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Evening star., 1953-07-30

RICHARD c. Members of
the Association of Retired
A''oeHrosN Policemen are requested to
IH'"T attend last rites for our late
A comrade. HARD C..
MsN.nlA THORNETT. Funeral from
the Timothy Hanlon Funeral
Home, 1881 Ga. ave. NV.
at $50 am. Friday. July 81, 1858.
Mass at Holy Name Catholic Church,
11th and K SITS. ne, at am. In
terment Mount olive Cemetery.
JAMES p. SAVER. President.
r. A. BURTON Secretary.
Evening star., 1953-07-30

day. July 25, 1858. ROBERT JAMES
JOHNSON Of 1914 Oates st. ne, be-
loved husband of Mrs. Catherine john
son. brother of Mrs. Emma Perry and
Miss Elizabeth johnson. He also is
survived by a niece. Mrs. Bertha
cambridge. and other relatives and
many friends After pm. Thursday.
July 30. friends are invited to call
at his late residence. Funeral serv-
ices on Friday, July 81. at 1:30 pm.
at the Mount Airy Baptist Church. l.
St, between North Capitol and 1st
SITS. NV. Interment Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery. Arrangements by
Jarvis. 80
Evening star., 1953-07-30
Dratha

NELSON. OLIVER. on Monday, July
e, 1893, At Freedmen,s Hospital
SsSsns s9s S %.lSO iSOs eh St sso nW
survived By three sons. three daush-
ters, one sister, fve brothers. one
uncle and many other relatives and and
EsaSS may sons a Il FUNERAL lns fenTo Home
6e held at pm. Saturday, August /.
Relatives and friends invited. Inter-
ment Woodlawn Cemetery.
NEg, JOHN S:S 4; On ruesSdayi July yyo;,S e;
A. ,NEU, formerly Of Arlington. Va.
retired from Government service with
the. the Library Of Congress and nd. before re
with the q. s. Navy. survivors in
SaughssT Ms S;o Arthur G5ossiey ,cS Of
India. and DR.. Robert B. Neu Of rails
Church, Va. and six grandchildren.
Burial viii be in the .Arlington Ma
ss sionrl Il e'nn, csmetsr' on Friday July SO p
NTTwgaL e sHs ANNrE T. On os.,Gseds wsdnesdsy
lant Green, Nd. ANNIE 8. NUTwELI.,
Nutwell. mother Of Of James [. and
ETueSt M. NuJWeu, MTS. M0Ty M. 1Iu-
man and Mrs Grace ]. Dukes. Fu-
neral or. Saturday; August /; from
the HUNT Funeral Home. Waldorf,
Md. at 9:30 am. Mass at st.. Mary'S
Church. Bryantown, Md. at 10 am.
Friends may call at the, HUNT Fuo
noon Thursday, July 30. Interment
church cemetery. 81
OLIFF. WILLIAM C. On Tuesday. July
%. 1853, at his home. 9311 Old
BladensburE rd Silver Spring, Md.
WILLIAM c: OLIFF. husband Of Elsie
Eastment Oliff and brother of Robert
W, Raymond A. and Irwin Oliff and
Mrs; Laura A. olifi. Mr.. oliff rests
Home, !S434 Ga. ave. Silver Spring,
Md, where services will be held on
Friday, July 81 at IL am. Inter-
ment Rock Greek Cemetery.
0LIFF, WILLIAM C. Members Of the
E,S1.A Association of Retired Po-
licemen are requested to at
tend last rites for our late
comrade, WILLIAM c. OLIFF.
- Services IL am Friday, July
81. 1858. at Humphreys Fu-
Evening star., 1953-07-30

JACKSON. ELIZA LUCILLE. On Tues
day, July 2S. 1858, at Gallinger Hos
pitaL Washington, D. c.. ELIZA LU-
C1LLE JACKSON. She leaves one SIS
ter Mrs. Mary Bowser: two brothers.
Roscoe and Clarence Smith: two nieces
one great-niece. six nephews and other
relatives and friends. Remains rest
ing at Arnold's Funeral Home. 311
North Patrick ST., Alexandria Va
Funeral services on Friday July 3, ,
at 9 am, from st. Joseph's Catholic
Church. Interment st. Mary's Ceme-
terry
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her daughter, Mrs. william E. Leahy
Of 1925 Garfield st. NV; LUANNA
DR.. Thomas Best Kramer. Services
will be held at the Little Sanctuary of
st. Adams School. Mass. ave. at Wis.
ave. NV, on Friday. July 81, at 10
am: Interment Maryland Line, Md.
In lieu Of flowers, it is requested that
contributions be sent to the Ladies'
Board. GEORGETOWN University Hos
pital. 80
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-12-04

The Israel Government has
completed negotiations with
banks to allow credits to export
ers at low interest rates in order
to facilitate the young States
growing trade.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-12-04
sTRIcTER REGULATION FOR
ALIENS BECOMES
EFFECTIVE IN MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, (JTA)-A new
immigration regulation VIII &c h
makes it more difficult for aliens
to become permanent residents OF
Mexico has been put into effect
by the Interior and Foreign Min
istries since November l.
The regulation also provides
that prospective immigrants from
Germany and Austria shall con-
firm the fact that they are not
Communists and must attest to
their political reliability"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
Taking Stock E.

The beginning of year is always good time to
take stock. Business take inventory of goods
hand figure up the previous years distribution and profit
and take a look into the year ahead
President Eisenhower taking stock of his first year
in the White House and plans to give accounting to the
nation of messages early in the year His outlook
will be full of hope.
Last year. this newspaper looked into 1858 following
Esenhowers election, confidence in the future
fdence in leader in stopping curtang social
ism, stopping initiation and in keeping business
keel
In spite of the pessimss who keep predicting recession
and who would give their teeth to have
beittle the present administration there is that conf
dence by the majority that within the short space of
much of what hoped for has pass and that the
in the past twenty years.
This practice of taking stock prevail right down
line Federal through counties and towns
In taking stock of the county we find good year in
spite of the drought Nothing spectacular but fair yields OF
items essening in mining and lumber industries
but opportunities in farming and the usual stable tourist
business perhaps little better than usual We confident
of the outlook for the county for 1854.
Taking stock doesn't need to stop with the nation, state
and county 1t and should include all of Individually
Every one of penetrating look at himself
we have confidence that when people look at them
selves lot of them going to their faults and short
comings and have a desire make improvements With
desire there is nothing that will have effect
individual So here's to confident outlook for 1854
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
"Shooting'' Water
Well Is Delayed

Shooting" of the towns newest
well on the Hinebaugh farm west
of Oakland, was delayed on Tues
day when some obstruction in the
hole prevented workmen from plac-
ing the nitroglycerin at the bottom
of the well.
The explosion was due to take
place at noon on Wednesday.
Mayor Joseph Hinebaugh re
ported Tuesday that when the drill
Ter pulled the casing apparently a
stone became dislodged and OBJ
structed the opening about 140 feet
below the surface. This was dis
covered after about 80 quarts of
the explosive had been lowered in
to the hole.
The work is being done by the
Producers Torpedo company of
Marietta, Ohio. The company plans
to use so quarts in containers that
will line the hole for distance of
so feet.
By shooting" the well the town
officials are certain that the sup
ply of water will be greatly in
creased.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
Fire Damages
Restaurant Building

Fire caused by defective wiring
in a deep freeze unit damaged
Wards Restaurant, Second and
Oak streets, Oakland, to the extent
of several hundred dollars last
Saturday morning at 7 o'clock.
The flames were confined to one
room but there was some smoke
damage to the restaurant and other
parts of the building. The blaze
had spread from the refrigeration
unit to a partition sometime dur
ing the early morning hours but
the fire wasn't discovered until the
owners, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Hine-
baugh, were ready to get up.
Oakland firemen prevented any
serious spread to other parts of
the structure. Oakland firemen also
answered another alarm last Thurs
day morning, caused by a flue fire
at the home of Mrs. Jamie S. Ell
lott, Mt. Lake Park. There was
no damage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
Found Dead In Bed

10 Ann Wilson, five-year-old
daughter of Melvin Lee and Juanita
Arthur Wilson, was found dead in
bed at her home at Bloomington
on Christmas morning by her
mother.
The child's death was caused by
suffocation, according to the ply
sician summoned. The child had
been subject to attacks for three
years and is believed to have suf-
fered an attack and suffocated dur
ing the night.
DR.. E. l. Baumgartner, Oakland,
deputy state medical examiner, in
vestigated.
Her parents and two sisters,
Barbara and Nancy, both at home,
survive.
The body was taken to the home
of her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Arthur, at Franklin, near
Westernport, where funeral serv-
ices were conducted on Sunday
afternoon by Rev. Edwin Smith,
pastor of the Bloomington Meth
odist church. Burial was in Philos
cemetery, Westernport.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
$1,000 Bequeathed
To Lutheran Church

A sum of 81 900 has been be-
queathed to St. Marks Lutheran
church in Oakland by the late Miss
Edith Bolden. This sum was ear
marked for the church in her will
which was probated this week in
the Orphans Court.
Miss Bolden died December 10
after an illness of several months.
Her will also provides for requests
of $4,000 for her sisters, Mrs.
Prema Brown and Mrs. Annie Ma
son, and $4,000 each for her two
nieces, Mrs. David Morgan and
Mrs. James Helbig, and her neph-
ew, DeCorsey Bolden. The bal
ance of her estate is left to her
brother, Emroy D. Bolden.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
FARMERS GET KILLED.
Win Christmas
Lighting Contest

Winners in the Christmas Light
ing contest were announced Mon
day night following a visit of three
judges throughout the area. The
contest was conducted by the Mt.
Top Chamber of Commerce.
First prize of SIS was won by
Erval Ream, Second street, who
had lighted display of Santa and
his reindeers on the roof of his
home. Second prize of $40 went to
Edward C. Lawrence, Old State
road, for a miniature Of the city
of Jerusalem on his front porch.
Third prize of SIS went to Richard
Dayton, who had erected a silhou-
cite of Santa Claus and his rein
deer, at his home on Third street.
Judges were A. A. Hall, l.. B.
Hughes and A. L. Babcock, all of
the Monongahela Power company,
Morgantown, w. Va.
Eleven homes were given honor
able mention: Herbert Richie,
Ralph Pritts, Robert Lohr, Merle
Cargo, J. S. Cooper, Howard White,
Lowell LOOMS, Lewis R. Jones,
Earl Roth, Don Williams and Guy
William limbaugh. The latter was
ineligible for any prize, since his
home is beyond the city limits. The
contest was limited to the corpor-
ate limits of Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
Your Child'S Needs
To Be P.-T.A. Topic

A discussion on your Child's
Needs" will be the topic for dis
cussion at the regular meeting of
the Oakland Elementary Parent
Teacher association on Monday
evening, Jenuary 4. The discussion
will be held in conjunction with a
moving picture, what Every Child
Needs"
w. C. Highlander, president,
termed this an important discus
sion, in this age when juvenile de-
linquency is being widely discussed.
Highlander said the members of the
P.-T.A. executive committee also
felt the movie and discussion to be
quite timely.
He said such points in a child's
life as security, recognition, affec-
ton, and new experiences, will be
brought out by the movie and an
open discussion will follow on these
points.
The meeting will start at 1880
and a half hour will be given for
parents to visit their child's teach
er. The moving picture will be
shown from to 9 o'clock, and the
discussion will follow, from to
TO- Refreshments will be served by
4th grade mothers, Mrs. Harold G.
Bittinger, chairman.
The entire program is under the
Craftsmanship of Mrs. Fred Itch
nell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
November Welfare
Totals S22,S48.91
Amount Expended by County
Department Around $500
Less Than Previous
Month

Six hundred ninety-three persons
received $22, 848.91 through the
Garrett County Welfare board dur
ing November, it was revealed by
the monthly report Of the State De-
partment of Public Welfare, pre-
pared by Thomas ]. S. WaXter, di-
rector.
This was around $500 less than
for October and August. Last
month 713 persons received $685.
37626, while in September 731 in
dividuals had received $24,576.57.
In August 730 individuals received
$23 ,463.S9.
Largest category was the one on
Old Age assistance where 258 per-
sons received $9,726.O1, an average
of $377O. There were thirteen new
applications here with three cases
added and Is cancelled.
Aid to Dependent Children had
the next highest figure. Here 80
persons in 40 families received
$8,355.27, an average of $75.96 per
family. In this group there were II
new applications, with five cases
being added and six cases can
celled.
Five blind persons received
S27525. Under the department listed
as permanently and totally disabled
81 persons received $3,244.42, an
average of $37.29. There were three
new applications with four being
added and three cancelled.
Twenty-four persons were listed
under General Public Assistance
and they received $885.71, an aver
age of $1,000. In this department
there were twelve new applications,
five cases added and three cases
cancelled.
Nine persons listed under foster
home care for children received
$362.25, an average of $4O.25 each.
Throughout the State of Mary
land the total payments for No
vember amounted to $1,430,374,
$11,5O0 more than for October and
around $4,000 greater than in No
vember, 1852.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
Final Rites Held
For Fire Victim

Funeral services were conducted
Saturday, December 26, for Mrs
Clara Emma Gnegy, widow of Da-
vid Gnegy, who died in Garrett
County Memorial hospital Tuesday
night, December %, as the result
of severe burns and shock.
Services were conducted at 1920
a. m. from st. Johns Lutheran
church at Red House with Rev
William A. Rem, pastor, officiat-
ing. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Gnegy, who lived alone in
a small house next door to one of
her two sons, Homer Gnegy, was
preparing to retire late Tuesday
night and had just banked the
stove for the night. For some I'M
known reason there was flash ex-
ploSion and fire.
Burned about the back, head,
shoulders and arms, the aged wo-
man, past 80, ran from the house
and screamed for her son.
Mrs Gnegy was the widow of
David Gnegy, who died in Decem-
Der, 1949 She was a daughter of
the late David E. and Maria Cover
Hauser and was born at Red House
She had lived in the same area
all her life.
Besides her son, Homer, another
son, Walter Gnegy, of Davis. w.
Va, survives, as also a daughter,
Mrs. John Hauser; and a half-Sis-
ter, Mrs. Effie Burke, Checlis,
Ohio. There are also 20 grand
children and 81 great grandchil-
dren.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
Downey Resigns AS
State 4-HLeader

Mylo S. Downey, State All club
agent since 1913, has resigned his
position, effective January Is. The
announcement was made this week
by DR.. James NJ. Gwin, director of
the University of Maryland Elk
tension Service.
Downey has accepted position
with the Federal Extension Service
in national All and older youth
programs.
Sherard w. Wilson will act as
State All club leader after Janu-
airy Is, pending action by the Uni
versity administration. Mr.. Wilson
has been Downey's top assistant
for ten years. Merle L. Howes, as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
Aged Area Resident
Dies In Hospital

Abraham Lincoln Sines, 80, re-
tired forest warden and farmer,
died Monday, December 28, at the
Garrett County Memorial hospital
in Oakland. He was one of the old
est residents of the area.
A son of the late William and
Eliza Johnson Sines, he was born
December 25, 1864, in this county.
Mr. Sines was an area forest war
den for over 81 years and had re-
tired about IS years ago He was
member of the Pine Grove Church
of the Brethren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sines had observed
their 66th wedding anniversary on
November "a at their home just
west of town on the Swallow Falls
road. They were married on
Thanksgiving day in 1887, at the
Bray School, by Rev David Miller.
In the early days of their mar
riage Mr.. Sines farmed on the
Bray place in the Swallow Falls
section. During his years as a for
ester he helped to construct num-
Der of forest towers. They came to
Oakland about % years ago.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Rebecca Reams Sines; four sons,
A. L. Sines, Mt. Lake Park; Ell
lott Sines, Greenbelt; Clyde and
Daily Smes, both of Oakland; a
daughter, Mrs. Vernie Helms, Oak
land; brother, Grant Sines, Buck
harmon, w. Va; Is grandchildren
and 20 great grandchildren:
Mr.. Sines came from a family Of
long livers. His father, William
Sines, died in 1921 at the age Of
100 years, months and 9 days.
John Sines, a brother, died just
prior to 1910, at the age of 95
years, months and 8 days. His
grandfather was Major Henry
Sines, an early settler at the Pine
Swamp (Cranesville) who moved
to Sang Run in 1919.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
from the Pine Grove church, with
Rev. Emra Fike, Terra Alta, W.
Va; and Rev. Olonzo Fike, Acct
dent, officiating. Interment was in
the Bray cemetery near Swallow
Falls.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
Extension Groups Schedule
Activities for January

Homemakers will study cheap
and nutritious meals" during the
month of January, with demonstra-
tons by the foods chairmen. They
will also consider that education
doesn't cost too much when you
compare it with the cost of ignor-
ance."
Meetings as announced by Miss
Ethel Grove, home demonstration
agent:
January 5, Casselman Valley, 8
p. M, demonstration by Mrs. Clay
ton Edwards
January 6, Grantsville, 100, Mrs
Mary Livengood giving demon
Stration.
January 7, New Germany, 100,
at home of Mrs. Floyd Broadwater,
demonstration by Mrs. Willie War
nick.
Fourth Clubs
Among Fourth clubs the demon
stration will be on improving per-
sonal appearance through ward
robe care. Members will plan for
projects to be carried through the
year.
Friendsville, January d, 7:3O p.
M; GrantSVille school club. Janu-
airy 6, IL a. M; Bittinger, January
7, 7:30; Accident, January 7, 7:30.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
Christmas Treat
Considered Success

The Christmas Treat committee
of the Mt. Top Chamber of Com
merce officially announced this
week that over two thousand
youngsters received candy canes,
chocolate Santa Claus, Cracker
Jacks, suckers, oranges, apples and
popcorn balls.
BY the use of the new three-way
system the treat was given out in
a little more than one hour, COM
pared with four hours the first
year. Oakland Boy Scouts and
National Guardsmen assisted in the
speed-up job.
The committee announced that in
the final roundup the drive for
funds for the treat went over the
top. Additional contributors not
previously mentioned included DR..
II. R. Gibson, Richard L. Davis,
Oakland Lumber company, Com
munity Wholesale Produce, Order
of Eastern Star, Western Auto
Store, Lions club, NuWay Laun-
dry, Business and Professional
Women's club, Imperial Ice Cream
company, West Maryland Power
company, w. R. Offutt, National
Distributing company, Stuart
Hamill, H. Weber and Sons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
With Our Men
In The Service

Roy Eddie Arbogast, AI3c, is
now assigned to Keesler Air
Force Base, Mississippi, the Elec-
tronics center of the United States
Air Force.
Altman Arbogast is student in
the Radio Operators Fundamentals,
a 36-weeks' course. Airman Arbo-
CAST joined the Air Force at Oak
land, and was selected for train
ing at Kecsler Air Force Base after
completing his basic training at
Sampson, N. y.
Pfc. Erwin R. Nazelrod, star
route, Oakland, is a truck driver
with a field artillery battalion
serving in Korea. He is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Nazelrod.
-
Carl E. Savage, husband of Max
inc NJ. Savage, McHenry, was pro-
NOTED to the rank of Sergeant on
December 81.
Serving as squad leader near
Seoul, Korea, with a Construction
Battalion for IA months, Sgt. Saw
age left his company on December
% for Pusan, Korea, where he will
await transportation home.
Pfc. Wade 0. Coddington, who
was stationed with the 68th Mill
tary Police company in Innsbruck,
Austria, for the past four years,
arrived in New York December /,
and is now on a 31-day furlough
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Coddington, and family, at
Friendsville. He will return to
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, to join
his new Military Police company,
January 5. Pfc. Coddington has
been with the Military Police for
the past nine years and is now on
his fourth enlistment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
Four Births Occur

-Four births took place at the
Garrett County Memorial hospital
in Oakland during the past week
ending Wednesday morning, two
boys and two girls.
On the oath a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Nesslerodt, Kitz-
miller; son to Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Hoban, Terra Alta, w. Va.
On the 26th a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Ellis Harsh, Eglon, w.
Va.
On the 28th son to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Oester, Grantsville.
During the week twenty-four pa
TENTS were admitted to the hos
pital and "a persons were dis
charged,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
Remodeling of
Commissioner Room
Began on Tuesday

Remodeling of the County Com
missioner's meeting room in the
Court house got under way on
Tuesday. Edgar T. Hardesty is the
contractor.
Two private offices are planned,
one on each side of the room, with
the center left for conference area
before the Commissioners. The
partitions will not go entirely to
the ceiling and there will be glass
from shoulder height to the top of
the partitions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31

sistant extension agent in Prince
Georges county for three years,
has been chosen to act as Mr.. Will
sons assistant.
A graduate of the University of
Maryland in 1927, Downey taught
vocational agriculture in Frederick
county two terms and in April,
1929 he became assistant extension
agent in Allegany county. He was
named assistant state boys club
agent in 1886.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-12-31
No Accidents Occur
Over Holiday Period

State Trooper Robert Henline re-
ported Tuesday that no wrecks had
occurred in the Oakland area over
the holiday period, so far as he
could determine.
This was much different from
other sections of the state and
other parts of the nation, with the
holiday death toll reaching over 700
Sheriff Paul w. Fisher also re-
ported that the county Jail was
completely empty over Christmas.