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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Jury Awards $4,000
In Suit For SANDER

The operator of a service station
and restaurant in this county on
U. S. route so, has been awarded
$4,000 damages by a Washington
County Circuit court in a SANDER
suit
Cecil Lewis, owner-operator OF
Whites Truck Stop, had only
asked $4,000 damages from Robert
Broderick and the Accelerated
Transport-Pony Express, Inc, the
defendants.
Lewis truck center is located
just inside tine Maryland-West Vir-
ginia line about nine miles south
of Oakland.
William j. Dwyer, of Hagerstown
Lewis attorney, contended that
Broderick, acting as safety director
for the truck firm, made slanderous
statements against Lewis place oil
business at a meeting held in the
offices of AT-PE on October Z,
1856.
The defense arguments, pre-.
sented by Francis H. Urner, Hagers-
town, declared that Broderick was
acting outside the scope of his
employment and was not acting as
an agent for AT-PE firm. 1t was
explained that Broderick is no
longer with Accelerated Transport.
Pony Express.
Judge D. Kenneth Mclaughlin
instructed the jury to bring in &
directed verdict against Broderick
and to decide what damages
should be allowed the plaintiff
from the company and also Brode
rick, and to decide whether Brode
rick was acting as an agent for the
company when he made the SIAN
derous remark.
After as minutes deliberation the
jury returned an award of $4,000
against Broderick and 5000 against
the truck firm.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Committee Meets

The Democratic State Central
committee met at Accident yester-
day, carrying out its custom to
meet monthly in various localities.
The next meeting will be in Loeb
Lynn on Wednesday, August 20.
The group is working on commit
tees in the various communities,
urging them to get people to regis
ter.
A Democratic dinner is being
planned for Wednesday, July 80,
at 7 p. m, at the William-James
hotel. The cost will be SIS per plate.
The dinner is being held in an at
tempt to get some interest aroused
about the county. Tickets are on
sale from members of the commit
tee and others. The dinner is also
open to the public.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Son of Publisher
Dies at Fairmont

Charles Morris Sincell, aged 81,
of Fairmont, w. Va, and former
Oakland resident, passed away in
Fairmont General hospital on Fri
day evening, July II. He had been
in i'll health for the past two years
and critically i'll for the past four
months.
A native of Oakland he was a
son of Mrs Benz. H. Sincell, pub
Usher of The Republican, and the
late Mr.. SincclI and was born July
81 1896.
He was well known in the tri-
state area, having been a salesman
for the c. A. Turner company, of
Pittsburgh, since about 1921.
He was a veteran of World War
l. serving as lieutenant in the
316th infantry Of the 18th division.
He was wounded in the Argonne
Forest battle in France. He was a
member of Grace Lutheran church
in Fairmont, and had been men,
Der of the Church Council for a
number of years. He was a gradu-
ate of Gettysburg College, class of
1917, and a member of Sigma Chi
social fraternity.
Surviving are his mother Second
street, Oakland; his wife, Eliza
beth Staley Sincell, formerly of
Frederick; one daughter, Mrs.
Neil Jankosky, of Fairmont; one
son, C. NJ Sincell, Jr., student at
Notre Dame university, South
Bend, Ind; two grandchildren; a
brother, Donald r. Sincell, man.
aging editor of The Republican,;
two sisters, Mrs. Robert Ruckert,
Oakland; Mrs. Elmer Haulenbeek,
of Oakmont, Pa.
Funeral services were conducted
from his late home, sol Coleman
avenue in Fairmont, on Monday
morning at 10 o'clock with Rev.
Harold L. Ham, pastor of Grace
Lutheran church, Fairmont offici-
ating. The body was then brought
to the Leighton Funeral home in
Oakland, and at o'clock was taken
to the Oakland cemetery for the
committal service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
School Improvement
Is Being Completed

Four major county school inn
provements have either been COM
pleted since the closing of schools
in June or will be completed by
the time schools open in Septem-
Der, if everything moves as sched-
ulcd. One of the major improve
mcnts referred to are the offices
of the Garrett County Board of
Education. Renovation of the An
mex building for use of the Board
of Education and staff was COM
pleted June IA, and the offices of
the school board we're moved from
the Court House to the Annex
building at that time. Three other
major improvements now under
way are the construction of a new
band room and connecting corridor
at Southern, new tWo-room
school at Swan Meadow, and the
complete renovation and mOderni-
cation of the present Grantsville
school.
Progress on the modern band
room facility and connecting cor
ridor at Southern has been delayed
due to difficulty in securing match
ing brick However, the brick are
now on hand and weather permit
ting, rapid progress is expected.
The Swan Meadow school is we'll
along the way and is expected to
be ready for occupancy when
school opens. The Grantsville
school, the last in the three year
program of school rCmodcling and
renovation for the county, is also
to be completed and ready for &C.
cupancy when school opens in Sep
tember. Major repairs and altera-
tions are being made to the en-
tire school plant When completed
it will be one of Garrett County's
finest elementary school facilities,
according to Willard l.. Hawkins,
county superintendent of schools.
Visitation days will be planned
just prior to the opening of school
in order that interested parents
and citizens might see these new
school improvements.
School board plans for other i'm
provements in the immediate flu
ture call for a library for the Kitz-
miller school and a general educa-
ton room for the Center Street
school. The board hopes to com
plete both of these projects by the
time schools open in September,
1853, Mr.. Hawkins said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Man Is Drowned
As Boat Upsets

Irwin Thomas Turner, of 1884 Nc
Farlane Road, Pittsburgh, who was
on a vacation trip with his wife
this week, drowned about o'clock
Tuesday evening in the Bulls Arm
sector of Deep Greek Lake near
Penn Point. He was 62.
1t was the second drowning in
two days.
The man was reported to have
been a pretty good swimmer"
His body was recovered about
TAO p. M, by Deputy Sheriff Bruce
Close, and Robert j. Stanton. Close
located the body with a graphing
hook and Stanton assisted him in
bringing up the body which was
about Is feet from dock and in
about seven feet of water Fred
Tichnell also assisted in bringing
in the body.
Authorities said the man had
been riding in a small cupboard
motorbOat in the vicinity of the
cottage. He apparently made a
sharp turn in the craft, lost his
balance and toppled into the water.
The boat went out of control
and circled the immediate area a
couple of times.
His wife, who was in the cottage
at the time, heard her husband
shout for help and saw him found
ering in the water before he sank
beneath the surface. Sheriff James
Frantz said Mrs. Turner had to go
by auto about two miles to a tele-
phone where she called his office
After the mans body was re-
covered artificial respiration was
administered for nearly half an
hour but the efforts were futile.
Volunteer firemen from Oakland
and Deer Park as well as forestry
personnel and two game wardens
were also on the scene. Corporal
Sam Conrad and Tic. d. A. Tucker
of the State Police, also assisted
The body was examined by DR.
James Feaster, deputy county
medical examiner who declared
officially death by drowning. He
said there were no marks on the
the body which would have in
dictated that he was struck by the
boat.
Mr.. Turner is survived by his
wife; two daughters, Mrs. H. B.
Child, and Mrs. D. S. Charvell,
both of Pittsburgh; three grand
children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
miranda" Will Be
Third Offering For
Summer Playhouse

A British comedy, Miranda,
will open July Is at the Garrett
County Playhouse for the third in
a series of eight plays this season.
The playhouse group moves from
the mystical play, Il Have Been
Here Before" by J. B. Priestly, to
the humor of Peter Blackmore.
The initial performance last
week drew a total of 685 patrons,
80 more than for the first week
last year, and started off well this
week with 90 for the first night, in
spite of the rain.
The second weeks play will con-
tinue to be presented the balance
of this week, concluding Saturday
night.
The action next week will center
around the strange patient of DR..
Paul Nation. A newcomer to the
playhouse, Diane Wheeler, will APP
pear in the title role of Miranda,
a person who has a talent for
causing trouble A native of Massa-
chusetts, she now resides in New
York and has studied under eta
Hagan.
Neil Flanagan will portray the
doctor. DeAnn Mears will appear
as his confused wife. William Lang
will .play the part of the poor,
young artist, Nigel. Another new
conner, JoEllen Briscoe, will play
the hat designer who is engaged
to Nigel. Miss Briscoe is a student
at the University of New Mexico,
a resident of Missula, Montana
William G. Pappas will appear
as Charles, the chauffeur. Harvey
Jean Peterson is the maid Betty.
Helen Camp will appear as Nurse
Cary, confused and hysterical at
times.
Gene Yell, director, announced
that Mrs. Norman Wine would take
care of the concession booth. He
also stated that new rest rooms,
for use of the Playhouse, were be-
ing constructed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
4H Demonstration
Winners Named

Seven champion All dcmonstra-
tors will represent Garrett County
in the District contest to be held in
Hagerstown next Tuesday, July %
Winning top honors in their partic-
ular classes we're: Clothing, Gym
thia Mace, IT, Monte Vista club,
applying skirt Upper; Electricity,
Susan Bowman, 16, North Star
club, sewing machine care; Baked
Foods, Linda Oursler, TO- Monte
Vista, mincemeat drop cookies;
Dairy Foods, Patty Shawley, II,
Bittinger, presto change; General
Foods, Connie Grove, 10, Monte
Vista, measuring; Poultry Foods,
Florence Emory, Is, and Kathy
waste, Is, Bittinger, chicken rab-
bit sandwich. Demonstrations were
judged on subject matter suitable
ty, presentation, results as seen by
the audience, and suitability of
demonstration for club members.
Other demonstrators and their
final placings include: Clothing,
blue, Jill Jones, Monte Vista, pat
tern markings; Helen Emory and
Mary Ellen Beachy, Bittinger, pat
tern layout and cutting. Red, Eileen
Kellison, Bittinger, sewing on but
tons; Jackie Brenneman and Caro-
Ign Brenneman, Bittinger, pattern
selection. White, Mary Kay Alva-
1ez, Monte Vista, making a sewing
box; Sherry Custer, Monte Vista,
making a pot holder.
Baked Foods, red, Bonnie Mos
ser, North Star, peanut butter
cookies; Karen Shawley, Bittinger,
mullins; Nancy Buchanan, Monte
Vista, date bars.
Dairy Foods, blue, Sally Hoff-
man, Monte Vista, cottage cheese
salads.
General Foods, blue, Lynne Ma
lone, Monte Vista, measuring; Judy
Taylor, Monte Vista, orange drink
Red, Ruth Ann Bethel, Bittinger
freezing strawberries; Marjorie
Swartzentruber, Monte Vista, icing
a cake.
Poultry Foods, blue, Sally Buch-
anan, Monte Vista, egg salad sand
witches; Red, Trudy Mosser, North
Star, deviled eggs.
Mrs. Harold G.. Bittinger and
Mrs. Kenneth Ridder served as
judges.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Jury Awards Harry
F. Paugh 100000

A circuit court jury on Tuesday
awarded Harry F. Pau2h and
his wife $4,000 for two pieces of
land that had been taken by the
State Roads commission, having
been deemed necessary for the
Improvement of State route 1876,
between Mt Lake Park and Deer
Park.
The Roads commission took .78
of an acre of land in fee simple
and % Of an acre for slope and
drainage easements. The Roads
commission previously had offered
the Paugas S255.
The jury members were twelve
men from the regular March Term
petit jurors who had been recalled
to hear the proceedings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Man Files Suit

A county resident has filed suit
for $4,000 damages as result of
suffering alleged personal injuries
in an auto accident.
Lewis Carl VanSickel placed the
action against the Penn Machine
Company and Ronald Fisher, an
employee of the firm, in the U. S.
District Court at Fairmont, W. Va.
VanSickels declaration alleges
the accident occurred on West Vir-
ginia State route 26, about three
miles north of Brandonville, Pres
ton county, on July 8, 1857.
VanSickel added that the COM
pany vehicle struck the rear end
of another in which he was riding,
causing him permanent personal
injuries.
Fisher is a resident of Johns
town, Pa, and the company has
headquarters in Pittsburgh.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Oakland Equipment
Burglarized Sunday

The Oakland Equipment COM
pany was burglarized on Sunday
night but failed to crack the safe.
The burglar or burglars gained
entrance to the building through
a rear Mushroom window. They
used chisels and other tools on the
safe door in an attempt to force it
open. Merle Willard, one of the
owners, said that some $1,000 in
checks and money we're in the
safe.
Authorities were notified and an
investigation is being conducted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
City Council Files
Answer To Browning

The Mayor and Town Council of
Oakland filed an answer to the
petition of the c. H. Browning
grocery and hardware store asking
for an injunction to prevent the
construction of curbing in front of
their place of business.
The answer denies a number of
the allegations made by the Brown
ings through their attorney Horace
p. WhitWorth, of WesternpOrt
The mayor and council declares
there has been a curb in front of
part of the said property and that
the curbing which was removed
during 1854 was removed by Mr..
Browning upon request to the
mayor and council.
They further deny that all other
business premises located along
219 are not curbed and say that
other business places are curbed
except for such entrances as may
be necessary.
They further declare that the
council has not singled out the
petitioner but had planned to CON
struct curb in order to attempt
to eliminate traffic hazard which
is peculiar to the location of the
property, and declare that the curb
would not hinder access to the
property and would not discrimi-
nate against the petitioner.
They declare the action is the
valid exercise of the police power
and control by municipal govern
ment and that the property had
not been transferred to the State
of Maryland for use of the State
Roads commission except insofar
as maintenance of the street is
concerned, that is from curb to
curb
The mayor and council claim
that a traffic hazard has existed
for a considerable period there
and that it was becoming increaS-
ingly dangerous because of the in
crease in traffic. They said the
petitioner Browning had promised
to attempt to control traffic enter
ing and leaving the premises but
that he had done nothing.
They point out that they had
proposed three entrances or exits,
one at the South end of the prop
erty, of 80 feet; one in the middle
at the intersection of Third and
Green of 40 feet. and one at the
north end, of 40 feet, which would
leave the petitioner the authority
to control traffic on his own prop
erty.
They asked for dismissal of the
petition for injunction.
The case probably will be heard
before the court at an early date
Denmark was fighting divorce
rate but it still was estimated that
every sixth marriage there ends il
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Investigate Robbery

Authorities were still investigat-
ing this week the robbery at the
Mt. Lake Hotel which occurred
last Wednesday night.
A robber or robbers broke into
the hotel through a window and
made off with the cash register.
This was later found abandoned
near the Weber greenhouse. Only
small amount of change was in
the register, and as far as is known,
nothing else was disturbed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Not All Residents Are
Affected By New Top Prices

Only residents on dirt streets will
be affected by the advance in
price of water and sewer taps in
the town of Oakland, it was pointed
cut this week by Carroll E. Miller,
member Of the city council.
Citizens who live on hard sur
faced streets will see no change in
price, as prices agreed upon by
the council, already we're being
paid by these citizens. The new
ordinance makes the price the
same for every person in the COM
munity, regardless where the pro-
perty is located. e
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Revival Meeting Set

A revival meeting will start July
q at the glendale United Pente-
costal church. Rev. Okey Clark of
Oakland will be the evangelist.
There will be special singing and
preaching. Rev. Ralph Jacks is the
pastor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Firemen Are Called

Oakland firemen were called to
the Rainbow motel, Deep Creek
Lake, last Friday evening.
Firemen said that a vent pipe
on an oil not water heater had
become filled with SCOT and it was
thought there was a fire. There
was no damage.
The motel is owned by Mrs.
James E. Dewitt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Boy browns At
All Camp Site
Body Of AlIeguny County
Youth Recovered After
Four-Hour Search

A fifteen-year-old boy of Union
Grove, Allegany county, on Monday
drowned at the All club summer
encampment at Pleasant Valley,
near Bittinger.
He was identified as Robert Neel
Flora, Jr., only son of Robert N.
Flora, Sr. and Margaret l.. Dewitt
Flora. The lad would have been
member Of the Junior class of
Fort Hill High school this fall.
Mrs. Flora is a sister of II. Robert
Dewitt of Oakland.
The victim, decribed as a good
swimmer, was with a group who
were receiving swimming instruc-
tons about 10 a. m. in the recrea-
ton area lake.
James B. Arnold, assistant
county agent, said the Flora boy
had been swimming with a COM
panion and the two had gone out
W q lOPC WHlCIl 1CSAll ClS LllC SWlIl-
ming area. The boys were swim
ming near the end of a pier which
juts out into the lake about 40
feet. The water in the area is six
or seven feet deep.
The companion swan back to
ladder on the pier but when he
looked around for his friend Flora
was nowhere in sight.
Others were summoned to join
in the search. At PAS his body was
recovered in about five feet of
water.
Thomas Nally, 20, of Oakland,
who is lifeguarding for a few weeks
at Harrington Manor, located the
body and pulled the victim from
the water.
The victim was pronounced dead
at the Newman Funeral home by
DR. James Feaster, Oakland, depu-
ty co. medical examiner who said
death was apparently due to drown
ing.
Mr.. Arnold said they had begun
to drain the lake when the body
was discovered.
A lifeguard was on duty at the
time the group of boys went into
the water for the first of a series
of swimming instruction courses at
the camp. He is Red Cross SWIM
ming instructor and has been a
life guard six years.
Conducting an investigation were
Troopers First Glass Donald Wade,
D. A. Tucker, Robert Henline,
along with Foresty Department
personnel.
James B. Arnold, who is serving
as the director of the All camp,
expressed his extreme regret
over the unavoidable accident. He
said this was the first serious acct
dent in the 20 years the All camps
have been operated at the All rec
reation center
At the time of the tragedy Flora
was in a group of % boys. The
buddy system was being used and
he apparently dropped below the
surface without on cutlery. He had
been to the camp for several
seasons and was considered an
excellent swimmer.
Flora was born in Cumberland,
was member of Elliott Memorial
Methodist church, All club, and
also a member of the Glee club
and baseball team in high school.
Surviving besides his parents are
his maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Edith Flora, Bedford road; and
his paternal grandmother, Mrs.
Sadie Dewitt, of Romney, w. Va.
Funeral services are being con-
Quoted this afternoon at 100 from
the Right Funeral home in Cum
berland, with Rev. Louis l.. Enc
rick, pastor of the Elliott Memorial
Methodist church, officiating Burial
will be in Zion Memorial burial
park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17
Methodist Men To Meet

The Methodist Men of ST. Paul's
will hold their next dinner meet
ing July 23rd at Swallow Falls
Pavilion.
Charcoal steaks are to be the
main course and will be served at
700 P. M. The business portion of
the meeting will consist of the
annual election of officers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17

The worlds heaviest man died at
80 in Bremen, Ind. He weighed l.
041 pounds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17

Milton Eisenhower began a
goodwill tour of Central cAmeri-
can countries.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1958-07-17

Denmark was fighting divorce
rate but it still was estimated that
every sixth marriage there ends in
divorce courts.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1958-10-27
Employees Group
Seeking Members

The membership committee OF
Area 9 OF the>~ State Employees
Association held SNdinner meeting
Thursday at Watts Grill to dis
cuss methods Of getting rev mem
bers. Out Of town guests included
the Association executive sec
retary. Clifton Beckwith its presi-
dent. Tom LecreSt of the Motor
Vehicles Department State Mem
bership Chairman Phil Poliack,
with the Security Commission and
the vice -presideni. Victor Jones OF
Greensboro
Guests from Chapel Hill we're
J. S. Bennett the University s
supervisor Of operations and J A.
Williams of the University per
sonnei department
Mr. Williams saio why nos dous3le
The membership By having each
member bring ~ q neN member
Mr. Bennett said state employees
not 10 the Association should be
informed nov much they would
benefit by becoming members
Mr. iollack also spoke on how
10 increase membership here in
Area g
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1958-10-27
HOUSES FOR SALE

S PACIOUS. COMFORTABLE
house on Windsor Circle in Glen
Heights. bedrooms, llz ceramic
tile baths, knotty pine kitchen with
cabinets and adjoining dinette
Beautiful wooded lot Marble
block finish with cedar shingle
siding $4,000. Reasonable terms
Weswin, Inc. Phone 9-l34l.
TOP IN LlSTINGS, SALES, AND
satisfied customers. Foushee o.
sen Realty Co. al l09 n. Columbia
or Dial 343l.
FOR SALE BY OWNER-NEW
house on large Handicapped lot, 8
bedrooms. living room with fire
place, dining room, kitchen, bath.
screened porch. and storage at
tic, Call 1892.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1958-10-27
Public May Make
Telescope Views

Beginning tonight, persons at.
tending the Morehead Planetarium
program will be permitted to OBJ
serve the moon or Mars weather
permitting through its l5-lnch re-
flector telescope The supervised
observing sessions will be held
right after the Planetarium pro
gram every Monday, Tuesday, snd
Wednesday nights from now till
the end Of November
Tony Jenzano, manager Of the
Planetarium. said this opportunity
is being made available because
Of current public interest In these
two heavenly bodies This interest
stems from u S. efforts to place
an object in orbit around the moon
and the current study Of Mars by
ICY scientists.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1958-10-27
Episcopal Service
OF Renewal Set

A Service Of Renewal for all
Episcopalians Of the Durham-Cha-
pei Hill area viii be held at 8
p m this Tuesday at St Philip S
Church on East Main Street in
Durham Bishop Edwin a Pen
ick viii speak.
This is one Of series Of Sery-
ices Of Renewal being held through
out the diocese under the direc-
ton Of the Rev Thomas Frazer
Of Winton-Salem. All the Episcopal
clergymen Of the Durham-C Chapel
Hill area are participating
Bishop Penick is the senior BIS
hop Of the Episcopal Church in
the United States. He has been
a bishop for So years. This will be
his final year He is also known
as one Of the better preachers in
the denomination.