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100TH ANNIVERSARY
1911-2011

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Connecting to Carrolls past ... Schools to alter dress code

Pajamas banned, rules set for short clothing
BY ALISHA GEORGE
TIMES STAFF WRITER

John Towles, left, readies his rifled musket during a weapon- loading demonstration during the Corbits Charge Civil War Commemorative Weekend in Westminster Saturday.

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recalling the Civil War

Re-enactors bring sights, sounds, smells of Corbits Charge to life
BY ALISHA GEORGE
TIMES STAFF WRITER

Fighting, politics of war came to doorsteps of residents in county

the other side required more work. If you wanted to join the Marylands position as a Confederate army, you had border state during the Civil to actually sneak out of the War meant there were state and enlist with somestrong Southern sympaone, so it was a much thies as well as Northern harder task, Baty said. ones, something that was Not to mention that at the also seen in Carroll, accord- point, you were really cuting to Cathy Baty, curator of ting ties with family and collections at the Historical friends at home, because Society of Carroll County. no one knew what would The cliche of the Civil happen during or after the War was brother against war. brother, Baty said. That Reading firsthand acreally happened here in the counts of the Civil War ilcounty. lustrates the division within The ratio of county resithe county, Baty said, indents who served the Union cluding the account of Col. compared to the Confeder- Thomas L. Rosser leading ate army was 3-to-1, his Virginia cavalry through though that number isnt as Westminster in 1862. straightforward as it may She said when Rossers seem, Baty said. While the cavalry came through, all Union set up recruiting sta- the Union flags disappeared tions and called for regiments in the county, joining Please see Residents, A7
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BY CAROLINE HAILEY

Captain Kevin Roberson of the 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry had two great- grandfathers who fought in the Civil War. So he honors them by reliving history of their time. Its a great way to teach younger generations what happened 150 years ago, he said. The Corbits Charge Commemorative Weekend began Saturday off Center Street in Westminster for the 148th anniversary of the event. More than 130 participants of all ages came out to the Civil War Living History Encampment. The event also featured more than 20 units and 13 sutlers, who offer merchandise, and displayers. Corbits Charge is named after Captain Charles Corbit of the Company C, 1st Delaware Cavalry, who led a charge to overcome what he believed to be a small unit of Confederates. His small group of Union soldiers instead met a large body of Confederate veteran cavalry under General J.E.B. Stuart at the junction of Main Street and Washington Road in Westminster June 29, 1863.

After a fierce skirmish, the Union troops were overpowered. Saturdays mild summer day brought out crowds to enjoy the encampment. Confederate soldiers started off the days events with a 1st Maryland artillery demonstration. Ned Landis, who served as commander, explained the duties of the five men charged with preparing a cannon to fire before visitors saw the team in action. Its very different from todays artillery, he said, of Civil War artillery. This was a lot more guesswork. Friendly fire was a bigger problem than it is today and aiming at the enemy was trickier without using computers to map out exact coordinates. But some Civil War soldiers had the know- how to aim properly and hit a number of their enemies by using their instincts and experience, said Landis, a member of the Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table. Many children watched the fake demo unfold, but covered their ears as the cannon fired. Many other activities were at Please see Charge, A7

Carroll schools are hoping a change in the dress code will help with enforcement when it comes to evaluating excessively short clothing and wearing pajamas to school. The definition of excessively short now says that clothing must reach the end of the students fingertips, with a students hands down to his or her side, said Steven Johnson, assistant superinten- INSIDE dent of instruction. Schools Previously the definition just stated that adjust clothing must reach grading system /A3 mid thigh. He said a rule has also been made prohibiting pajamas from being worn to school, barring permission for a spirit day or other schoolwide function. These changes are intended to help provide uniform enforcement of the dress code, especially concerning the definition of excessively short clothing, Johnson said. The definition was previously more subjective before being revised. Teachers found it was sometimes difficult to judge when clothing reached mid thigh. When updating the standard, school officials looked at policies around the state, talking with students and administrators, he said. Mount Airy Middle Principal Karl Streaker said the current definition would sometimes cause an argument Please see Code, A8

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MVA to allow more emergency contacts

Information needed in case of accident
BY CAROLINE HAILEY
TIMES STAFF WRITER

When a police officer is handling a serious or fatal car crash, its difficult to contact the victims loved ones if the only information officers have to work with is whats on a drivers li-

cense, according to Capt. Jeffrey Gahler, commander of the states automotive safety enforcement division. Gahler said a new program recently launched by the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration allows drivers to electronically

home address, which sometimes can be outdated, Gahler said. This is an outstanding tool that To list emergency contacts on your drivers license, go to will be a huge timesaver and will www.mva.maryland.gov or use MVA kiosks that are located at allow us to get information out all MVA offices. People can update their contacts anytime by to loved ones as soon as possivisiting the website. ble. Buel C. Young, spokesman for the MVA, said the voluntary list emergency contacts on their Without this, we just have to license, which should be a huge feel our way through the system Please see MVA, A8 help for officers. with just the persons name and

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