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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Navy Men Hospitalized

Two men of the United States
Navy were hospitalized at the Gar
rctt County Memorial hospital in
Oakland following a wreck of their
automobile near Aurora over the
holiday weekend. They were idcnti-
fled as Harold Hollibaugh, of
Idaho, and David Woodford, Of
Grafton. They were enroutc to
Grafton from Norfolk, Va, early
Sunday morning. The accident oc-
cured in the Youghiogheny For
est area.
They were released from the hos
pital Wednesday morning and re-
turned to their base at Norfolk,
Va.
Iollibaugh suffered fracture of
the left wrist and left leg. Wood
ford suffered a laceration of the
chin and shock. They were taken
by ambulance to Cumberland where
they were placed ON plane. from
the Naval Air Station.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
4 FT'eeE' World go.

President Eisenhower set the for the observance of
the nations hundred seventyeghth birthday this past
weekend
In message at Independence Day exercises in Phla-
depha the Chief Executive prophesed eventual halt to
what he termed Communist conspracies" against freedom.
He expressed the hope this would be accomplished mot
by force but through patient and the growth
Of knowledge and understanding among nations and men,
We have said before and repeat it again that world
growth and understanding among nations and be
brought about by much expanded program of student
change The international Farm Youth Exchange program
of the best known of such programs 1t project for
selected farm youth from the United States live and work
With farm families in other countries from four to months
In farm youth from cooperating countries to the
United States to live and work farms here This the
program involves 125 delegates who will abroad while
nearly 40 exchanges from other countries will come here
Since 1948 delegates from the IT, have participated
and 346 farm youths the United States
changes these have lived Garrett county
The FYE project is dedicated to the belief that under
standing the foundation of world peace By giving farm
youth opportunity to learn another of life by living
it, the program helps rural people understand prob
lens and attitudes of rural people in other parts of the
world, and vice
There's nothing beats grass roots understanding like
being right in the grass roots The exchange idea good
to promote
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Plans Complete For
I ri-County Camp

Plans are being completed for
the annual tri-county All camp for
boys scheduled at Pleasant Valley
July II to July II.
Around % boys from this county
will be among the IS who will at
tend from the three Western Mary
land counties of the state.
There will be full week of
swimming, crafts, rifle marksman-
ship, nature study and other ac-
tivitics.
James A. McHenry, assistant
county agent here, will be camp
director Other leaders will include
Joe Stcger, Allegany county agent;
Roscoe Brown, Washington county
agent; John Carter, Garrett coun-
ty agent; Bill Mills, j. A. Wcamert,
assistant agent of Allegany county,
and Rev. Ralph S. Illingsworth,
The latter, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church in Frostburg,
will be in charge of the rifle pro-
gram and the vesper services. Mills
will be the swimming instructor.
The camp will get under way
Sunday afternoon and will end the
following Saturday morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
County Featured In
Episcopal Magazine

Garrett county is featured in the
June issue of The Maryland
Churchman, official organ of the
Episcopal diocese Of Maryland. The
cover shows a picture of the Log
Church, Our Fathers House." at
Altamont, taken by Mrs. Eleanor
Frantz, while there is double
spread of the Garrett County
Episcopal missions on pages Is and
IA of the magazine.
Pictures on these two pages
show Rev. John J. Atwell. priest
in charge of the Garrett county
missions, as he received check for
81 900 recently from the American
Legion as chairman of the child
welfare commission; ST. Pauls
church at Swanton, st. Johns
church at Deer Park, Muddy Creek
and Swallow Falls, near Oakland;
Harrington Manor, west of Oak
land, and Deep Creek Lake bridge,
north of Oakland.
Rev. George f. Packard is edi-
tor of this magazine while Mrs.
Packard, the former Catherine
Baker, of this county, is on the
staff. Mrs. Packard did the art
work in this issue as she does on
all issues.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Candidates File
Expense Accounts

Fifteen candidates in the recent
primary election have filed an ac-
count of their expenses with the
clerk of the Circuit Court. This is
a requirement and must be done
within thirty days following the
date of the primary election.
Most of the expenses reported
were for advertising, handbills
campaign cards, matches, filing
fee, travelling expense and fol
hauling of voters Only two listed
the latter as an expense.
II. d. Swartzcntruber indicated
he had Travelled 1880 miles in his
successful search for votes and
listed such travel at cents pei
mile. He spent a total of $241.78
Others listed expenses as follows
Mrs. Nernic Il. Smouse, $55; Harry
Paugh, $123lO; S. +. Hamill, ST..
Clarence Spear and DR.. L. /
Baumgartner, none; Lewis r. Jones
5000; S. r. Pagenhardt, $50;
Jonas w. Sines, $S4.64; Joe WEIGH
$50; Dwight Barrick, $136.10; Clar-
cnce WEIGH, $183.45; Richard l.
Davis, $55; Kermit S. Glotfelty
$142.3I; j. w. Holman, SLIGO.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Named Health Nurse

Miss Frances Grove, of Hagers-
town, began her duties as senior
public health nurse for Garrett
county on July /.
A sister of Miss Ethel Grove,
home demonstration agent, Miss
Grove has been in public health
work in Washington county for the
past twelve years. She is gradu-
ate Of Battle Creek College School
Of Nursing, Battle Creek, Mich,
and following her graduation did
nursing duty in the West Indies
prior to entering public health
service. She has done public health
work at the University of Pennsyl-
vania and also at Johns Hopkins,
prior to her duties in Hagerstown.
She is residing with her sister
at Deep Greek Lake.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Large Crowd On
Hand For Races

Around LOO persons gathered
at the Deep Greek Speedway at
McHenry on July 4th to witness
the stock car races, featured by a
50-lap event.
The sixth race produced seven
winners, Melvin Matlick, of Union
town, winning the 50-lap event
Park Tresslcr, Oakland, was second
with Red Fredcricks, Grafton, Bird;
Donald Kelley, Uniontown, 4th;
Dayton Alexander, Oakland, 18th;
Whitley Bennett, Oakland, 9th; and
Don Sisler, Friendsville, 7th. A
birthday cake was presented to
Bennett at the start of the third
race.
Other winners in the five heat
races who placed first, second and
third respectively:
First, Paul Thomas, Park Tress-
Ter and Dayton Alexander; second
race, Mark Beer, Elllins; Leonard
Richezzo, Donald Kelley, both OF
Uniontown.
Third race, Donald Kelley, Tress-
Ter and Beer; 4th race, Matlick,
Banty Workman, Uniontown, and
Bill Swiger, Morgantown; 5th, Red
Fredericks, Dayton Alexander and
Don Sisler. Frank Beckman, Oak
land, was 4th in the latter event
The water battle was won by
the Friendsville firemen, over the
Oakland firemen. Deer Park will
battle Friendsville at the races on
July IS. Other races are scheduled
next Sunday afternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Land Donated
District Scouts

A tract of land, four and one
half acres, in the Green Glades
section of Deep Creek Lake has
been donated to the Tri-Towns dis
trict scouts.
The deed for the property has
been turned over to the District
Scouts by John Price, Charles Met
calfe, Robert Bryan and James
Fazenbaker.
Alton r. Fortney, chairman of
camping and activities of the dis
trict, presented the decd to Dr..
Donald P. Whitworth, retiring dis
trict chairman, at a meeting Tues
day night at the Odd Fellows Hall.
Trustee of the property will be
appointed by Carl McMiIlen, new
district chairman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Garrett Is Looking
For Farm Queen

The Farm Queen" contest is
coming up soon and Garrett coun-
ty will select a queen to represent
it at the State Contest at Timoni-
UNI. Twenty-three counties arc Sc
lecting a winner to be in the state
wide contest, from which farm
girl will be chosen to reign over
the State Fair
All girls who are making their
home on farms of not less than
three acres (thcy may be working
in town or in school but they must
be resident of the farm honey
are eligible The contest will be
held Saturday, July "a, at the
Farmers Picnic and All Rally day
at Pleasant Valley.
Application blanks may be OBJ
tanned by writing Ida V. Englc,
Grantsvillc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Four Injured In
Head-on Crash

-Four persons were injured, one
critically, yesterday morning in a
two-car headon collision on U. S.
route 40, about three miles west
of Grantsville.
Reported in critical condition at
Community hospital, Meyersdale
Pa, is Joseph S. livery, %, service
man stationed with the air force at
Tucson, Ariz. He suffered a posi-
bic skull fracture, severe brain con-
cussion, decorations of the face and
arms and had not rcgained consci-
BUSINESS following the mishap.
Another serviceman riding in the
car was reported in fair condition
at the hospital. He is Otis l.. Stan
ton, %, located at the same base.
Stanton suffered a possible skull
fracture and severe decorations of
the scalp.
T. P. Pease, Montgomery City,
Mo, suffered decorations of the
face, chin and hip and his wife
sustained a compound fracture of
the left knee, decorations of the
face, arms and hands Their three
year-old daughter escaped injury.
The condition of Mr. and Mrs.
Pease is good.
The car with the two service
men in it, police said, was travel
ing east on route 40 toward Frost
burg. As they attempted to pass
a truck the servicemen apparently
saw the Pease car coming west
and as the brakes were applied
their car skiddcd into the west
bound lane.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Freeport Seam
Is Most Mined
In Garrett County

The 31st annual report of the
Maryland Bureau of Mines has
been released by the bureau direc-
tor, Frank T. Powers, of Frostburg.
The Frceport seam continued to
be the most mined in Garrett coun-
ty with 196,052 tons being dug Of
a total of 325,016 in the county in
all seams.
In Allegany county the Pitts
burgh seam of Big Vein coal was
the most mined with 1882 tons of
the total of 221 ,951 in the county
in all seams.
The report stated that in Gar
rett county conditions were
changed somewhat in 1858 from
1852. Three Garrett County mines
suspended operations during the
year. Two of these were small and
employed two and five men re-
spectively. However, the third was
the largest coal operation in the
county and employed total Of IS
men.
One of the small mines has beer
taken over by another operator anc
it is expected to produce coal in
the near future. There is no pros
pect Of the other operations re-
suming.
In Maryland the Georges Greek
| Basin produced the most coal, with
315,746 tons being mined. Next was
the Upper Potomac Basin witt
55,923; third, Castleman Basin,
/ 10, 053, and fourth, lower Yough-
iogheny, 2,244 tons.
Of two fatalities occurring in
Maryland mines one was in Garrett
county when a rock fell on Leo
Mayhem last July Z in the Earl No
mine of the Garrett Coal corpor-
alton at VindeX. The other fatality
was Thomas S. Clark, Westernport
who was electrocuted June 10 in
his mine at Westernport.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Large Parade In
Oakland Concludes
July 4 Celebration

The Fourth of July celebration
of the Oakland Fire Department
was concluded Monday evening
with one of the largest parades
seen here in several years.
Twenty-one fire companies, six
bands, two drum and bugle corps
and other organizations, floats and
trades display took part in the pro-
cession at Z p. m. The parade was
witnessed by several thousand
people.
Three prizes were awarded to
fire companies and musical organi-
cations. Thomas, Davis, and Par
sons fire companies won prizes
in their division while Northern
High band, Kingwood High band
and the Kelly Mansfield Drum and
Bugle corps of Piedmont, w Va,
won the awards in the musical di-
vision. Oakland organizations did
not compete for prizes. Prizes We're
$500, $500 and $500 in each
division.
Fire companies represented in
cluded Parsons, Terra Alta, Pied
mont, KitzmilIer, Grafton, Deer
Park, Grantsville, Rowlesburg,
Confluence, Bruceton-Brandonville
Friendsville, Accident, Newburg
Thomas, Keyser, Kingwood, Reeds
vile, Moorefield, Westover, Davis
and Oakland.
Besides the prize winning must
cal groups there we're the Southern
High school senior band, Southern
High school junior band, the Oak
land Boy Scout drum and bugle
corps, the Mt. City Band and the
Terra Alta fire department band
Also taking part were the Oak
land and Mt. Lake Park Girl
Scouts, the Terra Alta VIEW, the
Terra Alta Rainbow girls, the Ter
ia Alta Jaycees, the Oakland Boy
Scouts, Mt. Lake Cubs, the National
Guard of Oakland, and others.
The AMP. Shows provided the
shows, rides and concessions for
the entire week. The fire company
cleared over five hundred dollars, it
was stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
League Leaders
In Little League
Take Drubbing, "a

Little League baseball teams
made an interesting race GER
tainty during the season when the
league leading Moose-sponsored
team went down to defeat at the
hands of the American Legion on
Tuesday evening Z to 4. The de-
feat put the Moose and Lions club
teams in tie for first place with
two wins and one loss each. The
X. Of p. and Lions have each won
one game and lost two.
In the second game Tuesday
night the Lions defeated the X.
Of F. team 16 to 9. The game was
called at the end of the fifth on
account of darkness. Snyder and
Kelley for the Lions and Lawton,
Sanders and Prince for the X. of
P. were the batteries Snyder
struck out while Lawton and
Prince whitfield two each. Leading
hitters in this game were R. Paugh,
three for five, and Wine, three for
three. limbaugh hit a two-bagger
which brought in two runs.
In the Moose-Legion game, it
was Stuck and Stemple for Moose,
Devers and Barkhurst for the
Legion Both Stuck and Devers
struck out ten men. Stuck had a
three-base hit and Savage two
base slam.
In last Fridays games the Lions
trimmed American Legion 8 to !
and the Moose defeated X. of p. 9
to l. Batteries for the first game:
Glotfelty and Kelley, Rhodes,
Devers and Barkhurst Cornish
and Prince had two hits in three
times at the plate. Batteries for
the second game, Wine and Sand
ers, Stemplc and Stemplc. Stemple
had 9 strikeouts, Wine TO-
Games scheduled: Friday, July
9, Legion vs.. X. of p, Moose VS..
Lions. Tuesday, July 10, X. Of P.
vs.. Moose, American Legion VS..
Lions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
November To See
Seven Contests
In County Offices
Democrats Seek To Unseut
RepubIicons-Four Posts
UnconteSted

County Democrats will vie fol
county offices in seven instances
at the general election in Novcm-
Der, while Republican candidates
will go into office without opposi-
ton in four positions.
No candidates are listed to OPP
p3se Mrs. Vernie r. Smouse as
Register of Wills; Richard L.
Davis as Clerk of the Circuit
Curt; Joseph Welch as county
teasurer; or c. F. Hammond, E.
G. Moon and R. c. Turney as
Judges Of the Orphans Court, all
Republican candidates.
There will be contests for the
office Of State Senator, House of
Delegates, County Commissioners
from each of the three commission
er districts, States Attorney and
Sheriff.
All but two of the Democratic
candidates filed for office before
the filing deadline, while two were
FAMED by the Democratic State
Central committee.
Candidates Listed
For State Senator: Clifford
Friend, Republican, Accident; Jo-
scph limbaugh, Democrat, Oak
land.
For House of Delegates, three
to be elected: J. j. Ashby, Oak
land; Harry c. Edwards, Grants
Vile; Kermit s. Glotfclty, Acct
dent, Republicans; Mrs. Helen
Baumgartner, Oakland, Democrat.
Commissioners District /: Erwin
A. Roth, Deer Park, Republican;
Albert Shaffer, Kitzmiller, Dem
ocrat. Commissioner District 2;
Aubrey c. Brenneman, Friends
Vile, Republican,; Leslie Savage,
Friendsville, Democrat. Commits
sioner District 3: Harvey D.
Swartzentruber, Oakland, Rcpub-
lican; Harvey B. Sines, Oakland,
Democrat.
States Attorney: S. r. Pagcn-
hardt, Oakland, Republican; Will
liam O. Treacy, Oakland, Demo-
crat.
Sheriff. Paul w. Fisher, Oak
land, Republican; Lee McRobie,
NindeX, Democrat.
While there is still wrangling
over the State slate of the Demo
crat party, the results at present
show:
For Governor; Theodore r. Nc
keldin, Annapolis, Republican; H.
c. Byrd, Prince Georges county,
Democrat. Comptroller: no Rcpub-
lean candidate, j. Willard Tawes,
Somerset county, Democrat. At
torncy General: Edward d. E.
Rollins, Republican; J. Ferdinand
Sybert, Democrat.
The voters also will cast their
decisions on several proposed con-
stitutional amendments at the No
vember election.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
To Assist Veterinarian

DR.. Charles E. Faulkner, of
Lansdowne, near Baltimore, has
arrived in Oakland to be an as
sistant to DR.. f. d. Custer, veter-
marian, in his private practice.
DR.. Faulkner was graduated
from Bridgewater college in 194S
and the University of Georgia in
1854, and also has done graduate
work at George Washington uni
versity. During World War II he
was Pharmacist mate in the U.
S. Navy.
He began his work in the county
July /. He will bring his wife and
son to Oakland to reside in one of
the limbaugh apartments in the
near future.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Turkey Growers To Meet

The Garrett County Turkey
Growers will meet at the Bittinger
school on Monday evening, July
10, at o'clock EST, it was an
nounced this week by Lowell
Loomis, secretary. Trademarks and
packaging will be among the items
to be discussed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Minor League To Practice

Boys seven through twelve who
are interested in becoming NOM
bers of the Minor League baseball
group are to meet next Monday
evening at o'clock DIST, at the
athletic field, for practice sessions.
Kyle Wilson, athletic coach at
Southern High, said there would
be supervision. Members of the
Minor league will be eligible to
work up to the Little League.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Big Day For Licenses

Tuesday was big day for the
marriage license clerk in the office
Of the Clerk of the Circuit Court,
the largest since World War IL.
There were 26 applications for a
marriage license and twelve licen-
SEES were issued.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Denver Woman
Killed In Plane
Crash Sunday

The wife of a Denver, Colo, at
torney was killed instantly Sunday
morning in an ailplance crash on
the Chester Green farm in this
county, about three miles west of
Homecoming. Her husband and the
pilot of the craft had only slight
injuries. Both walked away from
the plane.
The victim was identified as Mrs.
Ruth Evans, 81, wife of 58-year-old
Emerson B. Evans, Of Denver.
DR.. f. /. Baumgartner, deputy
medical examiner for the county,
said death was caused by fractures
of the skull and vertebrate. Mrs.
Evans also sustained decorations Of
the right leg and arm.
Investigating the accident were
Sheriff Paul w. Fisher and Cor
poral Samuel Conrad, the latter
of the State Police.
Riding in Front
Mrs. Evans was riding in the
front seat next to William c. Hink-
ley, pilot Of the single-cngined
Piper Tri-Pacer. The privately
owned plane was from the East
ColfaX Airport, Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs Evans chartered
the light aircraft from Denver to
Washington, d. c. Fisher said the
trio had taken off Sunday morning
from the airport at Washington
and were returning to Denver by
way Of Pittsburgh
Fisher said the pilot reported he
had trouble with the planes Gle
waiting mechanism at about 1000
feet and glided for a distance of
about five miles toward the wheat
field whore the crash occurred.
Near the edge of the field the
plane clipped the tops of two To-
Gust trees, plunged to the ground
and turned over. The pilot and Ev-
ans crawled from the wreckage and
lifted Mrs. Evans from the front
seat Of the plane.
Authorities were notified by tele-
phone from the farmhouse Of Viii
liam Weir, which adjoins the
Green farm.
The crash occurred about 1880
a. m, EDIT. The State police noti-
fled the CAS- in Washington and
airport authorities at the Cumbel-
land airport at Wiley Ford. Cum
berland airport authorities sent a
representative to the scene and the
area was roped off temporarily
pending further investigation.
Fisher surmised that had Hink-
ley not hit the tree tops he appar-
entity would have been able to bel
ly" the plane in. There were high
tension wires about POO feet from
the scene of the crash and the pilot
told Fisher that he was aware Of
them and tried to avoid them.
DR.. Baumgartner said the pilot
suffered a laceration above the
right eye and sustained a nose
blnad Evans had n,;,,,. .,.4l,.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Week Cool and Wet

Cool and wet adequately describe
Garrett county's weather of the
past week. Over half an inch of
rain fell from the third to the
eighth with rain being recorded on
the Bird, the 18th and the It'll.
High Of the week was on the 2nd
when the thermometer reached SO,
but it sank to Al on the 9th for
the low reading Of the week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Takes First Prize

The Mt. City Band of Oakland
copied first place and a prize of
$50 at the parade in Terra Alta,
W. Va, on Monday afternoon, given
by the Terra Alta Fire Department.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-07-08
Byrd Prepared To
File Petition For
Recount in County

DR.. II. c. Byrd emerged from
official ITALICS in crucial counties
this week, still Maryland's Demo-
cratic nominee for governor, sub
iect to some rccounts now under
way.
Mahoney partisans charg d
gross irregularities" in Queen
Annes county where recount is
now under way. Mahoney cut
Byrd's advantage to "a yesterday
with the recount not complete.
Byrd Files Petition
Dr. Byrd sent a petition to Neil
C. Fraley, attorney, yesterday to
be filed sometime today asking for
recount in Garrett county. As
sociate Judge George Henderson
was due in Oakland today and pro-
" ing the petition is filed he would
fix the bond. The deadline for fill
ing for a recount is today and it
was assumed that DR.. Byrd would
use the recount privilege here, only
Of the Mahoney forces upset the
count in other Maryland counties.
Mahoney carried Garrett county by
1913 votes.
X X X
The petition was filed this
morning about II O'Clock, and
Mah0ney has been officially
notified. The recount will be-
gin Tuesday at 8 a. m. EST,
at the Court House.
X X
Under any circumstances it
looked like the Democratic state
convention would not be held on
July "a as previously scheduled.
Republicans will have their state
convention on that day, according
to information from d. Eldred
Rinehart, chairman of the Mary
land Republican State Central com
mittee. The convention will be
purely routine as Governor Nc
Keldin and his attorney general,
Edward d. E. Rollins, won in a
walk.
Delegates to the convention from
Garrett county will be named by
the Republican committee, since
no one filed for the appointment.
Dr. E. |. Baumgartner was the
only Democrat to file as a dele
gate to the Democratic state con-
vention.