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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-15

understanding between them. Their
goals are identical-to see that the
boys and girls intrusted into their
care grow into mature, responsible
and creative adults, to bring to the
society in which they live their best
in terms of service and helpfulness
to God and their fellow-man.
Our schools represent a vast eX-
penditure of money, talent and
other resources. You might ask
yourself, how am | protecting that
investment?
In the current issue of the Mary
land Parent Teacher magazine,
there appears some questions that
will make you give added thought
to that query.
Here are the questions: You are
to score l or 0 in the blank spaces,
depending on whether or not your
answer is Yes" or NO" A total
score of 10 means that you hold
preferred stock in your chiidren's
future and that you are protecting
this great investment.
CO. am acquainted with my
2hildren's teacher
| have visited our school
this year.
Co. l take an active part in the
P-TA.
| know the major improve
ments made recently at our school.
CO | know the most serious
problems our school is facing.
l know what average sala-
ries the teachers receive.
> l know the condition of the
building and equipment.
{ l know the average number
of children in each class.
, | know how the school board
Z l belong to at least one COM
organization besides p
TAI that works for better schools.
{ } Total score.
This rating list was taken from
the Colorado Parent-Teacher maya
zine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-15

The dance will start at 1880 and
will continue until HOO. Everyone
is welcome.
Basketball Practice)
Now that football season is over
the boys are practicing for the
first basketball game with the
Alumni which will be played on
December 5. Mr.. Carl Schoonover
is coaching the team this year.
Attend P.-T.A. Meeting
Five students and Mr.. Johns at
tended the Kitzmiller school P.-T.A.
meeting Monday night. Mr.. Johns,
principal at Southern, introduced
the speakers from Southern. They
were Sally Wilson, speaking on
The Importance of Education in
a Democracy; Barbara Glotfelty,
who spoke on THE Importance of
Good ClassrOoms" Helen Cum
mings, on THE Importance of
Good Teachers; Henry Lee, on
The Importance of Health and
Safety Education; Freda Cooper,
on The Importance of Education
Toward Manpower." Remarks were
made by Bernard High, former
teacher of Southern, who is now
principal at Kitzmiller. The meet
ing was closed by the singing of
The Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lie" Refreshments were served
after the meeting.
Tea For Parents
A tea will be held in the cafe
terra at 200 tomorrow for the panel
of parents who will participate in
the P-TA. meeting next Monday
night
The annual magazine campaign
ended Monday with a total of So
1894. More came in during this
week to raise this total
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-15
With Our Men
In The Service

Army Pvt Robert E. Beachy, p,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth
Beachy, Route 2, Grantsville, is re-
ceiving eight weeks of basic COM
bat training with the 4th Armored
Division at Fort Hood, Tex
He is in the first of a thrce-phasc
program set up to train 1900 re-
placements for the Sd Armorcd Di-
vision in Germany.
Beachy is 1858 graduate of
Northern High School near Acct
dent. He was a farmer before en-
tering the Army.
j. =
Army Pvt. Carroll f. Smith, p,
son of Mr.. and Mrs Albert j. Smith
of Accident, is receiving eight
weeks of basic combat training with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-15

the 4th Armored Division at Fort
Hood, Tex.
He is in the first of a three-phase
program set up to train 1900 re-
placements for the Sd Armored Di-
vision in Germany.
Smith is a 1853 graduate Of
Northern High school and a former
employee of the State Road Com
mission in Baltimore.
+ Il
Arthur r. Shaffer, son of Mrs.
Mary Shaffer, of Swanton, and the
late Dewey Shaffer, has been pro-
NOTED from third class to second
class as radar man in the u S. Navy.
He is stationed on the USS Block,
at San Francisco, Calf
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-15
Southern Speaks
BY KATHRYN HAUSER

Veterans Day
An assembly was held in the
school gymnasium on Monday, No
vember IL, in honor of Veterans
Day. A program was sponsored by
the Senior Chorus and the ORA
MATES club. A social hour for par
ents and faculty, sponsored by the
12-C Core class, followed the pro-
gram.
Posters boosting American Edu-
cation Week were placed in bust
ness places the first of the week
by the 12-C core class. Students
from this class are giving speeches
over the WKYR radio station this
week. They are: Sally Wilson on
Monday, Henry Lee on Tuesday,
Freda Cooper on Wednesday, Bar
bara Glotfelty on Thursday Helen
Cummings on Friday and Dick
Mace on Saturday.
A student from the Journalism
class presents the news from
Southern every Friday at 11:3O over
Station WKYR.
G. c. T. A. Dinner
The Garrett County Teachers
Association members are having a
dinner in the cafeteria tonight Miss
Violet Davis, president of the Mary
land State Teachers Association.
will be the special guest. Miss
Davis is from Hartford County.
F. F. A. Square Dance
The Future FARMERS are holding
square dance in the cafeteria to-
morrow night. An F. F. A. Sweet
heart will be the honOred guest.
During the past week six girls have
been competing for this honor. The
sweetheart will be selected by pen
ny votes. The girl having the most
money in the jar on which her pic
ture is placed wins. The sweet
heart will receive an F. F. A. Sweet
heart jacket. Those running for
F. F. A. Sweetheart are Shirley
Shaffer, Barbara Beckman, Betty
Biser, Donna Beckman, Patience
Sincs, and Betty Lou Shaffcr. All
are senior Home Economics stu
dents
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-15

You might have waited three years for the thrills that
be yours today in the amazing 196O-new Plymouth
Imagine all this in car and right revolutionary
TorsionAre ride to float you the road remen
dous for safety from the fabulous Fury 3Ol VS.
engine powered to 235 hip exharang sporscar
handling (no sway turns, nose dive" stops)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-15

u. ~ General Assembly formally
branded Russia's actions in Hun
gary as "Intolerablc attempt" to en-
slave Hungarian people and a vio-
ldtion of u. n. Charter.
L. S. Fleet was placed on "a
hour alert basis.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-15
Key TO Blue Cross:
"Service Benefits"

The heart of Blue Cross is hospital care Blue
Cross way of providing for the hospital care
you may need is service benefits" These arc,
to put it simply, agreements between Blue
Gross and the member hospital to provide the
hospital care you need. All of the hospitals
regular services are included in this agreement.
The emphasis, you see, is on care-not cash
Blue Cross does not give you dollars to help
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-15
Remember, sickness and accidents give warning.
Plan to join hOspiIaI-sponsorcd BLUE CROSS.

There must be reason why SO many thou
sands of Maryland citizens already have Blue
Cross In 1855, for example, Blue Cross added
$1,000 subscrberS-ovcr 40 people every day
One fact that made up their minds was this:
hospital expenses, offers broad, realistic
protection at such small monthly rate"
It's true: Blue Cross protection is difficult to
match. Not only does it protect you, as sub
scrber, from the worry of Unexpected hospital
bills, but it protects your family as well, on
family membership, and keeps you projected
after age IS, even though you move, change
jobs or retire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19

studied thousands of accidents and observed
that in fifty cent Of these accidents the doors opened
during impact resulting in occupants getting thrown from
the We must conclude that effective door atches will
give cars occupant markedly better chance in serious
collision Add to that belt which properly designed
and installed, and steering wheel which will absorb and
distribute crash force and I'D that conseatvey speak
ing we will cut down our yearly total Of million and more
auto injuries by considerable amount
SIS value2
For the future the automotive industry, helbent for
safety, has projects in development But of these
top secret and highly competitive sales item
You may have read items to the effect that Detroit
engineer has up with adar device that automatically
slows and stops automobile when object gets its path
At Purdue University Professor E. F. Bruhn has devised
revolutionary bumper and grill with energy absorbing pad
TO control crash declaration.
These for the future But for the present. the safety belt
appears to be proven reality Il wouldn't be here today
Charles r. krse of La Due Mo- father of three little
children IF weren't for that safety belt was terrible
collision, my manged but the belt held. If hadn't
the steering wheel would have gone through my chest.
Is your life worth SIS?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19

NEXT QUESTION: The viee-presidentiaI nomination
has long been political football Will be different this
year, Read weeks threeway controversy among
Republican and Democratic national ehairrnen and
famous Washington correspondent. Roscoe Drummond
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Y our DebutQntes Add
To Holiday Spirit
ologau Photo

is also the daughter Of the
late DR.. Crisp.
The petite, blond debutante
Is a graduate Of Holton-Arms
and now is studying at We'll
lesley College. Her main in
terests are history Of art and
languages.
Among the guests were Mrs.
Crisp's other daughter, and
two sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Hartman. Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Crisp and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Crisp.
Miss Edwards Bows
Another event in the party
whirl was given by DR.. and
Mrs. Ford Kingsbury Edwards
for their daughter, Miss Nanci
Lee Edwards. This also was q
dance and took place at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel.
Forming the receiving line
were the hosts and their
daughter. The Continental
Room, where the party took
place. was decorated with q
red Christmas tree, holly and
green's. Rivers Chambers and
his orchestra played for
dancing.
Nanci Lee wore q dress Of
fame, satin and white tulle
and taffeta. She. carried q
white muff and white orchids.
Mrs. Edwards gown was Of
black taffeta fashioned with
q square neckline and her
flowers also were white orchids.
Among the debutante's as
sistants were the Misses An
mabel Aires. Katherine Ashley
Sellers, Marcia Miriam Mitch
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Continued From Page B..
diamonds which had belonged
to her great grandmother.
The tall. attractive debu-
tante has light brown hair
and brown eyes. She is grad
uate Of Holton Arms School
and is now attending the Uni
versity Of Michigan where she
Is pledged to the Kappa Alpha
Theta sorority.
Marian is the granddaugh-
ter Of the late Mr.. Pieter B.
Schravesande of Warrenton,
and Mrs. Schrayesande, who
now resides in New York.
Dance for Miss Crisp
From here, the younger
group went on to the dance
at the Washington Club given
BY Mrs. Thomas Benton Crisp
for her daughter Gail.
The debutante and Mrs.
Crisp received together at the
top Of the stairs of the
club which was completely
decorated in pink and red in
Guiding q pink Christmas tree
on the landing. Again dane
ing was to Sidney and his
orchestra.
Gail wore-a blush pink peau
de sole fi0or-length dress with
an on : the : shoulder neckline
trimmed with sequins. Her
bouquet was Of varied shades
OF pink centered with red.
Keeping within the bounds
OF the color scheme, Mrs.
Crisp wore . red lace evening
dress and her flowers were
white orchids. The debutante
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Townsend McC ouqheY

Mr.. and Mrs. CORTLAND K.
Townsend Of Kensington an
nounce the engagement Of
their daughter Laurie to Mr.. C.
David McCaughey. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Nc
Caughey Of Columbus. Ohio. A
summer wedding is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Rolfsons OF, Cruise

Mr.. and Mrs. Jalmer o.
Robson sailed recently from
New York on q 15-day cruise
to the Caribbean and South
America. Ports Of call on the
holiday will include Marti-
nique. Trinidad. Caracas, Cur
acao, Cristobal and Port-au.
Prince. Haiti. They win return
here January Z.
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ell and Jacqueline Pauchaud.
Miss Edwards is a graduate
Of immaculate Seminary and
now is attending Colby Junior
College in New London. N. H.
She was presented also at
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McColley-Guhno

1t. and Mrs. John A. Nc
Galley Of Arlington announce
the engagement Of their
daughter Joni to Mr.. Richard
Dale Qtihne, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. r. Ashbury Of Chatta-
nooga. Tenn. A June wedding
Il planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Corqill-O'Molley

Mrs. Helen A. Cargill an
nounces the engagement of
her, daughter Joan Frances to
Mr.. Eugene John O'Malley, IT.,
son of DR.. and Mrs. O'Malley
of st. Louis. An, April wedding
in Houston. Tex, is planned.
Wander Linden-O lsorl
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Floyd
Wander Linden Of Hyattsville
announce the engagement Of
their daughter Betty Mae to
Mr.. Merle Olson, son of the
Rev. Mr.. c. F. Olson and Mrs.
Olson. Of Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
Motthews-Hodqson
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lee
Matthews Of Cleveland Heights,
Ohio, announce the engage
ment of their daughter Jane
Meredith to LIST 1t. Charles
Edward Hodgson, USAF, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William r.
Hodgson Of Silver Spring. A
February wedding In Cleveland
Is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25

Swiceqood-WHliuns

Mr.. and Mrs. Willis q.
swicegood Of Arlington an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter Frances to Mr..
David Jeffreys Williams, son
Of Mrs. Robert q. williams
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25

the annual Debutante Cotil-
lion and Thanksgiving Ball
and at a reception on Deem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25

Of Lake Worth. Fla. and the
late Mr.. Williams. A June
wedding is planned.
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Anderson-Kerwir1

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ander-
son announce the engagement
Of their daughter DR.. Mary
Elizabeth, to DR.. Richard Ker-
win, son of Mrs. Charles Ker-
win Of West Chester. Pa, and
the late DR.. Kerwin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
Dorcn-Houser

Col. and Mrs. Roy e. Doran
of Fort Riley, Kans., announce
the engagement Of their
daughter Suzanne to Cadet
Houston Parks Houser III,
son Of Col. and Mrs. Houser,
jr. A June wedding is planned.
Schneider-Shuffe
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell W.
Schneider announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter
Barbara Helen TO Mr.. Richard
Glenn Shaffer Of Lakewood,
Ohio. A June wedding II
nlonYad
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Der II given by her parents
to introduce her to their
friends.
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ENGAGEMENTS
Goldsmith

Mrs. Ann Markowitz an
nounces the engagement Of
her daughter Lucille to Mr..
Philip Goldsmith, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Goldsmith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-25
BIoke-Roqers

Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. e. Davis
Of Arlington announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter.
Miss Kathleen Agnes Blake, to
1st 1t. John Gordon, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill w. Rogers
Of International Falls. MINI.
A February wedding Is
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-15

Are all your news conferences
like this?' asked a Briton.
"Oh, she answered softly,
this is very orderly"
Switch Residential Plans
Marilyn's party later drove to
her temporary English home, the
Parkside House at Englefleld
Green in nearby Surrey County,
Her agents chose the Parkside
hideout after abandoning much
publicized plans for her to stay
at the neighboring Tibbs Farm,
owned by Lawyer Patrick Cotes-
Preedy.
The switch Infatuated Mr..
es-Preedy's wife Eileen. She
said she wished she had never
heard of Marilyn Monroe, add
ing:
What makes me so angry is
that she's going to the other
house because TlbbS Farm has
had too much publicity. and
whose publicity was it? Theirs,
of course. BY theirs she
meant the Monroe publicity out
fit.
Parkside House was rented
from Lord Moore. The main bed
room has been especially deco
rated in white. The double bed,
with its bamboo trellis head. all
the furniture ana even the car
pets are white.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-15
Gen. Prentiss
To Take Part
In Givers Drive

The United Givers Fund,
through Aaron Goldman, chair
man of Trades Group /, yester-
day announced that former Dis
trict Engineer Commissioner,
Mai. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss,
will take a prominent part in
the campaign.
Gen. Prentiss will head a group
Of volunteers who will solicit
donations for the fund this fall
among trade and educational
associations in the Metropolitan
Area.
Now retired from the Army,
Gen. Prentiss is executive vice
president of the American Road
Builders Association.
In another action, the eXecu-
tive committee of the Alexandra
chapter of the American Cancer
Society announced it will not
join the fund.
Mrs. Jack Gordon Maize, chap
ter president, said Since so
much of the work of our annual
Cancer Crusade is educational
and depends in large measure
upon personal contact with givers
for its success as an educational
as we'll as a Embarrassing project.
we do not feel it is now possible
to cover all the phases of our
program in united fund raising
campaign. The Executive Com
mlttee of our chapter felt the
needs of our organization could
not be met adequately in pro-
poSals made by UGF."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-15
Nelson Leaves
Prison After
Gaming Term

A Washington gambling figure,
Charles E. Nelson, was scheduled
to be released from the Lorton,
Va. Reformatory today.
Officials explained he was due
to BOARD the reformatory bus
around Z OF 1880 am. bound for
Northumberland freedom.
Nelson is being given a condi-
tional release, with time earned
for good behavior during his i'm
prisonment at Lorton. He Will
be under the supervision of the
District Parole Board until the
time of his sentence shall have
expired.
He was sentenced in District
Court on April 30. 1854 to one
to three years ana fine of
81 900 for promoting a numbers
lottery.
During his stay at LOrton, Of
ficials have considered him a
very good prisoner. He was en-
ployed in the vocational training
department. officials said he is
"a very religious man, reading
the Bible quite a bit"
A decision by the U. S. Court
Of Appeals for the District OF
Columbia reversed Nelson's gam
bling conspiracy conviction on
the ground certain evidence was
admitted enormously at his trial
The reversal came in 1858. but
on April 5. 1854, Nelson pleaded
guilty to promoting a numbers
lottery and the conspiracy
charge was dropped,
Owned Stock Farm
Nelson owned a completely
equipped stock farm at Richie
in Prince Georges County, Md.
near Washington, and had q
string of race horses. He ap-
peared at numerous auctions OF
expensive thoroughbreds and he
was interested in blooded stock
He had engaged the attention
of the Senate Crime Committee
in August, 1851, which went into
his BACKGROUND and said one OF
his practices was to distribute
turkeys at Christmas to various
individuals, some of whom were
policeman charged with investi-
eating numbers operators.
A perjury charge against Mel
son OF lying before the Senate
Crime Committee was dropped
about the time he was sentenced,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-15

more than 100 representatives of
the press, radio and TV. Marilyn
stood by with a sweet smile.
Near her stood her husband,
also Sir Laurence and Lady
Olivier, who-as Vivien Leigh
starred in Gone With the Wind
and looked as If she'd be happy
to go with it again.
Photographer Spilled
While flashlights popped, one
lensman was hurled to the floor.
He yelled as someone stepped on
his hand.
Marilyn then sat down in her
trim fitting skirt and crossed
her right leg over the left-an
event which started photogra-
pliers showing closer.
After some questions and some
answers, Olivier took over. He
led Marilyn. Lady Olivier and
Mr.. Miller to a refuge behind a
soft drink counter.
Nov, we'll start again" he
said. But he soon gave up amid
the shouting, camera-clicking
and questioning.
Marilyn continued to smile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-15

spring was called 1.-The greatest
visitor season in history" The
directors called for intensified
efforts to bring in tourists and
conventioneers in off-peak pc
RODS.
100000 Budget
These two permanent COM
mitteeS will spend about $780,
600 this year on building the
city's economy" The directors
following the Schinnerer recon
mendations, agreed that the two
committees should expand then
activities if possible. But they
pointed out that the future de-
velopment of Washington
has not received the time ano
attention which such an i'm
portant subject merits" They
recommended that a maximum
budget be assigned to the six new
committees dealing with "fu-
ture development and commu-
nifty planning"
In addition, the Schinnerel
report listed these individual OBJ
iectiveS for the year:
/. Resumption of work or
Burke Airport.
2. Potomac River improve
ment, including pollution abate-
nent, channel improvement and
additional pier facilities in
Washington Channel.
3. The Congressional relations
program.
4. Biennial awards for excel
lence in architecture.
5. Construction of an auditor
ium and stadium.
6. Development of Washington
as a greater educational and cul-
tural center.
7. Enactment Of a new Dis
trict workmens compensation
law.
8. Business outlook conference
8. Selling the American enter
prise system.
10. Adoption Of a disaster pro-
lection program.
II. More adequate Fedora
payment to the District.
u. Prevention of adoption OF
tax laws and payroll levy
statutes in the District creating
unfavorable competitive condi-
lions for business.
10. Support of legislation en-
abling District residents to vote
for President and Vice Presi-
dent. Opposition to Insound
Home Rule proposals.
IA. Support of the United
GiverS Fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-15


She confided: She had pleas
ant trip. England is wonderful
country. She expects to be here
IA weeks. She likes cycling 1t
would be very nice to see Queen
Elizabeth II.
The questioning brought out
too that Marllyn. who once pro-
fessed to wear no underthings,
had on both a bra and a panty
glrdle.
You've got to keep your stock
tngs up some way" she said.
"SOrt of Conservative"
One of her friends said the
reason for Marilyns change was
MI. Miller, the tall bridegroom
"Arthur's sort of conservative, -
the friend said.
Marilyn came here to make a
film called The Sleeping Prince
with Sir Laurence Olivier.
Marilyn's press agents ex-
planned at the top of their lungs
that a conference would be held
first for newsreels and TV. Their
one for photographers who take
still pictures, and a third fol-
reporters.
AS they bawled this news tc