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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Officers Chosen
For FFBL Council

Officers of the Farming for Bet
ter Living Council were elected
at the first meeting of the year for
the council members, held Tuesday
evening at the William-James hotel
in Oakland Twenty-Five members
attended.
Elected we're w. Dwight Slower,
chairman; Carlton Calls, vice
chairman; Miss Ethel Grove, secre-
tary; and Howard Riggs, treasurer.
The two latter were reelected. B.
Beeson Snyder is the retiring
chairman
L. Bush SWisher, Morgantown.
agricultural representative of the
Monongahela Power company and
regional director of the FFBL pro-
gram. announced that fifty-five
farm families had enrolled thus far
i'll the 1856 program and the coun-
Gil set a goal of so. Closing date
for enrolling is usually the first of
April
The dinner on Tuesday night
was given to the council members
by the MonOngahela Power COM
pany in recognition of their third
year of one hundred percent com
pletions Each year that the farm
families have shown 100 percent
completion the power company al
so has awarded $25 to the county
to be used for the advancement Of
All club work.
Other representatives of the
power company attending the din
ner We're James L. COpeman, agri-
culture counsellor; and Thomas
Cain, local manager for the West
Maryland Power company.
Council officers have the re-
sponsibility of seeing that the pro-
gram gets off to a good start, gives
help and encouragement to the en-
rollees during the summer, and in
the fall arrangcs for the annual
council dinner where all enrollees
are special guests.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Negro Mountain
Resident Dies Of
Pistol Wounds

Lloyd Ernest burst 51-year-old
resident of Negro Mountain, west
of Grantsville, died Saturday morn
ing, January Ia, as the result of
self inflicted gunshot wounds.
The victim was former woods
man who had not been working for
the past four or five months, ac-
cording to Sheriff Paul Fisher who
assisted in the investigation Police
said the man shot himself with a
80 caliber revolver.
DR.. F. l. Baumgartner, deputy
medical examiner, said the death
was a suicide and that burst had
been respondent
The victim shot himself through
the right temple and left side of
the chest, according to Dr. Baum
gartner. The shooting occurred
about IL a. m Saturday at bursts
two-story home.
At home at the time was a son.
Elmer George burst, IS, who called
the Newman Funeral home in
GrantSVille. Authorities we're noti-
fled and burst was found slumped
on the bed and floor in the second
floor bedroom of the small home.
Police said burst had repeatedly
remarked that he was going to put
himself "out of the way He left
no note, authorities added.
burst was born February %, 1904
and was a son of the late Eli and
Catherine burst burst. Surviving
are his wife, Mrs. Audry Myers
burst, Grantsville; four sons, Calvin,
Grantsville; Elmer, Blaine and Will
mer, at home; two daughters, Mrs.
Barbara Butler, Grantsville; and
Mrs. Martha Winters, Salisbury,
Pa. Also surviving are a brother
Abe burst. Jennerstown; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Mintie Platter. Grants
Vile: Mrs. Ida burst, Meyersdale
Pa; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from
the Laughlin church on Negro
mountain Rev. Ross Speicher Of
ficiated and interment was in the
burst cemetery near Grantsville
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
1893 Tax Bills
Mailed to Citizens

Seven thousand and thirty-thrcc
tax bills have been mailed TO the
citizens of the county it was an
nounced Tuesday morning by Jo-
seph H. WEIGH, county treasurer
The list didn't include business
places and those paying direct
through the State Tax commission,
which would have increased the
number to more than 5000
Clarence c. Stephens, of Acct
dent, who resides in district No.
II, was anxious to get his tax pay
ment settled, and appeared at the
Treasurer's office on Monday of
this week and earned the distinc-
ton of being the first person in
the county to settle his tax account
for the year 1856
He paid a total of S16043 on his
assessment receiving over 81 as
five percent discount.
An effort was made this year to
send out the tax bills earlier than
usual in the hope that the county
would receive enough return to run
the county for January, so that it
would not be necessary to borrow
$4,000 on a short term loan, as has
been the case in former years New
tax forms were made up this year
which are just half the size of
those used previously.
On all county taxes paid during
January and February discount
of percent is allowed; on all
county taxes paid during March
and April discount of percent
is allowed: on all county taxes paid
during May and June a discount
of three percent is allowed No dis
count is allowed unless the whole
amount of the tax for the current
year is paid No discount is allowed
after June 30, and after the 30th
day of September interest is
charged at the rate of one-half per-
cent per month No discount is al
lowed on state taxes
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Dates for Maple
Festival Are Set

Dates for Somerset County's
ninth annual Maple Festival have
been set for March % through 25.
The festival is the climax to one of
the most unique and fascinating in
dustries in rural America.
Coronation ceremonies for the
Maple Queen and Maple King open
the thrcc-day festival in Meyers
dale Already Somerset county high
schools arc selecting senior girls
to represent their schools in the
Maple Queen contest TO be held in
late February in JohnstoWn Win
ner is awarded a senatorial scholar
ship and cash to help finance
further schooling of her choice.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Health And Safety
Council To Organize

An invitation has been issued by
Willard Hawkins, superintendent
of schools, to about fifty persons,
including DR.. Arthur F. Jones,
county health officer, principals,
teachers. PIT. A. workers and rep
resentatives of various county or
CARNATIONS to meet in the library
If Southern High school on Mon
day, January %, at 7:45, for the
purpose of forming a countrywide
school health and safety council.
Mr.. Hawkins said 1t was the feel
ing of school personnel that very
definite need existed for such an
organized group. in order that the
work of all agencies could be bet
ter coordinated to bring about a
more effective program.
"A good health program, while
an important objective of educa-
ton. can be made much more eff
fective by the close cooperation of
home, school. county health offices.
welfare agencies, PIT AS and
civic groups" he said.
Tentative Detectives Listed
Tentative detectives for the pro-
posed council include the follow
ing: Provide for correction of de-
fects in sight speech and hearing,
provide special education for handi-
capped, provide adequate lunch
for every child in school, adequate
clothing for every child in school,
place greater emphasis on person
al hygiene, encourage adequate
dental care, emphasize safety in
school, on the buses and at home;
emphasize better health and physi-
cal education practices in all of the
schools, develop an aWarcness on
Continued On Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Real Winter Weather

Although there were two days
in which the winter weather slack
ened, the balance of the week has
seen the continuation of what
might be termed real old
fashioned winter. There has been
a variety of slect, ice and snow
along with the two days in which
there was clear weather and some
melting.
Day by day weather account saw
some slcet on Friday, clearing Sat
urday with colder temperatures;
clear and melting on Sunday but
more snow on Monday and Tues
day. Wednesday was clear with
melting temperature, but snow be-
gan to fall in earnest again this
morning. Temperature was in the
upper 20's.
During the week some five to
six inches of snow fell Sleet
caused some damage to telephone
and electric lines, but not to any
great extent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Experiment With
Lake Ice Fishing

On the basis of experimental ice
fishing conducted by personnel OF
the Maryland Game and Inland
Fish Commission. ice fishing for
perch for Deep Creek Lake appears
to hold a great deal of promise.
SiGurd Brantingson regional fish
culturist. reported that although
weather conditions were poor dur
ing a tWo-day experiment, reason
able success was obtained He feels
sure that further experimentation
at different locations and fishing
at different depths will prove CON
clusively that ice fishing al Deep
Greek Lake can be a rcWardIns
winter sport.
Such a sport in other areas has
attracted many tourists and local
authorities are hoping for an
eventual duplication in this area
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Telephone Service
Is Back To Normal

Telephone service in Garrett
county. curtailed in some sections
on account of ice, was back to nor
NAL last Saturday.
Communities of Friendsville and
Accident had been without tcle-
phone service since Thursday Some
40 telephones throughout the
county were still out Friday night
but all those were restored by Sat
urday
a break in the weather was in
strumental in averting further
trouble for the telephone company.
Linemen knocked accumulating ice
off the wires in the Bittinger and
Kitzmiller sections to keep wires
from swapping.
Some 112 telephones were out of
order in Oakland while in outlying
sections of Garrett county 40 tele-
phones were not in service Four
extra line crews from the Cumber-
land office were sent to Garrett
county to get service back to nor
NAL
Portable radio units were called
in from Clarksburg, w Va, and
the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
About 600 feet of telephone line
went down under the strain of the
ice and slect.
Electric current also was off for
about forty minutes during Thurs
day night
The storm caused the most trou-
BILE since January 7, 1858, when
Garrett county was hit by freezing
weather conditions which caused
10000 man hours for repairs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Represents County
At Travel Council

From Garrett county to the East
ern Shore Marylanders gathered
last Thursday night under the aus
pieces of the Maryland Travel
Council to honor the work of Earle
Poorbaugh. director of the State
Department of Information, and
his staff.
The occasion was the annual din
ner of the council at the Lord Bal
timore hotel in Baltimore After
hearing tributes from sources as
far away as Canada, Florida and
Ohio, Poorbaugh received two
plaques expressing appreciation of
his efforts. The first came from
Governor McKeldin and the second
was from the Travel council.
Among the guests we're members
of the Legislative Council Repre-
senting this county was Helmuth
Hcise, as a director of the Deep
Greek Lake Promotion Council, and
also a director of the Travel Coun-
Gil OF Maryland.
Speaker was Munson Campbell
travel manager of the New York
Times. who told that money spent
in promoting tourism as an invest
ment paid fabulous returns. He
pointed out that money spent by
tourists stays where it is spent,
benefiting business of all kinds and
out of all proportion to the amount
expended in attracting visitors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Oakland Donors
Furnish 100 Pints

Contributors from Oakland and
nearby communities furnished 100
pints of blood yesterday at the reg
ular visit Of the Johnstown Blood
mobile unit of the American Red
Cross.
The bloodmobile unit was set up
at the Oakland Fire hall where
persons streamed in from - until
o'clock.
The local unit had asked for 125
pints, but Johnstown officials said
they were asking for no more than
100, so everybody was well pleased
with the result.
Statistics showed that 1877 per-
sons were scheduled, 90 persons
kept their appointment; there were
80 watkins; Is persons were re-
jected. Thirty-three gave blood as
requirements for pints used in the
local hospital.
Mrs Grover c. Stcmple, blood
recruitment chairman, said seven
new Gallon Club members were
added to the list yesterday, for
having given their eighth pint.
They were listed as Jay Bell,
Harold Ashby, Charles Brincr, Mrs.
Kathryn Gender, Roscoe Swiger,
Mrs. Elizabeth Tcagarden and
Glenn NanSickle.
Additional bIoodmobile visits are
scheduled. One is set for Accident
within the next two months, and
on May % the unit viii make an
other visit to Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
New Auto Tags For
1856 Have Arrived

Around $500 sets of auto license
plates for the 1861 year are now
at the office of the County Treasur-
er, Joseph H. WEIGH. They won't
be on sale until sometime in March
but they are here and ready for the
automobile owners of the county
who will get their license plates di-
rect.
The tags arrived Monday. The
new tags have green numerals with
a white background Maryland will
use both front and rear license
tags.
The tags are made in state penal
institutions and the work pro-
crossed satisfactorily this year so
that an adequate supply is avail
able over two months before they
are needed. They must be attached
to automobiles by April l.
Garrett county tags have the let
tiers &C and numerals starting at
65O1. They run to 9999. This past
year the letters were GA and prior
to that were GG.
License plates may also be OBJ
tanned by sending the application
direct to the office of the Commits
sioner of Motor Vehicles in Balti-
more. Application blanks have not
yet been mailed to auto owners
from the Commission office.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Banks To Increase
Rate of Interest
On Savings Accounts

The four banks of Garrett county
will increase their interest rate on
savings accounts to two percent eff
fective February /, it was an
nounced jointly this week The
present rate of interest on savings
accounts is one percent.
The banks also announced an in
crease in charges for certain serv-
ices. The two Oakland banks are
also preparing to charge $100 for
checks drawn on them for handling
where there is not sufficient funds
on deposit. The charge formerly
was Is cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Fish Program AT
Deep Creek Lake
TO Be Discussed
Study CompIeted-Recom-
mendutions To Be Made

just what is to be done to i'm
prove fishing conditions in Deep
Creek Lake is to be discussed at
two open meetings in the county
next week
The State Game and Inland Fish
commission and other groups have
completed the study of fish con-
ditions in Deep Creek Lake, and
their recommendation will be out
lined at these two meetings along
with other fish management prob
lens for 1856
The study has been underway
since the suffocation program for
the forty-acre section of the lake
was undertaken on September T.
A meeting is scheduled for the
fire hall at Grantsville on Thurs
day evening, January 26, and a
similar meeting is set for the Oak
land Fire hall for Friday evening,
January 81. Both meetings are set
to begin at o'clock
Attending both sessions will be
Harold J. Elser, fisheries biologist,
Department Of Research and Edu-
cation. Edwin Nj. Barrie, chief of
fish management for the Game
and Inland Fish commission; and
Sigurd Brantingson, regional fish
culturist for the commission.
1t was stressed that both meet
ings would be open to the public
and it was hoped a large number
of interested persons would at
tend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
March Of Dimes
Campaign Shows
Moderate Success

With the March of Dimes cam
paign Just over the halfway mark,
Charles l.. BrIner, county campaign
director, announced this week that
funds were beginning to come in
fairly we'll. Until final returns are
in no definite figure can be given.
Containers in various places seem
to be well filled. Frazee's Restau-
rant in Friendsville has filled two
containers and are well along with
the third. The American Legion in
Grantsville has filled one complete
large board and is well on the way
to filling the second Each of these
boards contains $3.50 when filled.
Hinebaugh's Restaurant in Oak
land had coffee day FOR the
March of Dimes which brought in
S38.02. Englander's Pharmacy also
has planned a coffee day The cof-
fee is free and the customer is eX-
pected to place the price of a cup
and more into a March of Dimes
container
The Oakland Moose lodge sold
blue crutches last Saturday and
raised S132.54 for the campaign The
receipts from the parking meters
in Oakland nettcd $2286.
Brincr said the March of Dimes
cards sent to rural areas had not
been returned to any great extent
especially the Oakland rural routes.
He hoped these cards would be
filled and returned to the COM
munity chairmen.
The Junior Woman's Civic club
of Oakland has taken over the
Mothers March, and will be held
on Monday evening, January 30,
from 7 to 8 o'clock Mrs William
DeWeesc was not able to continue
as chairman in Oakland and Mrs.
Ann LaWton, president of the
Junior Woman's Civic club said her
organization would accept the job.
Mrs. Irwin Field was named chair
man She has listed the following
persons to assist: Mrs. Wayne
Pritts. Mrs. Ralph PrittS. Jr Mrs.
Robert Proudfoot, Mrs. Guy Will
liam limbaugh. Mrs Floyd Gus
ter. Mrs. John Getty. Jr., Mrs.
James McHenrY, Mrs. Kenneth
Lawton, Mrs. Stuart Hamill, Jr
Mrs. Stephen Pagenhardt, Mrs. Jo-
scph w. limbaugh Mrs. Eugene
Taylor, Mrs Wilbur Close, Mrs
Donald Browning, Mrs. William
Hcsen. Mrs. William Trcacy Mrs
Lois Dcttmcr, Mrs John Browning,
Mrs. John Atwcll, Mrs Paul Muha
Mrs. James HclbiG Mrs Thomas
Thayer. Mrs. Daniel Ingram. Mrs
Frank Mcdaniel Mrs. William
Shircr. Mrs Field
The American Legion Of Oakland
will sell peanuts for polio this Sat
mday. They will be ON the down
town streets from carly morning
until late evening
The National Guard is sponsor
ing dance for the benefit of the
polio fund on Saturday night, Jan
uary 2S. The Mcllo-Aires from Fair
mont ". Va Will furnish the
music.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
To Address Rotary

George Mclaughlin certified
public accountant will be the
speaker at the weekly meeting of
the Oakland Rotary club on Fri
day evening at els at the William
James hotel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Promotion Council
Selects Directors

The Garrett County and Deep
Greek Lake Promotion Council
elected five directors for two-year
terms and five directors for one
year terms at an election held last
week
Those named for the tWo-yea
terms we're Helmuth Heisc Irwin
Rudy, Jr. irwin Field, Aza Stanton
and Aubrey Brenncman
Named for the onc-ycar term
were NJ. c. Cargo. Charles Bow
man, Wilbert Riddcr, Robert Proud.
foot and William Hcscn.
The directors are meeting this
evening in regular session, at which
time they will name their officers
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
With Our Men
In The Service

Marine Cpl Henry c. Lewis, Jr.
son of Mi and Mrs Henry c
Lewis, of Route 1, Oakland, and
husband of the former Miss Mary
Sweitzer, of SWanton is serving on
Okinawa with the 3rd Marine Di-
visions 9th Regiment
The 9th Marines is an infantry
element of the division.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19

Secretary Dulles declared that
brink of war" moves by Eisen-
hover administration checked the
Chinese Reds in Formosa, Indo-
china and Korea.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19
Supervisors Signify Desires;
Commissioners Do Not Agree
Take No Action On Decision
Of Election Board To Buy
Automatic Machines

IN a letter To the County Com
missioners this week the Board of
Supervisors of Elections advised
the Commissioner that by action
of the majority of the Board of
Election Supervisors. it had de
cidoo TO purchase thir'y-siN manual
type voting machines from the
Automatic Voting Machine corpor-
alton Of jamestown. New York for
the sum of 81 .374 90 each. delivered
at Oakland The letter was signed
by William L. Gibson, president of
the Board and Francis w Sand
ers. member The third member of
the board William O. Treacy did
not sign the letter
At the conclusion of the letter
it said We request your prompt
approval The County Commits
sioncrs took no action on the mat
ter.
The contents of the letter also
had the following:
After giving the matter further
study we have reached the con-
clusion that it would be advisable
to purchase the manually operated
machine rather than the electrically
operated one
Reasons for the superiority of
manual operated Automatic Voting
Machines are:
Il Horizontal eye level listing
of candidates. The horizontal ar
rangemcnt of candidates names.
an exclusive feature on the Auto
matte Voting Machine is the only
arrangement equally fair to both
voter and candidate Because of
this eye Level arrangement. no
voter need search or stOop to To-
cate the candidate Of his choice.
Each candidate is assured that his
name will be presented to the voter
with the same prominence as all
other candidates. On the Automatic
Voting Machine, the candidate for
County Commissioner is on the
same eve level as the candidate
for President. This horizontal ar
rangement makes the Automatic
Voting Machine the easiest for the
voter to understand
-. Hoist mechanism. On the
Automatic Voting Machine, the
machine case can be lowered into
its own storage case for ease in
transportation and storage. This is
very important when moving ma
chimes up or down stairs or storing
the machines in public buildings.
This feature also provides extra
protection against tampcring or
damage to the vital parts of the
machines.
80 Rear Reading Counters. The
counters on the Automatic Voting
Machine. of the latest design and
using the best material available.
are located in the rear of the ma
chine, absolutely inaccessible from
the front Of the machine. These
counters are securely protected by
a steel door. Experience has proven
that transcription of the count from
rear reading counters to return
sheets is the most impartial and
accurate method
a. Public Counter. The public
counter on the Automatic Voting
Machine is visible at all times as
required by Maryland law
5 Write-m Facilities The hori-
lontal arrangement of the Auto
matte Voting Machine permits the
more convenient casting of write
in votes.
g. Easiest Voting Machine to
prepare for elections.
II. The Manufacturer has IS
years experience in the manufac-
turc. installation and service Of
voting machines. The Automatic
Voting Machine Corporation is the
onIv CnD7DauN that manufacturers
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19

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Airman third class Lonnie Bray,
son of Mr.. and Mrs TIMBER Bray,
of Swanton. was chosen airman of
the month recently by other men,
bers of his outfit. Bray is located
at present at the Chanute air force
base in Illinois.
Bray was graduated from South
ern High school in 1855, at which
time he entered the u. S. air force.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-01-19

New floods hit California for the
second time within a month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-25

weather report. Most anglers
know Coast Guard reports are
often way of and call the Air
port Weather Bureau in WASH
ington for better information.
1t would seem the Coast Guard
would make speciality of up
to-the- minute reports for an
glers along the Atlantic. You
can always count on the Coast
Guard when in distress but it
needs to brush up on the
weather. especially local condi-
tons.
Irving and AL Fogel, I. S.
Burka and Ellis Block are back
after a fine trip out of Brielle,
N. j.. last week. Trolling and
cumming they took Is bluefish
one day ranging from 4 to IL
pounds and next day went some
SO miles offshore where they
battled and boated IL tuna in
the 30-40 pound class. Irving
Fogel is high in praise of Bob
Nungesser's new feather lure.
Fashioned somewhat on the
order of the old Japanese
feather lures, but greatly dressed
up, it really performed wonders.