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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23
All Camp Fire Is
Scheduled July %

Fourth boys and girls of the
county will conduct their annual
camp fire on Wednesday evening,
July 20, at o'clock, EST.
This year the program will be
at the farm of John C. Beachy,
North Glade. Approximately $50
four-H members are expected to
participate. Each local community
club will be an Indian tribe and
present their stunts, games, chal-
lenges or songs. Each tribe will
have chief to lead the activities.
William Stanton, of Grantsville,
president of the Garrett County
Older Youth group, will direct all
activities and will be "Oh Chief"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23
Judge Allows Increase In
Allowance For Petitioner

and discretion as to the amount UNI
til he arrived at the age of thirty
years.
The Will did not provide that
the trust must come under juris-
diction of the court, but Judge
Henderson held that in 1914 the
trustees had filed bill of COM
plant asking the court to assume
jurisdiction of trust created by the
will so that they could have guild
ance in administering the estate.
The opinion further disclosed
that in 1913 Judge William A.
Hustler had passed an order re-
quiring trustees to pay Daniel Of
futt's mother $1,000 per year for
his support, maintenance and edu-
cation, which the trustees paid
regularly until he became of age,
then reducing it to $1,000.
When he became of age he came
into possession of $4,000 from
certain insurance policies payable
to him and some U. S. bonds in
their joint names. Judge Hender-
son said the corpus of the trust
estate was now $369,OOO and the
gross annual income over $4,000.
In the hearing held before the
Judge a few weeks ago the Trustees,
w. R. Offutt and Neil C. Fraley,
Continued on Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23

Allowance of Daniel E. Offutt
III of Oakland, was increased from
5000 monthly to $500 monthly as
the result of an order of court
signed this week by Associate
Judge George Henderson.
Offutt, who became of age Aug
ust 4, 1852, and is now a senior
student at the University of Mary
land, filed a petition on February
10, in the circuit court here, asking
for the increase.
In reviewing the clauses in the
will of D. E. Offutt, who died Aug
ust 20, 1913, Judge Henderson
called attention to several para
graphs in the will in his lengthy
opinion that is filed in the court
records.
Under paragraphs of the will
the trustees were directed to pay
out of income from the estate the
sum necessary to properly main
tain, educate and support and
further the advancement of my
said son, until he attains the age of
81" After his arrival at the age of
81 the trustees were to pay such
amount as they deemed necessary
and desirable for his support and
maintenance. The late Mr.. Offutt
declared it was his desire that
trustees have absolute authority
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23
Forty-Five Scouts
At Annual Camp

FOrty-five boy scouts and eXplor-
er scouts of the Oakland and Crel-
lin troops are camping at Deep
Creek Lake this week and next,
under the leadership of Ralph
Fauber, Oakland scoutmaster; Ma
son Calls, Mt. Lake Park troop
committee member; and Harold
Lantz, Crellin scoutmaSter.
One of the largest scout camps
in recent years, full program of
activities has been planned by the
leaders. Brady Shaffer is camp
cook Listed as campers we're the
following:
Richard Dusic, David Gender,
Billy Butler, Robert Michael, Billy
Moore, Sam Moore, Donald Evans.
Sonny Browning, Wendell Turney,
Jr., Richard Snyder, Steve Wainer,
Paul Cornish, Richard Stuck, Billy
Sanders, Lonnie Naylor, Vaughn
Hardesty, Kenneth Martin, Dana
Dintaman, Bowen Hardesty, Jr.,
John Brown, Bruce Swift, Jerry
Wine, Henry McRobie, John Up
dyke, Doris Updyke, Dale Hum
berson, Carroll Miller, Jr., Billy
Burgwald, Donald Stemple, Jack
Stevenson, all of Oakland.
Artie Dale Ashby, Ronnie Colaw,
Freddie ColaW, Terry Colaw, Bill
Duling, Keith Mersing, Darrell
Stewart, Sonny Colaw, Crellin;
James Sebold, Toledo, o.; c. M.
Jr., Fairmont, w. Va;
Mason Calls, Jr., Mt. Lake Park.
Others there for part time are
George Hanst, John Hanst, Dick
Mace, David Mace and Wayne
Graham.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23
Conservation Group
1eeting In County
ate Board To Take Tour of
,wallOw Falls With COnser-
walton Camp Members

Members of the State Soil Con-
ervation committee are meeting
18th the Soil Conservation district
supervisors of Garrett and Allie
sany counties today at Swallow
Falls and the Pleasant Valley Rec
'eation area.
They arrived at Pleasant Valley
last night where around ninety
boys are attending the All cOnSer-
walton camp in progress there. At
nine o'clock this morning they were
scheduled to participate in tour
of the area which was to include a
view of the drainage problems of
the Bittinger area and the conser-
walton practices there and around
Accident. The tour will end at SWal-
low Falls state park with a picnic
at l o'clock.
After the picnic the state COM
mittee will meet with the soil con-
servation supervisors of the two
Western Maryland counties, and
afterward take a boat ride on Deep
Greek Lake as guests of the Mt.
Top Chamber of Commerce work.
ing through the agriculture COM
mittee.
Expected here for the gathering
are G.. NJ. Cairns, chairman, College
Park; w. R. Powell, vice-chairman,
Ellicott City; William P. Cole, Bal
timore; Edward NJ. Davis, James
NJ. Gwin, |. c. Haul, College Park;
Joseph f. Kaylor, Annapolis; Har-
ry H. Rick, Preston, all members
of the state committee; and Fred
Bull, secretary, College Park.
Members of the Garrett county
board of supervisors include Foster
Yost, Accident; Dorsey Guard, Ad-
Olson; Emerson Bishoff, Friends
Vile; Arthur Fitzwater, Swanton;
Otis Riley, Oakland. W. w. Mace is
district conservationist. Also at
tending will be John II. Carter,
county agent; Ralph McHenry, AL
legany county agent, and members
of the Allegany county conservation
supervisors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23
Water Reservoir Is
Built At Harrington

A reservoir to provide an ade-
quate water supply for the bath
house at Harrington Manor is only
one of number of improvements
being made or contemplated in the
various Western Maryland recre-
alton areas by the State Depart
ment of Forests and Parks.
William H. Johnson, district
forester, said department employees
now are building an 5000 gallon
reservoir which is expected to be
finished this week.
At Swallow Falls State park
ground has been broken for com
fort station, to be equipped with a
septic tank and tile field. This
building will be about Is by 20 feet
in size. A comfort station also is
to be constructed at the Dams
Mountain recreation area near
Homecoming and well drilled
there.
Other projects either have been
completed or will be done after the
summer tourists leave. At Her
rington manor the superintendent
headquarters and three service
buildings have been painted. Be
fore the sixteen cabins were opened
for the summer, tile was installed
in all of the bathrooms. Contracts
also have been awarded for re-
roofing four cottages in the fall.
At New Germany four other cot
tages also will be re-roofed. The
kitchen of the superintendent
headquarters also has been re-
furnished. A contract also has been
let for re-roofing the museum at
Fort Frederick in Washington
county. Some 5000 yards of road
way through the picnic area at
Fort Frederick also have been re-
paved.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23
Balance Sheet For
Hospital Is Shown

In today's issue of The Republi-
can is an advertisement from Gar
rett County Memorial hospital,
showing the balance sheet as of
June 80, 1858.
The operating loss for the fiscal
year was placed at $1,95O.49. Pa
tents accounts receivable have
been steadily increasing over the
past two years. Net accounts re-
ceivable, that is, patients who still
owe their bills, totals $50, 502.1O.
The amount covers a period from
May Is, 1850 to July 1, 1858.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23
Couple Killed In
Crash In New York
Mr.. and Mrs. James Heitz,
CIarksburg, Were Visiting
Son In Army Camp

Word was received in Oakland
last night of the death of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Heitz, of Clarksburg,
w. Va, as the result of an auto
mobile accident near Watertown,
New York, yesterday. Mrs. Heitz
was the former Helen limbaugh,
of Oakland, a daughter of Mrs.
Wade H. Hinebaugh, of Kingwood,
w. Va, and the late Mr.. Hine-
baugh.
Complete details were lacking
but relatives learned that Mr.. and
Mrs. Heitz had been visiting their
son, James Wade Heitz, in an army
camp near WATERFOWL, and were
enroute from their hotel to the
camp when an elderly man drove
out of a side road and struck the
Heitz car broadside The elderly
man also was killed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heitz also have a
married daughter, Patricia, in
Clarksburg, and two grandchil-
dren. Mrs. Heitz' mother, Mrs.
limbaugh, was suffering from
shock at her home in Kingwood
last night and was under doctors
care. Also surviving are a sister,
Mrs. Fred Koch, Kingwood, and
brother, Morgan Hinebaugh, of
Baltimore. Mr.. Heitz was a native
of Clarksburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heitz had planned
to return to their home at Clarks-
burg today.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23
Judges Selected For
Farm Picnic Events
Annual Picnic and Fourth
Rally Day To Be Held
On Saturday

Quite few persons from the
county are prepared to assist in
the judging and other activities at
the Farmers picnic and All rally
day on Saturday, July Is, at the
Pleasant Valley recreation area.
John Dietrich, extension dairy
man, will be in charge of the dairy
judging contest, it was announced
by James A. McHenry, assistant
county agriculture agent. APPROX
mately 20 Fourth calves are to be
shown.
Guy Gienger, extension agricul-
ture engineer, will supervise the
All tractor operators contest and
will be assisted by nine parents
and other leaders. Nine All boys
are expected to participate in the
contest. Tractors are being fur
nished by the Garrett Truck and
Implement company, the Arthur
Savage garage and the Mason Glot-
felty garage.
Dale Glotfelty is chairman of the
Recreation committee with Har-
land Beachy chairman of the re-
freshment booth where ice cream
and soft drinks are to be sold. Both
are members of the Garrett County
Older Youth group.
Judges for the clothing exhibits
and dress review will be Mrs. Rob-
ert T. Hoffman and Mrs. j. B.
Sweitzer Judges for the food
demonstrations and foods exhibits
will be Mrs. Glenn Randol and
Mrs. Ross Speicher.
Those who will receive the All
girls articles to be displayed will
be Mrs. Lester Smith and Miss Ar
lene Georg, garments; Mrs. Homer
Knots, other clothing projects;
Mrs. Gerald Sanders, baked
projects; Mrs. James Childs,
canned projects; Mrs. William
Clark, home furnishing projects;
Mrs. Emmons Warwick and Mrs
Wilmer Hummel, home manage
ment projects.
Judges are yet to be named for
the Farm Queen contest, to be held
during the afternoon.
Arrangements for the picnic
have been in charge of the Exten-
sion service office in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23
Civil Defense Plans
State Wide Exercise
County Group Meets Last
Friday to Discuss Test
Date To Be Set by
Governor

Deputies and directors of the
Civil Defense organization in Gar
rett county met last Friday, July
II, in the Firemen's hall in Oak
land. The purpose was to discuss
the state wide exercise to test
warning and initial attack prepa-
rations. The nature of the exercise,
it was explained, is to educate the
public about what to do upon the
sounding of the warning and dur
ing the first few minutes of a pos
sible attack by the enemy. Reasons
were listed for the statewide test.
They include:
1. To prepare for more compre-
hensive statewide tests in the
future.
2. To test our attack warning
system.
3. To acquaint the public with
the various attack warning meth
ods-radio and sound devices.
4. To teach the public to take
cover (seek protection) in the event
of sudden attack.
5. To educate the public in clear
ing the streets by stopping traffic.
The statewide test is to be
known as operation "checkup".
The time will be announced by
Governor McKeldin.
The Civil Defense organization
of this county is asking all who be-
lieve the civil defense needs i'm
petus rather than encouragement,
to write or wire both Maryland
senators and our representative in
Congress that they support a
Federal Civil Defense administra-
ton budget as submitted.
The Appropriations committee of
the United States House of Repre-
sentatives has recommended a re-
duction of 70 percent in this
budget. The budget itself will be
the subject of hearings in the us.
Senate this week John Elliott,
county director of civil defense,
declared President Eisenhower
termed civil defense a sheer neces-
sity, and NE said the civil defense
agency in Maryland felt that the
best and most economical way to
develop a reasonable program was
for Congress to pass the Federal
budget without any reduction, so
that all units of government and
all citizens would give whole
hearted support.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23
Vacations At Park

Vice Admiral and Mrs. Felix b.
Stump, Norfolk, Va, their son
Felix, Jr., and daughter Frances,
recently spent ten days at Mt.
Lake Hotel Admiral Stump left
from the Park for Hawaii where he
succeeded Adm. Arthur Radford
as commander in chief of the Pa
cific fleet
Originally from Parkersburg, w.
Va, nevertheless it was the first
trip to the mountain top for the
Navy man who found the trip ode
lightful." While here the family
was entertained with a picnic at
Harrington Manor by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Deacon. There were twenty
guests.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23
"Powder Puff Race
Listed For Sunday

Announcement of another pow
der puff race at the Deep Creek
Speedway at McHenry on Sunday
afternoon, was made this week by
the owners. Women will be the
drivers in one of the feature races.
A similar race several weeks ago
was the occasion of much interest.
Owners said several already had
signified their intention of par
ticipating.
There were several spills during
the races last Sunday which caused
the first ambulance case for the
track this summer. Three cars went
through the guard rails, and How
ard Phillips, driver from Elkins,
sustained a cut on the chin which
required seventeen stitches at the
Garrett County Memorial hospital
in Oakland where he was taken fol-
lowing the accident.
Twenty-One cars participated in
Sundays races and the tract record
for one lap was broken. Gene Tall
man made the circuit in 216 sec
onds. Previous record had been
21.8 seconds.
Harry Carmichael, of Ohio, won
the feature race Sunday, with the
three heat races being won by Bill
Ward, Elkins; Russ Walters, Cleve-
land, o., and Gene Tallman, Bel
ington. Park Tressler, local driver,
won a fourth place in the third
heat. Fred Johnson was winner of
the consolation race.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-07-23

Thirty-seven Naval ROTC col
lege students died in plane wreck
in Florida.
Evening star., 1953-02-01
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-The
loss of the Princess Victoria to-
day recalled other noteworthy
marine disasters of the past half
century. Here are some of them !:
November 4, 1948-A Chinese
evacuation ship sank off the
coast of Southern Manchuria
with the loss of 5000 lives in
what was probably the greatest
single ship tragedy of all time.
December 3, 1948-The refugee
ship Kiangya exploded and sank
near Shanghai; 1880 died.
April IA, 1912-The steamer
Titanic sank in the North At
lantic after colliding with ice
berg; 1,517 killed.
May 20. 1914-Canadian Paci-
f1c Steamship Empress of Ire
land sank after colliding with a
collier in St. Lawrence River;
1924 lost.
June Is, 1904 - Excursion
steamer Gen. Slocum burned in
East River, New York City; 1921
killed.
July "a, 1915-Steamer East
land overturned in Chicago
River: 812 died.
June IA, 1931-French excur-
sion steamer capsized in gale off
St. Nazaire; $50 died.
April 8, 1942-American de-
stroyer Ingraham in collision in
Atlantic: 2l8 lost.
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Court Holds District Man
In Alexandra Robbery

A Washington man captured
when Alexandria police cornered
him after a robbery yesterday
was held for grand jury action.
Clarence Richard Tilley, AZ,
colored. a laborer, of the 1900
block of Queen street NE.
pleaded not guilty to a charge
Of holdup and robbery. Judge
Harry F. Kennedy ordered him
held without bond.
Police said that about 10 pm.
Thursday, a man went into
Mons Kitchen, a restaurant in
the 400 block of North Pitt
street. and ordered two hot dogs
ito CO." He took the order, then
told the cook he would like the
contents of the cash register,
also "to co."
The holdup man ran of with
the hot dogs and $34. police said.
Police converged on the sus-
pect near the Potomac water
front after one policeman had
trailed him there. After police
bullets were fired, Tilley tried
to break through the line Of
policemen, the report said, but
was caught. -
Evening star., 1953-02-01

figure in deciding the chances
of the bill to decentralize 1000
Government jobs out of Wash
ington.
Senator Mccarthy, Repub-
lican. of Wisconsin, and nine
other members of the Senate
Committee on Government OPP
erations, of which Mr.. Mccarthy
is chairman. sponsored the bill
the other day. However, some
OF the sponsors said they didn't
necessarily support the bill.
Rather. they wanted to get the
new administrators view on the
measure. It passed the Senate
last year but died in the House.
The bill was blocked in the
House last year, mainly because
OF the opposition of President
Truman, who relied on strongly
adverse reports of both the Bud
get Bureau and the Defense De-
partment. The argument against
the proposed decentralization
was that it would be both costly
and Impractical. Dispersal of
some agencies to nearby sites in
Maryland and Virginia was pro-
posed as much more feasible
solution.
Some, members Of Congress
who talk about "decentralizing
bureaucracy out of Washington"
forget that more than 80 per
cent of the Governments 2.5 mil
lion jobs are outside of the Ma
tion's Capital. The Washington
area now has about 24O,000 Fed
eral workers or less than 10 per
cent of the total Government
payroll.
4 -
TOP AWARD-Just before his
retirement this week, Clarence
Lee Seward, jr., assistant director
OF the Navy Bureau of Aeronau-
tics instruments and navigation
airbase equipment division, was
given the Distinguished Civil
Service Award. This award,
highest civilian honor accorded
by the Navy, went to Mr.. Seward
for his work in developing navi-
cation equipment on jet planes.
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Nurses Hold Hospital Party
For French Bride and Groom

Cupid drew long bow and
shot two French nationals, who
lived most of their lives in
France, came to the United
States two years ago, met six
months ago in Washington and
were married yesterday in Chev-
erly, Md.
Then they went to a reception
in a hospital.
The bride, Collette Fontbonne,
is nurse at the Prince Georges
General Hospital. The groom,
Jean Felix Louis LeSoin, is on
the security staff of Frances
NATO delegation here.
They took their vows in ST.
Ambrose Church in Cheverly.
The new Mrs. Lesoin was a
military nurse in Paris and Mo-
roco during, the war. After the
war, she came to the United
States to be governess for an
Evening star., 1953-02-01

Alexandria (Va.) family.
She returned to nursing at
Providence Hospital and when
Mrs. Dorothy McArdle, director
of Providence nurses, took a sim
liar post at Prince Georges, the
petite brunette followed her.
She met Mr.. Lesoin at a party
last summer.
She has taken out first citizen
ship papers and husband indi-
Gated today he hopes to stay
here, too.
Her sister nurses gave the re-
ception at the hospital. Guests
included French and Belgian
diplomats, nurses, surgeons. in
terms in hospital garb and other
friends.
The Lesoins will live in an
apartment on Connecticut ave-
nue. NV. after. a honeymoon in
Florida. j :
Evening star., 1953-02-01
Princess Victoria S Loss Raises
Memories of Other Disasters

April 26, 1952-United States
destroyer-minesweeper Hobson
sank after collision with aircraft
carrier Wasp in the Atlantic;
176 dead.
September 8, 1884 - Moro
Castle burned off Asbury Park,
NJ; 1874 killed.
September II, 1949 - Great
Lakes cruiser Noronic burned at
Toronto pier; 119 dead.
Jan. 2, 1953-Motorship Du-
rano sank off Philippines; 80
lost.
September /, 1851 - Fishing
boat Pelican capsized off Mon
tauk Point, N. Y; 81 dead.
Evening star., 1953-02-01

the Senate adopted a resolution
Friday extending it's life until
February Is to provide time to
/ complete it's report and recon-
mendations.
Headed by former FBI agent
Melvin Purvis. the group has
delved into all phases of Federal
personnel operations. Operating
on a $245, 900 Senate appropria-
ton, the group has conducted
the most extensive study on civil
service ever made by a Congress
sional group.
Judging from the interim re-
ports already made by the group;
it's final series of reports will call
for sweeping changes in the Gov
ernment's personnel system.
Senator Carlson's statement
that his committee will give seri-
Gus attention to the units find
ings diSpelS fears that the entire
report might be pigeon -holed by
the committee.
The investigation was the
brainchild of Senator Johnston,
Democrat, of South Carolina,
who then was chairman of the
committee, and was conducted
under his supervision and direc-
ton With the Republicans TAX
ing control of Congress and SEN
ator Carlson assuming the chair
manShip of the Senate Civil
Service Committee, the fate of
the investigating groups work
appeared in doubt.
However, Senator Carlson's
statement apparently assures
that the committee at least will
give the findings its considera-
ton. A good portion of the pro-
posals would have to be carried
out through enactment Of legis-
lation.
FSA-Federal Security Admin
istrator Oveta Culp Hobby has
made a big hit with FSA en-
ployes.
Mrs. Hobby has been greeting
the agency's employees in inform
al small meetings. She felt a
series of sessions with small
groups of employees, rather than
one large mass meeting, would
enable her to get to know the
employees better.
Mrs. Hobby stressed team
spirit and assured the employees
she would work right along with
them in carrying out FSA's var
ious programs. Morale at FSA
seems very high.
OPS-Three hundred employees
in the Office of Price Stabiliza-
ton lost their jobs last week as
the agency retrenched still fur
ther as result Of budget cuts.
The agency is due to go out of
business at the end of April un-
less Congress extends its life.
The Eisenhower administration
has not yet revealed what its
views are on this.
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Observation-Disclosures
ident Eisenhower will be the kew