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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
3-Day Fire Fighting
Demonstration Opens
In State Forest Area

A three-day demonstration of new
fire-fighting equipment opened this
morning at Harrington Manor, in the
Swallow Falls State forest, before d
critical audience of $50 foresters from
nearly every state in the East.
The foresters will watch demon
strators put tractors, jeeps, fire-line
plows, radio equipment and airplanes
through their PAGES, and then discuss
their worth in battling woods blazes.
Scheduled to be shown this morn
ing were four new types of plows
developed for use with tractors, jeeps
or trucks.
Among the display pieces is a by
draulically operated pillow used for
about a year by Maryland foresters,
who say it has saved considerable
fire-fighting time and money. At
noon, fire-spotting airplane from
the West Virginia forest service was
scheduled to buzz the demonstration
area to demonstrate its loudspeaking
system, used to give directions to fire
crews.
1t was also expected to snap pic
lures with a new type Of camera and
drop finished prints to ground OBJ
servers about one minute later. Pur-
pose of the films during a fire is to
provide a crew with information as
to what type of timber and terrain
lie ahead of it.
During the afternoon session, the
foresters will watch a demonstra-
ton of standard equipment which has
recently bten modified. For supper
they will eat new type of packaged
meal designed to be used by fire crews
in the field.
The Friday schedule includes
demonstrations of radio and pumping
gear, a plastic sleeping bag, port
able lighting system and other equip
ment.
Some 60 national foresters from
three states ended three-day train
ing meeting yesterday at Harrington
Manor, after working on definite
plan for coordinating effort in fight
ing large forest fires. The proposed
organization would allow interstate
swapping Of fire crews for large fires
and would provide better liaison
among fire fighting crews.
The training meeting was the first
to be held in Maryland Attending the
sessions have been supervisors and
rangers from Virginia, West Virginia
and Kentucky. Among the Maryland
officials attending were II. c. Buck
ingham, Maryland state forester; Paul
II. Seward, Bel Air, forest supervisor;
William H. johnson, district forester
for Allegany and Garrett counties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20

Sergeant Charles P Mersing, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mersing,
Oakland, was decorated with the Sill
yer Star medal recently in the office
of Major General Ray E. Porter, COM
manding general of the 101st Air
borne Division and Camp Brecken-
ridge, Ky.
Sgt. Mersing earned the award
while serving as a Private First Glass
with Company L, 21st Infantry Regi-
ment, oath Infantry Division in
Korea. The medal was awarded for
gallantry in action against the enemy
on September 81, 1850.
The Department of the Army ci-
tation stated During an attack, the
Third Battalion of the Dist Infantry
Regiment was held up by fire from
enemy tanks. Sgt. Mcrsing, 3.5
rocket launcher gunner, volunteered
to join a patrol attempting to flank
the enemy's armOr and strike from
his rear. Observing one of the tanks
he moved forward, and by his effec-
tive fire crippled it. Advancing, he
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Autumn Glory Month
Set For October
Lake Promotion Council An
nOunceS Event For Middle
OF Next Month

The spotlight Of publicity will be
turned on Garrett county around the
middle of October when Autumn
Glory Month" will be observed, it was
announced following a meeting of the
Deep Creek Lake Promotion Council
at Point View Inn ON Monday evening.
The suggestion for such an event
was made by Earle R. Poorbaugh,
new director Of the Maryland Depart
ment OF Information, to the Mt. Top
Chamber OF Commerce, and the latter
asked the aid of the Lake Council.
The occasion will be announced by
a proclamation of Governor T. r. Nc
Keldin, with special emphasis on the
beauties of Garrett county.
The council announced plans to
have travel editors from newspapers
and magazines in Pittsburgh, AL
toona, Johnstown, Harrisburg, Phila-
delphia, New York, and several
towns in Virginia and West Virginia,
present for a tour of the beauty spots
of the area.
1t is also in the plans to have Miss
Phyllis Mayer, recently chosen Miss
Maryland TV for 1851, to give the
proclamation in person from a spot
on Deep Creek Lake. There will be
coverage through the Baltimore press,
radio and television, according to
Charles l.. Briner, secretary of the
Mt. Top Chamber of Commerce.
The Lake council gave assurance
that the information booth, which
was started this year, would be set
up next year the latter part of May,
and that it would be located between
the Deep Greek Bridge and the
Thayer barn. f. l.. Bussey, president
of this group, said they were plan
ming for a festival on the Lake next
summer which would include band
concerts, speed boat races, etc.
Publicity for this section was pub
lished in Sundays issue of the New
York Times. Included in a travel
article by Doris and Harold Faber
was information about the Lake, its
possibilities for fishing and vacation
spots, the accommodations available
around the Lake, the nearby places
of interest, and where detailed in
formation could be obtained. This al
ready has resulted in letters to Mr..
Briner asking for places for autumn
vacations.
Briner also announced that bro
chures prepared by the Chamber of
Commerce, concerning Oakland and
Deep Greek Lake, would be available
by December LIST.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
George Lees Entry
Wins Fat Hog Show

Grand Champion Of the FLA. and
All Fat Hog Show and Sale, held at
Accident Stock Yards on Monday,
brought $500 per hundredweight, it
was announced following the auction.
The champion was raised by George
Lee, of Accident, and was 19O-lb.
Berkshire.
There were "a animals entered in
the show and sale, divided into three
weight groups, and then placed in
one of three grade groups, blue, red
and yellow, for condition and quality.
NJ. E. Cannon, University of Mary
land livestock specialist, official Judge
and grader, declared the majority of
the hogs were in the blue group,
showing that the young farmers were
producing high quality livestock,
The grand champion winner is an
active FLA. member and a All club
member. His pig was an FLA.
project.
Glenn Schlossnagle, Accident, won
the reserve champion ribbon with his
21O-lb. Berkshire His hog sold for
$3O.25 per cwt. Both of the top hogs
were purebred and both were pur-
chased by Cecil Engle, of Frostburg.
Both boys have shown hogs at the
annual show and sale for the past
four years.
At the auction sale, the hogs sold
for an average of $22.50 per hundred
pounds. James McHenry, assistant
county agent, said the boys reports
showed that it cost about $21 per
hundred to raise them, not counting
the original cost of the pig.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Gas Output Tipped

The daily output of natural gas
from the Mt. Lake Park gas field was
increased materially one day last
week when the well on the w. Blail
Simmons property came in with al
open flow pressure of between five
and six million cubic feet.
Workmen are now engaged in lay
ing line which will connect the well
with the lines of the C. and A. gas
company.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Lake Gives Up Body
OF Drowning Victim
Body of Raymond Bowers Re
covered Tuesday After
17-Day Search

The body of Raymond Bowers, 40
year-old Pennsylvania, who was
drowned in Deep Creek Lake on Sat
urday, September 1, was discovered
floating on the surface of the water
on Tuesday morning by w. W. De-
Witt, county roads engineer, and
Clayton Speicher, roads worker.
Seventeen days had elapsed since the
drowning.
Bowers body had been sought since
a boating accident the Saturday be-
fore Labor Day. Sheriff Paul W. Fish
er. who recovered the body assisted
by Victor Hoffman, said it was float
ing near the place where Bowers was
lost when a small cupboard motorboat
overturned. Three other persons in
the boat were brought to safety.
DR.. f. l. Baumgartner, deputy Gar
rett County medical examiner, who
examined the body at the Bolden
Funeral home later that morning, said
there was no visible evidence Of any
thing other than accidental death, and
returned an official verdict of acct
dental drowning.
Bowers was born in Cove Run, Pa,
January Is, 1911, and was aged 40
years. He was a son of Edward and
Laura Hawk Bowers. Surviving are his
father, one brother, Orrie Bowers,
West Leisenring, Pa; three sisters,
Mrs. Ruth Paska, and Mrs. Beulah
Rodeheaver, both Lemont Furnace,
Pa; Mrs. Lois Miller, Mt. Braddock,
Pa; his wife and four children, Ray,
Jr., IS; Shirley, Is; Constance, IL;
and Wayne, 3, all of West Leisenring
The body was taken to Dunbar, Pa,
for funeral arrangements.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Special Methodist
Services Planned

ST. Paul's Methodist church in Oak
land will hold special services next
week at 1880 O'Clock, Sunday eve
ming through Friday evening, in con-
nection with the United Evangelistic
Advance, Dr.. Denver c. Pickens, pass
tor, has announced. The Advance is
being conducted throughout the West
Virginia Methodist Conference.
DR.. w. S. Patterson, district
superintendent at Buckhannon and
former pastor of st. Paul's church,
will be the preacher. He will have his
first service of the series next Sun
day morning.
Beginning next Sunday and during
the following week, local Methodists
will be visiting people of the COM
munity who are not church members
and will urge them to make a Chris
tian decision and to unite with some
church of some denomination in the
community.
The Woman's Society of Christian
Service is making final preparations
for series of dinners to be served
each evening, Monday through Fri
day, to those engaging in the visi-
tation effort.
DR.. Pickens will attend the first
meeting of the School of Evangelism
held in connection with The Advance,
at Keyser, on Friday afternoon, and
will confer with DR.. Patterson at that
time. Both ministers will return to
Keyser each morning of next week to
attend additional sessions of the
school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Phineas Spicher Still
In Critical Condition

Phineas Spicher, elderly man who
resided at the home of Mrs. Maggie
Right, at Sunnyside, remains in a
critical condition at the Garrett
County Memorial hospital, Oakland.
Spicher is suffering from a skull frac-
ture received Sunday evening when
he was struck by an automobile along
route 219.
Spicher was returning to his home
from Red House when struck by an
automobile driven by A. l. Snyder, of
Horse Shoe Run, w. Va.
Sheriff Paul Fisher, who investi-
gated, said Snyder had stopped and
brought the injured man to the hos
pital. No charges were placed against
Snyder, pending further investiga-
ton by Trooper Robert Henline of
the State Police.
Boy Hit By Car
Donald Friend, 8, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gary Ray Friend, Of Blooming
Rose, was also struck by a car in
front OF tne rIdZee SERVICE SIdIloH III
Friendsville on Monday morning.
The lad, a second grade student, had
just arrived at school on the school
bus a short time before and had run
down the street. Fisher said he darted
out on the road and was struck by an
automobile driven by Ford Schroyer,
Washington, D. c., a son of Mrs. Iva
Schroyer, Friendsville.
The lad was examined by DR.. Mil
ton Tepfer and sent to Memorial hos
pital in Cumberland, suffering with
broken leg and several cuts and
abrasions. Paul w. Fisher Investigated
and termed the accident unavoidable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20

observed another tank and although
he had only one round of ammunition
remaining he again moved onward,
with utter disregard for his own safe
ty, into the face of the tanks ma
chine gun fire. Reaching a position
along side the tank he fired his last
round SCATTERING the gun barrel and
forcing the tanks withdrawal thus
permitting the continued advance of
the battalion" The commentator
further read, His gallant actions and
unhesitant devotion to duty reflect
the greatest credit on himself and
the United States Infantry"
Sgt Mersing enlisted in the army
in April, 19484 at Oakland. After
completing basic training at Fort
Jackson, S. c., he was assigned with
the Military Police in Japan until
June, 1850, when he joined the 21st
Infantry.
Prior to entering the service he
attended school in Oakland and later
worked as truck driver for the Stone
Cow Lumber Company.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Ship Christening
Today to Honor
Former Oaklander

A ship was christened this morning
at Maryland Drydock Co., Baltimore,
honoring Charles NJ. Fritz" White,
president of Republic Steel Corpo-
ration White is a son of Mrs. Charles
F. White, Liberty street, Oakland,
and the late Mr.. White.
The ship is a large ore boat, which
will be put into use on the Great
Lakes, and will officially named the
S. S. Charles M. White. Breaking the
bottle over the ships bow was Mr..
Whites wife, Mrs. Helen White, a
former resident of Homecoming. The
christening took place at 11:30 this
morning, followed by a luncheon in
Mr.. Whites honor at Elkridge Coun-
try club. Attending the christening
and luncheon from Oakland was Mr..
Whites sister, Mrs. John Hart.
The boat will be taken to the Great
Lakes by way of the Mississippi
river and through a canal to Lake
Michigan.
Featured In Business Week
The September 9Th issue of Bust
ness Week features an article con-
corning a former resident, Charles
NJ. White, along with color picture
of Mr.. White on the cover. The
article outlines Mr.. Whites program
of teaching economics to supervisory
employees of the Republic Steel Cor
poration and it's many subsidiaries of
which he is president. This magazine
is on file at the Library in Oakland
for any of Mr.. Whites may local
friends to read.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Two Suits Docketed
Over Local Gas Wells
One Claims Direction of One
Drilling Brings Bottom of
Hole Over On His Property

Natural gas wells are bringing
revenue into the county for several
months. Now they are bringing dam
age suits and other difficulties. Two
suits are docketed at present in the
Circuit court.
In one case Melvin Smith has sued
Emroy W. Adams, Bernard l. Con
der, Roy L. Fletcher, Thomas Blaho
and Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey Runner
charging them with unlawfully en-
tering on territory of the former, at
a depth of several thousand feet be-
low the surface and drilling, eXplor-
ing and operating for oil and gas
Smith asks $4,000 damages in the
suit filed this month by S. r. Pagen-
hardt, attorney.
Smith asks the court for a re-
straining order, keeping the defend
ants from further trespassing anc
further drilling. 1t was explained
that the Runner lot was compare
lively small triangular lot where drill
ling operations were set up. The
plaintiff contends the direction of the
drilled hole is such that the bottom
of the hole is now on his property
Smith has lease on 81 lots in Mt
Lake Park, and on this property is
the well known as the Harvey well
which is producing several million
cubic feet of gas daily.
The plaintiff also received approx.
al of the court to make entry on the
defendants property for the pur.
pose of making a directional survey
of the we'll to determine the nature
of the trespass. The survey is made
by the use of cameras in some man
ner that is calculated to determine
the exact direction of the hole anC
how many feet it would be DETECTED
within certain depth.
Who Has Drilling Rights?
The other suit is to determine
whether or not two leases to two
different drilling companies contain
the same property location.
Orville Eberly is the plaintiff in
this suit against Harry C. Kiser and
Mary NJ. Kiser.
Kisers' property known as Hamil-
ton Hall area, was leased to Eberly
September 20, 1850, which included
four parcels in district 16 for eX-
elusive right to drill.
The bill also states that on June
7, 1851 Mr.. and Mrs. Kiser leased a
certain land to Roy L. Fletcher for
60 days. Eberly claims that the land
leased to Fletcher is part of the
Hamilton Hall property leased to
him. He asks for a decree to enjoin
Fletcher from further drilling on the
property.
The defendants in reply to the
court, declared that the tract leased
as Hamilton Hall did not include the
1.128-acre tract upon which Fletcher
is now drilling.
Neither case has come up for trial
as yet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Acknowledges Gifts

The Garrett County Memorial hos.
pital this morning announced the re-
ceipt of a gift of $3.50 from c. M
White, of Cleveland, o., to be applied
toward the oxygen tent which the
hospital purchased recently.
The hospital also received recently
a check for 500 through the Bust
ness and Professional Women's club
from D. Cal Grim, of Cincinnati. The
check applies on the Women's club
total being raised for landscaping
the hospital grounds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Light Frost at SO

A light frost at SO degrees was re-
ported on Wednesday morning at the
government weather station at Web
er's, south of town, but with no dam
age resulting to the crops 1t was the
coolest morning of the week.
The weather continues extremely
dry. City officials were beginning to
be concerned with the water supply,
as the reservoir level dropped total
of 51a feet this week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Named To Civilian Defense

Appointment of Roger Bond, of
McHenry, as county traffic officer
for the Civilian Defense, was an
nounced this week by John S. Elliott,
county director. Those persons in the
county having any trucks of any type
or station wagons to volunteer, in case
of emergency, are asked to contact
Mr.. Bond, so that a county organiza-
ton can be set up.
Mr.. Elliott also announced that
Robert w. Stemple, director of the
Garrett County Welfare board, also
had been added to the county civilian
defense staff.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Date Is Set For
Achievement Day

Achievement Day for Homemakcrs
of the county has been set for Thurs
day, October 25, it was announced by
Miss Ethel Grove, home demonstration
agent 1t will be held in the Reformed
Church in Grantsville.
At this time homemakers give re-
ports of the years work and display
articles which have been made in
various projects.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Named to Board

Mrs. Mildred Beachy, wife of Fred
E. Beachy, has been named mem
Der of the Library Board of Trustees
for this county for seven-year term
from January II, 1851.
Her appointment was received from
the office of the Secretary of State
this week by Richard L. Davis, clerk
of the Circuit Court.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Forfeits Collateral

John Sites, of Petersburg, w. Va,
forfeited collateral of $4,000 and $1.45
costs on September Is, on charge
of having an overloaded truck. The
overweight charged was 1000 lbs.
The arrest was made by Richard
F. Boyle on route 219, south of Deep
Greek.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Power Interruption

There will be an interruption of
electric power service on Sunday
morning, September %, in certain
areas, it was announced by Frank c.
Kley, manager of the West Maryland
Power company. Mr.. Kley said the
interruption would not affect Oak
land or Mt. Lake Park.
Service will be interrupted at Au-
rora, Swanton, Deep Greek, Loeb
Lynn, Red House, Gormania and
Bayard, from a. m. to - o'clock
noon, it was stated. The power COM
pany is making tests of the trans
formers at the Aurora substation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-09-20
Firemen Called Tuesday

Oakland firemen were called to the
Garrett Truck and Implement COM
pany's garage, north of town, on
Tuesday morning, to eXtinguish
blaze caused by some spilled gasoline.
There was only slight damage.
Evening star., 1951-01-02
Produce Markets

>, BALTIMORE quotations supplied by the
united 1. states tate Agricuiture Department:
and busheI boxes. i. s. No. /, Marsiand' Iads
Golden Delicious alS inches up, ,'e s75.soo;
nehes ap ahhes sooP sP
Intosh inches enes up' sooaS as Rones Is. s
A: unwashed, Pennsylvania. Katahdins
h0o-pO9nd no sacks Is5-7o ordinaag ausl-
best. 90; i0-pound sacks, a1-s3.
baskets o;nls 5Id.s. q Nc Maryisnd and VI:
Puerto Ricans, l.75-2.25; New Jersey
9ushe, ne hampsrs nmns u s. So l Goldent, sat
bushel hampers. Goldens, Ito.
Snap Beans Weaker
Snap Beans-Slishtly weaker: Florida,
bushel hampers, valentines, fair to gem
orally good condition and quality, 400
quality. 2.50-3.oo: poorer, l.75: tender
greens, fair to generally good quality, $50
100; few best. 500; plentituls, fair quail
Brussels sprouts-Repacks. per quart
s., s.sK.s }si,, weaker saI, ous s.
DUALITY ! oo-i So; so.peund sacks New
rs: North Carolina, % round, mo mostly fair i
quality, $50; few good quality. 800; North
CAROLINA, la bushsi crates, round, 2.4o-
ordinary to fair quality Z .5G-2 90.
New jersey bashe BASKETS su' mostly ssy'!Ah'A as
bushel basks,s, few Sales. + 90 1s 90. o. ''A,
sEggplants-About steady; Florida bushsl
to f srs 5000 snas dx
-, Poultry Quotations
hAo kaaa AN.t -ta Su
Srsers s feesa poanes ss lFfs.ns aens heaVv sSt
type. few 80: pullets. 5 pounds. and up,
Livestock Markets.
Cattle. 1900; equivalent. * loads
slaughter steers and nine loads stock cat
other ay ca ssse' steady .e last
higher; several loads commercial to choice
hereis hsfs5s 5 ooss @ 9t1,g snq sSm
sstteTs 5o-sI 90: cemmereiai eaaf'' bulls lis
M most sp msed e qts osds medium neS snd 5000
sss-s5o DSaads ssss s: oo Ssi Jag @ msGiu% Gn
steady With last iPs Thursday sHS BUT some m0ss in
tterests asking higher on choice vealers. but
early sales tood and choice vealers, 36.0o-
medium, IA * ;oo-sS 90: ealls. 15o1.s4 90 ~
generally 5o..75 cents under last Friday;
terped at 22.35; scattered small lots most
and choice I6o-sa0-pound trucked in Of
= sadaS 5o5 noaes aae-2s9 90 Dosndso s15s a.. So
pounds 1878 down; 1on-14O pounds
1873 2a.00; 140-16o pounds, 2075-
q 90 "o , sows under 400 pounds, largely
psgEds and lighter. IS 50 or above; good
40o-450 pounds 17,oo-25 heavier
weiehts. 1926 down; stays 300 under
price Of same, weight sows; sarbase fed
Sheep so; nothing in early quotations
nomlnally unchanged for all classes.
Grain Market
Flonr-Receipts, 2.317 lno-pound sacks
Wheat-Reeeipts; 21J,7a7 bushels: ship.
mentsi me m.ns;. aa,s52 bushels s stoeks: $50
spot; domestic, aas; January. s,es; No. 5
corn-Reesipts. la1 oa4 bushels: ship,
bushels
oats-Rsceipts; 900 g ood bushels; ns;. ship
none; stocks. 1850 bushels
aRy RysReseipts s5s azd bushels; ship
Soybeans - Receipts. 2.09o bushels:
shipments, II 1873 bushels; stocks, 1856 130
bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. 151 tons
Butter and Eggs.
Eggs-Market slightly weaker: receipts
moderate; demand moderate Wholesale
selling prices: extra large 63-i5:
mediums. $3.50: small. 50-52: large.
5a-61: current receipts, ungraded, sup
plies insufficient to quote.
Receipts-Eggs 4,222 cases; butter, 49,
$50 pounds.