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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-01-01
Forms Are Mailed

Mail volume increased by at least
Oil 900 pieces last Friday but they
weren't late-posted season greet
ings.
State income tax forms were
dropped into the mail at that time
Benjamin Marsh. chief of the
Maryland Income Tax division, said
the tax forms were held up fol
mailing until after Christmas tx
avoid compromising the mailman''
load and to avoid spelling taXpay
ers' holidays. among other reasons
The state tax on ordinary income
is up from 2 TO 3 percent this
year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-01-01
legislators Asked
To Support Research
Lab in Western Md.

Garrett county's legislators were
asked last Tuesday night to support
proposals for locating a branch of
the Department of Research and
Education in Western Maryland.
The plan already has been en-
dorsed by the Allegany county
delegation and the Board of Ma
tural Resources has approved the
preliminary report and endorsed
further investigation of its posi-
bilitieS.
Don A. Emerson. instructor in
conservation and natural resources
at Frostburg State Teachers col
lego. outlined the proposal at a
meeting in Accident school before
State Senator-elect Bernard |. Con
der. Sr.. and the Garrett County
delegation composed of Leslie E.
Savage. chairman. and Ebert Buck
ell and Eliza f. Bray.
The Western Maryland branch
of the State Department of Re-
search and Education would help
increase the productivity of ma
tural resources, including game,
fish, water. forests and recreation
land, according to DR.. L. Eugene
Cronin, director.
1t would serve as a place for
both formal and informal conserva-
ton education and as a research
facility to help solve natural re-
sources problems in this area.
Representing the state depart
ment at the meeting were DR..
Vaughn Flyer. state biologist, and
Byron L. Ashbaugh, education as
sistant.
Urging support for the area
branch were William H. Johnson,
district forester; Joseph A. Minke,
regional game warden; and Frank
T. Powers, chief Of the Bureau of
Mines. Officials of the Western
Maryland Wildlife Federation OK
planned how such facility would
help area sportsmen.
No legislation is needed to eStab-
lish the branch research and edu-
cation facility, but funds would
have to be included in the supple
mentary budget.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-01-01
Retires After 30 Years

Rev Clarence E. milestone, now
residing near Bedford, Pa, has
retired after 80 years of service in
the ministry.
Mr.. Whetatone's most recent
pastorship was the Wilhelm charge
where he was director of st. Paul's
church, route /, Meyersdale, and
st. Johns church at Grantsville,
Mr.. Wholesome began his ministry
in May, 1928 at Clear Spring He
has served in North Carolina and
Pennsylvania.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-01-01
Seeking Bids

The State Roads Commission is
seeking bids for construction, re-
locating and resurfacing of State
route 80, from Crellin to the West
Virginia line for a distance of 2.344
miles
1t is planned to eliminate a num-
Der of curves in the old highway
Bids are to be received up until
noon Of Tuesday, January 20, when
they will be publicly opened and
read at the State Roads commission
office in Baltimore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-01-01
Brunch For Students

A brunch for college students
was held Monday morning at II
O'Clock in St. Pauls assembly room
in Oakland Serving was by the
WSCS members. Miss Ethel Hesser
was chairman of the decorating
committee. Some twenty-five stu
dents attended.
There was group singing and a
report from the college students.
Local news was told by Rev. Char
les Goodwin, pastor
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-01-01
Kitzn1iller Firemen
Elect 1859 Officers

Kitzmiller Fire department elect
ed officers for 1859 at recent
meeting.
Firemcn elected Charles F. Bur
rell as PRESIDENT; Wendell Wilson,
vice-president; Gerald r. Imam, sec
retary-treasurer; Carl Schell, chicf;
Erwin Green. assistant chief; An
dew Wilson. second assistant chief.
The company purchased a new
portable pump which is now in
use. 1t was delivered December 20.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-01-01
To Induct Five

Five young men of the county
will be indicted into the armed
forces on Tuesday, January 20, it
was announced by the local Selec-
tive Service board. On that day
they will report at the induction
station in Fairmont, w. Va, for
processing
Those to be indicted include
Howard Playford Friend, Swanton;
Milton Maxwell Whitacrc, Kitzmil-
Ter; Harold Lloyd Fike, VindcX;
Donald Cecil Peck, Oakland; How
ard Allan Murphy, Mt Lake Park
There has been no call for pre-
induction physical examinations
this month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-01-01
Named To Library Board

Two commissions were received
last week at the office of Richard
L. Davis. clerk of the Circuit court,
for reappointment as members of
the Board of Library Trustees
The appointment is for seven years
dating from January l, 1859
The Commissions we're for Mrs
Lewis r. Jones, Oakland; and Mrs
Mildred Beachy, Grantsville. The
commissions were issued by Gov
ernor Theodore r. McKeldin and
also signed by Claude b. Hellman
secretary of state.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-01-01
To Play Alumni

The Southern High Highlanders
were scheduled to meet the Alumni
in basketball game on Tuesday
December 30. This is the only
game during the Christmas holiday
season.
The Highlandcrs will meet the
Mountaineer High school of Thorn
as on Tuesday, January 6, and Par
sons High school on Friday, Janu-
airy g. Both are home games.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-01-01
Of SuOW GINA
Democrats HighIi9hf 1858

News of the year 1858 in Garrett
county was featured by two ava
lanches-one of snow early in the
year, and one of Democratic votes
late in the year
In between times, things pro-
ceeded much as in any one of the
past dozen or more twelve-mOnth
periods. But there were few inn
portant or unusual events, listed
chronologically. How many of them
stir memories?
January
Winter sports especially at
Marsh Mountain, dominated the
month. Early in January, the local
slope had the only snow in the
east: later in the month, it was an
nounced that the State Ski cham
pionships would be held here.
But more serious business was
taking place. The County Commits
sioners set the tax rate at $500, the
same as before, and reported eX-
penditures of S952,6OS in 1857.
February
February was a month leading
up to an icy climax. Early in the
month, the county experienced
what was described as tho worst
blizzard in years" which closed
schools and generally tied things
up tight. But week later the
county was almost stopped cold
when another storm, worse than
before, hit with stubborn fury and
hung around to dump total of sc
inches of snow on the area i'll a
period of two weeks or so.
The snow, however, was soon to
melt under the heat of political ac-
tivity which began about this time
as primary election candidates be-
gan to file.
March
Primary filing was complete-49
Republicans and II Democrats
seeking state and county offices.
Later, however six of the candi-
dates decided to vote in favor of
withdrawing their candidates..
Russell Smith was reelected
Mayor of Oakland this month.
Death claimed Trial Magistrate
Earl Friend. The March Grand
Jury returned 10 indictments.
April
The school board announced
plans for band room at Southern
High school.
Willis Shaffer was elected prcsi-
dent of the Mt Top Chamber of
Commerce and Fixes Dairy an
nounced it would reopen the
former Imperial plant in Oakland.
Earl Franklin was sentenced to
IL years for the burglary of the F.
G.. Fox and Son store in Friends
Vile.
May
Gas production was up again for
the second time this year. The two
Oakland banks we're completing
large scale modernization pro-
grams with the Garrett National
holding open house. The tax rate
for Oakland remained at 80 cents.
But the big news in May was the
primary election. where voting ma
chimes were used for the first time
and where Clifford Friend cap
tured the Republican nomination
for State Senator.
County high schools proposed to
graduate 1870 seniors, SO at North
ern and 80 at Southern.
June
willard Hawkins was reappointcd
superintendent of schools and an
nounccd the appointment OF l78
teachers for the next year. Rev.
Charles Goodwin was named pastor
of St. Paul's Methodist church.
Summer activities were in full
lContinued on Page Ten)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-01-01
PIT. A. To Meet

The Center street school Parent
Teacher association will meet Mon
day evening. January 5. at s o'clock.
Willard L. Hawkins, county super
intendent of schools, will be the
speaker.
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Bedtime Check List
For BroiIer Growers

Be sure to check your broiler
houses before going TO bed Is the
advice to growers from Delmarva
Poultry IndHstry's Keep Delmarva
Growing" committee and the ex-
tension poultrymen associated With
the universities represented on the
peninsula. They point out that
small details of management have
become more important than ever
before due to the necessity Of pro-
ducing quality broilers as cbeaply
as possible.
Bird distinction Is a very i'm
portant indicator of the comfort
of your birds. BY checking this at
the time you are ready to retire for
the night you can tell whether the
birds are too hot or too cold and
make any adjustments necessary.
Adjustments may need TO be
made to stoves or the heating sys-
tenn, or In the ventilation of The
house. With Delmarva's changeable
climate there can be considerable
difference In temperature and wind
direction from the time you leave
the house in the late afternoon and
the time you are ready 10 go to bed.
You may have individual stoves
that are too hot and a late check
could prevent fire.
This In also good time to check
the lighting In your house. It IL
usually recommended that birds be
given Ia hours of light except DUR
ing periods of hot weather when
artificial lights are used to give
the birds q better chance TO eat
while 1t is cooler. However, there
are some growers who use all
night lights to prevent pile-ups. II
you are grower who does this,
the bedtime check will give you
a chance to see If any of the lights
are out or If the amount OF light
is correct. 1t liz believed by many In
the industry that too much light
will increase cannibalism and
~broiler fatigue"
The possibility OF respiratory
noises from your flock should be
checked at this time. II there are
any "snicks", they can be detected
fairly easy during this late even
ing check. Check your water foun-
tains or troughs to see II any are
running over. This also IL good
time 20 shake down feeders.
A check of all these items will
not take long. but it's another
important step In efficient br0iler
flock management which is SO
necessary today to Keep Delmar-
va Growing.
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
BABSON DISCUSSES: ARE STOCKS TOO HIGH?


Babson Park, Mass, January 29
The readers of this column really
want to know whether stocks will
go up further and, II SO, how much
further. The fact is that nobody
knows and any answer is a mere
guess. |; however, am absolutely
unbiased in my answer. I have
never accepted Scommission for
the sale of a share of stock or a
bond, nor have | ever borrowed a
penny.
MY Personal Investments
My personal holdings are now
about one third in cash, one third
in short-term bonds, and one-third
in a we'll diversified list of com
mon stocks. Therefore, whatever
the market does is okay with me.
Forgive the above personal refer
ence; but want TO guarantee read
ers that this weeks release is abb
solutely unbiased.
Moreover, | am not blaming bro
kers for usually being bullish. They
have wages, rents, and private wire
costs to pay; and they find that
80 per cent of their customers will
trade only on the ''up side. There
fore, they must be bullish or get
out of the business. Magazine
writer's and radio news commen-
tators know they can get their
material accepted most readily by
being bullish Surely the bureau
Gratis in Washington know they can
keep their jobs only by holding
their tongues or by being optimists.
I do not blame any of these; they
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30

panies why 1t is so difficult to get
him to give an opinion on his own
stock. He replied: Because know
that for every buyer of my stock,
there must be seller. These buy
ers and sellers know little about
my company, yet they determine
the price of its stock. But this is
not all. The stock goes up when
the buyers arc more anxious TO buy
than the sellers are to sell, and
vice versa.
The above means that the price
of an individual stock depends up
on the impatience of the public to
buy or TO sell it. Impatience truly
controls the price of every stock.
The total average of this inn
patience determines the Dow-Jones
Averages and all the other stock
indexes. That is why no IBM or
other machine can make a true
forecast. Even accountants and
statisticians are only morticians,
exhuming and dissecting the past.
They can only guess as to the
moods of the people, WHICH deter
mine whether stocks are going
up or down.
In order that readers may not
think I am lodging or evading the
main question / will say that the
chances are 60-40 that stocks viii
go down considerably in 1853.
Hence, the chances are in favor of
those with the patience to wait
longer before buying stocks for
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
A NOTE FOR THE LADIES

We didicate this short editorial to men,
bers of the fairer SEX Many of them think
they have many problems, and indeed they
might have, some real and some Imaginary.
However, if few moments of thought
are given to comparative conditions for wo-
men in the United States and in other coun-
tries, we believe an attitude of thankful
ness and grateful appreciation of conditions
in this country will result.
A report from Germany, not too many
years ago. from women who had been i'm
prisoned in Russia, gives an idea of what
we are thinking about The German women
who were imprisoned in Russia we're kept
in barracks containing $50 women each.
They were forced to do very heavy work, in
very cold temperatures. Most of them were
located within the Arctic Circle.
These women were used primarily to
clear the railroads and often were required
to do heavy repair work on the railroads
with primitive tools. AS result, many died
from overstrain and few of the prisoners
who finally returned to Germany were in
good health.
1t is the custom iii Russia TO use women
for rstreet-cleaning jobs and other tasks which
are performed in the United States by mem
bers of the opposite sex, as a rule.
The example is only one of number
which could be cited throughout the world.
In many countries women still do not eniov
anything like equal rights with men, in many
they are not allowed to vote, and in others
the number of wives allowed husband is
anywhere from two to more than ten
1t seems obvious, in view of these cir
cumstances, that American women should
take little time each day to be thankful
that they live in the United States of Am
erica
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
IN THE AIR FORCE'
BY EIaine townsend Dickerson

oxygen tent and IL much improved
now. but what q fritshtful expert
ence for his parents!
can remember when Lynne
was rushed 10 the hospital unc0n-
scious, limp, blue and not breath
ing and Hayes breathed into her
mouth all the way to the hospital.
Children seem TO weather these ex-
perlences better than the parents
rally. / look at Leslie and won
der what heart rendering exper-
ience we will have To GO through
with her.
In Sacramento. California. one
day we we're driving into town.
Hayes put on the brake rather
suddenly and Dawn fell on blunt,
steel hinge that was used to told
our station wagon seat. Yeu have
never seen q deeper gouge ia any
one in your life. Fortunately. 1t
was in her lower. rear exterior
where she could spare some OF
that meat. Another bad experience
was the time Lynne was catching
some kind OF bugs (bees I believe
-or maybe lightning bugs) In
glass jar. She was afraid they
wouldn't be able to breath with the
Sid shutting out the air and so she
took one OF Grandmother Town.
sends long kitchen forks to punch
holes In the lid. You know what
happencd-the pr0ngs landed in
her hand and blood gushed out in
q stream like fountain. I sup
pose we should be grateful for
comparatively minor accidents In
! the family. but at the time they
seem quite major.
| Speaking OF Major Hayes In
busy these days at his job at 55th
Wing Standboard. His Job Ia to
fly as instructor with all the navi-
gators In his wing. Naturally. this
job he does not perform alone,
but there are other navigator in
structors in the wing az we'll As
Standardization evaluators they
give each navigator an annual
fight check. The boys fly an or
| binary mission with Hayes look
Ing over their shoulders, making
sure they fly according to Strate-
gic Air. Command procedures.
'Tis time for ME to be on to my
weekly bridge club now. Mother
Dickerson will baby sit for me and
know will enjoy taking care OF
her three Air Force granddaugh-
ters.
Until next week.
Always
| Elaine Tc#nsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30

witS Russia in the for control of outer space
which is the rocket and missiles race.
However. just the opposite is true and the posi-
ton of the two countries has not improved in the
last year and half Among those who agree with the
joint report Doctor Walter Dornberger.
Dornberger German general who headed the
W. roelSet program in World War III. He is now
working s0r an American company, and his opinion
is of Significance
Dornberger says he agrees with the figures given
in the report and that il effort is increased TO
the ultimate. and all the money that is needed is
supplied this country might possibly be able 10 close
the gap with Russia in three to four years. But he
suspects that it will take five years to close the
gap.
These discouragng reports. but they should
be considered bv every American The consequences
the United States could be awful il complacency,
or u6enlightened leadership allows the Russians to
stay ahead of us in this intensive competition.
President Eisenhower, and the Republican AdmfDi-
stration have sober responsibility to the Ameri-
can people to fl n this regard
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30

must eat I merely want my read
ers to take with several grains OF
salt" what they hear and read to-
day about the stock market out
look.
The Law OF Chance
Now, what do I know?-Many
years ago / took a course at the
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
ncIesy which discussed chance"
This was later followed by studies
in Relatively by DR.. Einstein
Briefly this law of chance neans
that nothing is fixed, or sure, or
certain Everything we do must be
based upon guesses. The secret OF
health, happiness, and prosperity
is to make the right guesses and
then have the self-control and per-
sistence to follow through on these
guesses.
Now let us apply this law OF
chance to the stock market. There
is no basis for any banker, broker,
or financial writer to tell you that
the stock market is definitely go
ing up or going down Honest, in
te1ligent, and experienced invest
ment advisors will tell. you that the
chances are $3.50, or 50-50, or
4O-6O, or 1910 that the market is
going up. They will not hedge or
straddle: then can honestly be
bu1Iish or bearish But they will
talk in terms of chance and not be
imperial.
What About Special Stocks?
| recently asked the president
of one of Americas ten largest COM
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
u. S. Still Lags

A House committee warned recently that it
would take five years of all out effort the United
States to catch with the Russians in the race to
dominate space. This is grim news for most Ameri-
cans
The committee. called the Select Committee on
AstrOnautics and Space Exploration, declared in its
final report that dark age may lie ahead for
the world il the United States remains compacent
and responsive to the threat which faces it today
Heading the committee veteran Congressman
John Mccormack Democrat but the committee
was composed of bottle Democrats and Republicans
It's major conclusions are:
First. should be able I'd do by the middle
Of this year what the Russians were already doing
at the end of 1857
Second. it viii take five years to close the gap
between the two nations and then only if this coun-
try makes very strong and thorough effort
This be surprisingly bleak news for some
Americans who have been reading the papers about
our rocket achievements. And because recently
launched rocket Of some size, successfully. some
have concluded>that the United states is even
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Dig Those New
Vegetable Varieties

The pictures on the new seee
:atalogs are real pretty and tbs
vegetables are extraordinary~fargs
and colorful at this time OF year
according to Robert Stevens, ex.
.ension horticulture specialist al
the University of Delaware.
Part of the beauty of these gar
len plants is due to the time OF
rear and the gardeners frame OF
mind. He is thinking about the gar
len, all frozen or sloppy with mud
las the case may be- and those
picture book vegetables look won
ierful to him.
Every home gardener expects to
grow vegetables in his garden this
coming year that are just as big
and colorful as those new varie-
ties on the cover of the catalog.
The problem is. according to
Stevens, that the best new va
rieties are developed for certain
section of the country for particu-
lar markets and may not be suit
Stevens suggests trying small
package Of the new seeds this year
o compare results with your reg
liar variety.
Some of the new ones worth try
ng here in Delaware are.
Sweet Corn Golden Beauty, q
second early variety that is report
ID to be good quality and resistant
wiIt-Gold Cup, mid-season tc
ate variety producing good yield
If excellent quality:
Cantaloupes- new varie.
les are available which may have
place in home gardens, Harper
Hybrid, Supermarket T. and Edis-
to-:
Waterr1elon-Hop Diamond, Ii
resistant to disease and of excellent
luality but seed is scare and this
'ariety natures late:
Cucumber-Burpeeana Hybrid il
few days earlier than Burpee Hy-
1rid.
There are many other new varie-
les available but it is best to risl
,nly a few each year, Stevens said
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Candidate Kennedy

Candidate John F. Kennedy, the Democratic SEN
ato- from Massachusetts,, recently spoke in Char
otte, North Carolina A sign that he is good
politician, and strong candidate for the presiden
tiaI nomination in 1860, was his suggestion that
North Carolinas Governor Luther H. Hodges, be
added to the Democratic ticket in 1860.
AS reported from news services, Kennedy said
Hodges would add distinction to any Democratic
to North Carolinans, Kennedy also made an appeal
to anti-SOutherners.
He expressed the belief thfH@ the Democratic
party could adopt strong civil rights platform and
still prevent Southern vote the 1860 convention
Kennedy may well be right AS many Demo-
cratic party stalwarts in the South have often stat
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30

ed platforms are written to on, and do not re-
feet the will of Congress, where legislation must be
passed if it is to become law.
1t is probable that Senator Kennedy will find
himself up against very strong opposition, far as
becoming the favorite son of the SoutE, in 1860.
Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson, of the Senate, is
a Texan In the rules change fight, he provided a
compromise and the power put it over, (which has
indebted many Southerners to him and raised his
standing in the opinion of millions of Southern
voters.
And whereas in 1856 Kennedy supported
very strongly by Southern Delegates at the Chicago
convention because of their dislike of Senator Estes
Kefauver, Tennessee Democrat it will probably be
that Lyndon Johnson will not carry with him the
stigma.