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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
County Boy Is On
State Poultry Team

Donald Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Smith, Bittinger, who placed
fourth in individual placing in the
Maryland State Poultry Judging con-
test at College Park on October 10,
has won a place on the Maryland
State Poultry Judging team, it was
announced by James A. McHenry, as
sistant county agent
The Maryland team will represent
the state in the Northeastern Poultry
judging contest to be held at Boston,
Mass, on January 10, 1852. Smith
will receive additional training along
with other members of the team.
The county poultry judging team
which competed at College Park last
Friday included Hamill Glotfelty
Smith, Frank Herring and Richard
Teets. This contest was composed of
judging two classes of hens for pro-
duction, two classes of cockerels for
breeding, one class of heavy market
birds, one class of broilers and cul-
ling 10 birds.
A new feature of the contest this
year, McHenry said, was breed and
variety Identification. He said the
boys were expected to be familiar
with the major breeds and varieties
and to be able to identify them from
pictures and slides. The county team
placed seventh in the state.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
Given Jail Sentence

Stanley Stark, of Oakland, charged
with dsorderly conduct on October
Is, was given a sentence of sixty
days in the county Jail at a hearing
Monday before Trial Magistrate w.
O. Bitter.
Eva Smith, Morgantown, W. Va,
forfeited collateral of $11.45 OF Mon
day after being arrested on the
streets of Oakland on charge of
being drunk and disorderly. She was
picked up by Trooper Robert Hcnline,
of the State Police, on Monday even
ing about 5 o'clock.
Boys Put Under Bond
AS the result of vandalism in recent
weeks in the town of Deer Park,
three youths of that town were
brought before Magistrate w. O.
Bitter on Wednesday afternoon on
charges of disorderly conduct. They
were Mike limbaugh, Eugene De-
Berry and Melvin Broadwater. The
charges brought by Jack limbaugh,
also of Deer Park. When the three,
through their attorney, prayed for a
jury trial, Magistrate Bitter placed
all four youths under peace bond.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
Have Sewing Room

Members of the sewing committee
of the Loar hospital auxiliary now
have sewing room at the hospital
where work on garments and articles
continues daily under the chairman
ship of Mrs. Roland G.. Schoch.
Other members of that group in
clude Mrs. Arthur Naylor, Mrs. E.
G. Moon, Mrs. Allen Naylor, Mrs.
Earl burst, Mrs. Clarence Spear, Mrs.
Joseph Sollars, Mrs. o. T. eraser,
Mrs. E. |. Baumgartner, Mrs. Truman
c. Bittinger, Mrs. Cecil Bittinger.
They were all present at the room on
Tuesday for sewing machine demon
stration given by J. V. Manning, of
the A. ID. Naylor and company.
A sewing machine was recently
purchased by the auxiliary. Mrs.
Schoch issued a plea for more volun-
teers to aid in sewing the items for
hospital use.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
English Professor
To Review Book At
Civic Club Meeting

David G. Nuzum, head of the
English department of Potomac State
School of West Virginia university,
Keyser, will be the speaker at the
monthly meeting of the Oakland Civic
club next Tuesday afternoon, October
80, at 2 o'clock. The meeting will be
held in the assembly room of the
Methodist church.
Professor Nuzum has been at Key
ser since October, 1888, where he
teaches full schedule of college
English courses. He also is sponsor of
the student council and faculty super
visor of the college yearbook.
At present he is secretary of the
Rotary club at Keyser, and chairman
of public relations and finances of the
Keyser and Mineral County Public
Library. His activities also carry over
into the Boy Scouts of America
where he is chairman of leadership
training, and in the Presbyterian
church where he is Sunday School
teacher. He is also a member of the
Keyser Chamber of Commerce.
Prof. Nuzum will review the book,
The Disseminated" by Budd Schulz
berg, for members of the Civic club
Chairman of arrangements is Mrs.
Grover c. Stemple. She will be assisted
by Mrs. William w. Grant, Mrs. Full
cher Smith. Mrs. Earl Zepp is chair
man of the program committee and
she will be assisted by Mrs. Homer
Bennett and Mrs. w. E. Dawson.
Visiting Committee
Members of the Civic club who are
on the committee this month to visit
local nursing homes include Mrs Har-
ry White, Mrs. Howard Turner, Mrs.
Ralph Weber, Mrs. Charles White,
Mrs. Lester Yutzy, Mrs. Earl Zepp.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
Farm Bureau Meeting
Set For November 1st

The fourteenth annual meeting
and banquet of the Garrett County
Farm Bureau, Inc, will be held next
Thursday evening at Grantsville. The
banquet will be served by the Luth-
eran, Reformed and Methodist
churches in that town at p. M,
with the business meeting scheduled
for the auditorium of the Grantsville
High school.
A president, vice-president and
four directors will be elected, and
delegates to both the national and
state conventions will be named. The
national convention is to be held IN
Chicago December s to IA, and the
State convention will be held in Balti-
more January 10 to II.
The State Farm bureau will be rep
resented at the county meeting by
Wilbert l.. Smith and the Associated
Women by Mrs. Inez A. Flock. L. S.
Hartley, agriculture agent of the B.
and 0. railroad, will be the main
speaker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
Surgeon Arriving

DR.. Joseph Alvarez, physician and
surgeon, is planning to settle in Oak
land, it was learned yesterday. He
came to Oakland yesterday from Phil
ippi, W. Va, and has made arrange
ments to open an office in the Nance
building, corner of Third and Center
streets, probably early in November.
The physician is a graduate of
Temple university medical college in
Philadelphia, Pa, and has been en-
gagged in surgery for the past four
years, three years of that time in
Baltimore, and one year at Myers
clinic, Philippi. He served two years
in the army during World War IL.
DR.. Alvarez plans to move his
family here in the near future. He
has a wife and three children, a
daughter 5, and two sons aged 312
years and 16 months.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
ACCIDENT MAN
KILLED INSTANTLY
IN TRUCK MISHAP
Elmer ID. Ault Dies of Fractured
Skull and Crushed Chest
When Truck Overturns

Elmer d. Ault, So, was killed in
stantly yesterday evening about $40
p. m. in a highway accident near Deer
Park; Kermit Glotfelty was admitted
to Garrett County Memorial hospital
suffering head decorations and back
injury.
Both were occupants of a pickup
truck driven by the former. Ault died
of a crushed chest and fracture of
the skull.
The truck was proceeding from
Sand Flat toward Mt. Lake Park, on
route 80, and failed to negotiate d
turn near the intersection with route
Al Police said the cause of the acct
dent was excessive speed. They de-
clared the investigation showed that
Ault. lost control of the speeding We
hicle as he was rounding left turn.
The vehicle turned over several
times.
Investigating the accident were
Sheriff Paul w. Fisher, Deputy Jack
Frantz, DR.. Z. |. Baumgartner, deputy
state medical examiner, and Corporal
S. NJ. Conrad of the Maryland State
Police.
Ault was a former resident Of Oak
land and at one time had worked in
the f. A. Smou5e store Recently he
had resided near the farm of Kermit
Glotfelty, well known turkey grower
of the Bittinger and Accident section
Mr. Ault was born May Is, 1898
at Accident, son Of the late George
F. and Rebecca burst Ault. He was
member of the Lutheran church III
Oakland, and the Knights of Pythias
lodge No. 113, also at Oakland.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ola
Ault, Webster, w. Va; two brothers
Earl Ault, Accident; Francis Ault, AL
bright, w. Va; four sisters, Mrs
Smith Friend, Mrs. Emma Forsythe
Accident; Mrs. Roger Bond, McHenry
and Mrs. Clark Glotfelty, Oakland.
Funeral services will be conducted
on Friday afternoon at o'clock from
st. Paul's Lutheran church in Acct
dent. Interment will be in the Acct
dent cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25

H. L. Fhster, district sales mana
ger for the Wyandotte Chemicals cor
poration, Pittsburgh, will be the
speaker at the regular meeting of the
Oakland Rotary club on Friday eve
ming at the William-James hotel.
As district sales manager Mr.. Fills
ter serves a four-state area. He will
speak on "The Chemical Industry's
Contribution to Everyday Living"
The speaker, lifelong resident of
the Pittsburgh area, has a Bachelor
Of Science degree. His vocational ex-
perience includes work in a blast
furnace in a steel mill, and work in
the field Of education and social well
fare. He served as chief gunnery Of
ficer on ships in the European, Afri-
can and Asiatic theaters during World
War II, and is a member of the U. s..
naval reserve.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
Chamber of Commerce
Starts Member Drive

The Mt Top Chamber of Com
merce will begin membership drive
for 1852 in the near future, it was
announced following a meeting of
the Board of Directors on Monday
evening at the Oakland Country club.
Two teams will compete for men,
bers during the period November 1
to December 81, with hoped-for goal
of at least 100. The group had II
members last year.
The board decided on Monday that
dues for members would be $12 for
the year, an increase of 50.
A resolution asking Governor Nc
Keldin and the State Planning COM
mission to consider seriously having
the National Guard camp placed in
this county or in Western Maryland
on state-owned land, was passed by
the board. The former site of the
National Guard summer encampment
at Camp Richie, has been sold and
suggestions to have the site moved
to Western Maryland have been
made by number of organizations.
Christmas Promotion
In explaining plans for the coming
Christmas promotion campaign in the
Oakland area, Irwin R. Rudy, Jr. said
that there would be four special
events on the four Saturdays pre-
ceding Christmas.
Want To Give Blood
William Keller was named as chair
man of committee to find out if it
would be possible to have the Red
Cross mobile blood bank unit sent to
Garrett County. Members of the
board were of the opinion that large
number of citizens of this area would
contribute a pint of their blood for
the use Of wounded Korean war vet
Grams, if the opportunity was made
available. There is a shortage of
blood at the present time, that can
be sent to Korea.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
Fourteen Ordered To
Report For Induction

Fourteen rcgistrants have been or
dered to report for induction on No
vember 5th, it was announced by Mrs.
Helen c. Bittinger, clerk of the Gar
rett County Selective Service board.
They will be sent to the Martinsburg
headquarters for assignment.
Those called to duty in the armed
forces were listed as follows:
Wesley F. Georg, Accident; Morris
]. SharpIess, Swanton; Willis Z.
burst, Grantsville; Abraham Knox,
Oakland.
Albert W. smearman, Addison;
Dorsey f, Fazenbaker, Swanton;
John T. Butts, Gormania; Robert E.
Friend, Friendsville.
Martin S. Browning, Deer Park;
Emmons +. Handwerk, Jennings;
Junior J. Davis, Oakland; Kenneth E.
Tichinell, Swanton; Oliver II. Shat
fer, Deer Park; Charles E. Robertson,
Barton.
1t was reported two weeks ago that
fourteen would report Monday, Octo-
Der % for induction and that 20
would report for physical eXamina-
ton.
Those who will leave Monday are
Edward f. Steyer, Deer Park; Hobert
c. Georg, Accident; Herbert G. IIar-
man, Accident; George w. Codding-
ton, Oakland; William p. Kildow, Oak
land; Lorraine G.. Gnegy, Oakland;
Dennis r. StottIemeyer, Mt. Lake
Park; Raymond NJ. Lee, Swanton;
James d. Phillips, KitzmiIler; Charles
+. Friend, Sang Run; Paul II. Baum,
Grantsville; Joseph Glotfelty, Grants
vile; Charles 7. Shaffer, Crellin;
Sherman Beachy, Jr,, Grantsville.
The Draft Board announced this
morning it had received a call for
35 additional men to be sent to Mar
tinsburg on November for physical
examination.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
Gather Prizes For
Mummers' Parade
Annual Halloween Celebration
To Be Held In Oakland
Next Wednesday

Prizes are being gathered this
weekend by the Oakland firemen and
members of the Fire Department
band, in preparation for the usual
Halloween celebration in Oakland
next Wednesday evening, October 81.
1t was expected that there would be
approximately 100 prizes on display
in the windows of the West Maryland
Power company before Sunday.
The prizes, contributed by individu-
ais and business places, will be given
away for many different kinds of
costumes and attractions seen in the
parade which always attracts five
hundred or more people. The parade
is scheduled to start at Z O'clock.
Mummcrs will gather on Fourth
street and the parade will cover the
usual streets, from Oak to Third,
Third to Pennington, Pennington to
Second, Second to Alder, and around
the block the second time to give
judges ample opportunity to make
their decisions.
A portion of Second street, in the
business section, will be roped off for
the occasion and there will be enter
tainment and refrcshment stands
Proceeds will be for the benefit of
the band. A round dance is planned
in the Moose hall, which will begin
at $3.50 o'clock.
There will be square dancing on
Second street and provisions have
been made for a cake walk. Fire de-
partment officials said they would
welcome donations of cakes for the
cake walk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
Bond Sale Reaches
62.S Percent of Quota

The Defense bond drive in Garrett
county has resulted in the purchase
of bonds totaling $22,416, it was re-
ported by Howard C. Riggs, county
chairman. The figures were from the
period September 3 to October 10.
The amount purchased was 62.8 per-
cent of the quota of $35, ZOO set by
the state director, Richard H. Dixon,
Jr.
The states quota was $8,7OO,00O,
and for this same period a total of
$5,141,353 had been purchased
throughout the state, or SO percent
of the quota.
The bond drive is scheduled to end
October 81, with the accounting
period continuing through November
13 in order to permit banks and other
issuing agents to process bonds sold
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
Crellin Scouts Plan
Community Halloween

The Crellin Boy and Girl Scouts are
sponsoring a community Halloween
celebration in their town on Tuesday
evening, October 80. A mummcrs'
parade will be held at 7 p. M, which
will be followed by program on the
school playground, weather permit
ting.
Announcement of events was made
by Harold Lantz, scoutmaster, and
Mrs. Timothy Gilmore, leader of the
girl scouts.
A regular campfire program is
planned by the scouts following the
parade, with singing and skits and
presentation Of awards. Willis Smith,
scout executive for the Potomac Coun-
Gil, will attend.
Mr. Lantz said that awards won by
the scouts during and following the
summer camp would be presented.
These include Waller Hoye, Jr., and
James Pike, second class; Robert
Shaffer, Dennis Colaw, Fred Colaw,
Harold Lantz, Jr., James Ashby, Lar
ry Friend and Thomas Martin, first
class; Fred Colaw, Dennis Colaw,
James Ashby, Harold Lantz, Jr., both
first aid and swimming merit badges;
Robert Shaffer, swimming; Larry
Friend and Thomas Martin, first aid.
Mr.. Lantz said the awards would
be presented in the church if the
weather was unfavorable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
Uncle Sam Makes
Swear Claim on
Draftees-Enlistees

Uncle Sam is making an eight-year
claim on persons either in service or
destined to become members of the
armed forces, according to drastic
new regulations received at the Re-
cruiting office here on Monday.
MISgt. George F. Kirby said he
had received a government telegram
on the 18th notifying him of the new
orders, and that detailed information
had been received on Monday.
The orders stated that all males
who have not attained their 26th
birthday subsequent to June 10, 1851,
under provisions of the Universal
Military Training Service Act, upon
discharge, will be transferred to re-
serve component of the armed forces,
and from his discharge, he will be re-
quired to serve therein for period
which, when added to the time served
in their enlistment, will equal total
of eight years.
Sgt. Kirby said this meant if man
is drafted and goes in for two years,
he will remain in the reserve for six j;
if he enlists for three years volun-
tarily he will remain in reserve for
five years; if for four years in the
air force, he will remain in the re
serve for four years. He said it APP
plies to all branches of the service.
He said also that the Draft Board
had been notified to classify all mar
ried men without children aged 26
and under as la, and the classified
ton must be completed by Friday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
One New Gas Well
Reported This Week

One new producing gas well and
an increase in the daily output of an
other were announced this week to
keep the interest alive in this new
natural gas field.
The Artie Dodge well showed daily
output of $4,000 cubic feet, after the
drillers had gone 4,14S feet. The
Dodge well is located near the Sunny
side Grange Hall on route 219, and
is on the cast side Of the highway.
Officials said this well showed promise
of improving considerably.
Officials reported also an increase
in the H. NJ. Weeks we'll at Mt. Lake
Park, to about $4,000 cubic feet
daily. Several other wells were said
to be about ready to come in"
Rigging for the third well at Eli
Beachy's is being put up by Snee and
Eberly in the Gortner area.
Reports on the daily output Of the
county's producing wells brought a
correction on three of them. The Mt.
Lake auditorium well, reported at
about million, is actually only send
ing 688,047 cubic feet daily into the
lines. The George Harvey we'll IS
sending the same. 1t had been pre-
viously reported the daily output was
around two million. The William
White well in Loeb Lynn is producing
100000 daily, it was stated, instead
of 100000. These three wells had
dropped considerably from the
amount showing when they first be-
came productive.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
County Gets Some Rain

Garrett county was covered yes
terday with a small amount of rain
fall, but any amount was welcomed
by the residents. The area has had
only one good rainfall in the past six
weeks or more.
Yesterday rain to the depth of 10
of an inch fell, Temperatures immedi-
ately dropped and northwest wind
brought the mercury to 40 this morn
ing. Low of the week was 81 degrees,
on the 21st, with high reading of "a
on Tuesday the 23rd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
Joins Air Force

Enlistment of Playford Friend, Jr.,
IS, son of Mrs. Susan NJ. Friend, of
Friendsville, in the U. s. Air Force
for four years, was announced. He
enlisted October 10 at Camden, N. j.,
and was forwarded to Sampson air
force base, Geneva, N. Y, for basic
training.
The youth was a graduate of
Friendsville High School in the class
of 1851.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
Luther League Elects

Miss Rebecca White was elected
president of St. Mark 5 Luther league
at regular meeting last Sunday eve
ming. Edward Bowser was named
vice president; Beverly Winters,
secretary; and George Hanst, treasu-
rer.
A hayride is planned for this Sun
day evening followed by refreshments
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Winters, Sth street.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-10-25
80 Percent County
Taxes Are Collected

Over eighty percent of the county
taxes for 1851 have been collected by
G. Harold Yutzy, county treasurer, it
was learned this week, 8O.7 percent
to be exact.
The 1851 levy showed that $780,
741.0S was to be collected on county
taxes, and Mr.. Yutzy reported yester-
day that total collections up to Octo-
Der LIST, totaled 1888, 78O.56. Interest
began on unpaid county taxes as of
October LIST.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-10
THE BLACK ROSE
 IS GREAT MOVIE
 AT 10TH CENTURY

Sweep and style that bedazzle the eye and stagger the imagination dis tinguish the goth Century Theatres incumbent attraction. The Black Rose" as one of the screens all- time greats. This is a movie in the tradition of massive, overpowering vigorously adventurous screen spec tacles, but it has a scope and an intensity that outdo tradition at every turn. It also has a Power, namely Tyrone Power, never more effective in his impressive film career.
 AS the 1.-the little lady known as "The Black Rose" a striking new conner named Cecile Aubry makes her debut. From England comes Jack Hawkins. And sharing acting honors with Power is Orson Welles.
 This cast begins to indicate the size with which Twentieth Century Fox conceived "The Black Rose" and the caliber of material Director Henry Hathaway was given to work with. This is great motion picture, filled with action, glamour and tre- mendous appeal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-10
MYSTERY STREET K MYSTERY FILM,
 CAPITOL THEATRE

The methods of Harvard's famed Department of Legal Medicine in aiding in the solution of murder crimes often written off as "acci- dental deaths are revealed for the first time on the screen in "Mys- tery Street, now showing at the Capitol Theatre.
 The story opens with the acci- dental discovery of the bones of a skeleton near lonely beach on Cape Cod. Police Lieutenant Nor alas is instructed to enlist the aio J Dr. McAdoo of the Department of Legal Medicine in solving the ,ase and the latter, in a series of fascinating demonstrations, and with only the skeleton bones and clump of ivy as laboratory clues, is able to identify the sex. age height and probable occupation of the victim Another ingenious ex- pertinent in which photographs are matched to a life-size scale size of the skeletons skull identifies the victim as missing B-girl and cir cumstantial evidence points to young Henry Shanway who drove away from the Grass Skirt Cafe with the B-girl when she was last seen alive It looks like an open-and-shut case until Dr. McAdoo makes another unexpected discovery, namely that the discoloration of one of the skele- tons ribs was caused by bullet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-10
RUMMAGE SALE

V. F. w. Auxiliary Rummage Sale
 Sat. May 12, in basement Memorial
 Presbyterian Church. Open at 10 am. 805-3t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-05-10
ROAD WORK IN
 SkAGWAY AREA
 GOING FORWARD

w. J. Niel.l, chiei of operations for the Alaska Road Commission, returned home yesterday from an inspection trip to Haines.
 Plans are underway by ARC for extension of the Skagway- -Dyea road about four miles which will open up considerable homesteading and lumber areas.
 Paving of the Haines Highway to the boundary is expected to be completed this summer, ARC of- ficials said. There is only about five miles left to pave and about 25 miles of sealing asphalt to be laid. It is expected ferry service between Juneau and Haines will start the last of May, according to information from the office of R. J. Sommers.
 The ARC also announced that as of May g, road load restrictions have been lifted from all highways in the Territory and truck traffic is back to it's normal load limits The last part of the highway under spring thaw restrictions, was op- ened yesterday-from Tok to Big Delta.