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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-04
CARR. nANIEL j on saturdav. Mao

1877. at his home Su5 kins ST.
Silver, Spring Nd, DANIEL j CARR.
beloved husband OF Mary Mcclellan
Carr, father OF DAME. J Carr. n.
Drusllla NJ Carr Mrs Paul X Bah
blngton, and Mrs Ear Morris and
brother OF Mrs Roger Shaw OF Rock
VILE Nd Also IA grandchildren Mr.
Carr rests a. the Warner z. Humphrey
T 1neral Home Si.i4 Georgia ave,
Silver Sprns, Nd parking facilities
Requiem Mass viii be offered for tic
Iepose 0. ms soul on Wednesday,
March 6. al Ia an at ST Michael S
Silver Spring Nd In,erment ST. Mary S
Cemetery. Rackvaife Mi -
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gay February -. 1876 at Freedmen
Hospital, JACK DOUGLAS. beloved son
Dorothy Banks. Comora Brock Albert
Clarence, Lucille. Arthur Rubv and
Thomas DOUGLAS Also surviving arc
other relatives and friends After :
u MONDAY. March ! friends NAV
caA at 2oui SIN 81. NJ Funeral on
tuesday. March ,. al S 30 am from
johnson & jenkins Funeral Home 100
I'm 81. nv lnterment Arlington
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kl ING' MAhY NARcIssIA Dcpartcd

ms lite after brief Illness al
/; lbjt MARY NARCissiA KING
She leaves to mourn n son " lin.
wood King Also surviving are, sls.
tcr MS IOsephine Blackburn Of Dan.
Iiiian. wilson and Mrs Florence Bar.
row three gfcat-gfandchlldfen. other
felbtiteh and friends. Friends NAV
call on Tuesday March Il after 4
, M at Smiths Funeral Home II III
IN 81 nv Funeral on wednesday,
March y NJ IN lntcrmrnt W0od.
lawn Cemetery the Rev, Move ON.
Cialing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-04

on SatuIday March :. 1857. LILLIAN
NJ HOY HIGGINS OF 400 4lst 81. NV,
beloved wife Of Laurence 7 Higgins.
mother OF Patricia Ann Sueck Lau-
renee 7 lr and Thomas Patrick Hig-
gins Funeral from Collins Funeral
HUme. 3S2l ] 18th st NV. on WedneS-
uay. March Il. at $3.50 am REQUIEM
mass al y Ann Church at 10 a m
lnterment Mount Olivet Cemetery New
London, Conn, ana Baltimore papers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-04

BROWN. AGNES r, Esther Chapter. No
4 Il 3 o. < s. announces the
NM death OF Sister AGNES r
EN BROWN Services Will De
Af5Is~ held a the S II Hines Co
Funeral Home "a0l IAN ST
VI NV on Tuesday, March )
1871 al ~ u m
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
No Cause for .IiIGeTS.

We for filters just because the Russians
have launched two satellites, but do feel that the
pshment should put the United States definitely the alert
Two things caught eye in the U. S. News and World
Report this week 1t pointed that befoe downgradng T.
S strength keep this in mind Soviet Russia in 10 years of
effort got ahead with two satellite aunchngs In that time
she gave her people little that they did not have before Living
standards suffered get armed might T. s. in 10 did
these things Spent 285 billion for defense away so bill
lions to help Allies built II million homes for people pro-
duced 81 million automobiles, turned out So million N
sets, Al million refrgeratos 90 million radios Living stand
ards in L. s. and in allied countries amazingly"
The other editorial from Paris newspaper which
praised 1t said Snce Russian satellites have been Whr
ing above their heads Europeans have tended to
proach Americans for failing in their duty leaders of free
world little logic needed We should also reproach the
for choosing comfort not only for themselves but
their allies They made the mistake for II years of
feeding factories of spending billions of dollars to help
Europe feed and house itself The USSR has had the merit of
acting extortioner towards its allies How good must be
live in chains while Laika he satellite dog) takes trip
to the moon!'
The Soviet leaders have launched satellite at the price
oppressed people who being deprived daily of
quate food and clothing
The military balance of has not been upset by the
Spunik and this is what counts in the long People just
need to realize that may have sacrifice little
maintain that balance of power in the satellite program
we'll in the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Pritts Garage Is
Awarded S891.48

Chief Judge George Hender-
son yesterday awarded Ralph
Pritts, trading as Ralph Pritts
Garage in Oakland, a total of
$89l.48 in a damage suit brought
by the garage owner against Or
vile Eberly, oil prospcctor, and
Aubra 0. Goohringer, Of Accident.
The suit, removed to the Allie
gany Circuit court from Garrett
county was brought by Pritts for
damages to three autos parked in
front of the Pritts Motor and
Equipment Company on Route PIG,
north of Oakland, which were
struck by vehicle owned by Eb-
erly and operated by Goehrlnger.
Walter w. Dawson Of Oakland,
and Earl f. Manages, Cumberland,
were attorneys for Pritts, while
w. Earle Cobey and, William r.
Carscaden were attorneys for the
defendants.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Temperature Drops
To Eight Above Zero

Ear muffs were almost necessary
for at least two mornings this week
in Garrett county. On two clear
evenings the temperature took a
big drop and ended with an s
above zero reading on Monday and
Tuesday,
There was heavy frost also on
Wednesday but the thermometer
did not go below 49,
Winter was also in evidence with
a sWirling snow storm on Saturday
which partially covered the ground
and made roads slippery in certain
areas.
In spite of the low readings on
Monday and Tuesday the weather
moderated rather quickly and the
days were fairly warm. There was
rain last Friday morning and rain
again last night which continued
into today,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Hurt In Collision

Mr.. and Mrs. William Hahn and
daughter We're injured. but not
seriously, on Saturday evening in
a collision near Winchester, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hahn and daugh-
ter were occupying the Chrysler
station wagon owned by Emroy
Bolden and were returning from
Gaithersburg where Mr.. Hahn had
delivered a body for ohe Bolden
Undertaking company.
A soldier stationed at Fort
Myer, Va, driving in the opposite
direction, crowded Hahn off the
roadway and smashed into the
side rear of machine, practically
demolishing it. The soldier was
placed under arrest.
The Hahns spent the night in
Winchester hospital aad were
brought to Oakland on Sunday
where Mr.. and Mrs. Hahn were
admitted as patients in Garrett
County Memorial hospital. Mrs
Hahn sustained a cracked bib, and
Chcryl Susie, aged 8, had several
stitches taken in her forehead. Mr.
Hahn was badly bruised but hao
no broken bones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Officials to Attend
IHagerstown Meeting

Four members from the teaching
staff of the county plan to attend
regional guidance counselor's
meeting to be held Monday in Ha-
gerstoWn.
They include F d. Bittle, high
school supervisor; Darrell Malone
and Ernest Spoerlein, guidance
counselors from Northern and
Southern High school.
Purpose of the conference is to
consider the guidance services now
available in public schools OF Mary
land and to discuss ways of i'm
proving these services throughout
the state
Miss Sarah Letter, supervisor of
pupil services for the Maryland
State Department of Education,
will be in charge of the sessions.
Similar conferences are sched-
uled in Baltimore and Easton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Attorney Dies At
Deep Creek Home

Charles kirkwood Davies, Jr.
aged 40, all attorney of Washing.
ton Grove, Montgomery county
died last Saturday, November g
at his summer home on Deep
Creek Lake. Death was due to a
heart attack.
Davis and his wife and another
couple arrived at the home Friday
night to spend the weekend. The
body was taken to the Bolden
Funeral Home in Oakland and
then sent to the Ernest Gartner
Funeral home in Gaithersburg
where funeral services were con
Quoted Tuesday afternoon Inter
ment was in Jamestown cemetery
Besides his widow. Mrs Lucy
B. Davies, he is survived by his
father. Charles Davies; two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Mary Jane Dean, Glen
Burnie: and Laurie NJ Davies, at
home; two sons, William Calvert
Davies and Charles Davies, Ill,
both at home; and two grandchil-
dren.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Barn Is Burned

A large and improved barn on
the farm of Huey Rodeheaver, who
resides about four miles north of
McHenry and about a mile from
U. S. route PIG, was destroyed by
fire of undetermined origin last
Thursday evening about 40
o'clock.
Mr. Rodeheaver, who is employed
at Vetter Brothers limestone
quarry at Deep Creek Lake, was
not at home at the time.
All of Mr. Rodehever's farm
equipment and much of the sum
mer produce was consumed in the
flames. No live stock was lost
The Accident Fire department
was called and short time later
an assist call was sent to the Oak
land department. BY the time the
Oakland firemen arrived at the
dirt road leading to the farm the
way was blocked by numerous
automobiles and they were unable
to help.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
School Attendance
Takes Big Drop

School attendance took a big
drop in October, occasioncd by the
epidemic of influenza, but school
officials felt the percentage was
much better than in many other
areas throughout the State
The average percentage of at
tendance among all schools was
$50.
Finzel was the only one-teacher
school and had an attendance of
937. North Glade led the two
teacher schools with 91.5, with "a
belonging. SWanton with as pupils.
had 90.2 while Deer Park with 40
pupils, had 875.
Loeb Lynn led the graded schools
with 90.7, and with 1876 pupils. Red
House, with 1873 pupils, was second
with 882 while Crellin with 104
pupils, had 85.9 Northern High
with 778 pupils, had a percentage
of 859 while Southern with 1,12O
pupils, had 85.8.
Enrolment during the month
was 4,671, with 1856 in the first
six grades and zoos in junior and
senior high schools.
Attendance figures were released
by John L. FitzWater, supervisor
of pupil personnel
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
All Boys and Girls
Receive Awards At
Achievement Night

Four-H club boys and girls who
did outstanding club work during
1857 in Garrett county were recog-
nizcd at an Achievement night
program last Friday night, Novem-
Der 8, at Accident.
Parents, friends and All mem
bers gathered at the Accident Fire
hall for the presentation of awards
and to enjoy an evening of square
dancing
Miss Johanna Magaha, assistant
home demonstration agent, pre-
scented awards to the girls. County
medals for outstanding work in
the following fields were awarded:
Sally Buchanan, Monte Vista club
dairy foods; Judy Bucket, Bit
niger club, home economies rec
ord; Susan Bowman, North Star
club, clothing record Cynthia
Mace, Monte Vista club, achieve
mcnt
Those receiving dress revue
medals included Susan Bowman
and jeanne Collier North Star
club; Judy Bucket and Juanita
Bucket, Bittinger club; and Jane
Hanst, Monte Vista club
The Danforth Foundation award,
III recognition of qualities of
leadership, in the form of a copy
of the book, 4 Dare You and en-
rollment on the 4 Dare You Honor
Roll, was presented to Judy
Bucket, Bittinger.
Felt emblems of Camp Algawa
we're presented to Jill Jones, heart
II, and Cynthia Mace, head H, who
were chosen to represent their re-
spective HIS at the camp ceremony
in June.
Mary Ellen Beachy and Helen
Emory Bittinger, received felt All
clovers as county winners in home
management demonstration.
The Foley Equipment awards
for the two girls showing promise
in foods and demonstrations went
Continued on Page Two
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Civil Defense Will
Organize Auxiliary
Police Force Soon

The Garrett County Civil De
Tense is planning to organize an
auxiliary police force in the neal
future, it was announced by Fred
Tichnell county director.
Tichnell said the main object
would be to maintain law and
order in times of emergency or ma
tional disaster.
Approximately forty men will be
needed to start the organization
and more will be added later
Glasses for training will be an
nounced, with training in charge
of local and state law enforcement
officers and the staff of the civil
defense agency.
Any man over Is years of age
and interested in this type of train
ing are asked to contact Tichnell
as soon as possible His mailing
address is box $50, Oakland, and
his telephone is DE 4-2468.
He said guns for the organiza-
ton had been ordered and would
be delivered at an early date.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Christmas Trees
Are Now Available

A quantity of Christmas trees
are now available at Savage River
State Forest and Swallow Falls
forest for purchase by wholesalers,
according to William H. Johnson,
district forester. Trees will be sold
On the stump.
There are also number of pri-
waite growers of Christmas trees in
the county who will have trees for
sale. The district forester has con
tact with the growers.
Johnson urged persons who are
carrying on a reforestation pro-
gram of idle land whose planta-
tions are closing, to thin out part
of the trees.
He said this years crop of
Christmas trees on state-owned
land is probably the smallest during
the past decade due to the discon-
tinuance of planting during the
war years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Guard Unit 10 Celebrate
10Th AnniUeESNy'y This VVeeE:

The local Guard unit is ten years
old this month, and plans have
been made to celebrate the anniver-
sary Saturday afternoon and eve
ming, according to Capt. Arthur G.
Calhoun, comnandin.; officer.
The first event will be an open
house tour of the Armory, begin
ming at 1870 and continuing until
1870. At four o'clock, the Southern
High School Band, directed by
Raymond Borrell, will present a
concert and at five o'clock the an
niversary celebration will take
place.
With B. Beeson Snyder as master
Of ceremonies, the program in
cludes the National anthem by the
high school band, an invocation by
Rev. Charles w. Carlson and re-
marks by 1t. Col. Franklin NJ.
Hewitt, battalion commander;
Major General Milton A. Richard,
Adiutant General of Maryland,
and Russell L. Smith, mayor of
Oakland. Following presentation
of awards, the band will conclude
the afternoon program with
Maryland My Maryland"
At 6;30, dinner for invited
guests viii be held at Southern
High School, followed at $3.50 with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Mt. Top Chamber of
Commerce Arranging
~ ~
Christmas Activities

Christmas season activities by
the Mt. Top Chamber Of Commerce
were announced this week follow
ing meeting of ne Board Of
Directors.
1t will include the promotion
for the business places 3f iowa,
Christmas decorations for the bust
ness section, and the annual treat
for the children by Santa Claus"
The mercantile committee an
nounced that over 5000 circulars
containing advertisements VIII be
distributed throughout the area.
The Christmas buying program
will be conducted from December
l, until few days before the ac-
tual holiday and the Chamber of
Commerce has planned to offer APP
proXimately 20 prizes totaling
$500 or more. Coupons will be Of
fered in the participating stores
and persons do not have to be pres
ent to obtain a prize when they are
given away. Persons will not have
to buy anything to become eligible
for prizes, but will be required to
enter stores to place their coupons
in boxes. Winners will receive git
certificates.
The circular to be distributed
will be either Is g a 20 page
tabloid. Newton Coplih, Irwin Rudy,
Jr. and c. w. Highlander are mem
bcrs Of the mercantile committee.
Treat Committee Named
At this weeks meeting Irwin r.
Rudy, Jr., acting chairman, named
the Christmas treat committee
1t includes Charles l.. Briner, Mer-
rill Cargo, Arthur Calhoun, Newton
Coplin, Willard l.. Hawkins, Ken
meth Johns and Edward Smouse.
The annual treat for the children
will be conducted on Saturday
afternoon, December 81, when all
Continued on Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Completion New
School Held Up
For Several Days
Failure of Several Shipments
Halls Work Temporarily

The opening of the new elemen-
tary school on bennett road, near
Oakland, will be delayed a few
days, it was learned Tuesday by
members of the Board of Educa-
ton.
Board members we're notified
that progress on the building had
been held up due to failure of
shipment of glass, chalkboards and
wardrobes. All materials have now
been received with the exception
of chalkboards and they are due
to arrive any day.
The board was assured that the
building would be completed with
in reasonable time.
1t had been announced in Octo-
Der that the school would be ready
for occupancy prior to the Thanks
giving holidays. The new school on
route 40 is expected to be com
pleted by February 1.
Members of the Board visited the
school on Tuesday and all eX-
pressed their pleasure at the work
manship done on the building.
Willard l.. Hawkins, county
superintendent, said he felt very
fine job in all areas was being
done.
Bid Awarded for Insurance
At the boards meeting on Tues
day bids submitted for insurance
on the new bennett road school
were opened. Bids were submitted
by Carlton Bowser, B. l. Gender,
Nationwide, Jones and Jones, Dan
w Hershbergcr, and the American
Farmers Insurance company. The
latter agency managed by Thomas
d. Right, was low bidder, and was
awarded the contract for insurance
on the building.
Upon vacating the Annex on
Green street, a portion of the
building is to be renovated and
remodeled for use of the Board Of
Education for its offices. The esti-
mated cost of rcnovating was re-
ported by Superintendent Hawk
ms to be between $4,000 and $1,000.
The board studied price quota
Continued on Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14

a dance for the company'a guests
at the Armory.
Since its organization in Novem-
Der of 1947, Company C has shown
a steady record of progress. All
summer encampments, or five OF
its ten years it has been chosen
honor company Of the battalion
and many individual members have
been singled out for awards foi
ability in various phases of mill
tary activity.
The local unit is part of the
121st Engineer Battalion, Mary
land National Guard.
AS part of its anniversary cele-
bration, the company this week is
publishing 52-page souvenir
program.
Capt. Calhoun Heads Unit
The local unit is under command
of CAPT. Arthur C. Calhoun, who
was appointed on October /, 1913
when a second lieutenant.
Previous company commanders
had been Stuart f. Hamill, Jr.,
Stanley L. Calhoun and Frederick
NJ. Kisner.
Most Of the federal inspection of
troops since Capt. Calhoun took
over the unit have been superior
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
They Cut Down The
Old Pine Tree!

We thought we had story TO
tell this week, after the old pine
tree" on the lot of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Umstot, South Third
street, had been cut down.
The story was not so much about
the pine tree, although it has stood
tall and stately for almost cen
tury, perhaps longer, but about the
story that many years ago circus
giraffe had been buried under it..
When l got to inquiring from the
Shirer family l learned that ac-
tually a giraffe was buried but it
was under another pine tree about
100 yards from this pine tree, but
that it had blown down several
years ago.
w. E. Shirer recalled that some
IS Years ago when the John Rob-
inson circus was showing in Oak
land, and was set up in the vacant
lot in back of his house, that the
giraffe became ill and died. They
buried it right on the spot.
Youngsters playing around that
area might think they had I'M
covered the bones of dinosaur if
they ever got to digging beneath
the surface of the earth.
So there's not much of a story TO
tell The pine tree they cut down
was IS feet tall and 81 inches in
diameter at the point where it was
cut. Neighbors had felt for some
time that a strong wind might blow
it over on the Umstot house. So
they cut down the old pine tree!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Dale Swauger Is
Given Ten Years
Sentenced This Morning By
Associate Judge FroIey
On Rope Charge

Dale SWauger 18-year-old young
man from Jennings, who was found
guilty of rape by Associate Judge
Neil c. Fraley on October Is in
the Circuit court here, was sen
fenced to serve ten years in the
Maryland penitentiary by the
judge this morning.
Sentence had been withheld
pending pre-sentence investiga-
ton report which was made by
David Steele, parole officer. The
report was received by Judge Fra
ley yesterday and sentencing was
set for 10 o'clock this morning.
Before passing sentence Judge
Fraley remarked: You have been
convicted in this court on a charge
of rape. | have purposely delayed
passing sentence because | wanted
pre-sentence investigation made
by our parole officer This report
was filed yesterday.
To my mind what you have com
mitted is one of the most heinous
crimes that has been brought be-
fore me in my term as Judge in
this court. You definitely know
right from wrong. How anybody
in his right mind could have done
what you have done to this seven
year-old girl, is simply beyond my
comprehension. The maximum
penalty fixed by the statutes is
death | don't believe the court
should give the extereme penalty
but you must be properly punished
for this crime.
You are young and l hope that
after you serve your sentence
that you will see and realize the
Offense you have committed and
attempt to rehabilitate yourself 1t
is difficult to send one as young
as you to the penitentiary but this
l must do
Judge Fraley then notified the
clerk of the Circuit court that
SWauger be confined to the Mary
land Penitentiary for a term of
ten years. He then recommended
that SWauger be sent to the Pa
tuxent Institute for examination
and treatment if necessary The
sentence was to run from June II,
the date of his confinement in the
Garrett County Jail
Judge FraIey commended the
two attorneys who were appointed
by the court to defend SWauger
He said they had done good
job His attorneys were w Dwight
Slower and Stuart F Hamill, Jr.
Swauger had at one time been
confined to the Maryland Train
ing school Swauger was indicted
by the September Term of the
Grand Jury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
To Handle Newspapers

Beginning this week The Repub-
lican will be sold at the Loeb Lynn
Service station in Loeb Lynn in
stead Of at the Harvey and Hum
bertson store there.
Arthur Humbertson, proprietor,
has secured a position IS instructor
at Breathedsville, near Hagers-
town, a state institution. Mrs.
Humbertson is remaining in Loeb
Lynn for the time being and is
selling out the merchandise as rap
idly as possible. Mr.. Hunlbertson
left Loeb Lynn about ten days ago
to assume his new job
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Methodist Men To Meet

Robert Henline, Southern High
student who was one of two repre-
sentatives from this county to at
tend the recent governors confer
ence on juvenile delinquency at Col
lege Park, will talk to members Of
the Methodist Men Of ST. PauPs
church at a dinner meeting in Eel
lowship hall next Wednesday eve
ming, November 20, at $50.
Henline also attended special
study groups on the same trip and
will outline both the governors
conference and the study sessions
Tor members and guests.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-11-14
Rotory Club To Be Host
To Southern High Teachers

To conclude the service clubs
portion of American Education
Week, the Oakland Rotary club
will have as its guests on Friday
evening all members of the South
ern High school faculty.
Willard L. Hawkins, county su-
perintendent of schools, will be the
speaker. Entertainment will be
furnished by teachers and students.
On Monday evening the Oakland
Mt. Lake Park Lions club enter
tanned the elementary teachers
from schools in the southern see
ton Of the county. Mr.. Hawkins
also was speaker at this meeting.