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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Students Receive
Initial Polio Shots

Two hundred eighty-seven Junior
High school students at Southern
received their initial polio vaccine
NEGOTIATIONS late last month, Ken
meth Johns, principal, announced
today.
Assisting DR.. Jones, county health
physician and his staff, were sever
al students who are members of
the Future Nurses Club of Ameri-
ca sponsored at the school by Mrs.
Bessie Price They were Jarlath
Dewitt, Barbara Kreyenbuhl, Syl-
via Nazclrod and Mary Mae Paugh.
Senior High school students will
have an opportunity to receive
their first NEGOTIATIONS on Janu-
airy IL, when DR.. Jones and his
staff return to the school. Junior
High students who have received
their first incubation will receive
their second shot on Friday, jan
uary Is. Senior High students will
receive their second shot about the
middle of February. The third in
lection will be administered next
fall
DR.. Jones indicated that as many
students as possible should take
advantage of these free inocula-
tons. mo one knows where this
dread disease will strike next" he
stated. Students must have permits
sion from their parents before they
can receive these NEGOTIATIONS, he
also said. Permission slips can be
obtained from the school,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
.Eva1uation Survey
Is Being Conducted

The Commercial department of
Southern High school is conduct
ing a state wide evaluation survey
that was suggested by the State
Department of Education.
Three main purposes of the
evaluation are:
l. To evaluate the business cur
riculum in the light of new de-
velopment in business
2. To further the understanding
between employers and the school.
3. To furnish basic data for the
development of an up-to-date cur
riculum in business education so
that the department can improve
its program in the light of these
new developments.
The survey consists of over one
hundred and twenty-five questions
and copy of the questions are be-
ing sent to all 1855 graduates.
From the information obtained
the school will study its business
education program as now offered
with the view of enriching it so
that it more nearly meets the needs
of students and, as well, conforms
to current business practices.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Improvements to
2 Schools Discussed

Improvements to two existing
school buildings came up for dis
cussion at the regular meeting of
the Board of Education on Tues
day. Schools involved were the
Swan Meadow school and the
Bittinger school.
Swan Meadow patrons had dis
cussed with Willard l.. Hawkins,
county superintendent, the need
for new building.
Mr.. Hawkins said the school was
tentatively on the schedule for
renovation this summer but the pa
irons pointed out the building was
old and not worthy of having any
stable sum of money spent on it.
The Swan Meadow is one of two
schools remaining in the county
without central heating and in
side toilets. Mr.. Hawkins said he
realized the poor condition of the
building but felt nothing could be
done on the project this year. The
board asked the superintendent to
see what plan could be worked out
for an inexpensive building during
the next budget year.
Bittinger school patrons had re-
quested toilets, central heating, a
well and general improvements.
The School Board said it was diff
ficult to see the need for the con-
tinuance of the school, in view of
the fact that North Glade, a few
miles away, was only about half
full.
The board expressed the feeling
that Bittinger school should be
abandoned and the children trans
ported either to North Glade, Ac-
cident or Grantsville. Mr.. Hawkins
said the small enrollments at North
Glade and Bittinger made them the
two most expensive schools in the
county to operate. He said no final
action would be taken by the board
until the matter is further discussed
with parents.
Improvements are now under
way at the Swanton school. The
basement assembly room has been
completely renovated. New asphalt
tile flooring has been installed, re-
pairs made and the room decorated
with the first coat of paint it has
ever had Improvements also are
to be made to the two upstairs
classrooms.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Presley Eludes Trap:

Elvis Presley. singing idol of
many teen-agers, came close to be-
ing caught in a trap" last Friday
night. The 22-year-old entertainer
repeatedly stopped at Robeson's
Restaurant, route 40, that evening.
Riding in yellow Cadillac bearing
Tennessee license tags Presley had
late dinner there.
He and two men with him left
Robeson's shortly after $50. About
an hour later an estimated IS teen
ayers, returning from high school
basketball games at Salisbury and
Northern High, damned the restau-
rant.
Apparently customer had rec
ognizcd both the car and the singer
and had spread the word. Mrs.
Robson said ono of the men in
the party entered the restaurant
first and when he saw no other Gus
toners Presley and the other man
entered. Apparently they we're en-.
route to New York where Presley
appeared on the Ed Sullivan show
Sunday night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Literature Project
Being Sponsored For
Elementary Schools

In cooperation with the State De-
partmcnt of Education and the Di-
vision of Library Extension, Gar
rett county is sponsoring a special
experimental project in literature
for elementary schools. The pro-
gram is a pilot study for elemen-
tary school teachers in the teach
ing of planned program of litera-
ture in the elementary schools.
The program is designed for a lab
oratory study and an attempt will
be made to broaden the scope of
the child's reading instruction in
all content areas and related lin
broad sense) to all fields of
knowledge for the elementary
school child. Emphasis will be
placed on the Importance of de-
veloping skills in all phases of a
reading program.
twenty-five teachers, grades l
to 6, are participating in the pro-
gram Meetings will be held twice
monthly in the Ruth Enlow library.
Books, films, exhibits and other
resources needed for the study will
be furnished by the Division of
Library Extension
Miss Mac Graham, State Depart
mCnt of Education Supervisor of
School Libraries, and Miss Mary
Lewis, former teacher in the
Horace Mann School, Teachers Col
lcgc, Columbia University, and a
specialist i'll childrcn's literature,
will be consultantS for the pilot
study. Fees for consultant service
will be paid by the State Depart
mcnt of Education.
Purposes of the program are to
help the child keep his first en-
thusiasm for reading by giving
him books which will continue to
stimulate and motivate his desire
to read; to provide an opportunity
for children to see reading as a
part of all their meaningfuI expert
cnccs; to provide the teacher with
a background of knowledge of
books which she can use for the
above purpose in order TO increase
the child's reading skills and at
the same time help him to get use
full and desirable information, and
to broaden the scope of the read
ing program to include reading in
struction in all content areas.
The program is being brought to
Garrett county through the efforts
Continued On Page Six
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Firemen Reflect
Officers for 1857

The Oakland Volunteer Fire
company reelected all of its of
ficers for 1857 at a recent election.
Those named included A. G..
Gortner, president; Stuart F.
Hamill, Jr., ,vice-president Percy
Thayer, secretary; Walter w. Daw-
son, treasurer; Emroy Bolden
chief; Harold Schell, first assistant
chief; John Sharps, second assist
ant chief; Frank Biser, captain.
Grover Stemple, Walter w. Daw-
son and Robert Stanton we're
named to the standing committee
which also includes the president,
vice-president, chief and first as
sistant chief.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
A.A.U.W. To Meet

At the regular meeting of Gar
rett Branch, American Association
of University Women on Monday
night at the home of Mrs. Leo
Helbig, a United Nations program
will be presented.
In charge of the program will be
Miss Bcrnice ldleman, one of tho
instructors who accompanied tho
group from Southern High school
to the United Nations recently
Miss Tdlcman will prepare her pro-
gram with assistance of Miss Doris
Lawson and Miss Barbara Lou
Glotfelty, two of the students who
made the trip.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Tree Planting Plan
For Spring Is Told

Another big tree planting season
is anticipated for this area with
635,0O0 pine seedlings available for
spring planting on private lands
in Garrett county. r. Thomas
Thayer, Jr, assistant district for
ester, of Oakland, urged all per-
sons desiring to plant trees for
conservation purposes to contact
him as soon as possible so that all
orders could be processed. He added
that persons wishing to plant
should do this even if trees have
been received in previous years
because personnel limitations will
make it impossible to visit all farms.
The forester stated that, as in
other years, the evergreens are free
of charge for conservation planting
in the state of Maryland. Although
Trimmings are permitted for Christ
mas trees and other purposes, the
land must remain in trees for a
timber crop. Where the area is
suitable. and at least five acres of
land are involved. the Department
of Forests and Parks will machine
plant the trees at the rate of $1,000
per acre. Thayer suggested that
landowners interested in planting
should visit the Agricultural Con-
servation Program office in Oak
land to find out if they are eligible
to participate in the cost sharing
program provided by the govern
ment for tree planting, fencing,
land clearing and other conserva-
ton practices. Inquiries for trees
may also be directed to the County
Agent, Soil Conservation Service,
and the ACP office in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Principals Conduct
Monthly Meeting

Principals of Garrett County
schools, along with the Institutional
supervisors, held their monthly
meeting in the Court House We'd
nesday afternoon A discussion of
the superintendent summary re-
port on the work of the instruc-
tional supervisors was feature.
The report dealt with twelve
point program necessary to be es-
tablished if a school program is to
be a good one, and the procedures
by which supervisors, principals and
teachers should coordinate their
efforts in order to make such a
program a reality.
The twelve point program under
discussion included the wise and
intelligent use Of textbooks by pu-
pills and teachers; planned group
ing to provide best learning Situa-
lions possible for all children; an
adequate amount of the total school
day spent in the fundamental areas
in all twelve grades; emphasis on
the value of the school library as
the center of intellectual challenge
in the school; program so planned
that adjustments are made for the
wide range of individual differ
ences existing in nearly every school
and classroom; a reasonable amount
of time spent in special areas such
as art, music, physical education,
journalism, dramatics, etc; oppor-
tunities for children to become
creative; program where each
teacher is a guidance teacher; a
program that directs and inspires
teachers to improve their knowledge
in both subject and related fields;
a program that limits the time de-
mandcd of teachers in attending
meetings unless there is felt need
for such meetings on part of the
teachers attending; a program that
accepts each teacher as an individu-
al with varying aptitudes and capa-
bilitics and thus one which does
not expect all teachers TO use the
same procedures i'll the same way;
program where teacher morale
and educational results arc i'm
portant, z
Through the coordination of eff
fort on the part of the professional
staff of the schools this twelve
point program is being developed
in order to give every boy and
girl in Garrett county thorough
and well-rounded education in
both our elementary and high
schools, according to Willard L.
Hawkins, county superintendent of
schools.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Church Makes Effort
To Collect Clothing
To Send Overseas

Following a letter from a soldier
in Germany who formerly resided
in Loeb Lynn, the EV. United
Brethren church there is making a
drive to collect clothing to be sent
overseas.
The letter, from Sp2/c Walter L.
Moon, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G..
Moon, stated Il can use any and all
the clothing you can send. Our
service personnel office has calls
for help most every day and we
have to turn them away as we have
nothing to give. There are Hun
garian refugees in this area and
they come with nothing except
what they wear and some of that
is skinny.
Our Protestant men .of the
chapel had a dinner at Heidelberg
Our guest speaker was Richard
Brown, who is in charge of Hun
garian relief. He said, We arc
handling them at the rate of 1900
day
Moon is stationed at Ncmcnt,
Germany. Members of the church
in charge of this drive are making
that clothing bundles be left at the
church in Loeb Lynn, which is
open, or at the Holler Taxi service
in Oakland, or send to Sp2 Wal
ter L. Moon, RIA. 13511146, Hq. Co,
18th Sig. Bn., COPA) APO 164, New
York, N. Y. The women also stated
that cash for postage would be APP
preciated and that the cash could
be sent to Mrs. Moon, at Mt. Lake
Park. Additional information is
available by calling DE 4-2735.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
To Sell Peanuts
For Polio Saturday

Teen-agers will be on the streets
of Oakland, Mt. Lake Park, Deer
Park and Crellin on Saturday. Jan
uary IL, to urge citizens to Shell
Out for Polio" while they distri-
butte bags of peanuts for polio in
return for contributions to the 1857
March of Dimes.
This phase of the campaign is
being done under auspices of the
American Legion, with Rev. John
j. Atwell heading the committee
Twenty-Five hundred bags of pea
nuts are available
No price has been set for each
bag of peanuts to be sold The
teen-agers will accept any amount
for the peanuts, since the primary
purpose is to raise as much money
as possible for the March of
Dimes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Scouts Explorers
Register for 1857

Thirty-eight boy scouts and eX-
plorers have been registered with
Oakland Troop No 81 and EX-
plorer Post No 81, Boy Scouts of
America, for the year 1857, it was
announced by w. Kenneth Johns,
chairman of the Scout troop COM
mittee.
Eighteen of the boys are boy
scouts and Is are explorer scouts.
Boy Scouts are under the direction
of Ralph Fauber, scoutmaster and
they meet each Thursday evening.
Explorer scouts are directed by
Delbert Gnegy and their meeting is
Tuesday.
The organization is beginning its
thirty-fourth year, having regis
tered for the first time in 1924. a
registration of all active scouts is
required each year, along with
members of the troop committees.
Explorer scouts include Thomas
Bittingcr, Maurice Brookhart, Jack
Gncgy, Bonnie Gender, David Con
der, George Hanst, John Hanst,
Robert James, Robert Michael,
Carroll Miller, Samuel Moore, Will
liam Moore, David Mace, Dickson
Mace, Ionic Naylor, Douglas
Smith, Richard Snyder, Wendell
Turney, Jr.
Boy Scouts include Douglas Car
20, Michael L. Cook, David Custer,
Emerson H. Fike, Thomas E. For
man, Dick G. Gnegy. Guy w Hine-
baugh. Dallas w House, Everett
j. James. Arthur Lawton, Robert
A. Leighton. Edward Livengood,
Ray V. McManis, Thomas Michael,
Gary Orr, Brenton D. Propst, John
SharpS, Richard Stuck.
On the Troop committees are DR..
Harold c. AShby, George H. Hanst.
Robert J. Stanton, Mack j. Propst.
Donald M. Browning. DR.. Ashby is
chairman of the explorer post
while Mr.. Johns is chairman of
the scout committee in addition TO
assistant scoutmastcr. Bernard J.
Gender also assists Gender has
been on the scout rolls since 1924
as one of the charter members OF
the troop. James McHcnry is in.
stitutional representative of the
Oakland-Mt. Lake Park Lions club
which sponsors both organizations
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Banks OF County
Name Officials

Officers and directors of the four
banks in the county were elected
at annual meetings of stockholders
on Tuesday, January 8. There were
no changes from last year. j. NJ.
Jarboe, however, retired as assist
ant cashier of the Garrett National
Bank, after having served the in
Stitution for over as years, effective
December 81.
First National Bank, Oakland
At the First National Bank in
Oakland the nine directors were
listed as Walter w. Dawson, A. d.
Naylor, E. Ray Jones. Alva G. Gort-
ner, Cecil Smith, Ralph Pritts,
George X. Littman, William o.
Treacy and Lowell Loomis.
A. D. Naylor remains as presi-
dent and E. Ray Jones as vice-presi-
dent. w. Cecil Smith remains as
executive vice-president and George
K. Littman as cashier. James C.
Lemmert and Frank l.. Mcdaniel
are assistant cashiers.
Garrett National Bank
There are eight directors of the
Garrett National Bank: William R.
Offutt, J. Edward Helbig, Stuart
F. Hamill, H. c. Riggs, Arthur Nay
lor, Floyd B. Leighton, Irwin Field
and Herbert c. Leighton.
Officers will be elected at the
next regular meeting and no change
is anticipated. Present officers are
w. r. Offutt, president; H. c. Riggs,
vice-president and cashier; julius
B. Littman, assistant cashier.
First State Bank, Grantsville
Board of directors of the First
State Bank, Grantsvillc, includes
Lewis Il. Jones, c. o. Bender, Frank
Spocrlcin, Harvey Gortner, j. A.
Bcachy, William Wlnterberg, John
Lichliter, Jr., Joseph w. Fahey, O..
c. Glotfelty and Cleman Folk.
Officers: William Winterberg,
president, Joseph F. Fahey, vice
president and cashier; Luther Hoff,
assistant cashier.
First National, FriendsviIIe
Directors of the First National
Bank in Friendsville include H. j.
Black, Ernest N. Friend, R. E.
Guard, R. o. Mccullough. Arnold
E. Fox, Dorsey Guard, August F.
Neil.
Officers are being elected to-
night and no change is expected
to occur. Present officers are H. J.
Black, president; r. E. Guard, vice
president. H. C. Beck is cashier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Board Of Education
Discusses Proposed
School Program

The proposed statewide school
program to go before the legisla-
turc was discussed by the Board of
Education at its regular meeting
on Tuesday.
Willard l.. Hawkins, county SUI
pcrintendent of schools, said the
main item of concern to the board
was the matter of teachers salaries.
He pointed out that county teacher
salaries were constantly falling be-
hind those being paid in most other
counties and that it was of utmost
importance to county schools to
support the state salary program
School board members already had
gone on record unanimously in
favor of the proposed legislation.
Mr.. Hawkins also reported that
al different bus extensions had been
made during the school years 1856
Sc and 1861 totaling an addition
al 355 miles of travel per day, and
providing better transportation
service.
Cost of school transportation in
1856 was $274,06230 and it will
be $296,S94.04 this year, with most
of the increase being due to the
$1S3 increase per bus received by
each contractor. He said that
bonuses for dirt road drivers, if
allowed this year, were not in
Guided in these figures.
Discuss Report
The board discussed in detail
the prepared report of the county
superintendent involving teaching
staff, educational program, build
ing and construction program, sup
plies and equipment and transport
tation.
Covering a two-year period the
report covered the progress that
had been made. Reports were
mailed to interested school patrons.
Others arc available at the Court
House.
All cuStodians and school cafe
terra employees arc to be protected
under social security, it was an
nounccd following approval of the
school budget. Employers share
for cafeteria workers comes from
cafeteria funds, but the employers
share for school custodians must
come from county funds with an
approximate cost of 81 200 annually.
Mr. Hawkins announced the semi
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Sentencing Withheld

AT a hearing before Trial Magis-
trate w. O. Bitter in Oakland last
Saturday morning William Slccth.
fourteen, pleaded guilty TO charges
of driving al automobile under the
influence of liquor, reckless driv-
ing and operating an automobile
without drivers license. Sentenc-
ing was withheld until January ~
Sleeth crashed into the store
front of the Oakland Electric and
Radio Service on the evening of
December 81, causing damage esti-
mated at $500.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Portion To Loeb Lynn

a portion of the S25 contributed
to Hungarian relief from the Mt.
Lake Park area is credited to Loeb
Lynn, it was announced this week.
Loeb Lynn residents contributed
SIS of the $25 announced as having
come from MI. Lake Park last
week.
James Lemmcrt, treasurer, also
reported this week contribution
of $4,000 from the Oakland Rotary
club.
club, and an additional $4,000 from
Grantsville. Total is now S371.25. He
urged workers who had not re-
ported yet to do so as soon as pos
sible.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Sent To Training School

At hearing before Trial Magis-
trate W. o. Bitter one day this
week a juvenile of fifteen years of
age was sentenced to the Mary
land Training school for a period
that might run as long as two years.
The youth was charged with re-
fusing to attend school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10
Rctires From Bank Position

J. NJ Jarboc retired as assistant
cashier of the Garrett National
Bank in Oakland, effective Dcccm-
Der 81, and is now at his home on
Alder street.
Mr.. Jarboe served in various ca
pacities at the present institution
and the organization before it, for
forty-five years or more. having
gone to work there prior To 1910.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-10

The English language is now
chief of the worlds tongues" a
government official reported
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-08

Miss Lois Herrold of Trappe,
Md, Robert Carson of Dover and
Elliott Darby we're the dinner
guests of Miss Oracle Graham on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luster Rogers will
leave on Thursday for a two weeks
vacation in Florida.
Mrs. N. C. Adams spent a few
days this week in Dover as the
guest OF her daughter and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Julian Massey.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Har-
rington Fire Company held its an
nual election recently with the fol-
lowing officers to officiate for the
year of 1857: President, Mrs. Eva
Raughley; first vice president
Mrs Pauline Price; recording sec
retary, Mrs. Arta Masten; finan-
cial secretary, Mrs. Iva Banning
treasurer, Mrs. Angie Potter; Sun
shine, Mrs. Edith McKnatt.
Final figures for the 1857 March
of Dimes for the Harrington-Farm-
ington district shows a total col
lection of $1,392.63. The campaign
this year was again highlighted by