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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-05-24
Work on Layout of
High School Grounds

A committee has been appointed
by r. Bowen Hardesty, county super
mtendent of schools, to work on the
layout of the grounds of the new
high schools. This will include plan
ming for farming, forestry, physical
education, etc. for the 40 acres at
Oakland high, and the 100 acres at
the Cove school.
The committee includes physical
education people, agricultural people,
County Agent John II. Carter, and
parents. They are being guided by
Carl N. Johnson, landscape specialist,
University of Maryland, and DR.. Will
liam c. Vinal, am outdoor education
person from Massachusetts univer-
sity, who at present is employed by
the State Department of Education.
Mr.. Hardesty also announced that
additional purchases were being made
for the two schools. These include
business machines, individual tables
and chairs, sewing machines, science
equipment, etc, and that purchases
were being completed for stoves,
frigidaires, deep freezes and laundra-
mats. He pointed out that when some
thing is purchased for one school, the
same item is also purchased for the
other.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-05-24
New Homemakers
Club Is Organized

A new Homemakers Club was
organized on Tuesday afternoon, May
%. at the home of Mrs. Ernest Spoer-
lein by Mrs. W. w. Dewitt. President
of the County Homemakers clubs, and
Miss Ethel Grove, home demonstla-
ton agent.
The name for the new club was not
decided upon. The members are from
Gortner and Red House and they plan
to meet at the Sunnyside Grange
Hall.
The officers elected were: Mrs
Ernest Spoerlein, president; Mrs
Frank Snively, vice president; Mrs
Wayne Hamilton, secretary; Mrs. Eel
da Snyder, treasurer.
The Chai1men: Clothing, Mrs. Arlie
Fike; Cultural, Mrs Frank Snively;
Foods. Mrs. Dewey Gnegy; Health,
Mrs. Grace White; Home Furnish
ings, Mrs. Ray Ridder; Home Man
agement, Mrs. Pearl Soldiers.
Eighteen were present and nine
sent word that they would like to be-
come members. Mrs. Dewitt told of
the Homemakers organization and
program. Miss Grove gave a demon
stration of the steps in making alumni
mum trays.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-05-24
Object To Action

Some members Of the County
Licensed Beverage Dealers associa-
ton who were angered last week by
the action of the sheriff in obtaining
Federal liquor license stamps from
fourteen individuals, were told by
Attorney f. ]. Ryan of Allegany
county that county officials were en-
tirely within their rights. A meeting
to discuss the action was held last Fri
day evening at Point View Inn.
They were told that the certificates
purchased by them were plainly
marked This is a tax and not a IL
cense."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-05-24
Nine Births Recorded

Nine births were recorded at the
Oakland hospital during the past
week. A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Bowser, Accident, on the
18th; a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles l. jackson, Mt. Lake Park,
on the 18th; a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Muha, Friendsville, on the goth;
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. John H..
Foster, Oakland, on the goth; son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley A. Savage,
Oakland, on the DIST; son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren H. Friend, Friendsville,
on the 22nd; a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
James R. Savage, Mt. Lake Park, on
the 22nd; a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
P. Layton, Bayard, on the oath; a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Donald S.
Mullenex, Oakland, on the oath.
Census this morning was q adults
and infants.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-05-24
ACCIDENT

The Zioi Lutheran Ladies' Aid
group will sponsor the annual chicken
supper and bazaar in the social room
at the church on Saturday evening,
Nav 26, with the serving Of suppers
beginning at 4:30 o'clock, standard
time.
The American Legion, Accident
Post No. pos, will observe Memorial
Day by featuring a parade at 1000
O'Clock on May Goth, followed by 4
band concert and a speech by Judge
Advocate Lewis Fatkin, of the De-
partment of Maryland, at the school.
The public is invited.
Roy Broadwater is patient in the
Memorial hospital, Cumberland, where
he was admitted on Wednesday of
last week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-05-24
Plan Playground at Swanton

Plans were discussed for making a
playground at Swanton at meet
ing of the Swanton PIT. A. on Mon
day evening, May IA. A permanent
community Christmas tree is to be
transplanted by PIT. A. members on
the school grounds, soon.
The PIT. A. president announced
that a piano had been received from
the Board of Education.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-05-24

Mrs. F. D. Bittle entertained men,
beers of her bridge club at her home
on Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul limbaugh plan
to move soon to a house near the
breast Of Deep Creek Lake dam.
DR.. Hopwood Wooddell. College
Park, spent several days here with
his mother, Mrs. Sallie Wooddell.
Miss Ethel Waryold, Woodsido,
Long Island, and Carroll II. Jones,
Evanston. H., are guests of Mrs. d.
Edward Offutt.
Blaine Gicssman, who had been re-
siding near Baltimore, returned TO
Oakland several days ago and is now
residing in a trailer at Deep Creek
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Day MulliniX and
son Bill, of Silver Spring, spent the
weekend in Loeb Lynn with Mrs.
Mullinix's mother, Mrs. II. v Leigh
ton, and other relatives.
Phyllis Walker, Charleston. w. Va,
was recently named "Miss West Nir-
ginia" at the University at Morgan
town. She is a freshman at the school
A niece of William Rees, Of Oakland
Miss Walker visited here few weeks
ago.
Dr. T. B. Dunno, count health Off
Ger; Olonzo P. Fike, Inspector; Miss
Grace Jones, physio-therapist; and
nurses Mrs. Margaret Lyons, Mrs
Hazel Walter and Miss Elizabeth Clat-
terbuck, are in Baltimore attending
the 31st annual state health confer
ence.
Anne Jeffrey Robinett, infant
daughter of Sgt. and Mrs. Blair
Robinett. who was a patient in
Memorial hospital, Cumberland, was
brought to her home here on Wednes-
day and will be taken to Johns Hop
kins hospital next week for further
diagnosis.
Among the Rotarians and their
wives who are attending the national
convention at Atlantic City this weel,
are Mr.. and Mrs. Paul B. Naylor, Mr..
and Mrs. Mason Glotfelty, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph E. Weber, Dr.. and Mrs.
F. D. Custer, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester c.
Yutzy and Mrs. F. E. Rathbun
First Lieut.. Bethyl Sanders, and
Second Lieut.. Josephine Sanders, ac-
companied by Ellwood Sanders, left
here last Friday morning for Shep-
pard Air base, Texas. Enroute they
visited the White Squirrel farm at
Olney, Ill. Ellwood plans to return
home by plane.
One hundred fifteen persons were
in attendance at the regular ortho-
pedic clinic conducted last Thursday
at the health department at the hos
pital. DR.. George 0. Eaton, Baltimore
bone specialist, and Miss Jane Oliver,
orthopedic nurse, were in charge, as
sisted by members of the county
health staff.
Rev and Mrs David NJ. Funk.
Mason City, Iowa, are spending
several days here with the latter's
mother, Mrs John 0. Thayer, on Deep
Creek Lake. They were enroute to
their home from Johnstown, Pa,
where they had been to attend the
funeral of Rev. Funk's father, who
passed away at the age Of 80. Rev.
Funk was former pastor Of st. Mark
Lutheran church.
David Walter, Julius Walter and
Mrs. Elizabeth Turney spent yester-
day in Pittsburgh, Pa, where they
visited the formers son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. David Walter,
Jr. Mrs. Walter is a patient in a
hospital in that city, having had a
major operation performed on Tues
day. They were accompanied on their
return by Beverly Ann and David III,
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter, who
will remain with relatives in Oak
land for some time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-05-24
Local Neavs

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Russell Pancake,
Cumberland, were visiting friends in
Oakland this week.
DR.. and Mrs. A. f. Nance have as
their guests for several days Mrs.
Mance's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
J. Kennedy, Of Charleston, S. c.
Mrs. Donald r. Sincell, who went
to Memorial hospital, Cumberland, on
May 10, for X-rays and treatment
for stomach ailment, expects to be
able to be brought to her home in a
day or two.
Mrs. Arthur Lawton remains bed
fast at her home on Pennington
street Her two daughters are with
her at present, Mrs. Lee Morgan,
Hagerstown; and Miss Virginia Law
ton, Washington, d. c.
Mrs. r. c. McComas underwent
major operation in Maryland General
hospital, Baltimore, early Sunday
morning, and her condition was con-
sidered much improved. Her husband
has remained in Baltimore with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Briner and
the latter's father, S. f. Hamill, ST.,
left today for Baltimore where Mr..
Briner will attend a meeting of
managers of the Department of EN-
ployment Security. They will return
the latter part of the week.
Appearing in the Maryland Teacher
magazine for May is an article by
Stanley S. Stahl, Jr., principal Of
Taneytown elementary school. A for
mer resident of Oakland, Stahl writes
an article on Emily Post, elementary
school style, under the title of "A
Winning Game"
The Sunday Times of Cumberland
carried a picture Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Virgil Hinllel, who were
married in st. Johns Lutheran church
in Cumberland, on May 8. The bride
is the former Miss Wilamina Blanche
Mckay, granddaughter of William
Mckay, Cumberland. The groom is
the son Of Mrs. Virgil D. Hinkel,
Cumberland. He is employed at the
B. and O. railroad station in Oak
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B. Sincell were
in Cumberland on Tuesday evening
where the former was principal
speaker at the annual banquet of the
newspaper staff of the Pasquino,
student newspaper of Potomac State
school at Keyser, w. Va. Mr. Sincell
stressed the completion Of a college
education as an important factor in
assuring modern-day youth Of
prosperous future. He was editor of
the Pasquino several years while at
tending the Keyser school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Deem, Balti-
more, announced the birth of a daugh-
ter, Patricia Ann, on Monday, May 7,
in Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore.
Mrs. Deem was the former Jean Jor-
dan, of Oakland. Her mother, Mrs.
Porter Jordan, who had spent the
past five weeks in Baltimore with her
son-in-law and daughter, returned to
her home. She was accompanied by
Mr.. Deem, who spent the weekend at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Deem, of Red Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hutchinson,
Baltimore, and Mrs. E. F. Loraw,
Grafton, w. Va, are spending the
week here with Mrs. Edna Whorton.
Hutchinson, husband of the former
Ada Whorton of Oakland, is on leave
from Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Islands,
where he is stationed with the U. S.
Navy. He expects to leave the latter
part of the week. Mrs. Edna Whorton
recently returned to her home here
after spending three weeks in East
Liverpool, o.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-05-24

Erwin S. Smith, high school COM
mercial instructor, sustained an ankle
fracture last Wednesday when he fell
while at work at his home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-05-24

The U. S. was building a huge air
base on Okinawa
Evening star., 1951-04-16
Featured Reoding
Inside Todoy's Star

REPORTING FOR DuTY-FreekIe-
foeed, chinless Pvt. Beetle BoiIey, a
new comic character, storts answering
dolly reyeille todoy in the comic Sec
tion. Poge BIB.
THE PATTERN OF cRIME-A new
type pictorial strip telling how crime
syndieotes began and thrwed makes
its first appearance todoy on Pose BIO.
FOR Better BRlDGE-EB cuIbert-
son. the worlds leading authority on
eontroet bridge and other cord comes,
brings his instructive odviee to The
Stor todoy in q column appearing on
Poge BIS.
THE HISTORIC MARYLAND SHORE
George Kennedy. in the lotest Of his
neishborhood series. trovels q short
distonee from the District TO beautiful
but untouched oreos bordering the
Potomac. The story oppeors on Poss
B.I
Evening star., 1951-04-16
Macarthur to Stoy at StotIer
Presidential Suite for One Day

but exact time and date cannot
be fixed until later. I will wire
you when information becomes
more definite. Thanks and ap-
preciation."
The hotel said the general will
stay in the Presidential suite--an
elaborate four-room apartment on
the twelfth floor with a balcony
overlooking the city. The suite
originally was called the State
suite but was nicknamed the
Presidential suite, it was ex-
planned.
The suite has basic color
scheme Of gray and green with a
floral decoration along one wall.
It includes two bedrooms and two
living rooms.
Hotel officials said the generals
aides probably win be accomno-
dated at the hotel, too.
Evening star., 1951-04-16

Gen. Macarthur will stay at the
Hotel Statler during his Wash
ington visit. but he expects to
spend no more than "a hours here,
the hotel said today.
A message from Tokyo, routed
through the Pentagon to Herbert
c. Blunck. the Statler's general
manager, arrived this morning in
response to an invitation from the
Statler.
Gen. Macarthur will be de-
lighted to accept your invitation
for himself and party to be guests
of the Hotel Statler during his
stay in Washington" said the
message from Col. Sidney L. HUFF
senior aide to Gen. Macarthur.
This would probably be q
period Of not more than "a hours
Evening star., 1951-04-16
Bennett {. Meyers
Gets New Prison Term
By the Associated Press

~ 1--WE NSSoStdtSO TFGSS
BALTIMORE, April 16.-Ben-
nett E. Meyers. cashiered Air
Force general, today was SEN
fenced to a year and a day in
prison and fined $4,000 for evad-
ling $1,000 in Federal income
taxes.
The 55-year-old former major
general pleaded guilty to the
|charges.
Meyers faced maximum pen
atty of 80 years in prison and
$50, 900 in f1nes-five years and
$4,000 on each of six counts in
the two indictments against him
One of the indictments covered
his income in 1941; the other
covered 1912 to 1916, inclusive.
In that time, the Government
charged, he had an income OF
$209.556 and should have paid
income taxes totaling 500, ,986
Instead, the Government charged
ne reported only $94,076 and paic
only $29,585.
Meyers was top purchasins
|agent for the Air Force in Wash.
Iington and at Wright-Pattersor
Field at Dayton, Ohio, during
World War II.
! He was freed from a Fedora
lreformatory February aftel
serving almost three years of ths
I20-months- -f1ve-year sentenc,
Ihe was given for inducing an as.
sociate to lie to a Senate investi.
lgating committee.
Evening star., 1951-04-16

meeting today that the group
unanimously favors a complete
investigation of the country's for.
Ieign and military policy"
Referred to Taft Committee.
It referred to the Republican
Policy Committee headed by Sen.
|ator Taft. Republican, of Ohio
the work of drawing up details
and to determine whether it will
be strictly a Senate, or joint, &C.
ton.
Senator Millikin disclosed also
that the question of possible i'm
peachment proceedings against
President Truman, broached first
Immediately after Gen. Mac
Arthur's dismissal, again was
raised.
1T was the consensus of those
present that the final conclusion
should await completion of the
(See CONGRESS, Page A-12.)
Evening star., 1951-04-16
|47 Senator'S Sponsor
Resolution 10 Revive
Single Fund Bill
Deficit of $40 Billion
Is Possible in 1852
Fiscal Year, Byrd Says
By Cecil HolIond

With warning OF possible
| $40 billion deficit in the 1885,
fiscal year, Senator Byrd, Demo.
crat, of Virginia said today he
and 46 other Senators will intro.
duce a resolution calling for rein.
statement of the single-package
appropriation bill.
Senator Byrd predicted an over.
all expenditure level of $75 to So
billions annually after the 1857
fiscal year, short of all-out wal
conditions, to build UP the coun.
ltry's defenses against Communist
aggression.
Congress-" he added, cannot
lintelligently act on appropriations
of this magnitude with piecemeal
consideration, in a dozen or more
separate bills brought in one by
one, over a period of six months
or more"
Plan Abandoned This Year.
The single-package appropri-
alton bill was attempted last year
for the first time. But the House
Appropriations Committee aban-
doned the plan this year and has
been considering President Tru-
mans record peacetime ST. bill
lion budget for the fiscal year
starting July /.
Senator Byrd said the $40 bill
lion deficit would result for the
coming fiscal period unless taxes
are increased or "the presently in
dicated rate Of spending is re-
|duced."
The resolution, to be offered in
the Senate tomorrow, would au-
thorize the one-package appropri-
alton bill under the joint rules OF
the Senate and House. This
would make it impossible for the
plan to be abandoned or changed
merely by committee action.
The resolution also would:
!. Provide for presentation BY
(See BYRD, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1951-04-16

morrow to carry his views on
United States policy in Asia to
Congress and the American
public.
Heads Parade Today.
He arrived when most of
Honolulu was asleep. But today
the public will get good look at
him-and he will get his first
taste of an American public's S
welcome for a returning hero.
The general will ride at the
head of a parade through Honolu-
LUIS streets, receive an honorary
degree from the University of
Hawaii and visit famed Waikiki
Beach.
The generals plane was met by
Honolulu's military and civilian
big brass. Applauding civilians
were kept at a distance by rope
barricades and aggressive Air
Force police.
The air police roughed up at
least dozen photographers who
tried to get close enough for un-
obstructed views of the event.
One of the man handled
photographers, Associated Press
Paul Strong of San Francisco
said, They grabbed one guy and
literally pitched him through the
air. He actually bounced"
Personal Friend Manhandled.
The photographers included
Carl Mydans of Life Magazine
Mr.. Mydans has been a personal
acquaintance of Macarthur since
before World War II.
Mr.. Strong said the police began
showing the photographers around
even before the ramp was pushed
up to the plane.
He said one public information
officer, Maj. Ernest P. Schwartz,
Ibid everything in his power to
stop the police
zone air police had a photogra-
pher by the back of his coat and
was pushing him back when Maj
Schwartz said, Stop it. Stop it
Let the photographers work The
air police did not stop but
snapped: I have my orders, sir.
Mydans Arm Twisted.
Mr.. Mydans said, "An MF
twisted my arm and when I trieo
to protest a captain told me te
shut up and get out. ."
Mr.. Mydans said he was well
clear of any boundary line marked
out for photographers-"Th Then an
Continued on Page A-3 Col. o.
Evening star., 1951-04-16
Crash Halls Streetcars
In Dupont Underpass

Southbound street car traffic
was tied UP about 20 minutes dur
ing the rush hour this morning
when one car drove into the back
|of another in the Dupont Circle
|underpass.
One woman. Mrs. Myrtle z.
Bradley, As. of 1474 Columbia
road NV. suffered an arm injury
and went to Emergency Hospital
for X-rays.
Damage to the street cars was
negligible, Capital Transit officials
reported.
Evening star., 1951-04-16
Vaughan Viii Greet
General, Truman Call
Up to Macarthur

President Truman has des-
ignated his Army aide. Mai.
Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, to
represent him at the arrival
of Gen. Macarthur in Wash
ington. but there were indi-
cations today that, unless the
general asks for an appoint
ment. he will not see President
Truman.
Askd today if the President
would see Gen. Macarthur,
Press Secretary Joseph Short
said he hadn't heard "of Gen.
Macarthur asking for an ap-
pointment."
Mr.. Short told another
questioner that the general
certainly would be granted
an appointment If he asked
for one.
Evening star., 1951-04-16
Bulletin
Tito to Get Raw Materials

President Truman today in
formed Congress that he was
giving Yugoslavia $29 million in
raw supplies which are needed
for defense purposes. Congress
has approved a S38 million food
allotment for Yugoslavia to ease
drought conditions. MIR. Tru-
man said the drought had mot
only diminished the food sup
ply. but had also cut exports
with which Yugoslayia normally
obtains the resources TO pay for
import Of raw materials.
Evening star., 1951-04-16
U. n. Attack on China
Favored by Ridgway,
Armstrong Declares
House Member to Offer
Resolution Calling for
U. S. Declaration Of War

Representative Armstrong, Re.
publican, of Missouri declared to.
day that his visit to the Far East
convinced him that 1t. Gen. Mat.
thew Ridgway, new commander
of the United Nations forces
agrees with Gen. Macarthur that
the fighting should be carried te
enemy bases in Manchuria anc
China.
Mr.. Armstrong challenged Pres.
Iident Truman to bring Gen, Ridg-
way and any other military officer
from Korea or q. N. i1eadquarter,
/ in Tokyo and ask his opinion. He
asserted the President "wouls
find not one agrees with him."
Announcing he will introduce 9
resolution in the House tomorrow
for a declaration Of war agains1
North Korea and Red China
forces, Mr.. Armstrong said Gen
Macarthur recently outlined tt
him the following general cours,
that ought to be followed as x
Formosa:
The United States should senC
a strong military mission of abou
500 officers and 1000 men to tht
Chinese Nationalist forces on For.
mosa. -. That mission shoulc
give intensive training and stat
organization to the Nationals
troops.
Four Other Moves Urged.
| Mr.. Armstrong listed four othe.
moves which he said should b,
made to knock the Chinese Red
out of the fighting and win tn,
war quickly. He emphasized tha
those points were not specificall.
mentioned to him by Gen. Mac.
Arthur. The points are:
Il. Work with the Chinese Ma.
ltionalists to seize Hainan Island
which can be done with little re-
|sistance. This is the key to Soutl
China. Then from Hainan max
the invasion operation on th'
Chinese mainland.
20. Blockade all the Red Chi
nese coast.
"3. With strategic bombing Gu
the five railroads and highway
surrounding Mukden in Man
lchuria. At the same time, destro.
their air bases in Manchuria
destroy also the railroad suppl!
lime running southwark to Shang
Ihai and Canton.
"a. Encourage the guerrillas tt
begin their operations on tn,
mainland.
IS. Send a token force of tn,
Nationalists to Korea"
British Criticized.
AS for the danger that Sovie
Russia might intervene, Mr.. Arm
strong declared that American
military leaders almost unani
mously" believe Russia woult
make no further move. He quotet
Generalissimo Chang as tellini
him:
"The Kremlin will never risk ,
war on two fronts in Asia and il
TY,roy,o
Evening star., 1951-04-16
King George Plans Gifts
for Washington Cathedral
BY The Associated Press

LONDON, April 16.-Kine G
George vi plans to give a silver
cross and a pair Of altar candle
sticks to Washington Cathedral
lit was disclosed today.
The gifts will be dedicated al
st. Paul's Cathedral here on July
4. On that day Gen. Eisenhower
will hand over to this church a
roll OF honor bearing the names
OF American soldiers killed here
in World War II and buried in
Britain.
Evening star., 1951-04-16
400 Due 10 Leave Korea
In New Rotation Policy
By the Associated Pres.


PUSAN. Korea, April 16.-The
first 400 soldiers to be returned
from the Korean front under the
Army's new rotation policy ar.
rived today to board a transport
for the United States.
About 40 officers and $50 en-
listed men composed the first
shipment from various combat
units in Korea. They are sched-
uled to leave tomorrow, 1t. Col.
Robert T. Shaver said. He is
commanding officer of the new
9th Army rotation center.
SEATTLE. April 16 R.-The
first 1000 combat veterans from
Korea to return to the United
States under the army rotation
plan will arrive in Seattle about
the first week in May, the Seattle
port of embarkation announced.