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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Girl Scouts Schedule
"Fly-Up' Ceremony

The Oakland Girl Scouts will lose
eight members but will gain ten
in the annual fly-up ceremonies
scheduled for next Sunday after
noon, November 25, at 2:30 p. m.
at the Moose recreation hall on
Third street.
Other features including re-regiS-
tration and presentation of badges
will be included in the program an
nounced this week by Miss Cara
Weber, girl scout leader. Eleven
girls will receive first class badges
while eight girls will receive their
curved bars, one of the highest
awards available in girl scouting.
Those listed TO received their
curved bars are Roberta Dewitt,
Carolyn Flaherty, Susan Gibson,
Barbara German Margaret Nally,
Katherine Mosser, Gail Naylor,
Nancy Lee Reckart.
Those who will receive their first
class badges will be Roberta De-
Witt, Georgia Ann Glotfelty, Kathy
Gender, Carolyn Leighton, Mary
Nance, Margaret Ann Martin Mar
garet Nally, Katherine Mosser, Lu-
cinda White, Patricia Williams and
Carolyn Flaherty.
intermediate scouts who will fly
from the troop will be Charlotte
Biser, Carolyn Flahcrty, Barbara
German, Georgia Ann Glotfelty,
Margaret Ann Martin, Gail Naylor,
Patricia Powers, and Nancy Lou
Reckart.
Brownies who will ely up" into
the intermediate scout troop will
be Mary Kay Alvarez, Barbara
Jones, Sandra Right, Kathy Nance.
Brigetta Maroney, Patty Martin,
Charlotte Jean Martin, Sharon
Wolfe, GWenn Getty and Chcryl
limbaugh.
Miss Weber announced that the
scouts had selected Joseph Hinc-
baugh, former mayor of Oakland,
as citizen of the year, who will be
recognized at the fly-up ceremon-
les. Scouts vote on this project an
nually as part of the scout week
program. Mr.. limbaugh will pre-
sent the curved bars to the scouts
winning them.
Miss Weber said the parents of
those who we're receiving their first
class badges and curved bars and
those who were flying up we're in
vited to witness the program.
A tea was held in honor of the
Brownies at the home of Mrs.
Howard Turner on Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Plan Youth Rally

The Oakland PentecostaI church
has scheduled youth convention
to be held at the church November
p, %, "a and 25. Rev Ralph Childs
is pastor
Meetings are scheduled each
evening at 100 o'clock. On Novem-
Der % the Riverside Youth choir
will present special program of
sacred music On November %
there will be request night when
old fashioned singing will be pre-
scented at the request of those at
tending.
y master youth rally will be held
on November "a with young people
being asked to bring instruments
and special singers. On November
Is the Oakland group will organize
and plan programs The speaker
will be Rev Ralph Jacks, pastor of
the Sang Run Pentecostal church.
Rev Jacks is district secretary and
treasurer for the district youth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Moon Eclipse Missed

Amateur astronomers and other
interested persons were disap-
pointed Saturday night when
weather conditions BACKED out a
total eclipse of the moon a good
part of the time.
The total eclipse, which would
have been visible to residents of
this section, started around II
p NJ, and was over at ABS A. NJ
However the skies were gloomy
and overcast and sleet and rain
started to fall in the tri-state area
about p. NJ. The skies continued
TO be black and rain fell intermit-
tently until about o'clock when
skies cleared for a time to enable
people to get glance at the
phenomena The sleet GroZe on
trees and highways.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
400 Cokes Sold

The Oakland-Mt. Lake Park
Lions club sold over 400 fruit cakes
on their annual drive on Monday
night, it was announced. The pro-
ceeds derived will be used to pur-
chase equipment for the Garrett
County Memorial hospital.
The next meeting of the Lions
club, December II, will be Ladies
Night" After a dinner at the
Southern High cafeteria where the
"Sheteroms,' wizards of magic and
hynosis, will entertain, dance
will be held at the National Guard
srmory with Richard Lewis and
his orchestra furnishing the music.
Each lady present at the dinner
will receive d gift.
Area Lion members and guests
are welcome to join the Lions on
Ladies night it was stated, but
they should contact a Lion mem
Der before December II. The price
for dinner. dance and entertain
ment Sc per couple.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
State Tax Rate Is
Set at 14.25 Cents

The state-taX rate on real and
personal property for 1857 will be
14.25 cents per 500 of assessable
basis, according to notification re-
ceived by the Garrett County
Board of Commissioners.
The notice is sent each year
about this time so that the county
commissioners have sufficient time
to fit the state tax figures into the
county levy in January
The new rate is 1886 cents higher
than the current rate which is 1890
cents. The county treasurer col
lccts the state tax on real and per-
sonal property, then turns the
amount over to the state comptrol-
lers office.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
$4,000 Trout Are
Placed in Lake

Fifty-thousand rainbow trout
were placed in Deep Greek Lake
last week by the Garrett County
Deep Greek Lake Promotion Coun-
Gil in an effort to materially boost
the fishing pleasure of summer
residents here next year. The trout
were from five to nine inches long
and a goodly percentage of them
would be legal size by the arrival
of the open season next spring, it
was stated.
The trout were placed in four
different sections of the lake so
that they would be well scattered,
They were obtained from Penn
sylvania hatchery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Panel Discussion
Features Meeting

a panel discussion designed TO
show the reaction of parents to the
overall school program at Southern
High school was held Monday
night in the school cafeteria at the
second meeting of the Southern
High Parent-Teacher association.
Participating in the panel we're
Mrs. Britten Martin, moderator;
Bernard |. Gender, Sr.: Mrs. Wen
dell Turney Mrs. Maurice Brook
hart, Mrs. William w. Mace, Mrs.
Bernard Gender, Mrs. H. G. Bit
finger, Mrs. William Rees and Mrs
finger, Mrs William Rees, Mrs.
George Hanst and Mrs. Beeson
Snyder.
The group expressed satisfaction
in the attitude of the pupils, their
general industriousness, the excel
lent corps of teachers, and also ex-
pressed their pleasure at every
thing in general. Answers from the
panel were given in a spontaneous
manner and the program was I'M
rehearsed.
In the business session the group
voted to aid in sending two stu
dents to a United Nations day in
New York in the near future.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
IS Students Slated
For U. N. Journey

Fifteen students from Southern
High school have been selected to
make the annual United Nations
trip to New York City which is
sponsored by the American AS
sociation of University Women
Accompanying the group will be
Albert Ringer and Miss Bernice
Idleman, both teachers at the high
school. Mrs. George Hanst, a mem
Der of the local AAUW will also
accompany the group.
The train to New York will leave
Baltimore at 8:2O a. M. Monday
December 10. Upon arrival in New
York, the students and their
chapcrones will be taken directly
to the United Nations headquar-
tcrs There, they will tour the
building and sit in on a general
assembly session. In this time of
international tension, such a visit
should be highly interesting and
worthwhile. Kenneth Johns, princi-
pal, stated
Miss Edith Brock, president of
the Oakland Chapter of the
AAUW, is making arrangements
for overnight accommodations in
Baltimore for the group
Tentative plans are being made
for the group to 90 to Baltimore
on Saturday, December 8. If these
plans materialize the group will
have an opportunity to hear Mrs.
Franklin Roosevelt speak before a
U.N. youth rally in the Gilman
School auditorium, on Saturday
afternoon.
Last year various civic and fra
ternal organizations in the com
munity helped to finance the trip,
and the same schedule will be at
tempted this year. Any group de-
string to assist in this project
should contact MIR Johns, principal
at Southern High school
The students selected to make
this trip have been chosen by their
teachers. Seven senior four juniors
and foUr SoDhomOrpS will rpDrp-
sent the school.
Those from grade ten, Brenda
DeBerry, Pat Leighton, Wayne
Calls, Harlan Carlson; from grade
eleven, Brenda Davis, Carol Say
age, Kathryn Hauser Bill Henline;
from grade twelve, Fred Teets,
Henry Lee, Barbara Glotfelty,
Jane Duling, Doris Lawson, Wal
ter DeBerry and Audrey Friend
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
ried For Murder
In Preston County

Benton Alexander is on trial this
week in the Preston County court
for the murder of Steve Malish
and AlcXandcr's wife, Nora Alma.
Alexander is accused of shoot
ing the pair to death when he
awoke one evening at the Malish
home where they had been stay
ing, to find him in bed with his
wife. The murder occurred at
Turner Douglas, a small mining
community near Crellin, just across
the Garrett County line.
Vernon Friend, father-in-law of
h.exander, testified Tuesday that
Alexander in his presence had
made the remark that when | get
one of them I'll get both of them.
Friend also told about quarrel Of
a year ago which led to fight re-
sulting in the defendant losing an
eye.
Both the State and the defense
expected to complete questioning
all witnesses by Wednesday so that
the case could 90 to the jury some
time Wednesday,
Seven of eight witnesses called
testified that AleXander's wife and
Malish were apparently having an
affair.
Patricia Alexander ellsworth
16, of Mt. Lake Park, daughter OF
Benton Alexander, said that she
had visited at Steve's house in
April and that she had seen the
three of them sleeping in one bed
and that she slept on a cot in the
next room.
The murders occurred June 16,
following drinking spree in some
Oakland taverns.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Highest Batting
Average in League

Toby Colaw, who was graduated
from Southern High school in
June. was officially recognized as
the baseball batting champion OF
the Potomac Valley conference at
the annual fall dinner of that
organization at Burlington, w. Va.
Monday night
Colaw had an average Of .625 for
the season.
The meeting was held primarily
to select an all-conference football
team and to transact other bust
ness. Kcyser, Moorefield and
Petersburg dominated the first
team selections, placing four three
and three players respectively on
the first eleven. The other place
was won by Romney School for
the Deaf.
Bill Murphy, tackle and Bill
Deckman, back, were considered in
the voting but Southern failed to
place a boy on either the first or
second team.
Southern was presented with d
check with which to buy a runner
up baseball trophy. Attending the
meeting from Southern were Carl
Everly, vice-president of the con-
ference; Richard Travis, Carl
Schoonover, Carlton Hogue, Ed
ward Quattro and Mason Calls.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Accidently Shoots
Self Last Thursday

John Edward Miller, of Spring
Glade road, Deer Park, miraculous
ly escaped death last Thursday
when a 16-gauge shotgun was ac-
cidentally discharged, the shot
striking the man in the back of
the head.
Mr.. Miller had put his gun be-
side a doorway and had gone in
side. The gun slipped and dis
charged as it hit the floor. Al
though bleeding profusely Mr..
Miller drove himself to the Garrett
County Memorial hospital in Oak
land where his wounds were
treated The accident occurred
about 7:3O p. m.
He was discharged from the hos
pital on Saturday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Sewing Classes For
Adults To Begin

The organizational meeting Of
the Adult Education Sewing Glass
will be held at Southern High
School on Tuesday, November q,
at ZOO.
According to Mrs. Elizabeth Ran
dol, instructor, this class will be a
beginners class in the Bishop
method of sewing.
This is a new method of more
efficient and quicker sewing" she
said. The first garment to be made
will be a lady's blouse.
All persons who are interested in
this beginners class are asked to
be present at this first meeting. a
minimum of fifteen persons must
be enrolled before the course can
be continued
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Survey Cards To Determine
Interest In County Foir

Farm residents of the county will
receive survey cards in the near
future calculated to determine the
amount of interest that would be
shown should the Garrett County
agricultural fair be revived.
The cards are being prepared as
the result of d meeting of the Gar
rett County Agricultural Fair
board last Thursday evening in the
Oakland fire hall The survey
cards will ask the farmers if they
are interested in such a program,
whether or not they would cooper
ate by exhibiting, what types Of eX-
hibits would be displayed, and
other information designed TO show
what response could be expected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Classes in Mining
Begin New Sessions

The 1861 sessions of the night
mining classes sponsored by the
Maryland Bureau of Mines got
under way in Kitzmillcr last week.
Others are being started in Bar
ton, FroStburg, in Allegany county.
Frank Powers, chief of the bu-
rcau, said classes are being taught
by Thomas b. Lowell and James
Clase. inspectors for the Bureau
of Mines The course will cover
all phases of operating a mine
safely and will include timbering.
ventilation, the uses of approved
explosives, first aid and other re-
lated subjects. For those men COM
pleting the course, an examination
will be prepared for first class
mine foreman's certificate or SER
vice certificate.
Powers said that with the in
creased activity in the coal bust
ness he anticipates a good attend
ance at these classes.
The sessions at Kitzmiller will
convene weekly in the Community
building. All classes will be in ses-
sion once week until May, 1857.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Dies OF Heart Attack

Isaac Newton Fikc, aged rs, died
of heart attack on Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock at the home of
Lottic Savage, near Fricndsvillc.
According to Sheriff Paul w.
Fisher, who investigated, Mr.. Fike
had left his home in company with
two boys, Jackie Shroyer and a
Thomas youngster and the heart
attack occurred as he got out of
the car in front of the Savage
home.
Born June 7, 1880, he was a son
of the late Christian and Mary
Little Fike. His wife, Mrs. Alvada
Savage Fikc, died a number of
years ago.
Surviving arc three sons, Ross
Fikc, FricndSville; George Fikc,
jeanette, Pa; and Raymond Fikc,
UniOntoWn, Pa; three daughters,
Mrs. Ray Burkey and Mrs. Joseph
Sposit, both Of Pittsburgh, Pa. and
Mrs. ElWood Guthrie, Smithfield,
Pa; one brother Benjamin Fike,
Akron, o.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon from the AS
sembly of God church at Friends
vile, by Rev. Mr. Harvey, pastor.
lnterment was in the Friendsville
cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Legion Beer Permit
Suspended 4 Months

The American Legion post had
its beer license suspended for a
period of four months, beginning
January /, as a result of violating
state liquor laws The license is
in the name of Paul Kemphfer, Jr,
one of the Legion officers.
The action was taken by the Gar
rett County Board of Commits
sioners sitting as a board of license
commissioners last week The sale
of liquor is prohibited in this
county and the organization
pleaded guilty to permitting the
sale of whisky on the premises, at
the September Term of Court.
They were fined $500 and costs at
the time.
H. d. Swartzentruber, president
of the Board, in seconding the
motion to suspend the license for
a four-month period. said he
wanted put in the record that in
the event another violation oc-
cured during the remainder of
his administration the license
would be revoked for a period of
two years.
At the same meeting the Board
granted the issuance of license
to sell beer to James c. Hinebaugh,
at the Hinebaugh Restaurant in
Oakland. 1t was also put in the
record that lin view of the fact
that the beer license in the name
of Guy limbaugh was illegal to
begin with and the pool room is a
separate operation and there were
no circumstances against issuing
said license" Hinebaugh volun-
tarily surrendered his beer license
to Richard L. Davis, clerk of the
Circuit Court, several weeks ago.
Guy Hinebaugh pleaded guilty
to the charge of selling whisky in
the Hinebaugh poolroom at the
September Term of court and was
also fined $500 and costs.
The motion to approve the is
suance of the license was made by
A. c. Brenneman and seconded by
SWartZentruber.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Grantsville Area
Gives So PintS

Grantsville area residents con-
tributed So pints of blood when the
Johnstown Red Cross mobile unit
visited that town last week.
Miss Lillian Swauger was in
charge of arrangements for the
day. The statistics showed that SO
persons were scheduled. There
were four watkins. Six persons
were given deferments. One pint
was for definite replacement.
Miss Swauger said that the Cath
Ollie Mothers of st. Stephens
church had paid for postage and
furnished all printing necessary
for the bloodmobile visit to that
area.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Six Births Occur

Six births occurred during the
past week from the Garrett County
Memorial hospital, three boys and
three girls.
On the 10Th son to MIR. and
Mrs. Harley Marshall Wildesen,
SWanton.
On the 18th son to Mr.. and Mrs.
William Edward Fitzwater, Jr.
SWanton.
On the 10Th son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Alvin Ash, Accident; a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Paul Layton, Bayard, w. Va.
On the goth a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. James |. Knox. Mt Lake
Park; daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Trickett, Oakland
During the week the hospital adj
mitted 81 patients and discharged
80. Census this morning was So
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Ideal Fall Weather


Garrett county has been expert
encing some ideal fall weather dur
ing the past week. Last Thursday
was one of the warmest fall days
on record, but that condition did
not last long. After a Friday rain
the temperature turned colder.
Clearing skies brought a heavy
frost Saturday morning, with Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday continu-
ing cold, with some cloudinesS.
Wednesday was much warmer but
colder weather was forecast for
the Thanksgiving holiday and the
weekend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Begin Audit OF Accounts

The firm of Wooden, Benson
and Waitman, certified public
accountants of Baltimore, began
an audit of the accounts in the
County Commissioners office last
week.
The audit will cover the accounts
for the years 1855 and 1856 The
commissioners had made prelim-
mary arrangements for the audit
several months ago. 1t is expected
to take several weeks.
The Commissioner i'm the 1856
levy arranged for an amount total
ing $1,000 for part of the expense
of the audit. The balance will be
levied in the 1857 annual levy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
County Woman
Suicide Victim
Mrs. Blanche Matthews Dies
Sunday After Firing
Bullet Into Brain

A forty-siX-year-old Accident
woman died in University hospital
in Baltimore about 9 O'Clock Sun
day morning, November Is, from
la bullet wound above the right
ear Sheriff Paul w. Fisher said
the wound was self-inflctcd.
She was identified as Mrs.
Blanche Matthews, wife 70 J. W.
Matthews, Accident Glover Farm
dealer.
Sheriff Fisher related that the
woman had shot herself at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Milton
Forsyth, in Friendsville, with
30 calibre revolver, on Saturday
morning, about 1920 O'Clock. Mrs.
Forsyth told the sheriff her daugh-
ter had gone upstairs after late
breakfast and was there only a few
minutes. She did not hear the shot
but heard thud in the room above
as her body slumped to the floor.
Mrs. Matthews was known to
have been in i'll health and had
threatened upon several occasions
to shoot herself, Fisher said.
The woman was brought to the
Garrett County Memorial hospital
in Oakland in an unconscious con-
dition. Later she was sent to Uni
.sity hospital in Baltimore, ar
irving there about a. m. Sunday.
Death occurred about Q o'clock.
Assisting Sheriff Fisher in the
investigation was S. r. Pagen-
hardt, states attorney.
Mrs. Matthews had been a
school teacher in the county for
several years prior to her mar
riage.
Surviving are her mother, Mrs.
Milton Forsyth her husband, j.
L. Matthews; one daughter Nancy
Lee, aged 10; and brother, NJ
Sgt. Carroll Forsyth, stationed
with the armed forces at Fl. Knox,
Ky.
Funeral services were conducted
on Wednesday afternoon at , O.
clock from the Christian church in
Friendsville, Rev. Henry Knoell Of
ficiating. Interment was in the
Blooming Rose cemetery
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Conduct Membership Drive

Members of the County Older
Youth group are conducting an in
tensive membership drive Pros
pectivc members are being invited
to the regular meeting set for No
vember %, at s p. M. to be held
at the Bittinger school
Mrs. George Hanst will lead a
discussion on bOy-girl relations
Refreshments will be served after
the meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-11-22
Three Injured In
Series Of Wrecks
All Occur Saturday Evening
On Various Highways

Three persons were injured in a
series of automobile accidents on
Saturday night, according to in
formation given out by Corp. Sam
Conrad, of the Maryland State
police, who investigated
James Glotfelty of Oakland. sus-
tanned an eye injury and cuts and
bruises as his car ran off the side
of the Crellin-Oakland highway
He told Corporal Conrad that he
had been crowded off the road, on
a turn by another car and was I'M
able TO get back again. Accompany
ing Glotfelty were Benny Field
and Jay Colaw, who were unin-
iured
Glotfelty was cut by flying glass,
piece of glass lodging in his right
eye. He was sent to a Cumberland
physician in an effort to save the
sight of his eye. Glotfelty was
charged with reckless diving.
Paul Allen Liller was treated at
the Garrett County Memorial hos
pital in Oakland for abrasions and
decorations received when he
skidded one tenth of mile and
turned over on U. S. route so near
Gormania Corporal Conrad said
the car was travelling at a high
rate of speed. A youth with him
was unhurt, but both were thrown
from the car. Conrad said LilIer
was charged with reckless driving.
Rudolph Barry, of Verona, Pa,
slid off u. S. route 2l9, south of
Accident and struck a guard rail
while attempting to round an icy
curve. His wife, Dixie May Barry.
sustained lacerated left leg. Con-
rad charged the man with oper-
ating vehicle at speed too great
for the condition of the highway.
Fined For Drunk Driving
Two drivers also were appre-
hended Saturday night on charges
of driving under the influence of
liquor.
Ralph Casteel, Friendsville, was
picked up after his car left the
highway west of Friendsville, on
route AZ. He was charged not only
with operating an automobile
under the influence of liquor. but
of operating in reckless manner
and operating without an oper-
ator's license.
When given hearing before
Trial Magistrate Ivan HENDERSON
in Friendsville he was fined 500
and costs and 30 days in Jail on the
first offense and S1O75 and costs
each for the other two offenses.
The jail sentence was suspended
upon payment of fine.
James Russell Bow of Indian
apolis, Ind, was also arrested near
kitzmillcr on Saturday night on
two charges. At a hearing Monday
night before Trial Magistrate
Dwight Barrick in Kitzmillcr the
man was fined S1OO and costs or
sixty days in Jail on a charge of
driving under the influence Of
liquor; and S15.75 or Is days in Jail
on d charge of reckless driving.