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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18

Artle Ashby, Johns Hopkins uni
versity, Baltimore; Shirley Cal
houn, Hood college, Frederick;
Jackie Calhoun, Barbara Lu GIot-
felty, Jane Duling, Mrs. Gertrude
Savage, William Dewitt, Dolores
Vetter, Robert Bittinger. Harold
Harris, William Henline, Edgel
Serene, Robert Smith, Frostburg
State Teachers college.
Joan Paige, Fairmont General
hospital nursing training; Freda
Louise Cooper, Marlin Coker
University of West Virginia; Jack
Roth, Jack Liller, Dental school
University of Maryland; Doris Law
son, Bridgewater college: John
Brown, Kay Hanlin, Keith Mersing
Potomac State college, Keyser;
Kathryn Hauser, Aforementioned
dus; Barbara KreyenbuhI. Davis
Memorial hospital, Elkins, school
Of nursing; Frank Dewitt, Joan
Echard, Patricia Gortner, Univer-
sity of Maryland, College Park;
Linda Pritts, Johns Hopkins
School of Nursing; Tom Nally. St.
Marys College. Baltimore. Addi-
tional ones may be listed next
week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
District Boy Scouts
Plan ''Swap-O-Ree"

Boy Scouts of the Deep Creek
District have planned a "Swap-o-
zee" for this weekend which will
also include rifle and bow shoot
ing contests. The contests are to
be under the direction of the Poto-
mac Council leaders.
The program for the weekend
was distributed to the scouts of
the troops in the area. 1t calls for
checking in at the boy scout camp
on Deep Greek Lake, Paradise
Point, from to 8. A camp fire is
scheduled for Friday evening at s
with two movies, Mr.. Lincoln Goes
to Gettysburg" and Fast Freight
Rolling to be shown at 8:15.
On Saturday after preparing
breakfast and policing the area,
there will be advancement work
for camping and cooking require
ments, after which there will be a
swap circle and individual swap
ping of items.
The rifle and bow shooting con-
test will be held at 100 and camp
will close at o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon.
Cub scouts and their dads will
have their dinner at the camp and
remain for the camp fire Friday
evening. Others will remain over
night
Food and equipment are to be
furnished by individual scouts.
Rifles, bows, targets, etc, will be
furnished by Potomac Council.
L. j. Sacher will be the camp
director. He is co-chairman with
Fred Tichnell Of the Camping and
Activities committee of the Deep
Greek district. Members are Har-
vey Riley, Dwight Ashby, Karol
Rush and Bernard Burns.
For the rifle contest, George
Porter of Oakland will be range
officer, assisted by Wilbert Sifton,
field scout executive Clifford Hol-
Ter will be the archery officer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Parolee Given Four
Months Jail Term

A parolee, released from the
penitentiary some time ago, was
given a four months Jail sentence
yesterday afternoon by Associate
Judge Neil c. Fraley.
The man was Herman Baer Bit
niger, who was arrested on a
charge of breaking and entering
at the Pritchard establishment on
Meadow Mountain. Bittinger en-
tered a plea of not guilty, but was
found guilty by the court. The
man had been in the county Jail
since June II and he was allowed
the time that he already had spent
behind bars.
Bittinger was found guilty of
murder in the first degree on Sep
TENDER 25 1881 and sentenced to
life Imprisonment. He was found
guilty of numbering George Wertz
At the completion of his four
months Jail sentence he will be
put in custody of the parole board.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Democrats Meet At
FriendsviIIe Tuesday

Members of the Democratic State
Central Committee met in Friends
vile Tuesday evening. Another
meeting is set FOR the headquarters
in the Garrett National Bank build
ing Tuesday, September 80.
At another recent meeting at the
headquarters by the campaign com
mittee headed by L. c. Hutson,
plans were formulated for conduct
ing the campaign. In attendance
also were DR.. and Mrs. E. l. Baum
gartner, Mrs. A. T. Matthews, Oak
land; r. E. Guard and Mrs. Carl
Richter, Friendsville
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Two Are Injured In
County Plane Crash

Two young men Of Fairmont,
w. Va, were injured last Thurs
day afternoon when their light
airplane Piper Cub Coupe, crashed
while taking off from a pasture
field near Hutton.
State Police said the accident
occurred about p. m. one mile
north of Hutton, near state route
80, on the farm of Gordon Ray
Gank.
Admitted to Garrett County Me
mortal Hospital were Robert Hall
Cumpston, %, of 211 Chestnut
street, Fairmont, with decorations
of face, mouth, both knees, and
chest Commissions; and Richard
Robert Graves, 25, of 1150 Avalon
Road, Fairmont, who sustained
brush burns of the body and
chest Commissions.
Both men we're in good condi-
ton and were released from the
hospital the following day.
Tic. d. A. Tucker Investigated
the crash. He reported that Mr.
Graves was plotting the 1858 cub
from Fairmont to Oakland with
Mr. Cumpston as a passenger. The
pilot intended to land at McHenry
field at Deep Greek but became
confused in his directions and
set the plane down in pasture
belonging to Robert Clayton Bow
SER After obtaining directions to
McHenry from Mr.. Bowser the two
men TAXED the aircraft to the
edge of the large field and at
tempted to take off.
Moments after the plane was
airborne it swerved sharply to the
left in an apparent attempt to
avoid a number of trees, then
stalled and crashed nose first into
the ground. The front end of the
plane and the propeller were de-
molished and both wings dam
aged. The plane was removed the
following day,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Republicans Select
District Committees

District committees that will
have charge of the Republican
political campaign this fall were
partially organized Monday eve
ming at a meeting at Cabin Lodge,
Deep Creek Lake.
A second meeting is set for Fri
day evening with the district
representative meeting with the
Republican State Central commit
tee and all Republican candidates.
This session also is set for Cabin
Lodge at 8 o'clock.
District committees will be COM
pleted and campaign plans will be
discussed. Final arrangements also
will be made for the Republican
caravan throughout the county on
Saturday, September q, followed
by a dinner at Southern High
school at $50 p IN.
The dinner will be under the
supervision of the Republican
Women'S club members and the
Republican State Central commit
tee. Mrs. w. w. Grant, of Oakland,
will open the program with brief
remarks, after which Walter w.
Dawson will assume the toast
mastership.
Main speaker will be General
James DevereuX, Republican candi-
date for governor. Also at the
speakers table will be U. S. Sena-
tor j. Glenn Beall, candidate for
reelection; Congressman Dewitt
s. Hyde, candidate for reelection;
John A. Derr, candidate for comp
troller; and Robert A. Wallace,
candidate for attorney general.
All county Republican candi-
dates will also be in evidence dur
ing the caravan tour and at the
dinner. Some $50 to 200 are eX-
pected to attend. The cost of the
tickets is SIPS each, and turkey
will be served by the high school
cafeteria staff. Tickets may be
secured from any member of the
committee, w. D. Casteel, Harry
Collier, William E. FitzWater, Jr,
or George H. Hanst, or from Mrs.
VERNE R. Smouse, chairman of
the ticket committee for the Re-
publican women. Reservations
must be made by next Wednesday,,
September "a, it was stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
turkey Growers To Take
Part In Autumn Glory

The Garrett County Turkey
Growers, at their regular monthly
meeting, made plans for partici-
pating in the Autumn Glory Train
visit, Sunday, October 18th.
Final figures indicate few
over 600 dinners were served at
their Fifth Annual Turkey Festi-
val, Northern High School, August
3Oth.
The Fresh-Frosted Garland
Turkey was awarded to Charles
Stevens, 2910 Randolph Rd., Rock
vile. Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens were
visiting his father-in-law, Ellery
Garletts of Friendsville, at the
time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
To Hear Lodge Reports

Members of Garrett Lodge 113,
Knights of Pythias, will hear re-
ports of the activities of the grand
lodge at the regular meeting Friday
evening. Meetings are being held
at $50 o'clock until the town goes
back to standard time. The grand
lodge was held at Frederick last
weekend.
Attending were Carlton Bowser.
Robert Hoult, as representatives,
and Lawrence L. Groves, as grand
outer guard. Additional members
of both Knights of Pythias and
Pythian Sisters attended the SEES
sions Saturday at which time Mrs.
Vera Mustard was installed as
grand chief of the Pythian Sister
order.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Gun Explodes; Boy
Injuries Nose, Face

Bobbie Hinebaugh, 10, son of AL
bert Hinebaugh, of Deer Park, was
injured last Saturday afternoon
when a gun exploded, portion of
the mechanism piercing his nose
and causing injury to his check
bone.
The gun was of Japanese make,
of World War ii make, and Hine-
baugh was said to have been I'M
aware that the gun had been fixed
for souvenir purposes and was not
capable of firing a bullet. When
he attempted to fire it the bolt
blew off in his face.
He was taken to Broaddus hos
pital at Philippi, w. Va, by p. G.
Arnold on Saturday evening where
the wound was dressed. He was
returned to the hospital this week
for examination.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Executive Board
Meets At Southern

Plans for the coming school
year were formulated, and COM
mittee chairmen appointed, at a
meeting of the executive board of
Southern High School P.-T.A., Mon
day evening.
Howard White, president, stated
five meetings will be held this
year, the first on October 20, when
the theme will be Back to School
Program" The group will also
meet in November, February, April
and May, on the third Monday of
each month.
Officers and committee chairmen
include:
Howard White, president; Char
les Briner, vice president; Mrs.
Norman Wine, secretary; Nordeck
Shaffer, treasurer. Chairmen: Pro-
gram, Willard Elliott; Hospitality,
John Forman; Publicity, Mrs. Will
bur w. Close; Membership, Rob-
ert Wooters; P-TA. Home Room,
Mrs. Verda Helmick; Budget and
Finance, Merritt Feather; P.-T.A.
Congress, Mrs. F. D. Bittle; Legis-
lation, Beeson Snyder; Faculty
Representative of P-T.A, Albert
Ringer.
The next board meeting will be
October Is at 8 p. M, at the school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Democrats Ahead In
Registration Figures

Democrats have far outnumbered
Republicans in registration dur
ing the past several weeks.
Figures released by Russell l..
Smith, chief registrar of the
Board of Supervisors of Elections
show that 81 persons registered
Democratic compared to IA who
registered Republican. There was
one independent. Two Democrats
changed their affiliation to Republi-
can, while II Republicans changed
their utilization to Democratic The
Figures do not include registrations
in the office itself, but only those
in the special areas listed during
the past three weeks.
Route 40 school, registered, all
Democrats; Grantsville, 2 Republi-
cans; Democrats, l change from
Republican to Democrat; Friends
vile, Republicans, "a Democrats,
l change from Democrat to Republi-
can, changes from Republican to
Democrat; Kitzmiller, no Republi-
cans, II Democrats, l change from
Democrat to Republican, changes
from Republican to Democrat;
Swanton, no Republicans, II Demo-
Gratis, 3 changes from Republican
to Democrat; Bloomington, 5 Re-
publicans, Democrats, l indie
pendent
Mr. Smith said the office in the
court house would be open week
days 8 to 4, and on Saturday,
to noon. The last day to register
will be Tuesday, September %, at
p. M, after which the books will
remain closed until November 20,
fifteen days after the general cleo
ton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
September Term
Circuit Court To
Begin On Monday
List Of Truversers Made
PubIic-AII Either In Jail
Or Are Under Bond

The September Term of the Gar
rett County Circuit Court will get
under way on Monday morning,
September %, at 8 o'clock.
The Garrett County Bar associ-
alton is planning a memorial serv-
ice for the late Benny Epstein,
Grantsville attorney, prior to the
opening of the criminal proceed
ings
The list of traversers was made
public this week. All are either in
Jail or under bond for their APP
pearance at stated times.
Two cases which were tried at
the last term of court and which
resulted in hung juries, are still on
the docket They are:
State VS.. Robert Richie Bray,
bastardy;
State VS.. Ralph Smouse, Harry
L. Yost. Jr., and George w. Codd-
ington, officers of the Legion
Home of Oakland, on charges of
having alcoholic beverages for the
purpose of sale Another charge
against the same parties for sale
of alcoholic beverage remains on
the docket, as we'll as a charge of
sale of liquor against William A.
Stewart, the bar tender at the
home.
Several other cases are held over
from previous terms.
Paul VanSickle, non-support of
minor children, continued since
March, 1857.
Leroy Friend, assault and bat
terry, continued since September,
1857.
Harold Mason, bastardy petition
for blood test made in September,
1857.
Ronald wilhelm, bastardy, petit
ton for blood test made in March,
1858
Wayne Erwin Pigott, burglary.
Pigott also has an additional
charge lodged against him, that of
breaking Jail. He will be tried on
both charges at the September
term.
John Daily Shaffer prayed
jury trial when given a hearing
before Trial Magistrate Boyd San
ders, Sr., on a charge of larceny.
Frederick Hoffman Snyder, also
charged with larceny, prayed
jury trial, when given hearing
before the late Earl c. Friend.
Other cases that will come be-
fore the circuit court include:
James Frederick Ford, bastardy.
Continued On Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
County Bar Groups
Receive Tribute

Marylands county bar associa-
tons were commended by the
American Bar association at
meeting recently held in Los An
geles, Calf, for outstanding lead
ership in supporting Federal legis-
lation of Importance to the public
and the legal profession.
The form of statewide organ
ization inaugurated by Maryland's
county bar associations for the pur-
pose of informing Congressman of
backbone sentiment in legislative
matters, is now being urged for
adoption in all other states.
The Maryland Advisory commit
tee is the only lawyers committee
OF its kind in the United States.
S R. Pagenhardt, president of the
Garrett County Bar association,
cooperated in the project and APP
pointed to the Advisory committee
w. Dwight Slower.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
All Purpose Room
To Be Built At
Center St. School

Preliminary drawings for the
Center Street school all-purpOse
room, were presented to the Board
Of Education by Superintendent of
Schools Willard l.. Hawkins, at a
regular meeting of the board on
Tuesday morning.
Mr. Hawkins said the board
planned to submit this project for
bids around November l, in order
to have it completed in time for
the 1859 school session. He said
the project would cost approx
mately $4,000 and that the money
would be secured from the State
School Construction fund.
Mr.. Hawkins reported that little
had been done on the band room
at Southern High during the past
month but that the roof steel was
expected by the end of the week
The building is expected to be
completed approximately thirty
days after the steel has been re-
ceiVed.
The board took other action at
the meeting on Tuesday:
Approved Red Cross drive as
the one community benefit drive
that would be permitted in the
schools during the present year;
Approved, upon recommends
ton of the superintendent, an up
ward revision on insurance cover
age on some elementary school
buildings, the total amount of the
increase being $154,000.
Made a report of the cost of
renovation of the Grantsville
school indicating that $15,597.11 was
spent. MIR. Hawkins said the board
felt that for the amount of re-
modelling and renovation which
took place that the amount spent
represented a bargain price;
Reviewed enrolment trends and
indicated possible building needs
of a small nature at Yoder, Loeb
Lynn and Bloomington in the near
future;
Approved as substitute drivers
Harvey Miller for Emile German,
and Joe Powers for Joe WEIGH;
Approved appointment of Mrs.
Lillian Grayce Reckner as ele-
mentary teacher at Accident and
Mrs. Mary S. Mckenzie as ele-
Continued On Page Five)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Fifty Students LeNUe For.
Colleges. Further. TTuiuiuu

Over fifty students are entering
colleges, business schools and uni
versities this fall from the Oak,
land area. Eighteen of these are
graduates of Southern High school
this past June.
Among the students who are
leaving this week or who have al
ready left are the following:
Kenneth Jones, Massanutten
Academy, Virginia; Gail Naylor
Patricia Leighton, st. Mary's Semi
nary; Lonnie Naylor, Cheston H
Browning III, Mercersburg Aca-
deny; Henry Lee, Sam Moore
Carole Savage, Geraldine Davis
Beverly Rees, Jeri Nordeck, West
Virginia Wesleyan college, Buck.
harmon.
Brenda Davis, Olivia NayIor
Mersing, Janet Wolf, Joan Sharp
less, Catherman's Business school;
Cynthia Mace, Radford college,
David Mace, Drexel Institute; Dick
son Mace, Penn State; Douglas
Smith, Beverly Winters, Nancy
Jones, Western Maryland college
Westminster; Arthur Jones. Jr.
Maryland Medical school, Balti-
more; Fred Teets, Sam AShenfelter
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Schools To Return
Standard Time
Monday, Sept. 20

Members of the Board of Educa-
ton, at a regular meeting on Tues
day, voted unanimously to return
all schools to Standard time as of
Monday, September 20, with the
exception of Bloomington, it was
announced by Willard l.. Hawkins,
county superintendent of schools.
Mr. Hawkins said no provision
could be made for the children
going to Bloomington school to be
transported other than on the buses
that are transporting the Bruce
High school children, where school
will remain on Daylight time until
the last Sunday in October.
Hawkins said the board felt that
no good purpose was served by
continuing Daylight time through
October when children were
forced to get out to their buses al
most before it became light in the
morning"
The county officially has re-
manned on standard time all sum-
mer, but most of the incorporated
towns have been operating on day.
light time. The time would auto
matically be returned to standard
time the last Sunday in September
unless under special action of the
various city councils.
Allegany county passed a motion
last week to continue daylight time
until the last Sunday in October,
to conform, the Allegany commits
sionerS said, to Baltimore, Wash
ington and a number of Maryland
counties and nearby Pennsylvania
which had also extended the time.
Mayor Russell Smith of Oakland,
indicated yesterday that the town
did not expect to take any further
action on the time question, and
that automatically it would revert
to standard time on Sunday morn
ing, September %, at 2 o'clock.
Other incorporated towns of the
county were expected to follow
suit
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Bus Operators Have
Annual Dinner Meet

Some 200 or more persons gath
cred at Southern High school last
Friday evening for the annual din
ner of the School Bus Operators.
David Nuzum, professor of Eng
lish at Potomac State college, was
the principal speaker, using as his
theme Citizenship" Charles c.
Bender, newly elected president of
the Bus Operators association,
served as POSTMASTER.
Charles V. Harvey, former presi-
dent, made a few brief opening re-
marks and Arthur H. Green, first
president of the association, gave
a history of the group. Musical
entertainment was provided by Or
vile Teets and Ellis Harvey, Of
SWanton, and Foster Riggs, Mt.
Lake Park.
Congressman Dewitt S. Hyde,
who had planned to attend, was
unable to do 50 due TO a car break
down in the neighborhood of Han
cock while enroute here. Regrets
also were sent by U. S. Senator j..
Glenn Beall Prizes were presented
to Mrs. Willard Hawkins and Rob-
ert Martin, guests; Mrs. Harry
Robson, Mrs. Glenn Frazee and
Mrs. Cora Glotfelty, wives of the
operators; and c. O. Wolfe, E. l..
German and James Fitzwater.
Officers were elected at the an
nual business meeting held a
week previous and included Mr.
Bender as president, Charles V.
Harvey, vice-president; Rodger
Bond, secretary; and Asa Nethken,
treasurer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Commissioners Move
To Control Rabies

Steps were taken by the County
Commissioners this week to as
sure control of rabies within the
Table Rock area of the county.
A new case of rabies in a dog
was diagnosed at the Live Stock
Sanitary Service laboratory in Oak
land this week The dog was from
the Table Rock area. No one was
known to have been exposed, it
was stated.
But the Commissioners moved
this week to attempt voluntary
control otherwise they let it be
known by advertisement in this
weeks issue of The Republican,
that the department of agriculture
would place an official quarantine
upon the areas involved.
The Commissioners asked that
dogs be placed on leash, that all
strays be eliminated and that dogs
be vaccinated against rabies.
They also asked for control of
wild animals, especially foxes, since
they are considered a reservoir for
the disease. They also asked that
report to authorities should be
made of all suspicious acting dogs
or other wild animals.
A fox thought to have been rabid,
was run over and killed Wednesday
morning on the north edge of
Oakland. The fox never moved
from its position in the middle of
the road as it stood and waited for
the oncoming automobile.
The Health Department sug-
gested that any dog suspected of
having rabies should be impounded
for observation for at least "a
hours. Where there is a known
exposure to an individual the dog
should be impounded for ten days.
Dogs suspected of having rabies
should not be killed unless it is
impossible to impound the dog
without undue hazard to the per-
son making the attempt to impound.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
To Plan For FFBL Dinner

Final plans for the annual BAN
quet in the Farming for Better
Living program will be made at a
meeting of the FFBL council MEM
bers in the county agents office
in Oakland this evening at o'clock.
The group will also complete
plans for completing the 1858 pro-
gram. Notices of the meeting have
been sent to all FFBL council men,
bers by James A. McHenry, county
agent, VINO is secretary to the coun-
Gil.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Loses Part Of Index Finqer

Merle Willard, of the Oakland
Equipment company, lost a por-
ton of the index finger of his right
hand Monday in an accident at Elk
Garden, w. Va.
Mr.. Willard was working with a
V-belt that had become stuck when
it suddenly became free and car
ried his finger into gear.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Potomac River Group
Meeting Today At Davis

The Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin opened its
fall meeting this morning at
Blackwater Falls lodge near Davis,
w. Va.
The Corps of Army Engineers
plan for the North Branch of the
Potomac river was to be unveiled
Planning to attend the meeting
are District Forester William H.
johnson, Cumberland; William w.
Mace, work unit conservationist,
Oakland; and Foster Yost, Acct
dent, district supervisor of the soil
conservation district.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-09-18
Knocks Down Pole

Jack Edward limbaugh, %. of
Deer Park, wrecked his automobile
last night about 10 o'clock on the
Monte Vista road near the Cherry
Creek road intersection, knocking
down one telephone pole in the
crash
He was given emergency treat
ment in Garrett County Memorial
hospital and discharged. He suf-
fered Commissions of the right knee
and decorations.
Trooper First Glass Donald
Tucker is investigating.