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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
WOW Contention Scheduled
For. Oakland April 21 and 30

ClimaXing the Socicty'S 65th an
niversary membership campaign, a
class of l25 or more new members
will be initiated on Friday night
in the fire hall The degree team
Of officers and Uniform Rank com
pany of Parkcrsburg. W. Va, will
conduct the Protection degree
ceremony
In the business sessions delegates
will report on fratcrnal and civic
services their local Woodmen
Camps have performed in the past
two years. Two loving cups will be
awarded the camps bringing the
best scrapbooks of these activities
TO the convention.
President Newberry will report
on the Society's activities and
progress and will announce plans
for the society's nationwide 65th
anniversary, June 6, and for its
national convention to be held in
Los Angeles in July.
Among the Friday mornings pro-
gram will be the invocation by Rev.
John j. Atwell, Episcopal rector;
address of welcome by Lewis r.
Jones, city attorney; address of
welcome by Charles l.. Briner, sec
rotary to the Mt Top Chamber of
Commerce; group singing led by
Mrs. Ruth Brown; an address of
welcome by Arthur Friend, consul
commissioner of the host camp,
Oak Camp No. Il; and special
music by the Southern High school
senior chorus.
The Southern High school band
will participate in the flag raising
ceremony at the elementary school
at 100 Friday afternoon. Rev Don
jackson will have the invocation
and benediction.
The convention will close with
business sessions on Saturday
afternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Commercial Course
Students To Get
Practical Training

The Work Experience program OF
the Commercial department of
Southern High school, under di-
rection of F. DeNeal Dean, chair
man of the department, is to begin
next Monday, April 25.
Members of the office practice
classes will hold jobs for period
of two weeks, some working from
. to u. and others working from
1890 to 3.
Approximately 80 senior students
will be working at various business
organizations in Oakland and sur
rounding communities, Mr.. Dean
said
The program is designed to give
students actual experience in work
ing in the business office, operating
business machines, acting as re-
taking dictation and
ranscribing, filing, general tipping,
billing, bookkeeping and general
record keeping.
The program will also offer OPP
portunities for some students to
work as sales clerks By actually
being ION the job Mr. Dean feels
that students will become better
acquainted with office routine and
will be able to adjust more quickly
and more easily to their first job.
Some of the business establish
ments participating are r. and p.
store Extension office, Jackson's 5
and 10, Department of Employment
Security, Sharps Motor company,
Oakland Pharmacy, Board of Edu-
cation office and DIR. Alvin p.
Friend
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
To Close Vindex
Schools At End
Of Present Term
School At KitzmiIler Will
Take Pupils Of Area
Through Grade Eight

The two VindcX schools will be
closed permanently at the end of
the present school year, il was de
cided unanimously by members of
the Garrett County Board of Edu-
cation at its last regular meeting.
Pupils in these schools are to be
transported six miles to Kitzmiller.
Willard L. Hawkins, county super
intendent of schools. said a com
munity school is being established
in Kitzmiller to accommodate all
pupils in the Vindex, Kitzmiller,
Shallmar area through grade eight
He said the addition of the two
junior high school grades would
take place over twO-year period
beginning September, 1855, adding
the seventh grade during the next
year and the eighth grade the year
following. The enrolment then will
be approximately 275 pupils and
the school will employ ten teachers
Seek All Purpose Room
The Board of Education has
asked for funds to provide an all
purpose room and further renova-
ton of the interior of the present
plant The all-purpose room would
provide for cafeteria, auditorium
gymnasium, music and community
activities.
Hawkins said the improvements
asked for would provide adequate
and modern facilities for a school
library. primary department. health
room, arts and crafts, physical edu-
cation, music, cafeteria kitchen, and
stage and assembly room for
pupils and adults. He also pointed
out that the total elementary and
the two-year junior high school pro-
gram possible with the facilities re-
queSted and with the natural en-
vironment for outdoor education
could make this school one of the
best of its size to be found any.
where.
The School Board is working
with the Board of County Commits
sioners on plans to provide means
for financing this project, and Mr.
Hawkins said he hoped the plan
could get underway within the next
year. He indicated that in terms of
present day school building costs
the proposed project was not an
expensive one, and was estimated
somewhere between 100000 and
$4,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Watershed Survey
By Conservation
Service Authorized

The Soil Conservation service has
authorized Investigations and sur
veys of the Little Youghiogheny
river watershed to determine the
feasibility of preparing watershed
work plans under the watershed
protection and flood control act of
Congress.
This announcement was made
this week by US. Senator John
Marshall Butler and Congressman
Dewitt S. Hyde and confirmed by
William w. Mace, district soil con-
Servationist.
The permission to provide plan
ming assistance, to make the sur
veys and develop watershed work
plans was granted through the u.
S. Department of Agriculture in
line with Public Law 566, which
was passed during the 83rd Con-
greSS 1t authorizes the Department
of Agriculture to give technical and
financial assistance to organized
groups Application for the survey
came from the Mayor and Town
Council of Oakland, the County
Commissioners and the Soil Con-
SerVation district.
The approval will mean that a
field party will come to this area,
perhaps this summer, to draw up
work plans, go over the entire
watershed of the Little Youghio-
gheny river which includes Wilson
run, work out a plan that would
give protection to not only the bust
ness district of Oakland, but to
families along the watershed
After the plan has been pre-
scented, it must be approved by the
groups that applied originally
There is possibility of some Federal
help on the project, once it is APP
proved, Mr.. Mace said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
District Meeting Is
Planned by K. of P.

Grand Lodge officers of the
knights of Pythias lodge will be at
a district l meeting of lodges of AL
legany and Garrett county on Fri
day evening, April %, it has been
announced.
The rank of Page also will be
conferred following the business
session.
Planning to attend are Grand
Chancellor David E. HCttleman, of
Baltimore; Grand Prelate Louis j.
Barnes. GaithersburG; Grand Secre-
tary julius L. SCHNEIDER Cumber-
land and District Deputy Grand
Chancellor of district l, George E.
Coddington, of Oakland, and others,
The business session will start at
7:30. with introduction of grand
lodge officers at o'clock, after
which the rank of Page will be con-
ferred. Refreshments will be
served.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21

Approximately l25 officers and
delegates of the Woodmen of the
World Life Insurance Society West
Virginia jurisdiction will assemble
in Oakland next Friday and Satur-
day. April % and 80. for its nine
tecnth biennial head camp
Embracing WOW camps from
Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware
and the District Of Columbia. il
will be the first appearance of the
convention in Oakland. FIcadquar-
ters will be in the Oakland fire hall
on Third street
The delegates and officers will
attend a banquet on Friday evening
at Southern High school at which
Farrar Newberry, of Omaha, Neb.,
president of the society, will be the
principal speaker DR. Herbert b..
Kennedy, vice president and medi-
cal director, of Omaha, will speak
at the business sessions. Spencer
Graham, special representative, of
Oakland. is chairman of arrange
ments and the convention commit
tee also includes Floyd Carskadon,
Thimas Right James Hutchinson,
Leland Roth. Nordeck Shaffcr, w.
Ellwood Beckman and Arthur
Friend.
Attending as official delegates
from this area will be Ellwood
Bcckman. James Hutchinson and
Floyd Carskadon. Other delegates
are expected from the 50 or more
camps in the Jurisdiction
To Present Flag To School
a feature of the program will be
the presentation and dedication on
Friday afternoon. of flag and a
flagpolc TO the Oakland Elementary
school. DR.. Kennedy will make the
presentation for the local and visit
ing Woodmen and Walter W Daw-
son. of the Board of Education, will
accept the gift for the school
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Surprise Alert
Brings Out Guard

Company c, l2lSt Engineer bat
TALON of the Maryland National
Guard, responded very Satisfac-
torily" to last nights surprise ma
tion-Wide alert They set up COM
mand post, communications center
and undertook TO guard various ia
cilities of the town of Oakland
within minutes after the orders
were received.
The official time on the alert at
the Pentagon building in Washing
ton was $50 p. m. The information
reached local headquarters about
$40 but in the meantime many of
the guardsmcn had heard the re-
port on the radio and were heading
for the armory before the order
actually had gone out
Local guard officials said the
exact time of the alert, the time it
took to assemble, and the places
over which a guard was set we're
classified as restricted information.
They did admit that the alert went
off quite well
Lieut. Arthur Calhoun. command
ing officer of the unit. did reveal
that the Court House. telephone
building, the overhead bridge at
the railroad and the bridge at Deep
Creek were among those guarded
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Dates Set For Boy
Scout District Events

AT meeting Of leaders OF the
Deep Greek Boy Scout district on
Tuesday evening, the dates were
set for the annual district meeting
and for a basic scoutmastcrs' train
ing course
The annual dinner is scheduled
for May II al $50, at Crcllin The
training course which is open To
scoutmasters, assistants. troop COM
mitteemen. and any parents inter
ested, was set for May II. IS and
25 There would be two-hour ses-
sions on each date
James Gelwicks. deputy regional
executive for region three. of Phila-
delphia, attended the meeting along
with Willis V, Smith, scout execu-
tive, and gave a brief outlook of
scouting on a national basis.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Dramatic Class of
Northern High To
Present Comedy

The dramatic class of Northern
High school plans to present a
thrcc-act comedy. Bargain Bride,
in the Northern High school gym
nasium next Tuesday evening,
April 26. at o'clock, daylight time.
Admission will he 25 and 50 cents.
Students participating in the play
include Joe Bender, Bob Mckenzie,
Kay Hare, Doris Ohler, June Resi-,
Shirley Mickey, Eugene Frantz,
Nancy Layman, Gail Kesner, and
Dorothy Glotfelty. The set was de
signed and constructed by Sylvia
Halscy. Jean Zimmerman, jeanne
Younkin and Ruth Hickman
The play is directed by Miss Jo-
anne Tobin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21

MRS. DORSEY GhlFFllH
They will be held at Northern
High school on Monday, April 25.
beginning at $50 p. m, daylight
time.
There will be an opening session,
followed by dinner at 1880, after
which five workshops will be con-
Quoted.
Mrs. Dorsey Griffith, of Silver
Spring, Maryland Congress Field
Service worker will have charge
of the workshop. Also participant
ing will be DR.. Adam Baer, of Al
legany county; Mrs Francis Shat
ferman, and Mrs. Edna Cook. The
latter is Legislative chairman of the
Maryland Congress. Other partici-
pants are local
Parent-Teacher units in the coun-
ty are being urged to send as many
of their members as they can. The
chicken dinner at 1870 will cost 81 80
and tickets are available from p.
ia. presidents or may be bought
at the school.
To Present Pin
The organization will present
Walter w. Dawson, president OF
the Board of Education, with life
membership pin, at the dinner
meeting. There will be special
music by Mrs Jay Bell and Mrs
Ruth Brown
At the $50 session there will be,
besides the registration and de
votions, greetings by W. j. Flem-
ing, principal, and Leslie Savage,
Continued on Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Progress Seen In
Summer Theatre
B.P.W. Will Make House To
House Canvass Tomor-
row Night

Some progress was noted i'll the
campaign to obtain $50 member
ship subscriptions for the summer
playhouse on Deep Creek Lake,
but a concentrated effort will be
made tomorrow evening by mem
bers of the Business and Profess
siunal Womcns club.
From Z to 8 p. m, tomorrow,
members of the club will make a
house TO house canvass of Oakland
in an effort to see if most of the
number needed can be obtained.
The club will receive small por-
ton from each subscription to be
applied to their community fund.
Mrs. Jane Humbertson, president
of the group, said that around so
subscriptions had been received up
to the present time, most of them
coming voluntarily through the
mail and a number of them from
summer lake residents from Penn
sylvania.
The subscription of $3.50 will en-
title the holder to six admissions,
plus one guest ticket The holder
may use all six tickets for one play,
if he so desires, or may use one
each week for each of the six diff
ferent plays that are to be pre-
scented during the season.
Six we'll known plays are sched-
uled from July 5 to August Is, and
one play will be presented Tues
day through Saturday of each week
at the former Arden Boat club
property The stage will be an
arena" type with the audience be-
ing seated on all four sides of the
stage.
Summer theatre subscriptions
may be sent in voluntarily to Mrs.
Humbcrtson, postoGficc box 304,
Oakland, and an accuroate list kept
by the club Tickets are to be dis
tributed later. Should the cam
paign not be successful in obtain
ing enough subscriptions to under
write the venture, all checks and
money will be returned, it was
pointed out
Brochures explaining the sum-
mer theatre plan as an added recre-
ational feature during the sum-
mer months were recently dis
tributed Gene Yell, associate di-
rector of University theatre, Uni
Continued on Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Polio Vaccine
Here; Will Be
Given Next Week

The Salk polio vaccine is now
available for Garrett county and it
was announced this week that the
vaccine would be given to first and
second graders of the schools OF the
county next week Dr. Arthur Jones.
county health officer, obtained the
vaccine from Cumberland yester-
day and he and his staff are pre-
pared to carry out the schedule as
outlined last week, but just a week
later than the dates announced pre-
viouSly.
DR.. Jones said approximately l.
900 first and second graders in the
county were eligible to receive the
vaccine and that to date around 80
percent of the parents of the chill
dren had sent in their requests for
permission for the immunization
treatment. He indicated that prac-
tically all the other requests would
be given by the time the schedule
gets underway.
The Schedule
Monday, April 25. a. m. Oak
land Elementary school: St Peters
parochial school at p. M and Crel-
lin school also in the afternoon.
Tuesday, April 26, Accident
school 9 a. M, with Bittinger chill
dren also; Friendsville in the af-
ternoOn
Wednesday, April q, Grantsville
school a m, with Finzel, Noder
and Johnson schools joining; l p.
m. at Swanton, with North Glade,
Mt Zion pupils joining; 2:3O p. M,
Bloomington.
Thursday, April % Loeb Lynn
school 9 a M, with Deer Park join
ing; l p. M. at Red House school
with Sunnyside Corunna and Swan
Meadow pupils joining.
Friday, April %, 9 a. NJ, Kitz-
miller, with East and West VindeN
pupils joining; at Mt Lake Park
school in the afternoon
Dr. Jones again pointed out that
any eligible child not in school at
the time of the visit may get it
at a later date at the health de-
partment. All immunizations are to
be given by DR.. Jones, assisted by
the county health staff and lay vol
unteers.
The vaccine has been found safe
and effective and has been licensed
by the National Institute of Health.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
To Register For Food

The County Commissioners an
nounced there would be registra-
tions for surplus foods on Wednes-
day, May 4. The time will be from
9 a. m. to ? p. m, daylight time.
The Commissioners designated
five places for registration this time
instead of four They are the fire
hall at Grantsville, the council
room at Friendsville, Moose hall
at Oakland, fire hall at Kitzmiller,
and Pattison's store in Blooming
ton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Westbound

Trains No. l, the National Lin
tied, and No. 4, the Diplomat, are
not actual scheduled stops, but
will stop. No. l always discharges
passengers here and will accept
passengers for Grafton or points
west No. 4 will stop for any pas
senger who is travelling to Washing
ton or other points east, and will
discharge passengers heading from
the west.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Tor Distributor Burns

A truck and tar distributor of the
County Roads department was de-
stroyed by fire on Monday after
noon at Curtis Corner, North Glade.
The equipment was second hand.
The Oakland fire department was
called but the flames had done
their damage before the depart
ment arrived.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Mother Robin Excited!

This is told for the gospel truth
Tuesday morning, Mrs. William
Lantz, on Center street, in Oak
land, opened her kitchen door and
Immediately two robins flew in.
One robin went to the sink and de-
posted therein. one egg. Both birds
then began to seek an exit from the
home and were finally driven out.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Marine Recruiters Assigned

us. Marine recruiters have been
assigned to the Oakland area, are
in a campaign to interest young
men and women from Is to 26 years
of age in joining the Marine corps.
S-Sgt Kenneth Branson and S.
Sgt Donald Coleman, from the
Cumberland recruiting office, will
be at the postoffice in Oakland
every Tuesday morning at 10 o.
clock, until further notice, it was
announced this week
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
To Honor Athletes
Of Southern High

The Oakland-Mt Lake Park
Lions club will honor Southern
High athletes at banquet at
Southern High school cafeteria on
Monday evening, May 8, at els
o'clock 1t will be the second an
nual affair of this kind for the club.
Main speaker will be Jim Tatum,
coach of football at the University
of Maryland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Dies After Accident

Linda Garlitz. aged 3. daughter
of Charles and Pearl Cation Gar
litz, of Finzel road, this county, died
yesterday of injuries suffered when
she was struck by car Tuesday
in Bedford, Ohio, where her father
was working.
Also surviving is a sister, Bonnie
Kay Garlitz. The body is being
brought to the home on the Finzel
road today.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Thunder Showers Occur

Thunder showers occurred dur
ing the past week, with rainfall be-
ing plentiful. There was rain Tues
day morning and afternoon, and
Wednesday evening The balance
of the week has been warm and
clear.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Changes Recruiting Dote

Effective April 20, the army re-
cruiting sergeant will visit Oakland
on Wednesdays instead of Thurs
days, it was announced by M-Sgt
Potter, recruiting sergeant. He said
he also would have a WAC recruit
er accompanying him on his visits.
They will be at the postoffice be-
tween one and three o'clock every
Wednesday,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-21
Hawkins Discusses
Overall Plans For
School Improvement

Overall plans for needed school
improvements in the county were
discussed by Willard l.. Hawkins,
superintendent of schools, at two
meetings within the past week.
MIR. Hawkins spoke at the regu-
lar meeting of the Southern High
PIT. A. on Monday evening, and
also at a meeting of group of par
ents from Oakland, Crellin, Loeb
Lynn, Mt Lake Park and Deer
Park in his office last Thursday
evening.
The plans include immediate con-
sideration for Improvements in the
elementary schools, as well as plans
for auditoriums and additional shop
rooms at the two new high schools.
Mr.. Hawkins took the position
that first consideration should be
given to the elementary schools,
which in most instances he said
provide very poor housing for the
elementary children throughout the
county.
one of the first projects men
toned was the addition of an all
purpose room AT the kitlmillcr
building when a community school
program through grade eight will
be established for children in Vim
dcX. Kitzmillcr and Shallmar areas.
Other points brought out by Mr..
Hawkins:
That steps should be taken as
soon as possible to provide ade-
quate facilities at Oakland and a
consolidated school in the center
of the Loeb Lynn, Deer Park and
Mt. Lake area. That plans were be-
ing contemplated for a new build
ing between Grantstilfr@ ard Frost
burg to care for the children in the
northeastern part of the county.
That small additions are needed at
Red House and Bloomington, and
interior renovation and modcrnila-
ton needed at Grantsville and
Friendsville.
That two auditoTiumS are needed
and some additional space for in
dustrial vocational education at the
two high school buildings.
Mr.. Hawkins pointed out that the
total cost of this program would be
approximately Sl.5OO.O00, and that
for the financing of such program
Garrett county would no doubt have
to look to the State or Federal gov
ernment for a large portion of the
funds. lie recalled the fact that the
recent legislature passed Senate
Bill $40. which if signed by the Gov
crnor. will provide $4,000 annually
for school construction purposes.
This is without additional cost to
the county, and with appropriate
enabling legislation, could finance
approximately Sl,OOOOOO in long
term loan. he felt
The Superintendent pointed to
the needs for each and every one of
these projects in order to provide
an adequate program of education
for every boy and girl in the county.
lie concluded his discussion with
the slogan that Better Schools
Build Better Communities and
pointed out numerous instances
where growing, thriving commune
ties also were the communities in
which the best schools are found.
lie complimcnted the people and
the Board of Education for what
they had done in the past TO inn
prove education but insisted that
the job of real improvement had
just begun
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