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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28
Clarifies Practice
on Contract Awards

A Qualification on the method of
bidding by the Board of Education
was made last week in a letter to a
number of parents and patrons
from Willard l.. Hawkins, county
superintendent of schools.
The Qualification came as the re-
suit of statement made by per
son at a recent citizens meeting
to discuss plans for the school
building program At that time one
person stated that it had been told
to her that contracts for materials
used by the School Board were
awarded to the few and that it was
useless for anyone other than those
numbered among the favored few
to submit bids.
Mr.. Hawkins said such a state
ment was unfounded, unfair and
untrue. He explained that the law
requires the School Board to sub
nit for bids all purchases the sum
of which exceeds $1,000. Purchases
of materials in amounts less than
81 900 may or may not be bid, in
the discretion of the Board, he
further explained
MIR. Hawkins stated that the
school board requests bids on very
small orders and shops for good
buys even when purchasing such
items as automobile tires or lawn
mower. Every dealer in the county
of the commodity to be purchased
has an equal opportunity to sub
nit a bid.
! In support of his stand Mr.. Haw-
kins included in the letter the
record of invitations to bid, the
bids received and the contracts
awarded for materials and services
IOI I1lG DIGSCII yCdl hCoS liSlCtNN
paint bids which went to Garrett
Building Supply asphalt tile bids
which went to Oakland Lumber;
iunderlayment board bid which
went to Acorn Associates, ascousti-
cal tile ceiling bid which went to
Acorn Associates window shades
bid for Friendsville and Oakland
which went to A. ID. Naylor and
Company; shades for Red House,
Crellin and Deer Park, which went
to Acorn Associates; new car bid,
which went to SharpS Motor COM
pany; new roof on Center street
building which went to William
Shirer; new furnace bid, which
went to A. D. Naylor and Company;
bid for ten new typeWriters, which
went to Typewriter Sales and
Service; shelving bid, which went
to Fred E. Beachy Lumber compa-
ny: new classroom furniture, which
went to Acorn Associates.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28
Fishing Considered
Good Last Week

Bass and crappie fishing were
considered very good last week by
Sigurd BrantingSon, regional fish
culturist, who announced that his
department is engaged in taking
crcel census of the lake during
the summer months. The crecl cen
sus is in charge of Scott Kennedy.
j. c. Davis, of MorgantOWn, w.
Va, caught a seven pound, q inch
large mouth bass on June Is, the
largest one reported for the week.
Brantingson also reported that
D. Savage, of Silver Spring, on
June II had caught four pound,
19-inch small mouth bass. A 13-inch
Graphic also was caught June 20 by
T. Diamond, of Baltimore All were
caught in the Thayerville vicinity
in the evening, when the sky was
overcast.
BrantingsOn said there were sew
eral limit catches of bass and that
few trout were being taken along
with few good catches of rock
bass and yellow perch. He planned
to issue weekly reports every Fri
day.
HoItschneider Catches One
A 12-year-old boy, Cecil Holt
schneider, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert E. Holtschneider, of Deer
Park, also caught a four pound, 49,
inch small mouth bass last Satur-
day in the lake.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28
Opening Night Characters In
Summer Theatre Production

since Monday at Hemlock Hollow,
summer home of Gene Yell, di-
rector, several miles south Of Oak
land.
Workmen were scheduled to go
to the lake today to arrange the
theatre and erect the additional
seats now available because of the
placing of a steel support beam
which eliminates some center
posts.
The new arrangement makes it
ideal for theatre in the round
and the stage will be viewed from
all sides.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28
Stunt Show Will Be
Rescheduled June 30

The world champion He'll Drivers
to appear in their
of Thrills at the Deep
Creek Speedway at McHenry last
Saturday night, June %, have re-
scheduled the event for Saturday
night June 30. The program was
raincd out last week and the many
customers who had assembled we're
refunded their money.
The same attractions will be fea-
tured as were planned for last Sat
urday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28
Judge EIaborates
On Opinion Given
In Recent Case

An elaboration on the opinion of
the court in regard to the injunc-
ton that would be issued enjoin-
ing the county commissioners from
doing business with themselves,
was filed in the proceedings in the
Circuit Court during the past week.
The opinion was signed by
George Henderson, chief judge.
which set out the reasons more in
detail than were listed two weeks
ago following his oral opinion in
the court room.
Concerning the two purchases by
w. w. Dewitt, county roads cngi-
neer, from Hubs Harness Shop,
Judge Henderson had the following
to say:
The first purchase was brief
case for $1614 on which the profit
was 81. The second was when tar
paulins we're purchased in an
emergency to cover cement during
a storm. The price was S48.96 of
which $945 was profit There is
nothing to indicate that Swartzen-
truber had sought regularly to do
business with the County 1t is clear
these were isolated transactions
done openly and without any in
tention of evading the law.
Nevertheless the law is clear
that such a transaction is not per-
mitted and the defendant has par
ticipated directly in profits to the
extent of $1315."
Concerning the Brenneman
transaction tn e following was
among the opinion expressed:
Brenneman Case
1T may be that A. c. Brenneman
takes nothing in the way of
profits from the firm but he still
owns a half interest therein and he
will until he is paid the full amount
owed him by his SON. There was
Continued On Page Severn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28

Helen Camp, Leonard Drum,
Ronald Yost and Tom Calkins are
among the nine actors and ac-
tresses who will appear in the open
ing play of the Garrett County
Summer Theatre which gets under
way next Tuesday, July 3.
The Garrett County Playhouse,
located at the former Arden Boat
club on Deep Creek Lake, near
Route PIG, is set to open its eight
week season at that time.
The first play to be presented
will be clay Fever" by Noel Cow
ard, which will be given Tuesday
through Saturday. Curtain time
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28

each evening will be at $50.
Other participants in the first
play are d. G. Buckles, Suzanne
Oglesby, Bonnie Barton, Donnie
Welch and Mrs. Bernard Annette.
The latter, of Fairmont, w. Va,
and summer resident of Mt. Lake
Park, will play a minor role. Yost
is the only new performer for the
first weeks play which the author
considered as "his favorite play"
Hay Fever" is light comedy and
concerns four weekend guests
that drop in unexpectedly upon an
other couple.
Rehearsals have been in progress
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28
Telephone Company
to Spend $4,000

To meet service demands in Oak
land the board of directors of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone company of Maryland at a
meeting June Is, approved eXpendi-
ture of $4,000 for additional cen
trail office equipment and to in
crease the number of circuits be-
tween Oakland and Gormania.
This Improvement is part of a
50 million expenditure for expand
ing and improving telephone serv-
ice in Maryland. Only once before
in the company's history has the
board approved equally high eX-
penditures in any one month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28

Two new teachers were named re-
Gently for the county High schools.
They are Joan Bortell and Lucy
Kriechbaum.
Miss Bortell will teach English,
history and Spanish at Southern
High school. She was graduated
from Wilson High school in West
Lawn, Pa, and at present is living
in East Sullivan, Maine She was
graduated from Kutztown State
Teachers college the latter part of
May She is a member of the Ma
tional Honor society and Kappa
Delta Pi. While in college she was
in the drama club, contemporary
affairs forum, intercollegiate con-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28
Accident Firemen
Plan Holiday Event

The Accident Volunteer Fire de-
partment is having its annual
Fourth of July picnic this year at
Spoerlein's grove in Accident.
Following a parade at 1890 o.
clock activities will begin at the
grove. There will be games, rides,
and fun for young and old. Re-
freshments will be sold.
The Northern High school band
will present a band concert in the
afternoon. The public is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28
Change Racing Days

The dates for the racing of stock
cars at the Deep Creek Speedway,
Inc, have been changed from Fri
days to Sundays, it was announced
this week by the management.
The next race is scheduled for
Sunday, July 8, at ? o'clock p. m.
There will not be any more regu-
lar racing dates on Fridays.
1t was also announced that a spe-
cial attraction had been arranged
for Wednesday night, August %,
when a wrestling show would be
presented featuring Antonio Roc
ca, considered one of the top ten
wrestlers in the nation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28

ference on government
Miss Kriechbaum will teach So
cial studies and junior high school
English at Northern High. She
presently resides in Cumberland.
She was graduated from Allie
gany High school and Frostburg
State Teachers college. She was a
member of Alpha Psi Omega, Ma
tional Dramatic fraternity, Little
Theatre, Maryland Singers, Year
Book staff and did her practice
teaching at Northern.
Willard l.. Hawkins, county
superintendent of schools, said
both instructors are coming to the
county highly recommended.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28
Attending All Comp

Seven fourth girls and leader are
at the Western Maryland All cen
ter near Bittinger this week, camp
ing with the Allegany county All
girls
They were Marie Bowman, lead
er; Shirley Grove, Virginia Durr,
Patty DeVelbiss, Norma Lee Calls,
Patty Shawley, Cynthia Mace and
Sue Porter. They will return to
their homes on Saturday morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28
Six Days of Rain

Garrett county has experienced
six days of rainfall during the past
week, with a total let-down of POS
inches. This, in addition to 3.57
inches which had fallen previously
in June, makes total rainfall for
the month 5.62. Several of the
storms have been electrical ones.
According to Ralph Weber, vet
eran weatherman, south of town,
the end is not yet in sight.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28
Association To Meet

Members of the Garrett County
Conservation association will meet
on Tuesday evening, July 3, at 8
o'clock at the Oakland Fire hall,
it was announced Refreshments
will be served Members are urged
to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28

Samoa is all set for introduction
of self-government next year, with
New Zealand retaining control over
defense, foreign policy and high
court.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-06-28

President Eisenhower planned to
attend a July 21-22 Panama City
conference of American Republics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
Crockup and Rain
Force Cancellation
OF Dominion Races

A spectacular crackup and a
rain storm combined to chase
nearly 1000 customers from Old
Dominion Speedway last night
without one lap of the 300-lay
feature stock car race being
completed.
On the second turn of the first
lap Joe Bishop of Aberdeen, Md,
tangled with George Wasdyke of
Paterson, N. j., resulting in
Bishop turning over about seven
times. Bishop was taken to the
Manassas Medical Center where
it was discovered he had suf-
fered a broken collar bone. He
then left for hospital in Havre
de Grace, Md.
During the interruption of the
race to clear the track of debris.
a light rain began and then
turned into a downpour, forcing
cancellation of the rest of the
card The 300-lap race was reset
for next Saturday night at Old
Dominion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
Cronin and Hank Enter
IioII of Fame I omorroW

COOPERSTOWN, N. Y, July
81 (P).-Hank Greenberg and
Joe Cronin will be added form
ally to Baseball's Hall Of Fame
Monday in a day-long festival
that includes an exhibition game
between the Detroit Tigers and
New York Giants at Doubleday
Field.
Greenberg and Cronin will
accept plaques from Commits
sioner Ford Prick.
The ceremonies will be held at
1890 am. on the steps of the
Hall of Fame and Museum on
Main street of this village where
some historians say A BIN e +
Doubleday invented baseball lit
years ago.
Greenberg, general manager
of the Cleveland Indians, and
Cronin, general manager of the
Boston Red Sox, were voted into
the Hall of Fame in January by
the 10-year members of the
Baseball Writers Association.
They became the 80th and 8lst
Hall of Famers.
With rs per cent of the vote
required for election. both stars
qualified with room to spare.
Greenberg was named on 164 of
1913 ballots and Cronin on 1872
A total of las votes was needed
Greenberg, As, hit So home
runs for Detroit in 1888, only two
short of Babe Ruth's 1927 record
that now is under fire from
Mickey Mantle. Hank, one OF
the better righthanded hitters
in the 1930-40 era, had a life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
Moore 4 10 |
TO Win Toronto
Fight This Week

TORONTO, July 81 (Pl.-
Ancient Archie Moore, who is 80
or 40 depending on what records
are accepted, is a 4-to-1 favorite
to dispose of James j. Parker of
Toronto Wednesday night in a
15-round match that is being
billed for the worlds heavy
weight championship"
Although no boxing commits
sion is recognizing the winner as
successor to Rocky Marciano,
Moore claims the title and
Parker claims the Canadian ver-
sion of'the British Empire crown.
Promoter Jack Solomons ex-
poets a crowd Of 10000 to pay at
least 100000 to see the open
sir bout at 10 pm. in Maple Leaf
Stadium. There will be no broad
cast or telecast IN the United
States although there is a pos
|sibility of a Canadian radio
broadcast.
Moore's 154-fight record is
129-20-5 including nine straight
victories since the Marciano bout
Parker is not widely known in
the United States although he
fought often when he was stabbed
in Paterson, N. J. Born at Saska
toon, Sask.. % years ago, the g.
foot-5 boxer earned the Cana
dian version of the British
Empire title January 9 by out
pointing Johnny Arthur of South
Africa in Toronto. He journeyed
to Germany April 20 to knock
out Heinz Neuhaus, former Euro
pean champion.
Moore will receive a $45, 900
guarantee or privilege of 35
per cent of the gate. Parker gets
a fiat 2212 per cent. Tickets are
scaled from SO to 500.
Parker's record for SO fights is
.27-5-4. At about 218 pounds,
Parker will have about 80 pounds
on Moore who got down to 1741a
for the Pompey match but prob
able will scale 1876 for this bout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
WuItoniun Archery
Slated Saturday

The Waltonian Trophy Shoot,
a field archery competition. will
be held Saturday at the Silver
Spring Isaac Walton League
grounds on Colesville road near
Briggs Channey road.
About 200 archerS are ex-
pected for the shoot, which
takes each contestant over a
course of % targets in fields and
woods and which takes about
three hours to complete. Shoot
ing will be in four classes each
for men. women and juniors,
with large trophies awarded the
winner Of each class.
Last years winner was Forrest
Ennis, the Maryland State
champion, who is not entered
this year because he is out of the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
OUTDOORS
With BILL LEETCH

We've just come into posses
sion of a rather revolutionary
salt water reel for surf casting
or bay fishing. Most all of us
are familiar with the star drag
on reels, by which the angler
can regulate the tension on the
reel spool and brake his fish.
Turning the star toward one
releases the pressure, and away
from one increases the drag.
Without this sort of a device it
would be extremely difficult to-
catch big fish on relatively light
tackle. However, in order to
change the drag on the reel one
has to take his hand off the
knob on the reel handle.
Now. an angler can set the
drag on his line on one of these
"Starless Drag" reels, as they
are called, by merely moving the
reel handle forward to increase
the drag, and backward toward
the angler to decrease it. 1t is
quite gadget and you should
be able to see and buy it at local
sports stores. You can also APP
ply it to your present star drag
reels for a nominal sum.
49,
Every so often, oddities come
to light in every line of endeavor
and the sport of fishing is no
exception. Early this week a
lad, whose name we were unable
to obtain, casting into the Po-
tomac near PimmettS Run at
Chain Bridge. caught three white
shad weighing between 6 and 8
pounds apiece. The fish were
taken on shad lures, according
to Mrs. Renner. The boy gave
one of the fish to one of her
employees at the gas station on
the Virginia side of Chain Bridge,
otherwise this unusual catch
would have passed along with
out notice. Shad season, so we
thought, was over long ago.
However, this has been a late
season and there we'll may be
occasional small schools of the
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time average of .313 with 311
home runs. He finished his play
ing career with Pittsburgh in
1947 and moved into the front
Office at Cleveland.
Cronin, 40. also is a right
handed batter whose 1926 base
hits put him in exclusive COM
pany. A shortstop and manager
at both Washington and Boston
after an early trial at Pittsburgh,
Cronin finished with a lifetime
average of 1902. making seven
All-Star teams. He quit as a
player in 1915 after fracturing
his right Leg After managing
Boston from 1895 through 1947,
he moved into the front office
with the Red Sox IN 1913.
The election of only two new
members this year was in sharp
contrast with 1855 when six men
were moved in, four by the writ
ers and two by the special vet
Grams committee. There were no
selections this year by the vet
Grams committee. which consid-
ers only men who played more
than rs years ago.
AS usual, a capacity crowd of
about $500 will watch the 18th
ball game of the exhibition Sc
ries dating back to 1910. the year
after the Hall of Fame was
dedicated. The park has been
sold out for three months. Each
league has won seven games
The Giants have appeared twice
for a IL record, while Detroit s
only Cooperstown game resulted
in a 9-5 defeat by the Giants
in 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

Roy Sievers seems to know
more about his smuggling poten-
tial than his bosses. =. In spring
training, Sievers, President Cal
Griffith, Manager Chuck Dresser
and Coach Cookie Lavagetto
were asked to estimate the adj
ditional number of homerS Roy
would hit with the distances re-
duced in left and centerfield at
Griffith Stadium. Dresser
said at least 10 more" Lava
getto pegged it at 10 to Is. while
Cal was more optimistic, placing
it at between Is and 20.
Sievers guessed he would hit
from five to 10 more homers be-
cause of the shortened fence.
:. So far. three of his homers
have descended in the new
area. Jim Lemon has de-
posted seven there, while Ed
Yost has plunked six in the new
sector. Camilo PaScual
wishes the dimensions had re-
manned at previous proportions.
:. He has permitted Is homers
here, nine of which have been
due to the whitfield real estate.
4
Van Patrick, Detroit sports
caster. now has a real roofing
interest in the Tigers. He's
In for 2l2 per cent as the result
of the recent sale of the club.
-. Spike Briggs. outgoing presi-
dent who will remain active in
the operation of the team, says
he has promised his wife he'll
clear out of baseball entirely in
three years.
Whitley Ford of the Yankees
has pitched Is complete games,
three less than the Senators
whole staff. Ford has picked
10 runners of base this season.
Jim Lemon has famed 76
times this year. but only on 13
of those occasions has he taken
the final pitch. He knows,
as Tony Roig must learn, that it's
exceedingly difficult to hit a ball
unless one swings at it :. Tony
took third strikes from Mike
Garcia three times Thursday
night.
Marty Marion, White SoS
manager, says in Sports Illus.
trated that he's no smarter now
than when he piloted the st
Louis Browns to the cellar ir
1858 and dismisses as SO much
bunk the idea that any manager
Is lot smarter than any other
He reasons, correctly, thai
it's the players who make the
manager.
The Senator's farm clubs are
making a respectable overall
showing. Louisville is sixth
in the American Association, bu
Chattanooga is fourth in tn,
Southern ASSOCIATION, Charlott,
is third in the Sally League, Err,
fourth in the Pony League, Thi
bodaux third in the Evangelin
League, Fort Walton Beach thirt
in the Alabama Florida League
Hobbs first in the Southwestern
League and Superior is tied TO
second in the Nebraska Rooki
League.
Carlos Paula, who was sockin
at a 1863 pace at Denver wheI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
T HE BASE ALL
B A 7
By BURTON HAWKINS

recalled by the Senators-with
whom he failed to deliver-now
is hitting $3.50 at Louisville,
where Outfielder Neil Chrisley is
batting 800 and leading the
league in doubles with 20.
Dick Tettelbach. who smashed
a homer his first time at bat
for the Senators opening day,
then sagged and was sent to-
Denver, is a .287 hitter. He
is playing regularly now after
first failing to crack Denver's
lineup due to the presence of too
much Yankee-owned talent, then
because of back trouble.
Ted Abernathy has a 9-8 rec
ord at Louisville and has famed
125 batters in 1872 innings.
Dick BrodowSki and Tex Clev-
enger, who came to the Senators
in the Red Sox deal last winter,
are ST and "a with the same
club. Another pitcher in the
same Boston transaction, Al
Curtis, couldn't make the grade
with Vancouver and has been
shipped to Chattanooga.
Stan Roseboro, a righthanded
hitting third baseman who
wasn't regarded as much of a
prospect before the season, is
making the front Office here re-
Spect him now with a .404 aver
age at Chattanooga. :. He's a
slap hitter who is pacing the
league.
Another third baseman, Har-
mon Killebrew, is 1897 hitter
at Charlotte. Harmon is get
ting a steady diet of curves and.
unlike during his two-year test
with the Senators, is thriving on
them. Garland Shifflett. the
tough little highlander who
captivated Chuck Dresser in
spring training. has a 81 rec
ord with Charlotte, with a f1ossy
I2.28 earned-run average and
magnificent control.
Bobby Brown, a right-handed
pitcher who showed up at spring
training and was too shy to
identify himself, is To at Char
llotte. Bobby hung around
outside the clubhouse at Orlando
for two days before Trainer
George Lentz. his curiosity
whetted, asked him his business.
. Developed it was throwing
baSeballs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22

Viz 4Ioi doCC11QAAAS O4lC IObOAt1dC
to spawn.
Up to the time this was writ
ten, marlin fishing off Ocean
City was continuing at a high
level. Through July IS. catches
totaled 687, of which 430 were
released, or better than 81 per
cent. During the same period
last year, catches amounted to
300 of which 165 were released,
a total of SO per cent. If those
of you who are unable to get
a boat for this sort of fishing
will call us we may be able to
put you on to captain who has
some dates open. Last week end
boats for hire were particularly
scarce as the Ocean City Tackle
Club was holding its annual
marlin tournament. Winners
well be announced in our next
column.