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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Civic Club Board
To Meet Friday

Mrs. Z. Ray Jones, president of
th Civic Club of Oakland, will be
hStess to her board members and
committee chairmen, at her home
q Friday, September Is, at a
lncheon. The time is 1:15.
Final plans will he made for
pening the clubs activities with a
luncheon on Tuesday, September
%, at the William-James hotel, at
1 o'clock. Mrs. Fulchel' P. Smith,
first vice-president and program
chairman, has announced that the
speaker for this meeting would be
Mrs. Thomas Fleming, st. Mich
ae's, president of the Maryland
Federation of Women's clubs.
Mrs. Emroy Bolden, 2nd vice
president and hospitality chairman,
has named the following for a COM
mittee on arrangements: Mrs. +. |,
Baumgartner, chairman; Mrs. O..
T. eraser, Mrs. George Deacon.
Mrs. William Tillinghast, Hamp-
stead, president of the first dis
trict of the Federation, announced
appointment of local persons as
district chairmen: Mrs. 0. T. Gra-
ser, gerontology; Mrs. Grover
Stemple, public health and wei
fare; Mrs. William w. Grant,
Americanism.
1t was pointed out there were
thirteen clubs in the district with
a membership of about one thou
sand. There are ~ department
chairmen in this group.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Work Started On
New Bridge Over
Youghiogheny River

Construction of new bridge
over the Youghiogheny river, :
mile west of Oakland, on county
route 20, was begun this week by
the County Roads department, w
W. Dewitt, roads engineer, an
nounced. New approaches will be
constructed also, eliminating three
dangerous curves in the area, Mr.
Dewitt added.
The new bridge will be 100 feet
long with one center pier, and will
be % feet above the normal flow
Of the river. Mr. Dewitt described
it as a 20-foot wide roadway, high
level all-steel bridge with a steeI
grid deck the same as was placed
on the Glendale bridge several
weeks ago.
He expected to have the new
bridge open to traffic by Novem-
Der Is. In the meantime the present
bridge will continue to be used
The cost of the new bridge will run
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Mr.. Dewitt also revealed that
a 5O-foot span had been completed
recently over Muddy Creek at the
Browning Dam on the Oakland
GAINESVILLE highway, now under
construction.
The bridge also is 20 feet wide
and the bridge is so placed that
several dangerous curves are
eliminated. The County Roads de
partment began improvements on
this highway last fall and the en-
tire 4.35 miles will he completed
and open to traffic by November
10, he said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Women's Club Plans
Home Talent Show
Will BE Presented next Thurs
day and Friday In Old
School Auditorium

The Business and Professional
Women's club of Oakland will pre-
sent "On Stage America" a home
talent minstrel show and amateur
contest next Thursday and Friday,
September "a and 25, at the old
high school building. at $50.
A baby contest will be held i'll
conjunction with the show, accord
ing to Miss Mary Mallon, director
Of the show, who arrived in Oak
land this week.
Miss Mary X. Williams, presi-
dent, has named members to head
the various committees which in
clude Miss Coral McRobie as gen.
eral chairman; Mrs. Jane Humbert-
son, tickets; Mrs. Ethel Ray
Snyder, publicity; Mrs. Wilma Cal
houn and Miss Lucille Wolfe,
house and properties; Mrs. Harry
White, baby contest; June Smith,
makeup; Mrs. Louise Currie,
talent; Miss Mary Louise Helbig,
casting; Miss McRobie, prizes;
Mrs. Leona Hardesty, finance; and
Mrs. Eva Ream, patrons.
Proceeds from the show will be
added to the landscaping fund for
! the Garrett County Memorial hos
pital which the women's club
established several years ago to
take care of the landscaping needs
there
] Miss Mahlon said the program
combined the comic minstrel with
that of an amateur contest giving
wide range of local talent. As a
/ background there will be chorus
! of local girls who will also do
dance routines. The amateur con-
test is open to amateurs of all ages
! in Oakland and vicinity. Three
prizes are to be awarded. Amateurs
( wishing to compete may contact
Miss Williams, president, by tele-
phoning 2-2337, or Miss Mallon,
director. 2-3217, before Saturday,
September 10, to arrange for a
tryout.
The baby contest is to open Sep
! tcmber 10 and continue until show
time Friday, September 25. En-
trants must be under six. Winners
are to be announced on the last
night. The winners will be crowned
king and queen, prince and prin-
cess, duke and duchess of toyland
and awarded prizes. There is no
entry fee and no rehearsals. The
idea is a popularity contest rather
than beauty and health, Miss Nal
lon stated.
The cast for the minstrel pro-
gram is to be selected by officers
of the women's club.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Guard Unit Here
Gets Top Rating

Oakland's National Guard unit
of Engineers got top rating last
night in division command in
spection at the armory on High
street. :
Here for the event were Brig.
General William c. Pulnell, assis-
tant Doth division commander; Col.
James r. Hamilton, senior army
adviser; Lieut. Col. Otway 7.
Binns, assistant to Hamilton; Lieut..
Col, August I. Seidenzahl, Mai.
Ira D. DeArmon, assistant division
engineer; Capt W. N. Cahill, Jr.,
Lieut.. NJ. S. Evans, WOJG J. V.
Grant, Sgt Boyle and Sgt. Osgood,
with the senior army advisers
staff. The group flew to Gunner
land by plane and came to Oakland
by automobile They were in the
area for about two hours.
Sgt. John Schaeffcr, of the local
unit, stated this morning that Cen
eral Pulmell announced he had
found "evelything in wonderful
shape" and that if the rest of the
units Of the state were in as good
shape he would "have nothing to
worry about"
Sgt. Schaeffcr said the army's
general inspection would be made
ON November y.
Ground was broken this morning
for the additional unit to the ar
mory building facing High street.
The work of moving dirt was being
done by Sanders and Sanders, local
men. The contract was awarded
recently to r. L. Hamilton, of
Westelnport. He told National
Guard officials that the building
would be completed within six
months. He said he expected to hire
all local labor that would be avail
able.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Excursion Train
On October 18th
To Bring 500 Here
BaltimOreans To Receive Bus
Ride Over Lake and Swallow
Falls Areas

A packed excursion train will ar
rive in Oakland on Sunday, Oc-
tobcr II. Five hundred persons
from Baltimore and vicinity will
arrive on that train to view the
beauties of nature in Garrett
county.
Baltimore and Ohio train of
ficials notified the Mt. Top Cham
Der of Commerce that it could eX-
pcct that number on the only fall
excursion scheduled this year. Last
year two excursions were run, the
railroad company using self pro-
PEELED coaches. This year there will
be one diesel powered train, but
the number of eXcursionists will
exceed those coming here on the
two trains last year, it was stated
Proclaims Autumn Glory Time
Governor McKeldin has pro-
claimed October to Is as "Au-
tumn Glory Time in Western
Maryland"
In doing so he invited residents
of Eastern Maryland to visit the
"wondrous glories" of the mountain
regions to the west.
The governor during the week
will dedicate the states first tree
farm, but it was not known wheth-
er or not he would be here on Oc-
tober II.
All excursionists will be taken
on three hour or longer bus trip
when Harrington Manor, Swallow
Falls and Deep Creek Lake will
be visited. Charles L. Briner, secre-
tary to the Mt. Top Chamber of
Commerce, said Emile Germain
would be in charge of buses, and
that probably fifteen would be
used. Some of the buses will 90 to
Harrington Manor and Swallow
Falls first, then on the Deep
Creek Lake and back to Oakland,
while the balance would reverse the
procedure.
Boy Scouts are to be asked to
accompany each bus and to serve
as guides.
The train is expected to arrive
here about o'clock and the re-
turn trip will begin at 5 o'clock.
The train will have dining cars and
the menu will feature turkey din
ners and turkey sandwiches from
Garrett county turkeys. The Gar
rett County Turkey Growers as
ISOLATION will give away three
turkeys when the group alights at
the station.
These autumn glory excursions
have been conducted for several
years and give Baltimoreans an
opportunity to see Garrett county
when the autumn foliage is at its
hest. Two or three times scores of
citizens used their automobiles and
served as guides in driving eX-
cursionists over the county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Story Telling Hour
Will Be Resumed

The story telling hour, sponsored
by the Garrett Branch, American
Association of University Women
will be resumed at the Ruth En-
low library beginning Saturday
October 3, it was announced this
week. At 10 o'clock on that day
Mrs. c. w. Highlander will be in
charge.
The A. A. U. w. also plans to
conduct the teen-age art contest
again, open to persons 13 to is
years of age. This contest has
proved popular with teen-agers and
has also brought out a number of
winners from this area in state
contests within the past two years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Town Begins Construction
OF Storm Sewer

Construction on the storm sewer
on Third Street, to take care of
excess water coming from equality
Hill" during heavy rains, was
started this week by the Town
Council of Oakland. The storm
sewer will empty into Wilson creek
Just before it crosses Third, north
of Green street.
A large ditch has been dug on
a portion Of Third street this week.
Mayor Joseph limbaugh asked
that the citizens be patient while
this work for the improvement of
the city was accomplished. He esti-
mated the work along the entire
street would take perhaps three
weeks.
Upon completion Of the drainage
sewer, the street will have a top
dressing OF bituminous concrete.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Plans Complete For
District League Rally

Plans for the district Luther
League rally for Lutheran churches
of the Mountain district, were COM
pleted at a meeting of the Oakland
group on Sunday evening.
Cmmittees were named for the
various duties. Carolyn Dusic,
Beverly Winters and Barbara Lou
Glotfelty will be in charge of regis
tration; Thomas Bittinger, Edward
Bowser, Donald Wensel and Ricki
Dusic, firewood; Frieda Louise
Cooper, Patty Winters, Roberta
Sanders, refreshments; vesper pro-
gram, Carolyn Dusic, Frieda and
Ruth Cooper; entertainment, Shir-
ley Calhoun, Ruth Cooper, Re-
becca White and Linda Pritts.
Churches in the Mt. Top area
have been notified and there will
be a probable attendance of seven
ty-five. The program will take
place at Swallow Falls State forest
area pavilion, beginning at 3 o.
clock, daylight time, with registra-
ton set for 2:30. There will be a
devotional service and a business
meeting in the afternoon, followed
by entertainment and box lunch,
after which a vesper program
featuring a pageant on Martin
Luther, will be carried out by mem
bers of the Oakland League. Dis
trict officers will be elected at the
afternoon session.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Grand Jurors
Return Four
Indictments

The September term of the Gar
rett County Circuit court will be
one of the lightest in history. The
Grand Jury, adiourning after less
than two days of investigation,
examined fifteen witnesses and re-
turned four indictments. These
four cases will come up for trial
on Monday, September %.
There is one indictment Of as
sault with intent to kill against
Guy c. McRobie, of VindeX. Nc
Robbie is charged with firing a %
calibre bullet which struck his
brother-in-law Claude Rohrbaugh,
in the back. Rohrbaugh was pa
tient in Potomac Valley hospital
at Keyser as a result of the shot.
The bullet was removed and he was
able to return to his home that
same week.
There are two indictments for
non-support, and one for assault,
and those involved in these cases
were expected to be apprehended
later this week. McRobie already
is lodged in the county Jail.
The grand jurors made their
usual inspection of the county
premises and made number of
recommendations, and also recon-
mended that if their recommen-
dations were not carried out that
the proper officials be summoned
before the next Grand Jury to
ascertain the reason why they have
not done so.
In this connection the present
jurors recommended that the rate
of so cents per day per prisoner
was inadequate and that the
amount be raised to $125 per day
per prisoner. This was also recon-
mended by the previous CRANE
jury.
The report in full follows:
To The Honorable, The Judges
of the Circuit Court for Gar
rett County, Maryland.
The Grand Jury for Garrett
County, in session for the Septem-
Der Term, 1858, respectfully sub
mits the following report:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Commissioners
Reject Three
Gas Proposals
Official Resolution Passed at
Special Meeting of the
Board Wednesday

A resolution officially disapprov-
ing three controversial regulations
governing the production of natural
gas in the county area, and APP
proving five others, was passed at
special meeting Of the Board of
County Commissioners on Wednes-
day morning.
The Board listed those being dis
approved as regulation No 3, re-
lating to procedure for sealing and
plugging wells; regulation No. 4,
relating to consent of adjacent
land owner to well location; and
regulation No. g. relating to well
| spacing units.
The board went on record in the
resolution stating that the rcgula-
ton No. 3 would be approved in
the event the third and fourth para
graphs we're amended to read as
follows:
Third paragraph-"UpC.. the
completion of the plugging and
filling of an abandoned well. the
owner of the well shall have a
registered surveyor plat the eX-
act location of the abandoned
well, and said plat shall be filed
in the office of the County Com
missiOners of Garrett County.
| The name of the driller, the per-
nit number of the well and the
name of the owner of the well
shall be placed upon said plat"
Fourth p ira crap nippon
I completion of the filling and
I plugging of the plat the owner
shall submit to the department
an affidavit describing the man
ner in which the well has been
filled and plugged, together with
a copy of the aforesaid plat show
ing the exact location of the
abandoned well. With the sub
mission of this affidavit. the
owner may apply for the release
of his bond.
In paragraph three of the regu-
lation proposed by the Department
of Geology, Mines and Water Re-
sources, the owner would have been
compelled to erect permanent
monument of concrete or concrete
and iron over the location, to eX-
tend not less than 30 inches above
surface with the name of owner
and permit number stamped or
permanently affixed to marker.
Paragraph four deleted the word
erection
Given Power
Under the provisions Of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Mary
land for 1858, the department was
authorized to prescribe rules and
regulations governing production
Of oil and gas in Maryland but it
provided that no rule or regula-
ton adopted would be effective in
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Opposes Increase
In Telephone Rates

Maryland telephone subscribers
will continue to pay rate increases
granted last winter but the Public
Service commission ruled against
any new ones.
The c. and P. company last Feb
ruary l was allowed to increase
party line charges by % cents a
month and private line assessments
by so cents, on a temporary basis.
The commission, in a 2-1 decision,
made the rates permanent. But at
the same time it denied a company
application for other increases, not
exactly specified, for which it had
asked.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Enrolment Tops
1000 In Southern

Enrolment in Southern High
school went over the one thousand
mark yesterday, it was announced
by DR.. James S. Collins, principal.
The total as of yesterday was l.
0O2. On the opening day last week
there were 965.
DR.. Collins said he anticipated
that a few additional students
would enroll.
At Northern High yesterday
there were 736 enrolled in COMPARE
son to 727 the opening day. Total
high school enrolment in the coun-
ty was l,738.
At the Oakland Elementary
school enrolment had increased to
533, just two more than the open
ing day
There were 1862 in the first and
second grades, with 81 in the third,
81 in the fourth, 81 in the fifth,
1872 in the sixth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Explains Radar Use
For State Police

Corporal Samuel Conrad, Of the
State Police detachment here, was
the principal speaker at the regu-
lar meeting of the Friendsville Ro-
tary club on Monday evening.
Corp, Conrad explained how ra-
dar will be used in keeping tab on
speeders throughout the State, and
gave examples of how effective it
was when tried recently on a con-
gested area near Baltimore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17
Production Begins
At Grantsville
Shirt Factory

Production in a limited capacity
began this week at the new shirt
factory at Grantsvillc, it was an
nounced by the Flushing Shirt
Manufacturing company
An increase in employment from
five to perhaps one hundred girls
by the first of the year was fore
cast. Sewing machines and equip
ment have been installed to manu-
facture sport shirts and dress
shirts for men and boys.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-09-17

BURGLARS ROB AND OEsTROY-BurgIars did considerable
Moose club last Thursday night with
One of the clubhouse windows forced
building, there they
things. The photographs
the filing The safe forced
taken show where the damaged
and the lock forced There also DAMAGE the safe and
pnball machines and music box forced
obtained State and local police
continuing investigation
similar to another the American
n Westernport the
Evening star., 1953-01-08
Seven Killed in Crash
Of Blazing Airliner in
Washington State
Dv Mo A.seeia,sd Press

SEATTLE, Jan. 8.-Off course
and afire in a storm, a CONNER
cial airliner from California car
ried seven persons to a flaming
death at the foot of a mountain
Is miles east of here last night.
Two Of the victims were chill
dren and two were women. The
three men aboard were crew
members.
The four-engined DC-4 owned
by the Flying Tiger Airlines of
Burbank, Calf, barely missed
1,980-foot Squak Mountain as it
wandered about in q wind and
rain storm. apparently seeking
Boeing Field here.
Then. witnesses said, it ap-
peared to catch fire at an alti-
tude of 100000 feet, nosed down
and roared straight into q
ploughed field.
Boy Sees Disaster.
Vincent Herlihy, on whose
farm the plane landed, said his
son Michael. Is, was looking out
the front roo mwindow of their
home when he called to his
father, There's a plane on fire
out here"
Mr.. Herlihy rushed to the
front door. Just as he got there,
the flaming craft hit the ground.
sending up a huge flash of flame.
He ran toward the burning
wreckage. which was about 900
feet away as explosions wracked
the airplane's remains, sending
flying particles and sparks over
q wide area. Several pieces of
metal few by Mr.. Herlihy. He
was helpless to attempt any
rescue of those inside the roar
ing mass Of metal and fuel but
believes all were killed outright.
Driven Into Earth.
Capt. O. c. Furseth of the
Washington State Patrol said
the wreckage appeared to con-
firm the belief the plane had
plummeted straight down to the
ground. Its tail was lying atop
the engines and wing section,
which were driven deep into the
soft earth.
The airplane was due at
Boeing Field about midnight
(ESTJ, the time of the crash.
Airline officials said it was fly
ing from San Francisco.
Those aboard were identified
as:
The pilot, Capt. Charles e.
Greber, SO, Wortendyke. N. j.
The co-captain, Capt. Budlong
Merrill. 49, South Pasadena.
Calf.
The co-pilot, Warren C. Lowe
Of Burbank, and Brookfleld, Mo.
Stewardess Janet Woodman-
see. 20, Santa Monica, Calf.
Three passengers, Mrs. E. K.
McLinden, "a, Salt Lake City,
and her two sons. Kelly. 5. and
Gary. 4.
Mrs. McLinden, wife of a Fly
in gTiger pilot. and her sons
were returning from a holiday
visit with her parents in Los
Angeles.
Evening star., 1953-01-08
Italy Suspends Sentence
Of Protestant Preacher

ALLESANDRIA, Italy, Jan. 8.
An Italian preacher for the
American-led Church Of Christ
was given a suspended sentence
Of IS days in jail and fined 5000
lire ($S) today for holding a
non-authorized religious meeting
here.
The preacher, 31-year-old Lido
Petrini, is now in the Italian
army.
When Mr.. Petrini tried to hold
Protestant services last Septem-
ber 4, some 80 police intervened
to prevent about dozen persons
from entering the room where he
was to preach.
The government said the
church had failed to obtain per-
mits required by Italian law.
Church of Christ officials con-
tend the police action violated
religious freedom guarantees Of
the Italian constitution.
The ban on the church has
been temporarily lifted while its
officials apply for the same sort
of government recognition that
has been granted to other Prot
estant sectS in Catholic Italy.
Leader of the % Italian con-
gregations of the Church Of
Christ movement is Cliner r.
Paden of BroWnfield, Tex.
Evening star., 1953-01-08
U. S. AIIots $40 Million
To YuqosIuvs for Grain
BY the Associated Press

The United States yesterday
allotted $40 million to Commu-
mist Yugoslavia for emergency
grain purchases. YugoslaVia Is
suffering effects Of the second
severe drought in three years.
Ambassador VLADIMIR Popovic
announced the grant after q
conference with Undersecretary
David K. Bruce. He said the
funds will be used to buy wheat
and other grains in the United
States.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
1885 Miss Washington
Bride Of Naval Officer

Miss Iris Anne Fitch, daugh-
ter Of MIR. and Mrs. Thomas F.
Fitch, jr., Of Washington, be-
came the bride yesterday of I'd
1t. John Marion Gurski, q. S.
A. F. Mr.. Gurski is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester M. Gurski
Of Ford City. Pa. The wedding
took place at the United States
Naval Academy Chapel at An
napolis, Md, with the Rev. Father
Larnigan, u. s. N. A. Chaplain,
officiating.
Miss Fitch was Miss Wash
ington" of 1852. The bridegroom
is a graduate of the United
States Naval Academy.
A reception followed the ce-
remony at Carvel Hall at An
napolis, Md. The couple will live
in Long Island, N. Y, while the
bridegroom is stationed at Mitch
ell Air Force Base.
Evening star., 1953-08-02

The marriage of Miss Barbara
May Walter, daughter of Rep
reSentative and Mrs. Francis E.
Walter of Washington and Eas-
ton. Pa, to Mr.. Maurice James
McGarry of Washington and
New York took place yesterday.
Mr. McGarry is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice S. McGarry of
Buffalo. N. Y.
The Rev. James Donahoe, S. j.,
officiated at the ceremony which
took place in Holy Trinity Ro-
man Catholic Church in George
town. A reception followed at
the Army Navy Country Club.
The bride was escorted to the
altar by her father. She wore a
deep ivory gown of nylon tulle
and Alencon lace with an-off- the
shoulder neckline edged with a
deep bertha Of Alencon lace. The
bodice and muSketeer sleeves
were of Shirred tulle and the
bouffant skirt had a sweep train.
An illusion f1ngertip veil was at
tached to a cap of Alencon lace.
which was winged tip in style.
She carried white orchids and
Stephanotis on her prayerbook.
Miss Constance Walter of
Washington, sister of the bride,
was the maid of honor i'd the
bridesmaids we're Gneg Misses
Mary Bell McGarry of Buffalo,
sister of the bridegroom; Jane
Genther of Bethlehem. Pa: Polly