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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Emergency Alert
For Civil Defense
Set for Friday

Civil Defense officials III Garrett
and Allegany counties are prepared
for emergency operation when the
nation conducts Operation Alert"
beginning Friday at noon and con-
tinuing for SIS hours until 7 p. m.
Sunday.
Local CD officials said they had
everything in readiness for the
start of the long test exercise which
is scheduled to improve the readi-
ness of this country to meet emer-
geneies brought on by enemy at.
tack.
Sealed orders which have gone
to all CD command posts through
out the nation have been received
here, Fred Tichnell, county direC-
tor, said They are to be opened af-
ter the beginning of the exercise
and will show locations of theo-
retical bomb bursts.
The exercise will be mainly
command post drill with emphasis
on control center operations. In
most portions of the state the pub
lie in general will not be asked to
participate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
HomemakerS Plan
Next Years Program

Program for 1858 is in full swing
in the Homemakers clubs of the
county The Project committees
have met and considered requests
by homemakers, past programs, and
have made suggestions for 1858.
This week letters went out to each
homemaker for her to check for
her program desires and needs,
and to make suggestions for the
program After checking the pro-
gram sheet, it will be returned to
Miss Ethel Grove, home demOnstra-
ton agent. for totaling. Results will
be sent the county project chair
men. then the program book COM
mittee will plan for and assemble
the books for 1858.
On July 18th, the Hoyes club will
meet at 1870 p. M. at the home of
Mrs. Catherine McCrobie, Mrs. En-
erson Bishoff and Mrs John Bish-
off will present material on Hair
STYLES and Care"
Mrs. Hobart Bishoff will give the
information on What Makes a
Really Good Painting"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Unit To
Visit Friendsville

Friendsville has been included
in a series of extra bloOdmobile
visits throughout the area covered
by the Red Cross unit from Johns
town.
These extra visits are being
known as the flying As" and will
be conducted for total of four
hours in various places instead Of
the usual six hours The minimum
number of pints of blood expected
is 48.
Mrs. Grover Stemple, blood re-
cruitment chairman for the county,
announced that the blOodmobile
would be in Friendsville on Mon
day, July 20, from 2 to p. m. The
visit is being sponsored by the
Friendsville Fire Department aux
Hilary, with Mrs. Fred HENDERSON
as chairman.
Mrs. Stemple met with members
of the auxiliary, the mayor of
Friendsville and other interested
persons last night to 90 over the
necessary details of the visit.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Officials At Mt.
Lake Reelected

The Mayor and three council
members of Mt. Lake Park were
reelected at the annual election
held there on Tuesday.
H. NJ Weeks, who was unop-
posed, received 100 votes in his re-
election as mayor
Delbert r. Bittinger, Emile l..
German and Edward Tasker were
reelected as members of council
with 80, 95 and 81 votes respective
ly. Earl Sebold received IS votes.
Seven persons received one
write-in vote each for Mayor. They
were Mrs. Mary Martin, Britten
Martin, w. o. Bitter. Ted Woods,
Dock Price, John Rowan, ST., and
Percy Thayer.
The city clerk said there were
four ballots in the ballot box that
had no initials of the judges on the
back and these were not counted.
Election officials were unable to
explain how these unauthorized
ballots got in the box
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
! 500 Acres Refreshed

Some 1909 acres of land in the
four Western Maryland counties
were reforested during the fiscal
year which ended June 30, as
100000 trees were planted in the
four counties, according to District
Forester William II. johnson.
This was the best reforestation
record in Western Maryland since
the State Department of Forests
and Parks began keeping such rec
ords. Some 1,01612 acres were re-
forested by private individuals and
industries. Of this total 938 acres
were planted by private individu-
ais and private clubs. Some 1872
acres were reforested by industries
and 62 acres by railroads, power
companies and other related in
duStrieS.
OF the 1922 acres of public lands
reforested, sol were on state for
eStS, 48 acres on other state lands
and 43l2 reforested by towns, pub
lie schools and county govern
ments. The breakdown by counties
was not available but johnson said
Garrett county had the largest
number of acres.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Farm Queen To Be
Selected August ID

The Farm Queen Contest will
be sponsored again this year by the
Associated Women of the Garrett
County Farm Bureau. The Garrett
County Queen will be chosen on
Tuesday night, August 10, which
will be Farm Bureau Day" at the
County Fair at McHenry. The con-
test is open to all unmarried farm
girls, 16 to Is inclusive Contest
ants must maintain home on
farm of not less than 3 acres, but
may be working in town or be in
college. Applications may be OBJ
tanned from Mrs. Orval Glotfelty,
Accident.
The Associated Women will spon-
Sor Talent Find Contest" on
Tuesday night, July 30, at 8 o'clock
at the Accident Elementary school
All young farm people between
the approximate ages of II and %
are eligible TO enter. Especially
those young people between the
ages of IS and rs are urged to enter
as they will be the only age group
eligible TO qualify for the District
and State contests. Suitable types
of entertainment for the program
are vocal solos, duets, quartets,
etc; instrumental solos, instrument
al groups: novelties, skits, imper-
sonatiOns.
Contestants or their parents
must be associated with farming,
however, they need not be Farm
Bureau members. Cash prizes will
be awarded to the winners. If there
are more contestants than time will
allow, first applicants will be given
consideration. Notify Mrs. Orval
Glotfelty if interested in entering
this contest. no later than July 26.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Lutheran Mission
Committees Gather
For Briefing Sessions

Some $50 persons from the Mt,
Top area Lutheran churches gath
cred at ST Marks, Oakland, last
Sunday afternoon for a final brief
ing on the activities of the various
committees arranging for the Evan
gelism mission scheduled for Au-
gust Is to 30.
After a brief business session the
group was divided for committee
work and planning. The prayer,
hospitality, publicity telephone, fl
nance, music and visitation commit
tees conferred for forty-five min.
utes before re-assembling for
brief closing service.
Representatives Of Keyser, West
ernport, Red House, Aurora, Davis,
Lantz Ridge, Jennings, Bittinger,
Meadow Mountain. Friendsville,
Cove, Accident and Oakland
churches were in attendance. Rev.
Francis Meyers, of Silver Spring,
in charge of region two for the
evangelism mission, and Rev.
George c. Weirick, of Aurora, pres
ident of the West Virginia Synod
of the Lutheran church, were in
charge.
Additional meetings of all COM
mittees will be held in individual
churches to complete plans for the
series of services which will be
conducted each day from Sunday,
August 25, to Friday evening, Au-
gust 30. The Mission will conclude
with mass rally for the entire
area in Southern High school gym
nasium on August 30.
Special mission preachers are be-
ing assigned to each church. AL
ready listed are Rev Ralph Robin
son, Harrisburg, Pa, for St. Marks,
Oakland; Rev. Warren c. Heinly,
Lancaster, Pa, for Red House; Rev.
Robert E. Cassell, Covington, KY
for Cove; Rev Raymond l.. Mark
ley, Myersville, for Friendsville;
Rev. Stanley WhitsOn, Elkins, for
Accident; Rev Donald r. Yost Ber-
lin, Pa, for Jennings. Other pastors
are being named for the balance of
the churches of the Mt. Top area
The Mission is one of many be-
ing conducted this year in the
United Lutheran Church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
"The Mousetrap'' To
Be Second PLAY

The opening play of the summer
theatre, Tonight at $50" by Noel
Coward, was having a successful
run this week at the former Arden
Boat club at McHenry The show
will be repeated tonight, tomorrow
night and Saturday night.
Next week the Playhouse pre-
sents The Mousetrap," by Agatha
Christie
This is considered a mystery
thriller and concerns a group of
strangers stranded in a boarding
house during a snow storm. one of
whom is murdered. Tom Calkins
will do the directing and properties
will be handled by Joan Theriault.
All of the other summer theatre
players will be in the cast, includ-
ing Bonnie Barton, Sandra Teboe,
Joseph Hanrahan, Neil Flanagan,
William Pappas, Helen Page Camp,
Girls Curran and Peter Mallon.
The play will be given Tuesday
through Saturday nights, at $50.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
County To Receive
Share Road Bonds

Nine counties including Garrett
county will share in proceeds from
sale of $2O88;OOO in county road
building bonds planned by the State
Roads commission.
Subject to approval of the State
Board of Public Works, the COM
mission voted last week to ask bids
on the bonds July Is and to open
the bids July 30.
The bond sale is largely con-
venience for the counties, it was
stated. The bonds are paid off by
the counties from their shares of
gas tax funds.
The money will be distributed as
follows: Baltimore county, $750,000
Calvert, $4,000; Carroll, 100000;
Frederick S288,OOO; Garrett, $21O,-
600; Montgomery, $276,OOO; Queen
Annes, $4,000; st. Mary's, $4,000
and Washington, $4,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Improvements
Discussed By
School Board
New Teachers Appointed
And Purchase Of Sup
plies Approved

Discussion of improvements to
school property, appointment of adj
ditional teachers, and approval Of
purchase of supplies and equip
ment for various schools were
among the items disposed of at
the regular meeting of the Board
of Education on Tuesday
Five teacher appointments were
approved which leaves only two
vacancies in the county at the
present time.
Willard l.. Hawkins, county
superintendent, said the board APP
proved appointment of Burhl d.
Sisler, Southern High; Mary F.
Martz, Mrs. Lucille H. Sines, North
ern High; Mrs Dorothy Filsinger,
Bittinger Elementary; Airline
Thacker, Grantsville Elementary.
designations were accepted from
Mr.. and Mrs. Carleton Hogue, and
Mrs. Lillian Wall Mrs. Mary S.
Mckenzie was granted a years
leave of absence due to illness.
The two vacancies are those due
to resignation of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hogue at Southern. MIR. Hawkins
said he expected to fill these va
cancies within the near future.
Improvements Planned
Projected improvements dis
cussed by the board included a
hard surfaced playground for Kitz-
miller, GrantSville, Friendsville.
Accident and Red House; covered
walkways between shops and main
building at both Northern and
Southern; and construction. as soon
as funds are available, of instru-
mental music room for Southern
Mr.. Hawkins said funds would
be available for the playground
SUI luNSS anu WdlhWdN llllS yea
and felt perhaps by another year
funds would be available for the
music room. He explained that
many students take instrumental
music, and that the present room
is inadequate and also very annoy
ing because of the constant play
ing of instruments in the poorly
soundproofed band room.
Purchase of supplies and equip
ment was approved. This included
new piano for Southern and
Northern, a dozen victrolas for
Continued on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Need Records Bill,
State Senator Saws

A legal specification that records
in Maryland should be accessible
to the public struck a personal re-
Spouse in legislator last Wednes-
day, according to an Associated
Press dispatch from Baltimore.
SWe need this bill, especially for
lmy county," said Senator Clifford
Friend, at meeting of the Legis-
lativc Councils Judiciary commit
tee in Baltimore.
Il have been denied access in
the past to certain public records, "
he is quoted as saying.
He said he had to go to the adj
joining county of Allegany for a
judges order in order to see Ger
tain records.
The bill declaring official rec
ords open to the public was re-
ferrcd to the Legislative Council
after beirg bounced around at the
General Assembly earlier this year
Senator Goldstein, Calvert Coun-
ty Democrat, the sponsor, said,
'the public right to know is all I'm
interested in. If you want to put in
projections, I'm agreeable"
Some opposition has been ex-
pressed to making public such rec
ords as adoptions and welfare. Sen.
Malkus, Dorchester Democrat, the
judiciary chairman, also said he
wanted to be careful about busy
bodies and gossip seekers"
The Maryland Press association.
in whose behalf Goldstein said he
introduced the bill, requested the
committee to delay action until it
might work up a substitute. Malkus
gave the association until Septem-
Der l to offer a new draft.
Goldstein also will offer for
study a similar bill signed last week
in Pennsylvania. He said about 80
states now have such open record
laws.
When contracted by represen-
tative of The Republican about re-
fusal to show records, H. D. SwarG-
zentruber, president of the County
Commissioners, said he presumed
that the Senator referred to the
county Welfare board or adoption
records, which are restricted by
state law. He said as far as he
knew no person had ever been re-
fused permission to inspect public
records in the office of the County
Commissioners or the County
Roads department. People are not
permitted to remove records from
the offices but they may look at
them at any time during the regu-
lar office hours, and in the pres
ence of an office employe, he
pointed out,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Auditor Suggestions
Received Monday
By Commissioners

Recommendations Of the audi
tors in regard to the records of
the Roads Department of the Coun-
ty Commissioners we're received
Monday in the Roads office.
A report of the financial records
of the Commissioners, treasurer
and roads department for the two
years ending December 81, 1856,
were received by the Commits
sioners several weeks ago, along
with recommendation suggested
to them for improving the system
of keeping accounts in their office,
but the suggestions for the Roads
office were not received until this
week.
AS in the previous report the
auditors declared they had not
meant to be critical but had in
tended their comments ito be con-
structive."
w. w. Dewitt, county roads engi-
neer, said that the recommends
lions mostly concerned making all
bookkeeping records in line with
the double entry system, and that
most of the recommendations had
been made in lire with suggestions
made by the assistant engineer and
clerk in the Roads Department Of
flee to the auditors at the time the
audit was being conducted several
months ago.
Mr.. Dewitt said they had already
contacted the auditors in Balti-
more, asking that they come to the
county at their earliest convenience
and set up the system in line with
their recommendations.
H. d. Swartzentruber, president
of the County Commissioners. said
that the complete audit and recon-
mendationS were on file in the of
flee of the County Commissioners
and in the Roads department. and
could be inspected by any inter
ested taxpayer during regular Of
flee hours.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
R. Bowser Has Top
Herd For Last Month

Top herd in the Dairy Herd I'M
prOvement Association No. l, for
June was Russell BoWser, it was
announced by John Junior YOdcr,
supervisor.
Bowser has Is Guernsey, Ayr
shire and Holstein cows with an
average of 924 pounds of milk and
40 pounds of fat. Second was ST
mon Ticc with % crossbrcCd cows
producing 1912 pounds of milk and
as pounds of fat.
John Menges was third with "a
Holstein cows having 1877 pounds
of milk and 46.5 pounds of fat Crist
Yoder. with "a registered Holstein
and Guernsey cows, was fourth
with 985 pounds of milk and 45.1
pounds of fat Raymond Schrock
was fifth with 26 registered Jersey
cows producing an average of III
pounds of milk and 40.2 pounds of
fat.
Top man for the month Of May
was Robert Bucket with Simon Tice
second, Ira TASTE third Russell
Bowser fourth, and Crist Yoder
fifth.
Top COW for June was a cross
breed of Simon Tice that produced
1890 pounds of milk and 100 pounds
of fat. He also had the second high
cow with 1880 and 50, and the third
with 1910 and 81. Fourth was one
owned by Crist Yoder with 2130
and 81, while fifth was one owned
by Marvin Bethel that produced
1850 pounds of milk and 80 pounds
of fat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Unusual MiShap
Takes Life of
Artie {. Dodge

A prominent 65-year-old dairy
farmer accidentally killed himself
Monday morning at his home near
Red House.
Artie Earl Dodge was shot in the
head when a % caliber rifle he
was attempting to pull from small
dark closet discharged
DR.. f. l. Baumgartner, deputy
medical examiner for the county,
who was called to investigate, is
sued verdict of accidental death.
Stephen r. Pagenhardt, states at
torney Sheriff James E. Frantz,
and Trooper Robert D. Henline of
the state police, also Investigated
the mishap.
Mr.. Dodges wife, Mrs. Hazel
Mosser Dodge, said her husband
had found some dead chickens in
the yard and had gone to the closet
to get the rifle. She said he planned
to wait on the porch and see if he
could shoot the animal that was
killing his poultry.
Mrs Dodge was upstairs when
she heard the muffled report of
the gun. She ran downstairs and
found her husband lying in the
closet. Authorities said the gun was
tangled up in some string or fish
ing line and when Mr.. Dodge
pulled on the rifle it discharged.
Dr. A. E. Nance was called i'm.
mediately but Mr. Dodge was dead
when he arrived
Deceased was born at Terra Alta,
W. Va, son of the late Daniel w.
and Huldah Harmed Dodge. and
had resided in this county for the
past So years.
He was a member of St. Johns
Lutheran church and the Knights
of Pythias lodge at Oakland.
Surviving, in addition to his
widow, are two daughters, Mrs.
Kathleen KEEPER, Of Lewiston. N.
Y; Mrs Leona Jones, Whittier,
Calf; a son, E. Robert Dodge,
Oakland; a brother, w. r. Dodge,
Kingwood w. Va; two sisters, Mrs.
Bessie Wolfe Skinner, Melbourne,
Fla; and Mrs Cora Shaffer, Red
House, and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services are being con-
Quoted this afternoon at 2 o'clock
from St Johns Lutheran church
with Rev. William A. REM pastor,
officiating. Interment will be the
church cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Lions Officers Are
Installed on Monday

Marvin Jones, of Mt. Lake Park,
was installed as president of the
Oakland-Mt. Lake Park Lions club
at Monday nights meeting. He sue
ceeds Robert w Lohr. Installing
officer was Clifford Grove, of
Frostburg, deputy district COVER
nor. Mr. Jones was the 18th presi-
dent of the local group, the first
president having been Howard c.
Riggs.
Other officers installed included
Thomas Thayer, LIST vice-president;
Guy William limbaugh, 2nd vice
president; Delbert Gnegy, Bird vice
president; Richard L. Davis, secre-
tary and treasurer; Gerald Crab
tree, lion tanner; Robert w. Stem
pie, tail tWiStCr Members of the
Board of Directors include Alfred
Marucci, Herbert G. Leighton
Mack Propst and Robert Stanton
Club members have made plans
to erect building for sleeping
quarters at the Boy Scout camp on
Deep Greek Lake. Many of the
members are planning to meet at
the camp on Sunday morning at
7:30 o'clock to complete the ground
work and prepare for the block
layers. The building will be of con-
crete block, 30 by 20, one story.
and eventually is expected to have
toilet and shower facilities.
Members of the Summer Play
house group will provide the en-
tertainment at the next regular
meeting of the club on July %.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Urge Contributions

An appeal for special funds for
disaster relief in Louisiana, due to
the hurricane Audrey" has been
issued by the American Red Cross.
President Eisenhower, in pub
lie message, said the great task of
rehabilitation, caring for evacuated
persons, sheltering and feeding
them, ministering to the sick and
injured, would be done by the Red
Cross Chapter. Mrs. Kermit Glot-
felty, Red Cross campaign chair
man, suggested that contributions
from this area be sent to the
American National Red Cross,
Eastern area, 615 North St. Asaph
Street, Alexandria, Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Cement Strike Is
Hampering Projects

The nationwide cement strike Is
already hampering some construc-
ton Jobs in Maryland and builders
will soon find themselves scraping
the bottom of the cement sack.
Cement has become scarce in
Oakland. This week the construc-
ton crews on the new elementary
school project gathered up most
of the excess Last night the
Beachy Lumber, A. D. Naylor and
company and Southern States were
almost completely out of cement.
Helbig's Mill still had small guam
titv and there we're still few
sacks at the Oakland Lumber COM
pany.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Christmas Tree
Growers To Meet

The Maryland Christmas Tree
Growers association, Inc, will hold
its second annual summer meeting
at the plantation of DR.. A. f. Nance,
north of Oakland, on Wednesday,
July 18th. At this time tree growers,
and others interested in this indus
try will gather to hear talks, and
observe newest methods, and equip
ment of plantation management. 1t
is planned to have different types
of mowers and brush cutting equip
ment on display as well as the
varied accessories of the Christmas
tree trade
Featured as guest speaker will
be Russell Denton, Conneaut, O.,
owner of the Denton Evergreen
Nursery. In addition to being a
nurseryman for a number of years.
Mr.. Denton has had wide expert
ence in the production and market
ing of trees. A novel feature of this
years program will be the grading
demonstration. Members will have
a chance to grade the trees accord
ing to latest accepted standards and
then check their results with the
judges opinion This is considered
especially important for growers
who are planning to enter Christ
mas trees in the competitive ex-
hibit at the Garrett County Fair in
August Growers, and others inter
ested in this activity, are invited to
attend the meeting, which gets I'M
derWay at 1890 p. M, DIST.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Little Leoguers Prepare
For AlI-Stur Game

The all-star team of Little Lea
guers is pointing to its elimination
contest in the near future All-star
managers will travel to HagerstoWn
Sunday for meeting which will
determine who the Oakland all
stars will play and where.
In the meantime the X. of P. won
two games this week, defeating
Moose Is to IT, July 5, and Lions
II to 6, on July 8. The Lions team
has two games to make up, one
with Legion and one with Moose.
Schedule for Friday, Moose
versus Lions, X. of P. versus Lee
gion; July Is, Lions versus Legion,
X. of p. versus Moose.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Named Teen-Aee FILA
Adviser For Magazine

Miss Judy Minnick, sophomore
student at Northern High school,
and president of the Maryland Fu-
ture Homemakers of America, has
been named a teen-age FILA adj
wiser for the Farm Journal, farm
publication.
Notification was received from
Miss Evelyn Miller, Baltimore,
state FILA adviser, by Miss Ruth
c. McColly, supervisor of home
economics education in the three
western counties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-07-11
Charged With Assault

Arthur Savage, garage operator
of Oakland, was arrested Monday
by Sheriff James E. Frantz on a
charge of assault and battery upon
the person of James A. Hesen at
Thayers barn on Saturday night,
July g.
Savage furnished $500 bond for
his appearance when a hearing is
ordered before Trial Magistrate
Earl c. Friend Friend said the
hearing date had not yet been set.