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The Republican., 1958-12-11
Fire Hazards Check
Ordered In Schools

Following the grim reminder of
the recent Chicago school fire dis
aster. the County school board has
ordered an immediate check of all
possible fire hazards in the schools.
While the checking of all school 5
for fire hazards is routine pro-
cedure. the board members felt
that an extra look into the matter
as an added safety precaution
would be in order. Supt Willard l..
Hawkins reported that Robert Mar
tin. Administrative Assistant, has
as one of his assignments, periodic
inspection of all school plants rela-
tive to the matter of safety hazards,
dealing with fire hazards in partic-
ular.
All fire eXtinguishers are reg
ularly checked and refilled as
needed, Mr.. Hawkins said. He
added that principals are also urged
to work closely with school Gus
todians to see that fire hazards are
reduced to a minimum. The STATE
Fire Insurance Underwriters in
spected all school buildings last
year and returned a favorable re-
port on the safety conditions OF
the school plants as a whole, Mr..
Hawkins indicated. The new build
ings are of fireproof construction
with the exception of the class
room woodwork, books, etc.
Principals we're also urged by
the board to review fire drill reg.
ulations, to see that every pre-
caution was exercised in aquaint-
ing all pupils, teachers. and custo'
dians with adequate fire alarm
signals and drills.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
To Attend Regional
Conference December l6

Guidance Counselor,s and Princi-
pals of Southern and Northern
High Schools will attend regional
State Conference on guidance at
the Valley High School in Iona
coming, it was announced today.
The specific responsibilities of
principals and guidance counselors
in the school guidance program"
is the theme of the conference.
Miss Sarah L. Letter, State Super
visor of Public Service will pre-
side at the opening session at 1000
A. NJ, Tuesday, December 16.
Principal speaker will be Dr.
Frank L. Sievers, Chief Guidance
and Student Personnel Section,
Office of Education. He will dis
cuSS recent trends in the guidance
area with specific references TO
the National Defense Education
Act passed by Congress last year.
Group meetings in the afternoon
scSSon will end at $50.
About sixty persons from Garrett
Allegany and Washington Counties
will attend Those planning to at
tend from Garrett County include
Foster Bittle, High School Super
visor: Kenneth Johns. Principal
Southern High School; Paul Muha
Principal, Northern High School,
Ernest c. Spoerlein, Guidance
Counselor at Southern; Darrell Ma
lone. Guidance Counselor at North.
ern; Robert Rodeheaver, Principal
Center Street school; and Harold
Phillips, Principal, Kitzmiller
School
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Carl Schell Heads
Commissioner Trio

The three newly elected County
Commissioners were duly sworn
Monday morning by Richard l..
Davis. clerk of the Circuit Court,
and took over their duties in an
official capacity.
Following the swearing in about
10 o'clock the Commissioners re-
ceived congratulations from the
clerk, the retiring commissioners
and from a number of their friends
who were present for the occasion.
The first order of business was
the selection of a president and
Carl A. Schell, of Kitzmiller was
elected. Fred Glotfelty. Oakland,
was named vice-president, with
Elra Garletts as the third member
The Commissioners then named
Stuart F. Hamill attorney to the
board, and Mrs Virginia Fizer as
clerk. Mrs. Fizer had been serving
dS ClCl n ullhCl liiC Bl SN1Oho bCtAA u
of County commissioners.
One of the most pressing duties
facing the Commissioners is the
laying of the levy which must be
completed and ready for publica-
ton by January Is. The members
will be comforting with heads of
departments. the Board of Edu-
cation. the Welfare board and other
agencies in regard to their pro-
posed budgets and will lay the
levy accordingly.
The Commissioners indicated
they planned no hasty move inso-
far as naming a new county roads
engineer was concerned. The old
board of County Commissioners
had named Paul Dewitt as act
ing roads engineer just prior to
the resignation o. the late w. w.
Dewitt. and it was understood
the new board did not plan to
change this in the near future.
There are several applicants, it
is understood, for the position, but
only one application is actually on
file with the clerk. That is the
application of Erwin A. Roth, one
of the retiring board of County
Commissioners.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Oakland Is Ali Set
For Holiday Season

Oakland was all set this week
for the Christmas holiday season.
Decorations were in place and
lighted every evening Beginning
Monday evening most stores plan
to remain open during the evening
hours for the benefit of Christmas
shoppers.
Plans progressed for the annual
Christmas treat which will take
place on Saturday afternoon, De-
cember 20, at l o'clock. Charles L.
Briner, chairman of the treat COM
mittee, announced that contribu-
tions totaling S345 had been re-
ceived but that $3.50 would be
needed to complete the treat plans.
He urged all those who had not
yet contributed to do so as soon as
possible.
The treat is made possible each
year through voluntary contribu-
tions. Letters we're recently mailed
to individuals and business places
seeking help. Last year $500 treats
we're given out. The project is
under the sponsorship of the Mt.
Top Chamber of Commerce.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Shirer Bid Lowest for
All-Purpose Room

Bids we're opened for the new
Center Street School all-purposc
room at a meeting of the Board of
Education on Tuesday, revealing
that William A. Shirer of Oakland,
had submitted low bid of $49,390.
There we're seven bids, Liston
Construction company, Morgan
town. being high with S66,948.
Other bids we're as follows: George
Construction company. Cumber-
land, S63,958; Hamilton Contracting
company, Westernport, $60,9OO;
Lunch Brothers. Morgantown, $59,-
115: Kitzmiller and Edgar, Oak
land, S54721; Lawrence E. Har-
desty, Oakland, $51,080.
The Board announced that con-
tract for the construction was ex-
pected to be awarded on or before
January l. Completion date called
for in the specifications is Septem-
Der /, 1859.
Most of the meeting was spent
in study of the county school
budget that was to be presented
to the County Commissioners. Will
lard L. Hawkins, county superin-
tendent, pointed out that the
amount requested above the mini
mum requirements by law was a
few thousand dollars in excess of
last years budget. The request in
cluded $4,000 to supplement funds
on hand for a two room addition
at the Loeb Lynn school; $500 for
a new furnace and heating plant
for the Yoder school; and $500
for the purchase of additional land
for the Bloomington school.
Mr.. Hawkins pointed out that any
increase in the assessable base of
the county was accompanied by a
mandatory increase for the mini
mum school program and a cor
responding decrease in the amount
of state aid.
Mr.. Hawkins said there was also
need in several classrooms for new
or additional furniture but he indl-
Gated that all basic furniture needs
would be taken care of by the end
of another budget year. He added
that adequate allotments had been
Continued on Page Four
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Legislators Get
Views OF Public
On Local Needs
Industry for the County.
Soldier Bonus, Women On
Juries, Others Suggested

Suggestions for a veterans bonus.
legislation to provide for women
TO serve on juries, for blood test
for marriage. for legalized liquor,
for regulation of strip mining. and
for some action which would bring
rdust4y to the county we're among
those made at a meeting in the
Court House in Oakland on Mon
day afternoon.
The meeting was called by the
newly elected Legislators to hear
recommendation for proposed
new or corrective legislation. Sena-
tor-elect Bernard l. Gonder, Sr.,
and Delegates Leslie E. Savage,
Eliza Bray and Ebert Bucket, were
in attendance as we'll as County
Commissioners Carl Schell, Elra
Garletts and Fred B. Glotfelty,
along with some thirty-five inter
osted citizens Senator Gonder
presided.
Some inaccurate reporting on
the part of Cumberland newspapers
caused somewhat of a furry here
OH Tuesday, but this was corrected
later by MIR. Gonder Mrs. Thornton
Deffinbaugh had suggested that
since other counties had le9alized
whisky she felt that Garrett coun-
ty should come to it."
The newspaper account the fol-
lowing day declared that ''the legis-
lators repeatedly were in favor of
seeking the legalized sale of whisky
in Garrett County which always
has been dry" except for the sale
of beer"
Each legislator was contacted
and each one stated that he had
neither been asked for an opinion,
nor had he issued any statement
! favoring such legislation Yester-
| day morning Mr.. Gonder made it
clear there had been no commit
ment whatever. He explained that
the county had voted against the
sale of liquor two years ago and
that the present delegation didn't
/ even consider it an issue. He said
the meeting was held primarily
to get the public to state views
on various subjects for the con-
sideration of the delegation. He said
no action was taken on any of the
matters under discussion.
A complete digest of the pro
ceedings Monday follows:
Veterans Bonus
r. w. Guard, Friendsville, point
ed out that Maryland was one of
the last two states that had not
! granted a bonus to veterans. He
requested action on this.
Industry and payroll for County
Mayor Russell Smith Oakland,
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Oakland Firenen
Kept Busy This Week

Oakland firemen were kept busy
this week, having been called four
times TO various sections of the
community.
There was extensive damage to
the house of Mavey Mellot at
Swallow Falls on Sunday morn
ing about 6:45 o'clock. Neighbors
assisted him in saving much OF
his household furnishings, and the
arrival of the Oakland firemen
prevented any further spread TO
the store room in the front of the
one-room house. The department
had to travel some fourteen miles
in near zero weather The fire was
thought to have been caused by
defective flue. The living qual
terS were totally ruined.
There was slight damage to the
Will Weber home across from the
high school on Monday evening
about $50 o'clock The home is
occupied by Clarence Crosco and
family. Cause of the fire was un-
known. This is the second fire to
have occurred there in recent
weeks.
A chicken house of Sam Myers
Sr.. near Underwood was entirely
destroyed and 500 little chickens
burned in fire there Tuesday
afternoon about 5 o'clock. The fire
was thought to have been caused
by defective electric wiring in the
brooder heater.
The fourth alarm came as the
result of a defective flue at the
home of James Rice, just off 8th
street. in Oakland, on Wednesday
morning about o'clock. There was
no damage.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Community Program Held

Five hundred or more people
were at Northern High school last
Sunday evening for a community
Christmas program arranged by
the churches of Grantsville, Acct
dent and Friendsville.
A pantomime entitled The
Promised Messiah" was presented.
Music was provided by a combined
choir of members Of all churches
the Junior and Senior choruscs OF
the high school, under direction of
Mrs. Lucille Sincs. Rev. Clarence
NJ Movers, pastor of the Maple
Grove Church of the Brethren, at
Grantsville, was general chairman
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Christmas Issue
Will Be Early

The Republicans Christmas
issue will be published early.
The issue will be dated Thurs
day, December rs, but will be
published on Tuesday, Decem-
Der %, in order that the Christ
mas message OF our numerous
advertisers may be distributed
prior to Christmas Eve.
Because Of the early date all
correspondents are urged to
send in their material by Sat
urday, il possible, or not later
than Monday to insure their
publication in the weeks issue.
Next weeks issue Thursday,
December ls, will be published
at the usual time.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Camp In Need Of SIeds

The forestry camp at New Ger
many sent out word this week that
it was in need of slcds for use of
the boys who arc living there.
Some sixty young men are being
detained there at the present time
and the advisory board announced
that time hangs heavily on their
hands" when it is not possible TO
work outside. These boys arc those
who have been sent to various in
stitutions but by their favorable
attitude and behavior have been
granted certain privileges.
Mrs Earl Zcpp, member of tho
advisory board, said that any slcds
would be gratefully received,
either those in good repair or
broken ones. They are set up TO
make repairs to sleds of all kinds.
B. D. Amman is director of the
camp. Persons having sleds to con-
tribute may call DEerficld 4-4665.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Fined In Appeal
Case On Tuesday

In an appeal case heard before
Associate Judge Neil c. Fraley in
the Circuit Court on Tuesday
morning, Richard Earl Bittinger
was fined $100 and costs and given
a six months suspended sentence
in the House of Correction. The
sentence will not have to be served
if the S100 fine is paid by January
Is.
Bittinger had been sentenced to
serve six months in the House of
Correction in August by Trial
Magistrate Boyd Sanders, Sr, on
a charge of driving under the in
fluence of liquor. Bittinger ap-
pealed the sentence
Man Is Sentenced
In another case heard before
Judge Fraley Tuesday afternoon,
Frederick Hoffman Snyder, about
81 years of age, was found guilty
of theft of tire, tube and fifteen
gallons of gasoline from Ray E
Cogley, Red Run road, and was
sentenced to serve eighteen months
in the House Correction. The theft
occurred in February of last year
Mr.. Snyder was given two
wear term in the House of Correc-
ton at the March Term of court
but sentence was suspended and he
was placed under the supervision
of the parole officer for two years.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Veteran Legislation
To Be Discussed

A public meeting to discuss
veteran legislation and ether coun-
ty-wide questions has been ar
ranged to be held in Grantsville
next Tuesday evening, December
16, at o'clock p. m, at the
American Legion home of Grants
vile Post No 214 by the Legislators
All veterans and legionaires of
the county are being asked to at
tend. Members of the House of
Delegates and the State Senator
are expected to be there in addi-
ton to the three County Commits
sionerS.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Fire Company Observes
Burning OF Mortgage

The Accident Volunteer Fire
company observed the burning of
the mortgage at a meeting on Fri
day evening, November 21, in the
Accident Fire hall
Principal speaker was Cromwell
Zembower. secretary of the AL
leganY- Garrett fire association.
There was special music. William
Margroff, president of the Accident
fire company, was master of cere-
monies. A history of the fire COM
pany was read to the seventy or
more people who attended. Among
the guests was William Smith,
vice-president of the Allegany-
Garrett firemens association.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Deer Park Firemen Plan
Unusual Shooting Match

Deer Park firemcn will hold an
unusual shooting match, using
muzzlc loading rifles from the col
lection of E. r. O'Donncll of Mt.
Lake Park.
The match will get under way
on Saturday, December 20, at l
p M, at the Deer Park fire hall.
Everything will be furnished and
Mr.. O'Donnell will be on hand to
load the rifles. Dressed turkeys
will be given as prizes.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
File Cumpoien Expenses

Three more candidates filed their
campaign expenses with the Clerk
of the Circuit court during the
week
J. Edward Hclbig spent Sis;
Kermit Glotfelty spent S27s, and
Ronald W. Guard spent S206 50.
All three were unsuccessful candi-
dates.
1t was incorrectly stated last
week that Mr.. Schcll spent S52060
in his bid for County Commits
sioncr. This was caused by a
transposition of figures. The cor
rect amount expended was S250.60.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Three Fined For Violation
Of Stute Game Lows

Three persons were charged with
violations of the state game laws
during the past week and were
listed on the docket of Boyd San
ders. Sr. trial magistrate.
Walter II. Conrad, Baltimore,
was fined $40 and costs for having
a loaded rifle in his automobile.
Lawrence Uphold, German, was
fined $50 and costs for hunting
without a license. Norman Parks,
Keyser, was fined $50 and costs
for having an improper license.
Arrests we're made by Wardens
Robert Brown and Francis Ruge.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Kills Wildcat

A third wildcat within the past
two weeks was shot and killed
last Thursday in the vicinity OF
Muddy Creek. The hunter was Ed
ward Sollars, of Deer Park. The
animal weighed 171a pounds.
Last week Frank Mattingly, E
w. Jenkins and Colt jenkins killed
two wildcats in the Dry Run sec
tion. The mother cat weighed 1f
y pounds while the younger one
weighed nine pounds.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Masons Elect

At a regular meeting of the Ma
sonic lodge in Oakland on Tues
day evening Foster d. Bittle was
elected worshipful master, and
will succeed Harold c. Ashby. who
has served during the past year.
The four other principal officers
elected we're George NJ. Browning
as senior warden; Thomas d.
Browning. as junior warden; Rob-
ert T. Hoffman. secretary; DR.. w
w. Grant, treasurer.
Other officers are appointive and
will be named prior TO the install
lation which will accur carly in
January.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Swunton PIT. A. To Meet

The SWanton P.-TA will be held
Tuesday evening, December 16, at
7:30 p. m. Following the meeting
there will be a gift exchange.
On Thursday, December 18, at
7:30 the school will hold its
Christmas program Both meetings
will be held in the Swanton school.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
678 Bucks Slain
In Six-Day Season
Number Is Twenty Below
All-Time Record Es-
tubIished In 1857

Garrett County proved it was
still top deer county in Maryland
bu it fell twenty bucks short OF
the all-time record established
last year.
A total of 678 bucks were slain
during the six-day season which
closed last Saturday at sundown
The totals for the season were 202
Monday, III Tuesday 121 Wednes-
day, as Thursday, Sc Friday ano
SO Saturday.
Had the weather remained more
favorable and had the hunters re.
mained in the county the kill
would have gone over the record
it was felt by game wardens. War
den Leo Friend said there were
several bucks spotted Saturday
and Sunday.
Saturday was bitter cold and
yet the total kill on that day was
q more than the previous day.
Cumberland sports writer's grud
gingly admitted that Garrett coun-
ty still produced the highest num-
ber of deer kills in the state. They
had dwelt at length on the probable
scarcity of bucks here due to the
hard winter of last year and in
dicated that hunters would do bet
ter to spend their time in Allegany
county. Hunters probably will take
such information with a grain oi
salt if it is repeated next year.
The bulk of the Garrett county
kills came the first three day.
when 494 were listed at the re
ceiving stations. 1t was reported
last week that the total for the
first three days was SOB, but game
official stated this week that Grants.
vile had made mistake of nine
in its first days report.
The report for the various sta
tions was as follows Mt. Nebo Sta
tion near Oakland, 1872; Friends
vile, 81; Grantsville, 145; StoreyG
at Deep Creek Lake, 1856; LaVale
48; Westernport, G6; and Hancock
4. The last three are beyond the
county but those that are checked
in these stations that are killed in
Garrett county are credited to this
area. There were also nine bucks
killed in the county during the
bow and arrow season in Novem-
Der.
Larry Vane lden, aged II, son Of
Vane Iden, of Loeb Lynn, was prob
ably the youngest hunter. He got
9-pt, Jap pound buck.
Women continued to take theii
share of the bucks. In addition tc
the five listed last week, there
were five more this week Wanda
Hinebaugh, Deer Park four-point
119 pound buck; Anna E. Mum
inert, Oakland, 7-pt, 123 lb; Ruth
Weimer. Mt. Lake Park, 7-pt Is;
lb; Nellie Dewitt, Sang Run, 10
pt 164 lb; and Hazel f. Black
Baltimore, 10-pt, 128 lb.
No bucks were listed this week
with any more horns or any heavier
than the two listed last week.
A tabuIation of additional deer
kills is found on page fourteen.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
To Present Program

The Route 40 Elementary school
will present a Christmas program
at the school on Tuesday Decem-
Der 10, at 8 p. m, at the school.
Francis Harris, principal, will be
assisted by Thomas Furlow, Lee
Blubau9h, Mrs. Zeola Robson,
Rachel Hughes and Elizabeth
Workman.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Garrett Building Supply
Under New Management

The Garrett Building Supply
in Mt. Lake Park went under new
management recently, but it was
rather a return to old management.
Originally started in 1916 under
the management of Ray Bittinger
and Veryl Weimer, it expanded
and took Delbert Bittirger into
the business. And now it is back
under the management of Ray Bit
t:nger and Mr.. Weimer Delbert
Bittin2er was considering other
offers with a local concern.
The Republican., 1958-12-11
Named To Boord

At a regular meeting Of the
Board of Directors of the First
National Bank of Oakland, held
Wednesday, December 10, DR.. An
drew E. Nance was appointed and
qualified as a director of the bank,
to fill the vacancy created by the
recent death of William Cecil
Smith.
The Sidney herald., 1958-05-22
Summer
Conference In
Great Falls

Martin Nemitz of Glendive,
president; Ralph A Newton of
Glendive, vice president, and
three other directors of the Glen
dive Production Credit Associa-
ton will attend the 1858 summer
conference of PEA directors and
secretary-treasurerS at Great
Falls June 9th and 10th.
Cecil Lafond secretary-treas-
urer of the Glendive association,
said the Great Falls meeting will
bring together more than so
farmer and rancher directors of
peas representatives of the
district farm credit boards, and
officials of the Federal Interme-
diate Credit Bank of Spokane.
Discussions of administrative
and operating problems of the
associations and the bank will
highlight the two day workshop
session, according to Lafond. A
special feature will be the for
mu1atirg OF plans fc- observing
the 25th anniversary of produc-
ton credit service and the 35th
anniversary of the credit bank.
The anniversaries will be cele-
brated throughout a l2-month
period, starting July l, 1858.
The credit bank, organized In
1928, is a wholesaler of credit
and the chief source of Pea loan
The Sidney herald., 1958-05-22
SOCIAL SECURITY
REPRESENTATIVE TO BE
IN SIDNEY MAY %

Resident Of Sidney and vicinity
were urged today by Chester Bu-
chanan, representative Of the Bill
lings office Of the Social Security
Administration to get in touch
with him for information re-
garding payments under the old
age and survivors insurance pro-
gram.
Information material regarding
all phases of the social security
insurance program is available
from the Billings office and a
representative of the office will
be in Sidney at the NYA building
Wednesday, May % from 9 a. m
to 5 p. m. :,
Buchanan suggested that all
students who plan to work dur
ing the summer vacation, and who
have not obtained a social Sc
curity card, do SO Immediately
Application blanks for cards can
be obtained at the Billings office
or at the Post Office nearest their
homes.
The Sidney herald., 1958-05-22

After dinner Mrs. Lucille Foss
showed photo slides of the five
day camp held last year at Rich
land Park.
The Girl Scout Court OF Awards
will be held at the Elks Lodge,
Friday, May 23rd at 1880 p. m.
After the court of awards regis
trations will be taken for the
five-day intermediate Girl Scout
day camp and the two-day
Brownie camp. Date OF the
Brownie camp is June 18th and
10Th and intermediate camp VIII
be from June 23rd through June
9th. Both camps will be at
Richland Park.