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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Judges For Talent
Show Announced
By Southern P-TA

Judges for the forthcoming Tai
ent Show being sponsored by the
Southern High School PIT. A.
were announced this week by
Charles Briner.
Mrs. Yvonne Kaufman, Women s
Director of WBSC Radio in Somer-
set and James Valentine of WBOY-
TV. Clarksburg have accepted in
vitations to serve as judges. The
latter VIII be accompanied by
Wayne Sattcrficld, director of
"Bandstand" Radio station WKYR
will also be represented by a
judge whose name will be released
later.
First place winner in the show
will appear on WBOY-TV and will
also tape recording which will
be played over radio station WK-
YR in Keyser
Three classifications have been
set up for the show which is to
be presented at the bennett Road
School at s P. NJ, on Friday,
April rs. The first classification
will be for boys and girls up 10
twelve years of age and carries a
first place cash prize of $500. The
second classification will include
those individuals up to nineteen
years of age and carries a first
place prize of $1,000 The third
group is for adults and gives the
first place winner $500
Applications can be secured from
Southern High School or by writ
ing to Mrs. Billy r. Martin, Star
Route, Oakland. All applications
must be received by April 81.
Proceeds from this show will go
towards a teacher education
scholarship fund.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Sherlock Trial
Set For April 20
Report From Hospital De-
cIuras Man Mentally Fit
To Stand Trial

Following the receipt of report
that John Sherlock, 39, of Angola
md. was mentally fit to stand trial,
Associate Judge Neil c. Fraley
set the date for trial for Thursday,
April &c
Sherlock will stand trial for the
murder of his mother, Mrs. Bridg-
EFT Sherlock, who was injured dur
ing an argument with her son
December s, in a county motel
near Grantsville. The woman died
the following night in a Browns
Vile, Pa, hospital of a fractured
skull and internal injuries.
The man was indicted by the
March Term grand jury and at
the request of his attorneys he was
sent to the Clifton T. Perkins hos
pital at Jessups, for mental exam
ination. The report was not re-
ceived until this past week, and
his trial scheduled for March
81, was delayed until the receipt
of the necessary information.
Judge Fraley will preside at the
jury trial which is scheduled to
begin at $50 a. m.
w. Dwight Slower, States At
torney, said he had received the
report from the hospital which
had stated that Sherlock was
mentally fit to stand trial
Fred A. Thayer and Jack Turney,
of Oakland, were appointed by the
court several weeks ago to repre-
sent the defendant.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Winter in Difficulty
With Breaking Away

Winter was experiencing diff
Guilty in Withdrawing for the sea-
son and has been delivering extra
blows to the mountain top for al
most the entire week.
Easily the heaviest blow was
last night and this morning when
old man winter deposited up TO
IA inches of snow on the terri
tory. In spite of the fact that the
temperature was near the freezing
mark, making the snowfall wet and
mushy, there was some drifting in
certain areas last night. according
to Darrell Wotring, county roads
supervisor
Wotring said that every available
piece of equipment was working
last night to keep the highways
clear. He said there was some
drifting in the Bethlehem area and
on Swanton hill where some IA
inches fell. This was due to the
removal of snow fences within the
the past two weeks
In the area around Grantsvillc
and eastward there was a snow
fall reaching 10 to II inches. Ed
ward j. Kahl, State roads engi-
neer, said all the states equip.
ment was out most of the night
and all roads were practically
clear this morning.
The plows were called on to
work not only last night but also
Sunday night when a fall of up to
eight inches was recorded, mostly
in the route 40 area and east of
Grantsville.
The snow reached a depth Of
about 4 inches around Oakland.
Streets we're slushy and slick.
The weeks weather went some
thing like this: snow on the
ground on Friday morning and
continuing internationally during
the day. Snow and rain fell on
Saturday and on Sunday there
was snow, sleet with two to three
inches falling. Pillow equipment
was sent to AIlegany county where
the fall was much heavier.
Monday, rain and snow. Tuesday,
rain and cold, finally clearing By
mid afternoon. Wednesday was
cloudy and cool with snow be-
ginning by II a. m, and continu-
ing through the night Snow con
tinucd Thursday morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
May | Is Deadline
For Wool Producers
To Apply For Pay

Monday, May /, is the final date
on which wool producers may APP
ply for incentive payments under
the 1860 Wool Program, it was an
nounced by Owen U, Martin, chair
man of the county Agricultural
Sterilization Conservation commit
tee.
The May l deadlinc applies to
applications for both shorn wool
and lamb wool payments and to all
sales made during the period from
April 1, 1860 through March 81
1861 Mr. Martin urged all wool
growers who had not already fileG
their application to send or bring
their bills of sale to the County
ASC Office in Oakland before the
dcadlinc date.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Southern P-TA Will
Elect Officers At
Meeting April II

Election of officers for the
Southern High School PIT. A..
will be the principal order Of
business at the next regular meet
ing of the organization on Mon
day evening, April IT, Willard FL
lott, President announced today.
The program will feature the
annual grade level meetings which
have met with such success in
previous years. Parents will have
an opportunity to learn about the
program of studies for next year
Parents who will have students
in grade IL will report to room
226, Miss Roberta Cogley, chair
man; grade II, Al Ringer, chair
man, room 112; grade 10, Harold
Miller, chairman, room POI; grade
8, Mrs. Alta Duling, chairman
room 213; grade s, Wayne Johnson.
chairman, room 2O9; grade I, Mrs.
Merritt Feather, chairman, room
PIG. Parents who have students
graduating from school this year
will have an opportunity to NEE.
with school officials to discuss any
problems in regard to graduation
and paSt-graduation plans.
Prior to the business meeting
and program, teachers will be in
their homcrooms between 1870 and
500 for private conferences with
parents. w. Kenneth Johns, Princi-
pal, suggested that in view of the
fact that reports cards had Just
gone out the previous week, this
would be an excellent opportuni-
ty for parents to have personal
conferences with teachers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Md. Alters Receive
U. S. Savings Bonds

Receiving IS dollar US Savings
Bonds are two Maryland All men,
bers, Thomas Magruder III, of near
Wcsternport and John Jarboe, Lex
ington Park.
Bonds are presented by Mary
land Association of Mutual Insur-
ance Companies to two All men,
bers with outstanding records in
safety and fire prevention. says w.
Sherard Wilson, State All Club
Agent, University of Maryland
Thomas Magruder made a sur
vey of his farm and home along
with Is others in his area to locate
fire hazards. He found 81 hazards
and corrected % during two years
activity in this project. When his
neighbours home was completely
destroyed by fire he began think
ing of the Importance of preven-
ton especially in areas where fire
protection is inadequate. He found
the main hazards to be improper
hay storage and overlooking cir
cults.
In addition to his work in fire
prevention, Thomas has completed
wide variety of projects during
his six years membership in the
Chickasaw All Club of Garrett
county He has attended State All
Club Week for three years where
he played piano for assemblies and
assisted in the recreation program.
The II year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Magruder, Thomas is
freshman at Western Maryland
He has worked with young men,
berS of his club in helping them
with demonstrations records and
club programs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Two Are Held On
Burglary Charges

Two persons were given pre-
liminary hearings before Trial
Magistrate Robert NJ Maroncy in
Oakland yesterday morning on
charges of breaking and entering
and larceny of the home of How
ard Hose, in Bloomington.
They we're docketcd as Claude
j. Moorchead and Edward Roosc-
welt Gordon, both in their early
thirties Both entered pleas of
guilty to the charges and we're
held in Jail in default of $1,000
bond for the action Of the Circuit
Court.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
BPW to Present Two
PLAYS This Evening

Members of the Business and
Professional Women's club are
presenting their third club talent
show this evening at the bennett
Road school.
Two plays are to be given, a
comedy, autograph Please" and
The Wedding in the Wildwood,
a dog patch type affair.
Proceeds derived from the
show will be used to aid in varl-
Gus services the organization pro-
videS for Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Feed Grain Program
To Apply to Corn

The Feed Grain Program recent
ly passed by Congress will apply
only to corn in Garrett county &C
cording to Owen U. Martin, chair
man of the Garrett County Agri-
cultural Sterilization Conservation
committee.
The program provides payments
to farmers for reducing their 1861
corn acreage ard diverting the land
to conservation uses. The land di-
verted must be land which pro-
duced a grain or row crop in at
least one of the last three years
If placed in the program, the land
cannot be pastured nor can crop
of any kind be harvested from ii
in 1861
To participate, farmers must re
ducc their average corn production
by at least POO. Payment rates
will vary from approximately
$4,000 to slightly more than $4,000
per acre for the land removed
from production. Participating
farmers may receive either cash
or grain as payment, whichever
they wish. One-half of the farmers
estimated payment can be adj
Vanced
Mr. Martin stated that the ASC
office is now accepting requests
and that interested farmers should
contact the office as soon as pos
sible, but not later than April 25
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Shifting of Teachers
Is Announced

There was shifting in the
teaching personnel this week, with
the announcement by the Board Of
Education of several designations.
three transfers and the appoint
ment of three additional instruc-
tors
The information was released
following a meeting of the board
on Monday.
designations approved by the
board included Mrs. Lenora
Bucket North Glade, retiring;
Mrs. Manila Savage Friend,
Friendsville school, retiring; Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Carson, Northern
High retiring; Mrs. Tarun Johns,
physical education instructor at
Southern, will leave the teaching
profession; Tommie Starn, shop
teacher at Southern; Robert Lam
caster, sixth grade teacher at
Grantsville; Bertrand Michael,
fourth grade teacher at Grants
vile, resigned to accept higher
paying positions elsewhere.
A years leave of absence was
granted to Mrs. Leona Hardesty,
fifth grade teacher at bennett
Road.
Promotions included the follow.
ing: A. B. Dean, Grantsville princi-
pal to supervisor of pupil person
mel; Harold Garrett, principal of
Accident, to principal at Grants
vile; Mrs. NJ. Thelma Hanlin,
from Loeb Lynn school, to princi-
palship at Accident; Mrs. Mildred
Mulvey, from fourth grade at Den
nett road to principalship at Loeb
Lynn. Mrs. Mulvey previously
served as principal at Deer Park.
New appointments were Mrs
Ruth S. Loughney as teacher OF
French at Northern High, and
Ruthvan Morrow, teacher of his
tory and English at Northern High
These two are to replace Mr.. and
Mrs. Carson.
Mrs. Barbara Sweitzer, Mt. Lake
Park. will fill the vacancy created
by the retirement of Mrs. Bucket
at North Glade.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Republican Women Meet

Some seventy five persons at
tended the buffet supper of the
Republican Women's Club of Gar
rett County, held Tuesday evening
at the William-J hotel.
There was discussion on methods
of keeping the party active in Off
election years The next meeting
of the group will be held at the
home of Mrs. Lewis r. Jones OIL
Tuesday, May %.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Cancer Crusade To
Start Here Tuesday

The Garrett County Cancer
Crusade will get underway in Oak
land this coming Tuesday evening,
and the rest of the county will be
canvasscd from that time on, I'M
til the end Of the month. The
purpose of the house-to-house can
vasS is tWo-fold: to collect funds
and to disseminate knowledge Of
the danger signals of early cancer.
Clarence Stem is in charge cf
the commercial division. The Car
Ger Society gives a number of di-
rect local services to those suffer-
ing with or suspected or having
the disease.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Attends Convention

Miss Elsie A. Wright, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wright,
Akron, Ohio formerly of Friends
Vile, attended the national con
vention of the American Student
Nurses association, held in Cleve-
lard, o., April 6 to 10.
Miss Wright is a junior student
nurse at the University of Mary
land. and is taking a four-year
collegiate course. She was one of
60 students representing the state
of Maryland among the five thou
sand who attended.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13

The Northern High School Par
cnt-Tcachcr association will meet
Tuesday evening. April Is, at 1880
o'clock, in the school cafeteria.
Lewis Walker, principal, will dis
cuss the registration of students
for the next school year, after
which there will be visits to class
rooms by parents and refresh
mcnts will be served Mothers Of
the lob students will be in charge
OF refreshments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Aurora P-TA Plans
Talent Show May IS

The Aurora Parcnt-Teachcr as
sociation is planning an amateur
talent show to be presented in the
Schoo! auditorium OH Monday,
May Is, at o'clock.
There will be 3 classifications
group /, ages one to II; group ,,
grades 7 through y; and group 3,
adults. Prizes of IS, So and 81 are
to be given in group one, while
two prizes Of $40 and S. will be
given in group 2 and prizes of SIS
and $40 in group g.
Applications are available from
Mrs. Evelyn Weir;ck or Mrs.
Lorraine Tcets.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13
Buzuur Scheduled

ST Peters School is having its
annual bazaar in the hall of the
school, today from - to O'Clock.
There will be games and fun for
the Youngsters, and attractions for
teenagers an adults.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-13

The regular meeting of the Deer
Park Parent-Teacher association
will be held Tuesday evening, April
IS, at 1880 o'clock, at the school.
Evening star., 1961-02-05

sessment Of the situation. Mr..
Timberlake said:
TITS still a problem. It has
not by any means been solved" "
In response to questions. Mr..
Timberlake said there is star
vation in the Congo. But with
food shipments by the United
States, other countries and
the United Nations, he added,
We're on top Of that now"
Mr.. Timberlake said he would
return to the Congo this week
for an indefinite period, indi-
eating that the career diplomat
with 80 years Of experience was
being retained by the President
in the difficult African post.
However, there was no an
nouncement from the White
House.
Mr.. williams, former gover-
nor Of Michigan, said he hopes
to leave this month on a visit
to African countries and plans
to visit the Congo on this or a
later trip.
The appointment of Mr.
McCulloch as head of the NLRB
was expected to please organ
lied labor. The present board,
and especially Mr.. Leedom,
have been criticized by labor
leaders as being anti-union.
Evening star., 1961-02-05
Sherman the Silent Gets
Wordy in His Memoirs

of the Eisenhower administra-
ton without reference to the
people in it.
The result, according to first
readers, was a book that could
have been written by any con-
scientious student Of news
papers Of the period.
When 1t was suggested to
him that something livelier
should have been forthcoming
from an inSider who stood at
the Presidents elbow. Mr.
Adams complained. when
started to write this book,
didn't think I would have to
describe alities-1
thought I could just tell what
happened"
Mr.. Adams reticence on the
personal side was so complete
that in his original draft he
referred to Bernard Goldfine
as "a Boston industrialist," not
even mentioning him by name
He refused to explain his
fatal friendship with the OPEN
handed merchant, whose dis
closures to a House Committee
on Legislative Oversight. led tc
Mr.. Adams reluctant resigna-
ton from the White House.
Harper g. Brothers, in ar
effort to elicit more readable
fare from the former presi-
Dental assistant, has assigned
"a working editor" to the
project-one who, they say, il
mot a ghost, but who is cut.
ting and editing as Mr.. Adams
goes along.
Evening star., 1961-02-05
Others Take Similar Action
Today's Star

DINING OUT in Washington
comes up for scrutiny todoy in
SUNDAY. The Stor Mosozine. As
for os restaurants ore concerned.
is this q hick town or Q world
eopitoI? For some food for
thought see "How Good Are Wosh-
ineton Restouronts1" on Pose 5
Of SUNDAY.
YOGI BEAR, first and foremost
resident Of JeIIystone NotionoI
Pork, mokes his newspaper debut
todoy. For the onties Of the IovobIs
Yogi ond his woodIond pols. see
The Stor's big color comic section.
ROCKET SECRETS could moke US
rich, soys Il. Gen. jones N. Govin.
For woys TO reop economic bene-
fits ond consumer comforts from
spoee ose teehniques see the gen.
erors challenging article on Pose
8 Of This Week Mooozine.
PEACE AND SECESSION meet
inss. os reported in The Stor Of o
century ego, continue this Civil
War soso. For the stories on the
convention thot tried to overt wor
ond the convention Of the Southern
ers, see Pose 10 Of SUNDAY.
JANE FONDA hos always
dresmed Of following in her fomous
fother's footsteps. For her view Of
stordom, plus other color stories
ond complete television IistinsS, see
todoy's Tv Mosozins.
Evening star., 1961-02-05
BY MARY McGRORY
Star Staff Writer

From the hills of Lincoln,
N. H.. where he has been in re-
tirement since he quit the
Government under fire in Sep
tember. 1858. word has drifted
down that former Presidential
Assistant Sherman Adams is
having his troubles as an
author.
The first Of the Eisenhower
inner circle to sign up for his
memoirs. Mr.. Adams has been
writing for almost two years.
But his book, which was first
scheduled for February, was
postponed until March and this
week was rescheduled for early
June publication. Life Maga-
zine will serialize it.
It is tentatively entitled
First Hand Report"
One of the problems, accord
ing to sources in the book
world. is that Mr.. Adams,
whose terSeness as a White
House power left Congressman
trembling with indignation, is
Unexpectedly wordy when he
sets pen to paper.
He has sent his publishers,
Harper & Brothers, almost
half a million words. and is
still not finished. The average
book has from $4,000 to 100, 900
words.
The root trouble. however
stems from Mr.. Adams New
England reserve. He wishes
apparently, to write a history
Evening star., 1961-02-05
SIGHTSEEING BOATS
Potomac Goes Parision
BY GILBERT GIMBLE
Star staff Writer

II you've enjoyed the sights
Of Paris from the Seine, then
you'll get chance this spring
to try a similar cruise along
the Potomac River.
Two 375-passenger low-draft
pleasure craft for sightseeing
and night trips along the wa
terfront as far up as George
town are being added to the
Wilson Line fleet.
Joseph Goldstein. president
of the Wilson line, said he
plans to use the two craft for
night dinner cruises with dane
ing on the deck, private charter
cruises and regularly scheduled
night sightseeing trips on the
Potomac and AnacoStia Rivers.
He wants also to try using
them as a ferry service from
Alexandria to the new District
stadium now under construc-
ton at East Capitol street and
the Anacostia River.
The craft have been ordered,
and one is now under con-
struction by the Blount Marine
Corp. of Warren, r. I. De-
livery is expected for the first
in early April, and the sec
ond will be on hand a few
weeks later. Each will cost
500, 900, Mr.. Goldstein said.
The first Of the new craft
will be called the Martha
! WASHINGTON"
Evening star., 1961-02-05
Snow Buries Northeast;
Death Toll Exceeds IS

Corning and Bath, in New
York's southern tier, above the
Pennsylvania border, reported
21a feet of snow.
New York City measured TIA
inches when the snow tapered
off at nightfall. Mayor Wag-
ner's order on private trans
portation was largely academic
by that time. Few cars could
move, anyway.
The city had 10000 men try
ing to clear the streets. with
$500 pieces of equipment. But
there are 5000 miles of streets,
and the task looked over
whelming. Not counting the
new storm, New York City al
ready has spent $12 million
this winter on snow removal.
Counties Hard Hit
Nassau and Suffolk Counties
on Long Island, were particu-
larly hard hit. A singing wind
piled drifts as high as 10 feet
in some places, lights were out
for a time in 10000 homes and
at Montauk Point Lighthouse
The Points six Coast Guards
men shifted to auxiliary power
to warn ships passing that
See STORM, Page Az
Evening star., 1961-02-05
Earlier Track
Removal Asked
Winter Dumuqe
Cited by Chalk
" GRACE BASSETT
Star staff Writer

o. Roy Chalk, D. C. Transit
System president, last week
sought permission from the Dis
trict to remove all streetcar
tracks in the city before next
winter.
Damage from sand and salt
dumped on the tracks already
totals IS million, he main
tained.
He warned that, without a
speedup in conversion from
StreetcarS to an all-buS fleet,
his company could not afford
to maintain tracks through
more major storms.
His conversion request, deliv-
cred personally in a closed ses-
sion with the Commissioners on
Friday, was lent urgency by a
trolley tieup In the snow out
side.
AS he spoke with Commits
sioners Frederick j. Clarke and
Robert E. Mclaughlin, street.
cars were lined up on Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, bordering the
District Building.
Backed by Clarke
They were still there yester-
day, part of the 40 to SO stalled
trolleys that spent the night on
the tracks.
Mr.. Chalk's proposal won
solid Endorsement from Gen
Clarke. He said the city snow
removal and traffic clearing job
See CHALK, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-02-05

the nomination of Arthur Kim
ball, who has been serving
under a recess appointment,
will be withdrawn to make
room for Mr.. McCulloch, the
White House said. Mr.. McCul-
loch's term will run to August
81, 1865.
The appointment was an
nounced as the President went
through busy Saturday sched-
ule with a round of confer
ences, including a meeting
with Clare Timberlake. the
American ambassador to the
troubled Congo.
Mr.. Timperlake, one Of sew
eral American ambassadors
called home for consultation
with the new administration,
was accompanied to the White
House by G. Mennen Williams,
Assistant Secretary Of State for
African Affairs.
The ambassador said the
White House discussion in
volved the Congo problem in
general. Asked for his own as
Evening star., 1961-02-05

where the sightseeing and
night cruises may begin and
end.
The 65-foot craft will draw
only S feet 6 inches of water,
and they will be low enough to
pass beneath the bridges.
Each craft will be powered
by a 308-horsepower diesel en-
gine and will have a cruising
speed of IL knots. Each will
need only a two-man crew.
The use of pleasure craft on
the Seine is an example he
wants to follow.
Evening star., 1961-02-05

Purchase of the two boats
will enable the Wilson Line to
operate daily trips every two
hours from morning to evening
from the Seventh street wharf
to Mount Vernon and Marshall
Hall amusement park.
The present Wilson Line boat
will be continued in operation.
He said the unusually low
draft was designed so the
craft could make 1t upstream
to Georgetown.
A new terminal location may
be built on the Georgetown
waterfront, Mr.. Goldstein said,