele-
mentary school.
At least 800 pupils took part in the
performance, either as part of a large
choral group, under direction of Mrs,
Russell II. Brown, or as participants
in the pageant itself.
Narrators were Fred Stemple and
Dolores Vetter, while art director
was Lawrence Del Rosso, who had
worked for a month, painting the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08

Thomas S. Jones, Second street,
Oakland, will be one of three CO.
valedictorians at commencement cere-
monies of the University of Illinois
on Sunday, June IS. The school has
some 10000 students and is having
the largest senior class in history
there.
Jones is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
R. Jones. He is graduating from the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
majoring in chemistry. He is con-
sidering further work in this field at
the University next term. Jones is a
graduate of Oakland High school
where he was active in scholastic and
extra-curricular work. He was editor
of the school paper, "The Acorn"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08
Low Bidder on Road Project

Richard F. Kline, of Frederick, was
low bidder on a Western Maryland
highway project, it was announced by
the State Roads Commission Wednes-
day.
The bid was for grading, drainage
and widening with macadam should
ers of a 3.6-mile section of US. route
219 from Accident southwest through
Flatwoods toward Hoyes. The bid was
$511, 0S0. There will be several relo-
cations of the highway in this area to
eliminate existing dangerous sections
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08
Candidate Visits County

George p. Mahoney, Baltimore,
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor, accompanied by W.
Lee Elgin, former Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles, were in the county
last weekend, visiting party men,
bers at Oakland Friday, Kitzmiller,
Accident, Friendsville and Grants
vile on Saturday, He will oppose
Governor w. Preston Lane, Jr., for
the nomination.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08
HOWARD A. SkIDMORE

Howard A. Skidmore, aged 40,
died at his home in Friendsville
early Wednesday morning, June T.
about 12:45, as the result of heart
condition. A physician was at his
bedside at the time.
Deceased, a barber in Frendsville
and school bus driver, had been in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08
CALF DEATHS HIGH:
ONE OF FIVE LOST

About one calf out Of every i've
that is born never lives to produce
milk or beef.
Some calf losses are bound to oc-
cur, but if all farmers would apply
proved preventive and treatment
methods, at least half of the total
loss could be avoided.
Some calf deaths are related to
poor feeding and care of pregnant
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08
INFANT DEATH

An infant daughter of Clayton and
Marlene WEIGH Smith, of Oakland
was born Saturday morning at the
home of the parents, and died Satur-
day evening, June 3, in the local hos
pital, after having been placed in the
incubator there.
Burial was at the Ferndale ceme-
terry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08
MISS ORLEYNA V. DuNHAM

MISS ORLE1 Ma v. DU MIA
Miss Orleyna Victor Durham, aged
% years, retired school teacher died
in Garrett County Memorial hospital
at Oakland Monday morning, June
5, about 4 o'clock, after being pa
tient there for about two weeks. She
had been in i'll health for several
months
Deceased was the only child of the
late John and Jane Rush Durham
and was born in Oakland September
IA, 1876. She began her teaching
career in Garrett county at the
Brant school in 1900. She then taught
at the Enlow School and Crellin
school, coming to the Oakland ele-
mentary school in 1904 and remain
ing until 1924. From 1924 until 194l
when she retired she was teacher
in the Loeb Lynn school.
Miss Durham was member of St.
Marks Lutheran church, Oakland,
and a member of the Queen Esther
circle. Her father was the second
sheriff of Garrett county.
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Lutheran church with Rev.
Luther L. Hare, pastor, officiating.
Interment was in the Friendsville
cemetery. Pallbearers were George
X. Littman, Paul B. Naylor, Walter
Hardesty, Alva G. Gortner, Edward
P. Kahl and Jesse j. Ashby.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08
DIED
MRS. RUTH NJ. CUPPETT

MRS. RUTH NJ. CUPPETT
Mrs. Ruth NJ. Cuppett, 81, who
died in Monongalia General hospital
at Morgantown, w. Va, was buried
Sunday afternoon, June 4, in the
Terra Alta cemetery. Rev. Sumner
Sawyer officiated.
Mrs. Cuppett was member of the
Terra Alta Methodist church. Her
parents were the late Calvin and
Clarissa Ann Cress Forman.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Pearl Feather, Terra Alta; Mrs. Asa
Lewis, Oakland; a son, Foster Cup
petit, Terra Alta; six grandchildren
and one great grandchild.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08

Professional lighting equipment
was provided by the National Stage
Lighting company of Washington.
The pageant was produced by the
faculty Of the elementary school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08
Baseball Game Scheduled

The Oakland Amvcts baseball team
has scheduled a game with Aurora
this evening, June 8, starting at $50
o'clock, on the Oakland ball field.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08

The number of job holders in L. s.
was listed at near go million. There
we're 3,05700O unemployed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08

Proper care will save more calves.
cow. Poorly ventilated, sunless or
unsanitary calf barns are also linked
with sick calves. Scours and pneu-
monia likewise rank as top calf Kill
lers, while parasites come as a close
second.
Recent studies have proved just
how important housing can be in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-06-08

THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1850
Evening star., 1950-05-04

for $50 at the Government
Printing Office.
-
COMMERCE-Dr. Dean B. Judd
Of the National Bureau of Stand
ards photometery and colorimetry
section. has received the Com
merce Departments Exception
Service Award for outstanding
scientific accomplishment in the
fields of colorimetry and color
vision.
AGRICULTURE-After As years
of service. John Roy Cohran. as
siStant to the chief of Agriculture
Departments Bureau of Animal
Industry. is retiring, Mr.. Cohran
who was one Of Agriculture most
able and popular officials, plans
to spend a considerable portion
Of his time in travelling.
BE sure to listen at Gas pm.
erery Saturday ouer WMAL,
The Star station. TO Joseph
Youno'S Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
ne,cS and uiet0s OF the Govern
ment Scene.J
Evening star., 1950-05-04
ID. {. Medical Society
Picks DR.. Costenbader
As lis President-EIect.

DR.. Frank D. Costenbader,
Washington ophthalmologist, has
been named president-elect of the
District Medical Society, to take
Office July l. 1851.
DR.. Costenhader will succeed DR..
William M. Ballinger. who takes
office next July.
He was elected last night at
the annual business meeting of
the society. Other officers named
include:
DR. j. Bay Jacobs. first vice
president; DR.. Helen Gladys Kain,
second vice president; DR.. Walter
Freeman (present president) ,
board member for four years; DR..
j. Ross Veal. Board of Censors
member for three years; DR.. Her
bert Ramsey, delegate to the
American Medical Association,
and DR.. Victor r. Alfaro, alternate
delegate.
DR.. Costenbader, a graduate of
the University of Virginia Medical
School, is president of the Med
ical Service of the District, the
prepaid surgical care plan spon-
Sored by the society. He is as
sistant clinical professor of oph-
thamology at George Washington
University Medical School and is
associated with the medical staffs
Of several other hospitals.
In an important action the So
ciety also recommended that
Group Health Association-the
lay-sponsoredl prepayment med.
ieal care plalR+ +be4Te ecognizeH by
1.-The ANA The4AAdA last yearaset
up 20 principles as criteria for
lay-sponsored plans, which the
society voted are met by CHA.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
Allied Frontier at Trieste
BIockaded by Tito Police
BY the Assoeioted Press

TRIESTE, May 4.-Premier-
Marshal Tito's police have begun
sudden showdown blockade be-
tween the Yugoslav and Anglo
American zones of the Trieste free
territory.
Without explanation Yugoslav
guards Tuesday began a careful
screening Of each person crossing
the frontier. Informed sources
said that while 900 persons usually
cross the frontier from the Yugo-
slav zone daily, only 20 succeeded
in reaching the city of Trieste
yesterday.
ROME, May 4 (P).-Premier AL
eide de Gasperi appealed yester-
day to the Big Three Western
powers for Intervention against
Yugoslavia in the Trieste free ter
ritory dispute. He charged Yugo-
slavia has violated treaty terms
by her actions in the zone she
controls.
Intervention from the West is
a logical and necessary conse-
quence" of the offer by the United
States. Britain and France in 194s
TO return the Trieste territory to
Italy, the Premier told the Senate
Evening star., 1950-05-04
VarietyCIub Dedicates
Diet Kitchen at Home

The Variety Club of Washing
ton today dedicated a fully
equipped diet kitchen at the Home
for 1ncurables, 3720 Upton street
NV.
The equipment includes a
refrigerator, stove, cabinets and
other kitchen furnishings.
Present at the dedication were
Mrs. j. L. Houghteling, president
OF the homes Board of Managers:
Fred S. Kogod. chairman of the
Variety Club welfare committee:
Wade Pearson, chief barker of
the Variety Club; George E.
.Bedell, jr., honorary member of
the club and a patient at the
home, and Mrs. Sara S. Young of
the clubs women's committee.
In past years the Variety Club
with the help of Mr.. Bedell has
raised money to furnish an eve
and dental clinic, a diagnostic
clinic and to establish a shut-in
movie program for the home.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
LITER May Be Innocent

Testifying against a proposed
new law. the Maryland Peni-
tentiary warden said there Is
strong evidence q man serving life
for rape may be innocent.
Col. Edwin T. Swenson told the
Legislative Council at Annapolis
that James La Guardia, 80, circus
roustabout, may be innocent of
the attack on Baltimore County
woman three years ago. - La
Guardia first was sentenced to
death and two others were given
life and 81 years. Later La
Guardia's sentence was conmuted
by Gov. Lane.
Now, says the warden, later evi-
dence may prove his Innocence.
The proposed law, among other
things, would require the death
penalty to be carried out within
four to eight weeks after i'm
position
Evening star., 1950-05-04
Congress in Brief

SENATE:
Continues debate on $3,372,450.-
900 foreign aid bill.
Commerce Subcommittee calls
Kansas City witnesses for open
hearing on bill to ban transmits
sion of gambling information.
Interior Committee continues
open hearings on statehood for
Hawaii.
Foreign Relations Subcommittee
holds closed door session on probe
of communism in Government
agencies.
Foreign Relations Committee
meets in closed session on COM
mercial treaties.
Labor Subcommittee holds open
hearing on proposed changes In
Railway Labor Act.
Post Office Committee continues
open hearings on proposal to
boost postal rates.
HOUSE:
Continues debate on Interior
Department funds.
Armed Services Committee con-
siders two-year extension of Draft
Law.
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities holds open hearing in Will
liam Remington case.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
| Taft Sees Possibility
OF ] Billion ERP Cut
AS Ives Joins Bloc
BY ne Asse<ieesd Prsa

Encouraged by q new economy
recruit, Senator Taft. Republican.
OF Ohio said today there is .
possibility" the Senate will whack
half a billion dollars from the
pending European aid bill.
Senator Ives. Republican. Of
New York told the Senate late
yesterday that for the first time"
he will vote to cut a Marshall
Plan authorization.
The New Yorker backed this up
by Offering an amendment TO
whittle $500 million from the So
billion asked 10 finance the third
year OF the European Recovery
Program.
$500 Million Sought.
Previously Senators Taft and
Hickenlooper. Republican, Of
Iowa had backed a cut of $500
million while Senator KEN. Re-
publican, OF Missouri proposed q
full 81 billion slash.
The Senate has agreed TO start
voting on these various cutbackS
and long list of other amend
mentS tomorrow.
Senator Connally. Democrat, OF
Texas. floor manager for the big
elobal aid authorization, told a
reporter he was confident the
Senate would reject all attempts
to cut back the total.
But Senator Taft said he hopes
economy advocates can join forces
"on a cut of 500 or 600 million
dollars. I don't care which,"
Ives Gives Reasons.
Senator Ives listed number OF
reasons for supporting cut at
this time. including;
l. An urgent need for econ
omy" because of the huge deficit
being piled up now by this Gov
eminent.
2. A return to above pre-war
productivity in most European
| countries.
3. Failure of Western European
nations to remove their trade
| barriers.
Senator KEN sharply criticized
the pouring out of billions OF
American dollars in what he
called program to aid England,
France and other nations ma.
tionalize or Socialize industries.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
Truman Declines Comment
On World Leaders Talks

! ! President Truman today de-
clined .commenGE on the proposal
Of U. N. Secretary General Trygve
Lie to bring the beads of States
and representatives of U. N. men,
Der nations together to end the
cold war.
Mr.. Lie saw President Truman
In Washington shortly before 60
ing abroad but Mr.. Truman said
today a'C news conference that
details of the u. N. officials
mission were not discussed thor
oughly.
He said Mr.. Lie had expressed
his intention of visiting all the
chiefs of states but their talks had
been on a general plane.
: Asked specifically what he
thought about bringing the world
leaders together, the President
said he would not comment at
this time.
A State Department spokesman
said yesterday that this Govern
ment encourages any contact
with the Russians aimed at pre-
Serving peace.
Michael McDermott, State De-
partment press officers, said in
reply to a reporters question that
-9the United States is interested in
Mr.. Lies trip to Moscow and the
results it may produce"
- He declined further direct COM
s{nent except to say that Mr.. Lie
Is making the trip on his own
initiative.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
IS Guard Planes Grounded

Half the planes in the Maryland
Air National Guard have been
grounded because of faulty en-
gines.
The State adjutant general is
sued an order after four recent
crashes of FAT Thunderbolts.
None was hurt but an inveStiga-
ton showed that some engines
had not been overhauled since
We day. In Washington. the
National Guard Bureau has Or
dered a routine inspection" Of all
air guard planes. Last week an
airguardsman was killed in New
York State.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
HuIko to Address Club

John Halko. director of research
and church planning of the WASH
ington Federation of Churches,
will speak at a meeting of the
Mems Club of the Episcopal
Church of the Epiphany at 6:15
pm. Monday in the church parish
hall, 1917 G street NV. Mr.. Halko
will talk on religious trials in
Czechoslovakia and elsewhere be-
hind the Iron Curtain.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
Truman Switches Seating
So Press Can Hear Better

President Truman today set UP
microphones and switched the
seating arrangements in his new
press conference room in an effort
to improve the acoustics.
When the weekly sessions were
transferred to the old State De-
partment Building last week, re-
porters in the rear of the room
had some difficulty hearing.
Today. instead of standing at
one end of the huge conference
room. the President had his desk
moved to a side wall midway OF
it's length, thus moving his hearers
in closer.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of olumbia-Some SUM-
'&hine and warmer today with high
est temperature in the middle 70s.
Partly cloudy tonight with lowest
around So degrees. Some cloudi-
ness and warmer tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-05-04

Is a very mer-
ltoriouS ne !"
and will sup
port it.
This lso
means it h a S
the omcial sup
port Of the ad-
N i n / S tration.
since the COM
mission doe S
not indorse leg
| islation until it
receives the ad-
! N i nistration' S
! okay.
Evening star., 1950-05-04

Maryland and Virginia-Some
cloudiness and mild tonight. Most
ly fair and warmer tomorrow.
Wind velocity at 1880 o'clock
this morning, 5 miles per hour;
direction, south.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
Civic Group Will Elect

The East Falls Church Civic
Association will elect officers and
adopt a constitution and bylaws
at 8 pm. tomorrow at the Charles
A. Stewart Elementary School,
2400 Underwood street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
Maryland
and
Virginia
Six Virginions Renominoted
To House Seats; ; Opposed
News in Brief

All but three of Virginia's nine
Representatives have won auto
matte denomination in the August
Democratic primary for lack Of
opposition at the midnight dead
line last night.
Only Representative Smith of
Alexandria and Representative
Gary of the Sd district and Repre-
sentative-electE Edward J. Robson,
jr.. of the 1st district. face con-
tests. Mr.. Robson was elected
in a special election Tuesday to
replace the late S. Otis Bland and
will qualify for the unexpired
term next week.
Representative Smith will be
opposed by 1t. Comdr. Herman
K. Kopp, Fairfax County, and
Arthur F. Souther, Arlington. Re-
publicans. incidentally. will hold
an 9Th district House primary to
nominate Tyrrell Krum. Fairfax,
or Hal Flood Hughes, Arlington
Mr.. Gary will be opposed by
Mintree Folkes, jr. The situa-
ton in the 1st district is a little
more complex. Mr.. Robson de-
feated three other candidates in
Tuesdays election and his op-
ponents earlier had indicated
they would run again in the Au-
gust primary. Since Mr.. Robe
sons victory. however, only Mrs.
Katharine c. Blow has said she
will run while William A. Wright
and Blake T. Newton have been
noncommittal
X X *
Needs Taxes, Zones Lake.
The last hope of acquiring Lake
Barcroft-an Alexander Water Co.
reservoir-as a site for a Northern
Virginia park grew DINNER yes
terday when the Fairfax Board of
Supervisors rezoned the 680-acre
tract for residential use.
The land. which is 71a miles
from the District, was zoned for
a minimum of 10000 square feet
lot size. Earlier, suburban COM
munities had considered using it
for a recreation area but Fairfax
County officials said this would
take the property off the tax rolls
and they needed the revenue from
high-type residential develop
ment.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
S15O,OOO Probe
Waits Only Naming Of
Members by BarkIey

A $150.000 Senate investigation
Of interstate crime today awaited
only the naming Of the special
committee by Vice President Bark
ley.
1t was the Vice President who
late yesterday broke a tie to assure
that the investigation would be
made by a special committee ra-
ther than by the Judiciary Com
mittee as the Republicans wanted.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, Of
Tennessee. who Shepherded his
Grim = investigating resolution
through months Of Senate delay
to the compromise measure ap-
proved yesterday. is expected to be
chairman of the five-man COM
mittee.
Counsel Also to Be Appointed.
Under the compromise fought
bitterly by the Republicans. the
Vice President will choose the
other members from the Judiciary
and Commerce Committees-both
of which originally claimed juris-
diction over the inquiry.
Assuming that the selections
will be made on a seniority basis
the other subcommittee posts will
go to Senators Mcfarland, Demo-
crat, of Arizona; Tobey. Repub-
lican, of New Hampshire; Wiley
Republican, of Wisconsin, and
Johnson, Democrat, of Colorado
Also yet to be appointed is a
special counsel at salary of ST.
500 year, and an associate
counsel at $12.500 a year.
Senator Kefauver told reporters
that if he is named chairman he
will get a staff to work imme-
diately. He said he expected the
committee would make a field in
veStigation for several weeks be-
fore embarking on open hearings.
He told the Senate earlier that
he hopes the committee will dig
out all the facts and develop its
cases behind closed doors before
making public charges.
1t was the question of giving
the job to a special committee
that brought on the 1886 tie
broken by Vice President Barkley.
This was the substitute for the
original Kefauver resolution which
would have kept the investigation
in the Judiciary Committee.
Earlier, on a strict party line
vote of 1891, the Republicans
lost their motion to permit them
to pick their own members of the
investigating committee.
On final passage of the resolu-
ton, the count was 50 to /. The
lone dissenter was Senator Dom
nell, Republican, of Missouri, who
made last-ditch stand to get
places on the investigating COM
mittee for himself and Senator
Ferguson, Republican. of Michigan.
Action on the long pending Ke-
fauver resolution came somewhat
unexpectedly late in the day after
it appeared it would be passed