25 Years Ago 25 Years Ago IN TANEYTOWN—George E. Marquis has sold his interests in the Taneytown School of Aeronautics, as of September 1, 1947, to Carroll J. Myers of Westminster. County schools open with 2175 white pupils in high school, 3761 white elementary pupils, 110 colored high school pupils and 232 colored elementary school pupils. An increase in first and second graders, anticipated due to the increased birth rate during and following the war, is expected to cause "a critical shortage in housing facilities during the next four year period" during which time the legislature has provided for reducing the size of classes from 35 to 30 effective 1951 and for the extension of the compulsory attendance law to the age of 16 years for all pupils (effective in 1949). The Carroll Record, September 14, 1972.

50 Years Ago Congoleum Rug Company Damaged By Fire - 19 Pieces of Equipment From 13 Companies Bring Blaze Under Control In Large Warehouse At Cedarhurst—The Congoleum plant at Cedarhurst, along the W. M. R. R. suffered its second heavy loss by fire Monday night when the rag warehouse caught fire from combustion. The building was sheet iron and 700 feet long. The first occurred years ago. The following fire departments fought the blaze: Arcadia, Owings Mills, Pikesville; Sykesville, Boring, Glyndon, Reisterstown, Hereford, Cockeysville, Towson, Ellicott City, Pleasant Valley, Union Bridge, Mount Airy, Manchester, Hampstead and Westminster. It was estimated that 300 firemen with 19 pumpers poured water into the rag piles for several hours before it was brought under control. During the height of the fire, flames were visible a mile and a half away, attracting hundreds of spectators. A plant official reported that the warehouse was filled to capacity with from 5,000 to 10,000 tons of baled rags. No estimate of the damage was given by company officials. The warehouse stands beside the North Branch of the Patapsco River, from which firemen pumped water, and is separated from another large building by railroad tracks. Democratic Advocate, September 12, 1947.

75 Years Ago FREDDIE'S WONDERFUL WORK—On Labor Day, September 4th, Fred Jenkins pulled off about the most remarkable individual work ever done in these parts on a baseball diamond. He not only pitched and won the morning and afternoon games of a double header against the strong Littlestown baseball club, but he shut them out in both contests, allowing a total of but six hits and two bases on balls. Fred has been a consistent winner all season. In these two games the work of the whole Westminster team both at bat and in the field was truly remarkable. But one error was charged against them in both games, and they collected a total of thirty-five hits, including seven doubles, two triples, and two mighty home runs by Benny Arnold. In the two games Benny collected two singles, two doubles, one triple and two home runs. Flater and McMullen had six hits each. Democratic Advocate, September 8, 1922.