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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-07-31
, An In all, he should be q happy

An In all, he should be q happy
man.
But one thing gnAws at him in
secret: He has had practically no
education. Rsstleasness and bad
marks made him leave high
school before graduation and ---
over the protests Of his ambitious
parents --- take a job at the local
airport. One thing led to another
and here he was now, big shot
who hardly ever read anything in
his life but comics. trade papers,
and Hearst editorials. Although
nobody, including his wife, Betty,
feels this TO be a limitation, Roy
does. Deep down Is q corroding
envy Of the educated. Roy has
been able to convince himself
that most of our troubles come
from the intellectuAls. and so
many people are coming around
TO his way Of thinking that Roy's
vindicatIon Ia almost complete.
Leading this new enhghten-
ment and providing all the ew-
dence anyone might need Is a ra-
do commentator Roy listens to
every night while he battles be-
fore cocktails. This man expresses
what Roy has always ut: that
the brain boys are the bad news.
First Roosevelt. of course, with
his Groton accent and New Deal
professors: then Acheson, with
his fancy talk and English clothes.
filling the State Department with
cookis-puShIng Phi Betas; and
now, my God. the UN. And look
at the traitors: Hiss, Fuchs, Num-
May the brain boys again.
Forgetting, or ignorant Of, the
painful and magnificent self .edu-
cation Of Lincoln. Roy-Iike the
commentator. - cites him Aa the
sort Of citizen we need today; an
honest, plain guy, q real AmeFi-
can with none Of the information
al stuff. II enough Of them could
only get together -.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-07-31

Curtis. Emily. Roy and Morton.
left 20 themselves, are four in
dividuals worlds apart in charac-
ter. background. capacity: face
less and lost in the great host
Of their countrymeFS
Each by himself is without di-
r~ction or destination. his motion
through life not unlike the move
ment Of q mote in the sunlight or
Of a bacillus in fluid.
II remains for an outside force
TO give them a direction and q
destination; and In the case Of
these tour--oF four tmSs four
times four and 30 on. tn = long
unhappy process Of multiplied
tion-- II is the voice of a COM
mentator on the radio, speaking
to their viscerN and impeIling
them along one course.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-07-31
Any
Resemblance

Maya Names I'm The Reporter
You would not think 10 look
at Curtis--gray. hearty. prosper
ous-that all his life he has been
afraid Of losing; and all his ener-
gies have been bent ON keeping.
When he was graduated from
Princeton he had a real desire TO
become an archaeologist and 90
to far places, but he was afraid
Of losing the security Of a Job
in his fathers brokerage firm. NO
he became a broker. He was in
love with a girl who had foreign
parents and played the piano. but
he was afraid he might lose the
approval Of his friends IL he mar
red her, 30 he married a girl
who would have IL, although he
did not love her. In spite Of taxes.
Curtis has made more and more
money every year. but he il 30
afraid Of losing II that he mag
ines It's possession In threatened
by everyone and everything.
II was threatened first by
Roosevelt and his social reforms.
so Curtis became a lifelong enc
my Of Democrats. II was threat
ened later by war, so Curtis be-
came an America Firster. After
Pearl Harbor he became q dedi-
Gated patriot and sold a great
many war bonds. But after the
war he felt his possessions threat
ened by socialism In Great Brit
ain and It's contagion here. 30 he
became very British. Even
now. under the Republicans. he
feels that wars and taxes are the
fault Of the government, and
that its errors constantly threaten
his capital. He 10 therefore very
gratifed that there Ia a man on
the radio who confirms his fears
every night. Curtis is still afraid
Of loss. but he knows now that
there are many like him. and that
II things really get too bad, some
action-under the proper leader
ship. OF course--can be taken.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-07-31

One of the snartest men in
the business, they say Of Roy.
And indeed a man has got 10 be
smart to BE- the sales manager
Of a large aviation firm In Calf.
ornia q, the age Of thirty-six. to
have q beautiful wife, three hand
some Kids and q swimming pool
ASIDE from his bsytsh charm.
the lnEr~dseats of Roy's success
have bra thFce, Mechanical g~o-
luS, business vision. and nerve.
The fir~t ard last combined 90
pash him ahead IN the Air Forcr
IN the last war. thu business Vts-
bon has kePt him constantly sa~
jump ahead % his competitors,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
The Pay oil.

Determination and cooperation going to pay off
for Gransvle and its citizens. Working quietly but with
continued volunteer emen business and other
citizens have brought industry to their community
That industry may be the of growth for the town
that could continue indefinitely
Most manufacturing concerns in looking for sites for
expanding business need buildings and need prospective
employees. They also need favorable attitude of people
toward companys efforts to do business in these times
There is tendency for industry to spread itself out giving
many communities opportunities for jobs and relieving it
the headaches involved in the ending struggle with
radical labor groups.
The people of GrantsvIe have shown themselves not
only be sympathetic to industry but they have worked
together provide the necessary building They have
given time material and labor apparently in large
in order to bring prosperity to their community They have
investigated the facts work way that pro-
duced results.
They have indirectly worked for the entire county in
their newest achievement for what helps the Gransvie
community will have its effect the rest of the mountain
top
The fullest measure of congratulations and best wishes
should go to these people for their unsesh efforts to i'm
prove the economic growth here.
Such efforts will the predictions of those who
say the population of this county is decreasing
With small industries, timber and coal, vege-
table growing projects for farm people, and continued
sressng of recreaona advantages there is
WHY Garrett county should not march along with other
progressive areas steady and economy will off
here Nothing sensational is necessarybut need more
effort like that of Grantsvile.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Assessing Procedure
Checked This Week

The assessing procedure of Gar
rett county was checked this week
by a team of three chief assessors
from other counties to determine
if it follows the uniformity re-
quired by the state.
Somerville Nicholson, chief as
SCISSOR for Allegany county; Steve
Kahoe, chief assessor of Hartford
county; and Wilton 7. Allen, chief
assessor of Montgomery county
were in Oakland Tuesday and
Wednesday to check the assessing
department of the area.
Allegany county was due to be
checked today with Louis Kutsch,
chief assessor of Prince Georges
county taking the place of Nichol-
son.
The assessment officials make
recommendation following these
inspection trips.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
% Stock Cars
In Sunday Races

Twenty-eight cars participated
in the stock car races at the Deep
Creek Speedway at McHenry, on
Sunday, establishing a record for
numbers. Around $50 witnessed
the races.
Davy Kurtz, Elkins, a new
conner to this track but well known
in West Virginia racing circles,
won the third heat and also the
feature race. Guy Bedford, Nor
gantown, won the first heat, Paul
Thomas of Oakland won the second
heat and Red Fredericks, Reeds
vile, won the consolation. A
special Garrett county race was
won by Park Tressler.
The management announced that
a Preston county race would be
held next Sunday along with 9th
er regular racing events.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Scout Awards To Be
Made At Camp Fire
Program Sept. 3

A public court of honor meeting
to properly honor boy scouts Of
Deep Greek district who have adj
vanced in rank or earned merit
badges during the summer months,
will be conducted on the Crellin
athletic field on Thursday evening,
September 3, it was announced
Tuesday night following a meet
ing of scout leaders.
There will be a camp fire pro-
gram that will include some skits
by the various troops, awarding
of the badges and brief talk by
Willis V. Smith, scout executive of
the Potomac Council.
Elmer Upole, scout commission
er for the Deep Creek district, will
be in charge Of the program, and
George H. Hanst, chairman of adj
vancement for the district, will
preside at the court of honor ses-
sion.
All troops of the area are in
vited along with cub packs and
parents of all the boys Crellin
troop will be in charge of the camp
fire. There will be bleacher sets
for all the visitors.
Reports of the past months ac-
tivities were made at the leaders
meeting Tuesday. Crellin reported
Robert Smith advanced to second
class and merit badges awarded to
James Ashby in woodworking, ath-
letics and masonry; to Junior
Lantz in woodworking and mason
ny; and Robert Shaffer, in wood
working, cooking and masonry.
A board of review is scheduled
by the advancement committee for
Monday evening, August "a, at the
scout hall in Oakland, for members
of any troops of the district who
want to be examined for advance
ment. James Ashby, of the Crellin
troop, is scheduled to appear to
qualify for his Star Scout rank.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Schools To Operate
On Standard Time

Garrett county's public schools
which open on Wednesday, Sep
tember 8, will operate on standard
time, it was announced by R
Bowen Hardesty, county super
intendent of schools.
The Board of Education passed
this regulation by majority vote
prior to the closing of school for
the summer vacation, and an
nounced the same regulation would
prevail. Bloomington and Finzel
schools were listed as exceptions
because they operate the same time
as Allegany county buses.
Other activities in the county
that have operated on fast time
since May, will continue to main
tain fast time until September q
when the state as a whole will re-
turn to standard time.
Last year the Oakland council
decreed that the town would re-
turn to standard time after Labor
Day, but this year the date was
set to coincide with the rest of the
state. Those parts of the county
which remained on standard time
throughout the summer will not
be affected by the school time, but
the balance will find their children
going to school at 10 o'clock and
getting out of school at 4:30.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Insurance Agents
Gather For Meet

District managers of the Ameri-
can Farmers Mutual Insurance
company were gathering in Oak
land last night and today for the
annual conference, scheduled here
August 20 through %. The first
session is set for this evening at
the William-James hotel. ]. S.
Cooper, district manager for this
area, is host.
In addition to twenty-five dis
tlict managers, their wives and
families, a number of insurance
executives are attending from the
home office in Chicago and depart
ment heads from Maryland, Della
ware and West Virginia.
This is the fourth year for the
conference to be held in Oakland
Friday afternoon a picnic at Swal-
low Falls is scheduled with a dance
and party scheduled at the Oak
land country club.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Terra Alta Wins 9-5

Bob Fraley chalked up his 18th
victory of the Mountain Top Base
ball League season on Sunday
when he pitched Terra Alta to a
9-5 decision over Bittinger. Fraley
gave up six hits and struck out
nine.
Terra Alta played without the
services of manager and catcher
Joe Fraley who suffered a broken
finger in an exhibition game last
week and will probably be inactive
for the remainder of the season.
Jack Thomas headed the Terra
Alta attack with three hits. Fraley
raped triple and double. Rich
ard Bucket collected two hits and
Hedrick and Joe Bucket pounded
two baggers for Bittinger. Joe
Bucket, Bittinger hurler, famed
six.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Form Community
Wholesale Grocery
Local Business Men Announce
New Corporation Here

The Community Wholesale Gro
Gerry, Inc, has been formed in Oak
land during the past few weeks
by local businessmen.
The corporation was formulated
after the Piedmont Grocery COM
pany announced it was closing its
warehouse here and was planning
to conduct its business from its
main office in Piedmont, w. Va.
Edward F. Smouse is president
of the corporation and other stock
holders are local business men, it
was stated. Robert Hahn will be
the manager. He was former sales
man and manager for Piedmont
Grocery.
The concern has leased the Cal
lis building at Loeb Lynn Heights,
to be used as an office and ware
house. Beginning August 81, Mr..
Hahn will be at the office full
time, five days week. The
corporation plans to handle all
wholesale grocery items, and will
serve an area within a 25 to 35
mile radius of Oakland.
Several other wholesale grocery
companies that send statesmen to
Oakland and vicinity plan to con-
tinue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Attorneys Named
On State Bar Group

Several Western Maryland at
torneys have been named to the
various committees of the Mary
land State Bar association by the
new president, Clarence w. Miles,
of Baltimore.
Vice president for the Fourth
Judicial Circuit which is comprised
of Allegany, Washington and Gar
rett counties is E. Ray Jones, LID,
Oakland, a former Secretary of
State.
Walter w. Dawson, Oakland, is
member of the committee on APP
pointments in the Fourth Circuit,
Lewis r. Jones was named a mem
Der of the American citizenship
committee, and also named a mem
Der of a committee to advise and
assist members of the armed
forces.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Sawnill Destroyed

Harland Beckman's sawmill on
the Beckman peninsula near Glen
dale bridge, Deep Greek Lake, was
destroyed by fire on Sunday after
noon. The cause of the blaze was
not known, but it was thought to
have been of incendiary origin.
Oakland firemen were called
when the fire was discovered and
the men were able to save a
quantity of lumber stacked at the
mill, and a portion Of the machin-
cry. The loss was not covered by
insurance, and it was uncertain
whether or not the sawmill would
be rebuilt.
Mr.. Beckman has offered a re-
ward of 500 for information lead
ing to the arrest and conviction of
any person or persons responsible
for the fire.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Roads Commission
Will Rush Three
Resurfacing Jobs

Three state roads resurfacing
jobs in this area are scheduled for
completion within the next 60 to
80 days, according to information
received at The Republican office
this week from G. Bates Charles,
Cumberland, district roads engi-
neer.
All three projects are included
in a request for bids being sought
this week by official advertise
ment in this newspaper. All
projects will be of bituminous con-
crete.
They include the widening and
reSurfacing of Paul street in the
town of Loeb Lynn, between route
SO and the concrete road leading to
German; the resurfacing of two
blocks on Third street and one
block on Oak street in the town of
Oakland and the resurfacing of
route 219, from the north edge of
town, starting at Crook street, to
Thayerville, a distance over eight
miles.
Mr.. Charles estimated the three
jobs would require from 10000 to
$4,000 tons of bituminous concrete,
and asserted that when completed
the sections would be among the
best in the entire state.
Route 219 north of Oakland, to
Thayerville, was completed two
years ago under two different con-
tractors, but has not yet been COW
cred with top dressing.
The three blocks to be resurfaced
in Oakland include the area where
the town also plans to make some
improvements. The State Roads
commission will still continue to
carry out its part of the project
The two blocks on Third street
are from Oak to Green, and some
twenty-five feet beyond The block
on Oak street is between Third
and Fourth.
Bids are to be returned by Sep
TENDER l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Dates For School
Bus Inspection Set

The first annual school bus in
spection will be held Wednesday
and Thursday, August 26 and 81,
it was announced by R. Bowen
Hardesty, county superintendent
of schools.
School bus operators will go to
the most convenient place. The
schedule: Wednesday, Grantsville,
8 to II; Friendsville, II noon to l !;
Accident, 80 to 2:30.
Thursday, Oakland, 7 to Il;
Rohrbaugh's Filling Station, 1890
to 1; Bloomington, 1870 to 2:30.
The schedule is on daylight time.
Physical examinations by either
DR.. Thomas Lusby, Oakland, or DR..
John Whitehill, Grantsville, are
necessary before driving the first
day of school. Mr.. Hardesty said
the school bus insurance was COW
cred by the office of B. |. Gender.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
IS to Fl Age Group
To Contribute Blood
Red Cross Unit Will Be In
Oakland Again on Sep
tenber 2

The coming of the bloodmobile
unit to Oakland on Wednesday,
September ,, will give the young
people of Oakland an opportunity
not only to donate blood but to
become a member of the "18 club, p"
nationwide organization com
posed of young people from the
ages of Is to q who have donated
at least one pint of blood to the
Red Cross.
A purely honorary organization
the "18 Club" gives the Red Cross
list of young people who are
available for regular donation, as
well as for emergency donation in
the way of transfusions, replace
ment, and building of the local
bank in times Of need.
Frederick Thayer, Jr., who has
given blood nine times, twice of
that number in Oakland, is chair
man of the group in the Oakland
area and is heading the drive to
get donors for the bloodmobile
visit on September 2. He said that
of those in the Is to q age group
who are planning to donate in the
coming drive, many would be re-
peaters, some of them first timers,
but all would become members of
the "18 Club" for the first time. A
roster of members will be displayed
along with the local honor roll of
donators.
Mrs. Grover Stemple, county
blood recruitment chairman for the
Red Cross, said this group offered
a big potential for reaching the
community quota of $50 pints. APP
proximately fifteen in this group
already have signed pledge cards
and more are expected. Company
"C", the local National Guard
company, offers the largest per-
centage of this group to date. At
the last donation seventeen were
scheduled from the local guard.
Mrs. Stemple and Mr.. Thayer
urged persons in this age group to
volunteer to give their blood when
the bloodmobile unit arrives.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Nations Farmers
Favor Wheat Quotas
Not One Vote Cast BY Gar
rett COunty's Fourteen
Eligible Farmers

The nations farmers voted to
make marketing quotas effective
on the 1854 crop of wheat, but it
was without Garrett county wheat
farmers assistance.
Returns from the national refer
endum of wheat growers held last
Friday showed 87.2 percent of the
farmers voting in favor of market
ing quotas on next years crop and
1928 percent opposed. Of Garrett
county's fourteen wheat growers
eligible to vote, not one showed up
at the Agriculture Conservation
office to cast his ballot.
In Allegany county nine Of the
ID eligible wheat growers voted
and only four favored quotas.
Preliminary returns showed a
total of 414,644 votes were counted,
and of these 361 1892 votes were re-
corded as favoring marketing
quotas. The quotas are effective if
approved by two-thirds or more of
the farmers voting in the referen-
dun.
Preliminary results of the refer
endum in Maryland showed 86.7
percent of the wheat growers who
voted favored the quota. OF the
more than 7 thousand eligible
voters in the state, about 20 per-
cent voted with 1413 for and PIT
against the quota.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Teacher List
Announced For
1953-54 Term
Two Vacancies Appear In
Each High School, One
In Elementary

The complete list of teachers
for the l953-1954 school term in
Garrett county was announced
yesterday by R. Bowen Hardesty,
county superintendent of schools.
1t includes 98 elementary teachers,
with one vacancy; and "A high
school instructors and personnel,
with two vacancies at each Of the
two high schools. There are forty
one listed for Southern High with
two more to be added, and SO for
Northern High, with two more to
be added.
Serving under Dr.. James S. Col
Inns, who was appointed early this
summer as principal of Southern
High, will be John A. Soles, Oak
land, as administrati' assistant
and instructor in core and Carl H.
Everly, principal and instruc-
tor in chemistry and physics.
Others At Southern High
Those listed under Southern
High school include Burnetta De-
Wore, core 7; Donal Bolyard, in
dustrial arts; Mrs Daisy Beachy,
core 8; Mrs. Goldie Bittle, library;
Mrs. Ruth c. Brown, music; Mrs.
Adrienne Carter, home &c. 7, and
/ home art 7; Miss Roberta M. Cog
ley, core, u, journalism; Elmer
/ w. Crone, Jr., core, II, dramatics;
f. DeNeal Dean, commercial;
James N. DeMoss, core s, math;
Ann Dilgard, core, 8; Mrs. Betty
White, core, II; Eugene NJ. Finn,
driver education, math; Janet Lee
Heyer, phys. ed; Mrs. Janice G..
Hutchinson, core, Z; Zelotes R.
Knots, math; Mrs. Donna Littman,
science, biology; Mrs. Helen Nc
Henry, core 10, speech, Spanish;
Mrs. Virginia McManis, core, O.;
Theoda R. Miller, core 10, tipping,
general business; Patricia Morford
Orendorf, phys. ed; Frances l..
Patterson, art; Merritt N. Pope,
Jr., vo-ag; Mrs. Elizabeth L. Ran
dol, home &C.; John T. Reckner,
Jr., vo-ag; Lenora Schrock, music,
math: Robert Rodeheaver, arts and
crafts; Mildred Schrock, home &c.
7, and home arts, T; H. NJ. Shu-
mate, science, 9; Erwin S. Smith,
commercial; Joseph Soukup, core,
9, math, 9; Ernest c. Spoerlein,
guidance; Thomas Stevenson, core,
/ 10, math, 9; Leonard Richie, phys.
ed; John Veader, math; Kyle Will
son, phys. ed; Mrs. Geraldine
Wright, core, 7; Harold Wright,
band. Vacancies are in core 10,
Latin, and industrial arts.
Northern High List
William J. Fleming will return
as principal with David L. Dean
as administrative assistant, math
and business training teacher; and
Paul Muha, vice principal, also
teaching core. Others listed are:
10 Ann Fisher Robinson, core Z,
10; James E. Blake, vo-ag; Lou E.
Brock, music TIP; Lilburn L.
Brown, phys. ed; Marvin c. Calls,
vo-ag; John NJ. Cobun, guidance;
CONTINUED on Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-08-20
Enters Appeal In
Allowance Case

Trustees for the D. f. Offutt
estate, have entered an appeal to
the Court of Appeals of Maryland
from the order of court passed re-
Gently in the Garrett county circuit
court in cause directing the
trustees to pay Daniel E. Offutt
III monthly allowance of $500
for his support and maintenance.
The appeal was entered by Will
liam C. Walsh, Cumberland at
torney, acting for w. R. Offutt
and Neil C. Fraley, trustees. The
appeal was filed this week in the
circuit court here and copies of the
notice were mailed to w. w. Daw-
son and w. A. Gunter, attorneys
for Offutt.