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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Seeking Bids For
Road Construction

The State Roads Commission is
readvertiSing for bids this week
on the T-shapcd road project in
the Oakland area involving por-
ton of U. S. route 219, from Oak
land to Gortncr, and route 1876,
from Mt Lake Park, westerly to-
ward Oakland.
The bids would cover grading,
drainage and Surfacing on 2l9, q
distance of 4036 miles; and state
route 1876. a distance of 1853 miles,
a total of $3.50 miles of flexible
pavement.
Bids arc to be opened April IS
in the office of the State Roads
commission in Baltimore.
The project was first advertised
in January and upon opening the
bids on February II it was found
that Burkholdcr and Burkholdcr,
Oh w dSHlllBtOl, -. u, Hdu SUI
mitted the low bid of 81 289, 26938.
The George F. Lakewood COM
pany was second and T. Edgic
Russell company was third.
The contract was never awarded.
1t was not known at the state
roads office in Oakland why the
contract had not been awarded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Student Newspaper
At Southern Gets
First Place Award

The Acorn, student newspaper at
Southern High School, won top
honor in the annual awards of the
Columbia Scholastic Press associa-
ton, according to an Associated
Press dispatch from New York.
The contest, sponsored by Col
umbia university, was judged by a
board of 80 school press authorities.
They used a 1000 point scoring sys-
tenn outlined to cover content,
makeup, headlines and all phases
of publication procedures.
The Acorn won its award in the
classification of printed newspapers
for junior-Senior high schools with
1000 or more enrolment. Fort
Hills newspaper in Cumberland,
won medalist rating and was the
only one of six Allegany county
publications receiving the award.
Three publications in that county
won first place awards, the same
as the award Southern received.
Miss Roberta Cogley is adviser
of The Acorn and Kathryn Hauser
is editor, a position she has held
for two years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Boyd Sanders Named
Substitute Magistrate

Boyd Sanders last Saturday re-
ceived his commission from Gov.
ernor Theodore McKeldin as a
substitute trial magistrate for Oak
land. He was waiting until the fill
ing of his bond was approved be-
fore beginning his official duties
in the office of trial Magistrate
Earl c. Friend.
Magistrate Friend suffered a
paralytic stroke just two weeks ago
and remains in a critical condition
at the Garrett County Memorial
hospital. Since his illness the mag
iStrate'S office has been unable to
conduct official business.
Mr.. Sanders, so years of age,
was born at Amboy, w. Va, but
has spent most of his life as a
resident of Garrett county. He is
a son of the late David N. and
Esther G. Sanders. For a number
of years he resided on farm near
Hutton but for the past fourteen
years has owned the former Mollic
King farm on the bennett Road.
Sanders is one of two persons
recommended for the appointment
by the Republican State Central
Committee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
School Principals
To Meet Monday

County school principals and
Board of Education staff will meet
at Northern High school, Monday,
March "a, $50 p. m. Following a
dinner to be served by the cafe
terra staff of the school, the group
will study the social studies pro-
gram in the schools which includes
history, civics and geography. Two
years ago at a summer workshop
held in the Accident School a
group of county teachers and
supervisors developed a guide for
d tWelve-year social studies pro-
gram in the schools of the county.
An evaluation of this program after
a period of two years will come in
for part of the discussion at Mon
days conference. Standard tests in
American History for grades 5, 8,
II arc also being planned during
the month of May.
The first part of the meeting will
be given over to routine admins
tration matters. The April meeting
of principals will be held at the
bennett Road school and the May
meeting will be held at Kitzmillcr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Sentenced On Breuking
And Entering Charges

Two men we're sentenced to one
year terms in the House of Cor
recion at a trial before Associate
Judge Neil c. Fraley last Friday,
March IA.
They were listed on the docket
as Roy Francis Sharpless and Paul
William Tasker. They were charged
with breaking and entering the
store of Bernard Fazcnbaker, on
the Bloomington road, last October.
The two entered pleas of guilty
to the first count wherein they
were charged with theft of a
number of cases of beer, cases of
cigarctS, and small amount of cash.
Frederick Hoffman Snyder also
pleaded guilty to charge of
larceny of gasoline when given a
hearing on Monday before Judge
Fraley. He was involved with
Wayne Pigott, who was also charged
with larceny, but who has not been
unprecedented since breaking Jail
several weeks ago.
Judge Fralcy has not yet proc
nounccd sentence upon Snyder.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Speakers Announced
For Commandments

Speakers for the commencement
exercises at Northern and South
ern High school were announced
this week by Willard L. Hawkins,
county superintendent of schools
Speaker at Northern High school
will be William S. Sartorius, as
sistant state superintendent of
schools in charge of finance. Com
mencemcnt there will be held
Monday, June 2, at 8 p. m.
Speaker for the Southern High
school commencement will be DR..
Lee Hornbake, dean of the faculty,
University Of Maryland The pro-
gram there will be held on Tues
day, June 3.
Mr.. Hawkins said both men are
outstanding educators in the state.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Solicitors Proceed
In Red Cross Drive;
County Quota $42o3

Solicitors for the American Red
Cross annual campaign we're on
the march this week throughout
the county. Mrs. Kermit Glotfelty,
county campaign chairman, said
every district had a chairman and
that there were about seventy-five
workers in all.
Quota for the county this year
is S4,2O3, with $2,378 TO remain in
the county and S1,825 going for
the National Red Cross. All funds
are sent to James Lemmert, treas
urer, at the First National Bank,
in Oakland.
The distribution of the Red Cross
dollar was emphasized by Mrs. Glot-
felty this week showing that the
biggest part, or SO cents, went for
conducting the whole blood pro-
gram Thirty cents goes for civilian
and veterans services, Is cents for
postage, telegraph, telephone; 5
cents for disaster relief; cents
for home nursing, 3 cents for first
aid and 2 cents for the fund drive.
A resume of the organization was
given by Mrs. Glotfelty. 1t was
conceived in 1859 by Henri Dunant,
a young Swiss, who shocked by
lack of care given to wounded left
helpless on the battlefield, deter
mined to organize an international
society of volunteers for relief of
armies in time of war.
In the United States the cause
was taken up by Clara Barton. The
American association was incorpo-
rated in 1881 and the following
year President Arthur signed the
Red Cross treaty of Geneva. In
1905 the health and safety service
was developed. During World War
! the American Red Cross came
of age. In 1871 it met its greatest
challenge. Out of World War II
the blood program was born.
The 1900 chapters forge link
between Scrviceman and home and
meet other needs. Last year Chap
ter home service workers helped
1O5,700 families of servicemcn each
month. Workers at military install
lations and hospitals assisted 98.-
200 Servicemeu each month. Last
year 100000 servicemcn partici-
patcd each month in clubmobilc
and center programs in far East
and European areas
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Christmas Present OF
Sand Comes In Handy

a Christmas present from the
Brownies to members of the Oak
land Rotary club came in handy
for Mr.. and Mrs. Reaford Purbaugh
last Thursday.
At Christmas party for Brownies
given by the Oakland Rotary club
the Brownies gave each Rotarian
little box of sand accompanying
this verse:
When wheels won't move
In winter sluSh
a helper would be dandy
Don't race your motor
In a rush
Just use this handy sandy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurbaugh were en-
route to their home from Cumber-
land when they became stuck on
Big Savage mountain during a sud-
den snow storm. Mrs. Purbaugh
recalled the present. tucked away
in the trunk of the automobile. Mr.
Purbaugh was Skeptical that such
little bit of sand would do any
good, but being urged to try it
he did. And the car moved right
off and was able to bring the pas
sengcrs clear to Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Release Trout Here

Some four thousand trout were
released to various individuals and
organizations Tuesday.
A tank wagon from the Federal
fish hatchery at Leetown, w. Va,
near Martinsburg came to Oakland
with three varieties of trout all
adult size. The Garrett County
Conservation association received
275. Greeley Janosky. some 400,
Chaunccy Sislcr, 200, a Councils
vile specimens club, some 400,
AIS for the lake at New Germany,
several hundred for Harrington
creek, and the balance to individU-
ais
Arrangements for the fish had
been made previously with the
federal government and were avail
able for stocking in farm ponds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Assault Case Docketed

An assault case was dockctcd in
the office of the trial magistrate
in Oakland one day this week. The
case was brought to Oakland from
Trial Magistrate c. S. Zeller at
Grantsville, by Lester Bittinger, Of
New Germany, who declared he
would be unable to receive an
impartial trial in GrantsviIlc.
Bittingcr is charged by Carl
Broadwatcr, also of the New Ger
many section, with assault with a
deadly weapon, namely d re-
volver,' upon Broadwater, on Feb
ruary "a. Broadwator charges that
BittinCcr drew revolver and
ordered him not to move a foot"
Broadwatcr was found guilty Of
contempt of court before Associate
Judge Neil c. Fraley on March /,
upon a complaint brought by
Bittingcr Broadwatcr was fined
$50 and costs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Make Plans For Annual
Eoster Egg Hunt

Plans for the annual Easter Egg
hunt to be held Saturday, April
5th on the American Legion grounds
in Oakland, were made at a reg
ular meeting of the Legion AuXili-
airy, Post No. II, on Wednesday.
March II. Mrs. Lois Dcttmer, vice
president, was in charge.
Mrs. Hazel Cover is chairman Of
the Easter Egg hunt committee and
assisting her will be Mrs. Frances
Coddington and Mrs. Katherine
Stewart. Business men OF Oakland
arc being asked to contribute gifts
TO be given as special prizes. AuXi-
jary members will be asked to
contribute one dozen colorcd eggs
each.
Children will be limited to ten
years of age and will be served
refreshments by auxiliary members.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
capitalization of
First National Is
Given Final OK.

The new capitalization program
of the First National Bank in Oak
land has been completed and final
approval of the plan has been
received from the Comptroller of
the Treasury, it was announced
this week by George X, Littman,
cashier.
The new program gives the bank
d capital stock of 100000 and sur
plus funds of 100000, instead of
a capital stock of $4,000 and a
surplus Of $25O0O0.
Mr. Littman said tho stock III
the new program was over-Sub-
Scribed
The banks assets, according to
the statement appearing in today's
issue, as of March T. totalcd over
S6,OQ0,OO0.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
And Then 1t Showed
And Showed And

Calendar-Wisc VIC arc told that
spring officially makes it appear
ance tonight. Wcathcr-Wisc, it was
another story.
Snow has fallen for the past
eight days and more than twenty
inches of that white stuff have
fallen since last Thursday morn
ing. On one or two days there
were only token flakes, but on
other occasions several inches
have fallen at one time. Last
Thursday, between II a. m, and
p. m. some ten to twelve inches
were deposited on an already over
burdcncd area.
This weeks offerings have put
the winters total at somewhat
more than 120 inches.
During the past week the
temperature has remained in the
20's with the thermometer rising
above freezing on a few occasions
Last Thursdays storm paralyzcd
traffic for d short time, and when
it began to blow some of the
secondary roads in the county
were blocked for a day Drifts
from the last storm are still piled
high along the highways and there
is difficulty in finding a place to
push the new snow.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Winners In Art
Contest Listed

Everett James, student at South
ern High school, was judged first
place winner in the art contest,
sponsored by the Garrett Branch,
American Association of Univer-
sity Women, among high school
students.
He will receive an award of S..
He exhibited painting of "A
Study in String"
Second place and $3.50 went to
Beverly Shank, Southern High, for
an oil painting of THE Farm" "
Third place went to Loretta kis-
ner, Southern High student, for "a
study in Oil" She also received
$3.50.
Honorable mention went to
Ronald Broadwater, Northern High,
for Church in Pines" Ellanorah
Green, Southern, Maple Sugar
Time" Joseph O'Brien, Southern,
Figure Study" and Wellington Bit
finger, Southern, Study of Our
School"
All of the winners will go to the
state contest when the A. A. U. w.
has its state meeting at Laurel on
April IS. They will remain on eX-
hibit in the Ruth Enlow library for
at least two weeks. Judging took
place on Saturday with Mrs. Rob-
ert Ruckert, Aza Stanton and Rob
ert Rodeheaver as judges.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Education Consultant
Visits Schools

Mrs. Peggy Brogan, of New York
City, educational consultant with
Childhood Education Foundation
and author of the recent World
Book Company publication, Help
ing Children Learn" has made
recent visits to the county schools
and is conducting a seminar with
approximately thirty teachers, in
the field of helping to develop
reading interests and skillS of
children. Last Thursday at the
Center Street school Mrs. Brogan
conducted a demonstration lesson
for the benefit of a number of
teachers, III the area of develop
ing reading interests on the part
of primary grade children. The
demonstration emphasizing the
point that reading interests are
as varied as the children them
selves, and that no one basal
reader will suffice to challenge the
reading of learning interests of an
entire class of childrcn-and that
unless used very skillfully by a
teacher the basal reader alone can
become a boring rather than a
learning and challenging expert
ence for children.
Mrs. Brogan is scheduled for
three more visits to the county to
work with the same group of
teachers. and will be one of the
speakers at the teachers meeting
scheduled for April Is at the Route
40 school. The services of Mrs.
Brogan were secured through the
efforts OF Mrs. Caroline Wilson,
supervisor of elementary cduca-
ton in the county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
TohnSOn-Finzel
School Properties
Sold at Auction

The Johnson and FinZcl school
properties were sold at public
auction last Saturday afternoon at
the Johnson school.
About twenty people ventured
by foot to the building, in spite of
the fact that the road from route
30 to the school was totally blocked
by snow drifts. The johnson prop
erty was purchased by Richard
johnson, of Frostburg, for SIPS.
The Finzel property was purchased
by Roy Wrctz, route 2, Frostburg,
for $1,025. Both purchasers expect
to convert the buildings into dwell
ings. W. NJ. Calls was the auction
Ger
Other Property to be Sold
The school board plans to sell
also the Mt Lake Park school
property and the Annex play
ground, Fifth and Green streets,
Oakland, at public auction at the
Court House in Oakland on April
-.
The annex playground is to be
divided into six building lots and
each lot is to be sold separately
Two corner lots are IS by 1872 feet.
Other lots are 50 by 1872. They will
also be offered as a unit, with
the school board accepting the
h. CHEST bid. A sixtecn-foot alley
runs in rear of the lots.
Willard L. Hawkins, county
superintendent of schools, said the
proceeds from the sale of the
school properties will be used to
pay for remodeling the front por-
ton Of the old Annex building
into school board offices. The
board expects to move into its new
quarters about May Is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Lions Show Ready
Tonight

The Oakland-Mt Lake Park
Lions club variety show is ready
for presentation tonight and to-
morrow night 1t will be given at
the bennett Road school beginning
at o'clock each evening
There will be songs, comedy
and western-style acting in the
two-act affair, the ninth annual
event staged to acquire funds for
community projects.
The Lions instrumental group
will present several numbers. Mrs.
Ruth Brown is directing and Mrs.
Merritt Feather is accompanying
the vocal numbers on the piano.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Lenten Services Continue

Union Lcnten Services among
Protestant churches of the COM
munity will be continued next
Wednesday evening, March &c, at
the Church of the Nazarcne, with
Rev. w. S. Patterson pastor of
st. Paul's Methodist church, preach
ing on the topic, The Lord Reigns,
as Lord of the True Food"
Last nights services were held at
the Oak Park Church of the Breth-
rem with Rev Charles w. Carlson,
Lutheran pastor, preaching.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Receives Nurse Cop

Mrs. Loree McBobic and son
Henry McRobic, spent several days
in Brooklawn, N. j., visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Theodore
Founders, and attended the cxcr-
ciscs at West Jersey hospital in
Camden on March II, at which
time Miss Joannc McRobic was
one of thirty students who received
their caps at appropriate ceremon-
les Miss McRobie returned to Oak
land with her mother Wednesday
but will return to New Jersey on
Friday Of this week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Northern Band Will
Give Annual Concert

The Northern High School band,
under direction of Melvin Schwing,
will present its annual spring
concert Thursday, March q, at
800. The concert will be held in
the gymnasium of the school at
Accident.
The music presented will range
from marches through popular
tunes to overtures. The program is
planned so it will appeal to any
type listener. The majorettes will
be featured in one number.
The program includes Stand BY
March; Street Scene, Lust Spiel,
Harlem Nocturne, National Emblem
March, Blue Tango, Berceusc,
Pleasant Valley, Belmont March,
Scrcnade, The Lords Prayer, and
Washington Post March.
There will be no tickets sold
prior to the concert date but will
be available at the door at so cents
for adults and 25 cents for children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Friendsville Citizens
To Air Road Problem

A meeting of interested citizens
will be held in the Council hall in
Fricudsville on Saturday morning,
March %. at 10 o'clock, it has been
announced by Ross Clcmmcnson,
chairman of a citizens committee.
Purpose of tho meeting is to
discuss the possible Improvement
of state route az, which leads from
Friendsville to Bear creek inter-
section on U. s. route 219. This is
a public meeting and any interested
citizen is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Receives Scholarship

Eugene w. Brenneman, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Brcnncman,
McJcnry, recently received the
Victor E. Albright Scholarship
amounting to 100000, at the Uni
vcrsity of Maryland
a recipient of the Sears Roe
buck Foundation Scholarship for
his outstanding participation in the
agricultural program at the uni
versity.
A graduate of Northern High
School, Mr.. Brenneman is a fresh
man in the College of Agriculture
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-03-20
Candidate List
Reduced To 81

The list of candidates was re-
duced by six prior to the with
drawal deadline last Saturday. and
there are now sixty-four in the
field for the various county cleo
tive offices, Al Republicans and
20 Democrats.
Withdrawing from the contest
were Ross Speicher, Accident, Re-
publican candidate for the state
senate; Mrs. Bernice E. Sanders as
Republican candidate for county
treasurer; Dwight Allan Barrick as
Republican candidate for County
Commissioner; William ~ Gray as
Democratic candidate for House of
Delegates; and Russell l.. Smith
as Republican candidate for State
Senate and County Commissioner
Smith remains as a candidate for
the House of Delegates and Bar
rick remains as a candidate for the
House of Delegates.
Last weeks issue had the name
of William E. Fitzwater as candidate
for the Republican State Central
Committee. This should have been
William E. Fitzwater, Jr
The candidates who remain on
the ticket:
Republican Candidates
Senate-Clifford Friend, Harvey
D. Swartzentruber.
House of Delegates-Kermit S.
Glotfelty, Jackson E. Thomas Eliza
E. Bray, Harry C. Edwards, Jasper
C. Myers, Sylvan c. burst, Earl w.
Railey, Dwight A. Barrick, Thomas
w. Hetz, Russell l.. Smith.
County Commissioner commits
sioner District II j. Edward Hell
big, Erwin A. Roth, Philip Fill
singer; Commissioner District q
Stewart F. Stahl, Wilbur A. Hine-
baugh; Commissioners District -
Fred B. Glotfclty, Charles c. Mason,
ChcSton H. Browning.
Sheriff-Virgil w Hanlin, James
E. Frantz, Glenn HENDERSON, Por-
ter Dewitt.
States Attorney w. D. Slower.
Register of Wills, VERNE R.
Smouse.
Clerk of Court-Richard L. Davis.
Treasurer-Joseph II. WEIGH,
Lester White.
Orphans Court Judges-C. F..
Hammond, Roy c. Turney, E. G..
Moon, BENZ. II. Dewitt, T. c. Bit
finger.
County Surveyor-F. r. Corliss,
Jr.
Republican Committee-Howard
L. Pettit, Lonnie NJ. Long, George
H. Hanst, William E. Fitzwater, Jr,
Harry Collier, w. D. Casteel,
Harry Ward Hlnebaugh, Rodger
Bond, James A. Ross.
Democratic Candidates
Senate-Bernard l. Gender.
House of Delegates-Leslie E.
Savage, Ebert E. Bucket.
County CONFERENCE.-The F..
Garletts, commissioner district 2,
Harvey B. Sines, commissioner
district g.
Straightforward w Guard.
States Attorney-Stuart F. Ham
i'll, Jr
Democratic Committee-Darrel
NJ. Wotring, James B. Nally, Eugene
NJ. Coddington, Edward Madigan,
Leslie Guard, Guy William Hinc-
baugh, George NJ. Browning, Louis
C. HutSon, Robert w. Lohr, Helen
T. Baumgartncr, Edward L. Grove,
Jr
Delegate to Conventional. l.
Baumgartner, John w. Holman.
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