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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-10-29
MANTEO PERSONALS

Mrs. Lima Harbour is vacation
ing in Raleigh.
Miss Belle Midgette is a pa
tent in the Albemarle Hospital,
Elizabeth City.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Barnett
of Bayhead, N. ]. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Buck Kaufman and son
Jerry and Mrs. Delma Jones, of
Greensboro, Md. were recent
guests of Mrs. Colenda Barnett.
Mrs. R. H. O'Neal has entered
the Albemarle Hospital, Eliza
beth City, where she will under
go major operation Friday.
Mrs. o. ]. Jones, who has been
a patient in the Albemarle Hos
pital for some time, remains very
i'll.
Mrs. r. B. Ireland is patient
in the Norfolk General Hospital,
Norfolk, Va.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-10-29
18th BLUE MARLIN FOR 1854
TAKEN OFF HATTERAS

DR.. ]. c. Overbey, Norfolk
dentist who had previously boat
ed three blue marlin off Hat
teras this year returned to port
with his fourth of the season on
Sunday. His fish, landed after a
battle of one hour and Is min
utes in waters near Diamond
Lightship, scaled at 344 pounds.
1t was II feet and eight inches
long and had a girth measure
ment of 81 inches. This is the
18th blue marlin of the 1854
season landed off Hatteras and
Oregon Inlets.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-10-29

Detailed plans for returning
the Weather Station to the Point
of Cape Hatteras, IL miles east
of the present site in Hatteras
village, have yet to be worked
out and will likely await the an
nual conference of hurricane ex-
perts in Miami early next year.
Tentative plans discussed here
this week will include the erec-
ton of radar tower equipped
with newly developed instru-
ments that enable observers to
spot even the smallest rain
clouds at long ranges.
These instruments are so SEN
sitive and so accurate, according
to Coast Guardsmen who have
operated them, that it is possible
to follow the flight of a mallard
duck five miles away and indi-
cate the instant that he lights
upon water. The range of the
proposed station here would be
able to pick up hurricane when
it is several hundred miles away,
or well beyond the borders of
the State.
Return of the weather station
to the Point of Cape Hatteras,
overlooking the Graveyard of
the Atlantic, has been advocated
for many years by local sea-
faring people, for the reason
that the instruments placed here
would in the main give more
accurate picture of meteorological
conditions. There is, very gen
orally, a differential of four to
seven degrees in air temperature
between the Cape and the viii
lage of Hatteras and conditions
on the cape are more indicative
of weather trends than reports
originating dozen miles to the
west or north.
On the Point itself, there is
within a distance of fifty yards,
a differential of as much as %
degrees in water temperature
from the north side to the south
side of the Point, the waters
above being cooled by the Lab
rador current and on the South
warmed by the Gulf stream.
Plant life on and near the Point
is sub-tropical, with palms, cit
rus fruits and other tropical flora
thriving even in unprotected
areas. Five of the past seven
winters have been without kill
ing frost.
The first weather station was
set up inside the Lighthouse 80
years ago this year and the tele-
graph lines extended south from
Norfolk to provide conmunica-
ton. After several years the in
struments were removed to the
residence of the keeper of the
Lighthouse and afterward they
were moved eastward. The first
stop was at the now abandoned
Durant's Coast Guard station
and thence in to Hatteras vii
lage, following the residence of
the man placed in charge of the
reporting station.
About the beginning of the
century the Weather Bureau got
a home of its own, and in Hat
teras Village. 1t has been there
since and has been expanded in
to the most completely equipped
station in North Carolina. The
observations are made wholly by
recording instruments, includ-
ing the radiosonde balloon,
which is sent aloft twice daily.
The balloon ascends to heights
of some Is miles and what it
feels" is transmitted to receiv-
ers in the station. Few of the
balloons, or instruments, are
even recovered. The cost of the
two balloons per day is $3.50.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-10-29
RALLY IN MANTEO

There will be sectional Christ
Rally at the Manteo
of God Church, Friday,
October 10Th at 1880 pm, says
Rev. E. C. Etheridge. There will be
special music and singing. Rev.
James Anderson of Edenton will
be in charge. All are cordially in
vited to attend.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-10-29
MANTEo CoLoRED NEWS

Mrs. Pauline Simmons and son
Eugene have recently returned
to Spokane, Wash, after a short
visit in Manteo.
Mrs. Laurette Berry and chill
dren have made their home with
her husband. Meloyd Berry at
Cape May, New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Collins
of Elizabeth City visited Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Pledger Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Mary S. Daniels has re-
turned home after attending the
assembly in Goldsboro.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-10-29

feel that the return of the sta
ton to its original location and
the expansion of its services to
include not only meteorology
but oceanography as well, would
give more accurate picture of
what is going ON aloft but t
would also enable weathermen
to keep track Of hurricanes after
they have passed the orbit of the
Miami station and save the popu-
lace from here northWard the
dismaying uncertainty that has
plagued them this year with
especial violence.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-10-29
BIRTHS

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gray of
Manteo announce the birth of
daughter on October % in the
Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth
City. This is the first child for
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray, who have
been married 18 years.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-10-29

There are now around $4,000
sheep on North Carolina farms
or an increase of 1000 over last
year.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-11-01

Below, No. SSOS-Simple and charming
the way you like dress-up frocks to look. Siz
SO, 38, 40, AZ, "A, 46, As, so, So. Size SO, 8
yards 39-inch material.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-11-01

to soften and purify it and
heater to heat it. Crane supplies
the cleaning Laundrette tub for
your basement or utility room,
and a whole line of modern,
wonderful sinks and cabinets
for your kitchen :. as well as
a wide choice of beautiful bath
room fixtures priced to fit any
budget.
When you're ready to install
a modern water system on your
farm, or to extend or improve
the one you have, your Crane
Dealer will be glad to help
you. See him soon, or write:
Crane Co., $50 So. Michigan
Avenue, Chicago S, Illinois.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-11-01
And for q complete wafer system
Crane offers everything but the water itself!

There's nothing like having
plenty of running water always
available-not only for drink
ing and bathing and cooking,
but for poultry and livestock as
well for cleaning milk cans
and washing trucks. =. for water
ing lawn or a garden !. !. and
certainly for putting out a fire!
Crane offers everything for
the complete water system,
starting with the new Crane
Rancher Pump that delivers
hundreds of gallons under pres
sure, wherever you want it, for
only pennies.
Crane can furnish you pipe
tocarry the water, conditioner
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
Ase41 MNe Peculiar =.

People funny at timesnOt funny ha ha, but funny
recuarke Just take the of the escaped convict One
minute people scared to death that the officers woudn
catch him. and armed themselves with firearms to protect
their properties; and the next minute when he was
finally down and shot in the leg in order to get him
TO surrender there nothing but sympathy for the fell
low and criticism for the officers who enforce the law
Sure it shame to shoot him, but the sorry part
is why had to be of a criminal nature in the first
place He may have paid attention those with whom
he in contact in his yOuthhis parents his teachers his
minister his relatives Maybe he dsiusioned by some
of them somewhere along the lire.
But here young who convicted Of a
torgerya felony. He placed under and violated
the faith people had in him. One of the first things he did
after driving off without PERMISSION purchase
automobile and for it with another forged check Sheriff
Fisher discovered he had still another check for $780, ready
to pass against his father when the opportunity presented
itself Maybe the next person be victmzed would have
been you. Maybe your would have the next one
taken Maybe your home would be the one entered
upon pretext
Maybe the next time the crime would have some
thing worse had the officers allowed sympathy into
the story.
so they had to shoot the poor fellow, you say But
could we have printed what YOU would have said had the
officers allowed him to escape?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
First Report Shows
5000 For Red Cross

The first report of the annual
campaign for funds by the Amcri-
can Red Cross showed receipts of
5000, it was announced by the
county chairman, Olonzo T. Fike,
Of Accident, yesterday.
The quota for the year has been
set at $3,1S5.
Fike said all Of the communities
in the county have been organized
and captains chosen to lead the
local solicitation for funds. The
Indictment weather Of the past ten
days delayed the intensive push
that had been arranged, but the
chairman said he was looking for
better days for the rest of the
month.
As the workers headed into the
final weeks of the campaign, Mr..
Fike asked for the cooperation Of
everyone throughout the county in
helping the workers to achieve the
goal, and he declared, Let those
give now who never gave before;
Let those who always gave, now
give the more"
He said he had found this week
in an old newspaper dated 1878,
1. Il
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
Plan Control of
Oak Wilt Disease

District foresters of three states
met yesterday at Bedford, Pa, to
coordinate control measures of the
oak wilt disease and study the adj
vancement Of the disease in for
csts throughout the area.
William H. Johnson, district for
ester, said the fungus first was
discovered in Maryland in 1851 in
this county. At that time a heavy
infectious growth had been re-
ported in the midwest.
An aerial reconnaissance of AL
logany and Garrett counties was
carried out the following year dur
ing which % acres were located
which appeared to be infested.
Samples of trees from the infested
areas were taken and the disease
identified. Control measures were
instituted.
Another survey in 1858 showed
no further spread.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
March Court Term
Will Begin Monday

The March Term of Court will
lie held next week, starting on Mon
day, March %, and States At
tomcy W. Dwight Slower was look
ing for all cases to be disposed Of
in one day.
Associate Judge George Hendcr-
son was expected to be on the
bench for the criminal trials.
The grand jurors last week re-
turned seven indictments, and
these were listed by Slower as the
type Of eases usually brought be-
fore the court,
Already apprchcndcd and out on
bond were Alvic Thomas, John
Thomas, Elmer ellsworth, charged
with breaking and entering; Neln-
on X. Ludwig, desertion and nom
support; Carl Henry burst, of near
jennings, charged with larceny and
receiving stolen goods.
The petit jurors are ordered to
report for duty at 9 d. m. on Mon
day in case there arc any jury
trials.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
Classes Planned
In Home Nursing

Home Nursing classes are being
planned by the county homemakcr
groups to aid the county civil de
Tense program, it was announced
this week. The County Red Cross
is cooperating with the Homemak-
ers.
Plans for the classes were made
at recent conference of Mrs. Paul
Naylor. Mrs. f. Ray Jones for the
Red Gross; Miss Margaret Mar
grave, national Red Cross field
representative, Alexandria, Va;
and Miss Ethel Grove, home dem
onstration agent.
Instructor for the classes will be
Miss Lucy Johns, R.N., national
Red Cross nursing representative,
and classes are planned at Grants
vile and Oakland. The first classes
scheduled for the Grantsville
school on Tuesday, April 6, at 1880
p. M, and the Oakland Fire Hall,
Wednesday, April 7, at 1880 p. m.
There will be six sessions each of
two and one-half hours each ses-
sion.
The classes are open to all in
terested persons, and they need
not be members of Homemakers
clubs. There will be a minimum of
10 and a maximum of Is in the
classes, it was stated.
Mrs. Russell KIotz, county health
chairman for Homemakers clubs,
recently made survey of club
members who would be interested.
Those Interested in the Grantsville
area are to contact her Those in
terested in the Oakland area are
to call the county extension office
2-2525.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
Oakland Quint to
Play All-Girl Team
Double Header Basketball At
traction Offered Friday.
March 26

The Oakland Merchants will be
host to the Johnstown AIl-Girl
Rockettes at basketball encounter
next Friday evening, March 26, at
the Southern High school gym
nasium. The main attraction will
begin at 8:45 with a preliminary
game at 1870.
Proceeds of the game will go to-
ward the purchase Of uniforms for
the Merchants and the Oakland In
dependents basketball teams.
The Rockettes are bringing high
scorers with the group including
Sara Wentz and Connie Rovida.
Both hold several female cage
scoring records. Miss Wentz is a
former All-Amcrican Red Head
and has led the team to a number
of victories. Miss Rovida is the
team set shot artist. Another one,
Jane Garshnick, is known as the
playmaker and works from the
team position Of center. Other
members are Jeep Gogel, Okara,
vi Stosko, Joan Beck and Coltrin.
The girls opponents will include
Russell Slower, Denver Big Boy
Sisler, Robert King, Buddy Mills,
Jimmie Sisler, William Sharps,
Kyle Wilson, Jack Neader, Harland
Kelley and James Rock
In the preliminary game at 1870
the Independents will play Bayard,
In the Independents lineup are
Gary Baker, Mahlon Yost, Arthur
Wolf, Linwood Davy, Vane Iden,
George Stewart, Harrison Stewart
and Leo Troacy.
Admission will be 80 and IS
cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
Kermit Glotfelty
Reelected President
of Turkey Growers

Kermit Glotfelty, Accident, was
reelected president of the Garrett
County Turkey Growers at its first
annual meeting last Friday evening
at the Bittinger School.
Others named were Roy Glotfcl-
ty, vicc-prcsident; Lowell LOOMS,
secretary; John Reckncr, treasurer.
Prior to naming the officers the
group elected John Bowman and
Roy Glotfelty to the board of di-
rectors for three years.
Holdover directors Elwood Glot-
felty, John Reckner, Kermit Glot-
felty and Russell Teets, met with
the new directors and selected the
officers.
President Glotfelty appointed
John Bowman, Russell Teets and
Robert Glotfelty as banquet com
n1ittee; and Roy Glotfclty and Rus
sell Teets as an auditing commit
tee.
During the regular business
meeting it was decided to hold the
annual banquet in April, with the
date to be determined by the speak
cr's plans. The speaker is yet to
be named. The group will prepare
membership cards, which also are
to be used as receipts for dues.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
Experience Thunder
Storm and Blizzard

Garrett county citizens expert
enced heavy thunder storm fol
lowed by a blizzard of mid-winter
proportions during the past week,
but two days of sunshine served
to dim the memory.
Sharp lightning and heavy
thunder occurred early Saturday
morning with around an inch of
rainfall. This was followed by fall
ing temperature and there was
snow on Sunday of blizzard varic-
ty. This continued Sunday night
and Monday with the snow con-
tinuing into Tuesday but with
much less wind
Depth of the snow in sheltered
areas did not reach more than
three inches, but the wind whipped
up some drifts several feet high.
County and state highways re-
manned open, and clear skies of
Wednesday and Thursday brought
al end TO tho stormy period.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
May Tie In
Fair Site With
New Public Park
Town COntemplates Purchase
OF Site At Weber Cross
roads For Long Range
Program

Progress of a move Of the town
of Oakland toward purchasing the
33-acre William Weber tract at
the Weber crossroads for town
park was brought out Monday
night at a meeting of the Garrett
County Fair committee.
The project was discussed openly
along with the possibility that the
same site might be the permanent
home Of the CoUty's Agricultural
fair.
In this way, any development
done in the way Of fair buildings
could be of a permanent nature,
which was one angle that created a
favorable reaction among those in
terested in the fair.
Mayor Joseph limbaugh told
the group that he and members of
the city council planned to make
thorough inspection of the site
in the near future, toward a long
range development Of public
park.
He said the development of the
fair plant in connection with the
park also would tend to help in the
overall development of the tract.
Members present Monday night
from other parts of the county eX-
pressed hope that such site
would matcrializc and were of the
opinion that a site would aid in
diSposing of the remaining $4,000
of stock set as minimum by the
committee for getting fair under
way.
A canvass by the finance COM
mittee revealed that stock sub
scriptions had exceeded the sum Of
$4,000.
The next meeting of those inter
ested in the fair will be held in the
Accident elementary school audi
forum on Monday evening, March
%, at 8 o'clock II. G. Gortner,
chairman, said announcement would
be made next week of meeting
places in various towns in the
county for cars to take those in
terested to the meeting Various
communities are to have word to
Mr.. Gortncr by Tuesday evening,
March %, so that details can be an
nounccd in next weeks issue Of
The Republican. Those from Oak
land plan to leave the Oakland
fire department for Accident at
I:l5 on the 10Th.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
Democrat Seeks
Office of Sheriff

The first Democrat to announce
for political office in the county
came forward this week. He is Lee
Doll" McRobie, election district
No. 10, Kitzmiller, and he is a
candidate for sheriff, subject tc
the Democratic primary election il
June.
Mr. McRohic, SO years of age
has been lifelong resident of the
county and for sixteen years hac
worked in and around the Goa
mines Of the county. During tho
past four years he has been en-
ploycd by the 3. and O. railroad
at the shops in Keyser. He is {
son Of Wesley McRobie and is MAJ.
ricd and the father of -four chill
dren. Prior to going to Kitzmillel
to live he resided at Hutton. He
promises an honest and efficient
administration if nominated auC
later elected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
''Blue Devils Win
Little League Play

The Blue Devils, coached by
Larry Friend, won the Little
League elimination basketball
tournament last Friday night at
the Southern High gym, defeating
The Highlanders II to 5.
The Blue Devils had defeated
Ruff Houses, Cardinals and High
landers to take the title. Players
included Vaughn Hardesty, Ken
meth Troy, Wesley Lane, Ernest
White and Cheston Browning.
The runner-up Highlander team
composed of Curtis Rhodes, Harvey
Winters, Joe Sanders, Don Stem
pie, Doris Updyke and Dwight
Kitzmiller, had defeated the Blue
Stars, the Yellow Jackets and the
Eagles in their path to the finals.
They were coached by Knots.
In earlier games the Eagles had
defeated the Globctrotters, the Sill
yer Streaks had defeated the Red
Devils and the Cardinals had de-
feated the Silver Strealls.
Sixth grade cheerleaders were
Carol Hordesty, Gail Naylor, Ann
Lee Lohr, Caroline Spoerlein, Viii
lard Ann Glotfelty and Jane Hanst
Seventh grade chcerlcaders were
Lois Swartzentruber, Margaret
James, Lorain Right and Connie
Evans.
Three hundred fifty persons paid
10 cents admission to witness the
tournament. Proceeds will be used
to purchase equipment for next
wears participants. The toulna-
mcnt was managed by Kyle Wilson,
athletic coach. Referees were Jack
Vcadcr, James DeMoss, Leonard
Ritchie and James Rock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
Seal Sale Is High

Garrett county citizens helped in
reaching the largest amount ever
raised by public subscription in
Maryland for tuberculosis control
work which was received during
the 1853 Christmas Seal Sale.
A total of $45O,7l1.21 was con-
trihuted to the Maryland Tubcrcu-
Iosis association and its affiliated
county associations This was an
increase of Q percent over the funds
raised during the 1852 sale.
Of the total, $2S9,O64,77 was
contributed in the counties and
$I61, 646.14 in Baltimore City.
Figures from Garrett county
showed total of $2,O2G.54, or
$47G.3S more than last year, an in
crease Of BOZ percent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
BULLET STOPS FLEEING CONVICT
Gets Year for Theft

Gerald Victor Musgrove, Of Pied
iass.t, w, Va, colored, aged 20,
was sentenced to a year in the
House of Correction by Trial Mag
istratc W. @. Bitter at a hearing
before him on Monday.
Musgrove was charged with lar
ceny of wrist watch, ring and
small bank from the home Of Mrs.
Belva Louise Richie, who resides
near Westelnport, across the line
in Garrett county.
He was arrested last Saturday
by State Trooper Milton Hart. He
pleaded guilty to the charge.
Sheriff Paul W. Fisher said he
would be taken to the institution
sometime this week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
Receive Their Caps

-Four Garrett county girls were
among the 10 students receiving
their caps at the Gaping exercises
held at the Memorial School of
Nursing in Cumberland ON Tues
day, March 9.
Students receiving caps were
Lynn Adams, daughter of Mr.. aud
Mrs. Ellwood Adams, Crellin; Fro
MIA Blamble, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Blamble, Red Oak;
Emma Lohr, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William b. Lohr, Pleasant
Valley; and Mary Jean Lohr,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Lohr, near Deer Park. The four
arc graduates Of Southern High
school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18
Next Lenten Service
At Lutheran Church

The Union Lenten Service next
week, Wednesday, March oath, at
1880 o'clock, will be held in St.
Marks Lutheran church. The sub
iect Of the meditation will be
Matthew, Man of Buiness." 1t
will be the fourth in series on
Followers of the Christ spon-
sored by The Mountain Top Minis
terial Association.
The service this week was held
in St. Paul's Methodist church,
with DR.. Paul S. Parker of the
Deep Creek Baptist church preach
ing on John, the Great Hearted
man." "a most cordial invitation is
extended to all to attend these
services in which the strengthen
ing of the spiritual life is being
stressed" declared DR.. W. S. Pat
terson, who arranged the series of
meetings,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-03-18

MISS KATHRYN SPEICIlER
Miss Kathryn Speicher, instruc-
tor at Northern High school was
elected president of Eta Chapter,
Delta Kappa Gamma, last Satur-
day at a meeting at the Ali Chan
Country club in Cumberland. The
society is a National Honor So
ciety for women in education.
Miss Speicher is a daughter of
Mrs. William a. Speichcr, Of Ac-
cident.
Other officers named were Mrs.
Catherine McGiboney, Mrs. Eugene
Hilton, first and second vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Raymond Grove, re-
cording secretary; Miss Yola Hud-
son, corresponding secretary; Miss
Nellie kookcn, parliamentariau.
Installation Of officers will be held
June % at Pleasant Valley.
Plans were discussed for a
Friendship meeting, TO be held on
April "a at the Country club. at
which time a program, "Education
in Foreign Counties" vii be Civ
en- by Dr.. Laura B. Haimey.
The state convention will be held
at Easton April 30, May l and ,