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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-06-27
Social Security Card

Have you ever taken look at your social
security card? No? Well, take a good look
now. Notice that it has number as well as
your NAME. There's good reason for that
number.
The Social Security Administration keeps
records for over 100 million American work
ers. Payments to you after you retire, and
TO your survivors if you should die. will be
based on your record of covered earnings
The number on your card helps the. Social
Security Administration make sure tina.
Your record does not get confused with the
record of someone else who may have the
same name as yours.
Take care of your social security cara.
Use it, don't lose it, If you should lose it,
get duplicate at the nearest office of the
Social Security Administration.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-06-27
OBITUARY

The funeral of Mr.. David Coles who died
Friday, June 10 in Bedford, was held Tues
day at p. m. at Shiloh Baptist Church in
Bedford County, with Rev. w. L. johnson
officiating.
Mr.. Coles was 80 years of age and was a
lifelong resident of Bedford County and a
member of Shiloh Church for 70 years. He
lived with Mr.. and Mrs. Lowry for more
than 25 pears.
Surviving are several cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Markham.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-06-27
p E r S ON AL

Captain L. N Jones, Mrs Jones, the grant
daughter of Mrs. Laura Bruce, and daugh-
ter have just returned from Germany. While
in the city, they were the guests of Mrs.
Phillip Atkerson. They were joined with
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-06-27

most of their families and were enroute to
Marion, Va. to dedication of Mrs. Rosa
Cooley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Catches Lynx
In Fox Trap

Paul Cullers, Gormania trap
per, engaged in catching foxes,
trapped what he thought was a
huge wildcat, but discovered
when he brought it to the court
house in Oakland on Tuesday
that he had Canadian lynx. He
collected the So bounty on Wild
cats.
The animal was caught on the
Wilbert Ridder farm between
Gortner and Table Rock. 1t
measured ~ inches in length
and weighed 20 pounds. The ami
NAL had the shart pointed ears
of the lynx plus the shaggy
characteristic whiskers, and was
more spotted than a wildcat, ac-
cording to those who examined
the beast.
Cullers said he had trapped
100 foxes in Garrett county from
September, 1862, to September,
1858, and in May and June of
this year had caught 90 foxes
in West Virginia. He also has
trapped one wildcat during that
time. Upon learning what kind
of an animal he had just caught
he said he might have it
mounted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Not Go4il1 Shoks4 i.

One Of the traits like about President Eisenhower and
his close associates in that of sticking to their
beliefs and not being easily shaken by the actions of the New
Deal politicians and the various coumniss who could
, see anything but give away and sociastc ideas.
We particularly like the Presidents outspoken defense
of Secretary of Agriculture Benson and Benson defense Of
his actions. We fortified in belief when
learned the other day that former Secretary Brannan
general counsel to the Farmers Union group that arranged
the trip of the delegation of catemen to the nations capital
for political purposes The attempt discredt the admins
traton fell rather flat.
Benson asserted that the nations live stock industry
whole is overwhelmingly opposed to rigid price supports
The Vegetable Growers association Of America announced
also that 10000 commercial growers in the organization
prefer broke rather than accept hand
outs"
An Iowa newspaper declared that could question
the truth of statement by Benson made recently that "a lot
of youngsters have been raised in the past twenty with
the idea that government support is normal thing for
farmers to expect all times That kind of thinking lead
socialism We've to get back to depending ourselves
normal tines We could add that lots of youngsters in
businesses other thap farming had the same idea.
there is still overwhelming majority of men and
who feel happiest during the time when they
working the hardest and carrying the heaviest load of
sponsibly. These the kind of people who will back
Eisenhower to the limit.
The present administration is making the first real eff
fort the past decades curb reckless spendngen
deavoring establish integrity and of responsibility
in government Neither is task after of
money and morals in Washington President Eisenhower is
on the right and he carries dgnfied quieness
which is charming change from the reactions of
previous presidents in immediate experience
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Brownie Troop Is
Formed at Mt. Lake

A Brownie troop was organized
in Mt. Lake Park on Tuesday
afternoon at meeting of num-
Der of mothers of that town, at
the home Of Mrs. Ray Dintaman.
Mrs. Richard 0. Glotfelty, from
the Oakland Brownie troop, attend
cd and gave suggestions on organi-
cation The committee will include
Mrs. Mason Calls, chairman; Mrs.
Delbcrt Bittingor, Mrs. Edward
Kahl, Mrs Arvey Richie and Mrs.
Charlie Mundy. Leader will be Mrs.
Ray Dintaman and co-leadcr will
be Mrs. Marshall Dewitt.
Meetings will be held every Tues
day at $50 at the Mt. Lake Park
school, beginning November 3.
Girls joining the group thus far
are Joan Richie, Sharon Sanders,
Reta Jean Dewitt, Joan Rhinard
Aletha Savage, Sharon Savage
Shelia Root, Shelia Rcam, Lorraine
Bittinger, Mary Betty Mundy
Sandra Friend, Sandra Harvey
Norma Lee Calls, Janet White
Charlotte Hauser and Della Wolfe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Question Period
For Parents In
P.-T.A. Program

A question period for parents
will be included in the program for
the Oakland Elementary Parent
Teacher association meeting, to be
held next Monday evening, No
vember ,, in the Elementary school.
Officers are urging all parents,
particularly fathers, to attend.
The program is in charge of Fred
Tichnell, past president. 1t will in
clude color movie Of the May Day
pageant, the question period, with
answers supplied by the faculty of
the school. The May Day picture
is being shown for those who were
not able to see it in person.
Refreshments will be served in
the cafeteria following the business
session. Mrs. Floyd Custer is chair
man Of the refreshment committee
with Mrs. George Stuck and Mrs.
/. r. Gibson assisting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
DR.. Cairns To Be
Speaker at Farm
Bureau MEETING

Dr. Gordon Cairns, dean of the
College of Agriculture, UNIVERSE
ty of Maryland, will be the speak
er for the sixteenth annual ban
quet of the Garrett County Farm
Bureau, it was announced this
week by Marvin Calls, president.
The banquet will be held next
Thursday evening, November 5,
at o'clock, at Northern High
school cafeteria. Several hundred
persons are planning to attend.
Also on the program, besides
greetings by the president, will
be short talks by Wilbert L. Smith
of the Maryland Farm Bureau;
Miss Ida V. Engle, president of
the associated women of the coun-
ty farm Bureau; Mrs. Inez A.
Flock, president of the Associated
Women of MarYland; and Ross
Speicher, farm bureau agent. r
Bowen Hardesty, county superin-
tendcnt of schools, will give the
welcome message. Group singing
will be led by o. P. Fikc, with
Mrs. John Rccknor, Jr., as accom-
PIANIST.
There will be election of off
GERS and delegates. Present Off
GERS are Mr.. Calls, president; H.
Robert Dewitt, as vice-president;
Merrell Wilburn, secretary-treas-
urer. Board of directors; Allen S.
Paugh, John Beachy, Ross Grove
Webster Brenneman, Claude Fike
Carl Haenftling, Lawrence Bren-
neman, Harry w. Hummel, Park
er Warwick, Ross Selby, E. F.
Garletts and William Umbel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
High Producing
Dairy Herds Get
Honor Recognition
Owners Receive Honor Ger
tificates At Meetings
Last Week

Six daiIymen of the county,
three from the Dairy Herd Inn
provement Association No. /, and
three from Association No. ,,
were given honor certificates for
having high producing cows, at
meetings last Thursday and Fri
day.
The certificates were issued by
the National Dairy association to
dairymen having herds producing
400 pounds of butterfat or over for
1852.
Listed under Association Num-
Der One were Simon J. Tice, c. O.
Miller and Charles Watts. Listed
under Association Number Two
were Herbert H. Steiding, Ellis II.
Teets and d. L. Swartzentruber.
Tice has 81 cows in his herd av-
eraging 9,273 pounds of milk with
butterfat content of 454.3. Miller
with IA in herd, has an average Of
12,480 pounds of milk with 450
pounds of butterfat. Watts had 10
cows in his herd, with average of
S,815 and 1925 pounds of butter
fat. Steiding has Is COWS in his
herd with average milk of 1874
and 1859 pounds of butterfat;
Tcets, u COWS, 1898 average milk
and 413.5 pounds Of butterfat;
SwaItzentruber, 9 COWS in herd,
average 1888 and 407 pounds of
butterfat average.
The complete records for both as
sociations were listed and distrib-
uted at the meetings. Attending
both meetings was Robert Scha-
binger, supervisor of DHIA in
Maryland, from the dairy depart
ment Of the Extension service.
Other dairymen whose herds pro-
duced an average Of over $50
pounds of butterfat were Leslie
Stanton, Simon Schrock, Irwin Yo-
der, Crist Yodel, of No. l; and John
J. Schlossnagle, E. Hobart Bishoff,
Daniel G. O'Brien, Ross Grove,
Lenwood f. Bittinger, Ross Lichty
and Clark Schlossnagle, of No. ,.
Mr.. Tice received a COW from his
association for having the high herd
in 1850 and 1852, while Crist Yoder
Continued on Page Two)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Bands and Fire
Companies Due For
Halloween Parade
Large Number of Mummers
Expected to Participate
In TOnight's Procession

Five bands, two scout drum and
buglc corps, a Legion drill team
from Grantsvllc, and several fire
companies are among the attrac-
tions of the annual Halloween
parade, scheduled for this evening
at o'clock. These are in addition
to the 500 or more young people
and adults who will take part in
the mummcrs' procession.
Sponsored by the Mt. City Band,
parade and celebration are calcu-
lated to give fun and entertain
ment to many people and reduce to
a minimum the pranks and de-
stluction of previous years.
Listed as participants in the pro-
cession tonight are the Parsons
High School band, Southern High
School band, VIEW. band, Union
town, Pa; Rowlesburg High school
band; Terra Alta High school band;
Boy Scout drum and buglc corps,
Oakland; Friendsville junior drum
and buglc corps; Grantsville
American Legion drill team, fire
departments from kingwood, Oak
land, Petersburg, Deer Park and
Rowlcsburg, the National Guard
colors and color guards, the VIEW
post, Fricndsvllc and the Terra
Alta Junior Chamber of Com
mercc.
Over eighty prizes are on display
in the window of the West Mary
land Power company. They will be
given away Immediately after the
parade to persons receiving cards
from the judges. There will be "a
cake walk and a number of attrac-
tons on Second street, which will
be roped off for the occasion. a
square dance is scheduled for the
Moose Hall.
A round dance will be held Sat
urday night in the armory, spon-
sored by the Business and Pro-
fcssional Women's club, for the
benefit of the band. Henry Gruscn-
dorf and his orchestra Will furnish
the music.
The parade will form on Fourth
and Fifth streets, facing Oak, and
the parade will move west and
north to Pennington street, thence
to Second and through the business
section, making all extra trip
around the business block for judg-
ing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Rev. Allan Accepts
Call to Bittinger

The Rev. James NJ. Allan, pastor
of Holy Trinity Lutheran church in
Elkins, W. Va, for the past three
and one-half years, has accepted
call from the Bittinger Lutheran
parish, consisting of three churches
and arrived in Bittinger on De-
tober % to begin his duties in his
new field of endeavor on Novem-
Der /
An Elkins newspaper had the
following to say about Rev. Allan:
Not only members of his congre-
cation but the many friends he has
made during his residence and
pastorate here will be loath to see
him go but with him will go their
best wishes for a successful career
in his new field where he is GER
tain to inspire his congregations and
others with renewal of their
Christian life"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Slight Rain Breaks
Monotony In Garrett
Temporarily Relieves The
Danger of Forest Fires
Water Still Low

Rain fell on Garrett county
Tuesday which broke the monotony
and halted the current danger from
forest fires, but did not provide
any permanent relief for the short
water supply. The storm was a lit
tie out of the ordinary with dis
play of lightning and thunder on
Tuesday night which indicated
cooler weather in the area. The
rain seemed to be general through
out the tri-state, but amounted to
less than two-tenths of an inch.
Meanwhile throughout the past
week forestry workers have been
busy subduing blazes of varying
sizes, mostly small ones.
A Deep Greek lake cottage, owned
by DR.. Neil, Edgewood, Pa, on the
Harvey peninsula, was endangered
by fire on Monday. 1t was at
tributed to hot ashes which had
been left smoldering after week
end visitors had left. The ashes ig-
nited dry leaves, set tool house
afire and also extended to the cot
tage itself. Forest Guards Floyd
Custer and Richard Bond, equipped
with a portable pumper which pro-
vided water from the lake, stopped
the fire before it reached the cot
tage. 1t burned about one-tenth
acre of woodland.
Another small fire on Monday
burned fraction of an acre in
Mutton Hollow, southeast of Swan
ton.
Nearby West Virginia reported its
worst forest fire of the fall season
on Saturday and Sunday which
burned some $50 acres of Mineral
county timber in the Elk Garden
area.
Although Garrett county has
been termed the most parched
county in the state, the fires have
been confined to relative small
areas. Last Thursday one forest
fire scorched about three acres of
land in the Savage River state for
est south of Grantsville. w. H.
Johnson, district forester, said the
fire apparently was caused by care
less smokers. Elmer Upole, forest
supervisor, and Robert Warwick,
forest guard and other employees
worked on this one.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Principals of Schools
Meeting This Evening

The thirty-one principals Of
schools are meeting this evening in
Southern High school to discuss
administrative matters. Miss Flea
nor Wagley, state supervisor of
school cafeterias, will be present
for the discussion. She has been
in the county this week visiting all
the school cafeterias in the county.
DR.. Gerthom Morgan, from the
University of Maryland, met Mon
day and Tuesday with groups in
child study in the county. On Mon
day he spoke to a group of about
10 people at the Accident school
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Girl Scouts Name
Mrs. E. Z. Tower AS
Citizen of The Year

The Oakland troop of Girl Scouts
this week named Mrs. Lorila f.
Tower, widow of f. Z. Tower, as
the Citizen of the Year, for her
civic activities throughout the past
years.
The girl scouts have carried out
this selection Of outstanding women
Of the community for the past five
years. Last year it was Mrs. Lewis
R. Jones, and others have been Mrs.
Howard Turner, Miss Grace Jones,
and one year the group named a
couple, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Melvin
Right.
The selection is made each year
as a part of Girl Scout week which
is being observed this week. On
Sunday morning the Brownies and
Girl Scouts will attend services at
St. Peters Catholic church at 10
o'clock, carrying out their plan to
visit different denominations.
There are two displays, a
Brownie display in the Ruth En-
low library, and Scout display in
the window of the Oakland Hard
ware and Furniture company.
Brownies also took gifts to the
Evans Nursing home on Monday.
During the entire week the
scouts make a special effort to
show the community what they are
doing The week always includes
October 81, birthday of Juliette
Lowe, founder of the Girl Scout
organization.
Activities Outlined
The activities of Mrs. Tower
were outlined Monday night at
scout meeting by Mrs. Paul B.
Naylor. A graduate in medicine she
conducted a general practice for a
number of years and spent five
years as resident physician at the
West Virginia hospital for the In
sane, at Weston.
She was married in 1902, and is
the mother of two sons, Thur
Tower and Roger Tower, both of
Oakland.
She was instrumental early in
the century in getting the town OF
Oakland to have water and sew
Continued on Page Ten)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Seating Equipment
Arrives for Gyms

The seating equipment for the
gymnasiums at both Northern and
Southern High schools arrived on
l>esday, R. Bowen Hardesty, coun-
ty superintendent of schools an
nounced. He said another shipment
was scheduled to arrive probably
today.
A representative from the Horn
Company of Chicago, from which
company the equipment was pur-
chased, has arrived and he will be-
gin setting up the bleachers at
Northern high right away, and
will remain until they are ready to
proceed at the Southern gym.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Prof Robert Black
To Be FFBL Speaker

Prof. Robert Black, instructor at
West Virginia university, in the
College Of Agriculture, will be the
speaker at the Farming for Better
Living banquet next month, it was
announced yesterday.
The annual dinner meeting will
be held on Friday, November 49,
in the Southern High cafeteria.
Howard White, council chairman,
said the council would grade the
books of the enrollees on Friday
and that the members were looking
forward to 100 percent participa-
ton. There were 70 entered in the
program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Pair Arrested In
Accidental Shooting

AN Accident man and teen
aye boy were arrested last Satur-
dar in connection with the acct
detail shooting of a 17-year-old boy
or Bear Creek hill near Friends
vie, last Friday.
The arrests were made by Sher-
j, Pal w. Fisher and Corp. Sam
mrad, of the State Police, who
Iestigated the mishap.
The Accident man was identi-
Paul w. Fisher and Corp. Sam
ahl. Fisher said the pair appar-
lily mistook Robert Earl Friend
II an animal and the Juvenile fired
% calibre rifle. The bullet pene-
rated Friends right arm, and went
lmost through the boys body,
Missing spine and heart and lodg-
ng on his left side.
At Memorial hospital in Cum
Derland, his physician decided not
to attempt to dislodge the bullet,
due to its nearness to the heart and
the fact that apparently it would
cause no complications.
The pair, who were arrested,
were taken before Trial Magistrate
Karol Rush at Friendsville on Sat
urday charged with the accidental
shooting, and released under bond
for a hearing when Friend is re-
leased from the hospital.
Fisher said the boy was picking
pine and crows foot branches near
his home when the accident oc-
Cured. The boy wore a gray shirt
He is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
L. Friend.
Corp. Conrad said authorities
were convinced the shooting was
accidental. The name of the juve-
nile was not disclosed by officials
because of the new juvenile court
law, effective in this county, which
prohibits the Identification of per
sons under a certain age.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Masquerade Party Planned
For Teen-Age Group

There will be masquerade party
for the Tecn-Agc group of Oak
land on Friday evening, October
30, at s o'clock, at the Moose Hall
on Third street, sponsored by
Moose Lodge No. 1856.
There will be prizes, refreshments
and free music Parents are also
invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Run Over By Tractor

Charles Pifer, about. Is years of
age, of Gormania, w. Va, is a pa
tent in the Garrett County Me
mortal hospital in Oakland as a re-
suit of injuries received when a
tractor which he was driving up
set and rolled over on him. His
condition is favorable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
To Assist Scouts

Joe Soukup, instructor in South
ern High school, has been named
an assistant scoutmaster for Oak
land Troop No. 81, it was an
nounced this week. He will work
with Ralph Fauber, scoutmaster.
The troop meets on Thursday even
ings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
More Rain Last Night

More rain fell in the Oakland
area last night and early this
morning enough to keep the leaves
dampened, but not adding APP
preciably to the underground water
supply.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-10-29
Class in Folk Dancing

Around twenty persons of the
area are taking part in class in
folk dancing at the Moose hall
every Monday evening. The in
structor is Al Schwinabart.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Life in the U. S.
Draft Dodger'
From Reds to
becomeGI
BY the Assoeioisd Press

DETROIT, Oct. 26.-A draft
dodger" from the Communists in
China proudly announced yes
terday he had received his draft
notice from the United States
Army.
Chin Fan, 20-year-old son of a
Detroit launderer. fought for two
years to get to Detroit from
Hong Kong, where he had fed
the Chinese Communists who
wanted to draft" him.
He tried desperately to con-
vince the American consulate
there that his father, Chin Bing,
lived in Detroit. But the con-
sulate officials, besieged by doz-
ems of such stories, wouldn't be-
lieve him.
Finally Detroit attorney,
Jack Stattmann, went to Wash
ington, armed with old photo
graphs and blood samples from
young Chin's father and a broth
er Sang Chan, a World War II
veteran from Detroit. TIL a t
turned the trick.
Evening star., 1953-10-26

For eating out of hand,
salads, cooking and bak-
ing. The whole family
will enjoy their deli
ciouSneSS.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Man Admits KiIIinq
Wife Out Of Mercy
By the Associated Press

LINDEN, N. j., Oct. ga
factory worker told police story
yesterday of how he hit his par
alyzed wife with hammer and
then Strangled her because "she
wanted me to kill her."
John Petyo, 40, showed up at
police headquarters to say he
killed his 46-year-old wife, Anna,
out of Mercy.
While detectives took his state
ment, police went to the Petyo
apartment to check on his story.
There they found his wife lying
face up in her blood-spattered
bed. Petyo was quoted as saying
he beat her with a diaper
wrapped hammer and then
Strangled her with an electric
power cord.
Petyo said he then placed a
cruicifix on her breast and a
string of rosary beads in her
hands. His wife, he said. had
been depressed since she suf-
fered a stroke 10 months ago
that left her bed-ridden.
He said Mrs. Petyo wakened
him at 3 am. yesterday and
asked him, as she had done pre-
viouSly, to kill her. He said he
thought it over for about five
hours, and then did it.
Petyo was described by neigh
bors as a devoted husband. The
Petyos were married % years
ago. and had no children.
Police said Petyo would be ar
raigned today on a murder
charge.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Any DuY Except Sunday

LOS ANGELES (P.-Sheriff' s
Deputy Robert M. Hasten, 80,
a process server, says the well
come mat is seldom out for him.
But then. his chores seldom are
as rigorous as they were yester-
day, he added, while Emergency
Hospital attendants patched him
up.
Mr.. Hasten went to the home
of Joseph B. Reynolds to serve
divorce papers. There, he said,
1.-The whole family jumped on me.
They didn't like the idea of get
ting served on a Sunday"
Mr.. Hasten summoned police
reinforcements, and Reynolds
brother, Fred, Is, was booked on
suspicion of battery. Mr.. Hasten
suffered several cuts on the face
and numerous bruises.
But he served the summons
before he was packed off to the
hospital,