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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Low Bidder Given
Route 405 Contract

The State Roads Commission
yesterday awarded the contract for
relocating approximately mile of
state route 495, at Jennings, to
the S. T. Brotemarkle company of
Cumberland, the low bidder of five
contracting companies. The bid was
$189,829.95, according to G. Bates
Charles, district engineer.
The highway to be relocated is on
the Grantsville-Jennings road, in
front of the brick plant. Chaires
said the stretch would be made in
to a modern highway.
The bids ranged up to $4,000.
Other bidders were T. Edgie Rus
sell company, Frederick; George f..
Hardwood and Cumberland Con-
tracing company, of Cumberland,
and Thomas Bennett and Hunter.
Mr.. Charles said the contracting
company planned to begin work i'm
mediately.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Twenty Boys To
Attend All Camp

Twenty four-H club boys from
this county will be in attendance at
the annual tri-county Ill camp at
Pleasant Valley next week, The
camp is being directed by James
McHenry, assistant county agri-
cultural agent. Others assisting
will be Joe Steger, Crafts, Ale
gany county; Roscoe Brown, crafts,
Washington county; John II. Car
ter, Garrett county agent, general
administrator; and John T. Jones,
swimming.
Those planning to attend include
Brooke Brookhart, Donald Boice,
William b. DeBerry, George Glot-
felty, William G, Stemple, Oak
land; James Bucket, Ralph Bucket,
Bittinger; Kenneth Grove, Bobby
Murphy, jim Frantz, Dale Frazee,
Friendsville; Delano Keith Jacobs,
James d. Mckenzie, Grantsville.
James Kitzmiller, Leo Martin,
Mt. Lake Park; Lowell Merrill,
Homecoming; Charles Wilt, Acct
dent; Alva ReXrode, McHenry;
Jack Livingston and Joe Livings-
ton, Deer Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
In Golf Tourney

Seven women from the Oakland
Golf club are in Cumberland today
participating in the Country Club
invitation tournament. Mrs. Lor-
eta Nichols is in the top division,
while the other six are in the third
division. They are Jean Stevenson,
Virginia Lohr, Eleanor Watson,
Marie Mellor, Edna Dixon and
Kate Fredlock. The latter three
are from the Tri-Towns area but
members of the local club.
At Cumberland today 1873 play
ers will compete in the third an
nual event.
Yesterday Mrs. HiIda Pritts, Mrs.
Peg Echard, Mrs. Dottie Glot-
felty and Mrs. Virginia Hart went
to Clarksburg for a tournament
there.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Youth browns In
Lake Terra Alta

A Terra Alta youth drowned
Sunday while swimming in Lake
Terra Alta about a mile from his
home. He was 15-year-old Robert
Davis, son of Mrs. Evelyn Davis,
of Terra Alta, and Arthur Davis,
who resides in Maryland.
Young Davis was believed seized
with a sudden cramp. He had gone
swimming shortly after noon with
two friends, Rose Dunson and Sal
ly Whitaker, both of Terra Alta.
While swimming out from shore
he suddenly screamed and began
to struggle in the water. Both com
panions tried to save him but he
slid beneath the surface while
other swimmers were coming to
his rescue. For two hours the
search for the youths body con-
tinued. Swimmers dived deep in
attempts to find him. Others
searched along the bank Terra AL
ia firemen and ambulance crews
dragged the lake. Finally at $3.50
p. M his body was brought to the
surface by firemen using a Crap
ping hook He was brought to the
hospital at Oakland where doctors
said he had been dead for nearly
two hours.
Davis, a native of Terra Alta,
was a member of the junior class
at Terra Alta High school where
he had been active in sports He
belonged to the Methodist church
and was an explorer scout
Besides his parents he is sur
vived by a brother, Stanley, at
home; three sisters, Mrs Dorothy
Tressino, Albright, w. Va; Mrs.
Helen Lorray and Mrs. Josephine
Friend, both of Terra Alta.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
South Takes All
Star Game, 5 To 4

Joe Fraley, of Terra Alta, hit
a home run with two out in the 18th
inning to break tie and give the
South a 81 victory over the North
in the Mt State Baseball League
all-star game at Terra Alta on
Sunday, July 5.
Junior Shaffer, Swanton, pitched
all the way for the North team with
Howard Sweitzer catching. Players
from Swanton, Accident and Bit
finger played for the North.
Terra Alta and Loeb Lynn play
ers composed the South team. Bob
Glaze was the starting pitcher
with Bob Fraley catching. Joe Fra
ley took over the pitching in the
18th inning with Harland Kelley
catching and continued to the end
of the game,
Regular play will he resumed in
the league ON Sunday with Terra
Alta scheduled at Bittinger and
Swanton scheduled at Accident.
Loeb Lynn, idle, will play a non
league game with Holy Cross at
the Holy Cross camp In a game
on Saturday. July 4, at Oakland,
Holy Cross defeated Loeb Lynn 10
to 5.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Prizes Awarded

One hundred and fifty dollars in
prizes were awarded to three bands
and three fire companies at the
annual Fourth of July parade in
Oakland on Saturday
The three band prizes went to
Elkins, 1st; Kingwood high school.
End; and Bruceton, Bird Parsons
was judged the best fire company
with Petersburg second and
FriendsVille third.
The parade was judged one of
the best in Oakland since the Cen
tennial and large number of
people were on hand to witness it.
The AMP shows remained here
under fire department sponsorship
until late Saturday night
The holiday passed rather
quietly in Oakland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Oakland Council
Plans Own Third
Street improvement
Agrees Not To Participate In
Project With Roads
Commission

The Mayor and Town Council of
Oakland at the regular meeting
Monday night agreed that they do
not wish to participate in the Third
street improvement in conjunc-
ton with the State Roads COM
mission. terming the bid on the
project as too high.
The George F. Hardwood COM
pany, of Cumberland, submitted a
bid of S44, 1880 when bids were
sought by the State Roads COM
mission for a second time. The
figure was the same as that SUBJ
mitted the first time, back in April
The project called for concrete
base widening, curb and gutter
construction, storm water drain
age and bituminous concrete re-
surfacing on Third street in Oak
land, Oak to Green streets, dis
lance of O.156 mile; and bituminous
concrete resurfacing along Oak
street, a distance of 0O76 mile;
total project being 0.232 mile.
The Roads Commission asked
the town to pay $18,32611 of this
amount. Originally the town agreed
to pay around $4,000 as its share.
Following Monday nights meet
ing, it was announced that the
town would begin its own improve
ment program around the first of
September. The pipe for the storm
sewer already is on hand, having
been purchased at cost Of about
$2,100. When the project is COM
pleted no surface water from heavy
rains, coming from the Quality
Hill area. will get across Third
street, but will be directed into
the storm drains that will carry
the run-Off directly to Wilson
Greek. At present water drainage
from heavy rains continues into
the downtown business section.
Mayor Joseph Hinebaugh said
the town was interested in having
these improvements and he felt the
town could do the job at less cost
by doing it with local labor.
Third street also is to be widened
by five feet, taking that much space
from the east sidewalk. limbaugh
said the Roads commission had
agreed previously to provide the
bituminOus concrete rcsurfacing
necessary on both Oak and Third
streets, which are a part of U. S.
highway PIG.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Worth OF Savage
River Dam Cited
In Recent Report

The worth of the Savage River
dam near Bloomington, this county,
is being demonstrated rather for
chilly at present.
A report of the Geological Sur
Vey of the Department of Interior
for June lists 80 percent of the
water in the Potomac river at Cum
berland as coming from the huge
impeachment. The dam is provid-
ing IS percent of the water which
flows past the paper mill at Luke.
The Potomac at Kitzmiller last
Wednesday had a flow of only
100000 gallons while 6O,O00,000
is about normal.
Use of the water impounded in
Savage river dam to augment this
supply is of great assistance to
operation of the Luke plant, as
the dam makes it possible for the
plant to operate as usual despite
lack of water from the flow Of
the Potomac above the Luke ia
cility.
The paper mill uses large
amounts of water in its processes
and Julian Patrick, chief engineer
there, said the Savage river dam
was a big factor in the expansion
of the mill in the past few years.
The earthen structure, which has
a concrete core, holds back six and
one-half billion gallons of water
and at present Ga billion gallons
are on hand. The water is just one
and one-half feet below the over
flow spillWay.
1t is estimated that 100000
gallons are being discharged daily
during the current dry weather to
keep the Potomac flow at the de-
sired rate. Release of the water,
however is being made about three
weeks earlier than last summer,
the first time full-scale use was
made of the waters.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Guard Training
Has Been Tough
But Most Effective
Company c Members Will Re-
turn To Oakland Saturday
After Two Weeks En-
campment

Members of Company c, 121st
Engineers, Maryland National
Guard, will return to Oakland on
Saturday after having completed
two weeks of training that was
termed tough but effective" A
good bit of the training was secret,
according to Corp. Fred Thayer,
in telephone dispatch yesterday.
On Tuesday Capt. Arthur Cal
houn and Sergeant First Class Don
aid H. limbaugh were presented
with the army national guard
award for efficiency in main
tenance. The award was for com
petition with other units of the
state of Maryland.
The presentation was made when
Governor Theodore McKeldin, Maj.
Gen. Milton Reckord, Brig. Gen.
Ruhl, Col Wittie, Lieut. Col Hew-
lit and his staff were in the COM
pany area. 1t was the day of in
spection and review for each area.
During the time Gen. Carter,
from the Second Army, was
through the area Company c was
selected to give a demonstration
Of a blasted road crater.
Promise OF Armory Completion
During the inspection Capt. Cal
houn was promised that the con-
tracts for completion Of the local
guard armory would be given out
within 80 days, and was given per-
mission to release that informa-
ton to home folk. The top of the
Ct" or the front of the armory,
is yet to be constructed. The drill
area and the storage areas have
been finished for some time.
Reports from the officers was
to the effect that the young recruits
were making the older and more
experienced men keep on the move
to remain out in front of them.
Capt Calhoun expressed his
pleasure with the group when he
announced this week it was the
"workingest outfit he ever brought
to camp"
The kitchen has achieved a rep
utation of being tops" in the bat
TALON, with all staff officers max
ing a general practice of eating
with Company c. The kitchen is
manned by Sgt. First Class Mar
shall Bittinger, first cook Harold
Orendorf, Pfc. Leroy Paugh, Pvt.
Arnold and Corp. Robert Fike
The entire division had review
last Friday for Gen. Sands, who
retired that day as commander of
the Doth division.
Guards will break camp early
Saturday morning, and expect to
arrive in Oakland from Camp A.
P. Hill, near Fredericksburg, Va,
about p. M, but will have a COM
plete inspection of equipment be-
fore being demobilized about 5 p.
m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Productive Gas
Well Brought In
In Gortner Area

Another productive gas we'll was
brought in" in the Gortner area
on Monday and it was estimated
the daily total was 100000 cubic
feet The drillers were down only
1916 feet and were only II feet in
the ebert sand
The well is on the property of
H. D. Swartzentruber, and the other
three who are in the well pool"
are ElWood Schlossnagle, Willard
Swartzentruber, and Atlee Hersh-
berger.
This is the first productive we'll
in that area for some time, but if
it maintains its present output,
will be the second largest in the
entire area. The gas is being sent
into the lines through the feeder
line that was being used to provide
gas for the drillerS, until the pres
sure decreases sufficiently to con-
tinue drilling through the ebert
sand.
There have been reports of a
productive well in the Bear Creek
section north of Accident, but drill
ers are unwilling to give out much
information. There is no gas line
in that vicinity and the well is
capped for the present, but there
were further reports this week that
another we'll would be drilled in
that general area and if it is pro-
ductive a gas line would be laid to
carry the product into general cir
culation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Polio Assistance
Assured For County

Financial assistance for Garrett
cunty polio patients and their
fmilies were assured today by
Sephen r. Pagenhardt, chairman
the Garrett County Chapter of
tie National Foundation for Infan-
tie Paralysis.
NJ and when our funds should
bexhausted by an epidemic, which
W, do not expect, the National
F.ndation will forward to us as
nrh as is needed here to care for
cmty polio patients.
The money thus forwarded
vuld be from funds contributed to
Ie March of Dimes in other locali-
es, just as we in Garrett county
1ntribute to the National Founda-
ion so that aid may be sent else
where if needed.
"Our address in Garrett county,
is Oakland and our telephone num-
Der is Oakland 2-2311.
"Any family in which polio
strikes should not hesitate to con-
tact us Immediately. We will help
in every way possible to obtain the
best medical care for the patient
and to see to it that the bills arc
paid in cases where the family is
temporarily or permanently unable
to meet the medical COSTS Mr.
Pagenhardt declared.
No cases have been reported thus
far in 1858.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Society Receives $559.23

The Maryland Society for Grip
pied Children and Adults received
S55923 from Garrett county resi-
dents last year from the sale of
Easter seals. This compares with
S464.20 received in 1852.
The total in the state was S114,-
1887 in 1852 and S129, 164.1O in
1858.
In this county the coin boxes
brought in S23 .48, seals $53575, with
1897 letters being mailed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Camps Are Open

Camps Minnetoska and White
thorn, operated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hansen, of Baltimore, opened
Sunday near Hutton. Over one hun
bred boys and girls from the Bal
timore area will be there for six
weeks. This is the twenty-seventh
year for the camp for girls, the
camp for boys having been opened
a few years later.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Hearing Is Ordered
On Gas Regulations

The Department of Geology,
Mines and Water Resources has
called a public hearing for next
Tuesday, July Ia, in the Court
House in Oakland, for promuI-
cation of rules and regulations
respecting and governing oil and
gas wells in Maryland.
To be discussed are regulations
covering drilling permits, plugging
abandoned wells, casing and equip
ment, performance bonds and
we'll spacing acreages. The meet
ing will begin at 10 O'Clock EST.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Protest Car Speed
On Oakland Streets

The high speed of automobiles
on some of the streets of Oakland
was protested Monday night when
three citizens appeared before the
Mayor and Town Council
They were DR.. Joseph Alvarez,
Charles L. Briner and John Ma
roney. They made reference to auto
speeds on High street Mayor IIine-
baugh said efforts had been made
to stop speeding on a number of
other Oakland streets The Council
agreed to place stop signs at sew
eral points to take care of the
speeding and to cooperate in re-
straining racing drivers.
The Council also notified the
Sanders Motor Freight of a special
meeting on Monday evening, July
49, and asked Francis W. Sanders
and Wayne A. Frederick to appear
before the council at that time to
discuss the parking of trailers of
the company on the streets of Oak
land.
Other Council Activities
Three permits were granted to
erect dwellings, in the corporate
limits One was to Playford Ryan
to erect a frame dwelling at 4th
and Omar. The basement has been
completed for over a year.
The other two permits were to
Jack Paulhamus and r. Thomas
Thayer, Jr., to erect dwellings, in
the Bradley addition to the town
of Oakland not far from the Oak
land Golf club. Paulhamus expects
to erect frame SiX-room and bath
dwelling 26X44, at an approximate
cost of $1,000 Thayer plans to
erect a frame dwelling of six rooms
and bath, 2SX44 feet, at an approXi-
mate cost of $4,000.
Clerk-collector Arthur LaWton
reported receipts Of $5,7O5.21 and
expenditures of S8,51872. Receipts
included S74999 from water, 81
1895 from taxes and $2,56027 from
miscellaneous Among miscellane-
Gus items we're $500 from parking
meters and S1,255 from the West
Maryland Power company. EXpen-
ditures included $3.50 for electric
bond and coupons, S1163.50 for
street labor, 81, 242. Is for street sup
plies and S99533 for water sup
plies. Sunday movie tax received
from the Maryland Theatre for
June amounted to S53,70.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Band Wins Prizes

The Mt. City Band won prizes
at Confluence and Terra Alta dur
ing the past week At the Fircmen's
parade in Confluence on Tuesday
night the band was presented with
a $50 check for first prize, while at
Terra Alta ON the 4th the band also
won a first place and $25. A num-
Der of the members also played for
the All-star ball game on the 5th
and received 500.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Dam Is Turned Over
To River Commission

ne upper IOJOnldc River COM
mission has taken over from the
Corps of Engineers the operation
and maintenance of the Savage
River dam. The commission, at a
meeting in Cumberland Tuesday,
formally adopted a resolution which
turned over to the commission, eff
fective July I, the huge earth-fill
reservoir which impounds some 61a
billion gallons of water from the
Savage river in this county.
Present at the meeting were the
members of the commission, John
J. McMullen, chairman, Owen f.
Hitchins, treasurer, Allegany coun-
ty representatives; and Lawrence
NJ. Fraley, who represents Garrett
county on the Commission.
Offer Technical Aid
The Corps of Engineers will con-
tinue to offer technical aid to the
Commission. The dam will be oper-
ated according to a manual which
has been prepared by the Corps of
Engineers. Julian G.. Patrick, of
Westernport, is supervisory engi-
neer. The staff will include Francis
d. Glass, head dam tender, who
lives on the site; Albert F. Howard,
Bloomington, assistant dam tender;
and Harry Bittinger, who lives in
the area, helper.
The dam which the commission
accepted from the government was
begun in 1889, interrupted by
World War II, and completed late
in 1851 at a cost of over $6.000,000.
The commission, which was set up
by the 1885 General Assembly,
operates the dam from funds pro-
vided by the Board of Allegany
County Commissioners.
That the dam is fulfilling its pur-
pose, to provide water for indus
trial expansion along the Potomac,
is shown in a current report of the
Geological Survey which appears in
another article.
The original Upper Potomac
River Commission included the late
George Warwick as the Garrett
county member. Warwick was sue
ceeded by Fraley. All members of
the commission serve without pay.
The huge reservoir would not
have been possible but for two
factors, the commission stated. The
first was the issuance of $1,000,000
in bonds by the Board of Allegany
County Commissioners as the coun-
tvs share in the work, which began
as a WPA project back in 1899.
Prior to that the County Commits
sioners of Allegany county had
helped get the project under way
when they appointed commissioners
to acquire land for the dam and adj
vanced $4,000 to match federal
funds used to survey the property
and design the dam.
The survey was made and the
WPA agreed to furnish labor for
the structure if the county put up
million dollars for equipment, and
agreed to furnish the supervisory
staff.
The work was about half COM
pleted when it was halted by the
War Production board in December,
1911.
The second major factor which
led to the completion of the dam
was Senator J. Glenn Beall, then
representative from the 9th district.
Beall successfully sponsored federal
Legislation which led to the COM
pletion of the dam by the Corps of
Engineers as an area flood pro-
lection project.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
On Advisory Board
In Postal Department

Charles NJ. White, president of
Republic Steel corporation, and a
native of Oakland, was named one
of seven members appointed to the
Post Office Department Advisory
board Tuesday in Washington.
Mr.. White resides in Cleveland,
Ohio.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09
Miner Crushed
BY Rock Fall
Rock Fall Crushes w. Leo
Mayhem. Al. in No. , Mine of
Garrett Coal Corporation

A 41-year-old coal miner was
killed Tuesday evening in rock
fall at a mine near NindeX
The miner, William Leo May
hew of Emoryville, W. Va, died
while working in Earl No. 2 mine
of the Garrett Coal Corporation
where Federal and State Mine
Bureau officials are conducting an
investigation.
Mayhem was employed as cut
ting machine operator by the com
pany and was repeatedly loading a
car when a pot a piece of the
roof of the mine) fell and crushed
him. The rock measured three by
five feet and was 20 inches thick,
fellow workers said, adding that
death must have been instantane-
Gus. Working with Mayhem when
the accident occurred were James
Smith, Acie Simon and Clifton
Tasker
DR.. E. l. Baumgartner deputy
medical examiner for this county,
made an examination and reported
Mayhem suffered a broken neck,
crushed chest and other injuries.
An employc of the Garrett Coal
Corporation for seven years, May
hcW had worked 26 years in area
mines He held membership in
Local 1866, United Mine Workers.
This is the second mine fatality
in the area within month but the
first for this county. Three weeks
ago a Westernport miner was cleo
trocuted
Investigate Mishap
Investigating the accident are
Thomas Ward, Federal Bureau of
Mines inspector; Frank Powers, di-
rector of Maryland Bureau of
Mines; Edward Stowcll and Harry
Buckley, district inspectors: Carl
Schcll, assistant superintendent for
the coal corporation; and Fred
Mason, night foreman at the mine.
Born at Sulphur, w. Va, May
hew was a son Of William H. May
heW Elk Garden, w Va, and the
late Mrs. Marian MAYHEM. Surviv-
ing are his father. his widow, Mrs.
William B. Mayhem, three sons,
three daughters, a step-daughter,
two brothers, two sisters and six
grandchildren. Funeral services are
scheduled for Friday morning at
1870 from the Sulphur Methodist
church Interment will be in the
Kalbaugh cemetery at Elk Garden.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-09

PHOTOSTAT MACHINE, pictured above
the office Of Richard l. Davis clerk of the Circuit court
machine purchased of about s5So000 will be paid
from the office installed cost to the
will make of land and chate records and mortgage
office will provide records when
calculated efficient
for the people of the
The recorder roll Of Photographic 300 feet long
which senized both Mr.
qualified
the button
which the
the
second time complete the revolution Of
and automatically cuts off the exposed sheet which drops into
which attached darkroom where the
developed When washed dried and trimmed they
book.
eight counties Maryland
approved by the Garrett County