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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14

Seems to the American Red Cross is getting slowly
squeezed of the picture in spite Of the fact that it adj
ministers of the most important in the country
the blood recruitment program
If memory well, years ago there the
March of Dimes and then the Red Cross roll CALL and that
about it. Now there's the League for Crippled Children
Dysrophy Heart Cancer and other fund raising efforts
Assuredy all of these campaigns worthy of aid but
like they have slowly pushed Red Cross far into the
background.
Maybe it's because there doesn't be any glamour
in the Red Cross drive In the polio drive they exploit
nuts blue cruches mothers march, coffee parties and the
like And such efforts off, too Judging from the result
The polio drive this will net $4,000 But the un
gamorzed Red Cross drive just personal solicitation from
door to door, will net $4,000 and sometimes that if past
performances any indication. Why?
circular entitled Brother, You're Lucky, strikes
real response you feel that you've out on
the many services the Red Cross has to offer and then
continues, (Which Service Would You Like"
Bring you notice of death in the family. Feel bad
about having received one? If in the armed forces
how about having them verify serious illness in your fam
lily emergency leave? You haven't the OPP
pOrunty to the facilities they provide? All you need
is to spend time in the hospital The Red
money If must emergency leave and can't afford
it, they'll help financially
Have you ever been saved from drowning by person
who had Red Cross Lfesavng training? How unfortunate
The Red Cross blood may be you've missed
Aren't you lucky in having You probably
missed receiving Red Cross disaster relief If only flood
tornado hurricane had along your
away, you might have been given money re-esabsh
home Too bad you've had accident re-
qured someone to give you first aid, with the Red
Cross first aid training.
"Wel, the Red Cross aids those who need help"
If we keep these things in mind there should be no diff
cuty topping the Red Cross quota when around
next month Sure ahead and these other groups
but for goodness sake adequate portion for Red
Cross And of these days let's try combining all these
drives and make one big COMMUNICATIVE effort.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Senior High Band
To Present Concert

The senior high school band at
Southern will present its winter
concert on Thursday evening, Feb
ruary Ia, in the school gymnasium,
it was announced by Raymond Bor-
rell, director. Adults will be adj
mitted for so cents, while students
may hear it for IS cents.
Included in the program will be
concert march, Emblem of
Unity; themes from symphony No.
6, of TschaikoWsky, a march,
Colonel DOGGY" a trumpctcr's Iul-
laby, featuring Bill Burgwald in
a cornct solo; a DiXicland march,
When the Saints Go Marching In"
featuring the majorcttcs; selection
from South Pacific, march, "On
the Mali; an Appalachian Suite,
in three parts, Barbara Allen, Lolly
Toodum and Green Sleeves; Mid
night in Paris, Pizzicato Polka
King Cotton, featuring the major
cites, and concluding with Rhap-
sody in Blue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Goes to Farm Credit

H. Robert Dewitt, who has been
engaged in farming south of Oak
land for a number of years, will
become assistant secretary and
treasurer of the National Farm
Loan and Production Credit associ-
ations, effective March /.
Mr.. Dewitt last Thursday eve
ming resigned as chairman of the
Rural Development committee
which he had served for the past
year. He is also chairman of the
Garrett County Agricultural Sta
bilization and Conservation com
mittee, having been reelected in
December for a third term.
Mr.. Dewitt will work in the
Farm Credit division in Garrett
county and also in Preston, Tucker
and Randolph counties in West
Virginia.
He and his wife will continue to
reside on their farm, on Monte
Vista road, at least for the time
being. They are having a public
sale of their live stock, farm ma
chinery and dairy equipment on
Saturday, February %.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Sentence Juveniles

Two juveniles from KitZmiller,
who pleaded guilty to the charge
Of breaking and entering at trial
last Wednesday before Associate
Judge Neil c. Fraley, were SEN
fenced Saturday morning by Judge
Fralcy to two years each in the
House of Correction.
Sheriff Paul Fisher took them to
the penal institution on Monday
and said that in all probability
they would be transferred to the
Maryland Rcformatory for Males
Due to a peculiar regulation a
circuit court judge, sitting as a
juvenile judge, may not sentence
person who comes before him to
the Reformatory, but must issue a
sentence to the House of Correc-
ton. The House of Correction Of
ficials, however, are empowered to
issue a transfer.
One of the youths convicted is
only sixteen years of age and was
considered too young to be kept
in the House of Correction.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Amendment Tackled
On House Bill 275

An amendment to House bill 275,
concerning the salary of the Coun-
ty Commissioners and appointment
of a clerk, has been amended this
week, it was learned yesterday
from the delegation at Annapolis.
The bill would change the salary
of the County Commissioners from
5000 to $4,000 and eliminate any
expense accounts.
The previous bill allowed as
much as 5000 for travelling eX-
penses, $500 per year for expenses
incurred by reason of duties of
the county roads board, and $500
per year i'll salary for work as a
roads board.
The amendment to the bill states
that the provisions as to the salary
of the County Commissioners shall
not apply to the present commits
sioners but will take effect with
the next term of office.
The bill, should it pass, also al
lows for the appointment of a clerk
who shall hold office for two years,
and shall receive an annual salary
not to exceed $500 instead of the
present salary of 81 200
The new measure would elimi-
nate the paragraph wherein the
commissioners have authority TO
employ such additional clerical
help as may be necessary for the
proper conduct of their office and
the compensation for the addition
al help to be reasonable and
proper. An additional paragraph is
added which says that The clerk
shall perform all the duties of his
office without any additional help.
The office of the clerk shall be kept
open from a m. until II noon and
from l to p. m. daily except Sum
day.
This part of the act would take
effect June l, 1857, if enacted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Friend Loses Fight
On Blind Measure

Senator Clifford Friend, who pic
tured himself as the highest
listed, hardest-headed. meanest
senator in this body" tried in vain
Monday to get the Maryland SEN
ate not to reassign to committee a
bill which would give financial aid
to blind persons.
Sen. Charles M. See of Allegany
county had sponsored the bill
which would guarantee blind per-
sons an income of at least SIS a
month with the state making up
what they didn't earn The Judicial
proceedings committee, of which
See and Friends are members, had
approved it,
Senator Turnbull of Baltimore
county asked that it be sent to his
finance committee for study since
it involved money.
Friend, in opposing the move,
said the welfare department had
said the bill would cost the state no
more than $500 a year and that the
Maryland Senate had passed much
more costly bills without so much
fuss.
I'VE are paying to the State Wei
fare department millions to buy
degradation" Friend said, ito pay
unmarried women to raise illegiti-
mate children yet we would
argue giving 5000 to the poor blind
people of the state"
Despite his plea, the. Senate
voted to send the bill to the finance
committee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
.Homenaker of
Tomorrow Named
At Southern

Doris Ann Lawson has been
named the Betty Croker Home
maker of Tomorrow in Oakland
She received the highest score
in a written examination on home
making knowledge and attitudes
taken by graduating girls in South
crn High school.
Her examination paper now will
be entered in competition with
those of 108 other school winners
to name this states candidate for
the title of All-American Home
maker of Tomorrow and will also
be considered for the runnerup
award in the state. For her achieve
ment, she will receive an award
pin.
Each state winner will receive a
ST. 500 scholarship and an educa-
tional trip with her school adviser
to Washington, d. c., colonial Will
liamsburg, Va, and New York City.
A $500 scholarship will be awarded
the runnerup girls in each state.
The school of the state winner re-
ceives a set of the Encyclopedia
Britannica.
The national winner will be
named May , at the American
Table banquet in the Waldorf AS
tOria hotel, New York City. The
scholarship of the All-American
Homemakcr Of Tomorrow will be
increased to $4,000. This year for
the first time girls who rank
second, third and fourth in the ma
tional finals will receive $4,000, So
600 and $1,000 scholarships rcspec-
lively
Science Research Associates Of
Chicago prepared and scored the
examinations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Anniversary Event
Set by Pythians

Garrett Lodge No. 113, Knights
of Pythias has set Friday, Febru-
airy Is, as its annual anniversary
celebration and Ladies' night It
will be held at Castle Hall in Oak
land at o'clock.
The celebration will commence
rate the beginning of the oath year
of the order of Knights of Pythias
and the 9th year of Garrett Lodge.
Grand lodge officers have been
invited for an evenings program
which will include various kinds
of entertainment.
One fifty-year veterans jewel
and 25-year veteran lapel pin are
to be presented Dr. W. w. Grant
will receive his fifty-year jewel
while Joe Ferguson will receive
his 25-year lapel pin.
Refreshments will be served.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Juvenile Court Bill
Enacted at Annapolis

One Garrett county bill was en-
acted and another passed by the
House of Delegates last Thursday.
Enacted was Senate Bill 156, in
troduced by Senator Friend. 1t re-
peals local laws providing for a
juvenile court in the county and
adding the county to the statewide
laws regarding juvenile courts.
Passed was House bill 275, spon-
sorcd by the county delegation to
raise the pay of the County Com
missioners from $500 TO 5000 a
year and to discontinue their eX-
pense allowances.
Another bill enacted was House
bill 120, introduced by the county
delegation, to require that the Gar
rett County audit be made by a
certified public accountant.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Garrett County Man
Killed in Florida

A 43-year-old Oakland man was
fatally injured last Thursday, Feb
ruary Z, when he was drawn into
a conveyor while at work at stone
quarry in TT. Lauderdale. Fla.
The victim was Roy Dale Dean.
He had been working in Florida
for the past year and was construc-
ton engineer of the job which he
was working at the time of the
accident.
Dean was caught in a moving
conveyor belt at the bottom of
rock crushcr in the Fern Crest
Quarrics, Inc j. B. Cargill. opera
tor of the crusher, told the deputy
sheriff that Dean was trying to
clear sludge material from the belt
He said he heard no sound but saw
what appeared to be pants leg
Tapping beneath the belt. Cargill
stopped the machine and found
Deans body pulled four feet off
the ground and wedged against
roller. The medical examiner said
Deans neck appeared to have been
broken.
A native of Uniontown, Pa. he
was a son of Mrs Margaret Hunter
Dean and the late Henry Dean.
Surviving besides his mother is
his widow, Gertrude ReXroad Dean,
of Oakland; four sons, Roy d.
Dean, Jr.. Charles and John. all at
home; and Henry Dean, Shelton,
Wash; four daughters, Beverly,
Carolyn and Elizabeth, all at home;
and Mrs. Betty Hutton, also of
Shelton; two sisters, Mrs. James
Grant PatuXcnt River, Md; and
Mrs. Fred Cation, Hagcrstown.
The body was brought to the
Leighton Funeral home in Oak
land. Funeral services were con-
Quoted Sunday, February 10 from
st. Matthew's Episcopal church in
Oakland. with Rev John j. Atwcll,
rector, officiating. Intcrment was
in Oakland cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Blaze Extinguished

A fire in the tWo-story frame
dwelling of Mr. and Mrs c. E.
Shillingburg. of near Steyer was
cxtinguishcd Sunday evening after
the blaze was confined to one OF the
bedrooms.
Cause of the fire was uudctcr.
mined. The German Fire depart
mcnt responded but the flames had
been cxtinguishcd before the fire
men arrived. Damage was esti-
mated at between $1,000 and $1,000
with damage to the house being
covered by insurance. Mr.. and Mrs.
ShilIingburg, however, lost much
of their clothing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Market Committee
Schedules Meeting

An area meeting of the County
Market committee has been sched-
uled for Wednesday, February 20,
at the Accident school. This is for
all who sold in the market last
summer and those who are inter
ested in selling this year, accord
ing to Miss Ethel Grove, home
demonstration agent.
Reports of committee chairmcn
are to be made and an opportunity
given people to work on the vari-
GUS committees in preparation for
the market.
Mrs. Harland Bowman, chairman
of the market committee, said she
hoped people would indicate the
products they expect TO offer for
sale and agree to participate on
the various committees. Other
committee chairmen include Merle
Garletts, finance; Mrs. Clark
Schlossnagle, health; George Cod
dington, housing: Mrs. William Will
desen, selling methods.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
End Armed Robbery
Warrant Is Issued

Warrants were sworn out this
week for the arrest of Dewey Lee
Pack, brother of Raymond Pack,
on charges of armed robbery. fol
lowing the formers identification
during the past seven days.
Warrants for the arrest of Ray
mond Pack at Cleveland, O., were
sworn out last week after he had
been identified as one of the two
persons who held up Anna Friend
and Grover Hutton, of Elder Hill.
at gun point and robbed the latter
of S18.
Mrs Friend ana MT. Hutton
positively identified Dewey Lee
Pack as the second person involved
in the robbery. Hutton told Sheriff
Fisher, That's the man who tied
me up"
Both Dewey Pack and Raymond
Pack are being held by Wyoming
county authorities at Pineville, w
Va, on an armed robbery charge
Complaints from West Virginia au-
thorities were received by Cleve-
land police before Garrett county
warrants. so that West Virginia will
have the first opportunity to try
the men. The men had been appre.
hended in Cleveland on similar
charges.
Mrs. Friend and Mr.. Hutton were
tied to chairs and robbed on Janu-
AIRY 81, and the pair were traced
when the elder Pack left the adj
dress of his sister in Cleveland
with a neighbor of Mrs. Friend in
the Elder Hill section. 1t was not
until after they visited the neigh
Dor that they apparently decided
on the attempted armed robbery
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Per Pupil Cost Is
Studied BY Board

The per pupil cost in Garrett
County schools was among the
items studied by the Board of Ed
ucation at its regular meeting in
the Court House on Tuesday. The
cost sheet was submitted by the
superintendent of schools, Willard
l.. Hawkins, who pointed out that
the cost per pupil in the county
ran about average for the state
other than for school bus transport
tation, which was the highest in
the state.
The most expensive schools to
operate, according to the cost sheet
are schools such as North Glade,
Mt. Zion and Bittinger.
Air Daylight Time
The board also discussed the mat
ter of daylight saving time for
schools of the county but no final
action was taken. Mr. Hawkins said
the School Board faces the prob
lem of transporting 240 children
to Allegany county, who in most
cases ride the same buses that also
transport children to Garrett coun-
ty schools. Members of the board
we're unable to see how they could
solve the situation unless children
in the county operated on the same
time schedule as Allegany county.
An estimate OF cost of materials
for improvements to the Swan Mea-
dow school amounted to $4,000,
and the Board tabled any further
plans for this building until dis
cuSSion with the County Commits
sioners and patrons of the school
could be held.
The Board made a preliminary
study of bids on furniture and sup
plies for new buildings including
bids submitted for two rooms of
furniture for Swan Meadow. A final
decision on furniture purchases will
be made after inspecting the fur
niture exhibits at the School Ad-
ministrators' convention in Atlantic
City. Mr. Hawkins was authorized
to seek bids for $50 gallons of top
quality paint.
The following purchases were ap-
Continued on Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Tag Applications
To Be Mailed Soon

Applications for new automobile
license tags will be mailed from
the office of the Commissioner Of
Motor Vehicles after "Wednesday,
February 20, Joseph WEIGH, county
treasurer, was informed this week.
Mr.. Welch said that this years
tags would 90 on sale on Monday,
February 25, and that it would be
permissible to attach them to auto
mobiles on the first of March. They
must be attached by the first of
April, according 10 law. Truck
licenses come just month later.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Heart Fund Drive
Officially Opened

Mrs. Irwin Field, Mrs. William
Hesen and Mayor Russell L. Smith
of Oakland, officially opened the
Heart Fund drive in the county
this week. Mayor Smith deposited
a contribution to officially inaugu-
rate the campaign.
Mrs Field heads the drive in this
section of the county while Mrs.
Hesen will head the Heart Sunday
activities on February oath.
The goal has been set at $1,000,
which exceeds last years collec-
tons by about $1,000. Mrs. Field, in
expressing the hope that the goal
would be surpassed, declared
that the heart diseases are the ma
tons number one public health
enemy, causing nearly 100000
deaths in the United States each
year, more than half of the ma
tons total from all other causes"
Plastic hearts have been placed
in various locations of business in
Oakland The drive will be aug
mented by door to door collection
on Heart Sunday with members of
the Junior Woman's Civic club as
sisting in this phase.
The postoffice department again
is assisting in the drive, making it
easy to contribute by mailing. Con-
tributiOns received by Donald NJ
Browning, postmaster will be
credited to the town indicated by
the postmark Contributions also
may be mailed directly to Mrs.
Field, High and 18th streets, Oak
land.
The 1857 Heart Fund drive will
continue through February %. Mrs.
Field said a major portion of the
fund would remain. in this area to
support a three-point program, re-
search, professional and lay edu-
cation and community service. The
drive is carried on through the
Allegany-Garrett county Heart as
Sociation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Plan Training Meeting

Plans have been completed for
the All officers training session to
be held Saturday morning, Febru-
airy 16, from 10 to II in the EXten-
sion office.
The group will be divided ac-
cording to offices. Mrs. Ralph
Bucket will speak to presidents and
vicc-prcsidents; Mrs. Robert Rode
HEAVIER will speak TO secretaries and
treasurers; and James McHenry
will speak to the reporters. Follow
ing individual sessions the group
will combine for conducting
model" meeting. All All officers
and leaders are being urged to at
tend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Red Cross Campaign
To Start in March

The annual Rcd Cross campaign
for funds will get under way in
March, according to Mrs. Kermit
Glotfclty. county roll call chair
man. The total budget sought is
S4,2S2, and of this amount S1,825
remains in the county Red Cross
budget. During the past month
$306 was raised for Hungarian Re-
lief in a special county effort.
Details of the drive are to be
worked out.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Making Plans For
Annual Spelling Bee

Home room teachers and all
sixth and ninth grade classes of the
county are making preparations
for this years old Fashioned
Spelling Bee" TO be held at the
Friendsvillc Elementary school on
Thursday, May l6, at s p. m.
AS a result Of the success of last
years event at Kitzmiller and the
public interest shown, it is prob
able the countrywide competition
will be come an annual affair, of
ficials stated. Complete details are
to be announced later.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
County Dispute Is
Now In Court

Aubrey c. Brenneman, member
of the County Commissioners told
the Court of Appeals at Annapolis
on Tuesday he was not a partner
in a drilling firm which was given
a contract by the commissioners,
acting as the County Road board.
Mr.. Brenneman is seeking re-
lease from a Garrett County Cir
cult Court injunction preventing
him from acting as a member of
the road board during discussions
on the balance due his son, John
j. Brenneman, for drilling work at
Bishops quarry, near Sang Run.
The injunction was obtained by
Commissioner Erwin A. Roth, who
said he brought suit after be
coming suspicious as to the inter
est of Commissioner Brenneman
in the drilling business supposed
to be conducted by his son .
alone" The injunction was granted
last June.
John j. Brenncman was paid S.
900 for drilling rock at the quarry
as preparation for obtaining lime
stone for road work. There is an
unpaid balance of $16,438 for the
job.
Chief Judge George Henderson,
in a ruling in the Circuit court,
enjoined Brenneman, while he is
county commissioner from acting
as such during any discussion of or
actions of the board with reference
to the balance which may be due
to John j. Brenncman or to A. G..
Brenneman and Son for drilling
work performed at the quarry
under the drilling contract or con-
tracts testified to in the original
case.
The Board was also temporarily
cnjoined from making any further
payments on account of the drill
ing operations of John j. Brcnnc-
man or a. c. Brcnneman and Son
until the further order of the court.
The judge declared the temper
airy injunction, would be dissolved
upon proper proof that the proper
legal amount due for such drilling
operations had been determined
by agreement between the parties
concerned. He stipulated that Au-
brey c. Brenneman could not sit
as a County Commissioner for this
decision.
Commissioner brenneman said
he severed his relationship with the
A. c. Brenneman and Son drilling
business when he received the Re-
publican nomination for County
Commissioner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-02-14
Dotes Given For Surplus
Food Distribution

Dates for the distribution of sur
plus foods by the County Commits
sioners were announced by Daniel
Smousc, distributor. for the Com
Grantsvillc, Tuesday, February
10, $50 to ll:30.
Fricndsvillc, Tuesday, February
10, 1870 TO 4:3O p. m.
Oakland, Wednesday, February
20, 9 to 11;30 a. m.
Kitzmiller, Wednesday, February
20, 1880 to 2:30 p. m.
Bloomington, Wednesday, Feb
ruary 20, $3.50 to 4 p. m.