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The Republican., 1958-10-09
Cub Scouts to Help
In Clothing Drive

Friday night the Cub scouts of
Oakland will be ringing doorbells
to ask for used clothing to reDlenish
the Clothes Closet which the
Junior Woman's Civic club main
tains to clothe underprivileged
school children.
The Cubs are asking an Oak
land resident who has old clothing
to contribute to leave his porch
light burning as they will make
stops at these houses only. The boys
will gather at the scout hall at
I o'clock Friday night and begin
their drive at 7:30
Officials said the closet is practi-
cally empty at present The women
have advised that there is partic-
ular need Of old shoes, overshoes,
and undergarments, but that any
clothing of any size would be ap-
preciated.
Operation Clothes Closet" has
proved successful in the past year
as a means of distributing clothing
collected by the Cubs last October
and donations made to the Junior
Civic club since that time. Over
fifty families have been aided this
year with a total of over 200 chill
dren.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Democratic Candidates
Plan Final Visit Here

One hundred or more Democrats
will be guests at a luncheon at
Hill Top Inn, east of Grantsville
Monday, October 13, for the final
prediction visit of state candid
ates.
Thomas B. Finan, Cumberland,
will bring the group from Allie
gany county. All local Democratic
candidates will be present in addi-
ton to members of the Democratic
committee.
Members of the campaign adj
ViSOry committee also are expected.
They include r. E. Guard, DR.. E.
|. Baumgartner, Maurice Brook
hart, Dorsey Guard, c. c. Bender,
Emile Germain, Robert Bender
and Mrs. T. o. Deffinbaugh
l.. c. Hutson, county chairman,
will be in charge of the program.
R. E. Guard will introduce George
P. Mahoney; Mrs. A. T. Matthews
will introduce John Foley; c. c.
Bender will introduce Louis Gold
stein; Walter Fratz will introduce
Ferdinand Sybert; Mrs. Baumgart-
ner will introduce Thomas D'Ales-
andre, and Grover c. Stemple will
introduce j. Millard TaWes.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Farm Bureau Comes
"Of Age This Fall

The Garrett County Farm Bureau
comes of age this fall and expects
to celebrate this event at its
twenty-first annual meeting at
Grant5ville school on Friday eve
ming, October II, at s o'clock.
Approximately 600 dinners will
be served at seven o'clock by the
Methodist, Lutheran and Reformed
churches to members, wives and
guests.
Principal speaker will be Will
liam E. Johnson, Extension repre-
sentative of the Farm Credit dis
trict of Baltimore. Others who will
appear on the program are Mrs
John D. Young, president, AS
sociated Women of Maryland, and
Randall Spoerlein, president of
the Maryland Farm Bureau.
Special recognition will be given
to Miss Sue Hershberger, a local
girl who was chosen as Maryland
Farm Queen at the State fair at
Timonium in September.
Musical selections will be pre-
sentei by Miss Joanne Collier, win
ner Of the Farm Bureaus Talent
Find contest.
Elections and other necessary
business will be conducted by Ross
Grove, president.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Hire Handicapped
Is Theme of Special
Week October 6 : II

The week of October 6 to II is
being observed as National En-
ploy the Physically Handicapped
Week.
Officials in the Employment serv-
ice declare that everybody profits
when employers hire the physically
handicapped because they can add
to the efficiency of their work
force, they can be restored to
economic independence and they
can help make the nation and
state stronger"
The Oakland office of the De-
partment of Employment Security
placed nine handicapped workers
in private employment in the past
two months. Employers who hired
these individuals have advised the
office that these persons are most
satisfactory and do the job re-
quired of them without gripping or
watching the clock.
Charles l.. Briner, manager of the
office said his workers continued
to try to do everything possible to
aid the handicapped in becoming
self-sustaining citizens in the COM
munity.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Nozurene Church Plans
Anniversary Service

The Oakland Church of the Naza-
rene will join Nazarenes around
the world in simultaneous golden
anniversary worship services on
Sunday morning, October IL.
Rev M. L. Brown, pastor, will
deliver an anniversary sermon and
be in charge of the service.
Services will begin with the Sun
day School session at 10 o'clock.
Each boy and girl attending the
school session will receive a bal
loon and also an additional balloon
for each visitor they bring who have
not attended the session for four
previous Sundays. Gifts will also
be given to the three adults who
bring the most visitors. The anniver-
sary service will begin at II o'clock.
In U. S. and Canada services will
be held in 5000 churches with 300,-
600 members. Abroad another AS
900 Nazarenes will worship in
forty world areas. A monument
will be unveiled at Pilot Point,
Texas on Monday where the de-
nomination started in 1908. The
Nazarene church in Oakland was
organized nine years ago.
International headquarters are in
Kansas City.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Council Replaces
Resolution On Books

The Mayor and Town Council
of Oakland placed back on the
books Monday a portion of a reso-
luton in regard to furnishing or
not furnishing water to persons out
side the corporation limits. 1t was
the third or fourth time within
the past three months that the de-
cision has been reversed
The resolution as of Monday
night declares
Whereas the Mayor and Town
Council has been receiving numer-
Gus requests for extending and
providing city utilities beyond the
towns corporate limits, and
Whereas, some OF the utilities
are now over-extended in length
and capacity, be it and it is hereby,
Resolved that no further eX-
tensions of these utilities beyond
the corporate limits be considered
until such time as the town has
adequate facilities
In August c. C. Mason had asked
Continued on Page Four
The Republican., 1958-10-09

Anna Manages, daughter Of the Rev.
and Mrs. Edmund Manages, of the
Lutheran church. Mrs. Manges
married Ed. Swartz a number of
years ago and resides in York, Pa.
The vaudeville era for the Hine-
baugh building declined with the
advent of the moving picture
theatre of MIR. and Mrs. Steve Nally,
on Alder street plus the fact that
the opera house was also con-
demned as being unsafe for the
large CROWDS that always gathered
there
The Hinebaugh building was con-
structed in 1894 by John Shartzer,
contractor, an uncle of Earl TURK"
Shartzer, now one Of the owners
of Miller's Sanitary Market in Oak
land. The theatre seats were re-
moved from the building a number
of years ago and later the theatre
curtains disappeared. There has
been nothing left but atmosphere
for thirty or more years.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Springs Telephone
Company Purchased
By 2 Other Groups

The Springs Mutual Telephone
company, which has provided tele-
phone service in the Springs-GrantS-
vile area since 1897, has been pur-
chased by two of the larger tele-
phone companies.
AT a special meeting of share
holders of the company held Mon
day, October 6, in the Springs
Fellowship center, the membership
voted to accept the proposals OF
General Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania and the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone company
of Maryland to purchase and re-
build the telephone system in the
Springs-Grantsville area.
Early in 1857 the membership of
the Springs Mutual elected Walter
c. Otto, Aaron G.. Miller and Homer
M. Yoder as a committee to negoti-
ate with adjoining telephone COM
panies to replace the system which
had been considered inadequate.
Officials of c. and P. and Gen
eral estimate an expenditure of
100000 in this area will be re-
quired to provide the modern facili-
ties which are enjoyed by the
surrounding communities.
Officers of the campany said
that during recent years it had be-
come increasingly difficult for the
small company to keep pace with
the larger companies in providing
modern telephone service.
The present board of directors
includes Daniel H. King, president;
Cleman E. Folk, vice-president;
Homer NJ Yoder, secretary-trea5-
urer. Merle R. Kolb and Edward J
Davis are being retained in the
office until liquidation and distri
button of the company assets has
been completed
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Retired Miner
Shoots Self
MT. Lake Home
Robert ShurpIess Uses Ger
man High Powered
Army Rifle

Robert Allen Sharpless, 69-year-
old retired coal miner who had re-
sided in Mt. Lake Park for the
past three years. was found dead
on a bedroom floor of his home
yesterday afternoon about $3.50 o.
clock. He died as a result of self
inflicted rifle wound in his left
chest, according to authorities.
DR.. James Feaster, acting deputy
medical examiner, ruled the death
a suicide. State Police said the
victim used an s NM German
army rifle in shooting himself.
Mr.. Sharpless was found on the
bedroom floor and the rifle was
nearby. Doctor Feaster said the
man had been downstairs watch
ing a television program with his
wife. He told her he was going up
stairs to the bathroom and asked
her to turn the television sound up
so he could hear it when he left
the room.
Shortly afterward the man shot
himself He and his wife we're the
only ones in the house at the time
The rifle repeatedly had been
brought back to the States by a
son who served in Europe during
World War II.
Tic. d. A. Tucker and Deputy
Sheriff Bruce Close investigated.
A native of this county, the vic
tim had lived in Mt. Lake Park
for about three years and had
come there from Kitzmiller.
A son of the late William and
Jane Davis Sharpless, he was born
November 80, 1888. He was a mem
Der of the United Mine Workers,
local 1856, district 16.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Bessie Jane Stewart Sharpless;
three sons, Wilburn Sharpless,
Freedom, Pa; George w. Sharp
less, Pittsburgh; Russell Sharp
less, Rochester, Pa; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Pearl Fike, Aliquippa,
Pa; Mrs. Esta Ferguson, Mt. Lake
Park; three brothers, Herbert
Sharpless, Kitzmiller; Mckinley
and Charles Sharpless, both Vim
dex; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Stark,
Kitzmiller; Mrs. Alice Bell, Elk
Garden; 81 grandchildren and two
great grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
University Women
Set Open Meeting
Buyurd Keller To Speak On
Communist Strategy
And Tactics

An opportunity to learn some of
the techniques of the Communists
will be given the people of the
area next Monday evening, Octo-
Der 13, when members of the Gar
rett Branch, American Association
of University Women will hold an
open meeting in Oakland.
They have secured as speaker
Bayard T, Keller, of Silver Spring,
division chief of the Department
of Defense. Mr.. Keller will speak
on international Communist STRAIT
egy and Tactics"
Mr.. Keller is a native of Grants
vile and a son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Bayard T. Keller, Sr. He OBJ
tanned his masters degree from
Indiana university, Bloomington
Ind, and did post graduate work at
the University of Zurich in Switzer-
land.
lie served three years IN World
War II, two years of which was
spent in the European theatre as a
criminal investigator.
He and his wife and two children
will spend the weekend in Oak.
land with his aunt, Miss Ruth
Keller.
The meeting will De held in the
assembly room of the Methodist
church, beginning at o'clock. Mrs
Brock, president, said that invita-
tions to attend this open meeting
had been sent TO heads of all organ
izations in town. All persons are
invited A social hour will follow
Mr.. Keller's talk.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
County Youth Is
All Trip Winner

Garland E. Steyer, IS, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester E. Steyer, of
Mt. Lake Park, is one of four out
standing All club members award
ed an all-eXpense trip to the fourth
annual All Dairy conference in
Chicago this week.
This all-eXpense paid trip to the
dairy conference is designed to
give recognition to older All men,
bers Cor outstanding achievement
in All dairy animal projects and
to offer them further educational
information and inspiration in the
dairy field.
Steyer, senior at Southern High
school, has been enrolled in the
All dairy project since 1851 He
won the blue dairy award at the
Maryland State Fair this year.
Since 1851 Steyer has had five
cows and nine calves involved in
his project. He said he had made
financial profit and saved a good
percentage of it by selling the
milk from my COW, by selling the
calves, and by not keeping the
cows that are not profitable" The
showing of his dairy animals in
All dairy shows and the Garrett
county fair have brought a num-
Der of blue ribbons to him.
Steyer has had full responsibility
of the family herd for over a year.
The project started when he re-
ceived a calf from the Garrett
County Dairy club which is spon-
Sored by the Sears Roebuck Foun-
dation.
He is a member of the Ryan's
Glade All club and has been a
club member for eight years.
In addition to his project work
Steyer has served as secretary
vice-president and is now president
of his club as we'll as a member
of the Garrett All county council.
He is the third All club member
from the Ryan's Glade club to be
selected for part participation in
state activities in 1858. John Will
desen was in livestock judging at
the State Fair and Hayes Dignan
was in the Tractor Operators con-
test.
At the dairy conference Steyer
and the other three Maryland rep
resentatiVes, will meet national
dairy leaders and gain information
on dairy production, processing
and marketing.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
784 ExCursionists
To Invade County
or Autumn Glory

Some 784 cXcursionists are set
to Invade" Oakland and Garrett
county on Sunday, October IL, in
the Autumn Glory tour scheduled
for this year by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad
The event is sponsored by the
Mt. Top Chamber of Commerce
in cooperation with the Garrett
County-Deep Creek Lake Promo
tion Council and the Garrett Coun-
ty Turkey Growers, and the sched-
ule will run similar to previous
years.
The eXcursionists will arrive at
the Oakland station about II
O'Clock noon where they will be
met by the Southern High school
band. They will then board some
twenty school buses for a tour of
Swallow Falls, Deep Creek Lake,
turkey farm and the Deep Creek
State Park area.
One half of the buses will lead
off for Swallow Falls while the
other half will head for the Deep
Greek Lake State Park area.
At the Falls there will be booths
Of the Turkey Growers and the
Promotion Council and at the state
park there will be a booth of the
Mt Top Chamber of Commerce.
Soft drinks, coffee, candy and
other packaged food will be avail
able.
Five turkeys are to be given
away two furnished by the Pro-
motion Council, two by the Cham
her of Commerce, and one by the
Turkey Growers.
Usually the Governor has pro-
claimed the week as Autumn Glory
time when the fall foliage is in its
most Deduutul stage.
Chamber of Commerce officials
were notified that the railroad COM
pany stopped selling tickets Mon
day at 2 o'clock when the number
784 had been reached as this was
the capacity for the train. In pre-
vious years two excursion trains
had been used. but company Of
ficials said when this happened
the eXcursionists had the tendency
to bypass the first one, causing
loss in revenue, most of them
waiting for the second and final
week
Tickets will be distributed on
the train so that passengers will
know which bus TO board as soon
as they get off the train
The excursion is scheduled to re-
turn to Baltimore and Washington
sometime after four o'clock
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Accident Victim
Is Hospitalized

Lester w. Broadwater, 48, of
route l, Avilton, Who was injured
in a twC-car collision late Monday
night near Grantsville on U. S.
route 40, was reported in fair
condition at Miners hospital in
Frostburg.
Police said the man sustained
a possible fractured neck. X-rays
have been taken.
Mr. Broadwater was one of the
two drivers involved in the acci-
dent which occurred about 11:3O
p. m. Monday three miles east of
Grantsville. Charles Ray Murray,
10, of Grantsville, driver of the
other car, was uninjured, police
said. The accident occurred when
Mr. Murray was attempting to make
a left turn into his driveway.
The car driven by Mr.. Broadwater
skidded into the other car. Tic.
Donald R. Wade investigated.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Scouts Advance In Rank

Five boy scouts of Oakland Troop
81 qualified for advancement in
rank at a Board of Review last
Thursday evening in the scout
hall.
Qualifying for a bronze palm, a
rank above Eagle Scout, was David
Gonder. Eddie Frantz qualified for
the rank of first class scout and
three scouts qualified for the rank
Of Second class. They were Tom
Miller, Dave Livingood and Jerry
McClung.
Scouts that had advanced in
rank within the past few months
received their pins at brief cere-
mony before the parents held prior
to the Board of Review Refresh
ments of cookies and soft drinks
were served.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Adult Education
Classes Planned
At Southern High

Plans for Adult Education classes
at Southern were outlined this
week by Kenneth Johns, Principal
AT the present time, three
courses, in the commercial field
and one shop course are being
planned, provided there is suffici-
ent demand for classes. Typing l
typing II, and bookkeeping will
be offered, provided a minimum
number of ten can be present al
each meeting Of the class" Mr.
Johns said.
An organizational meeting of
all persons who would desire in.
Struction in the commercial areas
mentioned above is set for Tues
day, October IA, in room 107 al
7:30 P. NJ. Mr.. Dean, commercial
teacher at Southern will be in
charge.
IT, Tor any reason, a person can
not be present at this organizational
meeting, he should call the school
between 2:15 and 400 P. NJ. and
ask for Mr.. Dean.
A class in welding, taught by
Mr.. Richard Bishoff, will begin on
November g. The class will meet
for ten three-hour sessions. A
minimum number of ten persons
must be present each evening.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Bloomington Road
Opened Last Week

The State Roads Commission has
opened a 2.65-mile section of the
Bloomington road in this county
according to G. Bates Chaires, dis
trict engineer.
He said the Improvement to
Maryland route 1876 was opened to
traffic last Wednesday afternoon
Completed as a cost of S634. .459.24
the project provides an improved
highway from Bloomington to the
top of the mountain near SWantOn
and eliminates a Baltimore and
Ohio railroad crossing at Bloom
ington.
Also scheduled for opening later
this month will be the stretch of
highway from Deer Park to Mt
Lake Park. Under construction at
this time is the same route from
Mt. Lake Park to Oakland and
u. S. 219. from Oakland to Gort-
ner. When the latter project is
completed another grade crossing
will be eliminated, the crossing at
Webers. south of town.
Another highway project is i'm
provement of the shortcut to the
top of the mountain from the
Bloomington road which will con-
meet with the Kitzmiller road and
which also will eventually elimi-
nate another grade crossing at
Swanton. Grading on this section is
expected to be completed this year
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Southern Wants To Form
Bond Booster Group

A meeting of Band Boosters for
the Southern High band will be
held on Monday evening, October
13, at 8 o'clock, at the school,
it was announced last night by
Raymond Borrell, director.
He stressed the fact that a per-
son did not have to be band
parent to belong. Any person inter
ested is invited.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Ski Club Plans First
Meeting of Season

The first meeting of the Western
Maryland Ski club for the 1883
season will be held Sunday after
noon, October u, at 2:30 p. m, at
Cabin Lodge, on Deep Creek Lake.
Officers for the coming season
will be elected. it was announced
by George Hankins, of Cumberland.
present leader. Among the items
Of business to be discussed are pro-
posed incorporation Of the ski club;
construction of a private ski club
lodge, and an audit report of the
treasurer's accounts.
AT the conclusion of the session
the group will drive to Marsh
Mountain to view the new lodge
currently being erected and learn
about the Pomalift installation and
other slope improvements.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
To Meet Next Wednesday

DR.. Alvin Friend, Oakland den
tist. will be the speaker at the next
meeting of st. Peters Home and
School organization, to be held at
St. Peters hall next Wednesday
evening, October Is.
A short business meeting will
begin at 7:3O, followed by DE-.
Friends talk. He will show a
series of slides and discuss the
proper care of the teeth. and the
consequences of dental neglect.
Program chairman for the event is
Leo Costello.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Bank Stockholders Having
Dinner This Evening

Stockholders of the Garrett Ma
tional Bank in Oakland are hav-
ing a dinner meeting this evening
at $50 o'clock at the Mt. Lake hotel.
Wesley Schaible, cashier, will
serve as toastmaster. Howard c.
Riggs former cashier and vice
president, will speak briefly and
make introductions. The chorus of
the SPEBSQSA will furnish enter
tainment. Speaker will be the Rev.
Charles Goodwin, pastor of st. Paul's
Methodist church.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Discuss Fire Suppression

All Garrett county employees of
the State Department of Forests
and Parks met one day last week
at Harrington Manor for a discus
sion of the proper use of supplies
for forest fire suppression during
the fire danger season.
State Forester H. c. Buckingham
and District Forester William H.
johnson we're on hand to lead the
talks. Special instructions also were
provided for the men who will be
on the lookout for fires from the
six towers in the county.
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Bow Hunters Moy Use
Mt. Top Archers' Range

All persons interested in partici-
pating in the bow season are being
invited to use the Mt Top Archers'
range in the basement of the A.
and p building, it was announced
this week by club officials.
The range is open Monday and
Thursday nights at which time free
information and instruction are
available. The range fee is 25 cents
The Republican., 1958-10-09
Weather Is Clear

Weather generally during the
past week has been clear, with
cool nights and warm days. The
thermometer dropped to 25 de-
grees on Monday and 26 degrees
on Tuesday with heavy frosts
covering the ground. No rain has
fallen during the week.
The Republican., 1958-10-09

YOU'RE ON HISTORIC GROUND Such the reminder
to the twenty-five who participated the annual historical
tour last Saturday The picture taken the stood
portion the historic Braddock the
about 100 yards from the u Route 40 the
left Felix Robinson,
the history of the visited Linda
Mrs. w. w. the County
Carolyn O'Erien Miss
members of the swanon Girl Scout Troop No. H. stuydng
county history order to make them eligible make
to Coado next summer Several other Girl scouts also made the
When the picture Mr. Robinson making
study bottled gentan which he had picked from the middle
the the
Schofied Meadow Mountain
CasseIman Hotel Bear Camp, site of simpkin the
ST MarYs church. Blooming Rose and the of the Nc
Henry residence at McenrY The lunch Camp
which the Baddock trail the Braddock
trail used for u S. Route 40Photo by The Republican,