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Smyrna times., 1959-10-22
Out of Tune With the Times

"But Not For Me-" a song
enjoying quite a comeback
thanks to motion pictures and
Clark Gable, is a lament not
really in tune with today's up
and-coming generation. For al
most everyone nowadays can
use his local bank to get the
good things in life-like a home
of his own, a new car, radio
or television set--when he wants
them. By getting the extra cash
he needs from his local bank,
no one today has to sing, "But
Not For Me-"
Smyrna times., 1959-10-22

ings and to deposit his savings
in a bank account of his very
own. Then, he can roll-not be
rocked-with life's punches.
Smyrna times., 1959-10-22

maximum performance from premium fuels is
standard on Super 88 and Ninety.Eight models.
Olds brings you the quietest ride you've euer
tried -. with new Vibra.Tuned Body Mount.
ings to insulate the body from road noise and
harshness . :. /. new nylon-sleeved shock absorb
ers, with more constant viscosity fluid, for new
smoothness. Come in and drive one of the IL
new Oldsmobiles j. see why Olds for go will
be the most satisfying car you've ever owned
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Count Your blessings 800

AT this time of thoughts naturally turn to th
harvest Beng Godfearing people, forefathers have
handed down to us the tradition of Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is time of counting many blessings.
1t Is time for taking stock of the good things in lives
We review friends and their many acts of kindness
to us We review the many blessings have received both
spiritual and material
The dictionary defines Thanksgiving Day in the United
States IAN annual festival in acknowledgment of Divine
minister of the area has defined Divine favor
He says in part: Some people say it is their automobile
eeVlson set washer and dryer freezer tractor house
They not wrong for God is the of all good things
Some people say that Divine favor having happy family
and they not wrong for God established family life His
basic institution Some people say that Divine favor is the
privilege of living in Democracy of the u S. and they
not wrong God is responsible for putting here instead
a hut in Africa an igloo Alaska.
steel strikes, elevsion scandals in quiz shows, union
corruption big business corruption racial and religious preju
dice families broken by divorce juvenile gang wars-how
do the people involved in these truee stories interpret D
vine favor? These difficulties cleared up, for
others for We have prejudices faults family
troubles and economic problems We regularly break
more of the commandments
But thank God in spite Of problems difficulties
and sim We do this because Divine really means
that correct relationship with Cod through faith
in Gods son and our Savior Jesus Christi
So let all count blessings this Thanksgiving, 1859
and reverently thank The Giver
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Ski Council Will
Sponsor Jr. Tourney

Announcement that the Blue
Ridge Ski council would sponsor
the junior ski tournament races
at the Marsh Mountain Ski tow
this year, was announced by the
Western Maryland Ski club.
The Blue Ridge Junior cup races
are scheduled to be held near Nc
Henry on Saturday and Sunday,
January and 10, with the giant
slalom races scheduled for Sun
day Also included IN the events
viii he a mother aud son combined
slalom and d father and daughter
Slalom
An after ski party is planned for
Saturday evening, January 9, at
which time a fiim Of interest to
juniors will be shown.
The Blue Ridge council includes
Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia
and the District of Columbia.
There was no definite announce
ment on the date for the senior
ski matches.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Thanksgiving Services
Planned By Churches

Thanksgiving services have been
planned by Oakland and Mt. Lake
Park churches. St. Paul's Metho-
dist church had service scheduled
for Wednesday evening at 1870 o.
clock with the Rev Charles God
win, pastor, delivering the sermon.
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. Special music by both
the senior and junior choirs was
scheduled.
A union service is scheduled by
the Mt. Lake Park Protestant
churches and will be held at the
Mt. Lake Park Baptist church i'll
Loeb Lynn. The Rev. Randall
Prince, pastor of Bethel Metho-
dist church, will be the speaker.
The service is scheduled for 10
o'clock, Thursday morning.
The four participating churches
are the Mt. Lake Park Baptist, the
Evangelical United Brethren, the
Bethel Methodist and the Oak
Park Church Of the Brethren.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Special Ceremony
Marks Scout Event

A special ceremony marked the
first birthday anniversary Of Girl
Scout troop g. sponsored by the
JUNIOR Woman's Civic club, schcd-
uled Wednesday. November IS.
A candlclight invcstiturc ccrc-
mony was held for Mary Jane
Movers and membership stars dc
noting full Years registration
presented to charter members of
the troop. A green and gold cloth
on which the girls had embroid-
cred their names was used on the
buffet table.
Refreshments included birth
day cake decorated with girl scout
colors and conferred by a large
candle, and green punch.
Troop 3 has total registration
of AZ including 80 girls, 4 leaders
and 6 troop committee members
The troop plans TO repeat its
little sister" clothing drive as a
community service project. Girls
are being asked TO bring at least
one complete outfit. mended and
marked for size, to their meeting
December 2. Wearing apparel for
boys also will be accepted Last
year 35 bundles of clothing were
distributed through the bennett
Road and Center street schools
Another service project recently
completed by the members of
troop was the making of Thanks
giving tray favors for the local
hospital.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Christmas Lighting
To Go Up Dec. L

The Christmas decorations for
the town of Oakland will be put
in place next Tuesday, December
l, it was announced by the Mt
Top Chamber of Commerce. In
charge of the decorations is j. T..
Cain. manager of the West Mary
land Power company
The Chamber of Commerce will
pav the labor costs for the cree
ton of the Christmas lights and
the work will be done, same as in
previous years, by employees of the
Power company.
There will be the usual strands
of lights across the streets in the
business section, plus the pole
ornaments and the decorated tree
on the Episcopal church lawn,
corner of Second and Liberty
streets.
The Chamber of Commerce made
no plans this year for any special
Christmas promotion campaign
but arrangements already have
been made for the annual Christ
mas treat for the children of the
community. This will be held on
Saturday, December 10, at l o'clock
p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26

was placed in use, was the scene
of number of accidents and near
accidents.
In September, 1920 three young
women were killed and two men
injured when an automobile in
which they were riding stalled on
the crossing in the path of Bal
timore and Ohio passenger train
an incident parallcling the recent
school bus-train collision in Mt.
Lake Park.
Victims were Hazel Ridder, En-
ma Fulk and Ruth Nicholson. In
jured were Harry Nicholson and
Clarence Fulk.
The site Of the old crossing, and
the modern bridge which sup
planted it, is shown in the accom-
panying photograph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Gas Company Moves
More Gas Into Area
To Reinforce System

Two projects are underway by
the c. and A. Gas company to
move more Appalachian area gas
into its system to reinforce its cold
weather gas deliveries.
The utility is now laying over
212 miles Of new four-inch pipe in
this county The $4,000 project
s6a. gather production from three
separate gas wells recently com
pleted by an Independent firm in
the Accident field. The project is
expected to be completed around
the first of December
The company also has an 11-Well
drilling program more than half
complete in Lewis, Upshur and
Barbour counties in West Virginia,
designed to maintain and expand
the comparys gas take from that
area.
The two projects will build up
local gas supplies on both ends of
the system. In addition the com
pany still requires substantial
volumes of pipeline gas to meet
all cold weather requirements, ac-
cording to Russell II. Brown, area
manager. Over II percent of the
company's cold weather gas vol
umes will be moved into the terri
tory by a pipeline supplier At
lantic Seabord corporation, at Bev-
erly, w Va.
Gas from the Accident field is
shunted north to lines of Manufac-
turers Light and Heat company.
This firm then moves the gas east
to Ellerslie where it is routed
south in the system TO serve the
area around Cumberland.
The companyG gas production
activities and pipeline construc-
ton related to moving native gas
into the company's system is TAX
ing over one-third of the COM
pany's 1859 So million dollar serv-
ice Improvement program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Civil Defense Alert
Is Set for Dec. 9TH

a Civil Defense alert is to 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
Smouse, county civil defense d.
rector The air raid sirens will be
sounded at 1;25 p. m, as part Of the
days observance, it was learned
this week.
Mr. Smouse said that emphasis
is being placed on individual and
home preparedness with special
attention to be paid TO distribution
of the family fallout shelter book
let The booklet gives plans for
construction Of low cost shelters
for the home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Girl Scouts Select
Their Leader AS
"Citizen of Year.

Girl scouts of troop one, Oakland,
surprised their leader, Miss Cara
Weber, by naming here their "Citi-
zen of the Year" The girl scouts
annually select person who has
done a commcndable community
activity. Miss Weber is starting on
her twelfth year in girl scout work
She was graduated from Oakland
High school in 1912 and attended
college at the Amber School of
Horticulture for Women. in Phila-
delphia. She was graduated from
that institution in 1914 and started
working in Mt. Vernon. O., in con-
nection with her school She was
there for one year when she was
called home because of illness in
the family.
Then she became interested in
dairy farming and later took up
Girl Scouting as an extra activity
The troop at that time was about
ready to disband because of poor
attendance and lack of cooperation.
The troop was then sponsored by
the Senior Civic club of Oakland
and Miss Weber took over
Mrs. Carl Wolfe. chairman of
the troop committee, pointed out
that Miss Weber had given much
time in her work with the scouts
and even at the time a hurricane
destroyed her farm she kept her
scout activity. at the same time re-
building her farm. Mrs Wolfe said
her door is always open to any
girl interested in girl scouting"
There was a good attendance at
the meeting Sunday at the Den
nett Road school where the an
nouncement of her selection was
made 1t was also the time for the
annual fly-up ceremony for
Brownies and Girl Scouts and a
time for awarding of pins.
Other citizens of the year named
in previous years have been Mrs.
E L. Tower, the Rev John J. At
WE'LL Dr. A. E. Nance, Fred Itch
nell, Miss Grace Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Right. Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton Coplin Joseph Hinebaugh,
Mrs. Howard Turner and Mrs.
Lewis r. Jones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26

; The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone company held special
ceremonies last Friday morning in
Grantsville for the conversion to
the dial system for about 400 sub
scribers in that section.
The changeover was effective at
10 a m. and the first official call
on the new equipments was made by
Mayor Lee Beachy of Grantsvillc
to State Senator Bernard |. Gender.
in Oakland. The picture shows Mr..
Beachy in the upper right inset,
with line attached to telephone
in Oakland with Senator Gender
picture in the small inset The tclc-
phone building is the new struc-
ture at Grantsville housing the cX-
change.
Other officials attending the
event included Carl Scheil, Fred
Glotfelty and Elra Garlctts, Coun-
ty Commissioners The c. and P.
company spent $253,300 for the dial
center, dial phones and other
work. The code name for Grants
vile will be TWinoaks 5 exchange,
and for Springs, Pa. Mohawk 2.
The exchange at Bittinger will re
main Chestnut 5, and Salisbury
will keep Mohawk 2.
Clarence Stem, manager of the
C&P Telephone Company in the
Oakland area. said the change over
does not affect any change in the
toll fees for the area. Grautsv,lle
still remains the only exchange in
the county where there is an extra
charge for a call
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Deer Season TO
Open December S

The annual deer hunting sea-
son will open Saturday, December
and will continue until sun
down Saturday, December IL, eX-
Guiding Sunday, December 6. This
is the first year than an extra day
has been added to the season and
will give hunters two Saturdays
for hunting.
Normally the season has been
the first full week in December.
During this period it will be law
full to kill bucks with two or more
points to one antler and spike
bucks with three inch antler.
The small game season, which
began November Is, will be sus-
pended during the deer season but
will be resumed Monday Deem
Der IA and will continue until
January.
A number of hunters already
have made reservations in private
homes, boarding houses and other
places and it was indicated that
some $500 to 5000 hunters would
be in the woods during the first
few days of the season.
Hunters will attempt to surpass
the all-time record of sos kills
made during the 1857 season. In
1855 there were sos bucks killed
and last year hunters killed 678
bucks. The limit is one buck per
year per hunter.
Game regulations Stipulate that
bucks may be killed only with a
rifle that develops over 1900 foot
pounds of muzzle energy. Shot
guns loaded with pumpkin balls
or slugs may also be used.
Those killing buck during bow
hunting season are not eligible to
hunt during the firearms season.
Only three deer were killed dur
ing the bow season this year, the
second in history for this county.
There will be four deer check
ing stations in this county where
deer must be checked as soon as
possible after being killed. 1t is
unlawful to remove the head or
hide or other parts except internal
organs. or cut up the meat until
the deer has been reported and
weighed at one of the checking
stations.
Stations in the county will in
clude the Edwards garage in
Grantsville. Matt Storey's on Deep
Creek Lake. Murphys, in Friends
vile; and Carroll Miller's Mt. Top
Tire and Sport Shop in Oakland.
The checking stations at the
sheriff's office in Oakland and at
Swanton have been abandoned.
Hunters may also check in at
Wcsternport or LaVale, in Allie
gany county.
Additional district game Wardens
from other counties of the state
will be assigned to Western Mary
land during the season.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
To Hold Discussion
On Milk Commission

A meeting TO present discus
sion of the proposed Maryland
Milk commission has been ar
ranged by the County Agents Of
flee in cooperation with the Gar
rett County Farm Bureau, for
Thursday, December 3, for dairy
men of the county. 1t will be held
in the Accident Fire hall, at 100
T. m.
James A. McHenry. county agent,
said Prof. George NJ. Bcal, farm
economist of the University of
Maryland, would present the in
formation and be in charge of the
program.
McHcnry said many dalrymcn in
the county had heard or read of
the proposed commission He said
the proposal had posed number
Of questions in the minds of farm
crs. professors and retailers. He
said a number have wondered how
it would be organized what would
be the function of such a commits
sion. what are the advantages and
disadvantages, would it establish
price controls and what effect
would this have on wholesale and
retail prices.
McHenry is urging all interested
persons to attend the discussion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Eleven Questions To
Be Under Discussion
At Education Meet

Eleven questions are listed for
discussion at the second annual
lay conference on education, to be
held at the bennett Road school
on Tuesday December l. The ses-
sion is being sponsored by the
Board of Education.
Some 800 or more parents and
interested school patrons from all
parts of the county are expected
for this discussion of Education
in the Space Age
Among the questions are the
following:
How much will our present edu-
cational program need to change
IN order to provide adequate train
ing for children;
What changes, if any, should
come about?
Where is the money to come
from to finance the quality educa-
ton program everyone says we
need and that apparently every
one wants?
Must we look increasingly to
the federal government for funds
to finance our schools?
The qualities wanted in teachers
and how they differ from qualities
sought by the professions, sci
entists, top executives, top sales
man etc;
How parents can tell whether
or not their child is making salts
(COntinued on Page FOIr)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Fined on Reckless
Driving Violation

Arthur Alonzo Umstot, of West
ernport, was found guilty of reck-
less driving at hearing before
Trial Magistrate Robert NJ. Ma
roncy on Monday morning.
Umstot collided with an auto
mobile driven by James Matthews,
at the intersection with the Bloom
ington highway and Swanton road,
near the top of Backbone noun
tain. In the automobile with Mr..
Matthews were George White and
two others who were not identi-
fled
Umstot pleaded not guilty but
Magistrate Maroney found him
guilty and fined him SIS and costs.
There were only two other vio-
lations on the magistrates auto
mobile docket this week. =
Floyd Ray Phillips. Shallmar, was
fined SIS for passing another We
hicle near the brow of a hill.
Charles Theodore Brown, of Fair
mont, was fined $40 Tor exceeding
so miles per hour.
From the Department of Motor
Vehicles this week one person
was listed from this area as having
his driving license suspended. He
was George C.. Thomas, of route l.,
Oakland. The period was for one
month from November II.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Two More Cases
OF Polio Listed

Two more cases of polio were
listed this week in Garrett county.
One was paralytic polio and one
was termed acute, and non para
lytic.
Harold Hauser, aged Is, son of
Mrs. Ethel Hauscr, of near Cor
man, has had paralytic polio since
October Bird. The health depart
ment received word on Tuesday
that tests show conclusively that it
was polio. He has been under the
care of the Crippled Children's
services and is at his home.
DIR. Arthur Jones, county health
officer, said the youth had extern
sive paralysis but that it was not
complete anywhere. He is show
ing signs Of improvement at this
time The youth had received no
polio immunization shots.
The acute polio case was that of
George Thomas White, aged Z, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lester White, of
near Deer Park. The disease was
diagnosed two weeks ago in
Monongalia General hospital III
Morgantown, w. Va, where the
lad was taken following his illness.
Mr.. White drove to Morgantown on
Saturday and brought him to his
home where he is now recuperat-
ing. There was no paralysis in this
particular case but his recupera-
ton will take several weeks
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Mining Company
Defaults on Bond
For Coal Stripping

The now defunct Deer Park strip
mining company fined $4,000 re-
Gently in Federal court in Balti-
more for violations of the federal
wage and hour law, has defaulted
on bonds covering the SO acres the
firm stripped.
Frank T. Powers, director of the
Maryland Bureau OF Mines, said
today the Schell Mining company
Inc, of Deer Park, forfeited $4,000
it had posted according to the
state strip mining law.
The firm had put up bond when
thes charge was only 500 an acre,
but since that time it has been in
creased.
The state law requires the bond
be forfeited if the company does
not backfill the area il has stripped.
The old 500 fee was increased
when the General Assembly
deemed it not enough and too
many operators found it cheaper to
forfeit rather than backfill.
The Schell Mining company was
fined $4,000 by U. S. District
Judge Roszel c. Thomson for fail
ing to pay proper overtime wages,
Justification of records, failure to
keep proper records and making
illegal shipments across state lines.
C. D. Houck, Kingwood, the
firms president-trea5urer, was al
so fined $4,000 and Richard Trick
EFT, its secretary, $1,000. Houck
entered a guilty plea as did the
company to its four charges.
Powers pointed out that the
strip mining operation was located
four miles south of Deer Park be-
tween that community and Cor
mania. In 1858 the Schell company
stripping 1886 tons of Bakers
town seam and 81. 2S2 tons of Free
port seam at the 36-acre spot, ac-
counted for roughly one-siXth of
the total strip coal tonnage pro
duced in this county. The 126,268
tons made up more than onc-third
of the strip coal shipped from
Garrett county last year.
Powers said the operation shut
down about two months ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Stockholders of Fair
Association Meet

The stockholders of the Garrett
County Fair were scheduled to
have their annual membership
meeting Tuesday evening, it was
announced by II. G. Gortner, presi-
dent of the Board of Directors.
A financial report of the 1853
Fair was expected to be given by
the Finance committee. Several di-
rectOrs were to be named.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-11-26
Freight Line Is
Merged With Quinn

Announcement was made this
week that the Sanders Motor
Freight line had merged with Quinn
Freight Lines of Brockton, Mass.
The merger was approved last
Friday by the Interstate Commerce
commission.
The merger does not affect local
operations in any way. it was
stated. The Quinn Freight line is
considered one of the largest con-
Germs in the business and carries
merchandise into Canada as well
as the United States