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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-12-02
Court Action Looms
I've Quest For. KSGST'E On LGzEse

Attempts to provide a public
park on Deep Greek Lake received
new impetus this week with ad-
ditional court action.
A petition to amend the original
petition to institute condemnation
proceedings by the State Board of
Forests and Parks against Fulcher
P. Smith and his wife, Of Oakland,
in an effort to force the sale Of
parcel Of land for use as park,
has been filed in the Circuit Court
for Garrett County under date Of
November "a.
Incorrect metes and bounds de-
scription of the land sought to be
condemned was included in the
original petition filed last May 5,
to which the defendants took eX-
ception and filed a demurrer in the
'ase.
Che new petition declares that
the Board Of Forests and Parks
now has accurate and correct
descriptions and desires to amend
the original petition.
The land in question is situated
in district No. 6, lying on the
northeast side Of Deep Creek Lake,
between Meadow Mountain run
tributary and Cherry Greek tribu-
tary, adjoining the property Of the
Pennsylvania Electric company and
Charles A, Garrett, and is a por-
tion Of tract that was conveyed
by Eastern Land Corporation to
Fulcher P. Smith and F. Perry
Smith, Jr., doing business as Cum
berland Box company, by deed
dated August 10, l945.
State Wants 57.O7 Acres
The courses, metes and distances
in the new plat give a total of
57.O7 acres desired by the state.
An order of court provides for
the original petition to be amended
and has ordered that the petition
ers file an accurate and correct
plat designating the land sought TO
be condemned. This has been done.
The order of court also states that
the respondents must show cause
within Is days if they have OBJ
icctions to the amended petition.
The survey Of the property de-
sired was made by Frank Robbins
Corliss, a Maryland State regis
tered land surveyor, who also made
the map. The map was traced by
f. K. Corliss, Jr., on August rs,
1854.
In the original petition filed
May 5, 1854, the Board Of Forests
and Parks represented that under
the provisions of the public Gen
eral Laws Of Maryland, it was en-
powered to condemn lands in the
name of the state for the purpose
(ContiHucd On Pdqc F'oHr)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-12-02
Christmas SAOVE'iMg Season
AcliEiIicS Getting Underway

Oakland's Christmas buying sea
son moved into high gear this
week with the placing Of Yule
decorations ON downtown business
streets, and the distribution Of APP
proXimately 5000 1o-pagc circu-
lars advertising the holiday offer
ings of local stores and places of
business.
The Mountain Top Chamber of
Commerce, which sponsors the an
nual Christmas shopping campaign,
announced that participating mer-
chants would begin giving coupons
with purchases Saturday, Deem
Der 4. The coupons will entitle
shoppers to participate in the
awarding Of IS Garland turkeys
on December II.
This Saturday, December 4, the
Chamber, in cooperation with
Bernard I. Gender, is sponsoring
free movies for children at the
Maryland Theatre. Two shows are
planned, at 10 a. m. and l1:30 a.
m.
The big affair, so far as the
Youngsters are concerned, will be
the arrival Of Santa Claus and dis
tribution of the Christmas treat.
This is scheduled for Saturday, De
cember Is, on Second street. The
affair has grown in recent years
until more than 1000 children are
expected.
Stocks Large and Varied
n. a. Coplin, Chamber Of Com
merce president, said stores are
unusually well stocked this year in
anticipation Of heavy buying. Some
national observers have predicted
the biggest Christmas consumer
volume in many years.
\ survey of local stores this
week disclosed a larger selection
than usual in many lines. More
toys are displayed than formerly,
and many Of the new electrical and
elcctronic kits for children are
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-12-02
Southern Hi Bands
Arrange For Concert

The senior and junior bands Of
Southern High schools have ar
ranged for their concert to be pre-
scented on Tuesday, December IA,
in the Southern High Gymnasium
Admission will be 80 cents.
One hundred fifty musicians will
take part under the direction of
Harold &. Wright.
Among the special numbers by
the senior band will be "Afternoon
Of Faun,' by Claude DeBussy;
Omitted Nations March, and two
Spanish numbers, Lady Of Spain
and Rio Rita" \ feature of the
Junior band will be an Indian
Dance, Chief Tomahawk," in cos
tune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-12-02
Commits SiOnerS
Assume Duties
At Court House
Given Oath OF Office Yes
terday-Swurtzentruber
Is President

Three new County Commissions
ers officially took over the duties
Of their office yesterday afternoon.
The changc-over was effected in a
harmonious and congenial manner.
II. b Swartzenruber, Aubrey
Blennemm and Erwin Roth. all
Republicans, were elected to that
office on November ,. They sue
Gee led J. Edward Helbig, Stewart
f. Stahl and Jonas W. Sines, all
Republicans. Ielbig and Stahl had
served for the past eight years
and Sines has been a member Of
the board for the past twelve years.
Hclbig was not a candidate for re-
election in the Republican primary
but both Sines and Stahl unsuc-
cessfully sought denomination in
June.
Commissions for all three new
men were received this week from
Governor Theodore X. Mckeldin,
signed by him and John X. Reeves,
secretary of state, and they were
given the oath of office yesterday
afternoon by Richard L. Davis,
clerk Of the Circuit court.
The new board members took
over fhpir DOsiti0ns after the old
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-12-02
Conservation Group
Wants Restrictions
On Strip Mines

A discussion of proposed Iegls-
lation that will provide for rcgu-
lation of strip mine operations in
this county has been arranged for
the next regular meeting Of the
Garrett County Conservation as
sociation next Tuesday evening,
December 7, in the Fire Hall. The
meeting is called for s o'clock.
Harland Bittinger IS chairman
of a committee in charge of the
discussion. and other members Of
the committee are William w.
Mace and Paul Riley. Bittinger
said this was the second meeting
to be held by the group in an ef-
fort to get some definite recon-
mendations, mostly in regard to
making the operators backfill.
He said there are probably a
dozen strip mine jobs in operation
in the county at present and there
are no regulations requiring back
filling.
He added that both West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania had laws
making it mandatory for operators
to furnish bond in event they fail
to backfill after a job is completed.
A bill regulating strip mine
operations was passed in the Gen
eral Assembly a few years ago,
but Garrett county was exempted
from the provisions of the bill, and
it was later declared unconstitu-
tional as Being discriminatory.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-12-02
Four Candidates
File Expenditures

Four additional political candi-
dates in the last campaign have
filed their expense accounts with
the Clerk of the Circuit court, in
compliance with the states Cor
rupt Practices Act.
Highest ON the list this week
was Helen T. Baumgartner, unsuc-
cessful candidate for member of
the House Of Delegates. She listed
expenditures Of $6947O, mostly for
engravings, pictures, cards, posters
and advertising.
Kermit s. Glotfelty, successful
candidate for the same position,
spent 1922, while Lee McRobie, I'M
successful candidate for the office
of sheriff, reported spending $50.
William o. Treacy filed expenses
Of $342.G6. He was the unsuccess-
full candidate for States Attorney.
Twenty-Five county candidates
were listed on the November ball
lot and all but two have reported
their expenses. Candidates have
thirty days to make a report. Those
previously reporting are S. r.
Pagenhardt, Joseph limbaugh,
Joseph Wclch, VERNE Smouse, c.
f. Hammond. Harry c. Edwards,
E. G. Moon, Leslie Savage, Richard
L. Davis, Clifford Friend, Harvey
Swartzentrubcr, Aubrey Brenne-
man, Erwin Roth, Albert Shaffer,
Paul Fisher and Jesse J. Ashby.
! The Republican committee also
made its report. Not reporting up
to noon Wednesday were Harvey
Sines and Roy Turney and the
Democratic committee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-12-02

KEW. JOtN ). A Il w ELL
Rev. John J. Atwell, supervisor
of the Episcopal Missions at Alta
mont, Deer Park, and Swanton,
will become rector Of St. Matthews
Episcopal church in Oakland, eff
fective January /, it was an
nounced this week by St. Mat
thew's vestry.
Rev. Atwell will also retain sup
ervision over the mission churches,
and will be the priest in charge of
the Deer Park, Altamont and
Swanton churches, it was stated
by Bishop Nobel c. Powell, who
approved the action of the local
vestry.
The Episcopal church in Oak
land has been without a regular
rector since Rev A. J. Haines re-
signed several months ago, al
though services have been con-
tinued there with supplies.
Rev. Atwell has been priest in
charge of the mission field here
since July, 1850, and also held the
supply charge for St. Matthews at
Oakland prior to the arrival of
Rev. Haines.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-12-02
Girl Scouts Plan
Fly-Up Ceremony

Oakland Girl Scouts and Brown
les are planning their annual fly
up ceremony for Sunday afternoon,
December 5, at the Moose Hall.
Brownies who have passed the
age limit for that organization will
fly up to the junior girl scout or
ganization, and the junior girl
scouts who have reached IA years
of age, will fly out. There is no
senior girl scout organization at
present.
Miss Cara Weber, Girl Scout
leader, will be in charge Of the
program, assisted by other Brown
ic and Girl Scout leaders.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-12-02
Herd Names Recorded

Clayton O. Winters, Oakland
has been given the privilege of the
exclusive use of the name "High-
land Park" as a herd name in
registering his purebred Holstcin-
Fliesian cattle.
Claude W. Wagner, Jr., Nc
Henry, has been given the same
privilege of using the name "Wag-
ucrcrest."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-12-02
New Scout Leaders
Installed at Park

Two new boy scout leaders were
installed Tuesday evening for the
Mt. Lake troop 70, at ceremonies
conducted by district scout Of
ficials They were Paul E. Macy,
as scoutmaster, and Lloyd II. Win
tiers, as assistant. Both are in
structors in Southern High.
At board of review meeting
the same evening, William Muir
ply, Leo Martin and Wayne Cal
lis were passed to the first class
rank.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-12-02

Latin-American countries have
planned an inter-American bank to
aid in economic development in the
future.
Evening star., 1954-09-01
Raymond N. Lancaster,
SeIectiye Service Aide

Raymond M. Lancaster 54,
chief of pay roll and account
ing at selective service national
headquarters. died Monday at
his home, 1888 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV.
He had been with the fiscal
department Of selective service
since 1912. He came to Wash
ington in 1885 as a fiscal ac-
countant and budget analyst for
the soil conservation service of
the Agriculture Department.
Before that he worked for the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad as
telegrapher. dispatcher and
freight agent for 81 years.
Mr.. Lancaster, at one time.
played first base for the semi
professional Blue Ridge League.
He had also llmpired in sandlot
and semipro baseball games
here.
His survivors include ]. Max
well Dickey, Silver Spring, and
Raymond Dickey. 4406 Macomb
street NV, both cousins.
Services will be at Q pm. to-
morrow in his native Harper's
Ferry. w. Va.
Evening star., 1954-09-01
Edwin 0. Ernsfedt,
Administrative Aide

Edwin o. .Ernstedt, 40, assist
ant administrative officer in the
adjutant generals Office and a
former piano player in Washing
ton orchestras. died Monday Of
leukemia at Georgetown Hos
pital. He lived at 5616 North
Nineteenth street, Arlington.
Mr.. Ernstedt played the piano
in orchestras at the Statler,
Shoreham, Willard, Washington
and Sheraton Park Hotels until
he became sick about two years
ago. He was q member of the
Federation of Musicians and had
played in Jack Morton's or
chestra. :
Born in Marquette. Mich, Mr.
Ernstedt went to high school
there. He came to Washington
10 years ago and began in the
adjutant generals Office. He
was an instructor there in work
simplif1cation and efficiency.
Survivors are his widow, Kath-
crime; two children, Jean, 9;
James. z. and four sisters, Mrs
Ellen Oliver, Detroit, Mich; Mrs
Thomas Fahey, Chicago, and the
Misses Ida and Effie Ernstedt,
Marquette.
Services will be at 2 pm. to-
morrow at Hines funeral homie,
2901 Fourteenth street NV
Burial will be in Glenwood Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1954-09-01
NicFederotion Role
In School Desegregotion Suit

The Federation of Civic Asso-
Citations may seek to intervene in
the lawsuit filed yesterday by
the. Federation Of Citizens Asso-
Citations against District school
race deSegregation.
DR.. C. Herbert Marshall, presi-
dent of the civic federation, said
today his organizations Legal
Committee has the possibility Of
such action under study.
The civic federation, q Negro
organization. is supporting city
plans to start pupil desegrega-
ton when schools open Septem-
Der Is. DR.. Marshall said.
The Federation of Citizens
Associations, q white organiza-
ton. yesterday filed suit in the
Evening star., 1954-09-01
Mrs. Robert K. Palmer,
Mother Of Patents Chief

Mrs. Robert K. Palmer, 80,
mother of DR.. Archie M. Palmer
chairman Of the Government
Patents Board, died Monday at
her home in Darien, Conn.
The former Sarah Grace Mac
Innes, Mrs. Palmer was the
widow Of a New York business
man and breeder Of trotting
horses.
Her son, who lives at 1921
Runnymede place NV, is a for
mer president Of Chattanooga
(Tenn.) University.
Other survivors are q daugh-
ter, Mime. Jeanne Soudeikine
New York, a Metropolitan Opera
singer. and two grandchildren.
Services were to be held today
in Noroton. Conn.,, with burial
in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Evening star., 1954-09-01
Mrs. Meyer NordIinger,
LifeIonq District Resident

Mrs. Meyer Nordlinger, n. a
lifelong Washington resident.
died today in Indianapolis. Ind.
while visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Louis Marks. She lived at the
Woodley Park Towers apart
mentS.
The former EStelle Reizenstein,
Mrs. Nordlinger was married In
1902. Her husband. who was in
the insurance business, died in
1920.
Mrs. Nordlinger was a MEM
ber of Woodmont Country Club
and the Sisterhood Of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation.
Besides her daughter. she is
survived by two sons, Walter,
5000 Shirley lane. and Howard.
6318i Meadow lane. both of
Chevy Chase, Md.
Graveside services will be held
at noon tomorrow at Washington
Hebrew Congregation Cemetery
Evening star., 1954-09-01

U. s. District Court for the Dis
trict Of Columbia seeking to halt
desegregation until q final SUI
preme Court decree. which is not
expected until probably next
spring.
The white organization COM
tended in the suit that the Board
of Education acted arbitrarily
and illegally in starting desegre-
cation before the high court is
sued detailed instructions on how
to carry out its May II ruling
declaring segregation unconsti-
tutional.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing. q defendant in the suit, said
yesterday he had no immediate
comment.
Evening star., 1954-09-01
David Sway, IA, Wrote
OF Jewish Immigrants
BY the Assoeiofed Press

CINCINNATI, Sept. david
Sway, "A, who wrote tender tales
OF Jewish immigrants and labor
ers. Of which he was one, died
yesterday.
Since 1911 he had been Ohio
regional editor of the Yiddish-
language Jewish World. It was
a daily newspaper distributed in
Ohio with special editions for
Columbus and Cleveland, until
five years ago. For the last year
it has been published as q
monthly only in Cincinnati.
Mr.. Sway, who emigrated from
Latyia so years ago, became a
cloakmaker in the New World.
Touched by the struggle of the
people with whom he worked.
he began to write their story.
For seven years he worked in
the East. Then he became re-
gional editor.
Evening star., 1954-09-01

lican, Of New Hampshire. and
Robert A. Taft. Republican, Of
Ohio.
The death of Senator May
bank cuts the number of Demo-
Gratis In the Senate to as. There
are 48 Republicans and one In
dependent. There is little doubt
that Gov. Byrnes of South
Carolina will appoint q Demo-
crat to serve out the last few
months Of the term.
At the Mccarthy censure hear
ing, Chairman Watkins ex-
pressed his sorrow over the death
of Senator Maybank and said
South Carolina and the Nation
had lost q "great man and pub
lie servant" A minute Of silence
was then observed.
Senator Watkins said chat or
dinarily the hearing today would
have been Cancelled because Of
the death of a Senate colleague,
but it was decided to 60 ahead
because this could not be done
without great inconvenience to
some of those taking part. He
said two committee members
would be appointed to attend the
funeral.
First Elected in 1941.
Senator Maybank was first
elected to the Senate in l94l to
fill an unexpired term created
by the resignation of Mr.. Byrnes.
He was reelected in 1912 and
1948. He was seeking third
full term in November.
Senator Maybank, who was a
cotton exporter in private life.
had never been defeated for
public Office. He was mayor Of
his home city of Charleston from
1881 to 1888 and in the latter
year won the governorship on
his first try, breaking a South
Carolina tradition.
Like many Southern Senators.
he broke with the Truman ad-
ministration over the civil rights
issue. And he voted to over
ride President Truman's vote Of
the Taft-Hartley Law. He was
a strong supporter of the Demo-
cratic farm policy and the
Marshall Plan for European
recovery.
Aristocratic Background.
Senator Maybank had an
aristocratic background, stepped
in proud old Charleston culture.
But the nervous energy he put
into his political campaigns and
speeches. as well as the drive
which characterized all his ac-
tivities, belied the old South
Carolina Low Country tradition
Of an easy-going life.
He was known in the Senate.
where he served on the Banking
and Appropriations Committees.
for his rapid speech in a heavy
Charleston accent.
The Senator is survived by his
second wife. Mrs. Mary Randolph
Pelzer Maybank. His first wife.
Mrs. Elizabeth de Rossett Myers.
died October 5, 1947.
Also surviving are one son,
Burnet r. Maybank, jr.. a Green
vile, S. c. attorney and a mem
ber of the State House of Rep
resentatives, and two daughters.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at II am. at st. Michael's
Church in Charleston. Burial will
he in MAGNOLIA Cemetery there
Evening star., 1954-09-01
Col. Charles Meinis,
Marine Commander
In Canal lone, Dies

Marine Col. Charles q. Meints.
So. commanding officer Of Ma
rine Barracks Rodman, Panama
Canal Zone and security officer
Of the 18th naval district, died
Of q heart attack in Panama
Saturday, the Marine Corps an
nounced today.
He had served in Washington
after World War II as q member
Of the Board for Auto Task
Force Of the Office Of the Sec
retary of Defense. Later he
was with the chief Of naval
materiel as liaison ofiicer Of the
motor transport division Of the
National Production Authority.
He went to Panama in July,
ei953.
Col. Meints was considered
one Of the outstanding logistical
experts Of the Marine Corps.
He was born in East st. Louis,
Ill.,, and was graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1924. Later
he studied transportation en-
gineering at the University Of
Michigan.
From 1941 to 1914 he was
commanding officer Of the 1st
Tank Battalion and led the unit
in the Solomon Islands. He was
made commanding officer of the
Sd Amphibious Tractor Group at
Camp Pendleton, Calf. due, to
his extensive training in tanks
and amphibious warfare.
Survivors are his widow, Jean;
a daughter. Ellen Alicia. 10. and
his mother, Mrs. Minnie G.
Meints. East st. Louis. Ill.
His body is at the Robert
Pumphrey funeral home. Bethes.
da. Services will be held at
pm. tomorrow at Fort Myel
Chapel. Burial will be in Ar.
lington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-09-01
Father Heyden 10 Address
Astronomers on Sept. II.

The Rev. Francis j. Heyden,
director of the Georgetown Uni
versity Observatory and an au-
thority on eclipses of the sun,
will speak to the National Capt.
tai Astronomers at 8:15 pm. on
September IL in the Commerce
Department Auditorium.
The Star yesterday enormously
gave the date of Father Heyden's
talk as tonight.
Evening star., 1954-09-01
Col. c. A. BauInann,
Formerly on Arrny's
General Staff Here

Retired Army Col. Charles A.
Baumann, 58, formerly Of the
War Department General staff
at the Pentagon. died yesterday
of a heart ailment at his home
at the. Woodner, 1886 Sixteenth
street NV.
Since retiring from the Army
in 1852 for physical disability,
Col. Baumann had been Wash
ington representative for several
exporting Arms.
Eorn in New Orleans, he at
tended Tulane University there,
interrupting his studies to join
the Army.
In Mexican Campaign.
He served in the Mexican cam
paign and with the Medical
Service Corps during World War
I in France. During World War
II he was in Africa. New Guinea,
the Philippines and the European
Theater. He was loaned to the
State Department for an assign
ment in Europe as depot COM
mander in Germany and with the
Office Of Foreign Liquidation.
He transferred to the Quar-
termaster Corps and in 1916
was assigned to the Pentagon on
the War Department general
staff. He also had served in the
Office of the surgeon general and
as staff officer of the Medical
Corps with the procurement
branch of the Army here.
Last Post at Camp Pickett.
His last assignment was with
the Medical Corps at Camp
Pickett, Va.
Col. Baumann was a 32d-de-
gree Mason and a member Of the
Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors are his widow Hat
tie, two daughters, Miss Norma
Jean Baumann, 1886 Sixteenth
street, Silver Spring. Md, and
Mrs. Richard Whitney. Novato
Calf, and q sister and brother
Mrs. Stephen Mellinger and
Frank Baumann, both Of New
Orleans.
Services will be held at II am
Friday at Fort Myer Chapel
Burial will be in Arlington Gem
etery.
Evening star., 1954-09-01
CAP Opens Drive
For More Cadets

The Eastern Squadron, Civil
Air Patrol, has announced it will
conduct a cadet recruiting cam
paign designed to double the
squadron membership.
Boys from Is to II years of
age who wish to participate are
asked to report to the Air Science
Building, Catholic University, at
8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1954-09-01
Hubbard w. Showhun,
Conservutionist
BY The Associoted Press

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept.
Hubbard w: Shawhan, So.
prominent conservationist and
businessman, died yesterday at
his summer home in Goshen, Va.
Mr.. Shawhan served as West
Virginia State conservation di-
rector for about six years be-
ginning in 1884. He also had
been State forester and before
that was for about 16 years
forest engineer for lumber COM
panies in West Virginia.