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Eagle Archive: From Hoffman's Inn, Mike Eaton inspired a love of Carroll living

By Kevin E. Dayhoff, March 15, 2013 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/neighborhoods/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0317-20130313,0,5153633.story

In a 2009 edition of the Historical Society of Carroll County publication, Carroll Courier, there is a picture dated March 1, 1950, of 5-year old Sally Adams with her cocker spaniel, Ricky, in front of Hoffman's Inn, 216 E. Main St., Westminster.

The photo accompanied a first-hand personal account of life on East Main Street and at Hoffman's Inn, from 1945 to 1961. The property is now known as Historical Society's gift shop, the Shop at Cockey's.

Early history of the property, which dates back to the 1820s, is complicated and reads like a Victorian soap opera. Nevertheless, it's where a great deal of the planning and creation of Carroll County took place. After the county was formed, Cockey's served for many years as part of the seat of county government.

"In 1922 Frank and Mary Hoffman bought the building and it became Hoffman's Inn and Boarding House. It was inherited by their daughter and operated by Thelma Hoffman until 1969."

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William Granville "Mike" Eaton lived on the third floor of Hoffman's Inn for many years. Eaton came to Westminster in 1926 to attend then-Western Maryland College, now McDaniel, where he graduated in 1930. It was in that year that he began his teaching career at Elmer A. Wolfe High School in Union Bridge… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/neighborhoods/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0317-20130313,0,5153633.story

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Westminster High School in the 1920s

Westminster High School, Westminster, MD, in the 1920s

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Catching with some old friends today, coupled with some recent reader questions, reminded me of a piece I wrote in March 2007 on the Westminster High School building on Longwell Avenue in Westminster.

The image above is from 1908, is the first Westminster High School building, 1898-1936, at Center and Green Street in Westminster, MD. Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/d936f

This image is a 1977 picture of the second Westminster High School building, 1936-1971, at Longwell Avenue in Westminster, MD. Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/d92z2

Westminster High School in the 1920s

March 28th, 2007 by (c) Kevin Dayhoff

East Middle School, located on Longwell Avenues just north of Westminster City Hall, originally opened as a new “Westminster High School” on November 30, 1936. It is one of two buildings in Carroll County built in the Art Deco style. The other is the Carroll Arts Center which opened as the Carroll Theatre on November 25, 1937.

Art Deco was all the rage from 1920 to 1940 but some argue that the style had a significant presence in architecture and art from 1900 to 1950. A highly decorative and elegant style, it was considered ultra-modern in its day.

The 1936 school building was not the “first” Westminster High School. The first was located at the corner of Green and Center Streets in Westminster and was built in 1898. By all accounts it was the first “public” high school built in Carroll County. It is accepted that the first “public” high school in Maryland started in Talbot County in 1871. By 1907 there were still only 35 public high schools in the entire state.

It was not too long after the 1898 structure was built that complaints began about the inadequacy of the physical plant. As with so many infrastructure improvements in Carroll County, getting a new high school built was fraught with a great deal of acrimony and dissent. In 1921, the Westminster High School yearbook, “The Mirror,” editorialized the increase in enrollment since 1898 with alarm. It had increased from “less than fifty” to over 260 students.

In those days the school housed all 11 grades. There were 7 students in the graduating class of May 1900. Compulsory school attendance was not passed into law until 1916; however, Lisa Kronman reported in an account entitled a “History of Public Schools in Westminster,” “the attendance rate was 93.8 percent of school age children.”

The Mirror lamented “we have seen the school out-grow its surroundings. The present building and equipment are entirely inadequate to the needs of the school…” The editorial explained dire consequences would result if the school were not replaced quickly. Of course, “quickly” in Carroll County took another 15 years.

According to historian Jay Graybeal, there were 139 schools in Carroll County in 1920. 107 had only one teacher. There were approximately 7500 students and 208 teachers. 158 of the teachers were female and only 9 were married as marriage was strongly discouraged for the county’s female teachers. As a matter of fact, a resolution, passed by the school board in the 1928 – 1929 school year, barred female teachers from getting married unless a special exception was granted.

Mr. Graybeal explained that high school teachers were paid an average $903.70 and “elementary teachers in white and black schools had average salaries of $537.85 and $431.87 respectively… Teachers who had served twenty-five years, reached the age of sixty, were no longer able to continue their duties in the schoolroom, and had no other means of comfortable support received $200 per annum” from a state financed pension system.

In 1920, the Carroll County public school budget was $204,000 and the school administration was a staff of four; Superintendent Maurice S. H. Unger, Miss L. Jewell Simpson, Supervisor; G. C. Taylor, Attendance Officer and Charles Reed, Clerk. In 1916, the state board of education was run by three individuals.

The Union Bridge Pilot reported on February 18, 1921: “Teachers' pay are being withheld owing in lack of funds and it appears the county has reached the limit of its credit.”

It is in this air, atmosphere, and environment that the county unsuccessfully tried three times, May 15th, 1922, September 26, 1927, and April 3, 1934, to get the voters to approve bond bills for roads and schools – to include a new Westminster High School.

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA.
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20080518 Paul E. Causey, 81, of Westminster Obituary

Paul E. Causey, 81, of Westminster Obituary

Paul E. Causey, 81 of Westminster died Sunday May 18, 2008 at the Carroll Hospital Center from congestive heart failure.

Born September 12, 1926 in High Point, NC he was the son of the late Charlie Leslie Causey and Ila Morgan Causey.

He was the husband of Elinor Argenbright Causey his wife of 60 years.

Before retiring he was a teacher from 1950 to 1981, in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland teaching Physical Education and Health, Math, then after Sputnik, Science.

He taught at West Middle, Westminster Junior High, and Westminster High School in Carroll County.

He was a B.A. major in Biology and physical Education from Elon College in NC, graduate studies and Masters Equivalent at various universities (Northern Illinois U., Northeastern U., Lincoln U. and University of Maryland).

He coached football, basketball, baseball, track and field and was a line coach at Westminster High School and Athletic Director at King George High School in Virginia.

He was raised a Quaker/Friend; and joined Grace Lutheran Church in 1958.

He was a member of the Elks, Masons (Tobasco 271 in his home state of North Carolina), Carroll County Retired School Personnel Association, Maryland Retired Teachers Association, National Retired Teachers Association, AARP, "Lifelong Democrat," member of Iota Tau Kappa fraternity at Elon College.

He served as the legislative Co-chairman of the CCRSPA and was Chief Democratic Judge in his home precinct 7-1 for many years, was a volunteer for Meals On Wheels.

He served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater.

He enjoyed playing and watching nearly all sports, gardening in his rose garden with 41 bushes, cooking, reading, traveling, art and going to the Charles Town Races.

Surviving besides his wife is daughters; Jennifer Causey Breen of Media, PA, Donna Sue Causey Bongardt and husband Chuck of New Freedom, PA, grandchildren; Morgan Heather Wayne, Eric Causey Wayne, Susan Breen Irwin and husband Brian, Alexander Mark Bongardt and Coleman Benjamin Bongardt, great granddaughter, Haley Lynn Irwin and dear pal; James Bongardt.

He was predeceased by son; Mark Ewell Causey in 1971, son-in-law; Joseph Breen, brothers; Chester Ray Causey, William Garland Causey and Sylvester Newlin Causey.

Memorial services will be held on Sunday May 25, 2008 at 2 PM at Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St., Westminster with his pastor the Rev. Martha W. Clementson officiating.

Arrangements by the Fletcher Funeral Home, 254 E. Main St.,Westminster.

Memorial contributions may be made to Carroll Hospice, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, Md 21157, Grace Lutheran Church Building Fund, 21 Carroll St., Westminster, MD 21157, Meals On Wheels, 225 Clifton Blvd., Westminster, MD 21157 or to Fisher House Foundation, 1401 Rockville Pike, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 10852.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fletcherfuneralhome.net

20071219 The father of Leonard Roberts’, WHS Class of 1971, has passed away.

The father of Leonard Roberts’, WHS Class of 1971, has passed away.

Carroll County Public Schools Westminster High School and Class of 1971

Leonard R. Roberts, 85, of Westminster

Leonard Rome Roberts, 85, of Westminster died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, at Future Care in Irvington.

Born May 8, 1922, in New Windsor, he was the son of the late Rome and Amelia Thompson Roberts. He was the husband of the late Hattie Rutherford.

He had resided formerly at the Beverly Living Center in Westminster, where he'd lived since 1999.

He retired from Black & Decker Inc. after 28 years of service. In his earlier years, he had worked at Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College.

He enjoyed doing automobile repairs and odd jobs, was a Colts and Ravens football fan, and loved music, going to concerts in town.

He was of the Methodist faith.

Surviving are children Scarlett L. Roberts, Leonard R. Roberts Jr. (of Carroll County Public Schools Westminster High School and Class of 1971 ) and Sidney Sweet, all of Westminster; sisters Ella Bernice Stinnett of Baltimore and Amelia Millberry of New Windsor; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by brothers George and Kenneth Roberts; and by a sister, Anna Evans.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster, with the Rev. Daryl Foster, pastor of Union Street United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in St. James Cemetery in New Windsor.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Please omit flowers. Memorial contributions may be made to Union Street United Methodist Church, 22 Union St., Westminster, MD 21157.

For information regarding visitation and services, please refer to the Funeral Notice box each day in the Carroll County Times

20070630 Sharon R. Thomas 54, of Westminster and WHS Class of 1971

Sharon R. Thomas 54, of Westminster

Sharon Rochelle Thomas, 54, of Westminster died suddenly Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Carroll Hospital Center.

Born Jan. 27, 1953, in Frederick, she was the daughter of the late Richard Thomas Sr., Anna Elizabeth Willis Howard and Austin A. Howard Sr.

She was a 1971 graduate of Westminster High School. She was formerly employed with Ford Motor Co. as a title specialist for 18 years. She was currently working on organizing a tri-street block party in her area to unite the diversity in her neighborhood.

She enjoyed sewing, cooking and shopping, and spending time with her family and friends.

Surviving, in addition to her parents, are daughter Amanda R. Puppe of Westminster; sons Mike D. Magruder Jr. of Martinsburg, W.Va., and Brandan S. Bryan of Oklahoma; grandchildren Brittany Elizabeth and Malcolm Elijah Magruder, and Deshon, Emma and Nassir; sisters and brother-in-law Florence H. and Richard Williams of Akron, Ohio, Maxine Thomas of Rockville, and Mary E. Riggins of Westminster; brother Austin A. Howard Jr. of Westminster; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Hartzler Funeral Home, 6 E. Broadway, Union Bridge, with the Rev. Marshall Jamie Green, pastor of Gospel Spreading Church of God in Union Bridge, officiating.

Interment will be in Mount Joy Cemetery in Uniontown.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Condolences and contributions to help defray expenses may be sent to Amanda Puppe, 60 Charles St., Westminster, MD 21157.

Carroll County Public Schools Westminster High School and Class of 1971

20070618 Ginny Muse’s (WHS Class of 1971) Dad, Tom Muse passed away

20070618 Ginny Muse’s (WHS Class of 1971) Dad, Tom Muse passed away

C. Thomas Muse, 85, of Westminster

January 20^th, 2007

Mr. C. Thomas Muse, 85, of Westminster is Ginny Muse’s (Westminster High School Class of 1971) Dad and a former City of Westminster employee.

A gathering of friends and family will be held at 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster.

C. Thomas Muse, 85, of Westminster died Monday, June 18, 2007, at Howard County General Hospital after an extended illness.

Born Nov. 26, 1921, in Finksburg, he was the son of the late Fred Reed Muse Sr. and Deborah Ireland Muse. He was the husband of Lorraine Harbaugh Muse, his wife of 59 years.

He was a 1940 graduate of Westminster High School and the YMCA Business College. He was an Army veteran and served in World War II.

He had worked for Goodyear Tire Co. of Westminster, was the owner of Muse's Store on East Main Street and retired in 1983 from the City of Westminster, Department of [Public]Works.

He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and the Just Two Again and the XYZ groups.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are daughters Catherine Ortega of Pueblo, Colo., and Ginny [Muse] Schoenberger of Westminster; brothers John M. "Jack" Muse and William Muse; sisters Helen L. Vogt and Judy B. Naill; grandsons Corey and Scott Schoenberger; and a great-granddaughter, Mia Brooke Schoenberger.

He was predeceased by brothers Eugene I. Muse and Fred Reed Muse Jr.

A gathering of friends and family will be held at 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the Westminster fire company, 28 John St., Westminster, MD 21157.

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20070611 Eugene Gene H Blizzard 53 of Delta Pa

Westminster High School Class of 1971

Eugene 'Gene' H. Blizzard, 53, of Delta, Pa.

Eugene "Gene" Howell Blizzard, 53, of Delta, Pa., died Monday, June 11, 2007, at Franklin Square Hospital from pancreatic cancer.

Born June 21, 1953, in Baltimore, he was the son of Maurice "Ham" and Freda Stauffer Blizzard. He was the husband of Gay Ebaugh Blizzard, his wife of 30 years.

He was a 1971 graduate of Westminster High School where he played football and was on the wrestling team. He attended Bridgewater College and was a 1977 graduate of Towson State University, where he also played football.

He was a physical education teacher in the Harford County school system for 21 years, teaching at both Bel Air and Aberdeen high schools, where he was the wrestling and football coach.

He enjoyed gardening and had a hobby farm for goats and chickens.

Surviving, in addition to his wife and parents, are children Lucas Jeremiah and Justin Ross Blizzard, both of York, Pa., Adrienne Gayle Blizzard of Delta, Pa., and Samantha Blizzard of York College; brother and sister-in-law Gary Lee and Linda Blizzard of Milford, Del.; and mother-in-law Dorothy Ebaugh of Westminster.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pritts Funeral Home & Chapel, 412 Washington Road, Westminster with the Rev. Frederick P. Eckhardt officiating. Interment will be private.

The family will receive friends from noon until time of service Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Johns Hopkins University for Pancreatic Cancer Research, Ralph H. Hruban, M.D., Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 401 N. Broadway, Weinberg 2242, Baltimore, MD 21231-2410.