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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Orientation Day
For New Teachers

Southern High School will con-
duct an orientation day for new
teachers on Friday, September 3.
New teachers will be given in
structions regarding the philoso-
ply of the school, teacher plan
ming, resourceful teaching methods
and other information relevant to
the various phases of wholesome
curriculum development. Incoming
staff members also will be given
an opportunity to get acquainted
with the organization and routine
operating procedures of the school.
Members of the county admins
tration, local school administration,
P.-T.A. representative and some
school staff members will partici-
pate in the orientation program.
Approximately ten new teachers
are expected to join the staff at
Southern this year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
S24,594.31 Expended
For July Welfare

Seven hundred thirty-seven per-
sons received 4,594.31 through
the Garrett County Welfare Board
for July, according to a report re-
leased by Thomas J. S. WaXter, d.
rector of the State Department of
Public Welfare. This is about $3.50
less than the previous month when
734 persons received $25,034.42.
Costs of administration are not in
cluded in the expenditures.
Two hundred siXty-two persons
under old age pension category re-
ceivcd $9,79649, an average of
$37.39 each. There were seven new
applications with seven cases added
and two cancelled.
Three hundred thirty-six chill
dren in 118 families received 3d.
413.03, under Aid to Dependent
Children, an average Of $79.77 per
family. -Four new applications were
received, one case being added and
seven cancelled. Five blind persons
received $274.85.
One hundred nine persons listed
as permanently and totally disabled
received $4,263.22, an average OF
$39.11. There were six new appli-
cations in this category, six were
added and two cancelled.
Sixteen persons under general
public assistance received $495.97
an average of $31. There were
three new applications here with
two being added and two cancelled
Under foster home care for chill
dren, nine persons received $3.50
rs, an average of $38.97. One new
case was added and one case can.
celled
/ Throughout the state the tota
payments in July amounted to ST.,
572,574, compared to $1,573,226 il
June, and $1,4O6,696 for July o.
1858.
The monthly report showed on
person had been released from ;
state training school from Garret
county, leaving five still in custo
dy, This included three at tn
Maryland Training School 70
Boys and two at the Montros,
School for Girls.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Autumn Glory
Plans Reviewed
Governor McKeIdin Sits In
On Planning Meeting Mon
day Evening

Plans for the observance Of
Autumn Glory" time in Garrett
county were tentatively outlined
at a meeting of interested citizens
Monday night in the Oakland Fire
Hall.
Not only autumn glory time was
given a boost but the possibilities
of the entire area were openly eX-
pressed by Governor Theodore R.
McKeldin, who paid surprise visit
to the meeting and entered into
the discussion. Governor McKeldin
is spending several days this week
in the county.
With previous autumn glory eX-
cursions, arranged through the Mt.
Top Chamber of Commerce and the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, hav-
ing become very popular, it was
suggested this year that two eX-
cursions be run from Baltimore and
Washington, with a maximum of
500 persons on each excursion.
Approval of the railroad COM
pany must be approved before any
definite dates are set. The passen-
ger agent was unable to be present
Monday night because of illness.
Tentative dates were set for Sat
urday and Sunday, October 9 and
10, or possibly October 3 and 10.
EXcursionists are usually taken
on a sightseeing tour of Herring
ton Manor, Swallow Falls, Deep
Creek Lake and other interesting
points. They arrive in Oakland
around noon and leave around six
o'clock, This year the Chamber of
Commerce is planning to have box
lunches available. Two turkeys and
two gallons of maple syrup will be
given away.
Earle R. Poorbaugh, director of
the Maryland Department of In
formation, assisted in the plans as
did members of the Garrett Coun-
ty Turkey Growers. Newton Cop
lin, president of the Mt. Top Cham
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Band to Present
Concert Tonight

The Mountain City Band will
hold an open air concert on the
Episcopal church lawn tonight at
7 p. m, DIST, for the benefit of
the Emergency March of Dimes
campaign. Final arrangements
were made with Clarence M. Saw
age, band director, and with Ralph
Fauber, local Scoutmaster whose
scouts will take up silver offer
ing for the benefit of the polio
drive. The band will present three
speciality numbers, Here" MY
Friend" and Operate Mingle,"
an overture, along with several
marches.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Sure!
1t Grows Here!

James Fazzalari has six reasons
for believing that tobacco will
grow and mature in Garrett coun-
ty. Those six reasons are six plants
which can be seen in his garden
on Third street, in back of his
residence and shoe repair shop.
They are of normal height, in
full bloom this week, with tobacco
leaves eight or more inches wide
and over eighteen inches long.
Mr.. Fazzalari put in these six
plants just for an experiment. He
obtained them from his daughter,
Miss Ella Fazzalari, who is a club
agent in Prince Georges county
where tobacco is a big crop. He
said he planted them in June.
Some of the biggest leaves on the
plant were shredded by the hail
of several weeks ago.
He plans to cure the tobacco and
see how its flavor will be.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
County Schools
Open Wednesday,
September Eighth
Will Operate On Standard
Time = Holidays
Given

Garrett County Public Schools
will reopen on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 8, at 8 a. M, EST, it was
announced by r. Bowen
Hardesty, county superintendent of
schools. On September 8, and 10
the schools will close at p. m.
All teachers, however, will re-
port to their schools on September
z for faculty work from $50 a.
M, to $3.50 p. M, EST A portion
of this day will be spent for prepa-
ration for opening of school the
following morning. On Friday,
September 10, there will be
countrywide teachers meeting in
the Northern Garrett County Jr.-
Sr. High School at 2:3O, EST. DR..
George Reavis will be the main
speaker.
The term will include 1872 days
of school.
Schools will be closed October
ii and IS for the statewide teach
ers meeting in Baltimore and also
on November for General Elec-
ton day. The Thanksgiving holt
day will begin on November "a at
l p. m. and extend until Novem-
Der % at a. m. The Christmas
vacation begins on December % at
$3.50 p. m. and will end January
3 at 9 a. m. Easter will be from
April 7 at l p. M, to April Is, at
8 a. m. There will be no school on
Memorial Day.
The 1954-55 school year will
terminate on June 10 provided
weather conditions do not prevent
any loss of days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Large Barn Is
Destroyed BY Fire
Building Of Thomas Lohr
Contained Large Amount
Of Machinery

A large barn of Thomas Lohr,
near Altamont, and large quanti-
ty of farm machinery were entire
ly destroyed by fire of undeter-
mined origin on Tuesday evening
about 8 o'clock, causing a loss esti-
mated at $4,000 to $4,000.
Three fire companies fought the
blaze without success as the flames
had gained too great a Roadway
before firemen reached the isolated
area. Companies responded from
Kitzmillcr, Deer Park and Oak
land when the alarm was sent in
by William Fitzwatcr, Jr., a neigh
Dor, who first discovered the fire
Mr.. and Mrs. Lohr were not at
home at the time, having gone tC
Kitzmiller.
Lohr told firemen that the ma
chinery destroyed in the building
included a hay baler, tractor, ma
nure spreader, cultivator, grain
drill, feed grinder, milking ma
chine, and other farm machinery
Also consumed were about 80 tons
of baled hay, some straw, a calf
and two dogs. The loss was only
partially covered by insurance.
Firemen succeeded in saving {
nearby milkhouse and kept the
heat from causing damage to the
residence. The flames lit up the
sky for miles around and attracted
much attention.
Another Alarm Tuesday
The Oakland firemen answered
another alarm on Tuesday about
noon when Mrs. Carl Everly, who
recently moved to their new home
in Mt. Lake Park, smelled what
she thought were burning wires
An examination of the premises by
the firemen did not disclose any
traces of fire.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Veteran Little
Leaguers To Be
Honored Friday

The twenty boys of the four
Little League baseball teams in
Oakland who are y years of age
and who will be ineligible to play
next year will be honored at a
special ceremony on Friday even
ing at the Little League diamond
on the old bennett road, east of
town.
They will be presented with
certificates attesting to their
craftsmanship and to their compile
ton Of the Little League season,
Bob Orr, president of the league,
will make the presentations, be-
tween the two games scheduled for
that evening.
Little League teams are limited
to Is players, with not over five
of them being twelve years of age.
The age limit is from 8 to Is.
These twenty boys who are "gradu-
ating" will be replaced next year
by players who grow up into the
league.
The twenty boys who will con-
clude their careers as Little
Leagucrs because they will be over
the age limit next year are:
K. of P. team: Jerry Wine, Joe
Sanders, Carroll Miller, George
Glotfelty, Vaughn Hardesty.
Lions Club team: Dick Snyder
Sam Glotfelty, Terry Colaw, Ron.
ME Paugh and Bill Kelley.
Moose team: Don Stemple, Aller
Dewitt, Paul Clary, Paul Cornish
Pat Turney.
Legion team: Donnie James
Carroll Long, Keith Butler, George
Devers and Robert Michael.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Appeals Court
Puts SkidS To
MahOney Plea
Democratic Delegates To
Convene Monday To Name
Byrd AS Candidate

Delegates to the Democratic
State convention will rcassemole
in Baltimore Monday to name DR..
H. c. Byrd the party's official
candidate for governor.
The decision came late yester-
day after the Court of Appeals
handed down an opinion which
squashed George P. Mahoney's
hopes of snatching the convention
votes of Talbot and Queen Anne's
counties from Dr. Byrd-and thus
Wrestling the nomination from him.
The Courts ruling came So days
after the polls closed June %. 1t
refused to throw out 254 chal-
lenged ballots in Talbot county
which would have switched the
four unit votes to Mahoney. Ma
honey needed not only those four
but three in Queen Anne's county
to overcome the 80-72 edge in unit
votes Byrd compiled
Mahoney declared he would ac-
cept the decision of the court, al
though disappointed. Byrd eX-
pressed confidence that his bitter
primary campaign against Ma
honey with its post-election fights,
had not caused a split too wide to
be healed in Democratic ranks. He
said he was confident that the
Democratic party would support
him and what the party stands for
Maryland Republicans have been
rejoicing at the Democratic SQUAD
bling, counting on it to help Gov.
Theodore r. McKeldin gain re
election in November
There was still an outside
chance Mahoney could prolong the
struggle by instituting future legal
action in Baltimore's 4th district
where his running mate, attorney
general candidate Philip H. Dor
sey, has been scouting for possible
signs of fraud.
The Court of Appeal, did not
give any reasons in its brief de-
cision handed down yesterday,
other than to uphold the decision
of Judge William r. Horney in
Talbot county who held that super
visors were within their discretion
in deciding whether to count the
ballots and said most of the marks
on the ballots apparently had been
made accidentally. A full opinion
of the court is to follow later.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
September Jurors
Selected Tuesday
Arthur Humbertson, of Mt.
Lake Park, Named Grand
Jury Foreman

Grand and petit jurors for the
September term Of the Garrett
County Circuit court were selected
Tuesday morning by Associate
Judge George Henderson in the
Court House at Oakland. The draw
ings were made as usual in ac-
cordance with provisions of Chap
ter 374 Of the Acts of the Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed at the
January session in 1900, and were
made in the presence Of attorneys
and court officials.
The judged named Arthur H.
Humbertson, of Mt Lake Park, as
foreman of the grand jury which
was ordered to convene on Tues
day, the 18th day of September, at
10 o'clock.
Grand juries ordinarily convene
on Mondays, but this year Monday,
September 10, will be a legal holi-
day, in observance of Old Defend
ers' Day, which is September II
and happens to fall on Sunday.
The other twenty-five grand
jurors named to report on the l4th
of September included:
Dwight Barrick, Arthur c. Saw
age, Rodney w. Soldiers, Albert E.
Holtschneider, Ebert O. Riley,
Floyd L. Wensel, Samuel L. Otto,
George D. Meese, John R. Moon,
ST., Herman o. Schmidt, Harry P
Collier, Austin L. Michael, Oscar
G. Hartman, Ira NJ. Stark, Joseph
Arnold, Daniel X. limbaugh
James w. Gilbert, Orval G. Rush
John NJ. Beachy, Harvey w
Speicher, Donald c. MacMurray
and Calvin j. Warwick.
Twenty-Five persons were select
ed to serve on the petit jury which
will report for duty ON Monday
September 27, at 9 o'clock. They
include:
Paul w. Resi-, James J. Helbig
! George NJ. Nethken, Arthur o.
Brien, Fred w, Fike, Clarence R
UmbeI, George w. Breuninger
Hartman Rolf, Blaine Reichenbeck
er, Edgar T. Hardesty, John S
Williams, Robert Gemmell, HerveA
w. Wolfe, Charles c. Layman
William A. Yommer, James L
Frantz, Lester W. Sweitzer, JOIN
B. Schenk, Harland Ream, Carlton
E. Bowser, Harold G. Bittinger
Carl Victor Glass, r. f. Guard
George A. Coddington, James R
Mckenzie.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Missing Plane
Found In Bay

Search for a missing plane was
made over Allegany and Garrett
counties on Tuesday when a Sabre
jet from Delaware to Mansfield
disappeared.
Commanding officer of the Civil
Air patrol in Cumberland contacted
the sheriff's office in Oakland but
no one there knew of anyone hear
ing a plane go over at the time it
was listed as missing on Saturday
morning.
The wreckage of the jet was
found Tuesday in the Gunpowder
river near the Chesapeake Bay.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
New Students
Must Report At
Southern Sept. IL

All new students who plan to
attend Southern Garrett County
Jr.-Sr. High School during the COM
ing school year and who have not
registered for a program of studies
are requested to come to the high
school and register on September
/ or ,, between 900 a. m. and 400
p. m. DIST. Parents are encouraged
TO accompany new students and be-
come acquainted with the school.
On the opening day of school,
September s, students who at
tended Southern High school last
year are to report to their old
homcroom by $3.50 a. m. EST. All
incoming seventh graders are to
report to the school cafeteria by
$50 a. m. New students are to re-
port to room 1l3 at the same time.
Lunch will be served in the
school cafeteria each school day
beginning September 8, at cost
of 25c per lunch.
School will be dismissed at 100
p. m. on September s, and 10.
a special schedule for these short
school days will enable students to
meet every teacher and class which
they will have during the regular
school day. 1t is very important,
therefore, that each student be in
attendance on these days, it was
stressed by DR.. James Collins,
principal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
To Induct Three

Three persons are to be indicted
from Garrett county during Sep
TENDER, it was announced this
week by the Garrett County Draft
Board.
They are John Ramsey Smith,
Deer Park; Warren DeLeon Rush,
of Accident; and Burl Lee Whit
mer, of Oakland. Rush has been
employed in Gary, Ind.
They will leave on September 9
for the Fairmont induction station.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
To Be Honored

Miss Hazel Marie Mosser, Gar
rett county's farm queen, will be
honored tomorrow evening at the
Cumberland Fair. AS a part of
Garrett county day, Miss Mosser
will be introduced to those in at
tendance at the fair by Major Jo-
seph limbaugh, of Oakland.
Other activities will point up the
fact that Friday is Garrett County
day at the Allegany county agri-
cultural exhibit. Miss Mosser is Is
and will compete in the state farm
queen contest at the state fair.
She will be accompanied to Cum
berland by her mother, Mrs. Ernest
Mosser, of McHenry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Lewis Reunion Planned

The Phillip and Cora Whitehair
Lewis reunion will be held at Rain
bow Park, Haydentown, Fair
chance, Pa, on Sunday, August
20. Dinner will be at o'clock.
Games, dancing and swimming
will be entertainment for the day.
Relative and friends are invited.
a program has been arranged.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Alters Judge Cattle

Twenty five All boys of the
county were at the Cumberland
fair yesterday where they had a
practice session and elimination
contest in judging dairy and live
stock. They were accompanied by
James McHenry, assistant county
agricultural agent. The session was
held jointly with All boys from
Allegany county.
Four boys will be named on each
of two teams to represent the
county at the Timonium Fair.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Races to be Held

Stock car racing will take place
Sunday at the Deep Greek Speed
way, Inc, at McHenry. A muddy
track last Sunday caused post
ponement of events. But they are
scheduled for the usual time this
Sunday. Races also are scheduled
for Sunday, September 5.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Concerts Group
Will Reorganize

Garrett County Family Concerts
Association is reorganizing for the
winter season. The first meeting
will be at the William-James hotel
in Oakland on Friday night, Au-
gust 27, at 500 p. m.
Anyone interested, w h h T
members last year or not, is in
vited. The group will elect Off
GERS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26
Lightning Causes
Loss of Big Barn

Lightning struck the large 40
by 70 barn of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
Swiger, at Gortner, last evening
about s o'clock and the ensuing
tire destroyed the building and all
its contents. The loss was esti-
mated at $4,000 with an insur-
ance coverage of around $4,000.
Mr.. Swiger had just finished
milking in the barn and had turned
his seven head of cattle out into
the pasture lot. However, he lost
over 100 bales of straw, 60 bushels
of oats, 40 tons of hay, and all his
farm machinery including a wagon,
hay rake, tractor pillow, moving
machine, lime spreader, grain drill
and other smaller items. A tractor
was in another building and was
not damaged.
The Oakland fire department re-
sponded to an alarm but was
poWerless to quell the flames. This
was the second alarm for the de-
partment within a matter of min
utes, the first alarm having come
after lightning struck the apart
ment of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Pur-
baugh in the Broadwater residence,
corner of 9th and Alder streets.
The wiring in the Purbaugh bath
room was damaged but no fire re-
suited.
Don't Follow Engines
The Fire department has issued
an earnest plea to all citizens to
refrain from following the fire en-
gines to fires. A. G.. Gortner,
president of the company, said the
firemen often are not able to get
near the scene of the fire because
of unusual traffic conditions. He
said in the event of injury it
would be impossible for an ambu-
lance to get to the scene without
loss of valuable time.
Congested traffic conditions have
been noted all summer in travel
ing to fires. Mr.. Gortner asked
that the request of the firemen be
followed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-08-26

Living costs edged upwards for
third straight month.
Evening star., 1954-07-16
Life in the U. S.
Disploced Dog
Lost as Soon
As He Arrives
Life in the U. S.
By iks As.osiatsd Press

T
DETROIT. July 16.-A little
foreign dog Is lost somewhere in
Detroit. His name is spelled
Cheero. but he. won't answer
unless you pronounce it Chairr-o.
His owners, who are almost
as much lost without him. say
he's . white fox terrier with
. brown face and . black ring
on his tail. But more than a
dog. hes their companion who
frightened their three years as
displaced persons.
That's why Jovan Pantelinac.
SO, and his wife. Vera. IS, began
saving money when they came
to Detroit three months ago
They remembered their little
friend left behind in q displaced
persons camp at Trieste.
They saved 500 and paid
the dogs passage to Detroit. He
Evening star., 1954-07-16

General Kicks Memorial Trophy
Race on July ~.
He win be one Of is Air Ma
tiOnal Guard pilots TO take part
In the jet-poWered. crosse country
race.
The jets viii fly from Los An
geles to Detroit. Total elapsed
time. including refueling stops.
will determine the winner.
The trophy rum is being spor-
sored by the Air Force ASsocia-
ton In memory Of Mai. Gen.
Earl T. Kicks. who at the time Of
his death last year was chief Of
the National Guard Bureaus Air
Force Division in the Pentagon.
The race win be the feature at
the opening Of the two-day 1854
international Aviation EXPOSE
ton in Detroit. Pilots were Sc
lected by the National Guard
Bureau.
Evening star., 1954-07-16
Nags Head Toll Highway
Called Financially Feasible
By the Assoeiassd Press

VIRGINIA BEACH. Va, July
l6.-A proposed multimillion
dollar ocean-front toll road be-
tween here and Nags Head.
N. c.. yesterday was described
as financially feasible based on
the conclusions Of a trafic sur
vey by Deleuw. Gather & Co.,
consulting engineers Of Chicago.
william r. McConochie. q
member Of the staff. told mem-
bers of the Carolina Virginia
Turnpike Authority Of North
Carolina, and the Coastal Turn
pike Authority of Virginia that
the survey just completed con-
vinced the engineering firm the
potential traffic viii make the
revenue bonds attractive invest
ments for insurance companies
and institutional buyers.
The best estimate Of the cost
of the proposed 49.9l mile toll
highway was about So million.
Evening star., 1954-07-16
Turkeys Stun1pede

CIIEI1ALIE, wash. lR).A
ChehaIis farmer reported yes
terday that q low-fiying Jet
plane frightened his turkeys
into q stampede that killed
$40 birds and injured 205.
Ted Goebel said the birds
were being transferred from
one field to another when the
jet came over. In q panic.
they plunged into . nearby
creek and piled up. Some
drowned and others srnoth-
cred.
Mr.. Goebel estimated his
loss at $2.50O.
Evening star., 1954-07-16
Good Sumuritun Loses

DETROIT. (R.-Joe v. Con-
zales. %, saw a car stalled on q
busy Detroit thoroughfare.
He assumed it needed q push.
So he drove his car behind it and
pushed. Before they got far, the
pushed car veered over and hit
another car.
Mr.. Gonzales had failed to
notice the driver Of the stalled
car was not in it. He had gone
to buy some gasoline.
Whenever I see q man in
trouble ! want to help out" Mr..
Evening star., 1954-07-16
Walnut Output Dips

Walnut production Of Mediter-
ranean basin countries and the
United States combined was
about $4,000 tons in 1858, the
smallest output in 10 years.
Rome reports.
Evening star., 1954-07-16
Firemen Move Their Fire

DENVER (P.Unable to
extinguisln q smouldering fire
in $50 bales Of hay at Denver
Union Stockyards. weary fire-
men carted the whole business
on to the nearby city dump
last night and let 'er burn.
Evening star., 1954-07-16
RIGHT Day, Wrong Nume

Right D0y, Wrong Nume
DENVER. R.The birth
day cake for Mrs. Louise BrotS-
man. wife Of the Republican
candidate for governor, was
just fine except the frosting
read Happy Birthday Ber-
nice"
The hostess, Mrs. Charles M.
Armstrong. erased the error
with a diplomatic swipe Of her
thumb.