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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Progress Noted at
Oakland Cemetery

Progress in the cleanup of the
Oakland cemetery was noted this
week with the announcement that 100
lots already had been cleaned.
Miss Julia Rowan, secretary, said
there were still number of trees and
vines to be removed, some stones re-
set and much other work to be done.
THE committee wants to complete
as much work this fall as possible,
then to start early in the year to
finish up in time for Memorial Day,
she stated. Contributions amounting
to $50 already have been received, the
contributors being H. C. Sincell, MIR.
and Mrs. R. C. McComas, Mrs. Homer
L. Bennett, Oakland Democrat club;
Mrs. Herman Creutzburg, Miss Stel-
la Andrews, Philadelphia; Mrs. Paul
B. Naylor, Mrs. E. z. Tower, and Mrs.
E. H. Sincell. The committee said it's
members would be happy to receive
contributions from any other persons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Youth Being Held
Pending Investigation

John Lewis Bethel, Accident, IS,
driver of truck which struck and
killed Hopwood, Pa, girl on route
40 near Uniontown, Pa, several days
ago, has been released under $500
pending coroner's inquest.
The truck operator told State
Police the girl rode her bicycle from
between parked cars onto route 40 in
Hopwood.
AS she steered into the path of the
vehicle, Bethel said, he swerved to
the left of the highway in an unsuc-
cessful attempt to avoid hitting her.
Police said the bicycle apparently
struck the truck due to the drivers
efforts to avoid the accident. A clear
ance light at the rear of the truck cab
was damaged by the impact, police
added. Taken to the hospital the girl,
a daughter of Paul and Johanna
Minor, died of fractured skull. She
was member of the freshman class
at North Union high school, Union
town.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
COUNTY SURVEYOR
DIES SUDDENLY ON
MARSH HILL SURVEY

c. Milton Sincell, aged 60, county
surveyor for twenty-five years and
city engineer for the town of Oakland
for a number of years, died suddenly
while on trip in the Hoyes Run see
ton, last Friday about noon.
Sincell was with Lawrence, Ross and
Norman Sines and another party sur
veying a site on Marsh Hill when he
became i'll. Before his companions
could get him back to their parked
automobile, some distance away, he
died.
Upon being brought to the Bolden
Funeral home in Oakland, he was ex-
amined by DR.. f. l. Baumgartner,
deputy county medical examiner who
attributed his death to a heart con-
dition.
A native of Oakland he was born
April IS, 1888, a son of Mrs. Edward
H. Sincell and the late Mr.. SinceIi,
who was an attorney in the county
for a number Of years.
He was graduated from Gettysburg
college in 1912 and was a veteran Of
World War |. He was sergeant CT
Company G, 313th infantry and was
wounded in the battle for the Ar
gonne Forest in France in 1918.
Deceased was also a member of the
Methodist church here and the Oak
land Volunteer Fire department.
Besides his mother he is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Keith Kilton,
Harrisburg, Pa. His wife, the former
Miss Gladys Van Cleve, died several
years ago.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at o'clock from
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Towns
bend Naylor. DR.. Denver c. Pickens,
pastor of St. Paul's Methodist church,
officiated, and interment was in the
Oakland cemetery. Military honors
were in charge of Proctor Kildow
Post No. II, American Legion, with
members of the local guard unit as
sisting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18

Deceased was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Shreve, who resided near
German. He entered the service in
October, 1912, and was in North
Africa and Italy, spending fourteen
months in action overseas. He held
the bronze star and the purple heart
medal He was aged % at the time of
death.
Surviving are his parents, and the
following sisters, Mrs. Edna Clark,
Bayard; Mrs. Paul Bowers, Swanton;
Mrs. Helen Rolf, Oakland; Mrs. Ruby
Harvey, German; Carolyn Sue Shrevc
and Betty Jean Shreve, at home.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the Oak Grove Methodist church
at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon,
with Rev. J. f. Hodges, of Gormania,
officiating. Members of the American
Legion post from Oakland will have
charge of the service at the grave.
Interment will be in the church ceme-
terry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Fire Destroys Balance
of Building on Site
of New Hospital

Fire completely destroyed what re-
NAMED of the former Harry Helbig
home, on the hospital site, at the
north edge of town at 4:30 this morn
ing.
The cause of the fire was not i'm
mediately determined but it was
thought that the flames spread from
a smoldering fire in fireplace in a
rear room.
The house was used as a storage
place for material and equipment for
the hospital, now under construction,
and it was estimated that tools, wall
board, steel sash, and other equip
ment, valued at hundreds of dollars,
were totally destroyed or made use
less. That part of the building used
as an office was not entirely des-
troyed and some of the equipment
there, blueprints, ETC., were saved
The Oakland fremen were sum-
moned but the flames had gained too
great Roadway to be effectively
checked.
Insurance in the amount of $4,000
was in effect on the building, it was
announced this morning by Arthur
Lawton, clerk of the Mayor and Town
Council, which would have expired in
December Whether or not the full
amount would be realized, however,
was not known. A portion of the
building had been dismantled.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Skating Pond Unlikely

A skating pond on the elementary
playground this year appeared unlike
ly, it was learned following a meet
ing of a delegation of the Parent
Teacher association with the County
Commissioners on Tuesday
The delegation asked for an asphalt
black top surface covering the play
ground as a part Of an improvement
program at the Oakland elementary
school. The County commissioners
said it was impossible to do the work
this year and suggested a study of
the needs, to present the cost to the
board early in January. If approved
the amount would be included in the
1949 levy.
A delegation from the Oakland
Booster club also appeared in refer
ence to installation of showers in the
high school, The Commissioners re-
ferred the matter to the Board Of
Education and R. Bowen Hardesty,
acting superintendent of schools,
asked the club to procure bids for in
stallation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Harry Loar Dies
At Home Tuesday

Charles Harry Loar, aged almost
80 years, member of a prominent
Oakland family, died at his home on
Second street on Tuesday morning,
November 16, about 6:30 o'clock, fol-
lowing an illness of some two or three
weeks. He had been in poor health for
several months and suffered a stroke
of paralysis recently.
Mr.. Loar was born in Piedmont, W..
Va, January 5, 1860, a son of the
late David Henry and Mary Catherine
Loar. He lived almost his entire life
in Oakland, coming here at the age
of nine. Even while in business in
Grafton, w. Va, he maintained his
residence in Oakland.
Surviving are one sister, Miss
Grace Loar, and one brother, Judscn
Loar, both of Oakland. He was a
brother of the late George w. Loar,
the late Miss Lottie Loar, and the
late Lawson Loar.
Deceased was a member of the
Methodist church in Oakland Funeral
services are being conducted this
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock from the
home, in charge Of DR.. Denver c..
Pickens, pastor of ST. Paul's church.
Interment will be in Oakland ceme-
terry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Talks to Bayard Lions

Fred d. Bell, Oakland, spoke on
Services of Lionism" at the regular
meeting of the Bayard Lions club last
Thursday evening. Short talks also
were given by G. E. Snyder and
Wayne Hamilton.
Music was furnished by C. NJ. Fulk,
Wayne Hamilton and julius B. Lit
man. John Tamburini, secretary, re-
ported on the zone meeting at Philip
pi, attended by H. R. Fulk, and MIR.
Tamburini from the Bayard lodge.
Attending the meeting besides
those mentioned previously We're
James Bell and Jack Treacy, Oak
land; H. A. Wolfe, C. M. Fulk, Cecil
Layton, H. E. Shaffer, f. j. Shook, A.
C. Shaffer, Rel Fulk, f. o. Bosley,
Frank Piacetelli, Harry Piacetelli and
NJ. E. Williams.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Attending National
FLA. Convention

Dale Glotfelty, Grantsville, and
Harry Savage, Friendsville, are two
of the twenty-five delegates from
Maryland attending the national
FLA. convention in Kansas City
Mo, this week. The Maryland dele
cation is in charge Of o. T. eraser
vocational agriculture instructor fol
Oakland High school.
Around fifteen thousand farm boys
are attending the sessions with Al
states, Puerto Rico and Hawaii
represented. The occasion marks the
10th year of the organization which
was organized in November, 1888.
Glotfelty, state delegate and
senior in Grantsville High school, j,
outstanding in All club work as well
At present his supervised farming
program includes 400 poultry,
sows, 10 fat hogs and 7 beef steers
as project work. He holds the Mary
land Farmer degree in the state chap
ter. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ker.
NIT Glotfelty, of Bittinger section.
The convention is given over tc
awarding of the American Farmer
degree, the planning of the nationa,
program of work, and the awarding
of gold emblems to outstanding
chapters.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Union Thanksgiving
Service Is Scheduled

The Union Thanksgiving service
will be held in Oakland on Thanks
giving morning from 10 to II o'clock
in st. Marks Lutheran church, with
Dr. Denver C. Pickens preaching the
sermon.
Assisting in the service will be Rev.
Austin F. Schildwachter, rector of St.
Matthew's Episcopal parish; and Rev.
Luther l.. Hare, Lutheran pastor.
Union thanksgiving service for Mt.
Lake and Loeb Lynn areas will be
held at the Evangelical United Breth-
rem church, Loeb Lynn, also at 10 o.
clock. Rev. R. E. Hitler, Methodist
pastor, will preach the sermon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Christmas Savings
Checks This Year
Are More Numerous

A further increase in the amount of
Christmas Savings accounts was
noted this year as both Oakland
banks prepared to mail out checks.
Over $4,000 will be sent out from
the two banks the FIRST of December
in Christmas Savings club checks, it
was announced by the bank cashier 5.
This is an increase of $1,000 over
the amount distributed last year. The
money will be sent to about 80 de-
positors of the First National Bank
and the Garrett National Bank in
Oakland.
The total has continued to increase
each year and practically all who
started the savings accounts COM
pleted them, the cashiers remarked.
Both banks are planning Christmas
clubs for next year as soon as checks
for the past year have been mailed.
The first payments are due the first
week in December.
Throughout the nation 831 million
dollars will be distributed to about 10
million, ITS thousand Christmas club
members. The total distribution is
11.3 percent ahead of last year and
represents an all-time high for the
thirty-eight years of club operation.
The average per- member distribution
is about $3.50.
A survey indicates the estimated
funds will be used as follows: perma-
nent savings, 80 percent, insurance
premiums, 8; debt retirement, l;
year-end bills, II; taxes, 6; Christmas
purchases, So; and miscellaneous, g.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Two Injured In
Three-Car Mishap

Mrs. L. E. Rightmyer is in Me
mortal hospital, Cumberland, with a
broken knee cap, and Lorene Shatfer,
II, of the Park, had several front
teeth knocked out as the result of a
three-car wreck near the road inter
section just west of Oakland, at
Harve's market, last Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Rightmyer were plan
ming to leave the following day for
Florida to spend the winter.
Cars involved in the wreck were
those of Mr.. and Mrs. William Dobbie
Heintz, of Washington, enroute to
Davis, w. Va; Paul Shaffer, NJ.
Lake Park, and Mr.. and Mrs. Right
myer.
Trooper Jack Browning, who in
vestigated, gave this version of the
accident. Mr.. and Mrs. Heintz stopped
near the intersection but did not pull
completely off the highway. Mr.. Shat
fer, enroute from Oakland to the Park
was passing the area when Mr.. and
Mrs. Rightmyer were enroute from
the Park to Oakland. Headlights made
the scene confusing and Shaffer's car
struck the right rear fender of the
Heintz car, causing the Shaffer car TO
swerve into the Rightmyer car.
At hearing before Magistrate II.
A. Loraditch on Monday, charges
were preferred against both Shaffer
and HeintZ. Heintz was found guilty
of a charge of improper left turn"
and was fined So and costs. Shaffer
was found not guilty of any infrac-
ton of the law.
Lorene Shatfer and Mrs. Right
myer were the only persons injured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Booster Club Dinner
Changed to Nov. p

The Oakland Booster clubs fall din
ner meeting, scheduled for this even
ing, was changed to Tuesday, Novem-
Der %, it was announced by Emeric
Dusic, president. A large number of
club members planned to attend the
football game in Cumberland this
evening between the freshman teams
of West Virginia and Maryland uni
versities.
Dusic said the Board of directors
met Monday and set the new date.
Also discussed was the installation of
new showers at the Oakland High
school. 1t was learned that plans are
moving forward and he said they
hoped to have the installations COM
pleted during the Thanksgiving holi-
days. James Lyons is chairman of this
project.
He said the membership drive was
nearing the one hundred and fifty
mark with two hundred as the goal.
Grayson S. Burrier, Oakland High
school ~principal; and Kyle Wilson,
coach, will be the speakers for the
dinner meeting on Tuesday. A student
who attended the West Virginia-South
Carolina game will also speak briefly
and younger student who will be the
guest of the Booster club at the West
VIRGINIA. MARYLAND oanoa on S1t1Irdav
November 27.
Sixteen names were selected by a
nominating committee and from this
list will be eight new board of direct
ors members, four of them selected
for a two-year term. The new board
will then select new officers for the
coming year. The new members will
be elected at the meeting Tuesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Sound Film Scheduled

The sound film the Romance of a
Century" will be shown Friday night,
November 26, at 1880 o'clock, at the
Mt Lake Baptist church.
This picture is the presentation of
one hundred years of Southern Bap-
fist growth. 1t is accurate in personal
and historical detail. 1t is a screen
adoption of DR.. j. E. billiards. account
of the Baptist heritage and growth
in England Colonial America brought
up to present day events.
A free-will offering will be re-
ceived. The public is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Recommend Gate for
Second Street Crossing

Three representatives of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad met with the
board of directors of the Mt. Top
Chamber of Commerce on Monday
night and after showing a moving
picture film about various railroad
crossings, recommended that short
arm gates and flasher lights be erect
ed on the Second street crossing in
Oakland, to lessen the danger there.
The representatives included Mr..
Morrison, division superintendent;
Mr.. Steel, safety engineer, and Mr..
Klopnik Their recommendation will
be brought up before the Mayor and
Town Council at regular meeting Of
that group.
Around 40 B. & 0. workmen have
been engaged this week in repairing
the Second street crossing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Grantsville Plans
Extending Town Limits

Grantsville, along route 40, is plaI-
ming to extend its corporate limits.
The town has a population of 465.
1t was incorporated by an act of
the legislature in 1864-65 and was
rechartered in 1878. Present city of
ficials are Nevin X. Miller, mayor;
Lee Beachy, John Hershberger, Viii
liam Biddington, Henry Patton and
Leland Swauger, city councilmen.
Milton Rodamer is city clerk.
The town was founded over a CEN
fury ago by Hanson Brown, original
ly of Baltimore, and was first located
on the Braddock Trail, cut by Gener-
al Edward Braddock's army during
the French and Indian War in 1861.
seen one-half mile from modern
Grantsville.
Grantsville is in a milk producing,
poultry and turkey raising area.
Around 125,0O0 turkeys are being
raised for Thanksgiving and Christ
mas holidays on farms in the Grants
vile and Bittinger area. There is also
coal mining on limited scale, new
canning factory there and a fire
brick plant at Jennings, nearby. A
number of farmers in that area also
produce maple syrup.
Grantsville missed being the county
seat on November 5, 1872. The town
received 500 votes, compared to 653
for Oakland and 456 for McHenry's
Glades.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Centennial Chairmen
To Outline Programs

A meeting of all chairmen of the
special days which will be included in
the centennial celebration for tie
town of Oakland next August to -,
has been called by the general CON-
mittee, to be held in the city council
chamber on Friday evening.
At this time opportunities will be
given for each of the chairmen to out
line the plans of their committee to
be followed on the particular day as
signed to them during Centenary
Week. F. E. Rathbun, general chair
man, said he hoped in this manner to
avoid Implications by various COM
mittees.
He urged that all chairmen be pres
ent, or have a representative of
their committees there, bringing d
letter that would outline the program
Some such letters were received at
meeting of the general committee
last Friday and discussed at length
At last Fridays meeting Mrs. F. A.
Thayer, Jr., was placed on the youth
committee, in place of Miss Ann Dill
gard, who was not expecting to be in
Oakland next summer.
Chairmen who are being asked to
report Friday include John Carter
Newton Coplin, Emory Bolden, John
Stevenson, Alva Gortner, Charles
Briner, Austin Schildwachter and
Lester Yutzy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Friendsville Girls
Cop Western Title

Friendsville High schools unde-
feated fieldball team won the champi-
onship of the western shore in Mary
lands tournament for class "D'
schools last Friday afternoon by edg-
ing New Windsor High school of
Carroll County at Hancock by the
score of l to 0.
The teams battled to a scoreless
deadlock until the closing seconds of
play when Jean Friend, inside left,
was fouled. After the final whistle
had blown she stepped up to the
penalty line and fired the winning
shot into the net to end the thrilling
battle.
The victory was the tenth straight
this season for Coach Wilbur Glenn's
eleven and gave the team the western
shore honors for the first time in the
history of state fieldball tournaments.
Friendsville previously defeated Will
Transport High of Washington county
IL to 5.
The game last Friday was played
in New Windsor territory a greater
part of the time while Friendsville
missed several opportunities to score
from the field. Eleanor Daley, center
forward, missed a penalty shot early
in the final period.
Arlene and Elsie Sisler played out
standing games for the winners.
Playing for Friendsville were En-
low, Schroyer, HENDERSON, Fisher, NJ.
Sisler, A. Sisler, Dewitt, E. Sisler,
Daley, J. Friend and Capel. K. Friend
substituted for Friendsville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Hospital Contributions

Over two hundred dollars was con-
tributed to the fund for the Garrett
County Memorial hospital during the
past few weeks, and a part of one
previous pledge was paid, according
to an announcement by the county
chairman.
Sheriff j. S. Teats contributed $25
and through a campaign in Oakland
high school, a total of $191.7O was
raised This brings the total amount
received or pledged to SOL, 727.54.
Pledges unpaid now total only $4,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Basketball Clinic
Planned at Accident

A countrywide basketball clinic will
be held at Accident on Saturday
afternoon, November 20, at 1870 o.
clock, it was announced by Charles
Strauss, athletic coach there
In charge of the clinic will be Miss
Wellner, of Frostburg State Teachers
college, for the girls; and Kenneth
Babcock, athletic director of the
Teachers college, for the boys.
Although particularly for high
schools of the county, Mr.. Strauss
said an invitation was being extended
to all teachers and interested childre il
in the Elementary schools to come
and ask questions and learn about
the game.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
To Show Religious Movie

A religious moving picture, "Voicc
in the Wilderness" showing the
preaching of John the Baptist, will be
presented Sunday evening, November
81, at 8 o'clock, in the Episcopal
Parish House. There will be two 20
minute reels.
This is the second in a series of
movies being presented by st. Mar
garet's Guild. The public is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Makes Honor Society

Laurence L. Wensel, of Oakland, a
junior, student in agriculture at West
Virginia University, has just been
initiated by Alpha Zeta, honorary So
ciety for students studying agri-
culture or forestry. He was one Of "a
students honored.
Wensel is a son of Mr.. and Mrs
Floyd L. Wensel, south of Oakland,
and graduate of Oakland High
School.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Next Weeks Issue
To Be Published
On Wednesday

Next weeks issue of The
Republican will be printed and
distributed on Wednesday, No
vember "a, in order to properly
observe Thanksgiving Day next
Thursday, November 25. The
office will remain closed all
day.
Local correspondents and ad-
vertisers are urged to send in
their material one day earlier
than usual, and all others who
desire to have news items pub
lished are requested to do the
same, in order to insure publ
cation in the weeks issue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Career Night Well
Attended by Students

Over 800 senior and 10th grade
students from the five high schools
of the county attended a career
night" conducted by members of TIE
guidance departments, and held in
Oakland High school last Wednesday
night.
Following opening remarks by R.
Floyd Cromwell, guidance depart
ment of the State Department of
Education; and Granville Stewart,
occupational analyst for the State
Employment Service, the students
took their. choice of twenty-one vo-
cations and attended two half-hour
periods of discussions conducted by
persons trained in the various fields.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
Special Meeting For
City Council Delayed

The special meeting of the Oak
land Mayor and Town Council, which
was called for Monday, November %,
to come to some decision on the pos
sible extension of the corporate
limits, has been postponed until
further notice, according to an an
nouncement this week by Arthur
Lawton, clerk
In the meantime questionnaires are
to be prepared and sent out to all
property owners affected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
To Confer Rank of knight

Garrett Lodge No. 113, Knights of
Pythias will confer the rank of
knight at the regular meeting FRIDAY
night. This is the last initiatory worl;
planned until after the first of the
year. Refreshments will be served.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-18
1000 Get Licenses

Around 1000 county resident hunt
ing licenses have been issued at the
office of the clerk of the Circuit
court, indicating the usual interest III
the search for game.
The upland game season was
ushered in on Monday and will remain
until December 81, except during the
open season on deer, (siX days begin
ming with the first Monday in De
cember) when no small game may be
hunted.