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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-12-15
Plans Complete For
Kitzn1iller School
Dedication Jan. 10

The Kitzmiller School addition
and renovation will be completed,
according to Edgar T. Hardesty
contractor, in time for the dedica-
ton and open house program
planned for January 10, 1856, at s
p. m. The old portion of the build
ing has been completely rcdecO-
rated, leaky radiators and roof
leaks have been repaired, falling
plaster has been restored, asphalt
tile floors and acoustical ceilings
have been added, all furniture has
been cleaned. repaired and painted.
A partition has been moved to pro-
vide new library space, one girls
toilet added to the first floor and
the two rooms which had folding
doors between them have had the
doors replaced by permanent par
tition and cloakroOms, converting
these rooms into modern primary
department
The new portion OF the building
includes an all-purpose room
equipped with small stage, curtain
and lighting. a kitchen with modern
sanitary equipment as recon-
mended by the State Department,
and a new office for the principal.
The space formerly used as the
principals office was needed to in
stall a girls new lavatory.
The school now provides nine
regular classrooms, one all-purpose
room to be used for music. as
semblies. cafeteria. health and ath-
letic activities, visual aids, P.-T.A.
and community groups; one arts
and crafts room, small library,
health room, principals office and
adequate toilet facilities.
The present enrolment of the
school is 232 pupils, with next years
enrolment anticipated to be over
275, the approximate capacity of
the building. All children in Vim
deX, Kitzmiller, and Shallmar area,
through grade s will attend this
school. Plans are also being con-
sidered by the School Board to
make it possible for the children
at Mt Zion to attend the school at
Kitzmiller and receive the benefits
of the new improvements.
All school officials, the members
of the Board of County Commits
sioners, P-T.A. leaders, and other
county officials will be platform
guests at the dedication exercises.
All members of the public are in
vited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-12-15
Patients To Get Presents

Approximately 100 Garrett Coun-
ty patients in state mental hospitals
will receive presents this year from
the Maryland Association for Men
tai Health
individuals and organizations
wishing to contribute may send
their gifts to the headquarters of
the Maryland Association for Men
tai Health, 21O0 N. Charles street,
Baltimore 1S, or take them to the
Ruth Enlow library in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-12-15
St. Peters School Will
Present Play Dec. II

The children of St. Peters School
will present a Christmas program
at the December meeting Of the
School and Home Organization in
the school hall. Wednesday, De
ccmber 81, at 1880 p. m.
The kindergarten, first and sec
ond grades will present a play en-
titled Christmas Toyland."
The children of grades three to
eight will present The Christmas
Song of the Shepherds with
scriptural readings and carols.
There will be no regular business
meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-12-15
Telephone Office Plans
Full Force At Christmas

In anticipation of the usual
Christmas rush the Oakland office
of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone company has made plans
to have a full force of operators on
duty on Christmas Eve and through
out Christmas day and December
%. c. l.. Stem, Manager, pointed
out there still might be some de-
lays on calls.
Mrs. Stcyer, chief operator, esti-
mated total number of calls may
average $4,000 per day
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-12-15
Chonge Practice Session

Practice sessions for the Mt. City
Band are being held on Monday
nights instead of Tuesday nights
during the winter months, it was
announced
Louis T. Michael, director of the
Parsons High school band, will
take over the direction of the Mt
City band for the winter months
A spring concert is being planned
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-12-15
Mrs. A. H. Friend Improved

Mrs. A. H. Friend, formerly of
SWanton, who has been seriously
i'll and a patient at Johns Hopkins
hospital in Baltimore, was taken to
the home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs John Racey,
at 141 Wilson street, Havre de
Grace. She is able to receive Wis
itors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-12-15
Christmas Pageant
To Be Presented

A Christmas pageant, What DO
You See in the Manager" will be
presented by the Bear Greek
Church of the Brethren, on Friday
evening, December %, at s p. m.
The entire church school. along
with the choir, will take part.
The pageant is under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Council CLANCY with
Miss Rose Lee CLANCY as pianist.
The community is invited
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-12-15
Work Plan On
Flood Control
Being Completed
Will Be Presented To Con-
eress For Action EurIy
Next Year

The watershed work plan of the
Little Youghiogheny River water
shed was being typed this week
in preparation for presentation to
Congress early next year, with the
aim in view of having the plan APP
proved whereby six flood control
dams would be constructed in the
Oakland area.
The work plan would be carried
out under authority of the Water
Protection and Flood Prevention
Act of the 83rd Congress.
There are three major parts to
the plan. 1t is a combination Of
land treatment measures, stream
channel improvement work and
flood water retarding structures.
The stream channel improvement
work is work to be done on the
Little Youghioghcny river between
Oakland and where the river
cmptics into the Big Youghioghcny
river.
The overall installation cost is
estimated at $258,OOO including the
six dams and the channel improve
mcnt. The County Commissioners
and the Town of Oakland several
weeks ago agreed to contribute
$4,000 over five-year period, and
the Federal government will be re-
quested to pay the balance of the
cost amounting to approximately
S218.O0O.
George II. Hanst was named
chairman of the work plan COM
mittec several weeks ago by Mayor
Joseph Hinebaugh. and several
meetings have been held with Al
Millcnder, party leader of the
watershed work plan party, of Nor
gantoWn, of the Soil Conservation
ADCl WIG. III hNlNl minus Nlipt III
formation had to be assembled.
Assisting in assembling this ma
tcrial has been Lewis r. Jones, w.
Dwight Slower, Floyd B. Leighton,
Howard c. Riggs, Thomas Thaycr,
John ii Carter, Maurice Brook
hart and Jack Trcacy with much
of the technical information being
furnished by engineers and other
personnel of the Soil Conservation
Service.
1t is being pointed out in the
work plan that Oakland has been
plagued by flash floods of damag-
ing proportions for many years,
with floods of 1898, 1854 and 1865
causing total damages estimated
at S180,000 with flood waters ac-
tually reaching As out of total of
IS business places within the town,
and the remaining business places
beng affected by loss OF business
due to flooded streets and high
ways.
4 number of agencies have
promised assistance in carrying
out the flood control plan, among
them being the Maryland Depart
ment of Forests and Parks, Fish
and Game Commission, Extension
Service, Soil Conservation district,
Farmers Home Administration,
county A. S. c. committee, and the
Soil Conservation service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-12-15
Chorus To Sing "Messioh"

The Community Chorus of Terra
Alta, w Va, will present Handles
Messiah" on Christmas night at
the Methodist church in Terra Alta,
it has been announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Students Play Market
For College and Win

their decision in choosing fu-
ture employment"
Now. says the college. it's not
at all unusual to find group of
students discussing the posi-
bility of buying some blue chip
stocks or taking a flyer on some
thing that looks good for the
future.
Meetings to discuss the fund
are held weekly by the students.
But only business and finance
students are allowed to vote on
investments. As certain securi-
ties come UP for discussion,
groups of students are assigned
to do research and report on
their analysis.
Stock is bought only after all
angles have been considered.
And, the same procedure is used
in selling stock.
Two faculty members act as
technical advisers. But the ad-
visers endeavor not to influence
the decisions which have been
made by the students as whole.
Father Thomas Griffin, one of
the advisers. says professional
investors might find fault with
some operations of the student
investment fund. but he says its
primary purpose sis not to see
how much money the students
can make but to give them prac-
tical experience in the invest
Iment field"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30

ERIE, Pa, Aug. 80 (P.-Gan-
non College students are using
the schools money to play the
stock market, and what's more
their investments are showing
a tidy profit.
True, the students have moth
ing to lose. But they're having
fun and learning something
about the business world, the
college says.
The money they use comes
from a student investment
fund" given the school in 1850
by Publisher Edward Lamb of
the Erie Dispatch. Mr.. Lamb
has duplicated his original grant
of $4,000 three times and the
$40, 900 has been invested by
students in stocks with a cur
rent market value Of $l2.26O
Their net profit of $2,260 does
not include operating expenses
and taxes. The profits 60 back
to the college.
Mr.. Lamb said the purpose OF
the fund was to give the STU
dents an opportunity to gain
practical experience in the me-
chanical operations of the stock
market, the art of research and
analysis and 1.-The activities and
potentially in different fields Of
linSustry which might influence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Edith Heads Out
.Over Open Sea

MIAMI. Fla, Aug. 80 P.--
Hurricane Edith turned her
back on the mainland today and
whirled northeastward over the
open sea.
Storm forecasters said Edith,
fifth storm Of the year and third
this month. had a wide open
path in the North Atlantic and
would keep gong toward the
northeast, q menace only to
shipping.
At S am. it was about ESQ
miles east northeast Of Bermuda
and was moving in northeast
erly direction at about is miles
per hour.
Her winds had dropped to
bare hurricane force CTS miles
per hour in squalls about rs
miles to the north and east OF
the center. Gales extended out
ward $50 miles in the Eastern
semicircle and 80 miles in the
Western semicircle.
Edith, born six days ago east
of Puerto Rico. came to within
about 1000 miles Of the United
States mainland before curvins
lout to sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
-AP Wirephoto

a result. he incurred the enmity
of French colonial residents who
oppose such a program. They
now blame him for the violence
Turing the week end Of August
20 in which more than 1000 per-
sons died
The man most frequently men,
toned as Mr.. Grandval'S sue
cessor was Gen. Pierre Boyer de
Latour, resident general in Tu-
nisia. A career officer, he helped
formulate self-government agree
ments for Tunisia and might be
acceptable to Morocco's Nation
alistS.
The present Sultan, Moham-
med Ben Moulay Arafa, probably
will be replaced by a regency
council and the former Sultan,
Mohammed Ben Youseff, will be
returned to France from his exile
in Madagascar,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Boys Quiizzed
lin SIoyinq

Police today were questioning
three juveniles as suspects in
the Staying Of David L. Armhold,
jr.. a 78-year-old night watch
man slain at his post in the
Aristo cleaning plant.
No description Of the boys,
other than that they were COL
lored and were picked up near
the plant at 1925 South Cap
itol street, was given by police
, They were taken into head
quarters shortly before noon to
be questioned, police said. They
added that each of the boys has
a record for petty theft. break
ing and entering.
Mr.. Armhold was found dead
in the cleaning plant early
Thursday. His body bore EVIL
dence of a savage beating before
he died. His hands and feet
were bound with cord. Two
neckties had been used as a gag
and a third was tightly knotted
around his throat.
Missing from the plant was
$3.50 in cash and Mr.. Armhold's
wallet, believed to have con-
tanned a SIS bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
By JAMES G. DEANE

A majority of the Board of
Education believes the District
school system should drop Sc
crecy on achievement. test re-
suits.
In a poll by The Star six of
the nine board members said
they feel test results should be
made public.
Several members said they
will raise the issue at the boards
next meeting September 81 and
seek policy change then.
The Star polled board men,
bers after publishing last week
the results of recent tests which
showed achievement averages
below national standards.
Corning Wants Secrecy
School Supt. Hobart M. Cor
ing said that release of these
results, obtained from an un-
official source. was not author
lied and that he opposes such
releases.
The majority Of board men,
bers said they differ with DR..
Corning.
c. Melvin Sharpe, board presi-
dent. declared that the public
is entitled to know test results.
He added:
Its an old adage-give the
people light and they will un-
derstand. There is no question
the results should be published
and be free and open to all par
ents." .,fs
Results Are Public Property"
DR.. Rowland F. Kinks said he
feels test results "are more or
less public property" adding:
You only move people to ac-
ton by arousing them. If the
schools are doing a good job,
you arouse the administration
to do better. If not. you should
arouse them to seek to bring
about a change"
Robert r. Faulkner, Col. West
A. Hamilton, Walter N. Tobriner
and Wesley s. Williams also de-
clared themselves for publicizine
test data.
Mrs. Manson B. Petit. who
Joined the board last month
did not take a definite stand
She said she feels there might
be some misinterpretation of test
figures and that disclosures such
as those made last week might
cause concern.
However, Mrs. Petit said she
also thinks publicity might help
bring more money and teachers
in order to cope with achieve
ment lags.
The other two board members
could not be reached immedi-
ately.
Corning Issues Statement
DR.. Corning today issued q
prepared statement in which hi
referred to the achievement teSts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Big Changes in Morocco
Believed to Be Imminent

PARIS. Aug. 80 R.-New ne
gotiations with Moroccan ma
tionalists are planned by France
In a drive to set up a stable,
home rule government for the
North African protectorate.
Important changes in the
Moroccan political picture ap-
peared imminent but there was
no announcement of the details
involved.
The French cabinet completed
a two-day discussion of Moroc-
can policy yesterday and an
nounced steps would be taken to
establish a new government
within two weeks. Pierre July.
Minister for Tunisian and Mo-
roccan affairs, predicted that
"the obstacles which still con-
front us will be overcome"
Premier Edgar Faure has
called for establishment of a new
Moroccan government by Sep
TENDER IL.
Mr.. July gave no date for re-
ence the full cabinet endorsed
Mr.. Faure's general Moroccan
policy and authorized further
talks with leaders of Morocco's
nationalist factions. He said eff
forts would continue to enlist
the participation Of the IstiGlal
Party, the proteetorate's strong
est nationalist faction, into a
representative government.
MIR. July gave not date for re-
sumption of talks with ma
tionalist leaders which began
last week at AK Les Bains.
One important change ex-
pected under the Faure plan is
the replacement of Resident
General Gilbert Grandval. He
was named to the post in June
and instructed to carry out a
policy providing a measure of
self rule for the Moroccans. AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
School Board Poll Shows
Six Oppose Test Secrecy
Most Of Members in Disagreement
With Corning on Disclosure of Results

and steps the school system is
planning to bolster standards. He
did not refer. however. to the is
sue Of withholding test results,
He also did not make any fur
ther disclosures regarding par
ticular tests.
The statement did assert. how
ever. that test scores are often
misunderstood and that there
are many pupils achieving both
above and below average scores.
The school administration is
not complacent about the educa-
tional needs Of the youth of this
community" the Corning state
ment declared. 1t said that all
school departments are empha-
sizing the fundamental skills.
Parents may be assured that
high standards will be MAIN
tanned for the brighter pupils
while teachers meet the needs
of all pupils the school super
intendent said.
Board Members Shocked
Some board members said
they were surprised at the test
results disclosed last week,
Col. Hamilton declared it was
quite a shock to know the Dis
trict schools are behind on
achievement tests" adding I'D
like to know why"
Members said they felt the
fact that the results were gen.
See TESTS, Page IA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
BAR GROUP BACKS
FEDERAL UNIONS

FEDERAL SPoTLl6HT-A specioI
committee of the conservative Amer
icon Dor Association has issued
report booking the organization OF
unions for Government workers.
Joseph Young The Stors Govern.
ment eoIumnist. reports on Pose AZ.
IRON CURTAIN REPoRT-Mortin
S. Hayden, one Of few Free World
newspopermen to be permitted to
make q foot finding four Of the Red
satellites, visits Czeehoslovokio. See
the first Of four reports on Pose A-3.
SCHOOL APPETITEs - Helpful
hints on how TO solve the pesky
problem Of getting voriety into
school lunches are offered by Food
Editor Violet .FouIkner on Pose B-6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Runaway Plane Flies 3 Hours
Without Pilot, Is Shot Down

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 80
R.-An airplane left its pilot
on the ground today. circled
Sydney and its suburbs for al
most three hours and finally was
shot down by an Australian Navy
plane.
Radio bulletins on the rum
away craft brought thousands Of
residents from their homes to
watch the fight. Ambulance and
police units stood by in the event
the pilotless plane came down in
a populated area.
Anthony Thrower,' 30. was
.practicing takeoffs and landings
wath the plane, a four-seater
Auster, at Bankstown Airfleld,
IIa said he swung the propellel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Secretary Benson
Arrives in London

LONDON, Aug. 80 (P.-Secre-
tary of Agriculture Benson ar
rived in London today for talks
with British ministers on the
marketing and disposal of sur
plus food.
Mr.. Benson, accompanied by
his wife, flew into Glasgow, Scot
land, yesterday to begin a 17-day
swing through Britain, the Meth
erlands, Denmark, France, Italy
and Switzerland.
He toured Rothamsted Expert
mental r'arm at nearby Harper1-
den soon after his arrival from
Glasgow by train. Tomorrow he
will confer with Austin Low
minister of state for the Board
of Trade, and Derek Heathcoat-
Amory, the minister of agricul-
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30

JERUSALEM, Aug. 80 P.-
Violence continued without let
up last night and today in the
area of the GAIA strip. Israel
charged the Egyptians with kill
ing four Jewish civilians and
wounding 10 other Israelis
Egypt accused the Israelis OF
killing an Egyptian soldier and
wounding four Arab civilians.
lin Cairo, an Egyptian Mill
tary spokesman said fighting
broke out near GAIA at 6 am
and was still going on this
afternoon.)
An Israeli military spokesman
said Egyptian inflltrators killed
the four civilians and wounded
six others in attacks IL to Is
miles inside Israeli territory
north of Cora strip frontier last
night. He said those killed were
waylaid as they returned from
work in an orchard near Beth
Vered.
Four Israeli soldiers were in
jured-two seriously-when an
army vehicle struck a mine near
the Tel Tayim settlement this
morning, the spokesman said.
He also charged that the
Egyptians directed machine-gun
and mortar fire on the Erez
settlement this morning. The
spokesman said there were nc
on the Israeli side in
q 15-minute exchange.
The GAIA frontier has been
the scene of repeated Israeli
Egyptian clashes in recent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Coo Fighting Roges On
With Casualties RISING
Egypt Disputes IsroeFs Version Of Clash
By Planes, First Since 1o48 Armistice

months. Eighteen Israelis and
eight Egyptians have died in in
cidents there during the past
week.
Egypt today disputed an Israeli
account of an encounter in the
area yesterday between Egyptian
and Israeli fighter planes, the
first reported between the two
air forces since the 1948 arni-
Istice.
Israeli reported yesterday that
two of it's fighter planes inter-
Icepted four Egyptian jet YAM
ipires ever the southern Negev
desert. An unofficial source said
one Egyptian plane was hit in
an exchange of machine-gun
fire, but all the Egyptians made
lit back across the border.
In Cairo. an armed forces
headquarters announcement to-
day said Egyptian fighter planes
intercepted two Israeli fighters
over Egyptian-held territory 80
miles south of GAIA. fired on
them and chased the intruders
back over Palestine territory oc-
cupied by Israelis."
The communique added that
no casualties were reported on
either side in the aerial ex-
change. An Egyptian military
spokesman yesterday denied that
the fighter clash had taken place.
The Egyptians also accused the
Israelis' of wounding four Arab
civilians, including a 10-year-old
boy, in attacks late yesterday on
Egyptians outposts near Belt
Hanoun, south of GAIA.