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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Vote! Vote! Vote

The Republican district committee is distributing anaI1-
peal people get out next Tuesday and vote 1t is nice
gesture We also urged the thing upon numerous
and is we'll to emphasize the Importance of
ing of the privileges people have citizens in free
land
AT this particular time would like to stress the fact
that exercising that privilege by the of voting machine
very easy We have heard it said by uneducated
and elderly people, IF have voting machine will
not vote" People should not feel that way.
The voting machines here for the OF the people
They quite understand Many demonstrations al
ready have given by election officials and there will be
persons hand the day of the election to help in
they can Instructions listed explaining what must be
done in voter the red operating lever
to the right which closes the curtain turns down voting
the of each candidate he wishes to vote
the pointers down and moves the red operating
lever the left The curtain will and he leaves the BOOTH
AS a citizen of the county is your duty to VOTE in
der to help preserve the freedoms of this country AS the
Gransvile appeal says Political parties indispensable
the American system of government They vehicles
through which the people exercise their control over their
eminent you really interested in honest government
YOU will be active party members regardless of political
afaton You will help get out the vote and help to select
candidates that are aware of local community needs
Good government calls for constantly alert and informed
citizens Our responsibility know the candidates any
election and most especially primary elections Please
and take your neighbor to the polls and VOTE"
This is wonderful advice We urge you to follow it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Girl Scout Mothers
To Discuss ''Council''

Miss Helen Sellers, Of National
headquarters, Girl Scouts of Ameri-
ca, will be in Oakland next WedneS-
day evening, May 81, at O'Clock to
answer questions of parents con-
concerning Council.
The meeting was originally sched-
uled for January 16, but had to be
cancelled on account of the weather.
The meeting will be held in the
scout hall on Third street.
The parents are to make the
decision whether to join the area
girl scout council which is now be-
ing formed or whether to remain
as lone troops" Parents are urged
to attend this meeting and learn
the work of the council A vote will
be taken at the meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Electric Service Will Be
Interrupted May II

Electric service III sections
around Oakland will be interrupted
for a two-hour period next Wedncs-
day, May q, from 1870 to $3.50 p, m.
DIST.
1t will affect service in Oakland,
Mt. Lake Park, north portion of
Loeb Lynn Heights, Rosedale, Hut
ton. Crellin, Harrington Manor,
Fingcrboard road, Country club
vicinity, old and new route PIG, as
far as Kings Run, according to
Thomas Cain, local manager of the
West Maryland Power company
Mr.. Cain said it was necessary
to make repairs to the distribution
system and to the high tension
lines. and to make the annual in
spcction of the new substation
located south of Oakland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Audit Report Due

II. d. Swartzentrubcr, president
of the County Commissioners, an
nounced yesterday he had received
letter from Wooden, Benson and
Walton. certified public account
ants. saying that the audit report
for the year ended December 81,
1867. would be sent to him within
a few days.
The auditors explained in the let
ter that the income tax period had
been heavy and that in addition
they had lost considerable amount
of time due to bad weather They
said the reports had been COM
pleted last Friday and were in the
office at present for review and
tipping. we hope to get them to
you sometime next week. the let
ter stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Twins Born Enroute
To Local Hospital

A Rowlesburg couple didn't
quite make it to the Garrett Coun-
ty Memorial hospital in time last
Friday. Twins, a boy and girl
were born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Richard FELTON, on May 9th.
One of the twins was born at
Aurora in the automobile in which
they were travelling. Said the
father, don't ask me where the
other was born" 1t was learned
that the second one was born just
as they drove up to the hospital.
So now the Feltons have twins
from two states. Mrs. FELTON, was
discharged from the hospital on
Tuesday Mother and children
were in top condition.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Wins Scholarship

Artie Ashby, of Crellin, president
of Southern High Schools student
council, was notified this week that
he had received Westinghouse
Johns Hopkins university scholar
ship award. Kenneth Johns, princi-
pal, stated Ashby is an honor stu
dent at Southern.
The scholarship will give him full
tuition of more than 81, 200 for the
Westinghouse Mccoy College engi-
neering certificate program. He
will also receive regular weekly
income as an employee of one of
the Baltimore divisions of the
Westinghouse Electric corporation.
This special program will give
the student the equivalent of 2i2
years of college work. Upon the
completion of this three-year pro-
gram of on the job training and
schooling Ashby will have the OPP
portunity to either continue his
program until he receives his
bachelor of science degree, or go to
work in one of the Westinghouse
research laboratories.
The program also carries all
benefits received by Westinghouse
employees such as vacation, seniority,
retirement plan and full benefits
of the social insurance program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Pigott Captured
By Ohio Police
Lost Of Three Escapes Is
Returned To County Jail

The last of three prisoners who
eXcaped from the Garrett County
Jail last February was back in the
lookup last Friday night.
Sheriff James Frantz said that
Wayne Erwin Pigott, "a, of Oak
land, who escaped along with
Earl r. Franklin, 81, johnson City,
Tenn; and Arnold f. Sisler, 80, of
Aurora, was apprehended last week
in Ashland. Ohio.
Deputy Sheriff Bruce Close,
who returned Pigott to the Oak
land jail said he was apprehended
by authorities in Ohio after his
sister had informed a minister of
his whereabouts.
At the time of his escape Pigott
was in Jail awaiting hearings on
larceny and breaking and entering.
He will now be tried on these
charges plus an escape charge.
Sheriff Frantz said that Pigott
had been residing with his sister
in Ashland for some time After
discussing the case with preacher
the Ohio authorities were notified
and they in turned telephoned
county officials.
Pigott, Franklin and Sisler sawed
their way drought bars and escap-
ed during a snowstorm. Franklin
and Sisler were apprehended by
West Virginia State Police after
they had entered a store in Mason
town, w. Va. Franklin was returned
to Garrett county but Sisler was
retained by Preston County authori-
ties.
Franklin was subsequently SEN
fenced to ten years for burglary of
the Fox hardware store in Friends
Vile and two years on the escape
charge.
Sisler is being held by West
Virginia authorities on breaking
and entering charges where he
was given a two to ten year SEN
tence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Scout Dinner Will
Be Held On Tuesday

The annual dinner meeting of
the Deep Creek scout district will
be held next Tuesday evening, May
20, at $50 o'clock at the bennett
Road school in Oakland. it was
announced by Jay Bell, district
chairman.
The dinner is for all cuhbers,
scouters, post advisors, committee
men den mothers, district commit
tee members, wives, husbands and
friends of scouting.
At short business meeting
officers for the year will be elected.
Awards will be presented and com
ing events will be discussed.
David G.. Nuzum, chairman of the
tri-Valley Scout district, and head
of the English department of Poto-
mac State college, Keyser, will
speak on some phase of scouting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Workshop in Public
Speaking Is Held

Ideas belong to no one, yet they
do belong to everyone, was stress
cd at the All County Public Speak
ing workshop held last Saturday at
the Extension office. Members
learned more about preparing talks,
outlining major points, and pre-
scnting their talks.
Susan Bowman, and Ralph Buck
ell. Jr. were chosen to represent
Garrett County in the District
Public Speaking Contest to be
held on May 81, with representa-
tives from Allegany County. Patty
Shawley was named alternate. Each
member spoke on What | Have
Learned Through My All Club
Work, basing their talks on their
All projects.
Those attending the workshop
included Karen ShaWley, Jackie
Brenneman, Eileen Kellison, Ruth
Ann Bethel, Patty Shawley, Bit
finger Girls Club; Ralph Bucket,
Jr., Bittinger Boys Club; Mrs Har-
land Bowman, Susan Bowman,
North Star Club; E. Rankin Lusby,
Assistant County Agent and Miss
Johanna Magaha, Assistant Home
Agent. Mrs. Smith j. Lantz IL,
former elementary teacher in Nor
gantown, served as consultant for
the group.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
KitzmiIIer School Plans
Annual Spring Carnival

Tho Kitzmiller Community
School has announced the date
of its annual spring carnival. 1t
will be held on Monday, June
8, according to Charles H. Burlcy,
principal and will be conducted
from to 10 p. m.
Admission to the affair will be
10 cents. Over twenty-five door
prizes are to be given away. There
will be a number of games. Re-
freshments will be on sale in the
school cafeteria. The school busscs
will make their regular runs that
evening.
All are invited. Proceeds will go
to the school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Man Is Sentenced
For Firing Building

John Simms, colored, who was
held in the county Jail on a charge
of wilfully and maliciously setting
fire to an outbuilding at one of the
forestry camps in the county, was
found guilty of the charge by Asso-
ciate Judge Neil c. Fraley on Tues
day and was sentenced to serve two
years in the House of Correction
Simms pleaded not guilty to the
charge. The man was defended by
W. Dwight Slower, who was APP
pointed as attorney by the court.
The petit jury is being called back
on Monday to hear four state road
condemnation cases and three 9TH
ers involving automobile collisions
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Enroute To ItuIy

Lieut. Lee Ramsey, U.S.N., who
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil E. Ramsey, of Oakland, this
week, is enroute to Naples, Italy,
where he will resume his job as
aide to Rear Admiral Frank Akers.
Ramsey has been stationed at N.
a S Memphis on the staff of the
Chief of Naval Air Technical Train
Ing. Lieut.. Ramsey has total of
Is years of Naval service.
He and his wife Virginia and
their four children will sail for
Naples from New York on the USS
independence on May 26.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Former ChiIdren's Home
To Become Rest Home

The former Children home
located near Grantsville, con-
structcd in 1894 and having serv-
ed as an orphanage for needy chill
dren of Allegany and Garrett
counties in Maryland, and Somer-
set county, Pa, is to be turned into
a rest home.
The home was in operation until
1888 when it was closed for various
reasons. For several years indi-
vidual families had rented the
small farm and lived in the home,
but the building has been vacant
A charter has been granted and
passed by the Legislature to ope-
rate under the name Goodwill Men
MONTE Home Inc, a non-profit
organization.
improvements, repairs and altera-
tons will be necessary and addi-
tons to the present building are
planned. Work is to get under way
soon.
When completed approximately
Is guests will be cared for.
The project is sponsored by the
Casselman River Conservative
Mennonite church. Approximately
$4,000 has been pledged by the
congregation along with gifts from
other interested persons. Additional
contributions may be mailed to the
corporation in care of Erwin II.
Yoder, treasurer, Bittinger, it was
announced by Floyd c. Bender,
secretary.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Teams Selected By
Little Leaguers

Managers for the four Little
League teams met Monday eve
ming and picked the members of
their respective teams.
Each new boy selected is to be
notified by his manager This year
the managers picked more than
their allotted fifteen players which
will enable them to eventually
pick fifteen boys for the team for
the season, sending some boys to
the minor" league for further
seasoning.
Names of the members of the
four teams are to be announced in
the near future.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Assign New Pastor

Rev. Marshall Brown, of Congress
Heights, Washington, has accepted
the pastoratc of the Church of the
Nazarene in Oakland, it has been
announced.
Rev. and Mrs. Brown have five
children and arrived in Oakland on
Tuesday. The family will reside in
Crellin.
Rev. Brown succeeds Rev. Glenn
Eagle, who has accepted the pasto-
rate of a Nazarcne church at Buno-
la, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Lodge To Entertoin

The Oakland Knights of Pythias
lodge will entertain members from
nearby X. of P. groups tomorrow
evening, May 16. at 7:30 p. M, DIST
A feature of the program will be
motion pictures of Switzerland,
taken by Paul B. Naylor Oh a recent
trip to that country.
The committee said refreshments
would be served.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
To Conduct Contest

A tractor driving contest will be
held on Wednesday, May 81, at
Southern High school. -Four top
members of the Oakland F F. A.
chapter will be selected at that
time and they will compete with
the top four winners from Northern
High school on Saturday morning,
May "a, at 10 o'clock, for the coun-
ty championship.
On Thursday, May % the F. f.
A. and F. II. A. of Southern High
school will hold their annual picnic
at Harrington Manor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Public Installation
By Moose Scheduled

The annual installation of officers
of the Oakland Moose lodge will be
held on Friday evening, May l6, at
8 o'clock at the Moose hall. Installa-
ton will be in charge Of a degree
team from Keyser, w. Va.
Members of the lodge, their wives
or girl friends are invited to attend.
Refreshments will be served Earle
Glotfelty will be installed as COVER
nor, succeeding Lawrence Groves.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Calandrella Retains
Presidency of Board

At the annual election of the
Board of Education on Tuesday
DR.. Ralph Calandrella, Kitzmiller
physician, was reelected president,
with Maurice Brookhart retaining
the vice-presidency. George Ed
wards is the associate member
DR.. Calandrella is beginning his
fourth year on the Board and was
named president last year to sue
coed Ross Speicher, whose term
expired.
Five designations were accepted
by the board and a number of
transfers and appointments APP
proved.
Resigning. Mrs Kathleen Lay
man route 40; Miss Ethel Hesser,
Accident; Miss Josephine King,
Center street; Miss June Mowbray
and Lloyd Winters, Grantsville.
Appointments and transfers eff
fective in September: Francis E.
Harris principalship of Loeb Lynn
to principalship of route 40; Miss
Rachel Hughes, from Grantsville
to route 40; Mrs Elizabeth Work
man, from Grantsville to route 40;
Mrs. Thelma Hanlin to principal
ship of Loeb Lynn; Mrs. Mary
Riggs, transfer from North Glade
to Loeb Lynn; Ralph Bucket,
tranfer from principalship of Bit
finger to principalship of North
Glade; John Keister, instructor of
English and Social Studies at
Northern; Wayne Johnson, in
structor of English and Social
Studies at Southern.
The board is seeking bids on
construction of a band room at
Southern.
The board moved to reduce the
Bittinger school to a one-rOOm
school for primary children only.
Willard L. Hawkins, county super
intendent, said parents Of other
children there would be given
choice in sending them either to
Accident, Grantsville or North
Glade. Primary children also would
have the same privilege if parents
care to send them.
Estimated cost of renovation of
the Grantsville school, to begin
June 16 was set at $4,000
Commencement Dates
Commencement dates will be the
same as previously announced.
Exercises at Northern High school
will be Monday evening, June 2.
p. m, with William S. Sartorious,
assistant state superintendent i'll
administration, finance and research
as the speaker.
Commencement at Southern will
be Tuesday, June 3, 8 p. m, with
Dr. Hornbake, dean of the faculty,
University of Maryland, as the
speaker.
A principals meeting was an
nounced for Wednesday, May 81
! at Kitzmiller. The Board members
visited the Swan Meadow school
construction project and the an
mex building in remodeling. The
board may hold its first meeting
in its new quarters in June, Mr.
Hawkins said.
Bus Stop Changes
Mr.. Hawkins said he discussed
with the board about a few bus
stops which has been labeled extra
hazardous by state police officers
State police had ordered these bu:
stops eliminated. The board agreed
to support state officers in thi.
matter. Stops would be moved tC
places in the vicinity that Woulc
be less hazardous.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15

Ale Larry Friend was named
airman of the month for March,
1858, for the 15O2nd air transporta-
ton squadron, according to infor-
nation received by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Friend, of
Crellin.
This is the second "airman of
the month" award that Friend
has received while serving an as
signment at the Hickman air force
base in Hawaii
Friend received the award from
Colonel Curtis. commander, in re-
cent ceremonies.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
Has Auto Stolen

The Plymouth automobile of Will
bur Close was stolen last evening
about 7:30 o'clock from the alley
in rear of The Republican building.
Police were notified but the car
was still missing at IL o'clock this
morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-05-15
New Store Owner

Emile German is no Wsolc own
or of the Family Shoe Store, having
recently purchased the interest of
Thomas Sheehc.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1958-07-07
Dog Bites
Cobb On
Left Arm

When Town Manager Thomas d.
Rose, Collier Cobb Jr., and a
visitor from out of town were
walking along East Rosemary
street at II o'clock Wednesday
morning, an oversize French
poodle ran out from the Harold
Harville home, leapt at Mr.. Cobb,
who was wearing an open-neck.
short-sleeve shirt. and bit him on
the left arm.
After treating the wound DR.,
Fred Patterson notified the police
They found that the dog had been
vaccinated but on the advice OF
the doctor they ordered that it be
confined and examined daily for
two weeks. Though the bite was
painful Mr. Cobb suffered no bad
effects. He went over to the air
port that night to meet his daugh-
ter. Miss Nancy Cobb, who had
come from New York and next
day they joined Mrs. Cobb at At
lantic Beach.
The police said that the same
dog had bitten other persons.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1958-07-07
Admiral Patterson To Be Aid On
County History In State Archives

From l943 to l945 he was first
damage control officer and then
executive officer on the new cruiS.
'er Oakland and received the Bron-
re Star Medal with a combat cita-
ton for his performance In opera
tions against the Japanese. Subse-
quently he served as Assistant
Chief Of Naval Communications
in Washington. He went TO sea
to command a combat transport
and after another tour of duty in
Washington he commanded the
". S. Naval Communication Sta
tion at San Juan, Puerto Rico, with
additional duty as Assistant Chief
of Staff for Communications in
the Caribbean and in the Tenth
Naval District. He was in the
Panama Canal Zone for two years
before coming here in 1856.
Besides commanding the NROTC
Admiral Patterson was a busy
stuuent in the University. Studying
under professors in the history de-
partment. he has been doing re-
search into the origin and develop
ment Of the Navy Department. He
is well on his way toward the
completion OF his thesis and the
winning OF a degree.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1958-07-07

Rear Admiral Alex NJ. Patterson
(USN, RET, who has been here
two years as commanding officer
OF the UniverSlty's Naval ROTC,
has been appointed State Records
Examiner in the Department of
Archives and History. He will take
his new post August | and will
be assistant to Christopher Crtten-
den, the Director, former member
of the faculty here and a close
friend OF many people in the vii
lage. He will be occupied mostly
with the collection and arrange,
ment of county histories.
Admiral ard Mrs. Patterson
have bought home at 24O6 Ok
ford road in Raleigh, in the neigh
borhood of the end of Glenwood
Avenue in Hayes Barton, and will
move into it in the last week
in July.
Born at Raefcrd, N. c., in 1904.
Admiral Patterson attended David
son College one year and was
graduated from the Naval Acad-
emy in 1927. After serving on var
ious ships he was at the U. S.
Navy Postgraduate School for a
two-year course in naval com
municatiOns.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1958-07-07
klay Box Succeeds Reid Suggs
As Principal OF Carrboro School

Klay X X. Box has been ap-
pointed principal of the Carrboro
Elementary School succeeding
Reid Suggs who resigned when the
May 20 Carrboro merger vote (to
merge the Carrb0ro and Chapel
Hlll schools tailed to carry. Inc
appointment was made by the
Orange County Board of Educa-
tion at its meeting last Monday.
A native of Shawnee. Oklahoma,
Mr.. Box was graduated from Duke
University and has an MA. de-
gree in Education from the Uni
versity here. He is now enrolled
at the University in work toward
his Ph.D. degree. For a number
of years he has been teaching
at the Hawthorne Junior High
School in Charlotte and last year
he did the work of an assistant
principal there.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1958-07-07
House To House Sale OF Paper
Handkerchiefs Will Begin Tonight

The Tar Heel Sertoma Club Of
Carrboro and Chapel Hill will con-
duct a paper handkerchief sale
beginning tonight in an effort to
raise money to buy equipment,
uniforms and instruments for the
Chapel Hill High School Band and
to finance other civic projects.
The club members will 90 from
house to house to try to sell 1000
packages (six boxes of handker.
chiefs and a permanent dispenser
IN each packagej at a dollar per
package. The dispensers may be
obtained In green or ivory colors
and the handkerchiefs come In
three colors: white. yellow and
pink. Refills In these three colors
may be bought at one Of the local
supermarkets.
Needed by the band are 20
uniforms, an audiO-hailer and one
strObo-tuner. The following instru.
ments are also needed immediate
~: one tenor saxophone. one bari
tone horn, one bass clarinet, two
Scotch bass drums. one contra,
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1958-07-07
County Board
Defers Action
On Reassignment
Decision Will
Be Made After
August 5 Vote

The Orange County Board of
Education at meeting last Mon
day deferred action on requests
of 23 Carrbor0 and one White Cross
parent TO transfer their children
from the schools to which they
were assigned. Action will be taken
after the August merger referen-
dunn election in Carrboro. an cleo
ton that will determine whether
the Carrboro and Chapel Hill
School Districts will be merged.
The Carrboro parents had asked
that their children be released
from the Orange County assign
ment to the Carrboro Elementary
School 50 that their children might
attend the Chapel Hill schools on
a tuition basis.
The White Cross parent, Mrs.
w. N. Ford, asked that her son,
Michael Ray Ford. be released
from the Chapel Hill Negro Schools
Previously the County Board had
been asked to release a Carrboro
pupil who had been assigned Ia
the Chapel Hill Schools. The Board
made a ruling at that time thai
no final assignment action would
be taken until after the Carrborc
merger election August 5.