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The guardian., 1954-08-14
Medical Schools
Receive Grants

NEW YORK - Howard Uni
yersity Medical School, Wa
shington, DC, and Meharry
Medical College, Nashville,
Tenn, were included in grants
totaling $2,176,9O4.71 awarded
Shis week to the nations 80
medical students by the Ma
tional Fund for Medical Edu-
cations, S, Sloan Colt, presi-
dent, announced: The grants
were made possible by gifts
from business and the medical
profession. Howard University
Medical School was awarded
$22,97O.85; with Meharry Me-
dical College receiving $21. .573.34.
The guardian., 1954-08-14

Il am hoping to live long
enough to see the time when
we will have no hyphenated-
Americans"
The guardian., 1954-08-14
ATTY. FOSTER CONFIDENT
OF SUCCESS AT PRIMARIES

Former City Councillor Atty.
A. Frank Foster recently filed
nomination papers for the of
flee of STATE SENATOR in
the 9Th Suffolk District which
includes Wards 12, IA, and 18.
Atty Foster VINO is a decorated
World War II Veteran saw SER
vice in the 45th Infantry Di-
vision and is we'll known to the
voters of this neighborhood.
The guardian., 1954-08-14
HENNIGAN FOR SENATOR
CAMPAIGN HITS new HIGH
BY Bill Holder

A new feeling of confidence
is sweeping over Roxbury this
very moment, all because there
has appeared on the political
horizon a young energetic man
of action, who believes in get
ting things done. This man
keeps his promises; and in his
own words ''I keep my promises;
The guardian., 1954-08-14

THE PRESIDENT, himself Of
military background, certainly
Is in a position to both study
The guardian., 1954-08-14

In citing one of his many
qualifications and reasons for
desiring to represent this area
as State Senator, Atty. POSTER
said, Il believe my ID years as
q professional social worker for
the City of Boston have equip
ped me with the warm under
standing and the rare insight
necessary to fashion our laws
Continued On Page Five
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05
ArmOrsville

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Syfert of Lin
coin Park, Mich, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Hart and family spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moore Sun
day. Afternoon callers were Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Beagle and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. James Traxler and son of
Carey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Moser and
family called Sunday afternoon on
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Moser.
Past week callers of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Montgomery and family were
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Reams, Mrs. Le-
more Montgomery and daughter Sue,
Mr.. Clyde Klingler and son Keith and
Mrs. Grace Klingler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Grismore were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. P. Hartman.
Miss Sarah Oates and Miss Clara
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Binkley spent
Saturday evening with the latter's
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Alderman of
Piqua, spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Wollett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Gerhart and
daughters Judy and Vickie were
Thursday evening dinner guests OF
the latter's parents, Rev. and Mrs
Guy Chaplin.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hunsickel
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
Hunsicker's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Wesley Hunsicker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Hullibargel
spent Saturday evening with theil
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Crib.
lez and family near Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Brennamon anc
daughter of Delphos, and Mr.. anc
Mrs. Frances Ridenour called Sunday
afternoon in the home Of Mrs. Callie
Lyle.
Mrs. G. w. Zopf of Dayton, spent
Monday with her sister, Mr.. and Mrs
o. B. May.
Mrs. Everett Cumrine spent the
past week at Lakeside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Williams and
son Donald spent Saturday with Mrs
Evelyn Boyer near Bluffton.
Mrs. Dale Maus returned last week
to her home in Pine Bluff, Ark, after
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05
RAWSON
ROUNDUP
Flossie Culp

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Shaw and
Mrs. L. B. Folk had as their guests
last Tuesday evening, Mrs. John Gil
hspie and sons David and Dale of AL
abasta, Ala, Mrs. Jack Gillispie, To-
ledo, Mrs. Fred Folk, Mrs. Royce Bu-
sick and son Jimmie of Findlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Clymer, Dayton,
called on Mrs. Augusta Latham Tues
day evening of last week, enroute
home from northern Michigan. They
had been on visit with their son,
Bill, who is at camp.
Funeral services were held Sunday
at 200 p. m. in the Rawson E. u. B.
church for Frank Allen Freed, re-
tired farmer, who died Friday at
1000 a. m. at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Charles Heldman, Eagle town
ship. Surviving are one son, William
of Toledo, three grandchildren, three
reat-grandchildre and one sister
Mrs. Heldman. The Rev. Walter
Purdy officiated and burial was in
the Hassan cemetery, with the Otto
Funeral Home in charge of arrange,
| ments.
Enjoying a wiener roast at the Var
Buren State Park Wednesday eve.
ming of last week were: Mr.. and Mrs
Harley Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Bibler, Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Smith, Pat
and Cindy Smith, Rawson; Mr.. anC
Mrs. Emerson Neff and Marilyn Neff
Bluffton; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Smith
and children, Chuckie, Mike and
Jackie, Findlay; Jerry Market, Lima
Jack Green, Napoleon; and Jim anc
Dot Merritte. Toledo,
Dorothy Ann and Jimmie Joe Mer.
rite returned to their home in Tole.
do Friday after visiting with hel
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Kimberly the last two weeks.
Rawsonites who attended the Ar.
lington Homecoming Saturday eve
ming were: Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Ro.
mick, Mrs. Jake (Gertie) Fox, Mr.
and Mrs. Harley Smith, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Kimberly, Mr.. and Mrs. Ear
Hoch and Mr.. and Mrs. Adrin Houde.
shell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kimberly anc
Mrs. Anna Merritte had as Sunday
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Marvian Mer,
rite and family of Toledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Smith spent
Sunday with Mrs. Smiths parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Market, Wapako.
meta. Mr.. Market isn't very well
since his fall.
Today is the picnic of the WSCS
of the EUB church at the Community
Park, the regular meeting night Of
the Lions Club, the birthday of Frank
Dever and Miss Pat Smith.
Friday is the birthday of Bess
Kimberly and the first birthday Of
Cindy Fink, daughter of Miller Fink
Sunday is the birthday OF Pvt. Jake
Cogley, who is in Japan. Monday
the 9th, is the wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lora.
The 30th annual reunion of the
Jonas Robinson family will be helc
Sunday, August Is, at the Community
Park in Rawson.
Mike and Stevie Zuercher returned
home Saturday after spending a few
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05
THURSDAY. AUGUST 5. 1854

spending several weeks with relatives.
and friends here.
Misses Alice and Dorothy Yant of
Gillespie, ILL.,, were week end guests
of their aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Bierly and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Long and
son Ronnie and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Holland and daughter Sharon were
Sunday dinner guests of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Long.
Callers in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Brackney the past week
were Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. English of
Ft. Wayne, Ind, and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
F. Copeland of st. Johns.
Rev. David Bucks of Amsville, Pa.
was week end guest of Mrs. John
Adams and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Guy and sons of Harrod were Sunday
dinner guests.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05

days with their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Zuercher. They are
the sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Zuercher of Wooster. Kenneth will
go to Fort Knox for two weeks
training in the Army Reserves.
Miller Fink will return home this
week end from Fort Knox where he
has been in training for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Vanderpool and
daughter Diane of Springfield, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Heminger
Sunday afternoon.
Jake Ron1ick of New Harmony,
Ind, arrived in Rawson Sunday to
spend his vacation. He is working
out in the oil fields. Jake is a for
mer mayor of Rawson before leaving
for Indiana.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05
HERE AND THERE
By Ruth Huber

Rhuel Kohler and his mother, Mrs.
Sam Kohler, south of Bluffton, We're
in Dayton Sunday visiting Albert
Luginbuhl at Veterans Hospital
where he is patient.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Leichty of
Greenville, Ohio, were callers in
Bluffton Saturday.
Mrs. Catherine Healey of Mt.
Gilead, visited with Mrs. Ruth Huber
of Bluffton Monday forenoon.
A number of relatives were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Baker at their home on Route IL east
of Benton Ridge.
Rhuel Sutter of Pandora, assisted
by Ed Lora, Columbus Grove, has
started to paint his home an attrac-
tive light green color.
H. II. Kneeper of near Rockport
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05

bel Owens called on Mr.. and Mrs. c.
ID. Fisher Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Clauss and fam
lily spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Virgil Boyd of near Findlay.
Mrs. Daisy Pifer called on Mrs.
Mabel Hilty and Mrs. Sarah Oates
and Miss Clarabel Owens Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Moser called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Anderson
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hartman, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Grismore called on
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Lora and family
of Findlay Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Klingler and
sons called on Mrs. Grace Klingler
Tuesday evening.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05

who has racing horses in Cleveland,
was home for the week end, and re-
turned to Cleveland Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gettles Of Bluff
ton have received word that Mr.. Get
ties sister is patient at one OF the
Columbus hospitals.
Mrs. Walter E. Craig of Lafayette,
is recovering from surgery at Bluff
ton hospital.
Alvin Lee, north of Mt. Cory, is
doing some remodeling work on his
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Huber were
Monday evening callers at the home
of Lester Baker, near Benton Ridge
Nearly four-fifths Of all CONNER
cial farms in the U. s. are family
farms.
About 10 percent of the value OF
farm products sold comes from fam
lily farms.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05
Lafayette Man Heads
County Credit Unit

A Lafayette man, Merl McCluer,
was named this week as the new
county supervisor for Wapakoneta
production Credit association in Allen
county.
McCluer replaces Jack Wiley who
is being transferred to Wapakoneta
as production credit supervisor for
Auglaize county. The credit asso-
citation maintains an office in Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05
Westminster Group
Picnic Late Changed

The Presbyterian Youth Fellow
ship picnic originally scheduled for
August at the Findlay Park has
been postponed until Thursday, Aug
ust II, it was announced this week.
The group will meet at the church at,
2:SO p. m. where transportation will
be furnished.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05

U. s. has sold los, ITS, 900 bushels
of wheat under the International
Wheat Agreement since June 80,
1853.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-08-05

"How to Spray the Aircraft Way
is new USDA farmers bulletin. It's
available from the Office of Informa-
ton, USDA, Washington 25, D. C.
Ask for farmers bulletin No. 2062.
The Nome nugget., 1954-05-03
DR.. and Mrs. f. Petersen
OF Board Of Missions
HOnored at Church Supper

H0noring DR.. and Mrs. Fred
erick l.. Petersen Of the National
Board Of Missions Of the Method
ist Church, a recognition supper
was held last evening in the re-
creation rooms Of the church.
Special remarks Of appreciation
were expressed by the pastor to
Mrs. w. Cameron, choir director,
and to members of the choir; Ray
Tveter, Sunday School superin-
tendent and staff Of teachers; Mrs.
A. Nerland, president of the
WSCS and women of that organ
ization; DR.. Fred Langsam and
nurse Hazel Hansen and other
members Of the hospital staff;
Theodore Statuk for services in
the church; William Cameron,
president of the Church Board
and members of the Board; Esther
Mccoy and her excellent work at
the Community Center; Robert
Baldwin and his inspirational
organ contribution; Effie Baldwin
and A. Polet who have the most
years of service carrying the life
of the church in the community.
Three new member were elect
ed to the Church Board: Wilbur
Arnold, Charles Fagerstrom, and
Robert Heath.
Mr.. Peterson spoke on the unity
of the many churches in the
States with the Alaskan churches
and the fine cooperation which
exists. He brought greetings from
a former Nome pastor, Rev.
Decker.
The Nome nugget., 1954-05-03
Rev. Carlson To Be Given
Farewell Reception At
Covenant Church Friday

Alaska's first missionary pilot,
Rev. Paul Carlson of the Evan
gelical Mission Covenant Church
and family, will be honored at a
farewell reception Friday eve
ming, May Z.
Rev. Carlson came to Alaska
in 1888 and has served at the
Covenant mission station in Can
die prior to coming to Nome in
1912. His capacity as missionary
pilot has made him a well-known
figure throughout the Norton
Sound area. Within the last term
Of service here, the present new
church building has been erected.
The reception will be held in
the Covenant Church at 7:30 pm.
and Everyone is invited to attend.
The Nome nugget., 1954-05-03
BROWN BEAR BAGGED
8 MILES FROM SOLOMON

Steve Peterson who is employ
ed by the Lee Dredging Co. at
Solomon, reports that he and Sam
Komahuk killed a brown bear last
week at the head of Coal Creek,
tributary of Solomon River, and
about eight miles from camp.
For hunting the pair use a
snow jeep which they find both
convenient and comfortable, sur
passing the dog team in many
ways.
The Nome nugget., 1954-05-03
PARENTS OF J. E. ROTH
HERE FROM CALIFORNIA

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Roth,
parents Of J. E. Roth Of the Front
Street Garage Co., arrived from
their home in Cottonwood, Calf,
for visit with their son and his
family which includes their only
grandchildren.
This is their first journey Of
any length away from home and
their first plane ride which they
enjoyed very much. They plan to
make an extended visit here.
The Nome nugget., 1954-05-03
Many Participate Tn May
Day Parade In Spite
OF Mud Handicap

The May Day children's parade
sponsored by the Junior Red
Cross under the direction Of Ada
Scrivener was huge success re-
CARELESS of the mud handicap.
The parade was headed by
decorated truck with three-piece
band, which was followed by
about 200 children on foot, many
in costumes appropriate to the
occasion.
In the parade also, on leashes,
were dog pets Of the children:
little dogs, medium-sized dogs
and big dogs, but all well-behaved
dogs as there were no dog fights.
1t would be impossible to list
all the prize winners, as the COM
mittees were generous with their
ribbons. Most of the children were
radiant with the pleasure of win
ming recognition.
Mrs. Scrivener and her helpers
had the parade well organized.
Everything moved according to
schedule, even the sun cooperated,
making it possible to take pictures
of the occasion.
Prize winning entries were as
follows:
Carrie Ann Ullrich, Deane
Alexander, Ethel Atluk and Ruth
Emmons, Monica Boucher, Philip
and Elaine Carlson, Donald NUM-,
Donnie Young, Bobby Carpenter,
and Paul Mathis.
The Nome nugget., 1954-05-03
BISHOP GLEASON CONFIRMS
THIRTY ON DIOMEDE ISLAN

Bishop Gleason of the Catholic
Church arrived Friday and made
flight to Diomede Island where
he confirmed 80 of the island peo-
pie
Father Cunningham is at Do
mede and in charge Of the church
there.
Returning from Diomede were
two Catholic sisters of the group
known as Little Sisters Of Jesus,
who have been on the island for
several weeks.
The Nome nugget., 1954-05-03
WIEN AIRLINES

From Kotzebue: Harold Bennett,
w. G. Stephenson.
To Deering: Ed Barr.
To Candle: Gordon Gallup and
Gilvert Clark.
From Fairbanks: Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Peterson.
To Fairbanks: Verna Won der
Heydt, Lloyd Burgess.
To Kotzebue: Clara Forslund.
To Galena: wy. Spies.
The Nome nugget., 1954-05-03
PAN AMERICAN ANYWAYS

Arriving Friday: Mr.. Burgess,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Roth, Bishop
Gleason, Mrs. Herb Engstrom,
Jim Cary, Clarence Burt, Willie
Foster, Gordon Gallup, A. Kaing-
sinak.
Departing were: Anna White,
Glen Shaefer and Leonard John
son.
The Nome nugget., 1954-05-03
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Parkinson

arrived from the States on their
honeymoon in their own plane
and will spend the summer here.
Mr.. Parkinson is a partner of
Herb Engstrom and will be work
ing at Basin Creek this summer.
He is well known here having
been here off and on while in
service Mrs. Parkinson comes
from Washington, DC.
The Nome nugget., 1954-05-03
Sgt. Frederick Frey Of ACS was

S91. rederlcK reY OF AUS was
presented with a, beautiful new
washing machine by the Nome
Hardware Store as part of the
special offer to cash customers
program sponsored by the hard
ware store and us. Mercantile
Company.
The Nome nugget., 1954-05-03
N o r I c E

Those who have not as yet
given to this years Red Cross
Fund campaign and wish to do so.
bring or mail your contribution
to Nome Motors. So far only.
only one-half our quota has been
reached.
The Nome nugget., 1954-05-03

NOTE OF APPRECIATION
wish to express my appreci-
alton TO the voters of the Second
Division for the support given me
in the Primary Election.
Edith Bullock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25

before his death June 4. She
made them public as she began
an attack on Gov. Meyner and
his administration.
Dancing on the grave" she
termed the continued fanfare
about her father, who had adj
mitted in a letter embezzling
$500, 900 from the South Amboy
Trust Co.
Since she disclosed the letter,
Mrs. Leonard said, her father
had been condemned 'for every
mistake committed by, and
treason committed against, the
State of New Jersey for the
past 20 years."
Gov. Meyner, she explained,
was dragging this out and con-
demning us in an attempt to
climb to the vice presidency or
something.
1.-THE Democrats are trying to
ride in a Democratic Senator on
a corpse"
Gov. Meyner commented on
Mrs. Leonard's news conference:
IT have no desire to defame the
memory of a dead man, but the
public is entitled to the facts and
will get them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Bio Parade in Seoul Marks
Anniversary of Korean War

perialism is still reluctant to
abandon the wild hope Of con-
verting the whole Of Korea into
a U. S. colony for use as a spring.
board for an attack against
China"
The editorial opened with the
statement that "the Korean
peoples heroic war ended in the
defeat Of the u. S. aggresSors."
In Seoul, Gen. James A. Van
Fleet, former 9th Army COM
mander, watched with Mr.. Rhee
as thousands of South Korean
soldiers. airmen. marines and
sailors paraded down the wide
avenue leading to the capitol.
U. S. Ambassador Ellis o.
Briggs, in a speech noting the
anniversary. stressed the friend
ship between South Korea and
the United States.
Mr.. Rhee declared that the
west finally has realized the USE
lessness" of negotiations with the
Communists after talks at Kae-
song, Panmunjom and Geneva.
Hereafter, no one from the
anti Communist nations will pro-
pose another such conference
without branding himself an ap-
peaser or collaboration, Mr.. Rhee
declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Wrongdoing Denied
In Employment Post
In Hoffman Letter
By the Assoeiatsd Press

NEWARK, N. J., June 25.-A
surprise after death defense put
ex-Gov. Harold G. Hoffman on
record today as denying he did
wrong as New Jersey employ
ment security director, even
though he had embezzled $780,
600 from his own bank.
"As far as I know, there has
been nothing wrong in my State
department." the late Republic
can Governor said in a letter re-
leased last night by his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ada Hoffman Leonard.
Point by point. he hacked
away at some of the States
charges, with denials or ridicule,
and depicted himself as a polltI-
cally prosecuted man.
He accused Democratic Gov.
Robert B. Meyner, who sus-
pended him, of participating. in
q rental-purchasing arrange
ment for which Hoffman him
self had been criticized.
Hoffman's defense came in a
series of letters and documents
he sent to Mrs. Leonard shortly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
BY tho Assoeiotsd Press

SEOUL, June 25.-Almost a
million Korean soldiers and
civilians paraded here today in
a show of strength marking the
fourth anniversary of the OUT
break of the Korean war.
President Syngman Rhee.
speaking before an audience OF
200, 900, called on the West to
"use the courage and force neces-
sary to win over an enemy deter
mined on world conquest"
This was the closest Mr.. Rhee
came to raising the cry Of 'puk
chin"-march north. And only
q few of the thousands OF ban
ners carried the "puk chin"
slogan.
There were no reports of dem
onstrations in Red-ruled North
Korea, but Peiping radio noted
the anniversary and declared
that the most urgent future task
is Ito maintain high vigilance
and smash at any time new mill
tary ventures which the United
States and the Syngman Rhee
clique may start"
The Red broadcast quoted an
official Peiping Peoples Daily ed
itorial as saying American i'm
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-02
Schooling Important ..

The nation needs educated and women to operate
complex economic machine today than ever be-
fore We can't match the Communist hordes in manpower
Only through brainpower keep ahead of them
We must look the schools for most Of the trained
tcchnicians and professional and women who furnish
that branpowe their good and the good of the
nation the eenagers who worked during the summer should
think twice before deciding quit school, though that
regular pay check may appear very inviting
Statistics indicate that failure to get more education
dms the teenager future boy who finishes high school
will earn during 40 years $4700 more than his fe
students who quit after junior year For girls the differ
tnce is nearly $4,000.
But the money angle is only An educated nation is
an enlightened nation and further schooling develops with
in an individual desire continue to learn long after his
formal training has completed Many who enter the
service are ambitious in learning all they and plan to
complete education when they released from army
duty.
An educator recently called attention to the alarming
rate at mankind squanderng its leisure time The
free hours remaining from the struggle for existence We're
being used up he thought in forms of spectator
entertainment He felt that obtaining liberal education
would prepare mankind for fruitful life which would in
clude not only work but also leisure time.
In our world today people who considered
successful who had very little education. But their
due to and in spite of their lack of educa
ton of it. farmer be better farmer if
an educated and the formula will hold true for
any profession.
SO we believe schooling is very important We
hope you feel that way too.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-02
Gasoline Explosion
Brings Out Firemen

p Floyd Jones, of Kitzmiller, and
his ten-year-old son narrowly es-
capped serious injury last Friday
night when a gasoline barrel eX-
ploded as it was being filled at
the alley entrance to the John
Crisis filling station on Oak street,
Oakland.
Oakland firemen who were called
to eXtinguish the resulting blaze,
said that Mr.. Jones had dropped
the cap to one of three barrels on
a truck, and while Crisis went for
a flashlight Mr.. Jones struck a
match.
After the explosion Mr. Jones
drove the truck to the vacant lot
in rear of the Manhattan hotel
where the barrels were unloaded.
Firemen quickly eXtinguished the
fire. Jones and son were given
emergency treatment for burns on
their hands and faces at the Gar
rett County Memorial hospital by
Dr.. James II. Fcastcr, Jr.
Crisis said there was probably
only ten or fifteen gallons of gaso-
line in the one barrel when the eX-
plosion occurred.