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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Winners in Mt. Top
&c. of C. Campaign
Are Announced

Winners in the Christmas Shopping
campaign contest, sponsored by the
Mt. Top Chamber of Commerce, with
around so business establishments
participating, were announced on
Christmas Eve.
Refrigerator-Ral Sisler, Acct
dent; washer, James A. Pendergast,
Crellin; washer, Miss Vida Nethken,
Oakland; combination radio-phono-
graph, Mrs. T. NJ. Gilmore, Oakland;
boys deluxe bicycle, William Fitz-
water, Jr., Swanton; girls deluxe BIZ
cycle, Dale Mahaffey, Deer Park.
Table radio, Mrs. Playford Lee, Ac-
cident; portable radio, Mrs. T. ]. Ca
hill, Oakland; portable radio, Joe
Jack Glotfelty, Oakland; boys stand
ard bicycle, Naomi Holler, Oakland;
girls standard bicycle, C. L. Hardesty,
Terra Alta; electric rooster, Harold f.
White, Oakland; pop-up-toaster, T.
r. James, Oakland; two auto tires,
Clarence T. Jones, Oakland; mans
suitcase, G. Hartman, Jr., Oakland;
lady's travelling bag, Mrs. Ira Mahaf-
fey, Terra Alta; pressure cooker
Harry C. Craver, Swanton.
Prize Decorators
Winners in the Home Decorating
contest, also sponsored by the Cham
Der of Commerce, were announced as
follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Erval Ream, LIST prize
of $25; Mrs. Karin Offutt, 2nd prize
Of SIS; DR.. and Mrs. E. |. Baumgart-
ner, Bird prize of $40; and Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Townshend Naylor, 4th prize
of S..
Those listed as honorable mention
were William C. Hardesty, o. T
eraser, Russell Beckman, E. R. Fike
Frank Smouse, Mrs. William Offutt
Rev. Austin Schildwachter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
War Bride And
Baby Arrive Here

A war bride and u. l. babe
reached LaGuardia field via American
overseas airlines from Germany to
beat the midnight immigration dead
line of December %. They are Mrs.
Andrew Wolfe, Jr., and daughter,
Victoria, aged five months.
The father, first class private in
the U. S. Army of Occupation, will
remain in Germany until next March
or April.
Mrs. Andrew Wolfe, ST., Fourth
street, met her daughter-in-law and
grandchild in Washington on Monday
night, being accompanied to Wash
ington by her sisters, Mrs. Fred
Wolfe and Mrs. Pearl Beavers, the
latter of Piedmont.
The Germantown war bride is an
only child and is nineteen years of
age. She speaks good English, having
taken private lessons. She has de-
clared that she likes it fine here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Former Pastor to Hold
Meetings at Mt. Lake

The Rev. B. F. Bragg, former pastor
of the Garrett Baptist field, 1912
1914, will preach a special series of
meetings at the Mt Lake Park Bap-
list church, January 1880. The SER
vices will be at 1880 p. m. each even
ing, with a song service followed by
a gospel message by Mr.. Bragg.
Mr.. Bragg preached at the church
at both services Sunday, December
&c. Following the evening service a
special meeting of the church mem
bers was called to lay plans for this
series of services. 1t was decided that
the entire effort would be based on
on an all-out program of prayer on
the part of the church membership.
1t was further planned to strengthen
this by an extended visitation pro-
gram.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Soldiers Body Being
Returned January 18th

The remains of Corporal Charles
burst, who was killed in action at
Haselhorst, Germany on April 10,
1915, are being returned home on
January for re-buriaI. He was aged
20 at time of death.
The body will be taken to the home
of his mother, Mrs. Myrtle A. burst,
at Mt Lake Park until time for ser
vices which will be held from the
Bolden Funeral home on Thursday,
January 6, with Rev. r. E. Hitler,
pastor of Bethel Methodist church,
officiating Interment will be in the
Ashby cemetery at Crellin.
Corporal burst was born at Crel-
lin April II, 1916. He entered the SER
vice of his country in April, 1912. Be
fore being sent overseas he received
his training at Fort Meade, Md; Fort
Knox, KY; and Camp Cook, Calf.
After having spent six months of
his training in the desert he was also
sent to Camp Forrest, Tenn; Harris
burg, Pa, and Pine Camp, N. Y. His
war service began during the in
vasion of southern France.
Surviving are his father, Charles
R. burst, ST., of Crellin; his mother,
and a brother, Wendell w. burst.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Get White Christmas

The promised six inches of snow
for Christmas did not materialize but
Garrett county did experience a white
Christmas, with an inch of snow fall
ing on that day.
Along with the inch of snowfall
came the lowest temperature of the
year. Three below zero was recorded
on Sunday morning and early Monday
morning it dropped to 8 below zero
A warm wind brought the tempera-
ture up, however, before daylight
Other recordings at the Weber
government station included one-haif
inch of snow on the 3Oth; high of the
week, So degrees, on the 28th; sc
inches of rain on 18th; total of 6.7O
for December.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Discuss Polio
Campaign Tuesday

A luncheon meeting of community
chairmen and other workers in the
March of Dimes campaign to raise
funds to fight infantile paralysis, was
held Tuesday at William-James hotel.
Plans for the coming drive were
discussed by DR.. f. |. Baumgartner,
county chairman and the urgent need
for a banner year in contributions
was stressed.
Basil O'Conor, national president,
advised Dr. Baumgartner last week
that the emergency aid fund at Ma
tional headquarters had been COM
pletely exhausted due to the large
number of epidemics throughout the
country during the past year. Ma
tional headquarters sent $6,500,00O to
county chapters during the past year
to augment funds there and MIR.
O'Conor pointed out that it had cost
SIT million dollars to care for infan-
tile paralysis patients.
DR.. Baumgartner said that nat
ional headquarters last year had
given three grants to the local chap
ter totaling almost $4,000, making it
possible to pay bills amounting to
over $500.
The March of Dimes campaign in
Garrett county last year raised 3d.
300, but the hope was expressed that
the total would be greatly increased
this next year. Previously the cam
paigns were handled largely through
the schools, through coin collectors in
various stores, and through theatre
collections. There may be a house to
house canvass this year, also, it was
pointed out.
Attending the dinner were Marshall
Brown, Grantsville; Bernard |. Goa-
der, theatres; Bruce Jenkins, repre-
senting the superintendent of schools;
f. f. Rathbun, George H. Hanst; w.
j. Glenn, Friendsville; Mrs. E. c.
Clatterbuck, Deer Park; Mrs. Paul B.
Naylor, Civic club Mrs. Lester
Yutzy, Crellin; Miss Ruth Field,
representing Oakland High School
principal; Miss Susy Smith, Mrs. E.
1. Baumgartner, Mrs. 0. 7. eraser
and DR.. Baumgartner.
Other community chairmen who
will assist in the drive include:
b. 0. Aiken, Accident; Thomas
Baucom, Kitzmiller; Jesse Walker,
Shallmar; Arthur Humbertson, Nit
Lake Park; Mrs. Mary Jane Harvey
Swanton; Mrs. Charlotte Bernard
Bloomington; Harold Adams, VindeX;
Mrs. VaIeria Scrip, Kempton. Dr.
Thomas Lusby and f. f. Rathbun
were named co-chairmen for Oakland
Members of the Oakland Civic club
will assist.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Child's Four GrandmOthers
Attend Family Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Shaffer, of
Loeb Lynn, had number of guests
for Christmas dinner last Saturday
1t was unusual in that their sixteen
months-old daughter, Donna Lee, had
her four grandmothers there, two of
them of course being great grand
mothers. One great grandmother
Mrs. o. j. Shaffer of Brookside, is
IS, while the other great grand
mother, Mrs. Annie S. Mosser, of Red
House, is Sc. The grandmothers were
Mrs. David T. Shaffer, of Brookside
and Mrs. Pearl Hauser, of Red House.
Also attending was grandfather
David 7. Shaffer, and grand
father, Fay Hauser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Phillips Heads Masons

Clifford A. Phillips was elected
worshipful master of Oakland Lodge
No. 1872, A, F. and A. Masons, at its
regular communication on Tuesday
evening. He will succeed Reaford Pur-
baugh.
Others elected were C. Melvin
Right, senior warden; Prentice De-
Berry, junior warden; Arthur Law
ton, secretary; and DR.. w. w. Grant,
treasurer. Other officers are appoint
i've and will be named prior to in
stallation which will take place on
Tuesday evening, January II.
A number of past masters are plan
ming to attend the annual dinner and
meeting of the past Masters Associ-
alton of Western Maryland, to be
held in the Masonic temple in Cum
berland on Monday evening, January
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Us Attend Third
Annual Musicale

One hundred seventy five or more
people attended the third annual
musicale, sponsored by the Garrett
branch of the American Association
of University Women. The event was
held in the assembly room of st.
Paul's Methodist church last Sunday
afternoon.
Participating were Miss Dorothy
Brock, vocal; Miss Marie Fitzwater,
piano; Herbert H. Leighton, vocal
Miss Mary Claudice Fraley, cello;
Miss Luthera Patrick, Terra Alta,
piano; Miss Eloise Ashby, vocal; Rob
ert Smith, piano; Miss Mary 7. Nay
lor and Miss Florence Sisk, vocal. A
women's chorus, composed of Miss
Fraley, Miss Sisk, Miss Brock, and
Beth Shirer, also sang. Carols, sung
by a group of college students, COM
pleted the program.
Following the program those pres
ent were asked to remain for light re-
freshments. Mrs. S. T. Naylor pre-
sided at the punch bowl, while Mrs.
Edward Smouse, president of the A
Auw, and Mrs. George Hanst, poured
tea and coffee Ushers during the
program were Misses Ella and Flor
ence Fazzalari, Mary Jane Davis,
Barbara Stephenson and Martha
Grimes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
GOVERNOR ASKS
KITZMILLER Mine
DISASTER PROBE

A full investigation of the fatal
fire at the Nethken mine near Kitz-
miller which prompted a union de-
mand that the states mine bureau
chief be ousted has been asked by
Governor William Preston Lane, Jr.
Five men were asphyxiated when
a wooden fan house caught fire at the
mine last November 4.
John T. Jones, president of Dis
trict IS United Mine Workers, wrote
the Governor asking that John j.
Rutledge, chief mines engineer, be re-
moved.
Jones Blames Rutledge
"The responsibility for this dis
aster is placed squarely on the
shoulders of the director of the Bureau
of Mines" Jones said.
Lane disclosed he has asked At
torney General Hall Hammond to in
vestigate "all the circumstances"
Jones also blamed Inspector Clyde
j. Rowe "for failure to enforce the
laws" Too many hazards existed at
the mine, he said.
"The fault Of this disaster" Jones
wrote, "lies not only with the oper-
ator for failure to comply with the
mining laws of Maryland, but Of
equal if not greater Importance with
the director of the Bureau of Mines
and the district mine inspector in
whose district this mine is located
for failure to enforce the laws"
Jones heads a UNIV district which
embraces two counties in Maryland
and three in West Virginia.
Rutledge, who participated in res
cue attempts at Kitzmiller, has
steadfastly declined comment on
Jones' charges.
His report Of the disaster said the
four miners and one driver died of
carbon monoXide poisoning.
"The fan was blowing and could not
be readily reversed" the Maryland
report said. Smoke from the fire and
burning gasoline vapors entered the
aircourse, passed through a crosscut,
emerged and returned to the mouth
of the mine, it added.
A Federal Bureau of Mines report
charged violations of the Federal
Safety Code had a direct bearing on
the tragedy. 1t listed these faults:
A wooden fan house and air duct,
lack of adequate fire-fighting equip
ment, use of a fan which required re-
installation to be reversible and lack
of direction signs to indicate an al
ternate escapeway.
Jones issued his first blast at DR..
Rutledge two weeks ago, before writ
ing the Governor.
"He is too old and he has refused
to furnish us with copies of the re-
ports and transcripts of the hearings
held on the Kitzmiller disaster"
Jones charged.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Youth Is Held In
Automobile Theft

An 18-year-old Mt. Storm, w. Va,
youth was being detained in the Jail
at Petersburg, w. Va, as authorities
sought 'tall, slim 22-year-old" man
in an effort to solve the Christmas
night theft of an automobile in Nc
Henry. Maryland State police officer
Jack Browning identified the youth
as Billy Kuhn.
West Virginia authorities said he
was taken into custody Sunday night
at his Mt. Storm home shortly after
the automobile was discovered begged
down in a mud hole near the COM
munity.
Browning said he and his father
were in McHenry attending shooting
match. The youth told West Virginia
authorities a man offered to take him
for ride and they drove to Mt. Lake
Park. Later he said the man offered
to drive him home.
The owner of the car was Mason
Rodeheaver, of McHenry. WITNESSES
reported seeing a man take the car
after first tampering with another
automobile parked nearby.
Browning said the West Virginia
authorities had turned over the case
to the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton since the stolen car was trans
ported across a state line.
The car was not damaged.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Arrive in America

Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Waller and theil
son Ronald, of London, England, ar
rived in the United States last Thurs
day and are now at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Walters son-in-law anc
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Well
ing, at Mt. Lake Park.
In comparing the two countries
their contrasts were particularly or
the amount of food and clothing
available here and the absence of any
rationing. They were inclined to be-
lieve they would also find the climate
and scenery much to their liking. The
son, who is p years of age, plans to
assist his brother-in-law in the up
holstery business.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
8 Called For Exams;
2 for Induction

Eight persons have been called for
examination by the local draft board.
They are to report January II, to be
sent to Cumberland.
They are Wilbert Clinton Bittinger,
jennings; Glenn Clay Miller, Acct
dent; Selby Lawrence Bittinger, of
Swanton; George Richard Grimm, OF
Oakland; Ralph Thomas, Friendsville;
William Scott Pope, Frostburg; Rich
ard Winfield Romesburg, Oakland;
John Jerry Gyard, Addison, Pa.
Two have been called for induction
on the same date. They are Donald
Glenn Miller, Oakland; and Jesse John
Sulecki, Grantsville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Reburial Service Held

A reburial service for Pvt. Ray
mond Butler, "a, son of Alonzo and
Rena Hoover Butler, of New Germany
who was killed in Belgium December
25, 1914, were held today at , o'clock
from the Winterberg Funeral home
in Grantsville with Rev. d. j. Combs
pastor of Grantsville Methodist
church, officiating.
Full military honors at the grave il
New Germany cemetery were accord
ed by Grantsville Post No. 214, Amer
lean Legion.
Born May 10, 1920, in this county
Pvt. Butler entered the army August
ID, 1912. Surviving besides his par
ents are three brothers and five Sis
tiers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Accident Firemen Elect

At meeting of the Accident Nolun-
teer Fire department on Tuesday
evening the following officers were
elected:
Melvin Kesner, president; Charles
Wilt, president; Charles Strauss,
secretary; Orlando Hetrick, treasur-
er; Roy Broadwater, chief; John
Shoemaker, LIST assistant; Bruce Mil
Ter, second assistant; Earle Haenft-
ling, captain.
The members expressed their APP
probation to those who helped to
make their play, THE Womanless
Wedding" a success.
For better fire protection the MEM
bers urged citizens to call the Acct
dent fire company at 271 in case of
fire.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30

PVT. CALVIN E. NAZELROD
The remains of Pvt. Calvin E.
Nazelrod, killed in action in France
on October %, 1914, were brought to
the Leighton Funeral home in Oak
land. They were taken to the Method
list church in Deer Park on Wednes-
day where funeral services were con-
Quoted with Rev. George w. Simpson,
pastor of the Evangelical United
Brethren church, of Loeb Lynn, in
charge. Interment was in the Para
disc cemetery with military rites at
the grave in charge of Proctor Kill
dow Post No. II, American Legion, of
Oakland.
Deceased was born in Garrett
county, September Is, 1928, son of
John w. and Ellen Nazelrod. He was
indicted March Il, 1913, and trained
at Fort Meade, Fort Bevans, Mass;
was a military police at Elkins, w.
Va, and then was transferred to
Fort Bragg, N. c., where he went in
to the infantry training and was sent
overseas.
He was a member of Company E,
399th infantry battalion, and was
aged q at time of death.
Surviving are his parents, eleven
brothers and sisters, Mrs. Dora Hine-
baugh, Deer Park; Mrs. Ethel Lewis,
Terra Alta, w. Va; John E.; Pied
mont, w. Va; Melvin, Sunnyside;
Eugene, Mt Lake Park; Roscoe,
Salisbury, Md; Paul, Oakland; Vic
tor, Ronald, Dale, Lena, and Mrs.
AIMEE Shaffer, Deer Park. At one
time Mr.. and Mrs. Nazelrod had six
sons in the service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Welfare Payments
Showing Increase

Expenditures for public assistance
and payments for children in foster
care in November increased by slight
ly more than $4,000 over October's
obligations throughout the state. The
total amount spent was 81, l43,333.
Counties were making adjustments on
a gradual basis due to a revision in
grants made possible through greater
Federal financial participation in the
program, according to the state re-
port.
In Garrett county six persons APP
piled for old age assistance. Such aid
to 289 persons cost $9,621.14 for an
average of $500.
-Four applications for aid to de-
pendent children were received. Such
aid to 345 children of ITO families cost
$9,05729, for an average of $82.34
per family and $26.25 per child.
Six needy blind were being granted
aid of -$269.36 for an average cost of
$44S9 There were no new applica-
lions.
General public assistance was
granted to 70 persons for total cost
of $2,29O36, with the average GPA
grant costing $3S.
Foster home care for 20 Garrett
children cost $669.12, or an average
of $25.74.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30

William Fitzwater, Jr., senior in
Oakland high school and active MEM
Der of the Oakland Chapter, Future
Farmers of America, has won high
honors in the annual Farm Bureau
F. F. A. project contest for the past
year.
Fitzwater has been awarded four
places out of thirty-two offered il
the entire state, taking two firsts, a
second and a third. Three others,
Robert Harvey and Lawrence Flow
ers, of Oakland, and Donald Glotfelty
of Grantsville, also won places.
The announcement gave William
Fitzwater first place in corn and
dairy; second place in swine and thir
place in miscellaneous.
Robert Harvey won first and Law
renee Flowers won second in the
potato project, while Donald Glot-
felty, of Grantsville placed second in
the beef project.
Fitzwater is son Of Mr. and Mrs.
William Fitzwater, ST., of Swanton.
He holds the position of reporter in
the State F. F. A., and also the Oak
land chapter.
He will attend a meeting of State
FLA. officers in Baltimore on Tues
day, January II, and will be present
+bat af+at,noo,, ,,boD +bo ,,,oioo-
awards will be made.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Held Without Bail

At a hearing before Associate
Judge Oliver H, Bruce, Jr., in the
Circuit court here, Andrew Baluch,
40, held in connection with the fatal
shooting of Memo burst, of Grants
vile, was denied request for writ
of habeas corpus and is being held
in the county jail without bail, until
the March term Of Court.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Accident Wins Over
Friendsville Is -21

Accident High schools basketball
team won its first county league
game on December % by beating
Friendsville High on the Accident
court 25 to 81.
Paul Hone paced the winners wirh
nine points on four field goals and
a foul. Robinson and Frazee each
chalked up seven points for Friends
vile. Both teams Jared poorly at the
foul line with Accident tallying only
five of Is free throws, and Friends
vile five out of 20.
The Friendsville girls trounced the
Accident seXtet 1927.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30

The union district unit of Preston
county farm bureau is meeting at
Aurora community building on Fri
day, January Z, at 1880 p. M, ac-
cording to Charles E. Arnold, secre-
tary.
The business will be followed with
meat cutting demonstration for the
deep freeze by F. B. Mann.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-12-30
Suffers Slight Stroke

State Senator Lawrence NJ. Fraley,
of Oakland, is in Memorial hospital,
Cumberland, having suffered a slight
stroke last Thursday afternoon.
Evening star., 1948-10-28

air out of a huge metal sphere
So feet in Misunderstanding a
nearly-complete vacuum. The small
model to be tested is placed in a
tunnel connected to the sphere. The
tremendous air speeds then are
built up when air is allowed to
enter the tunnel and rush into the
sphere to fill the vacuum. Speeds
can be controlled by special "noz-
zles," which regulate the amount of
air entering the tunnel.
The tests will allow scientists to
measure the effect of pressures on
every part of the model projectiles
but no actual test runs are expected
to be made before the first of the
year.
Officials explained that wind
has been drawn through the tun-
nels several times during the last
few weeks at speeds far beyond that
of sound, but the job of adjusting
the tunnel mechanism to exact
standards will take several more
weeks.
Another building at the labora-
tory is devoted entirely to x-ray
units and research with plastics.
One OF the most recent develop
ments is the production of plastic
shell cases which have the advan-
tages of weighing less than the usual
brass or copper castings. DR.. Ralph
D. Bennett, technical director of the
laboratory, said the experiments
Evening star., 1948-10-28
Big Nazi Wind Tunnels
Used by Navy TO Test
Supersonic Weapons

Giant wind tunnels used by the
Nazis in research on their W.
rockets are being used by Navy
ordnance scientists in developing
supersonic weapons to bolster this
Nations defense.
The tunnels, which can produce
air speeds similar to those five
times as fast as the speed Of sound.
are an important part of research
activities at the Naval Ordnance
Laboratory at White Oak, Md,
which was opened to the public
for the first time yesterday at Navy
Day ceremonies.
Hundreds of visitors inspected the
wind tunnel apparatus, captured
from the Germans and modern
lied for use at the Maryland base.
Actual space used to test models of
projectiles at the supersonic air
speeds is a small area, about Is
by Is inches, but massive machin-
cry housed in two buildings is nee
essary to carry out the tests.
The test is prepared by pumping
Evening star., 1948-10-28

were begun In case Of future
shortage of the metals.
At ceremonies yesterday. DR.. Ben
nett and Rear Admiral Frank E.
Beatty, commanding officer of the
laboratory, traced development of
the new research center, which
covers nearly 1000 acres of ground
and includes about 1890 workers.
Units began full-scale operations
last spring they explained, after
moving from the Naval Gun Factory
in Washington. Some of the build
ings are not yet completed, and
others still lack equipment.
Evening star., 1948-10-28
Six Shenandoah Towns
Map Apple Week Plans
Speeiol Dispatch to The Sior

STAUNTON, Va, Oct. 2S.-Plans
for celebrating National Apple Week,
October 30-November s, are unfold
ing in at least six Shenandoah
Valley communities.
Martinsburg, w. Va, is lead
ing the way by distributing
apples to railroad passengers.
The Appalachian Apple Service.