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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
To Present Sermon-Drumu

A sermon-drama, the new Prison
er at the Bar" will be given in the
Union church at Crellin on Sunday
evening, April II, at 1870 p m, it
was announced by Rev. Don L.
Jackson and Rev Edzil Bragg, pas
tors.
A cast of twenty local persons
has been selected to assist Rev F.
w. Wilkinson, Methodist conference
representative, in the program. Par
Elephants will include Homer c.
Shaffer, Dewey Bittinger. Arthur
Friend, Floyd Carskadon. Clifford
c. Holler Mrs. A w Swiger, Judy
Duling, Miss Jane SyWers and
James COrley Serving as a jury
Will be Harold Lantz, Milton Riley,
Mrs. Milton Riley. Lambert Thrash
er, Henry Frankhauser. p G. Ar
mold, Mrs Freeman Upole, Fred
Paulie and Milton Fike.
The public is invited There is no
charge for admission.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Indoor Circus Set
For Friday Night

An indoor circus, composed of
acts by the University of Maryland
Gymkana troupe and other local
attractions, will be presented Fri
day evening, April Is, at Southern
High school gymnasium, beginning
at 8 o'clock.
Sponsored by the Oakland Rotary
club the entertainment includes Sc
lections by the Southern High
School band, the high school sing
ers, and others The club has obi
sdted itself to sponsor team in the
Pony baseball league as well as to
make a contribution toward the
bleachers at the high school foot
ball field and the proceeds of the
show will be used for these pur-
poses.
In the gymkana troupe there will
be vaulters, doublettes, stardusters,
flying comets, silhouettes, adagio,
balancers, and other numbers.
The High school singers will pre-
sent Where Oh Where But in
America" over and Over Again, 3"
The Most Beautiful Girl in the
World and the finale, This Is
My Country" There will be spe-
cial number by Tommy Turney.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Seek Dote To Stort
Highway Improvement

The BlackWater Civic club, com
posed of members from Harmon
Davis, Thomas and Bayard. met
Monday night i'll the new Bayaro
Fire hall, and among other things
passed a motion to find definite
date on the starting of route No
80. between Henry and Bayard
which is still unfinished.
The group had as speakers Judge
E. A. See, of Keyser, w Va, and
Felix Robinson, Oakland
The club has sponsored the
BlackWater Recreational area, now
under construction, and set for
completion within the next two
years.
Dinner was served by the WSCS
of the Methodist church. Other
guests were Louis Bombargcr, Gill
bert Smith, Jim Meyer. Robert
Raese, Stelman Harper, Paul Dixon,
John Tamburini, f. j. Shook Fred
Carroll, Patsy Santangelo. Robert
Harvey, H. r. Fulk, ST., Ernest
Colabrese, Russell Wolfe, Edwin
Nine, Richard Winters, Ray Black
burn, A. c. Shaffer, Harold Shafler,
Clayton Fulk Harry Helmick, Viii
liam Miller, Rel Fulk and Tom
MaSSi
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
ProcIuims Cleanup

Governor McKeldin has official
ly proclaimed April % to 20 as
County Cleanup Week in Mary
land Keep Maryland Beautiful
leaders are urging that each of the
% counties and many municipali-
ties participate in the combined eff
fort.
Governor McKeldin said the
State Roads commission alone
spends more than 100000 a year
cleaning up the litter on the roads,
and that although the statewide
organization had been meeting with
gratifying success, much remained
to be done and that it was essential
that aWareness Of the problem be
brought directly TO the people in
their home areas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Three Homemukers To Take
Training In Judging

Three hOmemakCr members i'll
the county plan to attend a course
for training judges, April Is, in
HagcrstoWn, Miss Ethel Grove,
home demonstration agent an
nounccd. The homemakcrs will be
given up-to-datc tcchniqucS on
Judging at county fairs, community
shows, Ali exhibits and other local
activities.
The onc-day meetings will be
conducted under the guidance of
specialists from the University of
Maryland Extension service, with
group meetings on clothing foods,
home furnishings and All demon
STATIONS and booths
Included in the Judging training
will be items as frozen strawber-
ries. cakes, cookies, home canned
fruits and vegetables. skirts. gen
eral-wear dresses, tailored coats or
suits, hooked and braided rugs,
quilts, 15-minute All demonstra-
tons and booth pictures.
Attending from here viii be Mrs,
W. w Dewitt, Mrs. John Hersh-
berger and Mrs. d. w. Klotz.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Nine Births Recorded

Nine births occurred at the Gar
rctt County Memorial hospital in
Oakland during the past week. in
Guiding a set of twins, a boy and
a girl There were six boys and
three girls.
On the 9th a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Tusing, RoWlesburg. W.
Va: a son to MIR. and Mrs Calvin
Coolidge White, Mt. Lake Park
on the 10th a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Sislcr, Oakland a son and
a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Alvin Ash Accident: a son to Rev.
and Mrs Edsil Hale Bragg, Terra
Alta
On the 1llh a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin Andrew Friend, SWanton.
On the 18th a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. William Francis Herring,
FriendSville.
On the 14th a daughter to MI and
Mrs. Leroy Robert Ream, Oakland.
During the week the hospital adj
mitted 26 patients and discharged
81.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Second Degree Murder Verdict
Brought Against HobartDeWitt
Red Cross Fund
Reaches Sl,891.92

Garrett county individuals and
organizations have contributed 81
1912 to the American Red Cross,
in its drive for funds, it was an
nounced this week by Richard X
Dayton, campaign chairman.
This is similar to the total amount
raised last year in the county but
short of the quota of about S3,400
Mr. Dayton said there we're several
communities that had not yet re-
ported and that some of those re-
porting had additional funds to
turn in.
Oakland has contributed more
than $1,000 of the total. The break
down shows the following Red
House S3651, Deer Park ST. So
Grantsville S236.O5. Kitzmiller SIPS
Accident $40, Loeb Lynn S75.53
Mt. Lake Park S8425, North Glade
S13.57, Crellin S30.4O, Oakland bust
ness district 1919, Oakland resi-
dental S277. Garrett County Me
mortal Hospital S5l5O, Power
House S14, Bloomington $4O.06, mis-
cellaneous in Oakland S11750
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
New Telephone Booths

New outdoor telephone booths
are being placed in the county for
the convenience of customers,
while others are being installed in
public places for the first time.
Richard X. Dayton, local man
ager, said II outdoor booths had
been placed in the county within
the past year including one at the
Keyser Ridge and Red House bus
stops, one in front of the theatre
A pay station was recently installed
in the Oakland postOffice, and one
is scheduled for placement in the
National Guard Armory Two will
be added to the addition to Garrett
County Memorial hospital
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Polio Shots Will
Begin Next Week

The Garrett County Health De
partment made plans to begin Civ
ing Salk polio vaccine shots to first
and second graders of the schools
of the county next week, according
to DR.. Arthur Jones, county health
officer.
He said the supplies Of the vac
cine are on the way and other plans
for the incubation have been com.
pleted by the Health department il
cooperation with school officials
The go ahead signal has been re
ceived that the vaccine had beer
found safe and effective and had
been licensed by the National In.
stitute of Health.
DR.. Jones said the program is
scheduled to get underway Monday
morning at o'clock at the Oakland
Elementary school and schedule
will be followed throughout the
week to make the vaccine available
to the 900 or more first and second
graders eligible to receive it free
of charge
Certain centers will be set ur
with children from other schools
being transported to these centers
at the scheduled time.
The Schedule
Monday April Is, 8 a. m, Oak
land Elementary school, with St
Peters parochial school later in the
morning; Crellin school, in the af-
ternoon
Tuesday, April 49, Accident school
in the morning with Bittinger chill
dren coming there. Friendsville in
the afternoon.
Wednesday, April 20, Grantsville
school in the morning, with Finzel
Yoder and johnson schools going
there; / p m, at Swanton, with
North Glade Mt. Zion pupils com
ing there; 2:3O p. m, Bloomington
Thursday, April 81, Loeb Lynn
school at 8 a. M, with Deer Park
Continued on Page EjghD
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Corunna Has Best
School Attendance

Corunna, one-rOOm school with
% pupils belonging, had the high
est percentage of attendance among
schools of the county for March, it
was announced by John L. Fitz-
water. supervisor of pupil person
mel The figure was 985. Finzel
was second with 982, while East
VindeX was third.
Bittinger school, with SO percent,
led the tWo-teacher schools with
North Glade second and Swanton
third
Red House led the graded schools
with 95.6. while Loeb Lynn was
second and Friendsville third.
Northern High school, with IT'S be-
longing. had 93.2 percent, while
Southern, with 1884 belonging, had
928.
Enrolment for the twelve grades
totals 1888.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Will Do Toll Travelling
To Reach Turkey Banquet

Earle r. Poorbaugh, director of
Information for the state of Mary
land, will be doing some travelling
in order to get to Garrett county
this evening for the second annual
invitation dinner of the Garrett
County Turkey Growers. which will
be held at the Hoyes Methodist
church at 7 o'clock.
He was scheduled to fly from An
napolis by seaplane to a "Susque-
hanna River" luncheon in connec-
ton with his Maryland Travel
Council work Then back to An
napolis by seaplane, and weather
permitting, from there to Keyser
airport by land plane, and from
there to Hoyes by automobile. Hell
muth Heise also was scheduled to
be at the luncheon along Susque-
hanna River
Program Planned
Roy r. Glotfelty president of the
Turkey Growers, will give the well
come address. Lewis r. Jones will
be POSTMASTER and there will be
remarks from Associate Judge Neil
c. Fraley, Mr.. Poorbaugh, Senator
Clifford Friend, John II. Carter,
Aza Stanton, William A. Shirer and
Earl Zepp. Guest speaker is Ross
Speicher, vice president of the
Board of Education.
Russell Teets, Blaine Glotfelty
and John II. Bowman we're in
charge of arrangements for the
dinner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
National Guard
To Be Alerted

All ground and air forces of the
National Guard are to be modified
in surprise alert soon to test the
speed with which the 100000 men
can 90 into action in event of an
enemy attack
Company c, 12lst Engineer bat
TALON of the Maryland National
Guard, will participate in bat
TALON alert within the next two or
three weeks, it was announced this
week by John Shaffer, administra-
tive assistant of the local group.
This will be known as Operation
Minute Man" and when the alert
is called, all the guardsmen will be
called into the armory and given
guarding assignments.
Lieut.. Col Frederic NJ. Hewitt,
Battalion commander, will trans
nit the alert message to Lieut..
Arthur Calhoun, company COM
mander, and the call to assemble
win be given on down the line of
command.
The local unit now has two full
time men, Leroy Paugh, being full
time state man, and Donald Hine-
baugh, full-time Federal man. Shat
fer as administrative assistant, has
a part-tlme position.
Throughout the nation this is the
first such test Of guard readiness
in history, National Guard units are
located in 2,40O cities, towns and
communities.
Shaffer pointed out the alert
should cause no alarm among the
citizens, and they are expected to
90 about their usual tasks without
interruption.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Junior Civic Club
Officially Formed

At an organization meeting of the
Junior Woman's Civic club at the
William-James hotel last Tuesday
evening, Mrs. Kenneth LaWton was
elected president Other officers
elected were Mrs Stephen R.
Pagenhardt, vice-president; Mrs.
Floyd Custer, treasurer; Mrs. Sam
uel A. Kendall, recording secretary;
Mrs. James j. Helbig, correspond
ing secretary.
Officers are to be installed at the
next meeting, tentatively set for
May 8, when state officers will be
invited
Bylaws of the organization were
read and approved at the meeting.
Membership is open to those pay
ing their dues and registration fee.
Already tWenty-nine members are
listed: Mrs. Jay l.. Bell, Mrs Guy
William limbaugh, Mrs. Irwin
Field, Mrs. Thomas w. Stevenson,
Mrs. John j. Atwell, Mrs. Harold
Ashby, Mrs. William A. Shirer, Mrs
Robert Proudfoot Mrs James j.
Helbig, Mrs. Samuel A. Kendall,
Mrs. Marvin Jones, Mrs. Wilbur w.
Close, Mrs. James Collins, Mrs.
Robert Hemphill, Miss Jayne Carey,
Mrs. Wayne Pritts, Mrs. Ralph
Pritts Jr, Mrs. Edward f. Smouse,
Mrs. c. w Englander, Mrs Joseph
Alvarez, Mrs. Floyd Custer, Mrs.
Donald Browning, Mrs. Thomas
Thayer, Mrs. William Treacy Mrs
II. B. Wright, Mrs. Kenneth Law
ton, Mrs. Harold Trickett, Mrs
Joseph W. limbaugh, Mrs. Eugene
Taylor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Three Held For
Automobile ThcftS

Three young men, two from Bal
timorc and one from Davis, w. Va,
are being held in the county Jail
at Oakland, charged with the larce-
ny of automobiles
They we're arrested in Cumber-
land shortly after the car had been
reported stolen by Garrett county
authorities. They were identified
as Raymond Earl Prince, IS, and
Thomas Doyle Stewart, of Balti-
more, and Clinton Kim Wilson, 10,
of Davis, w. Va, now residing in
Baltimore.
They were charged with having
stolen a car in Baltimore sometime
Friday night and driven to Hagers-
town where it was abandoned. An
other car was taken in Hagerstown
and the trio were charged with
continuing west until reaching Oak
land sometime Saturday afternoon.
That car also was abandoned, on
Pennington street, presumably be-
cause ii ran out Of gas, and an
other one taken in Oakland for a
trip to Baltimore
This car, a 1855 light blue Ply
mouth, parked on Liberty street,
in Oakland. was owned by Kenneth
McBec, of Mt Lake Park He re-
ported the theft at 9:15 p m. to
the sheriffs office Less than two
hours later Cumberland police
recognized the car and stopped it
in the downtown traffic
Dynamite Found
A five pound sack Of dynamite
caps, a quantity of dynamite and
an unloaded automatic pistol were
found in the stolen car.
1t was learned that Wilson was
convicted on an auto theft charge
previous to the weekend escapade
and was under $1,000 bond for
action of the FBI Stewart also was
convicted previously on auto theft.
The owner of the car stated he
did not know where the dynamite
caps and pistol could have come
from. The trio we're given pre-
liminary hearing before Trial
Magistrate W O. Bitter on Tuesday.
Bond was set at $1,000 each this
morning and all have ask for i'm
mediate trial The case is set for
next Wednesday,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Bid Is Awarded
For Addition TO
Accident School,

Edgar T. Hardesty, local contrac-
tor, was awarded the contract to
construct a tWO-room addition and
make other improvements to the
Accident Elementary school. He
submitted a bid of S3O,183 to the
Board of Education Monday.
Willard l.. Hawkins, said Hardes-
ty was the only bidder on the prof.
Get, although number OF other
contractors had obtained plans and
specifications.
The contract calls for two new
rooms to the building, new corri-
dor, a fireproof stairway, the re-
moval of old partitions and old
stairway, charging the boiler room
and adding toilet facilities.
Completion of the addition will
give the Accident school nine class
rooms. The contract specified that
work must be completed by Sep
TENDER /.
Discuss Insurance Plan
The Board of Education met in
regular session Monday morning
and discussed a number of other
items of business, one concerning
a plan to increase the amount of
insurance carried on all school
property.
Mr.. Hawkins said he would call
a meeting in the near future with
insurance agents who now had in
surance contracts with the Board
Continued on Page Severn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Daylight Time
To Be Observed
Turnout County
Unanimous Decision Made
At Meeting Of School and
County Officials

At a joint meeting of the mem
berS of the Board of Education and
the Board of County Commission
ers on Monday morning, it was de-
cided officially to go on Daylight
Saving time on Sunday morning,
April "a. at 2 o'clock. to conform
to the time in most of the Eastern
section of the United States.
This will mean that the public
schools will operate on Daylight
Saving time and all county offices
will be conducted under the same
hours. Oakland and several other
towns in the county had already
decreed daylight time a week or
ten days ago, effective the latter
part of the month.
This is the first time that the
county has agreed to follow the
pattern set by the area to the east,
except when it was observed
nationally in war time.
II. d. Swartzentruber, president
of the County Commissioners, said
he felt it was advisable to put the
county on daylight time this sum
mcr, so that the citizens would be
able to better form an opinion when
the time came to vote upon the
question in November, 1856
Under present conditions we
have nothing but confusion, with
some parts of the county on stand
ard time, others on daylight time.
This way it will be uniform Will
lard l.. Hawkins, county Superin-
tendent of schools, said the uni
form time would cause less con-
fusion among the schools of the
county.
SWartzentruber said the vote was
unanimous by members of both
boards. They include, besides EIr.
Swartzentruber, Aubrey Brenne-
man and Erwin A. Roth, county
commissioners Walter w. Dawson,
Ross Speicher and c. o. Bender,
members of the school board.
Daylight time will be in effect
from April "a until the last Sunday
in September.
The Mt Lake Park city council,
in session this week, decreed day
light time for that municipality
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
District Scout Meeting Set

The monthly meeting of the Deep
Creek District, Boy Scouts of
America, will be held in the Metho-
dist church assembly room next
Tuesday, April 10, at 1880 Plans are
to be made for the annual banquet
of the district and all leaders are
being urged to attend.
James Gclwicks, a scout eXecu-
tive from the Philadelphia regional
office, will be the speaker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
To Present Charters

Boy Scout troops of Oakland and
Crellin will receive their charters
at a special ceremony this evening
in the Episcopal Parish hall Scouts
will also receive their membership
cards
Since the annual REPRESENTATION
of the troops around the first of
the year, eight boys have become
tenderfoot scouts in the Oakland
troop They are Douglas Cargo,
Wellington Frazce. Lindsay Con
der IT. Robert Rorshey, Robert
Leighton, Dclbcrt McRobie. Ed
ward Umstot and jay B. Umstot.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14

Marylands Senator, John Mar
shall Butler will be the guest OF
the Church of the Brethren in
Western Maryland at a public
meeting to be held in the Bear
Creek Church, near Accident. on
Tuesday evening, April 10, at 100
Mr.. Butler has been invited TO
this area to discuss current legis-
lative issues and problems with
citizens who may use the occasion
to become personally acquainted
with their representative
Also appearing on the program
will be John Ebcrly, Brethren
minister now working in Washing
ton. For a part of the evening pro
gram MIR. Butler and Mr. EberIy
will engage one another in panel
discussion of issues of public III
tereSt.
Mrs. Zcna Hartman, of the Yves
tcrnport church, will be the chair
man of the evening program. After
formal presentations by Mr. Butler
and Mr. Eberly, Mrs. Hartman will
open the meeting to questions and
a public forum discussion of any
problem which the citizens desire
to bring to the attention Of Mr.. But
Ter
The church has issued an invi-
tation to all interested citizens tc
attend and join in putting meaning
into the precept that An alert and
informed citizenry is the backbone
of Democracy
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Seminary Choir To
Present Concert
Service In Oakland

A choir of forty voices from the
Lutheran Theological Seminary OF
Gettysburg, Pa, will present a
concert-service for the public at st
Marks Lutheran church in Oak
land on Tuesday evening, April 26.
The choir will be under the direc-
ton OF Robert S. Clippinger. The
service will begin at 8 o'clock, day
light time.
The choir is dedicated to present
a service of worship and praise
through word and song to the com
munities into which it goes. A brief
meditation will be given by Semi
marian J. Frederick Wilson.
The program at St. Marks church
is being sponsored by the Brother
hood organization, and there will
be a free-will offering to help de-
fray the expenses of the trip
Brotherhood and other church
members will provide overnight
lodging, supper and breakfast for
the entire group. Brotherhood com
mittees will meet April q, to make
final arrangements.
Posters announcing the event arc
being distributed to Accident, Bit
finger, Grantsville, Red House
Aurora, Crellin, Mt Lake Park
Loeb Lynn, Friendsville, McHenry
Deer Park and Terra Alta, in adj
dition to Oakland, with the hope
that music lovers from the entire
area may be attracted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Answer Two Alarms

Oakland firemen answered two
alarms during the week, neither of
which amounted to much
The first, on Saturday afternoon,
was a grass fire in the Davis adj
dition to the town of Oakland The
second, on Wednesday evening
about o'clock was flue fire at
the home of Harrison Castcel, near
Crellin
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Circles To Meet

The General Meeting of the
Circles of St Paul's Methodist
church will be held next Wcdnes-
day evening at eight o'clock at the
church. Mrs Fulcher p. Smith, of
Circle 4, will be in charge of the
program Topics are Young Girls
Go To The City and United Work
of Protestant Church Women In
The United States"
The annual election of officers
will be held at this time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
To Be Ordained

Charles w Carlson, pastor of st
Marks Lutheran church in Oak
land will be officially ordained in
to the ministry on Sunday, May Is,
at the regular session of the West
Virginia Lutheran Synod of the
United Lutheran Church in Ameri-
ca, at Jacksons Mill, w. Va
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
PIT. A. Meeting Set

Due to a school holiday on the
REGULAR meeting date of the Mt
Lake P-TA., the session was post
poned until Monday April IS. at
7.3o o'clock. it was announced by
Lester White president. The meet
inc will be held at the school
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14
Ministers To Meet

The Mountain Top Ministerial as
ISOLATION will meet next Monday,
An,fl 10 at St. Marks Lutheran
church parish building, at 2;3o p.
NJ The program will be in charge
Of the Rev. Glenn Eagle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs Charles MURRAY of
McKeesport Pa, were weekend
guests of Mrs. Violet Murray They
were accompanied home on Sun
day by Mrs. Murray who Will visit
them for a few days.