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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

SH0ATS
MEDIUM TO GOOD: S14.OO to
$1,000, mostly $500 per cWt.
FEEDER PIGS
Is to 12 weeks old
CHOICE: s1LOO to $3.50. most
ly $14.OO per cwt.
MEDIUM TO GOOD. $500 to
$10.50, mostly $3.50 per cwt
COMMON: $500 to $3.50, mostly
$500 per cwt
HORSES AND MULES
WORK TYPE: s45.00 to $4,000,
mostly S6S.0O per cwt
BUTCHER TYPE: $1,000 to
$35.OO, mostly $2S.OO per cwt.
LIVE POULTRY
Heavy Breeds
FOWL: $1OO to s2.O5. mostly
| $175.
ROSTERS: $115 to s1.45, most
ly $1.2O.
Light Breeds
BANTAM CHICKENS: soc to zoe,
mostly SOC.
GUiNEAs: s1.8O to s21O, mostly
S1.7O.
GEESE: $3.50.
DUCKS
MUSCOVY DUCKS: soc to S1.3O,
mostly $11O.
MUsCOvY BRAKES: S1.S5 to
$3.50, mostly $1.6O.
TURKEYS
D TOMS: $3.50 to $1425, mostly
HENS; $500 to $3.50, mostly
RABBITS
LARGE BREEDS: $1.O0 to $3.50.
mostly ,s1.4O.
. SMALL BREEDS: 6Oc to soc,
mostly 75e.
o YOUNG RABBITS: CSC to SOC,
mostly soc.
UNGRADED, MIXED: S4c to 39c
per dozen.
PULLET: zoe to S2c per dozen.
% MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
SWEET POTATOES: 55c - s1.1O
10 per 5s bushel.
APPLES: sL9o to $2.25 per bu-
0, shell
Pop CORN: 75c to s1.OO per *
bushel
to per Is bushel
LARD: $500 to $500 per 5O-lb
COUNTRY BUTTER: soc n.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

The following Is weekly FOuHu- I
I'D of livestock prices and miscel-
IaneOus commodities prevailing last
week. This report shows average |
prices received by Delaware farm
ers for commodities that were mar
keted throughout this week.
LIVESTOCK PRICES
81 VEALERS
CHOICE: $27.00 to $3.50, most
ly $4,000 per cwt.
MEDIUM TO GOOD: $21.00 to
S26.5O, mostly $24.50 per cwt.
ROUGH AND COMMON: $1,000
to $4,000, mostly $500 per cwt.
MONKEYS: $500 to S16.50, most
ly $1,000 per cwt.
SLAUGHTER cows
MEDIUM TO GOOD: $1100 to
$500, mostly $1,000 per cwt.
COMMON: $3.50 to $1O.25, most
ly $1,000 per cwt.
GAMERS AND CUTTERS: $7.75
( to $500, mostly $S.75 per cwt.
STEERS
GOOD TO CHOICE, Light Steers:
$1,000 to $21.25, mostly S17.75 per
cwt.
FEEDER HEIFERS
DAIRY TYPE: $500 to $1S.5O
mostly S1175 per cwt.
BEEF TYPE: $500 to $500
mostly $14.O0 per cwt.
BULLS
over 1000 pounds
! MEDIUM TO GOOD: $13.75 Il
! S18.75, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
500 to 1000 pounds
MEDIUM TO GOOD: $1,000 t
$500, mostly S140O per cwt.
STRAIGHT HOGS
(gOOd quality
120 to 10 pounds: S240O I
$27OO, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
40 to 24O pounds: s26.00 {
$27.25, mostly $26.5O per cwt.
24O to $50 pounds: S24.75
S26.5O, mostly $25.75 per cwt.
SOWS
(gOOd quality
200 to 300 pounds: S19.75
$25.0O. mostly S22.50 per cwt.
800 to 400 pounds: $19.75
S22.5O, mostly $1,000 per cwt-
Over 400 pounds: $17.O0 to $21.O
mostly $4,000 per cwt.
= BOARS
t (gOOd quality
c Under $50 pounds: $1,000
f $25.75, mostly $1,000 per cwt,
n over $50 pounds: $500 to Sill
0 mostly $1,000 per cwt.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

The muscles OF flight sometimes
form as much as half of the weight
of a bird.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

Norway, Canada and Sweden use
more electricity per capits~ than
does the TTliifea States
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
ODD TIMING

Pay raises for nearly one million Federal
employees, with additional health and nsur-
ance benefits, and estimated to cost from
$50 to $50 millions a year, are urged by
President Eisenhower. The Presidents an
nOuncement came just one week after his
warning that unless unemployment decreas-
ed during the month of March, the Govern
ment would go all-Out in it's efforts to take
up the slack in business. And the pay-boOst
plan went to Congress on the same day that
Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey
announced that there would be no new tax
reductions, that the Administration had
made no changes in it's tax program for this
year.
The new nine-point pay-plan as detailed
to Congress, is the work of subcommittee
of the Cabinet, and calls for raises of from
$50 to $500 year in all Civil Service grades
except the two at the bottom, ranging from
S1,81O to S3,230 per annum to grade 18 at
the top which now pays S14,800. In his
message Of submittal, the President said, 81
have been long convinced that a program
combining the best practices of progressive
private employers with the special demands
of public service would greatly benefit our
Federal career system and its employees,
and would improve the efficiency of its ad-
ministratiOn" But progressive private en-
plOyers" don't usually give raises unless they
have the money in the till.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
THE OLD-AGE PENSION PROBLEM


There is much discussion, in and out of
the government, on the subject of old-age
pensions. And Congress has before it var
iOus bills to change in one way or another
the existing pension situation.
One proposal would bring additional self
employed professional people and others un-
der the provisions of the Social Security Act
and subject them to the Old Age and Sur
vivors Insurance Tax. This, of course, would
be done by force of law-individuals would
have no choice and would have to pay Whe-
ther they wished to or not.
What would seem to be better step is
found in what are known as the Jenkins
(Reed) -KeOgh Bills, which are now before
Congress- They would not amend the Social
Security Act, nor would they prevent the
extension or broadening of the existing sys-
them. They would simply amend the internal
revenue law to permit ,self-emplOyed and
pensiOnless people to set aside, tax-free, a
limited portion of their earned incomes into
individual retirement funds. The money
could be withdrawn only when the individual
reached 65, became permanently and totally
disabled, or died. Withdrawals would be
taxable. Payments to the fund would be linn
tied to maximum of 10 per cent (but not
more than S7,5OO) of the annual income.
All manner of national organizations
made up of engineers, doctors, actors, au.
thOrs, travelling men, and others have testi
fed before Congress in favor of these bills
Here is one solution to the pension problem
of those who prefer to take care of theil
own Old-age needs instead of depending OF
compulsory governmental system.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

fashionable, that is a reassuring
thought
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
DELAWARE FARM MARKET NEWS
Market News InfOmOon Supplied BY The OF Markets,
ssuts Bourd Of Agriculture. Dover DeIuMaEs

The following is a weekly round
up of livestock prices and miscel-
laneous commodities prevailing last
week. This report shows average
prices received by Delaware farm
ers for commodities that were mar
keted throughout this week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Thanksgiving ---
By Mrs. Martha H. Glotfelty

There many times in our lives when should have
said thank you folk around and have failed to do
Though often show ngrattue those about per-
haps there is thing in which fail than in
Thanksgiving to God.
A national day for Thanksgiving was aside by the
deeply religious and who founded nation
In special since then have paused that day to
give thanks.
Giving thanks is personal thing. 1t is the lifting up of
hearts and minds God in gratitude for His goodness
Again this year. in the past each of us should
take time to look again at the many and varied blessings
enjoy and give thanks for them
For these many blessings l give thanks:
For life itself the greatest of all gifts.
For sound mind and the ability to think and study
worship and love and pray
For those who have loved and cared for the past
and guided with their good counsel
For this great and good free land call my home.
For the many years of excellent health have enjoyed
and what treasure that is.
For those who have inspired with larger vision of
service, loyalty and love.
For friendships that have brought meaning and
horizons to my life.
For an opportunity to work with my hands with the
work of my choosing.
For the times in my life that have been able in small
way to help someone not so fortunate myself.
For my family and my children, and those who need
me the many opportunities that have my way to
guide and direct them.
For Thy love to me, tremendous | cannot always
understand which guides and keeps daily
of strength when weak listening when am fear
full forgving voice for my many failures.
With an awareness of these many blessings which are
rnre keep me- pray from thinking of life
pce cheap Help to see it glorious oppor-
tuty to love and You have taught and make
m every day only Thanksgiving Day, but Thanks
living Day we'll
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Sponsors Toy Collection

The Loyal Order of Moose at
Oakland is sponsoring used toy
collection that will be repaired by
the industrial arts classes of the
high school and distributed at
Christmas time to some of the
needy children of the community.
William Spiker, governor of the
local chapter of Moose, said that
such toys could be left at the Fire
hall in Oakland any time during
the day. Anyone having toys and
no way of delivering them to the
Fire hall, call Charles Wendlandt,
phone 2-3362. All toys should be
in by the 10th. The toys will be
distributed under direction of Rev.
John j. AtWell, chairman Of the
Civic committee of the Moose
lodge here.
The Lodge is also sponsoring a
turkey shoot for December f. at
the Country club, it was announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Union Thanksgiving
Services Scheduled

Union Thanksgiving services for
Protestant churches of Oakland
were scheduled for this morning
in St. Paurs Methodist church.
Services were under direction Of
the host pastor, Rev. W. S. Pat
terson, with the sermon to be de-
livered by Charles w. Carlson,
pastor of St. Marks Lutheran
church. The church choir planned
to have special music.
The service was set for Thurs
day, November %, at 10 o'clock a.
m. The offering. as in past years,
is to be turned over to Miss Grace
Jones, county physiotherapi. for
her work among the needy.
Service at Mt. Lake Park
Churches of Mt. Lake Park also
scheduled tt cir annual union
Thanksgiving service on Thursday,
November 25, at 10 o'clock in the
Ev. United Brethren church. Rev.
Blair Burr, pastor, is in charge of
the service, assisted by Rev. VIII
liam Rogers, of the Mt. Lake Bap-
fist church. Rev. Randall Prince,
Bethel Methodist minister, was
scheduled to deliver the sermon.
Special music also was planned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Pair Sentenced To
House of Correction

I Following a few brief words in
Which Associate Judge George
henderson declared he could not
vcrlook the seriousness of armed
,bbcry the .iurist passed sentence
lcsday morning on Paul Glen
alkcr, 26, and Robert Thompson,
u, Boynton, Pa.
He sentenced Walker to serve
two wears in the Maryland House
of Correction an sentenced
Thompson to serve three years in
the same institution.
The two were arrested October
% on a charge Of having robbed
Arthur Freeman DERRICK of $l2 on
the night of October 10, just east
Iof Grantsvillc.
The pair waived their right to
Sndictmcnt and requested an i'm
mediate trial which they received
last week before the court. At the
completion of the trial Judge Hen
r crson withheld sentence in the
Ease until he could make further
Gudy of the case. Both travcrscrs
lad served in the armed forces.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Veterans Representative
To Be Here Each Month

The Maryland Veterans Com
mission has made plans to have a
representative in Oakland on the
fourth Monday Of each month, and
have named Thomas G. Kilduff, Of
Cumberland, as that person.
He will come to the office of the
State Employment agency from -
o'clock to 1:45 on the designated
day and will be there to assist
veterans and their dependents con-
corning pensions, compensation,
widow and children benefits, in
surance, schooling, disqualification,
home loans, etc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Christmas Savings
Checks This Year
Will Total $4,000

Christmas Savings club checks
from the two Oakland banks will
total more than $4,000 this year,
an increase of about $4,000 over
the previous year, it was an
nounced this week. Both banks
will mail out these savings checks
December !.
The money will be sent TO more
than $50 depositors of the First
National Bank and the Garrett Ma
tional Bank in Oakland.
Both banks are planning Christ
mas clubs for next year as soon as
the checks for this years accounts
are mailed. First payments are due
the first week in December and
depositors may make as little as
25-cent payments each week.
Distribution throughout the ma
ton will be over one billion dol
lars. While most of the money is
going for Christmas presents, it
is also estimated that 80 to 50 per-
cent will 90 into savings accounts,
insurance premiums and savings
bonds. Many regular Christmas
club members save for specific
purposes, for winter vacations, to
pay taxes, to meet insurance in
stallments, to finance home mod
ernization and for tuition of col
lege students.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Home Destroyed at
AltamOnt on Monday

The large 20-room home of Mrs.
Dorsey Kelley, at Altamont, was
entirely destroyed by fire along
with all its contents, early Monday
morning. The cause of the blaze
was not definitely determined, al
though it was thought to have been
from an overheated stove.
The Deer Park fire company was
summoned and later the Oakland
fire department was summoned,
but the flames had made too great
Roadway. The Deer Park firemen
were able to save adjoining build
ings. The main structure covered
almost quarter of an acre, fire
men said, as several additions had
been made from time to time to
the original building. Mrs. Kelley
was reported to have had 20 or
more reservations for deer hunters,
scheduled to arrive December 5.
Oakland Firemen Called
Oakland firemen also were called
to Loeb Lynn Heights last Satur-
day morning when fire broke out
in the U.B. Ladies Aid hall. The
flames were brought under control
after some damage to the floor had
resulted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
EnIists In Military Police

The Army Recruiting sergeant
announced the enlistment of
George ReXroad, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Glenn RcXroad, of Swanton,
recently. ReXroad enlisted in the
military police corps of the Y. S,
army and was sent to Fort Jack
son, South Carolina, for processing
and basic training.
After basic training he will re-
cevc a ten to fourtecn-day leave
and then will attend technical
training for the military police.
The recruiting sergeant is at the
postoffice in Oakland every Thurs
day from 10 to - o'clock, to inter
view men and women for the army.
Vacancies exist at the present time
for thirteen branches in the army.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Object To Woman
AS Bus Driver
People Of Bethlehem Com
munity Ask For Male
Bus Driver

Parents and taxpayers Of the
Bethlehem settlement area are CON
tinuing to protest against the APP
proval b. the Board of Education
Of a woman as a substitute school
bus driver to transport their chill
dren to Loeb Lynn and Oakland
schools.
In letter to the editor this
week, which appears ON the editori-
al page, Edward J. King, one of
the residents there, said % or more
parents and taxpayers appeared
before the Board Of Education at
a meeting ON Tuesday, November
9, to explain the situation. He
points out that the sole question is
whether there should be a man or
a woman driver on the bus, and
that the people of that area felt
that their children would be safer
with a man at the wheel, particu-
larly during the winter months.
Their picture of the condition of
the Bethlehem-Loch Lynn road is
emphasized in the letter to the edi-
/ tor. Their concern. he said, is
whether any woman. however capa-
4 bic she might be as driver under
ordinary conditions, would be able
to cope with the emergencies and
hazards Of winter driving as we'll
as a man driver. The present sub
stitute bus drive is Mrs. Alice
Harvey, wife Of Clyde Harvey and
daughter-in-law Of Charles Harvey.
The latter has two bus routes
under contract.
The people Of that community
We're almost one hundred percent
in accord on the protest, it was
stated, and through their attorney,
Stuart +. Hamill, j., are seeking
reconsideration of their petitions.
One petition is signed by parents
of the children travelling on the
bus, and one petition is signed by
interested citizens and taxpayers
/ Of that community who do not have
children now riding the bus.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Glare of Publicity Turned
OM Week Is SPOlIigEsIiHg Case

rupted to remind the magistrate of
the testimony and produced the
rifle shell. The wardens then de-
clared Bitter jumped from his
chair, slammed shut a book and
declared the pair not guilty and
the case dismissed.
Later at the Sheriff's office the
three said this was the 10th spot
lighting case to come up this year
and all persons were charged
under section 1875, paragraph G.
Of the State Game Laws, which
reads in full:'
The Law Says
1T shall be unlawful for any
person or one or more of group
of persons together, to throw or
cast the rays of spotlight. head
light, or artificial light or battery
or other cOntrivance or device. on
any highway, or in any field, wood
land, or forest while having in his
or their possession, or under his
or their control. firearm or other
implement by which any deer could
be killed, even though such game
be not shot at, injured or killed.
The provisions of this paragraph
shall not be construed to apply
where the headlight of a motor We
hicle operated by any person or
persons while travelling on high
way in the usual way, cast light
upon such game on or adjacent to
such highway and there was no
attempt or intent to locate such
game, however, provided that
nothing in this subsection shall
apply to the hunting of racc0On or
opossum during the lawful open
season"
Upon conviction of the contents
Of paragraph &c" the guilty per-
sons shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars nor more than
5000 and costs for each and every
offense, and in default Of fine shall
stand committed to jail until fine
and costs have been paid, but such
imprisonment shall not exceed so
days for any one offense. The law
also declared that spotlights, etc,
and all firearms found in or on
such vehicles or in possession of
such persons so convicted shall be
confiscated.
Warden Friend SAID that farm
ers had been making numerous
complaints to them that farm ami
mails are being killed by % rifles,
and cited a sheep killed last week
in the White Church section and
a 200-lb. steer in another section
in recent weeks, both by % rifle
bullets. He said farm people were
much worked up over the situa-
ton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Christmas Activities
Arranged by c. of C.

The Mountain Top Chamber of
Commerce announced its Christmas
activities program this week.
Thirty or more merchants and
business men are cooperating in
the event, with special activities
listed for the first three Saturdays
in December. Over 5000 ten-page
circulars are being prepared which
will be mailed within the area Civ
ing details of the promotion cam
paign and advertising the Christ
mas specials by the business men,
On Saturday, December A, Bern
ard l. Condor, Sr., is offering free
movies to all the children of the
community at the Maryland theatre
and two shows are scheduled for
that morning.
On Saturday, December II from
20 to 25 turkeys will be given
away. Coupons will be distributed
by participating merchants on each
purchase.
On Saturday, December Is, the
annual visit of Santa Claus is
scheduled, at which time around
1000 children will get their annual
Christmas treat.
Street decorations in Oakland
are to be placed next week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
SO Traffic Fatalities
In State During October

During the month Of October
there were fifty persons killed in
traffic accidents in the state of
Maryland. Thirty-five were killed
in the counties and fifteen in Bal
timorc city. One Of the thirty-five
killed in the counties occurred in
Garrett county.
The monthly summary recorded
a total of 3,243 traffic accidents
investigated by police during the
month.
The fifty deaths brought the
number of traffic fatalities in the
state up to All during 1854, re-
duction of , percent over the same
period Of 1858.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Three Are Injured

Three persons were injured in
an automobile accident Saturday
night, two of them seriously, as
they were enroute from Oakland
to Baltimore.
Mrs. Clarence Sewers is a pa
ticnt in Garrett County Memorial
hospital and Mrs. Clayton Sines is
a patient in a hospital in Win
chester, Va. Mr.. Sines was given
first aid treatment at Winchester
but dismissed.
The accident occurred near Ca
pom Bridge, W. Va, as the three
were travelling east. Another car
hit them hcad-on.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Southern May
Join League In
Football baseball

Southern High school of Oakland
was given the opportunity to be-
come member of the Potomac
Valley conference in athletic COM
petition, following a meeting of
that conference Monday night at
Burlington, w. Va.
Kyle Wilson, director Of ath-
letics at Southern, said that he had
inquired into the possibility sew
eral weeks ago and asked for in
formation and procedure, but the
announcement that Southern had
already been accepted by the con-
ference, news of which appeared
in the Cumberland News on Tues
day morning, was surprise to
him.
He said Southern was seeking to
enter the conference particularly
for football and baseball, so that
they would have more ease in MAX
ing schedules for competition, but
that he was certain Southern
would not enter the league as far
as basketball was concerned, as the
school planned to continue compe-
tition with Maryland schools in
that sport. Southern has been on
other Western Maryland high
school schedules for several years.
The Potomac Valley conference
includes eight teams in the cir
cult, Keyser, Romncy, Franklin
Ridgelcy, Moorefield, Circlevillc,
Petersburg, and West Virginia
School for the Deaf.
The Southern High school ath-
letic board will make its decision
in the near future about joining
the group in baseball and football.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
ass Car Licenses
Isaed During 1854

ere were 4,5l5 class A and (
Tcses issued to automobiles and
tr<s in Garrett county during
D-54, with receipts Of $6l $1,000,
ibs revealed in the thirty-eighth
anal report of the department
Motor Vehicles. This covered
{ the licenses issued by the
city treasurer.
his compared with 1928 IL
6es issued during the year 1852
with receipts of $58,546.OO.
mother statement in the annual
ort showed the reimbursement
the County Commissioners by
nths for each county which
owed Garrett county commission
receiving $2,667 with June be-
the heaviest month with $4l4.
her months were July $240, Au-
Ist $249, September $297, De-
Der $237, November $189, Deem
II 500, January $105, February
20, March $168, April SPOT, May
231.
Under a special fund, receipts
md disbursements for registration
fee in lieu of personal property
-aX, 1855 registration, it showed
$40, $40 being disbursed to the Gar
EFT county treasurer. This money
; listed under the annual state
nent of the County Commissioners
as money received from other
sources, motor vehicle license fees.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-11-25
Making Survey Of Accidents

DR.. Arthur Jones, county health
officer, announced this week that
the county health department, in
cooperation with the home accident
prevention unit of the State Health
department, is now conducting a
survey Of nursing home accidents.
Designed to help nursing home
operators determine the main
causes of accidents to patients, the
survey will include four nursing
homes in the county having total
of IS beds.