The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-02-23
WHO is REALLY TRYING TO CONFUSE?

the 1947 session the legislature our elected repre-
sentatives authorized county bond the Of
$l,500000o0 Their action predcated upon figures
supplied them by County School Authorities and
County Commissioners after county wide survey had
been made to determine what needed to be DONE and how
much would cost put school buildings condition
to meet the requirements Of the Twelve Year Plan The
data submitted representatives called for the
sructon of school building at Oakland the improve
men OF the present high school buildings the four towns
of Accident, Frandsvle, Grantsvle and Kitzmler with
minor improvements at Bloomington, Finzel and
other places The total Of the proposed improvements
to be approximately One Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars
After the Bonds had been authorized county Of
as deserted the plan for which the money provided
and announced their intention Of building two CONSOLE
dated high schools in the county take the place of the
five now have.
Strong public opposition has arisen to the Two School
plan $500 people in the county have voluntarily signed Pc
ttions opposing it.
With unprecedented disregard for the opposition
county officials led by appointed State Senator have
determined push this costly and impractical plan down
threats the detrment of people, and at the cost
of between Two Million and Three Million Dollars.
II these have their way there will be nothing left
to spend school buildings at Bloomington Fnze, Deer
Park any other place and they know it. In my opinion
they about those schools They chiefly
with getting the Million and Half Dollars plus
all they borrow from the State into their hands with
strings attached to spend just the they want to
spend it. That is why they resent referendum refer
endum would require them obey the mandate of the
people 1t would not stop delay the construction OF
school building in Oakland In fact, would expedite
improvements to all our schools.
Consider the utterly selfish position of the who
believe, wrote the editorial opposing referendum APP
pointed attorney the County Commissioners where he
dominates the policies of that board Appointed to the Of
flee State where he position to choke off
any legislation for the benefit Of the county, if in
way nterferes with his personal ambitions Privileged to
use the editorial columns Of county paper to vify and
defame any man who oppose him. Here, is indeed
a combination of entrenched power and privilege that
should make all citizens THINK This is especially
true when we consider the large of money from the
ISSUE be expended and the fragrant and consistent
disregard public sentiment that has been shown from
the time the money made available.
referendum the question Of where High
be placed possibly harm any body who
the best interests of county in mind Our three Dele
gates at Annapolis not trying to the county,
Fraey has charged They only trying to pre-
vent him from taking the High Schools away from Acct
dent Friendsve Grantsvle and Kitzmier without the
peoples consent The Referendum Bill could probably be
improved 1t the plain duty of Senator Fraley who
lawyer help iron the wrinkles, and pass through
the Senate that referendum legally be taken 1t is
emergency necessary to the peace of mind the
health and general welfare of the citizens of Garrett
County. Unless get this referendum, pow it just
possible that county will be put to the expense of build
ing those two bombastc structures at place where
people do want them, and where of citizens
cannot use them We afford costly mistake.