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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Accident Firemen
Receive Awards
Complete Basic Training
Course For Firemen

The entire membership Of the
Accident Volunteer Fire Co. and
their wives gathered at the Acct
dent Fire Hall recently to witness
graduation exercises for group
of members, who had completed a
basic course Of twenty weeks in
struction in Firemen's Training
This extension course is provided
by the University of Maryland Fire
Service Extension. 1t consists of
training in organization and disci-
pline, handling of hose, ladders,
the proper use of fuel streams and
many other subjects pertinent to
good fire protection.
James c. Robertson, Senior In
structor of the University of Mary
land Firemen's Training, was the
principal speaker. Awards of peck
ct cards to each graduate and
station certificate was made by
Mr.. Robertson and George Comp,
Jr., of Deer Park, who had in
structed the class.
The following men received the
awards for completing 90 hours
of training, Owen H. Bach, Luther
E. Bowser, Benjamin E. Calls,
Carl w. Frazee, Chris NJ. Glass,
Orlando w. Hetrick, Harvey B.
Smith, Clayton E. Speicher, Claude
X. Friend and Hobert Bowscr.
Erwin G. George received a certifi-
cate for 48 hours instruction, and
Wilmer w. Margraff a certificate
for so hours instruction.
Ladies from the Accident Com
munity served a luncheon to con-
clude the evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Ski Club To Meet

a meeting of the Western Mary
land Ski club will be held next
Tuesday evening, December II, at
8 o'clock, at the American Legion
home in Westernport, it was an
nounced.
There will be discussion on the
Maryland State Championship Ski
races, which have been scheduled
for Sunday February 2. A ski
movie will be shown.
Following the business meeting
there will be social hour. Officers
have extended al invitation 10 all
interested persons TO attend the
meeting,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Surplus Food Distribution
Dates Are Announced

Dates for the distribution Of
surplus food is this county for De-
cember were announced yesterday
by Daniel 2. Smouse, distributor
for the Board of County Commits
sionerS.
Grantsvillc, Tuesday, Decem-
Der II, $3.50 to 1880 a. M.
Friendsvillc, Tuesday, December
II, 1870 to $3.50 p. III.
Oakland, Welnes lay, December
Is, 9 to 1880 a. II.
kitzmillcr. Wednesday, Dccem-
Der Is, 1;3O to $50 p. M.
Bloomington, Wednesday, De-
cembcr Is, $3.50 to 4 p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Man Injured When
Struck By Auto

Walter Lewis, IS of Oakland,
was hospitalizcd in the Garrett
County Memorial hospital Satur-
day night after being struck by an
automobile along State Route 20,
one mile south of Swallow Falls.
Trooper Robert D. Henline, of the
Maryland State Police, who inVesti-
gated, said Lewis was admitted to
the institution with a compound
fracture of the right leg. Police
said he was struck by car driven
by Jesse Raymond ShuttleWorth.
a, of Accident
Police said the mishap occurred
as ShuttleWorth was travelling
along the road and rammed into
Lewis who was loading milk cans
into a pickup truck.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Storm Strikes Area;
Mercury Hits Zero

The mercury took a sharp drop
throughout the night, to register
the coolest weather of the year at
zero or possibly one below.
The freezing weather came into
the tri-state area along with a
snow fall of some four or five
inches, which fell Tuesday night
and Wednesday.
There were winds up to some 20
miles per hours with some drift
ing which made highway travelling
hazardous. Snow plows of the
county and state, however, were
keeping the roads clear.
1t was the second cold snap
within a week, the thermometer
having dipped TO five above last
Thursday night.
School buSseS were delayed
somewhat this morning but all
were operating. Snow continued TO
fall today.
There were three days of rain
this week, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, with the area blanketed
by heavy fog on Monday, fol-
lowed by snow later in the day.
Tuesday was clear and cold until
late evening when snow again be
gan to fall, continuing into Wed
nesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Dwight Clary Heads
Deer Park Firemen

Dwight Clary was elected prcsi-
of the Deer Park Volunteer Fire
dent of the Deer Park Volunteer
Fire department at meeting De-
cembcr ?.
Others elected were Edward
Sollars, vice-president; George
Comp, Jr., secretary; Glen OBricn,
treasurer; J. X. Thrasher, chaplain;
Harrison Thrasher, trustee; Will
liam Clattcrbuck, chief; Carl
Thrasher, assistant; Dale Simpson,
captain. The men will assume Of
flee January !.
Fircrcn were called recently to
The home Of Daniel Friend at Deer
Park when gasoline being used to
start u fire exploded, ignitng the
mousse. Considerable damage was
done before firemen aubdued the
flames,
The fund drive being conducted
by the department will terminate
December 81. According to Viii
liam Clatterbuck, campaign chair
man, the drive thus far has been
successful. Five hundred feet of
new hose has been purchased. He
said additional funds are needed
for protective clothing, and urged
persons not having already do
mated, to do 50 as soon as possible.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Robbers Shoot
Tavern Owner
Elmer Grub, so, Potent In
Hospital, Is In Critical
Condition

Elmer Grubb 50-year-old tavern
operator near Gormania, was shot
through the neck and chin during
an attempted holdup by two un-
identified men Monday evening. He
was admitted to Garrett County
Memorial hospital in Oakland
where he underwent minor surgery
to enable the man to continue to
breath His condition is listed as
critical"
Sheriff James f. Frantz and
Trooper Robert Henline, of the
Maryland State police are con-
tinuing their investigation of the
shooting.
Frantz said he was called by
Mrs. Grub shortly after the at
tempted hold-up which occurred at
7:45 p. m.
During brief questioning before
undergoing surgery Grub told
the sheriff that two men, one short
and the other tall, entered his
establishment, the Four Oaks
Tavern, and asked for "CokeS'
Grub said he went to the rear of
the building to get the soft drinks
and returned to the front of the
tavern, where the men waited.
AS he came through the door he
said he saw that the men had re-
VolverS in their hands. He said he
threw one of the Coke" bottles at
them and the shorter man shot
him. Both turned and fled without
obtaining any money.
Grub was unable to furnish
much of description of the pair
or the vehicle in which they es-
capped Police later we're furnished
d partial description of the vehicle.
1t was described as late model
station wagon with a cream or tan
color.
The wounded man apparently
staggered from the tavern to his
home nearby and his wife called
the sheriff. Neither his wife nor
pthe children heard any shooting
or knew that anything was amiss
until Grub stumbled into the
house. Police believe Grub was
shot with 80 revolver. The bullet
is still lodged in the mans neck
and physicians plan to perform adj
ditional surgery when he regainS
some strength. Frantz said the man
lost large quantity of blood and
hospital officials said if he had
not been brought to the hospital
so soon after the shooting he would
have choked to death from his
own blood
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Plans for Change
In Registration
System Are Made
Permanent Set-Up Expected
To Be Started By We'd
nesduy, January |

A permanent registration system
instead of the previous two or
three registration days prior to an
election, will be a reality in the
county after January /, it was an
nounced by the Board of Election
supervisors yesterday.
Authorization to change to the
permanent registration method has
been given by the Board of County
Commissioners, upon motion of Err
win Roth, seconded by H. D
Swartzentruber, board president
Ward Hinebaugh, president of
the Election Board, said the board
had to call special meeting to dis
cuss a clause in the election laws
that required, in the absence of a
permanent system, two sets of
books TO be sent to each polling
place.
Hinebaugh said he explained
there are only two judges, one
from each party, at each polling
place. The board then voted for a
permanent system where one set
of books with two judges, would
be sufficient This action was sub
ject to the approval of the County
Commissioners and approval was
given.
Hinebaugh said the clerk to the
election board, Russell L. Smith,
had been named chief clerk and
Republican registrar for the new
system.
The Democratic registrar has not
yet been selected
To Be Open Five Days Weekly
After the first of January coun-
ty residents will be able to regi-
ter on the voting books five days
a week at the election board Of
flee in the Court House in Oak
land.
The present board includes Ward
limbaugh, alternate member, who
is serving in the place of William
L. Gibson, who is i'll; Rodgcr Bond,
McHenry; and Harvey Gortner.
Grantsville. The latter is the Demo-
cratic member. Attorney to the
board is Charles c. Nathan, Grants
vile.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Ski Excursion Rates
In Effect First Time

Excursion rates will go into eff
feet this weekend on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. in prep
ar5tion for the first ski weekend
of the season.
Train accommodations are being
offered from Baltimore, Washing
ton and Silver Spring. Under the
plan the skier is transported to
Oakland by train, then by bus TO
accommodations near the ski area.
The package plan offers all trans
portation, two days skiing and two
nights accommodations for a total
cost of $24.
Daily ski rate for adults is So in
Guiding tax, and for children under
Is, so cents, tax free. For those
wishing to ski often during the
winter, seasonal and family rates
are available upon request
The Deep Greek Lake-Gsrrett
County Promotion council is dis
tributing 10000 ski folders giving
pertinent information about the
Marsh Mountain slope. This year
they arc featuring artificial snow
when necessary and night skiing
Through the use Of artificial snow
the slope can be kept open when
the supply of natural snow would
make skiing impossible.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Youth Arrested
For Embedding

William E. Goehringer, 18-year
old boy, of Accident, was arrested
Tuesday by the FBI and arraigned
before U. S. Commissioner James
Alfred Avirett in Cumberland on
charges of embezzling $4,000 from
a Pittsburgh bank.
He was taken into custody at
the home Of his parents.
He waived a preliminary hear
ing before Avirett and was re-
leased under $1,000 bond for his
appearance before the Federal
District Court of the Western
District at Pittsburgh.
James E. Kelly, agent in charge
of the FBI at Baltimore, said
young Goehringer, June gradu-
ate of Northern High school, had
taken a job as 4 teller in the Dollar
Savings Bank in Pittsburgh last
summer.
A shortage III a customer ac-
count was discovered in October.
Goehringer was picked up on a
federal warrant charging him with
embezzlement by an unauthorized
withdrawal from The customers
account. The embezzlement re-
portedly took place on September
13.
Commissioner Avirctt said
Goehringer has given a full state
ment to the FBI Of the theft and
has agreed to return to Pittsburgh
to stand trial, probably in Janu-
airy.
His bond stipulates he is to APP
pear at the Pittsburgh federal
court ana no extradition waiver
was required, the commissioner
stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Stanley Baker
FamiIyIsNanned
Region Winner
Regional Winner Announce
ment Made At Morgan
town Dinner Friday

The Stanley Baker family, Mt.
Lake Park was named the regional
champion farm family of the Farm
ing for Better Living program in
Region II last Friday at the Re-
gional Roundup sponsored by the
agricultural committee of the Nor
gantown Chamber of Commerce.
Marion Monongalia, Preston, Tay-
Tor, and Garrett counties make up
Region H. M. L. Brueggeman,
general manager of the West Vir-
ginia Publishing Company, Nor
gantOwn, presented the winners
with a $50 savings bond and a
framed citation on behalf of the
Chamber of Commerce. Several
FFBL members from the county
attended the dinner
DR.. A. H. VanLandingham, act
ing dean of the College of Agri-
culture, West Virginia University,
brought the group up-to-date on
the new building program pro-
iected for the colleges of agri-
culture and engineering An in
strumental musical program was
presented by the students in the
University School of Music
Awarded at the meeting we're the
1857 county winners from each of
the five counties in the region.
Each of the families was given
SIS check and special recognition
by L. Bush Swisher, Farming for
Better Living project director for
Region II. County winners this
year were Mr.. and Mrs. John X.
Statler, WadestOwn, Monongalia;
Mr. and Mrs Blair Wolfe, Rt. l,
Fairmont, Marion; Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph D. Gibson, Ri. l, Terra Alta,
Preston; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley j.
Bradley, Thornton, Taylor; and Mr..
and Mrs. Claude W. Wagner, Jr.,
Oakland, Garrett.
Monongalia and Garrett counties
each received a framed citation
and SIS check for use in the All
program, for 100 percent compile
ton of the project by all the fami-
lies who enrolled this year in the
Farming for Better Living pro-
gram in each county. Special
recognition was given to Garrett
county for winning the award for
Continued on Page Seven
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Town Will Hire
Engineers For A
Survey On Water

An agreement to retain engineer
ing services for guidance in obtain
ing an adequate water supply for
the town of Oakland was reached
at the December meeting of the
Mayor and Town Council on Mon
day evening.
The first step was to agree on
a price of 81 500 for a detailed re-
port which is to be submitted after
a study of various conditions
around the Oakland area.
After the report is delivered and
reviewed the engineers would be
prepared to go further, preparing
detail plans, specifications for
work to be performed. and to do
other work on percentage basis
of remuneration, depending upon
cost of construction.
The engineers also would be pre-
pared to go still further, once a
plan was mapped out, to take care
of the general supervision and the
construction, also on a percentage
basis, depending upon cost.
This agreement will be made
with the Chester Engineers, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, a company which
has done numerous other jobs for
the town.
The report will embrace study
of the towns population growth
and a projection into the future, a
study of the growth of water con-
sumers; a study of an impounding
dam and reservoir in Upper Brad
ley Run Valley; study of remote
controlled automatic pumping sta
ton on Miller's Run with pipe line
to proposed reservoir: study of a
water treatment and filtration
plant, near the spring house, along
with pumping units which might
be needed; would make an investi-
cation of existing pumping means
to existing reservoirs, and make
recommendations for additional
mains if needed; would study the
existing reservoir capacity and
recommend additional storage if
Continued on Page Seven
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
To Present Program

The Christmas program of the
Oakland Elementary school will
be presented on Tuesday evening,
December II, at 8 o'clock, at the
Oakland annex building il was an
nounced.
The play to be presented is en-
titled The Stockings We're Hung"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
On Stote Committees

At the state meeting Of the
Parent Teachers association held
recently in Baltimore, Mrs. Britten
Martin of Mt. Lake Park, was
elected as safety chairman in the
state organization, and Mrs. Pbyl-
lis Read, Mt. Savage, was elected
publications chairman. They
were the only two from Western
Maryland ON the state group.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Answer Two Alarms

Oakland firemen answered two
alarms during the week, neither
one of any consequence.
The first call came as the result
of flue fire at the home of John
Matthews on the Underwood road
last Thursday evening about s
o'clock. There was no damage
The second call came when a
passer-by thought he saw flames
in the B. and o. railroad station
al Mt Lake Park. This was on Fri
day evening about 10 o'clock. Fire
men listed the call as false
alarm.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-12
Complete Program
Arranged For School
Dedication Sunday

The complete program for the
dedication exercises for the new
bennett Road elementary school
were outlined this week by Willard
L. Hawkins, county superintendent
of schools. The dedication will be
held Sunday afternoon, December
IS, at 2:15, at the new school.
Merritt Feather, president of the
bennett Road P-TA, will preside.
Following the singing Of Maryland,
My Maryland, and the invocation
by Rev. Ross Speicher former
school board member, the school
glee club will present number
DR.. Ralph Calandrella, president
of the Board of Education, will
present the key to Foster A. Riggs,
principal Mrs. Ethel Helbig, sixth
grade teacher, will speak on "A
Teacher Looks at the New School"
while Margaret Highlander, sixth
grade pupil, will speak on "A Pupil
Looks at the New School,
Brief remarks will be made by
H. D. Swartzentruber, president of
the Board of County Commits
sioners, and by Mr.. Hawkins.
The dedicatory address will be
made by DR.. w. S. Patterson, pas
tor of st. Paul's Methodist church,
Oakland Mrs. Earl Zepp will lead
a service of dedication.
Following another selection by
the school glee club Rev. Charles
Carlson, pastor of st. Marks
Lutheran church, Oakland, will
pronounce the benediction.
Mr. Hawkins has announced that
the following will be platform
guests: Dr. Thomas G.. Pullen, Jr.
state superintendent of schools;
DR.. Ralph Calandrella, Maurice
Brookhart, George Edwards, men,
bers of the Board of Education;
Walter w. Dawson c. o. Bender
Ross Speicher, Earl Guard Stuart
Hamill, former member of the
Board of Education Associate
Judge Neil c. Fraley, Senator
Clifford Friend, Delegates Jesse
j. Ashby, Kermit Glotlelty and
Harry c. Edwards; Foster D. Bit
tie, Edwin Elias, Mrs. Caroline
Wilson, O. T, eraser, John l.. Fitz-
water, Mrs Margaret McComas,
Robert Martin, Mrs. Mary Grace
UmStot, all members of the Board
of Education staff; William A.
Shirer and Edgar Hardesty, con-
tractors; Wesley Altman, architect;
Mrs. Irva Mickey, president of the
county P.-T.A. council; Miss Emma
Caulk, representing the retired
teachers; Charles V. Harvey, preSi-
Gent OF the ScnOOl BUS operators
association; George H. Hanst edi-
tor of The Republican; II. D.
Swartzentruber, Aubrey Brenne-
man and Erwin Roth, members of
the Board of County Commission
ers; Stuart Hamill, Jr., attorney TO
the Board of Education; Albert
Ringer, president of the County
Teachers association; and James
Reid, state supervisor of schools
in plant planning.
An Open House will follow the
dedication exercises. The general
public is invited TO attend the pro-
gram and to inspect the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-27

as though it were a suburb O.
Toronto.
Company Towns Banned
The company town with it.
company store. like the bolster.
GUS old-time gaming saloon, ha.
had its day.
Spokesman for Canadian pro.
vincial governments explain aus.
terely that their aim is ito in.
sure orderly development" tt
avoid haphazard commercial
operations" to forbid ram
shackle building" to keep Out
"unsavory characters" and tc
prevent trading monopolies.
From British Columbia and
the Yukon across the Labrador
the provincial authorities are
legislating against shanty towns
and badlands. as we'll as against
CLOSED" company towns.
The latest mining community
to be projected illustrates this.
international Nickel Co. has just
signed first contracts for what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-27

finer things and their interest in the safety
and wel-being Of their fellow passengers.
And, most assuredly, it evidences the care and
judgment-and the wisdom and intelligence
with which they select their personal possessions.
incidentally, you may have noticed, of late,
that the Cadillac has cast its revealing light
on an ever-growing number of your own friends
and acquaintance.
To be sure there is every reason why this
should be SO. For il has become increasingly appar-
ent that Cadillac car is one Of the soundest
investments of the American highway.
It's original cost is remarkably modest and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-27
Collapse of Reds Near,
Wet Nam President Saws

recounted. was to achieve ex-
ternal defense and internal Sc
curity. otherwise no economic
program could succeed" Now
that the people have acquired
confidence. the government is
proceeding with plans to diver
sify agriculture and develop in
duStry.
U. S. Aid Important
American aid has been of
great Importance in both these
endeavors. It must = continue.
though prospects are bright
enough to make possible an
eventual scaling down of aid
grants. The president had only
one complaint: While the coun-
try's economic program is based
on a five-year plan United
States aid is provided only one
year at a time, making long
range planning very difficult.
During the French administra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-27

pie to eat their full after Il
years of privation."
Most Vietnamese are farmers
and in their interest Mr.. Diem
has decreed a sweeping land
reform. All peasant families will
get five to IL acres on easy
terms. But landowners may keep
up to about $50 acres because
said Mr.. Diem. I'VE don't want
to destroy the middle class and
proletarianize the country"
Chinese. numbering about one
tenth of the population, handle
at least two-thirdS of the coun-
try's trade. Mr.. Diem spoke with
bitterness of their usury, specu-
lation, blackmarketeering, eva
sion of customs duties-and
clannishness. They got too
much benefit from the war.
II we had enough personnel to
levy taxes on all their illegal
profits. Vietnam would be rich"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-27
|Conodo Planning Towns
To Reverse Frontier Era

WINNIPEG. Mar. 81 (NANA)
Mining boom-towns mush-
rooming across the Canadian
hinterland are North America S
last frontier communities. They
are full of rugged characters
and. f1guratively, pokes of gold
But this last frontier doesn't
need mounties or sheriffs or
vigilantes. Saloons and gaming
tables and lurid women are no
problem.
It's all done with town-plan-
ming.
Nowadays boom towns SPRING
ing up in the bowling wilderness
are being blue printed as care
fully as the mining plants them
selves. Jack London and Klon-
dyke Kate would probably think
them all somewhat tame. but
when a company opens up an
area, the town development
scheme has to be approved by
the provincial government almost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-27
Old Friends in a New I1idht!

Let's assume you've known them for some time.
And now-in the moment of glancc-you
see them for the first time in the company Of
Cadillac car.
There's Just no question about it something
wonderful happcnsl
For the presence of Cadillac car undcrscores
and most dramatically so-many Of the things
that enable you to think well of them
II goes almost without saying, for instance,
that their Cadillac lends form and substance to
whatever measure of achievement life may have
brought them and that it testifies, most elo-
quently, as to what they have made of their years
Certainly, it reveals their appreciation of lifes