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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-27
Dcatonvillc

Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Estes and
three sons and Mr. and Mrs. Stan-
lay ellis spent Sunday in New
ports News with Mrs. Dabney
0ills. Mr.. and Mrs. ellis stayed
for a weeks visit with Mrs. ellis
and Miss Linda Farley.
Mn. and Mrs. Wallace Rucker
and daughter. OF Richmond visited
in tho Floyd Rucker home last
Sunday.
Miss Judy Munden of Amelia
sSilt Tuesday night with Miss
Brenda Joyce
MI. and Mrs. Vester jenkins
called to see Miss Clara Allen at
Tobac coville last Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Boil visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Waldrop and
family Of Richmond. last Sunday
They also visited Mrs. Hiberniaa
Deaton who was sick in convale-
sent home in Highland Springs
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dnka
and Miss Edna Burton of Rich
rnnd called In the home of Flovd
RnckAr and A. c. Mann Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oliver and
daughters Bernice. Dorothy and
Grace Oliver and Otis Ellington
attended a birthday dinner last
Friday night in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Chuck Brown given at
South Ht'' in honor of Mr.. Oliver
and Bernice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vester jenkins
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson Joyce
last Tuesday night. Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie MeadOr visited
the Joyce's and Friday night Mrs.
Oscar Hamlet Allison and Doug
las visited in the some home.
Miss Linda Pope spent the week
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-27

needed to do more of this type
of service in the Masters king
dom. as people like to knoY that
others are really interested in
their Christian welfare.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-27

end with Miss Marie Jones Of
Amelia
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Northern High Plans
Community Fair

The School-Community Fair at
Northern High school at Accident
will get under way at noon on Fri
day, October 5, according to Paul
Muha, principal. On Friday after
noon all exhibits will be open to
everyone and conducted tours of the
high and elementary school stu
dents will be made. From $50 to
HOO o'clock on Friday all exhibits
and carnival booths will be open to
the general public with square
dancing from 900 to HOO and re-
freshmentS available throughout
the evening.
On Saturday all exhibits will be
on display from 1000 a. m. until
HOO at night. There will be soil
judging at 1000 with additional
contests in log saving, rolling pin
throw, wood chopping, and trac-
tor operating.
Carnival booths and refreshment
stands will be open on Saturday
from ZOO to HOO p. m, with the
Slim Bryant show beginning at $50
in the Auditorium.
Promptly at 1890 prizes will be
awarded and a fruit basket and
vegetable basket will be given
away.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Civil Cases Heard
In Circuit Court

Two civil cases concerning dis
puteS of individuals with the State
Roads commission, and one equity
case were heard in the Circuit
court this week.
In a civil action yesterday Leo
Fredlock Schenk and Kathleen
Schenk obtained verdict of 1888
against the State Roads commits
sion for the loss of a spring on
their property along Deep Creek
Lake. Mr.. and Mrs. Schenk had
sought damages of $4,000. The case
was decided by jury.
In another jury case on Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude King we're
given damages amounting to ST.
OO4.17, against the State Roads Com
mission for the taking of a spring
on their property on the new Deer
Park road. This also was jury
case.
On Monday an equity case was
heard by Associate Judge Neil c.
Fraley. Mrs. Florence Sanders was
asking for support for herself from
Francis W. Sanders. No opinion in
the case has been filed.
Tomorrow the petit jury will
hear a case that has been trans
ferred from Hagerstown.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Annual Halloween
Event Is Planned

The annual Halloween celebra-
ton in Oakland is being planned
by the Mt. City Band members.
The parade will be held on Thurs
day evening, November l, while a
benefit dance is being planned for
Saturday, November 3, in the Ma
tional Guard armory The Mid
Knighters will furnish the music
for the dance and admission will
be So per couple.
Band members are starting this
week to collect prizes for the an
nual parade which is usually con-
sidered one of the high lights of
the year for youngsters. Seventy
five or more prizes are given out
to the participants. Parade time Is
set for 7 o'clock. Band officers said
that if the weather permitted there
would also be a street carnival.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Seek Good Attendance
For Troining Meeting

Cub pack leaders are seeking a
good attendance of parents and
others interested at training pro
gram scheduled to begin Friday
evening at 7:3O in the scout hall.
The training program is especial
ly for parents and leaders and par
ents of boys who expect to be in
the cub pack in the near future.
George Stuck, cub master, said
there was shortage of den moth
ers for his fifty boys, and he was
hopeful of large turnout. Stuck
said Mt. Lake Park mothers are
included in the call for more help
ers.
The training program will be
given on three succeeding Friday
evenings. Wilbur Sifton, field scout
executive, will teach the first class
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Need Is Expressed
For Foster Homes

All available licensed foster
homes have now been filled to ca
pacity by the County Welfare
Board and the Board was sending
out an appeal this week for further
qualified homes.
AT present the board has % chill
dren under its supervision in six
different foster homes. Robert w
Stemple, director, said that unless
additional homes are secured and
approved within the immediate flu
ture the quality of care provided
would be seriously jeopardized. He
said an adequate amount of money
is paid to foster parents for the
care of children placed, and
through their kindness and under
standing and concern give children
an opportunity to have the kind OF
life every child needs
He said the board was working
on a program to interest more
people in the county to work with
the board in securing more homes
for these children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
3rd Annual Night
of Harmony Set for
This Saturday Night

The third annual Night of Har-
mony will be presented this Satur-
day evening, October 6, in the
Southern High school gymnasium,
under the sponsorship of the Oak
land Chapter of the SPEBSQSA
Society for the Preservation and
Quartet Singing in America. Tic
kets are being sold for 81.
The program will get under way
O'Clock with an introduction by
Delbert Bittinger, president. Hance
Moffett, of Clarksburg, w. Va, will
be master of ceremonies. Rev.
Charles w. Carlson is the director
of the local Barbershoppers which
number about 25.
Featured on the program will be
four quartets, the Mountainaires,
of Oakland Fashion Chords, OF
UniontoWn, Pa; Eastern Pan
handlers, of Charles Town, w. Va;
and The Great Scots, of Steuben-
vile, o. The latter quartet were
international semi-finalists in 1885
at Miami, Fla, and in 1856 at Min
neapolis Scotty Ward has for three
years been named the all-district
lead
This year the ticket for admis-
sion also will admit the holder to
the "After-Glow, a social get-to-
gether following the performance
at which time all quartets present
their fancy and hard-to-do num-
bers. This part of the program will
be held in the school cafeteria. Re
freshments will be on sale.
Mr.. Bittinger explained that the
society is nOn-profit one and thai
any profit made from the program
will be contributed to worthy
charity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Man Is Given Year
In Bad Check Case

Willard A. Crosby, Hyattsville,
who was found guilty on two
charges of passing bad checks to-
falling S287103 in payment for live
stock purchased at the Blaine
Friend stockyard in Accident was
sentenced to one year in the House
of Correction on each charge, in
the Garrett County Circuit court
last week.
Associate Judge Neil c. Fraley
imposed the sentences with the
terms to run concurrently.
Other sentences were passed
prior to the end of the criminal
trials last Thursday. The American
Legion Post of Oakland was fined
$500 and costs for permitting the
sale of whisky at the post home.
John Thomas, of Friendsville,
who pleaded guilty to carnal knowl-
edge of a 14-year-old girl, was fined
$3.50 and costs.
James Fike, also of Friendsville,
was found not guilty by a jury of
carnal knowledge of the same girl
involved in the case with Thomas,
and following this verdict was an
nounced, carnal knowledge
charge against another Friendsville
man, Larry Lawson, was dismissed
by the state. His charge concerned
the same girl.
James V. DeCherio, of Western
port, received suspended sem
tence of two years in the House of
Correction on charge of assaulting
Joseph Shillingburg, also of West
ernport. The accused man shot
Shillingburg in the leg with a %
calibre rifle from distance of AZ
yards.
Two other cases against Joseph
Miner and Mark Uphold, on
charges of statutory rape were not
tried because the traversers were
not in the state.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Northern High Plans
First P.-T.A. Meeting

The opening meeting for the
Northern High P.-T.A. will be held
on Thursday evening, October IL,
it has been announced by Mrs.
Irva Mickey, president. The hos
pitality committee will be in charge
of welcoming the guests, while the
program committee plans an edu-
catiOnal program. Highlighting the
program will be the forming of
committees for the year and spe-
cial prayer presented by a mem
Der Of the senior class. The band
will play and remarks will be made
by Paul Muha, principal. The So
cial committee will provide re-
freshments for the evening. All
patrons and friends are invited
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Telephone Service
At Accident Slated
To Be Enlarged

The Board of Directors of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone company of Maryland, in a
regular meeting September, APP
proved expenditures of So million
dollars for expanding and improv-
ing telephone service in Maryland
For Western Maryland the direc-
tors approved $4,000 for build
ing addition and to enlarge the dial
equipment at Accident Two prof
Gets totaling $4,000 were authorized
for poles and cable to connect adj
ditional telephones in Cumberland
and Friendsville.
Clarence L. Stem, manager of
the Oakland office said that in adj
dition to enlarging the present
building in Accident, that a new
type dial office would be installed,
similar to the one at Oakland, and
the Accident office, when COM
pleted, would have a name and a
2-5 number similar to Friendsville
and Oakland.
The office is due for completion
about January 3, with the new
equipment to be installed by March
o
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Hire The Handicapped Week
Will Be Observed Here

The national organization urging
the hiring of the physically handi-
capped person, will spend a week
emphasizing the event October 8
to Is. DR.. Arthur Jones heads the
county committee and he called at
tention this week to the public in
emphasizing that many of the
handicapped can be employed the
same as physically able individuals.
He said Ilere was no attempt to
ask employers to hire sub-standard
employees and assured them that
any person recommended would
meet all requirements or more of
the normal citizen Five such physi
cally handicapped persons were
placed in jobs within the past two
weeks. DR.. Jones said the commit
tee works with the State Employ
ment Service and the Vocational
Rehabilitation service
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Win Top Awards
For Hay Samples

Samples of hay submitted by two
Garrett County farmers won top
awards in the hay and silage show
held last week as part of the
Buckwheat Festival, at KingWood.
Lenwood Bittinger, of Mt. Lake
Park. received first placing on both
clover and alfalfa hay exhibits;
while Stanley Baker, also of Mt
Lake Park, and neighbor of Bit
finger. won a blue ribbon placing
on mixed legume and grass hay and
a redribbon on his clover hay. Ed
dy Volk, Reedsville, w. Va, had
the first place sample of grass hay,
Winners in the show were given
bags of suIfate of ammonia donated
by the Sharon Steel Company,
manufacturers, Fairmont, w. Va.
Approximately IS hay samples and
6 silage samples were displayed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
County Votes Dry
But Drinks Wet,
Local Poll Shows

Garrett countians vote dry and
drink wet
That was the opinion of ma
jority of persons contacted in a
spot check of the residents of the
county by an Associated Press
writer, to the forthcoming refer
endum that would legalize the sale
of liquor in county dispensary.
The county, a summer resort
area, has legal sale of beer only.
The proposed plan would provide
for an off-sale dispensary in Oak
land and possibly at other points
if the demand requires it.
The sale of whisky has always
been a highly controversial matter
in the county and now the vets
and drys are lining up their
strength with both sides confident
of victory
The Republican came out two
weeks ago editorially against the
legal sale of liquor and declared
they couldn't see where it or the
money from taxes from the sale of
it had ever done any good for hui
mainly but they could see lots of
ways where it has done a lot of
harm.
The poll pointed out that many
of those contacted had the same
views as coal mine operator in
the Kitzmiller area. He said: IF we
are going to deal with whisky we
might as well regulate it and get
the revenue from the sale" He
pointed to the present practice of
those who like their tea" There
are the non-tee-totalers who live in
the Oakland section who make it
a habit of driving to Terra Alta,
ten miles away, to buy their liquor.
A Mt. Lake Park resident observed
that a third of the cars parked in
the vicinity of the Terra Alta store
on Saturdays and the days before
holidays bear Maryland tags.
1t is understood the Terra Alta
store is one of the more profitable
stores under the West Virginia
Liquor Control commission. Also
getting a lot of business from the
county are the liquor dealers in
Frostburg and Homecoming and
WeSternport.
But there are those in Garrett
county who feel that beer is bad
enough to contend with and it is
these who are leading the fight
against the legalized sale of whis-
ky.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Plans Completed
For Annual Tour

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the third annual histori-
cal tour which will get under way
Saturday morning, October 6, at 10
o'clock.
Those planning to make the tour
are to meet at the Ruth Enlow Ii
brary in Oakland at 10 a. M, with
a picnic lunch which will be eaten
at the Fairfax Stone The tour will
include several places in the south
ern area of the county.
Last years attendance totaled 81
and it was anticipated that the
number this year would show an
increase.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Contracts Signed
For New Schools
Total Price For Both To Be
$525, 900; Work Begun
At Oakland

Contracts for the two new Gar
rett County elementary schools
were signed by the Board of Coun-
| ty Commissioners and Hardesty and
| Shirer, contractors, at a joint meet
| ing, Monday, October l. The COM
bined price for both buildings was
S525 100000. Willard l.. Hawkins,
county superintendent of schools,
said he believed this was an eX-
cellent price for the two buildings
when compared to school construc-
ton costs elsewhere throughout the
state. One building will be con-
structed at Oakland consisting of
eleven classroOms, library, health
room, and all-purpose room with
kitchen to be used as cafeteria,
auditorium, and gymnasium. This
room will have a seating capacity
of approximately ABS. The building
will house grades 4-5-6 and will
make it possible to abandon the
old Annex building now housing
approximately $50 pupils.
The other school will be con-
structed on Route 40 at Long
Stretch and will consist of seven
classrooms, library, health room,
and an all-purpose room with ca
pacity to seat approximately 300
people. This building will serve all
pupils in the Finzel-J ohnson, Anvil
ton areas. grades one through eight.
The present schools at johnson and
Finzel will be abandoned. Hawkins
said the schools are ineXpcnsively
designed, yet are durable and pro-
vide all needed facilities for a
modern educational program. Such
features as glass block windows,
aluminium window sash, steel door
frames, copper spouting and flash
ing, light domes in corridors, tile
corridor walls, and asphalt tile
floors will be used in both build
ings. The contract price does not
include driveways, parking areas,
or lawn seeding, nor does it include
a disposal system for the Oakland
School, where negotiations are in
process with the Mayor and Council
of Mt. Lake Park to connect with
the Mt. Lake Park Sewerage Sys-
TEN. The entire cost of both
schools will be financed with State
School Construction funds. Work
has already begun on the Oakland
school, and the contractors expect
to start excavation at the Route &c
site within the next week, if wealth
err permits. Completion date for the
Oakland school is January l, 1858
while the Route 40 school will
probably not be ready for use un
til September, 1858, it was stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Registration Leans
Heavily Republican

Figures from seven of the twenty
seven polling places showed a reg
istration Tuesday of u Republi-
cans, II Democrats and l indie
pendent. If the same ratio kept up
throughout the rest of the county
the Republicans would have four
to one edge.
Crellin and Sang Run are the
only precincts other than Oakland
precincts to report. Crellin had 6
Republicans and Democrats; while
Sang Run had Republicans, 3
Democrats.
In Oakland: IL, 8 Republicans,
0 Democrats; 10, Republicans, 2
Democrats; AL, % Republicans,
I Democrats, l independents; 14-3,
IS Republicans, l Democrat; 14-4,
3 Republicans, Democrats; to-
tails, 72 Republicans, II Democrats.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
Republican Club
Elects Officers

Officers were elected at the
meeting of the Garrett County Re-
publican women's club last Friday
noon, at the William-James hotel.
Selected were Mrs. Kermit Glot-
felty, Accident president; Mrs.
Robert Murphy, Friendsvillc, vice
presidents; Mrs. Earl Lee, Oakland,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Earl
Zcpp, Oakland, recording secretary;
Ms w. w. Dewitt, Hoycs, treasur-
cr.
The club was organized under the
guidance of Mrs. Vaughn Richard
son, vice-charman of the State
Central Committee, of Salisbury.
Approximately sixty attended the
dinner. Guests included Mrs.
Vaughn Richardson, Mrs. Bertha
Seymour, Salisbury; Mrs. J. Glenn
Beall, Mrs. Noel S. Cook, Miss
Katherine Close, Frostburg.
Cheston H. Browning, chairman
of the Republican committee,
stressed the importance of register
ing and said his committee was Of
fering a prize to the woman who
secured the greatest number of
new Registrars.
The new county organization was
due to be officially recognized at
the annual convention of the Fed
Grafton of Republican Women in
Maryland, to be held October 6.
Mrs. GlOtfelty will act as hostess at
Republican headquarters in Balti-
more on October IT, officially
designated as Garrett County day
With 81 paid members every Re
publican woman in the county was
invited to join the organization.
Women also were urged to contact
the election board for names of
persons not already registered.
To Honor Eisenhower
The Republican women are ar
ranging for dinner honoring
President Eisenhower's birthday, to
be held at Southern High school
cafeteria Wednesday, October "a.
The presidents anniversary occurs
on Sunday, October IA.
Congressman Dewitt S. Hyde will
attend The committee arranging
for the dinner includes Mrs. w. w.
Grant, chairman; Mrs. o. T. Ora
ser, Mrs. Jay Bell, Mrs. A. G. Gort-
ner.
Tickets will be on sale in each
community, it was announced, and
the price per plate is $1.50.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-10-04
School Organization Meets

The Home and School organiza-
ton of ST Peters School had its
first meeting of the new school
year Wednesday, September 10.
Robert Stanton, president was in
charge. He reported on the new
playground equipment bought by
the organization.
Officers reelected included Rob-
ert Stanton, president; Mrs Robert
Nethken, vice-president; Mrs Del
bert Gnegy, secretary; Mrs. Bernard
l. Gender, treasurer
Pupils of grades 6, 7 and won
the attendance award.