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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
Mrs. Beneman Will
Speak At Meeting Of
Hospital Auxiliary

Mrs. Harry Beneman, Cumber-
land, will be the speaker at the
annual meeting of the Loar AuXili-
airy of the Garrett County Memo
rial hospital, to be held next Tues
day afternoon, May II, at 2 p. M,
EST, in the Methodist assembly
room. She was listed as Woman Of
the Year in Cumberland recently
Mrs. Beneman will represent the
Memorial hospital auxiliary of
Cumberland, and will outline the
activities of the Cumberland
auxiliary for the Oakland women.
Mrs. w. w. Dewitt, president of
the local group, will preside.
Officers are to be elected. The
committee includes Mrs.
Britton Martin, Mt. Lake Park,
chairman; Mrs. A. F. Collins, Ter
ia Alta, W. Va; Mrs. Arthur
Green, Swanton; Mrs. Robert
Thrasher, Deer Park; Mrs. Harve
Mussard, Oakland.
To be named are a president, End
vice president and a recording sec
rotary. Holdover officers include
Mrs. Carl Thrasher, Deer Park,
first vice-president; Mrs. George
Comp, Deer Park, treasurer. Cor
responding secretary is appointed
by the president. Mrs. A. E. Nance
is the present officer.
Miss Irene Sharpe, hospital SUI
pcrintcndcnt, will give a report on
the auxiliary's participation of
hostesses. All chairmen will give
reports Of work Tea will be served
by the hospitality committee, in
charge of Mrs. Hugh Echard,
chairman.
Mrs. S. G.. Wcisman will ac-
company Mrs. Beneman to Oak
land.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
To Repair Church

Members of the Mt. Zion Meth
odist Church, a part of the Bloom
ington charge, are planning to
make repairs to their present
church building to the extent of
81 800 or $4,000.
Money is being raised by per
sonal solicitation. Mr.. and Mrs. o.
w. Tasker and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Tichnell, from that area, are in
charge of the affair.
Mrs. Tasker said the group
planned to have new floors and
walls, raise the ceiling, place new
windows and doors, and new sane
tuary. Rev Edwin Smith has been
pastor of the Bloomington circuit,
of which Mt. Zion is a part, since
June, 1852.
Other churches in the circuit are
at Cross, Chestnut, Month Glade
and Swanton, besides Bloomington
and Mt Zion.
Members declared the church, ac-
cording to records uneartbed by
the late Capt. Charles E. Hoyc, Of
the county Historical Society,
is one of the oldest if not the old
est church in Garrett county. Ser
vices were held there in 100 in a
log school house. The present
frame building is about 80 years
old.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
City Tax Rate To
Remain At 90 Gents

The tax rate of the city of Oak
land will remain at 80 cents on
each 500 of personal property, it
was decided at a meeting of the
Mayor and Town Council Monday
night. SiXty-five cents is to be used
for general expenses and 25 cents
to pay bonds and interest ON
bonded Indebtedness.
The assessable basis of the town
is $3,838,277 and it was estimated
that taxes would produce 1884,
544.50. The estimated receipts from
taxes and other sources total SOL
480.70.
The assessable basis of real and
personal property, with estimated
returns from the state tax commits
sion $725,000. There was a gain
of $169,523 in the real and person
al property, in spite of the loss of
two accounts, the Half Price Store
warehouse, and a section of Ralph
Pritts garage property. The as
sessment on these two properties
amounted to $6,841.63, with 3d.
98089 from water, $188.57 from
taxes and $2,672.17 from miscel-
laneous. Among the miscellaneous
,,-,,.a CT oO- 60 F,.o,,, ccoro1;,,o +ay
$G94.94 from motor vehicle tax,
and $3.50 from the parking meter
fund.
Expenditures amounted to So
706.39, which included a payment
of $3.50 on the police car. This
leaves balance of $3.50 to be paid
on that piece Of equipment.
Sci Clean Up Week
The Mayor and Council of Oak
land set the week Of May Is as
clean up week for the town. This
week usually gives the citizens
plenty of time to tidy up their
properties, cemetery, lots, etc, in
time for Memorial Day.
The Council ordered that $50
feet of 6 inch sewer pipe be pm-
chased from Fred Beachy Lumber
company for $27750, less two per
cent for cash. Two other bids re-
ccived by the council showed A.
d. Naylor, $298; Oakland Lumber,
$500.
A permit was issued to Donald
NJ. Browning to erect a one-story
frame ranch-type house, 80 by 60,
at Fourth and Green streets.
The council said action would be
taken to remedy a situation which
caused a complaint to be made
about the dust at the mixing plant
of the Oakland Lumber company
on Liberty street.
Theatre Sunday movie tax for
April was $94.55.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
Southern Student
Top Poultry Judger

Thomas Bernard, Southern High
vocational agriculture student, won
the county F. F. A. Poultry
Judging contest held at Northern
High school, Cove, last Friday.
Elwood Glass, Northern High
student, won second place; John
Bernard, Southern, third; Allen
Younkin, Northern High, fourth;
and Donald Glass, Northern High,
fifth.
Wade H. Rice, extension poultry
man, University of Maryland, was
the judge, assisted by James Nc
Henry, assistant county agent. The
teams were coached by John Reck-
ner, Jr., Southern High instructor;
and Marvin Calls, Northern High
instructor.
For the contest chickens were
judged and eggs candled. Top youth
in each school will represent their
respective school at the state con-
test at College Park June % to %.
Reckner announced that there
would be a livestock judging con
test on May Is, on farms near
Oakland. Sheep, swine and beef cat
tie would be judged.
Scientists launched campaign to
find more food fish in sea.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
+. f. A. Banquet Held

The annual Future Farmers Of
America banquet was held by vo-
cational agriculture students Of
Northern High school last night at
Cove.
Harry Mcdonald, state super
visor of agriculture, was the
speaker. Among the guests we're
w. w. Dawson, Ross Speicher,
members Of the Board of Educa-
ton; and K Bowen Hardesty,
county superintendent of schools.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07

Maurice A. Dunkle, principal of
Southern High school, who accepted
a position as superintendent of
schools of Calvert county last
week, left Oakland on Monday eve
ming to assume his new duties. Mr.
Dunkle came to Oakland from
Chesapeake City high school in
Cecil county as principal of Oak
land high school, and last fall as
sumcd principalship of the new
Southern High.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
No Successor Yet

The position Of president Of the
Mt Top Chamber Of Commerce
still remains vacant. Joe Miller,
who was elected president at the
first of the year, has gone to Fair
mont, w. Va, to reside.
Acting in his stead at present
is Newton Coplin, first vice-presi-
dent, A president will be named at
meeting Of the Board of Direc-
tors on May Is.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
Large Crowd
Attends Operetta

Several hundred persons We're
present at the old Oakland High
school auditorium last evening to
witness the presentation of the
musical comedy, Love Pirates of
Hawaii" by members of the senior
high school glee club of Southern.
Participating in the cast of main
characters were Nadara Rode
HEAVIER, Ida Moon, Gene Ridder,
Nancy Pollock, Shirley Shaffer,
Gladys Harsh, Dale Schlosnaglc,
Eugene Williams, Bud Savage.
Hawaiian dancers were Rebecca
White, Kitty Wainer, Romano
Hershman. Among the special
numbers were a duet by Jackie
Groves and Patricia Cook, quar-
tet composed of Jack Harvey,
David Benner, Reuben Rodeheaver,
and John White; trio, Katie Friend,
Donna Weimer, Sarabelle Burrell,
Alexander's ragtime band, by Fred
Stemple and his Majorettes; solo,
Kitty Wainer; solo, Gene Ridder;
Hawaiian dance, Doris Waugh;
solo, Phyllis Lee.
The operetta, the first in four
years, was directed by Mrs. Ruth
Brown, with Miss Janet Lee Heyer
directing the dances. Assisting
were Mrs. Theoda Miller and Miss
jeanne Kerns. Piano accompanist
was Miss Barbara OFT. A tumbling
act was directed by Miss Patricia
Morford.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
Loses Valuable Cows

Carroll Martin lost at least eight
valuable cows carly Wednesday
morning when lightning struck a
barn on his farm on the Mason
road, near the foot Of Table Rock
mountain. The bolt of lightning did
not set the barn on fire and Mr..
Martin did not know of his loss
until morning.
The cows were in their stanchions
and it was supposed that the cleo
tricity was carried directly to the
animals through the steel.
Several inches of rain fell during
the week. Parts Of each day have
been clear, with Saturday mostly
clear but windy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
Constables Named

-Four constables of the county
were reappointcd by the County
Commissioners at their regular
meeting on Tuesday. The term is
for two years.
Those reappointcd are Mark IL.
Moon, Oakland; DIN n. Friend,
Friendsvillc; Roy G, Sewers,
KitzmiIler; Henry Patton, Grants
vile.
A delegation of citizens from the
Oak Grove section, headed by
Henry 0. Martin, was before the
commissioners seeking an improved
road in the Oak Grove area.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
Superintendent
ReappOinted To
Four-Year Term
Board Of Education Names r.
Bowen Hardesty To Con-
tinue as Head Of School
System Here

X. Bowen Hardesty was reap
pointed superintendent of schools
of Garrett county for another four
year term, at meeting of the
Board of Education on Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. Hardesty has been superin-
tcndent here for the past four and
one-half years.
Board Takes Action
The Board also took action on a
number of other matters at the
regular session which lasted sew
eral hours.
designations were accepted from
10 Ann Kerns, Southern; Bruce En-
vim, Northern; Hulda Baumberger,
Kitzmiller Elementary; and Maur-
ice Dunkle, Southern principal.
Leaves of absence were granted
Glenna H. Swank, Oakland elc-
mentary; Roger c. Ault, Northern
High; and Barbara Swcitzcr, Loeb
Lynn.
N0-Ag Instructor Named
Thomas Schultz was appointed
vocational agriculture Instructor at
Northern. He will be graduated
from the University of Maryland
this June.
The Board has under advise
ment two bids on the one-room adj
dition to the Bloomington school,
submitted by Lloyd Sisler, Terra
Alta, and Edgar Hardesty, Oak
land. Sale of the temporary struc-
ture at GraHtsville for $4,000,
formerly used as a shop building,
was approved. Arthur Lowery was
the purchaser. Three other one
room buildings were disposed Of,
one to North Glade All club, one
to Frank Hansen, and one to
United Brethren church, Swanton.
Tom IN cnCeNnelltS l tdnHeu
commencement exercises were
arranged for both high schools An
outdoor commencement is planned
at Northern High on June 4, but
in case of rain the event will be
moved to the Grantsville school au-
ditorium.
Commencement for Southern
seniors will be held June 5 at the
Mt. Lake Park auditorium.
Mr.. Hardesty said the board was
considering the possibility of en-
ploying special speech teacher
next year.
Approval was given for the
purchase of an automobile by
Everett Green, to be used to haul
children from Blackhawk to North
Glade school.
The board heard the contents of
two letters Of communication. One
from James L. Reid, supervisor of
school plants, commended work
manship on the two shop buildings
for the two high schools. The other
commended the department and
manners of the bus load of South
ern High band members who
stopped at Romney restaurant
for food while returning from
Martinsburg recently.
The board planned to meet with
members of the Grantsvillc PIT.
A. to discuss improvement of the
school playground which was crcd-
ed from faulty drainage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
c. W. Highlander
Heads IT. A. Group

Clinton w. Englander, Oakland
pharmacist, was named president
of the Oakland Elementary Parent
Teacher association at its regular
meeting Monday night. He succeeds
Charles L. Briner.
Other officers named were Mrs.
Robert T. Hoffman, vice-president;
Mrs. Fred Burgwald, secretary;
Mrs. Kenneth Martin, treasurer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
Search For Gas
With Seismographs

Natural gas dlillers are engaged
in the Accident area at present in
searching for gas by the use of
seismographs.
These devices send out electric
waves through the ground, and the
length Of time that clapses be-
tween the time it reaches an area
and "bounces" back is supposed to
determine the depth it would be
to drill to reach the gas
pockets
Several crews are said to be in
the Accident area.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07
Time Question
To Remain In
State of Unrest
County Activities To Remain
Standard-OakLand COun-
Gil Votes For Day
light Time

Garrett county's time situation
will remain confused again this
summer. Oakland, Grantsvile and
possibly other towns will have day
light saving time.
The County Commissioners de-
clared the county would remain on
standard time The Board of Edu-
cation said the schools would re-
main on standard time except
Bloomington and Finzel, whose
children make connections with Al
legany county buses.
The time question came to
head again this week following ac-
ton by the Mayor and Town Coun-
ell of Oakland on Monday evening.
A committee of about a dozen
persons appeared before the coun-
Gil to ask that that organization de-
clare Daylight Saving time for the
town of Oakland. Present were Earl
Zepp, for the Golf club; Melvin
Right, for the Rotary club; Robert
W. Lohr, for the Lions club; Will
liam DeWeesc for the business
men; Robert Nichols, +. d. Bittle,
Mrs. w. w. Grant, Mrs. Howard
Riggs, Mrs. +. Ray Jones, Mrs. 0.
T. eraser and Mrs Z. |. Baum
gartner.
Effective Monday
Upon motion made by DR.. E. l.
Baumgartner and seconded by
Mayor Joseph limbaugh, the vote
was in favor Of daylight time be-
ginning as of Monday morning,
May II, and concluding on Sep
tcmber 27.
Most of this same group with a
few others added, appeared before
the County Commissioners Tuesday
morning to ask that they declare
the county on daylight time. The
board reserved decision at the time,
but later, on Tuesday afternoon,
the members said they had passed
motion to keep the county on
standard time until such a time
that the question can be decided
by having the question placed on
the ballot"
The Board of Education men,
bers had decided unanimously at a
meeting on Monday afternoon that
the schools of the county would OPP
crate on standard time. Blooming
ton and Finzel were excepted be-
cause of the tie-in with Allegany
county.
Just what the balance of the
county towns would do was not
known. Neither was it known
whether all of the business places
would follow the motion of the
town council. The Mercantile COM
mittee of the Chamber of Com
merce was named to make a survey
of business places several weeks
ago, but it was not learned what
the outcome of this survey had
been.
Loeb Lynn city council met Mon
day night and did not discuss the
matter, Mt Lake City Council is
scheduled to meet Friday evening
and Mayor Gay Hayden said the
question would be discussed.
Crellin will go on daylight time
early Monday morning.
1t was learned that Friendsvile,
Accident and Kitzmiller in all prob
ability would remain on standard
time.
Garrett county remains on the
border line Of time. Pennsylvania
to the north and Allegany county
and the balance of Maryland to
the cast are on daylight time. West
Virginia, to the west and south,
remains for the most part on
standard time, as does most of
Virginia, to the southeast.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-05-07

A British jet airliner crashed in
India, killing all IS persons aboard.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-08-01

MOST CATTLEMEN are very
color conscious about their cattle.
Recently, there has been strong
tendency to breed ight-colored
Herefords in some parts of Montana.
Feeder cattle buyers and others
have made great claims in favor of
'those good yellow cattle"
At one bull sale last year certain
bull standing well down the line in
his class sold well above the sale
average just because he was light
colored. This color fad is so strong
in some areas it has caused some
purebred breeders to look for new
herd bulls that could add more yell
low hair to their offspring.
Oklahoma Study
In an effort to determine whether
or not hair color had any influence
on the ability of Hereford cattle to
make beef, inquiry was made of ex-
pertinent stations in several south
western states where some studies
on hair color have been conducted.
The most significant work was done
at the us. Southern Great Plains
Field Station at Woodward, Okla
homa, which is reported as follows:
EFFECTS of steer color on gains
were studied during the four
year period 1916 to 1949, by
classifying all exper m n al
steers as to ight-red, intermedi-
altered and dark = red color
shades. Gains were then COM
puted for each class. The study
was made to answer frequent in
quiries of stockmen as to the
relative gaining ability of light
and dark color Hereford cattle.
The averarage of 1.796 steers
showed no significant difference
in seasonal or Yearlong gains of
the different color types"
Arizona Study
In Arizona a study of perform
ance testing of Hereford cattle by
the University of Arizona reported:
''The light red steers in the
type study made larger gains
and yielded higher grading car
cases. No such relationship was
found in the steers of the prog
eny test, as the correlation of
hair color with daily gain in
this study was almost zero, and
the steers having the darker
EJECT OF STEE
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-08-01
Su1niuaioRHo 3ittoAt

the ftest bull thot survives"
bull
oil through his period and other inherited
breeding
with job we'll DONE Our breeding feeding ond
designed Of the fiest mind Drop
md the ronch of the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-08-01
Light or Dark?
In Herefords as in Hats Color Is
Il Matter Of Personal Preference
By N. Il. JACOBSEN
Extension livestock Specialist

colored hair graded significantly
higher in the carcass. The opin-
ion is held by some that steers
possessing light colored hair do
a little better in the feed lot
and carry more finish at the con-
clusion of feeding period. The
results reported above show
tendency in that direction but
also illustrate the point that
steers of certain lines of breed
ing that would rate as dark
colored may be equal or superior
in daily gain and carcass grade
to specific group of light
colored steers"
Colorado Study
Beef cattle breeding investigators
at the Colorado Experiment Station
found that one of the best perform
ing groups ever fed out was very
dark in color. They further said:
''These animals had good feed
lot characteristics. They were
exceptionally well quartered.
This was somewhat contrary to
the popular opinion that lighter
colored cattle tend to feed out
better than darker colored cat
tie. Investigating the situation
further, however, we found that
the sire of the progeny group
was himself dark-colored,
well-quartered bull. He prob
ably possessed the ability to
quickly and easily fatten."
While New Mexico has not con-
Quoted any color studies in Here
ford cattle, Ivan Watson, Extension
Animal Husbandman in that state,
says, ''Most of our breeders and
commercial producers are paying
less attention to the light and dark
cattle and more emphasis on pro-
duction ability"
In conclusion, the above quoted
experiments seem to point out that
color of hair is not an indicator of
gaining ability in Hereford cattle,
but that the tendency to grow or
gain may be inherited in either
light or dark co1ored cattle. This,
of course, will not change any cat
tleman's preference for color in his
cattle. 1t is something like his pref
erence for hats. If he wants a white
hat he won't buy a black one yet
both will serve the same purpose.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Business
Calendar

The Uptown Connecticut Ave-
nue. Business Mems Association
will discuss its Christmas pro-
gram at a luncheon meeting at
1915 pm. Tuesday in the Roma
Restaurant, 3419 Connecticut
avenue NV.
On Wednesday, the Southeast
Business Mems Association will
hold a business meeting at S:15
pm. in the Donohoe Realty Co..
314 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
The Executive Committee of
the Central Business Association
will meet at 8 pm. Wednesday
in the American Security g.
Trust Co., Fifteenth street and
New York avenue NV.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Marines 10 Decorate
World War Il Men
And 6Korea Veterans

Two Marine heroes of World
War II and six veterans of the
Korean conflict will be dec
GRATED at Marine Corps head
quarters tomorrow.
Capt. John H. Slusser OF
Vienna. Va, will receive the
Navy Cross for heroism on
Guadalcanal in November, 1912
His platoon ran into a bivouac
of some 80 Japanese, and al
though they vastly outnumbered
his force, he led his men in a
charge which killed rs of the
enemy and drove the rest to
cover. He now > is at Marine
headquarters.
The Army Bronze Star Medal
will be awarded Capt. Jack F.
Bailey for heroism as Marine
corporal at Corregidor in May,
1912. He also is attached to
headquarters and lives at Grove
ton, Va.
The six officers to be dec
GRATED for Korean action will re-
ceive an aggregate of two Bronze
Star medals, five Air Medals and
three letter of commendation
ribonS.
They are:
Col. Albert F. Metze of 1913
Twenty-third road, South, Ar
lington; 1t. Col. Walter E.. Greg
ory of 20 Oriole avenue, SPRING
field, Va; Maj. Ralph D. Coplan
of 1902 North Thirteenth street,
Arlington; Maj. Felix T. P.
Michaelis of 206 South Virginia
avenue, Falls Church; Maj.
Werner j. Van Buren of 5000
Ridgeway avenue. Rockville,
and Capt. Floyd G. Hudson of
2717 Twenty-ninth street Sc.
Evening star., 1953-12-06

eign Service and a member of
Delta Phi Epsilon fraternity.
He began his long service with
the Federal Government in the
Department of Commerce in 1914
and later served with the Ma
tional Recovery Administration
and as assistant director of the
Social Security Boards Bureau
of Business Management.
Mr.. Dotterer is vice-president
of Lodge No. Al, American Fede-
ration of Government Employees,
president of the Health. Educa-
ton and Welfare Federal Credit
Union and Treasurer of the Dis
trict of Columbia Credit Union
League.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
ArcheoIoaist to Speak

New Clues to America S
Past" the story of the famous
archaeological sites administered
by the National Park Service,
will be told by John L. Cotter,
archaeologist, at 8 pm. Wednes-
day in the Interior Department
auditorium, c street between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets NV
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Longest River System

ST. -LOUIS.-From its source
to it's junction with the Missis-
sippi. the Missouri River is 2.945
miles long. Their combined
length of 1900 miles exceeds
that of any other river system.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Men Lead in crippIes

NEW YORK.-About 70 per
cent Of all the crippled persons
in the United States are men, Of
whom about Ia million are of
working ages in the 16 to 64 year
bracket.
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Carleton Club to Meet

The Carleton College Club of
Washington will hear DR..
Laurence M. Gould, president
of the college, at a meeting at
z pm. tomorrow in the parish
hall of the Church of the
Epiphany, 1917 q street NV.
Evening star., 1953-12-06

Gov e rnment
S rvice on
j a n u airy /
after nearly
40 years as a
C a re er en-
ploye.
Mr.. Dotter-
er lives at 306
Elm tire e t,
Chevy Chase.
Md.
He is a grad
1Ioto nf the
G e org etown
Unive rsi ty
CAA4A1 - Ea,
Evening star., 1953-12-06
Harold Dofferer 10 End
4O-Year Federal Service

Harold Dotterer, director Of
service operations in the De-
partment of Health. Education
and Welfare, will retire from