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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
Rainfall Ends Fire
Danger In Woodlands
Situation In Oakland Re-
mains About Same

Garrett county received some re-
lief from the drought during the
week, enough to reduce the danger
of forest fires to a minimum, but
not providing too much assistance
to the water supplies of the towns.
At the Weber government wealth
er station there was a total of sc
of an inch of rainfall recorded
Sunday and Monday, and about =
Of an inch carly Wednesday morn
ing. Additional rainfall was sched-
uled for Wednesday with possible
light snow Wednesday night.
The weather turned considerably
cooler Monday and Tuesday follow
ing the rainfall, but moderated
again on Tuesday evening.
The rain did not affect the water
supply for Oakland, since the town
gets its supply from deep wells.
Mayor Joseph limbaugh said
Wednesday morning that they had
gained some water on Tuesday
after losing on Monday, until
Wednesday morning the water in
the reservoir was seven feet, -four
inches from the top.
He said he expected to gain con-
sidcrably over this weekend since
the schools would not be in session,
and that when it reached near the
top the we'll drillcr would resume
drilling operations on the latest
well. The present depth is 21l feet
and the town is pumping water
from this well. The drillcr expects
to so to a depth of at least 500
feet.
Mayor limbaugh asked the poo
pie to still refrain from washing
automobiles and using water I'M
necessarily until the present
drought is completely broken.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
To Open Season
Friday, Dec. 4th

Southern High School will open
its basketball season next Friday
evening, December 4, with the
alumni, it was announced by Kyle
Wilson, coach This will be the
first game in the new gymnasium
and it is expected that large
number will be on hand.
The school is offering season
tickets TO adults this year for $500
which will admit them to ten home
games. Regular admission will be
80 cents. Adult season tickets are
being placed on sale at Hinebaugh's,
CAROLS Sport Shop, Englander's,
Gee Dee Tavern, Bells Studio and
the Crellin general store.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
200 Attend First
Concert Presentation

Two hundred or more persons
were in attendance Monday night
at the first of the series Of presen-
tations of the Family Concerts as
sociation. Jeanne ChalifouX, harp
list, and Tivis Wicker, baritone
gave a joint recital of varied must
cal compositions, at the Southern
High school cafeteria.
Mr.. Wicker opened the program
with four numbers sung in Italian,
and was followed by three selec-
tons by Miss ChalifouX on the
harp. After the intermission, Miss
Chalifoux returned for four more
numbers and short encore, and
Mr.. Wicker then sang Hard
Trials" Summer" "The Blind
Plowman and "OP Man River"
and an encore number. Irving Gov
ert was accompanist for Mr. Wick
er.
Both artists then gave two num-
bers, concluding with Malottc's
"The Lords Prayer
The two artists, sent here by
Celebrity Concert Service, a divi-
sion of the Virginia State Sympho-
ny Orchestra, Inc, were we'll re-
ccivcd here.
Monday nights guest artists
were introduced by Mrs. o. T.
eraser, president Of the local
group.
Second in the series of prcsen-
tations will be Nelson and Neal,
duo piano team, on February 10,
and the climax of the series will be
the Virginia orchestra under the
direction of William Haaker, later
in the season.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
Christmas Activities
Arranged by Mt. Top
Commerce Group

The Mt. Top Chamber of Com
MERGE announced its Christmas ac-
tivities program this week with the
distribution of over 5000 circulars
within the area.
A large number Of the merchants
and business men are cooperating
in the event, with special activities
listed for each Saturday in Deem
Der before Christmas.
On Saturday, December ), Bern
ard !. Gender, ST., is offering free
movies to all the children of the
community at the Maryland theatre
and two. shows are scheduled for
that morning.
On Saturday, December II, ten
turkeys are to be given away and
also one hundred dollar savings
bond.
On Saturday, December 10, the
annual visit of Santa Claus is
scheduled, at which time around
1000 children will get their annual
Christmas treat.
Street decorations in Oakland
were being placed this week and
were expected to be completed by
Saturday.
Members Of the Board of Di-
rcctors of the Chamber of Com
mercc, are holding weekly meet
ings until after Christmas, and it
was announced after last Thurs
days meeting that as an cmergen-
cy measure the officers and board
members would remain in office
until next May, at which time the
annual election would be held.
Formerly this had taken place
early in the year.
Charles L. Brincr, secretary, al
so announced that fifteen highway
markers concerning Harrington
Manor, Swallow Falls and Deep
Greek Lake, wooden signs on a
metal support, would be placed
April LIST, and that the two large
road signs on route 40 were being
taken down and would be reworded,
repainted and made ready to be
erected again next April.
The brochure containing infor-
nation about the area for industrial
concerns, is now in preparation,
under the direction of lowell
Loomis, and is expected to be COM
pleted soon.
Briner said the Board members
at a recent meeting heard the tape
recording of the October television
and radio show in Baltimore, and
that it would be retained for posi-
bic future use.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
Gets Bronze Star
For Korean Action

A Shallmar soldier has been
awarded the Bronze Star medal
with a "V" emblem for heroic
achievement in connection with
Communists in Korea.
Sgt. First Glass Harlan +. Kim
Bile, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nalcn
Kimble, received the h, ior for ac-
ton last June IA while fighting in
the vicinity of Kumsang, Korea.
The citation which accompanied
his award follows, in part:
sgt. Kimble was chief of a
howitzer section which was subject
to intense counterfire after the
enemy had broken the United Ma
tons main line of resistance and
advanced to within 1000 yards of
the battery perimeter.
although under barrage
which would normally force the
battery to discontinue operations
and seek protective cover, Sgt
Kimblc continually exposed him
self, encouraging his crew and di-
recting effective fire.
Through his courageous disre-
gard for his personal safety, Sgt.
Kimble insured the continual oper-
alton of his section and the sue
cessful completion of its mission.
His heroism reflects great credit
on himself and his artillery sec
ton"
Sgt. Kimble is now at home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
Young Couple
Dies When Auto
Leaves Highway
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Wilt,
of Near jennings, Killed
Saturday Night Near
GrantSVille

A young married couple died
late Saturday night when their
automobile ran off u. S. route 40
near Grantsville and uprooted a
tree. The dead were identified as
Harry Sylvester Wilt, %, of Bear
Hill, between Jennings and Bit
finger; and Shirley Wilt, his 49,
year-old wife.
Dr.. Thomas Lusby, deputy
medical examiner, who investigated
along with Sheriff Paul W. Fisher,
States Attorney W. Dwight Slower,
and State Trooper Glen D. Folk,
said both died instantly of skull
fractures, neck fractures and other
injuries when their car slid off the
rainwet road Just east Of Grants
vile, about 10:45 p. m. The man
had a crushed chest and broken
leg, while the woman had numer-
Gus other injuries.
The Wits were on their way
home from Mcyersdalc, Pa. Their
l4-months-old child, at first re-
ported to have been with them,
was at home with Wits parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Wilt.
Folk said the 1899 Buick auto
mobile was westward bound down
a slippery hill at what he called "A
high rate Of speed when the acct
dent happened. The car slid off the
road, turned on it's side and struck
an ash tree 10 inches thick, carry
ing the tree 30 feet from the point
Of impact. The top of the car was
pushed to within an inch or two
of the floorboards.
When police were unable to get
the bodies out of the twisted
wreckage, the Casselman Motor
company at Grantsvile sent out an
acetylene cutting torch.
Herbert Ringer, cmploye, spent
almost two hours cutting away the
torn and twisted metal so the
bodies could be reached. The
Grantsville Fire company stood by
in case of fire. 1t was nearly / a.
m. when the bodies were recovered.
They were taken to the Winter
berg Funeral home in Grantsville
where they were examined by Dr..
Lusby.
The accident was reported to
police by motorist whom Wilt
had passed shortly before. Police
said Wits license number had
been reported to Pennsylvania
authorities shortly before the acct
dent by another motorist who had
been passed by a car travelling at
excessive speed"
The wreckage was clearly visi-
bic from the highway and several
hundred persons gathered at the
scene, attracted by the light of the
acetylcne torch.
A double funeral service was
scheduled for Tuesday afternoon
at , o'clock from the Winterberg
Funeral home in Grantsville. Burial
was in the Bittinger cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
Assessments Low
In Fifteen Counties
Garrett County Is Listed In
Group Close to Uniform
Rate In State

Assessments in fifteen Maryland
counties are low and out of line
with valuations in the rest of the
State, the State Tax Commission
reported. Garrett county was listed
as above 40 per cent of cash value,
in comparison to the uniform rate
being as to So percent Of cash
/ value.
Seven counties we're classified as
being particularly low in COMPARE
son with other counties and Balti-
more City and recommended
special action" taken to bring them
into line The counties in this
group were Calvert, Charles, How
ard, Kent, St Mary's, Somerset and
Worcester.
The State Tax commission init
mated complete rcaSSeSsmcnt
might be in order, thus giving the
counties an opportunity to achieve
uniformity and at the same time
give taxpayers corresponding re-
duction in tax rate which should,
if expenditures are not increased
result in very little burden upon
the taxpayers in so far as the low
err right hand corner of the tax bill
is concerned"
The commissions conclusions
we're based on a study by COM
mittee of the Maryland Association
of Assessing officers, to ascertain,
at the commissions request, what
degree of uniformity has been and
is being attained among the various
subdivisions of the State of Mary
land"
Using current property sales as
yardstick to measure assess
ments of comparable properties
and other factors where no COM
parable sales or very few sales
we're avaliable-the committee ar
rived at percentage figures for a
test year indicating more than
four-fifths of assessed real estate
in Maryland was fairly uniform
at a rate of between As percent
to SIS percent plus
The plus was in Baltimore City.
Also in this category we're Allie
gany, Anne Arundel Baltimore,
Hartford, Montgomery, Prince
Georges. Talbot and Washington
counties.
"All other counties except the
seven mentioned, were either over
40 percent or very close to 40 per-
cent and have been improving the
Tax Commission reported. There
is no great problem involved in
bringing them into better uniformi-
ty with the city and the larger
counties comprising the bulk of the
assessed real estate in Maryland"
Uniformity-or lack of it-be-
tween the subdivisions of the state
plays an important part in
distribution of State public school
appropriations and certain State
welfare funds. Relatively low as
scssmcnts in a county benefit its
taxpayers both in this respect and
in support of the State debt, fl
nanced by the State property tax.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
Fractures Skull in
Fall From Ladder

Mcrrell Wilburn, farmer of near
Accident, sustained fractured
skull when he fell from a ladder
Tuesday ON ncighboring farm,
and struck his head on piece of
timber.
He was brought to Garrett
County Memorial hospital where
he rcgaincd consciousness about 9
o'clock Tuesday night. His physi-
clan, DR.. Joseph Alvarez, reported
him slowly improving.
Wilburn is secretary to the Gar
rctt County Farm Bureau and re
sides on a farm ON route 219, just
north Of the Scbold turn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
Workers For March
OF Dimes Campaign
To Map Program
Dinner Meeting To BE Held
Monday Evening-State
Representative To
BE Here

The campaign for the 1854
March Of Dimes in Garrett County
will be mapped out at a dinner
meeting of county workers next
Monday evening, November 30, at
6:15 o'clock, at the William-James
hotel
Miss Catherine Gaule, state rep
resentative of the National Foun-
dation for Infantile Paralysis, will
discuss the aims and detectives for
the coming year, and film con-
corning some of the national and
state activities will be shown.
1t was revealed that the 1858
campaign brought in 5000 in Gar
rett county, which was considered
successful, but the local chapter is
hoping to raise considerably more
this year in order to meet antici-
pated increased costs for research
and the development of a serum
Tor the prevention o. IN a',lne
paralysis. Although no quota" is
assigned 10 Garrett county 'l'' 10
cal chapter will attempt to raise
ABOUT 9o'ooo III 'ne eaiiiP"'Ei Iila'
will get underway January ,, 1854,
Robert w. StempIe Is chairman
of the Garrett county chapter tins
year; E. Buchanan, vlce-chalrman;
June I1arVeF' secretary an" NeoI -
Llttman' treasurer. CilalIeS L.
brlher IS county director ol ''ie
Mafch OF DllneS campaign anu -
oeIIlE assisted ny D. ~ | d sim d W.
p"'' = 10 . ''''''''
designated representatives. IL ON,
communities WIN SCI Nou III ''i' u''"
raising campaign I"'' e"i ma :
oeeh ASKED 10 serve aga" anu d (
expected 10 a''e''a NQiio"S y nlIs.-
Llls' i''S li,'i'oe 80 " any
, 49,. p.3.,l c,,,,,,,.,,. rr;a,,d,
~ W., i''' cI..',,'1t 81
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- : g. e, y, 80 n ,'t r = Cl,+tan
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%nD -''' n:i liaY' Da,.. 0a,.la',d.
an i, iNl,i" [, : I,,o11;,,
'''U '"' WV va N'''
lheSe community representa- yves
nave oeeh asked 10 prIl'g co-"ol N
crS WIN them' o'her IeprcS'II d.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
Union Thanksgiving
Service Scheduled

Union Thanksgiving church sCrv-
ices for Oakland were scheduled
to be held ON Thanksgiving morn
ing at 10 o'clock at the Nazarcne
church ON 18th street. Rev. Forrest
T. Benncr, pastor, will be in charge
of the service, and DR.. w. S. Pat
terson, pastor of St Paul's Meth
dist church, will deliver the sermon
on the theme, "Thc Spirit of Graft
tudc." Members of the Lutheran
church will join in the Worship ser
vice.
Service at Mt. Lake
The MI. Lake Park churches arc
also planning their annual union
Thanksgiving service, which was
scheduled for the Bethel Methodist
church at 10 o'clock on Thursday,
Thanksgiving day.
Rev. William f. Rogers, of the
Baptist church, will deliver the
sermon. Rev. Blair Burr and Rev
Randall Prince will assist in the
service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
Board of Education
Makes Annual Report
Shows Expenditures OF ST.
93,7S6.47 For All Purposes
During Fiscal Year

he Board of Education of Gar
county disbursed 81 ,093, 786.47
ing its fiscal year, July /, 1852,
Iune 30, 1858, including capital
lay, according to the annual re-
which appears in this week S
le.
.cceipts from all sources in
ding balances of almost 900
m the previous year, amounted
$1,O93, 786.47. County funds
ought in 1927, 489.18, while the
lool board received $788,274.64
ON state funds. Biggest item
ON the state was the equalization
d which amounted to $607 ,748.25,
it'll aid per classroom unit total
lg $71,S4O, and aid per pupil
otaling $90.638. There was also
eceived $25,902.65 from federal
unds and $31, l94.78 from other
sources. Under this last category
$14,6l4.45 was listed from the sale
of land, buildings and equipment.
Disbursements Given
Disbursements were separated as
follows: General control, $28,117-
Is; Institutional service, $661 ,973-
49, operation of school plant, SD
0S1.97; maintenance of school plant,
$37, 1888; rent, 81; transportation
of pupils, $239, 1851; other auXili-
AIRY agencies, $2,915; fixed charges,
5,462.94, making total current eX-
penses of STOPS, 805.22. A total of
$12,636.95 was paid to 6. Harold
Yutzy, treasurer, building fund;
capital outlay, $l,258.68; other
school programs, $23, 547.2S; pay
ments to adjoining counties and
states, 1923 1896, leaving a balance
of $2,578.3S in current funds.
The school lunch program cX-
rcnse totallcd $13,57629; adult
education, $986.5O; on the farm and
on the job training, $7,596.26 for
salaries and 81 ,38S.21 for expenses.
The board paid 1854 to adjoining
counties for transportation and
capital outlay, and over 100000
Continued On Page Two)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
ROtarianS Sec Picture

The showing Of tho picture of
the Tournament Of Roses" parade
at Pasadena, Cal, during last years
New Years day celebration, fca-
tured the weekly meeting of the
Oakland Rotary club last Friday
evening at the William-James
hotel. The program was in charge
of Ralph Z. Weber, who is program
chairman for the entire month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
To Award Prizes
In Lighting Contest

The Mountain Top Chamber of
Commerce will sponsor a Christmas
home lighting contest in Oakland
again this year, it was announced
following a meeting of the Board
of Directors last week. Prizes of
SIS, $40 and IS will be awarded.
The contest will be confined to
homes within the town limits, it
was stated. Judging, by out of
town persons, will be done between
Christmas and New Years day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
Schools to Resume

Public schools Of the county will
resume the regular schedule on
Monday morning at 9 o'clock, after
d vacation of several days for
Thanksgiving Schools were dis
missed Wednesday at 1 o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
Answer Fire Alarm

The Oakland Fire department
was called last Friday afternoon as
the result of a brush fire on the
farm of Emroy Boldcn, fire chief,
just northeast of town. There was
no damage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
To Confer Rank of Esquire

The rank of Esquire will be con-
ferrcd upon a class of three candi-
dates on Friday evening at the
regular meeting OF Garrett Lodge
No. 113. Knights of Pythias. The
meeting will begin at 1880.
The rank of Page was conferred
upon these candidates last Friday
night.
Twcnty-onc were injured by d
tornado in Florida which struck
near Panama City.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-11-26
DIAMOND EMBLEM

0IAM0NT EMQ en- That's pretty John Christie
plhHoHp I"luLIW pher, of WeIsburg to Walter A. Wolfe
ght of Oakland he Chrstophe admired 3oYear diamond
emblem Wolfe
Fairmon President A.
the presentations Christopher 20year lapel
Lawrence VsngIde left and Earl g. Thompson right each
received 25yea buttons Vangder works for the
Morgsnown Thompson formerly of Spencer RVeve Power
the complmented
his Of faithful efficient service"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1953-05-01
Glacier WiIdlife Assc.
Event Tomorrow Night

The Glacier Wildlife Associa-
ton will hold dinner-meeting
in the American Legion Hall to-
morrow evening at $50. The
meal will be served by the Legion
Auxiliary,
The speaking program will be
featured by talk by Tom Wes-
self of the Great Falls Wildlife
Association. Motion pictures of
Glacier National Park, with its
wealth of wildlife, will be shown
by park botanists.
Others on t h e program will
stress the Importance of conser-
walton of the nations wildlife.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1953-05-01
Reservation Schools
Holding Stampede
Friday, May 8

The 10Th a n nu a ! Blackfeet
Schools Stampede will be held at
the Browning high school athlet-
ic grounds next Friday afternoon
with student of the several grade
schools of the reservation as we'll
as Browning competing for first.
second and third place in SO ev-
ents.
The program. which will last
throughout the afternoon, will
begin at /.
The participants will be placed
in groups, on the basis of age.
Those ID through 16 will be in
Class /. Those IL and IL will be
in Class 2. Those 10 and II will
be in Class 3. Those 7, 8 and
9 will be in Glass 4. A fifth
group will be made up of those
of any age up to the maximum in
Class l, aside from grade teachers
will be participating in the open
relay.
Added events that were not Or
iginally programmed will be the
doll and toy parade.
Double-page programs carry
ing all of the events, together
with other related information,
has been released during the
week.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1953-05-01
County Chest
X-ray Plans

BY Boney J. Olney

Since the intensified I'll st
x-ray survey was initiated last
fall by the Montana tuberculosis
Association and the State Board
of Health chest x-rays have been
conducted in five counties-Lib-
erty, TooIe. Pondera, Teton and
Lewis & Clark. At present a
survey is b eing conducted in
Cascade County.
The results in these five coun-
ties show an average of rs per
cent of the x-rayable population
(12 years and older) having
chest x-rays as compared with
an average of 81 per cent for the
same counties in the 195O-51 sur
veys.
This is an increase of 15,3
people x-rayed. 1t means great
er protection for these counties
through early discovery and
treatment of tuberculosis, lung
cancer, heart disease and other
chest abnormalities.
Workers in Glacier County are
very busy getting plans under
way for pre- registering the entire
population. Mitchell Owens, Or
ganizer for the uni 8, of the
State Board of Health, will meet
with the various community lead
ers within the next two weeks.
The units will be in the county
May IL. beginning atStarr School.
Dates for the community meet
ings are:
May 5 at 2::3O p. m.-Starr
School group.
Browning High School at 7:30
p. M, with chairmen of Brown
ing steering committees.
May 6 at II a. m.-Coldfeet-
Old Agency.
Heart Butte School at 3 p. m.
Heart Butte. Ii t t Badger,
Big Badger.
May 7 at 1870 a. m. at Wink
Ter School-Winkler- Rita.
Babb School at 3 p. m. -Babb
community.
Blackfoot, May 7 at 7:30 p. m.
at Blackfoot School-Blackfoot
community and Higgins.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1953-05-01
FLA Elects Officers
For New Term;
Parent-S0n Event
By the Chapter Reporter

ee~> OAs~PSSA sSHSA W.
At a regular meeting of the
Browning FLA Chapter on Tues
day evening of last week at the
High School Vo-Ag building the
following officers were elected for
the 1854 term:
Wilson Roy, president.
Larry Monroe, first vice presi-
dent.
Phillip Roy, second vice presi-
dent.
Leo Kennerly Jr., secretary.
Ed Miles. treasurer.
Orville Goss, reporter.
Robert Stillsmoking, sentinel.
Named chairmen of the eight
regular standing committees were
the following:
Neil Parsons. supervised farm
ing.
Gene Cobell, community SER
vice.
Gary Douglas. cooperative &C.
tivities.
Jim Hanson, leadership activ-
tiles.
Ed Miles, earnings and saw
ings.
CONTINUED on last page)
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1953-05-01
Glacier Electric
Coop Elects At
Wed. Meeting

A record attendance was pres.
ent at the annual election of dir.
ectors of the Glacier County e.
ectric Cooperative, Inc. in the
county court house at Cut Bank
Wednesday evening.
The following were elected for
the new term:
District No. 1-George Edkins
and E. A. McDougall.
District No. 2-Chester Guith.
District No. 3-Stan Hjartar-
son and William Van Alstine, Sr.
District No. Al Eissel, sec.-
treas.
District No. SC. S. Frary,
president; R. E. Momberg, vice
president and John Lewis.