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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Buckingham Speaks

II. c. Buckingham, state forester,
told members of the Oakland Mt.
Lake Park Lions club about the
recreation possibilities of the
county at the regular meeting on
Monday evening.
The state forester spoke briefly
about the departments desires in
getting a state park along Deep
Creek Lake.
In order to provide funds to pay
the extra help needed over week
ends at the Harrington Manor
state park area, it was announced
that the Department of Forests and
Parks would make a charge of %
cents for parking on week-ends. A
small charge also is to be made
for wood or charcoal. There will
be no charge for swimming, it was
stated.
Delbert Gnegy and Frank Rob
inson were indicted into member
ship in the Lions club also on Mon
day evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Civic Club To Name
Officers For 1853

Election and installation of some
of the officers Of the Oakland
Civic club will be main items of
business at the next meeting of the
organization to be held Tuesday,
May 10, at o'clock, DIST, at the
William-J james hotel. The meeting
will convene after dessert is served.
A president, vice-president and
second vice-president are to be
elected. Chairmen of all committees
are also scheduled to make their
annual reports. Mrs. Ralph Weber
is chairman of arrangements.
The program will be in charge
of Mrs. F. A. Thayer, music chair
man. Miss Muriel Robinson will
sing several numbers, accompanied
at the piano by her mother, Mrs.
Felix G. Robinson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14

In response to call extended by
the Yeagertown (PaD Lutheran
Parish, the Rev. Donald r. Gallon,
pastor of St. Johns Lutheran
Church, Red House, submitted a
letter of resignation to the church
council at its regular meeting on
Tuesday. The resignation becomes
effective June IA.
The new field of pastoral work
is composed of two congregations:
Holy Communion Lutheran Church,
Yeagertown, three miles north of
Lewistown, Pa, and st. Mark
Lutheran Church, Alfarata, seven
miles east of Lewistown. The two
churches report a confirmed mem
bership Of TAT, with 466 listed as
communing. The parish is affiliated
with the Central Pennsylvania
Synod of the United Lutheran
Church in America. Pastor Gallon
will succeed the Rev. Paul II. Stahl,
D. D., who retired from the active
ministry in January.
The local pastor came to Red
House on May %, 1851, upon grad
uation from the Lutheran Theo-
logical Seminary, Gettysburg, Pa,
and was ordained into the Luther
an ministry by the Maryland
Synod. Rev. GALLON was graduated
from Gettysburg College in 1913
and from Southern High School,
Baltimore, in 1912. During World
War II he spent 81 months in the
U. S. Army, spending 81 months
in the European Theatre.
At the time of his resignation,
Pastor Gallon was serving as vice
president of the Mountain Top
Ministerial Association, chaplain to
the Hopemont tuberculosis SAM
tarium, member of the official
board of Camp Luther aud secre-
tary of Conference, Synod Of West
Virginia.
The YeagertoWn parsonage is To-
Gated at 121 North Main Street.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Characters Named
For School Play

The cast of characters for the
three-act comedy drama, Autumn
Story" to be given Friday, May
%, by the Southern High school
dramatics class, was recently an
nounced.
Pat Cook is to play the part of
Eloise Baxter, spinster, and DR..
John Travis, who lives Ia the Bax-
ter home, is to be portrayed by
David Benner.
Others taking part are Lillian
Green, Jackie Browning, Dale
Schlossnagle, Paul Markley, Lor-
raine Fike, Betty Culp, Roberta
Markley, Katie Friend, Becky
White, Linda Pritts, David Mace,
d. F. Lane, Gladys Alexander, Ruth
Cooper and Bill johnson.
Becky White, Linda Pritts, David
Mace, d. F. Lane and Ruth Cooper
are members of Mrs. James Nc
Henry's speech class. Miss LaNelle
Agee is instructor of the Dramatics
class.
Members of the cast have ex-
pressed the opinion that this story
of mature love will appeal to adults
as well as to young people.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Southern High Prom
Queen To Be Chosen
Selected BY VOte-Winner To
Be Announced At Dance
Tomorrow

The browning of the first Prom
Queen and her escort at Southern
High school will be featured to-
morrow evening when upper class
men gather in the school cafeteria
for their spring dance. The time is
from $3.50 to 11:30. There have
been prom queens selected in past
years at Oakland High school, but
this years event is the first for
Southern.
The nine senior candidates for
the queen, nominated by the senior
home rooms, are Pat Cook, Gail
Fike, Shirley Friend, Elaine
Graham, Nancy Johnson, Barbara
OFT, Laura Rodeheaver, Dolores
Schell and Dianne Sheehe. Runners
up will be attendants to the queen
and king. The queens escort auto
matically becomes king. The win
ner will not be revealed until the
night of the prom.
Miss Pat Morford, of the physi-
cal education department, is in
structing the members of the court
and is teaching them to lead the
grand march which follows the
coronation.
Naomi Ashby, Betty Culp, Helen
O'Brien and Mary Burrell have
handled the invitations. All mem
bers of the faculty and Board of
Education, together with their es-
corts, have been invited.
Miss Frances Patterson, art con-
sultant at the high school, is steer
ing the decorations committee made
up of Katie Friend, Jackie Brown
ing, Carolyn Lantz, Kitty Wainer,
Donna Weimer, Nancy Forshey,
Fred Sims, Janice Mersing, Jackie
Groves. Their theme is Stairway
to the Stars"
Mrs. Glenn Randol, home eco
Monies consultant, is assisting the
refreshments committee of Norma
Campbell, chairman; Loretta
Wolfe, Corann Ashby, Janis Bow
man, Naomi Lewis, Barbara Fogel-
pole, Janet Beckman and Elizabeth
Uber.
Music will be furnished by the
"Continentals," under direction of
Fred Barnette. Miss LaNelle Agee
is junior class adviser, while Ell
mcr Crone is senior adviser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Make Final Plans
For Scout Dinner

Willis V. Smith, Scout executive,
Potomac Council, was in Oakland
on Monday comforting with Paul
h. Naylor. acting chairman of the
Deep Greek District, and completed
plans for the scout dinner next
Monday evening, May IS.
Forty on more persons interested
in hoy scout activities in the newly
formed Deep Greek district, are
gathering at the Methodist church
assembly room at $50 o'clock,
DIST.
Dinner expense is being borne
by DR.. Thomas Bess, Keyser, w.
Va, member of Potomac Scout
council.
Scout groups will be represented
from six communities in the county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
To Attend Methodist
Evangelism Meeting

Mr.. and Mrs. f. Ray Jones, of
Oakland, have been named official
delegates to the World Methodist
Convocation on Evangelism June
26-2S in Philadelphia, Pa.
The announcement was made by
DR.. Joseph H. Edge, associate sec
rotary of the Methodist Church's
Board of Evangelism, which has
its national headquarters at Nash
vile, Tenn.
The Philadelphia meeting will
mark the opening Of the American
phase of Methodism's worldwide
emphasis on evangelism this year,
DR.. Edge said.
1--WE are selecting delegates from
throughout the country to repre-
sent every phase Of the Church
the ministry, laymen, church school
teachers, the Woman's Society of
Christian Service, youth fellow
ships and the Methodist Student
Movement" he stated.
More than 5000 delegates from
outside the Philadelphia area will
be in attendance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Graduation Being
Arranged For Adult
Education Classes

Certificates are to be awarded
to adult education enrollees who
have completed courses this year
under the county program, and
also the last few years, it was an
nounccd by r. Bowen Hardesty,
county superintendent of schools.
The exercises will be held next
Tuesday evening, May 10, at s o.
clock, EST, in the Accident Ele-
mentary school auditorium.
Classes include First Aid of last
year, on the farm training of the
the past few years, and this years
tipping, shorthand, bookkeeping,
driver education and
homemaking.
DR.. John j. Seidel, assistant
state superintendent, in charge of
instruction, will be the
speaker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Makes $4,000 Grant

John S. Elliott, county chairman
of Civil Defense program, received
word from Baltimore few days
ago that a request for $4,000 for
the mine training building at
Kitzmillcr had been granted.
The funds will come from the
Civil Defense program with the
Federal unit furnishing $4,000, and
the State of Maryland unit furnish
ing $1,000.
Others have contributed to this
building, funds for which have been
sought by the Kitzmiller Fire de-
partment. The county has given a
donation.
Mr.. Elliott also announced that
Maurice Treacy has been named
coordinator of the ground observa-
ton corps in this county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Over 300 Students
To Take Part In
Pageant At Southern
Will BE Presented Next
Thursday Afternoon In
Front OF School

With over 300 students partici-
pating, pageant, America the
Beautiful" will be presented in
front of the Southern High school,
near Oakland, next Thursday eve
ming, May 81, at one O'Clock.
A Mr. and Mrs. America, chosen
by vote on Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week, will be announced
that day after which there will be
a Maypole dance by members of
the court of honor.
The boy will be chosen from
among this group: James Ashby,
John Beckman, Clifford Dewitt,
David Full, Wayne Graham, John
Hanst, Harold Orendorf, Kenneth
Reckart, Robert Sanders, Fred
Shaffer, Kemp Shaffer and Den
yer Sisler. The remainder will
serve as escorts to the girls par
ticipating in the dance.
The girl will be selected from
among Alice Beachy, Fronia Blam-
bic, Patricia Cook, Mary Custer,
Vicki Lucas, Rose Marie Paugh,
Nadara Rodeheaver, Dolores
Schell, Martha Jane Sharpless,
Dianne Sheehe, Starr Skipper and
Anna Mae White. Boys and girls
were recommended by senior high
teachers on the basis of good
citizenship.
The script for the pageant was
compiled and written by the ga
core class, eliminating the study
of "Our American Heritage" under
the direction of Mrs. Virginia Nc
Manis. The pageant tells of the
many phases of American history
and gives songs and dances to help
show that the development of our
country has been a colorful one.
Ruth Cooper will be narrator
Participants will be members of
the band, Glee club, Physical Edu-
tpn classes, with various dances
interpreted by different groups.
Among the speciality numbers are
an English colonial dance by Bev-
erly Winters and Bob Glaze, a
Chinese dance by Jack Roth, George
Lee, Frank Dewitt and William
Sanders, Indian dance, Spanish
dance, Scotch-Irish dance, the
Polka, italian dance, Scandinavian,
Russian and Mexican dances.
Those in charge announced that
in case of rain, the pageant would
be held the following day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Mrs. A. @. Gortner
Heads Hospital
Auxiliary Unit

At the annual meeting of the
Loar auxiliary of the Garrett
County Memorial hospital on Tues
day afternoon, Mrs. Alva G. Gort-
ner of Oakland was named presi-
dent; Mrs. Arthur Green, Swan
ton, second president; and
Mrs. E. |. Baumgartner, Oakland,
recording secretary. Mrs. Gortner
succeeds Mrs. w. w. Dewitt, of
Hoyes. The nominating committee
was headed by Mrs. Harve Mus
sard.
Mrs. Harry Beneman, woman of
the year of Cumberland, active in
community activities in that city,
was principal speaker and outlined
the many projects carried on by
the hospital auxiliary there which
has been in existence since 1884.
The more than 200 active mem
bers are divided into committees
of various kinds to assist and pro-
mote everything about the hospital.
She told of the work of each COM
mittee and stressed the Importance
of personal visitation to patients,
reading to children and making
personal contacts.
Miss Irene Sharpe, hospital SUI
perintendent, gave a report on the
% members of the auxiliary who
serve as receptionists at the hos
pital.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Conservation Tour
Scheduled Saturday

More than fifty school teachers
of the county are scheduled to go
on a conservation tour this Satur-
day.
The teachers will gather at the
Negro Mountain fire tower at 10
O'Clock Saturday and from there
they will journey to Keyser Ridge
for tree planting demonstrations
seeing landscaping and work in
conservation being done at North
ern High school, the fish rearing
station at Bear Creek, the Marvin
Calls farm at Accident for in
spection of soil conservation prac-
tees, and the farm pond at the
Foster Yost farm at Accident.
The tour was planned several
weeks ago by the Soil Conservation
service headed by w. W. Mace,
district soil conservationist.
One bus bearing teachers will
leave the court house at Oakland
at 9 o'clock standard time, headed
for Negro mountain A second bus
will leave the Grantsville school at
$3.50 EST, for Negro mountain.
Teachers are to bring their own
box lunch. The trip is to be made
rain or shine with the transporta-
ton being furnished by the Board
of Education.
Cooperating in the tour are the
Agricultural Extension service,
University of Maryland; Maryland
Department of Forests and Parks,
Maryland Department of Game and
Inland Fish, Maryland Department
of Research and Education, Gar
rett County Soil Conservation dis
trict, and the U. S. Soil Conserva-
ton service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14

Jane Bowman will be crowned
queen and Charles Ringer will be
crowned king of Northern High
school at a May Day program to
be held in front of the school next
Thursday afternoon, May p, at
1:45 p. m.
The browning of the queen and
king will be done by William J.
Fleming, principal. Those being
honored were selected at a school
election several weeks ago. Bar
bara Frazee and Robert. Diehl,
from the 18th grade, will be the
attendants for the pair.
There will be court representa-
tives from each grade in the school,
and also seven representatives
from the 9th grades of eleven feed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Tentative School Calendar
For 1884 Released

4 tentative school calendar for
the 1858 Sd school year in Garrett
county was arranged by the Board
of Education.
School will open for instruction
on September 9, with the closing
day June 9, 1854. Faculty meet
ings are scheduled September 8,
with all teachers meeting on Sep
TENDER 10, from , to at Accident
Elementary school.
There will be 1S3 school days
with the following holidays-Oc-
tober Is and 16, State Teachers
meeting; November 25, p. M, to
November 30, 8 a NJ, Thanksgiv-
ing; December %, p. m. to
January 4, 8 a. M, Christmas;
April IA, l p. m, to April 20, 9
a. M, Easter.
Commencement dates for 1854
are Monday, June T, for Northern
and Tuesday, June 8, for Southern.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
City Police Asked
TOCraCk Down On
Traffic ViolatorS
Worst Offenses Are Speeding
And Failure To Observe
stop" Signs, Mayor
Says

City Police were instructed this
week by the Mayor and Town
Council of Oakland to crack down
on traffic violators in the town.
Under discussion at the regular
meeting of the council on May 4
and previous to that date, it was
stated that speeding on the streets
and failure to stop at the "stop"
signs and at traffic lights were
the worst offenses.
Mayor Joseph Hinebaugh said
that during the past few weeks
the police personnel had issued
many warnings, mostly giving out
courtesy tickets and making only
few arrests. This "indoctrina-
ton" period had been in force in
order that the citizens might adj
Just to the enforcement regula-
tions.
Mayor limbaugh stated yester-
day that the new police car had
been purchased for the protection
of the city of Oakland and its citi-
zens and to accomplish this goal
successfully, that accidents caused
by traffic violations would have to
be reduced to a minimum.
He stressed the fact that the
city police could not do the job
alone but that it was necessary to
have the cooperation of every per-
son in Oakland.
The town has erected stop signs
at the different intersections Of
the main streets with the idea that
in observing these signs the num-
Der of accidents would be reduced.
Under town ordinance the speed
limit in Oakland is 25 miles per
hour.
Hinebaugh said the town also
had purchased signs to be placed
at the city limits so that motorists
would know when they we're enter
ing the town.
1--WE welcome every person to
our town and are happy to have
them, but let's all pull together in
the attempt to have a safer town.
Obey our traffic regulations" he
concluded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14

er elementary schools. All repre-
sentatives were chosen by election.
Tommy Schroyer, Judy Friend,
18th grade; George Bishoff, Doris
Wilhelm, Sth grade; Edwin Dean,
Eleanor Younkin, 9th grade; Deane
Savage, Shirley Mickey, 10th
grade; Donald Ringer, Alice
Friend. 18th grade; Robert Diehl,
Barbara Frazee, 18th grade.
The program will begin with the
procession and browning of the
queen, number of interpretative
folk dances. A May pole dance also
is scheduled, a special dance by
Vida Yommer, another by Vida
Yommer and Gertrude Robson,
and two songs by the chorus.
The program is open to the pub
1;a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Firemen To Plan
July 4 Jubilee

At a special meeting of the Oak
land Volunteer Fire Department
last night at the fire hall, it was
decided to sponsor a celebration
in Oakland during the week of
July 4.
The celebration will take place
from June % to July 4, with a
mammoth parade on the 4th. The
AMP shows have been engaged to
be in Oakland during the entire
week. Emroy Bolden was named
general chairman of the event.
Other committees are to be named.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Northern Whips
Meyersdale, 81

Northern High tossers, coached
by Charlie Strauss, defeated Mey-
crsdalc High school at Accident on
Wednesday by the score of to 7
in an extra inning contest.
Northern scored its winning run
in the eighth inning. Hershberger
was Northern's big gun" with a
homer, triple and single in four
trips. Patton and Wright also
clouted three-baggers for the win
ners. Shockey collected three of
Meyersdale's nine safeties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Injured In Wreck

Edward Gnegy, of Mt. Lake
Park, is patient in Garrett
County Memorial hospital suffer-
ing from conclusion and other in
iurics as the result of a wreck at
Thayerville on Saturday evening.
Gordon Paugh, occupant in the
machine which Gnegy was driving,
was not injured.
Corporal Sam Conrad charged
Gnegy with reckless driving. The
date of the hearing depends upon
when Gnegy is able to leave the
hospital.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Golf Team Loses

Southern High Schools golf team
dropped its initial golf match
against Monongah High school of
Marion county, w. Va, by score
of 1919 to q. on Saturday, May 9
at the Oakland Country club. Carl
Kreyenbuhl, of Southern, shot a
80, the lowest score of the day.
The Southern team will go to
Fairmont, w. Va, on Saturday,
May %, for triangular meet with
Monongah and West Fairmont
High schools. Playing for Southern
were Steve Wainer, Kreyenbuhl,
Billy Schaeffer, Darwin Ashburn
and Carl Root.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Rainy and Hot

A semblance of summer weather
coupled with a lot of additional
rainfall took the spotlight in the
weeks record on the mountain top.
There were four days of rain
fall with a total of 80 inches. The
thermometer registered a high of
so for three days during the week,
at the government station at
Weber's, south of town.
Farmers were still hampered in
getting their crops in the ground.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
2 High Schools
Will Graduate
.189 Seniors
Only One Difference In Totals
At Northern and Southern
High-GirlS Outnum-
Der Boys

The two high schools of Garrett
county will graduate 1879 seniors
at commencement exercises on
June a and June 5, it was an
nounced this week by r. Bowen
Hardesty, county superintendent of
schools. Northern High at Cove
will graduate 81 while Southern
High near Oakland will graduate
95.
Girls outnumber the boys 90 to
80, although there are more boys
at Northern. At the Cove there are
40 senior boys and As senior girls,
while at Southern there are al
senior boys compared to 81 senior
girls.
Comparatively few are taking
the academic course, leading to col
lege, four at Northern and sixteen
at Southern.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
Meet In Ocean City

The twenty-four superintendent
of schools in the state are meeting
today and tomorrow at Colonial
hotel in Ocean City, to discuss su-
pervision on the part of principals
and county supervisors in Mary
land.
r. Bowen Hardesty, county SUI
perintendent of schools for Gar
rett county, is chairman of the
committee of supervision and cur
riculum in the state.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
NORTHERN HIGH
Academic Course

Npui
Harold Mark Fruehan, Maxine
Jane Bowman, Margaret Virginia
Brenneman, 10 Ellen Bucket.
Commercial COurse-StenOgraphic
Phyllis Rae Beachy, Wilma 10
Dewitt, Eloise Anne burst, Mil
dred Patricia burst, Dorothy
Louise Frantz, Evelyn Rebecca
Friend, Dorothy Vivian Mckenzie,
Cecilia Shirley Minick, Esther May
Murphy, Frances Grace Resi-,
Thelma Grace Schroyer, Alice
Faye Sisler, Dorothy Jean Sisler,
Helen Gladys Turner, Phyllis
Claudine Wilt.
Vocational Agriculture
Floyd Walter Baker, Robert Ell
mer Beachy, Virgil Clay Beachy,
John Emerson Bishoff, Reganold
Amedee Bowser, Ellis George
Brant, Herbert Buehler Bucket,
Daniel Milton Edgar, Ralph Will
liam Frazee, John Lewis Friend,
John August Georg, Elwood Eu-
gene Glass, Homer Webster
Hoover. Wilbur Ray Hutzel, Roy
Garland Jenkins. Glenn Walter
Krause, John William Kurt, Ber-
nard Dean Mazer, Francis Lee
Miller, Robert Allan Oester, Rob-
ert Lorraine Otto, Louis Lee Schloss-
nagle, Reed Willard Smearman.
Vocational Home Economics
Audrey Annabel Edgar, Betty
Irene Friend, Joanna Elizabeth
Glotfelty, Ruth Ellen Griffith, Mar
garet Louise Lohr, Elsie Pauline
Richter.
General Course
Allen Earle Ault, Eugene Dale
Beachy, ReXford Owen Bittinger,
Robert Franklin Diehl, Robert Mel
son Edgar, Edward Wayne Fratz,
Robert Ward Friend, Francis John
Georg, William Dane Hamilton,
Merle Kenneth Hoover, Blaine
Wilbur Kisner, William Arthur
Lowry, John Henry Miner, Glenn
Neil Patton, Edward Lynn Ream,
Charles Richard Ringer, Donald
Lee Savage, Clarence Arthur
Schroyer, Robert Glenn Sines, Car
roll Edward Smith, Joel Matthew
Stanton, William Freeman Wamp-
Ter, Donald Edgar Wengerd, Ron
aid Ray Wilbur, Gordon Tavern
Wright, Betty Irene Article, Janet
Mae Ault, Ruth Elizabeth Croft,
Jean Kathryn Coddington, Shirley
Marie Drees, Peggy Lucille burst,
Martha Susan Enlow, Barbara
Ellen Frazee, Betty Lucille Hine-
baugh, Ruth Elaine Michael,
Marguerite Kathryn Minick, Do
lores Ann Moon, Mabel Elizabeth
Ohler, Alma Lois Platter, Betty
Marie Resh, Freda Jane Resi-,
Ellen Ann Rose, Charlotte Ann
Shultz, Mary Cathrine Stanton,
Rita Ann Weimer, Coda Catherine
Wilt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-14
SOUTHERN HIGH
Academic Course

William Henry Dewitt, David
Earl Full, Walter Wayne Graham,
John Faber Hanst, Thomas Crom-
ley Hutchinson, Jr., Robert Nelson
Sanders, Bertha Lynn Adams, Alice
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