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The Republican., 1955-11-03
Winners In Poster
Contest Announced

Winners in the poster and essay
contests conducted among county
school children in connection with
Maryland Land Week have been
announced by Paul Muha, chair
man of school activities for the
Maryland Land Week committee.
In the poster contest among stu
dents of the first three grades, first
place went to Jimmy Shay and
second to frankie FitZWater, both
of the Oakland Elementary school.
In the grades four through six
class, Joseph r. Michael, of the
Finzel school, won first, while jim
my Gibson, Oakland elementary,
placed second.
Junior high winners in grades
seven through nine were George
II. Patton, Northern, first, and Pat
StraWser, Southern, second. There
were no entries from the higher
grades.
First place winner from grades
four through six in the essay con-
test was Dwight Glotfelty, Oak
land Elementary. Only other win
ner announced was Janet Wolf,
Southern High, first place winner
in grades ten through twelve.
Winners of first place awards,
and their teachers, each received
a cash prize of $500, while second
place winners and teachers re-
ceived $500.
Judging took place Monday
afternoon at the Ruth Enlow Lii
brary by Miss Edith Brock. Mrs.
Wayne Frederick and Charles
Briner. The entries will remain on
display at the library throughout
November.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
Leaving Radio Station

Ken Robertson, who has been
manager of the local program of
radio station WKYR since its open
ing in Oakland on June %, will
leave Oakland, effective Saturday,
November 5, to accept position
with radio station WCUM, Cum
bcrland. Mr.. Robertson will be a
sales representative and an an
nouncer ON the evening program.
Robertson had been with radio
station WKYR for about two years.
No successor to his position here
has been named by the owners.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
BloOdmobile Unit
Due at Grantsville

The Red Cross bloodmobile unit
from Johnstown, Pa, will be at
Grantsville next Wednesday, No
vcmbcr ., it was announced.
The unit will be set up at the
Grartsville Reformed church from
y o'clock noon until s p. m, ac-
cording to Mrs. Grover c. Stem
pie, county blood recruitment chair
man.
Mrs. Jane Davis, general chair
man for Grantsville, has contacted
a number of persons who will as
sist with the program.
They include Dr. A. Paige Strong
and Dr.. Ruth Peachey, physicians;
Mildred Beachy, Cathlene Yom-
mer, Gladys burst, Marlyn Ed
wards and Melba TreXler, nurses;
Maxine Broadwater and Dorothy
McCurdy, registrars; Orpha Pat
ton. hostess; Christina Bender, ap-
pointments; Mary Lou Bender,
Mabel Bender and Lille Broad
water, canteen committee; Ruth
Newman, typist; Irva Mickey,
Pearl Mckenzie and Jane Davis,
appointments committee.
Those desiring to contribute
blood are urged to contact the
above committees The workers are
attempting to procure 100 pints of
blood on that day.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
To Sponsor Five Students
For United Nations Trip

At the last meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Oakland-Mt.
Lake Park Lions club the group
agreed to sponsor five Of the
Southern High school students in
making the trip to the United Ma
tions on November IA
Funds for this project will come
from the clubs community fund
which is gathered from the sale of
fruit cakes and other programs
The fruit cake sale is continuing
on the streets Of Oakland on Sat
urday evenings, November 5 and
IL, and the campaign will be CON
cluded with house to house visit
on Monday night, November IA.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
Registration For
Brownies Is Set

Plans for registration of Brown
les was made Wednesday evening
in the Scout hall at meeting Of
members of the Troop committee.
A regular meeting for all Brown
les will be held on Monday, No
vembcr 7 at the Scout hall. All
parents interested in having their
joining the Brownie organ
ization must accompany their
daughters to the meeting.
This applies to new girls coming
in as well as former Brownies. No
children will be accepted for MEM
bership unless they are accompa-
MED by a parent, it was stressed.
Registration hours are from 1870
to 1870 and from 6:3O to 1880 on
that day.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
Christmas Tree
Growers Organize

Twenty-Five persons attended a
meeting in Oakland last Saturday
afternoon to tour plantations
where Christmas trees are being
produced and to take initial
measures to organize Christmas
tree growers association.
At the Oakland watershed and
Nance plantations the group OBJ
served Scotch pine that had been
sheared to improve its form, deer
damage to pines, recent machine
paintings and areas where Christ
mas trees have been removed. Dur
ing the short business meeting con-
Quoted at the Oakland fire hall
the group heard remarks on de-
velopment of the reforestation pro-
cram and held a general discussion
concerning benefits to be derived
from an association.
Those present felt that as more
trees are raised competition would
increase and top quality trees
would be needed for existing mar
kets.
The group appointed Thomas
Thayer as temporary chairman. He
appointed a committee to complete
organizational plans, including
Dwight Stover, chairman, DR.. a.
E. Nance, W. w. Mace, George
Browning and Marvin Bethel. This
group will bring its recommended
tions to the next meeting on De-
cember 10, and final details are to
be worked out at that time. The
Garrett Forestry Board which is
acting as sponsor for the associa-
tion temporarily was present at
the meeting as were representa-
tives from the Department of For
cstS and Parks. After the aSSoci-
alton meeting the Forestry Board
held its regular dinner meeting at
the William-J ames hotel to trans
act routine business. Present were
Joseph Fahey, chairman, Virgil
Steyer, William Winterberg, and
George Browning, members; c. f.
Martens, water and light commits
sioner at Frostburg; w. II. John
son, r. T. Thayer, j. E Paulhamus,
c. Irwin and E. II. Upole, of the
of Forests and Parks
The Republican., 1955-11-03
Makes Franchise Offer

At a meeting on Tuesday after
noon the Mayor and Town Council
Of Oakland offered to provide a
franchise to the Cumberland and
Allegheny Gas company for 81 200
per year The Council originally
recommended charge Of $1,000
annually
The gas company's franchise with
the town of Oakland expired in
i949 and has never been renewed.
The company announced a month
on two ago that in the future the
town would be charged for gas
used in their municipal buildings.
\ stipulation in the former fran
chisc allowed the city to have all
the gas it needed free of charge.
Neither was there any cost to the
gas company in the expired fran
chise.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
To Show Film

Martin Luther full length
film, will be shown at st. Marks
Lutheran church in Oakland on
Sunday evening. The showing will
begin at 7:3O and will last for one
hour and forty-five minutes.
Starring Mall McGinnis, this film
has had outstanding showings
throughout the country.
The movie will take the place of
the regular Vesper service at the
church. There will be no admission
charge but a voluntary offering
will be taken. The public is in
vited
The Republican., 1955-11-03
CHAMPION FARM FAMILY
Education Week at
Southern Is Planned

American Education Week will
be observed at Southern High
school throughout the week of No
vember 7 to II. This is a week
which has been set aside every
where in the United States to ac-
quaint parents with what is being
done in the schools of the nation.
Visitors to Southern will be well
coined all during the day. Tours
of the building where 1175 Garrett
county boys and girls are attend
ing will be conducted. Guests are
invited to attend classes, visit the
library, eat lunch in the cafeteria,
talk to teachers, the guidance coun-
selor or the principal about any
school problems.
Kenneth Johns, principal, stated
that this is a real opportunity for
parents and other interested citi-
zens to see for themselves the eX-
cellent educational program which
Is being provided for Garrett coun-
ty youth.
In issuing the invitation, Mr..
JOINS stated, we at Southern
think our school is one which
should be a source of pride for you,
81 come and visit us"
Persons attending on Friday, No
vember II, will have an opportuni-
ty to hear the Southern High GIee
club present its first concer. of
tnc year. The program will begin
at 2:15 p. m, in the gym.
Immediately following the pro-
gram, an Informal tea will be held
in the cafeteria.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
Diagnostic Lab
Is Now Operating

The diagnostic laboratory is now
operating on limited scale, it
was announced this week. At pres
ent the laboratory is under the
supervision of DR.. F. D. Custer,
veterinarian, and Donald Geddis,
laboratory technician
Blood samples for brucellosis and
pullorum are now being handled as
well as autopsy service on poultry.
DR.. Robert B. Shillinger, of the
Maryland Live Stock Sanitary Serv-
ice laboratory at Frederick is at the
laboratory this week to set up the
lab operations
The Republican., 1955-11-03
W. II. WiIdeSen
Family Judged
FFBL Winner
Award Presented At Annual
Banquet; Program Has
1000 Completion

Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Wilde
sen and family, Of German, were
named the winners of the 1865
Farming for Better Living award
among the seventy-three contest
ants this year. The award was an
nounced al the annual dinner meet
ing held last Thursday evening at
Southern High school cafeteria
under the auspices Of the F. f. B.
L. council and a number of Garrett
county business firms.
This was the eighth winner in
the county, the program having
been active here for that many
years. Other winners have been
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hummel, Mr..
and Mrs. Ross Grove, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lenwood Bittinger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubert A. Friend, Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy S. Stanton, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Schlossnagle, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wildesen now be-
come eligible for regional prize
along with number Of West Vir-
ginia county winners and will be
presented $25 at a regional banquet
set for Friday, December 9, at Nor
gantown
Family Quite Active
Mr.. Wildcsen, 81, has spent all
his life on the farm and has op-
Grated it for the past II years. The
Wildcscns have two sons, John, age
II, and Tommy, age five Mr.. Will
descn's aged parents live with the
family.
The family is active in communi-
ty affairs. Mr. Wildesen is a men,
ber Of the Farm Bureau and John
is an active member of the Ryan's
Glade 4-H club. His father is as
sistant leader in the club. Mrs. Will
desen is active in the Oakland P
T. A., and an officer in the Pythian
Sisters lodge. Carma Wildesen was
reared in Elkins and never lived
ON a farm until she came to Gar
rett county to live. She says she
enjoys farm life.
John placed first in the Garrett
County 4-H field day with his
grand champion Jersey heifer. He
was also champion Snowman at the
field day and was third in a class
of II in showmanship at the Cum
bcrland fair. His Suffolk ram took
first place and his Suffolk ewes
took first, second and third plac-
ingS at both events. His total prize
earnings in 1855 amounted to
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The Republican., 1955-11-03
Education Classes
For Adults Begin

A number of Adult Education
classes got underway at Southern
High school last week but the
Board of Education announced it
was anxious to have more people
participate in this program.
approximately $50 adults are en-
rolled in night classes at Southern
and up to the present time not
enough interest has been shown to
justify the organization of classes
in any other center.
The Board announced it wanted
to provide every opportunity for
citizens of the county to participate
i'll such program if they desire
to do so. Statistics show that the
program of Adult Education is a
fast growing one throughout the
State and Nation.
Adult Education centers have
been designated at KitZmiller,
Southern and Northern High
schools, Friendsville, Grantsville
and Red House.
If sufficient enrolment can be
maintained AN average of ten)
classes may be offered in mathe-
matics, science, English, history,
typing, shorthand bookkeeping,
home economies, agriculture, shop
and handicrafts.
Adults are being asked to CON
tact the principal of any one of the
schools listed if interested in the
program. ,
The Republican., 1955-11-03
PurochiuI PIT. A. Elects

At meeting of the newly or
ganizcd group of St Peters Pa
rochial school Home and School
on October 26, in the parish hall,
the following officers were elected:
Robert Stanton. president; Mrs.
Robert Nethken, vice president;
Mrs. Delbert Gnegy, secretary; and
Mrs. Bernard l. Gonder, treasurer.
Rev. Fr. Michael X. Carney, pas
tor of the church, and Sister Mary
Celine, principal, represent the
moderators of the organization. The
group will meet the third Wednes-
day of each month.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
Will Open Bakery


Oakland will again have a bakery,
it was announced this week Pro
prietors will be William Nelson
and Ernie Peters, of Elkins, w. Va
They had a crew of workmcn busy
this week cleaning and painting
and making necessary improve
ments to the building, which is To-
Gated on Second street. Mr. Nelson
said he planned to put in con-
crete floor in the building. The
proprietors will conine their bust
ness to bread making for the time
being, it was stated.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
Hospital Auxiliary To Meet

The Garrett County Memorial
Hospital auxiliary will meet in the
assembly room of the Methodist
church in Oakland on Thursday,
November 10, it has been an
nounced
Reports will be given on the
Maryland, District of Columbia and
Delaware conference to be held in
Washington, ID. c., November 7, s
and 8. Reports also will be given by
the chairmen of the various com
mittees.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
To Address Rotary

Richard X. Dayton, local mana
ger of the c. and P. Telephone
company, and Ralph Hess, mana
ger for the Standard Oil company
in Oakland, will give classification
talks at the regular meeting of the
Oakland Rotary club on Friday
evening at 6:15 o'clock, at the Will
liam-James hotel.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
Mercury Dips to p


The mercury dipped to % degrees
on Monday morning this week, and
most of the week remained cold
and dreary, with the exception of
Tuesday
The mercury did not rise above
AZ degrees all day Monday but
after frosty Tuesday morning it
moderated considerably. There was
some rain recorded on Wednesday
and today and slight sprinkling
Sunday morning. Rain also was re
corded Saturday morning but the
skies cleared in the afternoon.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
Gas Production
Shows Increase
County Commissioners Re-
ceiye $ll,l73.05 Check
As Share Of Gas

Natural gas production in the Mt
Lake Park, Gortner, Red House,
and Accident areas over the past
three months ending September
80, has shown an increase over the
previous period. The regular re
port was received this week by the
County Commissioners from the
Cumberland and Allegheny Gas
company.
The company sent check for
$11,173.05 as the county's total from
the seven percent tax on the mar
ketable gas which was S1,297 80
more than the check for the previ-
Gus period ending June 30. 1t still
is less than the check of S13,3O8 26
received in May which was the see
ond largest check in the history of
gas well production The only
larger one was for S17344.27 which
was for the first three months re-
port.
The breakdown of this latest tax
showed S4,469.22 as the purchasers
proportion C28 percent and So
7O383 as the producers proportion
t4.2 percent.
Production from the thirty pro-
ducing wells during the months of
July, August and September to-
tailed 7l7896,OOO cubic feet, practi-
cally eight million cubic feet per
day, with the Arnold well being re-
sponsible for more than two mil
lion cubic feet per day The Arnold
well showed production of 2O0,614,-
600 cubic feet, and was by far the
biggest one. The Collier well in
the Accident area showed 168,122.-
900 cubic feet, while the Miller
we'll in the same area showed 49,
466,0O0 cubic feet.
During the three months period
the wholesale market value was
listed at S159,61509. This compares
with the preceding quarters 690,-
955,0O0 cubic feet with wholesale
market value of Sal 07357.
The Mccullough well was again
listed in production and there was
an additional well, one owned by
the Federal Land Bank of Balti-
more. The N. X. Welch well which
had been holding up well had only
4 4446000 as compared to 21073,000
the previous quarter The SWartZ-
entruber well still held at 24.178,-
900, slight decrease over the pre-
vious quarter.
Mt Lake Park will receive a
portion of the tax through the
County Commissioners from gas
produced within the corporate
limits OF the town.
Since the first check for the tax
on the marketable gas was received
by the Commissioners in July of
1851 the county's governing body
has received $154,8OO12 which has
been used to help pay off the
school bonds The complete report
of the production for the ninety
day period is shown in tabular form
in today's issue.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
Auxiliary Wins Award

Proctor Kildow American Le-
gion Auxiliary unit was presented
an award of a Merit Plaque for
outstanding activities, at the dis
trict meeting held in Frostburg ON
Sunday, October 30.
Farrady Post was hostess for the
district. The Oakland unit was
represented by Mrs. Cleda Stew
art, Mrs. Mary Orr and Mrs. Clau-
dine Kemphfer.
The Republican., 1955-11-03
Ministers To Meet

The Mountain Top Ministerial
association will meet at St Pauls
Methodist church on Monday after
noon. November Z. at 2.3O o'clock.
All ministers in the county are in
Vited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
Ridgway Says America
Must Be Set for Full War

CARLISLE, Pa, Mar. 81 (P.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway,
Army chief of staff. said yester-
day Americans must be prepared
for possible total war.
America must not be fixed and
passive in its planning for Sc
curity," he told some so military
and civilian leaders at National
Strategy Seminar at the Army
War College here.
In this day and age we must
be prepared for total war if it
is to preserve the peace" Gen.
RidgWay said adding:
"For the present, at least, the
Nation has no recourse but to
improve its nuclear capabilities
in the face of an implacable
enemy"
The three-day seminar will
close today with an address by
1t. Gen. Floyd l.. Parks, COM
handing general of the I'd Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31

tributes of its own, national
pride. acute sensitivity, and
therefore suspicion toward
other nations which easily can
grow int hatred and hostility
Nationalism is an imma-
ture state, easily susceptible to
recklessness and irresponsible
ity. A nation is still a child
which has not grown up. One
nation can be induced by its
leaders to attach all sorts of
evil characteristics to another
nation. to regard it as a virtual
criminal-and that has no re-
lation whatever to the people
of that other nation.
A farmer in iowa has no
real grievance against the in
dividual farmer in China. Each
wants to make a living for his
family on the land-which
both love-and to worship his
God and to be at peace. So 1t
is, too, with the man who
works in a factory in Pitts
burgh and one who works in
a factory in Moscow. But the
United States, the nation, and
Russia. the nation. or the
United States and China, can
have real hostility toward each
other, as they have entirely
different motives, one toward
the other, than do the people
of each nation.
Will our representative at a
Big Four conference-provided
we get by the current war
scare with Red China and have
such a conference-and those
of Russia and Britain and
France be able to shake of
the chains Of nationalism and
cast aside its habits and in
stincts? The chances for that
are not too good, unless be-
tween now and then there
should be virtually a miracle.
If the nations don't escape the
chains Of nationalisrn, or don't
at least make beginning. all
talk about this or that issue,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Democrats forge three major planks for their 56 platform
Cd Less sneezng by Mamie O No lettering the church
by Ike. go More squirrels at the White House
Ike Admiral Carney Navy boss for forecasting
Asia Our military leaders have no business making rash state
ments That's the Job of the State Department
Republican Senate Leader Knowland defends Ike church,
going Republicans have the church.
the only place they body without getting into
1t.
The United States gives Italy 10 heavy
atomic 1t took lot of research but the Republicans
finally found something the Democrats forgot to
All Presidents learn how reporters questions
his conference went the President
who has to answer their speeches
Senate $745-milon pay raise for the armed
forces The idea to give the CT enough
he'll realize he wasn't so bad off after ALL
Defense Secretary Wilson military writ
ing for profit Wilson skeptical Of akng
does guy make money than the takes most Of it
then him down to Washington help spend it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31

Now, what did Admiral
Carney say? He gave all the
details on Tuesday Of this
week to the President. and the
latter on Wednesday told a
press conference that he saw
nothing for which to repri-
mand Admiral Carney.
The best information avail
able Is that the admiral did
discuss the background Of the
Formosa situation. So have
other military men here In the
past. but there is no truth
in the claim that the admiral
predicted that war would
break out in mid-April or
that he had recommended to
the President the use of
atomic bombs on the main
land Of China. as some news
articles have reported.
In all briefings. there is an
analysis of all military factors.
In this instance it is under
stood that Admiral Carney
weighed all the different fac
tors involved, but made no
flat prediction that the war
would break out in mid-April.
He was discussing, it is said,
the capacity of the Commu-
nists to make war, the nature
of their buildup and the meas
ures that could be taken to
meet any attack.
It is most unfortunate that
there has been a persistent
campaign, particularly among
Democrats in the Senate and
House, to confuse the Nation
by declaring that the admins
tration had not clarified its in
tentions. The President has
been saying repeatedly that he
would make the final decision
as to whether or when America
should intervene with military
force, and it is an established
fact that nobody else in the
Govern ent has that
authority.
There never should have
been any confusion, and there
really isn't any now except
among those who do not care
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-31
David Lawrence

About 20 newspapermen and
radio commentators recently
sat down at dinner with Ad-
miral Carney. Chief of Naval
Operations. whom they had in
vited to give them background
information about the Far
Eastern situation. The under
standing was that nothing was
to be attributed to the admiral
and no quotations were to be
printed. This is customary in
such affairs.
All of those present respected
the admiral in their writing or
broadcasts, but some who were
not present evidently obtained
informal comments afterward
from those who did attend and
these became the basis for
some distorted versions of the
remarks actually made.
Then the Misrepresentation
snowballed. Finally Democratic
Senators took it up from a po-
litical angle and demanded to
know about alleged differences
inside the administration. Pres
ident Eisenhower was asked
about it at his press confer
ence. It all added up to an at
tempt to place the Chief of
Naval Operations in the unjus-
titled position of having talked
out Of turn or of holding views
at variance with those of the
Commander in Chief.
This isn't the first time
the so-called "off the record"
dinners have caused trouble.
and it wouldn't be surpris-
ing If they were discontinued
altogether, because evidently
what is given newsmen in
confidence doesn't stay con-
fidential. Until there is some
way to keep these meetings
on a "briefiing" or back
ground" basis instead of being
used for sensational stories
that are not true. public Off
Gals will hesitate to accept
the invitations of newsmen
for such social affairs here
after.