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The Republican., 1947-05-01
Being Ratlaoaaea?

There is every evidence that individuals trying
railroad the people of Oakland and Garrett county accepting
daylight saving time whether not the majority of the people
want it.
While the subject still dormant here Baltimore Sun
of both Saturday and Sunday declared that Oakland would
daylight time spite of telegram Friday
Press that there agitation for at that time that
Oakland would remain Standard time Then petition
started asking merchants Oakland work hour early
and quit hour early This did with favor paper
asking for daylight time presented to the Lions club
days meeting and the motion finally tabled similar paper
is due at Rotary Friday night
petition then circulated ask the mayor
council of Oakland to recommend adoption of daylight time With
95 those circulating the petition wanted immediate
action, if it necessitaed special council meeting. A. G.
Hesen stated however, that the petition would be brought
before Council regular time Monday evening" and that he
would give opportunity who opposed to the
adoption of the daylight time make his views known This is
certainly the fair thing to do.
trying force the issue there the County
Commissioners would pass the question favorab this
ing Up time there evidence of meeting of the
fore May 5.
There citizens of bitterly opposed to day
light time who favor it. and opinion there is much
needless confusion being caused More confusion occasoned
this morning resulting from story the Baltimore NewsPost
saying that business establishments had agreed open their
places of business hour earlier and to close them hour
earlier during May June July August From hasty
such agreement is not the
We still of the opinion that if there to be any daylight
time here ought to be county wide at the least statewide
for better convenience and the best method to be nationwide
either the other Questions already have the
whether counties have authority
declare their own basis of time
To be completely fair action should be taken either by the
commissioners and councils of town without first
giving opportunity for both sides be heard Not has the
considered locally in pushing daylight time and he
certainly deserves consideration
AS it stands today, Garrett County Standard time.
Gransvie mayor has declared that would daylight
saving The State Roads department is daylight time.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Civic Club Members
Discuss Projects

Suggestions on projects to be car
ried out by the Oakland Civic club
were discussed at the regular meet
ing of the group on Tuesday after
noon in the Methodist church AS
sembly room.
At the last meeting members
turned in slips offering suggestions
and these were sorted and classified.
A number of them concerned activi-
ties of the future hospital and "a hos
pital committee was named including
Mrs. Emroy Bolden and Mrs. William
Ellinghaus.
Also suggested for future discus
sion was a detention home. The club
plans to place marker on the elm
tree at the Episcopal Parish house,
which is a shoot from the famous
elm tree in Massachusetts.
Mrs. Paul B. Naylor, president,
was in charge The next meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, May 27.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Booster Club Plans
Dinner for May 9Th

The Booster club has announced
the date for the annual banquet hon
oring members Of the Oakland High
school basketball teams, as Thursday
evening, May 8, at $50 o'clock.
The turkey dinner will be served
in the assembly room of the Metho-
dist church. Tickets arc limited to $50
persons.
C. B. Ross, athletic director of West
Virginia Wesleyan college, Buckhan-
non, will be the speaker.
The guests of honor include Will
liam Kildow, captain; Glen Hansford,
Robert Stanton, Jack Teets, James
Smart, Richard Leighton, William
Lambert, Bill Maffett, William Hesen,
Warren Mann, o. A. Watson, coach.
Nina Fauber, Phyllis Johnson, Betty
kildow, Naomi Cannon, Barbara
Jamma, Lorraine Jamma, Dolores
Evans, Peggy Sheehe, Esther Kahl,
Jane Friend, Ruth Field, coach.
Cheerleaders are also invited. They
are Molly Smart, Gloria johnson,
Barbara Winters and Barbara Pol
lock.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Fellowship Day For
Christian Workers Is
Planned For Friday

A Fellowship Day for Christian
workers of all denominations, spon-
sored by the United Council of
Church Women, is being held to-
morrow evening, May 2, at 8 o'clock,
at the Methodist church in Oakland.
The meeting is for all Christian lay
workers, ministers and their wives.
This gathering is the outcome of a
preliminary meeting held here about
two weeks ago.
Among those having charge of the
program are Mrs. w. w. Grant and
Mrs. E. r. Jones, Oakland; Mrs. w.
B. Brock, Mt. Lake Park. There will
be short talks by member of sew
eral church denominations on the
fellowship work being done in their
parishes. Mrs. C. E. MacMurray, Mrs.
Brock, Mrs. George Simpson, Mrs. w.
o. Bitter and others are listed.
A short playlet outlining the work
of the council, will be included in the
program. Refreshments and a social
hour will follow the business session.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Posthumous Award
Given to Pastor
Drowned Last Year

A clergyman who died attempting
to save a youngster from drowning
at Grantsville, posthumously was
awarded a bronze medal last Friday
by the Carnegie Hero Fund commits
sion.
The award was to the late Rev.
Charles r. Sisk, who was pastor of
the Grantsville Methodist charge. Be-
sides the medal, his widow, at Jaeger,
w. Va, will receive $50 month
in death benefits.
Rev. Sisk, 81, was drowned with
eight-year-old William R. Speicher,
at Grantsville in June, 1916.
William had waded into the Cassel-
man river to the brink of an 1S-inch
fall and was swept into a whirlpool
seven feet deep. An older boy lay
prone at the bottom of the brink and
tried to reach the child, when Sisk
waded in and pulled him back Sisk
then jumped into the pool but
drowned almost Immediately.
The lad was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hobart Speicher - minister left a
two-year old son besides his wife.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Search Is Made for
Robber at Red House

Paul w. Fisher, deputy sheriff,
said county officers and state troop
ers were searching today for man,
said to be Wilson Hottinger, Linville,
Va, who is alleged to have robbed
the business establishment operated
by John Bachtel, east of Red House,
about A o'clock this morning.
Bachtel was aroused and in at
tempting to stop the robbery was hit
over the head with a crowbar. He
was then said to have fired shot at
the robber but the latter escaped.
Bachtel was given medical attention
in Oakland. The automobile in which
he drove to Red House was left, and
Leafa Ollinger, Matthias, w. Va, and
her little son who were in the car,
are being detained at the county Jail.
Fisher said that quantity of ar
ticles which apparently had been
stolen from other places along the
highway was in the car.
Bachtel has been robbed upon sew
eral other occasions and had rugged
a buzzer from his place of business to
his home.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Improvements Being
Completed At Club

Improvements to the golf club
house, to make it more attractive to
patrons, are being completed in the
near future, according to |. J. Bos-
ley, manager.
The club house porch is being en-
closed and several changes are being
made in the basement rooms for more
convenience. The caddy room has
been moved to the north side, adjoin-
ing the mems shower room and mems
dressing room. This leaves the south
side of the building for lounge and
dressing rooms for the ladies.
Mr.. Bosley said new tables and
some porch furniture were being OBJ
tanned. The interior is being cleaned
and repainted.
He announced that the Oakland
Country club was now member of
the United States Golf Association,
and that a meeting of club members
would be called in the near future
for the purpose of electing a presi-
dent, vice-president, secretary and
treasurer. He said a number of per-
sons from towns in the vicinity had
joined the club in addition to those
in Oakland and that prospects for
successful season were very bright
The course is still owned by the
town but has been leased for period
of at least five years by Mr.. Bosley
Other improvements are planned
throughout the summer. The course
opened officially on Sunday, April 20.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
New Firm Purchases
Leighton Lumber Co.

Purchase Of the Leighton Lumber
company by corporation to be
known as The Oakland Lumber COM
pany, was announced yesterday by
Herbert c.. Leighton, former owner
Officers of the new firm are f.
Perry Smith, Jr. president; Howard
c. Riggs, vice-president; and Earl L.
Zepp, secretary treasurer. The new
corporation takes charge today.
The Leighton Lumber company has
been in operation in this county since
1914, and in Oakland since 1888. The
new owners announced there would
be no change in policy and that the
employees of the Leighton Lumber
company will remain in the employ
of the new concern. They are Albert
kahl, c. NJ. Calhoun, Delbert Bit
niger, Wanda Whitaker, and Dwight
Gauer, at the Oakland mill, and Cecil
Sisk, Frank Probst and Edgewood
Bowen, at the mill at Loeb Lynn.
Mr.. Leighton will devote his entire
time to funeral directing.
The president of the new firm is a
Cumberland resident where he is
partner and manager of the Cumber-
land Box company. He is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulcher P. Smith. Mr.
Riggs is vice-president of the Garrett
National Bank in Oakland. Mr.. Zepp
is native of Cleveland, Ohio, and
was formerly field engineer for the
Ferro-Enamel company of that city
He has resided in Cumberland fol
three years. Both Mr.. Smith and Mr.
Zepp were in the U. S. Navy during
the recent war.
An announcement of the change in
ownership appears in today's issue.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Wesleyan President
To Address Rotary

DR.. W. j. Scarborough, president
of West Virginia Wesleyan college,
Buckhannon, w. Va, will be the
speaker at the weekly meeting of the
Oakland Rotary club on Friday eve
ming at 6:15 o'clock, at the William
James hotel. The program is in
charge of Charles C. Reckard, chair
man of the vocational service COM
mittee.
John Carter, chairman of the rural
urban committee is arranging a pro-
gram for Friday evening, May %, at
which Roger B. Corbett, University
of Maryland college of agriculture,
will deliver the address.
Fulcher P. Smith was welcomed as
a new member of the Oakland club
at last Fridays meeting. Mr.. Smith
served as president of the Cumber-
land club when he lived in that city.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
HOSPITAL PLANS
NEARLY READY
FOR ESTIMATES
Status of Law Under Which
Federal Funds Are to be Made
Available Is Explained by
Jones

AS the fund for the hospital con-
tinued to grow to the extent of $1,6SS
this week, information in regard to
completion of final plans and the
status of the law under which federal
funds are to be made available, was
obtained by E. Ray Jones, one of the
executors of the will of the late
George w. Loar, who made a trip to
Baltimore and Washington to confer
with various individuals.
Conferring with Congressman J.
Glenn Beall he found that the bill
under which these funds will be made
available to states, counties, etc, had
already passed the House of Repre-
sentatives and is now in a Senate
committee, with expectation that it
will be reported out and passed with
in short time
Mr.. Jones said the bill had been
changed from its original form in
which definite amount was provided
for each of five years, and as passed
by the House of Representatives, the
bill now provides for $3.50 million for
1947 and 194S, and also that approved
applications for construction funds
shall constitute contractual obli-
cation of the Federal Government to
the extent of one-third of the ap-
proved cost of construction.
In order to obtain approval of ap-
plications for federal funds, he
learned, local funds to the extent Of
81 for each 81 Of federal funds ap-
piled must be available, and also,
plans for the hospital must be ap-
proved by the Surgeon General of the
United States and assurance given
satisfactory to him that funds will be
available to maintain and operate the.
hospital once it is constructed.
1t was not believed, however, that
Garrett county would have any parti-
cular difficulty about this, as plans
which have been drawn and arrange
ments made for the erection of the
hospital are nearly in accord with the
regulations as has been possible to
make them, and the plans, as drawn,
now have the approval of the State
Department of Health.
The architects and engineers ad-
vised Mr.. Jones that plans for the
main part of the building were prac-
tically completed and it was expected
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The Republican., 1947-05-01
Magistrates, Notaries
Receive Commissions

Commissions for magistrates and
notaries were received this week at
the office of Richard L. Davis, clerk
Of the Circuit Court.
for a term of two years from the
first Monday in May. They were H.
A. Loraditch, Oakland; Norval Speel-
man, Friendsville; J. Urban Stanton,
Grantsville; and William A. Gonder,
Oakland, substitute trial magistrate.
j. B. Emory, Bittinger, received his
commission as justice of the peace.
Fifty-one commissions were re-
ceived for notaries public throughout
the county. Their commissions are
also valid for two years, until May 2,
1919.
Those appointed included the fol-
lowing:
Esther B. Braodwater, Loye O..
Arnold, Gertrude Aronhalt, Jay
LeWlS Dcll, Mdly Eliilly DulI, bclle-
We've Dixon, G.. w. Deifenbach, An
nabelle Ford, Joseph F. Fahey, Ern-
est N. Friend, William D. Getty,
Gertrude Gibson.
Earl T. Glotfelty, Mason Glotfelty,
Stuart F. Hamill, Jr., Katherine D.
Holman, C. V. Harvey, Mary Louise
Helbig, Isabel R. Hamill, Virgie NJ.
Jones, John M. Jarboe, Charles o.
Keller, Clarence H. Leighton, George
X. Littman, Mrs. Robert w. Lohr,
Merle McClintock, Coral E. McRobic.
Milburn w. Mann, Katherine L.
Marshall, Asst T. Matthews, Charles
C. Nathan, George J. Pool, Fenton
H. Platter, Edith G. Pew, VIM. d.
Rees, Stewart Rodamer, Charles G..
Reckard, Geraldine L. Rowan, Julia
A. Rowan, Asa H. Rush, Harold E.
Rook, Auldon Lewis Rogers, Vadne
P. Stanton, Gladys E. Sharpless,
Emma |. Spoerlein, H. P. Stuck, Earl
S. Shank, Walter H. Teets, Frederick
Thayer, Jr., Sherman M. White and
Charles S. Zeller.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Governor Signs
County Measures

Governor William Preston Lane
last Friday signed seven measures
relating to Garrett county:
SB 339-Relating to the operation
of boats on Deep Greek Lake, Gar
rett County.
SB 437-Creating sanitary COM
mission for Deep Greek Lake, Gar
rett County.
SB 340-Relating to the duties of
the mayor and members of the
council of Oakland and providing for
pay increases.
SB 352-To prohibit the acquisi-
ton of additional land or water in
Garrett County for hunting reserves
and game reserves, except with the
approval of the Commissioners.
SB 353-Prohibiting the purchase
of additional land in Garrett County
for forest reserves except with the
approval of the Commissioners.
SB 24o-ProVldlng Tor the creation
of a state debt of $560,O00 for the
erection of armories at Prince Fred
erick, Oakland, Ellicott City and
Leonardtown.
HB861-Authorizing the commits
sioners of Garrett County to levy
and pay certain sums to certain re-
tired teachers in Garrett County.
He vetoed a strip mine bill relating
to Allegany county. He said he did
so because of a conflict in the title
and text of the measure that might
make it apply also to Garrett county.
The county was excluded by Senator
Fraley from the measures provision
after first being included.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Judge Carey Cites
Rotary AS Ancient
Influence In i. S.

Picturing Rotary as one of the old
est influences in American life, Judge
Robert Carey, member for many
years of the Jersey City, n. j., Ro-
tary club, active in young peoples
work there, traced the organizations s
history at the inter-city meeting of
seven Rotary clubs last Friday night
at the William-James hotel.
The meeting was attended by 100
Rotarians and their guests from
Oakland, Frostburg, Grantsville,
Kingwood, Terra Alta, Keyser and
Piedmont.
A student of history Judge Carey,
who is over rs years of age, re-
counted the building of America
from the time of the early settlers,
emphasizing the important part
which religion played in the nations
development and the Rotary spirit
which these pioneers unconSciously
displayed
He gave parallel description of
the growth of Rotary from a group
of seven men in Chicago to 235,00O
members in 5000 Rotary clubs
throughout 6S countries. He urged
his audience to be true to the spirit
of Rotary, "servicc above self"
"A Rotary club in every town in
the world and there would be no
more wars" he said. He credited the
growth of America to the philosophy
of The Master, whose teachings are
embodied in the Rotary ideals.
He also declared that Rotarians
could hold a tremendous influence in
keeping Reds, Communists or radi-
Gals from any official positions in the
United States government.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Several Injured In
Two Car Wrecks

Several persons were injured in two
car wrecks this week, one on route
PIG, about mile north of town, and
the other on the Oakland -Crellin
highway, about two miles west of
town.
The 1888 Ford car of George
Lowdermilk, 20, of near Gortner, ran
off the highway and struck tree as
he and two other persons were re-
turning to their homes about l o'clock
Sunday morning. The other occupants
were Ronald Wilson, %, and James
Stephens, 20, both of Rosedale Will
son sustained broken nose, cut lip,
two cracked ribs and other cuts and
bruises. Lowdermilk injured both
legs, and Stephens received cuts and
bruises. Lowdermilk told authorities
apparently he dozed off for a
moment.
On Tuesday night Clarence Liller,
Jr., of Thomas suffered arm and nose
cuts when the auto in which he and
two other persons were riding left
the highway, near Breedlove's and
went oven an eight-foot embankment
about 8 o'clock.
Sheriff j. S. Teats said Liller, 21,
was cut about the nose and arm while
his companions, Lewis Shoemaker, %,
Coketon, w. Va, and Marion Nestor,
Leadmine, w. Va, were bruised. DR..
A. E. Nance gave first aid and put
10 or more stitches in the mans nose
in closing the wound.
Sheriff Teats drove the trio to the
doctors office and then notified State
Police, Trooper Blair Bucket investi-
gated. They will be given a hearing
before Magistrate H. A. Loraditch,
on Friday, on charges of reckless
driving.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Church Is Sponsoring
Special Program

The Baptist Training Union of the
Deep Creek Baptist church at Thayer-
vile, is sponsoring special program
next Sunday evening at 500 pm.
The pastor, Rev. George H. Coker,
stated the program is to be for the
purpose of stimulating the thought
and practice of Sow Seeds, Save
Soil and Save Souls" Members of
the Training Union are to speak on
various themes in keeping with the
Church program and the farmers
program. William w. Mace, District
Conservationist of the USDA Soil
Conservation Service, of Oakland,
will be guest speaker. His subject will
be "Word Pictures on Soil Conserva-
tion." The title of the program for
the evening is to be "The Earth Is
the Lords" Special music and inter
esting posters are planned.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Neglected Children
Under Discussion
At P.-T.A. Meeting

Neglected children of the COM
munity came in for discussion by a
group of community workers at the
meeting of the Oakland Elementary
Parent-Teacher association Tuesday
night.
Moderator of the panel discussion
was Merle Frantz, principal, and as
sisting in answering questions and
giving their views on these neglected
children and what steps might be
taken to cure their condition, were
Francis Connolly, director of the Wei
fare Board; Mrs. Hazel Walter,
county health nurse; Mrs. E. z.
Tower, Red Cross chairman; H. A.
Loraditch, trial magistrate; and John
L. Fitzwater, supervisor of attendance
for the county board of education.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Deadline For New
Car Tags Extended

State Motor Vehicles Commission
er W. Lee Elgin announced this week
the extension of the deadline for new
Maryland automobile license tags
until May %.
He explained that the Maryland
Penitentiary which manufactures the
plates, will be unable to supply the
balance needed for "at least Is more
days" The deadline for pleasure car
licenses originally had been set for
midnight yesterday.
May % also will be the deadline
for commercial tags.
Through last Friday total of 275,
763 had been issued. The total COM
pares with 207, 574 tags issued in the
initial 27 days of sales last year
when pleasure and commercial plates
were sold simultaneously. The tag
deadline usually is set for March 81.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Asked to Cooperate
In Cemetery Cleanup

Cooperation of various organiz-
ations will be asked in cleaning up
the cemetery for May 30th, it was
announced by A. G. Hesen, mayor. Mr.,
Hesen was named chairman of
committee recently by the American
Legion and he said letters would be
sent to the various organizations soon
asking for their help and cooperation
with the Legion.
Organizations will be requested to
appoint committees before May II
when work is expected to start. He
said that the grading is already
done for the new driveway and that
the contractor, j. B. Muma, is now
ready for base rock to be laid. This
improvement is being provided by a
sum of money left by the late George
w. Loar, through his will.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Firemen Conclude Busy
Month For Fire Alarms

Firemen answered two calls within
the past week to conclude busy
month for the Ookland department.
All of the calls were for minor blazes,
some of which would have become
serious had the discovery been few
minutes later.
Last Friday morning the firemen
answered an alarm when Harry Rice's
brooder house was discovered to be
OH fire, at his farm south of town.
The second call came on Sunday af-
ternoon at | o'clock as the result of
grass fire near the home of Paul
Keller, on the back road to Mt. Lake
Park.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Legion to Sponsor
Senior Baseball

Having started junior baseball
team, the local American Legion post
is also sponsoring senior baseball
team for the town of Oakland, it was
announced this week.
Any interested person is eligible to
play, regardless of whether or not he
is a member of the Legion, it was
stated. First practice session is Sun
day afternoon at 1:30 at the high
school diamond, High street.
The playing field was graded this
week and practice with the junior
team candidates is held after school
each day.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Combat Film Shown

U. S. army combat films have been
shown four places during the past
week by Lieut.. George Cooke, Of the
Cumberland Recruiting office.
A picture of the 9Th air force was
shown at Grantsville school on Mon
day, and the same one and one on
tank warfare was shown to members
of the Proctor Kildow Post No. IL,
Legion, on Monday evening.
A picture of the 18th air force was
shown at both Friendsville and Ac-
cident schools on Tuesday.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
P.-T.A. Institute

The Garrett County Council of
Parents and Teachers will have its
annual institute on Monday, May
II, in the Oakland High school au-
ditorum. There will be both after
noon and evening sessions.
Mrs. Newton P. Leonard Provi-
dence, r. l., national representative;
Mrs. nellie M. Doty, state president;
and Mrs. w. D. Moore, regional vice
president, Hagerstown, will be pres
ent, according to Mrs. Britten Martin,
president of the county group.
The Republican., 1947-05-01
Educators to Discuss
Audio- Program

Supervisors, principals and teach
ers are being invited to a meeting, to
discuss a countrywide audio-visual
education program, to be held Mon
day evening, May 5, at o'clock, in
the Oakland High school building.
Ralph Powell, educational repre-
sentative for Encyclopedia Britain
MICA Films, Baltimore, will be present
to show sound films and will outline
procedure for establishing an ad-
vanced county program.