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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Dwelling Is Damaged
By Fire Saturday

A frame dwelling owned by Mrs
Anna c. Hardesty Of Washington
and occupied by Noah Hardesty
on Chestnut street, near the State
garage in east Oakland was dam.
aged Ey fire last Saturday evening
about 10 o'clock.
Oakland firemen answered the
alarm and eXtinguishcd the blaze
which started in the attic. The
blaze apparently was caused by
defective wiring
Damage was estimated around
$1,000 to $780, but the loss was
covered by insurance
The blaze was discovered by
Harold Hardesty also of Wash
ington. who had come to Oakland
that same day to fill a dental APP
pointment He was sleeping near
where the fire originated and was
awakened by the smoke.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Bow Hunters Slew
131Deer in State

Maryland's bow and arrow hunt
ers brought down 131 deer in the
season which ended Saturday,
state game officials said Monday.
The total was 80 below that of
last season, although hunters had
two extra days of shooting and
three more counties in which TO
hunt. The season was from Octo-
Der II to November ID in % coun-
ties this year
Hartford led the list of kills with
a total of "a, compared with Al last
season. Worcester was next with
IS compared to q last year. 1t
was closely trailed by Frederick
with II, Kent with Is, and Dor
chester with Is.
New counties added TO the list
were Howard. Anne Arundel and
Prince Georges which had only one
kill each.
Garrett county reported three
kills in comparison to nine last
year Allegany also had three this
year against eight last year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
New Garrett Phone
Setup Starts Friday

The Springs Mutual Telephone
company. one of the last of the
small independent telephone firms
in the area. will be switched over
to the C&P telephone company
and the General Telephone COM
pany of Pennsylvania on Friday.
The change to dial from the
old Magnetic telephones will take
place for the 400 subscribers of
Grantsville, Bittinger, Salisbury
and Springs area at ten a. nj.
Placing the first call will be Lee
Beachy, mayor at Grantsvillc. and
he will call State Senator Bernard
|. Gender. at Oakland.
The C&P will serve Maryland
subscribers from its new central
office building erected behind the
GrantSville Creamery, while the
General Telephone company will
handle the Pennsylvania service
from its Salisbury exchange.
Over 80 percent of the equip
ment in the C&P area has been re-
built and new dial phones and
dial exchange installed at cost
of $3.50 300 The Pennsylvania work
came to about $4,000
GrantsviIlc will have the Twin
oaks 5 exchange and Springs, MO
hawk 2. Bittinger remains Chest
nut S.
Rebuilding the plant began April
with the first new pole set at
the intersection of routes 40 and
2l9. Each home has been given
a dial phone. The one-story l.
shaped structure was completed
August A, by William A. Shirer, con-
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Mercury At 6 Above

The temperature dropped sharp
~ this week for a six above zero
reading on Wednesday morning at
the official weather station at
Webcrs. south of Oakland.
Big Savage mountain was the
coolest spot in the state with the
mercury hitting zero. Six degree
readings also were recorded at Ell
kins. Deal Pa, and Accident. 1t
was 10 at Cumberland and 4 above
at Meyersdale.
There were snow flurries Tues
day but not enough to cover the
ground For the balance of the
week the weather was somewhat
varied with colder than normal
weather occurring. ii was clear on
Friday with rain on Saturday Sun
day was clear and cool Monday
was mostly cloudy and cool.
The low temperature of We'd
nesday was not confined to Gar
rett county Previous records we're
broken in Baltimore A 20 degree
reading there broke the previous
record for that date set in 1891 In
other areas it was the same story.
The cold spell was most unusual
for this time of year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Most Snow Fences
In County In Place

The erection of snow fences in
the county in preparation for the
approaching winter season is about
SO percent complete, according to
Darrell Wotring, county roads
supervisor. The remainder of the
work is expected to be completed
within a few days, he said.
The county has some 500 miles
of road under its supervision and
Wotring said that there is in the
neighborhood of forty miles of
snow fences that must be erected
each year.
Work on erecting the fences was
started about October Is, with a
portion of the roads employees
having been busy at the job ever
since An additional crew has kept
busy with road and bridge repairs,
Wotring said.
A full report on the number of
miles of roads improved during
the year, along with the roads re-
paired will be made toward the
latter part of the year.
The State completed erecting its
snow fences a few weeks ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Senior Band to Give
lst Concert Friday

Southern High Schools senior
band, under the direction of Ray
mond Borrell will present its first
concert of the 1959-6O season on
Friday evening at 500 P. NJ. i'll the
school gymnasium.
Following the playing of the Ma
tional Anthem, the band will open
the concert with famous march,
Footlifter March, by Henry Fill
more.
A novelty number which has
been a popular rendition in previ-
Gus years, Little Bop Riding
Hood" features Dale King, Margie
White, Guy Hinebaugh, Tom For
man and Judy Green.
wildcat Swing and "Mambo
Pelots" will feature the Southern
maiorettes under the lead of their
head majorette. CAROLYN Spocrlein.
Another special selection will be
an unusual duet of a trumpet and
drum Jim Calls will be at the
drums while Guy Hinebaugh will
be playing the trumpet.
Seven other selections make up
the remainder of the program.
No admission is TO be charged.
The public is invited to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Christmas Savings
Checks Are $4,000

Christmas Savings club checks
from the two Oakland banks
totaled around S45,OOO this year, a
figure slightly larger than that of
previous years, it was announced
this week.
Departing from the ususal pro-
cedure checks were again mailed
out this week to depositors instead
Of waiting until December l. The
same procedure was used last
year.
Cashiers said that number of
people had been making inquiries
about the checks. Most people
seem to be doing their Christmas
shopping earlier and need the
funds sooner
The money will be send to over
500 depositors of the First Ma
tional Bank and the Garrett Ma
tional Bank in Oakland. Checks
from the First National went out
over the weekend. Checks from
the Garrett county were mailed
early this week.
Both banks are planning Christ
crease almost every year since the
be started at any time The first
payment will be due when started.
Depositors may make as little as
25-cent payments each week. The
may be accepted for as much as
SO per week.
Both banks have shown some in
clease almost every year since the
custom started quite few years
ago. Distribution throughout the
nation will be over billion dollars
While most of the money goes for
Christmas presents it is also esti
mated that percentage will go
into savings accounts, insurance
premiums and savings bonds.
Many club members save for
specific purposes, for winter vaca-
tions, to pay taxes, to meet insur-
ance inStallmentS, to finance home
modernization and for tuition for
college students.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
MIR. Rosner Speaks
Before Health Group

S. Steven RoSner, executive di-
rector of the Maryland Associa-
ton mental health, was the speaker
at an executive meeting of the
Garrett County health association
at St Pauls Methodist church in
Oakland last Wednesday. Novem-
Der H. Mrs. Paul b. Naylor. presi-
dent, was in charge of the pro-
gram.
Mr.. Rosner told of the approx
mately 1890 mental patients who
are cared for in state institutions
at an average cost of S1,8OO,0OO.
The Lerner committee two years
ago estimated that as many as
five thousand patients could be
discharged after intensive treat
ment.' He said if this happened
the savings to taxpayers would be
great and that the suffering of
the mentally i'll and their families
would be reduced.
He advised that in February the
General Assembly would receive
the governors proposed budget
which will include the full amount
requested for the mentally i'll by
departments concerned with their
care The organization is urging
friends of the mentally i'll to write
the legislator urging appropria-
ton of the full amount requested.
Mr.. Rosner, appointed as eXecu-
tive director on September IS was
in a similar position for Pcnnsyl-
vania mental health for three years,
and also with the Cancer society
and Heart association in Massa-
chusetts. He received his MPH de-
gree from the Harvard school of
public health.
The local association is planning
to send gifts at Christmas time to
various institutions. Gifts such as
articles of yarn, games. cigarets,
stationery, or small personal gifts
may be left at the Ruth Enlow
library until December 8.
Mrs. Naylor pointed out this
is a wonderful way to brighten
the lives of the ill on Christmas
day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Dies from Voluntary
Ordeal of Fasting

The report of an autopsy on the
body Of John William Pope, aged
IS, who died November 7 at his
home near German showed that
the man had died from self i'm
posed starvation
The autopsy was ordered by
Deputy State Medical Examiner DR..
James H. Feaster to establish a
cause of death. DR.. Feaster said
the body showed much dehydra-
ton.
A religious zealot, the man had
been in the midst of voluntary
fasting ordeal at the time of death.
He had voluntarily refused to eat
any food or partake of any water.
He served three years with the
Air force during World War H..
Surviving are his mother. his wife,
two daughters and two brothers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Girl Scout Fly-Up
Ceremony Sunday

The annual fy-up ceremony for
Brownies and Girl Scouts will take
place Sunday afternoon, November
p, at 2:30 o'clock, at the bennett
Road school. Awards also will be
presented at this meeting, leaders
announced
Brownie ny-ups are Sheila Hell
big, Michele Dewitt. with Chris
tine Umstot as a new member.
Transfers are Phyllis Lethco. Ann
Gibson, Fannie Ward Hincbaugh,
Susanna Faulkner. Linda Nally.
intermediate fly-ups are Kathy
Gender. Sue Tibbs. Sue Martin and
Annabelle Thomas.
A curve bar award will be pre-
scented to Barbara Jones. Badges TO
be presented include Sandra Kight,
first class; 10 Ann Powers, Linda
HENDERSON. Michele Dewitt,
Sheila Helbig. Ruth Biser and
Nancy Buchanan, second class.
Thirty girls have registered for
the year. Mrs. Carl Wolfe is com
mittec chairman of Troop / with
Mrs. B. l. Gender, Mrs. John Ma
roncy, Mrs Fred Tenant Mrs.
Walter Dawson on the troop COM
mittee. The latter is representative
from the senior civic club Leaders
are Cara Weber, Mrs Ralph Hum
bcrson, Mrs. Robert Martin and
Mrs. James Nally.
Parents and interested persons
are invited to the program. Refresh
mcnts will be served by members
of the troop committee.
The leaders announced that the
scouts had picked their citizen of
the year and that the person
would be announced that day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
LocuI Groups To Take
Port In Regional Meeting

Representatives of local organ
izations in Garrett county have
been invited to attend a regional
meeting on problems of the aging
in HagerstoWn, November % The
meeting will be held at l p m, in
the Coffman Medical clinic, Route
H. At this meeting plans will be
made for state conference in
April.
A committee of members of the
Civic club, the Junior Civic club,
and The American Association of
University Women has completed
q preliminary inventory of services
now available TO aging citizens in
Garrett county This has been done
in cooperation with the State Com
mission on Problems of the Aging.
Mrs. E. |. Baumgartncr regional
chairman for Western Maryland,
has met with committees in the
western counties to plan for this
inventory.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Education Program
In West Germany
Outlined in Talk

Education is the cornerstone OF
any country" DR. Ruprecht w
Pirzer, German research chemist,
told the Southern Higa School p
T. A. at its regular meeting Mon
day night
DR. Pirzer, who has been en-
plOycd at the West Virginia Pulp
and Paper Company. outlined in
an interesting illustrated lecture,
the educational program in West
Germany
He indicated that like the United
States. education is a local re-
sponsibility Perhaps the most inn
portant phase of a German child's
education is the fourth year in
school. he said 1T is at this point
that his future educational pro
gram is decided. -Four choices are
open to the child: primary school
where after the ninth grade the
pupil will either enter trade
school or work part-iimc while at
tending school, middle school
where the student receives gen
cral educational program some
what similar to our comprehensive
high schools a humanistic gym
nasium where student prepares
for college entrance and fourthly,
real gymnasium. The difference
between the latter two schools lies
in the language and science re
quirements.'
English is taught i'll all the
schools. In the primary school Eng
lish is an elective course 1t is re-
quired in each Of the other three
schools.
Generally speaking their school
year is somewhat longer than the
American school year. Most pupils
attend school eleven months per
year, six days a week from eight
o'clock until lis each day.
The speaker was introduced by
Robert Wooters, program chair
man. DR.. Pirzer's wife accompanied
him to Oakland from their home
in Keyser.
Following the lecture, refresh
ments were served. Approximately
125 members were present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Inactive Voters
Must Sign Anew

Inactive voters will have to re-
register before they will be eligi-
BILE to vote in next years primary
and general election, it was en-
phasizcd this week at the office of
the Board of Supervisors of Elec-
tons.
Earlier this month there we're
notices mailed to $50 voters who
had not voted since 1854, advising
them they had to re-register at the
board office prior to April IS, of
next year or they could not vote.
The law requires that persons
who have not voted for five years
have their names stricken from the
books. Miss Julia Rowan, chief
clerk, said that the cards had re-
quested the persons to re-register
prior to March l6, in order to give
the office time to get the voting
lists in proper order prior to the
primary election, but that actually
any person may re-register until
April 16
The primary election will be held
on May II.
Miss Rowan said that both the
Republican and Democratic State
Central committees would be given
lists of those stricken from the
voting register, so that they might
contact these people and urge them
to re-register.
Tuesday, November II, was the
final day when a registered per-
son might change his party af-
filiation prior to the primary cleo
ton next year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Will Observe Civil
Defense Day Dec. 7

Civil Defense Day will be OBJ
served in this county along with
the balance of the state and ma
ton on Monday December 7, it
was announced by Daniel p.
Smousc, county civil defense di-
rector.
Mr. Smouse said that emphasis
would be placed on individual and
home preparedness Special atten-
tion is to be paid 10 distribution
of the family Fallout Shelter book
let which gives plans for contruc-
ton of low-cost shelters for the
home.
Air raid sirens will be sounded
as part of the days observance
but the actual time of the sound
ing has not yet been announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Seal Sale Campaign
Launched Last Week

The Allegany-Garrett Tubercu-
losis association launched its
Christmas Seal campaign last
weekend with the mailing of 2S.-
1876 letters to residents in the
section.
The annual seal sale is con-
Quoted to raise funds to support
the year-round program of the
T. B. association. The program in
cludes free chest X-rays, free cloth
ing for patients, mental thcrapy
physical therapy, medical research
and education
a breakdown shows 24.593 let
ters we're sent to residents in Al
legany county and 1888 letters
to Garrett county residents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Held for Grand Jury
On Charge of Theft

Lloyd Burgess, Friendsville, was
apprehended by authorities on a
charge of theft of $4,000 the prop
erty of Ward Livengood, OF
Friendsville
At a preliminary hearing last
Saturday before Trial Magistrate
Robert M Maroney he was held
for action of the March Term grand
jury. Bond was set at $1,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
kMW Education Conference H.
$GE Fog Bennett EkOGad School

The Second County Wide Lay
Education Conference is sched-
uled to be held at the bennett
Road School Tuesday, December I.
at 7:30 p NJ The conference theme
is, Education in the Space Age"
From 73O TO 8 p NJ. the bennett
Road Elementary School Band will
render concert under the direc-
ton Of MIS-. Mary r. Eliason.
Michael Duda, president of the
: Garrett County Council of PIT
AS, has been asked to introduce
the speakers.
Howard Naylor of Oakland, bust
nessman and active worker in p
T. A. organizations, will speak on
What the World They Will Live
in viii be Like When the Genera
ton of Children Now in Our
Schools Reaches the Age of Adult
Leadership"
The Rev. Charles Goodwin, pas
tor OF ST. Paurs Methodist Church,
Oakland, will discuss What the
Education of Children in Our
Schools Should be Like in Order
to Prepare Them for the Age in
Which They Will Work and Live
as Adults
Each speaker is allowed twenty
minutes, and following the two
speeches Willard L. Hawkins, SUI
pcrintendent of schools, will take
about ten minutes rounding out
some of the major problems now
confronting the school board at
the present time
At $50 the audience will then
break up into SO discussion groups
with 1912 members to a group.
Parents viii serve as group leaders
and teachers will act as consultants.
over 300 people are expected to
attend the meeting. All parents and
interested school patrons are in
vited.
Parents who will serve as group
leaders include: Beeson Snyder,
Mrs. E. c. Taylor, Gordon Doug
lass. Alva Yoder Mrs Charles Nc
Intyre. Charles Briner, Rev Shell
by Walthall, Mrs Celeste Lasky
Mrs Irwin Field, Mrs. Earl Zepp
Mrs Edward Grove, Jr, George
Hanst, Robert Wooters, Mrs. Stan
ley Calls, Mrs Guy Hardesty
Charles Ross, Jr Edward Dewitt
Wayne A. Frederick, Mrs. Ralph
Bucket, John Forman, Mrs. Harry
Kohnc. Jr. Merritt Feather, Mrs
Cecil BittinGcr, Mrs. Stuart Hamill
Jr., Mrs. Louvina Ramp, Fred On
derdonk, Clinton Englander, Mrs
Robert Sincell, Marvin Jones, Mrs
Mary Martin Dr. II. Robert Glib
son Mrs. Jean SmOusc, Mrs. Marie
Smith.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Thanksgiving Services
Planned BY Churches

THANKSGIVING services have been
planned by local churches. ST.
Pauls Methodist church will have
its service Wednesday evening at
7:30 o'clock, with the Rev. Charles
Goodwin, pastor, delivering the ser
mon.
A service of Thanksgiving will
be held in St. Marks Lutheran
Church on Thursday morning at
10 o'clock. The mathis service will
be used. There viii be special
music by both the senior and jun
Tor choirs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
No Date Set For
Arrangement I'm
II. w. Guard Case
Attorneys To Decide Where
Trial VIII Be Held And
II BY Jury

Arrangement OF Ronald W.
Guard. 81, former Freadsville con
stable on a murder charge in the
Circuit court here was postponed
this week at the request of Lewis
r. Jones, his attorney. il was first
scheduled for Monday. then re-
scheduled for Tuesday. and now it
is uncertain when il will he held.
MIR. Jones said thai Earl Cobev.
Allegany county attorney. also
would represent Mr. Guard and he
wanted to be present for the ar
raignment but that he was i'll. MIR.
Jones also indicated that they were
deciding whether to try the case
by the court or by Jury and were
also deciding whether or not to
have the case removed to another
county.
In a capital offense case the
granting of change of venue is
mandatory if requested by the de-
Tense.
Guard was indicted last week by
the grand jury which was called
into special session by Associate
Judge Neil c. Fraley to consider
the charge tiIdt resulted from the
fatal shooting OF George r.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Affirm Rabies Gases
In Swanton Section

The report of two additional
cases of rabies among animals in
the Swanton area, was confirmed
this week by the animal testing
laboratory in Oakland
A final positive check on dog
was received from the state on
November g. A calf also died of
rabies ON the same farm several
weeks ago. The cases occurred on
the farm of Dorsey and Riley Will
son, route l. Swanton.
No additional suspected cases
have been reported from that area
in recent days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-19
Deep Creek Will Get
5000 Rainbow Trout

Deep Creek Lake will get 5000
rainbow trout some time today. if
was announced by State Senator
Bernard l. Gender Mr. Gender
said he was notified this week by
c. II. Walker, manager of the
hatchery at Leetown. w. Va, that
the trout should arrive in Oakland
at noon today.
The trout are part of request
that Senator Gender made last
year when he asked for 10000
Several hundred trout were placed
in Deep Creek Lake earlier this
year.
Evening star., 1959-06-02
Miss ~AnseH
Alternate
For Award

A Washington stud en- t +.
Miss Helen Essary Ansell, was
named today as a scholarship
alternate in the 1859 General
Federation of Women's Clubs
national art competition for
high school seniors.
The 19-year-old Mount
Vernon Seminary student
who has seriously considered
art as a career since her ele-
mentary school days will re-
ceive a scholarship to the
university or art school Of
her choice In the event one
Of the prize winners declines
the grant.
The scholarship is being
offered by a greeting card
publisher which has sponsor
ed the awards for the event
since 1t was established in
1854.
Evening star., 1959-06-02

marks Of the truly Christian
character. as exemplified by
st. Thomas More, the great
English chancellor under
King Henry VIII, and more
recently the late Secretary
Of State, John Foster Dulles.
The English saint forfeited
a final chance to save his
life because of IAN honesty of
mind anchored in high moral
conviction" DR.. Ellis de-
clared.
In more recent days he
said I'VE have been witnesses
to the reverence and respect
that much of the world still
entertains toward nobility of
character in the passing of
one of the great Americans
Of our time. Within the mem
ory Of living men there has
been no parallel to the wide
spread sorrow and universal
outpouring of tribute to the
moral grandeur of a public
servant Of our beloved coun-
try"
Although not suggesting an
equation between the two
men. DR.. Ellis declared that
when those who set q pEemi-