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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Permanent Committee
For Handicapped

r. C. Thompson and D. L. B. Erin
ger, co-chairman of the Governors
committee to promote employment of
the physically handicapped in Mary
land, announce the appointment of a
permanent local committee in Gar
rett county.
The purpose of this committee is
to promote employment of the physi-
cally handicapped on year-round
basis; to acquaint physically handi-
capped persons with the services
available to them; to enlist public
support and interest in the employ
ment of the physically handicapped
who are otherwise qualified workers.
Members of the committee include
representatives from the various vet
Grams organizations, vocational re-
Mobilization service, department of
employment security, social agencies
and industry. The committee includes
Charles L. Briner, Oakland, Chair
man; Milbuln w. Mann, Edward P
kahl, Waller Hoye, John Stevenson,
Oakland; Rev. Jonathan Edwards,
Kitzmiller; Harvey Gortner, Grants
vile; Charles A. Wilt, Accident; and
John H, Devine, Friendsville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Friendsville Rotary
Club Is Instituted

The third Rotary club for Garrett
county was formally instituted on
Monday evening, March 7, at a gath
ering of about IT'S persons in the
school auditorium in Friendsville.
The charter to the Friendsville club
of 26 members was presented to r.
Earl Guard, its first president, by Dr.
Ernest E. Church, of Keyser, w. Va,
present governor of the 178th district
of Rotary International.
DR.. Church emphasized the four OBJ
jects Of Rotary, and called member
ship in the club as an adventure in
friendship" He dwelled on the i'm
pOrtance of international relations and
stressed the fact that until there was
peace in the minds and hearts of men
everywhere such as Rotary professed,
there would be no actual peace.
Mr.. Guard responded to the charter
presentation and also accepted numer-
Gus other gifts from nearby clubs, in
Guiding gavel and Rotary bell from
the Grantsville cldb, sponsor of the
Friendsville organization.
Rotarians and their wives were
present from Frostburg, Bedford,
Hancock, Cumberland, Homecoming,
Keyser, Oakland and Grantsville, in
addition to Friendsville. Henry Pat
ton, Grantsville Rotary president,
opened the program, with Harry Ed
wards, Grantsville, delivering the gem
eral welcome. c. o. Bender served as
master of ceremonies.
Group singing was led by Rev.
Olonzo P. Fike, and vocal selections
were rendered by Mrs. Lucille Sines,
accompanied at the piano by Mrs. w.
j. Glenn. The invocation was by Rev.
Ross Speicher.
Charter members include R. Earl
Guard, president; Aubrey R. Custer,
vice-president; John Capel, secretary;
Charley Miller, treasurer; Paul NJ.
Friend, sergeant-at-arms; directors:
Dorsey Guard, Ray o. Mccullough
and Howard Skidmore; committee
chairmen, Merle Frantz, club service;
Charles Miller, community service;
Ray Mccullough, vocational service;
Wilbur Glenn, international service.
Other members, George Coddington,
Blaine Frantz, William F. Frazee, Her
vey Friend, DR.. H. F. Glover, John w.
Holman, George Mccullough, Ralph
Murphy, Robert Murphy, August Neil,
Karol Rush, Leslie Savage, Raymond
Schlossnagle, Ross Selby, Lloyd War
then and John Williams.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
To Place Team In
Teen-Age Tourney

A local basketball team, sponsored
by Oakland Amvets, will participate in
a teen-age basketball tournament, it
was announced by J. E. "Newt" Casti-
low, of Oakland, who is state athletic
director of the Maryland Department
of Amvets.
Mr.. Castilow will go to Cumberland
on Sunday to witness the selection of
teams for the tournament. He said
there would be three teams represent
ing Cumberland, Frederick and Oak
land. Kyle Wilson, high school coach,
will direct the Oakland quint and has
announced the following players:
Harland Kelly, George Kley, William
Tasker, Gary Baker, James Flanagan,
Paul McIntire, Thomas Wainer, T.
Runner, K Wolfe, and Wayne john
son as manager. Alfred Marucci will
assist Coach Wilson in getting the
boys in shape.
The winner of the tournament which
is to be held in Cumberland on March
20, will go to Washington, d. c., to
compete in the national tournament
with every state represented.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
State ''Obliged'' to
Construct Roads in
The State Parks

Governor Lane last Friday signed a
resolution giving the state an "obli-
cation" to build roads leading to and
within state parks. The resolution
was introduced by president of the
Senate.
Garrett county spokesman have
asked aid to improve transportation
in Western Maryland's vast recre-
ational area.
B. |. Gender, member of the Board
of State Forests and Parks, who has
been working on this project for some
time along with members of his board
and with other interested persons,
said he had received word through
Joseph F. Kaylor, director of the
State Forestry department, that in
all probability the first road would
be to Swallow Falls. Kaylor said also
that he had received from the Rotary
club members of Oakland the assur-
ance of their keen interest in the de-
partment's recreational program. As
surance that the Swallow Falls road
would be the first, had come verbally
from members of the State Roads
commission.
May Distribute Trees
Prospect of favorable conservation
measure was also pointed out by Mr..
Gender, in House Bill 295 which would
permit the State Department of For
ests and Parks to make regulations
concerning the free distribution of
trees from the state nursery, and to
remove the present provision which
requires that such trees be sold. The
operation of the nursery would be
under the supervision of the forestry
department.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
% Merchants Will
Participate In Second
Style Show and Exhibit

Twenty-Five local merchants al
ready have agreed to participate in
the Style show and Merchandise Mart,
sponsored by the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club, to be held
Friday night, March rs, at the Oak
land High school, indicating larger
affair than last year, according to
Miss Susy Smith, chairman.
Harvey's Style and Beauty Salon,
Rudy's Department Store, Treacy's,
Youthland, The Half Price Stores
and Princess Shop will model clothes.
Hair styles will be shown by Helen's,
Bette's, Mabel's and Harvey's Beauty
salons. The Coca-Cola and Orange
Crush Bottling companies will furnish
bottled drinks to be sold, and j. w.
Jackson company will sell sailed nuts,
the proceeds to be turned over to the
B and PW. Flowers are to be donated
by the H. Weber and Sons and cake
given by the Oakland Baking COM
pany, will be sold. Electrical equip
ment and loud speaker will be in
stalled by Ace Radio Service, and adj
vertising will be given by The Re-
publican and The Mountain Democrat.
Merchants who will furnish eX-
hibits are the fanny Lee Craft House,
Oakland Hardware company, Dewitt
and DeBerry, Jackson's sc to $1.00,
Rudy's Department Store, the Music
Shop, Dusic Wholesale Produce, the
Western Auto Associate Store, Bells
Studio, Riders Insurance Agency, A.
D. Naylor and Company, Harvey,
Ream and Humbertson, Moons Ser
vice Center, Oakland Upholstering
company.
Admission to the show will be free,
but there will be refreshments, fancy
work, etc, on sale. Women's club
members will work on various COM
mittees and model fashions in the
show. Other women and children of
the community will model styles.
A feature of the program will be
soloist Charles Briner singing Heart
broken" the song recently written by
Emeric Dusic and Paul Monda, now
being played on the air.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Accident Firemen
Plan Fire House

Plans are being formulated for a
fire house at Accident in the future,
but realization of the plans may be
years away.
The organization has the idea and
this idea was helped along just re-
Gently when C. C. Goehringer and
Frank E. Spoerlein each gave rs foot
widths of property which join, by 100
feet deep, to the fire company.
The deeds have been recorded and
the land is now the property of the
Accident Volunteer Fire Department,
Inc, according to Melvin Kesner,
president.
The property is cast of the Spoer-
lein garage, and would be adjacent to
the school athletic field Mr.. Kesner
said the company will make plans to
include a suitable place for COM
munity affairs when the building is
constructed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Bandits Hold Up
B. & Q. Train
East of Hancock

Over hundred passengers on the
b. and O.'s Ambassador, westbound
treamlincr, were robbed by armed
bandits in Jesse James fashion at
Warm Springs, w. Va, about CT miles
east of Cumberland, about 1880 last
night.
Three members of the train crew
were slugged, chef was shot and sew
eral passengers were pushed about, at
least one of whom was slugged with a
pistol butt. Passengers and trainmen
said there were two armed robbers on
the train and more met the train when
it was stopped at Warm Springs.
Police thought the Tri-State area
and railroad police made an investiga-
ton when the train reached Cumber-
land and set up road blocks in an all
out man-hunt for the men.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10

Mrs. Ruth K Graham, county or
ganizer for the Maryland tuberculosis
association, was present at an infor-
NAL meeting of local citizens at Pick
wick Inn last Friday evening, to dis
cuss the possibility of forming a Tu-
berculosis and Health association for
this county.
AT present Mrs. Robert Nethken is
the only representative in the county.
Mrs. Graham pointed out that each
year money is raised through the sale
of Christmas seals, handled primarily
through the Baltimore office. The
amount raised in 1913 was q per-
cent increase over the goal set for the
county.
She said that these funds, raised in
the county are set aside to be spent
in this county, but that to date there
had been no organized group to adj
minister them, and they are now
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Roy O. Winters,
Dairy Owner,
Dies on Saturday
Oakland Man Had Been I'm
conscious Since Struck by Auto
mobile September 81, 1947

Roy Oren Winters, aged 60, owner
of the Highland Park Dairy, died last
Saturday, March 5, at his home on
8th street. He had remained in an I'M
conscious condition since being struck
by an automobile while crossing the
road in front of the farm of his
brother south of Red House, on Sep
TENDER 81, 1947.
He was born at Horse Shoe Run, w.
Va, June %, 1879, a son of the late
William A and Martha Roth Winters.
He was a former Sheriff Of Garrett
county and was well known is this
community. He was a member of St.
Marks Lutheran church of Oakland
and Garrett Temple No. 113, Knights
of Pythias. He was married July 8,
1898, to Nellie Moon, by the Rev. j.
G. Breuninger, and the couples 50th
wedding anniversary passed last year
while he remained unconscious. He
had been a member of the Pythian
order for forty-two years.
Surviving are his widow and four
children, Mrs. Lester Bittinger, Clay
ton Winters, Mrs. Howard White and
Harvey Winters, all of Oakland, the
two sons being associated in business
with their father. Also surviving are
two brothers, Arthur C. Winters, of
Mt. Lake Park, and Charles Winters,
on the home place near Gnegy church,
and one sister, Mrs. Flora Hauser,
Horse Shoe Run, w. Va, and ten
grandchildren.
MIR. Winters had been at his home
here for about ten months, after he
had remained a patient at Memorial
hospital, Cumberland, for Gig h t
months following the accident. During
this period of darkness, caused by
head injuries, he had been fed
through tubes.
Funeral services were conducted on
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
st. Marks Lutheran church with Rev.
Luther L. Hare, pastor, and Rev.
Austin F. Schildwachter, Episcopal
rector, officiating. Interment was in
Oakland cemetery. Pallbearers were
Carlton Bowser, Earl Shartzer, Ar
thur Naylor, Walter w. Dawson,
Arthur Lawton and George Fulk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Directors Nominated

Six members of the Mt. Top Cham
Der of Commerce have been nominated
for members of the Board of Direct
tors, it was announced by w. o. Davis,
secretary. Three will be selected from
the six who will serve for a term of
three years.
The meeting is tentatively sched-
uled for March 81.
Those named are Ralph Pritts, A.
G. Gortner, Karl Lehman, Bernard 1.
Gender, Cecil Smith and Joseph Hine-
baugh. Hold-over members are C. L.
Briner, w. w. Close, N. A. Coplin,
Emeric Dusic, Irwin Field, Arthur
Humbertson. Those whose terms ex-
pire are A. G. Gortner, Ralph Pritts
and Emroy Bolden.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Boy Scout Troop
Formally Organized
By Crellin Church

A Boy Scout troop, consisting of
twenty members, has been organized
by interested members of the Crellin
Union church, and an investiture cere-
mony by candlelight will be conducted
at the church on Sunday morning at
II o'clock, it has been announced by
Harold Lantz, scoutmaster.
Earl S. Black, field executive, will
preside and present the charter to the
group.
Members of the troop committee in
clude Dwight Ashby, chairman; HON.
er Shaffer, of Crellin; Edward Glot-
felty, Hutton; and Rev. William De-
Shong, Corinth, w. Va. Assistant
scoutmasters are Ward Ashby and
Iret Ashby.
The charter members will include
George Lee, Don Colaw, Fred Colaw,
Jackie Colaw, Robert Shaffer, Alvin
Mersing, Jackie Mersing, Jimmie
Mersing, Jimmie Fulk, Jimmie Ash
by, Don Williams, Eugene Williams,
Sam Glotfelty, Paul Markley, Clyde
Lantz, Eddie limbaugh, Dennis Sis
Ter, Larry Friend, Thomas Martin and
Carl Dumire.
This will mark the first time there
ever has been boy scout troop in
Crellin. Crellin church members have
been in the process of organizing the
troop for the past five weeks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Three Bills introduced

Three bills were introduced in the
House of Delegates yesterday. II. B.
529-to create a sanitary district for
the Deep Greek Lake area of the
county.
II. B. SOTO specify that beer
wholesalers of the county must pay
an additional $500 annual license
fee, the proceeds of which would go
to the county's general funds.
II. 3. 531-To allow the town of
Oakland to extend its boundaries, if
the qualified voters of the town and
the territory to be annexed approve.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Contractors Move In

Contractors for excavation and en-
bankmcnt work at the Savage River
Dam are moving in" according to d.
E. Mather, Piedmont, resident engi-
neer for the project.
Two firms offered joint low bid of
about 1852 900 for the work. A second
and final contract will include in
stalling hydraulic gates and building
concrete outlet works. Engineers have
estimated the dam will be finished by
1851.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Lenten Services Continue

The third in the series of union mid
week Lenten services among the Prot
estant churches of Oakland will be
held next Wednesday in the Method
list church with Rev. Austin F. Schild-
wachter, Episcopal rector, preaching
on the Parable of the Talents" The
time is 1880.
The theme of the services is 1.-THE
Parallels of Jesus" and at the Luth-
eran church last night, DR.. Denver c.
Pickens preached on the parable of
the Ten Virgins"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
INCENTIVE FUND
BILLS PRESENTED
in LEGISLATURE
Two Thirds of State Legislators
Offer School Aid Measure in
Both Houses

More than two-thirds of the men,
bers of the legislature recommended
on Monday night a $3O,OOO,0OO state
bond issue to help the counties and
Baltimore city build new school build
ings.
Nineteen senators and 20 house
delegates submitted identical bills
which would-besides providing for
the $4,000, 000-increase the so-called
incentive fund for school buildings by
four times the present limit.
Senators Turnbull (D-Baltimore)
and Kimble (R-Allegany) also had a
bill which would require that the
money raised from Maryland two per-
cent automobile titling tax go toward
paying for part of the school building
program. The House did not get such
a measure.
The $30,0O0,000 loan bill calls for a
state levy of LIS cents on each 500
property valuation in 1850 and 1851.
The state real estate tax in 1852
would go to 8 cents on the $500 and
remain so until the bonds are paid
off.
Establish New Formula
Baltimore and the counties would
have to meet certain requirements be-
fore they got any of the states money
to spend on school buildings.
As it is now, the state allows Balti-
more and the counties to put on taxes
up to 5 cents on the 500 to raise the
school building money which the
state matches. The new bills would
increase that tax figure to maxi
mum of 20 cents on each 500 valu-
alton and work out a new formula for
passing it out.
The amounts would be worked out
by multiplying by 81 the number Of
cents levied by Baltimore or county,
and then multiplying by the number
of students. The money raised by Bal
timore or county would be sub
tracted from this total figure and then
the state would pay the rest. The law
now says the most the state will
guarantee is $40 multiplied by the
number of pupils. The new bill would
quadruple that contribution to $40.
How 1t Would Work
How it would work in Garrett
CO. nty was explained by Senator Neil
Continued ON Page Two)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Planning for Acreage
For Peas, Corn, Etc.

The Mt. Lake Canning Company is
making plans for the 1919 crop of
peas, corn and other vegetables, ac-
cording to Roland H. Shaffer Mr..
Shaffer said farm people were being
notified this week through advertise
mcnt, and that slight increase in
the acreage was being contemplated.
He said that in addition to 800 to
400 acres each of peas and corn, under
contract with various farmers, that
the company may plant limited
acreage of beans and from so to 100
acres of cauliflower.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10

dormant in a Baltimore bank. She
felt the public health need of the
county was increasing daily.
Mrs. Graham pointed out that a
volunteer group could be formed in
the county to govern its own funds as
needed, and while primarily for tu-
berculosis work, any remaining funds
on hand could be used in other author
lied forms of public health as desig-
mated by officers and board of di-
rectors.
Mrs. Graham requested that those
present try to secure a representative
group of citizens from various COM
munities, to be present at the next
meeting scheduled for the latter part
of April, at which time a constitution
would be adopted and officers elected.
Mrs. Nethken left is shown dis
cussing the problems with Mrs.
Graham and DR.. Thomas Lusby.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Recruiter TO Remain

Changes in the army recruiting set
up in this general area will not affect
Oakland, according to a recent news
release.
Sgt. Frank Robbins will remain in
Oakland. There will be no main sta
ton in Cumberland after April i. The
main station will be at Martinsburg,
West Va
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
P.-T.A. Schedules
Discussion Tonight

A discussion of sex education, in
regard to how much should be taught
in the home, in the school, or in the
church, will be the purpose of the
meeting of the Oakland Elementary
Parent Teacher association this even
ing at s o'clock.
Parents will also have an oppor-
tunity to see the improvements in the
Railways and the single classroom
which have been completed since the
last association meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
TO Attend Conference

John II. Garter, county agent, and
Miss Eleanor X. Dearborn, home
demonstration agent, will attend the
joint conference for county agents and
home demonstration agents on
"Freezer-Locker and Food Preser-
walton" to be held in Hagerstown,
March 18th and 10th.
These training meetings are given
to Agents to help them in carrying on
unified programs helpful to the farm
family on projects of interest of both
men and women, Miss Dearborn
stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
District Farm Bureau to Meet

The union district unit Of Preston
county farm bureau will meet Friday,
March IS, at 7:45, at the Horse Shoe
Run school building.
After regular business there will be
"beef cattle special" led by Cole
man Shaffer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Mercury Drops

A cold snap this week sent the
thermometer down to 8 degrees above
zero, on Monday the 7th, but this was
followed the next day by the warm
est recording of the week which was
Sc degrees.
On the 7th snowfall amounted to
rs inches while % inches of rain
fell on the 9Th.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10
Booster Directors to Meet

Members of the Board of Directors
of the Oakland Booster club will meet
on Tuesday evening at o'clock at the
Coca-Cola office, it was announced by
Robert w. Lohr, president.
Plans will be made for the annual
dinner honoring Oakland High ath-
letic teams.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-03-10

Twenty-Five teachers of the county
are enrolled in a speech course, which
begins this Friday in Oakland High
school. Glasses begin at $50. This
course, which is good for three hours
of credit in graduate or undergradu-
ate work, is under the University of
Maryland and will be taught by DR..
Ansberry.
Evening star., 1949-06-15
Powers 10 Be Counsel
For County Heads

Jerrold v. Powers, 40. Hyatts-
vile attorney, will become chief
counsel for the Prince Georges
County commissioners tomorrow.
Mr.. Powers was appointed yes
terday to succeed Waldo Burnside
also of Hyattsville. who resigned
because of the pressure of private
business. The post pays $500 q
year.
The new counsel. a resident of
Landover. Hills, formerly was
chairman Of the Legislative Com
nittee Of the county Council Of
Parent Teacher Associations. He
Is chairman Of the Prince Georges
Juvenile Court Advisory COM
mittee.
During World War II he served
81 months In the Navy.
Robert Matthias Of Mount
Rainier, recently named as the
commissioners first assistant
counsel. will remain in that ca
pacity.
Evening star., 1949-06-15
Inauguration Ticket Tax
Exemption Still Sought

The 1e4s Inaugural Committee
"still has hopes" Of obtaining q
ticket tax exemption from Con-
gress which would enable 1t TO
distribute q substantial surplus
to charities here. General Chair
man Melvin d. Hildreth said today
A bill to grant the exemption
passed the House but was de-
feated In the Senate by q two
vote margin. The total tax or
tickets to- the inaugural parade