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The guardian., 1953-04-25
LNMEMORLAM
CARRIE SKINNER JANEY


1852 = April 30 - 1858
The days seem long since she
went away,
But sweet the thought I shall meet
her some day.
The prayers she taught me each
night at her knee,
Are helping me daily Christian
to be.
Lovingly Remembered by
THOMAS SKINNER,
son
MARY RAYNOR,
daughter
and Grandchildren
The guardian., 1953-04-25

A new stethoscope has a bat
tery-operated ampliher.
Evening star., 1953-09-24

1.-THE Anxious Bench Cor
Seat" is a familiar American
ism which originated from the
early campmeetingS and other
religious revivalS. The anxious
benches were seats set aside for
anxious mournerS-SinnerS who
had repented of their sins and
were deSirous Of conversion.
After ordinary services, an anx-
iouS meeting was held for the
purpose of praying for the sin
ners. BY extension the phrase.
on the anxious bench. means to
be in a state of doubt, uncer-
tainty or dependency.
Our word assassin comes di-
rectly from the Old Man of the
Mountain. During the 18th cen
tury, in Persia, a band of cut
throatS terrorized the country
They were called, in that Ian
guage, hashshaShin. "hashish-
eaters" Their leader, supposed
ly the Old Man Of the Mountain,
would send them forth to de-
stroy Christian leaders. The
Christians retaliated by preserv-
ing their name to stigmatize one
who kills by treacherous assault
an assassin.
The origin of the expression.
Between the devil and the deep
sea-" is obscure. William HaZ-
litt Q778-1830) gives it in an
old form, Between the devil and
Evening star., 1953-09-24
Natures Children,

fast to earth. A tiny root puts
out and within a short time there
are other roots. The seed case
disintegrates. The roots increase
until they are strong enough to
produce small leaves for the
growing plant. Later on, there
will be another fruit producer.
Perhaps you have wondered
why the sumac are SO scattered
and why they are so abundant.
Sumacs belong to a great family
composed of 400 species. In
South Africa they are the most
abundant and largest. Ours do
not compare in economic i'm
Nxtance With the cousin eHlt
Evening star., 1953-09-24
Take Nv Word for 1t
By Fronk.Colb

the Dead Sea-" In its present
form the expression is found as
early as 1887 in an account by
Col. Munro, of his Expedition
With Mackay's Regiment" Re-
ferring to an awkward stage OF
the battle. he says that he and
his men were kept "betwixt the
devill and the deepe sea-" The
Romans had a similar proverb,
but they substituted precipice for
the sea, and a wolf for the devil.
There also is a possibility that
the expression may originally
have been a nautical one (the
devil being a cask into which
fresh-caught fish were thrown
to be kept alive), in which case
a choice between "the devil" and
the deep sea might indeed be an
awkward one.
A gruesome origin has the
word ordeal. It derives from the
Anglo-Saxon adaelan. Ito deal.
judge" The ancient Anglo-Sax-
ons had a custom of. referring
decisions of guilt OF innocence
to the Supernatural. They SUBJ
jected the suspected person to
physical tests by fire, boiling
water, ETC., in the belief that
God would defend the right, even
by a miracle, if necessary. The
unhappy suspect was seldom
found mot guilty"
distributed by McNauaht Syndicate.
Inc.)
Evening star., 1953-09-24
Famous Fables
Bv E & Edoor

OBSERVATION Louis
Agassiz, the naturalist, con-
stantly stressed the import
ance of observation.
One day. he handed a
small fish to one Of his stu
dents and told him to ex-
anime it.
II want you to study this
specimen carefully. and
make notes of what you see,"
he said. when 1 think you
have completed your exam
ination. I will ask you some
questions"
At the end of an hour, the
student felt that his exam
ination was complete. He
had measured the length of
the fish, and its girth. and
noted obvious characteristics.
Agassiz, however, did not
come near him, although the
youth could sense that he
was being watched. He re-
turned to his examination
and took more notes.
Several days passed and
Agassiz did not approach the
student. BY this time, the
latter was becoming warmed
UP to his task and was be-
ginning to realize that there
were many, many things
about that small fish that
had escaped him.
At the end Of a week,
Agassiz stopped at his desk
and said:
well. let me hear what
you have learned about this
fish"
The student excitedly be-
gan to disgorge his knowl-
edge; Agassiz listened for a
few moments, then shook his
head.
This is not right. Look
again"
Nettled. the youth tore up
his notes and began his
scrutiny anew. In a week of
intense examination, a new
world of knowledge opened
before him. His notes were
voluminouS and co-ordinat-
ed. Agassiz. pleased. smiled
appIovingly and gave the
| fish to another student.
Evening star., 1953-09-24
By LiIIion Cox Athey

zona. 1t is often seen in the
company of its cousin. the stag
horn. Its foliage is clean and
fine, a bright cheerful green in
early spring. and rich red or
maroon in autumn.
The berries were in great de-
mand by the colonistS. who made
a refreshing drink of them. The
pleasantly acid flavor made Q
beverage for fever patients.
If you have an ugly barren
spot, transplant some young
sumacs. Shortly they will feed
your bird friends which are valu-.
able allies and soon you have
bright color in autumn that
warns the heart Of passersby. y
Evening star., 1953-09-24

waited in Southern Europe for its
tannic acid used for tanning
leather. Nor for the small trees
cultivated in China and Japan
for the manufacture Of lacquer.
Though each small tree yields
but a few ounces, more than
10000 gallons are harvested
each year.
SumacS serve mankind by
beautifying ugly barren hills,
railroad banks and sterile fields.
This is their mission. We are
lately becoming aware Of their
decorative value. The smooth
sumac is found everywhere east
Of the Rocky Mountains. extend
ing to British Columbia and Arik
Evening star., 1953-09-24
Contract Bridqe
By EosIey BIockwood

BY EosIey BIockwood
You couldn't say the bidding
OF today's hand was bad. But
there was too much of it-espe-
cially with an alert defender like
Mr.. Dale listening in.
South dealer. both sides vul-
nerable.
NORTH w..
(Mrs. Keen)
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WEST EAST
(Mr. Dale) (Mr. AbeD
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SOUTH
(Mr. Champion)
A10
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The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
! heart Pass 2d'm'dS Pass
4d'm'ds Pass hearts Pass
Ant Pass 5heartS Pass
6 hearts All pass
It's wonderful what clues you
can get from the bidding
sequence. Mr.. Dale got one
here which enabled him to pull
out of a hopeless-looking Situa-
ton with a plus score.
The king of spades looks like
the normal" opening. But
there are two things against it.
First, Mr.. Dale knew his OPP
ponents to be sound bidders.
They had checked on aces and
they knew there was one ace
outstanding. Was it likely that
they also had a second round
spade loser? Mr.. Dale thought
not.
On the bidding it appeared
to him that Mr.. Champion had
at least nine cards in the red
suits. He thought it very prob
able that the other four cards
were divided 3-1 rather than %
and that the singleton would be
a spade. I
The second thing against the
spade opening was the fact that
there was another lead which
appeared to have much better
prospects - the lead of a
diamond.
Mrs Keen had bid diamonds. |
Mr. Champion had jump-raised |
diamonds. Mr.. Dale himself had
four cards in the suit. How
many could Mr.. Abel have? |
Surely not over one and maybe
none at all.
With the ace of hearts in his
hand. Mr.. Dale knew he could
regain the lead before his part
ner's trumps could be extracted
assuming, of course, that Mr.
Abel had as many as two
trumpS.
So his opening lead was a
diamond. Mr.. Champion won
with the jack and led a low
heart. Mr.. Dale went right in
with the ace and fired second
diamond which Mr.. Abel ruffed
for the setting trick.
On spade opening. Mr..
Champion would have time to
knock out the ace Of hearts
while Mr.. Abel had a diamond
in his hand.
tCopyright, 1858, General Features CorpJ
Evening star., 1953-09-24
SumacS.

Have you ever stopped to re-
all the many fruit stands Ma
ture has provided for her small
flyers migrating to and from
vacation jaunts? There are
countless shrubs, vines and trees
that display their delicious fruit
to birds, who cover the same
route year after year. Seeds are
wrapped in brightly colored. spicy
favored robes that not only fur
nish food for the travellers, but
drink As well.
Falling among leaves and soil
thR mucus-coated seed II held
Evening star., 1953-09-24
Word Game
Find 38 or more words in
YSALIS,

CHRYS ALIS,
meaning IAN insect in quiescent
form" Average is 33; time limit,
25 minutes.
Rules OF the game-1. Words must be
OF four or more letters. .. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition Of
IS" such as bats cats are not
used 3 Only one form OF a word Is
used A. Proper names are not used.
Answer to RACKETEER.
racer rack racket. rare, rate, rake, rear,
react, retrace, retake. reek, recreate,
acre. cake. care. Caret. caterer, carter
career, crate, crater, create. creek. creak,
eater. erect, tare, take, tack. tear. teak,
terrace, tree. tracer, track. trek.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01

A FEW MINUTES on the tele-
~ phone calling the dealers who
1 "a sell America finest cars will
reveal there are at least eleven models
among four makes with price tags
over $4,000!
Now the interesting thing is that
in feature after feature the Ford car
duplicates each of these fine cars, and
for less than half the fine car price,
Look under the hood of the most
expensive cars and what do you find?
4 Va Engine!
Well. the Ford car has a VS., too In
fact, it has had a VS. since 1882, and
since that time Ford has built more
N-S's - by millions - than all other
manufacturers combined. And there's
no other builder in Ford's price range
that's seen fit to offer one yet!
but inc engine, DIS HIlc dS IL IL, II
only one of many things that make
a fine car fine.
Automatic shifting. for example.
All the fine cars offer it in one form
or another because its one of the
things that make a fine car fine. But
if you've never driven a Ford with
Fordomatic you've missed one of the
finer things of life. This amazing
transmission not only does away with
clutching and shifting forever it
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01
Kitzniller Mine
Rescue Team To
Defend Position
Won the National Champion
ship in 1851 Against Teams
From Fourteen Areas

The National Champion Mine
Rescue team from Kitzmiller
sponsored by District IS, United
Mine Workers of America, left
Sunday for Fort Wayne, Ind, to
defend its championship against
mine rescue teams from other areas
of the United States. The team won
first place in the contest at Co
lumbus, Ohio. in October, 1851,
against fourteen teams from the
coal producing states.
They have been practicing regu-
larly for the past several weeks
Winning team in 1851 was Carl
Schell, Chester Evans, Carl Paugh
Mervin Sims, Richard Sherwood
and Lee Hartman.
Those accompanying this years
team were F. ID. Baker, U. S
/ Bureau of Mines, who has been
training the team; Harry Buckley
district mine inspector, and L. c.
Hutson, instructor of mine safety
engineering; Edward A. Stowell
district mine inspector; Thomas
Ward, federal coal mine inspector;
w. J. Morgan, secretary-treasureI
for district 10, UMWA, and Frank
T. Powers, director of Maryland
Bureau of Mines.
Public spirited coal operators anC
industrialists are financing the
teams expenses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01
Accident Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Alexander
and family were Sunday callers at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Newman, Salisbury, Pa.
The Brethren Ladies Aid group
of Accident was hostess to the
the women of the western district
of Maryland at the local church on
Saturday, September 26, with six
ty-two members in attendance. A
luncheon was served at the noon
hour Special guest and speaker
for the occasion was Mrs. Earl
Mitchell, Roanoke, Va.
Roger c. Ault, a member of the
Bladensburg High School faculty,
spent the weekend at his home
here.
Mrs. Olive B. King, resident of
Accident for many years, who had
resided at Allison Park, Pa, until
May, 1858, is now making her home
at the Church of the Brethren home
in Greenville. Ohio. 1t is located at
$50 Chestnut street in that town.
(DeIayed)
The Northern High Band Boost
ers will sponsor an old fashioned
square dance at the school on Fri
day evening. October l, beginning
at eight o'clock. The public is in
vited Proceeds will be used for
the band uniforms.
Miss Barbara Frazee was a week
end guest at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Fra
zee. Miss Frazee is attending Cath
erman's Business school in Cum
berland, having been graduated in
June from Northern High school.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Speicher at
tended the wedding of Miss Edith
Zavestky to Frank Fazzalari in
Connellsville, Pa, last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs FaZzalari will reside
in Baltimore where the former is
engaged as a chemical engineer
Mrs. Fazzalari will continue her
career as nurse in one of the
city's hospitals.
Mr. and Mrs. David Dean, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Alexander and fam
lily were picnicking at Swallow
Falls on Sunday.
The September meeting of the
Accident Homemakers club was
held at the fire hall on Septem-
Der l6 with p present Mrs. Helen
Harmon was elected as president
and Mrs. Teresa Haenftling as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01
Aurora Pastor To
Observe Twentieth
Year AS Minister

A special anniversary service is
planned at the Aurora Methodist
church on Sunday morning, De-
tober 4. 1t will honor the pastors
twenty years of the ministry in the
Methodist church. The pastor is
Rev Hugh L. Smiley.
A picnic lunch will be held in the
Community building Immediately
following the morning service
From 2 to ) o'clock in the after
noon the parsonage will observe
"open house to visitors and
friends.
People from all over the charge
which includes Amboy, Aurora and
Stemple Ridge, are invited to at
tend the service at II o'clock, and
spend the day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01
\ Ripe Old Age

Tommy came to spend the day.
! pretended it was to give his
mother a break, but actually it was
for my own enjoyment.
We had a wonderful time to-
gether. He wiped the clothes line
as far as he could reach, handed
me pins, turned the lever of the
washing machine (the poor child
has never had anything but an
automatic picked up apples,
washed tomatoes, shelled beans.
A bee was a yellow Jacket,
garden waste was compost, tough
meat was gristle; when he'd ask a
question and l pulled my brain to
get word on his level, he'd sup
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01

treasurer A demonstration on iron
ing and pressing was presented by
Mrs. June Wilt Refreshments were
served by Mrs Rose Alexander
and Mrs. Naomi Dean. The next
meeting is scheduled for Wednes-
day evening, october %.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Miller Wis
tied relatives in Deerfield, Ohio,
over the weekend They were ac-
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Custer, who visited relatives in
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Graves,
Waynesboro, Va, were weekend
guests at the Howard Schlossnagle
home.
Rev. and Mrs. David X. Hama
walt of New Windsor, were Mon
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01
1t Runs Through
My Mind
By POLLY ]. HANST
It's Still An Error

It's Still An Error
| just supposed that once the
boys got away from home that the
place would take on a feminine air.
And high time it did, kept telling
myself. I've endured long hours of
sports talk-never anything else
at the table.
Now, we'll give father a tough
time, daughter and |. 1t will let
him know how I've suffered. Wen
talk about hairdos and styles and
shopping. Wen use such words as
cloche, color nuances, valise bag,
bateau neck, just as casually as
they've said hits, runs and errors.
My attitude may not be quite
right. Maybe it has too much of
"Ill get even" Instead Wen try
to make him feel like he belongs
and we'll start educating him to
the ways of women.
Yes, that's the better attitude
on my part I'll still try to work
toward a happy home life.
| felt iubilant as prepared the
evening meal, adding a dainty
touch here and there.
But | give up. Last night just as
| was all set to begin our new way
of life, what do you think?
SHE-my little feminine pride
and ioy!-opened the conversation
with 81 caught a fielder (she
means fly and got to bat twice in
one game"
Oh, it's enough to give a woman
sick headache!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01

that the appearance Of Ford Car
leaves very little to be desired 1t is
at home wherever it goes and it
goes everywhere.
But what about Ford quality?
Does it too match the fine car? Is the
sheet metal of the body panels as
thick? Is the finish as good? How
about the trim and things like that?
Well, as far as we can determine, the
sheet metal is identical in thickness
in practically all instances. AS to
finish - we believe Ford's bdked-on
enamel has no equal in any car. Ford
upholstery fabrics and trim are less
costly, but they're less delicate, too,
and if anything, more durable.
Hour then is it possible to giUe you
this fine car at halt the fine car price,
Part of the answer lies in Ford
manufacturing Skills and knowledge
as evidenced by the VS. engine. Part
of it comes from the ever increasing
numbers of cars Ford produces and
the economies they make possible.
And, part of it comes from Ford's
willingness to give greater values
than might be expected in cars sell
ing in Ford's price range. And that's
the Ford idea.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01
4 Teen Ager-NO Doubt

Visitors are encouraged to sign
the guest book in the nartheX of
many churches. There is also a
space for remarks.
In the remarks column recently
in one of these was found cute
minister"
A pulpit committee to select a
pastor has many things to look
for-if they satisfy the congre-
cation. The teen-agcrs are not the
easiest to please. They want a
young good looking minister lover
30 is old or else one who has good
looking Tonnage children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01
Elder Hill Homecoming

A Homecoming will be held at
the Elder Hill church near Friends
Vile, on Sunday, October H.. start
ing with Sunday School at 10 o.
clock. A basket lunch will be served
at noon.
There will be special singing and
other entertainment in the after
noon. All are welcome.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01

enough rain during the growing
season to enable crops like snap
beans, corn, cabbage or cauliflower
to fully use up heavy applications
of fertilizer. Most of this unused
fertilizer will be leached away by
winter rains unless a cover crop
is planted that will take up the
nutrients as they become available.
The cover crop will use up the
fertilizer in growth, and then re-
lease it to next years crop after
it has been plowed down and de-
composes, Mr.. Carter says.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01
Greed. Not Need

Canning gets in the blood and l
think sometimes it has the same
effect on me as liquor has on the
alcoholic. Even though | know |
have enough ! keep digging around
to find something else.
As long as there's any empty
jar in sight there's an inner urge
to do something about it.
I'm not alone in this for | know
there are other women who prowl
around garden or market to see if
they have missed anything.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01

American Legion commander de-
clarcd big veterans group would
refrain from sounding off on wide
variety of national issues and would
devote itself to fighting commu-
nism and subversion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01

gives you exactly the amount of
power you want, when you want it
automatically.
Fine car pOtuer steering, too. The
big, heavy costly cars offer it for the
same reason they offer power brakes.
It's a man-sized Job for a 100 pound
woman to handle a car weighing two
tons or more without it-especiallv
when parking, Our "MaSter-Cuide
has two distinct benefits.
First, it gives hydraulic power
assist right down at the wheels and
Just enough to take ont the wo-k. You
don't relinquish one particle of con
trol-rather your control is more com
plctc and far easier.
Second, being hydraulic, Master
Guide power steering absorbS those
fatiguing steering wheel tremorS
caused by ruts and roads in bad
repair. And you don't pay fine car
price for Master Guide
But there is another fine car fed-
ture-the Ford ride. Books have
been written on the subject of riding
quality in an automobile, but the
payof comes on the pavement or
lack Of it, Many people associate
comfortable ride with excess weight,
but it's not weight alone that makes
for comfort, If it were, those big FIVE
ton trucks which Won see every daY
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01

We ore selling these tires as fost os we can get
them. The acceptance is overwhelming! For ex-
ample solesmen, who drive thousands Of tough
miles, stop in to thunk US because we introduced
them TO Coodyeor's great A-NyIon Cord Super
Cushion. See US soon! We'd like to introduce you
TO the modern tire for modern drivers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01
Winter Cover Crops
Serve Many Purposes

Winter cover crops can serve
many beneficial purposes for Gar
rett county vegetable growers.
County Agent John Carter says
that growers have planted cover
crops mainly because they protect
land from erosion during the win
ter, and they add valuable organic
matter.
But this year, especially, there
is another big argument in favor
of cover crops, Mr.. Carter points
out. In some cases there wasn't
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01

ply the word on my level.
| remarked to his mother that
believed he had unusual compre-
hension.
well, after ALL" she replied
He's almost four"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-01

Speicher. The Hanawalts were en-
route to their home from Elgin,
ILL.,, where they attended to bust
ness relating to church matters.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-06-20
Howard $4,000
Scholarships Told

WASHINGTON. D C-Undet.
graduate schoisrsh ps ioislnc
So 900 have been awarded 70
h-s- s.fg9. graduates wao wlil
eater IloWasd Un.vers KS a.
.3s-sa e. II ) p'emuc. 1858
The scholarships which were
awarded ~ the basis % scores
made or ire Jn.vess.ty's Ma
iional Competitive Scholarship
Examination. wsll 60 20 70 stu
dents from i6 states ana the Dis
'r.ci OF Columbia.
The eXsminat were con-
Quoted earle; this year by a
team ~ e.ch, Howssd University
staff members who tested some
1885 students representing a26
high schools IN 80 states and the
district OF Columbia.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-06-20

Siles fer you :. see ard buy.
s7sf1 -ss'a-i manage x ire
1..ss'm : e st-ee, lots. a.so c.
-es Attention 'r.s week 20 :
Tsa. F-s7 Hs.d;op 1851. 10 De
sa2N'- ? i-er Saturday 20 2 r)
eFta1E p-5g.an.
II is only one Of the many
bargains 10 be found on our
lots. he declared. and cur OK
siieker means just that. Our
used ears are reeendiiioned and
made safe for cur buyers. We
stand behind our cars with a
Guarantee" he concluded.
P L Gr.sscn. Sons, Inc nave
20 Big lots for your convenience
o0s5 ". Fort, and $685. ". Fort.
Just catch Fort stree, bus or
7t-ve out 20 either Of our lots
he says.
GsiSsom's los Gle open from 9
am. IL 2 pm.