The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-09-14

about did members of Garrett Counys
delegation who voted against the bill.
Mr.. Friend continues to talk about the County borrow
ing and spending three million five hundred thousand dol
lars for school construction purposes and lot of
trouble to show what such Indebtedness would amount
to upon properties of various values How does he arrive at
this figure? What action has been taken by the County
Commissioners the Advisory Committee, the Board of
Education anyone else that would warrant the statement
that it is proposed to borrow and spend that amount of
money? Because it was suggested that the original plan
known The Master Plan might cost that much, he has
consistently tried make the people believe that that is
the amount that ultimately intended to be spent Moth
ing could be further from the truth The socaed Master
Plan abandoned because of its cost and the the
present plan adopted because it seemed the logical
and sensible to adopt with the amount of money
that is available for the purpose The decision of the County
Commissioners Advisory Committee Board of Education
and State Superintendent of Schools was made after
months Of careful consideration and to continually state
that these under control and domination is
too silly to deny
It has been stated publicly by that they have
intention of applying to the State for loan under
the above mentioned Act and certainly have intention
of sponsoring or supporting any measure for further Dor
rowing and Mr. Friends charge that there is sinister
scheme part to do is without foundation or
In his further efforts to mislead the people he
the three and half million dollar figure which he is
approximately fifth of the value of all real and personal
property in the County. Now the assessed value of the
property of the County is approximately twenty four mil
lion dollars instead of seventeen and one half million dollars
and since his debt table is based upon figures
his entire calculations
Throughout the campaign Mr.. Friend has accused me-
the Commissioners and others of schemes and intentions
that without basis in fact According to him the
Commissioners are wrong and dangerous men, the Adj
visory Committee the Board OF Education IS
wrong the three judges of the Circuit Court wrong
the five Judges of the Court of Appeals wrong and
finally hundred and fifty members of the General AS
sembly wrong. He is the only with the ability and
knowledge conduct the affairs of the County and
its people from bankruptcy and certain DOOM
Again in frantic effort to get votes in the Oak
area Friend says that "Oakand is in real need of
a new high school building. When did he reach this
clsion? Some months ago, he party to a suit in
which the Courts asked to PERMANENTLY ENJOIN
the County Commissioners from constructing high
school building AT OR NEAR OAKLAND and THE Cove"
His actions obviously political that it is scarcely
necessary to call them to your attention.
believe that every child of Garrett County regardless
of where it may live is entitled equal opportunity for
public school education and so long have any nfu
authority do not intend to sacrifice this principal
any chd chances of getting proper education for
personal political gain.
NEIL C.FRALEY
Candidate for Republican Nomination
for State Senator
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