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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11

roads. Also, more than 200 per-
sons came to the Center yes
terday to volunteer their blood.
The 200-pint figure was far
above the nearly 10 to 80 pints
that are given daily at the Gen.
ter, DR.. Dart said.
I'VE are very grateful for the
response" he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
Astounding Musical Job
Opens to Airlnon Here
BY ARTHUR EDISON
AP Newsfeatures Writer

Even in the Capital where astonishing careers are
commonplace Aman c Serge de Gastyne STACKS up as some
thing pretty unusual
In his Is years "a, eenage leader against
the Nazis in the French underground CD young man who
be an scientist Co private who married the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Southern High Wins
Over MasontOWn 90

Southern High school rolled to
its sixth consecutive victory on
Tuesday, defeating the Masontown
High tossers at MasOntOwn, w. Va,
by the score of so behind the two
hit pitching of Toby Colaw who
struck out Is batSmen.
A pair of two-baggers by Rosi,
Masontown catcher, were the only
safeties yielded by Colaw.
Coach Carlton Hogue's Highland
ers, who have reeled off six wins i'll
row since losing the season open
er to keyser, hammered the offer
ings of two pitchers for 16 hits in
the game. Toby Colaw and Jim
Holler paced the attack with three
blows each. Masontown was placed
on the Southern Schedule after
Kingwood cancelled its two-game
series.
Southern's PVC game set at
Moorefield on Friday, has been re-
scheduled for Monday, May IA.
Playing for Southern were Shat
fer, Knots, f. Colaw, I. Colaw,
Deckman, Garrett, Harsh, Bolyard,
Holler, Sewers, Wright
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Making America Great .

Dr. George s. Benson, director of the National Educa-
ton Program tells the experience of the 100000 boys and
girls in New York high schools in contest recently
completed They dug into the history of the nation and wrote
essays How Free Enterprise Has Helped To Make Amer
Great" 1t sponsored by the New York Chamber of
Commerce Educational Foundation, Inc.
With adequate understanding of American systems
basic elements and of its great comparative advantages the
youth of America not likely to fall for Left Wing propa-
ganda The prize winning indicated that children
they drawn into study of it, find the American
exciting its history romantic and its future challenging
to the imagination.
There faulty thinking expressed by of the
youngsters In student wrote: without our Consti-
tuition to insure protection against rule of tyranny would
we be the strong nation that are? do not know. Dr.
feels this child should be given the opportunity Of
finding that the is "No-withOu Constitution
would not be the strong nation that are Another bit
thinking needing attention. 1T would be presumptuous
try determine exactly what has made America
great" Indeed it would not says DR.. Benson.
expressive appreciation of our American system
probably been written than that of Nora Costello
age b. said "When the stork picked you sung
comfortably from his bill and began wngng earthward with
you the chances fifteen to against you. You hit
the jackpot The ratio of world population to u s. popu
laton is Is to l, So to that, we also Amen"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
May Fellowship Held
By Church Women

The Oakland Community Council
of United Church Women had its
annual May Fellowship day meet
ing at the Deep Creek Baptist
church last Friday. Mrs. Paul B.
Naylor, president, gave brief talk
on symbolism, and Mrs. Newton
Coplin, chairman of Christian So
cial Relations, led the service of
worship. Assisting her were Mrs.
Lester White, Mrs. R. w. Slower,
Mrs. Savage, Mrs. w. w. Dewitt,
Mrs. Mabel Brock and Miss Icie
Friend.
Associate Judge Neil c. Fraley
spoke on the theme, Who Forms
Your OpinionS?' which was the
general theme of the meeting. Mrs,
Naylor presented each person with
a self-check list on the subject
with a request that it be filled out
and sent to national headquarters
Mrs. w. w. Dewitt was elected
vice-president and Mrs. Veryl
Weimer was named treasurer. One
third of an offering of S23O3 will
be retained in the local treasury
for work of the local council.
After adjournment, coffee, tea
and cookies were served
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Wins National Contest

Douglas Houck, son of Mrs. Coyla
B. Houck, of Mt. Savage, and the
late Raymond D. Houck, has won
first place honors in national es-
say contest sponsored by Eta Sig
ma Phi classical fraternity. Houck
is student at Hampden-Sydney
college in Virginia and was grad
uated from Allegany High school
in Cumberland in 1858.
\ junior at the college, he wrote
on the designated topic, The
Claims of Greek in Liberal Arts
College Curricula in the Coming
Years of Increased Enrolment
Along with first place honors Houck
received a check of $50.
He has been active in the jour
nalistic, classical and forensic fields
at the school ever since his fresh
man year. He is now feature editor
CT the Tiger, the college paper.
The Houcks formerly resided in
Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Mahoney Wins In
County Two to One
J. Grahame Walker Given
Majority Over Foley In
Congressional Race

Garrett County gave George p.
Mahoney a substantial majority
over his opponent Willard f. Tyd-
ings in their unit vote battle for
the U. S. Senatorial nomination in
Mondays primary election, with
all 81 precincts reporting. Mahoney
had 1.154 compared to 582 for Tyd-
ings. MahOney practically doubled
the total of his opponent. He lost
only six precincts and tied one in
swapping Tydings here.
In the same tally j. Grahame
Walker won the county vote over
John r. Foley, his nearest opponent
in the race for the nomination for
Congress from the Sixth District
on the Democratic ticket. Walker
received 845 votes compared to
376 for Foley. Robert w. Cremins
also had IS votes.
The Democratic totals: for Presi-
dent, Estes Kefauver, 1,010; unin-
structed, 277; Senator, Thomas l.
Christian, 10; Andrew j. Easter, II;
George p Mahoney, LISA; Millard
E. Tydings, 582; George w. Will
liams, 5; Congress, Robert w
Cremins, IS; John r. Foley, 376; j
Grahame Walker, 845.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Prom Set For Friday

The annual Junior-Senior prom
of Southern High school will be
held this Friday evening at the
school gymnasium.
Twelve rules for the government
of the prom have been issued by
the committee. The prom is limited
to juniors and seniors, and guests
must be approved by the invitation
committee. All who attend arc to
remain in the gymnasium for the
duration of the dance. Complete
copies of the rules were placed in
the school lobby and i'll each junior
and senior homerooms.
A program has been arranged by
parents for after the prom Fol
lowing the conclusion Of the prom
there will be theatre party,
further dancing and refreshments
at the armory with breakfast at
the Methodist church in Oakland.
All of the activities are to be
chaperoned by parents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Employed To Handle
Food Distribution

At a special meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners on
April 81, Daniel p Smouse was
employed to handle the distribu-
ton of surplus foods, and the
records of that business, as of May
/. The salary was set at 500 per
month.
The motion to appoint Smouse
was made by H. d. Swartzentruber
and seconded by Erwin A. Roth.
Bernard Nally was also author
lied to repair showers and leaks,
and the cutters on the roof of the
Jail and sheriff's residence; also to
repair, plaster and paint the bath
room in the sheriffs residence; re-
pair conduit pipe and paint the
first floor of the Jail.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Instructors
Resign Positions

The Board of Education reported
this week that eleven teachers in
the county had resigned their po-
sitions. to become effective at the
close of the school year. Willard
l.. Hawkins, county superintendent
of schools, said the turnover up to
this time was the smallest in many
years, although he said he expected
some additional designations.
Submitting designations were:
Mrs. Mabel Sollars from Loeb Lynn,
who retires; Mrs. Villa Mckenzie
from johnson, who will stop teach
ing; Miss Janet Heyer, from South
ern, who is to be married; Robert
Long, from Southern, who will
teach in Wheeling; Mrs. 10 Ann
Birkett from FriendSVille, who will
marry; Pasco c. Ball, from Grants
Vile, seeking other position; Mrs.
William Fleming, from Northern,
who may quit teaching; Harold
Griffith. from Northern, who has
secured a position at Morgantown;
Miss Mary Lipscomb, from North
ern. who will marry; Mrs. Joseph
Patterson, from Southern, who will
join her husband serving in the
army; Miss Joan Patterson, from
Crellin, who is to marry.
Mr.. Hawkins said that well quail
flied requirements had been Sc
cured for all people who had re-
signed up to this time, but felt
that securing competent replace
ments for later designations would
be difficult.
He indicated there was grow
ing shortage of qualified teachers
in the state and nation. Improved
teacher salary scales in Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia is reduc-
ing the supply of teachers formerly
available. He said Maryland now
Jagged behind industrialized areas
of the nation but an attempt to get
S400 increase in teacher salaries
failed to pass the Senate after re-
ceiving an overwhelmingly favor
able vote in the House at the last
session of the State Legislature He
understood this bill would be re-
introduced at the coming session.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Fun Carnival To Be
Held Tomorrow

The annual Fun Carnival, spon-
sored by the Oakland Elementary
Parent-Teacher Association, will
be held at the school grounds on
Friday evening, from $50 to 10 o.
clock. Originally set for this eve
ming, it was postponed on account
of the weather.
Charles l.. Briner, chairman, said
there would be eighteen booths
erected for the pleasure of those
attending. Lumber for the booths
this year was donated by Jackson
Thomas and Fred Glotfelty. They
are ready to be placed on the
school grounds. Mrs. John Getty
is chairman of the homeroom
mothers who are to be i'll charge
of the booths. Assisting her is Mrs.
Briner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
.Bloodmobile Visit
Set For May BIRD

The next visit of the JOhnstown
Bloodmobile unit of the American
Red Cross has been set for
Wednesday, May %.
1t will be held at the Oakland
Fire department hall from II o.
clock noon until 6 p. m. The local
chapter of Red Cross will endeavor
to obtain 125 pints of blood.
The last visit of the bloodmobile
unit to Oakland was on January Is,
although there was a visit to Ac-
cident in March.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Eisenhower Still Is
Popular, Vote Shows

Garrett county voters went to
the polls in small numbers Monday
to nominate candidates for their
respective parties who will vie in
the November 6 general election.
The total number was under fifty
percent with many precincts show
ing less. The percentage of Demo-
cratic voters was greater than that
shown by the Republicans
The voting, however, showed that
President Eisenhower had retained
his popularity since he received 3
'127 Republican votes with only 81
signifying they wanted to send an
uninstructed delegation to the ma
tional convention.
John Marshall Butler, incumbent,
piled up a commanding majority
for nomination for the United
States Senate, and had little trouble
throughout the state. He polled l.
$50 votes in the county compared
to 232 for Earl E. Knepper and 81
for Henry j. Laque, Jr.
Dewitt S. Hyde, who had no OPP
position for his denomination for
Republican candidate for Congress
from the Sixth Congressional dis
trict in the eighty-fifth Congress,
received 1881 votes. He had been
certified as a candidate by the sec
rotary of State, but since he had
no opposition his name could have
been eliminated from the ballot
With the voting light and the bal
lot a short one, all returns were
tabulated from all tWenty-seven
voting precincts by IL O'clock
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Evidence of Spring!

There was some evidence of
spring this past week, but also
some evidence that the cold
weather had not completely lost
its hold on the county.
Clearing skies on Tuesday morn
ing following rain the previous day
brought heavy frost and a 25-
degree thermometer reading. Frost
also occurred the following morn
ing.
Other than that days have been
warm with Saturday and Sunday
being clear as we'll as Tuesday and
Wednesday, Rain fell Sunday eve
ming and continued through Mon
day Rain also was falling this
morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Tydings Apparently
Wins Nomination
Over Geo. Mahoney

Willard E. Tydings, a cOnserva-
tive Democrat, apparently won his
party's support to meet Republi-
can John Marshall Butler in the
November general election.
Tydings squeaked through an eX-
tremely close primary battle with
George p Mahoney, Baltimore paw
ing contractor, for the nomination
on the basis of unofficial returns
In nearly complete reports from
1877 polling places Tydings had
142,449 to 134,123 for Mahoney.
Butler, who won denomination
without serious opposition, defeated
Tydings for the Senate post in 1850
Mahoney still had not conceded
defeat by Tydings. He said that in
view of the closeness of the re-
suits we will wait until the official
canvass before making any an.
nouncement"
In the primary statewide offices
are decided by the unit vote, sim
liar to the electoral college in the
Presidential election The unit vote
between Tydings and Mahoney was
tied rs to rs. In that case the can
didate with the largest number oil
popular vote wins. This is the first
time it has happened.
President Eisenhower and Sen
Estes KefauVer we're on the Pres
idential preference ballots but both
were opposed only by 'uninstruc'
ted" delegations to the national
conventions. Eisenhower virtually
swept his ticket but Kefauver had
surprising opposition. Kefauver
polled lO1 ,844 to 52,535 for an UNI
instructed delegation. Eisenhower
polled 1882 votes to 1892 for an
uninstructed delegation.
Based on unofficial returns John
r. Foley won the Democratic NOM
ination for Congress from the Sixth
district and will oppose Dewitt S.
Hyde, Republican, in the Novem-
Der election.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Mover Is Named
County Assessor

Jerry Meyer was named to the
position of additional county as
SCISSOR at a special meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners on
April q.
Meyer was one of three persons
declared eligible for the post by
the State Tax Commission which
had interviewed all three candi-
dates. The other two were Harold
Yutzy and Ben Dewitt.
At the special meeting it was
moved by Aubrey Brenneman that
Meyer be appointed, declaring he
had been working for several
months and was doing satisfacto-
rily. H. D. Swartzentruber, presi-
dent of the County Commissioners,
asked the third commissioner, Err
win Roth, for his opinion, who de
clared You can go ahead and sec
Ollu lIlc lllOllOlls II an AlSiit WIN
me-" Swartzentruber then second
ed the motion and the motion car
ried.
Albert w. Ward, secretary to the
State Tax Commission, was mott
fled and he ruled that Meyer could
be sworn in Immediately. The COM
missioners agreed to continue
Meyers salary until July l, at which
time the state will begin to reim-
burse the county for a portion of
the salary.
Meyer was sworn in April q by
Richard L. Davis, clerk of the Cir
cult court.
An additional assessor was APP
proved in the budget of the State
Tax Commission, and one half of
the assessors salary will be paid
by the state
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Garrett Youths
To Take Part In
Broiler Contest

Six All Club members are taking
part in the Western Maryland
region of the Junior Broiler Pro-
duction contest at Oakland, May 25.
The highest scoring entry in each
region will be retained for the state
contest June 20 in Atlantic City.
Contestants started their projects
in this region March % with 100
chicks. Each contestant kept
records on the birds during the
nine-week growing period. For
Judging, a contestant will select six
cockerels from his 100-bird flock.
According to Perry T. Twining,
Extension poultryman, University
of Maryland, the contest, designed
to teach the economical production
of quality poultry, is sponsored by
the Maryland State Poultry Coun-
cl, Inc, in cooperation with the
University of Maryland Extension
Service and the Maryland State
Fair Board
Regional committee chairmen in
clude Assistant County Agricul-
tural Agent James A. McHenry,
Garrett county.
Enrolled in the contest in the
western region are John Beachy,
IA, Swanton; Ronald Glass, IT, Ac-
cident; John Beachy, II, Swanton;
David Otto, II, Swanton; Lawrence
Steyer, 16, Deer Park, and Jack
Holtschneider, Is, Deer Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Local Committees
Are Selected For
Summer Theatre

Plans for the 1856 summer sea-
son at the Garrett County Play
house are almost complete, Gene
Yell, director, has announced. Local
committees and representatives
have been selected and are ready
to get to work for the opening on
July 3.
This year the costume commit
tee will be headed by Mrs. Robert
Ruckert Other members of the
committee include Mrs. Harold
Harmed. Mrs. Karl Kahl, Mrs Will
liam Rees, Mrs. Marvin Jones and
Mrs. Raymond McCutcheon.
In charge of properties will be
Mrs. Lewis Jones, who will be as
sisted by Mrs. Robert Nethken,
Mrs. Lowell Loomis, Mrs, Charles
Briner, Mrs. Robert Stanton, Mrs
Kenneth Lawton, Miss Mary Louise
Helbig and J. M. Jarboe.
Nshers for the summer theatrical
season have been selected by Mrs
Robert Stanton. They are Arveta
Bell, 10 Ann Echard, Patricia
Gortner, Mary Ann Nally, Linda
Pritts, Mary Jane Browning, Bar
bara Lu Glotfelty, jeanne Nc
ROBBIE, Jeri Nordeck, and Beverly
ReeS.
Mrs. Thornton Deffinbaugh will
handle the programs and George
Hanst will be in charge of publicity.
This season the Garrett County
Playhouse has representatives in
following towns: Mrs. Gerald Imam,
Kitzmiller; Mrs. Glenn Boyd, Luke;
Mrs. Albert Howard, Bloomington;
Mrs. Arnold Fox, Friendsville; Ed
ward P. Flanagan, Frostburg.
j. B. Bowling, Cumberland; Tom
j. Conlon, Keyser, w. Va; Mrs. Jo-
seph Buchanan, Terra Alta; Mrs.
Bernard Annette, Fairmont; Mrs.
Dell Roy Richards, MorgantoWn;
Miss Estella Hess, Kingwood; Mrs.
Walter Reed, Dravosburg. Pa, and
Mrs. Paul Latkanvich, Monessen,
Pa.
The local subscription drive is be-
ing handled by the Business and
Professional Women's Club.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Judgeship Won
Easily BY FraIey

Neil c. Fraley, associate Judge
of the Fourth Judicial circuit, in
his candidacy for denomination,
piled up a big lead in both parties
over his opponent, Lewis r. Jones,
in Mondays primary election.
Fraley had almost two to one
majority on both the Republican
and Democratic tickets. Fraley had
ISL and Jones 778 on the Republic
can side; while on the Democratic
ballot Fraley polled 1882 to Jones
sos.
Regardless of his selection on
both ballots, Judge Fraleys name
will appear on the general election
ballot in November, but without
opposition. Mondays election mere
ly officially qualified him as
candidate to succeed himself.
Judge Fraley, at the time MEM
Der of the State Senate, was APP
pointed late in 1854 by Governor
Theodore R. McKeldin, as the new
Judge in the Fourth Judicial Cir
cult which embraces Garrett, Al
legany and Washington counties.
An act of the General Assembly
called a referendum in 1854 on the
creation of additional judgeships
in Maryland. The voters approved
and as a result Garrett county was
provided with its own sitting Judge.
Previously one of the two judges
from Allegany county would travel
to Oakland to hold court
Judge Fraley, who was 81 on
April IS, will have eight years of
his elected fifteen-year term to
serve before being forced to retire
on account of the retirement age
limit
In winning the nomination from
Jones, Fraley took all but four
Democratic precincts and all but
two Republican precincts. Precincts
at Bloomington, Sang Run, Elbow,
Bittinger on the Democratic bal
lot, and Friendsville second pre-
cinct and Elbow, on the Republic
can ballot, went for Jones by small
margins.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Jurors Recalled

The March Term petit jurors
arc being recalled to serve on four
condemnation cases that are sched-
uled for trial next Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday in the Garrett
County Circuit Court
Cases involve land that the State
Roads commission has condemned
for road improvement One is the
Pattison property located at
Bloomington while the other is the
Schenk property located on route
PIG. near Deep Creek Lake.
Trials are expected to, take at
least three days. The jurors will
fix the amounts TO be paid TO the
owners for the property condemned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Stock Car Races
Will Begin June l

The third season of the Deep
Greek Speedway will get under
way on Friday evening, June l, it
has been announced.
The track will operate every Fri
day evening during the season and
this year is under the management
of G. Wells Bray and Lee Duvall.
Announcer will be c. L. Briner
Briner said this week that from
80 to 35 cars are expected to be on
hand for the opening night. Racing
will start at 8 o'clock, daylight
time. He also announced that the
management was planning several
special features for the summer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Red Cross Funds Increase

The total amount of funds re-
ceived in the annual Red Cross
campaign for funds was increased
to S2,636.33 this week. it was an
nounced by Mrs. Kermit Glotfelty,
Accident, county chairman.
Mrs Glotfelty said the campaign
would continue for another week
or ten days in hopes that some adj
ditional funds would be forthcom-
ing. The quota is $4,000. She said
that those wishing to contribute
may give their donation to James
c. Lemmert, in the First National
Bank, who is the treasurer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10

Miss Susan Anne Turner daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Turner,
Second street, Oakland, is one of
260 candidates for graduation at
Mount Holyoke College, which will
hold its 18th commencement cere-
monies, Sunday, June 3.
Miss Turner has majored in
French for the last two years. She
spent her junior year abroad at
the University of Paris with the
Sweetbriar group of college stu
dents. During the summer after her
sophomore year in 1854, she also
studied German political science at
the George Washington University
in Washington, d. c.
In her freshman year Miss Tur-
ner received the Bernice Maclean
Zoology award for excellence in
that field. She also played in the
college orchestra during her sophie
more year and lived in lie Foyer
the French house on campus, for d
year After graduation, Miss Tur-
ner hopes to enter a graduate
school where she can do research
in political science. Prior to col.
lege, Miss Turner attended the
Penn Hall preparatory school in
Chambersburg, Pa.
The Mount Holyoke graduation
program will begin Friday, June
and conclude Sunday, June 3, after
the commencement ceremonies al
which Dean Edmund w. Sinnott
of the Yale Graduate School will
speak.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Special Program Arranged

A Mothers Day program will be
given at the Maple Grove Church
of the Brethren on Sunday, May IS,
at II o'clock a. m.
The Davises, from the Harbor of
Light in Uniontown, Pa, will rem
der a program on May Goth at
7:45 p. NJ. it was announced The
public is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-10
Lions To Entertain Wives

Members of the Lions club will
entertain their wives and guests
on Monday, May ID, with dinner
at Southern High school.
George Jason, the one man Va
riety show, will furnish the enter
tainment Following the dinner a
dance will be held in the Armory
with music to be furnished by Hal
Hartman's Mell-O-Aires.