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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06

no preference. Seven persons de-
clined to give any information as to
their religious affiliation and some
% families were not found at home
during the visitation.
The census takers found the area
heavily populated with people of
Methodist leanings The totals
showed 700 were members of local
Methodist churches, 157 were mem
bers elsewhere, 200 others attended
Methodist services and 148 indi-
Gated Methodist preference.
Census takers explained that
members of churches in Friends
vile. Accident, Red House, Crellin
were listed as belonging to
churches elsewhere" and also
explained that a person was listed
only under one classification, so
that person might be a member
and attending regularly, but that
he was listed only under member
here"
Second in the classification were
the Roman Catholics with $40 mem
bers here, Is members elsewhere,
6 attending and 25 others prefer
ring that faith. Third in the listing
Continued on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06

Company c recruits graduated
Saturday from the monotony of
classroom dry-firing of the MI rifle
to the ear-ringing, slam-bang thrill
of the real thing.
They were initiated fully and
completely to the violent Impotence
of the battle tested MI. They dis
covered the strange way a rifle
seems to gain weight from the first
to the last shot while attempting to
hold it on target. They also real
lied in a hurry that merely pointing
the weapon in the general direc-
ton of the target doesn't neces-
sarily mean bulls-eye everytime.
Despite the newneSs of it all, the
jOlted shoulders, numb chin and
lips, Company c recruits racked up
rather impressive score.
Pvt Harland Ream, never having
shot an MI before but apparently
having done bit of squirrel hunt
ing in his time, fired remarkable
172 and qualified as expert. Others
did nearly as well, and, while
primarily members of an engi-
neering battalion of the Maryland
National Guard, their rifle prowess
now stands at 8 experts, Is sharp
shooters, and q marksmen.
Under command of Capt. Arthur
Calhoun, who incidentally shot a
1874, the unit makes regular visits
to the firing range at Camp Daw-
son breaking in new members to
the art of riflery and polishing up
veteran members scores.
Camp Dawson is snugly situated
in Cheat Valley near Kingwood, w.
Va, and its facilities are graciously
loaned to Company c by the West
Virginia National Guard. Barracks,
mess hall, firing range and sur
rounding acreage are kept i'm
maculate by Master Sergeant
Ringer, year-around superinten-
dent of the camp While the pres
ence of 20 men in any one spot
would noramilly create a litter
problem. such is not the case at
Camp Dawson. The Sergeants eff
forts are respected and even a
Continued On Page Three
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Tops Thirteen In
Broiler Contest

Ralph Bucket, Jr., Is, of Bittinger,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Bucket,
Sr., took first place in the Western
Maryland Junior Broiler Produc-
ton contest over thirteen other
boys. The contest was held on Sat
urday, May 25, at the Sterling Pro-
cessing plant in Oakland. Bucket is
All club member.
He will represent the region in
the state finals at Laurel, Del, dur
ing the Delmarva Chicken festival,
scheduled June IL, II and ID.
Bucket and the other contestants
were required to raise 100 wing
banded broilers, keep feed and cost
records for nine weeks. They then
selected six cOckerels for the con-
test.
Grover Harris, Extension poultry
man, University of Maryland Ex-
tension service, was judge. Judging
was 60 percent on record book and
40 percent on bird samples.
Buckets brother, Jim Bucket, 10,
also All club member, was sec
ond in the contest, while Floyd
George, of Accident, F F. A. boy,
was third.
The contest was conducted by
the vo-ag and Extension groups.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Name New Manager
For New Plant Here

Announcement of a new plant
manager for the Sterling Products
Processing company was made this
week. He is Earl E. Wise, native of
Arkansas, and he began work here
Monday morning. June 3.
He succeeds Ebert Barron who
had served as plant manager since
the plant opened the latter part of
February.
Mr.. Wise has been associated in
the poultry processing business for
the past seventeen years and had
resided ct Dardenelle, Ark. He is
married and the father of two chill
dren, Earlene, aged Is. and Ronnie,
aged 10. The family plans to move
to Oakland when suitable housing
is obtained.
Mr.. Wise said the plant was NOV
ing along smoothly with some 90
600 birds having been processed
on Monday of this week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Wheat Acreage AIIotments
To Be Established

Acreage allotments will again be
established for the wheat crop to
be seeded this fall, according to a
statement by H. Robert Dewitt,
chairman OF the County A. S. c.
committee. The large surplus of
wheat still on hand has made it
necessary that allotmentS be es-
tablished and also that a referen-
dunn be held to determine whether
or not marketing quotas will apply
to the 1858 crop
Acreage allotment notices will be
mailed to wheat growers prior to
the referendum which is to be held
on June &C. Allotments will be es-
tablished for all farms that are
known to have produced wheat
during any one of the years 1855,
1856 and 1857.
Farms on which no wheat was
produced during any of the years
mentioned above but on which
wheat will be planted for harvest
in 1858 are called new wheat
farms July 1, 1857 has been es-
tablished for the final date on
which allotments may be requested
for new wheat farms. Requests
should be filed at the County A. S.
c. office in Oakland.
Details concerning the wheat
referendum will be announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Demonstration Day,
Style Review Are
Coming All Events

County All girls will participate
in a Demonstration Day and a Style
Revue this year on June 10 and II.
it was announced by Miss Johanna
Magaha, assistant home demonstra-
ton agent In previous years these
events were held at Rally day in
connection with the Farmers pic
mic.
Demonstrations are to be held at
the Oakland office kitchen of the
c. and A. Gas company, from $50
TO 4, on June 10. Girls from all
parts of the county will compete
for top honors in demonstration
classes.
Miss Magaha explained that dem
onstrations, team or individual, may
be given in any one of the follow
ing classes: Dairy foods, baked
foods, poultry foods, clothing, home
furnishings, home management,
family life, electricity and cherry
pie. A blue ribbon champion team
demonstration and individual dem
onstration will be selected for each
class and the blue ribbon girls will
be eligible to compete in the dis
trict demonstration day, to be held
in Hagerstown July "a. Champions
there will compete for state honors
at Timonium fair in August.
The county style revue will be
held on June II, at 8 p. M, at the
Episcopal Parish house, Center
street, Oakland. Four-H girls will
model garments they have made
in their clothing project work.
Three girls, plus one alternate, will
be selected as champions with the
top three to represent this county
in the state style revue at the Uni
versity of Maryland during club
week in August.
Committee members working on
these events are Cynthia Mace,
Nancy White, Monte Vista club;
Susan Bowman, North Star club;
Judy Bucket and Florence Emory,
Bittinger club.
The public is invited to these All
events, Miss Magaha said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Southern Yearbooks
Garry Wrong Picture

Some ABS yearbooks of Southern
High school, The Highlander" ar
rived in Oakland last Wednesday,
but they were not distributed to
the students.
Upon opening the books for in
spection it was discovered that the
first picture, which was supposed
TO be of Southern High school. was
in fact some other high school. All
books were the same, Some stu
dents thought it was a picture of
HagerstoWn High, others thought
it was Hancock High school. At any
rate, it was not Southern.
The publishing company, mid
western establishment, was mott
fled Immediately of the error and
the books are being returned for
correction They will be made
available to the students about the
middle of the summer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Beef-Dairy Fittings
And Demonstrations
Planned For County

Arrangements have been made
by the Extension service for beef
fitting and dairy fitting and show
ing demonstrations, it was an
nounced by James A. McHenry.
assistant county agent.
The one for beef will be con-
Quoted at Tomar Farms, owned by
Tom johnson and located on the
Swallow Falls road, about three
miles west of Oakland on Thurs
day, June 10, at p m. The demon
stration will take place at the sale
barn.
The one for dairy will be con-
Quoted at the Gerald Glotfelty farm,
at McHenry, on Wednesday, June
II, p. m.
Purpose of these demonstrations
is to show potential exhibitors for
the county fair the proper pro-
cedures in fitting and showing their
animals.
Boyd White, University of Mary
land Animal Husbandry department,
will conduct the demonstration
with beef cattle. John Morris, from
the University of Maryland Dairy
Department. will conduct the dem
onstration with dairy cattle,
Persons interested in exhibiting
or learning about the fitting and
showing of animals are invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Two Men Enlist

NJ. Sgt. Joseph E. Sherron, u. S.
army recruiter, announced the en-
listment in the regular army, unas-
signed, for three years, two area
men.
They are Ray Clayton Martin. 10,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray c. Mar
tin, of Crellin; and Roy Burton Da-
Wis, Is, son of Mr.. and Mrs Robert
S. Davis, of Swanton Martin at
tended Terra Alta High school and
later worked at the Hopemont san
itarium. Davis last attended Bruce
High school at Westernport
The sergeant is at the postoffice
building in Oakland each Wednes-
day afternoon to assist those inter-
ested in joining the service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Meeting Set For
Fair Stockholders

All persons interested in the
Garrett County Fair will have an
opportunity to attend meeting in
the Oakland fire hall on Friday
evening, June 7, at 8 o'clock, it
was announced by II. G. Gortner,
president
Nelson Phelps, executive secre-
tary of the Maryland State Fair
board, will attend the meeting and
speak. The meeting is particularly
for all stockholders and members
of the board of directors, but any
interested person is invited.
The fair has been reorganized
and is being held this year August
13 to II, at the Bowman Boat house
at McHenry.
Claude Wagner, Sr, fair man
ager, has announced the Superin-
tendents for the various depart
mentS.
They are: beef, Virgil Jones;
dairy, Claude Wagner, Jr.; sheep,
William Wildesen; poultry, Law
renee Faith; farm crops, Lenwood
Bittinger; vegetables and potatoes,
Richard DeBerry; maple products,
Emerson BiShoff; swine, Robert L..
Glotfelty; horse and pony, Gerald
Glotfelty; Christmas tree exhibit,
Tom Thayer; foods, Earl T. Glot-
felty; clothing, Mrs. James Glot-
felty; arts and crafts, Mrs. d. G..
MacMurray; plants and flowers,
Mrs. Harry Friend; boys All club
exhibits, James McHenry; girls
All club exhibits, Miss Johanna
Magaha
Mr.. Wagner said that anyone
having any questions about eX-
hibits should contact the chairmen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06

The new tWo-letter, five-numeral
telephone numbering system for
all Accident telephones goes into
effect Saturday morning at a. m,
Eastern Standard Time, according
to c. l.. Stem, the Chesapeake and
Potomac Company manager
This is part of a Bell System
program to create a uniform ma
tion-wide telephone numbering
plan which will provide better and
faster long-distancc service 1t will
greatly increase the flexibility of
telephone service for this area and
eventually make it possible for
customers to dial their own long
distance calls" Mr.. Stem said.
The new central office name for
the Accident area will be Valley 6.
All the new numbers are listed in
the special telephone directory
which will be delivered prior to
the changeover to all Accident and
Friendsville subscribers All tele
phone numbers in Garrett county
will now be on the two-letter, five
mineral plan.
All available technical personnel
under the guidance of Charles H.
Smith, plant wire chief, are making
last-minute equipment tests and
are checking the lines to make sure
that everything would be ready
for the changeover.
After 8 a. m, Saturday morning,
customers should remove the
temporary number card on their
telephones and start using the new
Valley 6 numbers. AS all numbers
in the Accident area have been
changed" Stem continued, 1t will
be necessary for customers to look
up all numbers in the new direc-
tory before dialing."
He recommended use of the per-
Sonal telephone number booklet,
the Blue Book" which is available
without charge at the Telephone
Company's Business office, for sub
scribers who keep a separate list
of frequently called numbers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Republican Women
Will Hear Bertha
Adkins At Dinner

Republican Women's Club men,
bers are planning dinner meet
ing Tuesday evening, June II, at
the William-JameS hotel in Oak
land. at which time Miss Bertha
Adkins, assistant chairman of the
Republican National Committee
will be the speaker. Final plans
are now being completed.
Miss Adkins organized the first
women's club in this county several
years ago. Since then she has risen
to national prominence in the Re-
publican party and is now assist
ant to Meade Alcorn, national
chairman.
The dinner will be at $50 and
will feature Garrett county turkey.
Tickets at $175 are on sale at va
rious places in the county, Mrs.
VERNE SmouSe, Oakland; Mrs. John
Stevenson, Mt Lake Park; Mrs.
Virginia Keller, Kitzmiller; Miss
Jane Guard, Friendsville; Mrs. Har-
ry Edwards, Grantsville; Mrs. Ell
mer Mersing, Crellin; Mrs. Earl
Glotfelty, McHenry; Mrs. Kermit
Glotfelty, Accident.
Among invited guests will be
Mrs. Noel Cook, Miss Kathryn
Close, Mrs Helen Schrock, Mrs.
Vaughn Richardson, Mrs. Cash
Smith Mrs. j. Glenn Beall, Mrs.
John Lancaster, of the Cumberland
club; and Mrs. Dewitt Hyde. Club
members are to be given first pref
erence in buying tickets but the
remainder will be sold to men who
desire to come. Those not caring
to come to the dinner may hear
Miss Adkins speak in the hotel lob
by about 1880.
At present there are IS mem
bers of the county's Republican
club, and other interested women
are being invited to join.
A sixth district meeting is sched
uled in Cumberland the following
day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Under New Management

The William-James hotel, which
has been owned and operated by
Mrs. Victoria Ingram for the past
nine years, is now under new man
agement, as of Monday, June 3.
New owners are Mrs. Maude
Strohkorb and sonNRobert formerly
of Virginia Beach, Va.
Negotiations for the sale have
been under way for several weeks
but we're Just completed last week.
Mrs. Strohkorb formerly owned
the Waverly hotel in Virginia
Beach which she recently sold. She
still owns and operates the Blair
House in Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Strohkorb said there would
be no appreciable change in the
management of the hotel. Mrs. In
gram plans to take vacation of
several weeks before deciding what
her future activities will be.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Receives Her Degree

Miss Mary Lee Rodeheaver,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Lee
Rodeheaver, of Deer Park, re-
ceived the bachelor of music de-
gree with major in music edu-
cation, at the 57th annual COM
mencement of Houghton College,
New York, on June 3.
While at Houghton Miss Rode
HEAVIER was a member of the Music
Educators club, A Cappella choir,
Oratorio Society and the College
chorus. She is a graduate of Oak
land High school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Area Methodist
Pastors Assigned

Methodist pastors of the area
were named at the concluding SEES
sion of the West Virginia confer
ence held at Buckhannon Sunday
evening.
Rev w. S Patterson. DID, was
returned to St Pauls church in
Oakland for the sixth year of his
second paStorate.
Among other appointments were
the following:
w. M. DeShong to the Friends
vile parish for his second year:
Randall Prince to Bethel church
at Mt Lake Park for his ninth
year; Charles d. Pence to Kitz-
miller for his third year: Sumner
Sawyers to Terra Alta for his ninth
year; Jack Fields to Aurora for
his second year; Frank A. johnson
to Gormania for his third year; H.
Edgar Suite to Grdntsville for his
fourth year.
Edwin A. Smith, pastor of the
Bloomington charge for five years,
is moving to the Horner chapel
near Morgantown. The Blooming
ton charge will have Charles
Eaton, Jr.
W. E. keenan,, who had been in
Kingwood for ten years, is retir-
ing from the active ministry and
this charge will be taken by Joseph
Casey, who had been at St. Paul's,
Clarksburg.
Don Jackson who had been pas
tor of the Corinth, Crellin and
Deer Park charge for six years, is
moving to Redwood, w. Va. His
supply is yet to be named.
All pastor will begin or resume
their regular duties this Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Maryland Forestry
Workers In Meeting

Some 100 classified employees of
the State Department of Forests
and Parks held an annual training
meeting at Harrington Manor this
week.
The meeting was devoted to civil
defense and a Pathological meter
operators course was given by
Charles ChenoWith and Robert E.
Creaghan of the State Civil De-
Tense office.
Mondays program included study
of the effect of radiation on ma
terial and personnel, effects of wind
and fallout, and Standardization with
civil defense radiation detection
instruments.
Continued activity along the same
line occurred Tuesday and We'd
nesday The State Department of
Forests and Parks also met in the
county with state forester H. c.
Buckingham in charge of the pro-
gram
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
John Fox Is New
Oakland Golf "Pro''

John Fox, at present head base
ball coach at Potomac State col
lege, Keyser, w. Va, is the new
golf pro" at the Oakland Country
club, it was announced this week
by the board of directors. He as
SumeS the position vacated by Will
liam Waller, now a patient at the
Veterans hospital at Martinsburg.
Fox is married and has three chill
dren.
A native of New York City he at
tended New York university for a
year before becoming an ensign
in the u s. Merchant Marine dur
ing World War II, and operating in
Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterrane-
an waters.
Following the war he obtained an
athletic scholarship at West Vir-
ginia university where he earned a
Varsity letter in basketball and
baseball He signed baseball con-
tract with the Cincinnati Reds
which made him ineligible for
further college competition, and
from 1916 to 1949 played profess
sioual ball in the Minor leagues.
Completing his studies for de-
gree at WVU he accepted a posi-
ton as recreation director at Old
Greenwich. Conn, but in 1852 he
resigned to become assistant
teacher at WVU. After receiving
his Masters degree there he ac-
cepted the position of director of
Physical Education and assistant
coach at Potomac State college.
He has played baseball and basket
oail with local teams and is active
as a basketball and football referee.
Fox will remain as pro" at the
Oakland course during the re-
mainder of the summer season.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Has Interesting Almanac

John Nazelrod, of Deer Park, has
IN his possession an interesting
almanac. 1t was called Hazeltine's
pocketbook almanac for 1854 and
was published at Warren, Pa.
Mr.. Nazelrod said he secured it
at the Jim Painter sale about
thirty years ago. 1t carries an adj
vertisement on the back of the
little booklet from the A. G. Stur-
giss drug store. offering for sale
Piso's cure for consumption.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Medical Journal Carries
Articles Of LocuI Medios

The Maryland State Medical
Journal for April carries three
articles by Garrett county physi-
clans.
Dr. Joseph Alverez and Dr. A.
E. Nance collaborated on an article
entitled Surgery in Small Hos
pital"
DR.. E. l. Baumgartner's article
was the story of the Garrett Coun-
ty. Memorial hospital.
DR.. James H. Feaster, Jr., and
DR.. Joseph Alverez collaborated on
the third article, "Traumatic Dia-
phragmatic Rupture with Compli-
cations" going into detail on a
case report.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
Lettuce Case Reversed

The Court of Appeals reversed
a Garrett County court judgment
ordering chain grocery store to
pay $4,000 to family which be-
came sick after eating lettuce pur-
chased at the store.
The case was heard first in Allie
gany county, then Washington
county and finally in Garertt coun-
ty. The court said there is no evil
dence as to when the
germ got on the lettuce. The pos
sibilities are just as great that the
lettuce became contaminated after
it left the store as before. -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-06-06
DIR. Parker Dies

Rev. Paul S. Parker, DID, pastor
Of the Deep Creek Baptist church
for several years, died this morn
ing about 9:25 at the Garrett County
Memorial hospital in Oakland He
had been a patient for several days,
having suffered a heart attack.
His body is at the Leighton Fu-
neral home. Funeral arrangements
are incomplete.
William Simms, formerly of Nc
Henry, also died this morning about
11:30 in the Evans Nursing home.
The body is at the Leighton Funer
al Home and funeral arrangements
are incomplete.