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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Maryland Deer Kill
Totals 949 In l949

Maryland deer hunters had less
success during the recent open season
than in 1913, the State Game and In
land Fish commission reported.
The total kill in the six counties
was 949 compared with total of 967
last year. The average weight of deer
killed this year was 119 pounds. Last
year it was 1913 pounds. At this rate
the meat taken from Garrett county
forests during the siX-day season
totaled around 58,667 pounds.
The county by county report of
the kill with last years figures in
parentheses:
Garrett 493 (489); Worcester So
800; Frederick 70 $50; Cecil so
(72); Allegany III GOD; Washing
ton SO $3.50.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
St. Paul's Church Has
Banquet for Students

More than fifty students and men,
bers of the Watson Youth Fellowship
of St. Paul's Methodist Church were
given a banquet by the members Of
the Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice at the Church assembly room last
evening. Students of colleges and uni
versities from Barnard College, New
York City, to the University of Wy
oming, at Laramie, were in attend
ance. The dinner was in charge of
Mrs. Ernest C. Liller, assisted by
several of the members of the WSCS.
The program was arranged by Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis r. Jones, with Mr..
Jones acting as >toastmaster.
Guests of the young people, not
members of the Church's student
group, were Miss Rosemary Single
ton. Charlotte, N. c.; Milton Arnold,
Karl Kahl, Edward Stephenson, John
Hansen, Richard Bell, Audra Jones,
Wanda Whitaker, William Lambert,
James Smart, George Kley and Stan
ley Bond.
An original skit prepared by Rich
ard Leighton, Hervey Smouse and
Warren Mann was feature of the
program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Library Fund Has
Reached S2,934.6O

Cash contributions and pledges to
the Memorial Library fund have
reached total of $2,9346O, it was
reported last night by the Oakland
Mt. Lake Lions club.
The club is sponsoring a drive to
raise $4,000 locally, which will insure
the gift of $4,000 by f. E. Enlow,
Sebastopol, Cal, for the construction
of a $4,000 library building on tn
corner Of Second and Center streets.
The committee announced that Il
contribution had been received from
as far away as the Panama Cana
zone, to aid the effort. The use of tn
parking meters during Christina
week Melted total of $4,000.
Teams are completing their round
of personal solicitations and repory
of the Rotary club members on Fri
day is expected to add considerably
to the total.
Announcement of the progress q
the campaign was made at the regu-
lar meeting of the club on WEDNESDAY.
evening.
Guests at the meeting included c.
E. Sharps, B. l. Gender, Emeric DusiC,
Joseph limbaugh, Earl Shartzel,
Edward H. Glade, o. NJ. Marquiss and
Connie Savage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
School Lunch Program
Gets Subsidy Hike

The State Department of Education
has made provision of sum OF
money, $4,000 to $4,000 to keep
away the hunger that has threatened
a number of Western Maryland chill
dren.
Thomas G. Pullen, state superin-
tendent of schools, said the monte.
will be allotted in the form of adj
ditional subsidies to the hot luncl
program of Allegany and Garrett
county schools. Distribution is to be
gin Immediately.
Dr.. Pullen said he felt the addeC
funds would be adequate to take car,
of the situation until the end Of the
school year.
Distribution of the funds presents
a problem that must be worked OUT
so that worthy cases can be cared 70
promptly.
R. Bowen Hardesty, county super
intendent of schools, said the ad
ditional funds would go only to tn,
schools already having school lunches
These were the Oakland Elementary,
Loeb Lynn and Kitzmiller schools,
and also the Shallmar area which is
being handled through the KitzmilIer
cafeteria. There is no regular cafe
terra at Crellin but milk is distrib-
uted there.
Meals at the Oakland Elementary
are sold for % cents per day, for
those who are able to pay that
amount. Whether or not 10-cenJ
lunches would be served to children
whose parents incomes have been af-
fected to the extreme by the growing
unemployment in the area, or wheth
er lunches would be entirely free t.
those unable to pay, are details to
be worked out.
The Board of Education will be
faced with the problem of determin-
ing who is entitled to aid.
Charles L. Kopp, superintendent of
schools for Allegany county, and Mr..
Hardesty reported that some zoos
children were in need of this assist
ance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Committee For
1850 Is Selected

Delegates from various election
districts met in the County Agents
office in Oakland on December q and
elected the County Production and
Marketing Administration Committee
for 1850.
Dorsey Guard, Friendsville, was
reelected chairman. Milton Riley, of
Oakland; Guy S. Stanton, Grants
vile, were also reelected to the COM
mittee. The three chosen have served
on the committee, formerly known as
the AGA committee, for several
years. They will have charge of the
agricultural conservation program and
any price support programs that may
be carried out in the county during
the year, it was stated,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
S22,128.17 Expended
For November Welfare

During November the County We'll
fare department expended $22,128.17
for various kinds of aid to individu-
ais.
Two hundred ninety-three indi-
viduals received old age assistance,
totaling $9,558.22, for an average of
$32.62. There were II new appli-
cations in this category, cases added
and seven cancelled.
Aid to dependent children went to
120 families with total of 351 chill
dren. Total of $8,92636 was expend-
ded with the average grant being
$74.39 per family or $25.43 per child.
Fifteen new applications were re-
ceived, three added and two cancelled.
Six needy blind persons received
$285.68. General public assistance
amounted to $2,726.35 and was con-
tributed to 78 individuals for an aver
age of $34.95. Eleven new appli-
cations were received, three new ones
added and one case cancelled.
Board for children amounted to
$63156, and was distributed to 20
persons, for an average of $31.58.
Throughout Maryland during No
vember the Department of Public
Works received TIA applications for
assistance 1t approved 229 and paid
out a total of $748,738. There were
1887 cases under care: old age as
sistance 5,731; aid to dependent chill
dren, 4O33; aid to blind, 304; general
public assistance, 1919. Not all cases
under care received aid.
There were 1862 households
which received the attention of the
department workers Administrative
costs totaled Sc percent of total
obligations incurred for assistance
and administration.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
More Scent Stamps
But Less Two's Sold

The sale of stamps at Christina
at the Oakland postoffice is usual,
a good indication of business, but the
figures this year show both ups ana
downs.
There were $4,000 two-cent stamps
sold, according to T. J. Stanton, as
sistant postmaster, 5000 less than
the number of l2-cent stamps sole
in 1913. There were $1,000 three
cent stamps sold, $500 more than
last year.
Total cancellations from the 14th
to oath inclusive, were 105,978,
6,945 more than last year.
The Goth was the biggest day with
17,075 cancellations, whereas tbs
high day in 1913 showed only a total
of 1850.
Stanton said the parcel post was
not as heavy as last year, particular
ly the outgoing parcels.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
To Show Chevrolet

People here will see the new 1850
Chevrolet for the first time on Satur-
day, January 7, at the showroom Of
the Sharps Motor company, it was
announced by c. f. Sharps.
In addition to the new passenger
car models the new Chevrolets 1850
trucks also will be on display. The
leadership will hold "open house"
throughout the day and evening. Mr..
Sharps felt the 1850 models would
prove even moro popular than the
1949 cars and trucks which again oc-
cupied the number one sales position
ii the United States.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Magistrate Speelman
Dies At His Home

Norval Speelman, aged rs, trial
magistrate for the Friendsville area,
died at his home at Friendsville this
morning, December 90. He had been
i'll only few days.
Mr. Speelman was former judge
of the Orphans Court, a member of
the Garrett County Bar association
and had been trial magistrate for the
past several years. He also served as
surveyor in the Friendsville area.
Mr.. Speelman was never married.
He was born January 81, 1871, in the
Friendsville area, a son of Mary and
Ohio Speelman.
Funeral services are to be con-
Quoted from the Lutheran church, on
Sunday, January /, at 2:30 o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Fifty Attend Tea

Around fifty persons attended the
Civic club tea and program at the
Methodist church Tuesday afternoon,
Featured on the program were solo
selections by Robert Smith, piano;
Miss Donna Littman, piano; Miss
Mary c. Fraley, cello; Herbert
Leighton and Miss Dorothy Brock,
vocal
Following the program refresh
ments were served, with Mrs. Paul
Naylor in charge Mrs. +. A. Thayer
had charge of the musical program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Eight Persons Decide
To Continue Fight
Against New Schools

Eight of the thirteen persons who
originally filed a suit against the
County Commissioners in an attempt
to halt the construction of two new
high schools in the county have de-
cided to continue their fight through
the Maryland Court of Appeals.
A request to enter an appeal from
the amended order of court and final
decree of the Circuit Court on No
vember &c was received last Friday
morning by Richard l.. Davis, clerk of
the Circuit Court.
The request for appeal is signed by
George E. Coddington, Ronald f.
McIntire, J. c. Myers, Ralph Calan-
drella, Clifford Friend, Thomas Will
son, Russell Feichtner, and Milo
Wilson.
Those not entering in on the appeal
are Russell Leighton, Samuel w.
Tasker, c. Irwin Custer, George d.
Edwards and Earl X Harvey. Their
names were attached to the original
bill of complaint.
All eight persons who are continu-
ing the fight made oath before Edith
G. Pew, notary public in Kitzmiller,
that the appeal was not taken for
delay.
Just when the appeal will be heard
by the higher court, could not be as
certained at this time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
DIED
PRITTS SERVICES

Services for Joseph Henry Pritts,
%, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. (EarD
Pritts, Kitzmiller, who was killed
last Tuesday morning in a mining ac-
cident near VindeX, were conducted
last Thursday afternoon from the
residence by Rev. A. B. Mann, pastor
of the Thomas Presbyterian church,
and Rev. Harold Kohl, pastor of the
Kitzmiller Assembly of God Church.
Active pallbearers were Donald
Spiker, Carl Schell, Charles Schwina-
bart, Donald and Peter Pritts, Tate
Kennerly, Wayne Kalbaugh and Will
liam Mason. Members of Local No.
8166, United Mine Workers of
America, served as honorary pail
bearers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Some Have White
Christmas; Some Don't

1t depended upon which side of the
hill person lived on as to whether
or not he had white Christmas.
Snow to the depth of about one
inch fell on Friday, December %, but
rising temperatures on Saturday and
Sunday made it green Christmas on
the south side of the hill. On the
north side of the hills, however, there
was still snow on Christmas day.
There was four days of rain during
the week for total of 2 inches. The
high reading of the week was So, on
the 22nd, while the mercury dropped
to II degrees on the oath.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29

Military honors were accorded by
Kelly Mansfield Post, American Lee
gion, of Westernport.
Lieut. Barnard was a son of the
late Edgar and Mabel McRobie Bar
nard, of Chestnut Grove, this county,
and was a graduate of Bruce High
school, Westernport, class of 1888.
A member of the Eighth Air Force,
Lieut.. Barnard was plotting a BIZ
Flying Fortress over Holland on his
thirty third mission when he was
killed.
Surviving are one brother, Alfred
Barnard, Baltimore; five sisters, Mrs.
Arden Tichnell and Mrs. Naomi War
nick, McMullen highway, Keyser;
Mrs. Helen Hoopengardner, Hagers-
town; Mrs. June Sharpless, Kitzmil-
Ter; Mrs. Halle Mixter, Ashtabula,
Ohio. His widow, the former Nina
Ferguson, is now Mrs. John Daniels,
Westernport.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Power Company Plans
Further Expansion

Plenty of power for all growing
needs of northern West Virginia and
parts of Garrett county is guaran-
teed by another expansion program
just announced by the Monogahela
Power company. The West Maryland
Power company is a branch of the
Monongahela system.
A new power generating unit will
be constructed at the Rivesville sta
ton near Fairmont, to cost SIP, 500,-
000 1t will generate $4,000 kilowatts
of power, equivalent to the power of
5000 modern automobiles or so of
the big Notwithstanding steam
locomotives. When completed the
Rivesville plant will be able to gener-
ate 100000 kilowatts of power.
The additional power it will furnish
assures an adequate supply for the
many miles of new line being built
throughout SO counties of West Vir-
ginia and the adjoining counties of
Garrett, in Maryland; Washington,
in Ohio; and Highland in Virginia.
The Rivesvile project is the latest
phase of a five-year plant and line
construction program. For that
period ending with 1851 the COM
pany will have completed around
$57,000,000 worth of new projects.
Still underway is an enormous line
construction program, which, by the
end of 1851, is expected to extend
electric service to every rural COM
munity in the territory
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
MARRIED

Ray POrter-Miss Helen Porter,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Ray
Porter, south of town, and George
Ray, Morgantown, w. Va, were
married Saturday evening, Deem
Der "a, in the Lutheran parsonage,
Rev. Luther L. Hare, pastor, per-
forming the ceremony.
The couple will reside in Morgan
town. The bride is a graduate of
Oakland High school. She had been
employed in Washington, D. c., until
about a year ago when she returned
to her home here. The groom is an
electrical engineer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Merchants Are Pleased
With Business Results

Merchants in general throughout
the Oakland area were more than
pleased with business.
The day of the Christmas treat,
Saturday, December II, was a record
day for several of them, while at
least one other store even topped that
record the following Saturday.
Business men said more things
were being purchased but among
smaller items. 1t took more sales to
make up the volume.
The amount of business was a sur
prise to many who had expected only
a medium season.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Thirteen Persons Are
Homeless From Fire

Thirteen persons were left home
less when fire caused by defective
fue destroyed the farm home of Rev.
w. c. Dunson, near Freeport, on
Christmas morning.
The Rev. Dunson and part of his
family were attending church at the
time of the fire, at the Lynndale U.
B. mission near Gortner, where he
is pastor
Mrs. Dunson, her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Spiker,
were in the house when the fire was
discovered. All three escaped with
out injury, but were unable to save
anything, losiNasm 4 clothing and per-
sonal belongings.
The Terra Alta volunteer Fire De
paltment was summoned but the two
story siX-room house burned to the
ground. The fremen and Terra Alta
chapter Of the American Red Cross
began community effort to assist
the family. They used a mobile sound
system on truck to carry the news.
Soon the sound truck was being fol
lowed by gifts of food, clothing and
money. Monday the family took up
temporary quarters in a siX-room
furnished house in Terra Alta owned
by Miss Ruth Wolfe, and contlibu-
tions were still arriving at the fire
department.
Rev Dunson, besides having the
Mission charges in this area, is also
a clerk in the Terra Alta postofficc
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
DAVID MARTIN

Word was received here by rela-
tives of the death of David Martin,
formerly of Oakland, which occurred
in hospital in Willard, O., yester-
day morning. He had been hospital
patient since Sunday.
Deceased was an uncle of Guy,
Joseph, Harry and William Hine-
baugh, of Oakland. Funeral services
are to be conducted Friday at Will
lard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Vava Ann Helbig
Weds Lieut.. Railey

Miss Vava Ann Helbig, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Leo Helbig,
Monte Vista road, Oakland, and Sec
ond Lieutenant Robert E. Railey, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Railey, Deep
Creek Lake, were married Tuesday
afternoon, December 27, at $3.50 o.
clock, in St. Peters Catholic church.
Rev. FIR. Michael X. Carney, pastor,
officiated
Prior to the ceremony Miss Mar
celia Kerins played suitable nuptial
music, and Mrs. Russell H. Brown
sang 80 Bond of Love-"
The bride, who was given in mar
rage by her father, was attired in an
ivory candlelight satin gown with I'M
ported French lace. Her finger tip
tulle veil was caught with band OF
satin and seed pearls. She carried
white orchid and white roses show
cred with sweetheart roses.
Her cousin, Miss Barbara Hamill,
of Arlington, Va, was maid of honor
and she wore a peacock blue chiffon
velvet gown with matching gauntlets
and bonnet. Her flowers were bronze
chrysanthemums tied with gold rib
bons. The bridesmaids were Miss
Jane Reckard, Oakland; and Miss Ina
Claire Jenkins, of Friendsville. They
wore gowns of rust chiffon velvet
with matching gauntlets and bonnets,
identical in style with those of the
maid of honor. Their bouquets were
of bronze chrysanthemums.
The flower girl was Nan Barclay
Stahl, cousin of the bride, of Airing
ton, who wore a peacock blue velve-
teen dress with matching bonnet. She
carried basket of rose petals deco
rated with smilaX and sweetheart
roses.
Best man was James Railey, broth
er of the bridegroom. Ushers were
William Hesen, Gerald Johnson, Will
liam Kildow and Robert Stanton.
The brides mother wore an oak
brown crepe dress with green acces-
series, with a green orchid corsage.
The bridegrooms mother wore black
crepe dress with black accessories,
with a purple orchid corsage.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
Mrs. Brown sang Schubert's ave
Maria"
A reception for members Of the two
families was held at the William
James hotel after which the couple
left for a short trip to Eastern cities.
They will return to Oakland on Sat
urday and expect to leave January
LIST, for Lakeland Air Force base, San
Antonio, Tex, where Lieutenant Rail
ey is stationed with the u. S. Air
Force Training Command. For her
honeymoon trip the bride wore a
beige gabardine suit with brown ac-
ccssorics, with a white orchid COR
sage.
The bride was graduated from Oak
land High School in 1947, attended
the University of Maryland and
Strayor's Business college. For the
past several months she had been
with the L. S. Navy department in
Washington.
Lieut.. Railcy was graduated from
Accident High school and entered the
army in January, 1913. He was grad
uated from Officers Training, De-
ccmber Is, at the Lakeland air force
base.
Mrs. Earl Zepp entertained with a
miscellaneous shower on Tuesday
evening, December 20, in honor of the
bride. Eighteen guests were present.
A rehearsal supper was held at the
home Of the bride on Monday even
ing.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Social Security
Tax To Increase

Beginning January | Social Secur
ity taxes will be increased from two
per cent to three per cent according
to the local office.
The individual contributions from
the employer and employee, formerly
one per cent each, will be hiked tc
one and one-half per cent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Schools to Resume;
Businesses to Close

Monday, January 2, will be legal
holiday for some, and return to
"thc old grind" for others.
Being a legal holiday the banks,
postofficc, state and county offices
will be closed as we'll as most of the
business establishments in town.
Students throughout the county
will resume their studies in the public
schools on Monday morning at 9
O'clock They have been vacationing
since afternoon of the 22nd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29

Among the students home for the
holiday period in addition to those
names last week are Harold Ashby,
Thomas Jones, Ella and Florence
Fa2zalari, Laurence Wensel, Warren
Mann, William Lambert and James
Smart.
Mrs. Betty Golf, Denver, Colo,
daughter of Mrs. Anne Meisenbach,
of Oakland, was one of the soloists
at the Christmas program given at
the Lowry Air Force base in Denver,
December Is. Mrs. Golf has sung
several times at st. Marks Lutheran
church while visiting her mother
here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Aged Resident Dies

The oldest resident of Preston
county died on Christmas Day at the
age of 100 years, four months and ten
days.
Mrs. Amanda Jane Funk, who had
been staying at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Marie Kelly, in Terra
Alta, w. Va, was born August IA,
1s49 in a log house near Rowlesburg.
Her husband, Jacob Funk, died July
S, 1921.
She was known to a number Of
Garrett county persons. Surviving
are one son, six daughters, q grand
children, 62 great grandchildren; q
great great grandchildren; and three
great great great grandchildren.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29

A number of friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred d. Bell gathered last even
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. How
ard c. Riggs, Green street, for fare
well party. Mr. and Mrs. Bell and
family expect to leave Friday for
Bedford, Pa, where they will reside.
There were five tables Of Five
Hundred.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
State Budget Requests
Exceed S11S,OOO, 1000

With almost every department
wanting more money, the state al
ready has been asked to appropriate
$118,099,852 in its budget for the
1851 fiscal year. At that rate requests
could climb to $15O,OOO,OOO. The cur
rent budget totals $135,584,746. Still
to be heard from are the mental hos
pitfalls.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Reburial Services
Held for Soldier

Reburial services for Lieut.. Will
liam E. Barnard, 25, pilot, who was
killed in action over Holland April 5,
1945, were held last Thursday from
the Fredlock funeral home in Pied
mont. Rev Louis Chastain, Method
list minister of Cresaptown, offici-
ated, and interment was in the Deer
Park cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29
Loses 200 Chickens

Nose Shelter, who resides on a
farm in the Pleasant Valley area,
lost around 200 chickens in brooder
house fire about 4:3O o'clock this
morning. The Oakland firemen
answered the alarm.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Kyle and son,
Clarksburg, W. Va; Miss Elaine
Castecl, Washington, D. c.; and Will
liam A. Casteel, Ridgewood, N. j.,
were guests of their mother, Mrs.
Beural Casteel, at Crellin, this week.