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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-03
Outline Plans For
March of Dimes In
County This Year

Plans for the March of Dimes
campaign in Garrett county were
outlined Monday evening at din
ner of workers at the William
James hotel in Oakland. Thirty
eight representatives gathered to
pledge their aid and that of their
various organizations.
Miss Catherine Gaule, guest
speaker and State Representative
for the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis, outlined the
great strides accomplished within
the past few years in the preven-
tive war against polio and praised
the spirit shown by the local work
ers.
A film featuring Miss Helen
Hayes on Mothers March on
Polio" was also shown.
Among the organizations sup
porting the drive are Maryland
League for Crippled Children
Miss Grace Jones; Garrett County
Memorial hospital, Mrs. Joseph
Sollars; County health department,
Mrs. Hazel Walter; Catholic church
Rev. Michael X. Carney; County
Ministerial association, Rev. W. S.
Patterson; Oakland Civic club,
Mrs. +. r. Jones; Business and
Professional Women's club, Miss
Mary X. Williams; Lions club, En-
val Ream; Rotary club, Melvin
Right; Garrett county schools, r.
Bowen Hardesty, county supcrin-
tendent; American Legion, Rev. J
}. Atwell; Newspapers, c. B.
Buchanan and Donald r. SincclI;
Loyal Order of Moose, Donald
Stemple; Knights of Pythias, John
Forman; Red Cross, Mrs. Paul b
Naylor, Mrs. f. z. Tower; County
P.-T.A. Council, Mrs. Earl Lee;
University Women, Mrs. Leo Hell
big; County Farm Bureau, Marvin
Calls, County Teachers associa-
ton, Kathryn Speicher; Student
Council. Southern High, Johr
White; Mt. Top Chamber of Com.
/ nprce Newt COnlin
Representing the communitie:
were Jesse Walker, Kitzmiller;
Olonzo Fike, Accident; Mrs. Dan
/ Hershbcrger, Grantsville; Ralph
Swauger, Friendsville; Mrs. Bar
nard, Bloomington; Mrs. JUNE
Harvey, Swanton; Mrs. E. c. Clat
terbuck, Deer Park; Mrs. Joe Kahl
Mrs. Mason Calls, Mt. Lake Park
Harold Garrett, Crellin; RicharC
Dayton, Oakland.
S. r. Pagenhardt, last year.
chairman, conducted the meeting
in the absence of Robert w. Stem
pie, this years chairman. AS
sistine were c. B. Buchanan, vice
chairman; and Charles L. Briner
campaign director. Pagenhardt il
serving as campaign treasurer this
year. Others serving on this year;
committee are George X. Littman
treasurer; June Harvey, secretary
Mrs. w. W. DeWecsc and Mrs
Irwin r. Rudy, chairmcn of WON
ems activities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-03
Northern High Wins

Northern High Schools floor
men dedicated their new gym
nasium Tuesday night by defeating
the Alumni quint by the score OF
55 to 81.
Murphy was the Big Gun" for
Northern with Is ITALICS, while G.
Wright scored the same number Of
points to pace the grade Northern
held a 31-2S advantage at half
time. On the Northern lineup were
Hersbbcrger, Sclby, Georg, Muir
ply, Wright, and Mckenzie.
Playing for the alumni were
Ringer, J. Stanton, G. Wright,
Truban, Grove, Patton, Beachy,
and HENDERSON.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-03
Wins National
All Recognition
Mrs. Polly Johnson Hanst Pre-
scented Gold Key al Recog-
milton Dinner Last Eve
ming at Chicago

Mrs. Polly Johnson llanSt for
merly of BraXton County W Va,
now an Oakland homemakcr, was
one of eight persons throughout
the nation honored last night in
Chicago as national Ui2; ers in the
first annual All Alumni Rccogni-
ton Program, according to {. p.
Dorsey state All club leader West
Virginia university She is the wife
of George H. Hanst, editor.
Each of the eight national win
ners-including two governors,
Hon. Dan Thornton Of Colorado,
and Hon Herman f. Talmadgc, of
Gcorgia-was presented a gold key
by S. L. Nevins, president Of agri-
cultural chemicals division. Mathei-
son Chemical corporation, donor Of
awards at Recognition dinner
last evening in the Blackstone
hotel. dlvng National All club Con
gross. now in progress in Chicago.
c. H. Ferguson, director Of eX-
tension work I. , Department
of Agriculture. was guest speaker.
The eight national winners, chosen
from state winners 'ilfoushout 'he
country. are attending Club Con
gress as guests of the Mathcison
Chemical corporaion' 70 represent
the Ito mliIoh former 4-fl erS Vi 'he
nation MIS- hahS' was ndl''eo ear
her as 'he state winner from west
virginia
OlherS nance were rom llilllolS'
Minnesota OAialon'a' hHooc i9ldil''
ana lehhessee' ne program pro
Vldeo III aoo'lioh TO inc Solo Keys
. lhe lllpS 10 the Oiup congress III
Chlcaso' ana as STATE winners DieN
VIII receive P'afueS. Il, w. Al'oH,
Na'lolldi ledoei ol nv" anu f-l'
ciup programs Oh tie eo'' d. EN-
tension service pIeSIocu d. lie
uihher ana IeNIe"'' 'Iie dcco''I-
puShlhe"'S OF tle WINNER ~ NSe'P'-
ems SPOKE DIieiiS, Po'u'i'l7 Wy
what ait cup 'I0iiilii5 udo meant
10 lhehl'
prerequisites 10 a'Ull'iil Iecosill-
ton are previous 81 membership
ana a cohtihuihe interest III 4-Ii
club work. TWO winners from each
state were selected on inc OASIS
OF leadership and participation ii
YOUTH CIVIC church' Scnool' gov
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-03
To Discuss Savage
River Dam Problems

Problems connected with the
Savage River dam and the area
surrounding it are to be discussed
next Tuesday at a meeting at the
Ali Chan Country club in Cumber-
land.
Governor Theodore r. McKeldin
recently named a special commits
sion to study prescribed problems
concerning the dam, and Owen E.
Hitchins, Cumberland, who was
named chairman of the group, has
called the session. Luncheon will
be served at 1890 p. m.
Members of that special COM
mission include Lawrence NJ. Fra
ley, who is a member of the Upper
Potomac River commission; and J.
Edward Helbig, president of the
County Commissioners.
Fraley said two items to be dis
cussed would be the construction
of road around the dam, and the
water supply for Westcrnport. At
present the latter town receives
its water supply from the dam.
Concerning the construction of a
roadway around the dam there
had been considerable controversy.
Garrett county representatives. feel
that this county is entitled to have
the road built by some agency
other than the county. The dam
was built for the express purpose
of regulating the flow of the Po-
tomac river so that industries i'm
/ Allegany county would be bene-
fitted for flood control and allevi-
alton Of pollution in that area.
Whether or not Allegany county,
the State of Maryland or the Fed
eral government are responsible
for the construction and upkeep
are matters to be ironcd out at the
meeting
The Savage river dam covers
$50 acres when completely filled
with a drainage area of some 105
square miles. The use of the reser-
voir for swimming or bathing is
prohibited except by express per-
mission of the Maryland State De
partment of Health and the town
of Westelnport. Fishing is per
mitted except in areas prohibited
because of possible interference
with efficient operation or for rea-
sons of public safety.
The only motorboats allowed are
a patrol boat of the Upper Po-
tomac River commission and such
others as may be authorized by
the Corps of Engineers or the
State Of Maryland for official use
in surveys, operation and main
tenancc of the reservoir Rowboat
permits may be granted. No house
boats, no private cottages are al
lowed.
Picnicking may be permitted and
any provisions for camping must
have the joint approval of the
River commission, the Department
of State Forests and Parks and
the Maryland State department of
health.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-03
I ruck Driver Pulled
From Burning Cab

\ tractor-tlailcr went out Of
control on the McMullen Highway
at Dawson, Allcgany county, Sat
m'day and smashed into a concrete
culvert and then caught fire.
Charles L. Jackson, %, of Mt. Lake
Park, driver, was pulled from the
cab of the tractor by Jess Cook,
who operates a service station in
the area. The drivers hair and
clothing were singed by the flames
buc he was otherwise unhurt. He
was back to work this week.
The uorthbound rigs rear dual
wheels were knocked loose and a
lumber truck headed in the oppo-
site direction was wrecked when
the wheels were struck by the
front Of the vehicle.
State Trooper Milton G. Hart,
who investigated, said the tractor
trailer was empty at the time.
When it carcencd across the high
way and struck the abutmcnt the
gasoline tank exploded and caught
fire to the equipment. Volunteer
fire companies at McCoolc and
Kcyser were called but Cook and
residents nearby were able to
dousc the flames with fire OK
tiuguishcrs taken from the big
tractor. The fire badly damaged
both the tractor and trailer which
are owned by Pittsburgh con
Germ.
Operator Of the lumber truck
was unhurt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-03
Garrett County
One OF Nine To
Credit
Seeks $207,S0O For More Road
Work In Next Fiscal
Year

Garrett county was one of nine
that applied to the State Roads
commission for $1,289, 900 of the
new 5O-million dollar state credit
pool for county road money.
When the deadline passed Tues
day for applications covering the
first year of the plan-fiscal 1855
starting next July these are
the counties asking a share:
Allegany, $15O,O0O; Calvert,
$27, 900; Charles, $500; Garrett,
S2O7 800; Frederick, $276,7O0;
Montgomery, $234,6O0; Queen
Amc's, $4,000; st. Mary's, $79,-
700; Washington, $182,10O.
In most cases this was the full
quota set up by the Roads commits
sion as the amount Of first year
bonds each county could handily
pay off with the increased revenue
it is due to get next year from the
increase in the state gasoline tax.
The estimated gasoline tax for
the 1885 fiscal year will be $42l,.
700. and the motor vehicle tax
$175.1OO, for total of $685., 800. The
increased revenue from these
sources will take care of retiring
the bonds over the fiftcen-year
period, while the money viii be-
come available next year w w.
Dewitt, county roads engineer,
said the additional money would
be used for additional road projects
in the county
Approximately 100000 is spent
for road work in the county each
year. The $207 800 will be in addi-
ton.
Garrett county has about 100
miles of county roads.
The plan by which the state in
effect lends its credit to the coun-
ties, was enacted by the General
Assembly last spring as an inser-
tion in Na,vland's Ionq RANCE bipb-
wav overhaul nrooram Commits
sioners in the other counties IN
dictated to the commission tbcv felt
thew couId meet THEN. road needs
an :. nav-as-vou-oo basis NOW that
thev are in line fo,. increased oaso-
lime tax revenues and wonld rather
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-03
Snowfall Reached 6.l
Inches In 1ODays

Snowfall over siX-day period
during the past ten days brought
a total depth of 81 inches and al
so brought slight Improvement in
the overall water situation.
Rain and melted snow during
the period since November p,
reached a depth of 1.56 inches, ac-
cording to the government records
at the Weber weather bureau. This
was calculated to help the water
supply over the entire area but
much more was needed to bring
the water table back to normal.
During the past week the temp
erature dropped to six above zero
for the low of the winter. This oc-
CURED on Sunday morning.
During the storm of last Friday
the State Roads commission had
number of trucks and men busy
eindering roads. Roads were icy
over the weekend
Drilling Deeper
Oakland was engaged in having
its latest well drilled deeper, Drill
ers were down 27O feet or more
this morning and were continuing
Water in the reservoirs remained
about six feet from the top, not
much change from last week
There was some gain over the
weekend with schools dismissed
enough of a gain to pull the pump
from the latest well so that drill
ing could be continued.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-03
Regional Meet Planned
For FFBL Program

The MorgantoWn Chamber of
Commerce will be host for the
fourth regional roundup of the
Farming for Better Living program
in five counties which includes Gar
rett
Members of the FFBL council
and the county winners will be
guests of the club on Friday, De.
cember II, at II o'clock noon Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Hummel, of New
Germany, were this years winner,
in Garrett.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-03
Bloodmobile Visit
At Kitzmillcr Dec. 9

Plans have been completed for
the next visit Of the bloodmobilc
unit at Kitzmillcr on Wednesday,
December 9.
The visit is sponsored by the
Lions club of kitzmiller and Elk
Garden and members Of the aux
.iliary to the Fire Department will
take care of the cantecn on that
day, according to Mrs. Grover c.
Stemplc, blood recruitment chair
man for the county. DR.. Ralph Cal
andrclla will be the local physician
in charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-03
To Induct Three

Three persons have been ordered
'or induction into the armed forces
this morning, December 8.
Those called were Donald c.
Williams, Oakland; Omer j. Hum
berson, Friendsville; and James r..
Spear, Fliendsville. They will re-
port to the induction station at
Fanmont, w. Va.
Evening star., 1953-01-04

max of long and bitter arguments
in Wall Street.
BY a margin of only nine votes,
Stock Exchange members voted to
retire so of the 1875 seats in the
next five years at not over $45, 200
each. The price of seats promptly
went higher than that.
The Stock Exchange stepped
up its educational program tre-
mendously. It's color cartoon
movie called What Makes Us
Tick" was a hit. More people
were conducted through the visit
ors gallery above the trading floor
than ever before in it's history.
Toward the end of the year the
governors of the Stock Exchange
named a special committee Ito
study ways and means of broad
ening and improving the free auc-
ton market on the floor of the
exchange"
Curb Changes Name.
The curb market adopted its
sixth name of the past hundred
years when it voted to become
the American Stock Exchange
January S. The curb, too. broad
ened it's activities and felt that
the new name better described
it's business throughout North
and South America.
AS for the action of the stock
itself this year, it made
hesitant advances in January and
March. each followed by decline.
and then it took off early in May
for a sustained summer rally that
lasted over three months with
only minor reverses.
From the first part of August
to the latter part of October, the
was hit by a major cor
rection. Just before the election
the market commenced a boom
that carried right to the end of
the year.
On the last day of 1852 the A.P.
average held unchanged at $115.70.
the peak Of the year and the
highest for the average since
June 4, 1880, when it touched
$116.60.
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New Records Posted
By Economy in 1852
Despite Big Setbacks
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a slump. they could scare them.
selves into one"
He said his Government advisers
concurred in this appraisal.
| Factors supporting this view in
clude the fact that Government
defense expenses, even though
they may crest in mid-1953, will
continue at a high level. Further,
Iiti is predicted that private ex-
penditures for plant and equip
ment, another big prop in keeping
business good, will run pretty close
to 1925 record investment of
some $27 billion.
| Price controls, unless they are
extended, expire on April 80, 1858.
IT they are not renewed will that
mean more imitation?
Here is the picture Of the tre-
mendous record the American
economy rolled up this year:
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
(total value of goods and services,
including business taxes, deprecia-
ton charges and other business
reserves
1952-running at a rate of 1914
billion compared with 1929 billion
IN 1851. a previous high record.
NATIONAL INCOME (total
earnings of labor and capital from
current production)-
1952-running at rate of $287
billion compared with $277 billion
in 1851.
PERSONAL INCOME
Running at rate of $266 bill
lion. a new high, compared with
1884 billion in 1851.
EMPLOYMENT
1952-total civilian employment
in November, the last available
figure was 62,228,000, greater by
100000 than the corresponding
month in 1851. Unemployed re-
manned under the level of a year
ago, the Census Bureau reported.
The proportion of all civilian
workers who were unemployed was
I2.2 per cent compared with 80
Iper cent in 1851.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
1952-reached a new postwar
high as the year neared its end.
The Federal Reserve Board fig
ures for October estimated the
index for industrial production at
227-i.e. 127 per cent above the
average of industrial production
from 1885 to 1889, which is taken
as the base of 100. The highest
point reached at the peak of
World War II production was
t247, seasonally adjusted in October
and November of 1943.
CORPORATE DIVIDENDS
j 1952-during the first 10 months
of the year. the Commerce De-
Ipartment U. S. corporations paid
out Sc, 1886 ,000, 900 in dividends, an
increase of 3 per cent over the
same months of last year.
Evening star., 1953-01-04

quiet year because Of domestic
political uncertainties and the for
Ieign situation. There was a tend
ency to wait and see, but markets
became more active after the No
vember election.
Volume on the Washington Stock
Exchange trailed behind the pre-
Iceding year, but many securities
houses gained some compensatory
business from the lively interest
in mutual funds. The market was
broadened here by the opening OF
branch facilities of the Philadel-
Iphia- Baltimore Stock Exchange
Utilities Show Growth.
New records were set in utility
customers on November 80. but
most of the gains from a year age
were in the suburbs.
The area gained 1909 active
gas meters in the year, of which
only 1884 were in the District. g.
674 in Maryland and 4,511 in Vir-
Iginia.
An increase of 16,043 electric
customers. included only 2.042 in
the District, 8,183 in Maryland
and 5,818 in Virginia.
A gain of 1893 telephones. in
cluded 1865 in the District. IA
283 in Maryland and 11,455 in
Virginia.
Traffic Still Problem.
District traffic near the end of
the year was slightly above a year
ago. while transit passengers con-
tinued to decrease.
Net automobile registration in
the District totaled 1885, mod
erately above a year earlier and
near November record Of 1850. al
though sales Of both new and old
cars were behind a year earlier.
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D. {. Trade Chiefs See
Bright 1853 Despite
Capitol Hill Plans
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largest department stores sum-
married the situation in this way:
Heavy taxes are preventing the
building of reserves which always
have been needed in less favor
able periods. They exert a dead
ly corrosive power on the sound
ness Of even old established COM
panies. In terms of the safety and
continuity of jobs for the COM
munity, they should be feared by
both employees and employers.
All business felt the pressure of
imitation as operating costs con-
tinued to rise throughout the year.
Some of the loudest complaints
were from the public utility COM
panies operating under fixed-rate
schedules.
Building Still Active.
Public and private construction
authorized in the area in II
months last year totaled $685.
979.650. including $163, 3,252,041 OF
residential construction and 49,
356 new dwelling units, prelimi-
nary report from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics disclosed.
{ Activity was impressive al
though behind a total of $685.
249,731, residential buildin g
amounting to $177,627,O45 and
1869 dwelling units in the same
period last year.
The District itself accounted for
only SAC, $3.50. .438 of the big total,
$25.713,691 of residential building
and 4.244 units.
Montgomery County with $685.
O54,574, $46, 6,796,25O and 4,874
units led the area. Prince Georges
had $42,014,320, $50. 300 and
1888 units; Arlington, $26, 1884 ,692,
SIS, ,482, $50 and 1890 units; Fair
fax, 1.439, $50, $50, ,660,95O and
1862 units; Alexandria $9,860, ,1O6,
$780, 900 and sos units.
Real estate demand became
more selective in the last half of
the year and sellers of existing
homes found it necessary to shave
what buyers regarded as "unrea-
sonable prices"
Banking Gains Reported.
Assets and deposits of 10 WASH
ington banks and trust companies
reached new peaks at the end of
1852.
Assets rose to $780,, 1888. .545, a
gain of $20,464,0OO from a year
ago. Deposits reached $1,27O,962,-
634, an increase of $12.546,97O.
Clearings offered a surprise in
December by jumping to an all
time monthly record of $49O.8 mil
lion, a jump of II per cent from
a year earlier and boosted the
years total to $5,245, ,OOO,O 900, also
record, but only one-tenth of /
per cent above 1851.
Clearings offered a surprise by
jumping to an all-time monthly
record of $490.8 million, a jump of
II per cent from a year earlier and
boosted the years total to $5,245,-
100000, also a record. but only
one-tenth of l per cent above 1851.
Savings and loan associations
made good progress. Assets of
29 member associations of the
District Building and Loan League
reached $509.355, TAO on November
30, gain of $57,847 900 from a
year earlier. Outstanding loans
rose $52,9O0,609 in the year. in
vested capital increased $54,011,-
At and reserves $4,346,637.
Securities here had a relatively
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was a holdover from the 10Th Gen.
tury. The New York Curb Ex-
change took the initial move in
June and the big board followed
at the end of September, the eli
Evening star., 1953-01-04

PERSONAL SPENDING GAINS-Despe rising dollar
spending sections
smaller percentage of the national product than in 1929
1882 Unshaded portions show defense spending other Gov
purchases goods services private
Figures for 1852 the rate prevailing at the
end of September -AP Wirephoto Chart.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-12-10
Light Industrial
Zoning Ordinance
Here Is Praised

Praise was heaped on Rockville's
new light Industrial coming ordi-
nance by citizens and businessmen
at a recent hearing in the Court
house. At the short meeting three
changes were approved and the
revised ordinance was adopted by
the Mayor and Council.
The new ordinance, drafted by
City Engineer John MARYLAND,
provides for the first time for
light industrial development in
Rockville. Formulation of the ordi-
nance began after property own
ers in the recently annexed Hal
pine area asked for light industrial
coming. 1t is expected that it will
be applied to other areas Of Rock
vile as requests and hearings are
held, John MARYLAND said.
Changes from the original draft
of the ordinance will allow rail
road cars to unload at all times,
increase maximum building heights
to Sc feet and permit anchor type
fences with suitable screening.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-12-10

both student nurses at the Uni
versity of Virginia School of Nurs.
ing, were home for the Thanks
giving holiday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Peter Wagner
left Monday morning for Florida.
They will spend the winter season
at their home in st. Petersburg.
Mrs. John Backus is at home
after spending several weeks in
Suburban Hospital. We understand
she will be convalescing for a few
weeks, but is much improved.
Mrs. Everett Gormley and Mrs.
Davis Clagett are also patients at
Suburban HcEpital, Everyone is
hoping that they will soon be out
and about again.
Tom Jones is recuperating these
days from a broken shoulder. 1t
seems that Tom suffered the mis-
hap during our recent snow storm.
He is much improved, however,
and is able to be around.
Good reports come from Subur-
ban Hospital about Cy Campbell.
He's the man who prints our SEN
tinel, you know, and he was taken
il suddenly Sunday evening. All
the Sentinel folks miss him, as
well as everybody else around
town. We all hope he'll soon be
back on the job again.
1t was good to see Harriet and
Gerald Fahey in town for the
Thanksgiving holidays. They were
IN from Detroit to visit Harriett's
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis,
at their home on West Montgomery
Avenue.
The weekend found the Levin
Comlys busy. They moved into
their very attractive new house on
Park Street.