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The Republican., 1937-10-14
Warrants Fly Thick And Fast
From Justices Court

Impounding of some cattle that had
gone into the wrong pasture field and
the attempt of the owner to get them
out Of his neighbor's barn, was the
reason for warrants to fly thick and
fast from the office of Justice c. F.
Hammond on Monday. The cause was
the filing of numerous charges against
Henry C. Hostetler, a farmer residing
on U. S. Route PIG, north Of town.
Mr.. Hostetler was charged in the
warrants with trespassing, removing
cattle impounded for trespassing
without authority and for assault and
battery. The charges were brought by
Mrs. Madge E. White.
When the case came up for hear
ing on Tuesday before Justice Ham
mond Mr.. Hostetler's attorney prayed
jury trial, which automatically sent
the case to the Circuit Court at the
term to be held next March. After this
occurred Mrs. White had peace war
rant issued and Mr.. Hostetler placed
under bond in the sum of $500.
According to Justice Hammond, the
cattle belonging to Hostetler, whose
farm lies adjoining the White farm,
got over into the property of the lat
ter and they were herded into the barn
and locked up. Hostetler said that
when he attempted to get them out a
gun was brought into play by Mrs.
White.
Fined For DisOrderly Conduct
Harley Fries and Henry Fries, ar
rested Saturday night on the streets
of Oakland, were given hearing on
Tuesday by Justice Hammond on the
dual charges of being drunk and dis
orderly and upon default of the pay
ment of fine of $40 and costs as
sessed against each, they were sent to
Jail for fifteen days. Lon Kitzmiller,
on a similar charge, paid his fine Of
SIS and costs.
"Dick" Coddington, on charges OF
vagrancy and being drunk and disor-
orderly, was given six months in the
House of Correction, but sentence was
suspended pending his future conduct.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
OAKLAND F. F. A. BOYS TO
PARTICIPATE IN CONTEST
Left Today For Frederick To At
tend The Annual Netting

Representatives of Oakland Chap
ter, Future Farmers of America, left
here this morning to attend the an
nual meeting of the Maryland Chapter
held in connection with the Frederick
Fair at Frederick. Tonight they will
attend the annual F. F. A. banquet
and hear an address by President H.
C. Byrd, of the University of Mary
land.
Tomorrow they will compete in the
Statewide F., F. A. contests in the
judging of corn, potatoes and dairy
cattle. Members of the chapter going
from Oakland are Oliver Bowers,
Lawrence Harvey, Arvin Hauser,
Harold Steyer, Chester Skipper, Floyd
Custer, Ralph Baker, Ebert Riley,
Merlin Gnegy, Harley Wildesen and
o. T. eraser, instructor. The boys are
making the trip in cars driven by Wal
ter Newman and Wesley Harvey.
Representative members from Acct
dent, Friendsville and Grantsville
chapters are also expecting to attend.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
DIR. TABLER DEPLORES
FAILURE OF ROAD PLAN
Says Assembly eBasketed' Grain
Highway Measure to Improve

DR.. Homer E. Tabler, Chairman of
the State Roads Commission, said the
Legislature eliminated items of more
than 100000 for improvement of the
Grain highway, from Baltimore to An
napolis, when it tossed the Com
missions program of improvements
into the wastebasket."
A delegation recently asked the
Commission to widen the 15-foot road,
scene of many fatal motor accidents.
DR.. Tabler said he had been negoti-
ating with the Federal Bureau of
Public Roads for federal approval of
the widening. But the federal agency,
he said, wants an entirely new road
instead of shoulders on the present
one.
DR.. Tabler said, otis going to be
bad for the Democrats when the pub
lie realizes what the Democratic leg
islature has done to the State road
system"
When the last General Assembly
Topped sixty odd employees from the
State Roads Commissions ,payrolls,
it also clipped three Democratic legis-
lators. DR.. Tabler said that the en-
ployes were dismissed October 1, as
no provision had been made for them
in the commissions budget.
State Senators Milton L. Veasey
(Worcester), and Harold E. Cobourn
(CeciD, and Delegate Leon Abram-
son 9th, Baltimore), rights of way
examiners, were among those who lost
their jobs with the Commission. DR..
Tabler said most of those dismissed
were junior clerks, rights of way ex-
aminers and some in other classified
tions.
The legislature included in the
Roads Commission budget for the
first time in the Commissions history
an item-by-item salary list. Positions
not so specified were eliminated, DR.,
Tabler stated.
An item of $4,000 was voted for
"new positions" and it was said some
of those discharged might be cared
for there.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
WesternpOrt Water Sold To The
Town Of Bloomington

Representative of the Blooming
ton water works company met last
week with the mayor and commits
sioners of Westernport to discuss the
furnishing of water to Bloomington
from the Westernport water line.
Bloomington has been getting it's
water supply from the Piedmont
water main for a number of years.
This arrangement and service was
satisfactory until the erection of the
filtration plant in Piedmont and the
moving of the chlorinating apparatus
from the dam on the Savage River to
the new plant. Since that time the
Bloomington people have been re-
ceiving water which was not chlori-
mated.
At the conference it was agreed to
hook up the Bloomington line to the
Westernport line with the understand
ing that the arrangement will be nulli
fled if the supply is inadequate for
Westernport needs. To compensate for
the service, the Bloomington commun-
ity agrees to pay the town of West
ernport sixty per cent of its revenue
from the sale of water. Bloomington
consumers will be charged the same
rate as Westernport consumers
The Republican., 1937-10-14
University Music Director tt
Assist In Concert Here

Homemakers Clubs of the county
are sponsoring a music concert, to be
given in the Oakland High school on
Wednesday evening, October 20, il
was announced yesterday by Miss Mil
dred Barton, home demonstration
agent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Randall, of the
University of Maryland, will be ir
the coutny on that date and assist in
giving the concert. Mr.. Randall is mu'
sic director at the University of Mary
land, College Park. Mr.. and Mrs. Ran
dali will give a group of duets and a
group of solos each. The remainder OF
the program will be rendered by local
homemaker club members.
There will be no charge for admis-
sion. Everyone is cordially invited to
be present.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
Daredevil Roland Falls From
Ladder And Is Killed

Henry Daredevil" Roland, who
performed at the Knights Of Pythias
picnic here this year and who climbed
the Court House walls and performed
balancing feats atop the building, is
dead. He fell 62 feet to his death from
a pole balanced atop a ladder at
Greenville, Tenn. He had been per-
forming there with a carnival group.
The balancing act was said to have
been comparatively easy one stacked
alongside such exhibitions as standing
on his hands or walking blindfold with
his wife perched on his shoulders, or
balancing in two chairs atop a sky
scraper.
Roland had given up his career as
"human fly" only last spring to ac-
cept the trapeze stunting job. His fall
at Greenville last Friday was the Sec
ond in his long career.
He was son of Mrs. Marie Roland,
of Connellsville, Pa. Funeral services
were conducted there on Tuesday.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
Holy Name Society Elects Off
GERS For The Year

On Sunday, October 10, the Saint
Peters branch of the Holy Name
Society held it's annual election of
officers at the rectory. The following
were elected; Bruce Jenkins, presi-
dent; Joseph Wolfe, vice-president;
Robert Stanton, secretary-treasurer
Bernard Faherty and John Maroney
were elected delegates. Mr.. jenkins
is member of the faculty of the Oak
land elementary school. John Murphy,
retiring president, thanked the mem
bers of the Holy Name Society for
the hearty cooperation accorded him
during the past year. Before the
meeting closed, plans were made for
the celebration of the feast of Christ
the King, on October 81. A iridium
of prayer will be hel1s to prepare for
the celebration of the feast.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
House At Lake Burns

A house located on Deep Creek
Lake, owned by Hans Friedberg, of
Pittsburgh, was destroyed by fire of
undetermined origin on Saturday ev-
ening.
The cottage was located near the
breast Of the dam and was occupied at
the time by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kitz-
miller and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Kitz-
miller were in Elkins, w. Va, and
two of their children, Althea and
Benny, had left the home about $3.50
that evening.
When they returned about 1870 the
center portion of the L-shaped house
had collapsed and the flames had en-
veloped the two ends.
There was insurance on the build
ing but none on the furniture and con-
tents in the house, which were a total
loss. Mr.. and Mrs. Kitzmiller were
left with nothing except what they
had worn to Elkins. They did not
know of their loss until the next day
when they stopped at a daughters
home at Red House, enroute to the
Lake.
The house was formerly the proper
ty of William Ream and was a two
story frame structure.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
Arrested On Charge Of Break
ing And Entering

Paul Wolfe, 16 years old, son OF
Daniel Wolfe, East End, was arrested
yesterday afternoon charged with
breaking and entering the home OF
Mrs. Elwood Offutt at the north edge
of town.
States Attorney Neil C. Fraley
said the youth had confessed. The ar
rest came after Wolfe attempted to
sell watch and ring which were
among the articles stolen from the
house.
The dwelling was not occupied at
the time of the robbery, and entry to
the building was made by breaking a
window above the front porch. Wolfe
told the States officer that he and an
other boy, II years old, climbed up the
porch pillars last Thursday afternoon
The younger boy was released. Wolfe
will be given a hearing soon.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
Elkins Girl, Fatally Injured, At
tended By Father, Who Did
Not Recognize Her

Miss Eloise Hall, 25, of Elkins, w.
Va, fatally injured in an automobile
wreck west of that city last Wednes-
day night, was treated in the hospital
there by her father, DR.. G. H. Hall,
Elkins City Health Officer, who did
not know at the time that she was his
daughter.
Miss Hall was badly disfgured as a
result of the wreck and died several
hours later. DR.. Hall was waiting at
the hospital to treat another patient
when his daughter was brought in.
He dressed her injuries, and later
when informed of her identity, was
overcome by grief.
Miss Hall, radio singer for Fair
mont broadcasting station, had COM
pleted a program Wednesday night,
October 6, then asked Paul Arbogast,
21, to take her to Elkins to participate
in the annual Forest Festival when
her car collided with one said to have
been driven by Herbert Fowler, of
Columbus, Ohio.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
Garrett County Motorists Pay
Record Gasoline Tax

Motorists of Garrett county paid a
record breaking amount of gasoline
taxes during the past year.
The State of Maryland received
$1O,395, ,173.96 in the form of the A
cent state gasoline tax, and the Fed
eral government received $2,598, 1913
in the form of the 1-cent federal tax.
Based on the population of Mary
land, according to the 1880 census,
Garrett county has a population of
l9,9OS, which is approximately 1.22
percent of the total state population.
Thus it is estimated that motorists of
Garrett county paid $158,526.40 for
their share of the gasoline taxes.
The Maryland Petroleum Industries
committee, of which w. R. Browning,
Oakland, is local chairman, is waging
a battle to have all of this money
spent on highways and at the same
time urging complete repeal of the
duplicating federal gasoline tax.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
HOmemakers Have Achievement
Day Program At Grantsville

More than seventy members of
Homemakers clubs of the county at
tended the Achievement Day program
at Grantsville yesterday, at which the
years work was reviewed.
Mrs. Kermit Glotfelty, Bittinger,
was elected president of the Garrett
County Council; Mrs. Edward Can
non, Mountain Lake-Loch Lynn, vice
president; Mrs. Harold Miller, Grants
vile, secretary, and Mrs. John G. Rob-
inson, Oakland, Treasurer.
The president of each club gave her
annual report, and Miss Venla M. Kel-
lar, State Home Demonstration agent,
gave an account of her trip abroad.
Six certificates for reading were
awarded.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
Secretary of State E. r. Jones
Gives Account of a Trip to
Mexico Before MasOns

An account of his recent trip to
Mexico was related by Secretary of
State E. Ray Jones, of Oakland, at a
gathering of about forty members of
the Masonic lodge at Table Rock Inn
on Tuesday evening.
The program was arranged follow
ing the opening session of the fall
term, held in the lodge room in the
First National Bank building. Mem
bers of the fraternity motored to
Table Rock following the regular COM
munication. Mr.. Jones' address came
after refreshments had been served
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones spent several
days in Texas, where Mr.. Jones at
tended a meeting of Secretaries OF
State, held in San Antonio, and then
continued their journey into Mexico
and on down to Mexico City. Mr.. Jones
described in an interesting manner the
railroads, highways, churches, modes
of living, customs, ETC., of that coun-
try.
In addition to Mr.. Jones address
there were also selections by a male
quartet and group singing. Donald R
Sincell presided as POSTMASTER.
Members of the fraternity will at
tend divine services at the Lutheran
church on Sunday morning when the
pastor, Rev. Charles A. Shilke, will
deliver the sermon.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
POultrymen To Meet in COUNTY

Garrett county poultrymen will
meet October 10Th and goth to dis
cuss the poultry industry in the coun-
ty and make plans for improvement.
DR.. M. A. JUL, head of the poultry de-
partment, and W. H. Rice, Extension
Poultry Husbandman, University of
Maryland, will have charge of the
meetings and discuss the Importance
of breeding, disease control and egg
production.
Talking motion pictures will be ex-
hibited at each meeting, which will be
of interest to owners of both small
and large flocks.
There will be meetings at Oakland
High school, Tuesday, October 10,
$3.50 p. M, and Grantsville high school
Wednesday, October 20, at 7:3O p. m.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
Denied Trucker Permit

A permit to operate freight truck
line from Cumberland to Oakland and
Mountain Lake Park was denied the
Cumberland Motor Express company
last week by the Public Service Com
mission
The Commission said that Oakland
and Mountain Lake Park had ade-
quate railroad freight service. Opera
tions to other points in Garrett county
were permitted the company. These
points included Grantsville, Accident,
Friendsville and McHenry.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
TABLELAND FAIR TO HAVE
UNUSUAL new FEATURES
More Exhibitors Than In Prev
iOus Years-West Virginia
To Send Game Exhibits
DATES ARE OCT. 20 TO %

More entries than ever before, a
spectacular group of new exhibits and
an outdoor setting for many of them
feature the sixth annual Allegheny
Tableland Fair to be held in Pitts
burgh through October goth, 21st,
22nd and 23rd.
AS in former years, the Fair, spon-
sored by the Allegheny Tableland AS
sociation, is being held at Gimbels De-
partment Store, on the corner of
Sixth and Smithfeld streets. This
year, however, new quarters have been
provided by the store, the recently
finished thirteenth floor auditorium,
and the sun deck on the roof far above
the Golden Triangle for outdoor ex-
hibits.
Outstanding new exhibits include a
| wild life feature sent to Pittsburgh
by the Conservation Commission of
West Virginia. Living animals and
birds of various species found in West
Virginia, will be exhibited in natural
settings of trees, foliage and so forth.
The United States Department of Ag-
riculture is sending a number of exc
cuted exhibits-Rural Home Modern
ization, Erosion Control, Agricultural
Conservation and many others.
New competitions include new
poultry contest in which $5, So and So
prizes will be offered in each of six
classes, including turkeys and chick
ems. Another new contest has been
developed especially for All boys and
girls of the Tableland. There will be
prize competitions for hobby exhibits,
twenty classifcations and forty
prizes. Stamp and coin collections,
craft exhibits and photography will
be among the many interesting hob
bies in the contest.
The ladies will not want to forget
the prizes and prospective customers
they will have an opportunity to win
in the competitions set aside for them.
Their jellies and candied fruits are
well known, and here is a chance to
make the best of this famous Table
land home industry.
There is an opportunity to contact
the Pittsburgh market by displaying
produce from the Tableland country.
Displays can be in as many depart
ments as possible. Any man or woman
can get an entry blank from Gimbels
| in Pittsburgh, or from the county
agents offices. The deadline of Octo-
ber 18th is close at hand, and all lists
must be in before this date. If unable
to get hold of regular blank, make
up your own list on plain paper and
forward it directly to Gimbels.
There is no charge for making en-
tries. Exhibits must be packed with
extreme care and delivered to point
designated when the entry list has
been received at Gimbels. Trucks will
come out of Pittsburgh to pick up
each exhibit.
Everyone exhibiting saleable pro-
duce should be on hand to take orders.
An outstanding number of people visit
the Fair every day, and the exhibitor
on the spot ready to sell, will not only
make immediate sales, but is likely to
build up a steady customer list.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
First Snow Fell on Saturday

The first snow of the fall in Mary
land fell in this section early Saturday
afternoon.
In most places it melted almost as
soon as it touched the ground, but in
spots like Keyser's Ridge and Table
Rock, on routes 40 and so respective
ly, snow hung to the trees, and motor
lists were unable to see clearly and
had difficulty in travelling. The heavy
snow stuck to the windshields of cars
and in some instances there was sleet
The temperature remained arount
the. freezing mark.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
WANT WESTERNPORT
HILL ROAD IMPROVED
Residents Ask PWA Project of
Mail, Bus Route to Garrett

A highway on the top of the Ale
ghenies that will lower the mileage
between the Tri-Towns to the Nation
al highway, as well at attract traffic
from Northwest turnpike to Pitts
burgh, may be built from Western
port by the PWA. It would connect
with forty-foot dirt and macadam
road built in Garrett county from the
New Germany CCC camp to Firm
Rock, near Westernport.
This is the old Westernport Hill
road, reached from Main street, West
ernport, by Washington and johnson
streets, all macadamized to the hill
top.
It is mail route and school buses
pass over it bringing children to Bruce
High school at Westernport, from
Garrett county.
1t has been recommended as a PWA
project by County Commissioner Jas.
Holmes, and the residents of West
ernport, Luke and Piedmont, have
urged that it eventually be made into
State road. 1t passes over Savage
mountain, and is declared beautiful
scenic route.
Offers Cut Off To Oakland
It is pointed out that if it were an
improved highway from Westernport
Hill, this cutoff would reduce the
mileage from Keyser and Tri-Town
region for motorists to the National
Highway at Grantsville. 1t Is said
the route from Westernport up the
Georges Creek valley by way of
Frostburg to Oakland is 80 miles
longer.
| After the crest of the Westernport
Hill is reached, this old road, now in
need of repair, levels off, with few
slight grades toward Grantsville.
The Federal Government has built a
40-foot road at it's Resettlement Ad-
ministration project, from New Ger
many to Firm Rock, less than six
miles from Westernport Hill.
A trail road from it connects with
the proposed site of the Savage river
dsln. Tri-Towns residents are anxious
Ito see the Westernport Hill road
project carried out, citing that it's
possibilities are many. 1t was built
by the pioneers who settled in the
mountains above Westernport and in
what is now Garrett county.
Luke e-BlOOmingtOn Road
At the same time Luke residents
are hopeful that the Bloomington
road, over Backbone mountain, may
be eventually improved and macadam-
lied. 1t is also a shorter route to
Oakland, than the National Highway
from Cumberland, and connects at
Swanton with the Terra Alta and
Deer Park roads. The latter are con-
crete roads.
When the CCC camp at Bond was
established, forest enrollees widened
and repaired this road, in the vicinity
of Bloomington and Luke.
1t is good driving in dry weather.
A motorist from Cumberland travel
ing on the McMullen and Western
port roads, it is stated, if the Luke
Bloomington road were relocated at
points and improved, could save con-
siderable mileage to reach Oakland,
and points beyond.
The fact is stressed that part of
this road that winds along the Upper
Potomac, from Luke to Bloomington,
toward Swanton is now partly i'm
proved, and joins with a macadam
road connecting Altamont and Deer
Park.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
YOugh Boosters Meet

The Yough Boosters met in the
Selbysport school house on Wednes-
day evening, October 6. A representa-
tive from the Eastern States Farm
ers Exchange showed pictures and ex-
planned the working of the exchange,
which is a farmers cooperative orga-
nization.
Joseph Matthews entertained with
musical selections. The next regular
meeting will be November 3.
The Republican., 1937-10-14
CRIMINAL TRIALS ENDED;
THREE GIVEN SENTENCES
Claude Clarke, Manslaughter,
Given 2 Years, With Suspension
Of Sentence Until December
KEYsER is FOUND GUILTY

Following a recess of a short time,
the September Term of the Cirucuit
Court for Garrett county reconvened
last Saturday morning, when trials on
the criminal docket were completed.
Judge William A. Hustler, who oc-
cupied the bench, pronounced sentence
upon three that had been found guilty
Of law violations.
Claude Clarke, Homewood, Pa, a
former Garrett county resident, found
guilty of manslaughter, was given a
sentence of two years in the House
of Correction, but sentence was sus-
pended until the first Monday in De-
cember upon condition that Clarke
pay expenses and costs of the Gran
ger and Sherman families resulting
from an automobile fatality in which
Clarke was involved.
Clarke was driving an automobile
on the morning of July which struck
and killed Clyde Granger, %, of Glass
port, Pa, near the Deep Creek bridge.
He also seriously injured Miss Ger
trude Sherman, also of Glassport, a
companion of Granger at the time.
Keyser Given Five Years
Claude Keyser was found guilty on
an indictment charging him with
breaking and entering the dwelling of
James Aronhalt, near German, and
was sentenced to serve five years in
the Maryland Penitentiary. The trial
of Keyser was heard by jury.
Loren Miller, indicted with Keyser
on the same charge, entered plea of
guilty when brought before the court
in September. He was also given a
five-year sentence in the Penitentiary,
but sentence was suspended in his
case.
Keyser is an old offender. He was
sentenced to the West Virginia Peni-
tentiary at Moundsville for three
years for grand larceny in 1928. He
was paroled in 1925. In 1928 he was
given one-year sentence in the Mary
land House of Correction upon being
convicted of larceny and receiving
stolen goods. Following that West
Virginia received him again in its in
stitution at Moundsville for term of
three years for the theft of an auto
mobile. He escaped and was taken
back and given an additional year in
the prison.
In October, 1886, he was indicted
for incest and rape, but was never
tried, the witnesses in the case refus-
ing to testify. While in Jail here, how
ever, he attempted to break Jail, and
upon being indicted and tried on the
charge was found guilty and was SEN
fenced to serve four years in the Pen
itentiary. Sentence in this case was
suspended, provided he would leave
the State, but it was shown at the
last trial of Keyser that he was back
in Maryland within a very few days.
This occurred in May, 1887, at a spe-
cial term of Court.