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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
II Percent of 1859
Taxes Are Collected

Some II percent of the 1859 taxes
have been collected. it was an
nounced yesterday morning by
Joseph II. WEIGH, county treasurer.
The amount was $510,661 SO. The
total tax for 1859 was $7O9,446.
Breaking down the figures Mr..
WEIGH said his office had collected
70 percent of real estate taxes, 81
percent of personal operty
taxes, SO percent of ordinary bust
ness taxes, sc percent of financial
corpol alton taxes and So percent
of public utilities taxes.
WEIGH said he had completed
collection of all taxes for prior
years, including 1858, except for
few properties tied up in litiga-
ton. The final sale of personal
property through tax sales was
completed last Friday. He said
there were II or IA accounts on
personal property taxes for prior
years but that he was instituting
proceeding to force their collection
within a few days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
d. - -

The performance staged by members of the Legislative
Council last Friday is for the books If their actions E
sample of the quality of statesmen we can ONLY hone
Tor enlightenment of the states citizens in two more
TO clear out the entire works AS teacher cvics remarked
Il would have loved to have had my high school cvcs class
view these proceedings perfect example in reverse
For time things almost normal Senators and
delegates Just had to be heard and used the method second
ing proposal sometimes many four times in
order to get this accomplished But then came the subject of
liquor presented by Dr. Baumgarner termed our pres
ent situation rdicuous That started round of re-
Marks IN the midst OF which council member presented
PLAN Our local Legislators should put emergency meas
ue III the general assembly setting up legaized liquor and
it before the people of the county get wind of what
they doing, he suggested.
1t took minute two for the impact of that statement
to sink in But ladies and gentlemen there it is Recon-
mending form of subterfuge get measure through
the legislature hardly the type of action would expect
from who elected by the voters to represent
them with honesty and integrity.
Another person offered spend much time in visiting
the voters and educatg them the Of they
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Chamber Of Commerce
Discusses Activities

Matters of community interest
were discussed at the regular
meeting of the Mt. Top Chamber
of Commerce board of directors
Monday night in the board room
of the First National bank. Nine
directors attended.
Tom Gains committee was au-
thorized to spend an additional
500 for Christmas season street
decorations.
Helmuth Heise was appointed to
represent the chamber before the
legislative committees seeking to
draft new boat licensing bill.
The current industrial promo
ton situation was reviewed and
the council restated its intention
to cooperate and support the coun-
ty program at every level.
Free parking signs have recent
ly been displayed directing auto
mobiles to the off-street parking
areas. Signs of a more permanent
nature will be available in the near
future. Autumn glory committees
were appointed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Postmastership Open
For Bloomington

An examination for Fourth-Class
Postmaster for the post office at
Bloomington, $3.50 year, will be
open for acceptance of applications
until October 27, the U. S. Civil
Service Commission announced to-
day.
Applicants must actually reside
within the territory supplied by the
aforementioned post office and
they must have reached their 18th
birthday on the closing date for
acceptance of applications. There
is no maximum age limit. However,
persons who have passed the age
of 70 may be considered only for
temporary renewable appointments
of one year.
Complete information about the
examination requirements and in
structions for filing applications
may be obtained at the post Office
for which this examination is be-
ing announced. Application forms
must be filed with the U. S. Civil
Service Commission, Washington
Is, D. c. and must be received or
postmarked not later than the CLOS
ing date.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Bowling Alleys Open
With Full Schedule

The Oak Lanes bowling alleys
opened officially Saturday night
and on Monday night some of the
sixty or more league teams began
their competition that will last for
the winter months.
There was bowling the first day
from IL a. m. to past midnight,
people from the area keeping the
center busy constantly. There was
a waiting line good part of Sun
day.
Woodrow Jackson was the first
bowler at the open house to use
the lanes and the first dollar was
paid by Bill Renninger, age IL.
Bowling shoes were presented to
Kenneth Small with a high score
of 223, and Vic Small with a score
of 173. Mr.. and Mrs. Small donated
the shoes to the EUB church for
its use in the bowling league. The
Hoosier league started the balls
rolling Monday with teams of
Shaffer Sales, Browning No. 1,
Ace Radio, Rex Wiles, Oakland
Equipment and City Hardware.
From 8 to IL the Major League,
comprising all women, bowled.
Tuesday evening the league from
the Lions club played and from 8
to IL the mixed league boWled.
Team averages will be posted be-
ginning next week, after all leagues
have made their debut. Other
leagues are scheduled for tonight
and tomorrow.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Seek $50 Pints
Blood Next Visit

The American Red Cross will
seek $50 pints of blood during
the regular visit of the Johnstown
bloodnobile unit to Oakland next
Wednesday afternoon, October 7.
The unit will be at the Oakland
fire hall from IL o'clock noon I'M
til 6 p. m. The quota actually is
125 pints but Mrs. Grover C..
Stemple, blood recruitment chair
man, said the county has not been
filling its requirements and that
the outgo is greater than the in
take.
Mrs. Stemple revealed that dur
ing the last visit of the blood
mobile to Oakland in June the
Red Cross had received los pints.
But she also pointed out that since
June the local hospital had used
148 pints.
She said that last year the Red
Cross throughout the nation had
received 2,349,OOO pints of blood
which represented 40 percent of
all the blood collected throughout
the United States. This was equiva-
lent to 268 pints of blood per
hour or four and one-half per
minute.
The usual persons will be in
charge of the various activities at
the blood donor center. Mrs. Cecil
Smith is in charge OF the canteen,
Mrs. o. T. eraser in charge of
registration. Dr. Arthur Jones, in
charge of physicians, and Mrs. E.
l. Baumgartner, in charge of
nurses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
All Fall Roundup
Set For October 3rd

County All members will gather
Saturday evening, October 3, for
the second Annual Fall Roundup
to be held in the Pavilion on the
Camp side at the Western Mary
land All Center. A general pro-
gram of fun and fellowship with
party games has been planned
from 8 to 8 p. M; and square dane
ing from 9 to IL. Decorations are
being arranged by the Bittinger
Boys and Girls Clubs. Mrs. Harland
Bowman, Mrs. Ross Grove, Mrs.
Taft Oursler, Miss Ivadene Mat
theWs, Mrs. Ralph Bucket, and Mrs.
George Shawley, all local leaders,
will serve refreshments. The fol-
lowing members will assist with
games or square dancing: Carol
HaenftlinG, David Knots, Amelia
Ford, Florence Emory, Carl Fra
zee, Jane Hanst, Cheryl Vitez, Patti
DeVelbiss, Roger Roderick, Susan
Bowman, Marjorie Swartzentruber,
Patty Shawley, Ralph Bucket, Jr,
Charles DeVelbiss, James Bucket,
Ruth Ann Harvey, Joyce Haenft-
ling, Trudy Mosser, Tom Magruder,
and Bill Magruder.
All Alters, parents, and friends
are welcome.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Eleven Properties
Sold At Tax Sale

Eleven pieces of real estate
we're sold at a treasurer's tax sale
conducted last Friday morning at
the front door of the court house.
just one third of the number
advertised originally. Twenty-three
persons settled with the county
treasurer, Joseph H. WEIGH, for
taxes due for 1858 and 1859.
The treasurer is compelled by
law to advertise for sale all prop
critics on which taxes are not
paid for the previous year.
The property sold for taxes and
the purchasers are listed as fol-
lows:
Property of Minor c. Cooper,
500 acres of Potomac Manor"
tract, election district one, pur-
chased by E. Ray Jones for 81, 400,
Property of Mary A. Riley, IL
acres and 81 perches, district No.
2, part of Blooming Rose" pur-
chased by Donald Riley for $3.50.
Riley also purchased property of
William Henry Riley, also district
2, interest in ten acres and 40
perches, for S2l0.
Property Of Schell Mining Com
pany, district 8, 68 acres, purchased
by L. R. Jones for $685..
Property of Mary j. Kerns, dis
trict 10, 1853 acres, purchased by
Leonard Budelis for $3.50.
Property of Mary P. Anderson
Heirs, lot 5 in Mt Lake Park, pur-
chased by Nelson Thomasson for
S41O.
Five other properties were pur-
chased by Murphy Brothers of
Swanton They included property
of Harry F. Sausman, district 2,
l acre, for $40; property of Nancy
Cation, district 8, 3 acres, for $50;
property of James M. Lee, district
16, lots 10 and II, for $50; prop
erty of Ada Ray, district 10, lot
in district 13, Kitzmiller for $40;
and property of Ruth Stanton, dis
trict 8, SIS acres and Isl acres of
COAL for $500.
Former owners have the right
of redemption within a tWo-year
period.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Pedestrian Killed
When Hit BY Auto
Charles Andrew Friend, 80.
Dies Of Fractured Neck

Charles Andrew Friend, aged 80,
who resides on u. S. route PIG,
north OF Oakland, was Killed in
stantly when he was struck ny al.
automobile operated by William
Ernest Shirer, 70, Third street,
Oakland, Saturday night.
The accident occurred on the
new Mt. Lake Park highway, about
mile east of Oakland.
Friend was walking along State
route 1875 near the Park when he
stepped in front OF Shirer's car,
according to State Trooper Robert
u. Henlne. The man suffered a
fractured neck and was dead on
arrival at Garrett County Memorial
hospital.
Shirer was not held by police
after the mishap. Apparently the
man stumbled over stone which
threw him into the roadway just
as Mr.. Shirer reached him. 1t was
the 18th fatal highway accident in
the Cumberland area within two
weeks.
Friend was a son of the late Ed
mond and Tillie Knox Friend. He
is survived by two brothers Ivan,
address unknown; and James, of
Mt. Lake Park, and two sisters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Knox, Swallow Falls;
Mrs. Edna Bittinger, of Meadow
Mountain.
Deceased was a member of the
Glendale Pentecostal church. The
body was taken to the Minnich
Funeral home in Oakland. Funeral
services were conducted Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock from the
Glendale Pentecostal church by
Rev. j. c. Skipper. Burial was in
Glendale cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
To Attend Principals
Meeting In Baltimore

Two secondary principals, Ken
meth Johns of Southern and Har-
old Phillips, Kitzmiller; Foster Bit
tie, High School Supervisor and
Willard l.. Hawkins, superintendent
of schools, will attend the annual
autumn secondary school princi-
pals meeting in Baltimore next
week.
The theme for this years con-
ference is The pupil, his abilities,
his needs and his program" One
of the principal features of the
two-day session will be a speech
by Sir Godfrey Crowther, one of
the worlds leading economists.
The Garrett County delegation
plans to leave early Thursday
morning and return on Saturday
in time for the NOrthern-SoutherD
football game.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Cub Scout Roundup
Set Friday Evening

The roundup of cub scouts will
take place on Friday evening Octo-
Der 2, at o'clock at the Scout
hall, above city council chamber, it
was announced by Frank Mcdaniel,
cubmaster.
Cubs who are still active and
those who have reached the age
of eight years who are interested
in becoming members are urged to
attend. Mr.. Mcdaniel said that par
ents of the boys should also ar
range to be present at this first
meeting which is the date for the
reorganization of the pack for the
ensuing years work. He said that
there is a need for additional den
mothers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Civic Club Hears
Talk by MIR. Peters

Persons attending the Oakland
Civic club meeting Tuesday after
noon, heard an address by Frank
PeterS, president of the Mt. Top
Chamber of Commerce, in which
he discussed the outlook for eco
nomic development of the county.
MIR. Peters placed emphasis on the
development of our recreational
resources. He was introduced by
Mrs. William w. Grant. Forty
three members and guests attended
the luncheon.
Eleven new members were re-
ceived, five of them being gradu-
ates of the junior civic club. The
five included Mrs. Stephen Pagen-
hardt, Mrs. Wilbur Close, Mrs. Eu-
gene Taylor, Mrs. James Helbig,
Mrs. Guy William Hinebaugh.
Other new members we're Mrs.
Thomas Johnson, Mrs Wesley
Schaible, Miss Bessie Hinebaugh,
Mrs. Creigh Teets, Mrs. Townshend
Naylor, Mrs. H. c. Deal
Reports were given by Mrs. Paul
Naylor, county Red Cross chair
man; Mrs. Grover Stemple, blood
recruitment chairman for the Red
Cross, and Mrs. William R. Brown
ing, geriatrics chairman, presented
her program for the year.
Mrs. Henry W. McComas, re-
Gently installed president, was in
charge of the business session.
Mrs. Emroy Bolden was in charge
of arrangements.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Harley Stenple
Pleads Guilty
Burglar Counts
Given Three Year Sentence
His Brother Pleads
Guilty To Larceny

Harley Webster Stemple 25, of
Fingerboard road, west of Oakland,
entered pleas of guilty to three
charges OF breaking and entering
in the Circuit court here this week
and was sentenced to three years
in the House of Correction on two
charges, and one year in the House
on the third. The sentences were
to run cOncurrently.
At the same time his brother,
Clarence w. Stemple, 20, also en-
tered plea of guilty to the first
count of an indictment on larceny
and receiving stolen goods. AS
sociate Judge Neil c. Fraley defer
red sentencing pending completion
of a study of the case.
A number of other cases were
brought before the court this week
and several cases remain to be
tried.
Harley Stemple had been charged
with breaking and entering two
stores in the Bittinger area and a
concession stand at Harrington
Manor.
He was observed in the latter
action by forest guard who later
discovered the stolen goods cached
under some brush across the lake
from the stand
Clarence Stemple's plea con-
cerned a robbery of a garage in the
Red House area.
Both of the men had been appre-
hended previously in connection
with the robbery of a business
place in Tunnelton, w. Va, but
the West Virginia authorities de-
cided not to apply for eXtraditiOn
papers.
In other cases tried this week
there was one hung jury trial in
connection with Jack Hardesty,
who had appealed an assault and
battery conviction i'll the office of
the trial magistrate. He was charged
with assaulting Harold G.. Friend.
Hardesty pleaded not guilty
After the jury reported it was
unable TO reach verdict he was
released on bond for his appear
ance at the March term.
Playford Freeman Eckenrode
pleaded guilty to a charge of bas-
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Six-Year Old Child
Has Case of Polio

The illness of Edith Dignan, six
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Dignan, of German, has
been diagnosed as paralytic polio,
it was announced yesterday by DR..
Arthur F. Jones, county health Of
ficer.
The child became i'll on Septem-
Der 10, and definite diagnosis was
returned on the oath The child
who has been at her home since
she became i'll, will be moved today
to the Children's hospital school in
Baltimore. Dr. Jones said the acute
phase of the disease had passed be-
fore the definite diagnosis was re-
ceived and that the case was now
considered non infectious. He said
she was showing some Improvement.
All of her limbs were affected,
with paralysis Of the right shoulder
and arm.
The child started to school this
year at Red House but was trans
ferred 10 the Loeb Lynn school.
DR.. Jones said there still had
been no definite report on the i'll
ness of Donald Harvey, II, of Kitz-
miller, a son of Charles Harvey.
He was admitted to Memorial hos
pital, Cumberland after polio was
suspected.
The local health department is
now advising that all individuals
who have received their original
three shots for prevention of polio
should get their fourth booster
shot. Free immunization and boost
ers are being offered by the health
department for all those who have
medical care cards and those who
are referred by a physician, DR..
Jones said
He advised any who had received
no immunizations, particularly
those in the age group up to 20
years should start Immediately
since October is considered The
most dangerous of all months for
polio.
He revealed that the Dignan
child had no immunizations and
that the Harvey child had only one.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Four Sentences
Melted Out Today

Sentences of four traversers
found guilty in the Circuit Court
earlier this week were pronounced
this morning by Associate Judge
Neil c. Fraley at the opening of
today's court session.
Sentences we're given for Ray
mond E. Steyer, assault; Clarence
Willard Stemple, larceny and re-
ceiving stolen goods; William
Miner, larceny and receiving stolen
goods; and Solomon Tasker, as
sault with intent to kill.
Steyer received suspended
sentence of two years in the House
of Correction. Judge Fraley re-
marked it was not pretty pic
ture for two brothers, grown men,
appearing in criminal court" He
said the verdict of the jury was
exactly right. He was placed on
probation for three years, provid-
ing he remained of good behavior
and refrained from causing trouble
in his family.
In the case of Stemple, Ju33e
Fraley said he was inclined to give
consideration to first offenders and
would have done so had he been
inclined to tell the truth. But he
said the officers received no CO.
operation. He was sentenced to
serve two years in the House of
Correction.
William Miner was sentenced to
the Reformatory for Males for a
period not to exceed two years. 1t
was noted Miner had been on pro-
baton for three years and that
this time had expired early this
year.
In the case of Tasker he was
given a suspended sentence of
three years in the House of Cor
rection. 1t was suspended upon
condition that he refrain from the
use of Intoxicating liquor and that
he comply with regulations of the
probation officer. 1t was brought
out THAT the man had used a por-
ton of a welfare check to purchase
whiskey and Judge Fraley re-
minded the man that he certainly
had no business spending welfare
money for whiskey.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
P-TA Urges Signs
At School Crossings

The need for road signs for
children where they must cross
the highway to get to school, was
stressed at a recent meeting of
the Bloomington Parent-Teacher
association.
Wayne Golf, president, said that
all proposed safety measures would
be put before the new county
wide bus safety council at its
initial meeting. 1t was voted that
funds for reading and Instruction
al material be donated to the
school.
Committees were appointed for
the year; membership, Mrs. Mary
Tichnell, Chestnut Grove; Mrs.
Hollis Wilt, Savage road; Mrs.
Bessie Price and Mrs. Jack Hill,
Bloomington.
Child study, Mrs. Jane Biggs,
Mrs, Virginia Fox, Mrs. Norma
Douglas, Mrs. Mildred Beavers,
Mrs. Pauline Eaton and Mrs. Ruth
Cavey.
Entertainment, Mrs. Charlotte
Barnard, Mrs. Inez Bush and Miss
Alice Howard.
Delegates to county council,
Mrs. Mary Deval and Mrs. lola
Guy The next meeting was set
for October Is at $50 p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Woman Legislator
To Address Demo
Women ON Monday

Delegate Margaret SchWeinhaut,
Montgomery county, will be the
speaker at a dinner meeting Of the
Federation of Democratic Wom-
ems clubs of the county Monday
evening at $50 in Mt Lake Park.
Mrs. Schweinhaut is serving her
second term in the General AS
sembly. She began her career i'll
politics when a campaign speaker
in New York during F. D. Roose-
velt's third term campaign in 1910.
She is presently serving as
member of the Maryland Commits
sion for the treatment of juvenile
delinquency. She is supporter of
handicapped children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
To Attend 4-State
Conclave Next Week

Thomas Magruder, III, Western
port, President of the Garrett
County All Council; Mrs. Polly
Hanst, Oakland homemaker; and
E. Rankin Lusby, Assistant County
Agent will be among those from
the county who will attend the
four state three-day Young Mems
and Women's Conference October
9, 10, and II at the West Virginia
State All Camp at Jackson's Mill
Mrs Hanst will be in charge Of the
class Mr.. and Miss, and will de-
liver the opening talk.
The purpose of the conference
is to make new friends, improve
leadership, gain new ideas, and
develop confidence among older a.
H members. States which will be
represented include Maryland,
West Virginia, Ohio, and Delaware.
Plans for the conference were
discussed Saturday at Symons Hall,
University of Maryland, College
Park when members of the All
Older Youth Advisory Group met.
Thomas Magruder III, President of
the Garrett County All Council
represented Garrett County
Also discussed at the Saturday
meeting was the annual Older
Youth Conference which will be
held in the early part of January
at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in
Baltimore, at which Thomas Ma
gruder will give the invocation,
and the State Citizenship Tour
which will be held in conjunction
with the observance of National
All Week in March.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-01
Citizens Urge Rt.
40 Improvement
Other Questions Including
Legal Sale Of Liquor
Brought Up

The improvement of u. S.
route 40, from Hancock west to
Maryland line, the question of
lcgalized sale of liquor, improve
ment of the park area around the
historic Casselman river bridge
east of Grantsville, regulations to
assure a safer Deep Creek Lake,
and the possibility of a fund to
aid families of children hospital
lied by the recent school bus ac-
cident were among the items pre-
scented to the Maryland Legis!a-
tive council at an open meeting
last Friday evening at Point View
Inn. Some Is persons from the
county attended the session.
Causing the most discussion
were the two concerned with i'm
provement of U. S. route 40, and
the legal sale of liquor.
After Helmuth Heise, president
of the Deep Creek Lake-Garrett
County Promotion council, spoke
on the importance of the road i'm
provement to make the county
more readily accessible, Delegate
Jerome Robinson, of Baltimore,
made the motion that the Mary
land State Roads commission be
asked to explain in detail why the
improvement work on the particu-
lar section of route 40 had not
been done. Although the improve
ment work is part of the SRC ~
year program, Robinson said it APP
parently would be Is or 10 years
before the work is completed-if
it is completed then.
By unanimous vote the members
of the council passed a resolution
that the SRC appear before it and
explain why the Improvement
work had not been accelerated.
There were several seconds to the
motion.
DR.. f. 1. Barmgartner, Oakland
physician, brought up the subject
of the liquor law and termed the
existing ban in Garrett county as
ridiculous" He said if liquor was
available legally vacationers in the
county would not have to travel
to nearby counties to get what
they want"
A bill advocating a dispensary
system for the legal sale of liquor
in Garrett county came before the
people in the 1855 general election
and was defeated by majority
of almost two to one, 1888 to A.
281.
Some of the legislators remarked
how much various counties had
realized in taxes from the legalized
sale. One legislator suggested a
plan of action for the Garrett
county delegation. He advocated
that an emergency bill be placed
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