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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-06-07
YOUTH COMMUNION

Sunday will be National Cath
olic Youth Communion Sunday.
1t is sponsored by the Catholic
Youth Council and all youth are
urged to attend Communion in
their parish church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Fire VS. NVd GsM M &.

The following the editors desk this week, which
is particularly appropriate since National Newspaper Week
just ended.
'Fhe six most challenging and most challenged words
in the world the foundation which newspaper is built
"Who? What? Where? When? Why and How? Roll those
words around your tongue Extract the mental flavor of
tker sharpness. Experience their bite. They the most
controversial words in the world
Your right to know WHO is doing WHAT to affect your
life constantly disputed Your newspaper does its best to
tell you WHO Your right to know WHAT is going in this
world that will affect you is challenged by legion whose
members believe that what you don't know won't hurt
Your newspaper believes that you have right to know
WHAT, and strives to find out for you
ITO let you know WHERE things happening, your
newspaper joins hands with the and picture services
which extend its probng to the most remote regions of the
earth.
when thing is going to is important, perhaps
vital to Is nation pointing its way toward action that
could affect your life It's the newspapers job tell you The
WHY behind the who what where and when the worlds
events often the vital fact of all Many dispute your
right to know the why of matter The newspaper is in
istence to tell you why.
Perhaps the HOW of finding the is the cha-
lenged of these words Little in high places would
pense information by handout direct questions please
The newspaper cements the five WIS and an into shield
that protects freedom It's up you help uphold that
shield
Let NEEDLE with the foundations of your news
paper"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Meet To Discuss %.
New Publication
House For Oakland

Some thirty persons interested
in a new enterprise for Oakland
attended pre-organization meet
ing at the Mt. Lake hotel last
night
Mr. and Mrs. Jack c. Webb, of
Chicago, relatives of Wesley
Schaible, cashier of the Garrett
National Bank in Oakland, are in
terested in organizing a publish
ing house which would also publish
a newspaper.
Dwight Slower, local attorney.
served as chairman of the meet
ing. He said that plans of financ-
ing were discussed but nothing
definite decided. Capital of $4,000
was needed, it was said. Slower
was authorized to appoint a COM
mittee to continue the financial
study, and see whether or not there
was sufficient interest in the en-
terprise. Slower said possibly
something definite would be known
next week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Final Polio Shots
Still Being Given

The County Fe<h department
is continuing the immunization
program in giving the third and
final shots in schools and to pre-
school children. Some 1,200 shots
were given in September.
Dr.. Arthur jones, health officer,
said the program would continue
until all who started the shots will
have received the last one. For
those who have left the community
to attend college or other reasons,
he said that immunization would
be available between the Thanks
giving and Christmas holiday
periods at either the health depart
ment office in Oakland or at any
one of the health centcrs in the
county during regular office hours.
The program is being financed
by the local chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
DR.. Jones said the Foundation
also was financing a clinic in Balti-
more in November for any state
resident who had polio at some
previous time. Those having had
polio and desiring to attend the
clinic will have free transportation
to and from Baltimore, meals pro-
vided and clinic fees paid.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Regional FILA Meet
Set For Southern

A regional meeting of the Flu
ture Homemakers of America will
meet Saturday at Southern High
school, Oakland.
The region is compromised of
Garrett, Allegany and Washington
counties. Miss Ruth McColIey, re-
gional adviser, said registration
would be at 10 a. m, with the pro-
gram to open at 1870.
w, Kenneth Johns, principal of
Southern High, will deliver brief
welcome. A report of the national
FILA meeting will be given by Miss
Judy Minnick, of Northern High,
who is also state FILA president.
Recognition of honor chapters
will be presented by Miss McColly.
An election of a regional secretary
and the second vice-president and
lSPoltc loi llle Stdte organization
will be held. A skit will be pre-
sented by the Flintstone High
school chapter Music will be pre-
scented by a Southern High trio,
Patricia Dewitt, Katherine Fill
singer and Carol Savage,
Barbara 10 Rice, regional first
vice-president, of Southern High
will preside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Cable Break Sunday Is
Attributed To Bullet

Gable trouble Sunday between
Cumberland and Hancock, caused
a break in long distance service Of
the c. and P. Telephone company
for several hours.
The cable trouble affected trunk
lines connecting Cumberland, Oak
land and Piedmont to Baltimore.
Some calls were reroutad by way
of Bedford and Pittsburgh.
1t was believed that a bullet
hole caused the trouble which put
cut A talking and two teletype
circuits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Club To Emphasize
Light Bulb Sale

An opportunity to purchase light
bulbs in a special project of the
Junior Womans Civic club, will
be afforded persons in the COM
munity next Tuesday night, Octo-
Der % A bag of eleven bulbs will
be obtainablc from the club for
So.
Members are to be divided into
two teams with Mrs Mary Ruth
TrCacy as captain of team one, and
Mrs. Mary Lou Shaffer as captain
of team two. Bulbs are to be packed
this evening at the Oakland Fire
hall at s o'clock.
Proceeds from the sale will be
used TO furnish and maintain a
clothes closet for needy children
IN the southern end of the county.
Last year the proceeds from the
light bulb sale we're used to fur
niSh the Garrett County Memorial
hospital with a 2-cell counter for
the lab, and also a Castle spot
lamp for the emergency room.
Henry W. McComas, superintend-
emit in sending a letter of thanks
said they were put to use immedi-
ate1y.
Members of the club plan a
house to house canvass throughout
Oakland and nearby communities.
Members are to meet at the fire
hall to star out on the drive and
report to the fire hall at the con-
clusion of the canvass, where the
Ways and Means committee plans
to furnish refreshments of coffee
and doughnutS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Wanted on Charges
Burglary Larceny

Four persons of the county are
wanted on charges of breaking and
entering and also larceny, at Ber-
nard F Fazenbaker's place of bust
ness on Backbone mountain, near
Bloomington.
The robbery occurred on or
about October 10, and merchan-
disc to the extent of about Sl4O
was taken including beer, chick
ems, meat, and cigarets.
Two of the four being sought
are lodged in a West Virginia jail.
They are Robert Lewis Sharpless
and Milford George Tasker Two
others sought are Paul William
Tasker and Roy Buck" Sharpless.
The latter two were being brought
into custody by officers when they
broke away
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Former Area Woman
Killed In Crash

A 29-year-old woman who for
merly resided at German was one
of two persons killed instantly last
Saturday afternoon when the car
in which they were riding crashed
headon into bridge abutment
four miles east of Winchester, Va,
on U. S. route So
Killed were Miss Eva Martin,
who had been employed as a
waitress in a restaurant in Fairfax,
Va. and Duard Tarkenton, 81, Of
Arlington, Va.
The driver of the vehicle, Thorn
ton D. Smith, 81, also of Airing.
ton, sustained a fractured leg and
a laceration Of the head He was
reported in satisfactory condition
at Winchester Memorial hospital
Trooper J. Il Smith of the Vir-
ginia State Police said the acct
dent occurred about l p. m, on a
straight stretch Of highway
Miss Martin was born April 20,
1928, near Oakland, and was a
daughter of Carl Martin, German,
and the late Anna Bachtel Martin.
Surviving are her father and
Step-mother, five sisters, Mrs. Rhea
Brady, Midland, Texas; Mrs. Nor
man Koslap and Mrs. Blanche
Kiser, both of Garfield, n. j.; Mrs.
Vida McCrobie Gormania; Miss
Ula Mae Martin, Passiac, N. j.; two
brothers, Denver Martin, New
Castle, Ind; and Randall Martin,
German: five half-sisters, Judy,
Elma, Kela, Dean and Lenora, all
at home; one half-brother, Dennis
Martin also at home.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
from the Red House Lutheran
church with Rev Charles Carlson,
Oakland, in charge. Burial was in
the Red House cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Nystrom to Speak
Farm Bureau Meet

DR.. Paul E. Nystrom, director of
the Extension service in Maryland,
will be the principal speaker at
the twentieth annual meeting of
the Garrett County Farm Bureau,
it was announced this week.
DR.. Nystrom has been employed
by the University of Maryland
since 1880, and has worked extern
sively in this county. He will be
introduced by John H. Carter,
county agricultural agent
President Elra F. Garletts said
the meeting this year would be at
Southern High school on Friday
evening, October 25, at 8 o'clock
DIST Approximately six hundred
persons including members, their
wives and guests, are expected.
Preceding the meeting a turkey
dinner will be served in the school
cafeteria, starting at $50 and con-
tinuing as persons arrive, and ac-
commodations permit until all per-
sons have been served.
Entertainment will be provided
by the Southern High school band
for those who eat too early TO so
directly to the meeting in the gym
nasium.
Other features of the evenings
program include an election of of
ficers; a discussion and voting on
resolutions; special music by win
ners of the Talent Find contest;
report. of activities of the Associ-
ated Women by Mrs Orval Glot-
feity. president; greetings from
the state office, and perhaps other
matters.
Group singing will be led by
Mrs. Clark Schlossnagle with Miss
June Leydig at the piano.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Over Thousand On
Autumn Glory Trains

Over one thousand people took
advantage of the two Autumn
Glory excursions on the past two
Sundays.
Three hundred sixty persons
from Baltimore, Silver Spring and
Washington came the first week in
spite of the rainy weather, and
last week there were FOG. Last
Sundays weather was considered
ideal but many LEGAL persons were
of the opinion that the brilliant
coloring in the leaves had per-
ceptibly faded within the space of
two days.
Comments from persons making
the trip however, all indicated
that they were delighted with the
excursion and also the tour to
Swallow Falls and Deep Creek
Lake.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Dale SWauger Is
Guilty Of Rape

Dale Swauger, 18-year-old young
man from Jennings was found
guilty of rape by Associate Judge
Neil C. Fraley yesterday in the
Circuit Court The charge was rape
of a seven-year-old girl.
Sentence was withheld pending
a pre-sentence investigation re-
port to be made by David Steel
parole officer.
Swauger was at one time CON
fined to the Maryland Training
School.
The trial took most of the day,
with States Attorney S. r. Pagen-
hardt prosecuting the case and
Stuart F. Hamill, Jr., and w.
Dwight Slower defending.
Before declaring the man guilty
Judge Fraley declared: Il think
this is one of the worst cases |
have heard since beng on the
bench. | believe this little girl
told the truth and | believe that
this man has been proved guilty
beyond a reasonable doubt.
'As | sat here and heard the
testimony, how any man or boy
of the age of this defendant could
brutally assault and have or at
tempt to have sexual relations
with a seven-year-old baby is just
simply beyond my comprehen-
sion. If this boy had been a moron
and weak mentally | might under
stand it but he is not He is not a
moron He speaks intelligently
He definitely knows right from
wrong, and | repeat, it is just be-
You'd human comprehension how
a boy could even attempt such an
act with a child of that age"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Northern F F A Wins
Top National Award

The cove chapter, Future Farm
ers of America, won one Of the top
awards at the National FLA con-
vention in Kansas city this week.
1t was the top Gold Emblem"
award, given to 68 chapters out of
9,054 listed in the United States,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico,
Each state FLA association was
permitted to enter two or more
chapters, depending upon state
FLA members, in the national
contest and Maryland entered the
Cove chapter and one at Salibury.
Both Maryland chapters received
the gold emblem.
A total of 1876 chapters of FLA
were honorcd at the convention.
SiXty-cight received gold awards,
- won silver cmbiems and Is won
bronze embloms. The chapters were
honored for their outstanding ac-
tivity records during the 1956-57
school year.
The awards were presented this
morning at Kansas City. John
Hummel, Of Northren High FLA
chapter, is one Of two Maryland
voting delegates attending the con-
vention.
Notice Of the award was re-
ceived by Marvin Calls, vocational
agriculture instructor, from H. NJ.
Mcdonald state supervisor Of agri-
culture.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Directors Will Meet

The first district, Maryland
Federation of Women's clubs, will
hold a Board of Directors meeting
on Wednesday October 16, at 10
a. NJ, in the Fire Hall at Hamp-
stead.
The morning meeting will in
clude a workshop for the commit
tee chairman. After the luncheon "a
musical program has been planned
by Mrs. Bernard Kelly. Representa-
tives from the Oakland club will
attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Plant Workers
Are Acquitted
In Local Court
Judge FruIey Issues Directed
Verdicts After Hearing
Testimony

Fifteen former employees of the
Sterling Processing company i'll
Oakland were acquitted last Fri
day in Garrett County Circuit
Court of charges Of violating 1871
Maryland law directed against sit
down strikes.
The fifteen women had been con-
victed Of the charge before Trial
Magistrate Earl c. Friend on Sep
TENDER Is, following a dispute four
days previously at the chicken pro-
cessing plant.
All were acquitted by directed
verdicts handed down by Associate
Judge Neil c. Fraley w. Dwight
Slower, Oakland attorney, and Will
liam c. Walsh, Cumberland attor-
ney, requested the directed YER
diets on grounds chat state evil
dence was not sufficient for con-
viction.
The defense attorneys moved for
acquittal after States Attorney S.
R. Pagenhardt presented the states
case against Mrs. Anna Matthews.
The same motion was made and
granted after the state presented
its case against The other Il
women as a group.
The case arose September IA fol-
lowing the discharge of a foreman
at the processing plant. A discus
sion arose durinT which the women
were told to return to work or
leave the plant. Testimony indi-
Gated the women went to the rest
room, stayed there about Is min
utes, and left the plant, going down
town to make two telephone calls.
They returned to the plant some
time later and indicated that they
were ready to work but were re-
fused admittance. Some fifty other
employees continued to work after
the dispute.
Four days later the Is women
were taken before the magistrate
where they were found guilty of
violating Section 81 of Article 81
of the 1871 Maryland code and
each fined S25 and costs. The fines
were suspended.
In asking the directed verdicts
attorneys for the women pointed
out it was admitted no harm was
done to the plant and nobody was
hurt by the incident
Judge Fraley, in granting the
directed verdicts, pointed out that
the law was passed at a time when
employees were taking over COM
plete charge of various plants
throughout the nation, preventing
people from entering or leaving and
destroying large amounts of prop
erty. But he said work was not
stopped in the present case, al
though it might have been delayed
for a short time. There was no
damage to the property and after
milling around in the rest room
all persons involved left the plant.
The judge did declare from the
bench however that he felt the
company had a perfect right to fire
people who refused to work and
said he probably would have done
the same thing had he been plant
manager
But he said the statute involved
provides penalties for workers who
take Substantial possession" of
plant, and he said he could find
nothing in the testimony to indi-
cate that in this case.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Heavy Frosts Occur

Heavy frosts were the order for
the entire week with the tempera-
ture dropping as low as II degrees
for one morning. That was on Sun
day.
1t was Is degrees Monday morn
ing and 20 degrees Saturday morn
ing, while other mornings also had
heavy frost but the temperature
was not quite so low.
A slight rain fell last night and
was continued this morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17

james Is. 1Iartln has been named
manager of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroads Dining Car and Comis-
sary Department, with headquar-
ters at Baltimore. Mr.. Martin sue
ceeds Howard O. McAbce, who re-
tired at the end of September after
AZ years with the railroad.
The new dining car chief enters
his job with wide background of
dining car services. Although his
railroad training dates back to
1918 when he started with the BIO
in the Motive Power Department,
most of his railroad service has
been with the dining car Depart
ment.
For ten years he was a dining
car steward and during that time
served aboard such trains as the
B&O Capitol and National
Limiteds. In August of 1899, Mr..
Martin was promoted from stew
ard to dining car inspector, and
four years later, in 1913, moved
again to assistant superintendent.
He has been superintendent Of the
dining car service since 1947.
Mr. Martin was horn on Nav 2
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Price For Weeks
House Is Set At
$1S,5OO BY Jury
Condemnation Cose Heurd
This Week in Local Court

A circuit court jury on Tues
day awarded Mr.. and Mrs. HUI
bert NJ Weeks, of NJ. Lake Park,
$1S,50O for their home and six
acres or mcre Of property. The
actual amount was 6 acres plus
easements.
The State Roads commission had
started proceedings to obtain the
property for highway improve
ments to the Deer Park-Mt. Lake
Park road, and early in January
placed $4,000 on deposit in the
office Of Richard l.. Davis, clerk Of
the Circuit court. This was the
amount the State Roads appraisers
had set as a value on the property.
Upon objections and an appeal
by Mr.. and Mrs. Weeks the settle
ment was placed in the hands of
a Board of Property Review on
July "a, and the three members
of this board placed a value of
$17,975 on the property to be taken.
An appeal from this decision was
entered by Mr.. and Mrs. Weeks
and the case was heard before a
Garrett County jury on Monday
and Tuesday Testimony in the case
was completed Monday but the
case was argued on Tuesday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weeks through
their attorneys, Walter W. Daw-
son and w. Dwight Slower, had
sought $4,000 as damages.
Mr.. Weeks, mayor of Mt. Lake
Park, retired Baltimore and Ohio
station agent, constructed his six
room bungalow and garage several
years ago on a portion of his forty
two acres of property across the
highway from the Mt. Lake Patll
postoffice. The house was brick
veneer. Mr. Weeks testified he
planned to sell lots from the bal
ance of his property until it be-
came known that the State Roads
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Scout Leaders Here

Two boy scout leaders were in
the area this week.
Cy Tribur deputy regional exc
cutive for region 3, from Philadel-
phia, was here Tuesday night to
bring methods of hows and why's
of district operations to scout
leaders.
Bill Condor, explorer deputy for
region 3, was here for meeting
last night at the City Hall for all
persons interested in the explorer
program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
School Plans Social

An Old Fashioned social has
been scheduled for tomorrow eve
ming, October IS, at the Oakland
Elementary annex building on
Green street, sponsored by the
school.
Among the features are a popu-
larity contest, a country store,
moving picture and games. Re-
freshments will be available.
Patrons of the school and the
public are invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Teams In Action

Southern High schools football
team will journey to Kingwood to-
day for a game with the Kingwood
High eleven under the lights. The
game is called for s o'clock.
Southern will attempt to notch
its second win of the season.
Northern High Huskies which
have not lost a game this year,
will play Beall High school to-
morrow.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Damage Is Slight

Fire damage was slight Wednes-
day morning at the home of Nor
man Smith, in the Oak park sec
ton between Oakland and Mt.
Lake Park, when an oil stove APP
parently overlooked and started
flames spreading.
Smith is living in the basement
of his home at the present time.
Oakland firemen were called
about $50 Wednesday but the
blaze was under control by the
time the department arrived.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
State y biggest Coal SEiOUeI
Nf WOg.Es En Garrett COUnIU

Maryland's biggest coal shovel is
at work in Garrett county and has
been at work for more than q year.
1t is being used on strip mining
job directed by Daniel Houck, in
the Bethlehem area, some six or
seven miles from Oakland.
The shovel is one of the newer,
powerful, self-sufficient, mastodon-
like digging machine with its own
power plant, and equipped with
long legs and big steel feet to
walk about mining operations like
an elephant, despite its enormous
weight.
A fnture article about this
operation appeared in the feature
section of the Sunday Sun, written
by Frank Henry. Three photo
graphs accompanying the story
were taken by A. Aubrey Bodine.
The machine is the biggest and
the first of these to operate in
Maryland. 1t is owned by the
Schcll Mining company, headed by
Mr.. Houck. The big digger cost
$250,000, weights 400 tons and it
can lift and toss 10 tons of earth
about every minute.
Its big scoop weighs 10 tons emp
ty and jeep can fit comfortably
inside it. In "a hours it can remove
from 5000 to 10000 tons Of earth
despite time out for periodic oiling.
This is not the biggest machine
of its kind in the country. The big
gest one can lift and toss nearly
80 tons single scoop of its huge
shovel. But Mr.. Houck's digger is
Of that family of machines which
has come into use the last twenty
years or so and made strip coal
mining possible on a scale un.
dreamed of.
Its mission is to lift the over
burden from coal seams, lay them
bare so smaller diggers can pick
up the black, crusty pay-dirt as
they inch along bottoms of the
deeply dug canyons. The big digger
can lay bare seams 65 feet or more
beneath the surface.
Use of diggers the size and cost
of Mr.. Houck's is warranted only
if the known reserves of coal in the
Continued on Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Absenteesirn High
In Local Schools

Absentceism attributed to the
flu-type illness which has struck
in this area continues to be serious.
Earlier this week there were 200
absent at Northern High school
and a slightly lesser figure at
Southern High. Other Elementary
schools throughout the area also
reported a heavy absentee list.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-17
Current Interruption
Cancelled for Today

Due TO wet weather condi-
tions, the interruption of cleo
trio power scheduled for today,
has been cancelled. Notice will
be given when the power
schedule is Interrupted in the
future.