The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-03-12
Joe Miller Named
Head OF Mountain
Top c. Of c.
Other Officers Named A
Board Meeting-BOard
Asks For Vote On
Whiskey Proposal


Works, Inc, was elected president
of the Mt. Top Chamber of Com
merce, at a meeting of the Board
of Directors last Thursday noon at
the William-James hotel.
Other officers named were Karl
Kahl, vice-president; Newton Cop
lin, vice-president; Irwin Field,
treasurer; Charles L. Briner, secre-
tary.
Four additional members of the
Board were appointed to bring the
organization to its full strength
prior to the election. They were
Mason Glotfelty, for the Garage
classification; William O. Treacy,
for the banking, insurance and real
estate; Prentice DeBcrry and
Howard Naylor, for the Mercantile
committee.
Karl Kahl and Mrs. Gladys
Vanucci we're named temporary d.
rectors for Deep Greek area until
regular election can be held.
Mr.. Miller made ten appoint
ments. They were: William Trcacy,
national councillors; Emeric Dusic,
national affairs committee;
Maurice Dunkle, chairman educa-
ton committee; Newton Coplin and
Jack Treacy, co-chairmen of Mcr-
camille committee; Lowell Loomis,
chairman Agriculture committees;
Fred Burgwald, liaison for Oakland
Cub scouts; NJ. c. Cargo, chairman
Industrial committee, with J p.
Riley and William O. Treacy as
assistants.
Briner, secretary, said the
Chamber would check into the in
crease of gas rates and discuss the
matter at the next meeting. He re-
vealcd the secrctary's office had
received some 300 pieces Of mail
since January !, with SO from
school children relative to infor-
nation about Garrett county, and
As from vacationers planning their
summer vacation. Brincr said all
had been answered.
Asks Vote on Whiskey Proposal
The Board directed the Secretary
to write members of the Garrett
County delegation requesting a
referendum on whether or not the
county should lcgalize the sale of
whiskey.
Members of the board, through
the secretary, while making this
request, wanted to be on record as
neither endorsing the petition for
the lcgalization of liquor, nor as
opposing it. In letter to the
County legislators, the following is
stated
Whereas, this is America and
America has grown to the number
one Nation in the world by the
mandates Of her people through the
Freedoms we enjoy, we, the Board
of Directors of the Mt. Top Cham
Der of Commerce, Inc, of Oakland,
Maryland, believe that to make
Democracy live and continue in
America that the people must and
shall have the right to choose as
they wish. This was forcibly
brought to the attention of the
world in the recent presidential
election Therefore, as in national
elections, it is only right that the
people of Garrett county voice
their wishes in a county election
BASED on the above this Board
feels that the only Democratic way
of deciding the petition for legal
izcd liquor in Garrett county is by
allowing the people of Garrett
county to vote as they choose
Therefore this Board recommends
to you Gentlemen that you allow
this referendum to be placed ON
record and give the people their
chance to decide the issue"
Letter Terms II "UnanimOus"
The letter from Briner declares
The Board unanimously directed
me to write you about the present
liquor petition recently presented
to You gentlemen
After checking with the sccrc-
tary yesterday it was learned that
there are seventeen members Of
the Board. NOT present at the
board meeting last Thursday we're
Herbert Leighton, Irwin Field,
Mason Glotfclty, Prentice DcBcrry,
Howard Naylor and Karl kahl.
Mrs. Gladys Naunucci attended the
board meeting but was not in the
room at the time and did not vote
Those present at the meeting
were William O. Trcacy, Jack
Trcacy, Newton Coplin, Maurice
Dmklc, Lowell LOOMS, Emeric Du-
sic, Joe Miller, Paul Riley, Fred
Burgwald and NJ c. Cargo The
secretary does not have d vote.