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Evening star., 1953-06-06

me FTeSlOeuC anu MS unanC1Al
advisers agree that it does
have its faults, but the Nation
al Treasury desperately needs
the money-nearly q billion
dollars-it will bring in during
the remainder of the year.
They had hoped the c. of C.
and NAM would see things
their way.
So now the businessmen in
Government are compelled to
depend on the plain politicians
in Congress in their struggle
with the businessmen out of
Government. The plain poll
ticians, led by Speaker Joe
Martin, are doing their best.
Many of them dislike the ex-
cess profits tax and would be
happy to have it die on their
hands, as it will Traction to
extend it is not taken before
July l. But they recognize a
political issue when they see
one. To the average voter, not
blessed with excess profits, the
very name of the tax has
appeal. The big propaganda
drive to prove the name a mis-
nomer hasn't reached the aver
age voter, being largely con-
fined to business circles. Aver
age voters elect the members
of Congress.
Like everybody else, average
voters want taxes reduced.
They have been promised a
general reduction at the end
of this year. Unless the excess
profits tax is continued, the
Evening star., 1953-06-06

promised reduction may not
be possible. And there is even
talk of a sales tax becoming
necessary.
The politicians supporting
the President have all this
argument to use in a Congress
that is Republican by a very
thin margin and not too con-
f1dent Of remaining Republic
can after next years election.
But they are confronted by a
battling legislative situation:
The House Ways and Means
Committee, which writes the
tax laws, is determined that
the excess profits tax shall die
and be decently inferred be-
fore any other tax business is
disposed of. Most determined
is a potent and popular per-
sonality, the committee chair
man, Dan1 Reed from an up
state New York district that
always goes Republican no
m tier what the issues.
Speaker Martin and his
helpers have not been able to
reason with him successfully
thus far.
There are one or two par
liamentary maneuverS whereby
the Speaker might be able to
bypass the Ways and Means
Committee and obtain a vote.
But, with the grim chairman
and his followers still oppos-
ing. the result of the vote
might not be what the Speaker
and the President wish.
Evening star., 1953-06-06

Sdling hundreds Of millions Of
humble folk into q total war.
The cheers Of the weak, we'll
meaning assemblies soon cease
to echo and their votes soon
cease to count. Doom marches,
on" These are prophetic words
which Britain's Prime Minister
should have reread before
using his powerful personality
in inducing us to accept Pam
munjom.
American idealism and our
inherent desire for justice. es-
pecially for the weak and help
less, set in motion three years
ago this month hundreds Of
thousands Of Americans, many
of whom are now buried on
Korean hillsides.
Had it not been for our gen.
erous impulse to defend the
weak South Korean republic,
there is no doubt that the
United Nations. like its pred
ecessor League Of Nations.
would have contented itself
with a vote Of censure for the
wicked aggressors. This would
have been couched in strong
diplomatic language. The U. N.
might even have applied eco
nomic sanctions and shut its
eyes to a remunerative bootleg
trade, as the League did in
1885.
But we were not satisfied
with words and jumped into
the breach with everything
available to us then. We con-
Sidered ourselves knights in
armor who were fulfilling an
obligation-not our own, ex-
cept for sacrifices-but in the
name of the United Nations.
Small nations, such as Turkey,
followed us unhesitatingly with
military forces. The bigger
ones followed more reluctantly.
But we, too. after the battle
was engaged showed ourselves
as having "virtuous motives
trammelled with inertia" and
especially with timidity. Once
on the path which Europeans
refused to take in 1885, we lost
sight of the main objective
victory.
Thus while the future Big
Four parleys to which our al
lies may eventually insist that
Communist China be added
may not become a Munich"
the Korean armistice may well
have the same significance as
Abyssinia had 18 years ago.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Street Sweepers
Are Honor Guests
At Lawn Party

Twelve Georgetown street
sweepers were guests of honor
at lawn party yesterday at the
home of Mr.. Frank Allen West,
3406 r street NV.
The men were presented with
money and cigarettes. It was
the eighth annual street sweepers
party, sponsored by the Progress
sive Citizens Of Georgetown. Most
of the men who work in that area
have been on the job for at least
10 years.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
American and no espionage

American and no espionage
agent.
C0e Called Extremely
Dangerous
Senator Mccarthy called Mr..
Coe IAN extremely dangerous
individual" and said the Govern
ment ought to close the United
States borders to him. The tall,
f1dgeting witness flung back that
this was persecution He re-
turned from a two-month trip
out of the country to appear
before the subcommittee. Mr..
Coe said he had gone to Canada,
Caribbean and Mexico looking
for work.
The televised hearing was
called to explore whether Mr..
Coe, as secretary Of the monetary
fund, tried in vain in 1949 to
block devaluation of Austrian
currency. The devaluation was
described as a blow to Russia,
partially made necessary by the
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Duchuu Wants New
Name to Shed Shame
BY The Asseeioted Press

MUNICH, Germany, June g.
A movement to change the name
of Dachau,. site of an infamous
Nazi concentration camp, was
reported underway today.
The Munich merkur said
Dachau officials were once more
considering change and added:
1T Is unbearable that peaceful
citizens of a small town should
have to atone forever for the
sins Of other people"
Dachau has a population of
10000. The adjacent camp,
where 10000 prisoners were ex-
terminated during the war. shell
ters 1000 East German refugees.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Elder Says Churchill
Is a Silly Old Man.
BY the Associated Prass

TAIPEH, Formosa. June g.
One of Nationalist China's elder
StateSmen-75-year-old Yu Yu
Jen-today called British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill q
silly old man."
Mr.. Yu told the control Yuan.
top Nationalist watchdog body,
that the 78-year-old Mr.. Church,
i'll is still dreaming Of a new
Yalta." He said the British
Prime Minister hopes to per-
suade the United States to ap-
peaSe Communists in the Orient.
Evening star., 1953-06-06
Diuno Lynn Divorced

SANTA MONICA, Calf, June
6 tP.-Actress Diana Lynn OBJ
tanned an interlocutory divorce
decree yesterday from John c.
Lindsay, architect, after testify
ing he called her an Idiot" and
said she was a detriment to his
career. :
Evening star., 1953-06-06

loan Of the occupation currency
printing plates.
Mr.. Coe denied having any
hand in the devaluation nego-
tiations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Students Return
Home For Holidays

Among the students who have
returned to this area for the Christ
mas holiday season are Helen
Louise Harmed, Bowling Green
State University, Bowling Green,
O.; Wayne and Elaine Graham and
Joe Patterson, West Virginia Wes-
leyan college, Buckhannon; William
Dewitt, Davis and Elkins college,
Elkins, W. Va; Daniel Offutt,
Vicki Lucas, Eva Frances McIntire,
Shirley Stockman, University of
Maryland, College Park; Mary
Rodeheavcr, Music school in New
York City; Nadara Rodeheaver,
and George H. Hanst, Washington
college, Chestertown; Ronald Ream
and John F. Hanst, Johns Hopkins
university, Baltimore; David Full,
Norma Jean Lee, West Virginia
University; Frederick T h aver,
Wooster College, Wooster, Ohio;
Susan Turner, Mt. HoIyoke college,
South Hadley, Mass; Hervey R.
Smouse, Princeton university, of
Princeton, N. j.; Gladys Wenscl,
Frostburg State Teachers college;
Jane Humbertson, Carnegie Insti-
tute of Technology, Pittsburgh,
Pa, Roger Gibson and John Wolf,
West Virginia University; Mona
Lou Evans, Kitty Gnegy, Towson
State Teachers college; Emily
Martin, St. Johns College, Annapo-
lis, Carolyn Lewis, St. Mary's Sem
mary, St. Mary's, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Seal Sale Campaign
Reaches S11,772 In
Garrett and Allegany

The current Christmas Seal sale
campaign to raise funds for the
1854 operations of the Allegauy-
Garrett County tuberculosis As
ISOLATION has reached S11,772.4I,
according to the executive sccrc-
tary, Miss Jean X. Rcinhart, in
Cumberland
Garrett county reported 81 APO
.04, a jump of $165 over the same
time last year. Total for AlIegany
county was $10,352.37, an increase
of $91O.15 over last year. For both
counties the grand total is $1,000
10 over last years figures.
More reminders were sent out
this week to those who had not yet
responded to letters sent out.
The dates for the annual chest
N-ray unit survey were announced.
The unit, sponsored jointly by
the TB association and the county
health department, will visit both
Garrett and Allegany counties be-
teen May 4 and June %. The unit
this year will visit most of the
schools in Garrett county. These
visits also are open to the general
public. There will be other locations
listed on the schedule in addition
TO the schools.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Oakland Postoffice
Will Advance To
First Class In 1854

Increased receipts at the Oak
land Postoffice have resulted in
change in classification, from sec
ond to first-cass, it was announced
this week. The new designation will
become effective July /, 1854.
Patrons will note little difference,
however, the major change being
slight increase i'm the salaries of
the postmaster and his assistant.
In order to meet first-class re-
qurements, postoffices must sell a
minimum of $4,000 worth of
stamps per year. Last year, the To-
cal office missed the figure by
three or four thousand dollars, but
during the past twelve months has
exceeded this requirement.
The Oakland postoffice instituted
Village delivery" service in 1920,
after becoming a second-class sta
ton. Under the Village delivery"
system, first-class letters and some
other types of mail were delivered
within the town limits, but there
was no parcel post delivery service.
1t was not until 1926, when postal
receipts had topped $4,000 for the
first time, that full homo delivery
Of all types of mail was begun.
The office here has been doing a
land-office business during the holt
day season, according to figures
given out yesterday. Since Deccm-
Der /, over 10000 two-cent stamps
have been sold, more than $4,000
three-cent stamps, and cancella-
tions since Monday, December Ia,
have totaled about 1OO,775. With a
few more days to go before the
rush is over, it is expected that
these figures will increase consid-
erably. Cancellations have been
running at the rate of some $4,000
per day.
Total business last year from De
cember through Christmas was
$1,000 two-cent stamps, $1,000
three-cent stamps, and cancella-
lions were 10000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
GlrrtHtntas, l911

Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sheriff. of the Episcopal
church points out in Christmas that the events OF
today have to do with dscord confusion cruelty suffering
and the threat of destruction and that there the
spectre of despair haunting the minds and hearts of
and women of every nation and race
But he assures us that Christ into the world to
draw all that he not Messenger of despair and OF
defeat but Of hope and of victory which should give all
Christians the gift of power which the of courage
and strength for
Another excellent Christmas message comes to us from
the International paper company:
It's Christmas again-that joyous day when Christians,
the world over pay homage to Christ the Prince of Peace
This Chrstmastide let all worship and rededicate our
selves the service Of God and Country Let us pray to
Him to keep seadast in faith Let give thanks for
being Amercans-for the bounty and privileges that are
Let bring cheer and hope to the sick and sorrowtu
In our devotons remember to for those whose
daily lives dakened by persecution hunger and fear that
they again may enjoy light of freedom Let ask God
to help leaders, and those of other lands to attain unity
and brotherhood among nations that all peoples
to live together in peace
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Winter Officially
Began Monday

Winter began officially on Mon
day evening at 1882, at which time
the winter solstice occurred. That
means that the North Pole is tilted
Just a little over % degrees away
from the sun, and the nights in
the Northern Hemisphere are long
er than the days. South of the Dor
der, in the Southern Hemisphere,
the days are longer.
In December the heat received
by day fails to make good the loss
at night and it is not until January
or February that the gain and loss
become equal and the mercury
stops showing a downward tcnden-
cy.
The heating influence of the sun
increases with the length of the
day and with the suns altitude at
noon. Since the Pole is tilted in
December, the earth is farther
away from the sun at lunch time,
according to scientific calculations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Demonstration Agent
Gives Summary of
Activities For 1853

A summary of activities of Miss
Ethel Grove, home demonstration
agent, for the year, showed total
Of Is homemaker clubs with a
membership of 346, and nine girls
All clubs with an enrolment of
1911.
During the year one homemaker
club disbanded and one new club
was organized to keep the total
the same as the previous year. Last
year there were ~ All clubs, but
two clubs combined, three others
disbanded and another was organ
lied to make the total three less
than last year.
The primary aim of the Home
Demonstration agent, member of
the University of Maryland EX-
tension service, is to help home
makers, All girls and others in the
county with their problems in
homemaking. This help is given in
demonstration work and in supply
ing information.
During the year there were
training and council meetings, held
by specialists and the agent, in
family life, sewing machine and
electric equipment care, landscap-
ing, home furnishing, clothing and
foods and nutrition. Miss Grove
said the program was enriched by
cooperation of the power companies
serving in the county by giving
foods demonstrations in the clubs,
and by local attorneys who met
with the clubs and talked on law
in the home"
Among the other activities was
the annual achievement day in DC
tober, attendance of 16 women at
Rural Women's Short course at
College Park, attendance of 3 at
the national county of homemakers,
in Boston. Eleven All members at
tended county camp and nine went
to club week at College park.
Programs for next year have
been outlined by both groups.
Heads of the homemaker clubs for
next year are Mrs. James Helbig,
Acorn; Mrs. Clarence F. Rollman,
Altamont; Mrs. William Hartman,
Accident; Mrs. Guy Hardesty, Cas-
selnan Valley; Mrs. Orval Glot-
felty, Bttinger; Mrs. Carl Thrash
or, Deer Park; Mrs. a. F. Neil,
Flicndsville; Mrs. lrva Mickey,
Grantsville; Mrs. Clark Schloss-
magic, HoyeS; Mrs. Clyde Bowman,
Mars Hill; Mrs. Webster Brenne-
man, McHenry; Mrs. Parker War
nick, New Germany; Mrs. Cecil
Bittinger, Oakland; Mrs. Ross
Grove, Sunnyside; Mrs. William
Becman, West VindeX.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Giant Local Turkeys Create
Amusement In Baltimore Area

Earl Poorbaugh, director of in
formation, who asked his butchers
favor in cutting up the bird, was
heard to ask, where shall start,
with steaks off the leg?"
When the Governors bird ar
rived, Mrs. McKeldin decided on a
guest list of at least twenty, at
which the governors state police
driver exclaimed, "the guests can
get inside of that one"
These slight exaggerations only
served to increase the publicity
concerning Garrett county and her
turkey growers. The picture Of two
turkeys completely filling up a
pickup truck which appeared in
last weeks issue, was forwarded
to the governor Of Wisconsin, who
had challenged Maryland's govern
or to enter a contest to determine
which state produced the largest
turkeys.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Well Goes Deeper

With the reservoirs of Oakland
near the full mark, city workmen
this week removed the pump from
the latest well and drillers were
engaged in going deeper into the
ground to provide a we'll that will
give an adequate supply of water
in the driest kind Of weather.
1t was planned to shoot the
we'll either Wednesday or Thurs
day, hoping to increase the flow Of
water. The pump has had to be re-
moved several times within the past
few weeks, so that drilling could
continue, but would be replaced
when the water supply was not
ample to keep the reservoirs near
full
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Aged Woman Dies
From Severe Burns

Mrs. Clara Gnegy, widow of
David Gncgy, of Gnegy church
community, died in Garrett County
Memorial hospital in Oakland at
1850 p. m. Tuesday as the result
of severe burns received in a fire
at her home late Monday night.
Mrs. Gnegy resided in a two
room home beside her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Gnegy, as it had been her
desire to live alone. She was past
80 years Of age.
From meager reports received
from the area, apparently the stove
exploded when she went to put
some wood on the fire, and the
flames caught her clothing. She
was pulled from the house by her
daughtcr-in-law.
The building was quickly de-
stroycd by the flames and no alarm
was sent to the Oakland fire de
partment, the home being some
twelve miles or more from town.
Mrs. Gnegy was brought to the
local hospital where she was made
as comfortable as possible.
Mrs. Gnegy is survived by three
children, Homer Gnegy, and Mrs.
John Hauser, of the Gnegy Church
community; and Walter Gnegy, of
Davis, W. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Barometer Indicates
Prospects Slim For
White Christmas

Winter and Santa were teaming
up in the midwest to have
white Christmas but prospects of
such around Oakland were said to
be slight.
While snow frightened the
landscape from the continental di-
vide across the Great Plains as far
south as Kansas, Iowa, central IL
linoiS and northern Indiana, and
was moving eastward, the barom-
eter in this area was going up, in
dicating clear weather
The county was getting some Of
the cold blasts that accompanied
the midwest storm, however, as
the mercury sank below the freez-
ing mark on Wednesday morning
after two days of thawing weather.
Ralph Weber, veteran weather
man here, said the precipitation
had been rather light since the
eight-inch snowfall
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
To Present Play

Members of the Underwood
Youth Fellowship with a radio
staff will present a Christmas pro-
gram and play at several churches
during the holiday season. The
play, "The Blue Overall Angel
will be presented at the following
churches:
Gortner union church, December
23; Underwood Ev. L. =. church
December 25; Pine Grove Church
of the Brethren, December 27;
Maple Spring Church of the Broth
rem, December IS. The time is 1880
for all services. The public is in
vitcd.
The play is under direction Of the
radio staff. Free will offerings will
be taken at each service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24

Baltimore and Annapolis resi-
dents who happened to see the two
live turkeys which were delivered
last Saturday to Governor Theo-
dore K. McKeldin and Director of
Information Earl Poorbaugh, were
quoted in Baltimore newspaper as
amazed" at the size of these birds
and could scarcely believe that
they were raised in Garrett coun-
ty.
The two birds were gifts from
the Garrett County Turkey Grow
ers association and when they left
Oakland they tipped the scales at
slightly over 40 pounds each.
Through worries of travel, etc,
and after being given a complete
dressing down by a Baltimore
butcher, the weight had been re-
duced to 33 and 50 pounds respec-
lively, but the one that went to
the Governor completely filled
bushel basket.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Foresters Train

Personnel of the State Depart
ment of Forests and Parks from
Garrett and Allegany counties at
tended a statewide training session
last Thursday in Baltimore county.
Attending from this county were
Jack PaulhamuS, assistant forester,
Elmer Upole, senior forest super
visor, Thomas Thayer, assistant
forester, Charles Thomas, Richard
Bond, Floyd Custer and Myrl Wilt,
forest guards.
The program concerned methods
of handling large fires and the or
ganization work needed to keep
large numbers of firc fighters in
the field. A mock fire was staged
in the Patapsco State Forest nearby
with team of veteran forcstcrs
demonstrating procedures to be
followed in forest fires Of the dis
aster' type. Paulhamus was one Of
the demonstrators.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Firemen Are Called

A lot of smoke but not much
fire was experienced by two fami-
lies during the past week. The Oak
land fire department was called in
both cases and announced that the
damage in both cases was negli
gible
One call came from the home of
Willard Dunbar on Center street,
where an overheated pipe had ig-
nited some waste material around
the furnace. The house became
filled with smoke.
The second call came about 10:-
30 Monday night from the home of
Paul Thomas on route 219, north
of Oakland, across from the Pritts
Equipment company building. This
was also the result of an over
heated stove pipe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Accident Firemen
Elect Officers

At a regular meeting of the Ac-
cident Volunteer Fire Department,
Inc, on Friday, December l9 the
following officers were elected:
Wilmer Margroff, president; Lu-
Their Bowser, vice-president; Junior
Bowman, secretary; Bruce Miller,
treasurer; Orlando Hetrick, chief;
f. J. Spoerlein, first assistant
chief; Claude Friend, second assis-
tant chief; Charles r. Bowser,
chaplain; Elmer kolh, sergeant at
arms; Ben Calls, captain.
Named as delegates to the state
convention were J. J. Shoemaker,
W. Margroff, 0. Hetrick, Ben Calls
and L. Bowser. Ben Calls was
named delegate to the Allegany-
Garrett county association meet
ings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
The Republicans New Years Issue
To Appear Wednesday

Next weeks issue of The Republican, the New
Years issue, which normally would be published on
Thursday December 81, will on Wednesday, De
cember 30, in order that distribution will be made to
the homes prior to the holiday The New Years issue
will carry New Year greetings from many of our ad-
veriSerS.
Because of the step-up in the publication date, it
will be necessary for local correspondents and adVer-
tSers to send in their material day earlier than
usual. and all others who desire to have news items
published requested to do the in order to in
sure publication in the week issue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-24
Two County Men
New State Police

Two Garrett county men were
among the % who were COM
missioned troopers in the Maryland
State Police in ceremonies Monday
afternoon in the National Guard
armory at Pikesville.
The new troopers are Donald W.
Bowser. Accident; and Louis f.
Wilt, Hutton. There were four from
Allegany county.
The oath of office was admins
tered by Major William II. Weber,
field force commander, and was
followed by an address by Edward
D. Z. Rollins, attorney general of
Maryland.
The graduation address was Civ
en- by Governor Theodore r. Nc
Keldin. He presented badges and
diplomas to the graduates.