The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-12-15
FOOD, CLOTHING
DESCEND UPON
SHALLMAR MINERS
Appeal For Help to Avert Star
walton Brings Replies From
Wide Area

Fifty miners and their families in
Shallmar, many of whom were near
starvation because they have had
little on no work for months, have
received sufficient food to get them
through several weeks, and clothing
to Lass them for several months, as
the rceult of efforts of interested
persons in both Garrett and ALE.
gany counties and other areas.
Since last week when an appeal for
help came from j. Paul Andrick
principal of the Shallmar school, to
Charles L. Briner, director of
Employment security, many groups
in Garrett county have prepared and
sent in contributions. Two truck
loads gathered in the Oakland area
were sent to Shallmar by the Cham
Der of Commerce, where it was distri-
buted by members of the Kitzmiller
Lions club and citizens of the
stricken town.
When word of the dire need of the
town, whose industry, the Wolf Den
Mine, shut down last March, reached
Cumberland last Friday, much pub
licity was given to the conditions and
since then trucks have poured food
and clothing into the town. The
towns school house was piled high
distributed as rapidly as possible. The
school held halliday session and
the children then settled down to
sorting and fitting. ASSISTING in thu
distribution was Albert Males, chair
man of the miners local Union Nc.
1897 relief committee.
Mr.. Andrick said that much of the
food over weeks supply, had been
given out, with some of it kept for
school hot lunch program which be-
gan today.
Hopes Mine Will Reopen
Hope that the mine would Ieope I.
was voiced by the company's presi-
dent, H. A. Marshall, but said the
work would begin only when orders
started coming in and current dis
putes with the union were ironed out.
He cited lack of orders as the reason
for the mines shutdown and pointed
out that mechanical mines are cheap
er to operate.
Union officials were quick to seiz
upon the event to charge that tn
State of Maryland was buying Coz
from West Virginia mine and asked
that orders be placed with Shallmar
mine, declaring suffering now being
endured by coal miners and their
families could and would be elimi-
mated by the State giving some of the
coal tonnage consumed by state
institutions to Shallmar.
The state buys 10000 tons of coal
per year for state institutions, over
half of this coming from the Stanley
Coal company at Crellin. Union Of
ficials pointed out that this was a
non-union mine with the mine actu-
ally in West Virginia. The states
purchasing agent said the Crellin
coal was Of excellent quality and that
consideration was given because of
the mines ability to fill the states
needs at all times at the bid price.
\ c. Uhl of the Maryland Depart
mcnt of Budget and Procurement said
said that no coal purchased by the
state for its institutions and public
buildings could be considered as
coming from "outside sources" since
the mine is worked largely by Mary
land miners.
Meanwhile the entire nation and
even Great Britain have beer
touched by the story of the town.
dcstitution. Andricl said yesterday
he has received over $500 in dona-
tions from states all over the union
The money will 90 into Shallmal'
Welfare fund to carry on the no,
lunch program, provide dental an,
medical care and take care of future
emergencies.
For the present cooking for schoo
| lunches is to be done at the kitz
,,iiInr school cafC+pria