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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
Observe UNICEF
Trick or Treat Night

Girl Scouts of Oakland again will
observe UNICEF Trick or Treat
with a canvass of Oakland residents
on the night Of Thursday, October
Sc.
The scouts, under direction of
Mss Cara Weber, will be in uni
form for the canvass. They have
made their own containers which
indicates they are recognized as
bora fide solicitors for the Oak
lard Civic club which sponsors
them in their scouting activities.
At the conclusion of the canvass
tie girls will make their report
at the Oakland Fire hall. The pro-
ceeds go to support the needy
throughout many countries Of the
world distributed through the
United Nations. The Program was
inauguarated in Oakland a few
years ago to encourage the OBJ
servance of Halloween in a useful
way.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
Mt. Lake Park Is
Assured New Post
Office Building

Announcement was made this
week from the office of Congress-
man Dewitt S. Hyde that the Post
office Department had approved
plans for new postoffice building
at Mountain Lake Park.
The new postal facility is to be
constructed under the Postoffice
departments commercial leasing
program which utilizes the re-
sources Of private investors to OBJ
tain needed postal buildings. More
than $500 new postal facilities
have been built under this pro-
gram since 1858.
Congressman Hyde pointed out
that plans FOR the new facility at
the Park call for ,584 square feet
of interior floor space, a small
truck loading platform and a 5000
square foot parking and maneuver-
ing area for postal trucks and
patrons of the office.
The present postoffice quarters
at the Park contains only COS square
feet Of interior space and there is
no truck loading platform.
Construction OF the new building
will begin after a site has been
selected and an award, following
public advertisement, is made to
the successful bidder.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
Daniel w. Peachey
Killed in Accident

Daniel w. Peachey. 80 years old,
of route 2, Oakland, near Gortner,
was killed instantly Saturday after
noon when the farm tractor he
was operating ran off the road
into a ditch, struck an embank-
ment and upset, pinning the victim
beneath the machine.
According to DR.. James Feaster,
the county's acting medical eX-
aminer, the accident happened
four miles east of Gortner on a
back road in the Pleasant Valley
section. The accident was dis
covered by a neighbor Salem
Shreve, who found the victim and
summoned help.
Tie. Robert D. Henline and DR..
Feaster both stated that the vic
tim died of a neck fracture and
chest injuries. 1t was estimated
that Peacy had been dead approx
mately as minues before being
found. The wheels of the tractor
we're resting across his neck and
upper back.
Mr.. Peachy had been instrument
al in getting many of the Amish
faith to contribute to the Red Cross
Blood Donor program within the
past two years.
Born in Mifflin County, Pa. May
Is, 1928 the victim was son OF
Memo S. Peachey and the late
Sadie Bender Peachey and had
lived in the county four years.
Besides his father he is survived
by his wife, Lottie Lichty Peachey;
four daughters, Rosa, Alma, Sadie
and Elsie Peachey, all at home;
three brothers, Samuel, Alvin and
Noah Peacey, all of Springs, Pa;
and one sister, Mrs. Joseph Yoder,
Meyersdale, Pa.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
from the Amish Church at Gortner.
from the Amish Church at Gort-
ner, with Eli D. Beachy, Oakland,
and Bonnie A. Fisher, Springs, Pa,
ministers in charge. Interment was
in the Slaubaugh cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
NM1'e Coins Orr Display At
First National BOnk Here

fercnt periods of American his
tory.
The second panel features reg
ular issues of U. S. coins from the
large cent pieces of 1894 to the
dimes of 1852. Mr.. Littman said
that one outstanding coin in this
panel is the 1865 two cent piece
which was the first coin to carry
the motto In God We Trust"
Probably the most unusual
coin in panel three of the exhibit
is the Trade Dollar" Mr.. Littman
said. Originally issued for circula-
ton in the Orient to compete with
the Mexican peso, the Trade Dollar
was demonetized by Congress in
1887. However, many of them still
circulate in the Orient.
In panel four can be lounC
various types of American coins,
SOlu lSSucS, dS Wei do lCSuldI
ard commemorative issues. The
familiar double eagles" are in
Guided in this panel.
The last panel in the collection
shows U. S. silver commemorative
issues, beginning with the Co
lumbar Exposition half dollar OF
1892 and continuing through as
other commemorative half dollar
issues ending with the Washington
Carver Memorial of 1854.
The coins are being exhibited by
the First National Bank to present
to the people of Oakland COM
pact representative collection OF
U. S. coins of historical signifi'
canoe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
Adult Education Is
Planned at Northern

Adults i'll the Northern High
school area interested in classes
in farm mechanics, tipping and
bookkeeping registered for classes
Tuesday evening at the school
Paul Muha, principal, said any
citizen over IS years of age and
rot enrolled in a public school
may sign up for these classes.
There will be a minimum Of 10
sessions Of two hours each.
In order to begin an adult class
at least Is persons must be enrolled.
John Reckner, vocational agri-
culture teacher, said the farm
mechanics course would continue
for Is weeks and would consist of
one three-hour session each week.
The farm mechanics course will
include special five-Wceks arc
welding course.
Glasses will begin on Thursday
evening, October 30, at 7 o'clock
and Will continue each Thursday
evening.
Persons may enroll Ky attending
the first session Ct contracting Mir.
Reckner prior to the start of the
class.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
HaWkinscn Tread
Employees Strike;
Place Picketed

Operations at the HaWkinson
Tread plant in Oakland remained
at a standstill today following a
strike yesterday morning by eight
employees A picket line was estab
lished early yesterday afternoon
and was still being patrolled this
morning.
The issue involved in the strike
is whether the employees are to
affiliate with the Transfers Union.
Two union organizers from Cum
berland Local 453 are meeting with
the men and plan to meet with the
plant owners. Fred Glotfelty and
Playford Ryan.
At a meeting of the Union rep
-resentatives and employees Tues
day night, eight CT ten shop en-
ployees agreed to affiliate with the
local, which is the same union rep
resented at the Sterling Processing
Company. Following Tuesday
nights meeting, three employees
on the night shift we're discharged
for attending a union meeting on
company time. The following morn
ing the day workers failed to APP
pear for work and the picket line
was set up.
Robert Bayard, one of the organi-
GERS, said this morning he and his
companion, Francis X. Cuzzens,
would attempt to meet with the
plant owners at the earliest possible
time to work out arrangements for
possible union recognition and a
resumption of work at the plant.
The owners indicated they had no
knowledge of an attempt to organ
izc the plant until they heard of the
meeting Tuesday night and entered
the building after 10 o'clock and
found the meeting in progress and
the plant shut down.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
p Students From
Northern High Will
See United Nations

twenty-five seniors viii represent
Northern High school on the annual
American Association Of Univer-
sity Women's United Nations ex-
curs;on on Friday, November 7.
Philip johnson, Social Studies
department chairman, announced
that the following students selected
from the three senior Problems of
Democracy classes will make this
trip:
Rosetta Keplinger, Richard STAN
ton, Richard Miller, Dale Schroyer,
Phyllis CcdIngtan, Alice Lyle,
Frances HENDERSON, Sue Hersh-
berger, Nancy burst, Sheila War
nick, Ethel Seibert.
Don Jenkins, Richard Spear, Pat
ty Friend, Patty A. Mckenzie, Bev-
erlee Bucket, Sara Layman, Nancy
Doerr, Thomas Kirby, Shirley
Scillossnagle, Joan Savage.
These students are scheduled to
leave at noon on Thursday, No
vember 6, and will return late Fri
day evening.
Some 300 students from Mary
land will board the excursion train
at the Pennsylvania Station in
Baltimore at $3.50 a. IL. ON Thurs
day. These students Will be taken
on a guided tour of the United
Nations and will have an oppor-
tunity to observe an Assembly
meeting.
Mrs. Lucille Carson, Social Studies
Instructor, will accompany the
Northern students.
Mrs Leba Kaplan is the State
Chairman FOR this tour and Mrs.
Polly Hanst is the local representa-
tive Of the American Association
Of University Women.
Names of students who will go
from Southern High School were
listed last week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
Plans Complete For
Halloween Parade

Final plans were completed this
week for the annual Hallowe en-
parade and celebration, to be held
next Friday evening, October 81,
in Oakland.
Sponsored jointly by Oakland
Mt Lake Park Lions club and Mt
City Band, the procedure is to be
somewhat different from former
years.
Instead Of the carnival and Jun
area being on the main street OF
Oakland, it will be held at the
Oakland Elementary school
grounds. Workers will be able to
get up the concession booths prior
to the afternoon OF the celebration,
and additional room will enable
the organizations to have more
concessions. In charge oc the booths
are H. w. McComas, Charles L.
Briner and Irvin z. Rudy, Jr.
Lewis R. Jones is to be in charge
of TIE parade which will form on
Fourth street: 1t will move at 7
o'clock p. M, down to Oak street,
then to Third, to Alder, to Second,
UP to Center street in front Of the
Elementary school. AT the elemen-
tary school some 5000 prizes will
be distributed to participants.
Several hundred persons usually
take part in this annual affair.
The prizes are on display at the
office of the West Maryland Power
company.
A Halloween dance is planned
for Saturday night, November l, at
the National Guard armory. Music
will be by the Mid-Knighters. Adj
mission is three dollars per couple.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23

The body OF Clarence J. Shea, Of
Frostburg, one of 10 Navy enlisted
personnel aboard a Navy Constella-
ton plane which crashed offsnore
at Argent.a, Newfoundland, while
attempting an instrument landing
and listed as missing, has been
found, according to relatives.
The craft crashed Just short of
the runway at the radar base at
Argentia. The plane and men were
transferring to the Navy radar base
from the Navy base at PatuXent
River, Md.
Shea was the son of Mrs. Pearl
Thelma Tulie, Oakland. A gradu-
ate of Beall High school in 194S,
ne was married and the father of
two daughters, Karen Lee, 6, and
Mary Susan, IA, months.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23

Thomas j. S. WaXter, director of
the Maryland Department of Public
Welfare, will be the speaker at
the luncheon meeting of the Oak
land Civic club next Tuesday after
noon at lis o'clock.
Mr.. Waxter will speak on The
Story of the Forestry Camp Pro-
gram for Boys
The speaker is a native of Bal
timore, holding B. S. degree from
Princeton university. He took post
graduate work at Johns Hopkins
university and received his LIB
degree from the School of Law
Yale university. He practiced law
in Baltimore for five years until
his appointment in 1929 as chief
magistrate of the Juvenile Couri
of Baltimore city.
In 1885 he was appointed direct d
of the Welfare department Of Hui-
timore city and in 1858 became Il
rector of the Maryland Welfare De
partment.
He is chairman of the governor s
Maryland Commission for the pre-
vention and treatment of juvenile
delinquency, and chairman of the
Mayors Baltimore City commission
on aging and the problems of tine
aged.
He is a member of the Governor
advisory council, member of the
council on medical care of the
State Department of health, and {
member of the Mental Hygiene Ad
visory board of the state depart.
ment of mental hygiene He is
chairman Of the Committee on Wei
fare Policy of the American Wei
fare association, and a member Of
that associations executive com
mittee Of the National Council o.
State Public assistance and welfare
administrators.
He is past president of the
Maryland State Conference o
Social Welfare and is serving hi!
second term as chairman of the
Maryland Chapter of the Nationa
Association of Social Workers.
Mrs. Earl L. Zepp is program
chairman for the club and arranged
for the address. Robert w. Stemple
director of the Garrett County Wei
fare Board, will be a guest of the
club. Mrs. o. T. eraser, president
will preside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
Ross Grove Heads
Farm Bureau Group

Ross Grove, of near Gortner,
who has been filling the uneXpired
term as president of the Garrett
County Farm Bureau since Elra
F. Garletts resigned in April, was
elected to serve fer a full one-year
period beginning January l, 1853,
at the annual meeting of the organi-
cation held in GrantsvilIe last Fri
day evening.
William Umbel was chosen as
vice-president and five directors
from various areas of the county
we're elected for threc-year terms
They were Otto GOehringer, Ac-
cident area; Reuben Friend
Fricndavillc; Willie B Warwick
Grantsville; Allen S. Paugh, Deer
Park-Swanton; ana Cecil Bittinger
Oakiand-Red House.
Delegates to the State conven-
ton in Baltimore in January will
be Arthur Fitzwater, Ezra +. Gar
let's. II. G. G3rtner, A. Otis Riley
and William Umbel.
Officers q me Associated Women
of the Farm Bureau who were
elected included Mrs. Leslie Guard
President; Mrs. Wooster Brenne-
man, director Accident area; Mrs
Glenn Frazee, Friend5ville area,
Mrs. John Hershberger, Grants
Vile: Mrs. Allen S. Paugh, Deer
Park-SWanton; Mrs. Cecil Bittingcr
Oakland-Red House.
Mrs. John Bcachy, SWanton; and
Mrs. William Umbel, Friendsville
were chosen as delegates to the
State convention.
A policy development meeting OF
directors with all members invited
was planned for Wednesday, Octo-
Der %, at 8 o'clock at Northern
High school.
William E. Johnson, Extension
representative of the Farm Credit
district of Baltimore, the principal
speaker stressed the Importance
and value Of persons conducting
themselves in such a manner that
others can work with them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
Gas Production
Shows Decline
County Commissioners Gel
Check For $14,087 As
Share Of TotuI

Natural gas production in Gar
rett county over the past three
months ending September 80
showed some decrease over the
last report, and was the least of
the four checks during the past
year. The report was received this
week by the County Commission
ers. The check was for S14,087.91
and some $4,000 less than for the
previous check.
The number of cubic feet pro-
duced in the period totaled 787,-
10000, more than eight million
cubic feet per day. The marketable
gas was valued at S2O1 ,255.87
The gas company's check was
the amount for the seven percent
tax on the marketable gas which
was just S6,57O.3O less than for the
previous 9O-day period. The larg-
est check received for any 9O-day
period was S28,57382.
The breakdown of the latest tax
receipts showed S5,635.16 as the
purchasers proportion of the tax
C2.8 percent and S845275 as the
producers proportion of the tax
t4.2 percent.
Thirty-three wells we're listed as
producing wells at this time, one
less than the previous report.
Eliminated was Miller well of
Columbian Carbon company that
showed only $4,000 for the June
report No new wells were added.
Biggest producing well this time
was the Arnold George well with
over 121 million cubic feet. Next
largest was the BoWSer well with
over 81 million, while third in the
group was the Herman and Han
lin well with over 90 million cubic
feet. Other big producers were the
Barbara Miller well with over GO
million, Mitchell-Rush, with over
62 million, Earl Knox well with
over 48 million, the Collier and
Whiteface wells with over 40 mil
lion.
The check was the fourth one on
the new year for receipts. Last
years total which ended Septem-
Der 80 showed S85,619.57. The first
$4,000 went toward expenses of
the school bond indebtedness. The
next $4,000 went toward expenses
of the Garrett County Memorial
hospital Any amount above $4,000
went into a fund for new school
building repairs or additional new
construction. The total for this year
now is S83 ,888,5 Sc, which means that
S8,88856 will go into new school
construction or repairs.
Since the first check for the tax
on the marketable gas was received
by the Commissioners in July, 1851,
the county's governing body has
received S365,216.84.
The complete report of the pro-
duction for the ninety-day period
is shown in tabular form for the
thirty-three wells.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23

Oakland residents who haven't
had a face-to-face meeting with a
"Fugio" cent, the first authorized
u. S. coin, or a Jackson Hard
Times" coin will have a chance to
get acquainted with them here
at the First National Bank, ac-
cording to Mr.. George X. Littman,
Cashier.
An exhibit, containing a repre-
sentative collection of old coins
which date back to 1872, has been
obtained from the Federal Re-
serve Bank of Richmond.
The first panel of the display
includes types of coins which cir
culated in the American Colonies
and early days of independence
76 in all, from the 1922 Woods
Coinage farthing and halfpenny
through the Civil War tokens of
1864.
Panel one also features Spanish
reals which we're legal tender in
the United States until 1857, as
well as two Virginia halfpennies
minted in 1878. The first U. S.
pattern coin, tho Nova Constel-
latio," is shown in this panel,
along with the "Fugio' whose
legend was by Benjamin Franklin.
The "Fugio" was the first autho-
rized U. S. coin.
Additional coins in this panel
are the Continental period cents
which we're minted by various
states, and types of tokens which
have circulated as money in diff
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
BIoodmobile To Visit
GruntsviIIe November 5

The next visit Of the JohnCtoWn
bloodl1obile unit of the American
Red Cross will be made at Grants
Vile on Wednesday, November 5,
from IL O'Clock noon until p. m,
it was announced by Mrs. Grover
c. Stemple. blood recruitment
chairman. Mrs. Sternple said Mrs.
c. G. Bradley would be the local
chairman in charge.
Further details Of the visit are
to be announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
Form Independent Group

Announcement was made this
week of the formation of Independ-
ent Republican League of Gar
rett county, with fifty to one hun
bred members. j. M. Jarboe is
treasurer of the organization. MIR.
Jarboe said the group was support
ing Bernard l. Gender, ST. for
the State Senate position.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
City Water TO
Be Available For
Sterling Plant
Council Considers Plans To
Increase Water
Capacity

A resolution to extend the water
contract of the Sterling Processing
company was passed Monday eve
ming at a special meeting of the
Oakland Mayor and Council.
The subject of furnishing munich
pal water to the company has been
matter of controversy since the
plants original water contract eX-
pired last summer, and Mondays
action was expected to solve the
question, at least for the present.
The resolution came as the eli
max of an evening of discussion
between members of the council
and about Is local businessmen VINO
appeared before them to urge the
furnishing of water.
AS presented by Councilman
Henry W. McComas, the resolution
provides for three things:
l. To sell to Sterling as much
surplus" water as the town may
have at any one time.
2. To furnish water at cost not
to exceed ten cents thousand gal
Ions, production cost to be deter
mined by a water engineer, the
contract to remain in force for ten
years.
3. To proceed with dispatch"
with plans to greatly increase the
present supply, probably by the
construction of a surface impound-
ing and filtration system.
Earl Zcpp, local businessman, eX-
planned the company's position,
stating that plans for expansion of
the plant here were stymied until
the council took positive position
regarding furnishing water. He said
unless water was available not
only would the expansion program
be moved elsewhere, but some
operations here would be curtained
or eliminated. He asked for an i'm
mediate answer to three questions;
/. Can the Sterling 'comapny
I count on having water which the
town doesn't need for essential
purposes;
2. Can the water be furnished at
the actual cost of pumping, cost
to not include capitalization of the
system;
8. An indication of the towns
future intentions regarding eXpan-
sion of the water supply.
The motion finally presented and
passed unanimously by the coun-
Gil covered the three points pro-
pounded.
Present, too, at the meeting was
William Powers, of the Chester
Engineering Co., who has recently
completed a survey of present and
future water needs. He said the
present supply is inadequate at
some seasons, and his company rec
commended the filtration installa-
ton.
He pointed out that this summer,
which he described as wet" the
town used an average of 284,0OO
gallons per day, and the supply
was adequate. However, during a
dry summer, ne said, consumption
may run as high as 100000 gallons
lCnntinnnd an Dncro INnn,A
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
Lights Installed

Two new three-way traffic lights
we're installed on Third street in
Oakland on Monday They are To-
Gated at the corners of Alder and
Third, and Green and Third. They
take the place of the two-way lights
that had been in use there Formerly
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
Released From Hospital

Lawrence Ray Steyer, route l,
Deer Park, was released from the
local hospital yesterday after re-
cuperating from injuries sustained
in a motorcycle accident on Mon
day night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-10-23
Accident PIT. A. Plans
HaIIowe' en- PurtY

Members Of the Accident Par
ent-Teacher association have plan
ned social and masquerade pa
rade for Friday evening, October
81, at TIE Accident Elementary
school beginning at o'clock. Rich
ard Kolb, chairman, said the
parade would be conducted at Z,
after which prizes would be
awarded.
There is no admission charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-01

sorFY, no pAona, mall Or c. o. o. orders.
Take your purchases with you end save
delivery costs. Quantity rishis reserved.
Delivery end Installation extra whsra DE-
sired. Absolutely no sales 10 landlords or
builders. MOST MODELS ON DISPLAY
At ALL LOCATIONS.