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By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Investigators are following up leads and looking for suspects in connection with a spate of racist graffiti found early Monday morning at Leonardtown El- ementary School and in the surrounding neighborhood. Police and construction workers at the site said as many as 10 to 12 rac- ist slurs against Mexicans and African Americans were spray painted inside the school, which is currently undergoing a total renovation project. Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano was shocked at the incident. “I’m absolutely appalled and dis- turbed that this would happen,” Martirano told The County Times. “These kinds of activities are hurtful to our community. Thank goodness these incidents are few and far between.” Maryland State Police patrols were the first to respond to the discovery of the graffiti by construction workers but po- lice say that the vandals could have hit the school sometime between Saturday, May Thursday, May 24, 2007 • St. Mary’s County, Maryland Op.-Ed ..........Page A - 4 Obits .............Page A - 7 Police ............Page B - 5 Classifieds.....Page B - 7 For Continual News Updates Visit: somd.com Local Weather Friday Partly Cloudy 84° Saturday Iso. T-Storms 82° Sunday Partly Cloudy 87° PRSTD STD US Postage Paid Permit No. 145 Waldorf, MD WCAC Champs B-1 Memorial A-4 Index Established 2006 • Volume 2 • Issue 21 • FREE By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Joseph Titus, president of the Ridge Volun- teer Rescue Squad and volunteer firefighter at the Ridge station, has endured his share of tor- ment these past few weeks. On April 23, severe internal bleeding from an ulcer forced him into St. Mary’s Hospital for five days and then Georgetown Univer - sity Hospital until May 12. The only thing that kept him alive was more than 50 units of blood, by his family’s count. Following his ordeal, Titus’ fellow emer - gency personnel, as well as friends and com- munity members, turned out for a blood drive to honor their friend and replace the life-giving substance he had used up. “Once I found out about it I was over- Ridge Rescue President Rescued by Blood Banks Blood Drive Held in his Honor to Replenish Supply See Blood Drive page A- Deputies Searching for Suspects in Racist Graffiti Spree See Graffiti page A-5 By Adam Ross Staff Writer Two years ago, three St. Mary’s County gas stations dropped their gasoline prices just below wholesale value, at the time approximately $2 per gallon. Because of a Maryland law that took effect in 2001 mandating stations to sell gas for a higher price than what they paid for it, the price dip was considered illegal. And today, those same gas stations – BJ’s Wholesale Club, Sheetz and two Wawa outlets – price with the same consideration to the law, but unfortunately for area drivers not at the same price margin. All three stations have gas prices at upwards of $3 per gallon, as does nearly every gas station throughout the county. So instead of price reductions, industry regulators and state politicians are focusing more attention to price gouging. Maryland’s average gas price soared to $3 per gallon, and the national single-day average reached a record high of $3.07 per gallon May 14, according to a statement issued by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D- Md.). “We know people are nervous about rising energy costs and we know what it means to their families,” said Mikul- ski. “Oil companies need to know that we are watching and that price gougers will be caught.” In an attempt to curb the practice, Mikulski is co- sponsoring the Petroleum Consumer Protection Act, which Drivers Feel the Pinch at the Pump; Help on the Way Mikulski Blows Gasket over Record Gasoline Prices See Gas Prices page A-5 Photo by Guy Leonard Photo by Guy Leonard By Adam Ross Staff Writer Homeownership in St. Mary’s County is out of reach for 61 percent of the county’s two-earner house- holds, according to a report given to the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday from the Workforce Housing Task Force. The task force reported that of the $337,501 av- erage purchase price of a single-family home in St. Mary’s, two earners would have to make over $80,000 collectively to be approved for such a mortgage. Without access to affordable housing, the coun- ty will continue to fall behind in hiring and retain- ing skilled workers. Pax River, the county’s current economic engine, is already feeling the pinch as it at - tempts to hire highly technical personnel most often found outside of the county. “We came to one conclusion after all this,” said Christopher Longmore, co-chair of the task force, of the two-year process the group went through. “That our concerns were confirmed. Quite simply, earning our county’s median income can no longer afford a median income house.” As of February there were only 200 homes in the county available for $325,000 or less. The task force targeted teachers and law enforce- ment officials as those who work in the county, but do not make enough to afford the available starting price for homes, usually in the $350,000 to $400,000 level. A starting salary for a sheriff or schoolteacher is ap- proximately $34,000, according to human resources’ department job postings. Families that make more than $83,270 a year would not be eligible for workforce initiatives. “The American dream is to have your own home,” said Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R- Golden Beach), “and generally speaking a single family home.” The task force developed four recommenda- tions to address the workforce housing needs of the county. The first, introduced by Robin Finnacom of County Homeownership Out of the Realm for Working Class Derick Brown, a utilities assistant for Leonardtown, takes down a stop sign spray painted with a swastika by vandals who also hit Leonardtown Elementary School with at least 10 separate racial slurs or symbols in the first spree of its kind at a school in recent memory. His supervisor, Jay Johnson, also helped in the clean up graffiti throughout the neighborhood next to the school. Clyde Tennyson, of Scotland helps to replenish the blood supply used by Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad President Joe Titus as Sean Connelly, a Red Cross phlebotomist from Temple Hills watches over him.

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Saturday Iso. T-Storms 82° Local Weather Thursday, May 24, 2007 • St. Mary’s County, Maryland Investigators are following up leads and looking for suspects in connection with a spate of racist graffiti found early Monday morning at Leonardtown El- ementary School and in the surrounding neighborhood. Police and construction workers See Blood Drive page A- By Guy Leonard Staff Writer By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Established 2006 • Volume 2 • Issue 21 • FREE See Gas Prices page A-5

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Page 1: WeatherThursday,May24,2007•St.Mary’sCounty,MarylandInvestigatorsarefollowingupleadsandlookingfor

By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

Investigators are following up leads and looking for suspects in connection with a spate of racist graffiti found early Monday morning at Leonardtown El-ementary School and in the surrounding neighborhood.

Police and construction workers

at the site said as many as 10 to 12 rac-ist slurs against Mexicans and African Americans were spray painted inside the school, which is currently undergoing a total renovation project.

Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano was shocked at the incident.

“I’m absolutely appalled and dis-turbed that this would happen,” Martirano told The County Times. “These kinds of

activities are hurtful to our community. Thank goodness these incidents are few and far between.”

Maryland State Police patrols were the first to respond to the discovery of the graffiti by construction workers but po-lice say that the vandals could have hit the school sometime between Saturday, May

Thursday, May 24, 2007 • St. Mary’s County, Maryland

Op.-Ed ..........Page A - 4Obits .............Page A - 7Police ............Page B - 5Classifieds.....Page B - 7

For Continual News Updates

Visit:

somd.com

Local Weather

FridayPartly Cloudy

84°

SaturdayIso. T-Storms

82°

SundayPartly Cloudy

87°

PRSTD STD

US Postage Paid

Permit No. 145

Waldorf, MD

WCAC Champs B-1

Memorial A-4

Index

Established 2006 • Volume 2 • Issue 21 • FREE

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

Joseph Titus, president of the Ridge Volun-teer Rescue Squad and volunteer firefighter at the Ridge station, has endured his share of tor-ment these past few weeks.

On April 23, severe internal bleeding from an ulcer forced him into St. Mary’s Hospital for five days and then Georgetown Univer-sity Hospital until May 12.

The only thing that kept him alive was more than 50 units of blood, by his family’s count.

Following his ordeal, Titus’ fellow emer-gency personnel, as well as friends and com-munity members, turned out for a blood drive to honor their friend and replace the life-giving substance he had used up.

“Once I found out about it I was over-

Ridge Rescue President Rescued by Blood BanksBlood Drive Held in his Honor to Replenish Supply

See Blood Drive page A-�

Deputies Searching for Suspects in Racist Graffiti Spree

See Graffiti page A-5

By Adam RossStaff Writer

Two years ago, three St. Mary’s County gas stations dropped their gasoline prices just below wholesale value, at the time approximately $2 per gallon.

Because of a Maryland law that took effect in 2001 mandating stations to sell gas for a higher price than what they paid for it, the price dip was considered illegal.

And today, those same gas stations – BJ’s Wholesale Club, Sheetz and two Wawa outlets – price with the same consideration to the law, but unfortunately for area drivers not at the same price margin.

All three stations have gas prices at upwards of $3 per gallon, as does nearly every gas station throughout the county.

So instead of price reductions, industry regulators and state politicians are focusing more attention to price gouging.

Maryland’s average gas price soared to $3 per gallon, and the national single-day average reached a record high of $3.07 per gallon May 14, according to a statement issued by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D- Md.).

“We know people are nervous about rising energy costs and we know what it means to their families,” said Mikul-ski. “Oil companies need to know that we are watching and that price gougers will be caught.”

In an attempt to curb the practice, Mikulski is co-sponsoring the Petroleum Consumer Protection Act, which

Drivers Feel the Pinch at the Pump; Help on the WayMikulski Blows Gasket over Record Gasoline Prices

See Gas Prices page A-5

Photo by Guy Leonard

Photo by Guy Leonard

By Adam RossStaff Writer

Homeownership in St. Mary’s County is out of reach for 61 percent of the county’s two-earner house-holds, according to a report given to the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday from the Workforce Housing Task Force.

The task force reported that of the $337,501 av-erage purchase price of a single-family home in St. Mary’s, two earners would have to make over $80,000 collectively to be approved for such a mortgage.

Without access to affordable housing, the coun-ty will continue to fall behind in hiring and retain-ing skilled workers. Pax River, the county’s current economic engine, is already feeling the pinch as it at-tempts to hire highly technical personnel most often found outside of the county.

“We came to one conclusion after all this,” said Christopher Longmore, co-chair of the task force, of the two-year process the group went through. “That our concerns were confirmed. Quite simply, earning our county’s median income can no longer afford a median income house.”

As of February there were only 200 homes in the county available for $325,000 or less.

The task force targeted teachers and law enforce-ment officials as those who work in the county, but do not make enough to afford the available starting price for homes, usually in the $350,000 to $400,000 level. A starting salary for a sheriff or schoolteacher is ap-proximately $34,000, according to human resources’ department job postings.

Families that make more than $83,270 a year would not be eligible for workforce initiatives.

“The American dream is to have your own home,” said Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R- Golden Beach), “and generally speaking a single family home.”

The task force developed four recommenda-tions to address the workforce housing needs of the county.

The first, introduced by Robin Finnacom of

County Homeownership Out of the Realm for Working Class

Derick Brown, a utilities assistant for Leonardtown, takes down a stop sign spray painted with a swastika by vandals who also hit Leonardtown Elementary School with at least 10 separate racial slurs or symbols in the first spree of its kind at a school in recent memory.His supervisor, Jay Johnson, also helped in the clean up graffiti throughout the neighborhood next to the school.

Clyde Tennyson, of Scotland helps to replenish the blood supply used by Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad President Joe Titus as Sean Connelly, a Red Cross phlebotomist from Temple Hills watches over him.

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SectionA-� The County Times Thursday,May�4,�007

ByGuyLeonardStaffWriter

The volunteers at theMechanicsville fire station are training tomana specialrescue boat, marking the first time theyhavehad a specialunittoextractpeoplefromlo-calwaterways.

The chief of Mechanics-ville Volunteer Fire Depart-ment, Company 2 and 22,said 11 firefighters are train-ingrightnowtomanapow-ered watercraft and that theboatwillbeinservicesome-timeduringthenextmonthtomonth-and-a-half.

The boat should be de-livered within the next twoweeks and outfitted for its mission.

“It’s so we can go intothe smaller creekswhere thelarger boats can’t go,” CarolCraigsaidoftherationaleforgetting the boat. “We havewater on both sides of our first dueareaandwejustthoughtitwouldbeagoodideatoahaveaspecialunitlikethat.”

Thecraft is a17-foot in-flatable boat with a rigid hull that has a shallow draft andcancarryabouteightpeople.

The craft is made byAPEX, a small boat making

company specializing ininflatable craft.

Craig said that themembers of the specialboat unit will continuewith their normal fire-fighting duties, but will take on the extra task ofwaterrescue.

Their training nowconsistsofsteeringapow-erdrivencraftandplottingacourseusingchartsand

globalpositioningtechnology,Craigsaid.

Theunitwillbetowedtoan emergency site by one ofthe fire department’s utility trucks, Craig said, and willalso help support rescue orflood evacuation missions un-dertakenbylargerboats.

The boat will be outfit-ted with flotation devices for victims, ropes for rescueandtowing and cold water suitsfor rescue personnel to enterthewater.

The boat will also havetraumaandbasiclifesupportequipment on board to deal

MechanicsvilleFirefighters Take totheWater

withwounds.In the past the Mechan-

icsville volunteers have hadtowaitforrescueboatsfromSolomons in Calvert CountyorBenedictinCharlesCoun-tytoeffectawaterrescue,butwhenitcametosearchingforpeoplereportedtohavefallenoffboatsorpiersinmoreshal-low water, the larger rescueboats’sizebecamealiability.

Vince DeMattia, a lieu-tenant with the Mechanics-villeVolunteerRescueSquadsaid there were other timespast when the APEX craftcould have made their jobs

mucheasier.DuringtropicalstormEr-

nesto in 2006, fire and rescue personnel had to search forpropane tanks that broke offand floated away from homes due to flooding, causing a potential fire and explosive hazard.

“Thisboatcould’vebeenusedtobringthemback,”De-mattiasaid.“Therewerequiteafewofthosecallsthatcameoutaroundthecounty;itwasamazing.”

Theboatwouldhavebeenusefultosearchforvictimsinthewaterandtolookforother

damage following Ernesto.Itwouldalsohavebeenuse-fulforsurveyingthedamageto shallow waterways andmarshlands after the ChalkPoint powerplant oil spill of2000.

DeMattia said that rup-turecaused111,000gallonsofoiltoleakoutintothePatux-ent River and its tributaries,killing wildlife and soilingbeaches.

The boat, which costabout$12,500,waspurchasedwith a matching grant fromthe Maryland Department ofNaturalresources.

ByAdamRossStaffWriter

World-renowned CelticBalladeer Danny O’FlahertyenchantedthestudentsofFa-ther Andrew White Fridaywithanarrayofballads,singalongsanddancemoves.

Usingtheguitar,accordi-onandtinwhistle,O’FlahertytookthestudentsonajourneyacrosstheAtlanticOceanintothe traditions of his nativeIreland.

Fromhisknees,hesharedsongsofleprechaunsandfair-ies. The students clappedalong nodding their headsto the rhythm and anxiouslyawaitingthewordsofthenextverse.

“Ireland is a magicalcountry,” O’Flaherty said tothe children just before hebegan strumming his guitar.“In recent years Ireland hasbecomenumberthreeinedu-cationandtheseventhrichest,yetwestillbelieveinfairies.”

So much so, O’Flahertysaid,ifafairytreeisspottedin Ireland, the governmentdoeswhateverisnecessarytomaintainandpreserveit,evenredirecting the constructionofahighwayoncetomaintainatree’snaturallocation.

Yet unlike his fellowcountrymen’s stronghold oncertaintraditions,O’Flahertyhas repeatedly reinventedhimself, first after migrating totheUnitedStateswhenhewas16,andagainwhenHur-ricane Katrina destroyed hisNew Orleans home and hisfamilybusiness.

“Idon’twant toplay the

Katrinacardalloverthecoun-try,butit’sstillthereforallofus,” said O’Flaherty a half-hourbeforeheputhis“gameface” on for the kids. “Mywife and I went into bank-ruptcy,wehadto.”

Heuseshisplighteveninhis performances, where heeducatesstudentsonthereal-ityofhurricanesandthewet-landsofwhichareaffected.

O’Flaherty has sincemovedfromhisNewOrleanshome to Jasper Texas, a farcryfromtheurbanlandscapeofthebigeasy.AndalthoughhelostO’FlahertyIrishChan-nel,thepubandculturalcen-ter he built with his brotherPatricktokick-starttheCelticrevival in Louisiana, he isnow back on his feet with anewwebsiteandpolishedmu-sicalprogram.

“I’ve been blessed inmany ways,” he said, “mywife’sbrothergaveusahouseinJasperforsixfreemonths,which enabled us to fix our homeinNewOrleansandsellit.”

ButthepastisjustthatforO’Flaherty, and he knows itquite well, drawing on morethan3000yearsofCeltichis-torytoinspirehislyrics.

Wearing khaki pants,softlookingbrownshoesandan off-gray shirt, O’Flahertyopened his program point-ing to central Europe on aworldmapjustbehindhisleftshoulder.Heexplainedtotheroughly60studentsspanningover five grades that the Celtic people once lived in what istoday’smodernAustria.

“I’mnotgoingtoboreyou

totearswithallthestoriesoftheCeltic,”hesaidnowwalk-ingtowardsthestudentslinedindisproportionalrowssittingIndian style on the floor, “I’m goingtosingsomesongs.”

As he sang, as is thecase with many musicians,facial lines jump out at theaudienceasmusclescontinu-ously reshape to create thesounds and lyrics of whatfelt like O’Flaherty’s revivalbackfromthelowsofnaturaldisaster.

AndbehindO’Flaherty’slong face,which is anchoredby a sharp chin, were twofriends, Father James Myerswhosettheschoolgigupforhim, and Daniel Rebarchickwho hired him for anothershowathisrestaurantinCali-forniaMd.

Thetwovenueswerefardifferent from the high profile eventsO’Flahertyhasplayedinthepast,includinganInau-guralBall,aWorld’sFairandnumerousconventions.

Father Myers has mar-ried both he and his brotherMichael,andRebarchickwasachefataD.C.restaurantthatO’Flahertyonceplayed.

“I’m still having trou-ble getting gigs,” addedO’Flaherty,appreciativeofhistwooldchumshelpinghimtofly out and perform.

Buthe’snothavingtrou-ble getting applause, whichwasapparentbythestudents’reactions as they laughed,sang and danced their waythrough O’Flaherty’s perfor-manceFriday,aone-of-a-kindadventure.

CelticBalladeerCaptivatesLocalStudentswithFarAwayLore

ByGuyLeonardStaffWriter

Residents of BaptistChurch Road in Mechanic-sville have a quiet life onceagain after their peace wasshattered last week when abizarre assault turned intoa two-hour barricade stand-off where sheriff’s deputiesswarmed into the neighbor-hood and closed down theonlyroadinorout.

“Itwasjustcrazy,Ineverexpected it to happen,” saidDorisWalsh,wholivesacrossfromthehousewherethein-cidenttookplaceintheearlymorning hours May 16. “Ithought,‘Oh,myGod!What’sgoingon?”

Policewerecalledout tothe scene of 26000 block ofWalsh’s street to an assaultcall after a women dove outof a first floor window naked andscreamingforhelp.

Witnesses said they lefttheirhomestotalktoandcarefor the woman, later identified as Kathleen Judith Moore,tosee ifsheneededhelpbutcommunicatingwithherwasdifficult, they said.

“It’sveryodd, thisneveroccursinthisneighborhood,”oneresidentnearbysaid.

One witness recountedthe woman having blood alloverherfaceandhands.

According to policecharging documents, the ho-meowner,JohnH.ForeIII,al-legedlyassaultedMooreafterbringinghertohishomefromCharlesCounty.

The documents reveal astrange scenario that appar-entlyledtotheallegedassaultandthebarricadesituation.

In the report written bySt. Mary’s County Sheriff’sDeputyClaytonSaffordafter

thesuspectsurrendered,Foretold law enforcement that hepickedupMooreon the sideof the road at an unspecified pointinCharlesCountyearlythat morning and that dur-ingthetriptohishomecrackcocaine was smoked in hisvehicle.

The charging documentsdonotstatewhetherbothoc-cupantsweresmokingtheil-legalsubstance.

In the charging docu-ments, Fore claims Mooreremoved all of her clothingwhenshearrivedathishomeandbecomeloud,whereuponForetoldhertoquietdown.

Fore became angry withMoore, the charging docu-ments read,when shewouldnotcomply.

ForeadmittedtostrikingMoore when she would notleavehishome, according tothechargingdocuments.

In the charging docu-ments, Moore claimed thatFore would not let her leavehishomeandthathewastry-ingtokillher.

Fore’swifeandchildwerenot in theresidence,andhadstayedatarelative’shousethenightbefore.

Moore was transportedtoSt.Mary’sHospitalwheredoctors found multiple in-juries on her face, arms andchest. A medical exam fur-therrevealedmultiplebrokenbonesinherfaceandthatshewasdisoriented.

About the same time,deputiesfromtheEmergencyServicesTeamalongwithcri-sis negotiators attempted togetForetoleavehisresidenceafter he barricaded himselfinside.

The siege lasted abouttwo hours, but Fore eventu-ally surrendered after telling

deputies and negotiators hewouldleavethehomeseveraltimesbutfailedtodoso.

Deputies were cautiousbecauseofthevolatilenatureof the incident and becauseFore had several firearms reg-isteredtohim.

No shots were fired in the standoff and no onewasinjured other than the first victim.

Assistant Sheriff JohnHornesaidthestandoffwasagoodexampleofhowvolatilesituations could be resolvedpeacefully.

“Unfortunately this kindofincidentisbecomingmoreand more commonplace inourcounty,”Hornesaid.“Butfortunately or unfortunately,depending on how you lookat it,we’regettingbetterandbetteratdealingwiththem.”

Detectives later foundthat Fore had tried to cleanup blood evidence inside hisresidenceaswellaswashbedsheets and clothes belongingto the victim in his washingmachine,accordingtocharg-ingdocuments.

Fore was released fromthe county detention centerlater that evening after plac-ing$50,000bailandreceivingcourt orders not to approachthevictim.

He was charged with first and second-degree assaultand false imprisonment forwhich he faces a combinedmaximum prison term of 35years.

Fore has a preliminaryhearingscheduled inDistrictCourtMay30.

LifeReturnstoNormalAfterBarricadeinMechanicsville

Photo by Guy Leonard

Sheriff’s deputies pack up after ending a barricade situation peacefully on Baptist Church Road in Mechanicsville May 16. Negotiators worked to get the suspect, charged with assaulting a woman who dove out his home’s front window, to come out after a two-hour standoff.

Photo by Adam Ross

Photo by Adam RossThe crowd goes wild as Celtic Balladeer Danny O’Flaherty rocks the house at the Father Andrew White School in Leonardtown.

Danny O’Flaherty plays the guitar, harp, fiddle, bagpipe, accordion and tin whistle for kids around the world.

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Thursday, May 24, 2007 The County Times Section A - �

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2 for $4

Heinz Ketchup32-36oz $1.79

Golf Tournament The Bay District Vol-

unteer Fire Department is hosting its 11th annual golf tournament Monday July 9 at the Wicomico Shores Golf Course. Shotgun starts at 9 a.m., in scramble – captain’s choice format. Cost is $65.00 per player, which includes fees, cart, lunch, beverages and prizes. Open to the gen-eral public. For more infor-mation call Joe Cooper at 301-863-5362.

Blue Grass Concert A summer of music be-

gins in downtown Leonard-town on May 26 when blue-grass and folk music on the Town Square kick off a series of four free early evening con-certs scheduled in the town. The featured band will be The Smoke Creek Rounders, a bluegrass band made up of veteran local musicians Bill Thompson, Gary Rue and Bryan Deere. The Rounders will play from around 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. Leading off the concert at 4 p.m. will be well-known St. Mary’s County singer-songwriter David Nor-ris. He will be followed at 4:45 by the big bluegrass band No Class Today, featuring eight members. At 5:30 Catfish Joe will being his eclectic brand of music on stage.

Celebration!Alana Petett, a fifth

grader from Green Holly El-ementary School had had her artwork chosen by The Bal-timore Washington Interna-tional Airport to be hung up on the 6th floor/observation level. The theme was “taking flight,” where Petett’s crayon resist painting of an owl was chosen as the only represen-tative of St. Mary’s County. Congratulations to Alana from the students and faculty of Green Holly Elementary School!

Yard SaleA community yard sale at

Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum in Waldorf Mary-land is being held June 2nd, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The house is located at 3725 Dr. Samuel Mudd Road. He cost is $15 a space, and sellers must provide their own tables and chairs. Proceeds will benefit the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Soci-ety. For more information call 301-274-9358.

ParadeThe Hollywood Volun-

teer Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary is having its 50th Anniversary parade June 30 starting at 3:30 p.m. Music and fireworks will ac-company the parade. Music provide by the kings of clas-sic rock, Great Train Robbery. Fireworks at dusk on the fire department grounds, food and refreshments available throughout. Fire related ven-dor space contact John Gat-ton, Jr., at 301-373-3602.

Hurricane SeasonHurricane Season offi-

cially starts June 1, but local officials are urging St. Mary’s County residents to take mea-sures now to plan and prepare for the upcoming season.

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Excel Computer Class

The Lexington Park Li-brary is offering a free adult computer class on Microsoft Excel May 30 at 6 p.m. Learn the basics of Excel. Space is limited so register online at www.Stmalib.org or call 301-863-8188.

Art ReceptionThe Lexington Park Li-

brary Art Gallery will be holding an opening reception for the members of the Cal-vert Art Guild who have their artwork on display at library during the month of June. Re-ception is free, call 301-863-8188 for more information.

Bluegrass ConcertThe Hollywood Volunteer

Fire Department is hosting Sunday Bluegrass on May 27 from 1 to 5 p.m. Tickets $15 each, children 12 and under for free. The event is featuring the bands, Phoenix and Gold Heart. Food and refreshments will be available by the Ladies Auxiliary. Event includes 50/50 raffle. For more infor-

mation contact Albert John-son at 301-373-2295.

Memorial DayCounty Government

Offices will be closed on Monday, May 28, 2007, in observance of Memorial Day. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, May 29, 2007. The St. Andrews Landfill and six (6) Convenience Centers will

be closed and the St. Mary’s Transit System (STS) will not be operating on Monday, May 28, 2007. The Landfill, Con-venience Centers and STS bus service will be open for regu-lar business hours during the weekend prior to the holiday and following the holiday on Tuesday, May 29, 2007. The three St. Mary’s County li-braries will also be closed on

Monday, May 28, 2007 and reopen on Tuesday, May 29, 2007.

Glockner Leaves MWR for New Position

After 12 years, the Mo-rale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department Director, Kathryn Glockner, is leaving her post as the organization’s director. She’s been selected as the new Education Part-nership Coordinator for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. Glockner

led MWR through its larg-est growth period when Pax River expanded as a result of base realignment and closure (BRAC) decisions. Her ten-ure is marked by the numer-ous construction and renova-tion projects which include the golf course, marina, the Energy Zone fitness center, Goat Locker, Patuxent Land-ing restaurant, waterfront pa-vilions and playgrounds, Ras-sieur Youth Center and Child Development Center.

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Ifitwalkslikeaduckandittalkslikeaduck,it’sprob-ablyaduck!Inordertokeeppromises of no tax increases, St. Mary’s County Commis-sioners Jarboe and Dementare hoping that you will be convinced that a duck is not a duck and a tax is not a tax, a tax is a fee! Of course, the otherthreecommissionersarenot really that concerned, tax, fee, or goose, it’s all-good to them!

Last week, the Board ofCommissioners passed a tax increase on the citizens of St. Mary’s County, a $60 fee (tax) for every household. May not soundlikemuch,butconsiderthat before this new tax the citizens of St. Mary’s were already being asked to pay an 8.5% increase in local prop-erty and income taxes. That amounts to an $11,231,929

increase over last year. With approximately 34,000 house-holds in St. Mary’s, that amountstoanincreaseofap-proximately $330 per house-hold. Add to that the new $60 tax and now you are up to a whooping $390 increase per household above last year.

Some may want to argue thatcommercialandnon-resi-dentialwillpaysomeof thatincrease. Didn’t we solve this misunderstanding by politicians last year? When the Maryland Legislature imposed a 2% tax on Health Maintenance Organizations, some members of the legis-lature stated, “There was no evidence that business would pass this tax on to its cus-tomers”. Not so shocking to anyone except those certain members of the Maryland Legislature, soon after, the

tax was passed on to consum-ers. The lesson: the cost of doing business is passed on to customers.

As for the new $60 trash tax, all households will pay the tax no matter if you use the service or not. If you use a commercialhaulertopick-upyourweeklywaste,youarenotcurrently using the St. Mary’s County waste handling sys-tem. Those trash trucks you see throughout our county, they are collecting from resi-dents that do NOT use the St. Mary’s County waste han-dling system. The residents ofLeonardtowndonotusetheSt. Mary’s system either. Yet alloftheseresidentswillpaythe new tax that is why it is a tax and not a fee.

Fees are something you pay when you use a specific service. For instance, when

you ride one of the county’sSTS busses, you pay a fee each time. This fee does not pay the entire cost of the STS service; the rest is paid for out of taxes. When you apply for a building permit, you pay a fee. If you use public water or sewer,youpaya feeeachmonth. If you use the county swimming pool, you pay a fee. In all of these examples andmanymore,youonlypaythe fee if you use the service. Since a large number of house-holds in St. Mary’s do not use the counties 6 convience cen-ters, this is a TAX.

Now for most of us the issue is notwhether the newcharge is a tax or a fee, the is-sue is out of control spending that is being wrapped in rhet-oric. When imposing the new tax, Commissioner Jarboe said the commissioners “had

no other choice”. Did you expect the commissioners’ to say, “We can’t control spend-ing so we have to raise rev-enues”? Add the two million dollar trash tax to property and income tax increases and you have over $13,000,000 in NEW tax revenue coming into St. Mary’s County this year. While population is increas-ing less than 2%, county taxes are increasing nearly 10%.

At a time when the cost of living in our County is becoming increasingly more difficult for middle and lower incomefamiliestoafford,run-away government spending only compounds the problem. When families and individu-als lose buying power because of increased costs, govern-mentwillultimatelycarryaneven greater burden.

Fewer people will send

their children to private or parochial schools, adding $10,000 to the cost of govern-ment for every child added to public schools. More people will need government hous-ing and food assistance, in-creasing governments cost while ultimately lowering property values in those ar-eas, decreasing government revenues. Government will be looked upon to provide more and more the cost oftransportation when peoplehave to choose between food and fuel. And as fewer people use the commercial services for trash removal, the burden for county government will far outpace the additional rev-enue from the new tax.

More government spend-ing is seldom the solution; it only weakens the private sector.

PromisesMade;PromisesBroken;TrashyTax

ByGuyLeonardStaffWriter

Members of the Point Lookout Prisoners of War Descendants Organization (PLPOW) are close to fin-ishing the second stage of a private monument near Point Lookout State Park that honors, in their ownway, the memory of Con-federateprisonerswhodiedthere during The Civil War from 1863 to 1865.

The monument, they say, is the result of a con-flict with the Department of Veterans Affairs over the currentcemeterymonumentfor Confederate prisoners, at which the Confederacy’s battle flag was taken down in 1998 and barred from be-ing flown there again.

The Confederate stan-

dard has increasingly be-come a divisive relic, sym-bolizing racism and the oppression of slavery to many African Americans; but it’s also a reminder ofheroism and the battle forstates rights for Confederate sympathizers.

The PLPOW members bought their own land so they could fly the Confeder-ate battle flag, along with the flags of the 13 rebel states that fought in the Civil War, in memorial of their fallenfamily members.

The private plot is just a few yards away from thefederal cemetery marker.

The group also claims theDepartmentofVeteransAffairs (VA) will not add the names of all the Confeder-ate soldiers that the PLPOW claims actually died there.

Official government re-cords claims that about 3,500 to 4,000 soldiers perished there, while the PLPOW claims a much higher num-ber reaching to 14,000 by some estimates.

“Now we’ll have a place where we can say what wewant to say and fly the [Con-federate] flag 24/7,” said LaPlata resident and PLPOW member Jim Dunbar.

DunbaristheheadoftheConfederate Memorial Park, Inc., the group that actually is overseeing the project.

“I’ve been working on it, just a little stone work and brick work,” Dunbarsaid about the slow moving project he hopes will pick up very soon. “This is just

ConfederateMemorialMovingTowardCompletion

Photo by Guy Leonard

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Jim Dunbar, of La Plata, looks over the work done so far at a monument that will honor the Confederate soldiers who died at Point Lookout from 1864 to 1865 when it served as a Civil War prison camp. The group Dunbar represents will fly the Confederate flag there daily.

ByAdamRossStaffWriter

Moving is an expensive feat, even to the seasoned U-haul renter, master boxer, speed cleaner and weightlift-ing champion. For the rest of us, who have no such skills, the cost of moving becomes increasingly difficult to bear.

Being that I’m relatively young, and can still carry a 150-pound box (I think), and

my threshold for pain is en-tirely too high, moving for all intentsandpurposes isman-ageable. But I hate it, and so do most of you.

So when I heard theresidents of the National and White Oak mobile home parks were being forced from their plotsofland,Ilistenedclose-ly,mainlybecauseIknewthecosts were high while time and availability of new land to transfer to was low.

Sure enough, I was right. But it turns out there’s more; moving a trailer home, and not just the contents inside it, is a lot like moving any home except, you don’t get a chance to throw out everything but thekitchensink– that too isalong for the ride. Moving an entirehouseisrarelypracticedby the everyday cross-county movers, one can only imagine thecostassociatedwithsucha venture. It’s no different for

mobilehomeresidents,espe-cially those with those extra wide campers.

At the Board of County Commissioners meeting last week, the soon-to-be dis-placedmobilehomeresidentspleaded for assistance, cit-ing costs of nearly $12,000 to physically relocate theirtrailers.

In most cases, they’rehard working, blue-collar people who have never been handed anything for free, and they most certainly don’t have $12,000 to move. Well, unless theysellacouplekidneysonthe black market.

The commissioners re-ceived approval from the resi-dents to apply for $360,000 in grant money from the state, which will go towards helping them relocate. But even if the money is allocated, with 160 misplaced households fromboth parks, that only averages to $2,250 per unit – far less than what would be needed.

Now don’t get me wrong, prices aren’t set in stone. It’s

possible the costs cited byseveral of the parks’ residents were inflated or misquoted, butneitherthecommissionersor one of the park’s ownersspoke out against the quoted prices. In fact, an owner of White Oak Park is already chipping in $3100 to each of the displaced residents.

That brings the total of relief money to $5,350, if the grant money is received, still a shortfall.

And part of the problem is all the question marks. Just howmuchshould thecountybe responsible, if at all? Or howresponsiblearetheman-agement companies, who have soldthelandforwhatonecanonly assume is a hefty profit.

Inmanycasestheseresi-dents have nowhere to go, cit-ing other mobile home parks as “full,” or “unsafe.”

Commissioner Daniel H. Raley sympathized with the residents last week, andoffered support. Just what that support is, beyond the$360,000 in grant cash is still

unclear. Part of me expected a col-

laborationofmindslastweek,abrainstormofdifferentideasthe county could come upwith to foster a solution forthis unique quandary. But it never happened.

Assistance is never guar-anteed, especially when thissortoftransactioniscommon-place in our capitalistic society. Butweoweittothesepeopleto at least have the discussion. Simply frowning and playing public psychologist doesn’t do these residents any good. And the $360,000 doesn’t do them enough good.

So, is the problem a lostcause or an opportunity? The commissioners again appear to be caught in the middle, a stance that is becoming com-monplaceforthisnewlyelect-edboard–onlythistimeit’scosting people’s livelihoods.

Big City Boy, Small Town Heart

StuckintheMiddle

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Terri Bartz Bowles

All over the place, there’s a concerted effort under-way to kill trees. The killer? Mulch. Well, mulch applied incorrectly by humans. I guess once the tree dies, it can

be turned into more mulch to kill more trees. Hmm, Killer Trees - sounds like a Stephen King novel, doesn’t it?

You’ve seen the ring o’ mulch; the mounded ring sur-rounding defenseless trees in yards, parking areas, green

spaces, etc. The folks who know, arborists, call them ‘mulch volcanoes’. Hom-eowners are doing it, profes-sional landscapers are doing it, everyone who is planting trees is doing it! They’re sur-rounding trees with the mulch

volcano and it’s a tree killer! Arborists everywhere agree – it’s a bad practice.

One supposes this is being done because folks think a) it’s actually good for the tree; b) it looks attractive (beauty is in the eye of the beholder, after

all) or c) it’s less grass to cut and trim. However, it’s not good for the tree, it can lead to a lack of oxygen and mois-ture. Mulch piled against the tree can cause decay of living bark and root rot and rodents are just two of the problems that can arise. Mulch is good as long as it’s the right mulch and the right application. The purpose of mulch is to keep weeds out and hold moisture in but moisture can’t pen-etrate the volcano! The tree can’t get water or nutrients. And the wrong type of mulch, grass clippings for instance, can change the pH balance of the soil.

We’ve established it’s not good for tree and it certainly looks unnatural. Isn’t the point of landscaping to create a natural beauty? If you’ve ever walked in the woods, you know there is natural mulch – trees drop their leaves, flow-ers, cones, etc. This debris is nature’s mulch and it breaks down over time becoming nature’s compost. But na-ture never creates a mulch volcano.

Having less grass to cut and carefully trim is desirable in this busy world. However,

you don’t need the volcano to help, it can be accomplished by spreading a thinner layer of mulch, 2 to 4 inches deep, kept back 1 to 2 inches from the trunk. Spread mulch wide but not deep. You won’t need to use your weed whacker close to the trunk of tree which is dangerous. Too many “oops, I got too close” and the odds of your having a sick or dying tree go up. With the correct mulching job, you won’t need to get near the trunk with the whacker.

You have control over the trees in your yard, of course, but what about the trees in green spaces, etc.? Well, if your neighborhood has a homeowner’s associa-tion that means your HOA fees are probably paying the landscaping service that cuts the grass and over-mulches the trees. So tell them to stop over-mulching. If they don’t, fire them when their contract is up and find someone who will do what you want. After all, you’re paying them. And if the landscape service that kills the trees also sells and plants new trees, well, you can figure out the rest…..

Photo by Adam Ross

Ramblings of a Country Girl

Too Mulch of a Good Thing

19th and Monday May 21st.Several swastikas, defin-

ing symbols of the racist Nazi movement, were also found spray painted on surrounding sidewalks and on stop signs in the neighborhood.

The words “White Pow-er” were visible from the con-struction site on one of the in-side walls of the school.

The vandals apparently emptied a fire extinguisher as part of their spree, deputies said.

“We have no suspects and no leads but we’re continuing to follow up,” said Lt. Rick Burris, commander of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation. “We take it se-riously… this type of thing doesn’t happen often so we’re looking at every possible lead.”

Burris said that the inci-dent was being investigated as a hate crime.

Monday maintenance workers attempted to clean up sidewalks where the racist graffiti was sprayed and they also replaced stop signs at in-tersections where the vandals also painted swastikas.

Neighborhood residents were unsure of when the van-dalism occured, only that it wasn’t welcome there.

“I don’t care for it myself,” said Jake Mattingly, who lives right across the street from the school construction site. “We’ve got a quiet neighbor-hood around here; people just mind their own business and keep to themselves.”

Mattingly, who has lived in there for 40 years, said that this is the first incident of its kind he’s ever seen in the neighborhood.

“As far as the graffiti bit that’s the first time this has ever happened,” Mattingly said. “And we don’t need that.”

The school system is co-operating with the Bureau of Criminal Investigations, school officials said, and wants to find the culprits as well.

“We’re concerned about it and hopefully we can find out who did it and get restitution for the site,” said Brad Cle-ments, chief operating officer for St. Mary’s County Public Schools.

Clements said that par-ents of students who would normally attend the school had been notified of the van-dalism but that there had been no major outcries of concern over the incident.

The students who would normally be housed in the school on Duke Street are now at a school system an-nex behind Benjamin Ban-neker Elementary School in Loveville.

That annex consists of about 30 temporary class-rooms and was not the target

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would target gasoline suppli-ers who continually raise gas prices and disseminate false or misleading information with the intent of gaming the wholesale market.

The act would empower federal regulators, who at the moment have no such author-ity, to ensure greater market transparency and go after companies that manipulate oil and gas prices. It would also give the President the author-ity to declare national energy emergencies during which guilty price-gougers would be subject to new fines and crimi-nal penalties.

Just how gas prices reach these devastating levels is a topic of great debate. One ex-planation is that lower import levels and numerous refinery outages have slowed supply to the ever-increasing demand. The cost of crude oil and re-fining have a direct impact as well. But there’s also grow-ing skepticism that unregu-lated energy trading allows oil companies to manipulate the market.

“America needs afford-able gas prices in order to keep rolling,” said Mikulski. “We need to make sure farmers can

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of any graffiti spree, Clements said.

Clements said that the physical impact of the graffiti spree was minimal and that construction was proceeding ahead as planned on the $17.5 million project.

This was the first inci-dent of racist graffiti in recent memory at a county public school, he said.

“It’s somewhat of a sur-prise… but the graffiti was spray painted on walls that had not been painted; if it were in the finishing stages it could have hampered the completion of the project.”

put fuel in their tractors, that watermen and fisherman can put fuel in their tanks and go out to do their jobs.”

If the bill is signed into law before the summer driv-ing season begins, it remains to be seen whether it will ac-tually bring prices down.

Twenty-eight states have similar laws, but a federal ban is needed to truly prevent harmful market manipulation, according to Mikulski.

In random sampling of 26 county gas stations from Friday to Monday, The Coun-ty Times found the average county gas price for regular unleaded to be $3.056.

The cheapest gas was located in the northern area of the county, near Charlotte Hall and Mechanicsville, where gas prices frequently dipped under $3. However, from Hollywood to Lexington Park, gas prices were consis-tently, if not always over $3.

Commissioner Larry Jar-boe represents the Northern district of St. Mary’s and said that the buying habits of dif-ferent stations translate into different deals. However Jar-boe acknowledged that there is no valid explanation to his district’s low prices, which at times during the sample dipped as much as 26 cents lower than in Southern parts of the county.

Commission President Francis Jack Russell and Jar-boe are both strong advocates of alternative fuel methods. Russell even drives a car fu-eled in part by vegetable oil. “My wife gets mad and says that it smells like a bowl of french fries driving down the road,” Russell joked.

The highest price noted was $3.16 at the Shell Gas Sta-tion just before Gate 1 of Pax River off Three Notch Road; however, prices fluctuated, in some cases by the hour.

Community Development Corporation, called to better preserve neighborhoods built before 1985 with 30 or more units; older homes generally offer lower values.

The BOCC quickly jumped on the recommen-dation, proposing an allo-cation of $150,000 into the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) for the demolition of an abandoned health depart-ment building. Public Works and Transportation Direc-tor George Erichsen said the building would require over $2 million to repair.

“It’s an eye sore and dan-gerous,” added Commissioner

Daniel H. Raley (D- Great Mills).

The BOCC also directed staff to appropriate monies for the Patuxent Park revitaliza-tion effort, which would al-locate monies into sidewalk, road, and water and sewer up-grades in Patuxent Park and South Hampton subdivision.

The second objective out-lined five ways to create new supplies of workforce hous-ing including; incorporating “workforce housing,” into the county’s comprehensive zon-ing ordinance, which current-ly uses the term “affordable housing.” Further, to provide bonus incentives to develop-

ers who construct workforce housing, which could be in the form of lessened restric-tions on meeting school seat allocations, waiving the eco-nomic impact fee, or lessen-ing the 50 percent open space requirement.

However, some of those issues would require legisla-tive action from Annapolis, said Raley.

“This is a waste of land,” said Denis D. Canavan, direc-tor of Land Use and Growth Management of the 50 percent open space requirement. “It should be used more efficient-ly for development.”

The next objective called to increase community aware-ness of the issue by dedicating staff to coordinate services and programs.

The fourth and final ob-

jective is to establish an on-going source of funding to sustain workforce housing initiatives.

“Everything has a price tag to it,” added Jack Candela of the Patuxent Partnership, “and the only way a program can be successful is with on-going support for it.”

Raley called the report “timely,” because the commis-sioners are nearing the dead-line for finalizing the years’ operational and capital bud-gets. The report also springs up at a time where the county is nearing a new transferable development rights (TDR) proposal, which too would add to the costs of buying a home. At $15,000 per TDR, without certain exemptions, develop-ers have less incentive to build workforce housing. The com-

missioners have considered building in TDR exemptions to families giving away land to other family members.

“If we are going to do that for family heritage, we should do it for the poorer people in the county too,” said Jarboe.

The taskforce consisted of representatives from county government, the board of edu-cation, the teachers’ associa-tion, the sheriff’s office, non-profits, defense contractors and faith-based organizations.

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By Adam RossStaff Writer

The $76.2 million ear-marked by the St. Mary’s Board of County Commis-sioners for education is sud-denly on shaky ground as the latest budget workshop Tuesday raised a series of new questions to the school board’s funding priorities.

The school board’s re-quest for $9.1 million addi-tional funding over last year had already been cut by $2.5 million in previous weeks, but that number could continue to fluctuate e as the commission-ers await feedback on ques-tions and concerns they have.

“I’m not sure the $76.2 million is set in stone,” said Commissioner Daniel H. Ral-ey (D- Great Mills). “It might have to be adjusted.”

The board had submitted a six-item list to school board chairman Dr. Salvatore Ras-pa last month, however only three of the requested items had been forwarded back to the board.

The lack of information added fuel to the new ques-

tions the commissioners had Tuesday, which were in refer-ence to a variety of cuts made in order to meet the county’s proposed funding levels. Those cuts including $15,000 for textbooks and hundreds of thousands of dollars slat-ed to hire new teachers and employees.

“We hear all the time that students don’t have instruc-tional material, yet here there is a reduction in instructional material,” said Commission-er Thomas A. Mattingly Sr. (D- Leonardtown). “I look at those things and wonder why they are doing that.”

Chief Financial Officer Elaine Kramer suggested the commissioners take another look at how much they would allocate to the board of educa-tion, but it was unclear if that amount could go up or down.

It was clear however that the commissioners were con-fused why the school board al-located money for three trans-portation supervisors when the system has not grown.

Superintendent Michael Martirano is expected to re-ceive the commissioners’

questions in the upcoming days, and both entities might sit down and hash them out, according to Kramer.

Kramer added that if the issues weren’t worked out before the budget’s June submittal deadline, there could be some “operational difficulties.”

Among a number of cuts, the school axed nearly half its funding for the Safe Schools initiative, and two mid-level administration positions.

The current education funding proposal is an in-crease of roughly $8 million over the county’s portion last year.

In other news, the BOCC reconsidered funding for Le-ah’s House, a privately owned and operated county woman’s shelter. The commissioners drew $25,000 from its future reserve funding to allow Le-ah’s House a chance to receive some assistance and prosper.

“I know they are putting a roof over peoples heads right now as we speak without any help from county govern-ment,” said Jarboe. “If we can help out we should.”

Commissioners Reconsider Education Funding

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whelmed. Overwhelmed andexcited,”Titus,56,saidwhenhe came out to witness theblooddriveinhishonorattheRidgeVolunteerFireDepart-mentMay17.

About128donorsarrivedout of more than 140 whosignedup,andphlebotomistsfromtheAmericanRedCrossdrew 77 units of blood fromthedonors.

Janet Brundage, of Cali-fornia, knew Titus whileworkingwithhimfor15yearsat the Patuxent River NavalAirStation,wherehewas inthe federal fire service.

When she heard abouthis plight she wanted to find a waytohelp.

“I’veknownJoeforyearsandIwantedtodosomethingforhim,”Brundagesaid,whowas shocked to hear he hadfallen ill so quickly. “I justsawhimtwodaysbefore[hisinternalbleedingstarted]andhe looked fine to me.”

But Titus, who has dia-betesandotherailments,wasanything but fine.

Whenhewenttothehos-pital, doctors could not im-mediately find the rupture in hislowerintestineandhadtokeep blood flowing into him tokeephimalive.

Marsha Evans, Titus’daughterwhoisalsoarescuesquad member, said that thepastfewweeksforthefamilyhavebeenharrowingandtheyweregladtobethroughit.

“It’s been an interesting

few weeks,” Evanssaid sarcasticallywith a smile. “Oh,yeah. It’s been agreattime.

“We just keepontrucking,that’sallwecando.”

Doctors at Georgetownwere finally able to locate the ruptureandsealitwithmedi-cation during an endoscopicprocedurebecauseTitus’oth-erconditionsmadeittooriskytoperformmajorsurgery.

Tituscanonlyrecallpiec-esofhisstayinthehospitalinwhichhelostabout30pounds,hesaid,fromhislargeframe.

“I’mjustashadowofmyformerself,”Titussaid.“ButI’mhereandI’mwalking.”

Some of the time Ti-tus was in the hospi-tal was a blank to him.“Ilostsomedays,”Titussaid.“AllIknewwasthatitscaredme… I didn’t know what tothink.”

Titus said he may havehad solid food three days ofhis stay and the restwas icewater.

But there was the con-stant reminder of his condi-tion when he saw orderlieshangingmorebloodforhim.

“Every time I turnedaround they were hanging aunit of blood,” Titus said. “Ilosttrack.”

Anne Raley, an Ameri-can Red Cross volunteer fortheSouthernMarylandregionand friend of Titus said theamount of blood he used upwasstaggeringandtheblooddrive was critical to help re-plenish blood stores that al-waysseemdepleated.

In the course of two

weeks,Titushadhisnine-unitblood supply replaced aboutfour or five times, Raley said.

“Thisisprobablythebig-gestblooddrivewe’vehadinSt.Mary’sCountysince9/11,thatcausedahugeholeintheblood supply,” Raley said.“We were having a blooddrive the day the ambulancearrived[forTitus].

“The first 24 hours he wasinSt.Mary’sHospitalheusedmore thanwe collectedthatday.”

RaleysaidbloodbanksintheSouthernMarylandregionwerealmostalwayscriticallylow.

According to informa-tion from the chapter Website,suppliesofOpositive,OnegativeandBpositivebloodwere in the shortest supply.Allthreeofthosebloodtypeshadonedayorlessofsuppliesonhand.

Fivetosevendaysworthis considered a safe supplyandtheRedCrossencouragesdonors to give blood even iftheirtypeisplentifulinbloodbanks.

“Thebloodbanksarevir-tuallyempty,”Raleysaid.“Ifyouhaveararebloodtypeyouhadbetterknowwhoinyourfamilywhohasthattype.”

WhileTitusdidnotneedtheblood thatwasbeingdo-nated that day, Raley said,emergencyconditionsandthecountry’sbeingatwarmeantthatbloodwasalwaysinhighdemand.

“It could go to a soldierin the next 30 days,” RaleysaidofwherethebloodtakeninTitus’honorcouldgo.“It’swherevertheneedis.”

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TheCountyTimeswouldliketoCongratulateJudyMacWilliamsonbeingnamedMarylandStateRepublicanWomanoftheYearbytheStateRepublicanCentralCommittee.Ms.MacWilliamsisaformerresidentofSt.Mary’sCountywho’s

parentsandin-lawswerealsoresidentsofSt.Mary’sCounty.InadditionattheLincoln-ReganDinnerheldonMay19thDougRitchieofMechanicsville,MDwasnamedRepublicanManoftheYearforSt.Mary’sCounty.ElizabethLewis,agraduateof

St.Mary’sCollegewasnamedRepublicanWomanofTheYearforSt.Mary’sCounty.Ms.Lewis’documentarywillaironMarylandPublicTelevisionJune15,2007at7:30p.m.

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phase two and it’ll be a lotdifferentinaboutamonth.”

Currently a monumentwith unfinished walkway and surrounding flag poles stands at the at the cornerof Route 5 as visitors turnto go to the park and afterthe second phase is finished the organization hopes tohave a bronze statue of ananonymous Confederatesoldier,starving,raggedanddressedintatterssansshoes,standingatthepedestal-likemonument.

The subject of Confed-erate soldiers at the prisoncamphasbeencontroversialfor the past several years,with members of the Sonsof Confederate Veterans,an another group that cele-bratesConfederateheritage,engaging in federal courtbattleswiththeVAoverfed-eral government censorshipof remarks from speechesabout what they claimedwere lackluster upkeep atthe federal monument andthe government’s refusal tolet the Confederate flag fly thereyear-round.

Those attempts to rein-state the Confederate ban-ner failed and the PLPOWdecided it needed its ownavenueofexpression.

Patricia Buck, of New-portNews,Va,andthefound-

ingmemberof thePLPOW,saidthattheVAcontinuestodemand that she andotherslikehersubmittheirspeech-es for review before speak-ingat anymemorials at thefederalcemetery.

ThePLPOWstillattendsthese federally sponsoredceremoniesbutmembersarelooking forward to havingtheirownplacetospeakandfly the Confederate battle flag as they wish.

“Youdon’thavefreedomofspeechthere,”Bucksaid.

MartinSendek,anattor-ney in the Office of General CounselfortheVA,saidthatspeakersarenotrequiredtoturn in their speeches, buttheyarerequiredtotellVAofficials basically what they willsay.

He said any censorshipof remarks was designedto retain the decorum onewouldexpect inacemeteryand avoid personal view-pointsorpartisanspeech.

“Thereareplentyofven-ues for that but a cemeteryisnotoneofthem,”Sendeksaid. “We require thedeco-rum of shrines to be main-tainedandwe like toknowwhat’sgoingon inourownbackyard.”

When the group first dedicated their private parkin 2005, about two years

after theypurchased it, oneprominent county official said he caught a great dealof flak from the public for coming out and attendingtheceremony.

County CommissionerLarry Jarboe (D-GoldenBeach) said that soon afterhe made comments in sup-port of PLPOW remember-ing their heritage messagescame flooding in slamming himforbeingaracist.

“It was like an orga-nized E-mail event direct-ed at me,” Jarboe told TheCountyTimes.“Thatalwaysbothered me that peoplewouldconsider it [honoringthe Confederacy] a racistendeavor.”

Jarboehadrelativeswhofoughton theUnionsideofTheCivilWarwithdistinc-tionbutheagreesthatthosewith confederate relativeswhofoughtanddiedinthatconflict have as much right to memorializetheirhistory.

“I hope they can get itcompleted,” Jarboe said oftheConfederatemonument.“They’retryingtorecognizepeoplewhosufferedagreatdeal.

“They want to re-member history and that’simportant.”

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ObituariesDorothy Ann Barber-

Lowe

D o r o t h y Ann Barber-Lowe, 68, of C a l i f o r n i a , Md., died May 12, 2007 in St. Mary’s Hospi-tal, Leonard-town, Md.

Born Aug. 11, 1938 in Great Mills, Md., she was the daughter of the late John Francis Barber and Mary Katherine Barber.

She went to school at St. Peter Claver. Dorothy was a dedicated homemaker and she babysat for many of the local neighbors’ kids. She worked in Annapolis, Md. for a while, doing laundry work. Doro-thy loved to go shopping and her hobbies where garden-ing in the front yard, where she always managed to grow luscious plants and beautiful flowers. Anyone who came by the house would always find her in the garden or sitting in one of her kitchen chairs in front of the TV set. She loved talking to her children and be-ing able to see her grandchil-dren everyday. Dorothy was the type of woman who would help anyone in need to the best of her ability. This generosity she had endeared her to many. She will be truly missed by all who knew her.

Dorothy leaves behind her cherished husband, Wil-liam Lowe, Sr. and her lovely children, Delores Carter of Lexington Park, Md., William Lowe, Jr. of California, Md., brother, Joseph A. Barber of Lexington Park, Md., sister-in-law, Lola Smith, daugh-ter-in-law, Audonna Bonds Lowe, son-in-law, Francis Carter, 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and a host of nephews and nieces, relatives and friends.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by three children, Joyce E. Brent, Charles Cutchember, and Ste-ven W. Lowe, siblings, Mary F. Barber-Biscoe, Agnes M. Barber (Ferbie), Lucille Bar-ber-Nolan, Jeannette Barber Brooks, John Barber, Herman Barber, Leonard Barber, and Paul Barber.

The family received friends on Saturday, May 19 in Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Lexington Park, Md., where a Mass of Christian Burial was cele-brated. Father Jack Kennealy was the celebrant. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, Md.

Serving as pallbearers were Francis Carter, Rod-ney Carter, Wayne Carter, Thomas Scriber and Lloyd I. Jones, Jr. Serving as honor-ary pallbearers will be James K. Biscoe, Myron Woodland, Carnell Biscoe, and Leroy Biscoe.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Md. 20650.

Joseph “Plucker Brown” Walter Carter, Sr., 94

J o s e p h “ P l u c k e r Brown” Walter Carter, Sr., 94, of Mechanics-ville, Md. died May 4, 2007 at his residence.

Born April 9, 1913 in Bushwood, Md., he was the son of the late Wil-liam Henry Carter and Annie Elizabeth Countiss. He was the loving husband of Agnes Genevieve Mills Carter, and had just celebrated 72 years of marriage on April 21st, 2007.

He is survived by his children: Doris Jameson and Cordell Carter of Avenue, Md., Shirley Carter of Aus-tintown, Oh. and Barbara Mc-Nair of Mechanicsville, Md. In addition to raising their 6 children, Joseph and Ag-nes raised 9 grandchildren; Sheila Bailey, John Carter, Tracey Scott, Sharon Chase, Glyceria “Sissy” Young, Jo-

seph Carter III, Ronald Cart-er, Virgil Carter and Francis Carter, 28 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren and 48 great-great-grandchildren. He was the fifth of 13 children: Richard Barnes, John Frances Barnes, Aloysius Butler, Syl-vester Butler, Henry Butler, Bernard Carter, Lucille Coo-per, Sophia Thomas, Marie Bowman, Mary Carter, Grace Carter and Cecelia Carter all whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his children: James Carter and Joseph Carter, Jr.

He was a lifelong St. Mary’s County resident. He was baptized at an early age and truly believed in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. From childhood to adult life, he en-joyed farming, gardening and caring for those around him. Joseph received an extremely rich education through life ex-periences, human nature, nat-ural talents and abilities and was a master at many trades. He worked at the Naval Ordi-nance Center for 10 years, The Oakville Day Care Center for 10 years, for Commander Frank Lofton for 11 years and then Maple Wood Park, Inc. until he retired. He had a sharp mind and a hard work-ing spirit. Work was truly sec-ond nature to him and when he no longer worked for a pay-check, he continued to work at home. Joseph loved his fam-ily wholeheartedly. The very foundation of his life was his family and friends. He was a strong family man and took much pride in providing for his family. He was a father in the true sense of the word. So much so, throughout his life he took care of his children, grandchildren, great grand-children and anyone else that needed a place to stay. Every-one knew that they were more than welcomed at Kavanaugh Road. Many have enjoyed his fellowship and continue to en-joy the love, food and fun at “Plucker’s” house.

The family received friends on Thursday, May 10 in the Mattingley-Gar-diner Funeral Home, where Prayers were said. A Mass of Christian Burial was cel-ebrated on Friday, May 11 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Morganza, Md. with Fr. Keith Woods officiating. Interment followed in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Bushwood, Md. Pallbearers were his grand-sons; Brian Carter, Kelvin Fuller, Ronald Carter, Joseph Carter, Jared Jameson, Jr. and Rodney Carter. Honorary Pallbearers were his grand-daughters; Carmelita Brown, Debra Somerville, Francine Miller, Sharon Chase, Cheryl Tisdale and Yolanda Sharpe. Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, St. Mary’s County Unit, P.O. Box 1032, Lexington Park, Md. 20653. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Suzanne Knight Gar-diner, 86

S u z a n n e Knight Gar-diner, 86, of Leonardtown, Md. died May 14, 2007 in George-town Univer-sity Hospital, Washington, D.C.

Born Feb. 13, 1921 in Oakland, Ca., she was the daughter of the late Wilson Knight and Dorothy (Smith) Knight.

In 1939, Mrs. Gardiner attended Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore, Md. and graduated in 1942. She worked at Patuxent Naval Air Station as a draftswoman dur-ing World War II and was a working artist for many years thereafter. She also operated the Breton House, a craft and design store in Leonardtown in the 1960s and early 1970s.

She moved to St. Mary’s County in 1934. She married William Greenwell Gardiner

in 1948. Mrs. Gardiner was a member of the St. Mary’s City Historical Association and was also a docent there for many years. In retirement, she enjoyed frequent travel to places like Europe, Russia, Mexico, and Alaska and do-ing extensive volunteer work.

She is survived by her two sons, William Green-well Gardiner, Jr. and Rich-ard Knight Gardiner, both of Leonardtown, Md., one daughter, Mary Carolyn Gar-diner of Annapolis, Md., and one granddaughter, Danielle Gardiner of Leonardtown, Md.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, William Greenwell Gardiner, who passed away in 2004, and her brother, Robert Knight.

The family received friends Sunday, May 20 in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, Md. Prayers were recited at 4:30 p.m. A Funeral Service was conducted on Monday, May 21 at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Reverend Paula Robinson will officiate. Inter-ment followed in St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery, Leonard-town, Md.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, St. Mary’s County-Unit 350, P.O. Box 1032, Lexington Park, Md. 20653.

Condolences to the fam-ily may be left at www.brins-fieldfuneral.com.

Douglas “Dougie” Claude Haden, Jr., 35

D o u g -las “Dougie” Claude Haden, Jr., 35, of Leon-ardtown, Md. died May 16, 2007 in St. Mary’s Hospi-tal, Leonard-town, Md. af-ter a long battle with kidney disease.

Born Nov. 1, 1971 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the beloved son of Brenda Ann Mayor of Leonardtown, Md., and the late Douglas Claude Haden, Sr.

He was a graduate of Leonardtown High School and the Institute of Security in Miami, Fla. He was em-ployed by Southern Maryland Surveyors. He loved the Dal-las Cowboys, shooting pool and darts, and playing cards.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his sister, Michele L.H. Brinsfield and her husband, Trae, of Forest Hill, Md., niece, Makenna Ashley Brinsfield and neph-ew, Blake Edward Brinsfield, both of Forest Hill, Md., two grandmothers, Mary Teresa Mayor and Anna Gertrude Guy Haden, both of Leonar-dtown, Md., and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

The family received friends on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 from 5-8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, Md. Prayers were recited at 7 p.m. by Reverend Ronald Potts. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 11 a.m. in Holy Face Catholic Church, Great Mills, Md. Reverend Joseph Sileo will be the cel-ebrant. Interment will be private.

Serving as pallbear-ers will be Trae Brinsfield, brother-in-law; Allan Mayor, cousin; Jeffrey Mayor, cousin; Donnie Estevez, friend; Dan Liedschutz, friend; and James Dean Jr., friend.

Memorial contributions may be made to HOSPICE House c/o HOSPICE of St. Mary’s, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, Md. 20650 or the National Kidney Founda-tion of the National Capital Area, 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW Suite300, Washington, D.C. 20015.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown, Md.

Walter Emmitt Hughes, 66

W a l -ter Emmitt Hughes, 66, of Hollywood, Md., died May 20, 2007 at his residence.

Born Nov. 26, 1940 in Greenbelt, Md., he was the son of Walter Everett Hughes of Gainesville, Fla. and the late Virginia Finnacom Hughes. Mr. Hughes served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1958 until 1968. He re-ceived a Bachelor of Science Degree in Technology Man-agement from the University of Maryland. He worked as an Electronic Technician, Project Manager, for the U.S. Gov-ernment at NESEA retiring in 1995. He worked part-time for Booze Allen Inc. from 1995 to 1997 and later for Sverdrup Technology, Inc. Mr. Hughes was a devoted husband and father. He loved to cook, gar-den, bird watch, fish and crab. He was an avid sports fan.

He is survived by his wife Mary Rice Hughes of Holly-wood, Md., five children, Ann Laigle (Mike Laigle) of St. Mary’s City, Md., Jil Howard (Jim Brincefield) of Camden, N.C., Joy Bowes (Tommy Bowes) of Valley Lee, Md., Anna Kenney of Greenwich, Conn., Eric Kenney of Bos-ton, Mass., four grandchil-dren, one sister, Geraldine Foster of Littletown, Pa. and a brother, Michael Hughes (Diane Hughes) of Monro-via, Md. He was preceded in death by an infant son David Hughes.

All services are private.Memorial contributions

may be made to O.P.I.S. c/o St. Mary’s Hospital, P.O. Box 527, Leonardtown, Md. 20650 or Hospice House c/o Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, Md. 20650.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown, Md.

Murray Edwin Jackson, 89

M u r r a y Edwin Jack-son, 89, of Leonardtown, Md., died May 14, 2007 in Wash i ng ton Hospital Cen-ter, Washing-ton, D.C.

Born Oct. 30, 1917 in El-dorado, Ill., he was the son of the late Ado Marion and Maud Ann (Stinson) Jackson.

He was a 1950 graduate of Harvard University. He was a member of the Sen-ate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce from 1951-1953, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Government Operations from 1953-1954, State De-partment beginning in 1954, American Legation, Tangier (International Zone) Morocco from 1955-1956, American Embassy, Rabat, Morocco from 1956-1957, American Embassy, Rome, Italy from 1957-1961, executive direc-tor, Executive Secretariat, Washington, DC from 1962-1964, National War College from 1964-1965, political ad-viser Military Airlift Com-mand, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., from 1965-1967, consul-ate general Asmara Ethiopia from 1967-1970, director Of-fice International Conferenc-es, Washington, D.C. from 1970-1976, Retired May 31, 1976, Insurance Broker from 1978-1985, Served with Unit-ed States Marine Corps Re-serve from 1935-1939, Recipi-ent Distinguished Civilian Service award, United States Air Force, 1967, Memorial American Foreign Service Association, Past president of the Lions Club, Past president of Taxpayers Association.

He is survived by four children, Barbara Louise of Fort Pierce, Fla., Murray E. Jackson, Jr. of Rockville, Md., Dee Dee Tobin of California, Md. and Robert Jackson of Hollywood, Md., sister, Mar-garet Goodley of Eldorado, Ill., three grandchildren, Ste-phen P. Dowdney, Thomas

H. Dowdney, and Kathleen Jackson, and two great-grand-children, Ashley Dowdney and Jackson H. Dowdney. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Zeller, whom he married on Sep. 6, 1939, and two brothers, Kenneth Jack-son and James Jackson.

The family received friends Thursday, May 17 from 5-8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel, Leon-ardtown, Md. Prayers were recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was cele-brated on Friday, May 18 at 10 a.m. in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, Md. Father Thomas LaHood was the celebrant. Interment fol-lowed in St. Aloysius Catholic Cemetery, Leonardtown, Md.

Condolences to the fam-ily may be left at www.brins-fieldfuneral.com.

Joseph Henry Jordan, Jr., 63

J o s e p h Henry Jor-dan, Jr., 63, of Oakville, Md., died May 19, 2007 in Bay-side Care Cen-ter, Lexington Park, Md.

Born Mar. 10, 1944 in Oakville, Md., he was the son of the late Joseph Henry Jor-dan, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Gray) Jordan.

He was known as “Bud-dy” to his siblings and “Jay” to his friends. Mr. Jordan served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. After leaving the service, he worked many years for the District Govern-ment and prior to his illness at CHVH.

He married Blanche Plowden on Oct. 14, 1967. He attended St. Joseph’s School and Banneker High. He at-tended St. Joseph’s Church until his illness prevented him from doing so. His past time included carpentry, collecting old coins and antique articles. He enjoyed football and was an avid fan of the Dallas Cow-boys, softball and baseball. His favorite TV station was the nature channel. Buddy looked forward to the school year when his nephews, Bran-don and Joey, would be there in the early morning and the late afternoon. They were his helping hand.

In addition to his wife, Buddy is survived by his son, Joseph Michael (Lenora) Jor-dan of Gaithersburg, Md., two grandchildren, Jaebyn A. and Joseph M., stepchildren, Charles Stanton and Christin Jordan, five sisters, Phyllis Hopewell of Mechanicsville, Md., Joan Jordan of Oakville, Md., Thelma Strickland of Mechanicsville, Md., Rose (Kenneth) Walters of Colum-bia, Md., Bernadette Tyer of California, Md., three broth-ers, Lawrence A. (Darlene) Jordan of Fort Washington, Md., James G. (Jacqualyn) Jordan of Hinesville, Ga., Michael J. (Christine) Jordan of Leonardtown, Md., sisters-in-law, Juliet Young, Sandra Fenwick, and Catherine Mu-nos, brother-in-law, James Plowden, aunts, Catherine Jordan and Martha Brooks, nieces and nephews, Renae, Todd, Moneta, Cheneda, To-meika, James Gregory, Ernie, Kafi, Tara, Kenneth, Law-rence, Natalie, Shante, Pres-ton, and Crystal, great-neph-ews, Joseph and Brandon, and a host of other great-nieces and nephews, cousins, and lifelong friends.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 24 from 5-8 p.m. in the Brins-field Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, Md. Prayers will be recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, May 25 at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Morganza, Md. Father Keith Woods will be the celebrant. Interment will follow in Maryland Vet-erans Cemetery, Cheltenham, Md.

Serving as pallbear-ers will be Todd Holt, James Gregory, Michael Jordan, Jr., Mark Fleming, Lawrence Jor-dan, and Ernest Jordan. Serv-ing as honorary pallbearers will be Ralph Barber, Richard

Kennedy, Thomas Thomp-son, Francis Nelson, Claude Medley, Howard Kennedy, and Andre Jordan.

Memorial contributions may be made to HOSPICE House c/o HOSPICE of St. Mary’s, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, Md. 20650 and/or American Cancer Society, St. Mary’s County - Unit 350, P.O. Box 1032, Lexington Park, Md. 20653.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown, Md.

Thomas Michael Mar-oldy, 72

T h o m a s Michael Mar-oldy, 72, Com-mander U.S. Navy (Ret.) died May 20, 2007 at his home in Holly-wood, Md.

Born October 22, 1934 in Larchmont, N.Y., he was the son of the late John and Jose-phine Maroldy.

CDR. Maroldy grew up in Tampa, Fla. He was a 1957 graduate of the Univer-sity of Florida with degrees in Aeronautical Engineering and in Nuclear Physics. He was a member of Deta Chi Fraternity.

Serving for 33 years in the U.S. Navy, he was desig-nated Naval Flight Officer in 1958. He was a Plank Owner on the USS John F. Kennedy. His career included two tours of duty in Vietnam where he earned a Navy Air Medal with two gold stars and Combat V. He was a graduate of the Navy Test Pilot School, Class 54, and served as Operations Officer, then Executive Offi-cer, Naval Air Station, Patux-ent River. He retired from the Navy on July 1, 1984 with the rank of Commander.

CDR Maroldy was an avid sailor, a founding mem-ber of Southern Maryland Sailing Association, and a long-time member and past Commodore of the Alberg 30 Association. He was the Pres-ident and founding owner of Trident Yacht Sales in Solo-mons, Md.

He is survived by his wife, Sheila Chepp Maroldy and three children of San Jose, Ca.

The family will receive friends Sunday, May 27, 2007 from 1-3 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel, Leon-ardtown, Md., with a Funeral Service conducted at 3 p.m. Interment with full military honors will be conducted on Monday, July 23 at 3 p.m. in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Anyone wish-ing to honor Tom’s life is wel-come to attend.

Memorial contributions may be made to HOSPICE of St. Mary’s, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, Md. 20650.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Md. 20650.

James Vernon Mattingly, Sr., 92

James Ver-non Mattingly, Sr., 92, of Hol-lywood, Md. died May 16, 2007 in Bayside Care Center.

Born June 4, 1914 on the Sotterley Plan-tation in what is now known as the Mattingly House in Hollywood, Md. He was the son the late James Henry and Clara Mae Wallace Mat-tingly, Sr. He was the loving husband of the late Mary El-len Mattingly who preceded him in death on Dec. 23, 1985. He is survived by his sisters; Alberta Mae Hare, Sister El-eanor, SCN, Eileen Barmer, Betty M. Hill, Peggy Keller, and many grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife Dorothy Hope Val-landingham; his children El-sie Mae Mattingly Johnson, James Vernon Mattingly, Jr. and Thomas S. Mattingly as well as his siblings; Clara E. Mattingly, James Henry Mattingly Jr., George F. Mat-

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