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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Friend Gas Bill
Meets Opposition

Attorneys for gas companies and
pipelines attacked last Thursday,
both in principle and validity a bill
by Senator Clifford Friend, in a
hearing at Annapolis.
The Senator wants pipelines
regulated by the Public Service
Commission, plus a requirement
that they must carry natural gas
other than their own.
You are asking this committee
to approve a bill that is tantamount
to taking over private property, "
Sen. Cole CD-Balto 4th) said to
Friend after hearing before the
Senate Judiciary committee.
Friend at first gave only brief
explanation of his reason for re-
quiring natural gas pipelines to
carry gas of producers which they
have not bought.
He said it seemed to him that the
transportation of such valuable
product is public business and
should be regulated by the state.
Pressed for more background,
Friend later said:
Cumberland and Allegheny Gas
company owns all the pipelines in
Western Maryland 1t now is con-
Quoting a monopolistic squeeze in
the Accident field.
in order to force people to sign
leases of their land for drilling
they have used every trick under
the sun. Some people own gas
land, they won't lease to Cumber-
land and Allegheny, and the gas
stays there. There is no other way
to get it out.
Il have 300 acres leased to Cum
berland and Allegheny. They have
said to me unless you give up that
lease and sign another we won't
take your gas, we'll drill around
you"
John Avirett, counsel for c. and
A., told the committee the COM
pany is buying all the gas that now
is being produced in Western
Continued on Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Training Course Is Set
For Scout Leaders

A scout leaders basic training
course is being offered in Oakland
for three sessions. The sessions will
be in the Episcopal Parish House,
Center street, on Tuesday, March
5. Tuesday, March IL. and Tues
day, March 10, at 1880 p. m Each
session will last for two hours.
Darrell Malone is chairman of
training for the Deep Greek dis
triCt and will be in charge of the
program. Assisting him will be
Merritt Feather, Lewis r. Jones
and Foster Riggs.
The course is open to all persons
interested in any way in the scout
program. Credit will be given to
those completing the course.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Area Man Injured
In Auto Accident

A FriendSville man and another
youth were seriously injured last
Saturday in a one-car accident on
U. S. route 40, cast of the Summit,
near UniontoWn.
Admitted to Uniontown hospital
we're Lloyd Burgess, 81, of Friends
Vile, and his companion, Thomas
Friend, 20, of Alexandria, Ohio.
Pennsylvania state police who in
vestigated said Burgess lost con-
troll of his vehicle. The car left the
road, overturned several times and
struck an cmbankmcnt. The car was
a total loss.
Burgess sustained head injuries,
and multiple abrasions, while
Friend suffered a conclusion and
abraSionS of the forehead.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Elementary P.-T.A. To Have
Porents' Talent Night

The Oakland Elementary school
Parent Teacher association will
meet next Monday evening, March
a, at S O'Clock, at the annex build
ing.
Annex teachers will be in their
rooms and the Center street teach
ers will be in the auditorium at
1870 to consult with parents. Char
les Briner, program chairman, has
announced the program would fea-
turc Parents Talent Night" Re-
frcshments will be in charge of
second grade homeroom mothers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28

Speaker at the dinner will be
Clarence F. Urffer, regional eXecu-
tive of Region III, Philadelphia, a
Rotarian who has been a profess
sional scouter since 1926. He will
be accompanied by c. T. Tribur,
of the Region III office.
Even before 1926 Mr.. Urffer was
active in scouting, having served
as assistant scoutmaster, scout
master and troop committeeman
prior to 1926 His professional
career began in Baltimore in 1926
later going to Wilmington, Del,
and Reading, Pa. He was deputy
regional executive, region three,
from 1941 to 1914, a scout executive
at Washington from 1914 to 1916
and became regional executive of
region three in April, 1916, with
headquarters in Philadelphia. He
directs scouting activities in 81
councils in Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Virginia, Delaware and the
District of Columbia.
Following the Rotary meeting
the Scout board will hold its an
nual council review to see how the
council measures up to various
scouting items, DR.. Bess said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Legislative Routine
Bills Passed

Bills Passed
Senate Bill 243, by Friend, to
provide that membership in the
state employees retirement system
shall not be compulsory for of
ficers and employees of the Garrett
County commissioners and Road
Board.
Bills Introduced
House Bill SD, sponsored by the
County delegation calls for paying
the judges of the Orphans Court
$500 year instead of IS per day.
House Bill 528, sponsored by
Delegate Glotfelty would add a
penalty for failing to comply with
provisions of a Public Auctions
Act which was passed in 1858.
The present bill requires a bond
for an auctioneer for 80 percent
of the average total sales during a
previous year.
The new bill would make per-
son subject to a fine of not less
thar $500 against any person, firm
or corporation violating the pro-
visions of the section.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Agrees TO Change
In Appointment
Democratic Committee Had
Claimed Shoffer's APP
pointment Illegal

Senator Clifford Friend on Mon
day agreed to a change in the APP
pointment of Albert Shaffer, of
Kitzmiller, as the minority member
of the Garrett County Election
Board.
He agreed after the Garrett
County Democratic State Central
committee challenged Governor
Theodore r. McKeldin's nominal
ton of Shaffer. Gov. McKeldin had
taken Mr. Shaffer's name from the
list recommended for substitute
members of the board
Protest Filed
James B. Nally, chairman of the
Democratic committee, said the
committee had filed formal pro-
tests with the Governor, with Sen.
Friend and with Sen. Louis N.
Phipps, of Anne Arundel county,
chairman of the committee on ex-
ecutive nominations.
Friend said Monday that Shat
fer was nominated at my sugges-
ton because l thought he could
help settle the deadlock over vot-
ing machines in our county," He
agreed to back down on his choice
since the law is on their side"
and said he had asked Harvey
Gortner of Grantsville if he would
accept the position.
Gortner a businessman, was one
of four names on a list submitted
by the central committee TO Gov.
MeKeldin for choosing a minority
member of the Board of Super
visors of Elections. The others were
incumbent William o. Treacy, of
Oakland; Edward Bucket, of Bit
niger; and Leo Helbig, of Oakland.
When this list was passed over
and Shaffer was elevated from a
list Of prospective substitute super
visors, Chairman Nally claimed
that the committees top four
choices were completely ignored"
in violation of the law.
Friend did not say what he
Continued On Page Severn
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
200 Persons To
Solicit for Red
Cross Fund Drive

Almost two hundred persons
have been selected by Mrs. Kermit
Glotfclty, of Accident, to assist in
the Rcd Cross fund campaign which
begins in the county on Friday,
March |. Mrs. Glotfelty, roll call
chairman, divided the county into
eighteen districts.
Donald M. Browning was named
chairman for Oakland with Mrs. B..
Beeson Snyder as co-chairman. C..
w. Highlander will solicit profession
al persons, Rev. Charles Carlson,
the minister's; and William Treacy,
Henry w. McComas and Donald
Browning, the business men.
Other chairmen of the various
areas: Swan Meadow, Mrs. Willard
Swartzentruber; Bloomington, Mrs.
Charlotte Barnard Yoder, Mrs.
Esther Yodcr; Finzel, Johnson area,
Mrs. Kathleen Layman; North
Glade, Mrs. William Sears; Bit
finger, Mrs. Lester Smith; Red
House, Mrs. Lester Martin; Crellin,
Mrs. Iret Ashby; Grantsville, Viola
BroadWater.
Accident, Mrs. Russell Klotz
Deer Park, Mrs. Helen Thrasher:
Swanton, Mrs. Everett Green; Mt.
Lake-Loch Lynn, Miss Kate o.
Donnell; Fricndsville, Mrs. Wilbur
Lowdermilk Kitzmiller, Mrs. Ralph
Calendrella.
The quota for the county is $4,-
2S2, of which S1,S25 is to remain in
the county to support the blood re-
cruitment program and to provide
other services.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Judge Talks About
Maryland Legislation

Associate Judge Neil c. Fraley
addressed members of the Oakland
Civic club on Tuesday on the sub
ject Maryland Legislation" The
meeting was held at the William
James hotel following the noon
luncheon.
Judge Fraley traced the passage
of bill from the time it was first
introduced until it receives the gov
ernor's signature or veto. During a
question and answer period follow
ing the judges talk he explained
the equalization fund and the bene-
fits that come to the county through
it, and also through the gasoline
tax. He also discussed the COM
pulsory car insurance bill now pend
ing in the Legislature, the juvenile
court and jury service for women.
The program was under the di-
rection of Mrs. Homer Bennett.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Plan Fashion
Show Parade

Members of County girls All
clubs arc planning to present a
four-H fashion show to exhibit
garments popular in the spring and
summer wardrobe. Miss Johanna
Magaha, assistant home demon
stration agent, said the fashion
parade would be held Friday eve
ming, March s. at s o'clock. in the
Accident Elementary school audi
forum
County All girls will model the
fashions supplied by simplicity
Pattern company The public is in
vitcd.
Four-H meetings for the week:
March l, Chicasaw Boys and Girls,
a p. m; March g. Accident girls at
Susan Bowmans home; March 7,
Bittinger girls at Ruth Ann
Beitzels home, p. IL.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Insurance Adjustor
Named for Oakland

4 resident insurance adjustor
has been appointed for Garrett
county, who will reside in Oakland,
it was announced this week by j.
S. Cooper, supervisor for the Amer
lean Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.
lie is d. W. RiSSc. who is now To-
Gated at tho William-J amcs hotel.
He plans TO move his family TO
Oakland as soon as suitable living
quarters are found. Mr.. Cooper
said decision to locate a fulltime
man here was due to continued in
crease in business and to give peo-
pie in the county 24-hour claim
service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Officials Argue
Over $500 Check

Garrett County Commissioner
Erwin A. Roth and Virgil Steycr,
Jr., boOkkeeper for the County
Roads department, engaged i'm
argument last Friday at tine roads
office, over the formers refusal to
sign a check for $500. No blows
were struck but Roth was alleged
to have grabbed Steyers arm and
scratched him with his fingcrnails
when he learned that the telephone
receiver was off the hook and that
a person on the other end of the
line had heard everything that was
said.
Mr.. Roth said the check was
made out to John j. Brenneman,
son of Aubrey c. Brenneman, an
other county commissioner. Mr.
Roth said he refused because he
had been instructed by the Gar
rett County Circuit court not to
sign any checks concerning Mr..
Brenneman for drilling work done
at the Bishops quarry
SteYer Explains
Mr. Steyer explained that the
argument which resulted in Roth
grabbing his arm had not been
over the check at that particular
time, but he traced Roth's actions
since a meeting with him on Febru-
airy s at which time Roth had
asked him about an account of
$500 in John J. BrcnEcmans name.
Steycr said Roth admitted at that
time, that We're going to have TO
pay that account" Stcyer said that
the following day II. ID. Swartzcn-
truber, commissioner president, had
called to ask him TO make out the
check for BrennemJn so that it
could be signed at the regular
meeting of the Commissioners,
sitting as a roads board.
Roth did not attend the roads
meeting on the 18th. since he went
to Annapolis, but appeared early
that morning at the Road office
and told Steycr, when he was
handed the check, that I'll take
care of it later"
Steyer said he presented the
check to Roth upon one other oc-
casion but Roth declared that he
wouldn't sign it, indicating that on
his trip to Annapolis he may have
been advised not to sign.
'Stcycr also told of another meet
ing last Friday morning with Roth
and at which time Roth had re-
bukcd Stcycr for a remark he had
made TO him earlier. Stcycr said
he told Roth if he had been out
of line at any time with remarks
he would apologize. Steyer eX-
planned that then Roth began to
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Breath of Spring

Most of the past week was like
a breath of spring, but no one be-
licvcd there was anything pcrma-
ncnt about it, for at least another
month.
Friday was clear and cold, but
Saturday and Sunday were much
warmer while continuing fair. Mon
day was cloudy but continued
warm. An east wind brought rain
on Tuesday with Wednesday con-
tinuing cloudy. The weather had
turned considerably colder by this
morning with some sleet having
fallen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Processing Plant
Officially Begins
Production Here

Sterling Processing plant opened
its doors officially on Wednesday
morning promptly at o'clock as
Mayor Russell L. Smith of Oakland
pierced the neck of the first fowl
on the conveyor.
Then the thirty or more work
men began in earnest the task of
sending through some 1000 chick
ems TO be processed and made ready
for the market.
On hand to witness the first days
operation we're A. d. Summers, di-
rector of operations; John Hard
esty, secretary, and Harold Taylor,
member of the accountant sec
ton of the Sterling company which
has offices in Morgantown, Sabra-
ton and Arthurdale.
Mr.. Summers said that repre-
sentatives of several of the COM
panies furnishing equipment to the
plant were on hand to see that all
machinery was in good working
order. The plant had been sched-
uled to open originally last Satur-
day morning but a break in the
water line to the plant, and minor
electrical trouble, caused the de-
lay.
The officials said that while pro-
duction at present would be linn
tied to $4,000 or 10000 per week,
that they hoped to have this in
creased within two months to
where production was totaling
some 100000 birds per week. They
also hoped at this time to have the
employment increased to some IS
to 80 people.
The company officers were al
ready laying plans for an open
house." at which lime the public
would be invited TO come and in
Spect the plant. 1t was not eX-
pected that this would matcrialize
before the first of May, since some
of the machinery and some of the
units are yet to be installed. For
instance, the refrigeration units,
the ice making machines, etc, are
not expected to be completed until
April or May, and it will be several
weeks before the cooling tanks will
be ready. They also wanted time
to get the area around the building
in better condition.
1t was pointed out that when
production was at its peak there
would be the matter of bringing in
to the plant and taking out of the
plant each week some 100000
pounds of poultry.
Mr.. Summers announced his
company would be interested i'll
seeing a number of local farm peo'
pie getting into the business OF
raising broilcrs. Information on the
broilcr growing program. may be
obtained from Russell Thomas, OIL
! Brett, w. Va, who is in charge Of
that phase of the business for the
company At present most of the
broilers arc coming from Virginia
and West Virginia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Pony League to Meet

A meeting for election of officers
and appointment of committees for
the Oakland Pony league, has been
called for Wednesday, March g. at
g p. M, at the Moose hall. Parents
wishing the continuation of the
program are being urged TO attend
the meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Files for Council

Eugene Finn, an instructor in
mathematics and driver education
at Southern High school, filed as a
candidate for the Oakland city
council yesterday afternoon, it was
announced by Mrs. Gladys. Nor
deck, clcrk-collector.
This will insure competition for
the election TO be held on Monday,
March II. Three others already
have filed, all incumbents, James
Nally, Carroll E. Miller and DR.. E.
l. Baumgartner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28
Scout Board to Meet
With Oakland Club

The executive board of Potomac
Council, Boy Scouts of America
will meet with the Oakland Rotary
club in the William-James hotel in
Oakland on Friday evening at 6:15
o'clock, DR.. Thomas Bess, Keyser,
council president, announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-28

NOBODY SCRATCHED-No injured in
this accident last Thursday about noon along high
way 29, just north of Oakland, which occurred when
truck driver aIlegedly went to sleep at the wheel,
struck John Reckners pickup truck glancing blow,
hit DR.. Franklin Clusters station wagon broadsde
and went the embankment, the big tractor
trailer turning its top. The truck owned
by the National Can Returning company of Lima
Ohio, and enroute to the Carnation company at
Oakland with empty milk cans. It was driven by
John Robert Glover, of Lima. State Trooper Robert
HenIine, who Investigated, charged Glover with
falling to drive the right side of the road Glover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

sented Vice President Nixon's
"stomping around as If the
United States had liberated
Ghana and he'd come to COL
lect their gratitude"
In sending Herbert Hoover,
jr,. as special adviser" to King
Saud. America seems, to the
British view, to be running
counter to herself. It's been
written over here: Mr.. Hoover
is following in the steps OF
Give (of India. Nicholson and
many other great British colo
niahsts who acted as advisers
to Oriental potentates with
whom the British had political
and economic arrangements"
To top all this off there's a
chuckling Of glee over here
loud enough to be heard across
the Atlantic; it looks to savants
on this side as if President
Laguardia of Panama is watch
ing Nasser's success with Suez
with the idea of Matchmaking
the Panama Canal.
That's what the Ambassador
is up against as he, his wife
Betsy Gushing Roosevelt Whit
ney, and her daughters with
their Roosevelt faces settle into
the house Barbara Hutton built
while she was Danish. It's a
house run in the English man
ner according to Charles Epps,
the butler. Here we enter
tain in the English STYLE" he
says. Il tell the Ambassadors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

q new play in the West End
rather than accept Burt Lam
casters version of Terence
Rattigan's play. Separate
Tables" rhe Oliviers, who are
due to try to shock unshockable
Paris with Shakespeare's hor-
ror play 'sTitus Andronicus"
next May, are said to have
disapproved of Deborah Kerr
in the cast. They told her
she'd be making a mistake"
to accept.
This was reported to British
readers of the London Daily
Mail by peppery Don Iddon,
who also reports that "Ameri-
cans are angry-stunned-dis-
illusioned" to read that Nasser
moved to take over GAIA. He
also reports that NaSser's move
has swung American public
opinion back toward Britain
and France. Others in these
two interested countries are
saying that America is begin
ming through its fog of emo
tionalism over colonialism" to
see the French and British
point in the Suez problem. i.
Mr.. whitney Has Plan
Our new Ambassador to the
Court of st. James, John Hay
Whitney. has expressed his
emphatic determination to root
out the reasons for any Bril-
tainnic- American lack of I'M
derstanding. He'll also be out
to discover why the American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
DATELINE PARIS
By BRENDA HELsER
Ingrid Spellbinds the Porisions;
MI. Whitney Seeks Solution

demanded an exorbitant figure
which could never have
earned. There was a lot Of
ill-will and it made me angry
and unwell. am not going
to be treated like a bag Of
tea and sold at a profit to
firms outside this country"
Bowling was insisting on
Guinness playing in four films
of Bowling d Co.'S choosing.
Guinness is willing to do the
four pictures for Bowling &
Co.. but has not got them to
agree that he can SAY no to
a picture or suggest one," and
even work for other pro-
ducerS.
Followed Suit
Sir Laurence Olivier and his
lady. Vivien Leigh. followed
Guinness art-before- money rule
and came back to London for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

Consulate's visa section will
consider itself lucky If as much
as a third of the British inn
migrant quota is filled this
year.
AS it is, 209o of British i'm
migrants are CT brides going
to America. for the most part.
because "wither thou goest, l
goest" is part of a wife's code.
Most of these immigrating
from Britain are bound for
commonwealth countries.
Quite truthfully they are
scared of going to America.
Why? Our efforts to assure
security have lead to sensa-
tional cases which have, in
turn. given the distinct i'm
preston abroad that personal
liberty in America is a rela-
tive thing and depends on
what you've been used to. To
refugees from Communist
countries America is heaven
but it's no idea of heaven to
natives Of other democracies.
They feel We are on the demo-
crate side of the ledger but
just barely SO.
British Resentment
His excellency, our Ambas-
sador will learn how deep is
resentment against us over
young Ghana. The British feel
themselves justif1ably proud Of
having brought these Africans
to independence and they re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
Miss Smith
Is Engaged

1t. Gen. and Mrs. Joseph
Smith of Andrews Air Force
Base announce the engage
ment of their daughter Sandra
Mckee to Mr.. Daniel Francis
O'Keefe, jr.. son of Mr. and
Mrs. O'Keefe of Bethesda. A
summer wedding is planned.
Mr.. O'Keefe is an alumnus
Of Georgetown Preparatory
School and is now in the grad
uating class of the University
of Virginia, where he is presi-
dent of Sigma Chi fraternity.
Miss Smith. whose father is
commander Of the Military Air
Transport Service. graduated
from Stephens College, Co.
lumbia, Mo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

that if they want to do things
in the American way they will
have to teach me. But they
prefer formal functions which
are really much safer"
So you see, not even the
embassy butler gives us Ameri-
cans credit for much sense, for
who on earth would deliber-
ately want to Americanize or
anywhere-else-ize an English
butler?