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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Southern High
Orders Textbooks

Orders for textbooks and other
Institutional materials totaling
over $4,000 for Southern High
School were placed with various
firms this week, Kenneth Johns,
principal, stated.
Over twelve hundred textbooks
costing slightly more than $1,000
were included in the requisition.
Except for Junior High music and
mathematics books, most of the
books cost the school anywhere be-
tween $500 to $780, he said Gen
orally speaking schools received
25e6 discount when large quanu-
ties of textbooks are ordered"
The local high school library
will also receive new books total
ing S1100 from the above order.
The remaining amount was dis
tributed among all the various de-
partments of the school, Included
in the acquisitions were orders for
new industrial arts tools and sup
plies, arts and crafts, physical edu-
cation equipment, office materials,
music for the choruses and bands,
home economics equipment and
vocational agriculture materials.
1T is expected that the orders
will be filled by the time school
reopens," Mr.. Johns concluded
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Steering Committee
Elects ; Members

The Garrett County Rural De-
velopment Steering Committee
had a meeting last week and
elected three new county people
to its membership. Those newly
elected for a three-year term are
DR.. Alta Schock, Lee Duvall, and
John Elliott.
DR.. Alta Schrock has been active
in the GrantSville area with the
Penn Alps craft project. This prof.
ect includes the recent purchase of
the old Arlington Hotel for use
as a native craft outlet and res
taurant.
Lee Duvall is owner and oper-
ator of Duvall Farms located near
Red House. Mr.. Duvall has pio-
neered the production of cool
weather vegetable crops on large
scale in the county.
John Elliott, a longtime resident
of Grantsville, has been active in
the Grantsville Community I'M
provement Subcommittee. One of
his major contributions has been
a map marked with the locations
where road signs are needed in
the county. This map will be used
by the County Roads Department
to erect road directional signs on
county roads.
Three members we're reelected
to another term. Those serving
another term are Mrs. John
Beachy, Herbert Wildesen and John
Reckner, Jr.
Merle Garletts was reelected to
another one-year term as chair
man of the Steering Committee.
Daniel w. Klotz of Grantsville was
elected to a one-year term as vice
chairman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Local Scouts Take
Life-Saving Course

Seven local explorer scouts are
presently engaged in a special
swimming life saving program at
Camp Whitethorn.
Kenneth Johns, advisor to Post
81, explained that the instruction
was arranged through Mason Cal
lis. local water safety chairman
for the American Red Cross and
Chester Johns, director of the local
youth camp.
Instructor for the course is Miss
Anne French, a recent graduate of
Notre Dame College in Baltimore
Miss French holds an American
Red Cross swimming and life-sav-
ing instructors certificate and is
employed as water front director
at Camp Whitethorn and Mime
toska.
Upon the successful completion
of the seventeen-hour course these
young men will be awarded an
American Red Cross life-saving
certificate. Two of the boys will
be awarded a Junior Life Saving
Certificate while the remaining
five will receive a Senior Life Saw
ing Certificate. While the length
of period of instruction is slight
ly longer for the latter group, the
primary difference is the age
limitation" Kenneth Johns said
"A boy must be sixteen years of
age to qualify for the Senior Life
Saving Certificate Not only will
this instruction benefit the individu-
al boys knowledge of water safety,
but it may save another persons
life someday," the post adviser
said. Also, it may give employment
to some Garrett County boy around
the lake or elsewhere in future
summers"
Mr.. Johns also expressed his
appreciation to the camp staff for
giving their time and use of camp
facilities for the program.
Those taking the course are:
Junior Life Saving-Porter WEIGH
and Stewart Gray; Senior Life
Saving-Brookie Brookhart, Tom
Forman, Dave Gender, Buzz Up
dyke and John Updyke.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Town Water Supply
Not Helped by Rain

In spite of numerous showers
over the weekend, the condition
of the towns water supply remains
critical, according to Henry w Nc
CCmas, chairman of the Water
committee of the Town Council.
Mr.. McComas said a prolonged
period of steady rain would be
necessary to raise the level of the
towns wells to a normal level, the
recent rains not penetrating more
than few inches into the ground.
At the present time, the town is
consuming more water than the
wells are producing. However, Mr..
McComas commented that Judging
from current consumption, water
users were responding to the APP
peal from town officials to con-
serve water for only essential uses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Sterling Processing Co. Picnic Big
Day For Everyone But The Chickens

Half a ton of chicken is a lot of
birds-but that's about what went
down the hatch of six hundred en-
ployees and guests Saturday after
noon. The occasion? The annual
picnic of members of the staff of
the Sterling Processing Company
in Oakland.
Besides members of the en-
ployees' families, the invitation
list included members of the State
Legislature, the Oakland Town
Council, the County Commission
ers and others.
The chickens, products of Sterl-
ing's own local plant, were bar
becued on specially constructed
pit behind the Swallow Falls pavil-
ion, where the affair was held.
Some 300 fowl were used, besides
the necessary complement of
potato salad and other picnic deli
cacies.
The Sterling plant, which has
been an Oakland industry for
some five years, holds the annual
outing for its staff and guests. Ac-
cording to Earl Wise, manager of
the plant here, out of town Of
ficials included j. w. Ruby, Sterl-
ing president A. B. Summers, vice
president; Paul Styles, director of
industrial relations, and Frank o.
Malley, all of MorgantoWn.
Barbecue superintendent was
Russell Thomas, of Reedsville, w.
Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Will Teach At Southern

Russell Fitzgerald, Jr., has ac-
cepted an assignment as instructor
in the field of social studies at
Southern High School for the com
ing year Mr.. Fitzgerald was gradu-
ated from Bruce High School and
from the Frostburg State Teach
ers College. He held position as
history teacher in the North Hag-
erstown High School for one year.
and then went to work at the Luke
Paper Mill
Mr.. Fitzgerald has special inter
ests in music, dramatics, and
athletics. He is married and has
one child Mr. Fitzgerald and
family plan to move to Oakland
as soon as suitable housing can
be found. The Fitzgeralds are
members of the Methodist Church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
deep CreeE Regatta
SET For. This VeQk-EEaN

All defending champions will
participate in the annual Deep
Creek Yacht Club Regatta Satur-
day and Sunday.
The 1858 winners, however, may
not find Smooth sailing" as club
commodore John F. Schaidt of
Cumberland reports that some of
the East's hottest shippers plan
to participate in the four-event,
two-day show.
Races will start Saturday at II
a. M, with a Flying Scot event.
Thistles, Snipes and Rebels fol-
low in that order at 15-minute in
tervals. Second races will start at
2 p. M, in the same order while
the third and final of the series
are set for Sunday, getting under
way at 1915 a. m.
Individual first, second and
third-place trophies will be given
in each event in which ten or
more yachts participate. A first
place trophy only will be awarded
in any class with less than six
boats taking part. An inscribed
Maryland Snipe championship
trophy will be retained by the
Yacht Club of the winner for one
year.
Last years champs we're How
ard N. Richards of Oakville, On
tario, Canada maryland Snipe
title); Ludwig Fromme, Toledo,
Ohio maryland Rebel; D. C..
Beelar, Washington, D. c. deep
Creek Lake Thistle), and Gordon
SANDY Douglass, Oakland, Md.
Maryland Flying Scott.
George S. (Stovey) Brown of
the Deep Creek and Baltimore
Yacht Clubs, who has taken part
in a number of the Garrett races,
winning the 1855 Snipe champion
ship, is among the topnotch en-
trants. Brown, former national
Junior champ, represented the
United States in the Snipe events
during the recent North Amerl-
can Championships in Bermuda.
Entries have been received from
shippers in Canada, New England,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsyl-
vania. Ohio and Indiana as well as
Baltimore, Washington, Annapolis,
West Virginia, Virginia and the
Chesapeake Bay area. When the
starting gun sounds Saturday, at
least so yachts are expected to be
in the field for the four separate
events.
Fred Steiding, Cumberland, is
chairman of the Regatta Commit
tee. Bill German, Cumberland,
heads the racing committee.
David H. Jock Murrie of Har-
risburg, former Cumberland news
paper and radio man, is serving
as publicity director for the 1853
two-day spectacle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
GIotfeIty Reunion Held

Some $50 persons attended the
annual Glotfelty reunion on Sun
day at the Fred Glotfelty farm,
north of Oakland. Many sections
of the country were represented.
Prizes were awarded to three
families tieing for having the larg-
est number of children present,
each with eight They were Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Bowser, Accident;
Mr.. and Mrs. Beeson Glotfelty,
Oakland, and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Glotfelty, Oakland.
Officers of the clan are Mason
Glotfelty, chairman; Mrs. Kermit
Glotfelty secretary; Fred Glotfelty,
treasurer; Roy Glotfelty, Hubert
Glotfelty, Robert L. Glotfelty and
Gerald Glotfelty, members of the
committee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Letter To The Edition. .

(The editor of The Republican is mentioning this week
and the "editoral will consist of letter him-or
likely it will consist of no editorial at al.)
Dear George
While you baskng at the shore, the rest of
the mountain top doing best keep the wheels
ing.
You will probably find this the most casual editorial
written In fact you might find this the most casual
newspaper produced
This is not by accident Too many times and for too long,
often take ourselves seriously This the time of the
year. in the dodrums of summer when a light touch is
refreshing a dip in the Atlantic Ocean.
But when say casual don't that the serious
stories will be complete actua and earnestly
hope, accurate In other words, up to The Republicans
standards
But George, if think going to sit here in the
heat and beat brains out while you sitting Reho
both Blackwell, all can say is-you are right!
Enjoy your vacation-you deserve tour turn is next
With regards,
The Republican Staff
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23

There are rattlesnakes in Gar
rett county-to be sure-but their
menace has been exaggerated out
Of all proportion through state
ments from Foresty Department
personnel, it was felt by persons
qualified to know.
On July IA The Cumberland
News published a statement by
William II. Johnson, district for
ester of Cumberland, stating that
rattlesnakes seem to be unusually
numerous in Garrett county this
summer"
Mr.. johnson went on to COM
ment that during the past few
weeks quite number have been
killed in that county" He said
that a number had been shared
in the Swallow Falls forest area,
some of them quite large. Mr..
Johnson commented that IF a
person makes considerable noise
while walking through the woods,
it will have tendency to scare off
the snakes"
One of the most vociferous dis
senters to the observation was E.
W. Adams, Oakland real estate
man and outdoorsman. In a letter
to the editor Of the Cumberland
daily, Mr.. Adams said, in part:
The impression was given that
this county, and particularly the
Swallow Falls area, abounded with
the reptiles and that caution was
needed when walking through the
woods to avoid them.
81 have spent my life in Gar
rett county-in its woods and hills
and glades, and so have most of
my friends. 1t is difficult for me
to recollect any menace from
snakes, particularly in recent
years, and l feel your article does
disservice to a beautiful and
popular recreation area.
In checking with men who
should know, l am informed that
there are some rattlesnakes in
the county, but to my knowledge
none in any area frequented by
the public In fact, one friend who
spends considerable time actually
looking for them reports them
most difficult to find, even in
certain remote areas where they
are known to exist.
Actually, the rattlesnake is not
the menace it is generally as
Sumed to be. Unless cornered, at
tackled or provoked, it will run a
hundred times quicker than it will
strike.
Certainly, it would be foolish
to contend that there are no
snakes in Garrett county any more
than it would be to say there are
no snakes in Allegany county or
elsewhere. But definitely the
Continued on Page FOUR
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Entries Are Received
For Tennis Tourney

Entries are beginning to come IN
for the 38th annual Western Mary
land Tennis Tournament, to be
held at Mt. Lake Park August d
through 8.
Among those who have filed en-
tries are Joe Bader, Asa Names
and Fred Killmeyer, of Charles
ton, w. Va; Red Brown, Morgan
town; Franco Fiorio, Arlington,
Va; Lawrence Middlecamp, Adel-
phia, Md; Robert Bennett and SON;
Mrs. Robert Bennett, Pittsburgh;
Alex Kettles, Washington, D. c. and
Earl Brown, also of Washington.
Several of the entrants are veter-
ans of the tournaments. Other
entries will be received during the
weeks before the event.
On the social side, the Wally
Gingers Orchestra, from Union
town, has been engaged for the
Tennis dance, held Saturday night
of tennis week.
This is a 10-piece ensemble and
has played at the Covered Wagon
Inn near Philadelphia, Rustic
Cabin night club, EngleWood, N.
j. Melody Mill ball room in Chi
cago, Aragon room in Cleveland,
Ohio. The band has recently re-
turned from a four weeks engage
ment at Roseland ball room in New
York City.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Rock Throwers Face
Grand Jury Action

Two Prince Georges County
youths were ordered held for
grand jury action Monday in the
death of a man formerly of Bloom
ington, who died nine days after
he was involved in a rock-throwing
fracaS.
Police Court Judge George j.
O'Hara ordered the youths held
after a preliminary hearing. The
boys, James B. A. Duvall, IS, of
Coral Hills, Md, and Raymond F.
Burke, 20 of Bradbury Park, Md,
were released on $500 bond each.
They are charged with man.
slaughter in the May 10 death of
Donald L. Moorehead 81, Wash
ington.
Three juveniles, Is, Is and II
years old, also have been charged
in the rock-throwing incident that
occurred May 10, in Coral Hills,
Prince Georges County police re-
port. The three are awaiting ac-
ton of the Prince Georges Juve-
nile Court, scheduled to take up
the case Aug. 5.
Detective 1t. Earl Huber said
the stoning occurred as Moore
head and four other men were sit
ting in a shaded area The youths
approached the men, there was a
discussion over some beer being
drunk and rocks were thrown, he
added.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Deer Park Man
Is Victim OF
Falling Tree

A 40 year old Deer Park man
was killed early Tuesday after
noon when he was hit by a falling
tree while cutting timber in the
Bittinger section.
The victim was Lawrence Cliff
ton Erwin, of near Deck Park, ac-
cording to Sheriff James f. Frantz.
He said Mr. Erwin died instantly
of a fractured skull when he was
struck on the head by a falling
chestnut tree.
AS the timber toppled over, it
struck some saplngs and then
dead chestnut tree which fell and
struck Mr.. Erwin.
He said Mr.. Erwin and fellow
worker, Bard Mckenzie, had just
completed saving down a large
oak tree.
Sheriff Frantz said Mckenzie,
who was wedging the tree as Erwin
cut it with a power saw, reported
the falling chestnut tree just missed
him and that the accident happen
ed so quickly neither had a chance
to get out of the way
A verdict. of accidental death
was issued by DR.. James H. Feaster,
Garrett County medical examiner
Mr.. Erwin, who was single, was
a son of the late Coy and Bessie
Paugh Erwin and was born in Gar
rett county November 20, 1918.
Surviving are five brothers, Juli-
an Mt. Lake Park; Ralph, Youngs-
town, Ohio; Ward, Loeb Lynn, and
Victor and Melvin Erwin, both of
Deer Park, and one sister, Mrs.
BERTHE Hinebaugh, Deer Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
To Represent County
At Teachers Workshop

The Garrett County Teachers
association will be represented at
the Institute on Maryland Public
Affairs scheduled this week at
Towson State Teachers college.
Miss Viola Broadwater, public
relations chairman of the group,
and member of the Maryland State
Teachers association, expects to
attend the workshop which opens
today and continues through Sat
urday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Frostburg To Meet
Oakland All Sturs

Frostburg's Little League ALL
Stars have been selected for the
opening game of the district play
offs with Oakland's All-Stars at
Frostburg, Monday, July 81 at
6 p. m.
In 1858, Frostburg won out over
the local team 81. Previous to
that, in 1857, the Mountain City
sluggers also downed Oakland 4-3.
The first encounter of the two
teams, in 1855, resulted in an 81
victory for Frostburg.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
Directors To Meet

The Board of Directors of the
Mt, Top Chamber of Commerce
will meet Monday, July 81, in the
Directors room of the First Ma
tional Bank at 500 p. m, it was an
nounced by Frank Peters, presi-
dent
Peters said detectives for the
coming year would be discussed
and that a work program would be
formulated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-07-23
DR.. Jones Improving

Dr. Arthur F. Jones, county
health officer, is improving at
Memorial Hospital in Cumberland
where he has been a medical pa
tient since July II.
DR.. Jones was admitted to the
hospital there after being stricken
while spending a weekend at his
cottage on the South Branch.
Evening star., 1959-02-12

,tsrS Of, Defense McEroy who
will testify early in March.
Mr.. Fulton declares, however
every available bit of official
and expert opinion ought to be
obtained II only to determine
whether the. missile and satel-
lite programs are in danger
'of being dangerously delayed
by administrative red tape and
a maze Of military or civilian
channels.
Mr. Brooks replies that he
is as eager as anyone on the
committee to learn whether
missile and satellite projects
are being expedited and If ade-
quate funds are being provided.
He says he also wants to know
whether any promising Army,
Navy or Air Force proposal or
program is being choked of or
needlessly narrowed because of
opposition by fiscal authorities
qualifications to Judge the over
all defense picture.
No Major Disagreement
The Brooks-Fulton disagree
ment nevertheless is not a ma.
jor one at this stage. The chair
man notes that the committee
already has fallen behind in its
hearing schedule. He announces
he might call night sessions to
catch up within the next two
weeks unless the questioning
Evening star., 1959-02-12
4 Quiiz. Policy !:
Sought in Space Unit

Chairman Brooks, Democrat
of Louisiana. and II of his
colleagues on the 24-member
committee, are at the Atlantic
missile range at Cape Canav-
eral, Fla, today and will inspect
the Army's Redstone Arsenal
at Huntsville, Ala, before re-
turning to Washington on Sat-
urday.
Disapproves ATTACK"
But before resuming public
sessions next week Mr.. Brooks
hopes the committee will set
tie into more patient and sys-
tematic pattern of investiga-
ton. He is dissatisfied with
the committees general eager
ness to fire all kinds of ques-
tions simultaneously in all di-
rections.
The Louisiana Democrat who
lett the No. 2 spot on the House
Armed Services Committee last
month to head the new COM
mittee on outer space explora-
tion and related scientific fields
also feels that many questions
are being asked in a cart-be-
fore-the-house manner.
In the hope Of saving time
and avoiding repetitious inter-
Evening star., 1959-02-12
MIssILELAND, U. S..A. =. -:
Tiny. N Comero::. ;.
Perfected for Rockets

anism is designed for-there
probably would be an external
source Of power. But II the rig
is used independently of other
apparatus, II can be powered
by a 28-volt dry-cell battery
that weighs only about 4
pounds.
Terriflcally Rugged
The entire system, engineers
OF the Lockheed Missiles and
Space Division say, has been
"ruggedi2ed" to stand high
acceleration and shaking that
no human being could endure.
Shocks equal to 40 times the
force Of gravity. acceleration of
so Gs and vibration equivalent
TO 10 Gs have been experienced
oy the system without damage,
Fifty Gs is like flying into
a concrete wall in a jet airplane
at l,l00 miles an hour" an
engineer explained.
The designers, obviously wor-
ried about possible Soviet out
cries Of spy" emphasize that
the set was designed for use
in missiles-for visual in
fight inspection of the birds
performance-and in passenger
Evening star., 1959-02-12
BY WILLIAM HINES
star Science Writer

SUNNYvALE. Calif.-Pictures
Of commercial quality from a
battery-powered television sys-
tenn weighing only o pounds
have been achieved by elec-
tronics engineers here.
The heart Of the tiny '"TV
broadcasting station" with a
range of 1000 miles. is q tube
less than 8 inches long and
slightly over 2 inches in diam
eter. This is the camera, only
2 pounds 10 ounces in weight.
Aside from the picture tube,
the device is packed into a
black box about the size Of a
frozen-vegetable carton, weigh
ing 2 pounds 10 ounces. Four
teen ounces more account for
the camera controls, which are
completely automatic.
The signal is transmitted by
a 50-watt FIN sending set
weighing / ounce less than 3
pounds.
To this 9-pound, 2-ounce
package would normally be add
ed a power source. In a missile
or satellite-such as the mech
Evening star., 1959-02-12

IrogatiOn"he directed the COM
mittees STAFF experts to compile
a clear and detailed explanation
of the way a specific project
or proposal originates in the
Defense Department, how it
goes from office to Office, and
how and where 1t finally is
approved. disapproved, modified
or postponed.
Committee hearings during
the last two weeks indicated
a need for the compilation.
Army and Navy officers. mainly
concerned with research and
development of missiles and
other special nuclear weapons,
were asked repeatedly to de-
scribe the steps that had to be
taken to get approval of
specific service recommended
tions.
Two At Odds On Queries
Mr.. Brooks and Representa- :
tive Fulton, Republican of
Pennsylvania, are somewhat
at odds on this type of ques-
tioning. The chairman urged
members to defer various
queries until they could be
based more informatively If not
more intelligently on the forth
coming staff compilation. He
suggested. too, that quicker and
M ore authoritative answers
might be obtained If high policy
and. organizational questions
were asked principally of top
level witnesses such as Secre-