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at Brunswick High School. When the Revised Standard Version of the Bible of 1952 brought about so

much discussion, the association sponsored a presentation on it at the high school by Dr. Edward Bauman, minister of Foundry Methodist Church, Washington, D.C. Discussions at their meetings relate to community problems; individual needs such as mental health, social services, and the health clinic; national situations; and common needs, such as services, programs, future plans of the churches, and other topics of mutual interest. Throughout the years the members enjoyed the fellowship that provided an opportunity to discuss topics of mutual interest, to become better acquainted as individuals, to appreciate what each was doing, and to enrich each others' spiritual lives.

week of January, and the three-hour Good Friday observances in the various churches. The association has encouraged all churches to provid'::! Thanksgiving and Christmas boxes to the needy. The Ministerium provides chaplains to the Fire Company, the Ambulance Company, and the Police Department and Town Council when needed. They also have provided speakers for school activities and graduation. In the early 1980's they sponsored food banks for collecting government surplus cheese and dry milk, which were distributed by the churches and other organizations to senior citizens and those in need. They have provided emergency help such as medical supplies and utilities to local citizens, and, on occasion, to transients. The Ministerium conducted a religious census of the community. It provided upon request chaplains to the various local organizations, and speakers at school activities as requested. There were also special occurrences. When President Roosevelt died, pastor Carmack was requested to speak to students

S - Rev. Leonard Carmack, First Baptist Church - Rev. Ralph Miller, Lutheran Church - Rev. Thomas Staup, Grace Episcopal

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Do You Know ... The memorial to Donald Darr and Frances Barger New, located on Potomac Street under the bridge, was presented by the BHS Alumni Association and is built of bricks from the 1911-1928 school. The Westinghouse Air Brake Co. advertised its continuous train brakes in RAIL WAY AGE of]une 17, 1876. This made a revolutionary change. "That and automatic couplers were the greatest improvement on the American railroad since the invention of the steam engine," says Thomas Marcum, who worked on the Baltimore Division as a brakeman from 1940 to 1983. That Mr. and Mrs. William Schnauffer, parents of Pat, William, West, and Elisa, presented Johns Hopkins University at its 25th anniversary $25 for the first brick in the new university buildings, in memory of his mother, Elise W. Schnauffer. That through Mr. Bickel and the YMCA, Brunswick's Independent baseball team played the Bloomer Girls twice and Toronto twice. When they played Toronto, Lee Merriman hit the ball out onto Route 464, the only time this feat has been accomplished. That Winebrenner' s wholesale business was at one time the distribution point for canned goods and groceries to Frederick and towns in Virginia and West Virginia, and other communities. The food came by train and was unloaded directly to Winebrenners, then transported throughout the countryside.

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