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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-02-19
Sunday Services In The
Churches of the Community

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Churches of the Community
ST. MARKS LUTHERAN, Oak
land. Sunday School, $50 a. m.
Worship Service, 10:45 a. m, witt
Allan Roshon student from GettyS
burg Seminary, conducting the
service. Luther League. $50 p. m
ST. PAUL'S METHODIST, Rev
Charles Goodwin, minister. Sunday
School, $50 a. m; Worship, 10:4i
a. m. Youth Sunday, anthems
Love Divine" ST.. choir. and 1.-The
Psalm of Praise Jr. choir. MYF
$50 p. m.
ST. MATTHEW'S EPISCOPAL
Oakland, James d. Mehring, rec
tor. Holy Communion, 6 a. M.
Sunday School, $3.50 a. m; Morn
ing Prayer and Sermon. IL a. m
Holy Communion, LIST Sunday Of
each month.
CHURCH OF ST. PETER THE
APOSTLE, Rev. FIR. Michael K
Carney, pastor. Rev. FIR. Gerald F
LaPorta. assistant. Masses Sunday
s and 10 a. m. Confessions Satur
day, to 8 p. m. 1880 to $50 a. NJ
and Sunday before each mas.
Immaculate Conception Church
Kitzmiller. Mass, Sunday, 10 a. m.
OAK PARK CHURCH OF THE
BRETHREN, near Oakland. oppo
site Southern High school, Edward
G.. Wenger, pastor. Sunday School
10 a. M; Worship Service, IL a m.
CBYF meeting, 1880 p. m.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
9Th street, Oakland. Rev. Marshall
Brown, pastor. Sunday School, II
q. m; Worship service, II a. M.
Young Peoples meeting, 6:45 p. M.
Evening service, 1880 p. m.
OAKLAND REVIVAL CENTER
S. Second St, Oakland, Rev. lie
roy Harvey, pastor. Saturday nigh
service, 1870 p. m; Sunday School
1890 a. M; Sunday night service
7:30 p. m.
AURORA DAVIS LUTHERAN
PARISH, Rev. George c. Wcirick
pastor. St. PauPs, Aurora. Sunday
School, $50 a. m, Worship, 10:4'
a m. ST. Johns, Davis, Sunday
School, 10 a. m; Worship, 7:3(
p m. Mt. OIvet, Lantz Ridge, Wor
ship, 8 a. m; Sunday School, II
a. m. Centennial, Stemple Ridge
Sunday School, $3.50 a. m; Worship
2 p. m. Lenten Services at st
Paul's. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m, anC
St. Johns, Thursday, 7:30 p. m.
CHRIST EVANGELICAL LII
THERAN CHURCH, Grantsville
Worship and Sermon, $50 a m.
Sunday School, 9:45 a. m; Luther
League. 1870 p. m. Parish mid
week Lenten services, Thursday
February 20, at p. IN. Congrega
tional meeting, March l. TO vote
on extending a call to David Fet
ter.
UNITED PENTECOSTAL, Sans
Run, Rev. Ralph Jacks. Sunday
School. 10 a m; Evangelistic Serv
ice, 7:30 p. m; Young Peoples pro
gram followed with Bible study
Wednesday 1890 p. m. Glendale
Sunday School 1870 a. m; Wor
ship, Friday, 1880 p. m.
EGLCN CHURCH OF TIE
BRETHREN, Pastor Pugh. mape
Spring: Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Worship, IL a. m. Pastor Pugh
Glade View: Worship $50 a. m.
Rev. Norman Harsh; Sunday
School, 1920 a. m. Rrookside: Sun
day School, 10 a. m; Worship, II
a. M. Rev. Daniel Spaid.
MT. LAKE PARK sAr-IsT
Rev. w. C. Rogers, pastor. Bible
School, 10 a. m. Preaching Serv
ices: 1st and 3rd Sundays, IL a. m.
End, 4th, and 5th Sundays, 7:30 p
M; Prayer meeting, Tuesday 7:3t
p. m. Ferndale: Bible School, ga
a. m; Preaching services, 10:45 q
m, End. 4th. and 5th Sundays.
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WESLEY CHAPEL, Rev Joseph
E. Gerstell pastor Worship, End
Sunday, 7:30 p. m, 4th Sunday, II
a. m. Sunday School every Sunday,
1880 a. m.
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CHURCH OF ST. PETER TIE

APOSTLE, Rev. Fr. Michael K.
Carney pastor Rev. FIR. Gerald F.
LaPorta, assistant. Masses Sunday,
s and 10 a. m. Confessions Satur-
day. 5 to 6 p. M 1870 to $50 a. NJ
and Sunday before each mas.
Immaculate Conception Church,
Kitzmiller. Mass, Sunday, 10 a. m. s.
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ST. PAUL'S METHODIST, Rev.
Charles Goodwin, minister. Sunday
School, $50 a. m; Worship. 10:45
a. m. Youth Sunday anthems;
Love Divine" ST.. choir. and The
Psalm of Praise" Jr. choir. MYF,
$50 D. m.
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MT. LAKE PARK BArIST,
Rev. w. C. Rogers, pastor. Bible
School, 10 a. m. Preaching Serv-
ices: 1st and 3rd Sundays, IL a. m;
End, 4th, and 5th Sundays, 7:3O p.
M; Prayer meeting, Tuesday, 1880
p. m. Ferndale: Bible School, GAS
a. m; Preaching services, 10:45 q.
m, End. 4th. and 5th Sundays. ,
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ST. MATTHEW'S EPISCOPAL,
Oakland, James d. Mehring, rec
tor. Holy Communion, a. m;
Sunday School, $50 a. m; Morn
ing Prayer and Sermon. IL a. m.
Holy Communion, LIST Sunday of
each month.
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OAK PARK CHURCH OF THE
BRETHREN, near Oakland, oppo-
site Southern High school, Edward
G. Wenger, pastor Sunday School,
10 a. m; Worship Service, IL a. M;
CBYF meeting, 7:30 p. m.
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ST. MARKS LUTHERAN, Oak
land. Sunday School. $50 a. m;
Worship Service, 10:45 a. m, with
Allan Roshon, student from Gettys-
burg Seminary, conducting the
service Luther League. $50 p. m.
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CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE,
9Th street. Oakland. Rev. Marshall
Brown, pastor. Sunday School, 10
o. m; Worship service, II a. M;
Young Peoples meeting, 6:45 p. M;
Evening service, 1880 p. m.
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KELLY'S APPLIANCE AND
EuPMITuRE c1ORE

KELLYS APPLIANCE AND
FURNITURE STORE
Thomas K. Vance, Owner
Admiral, Philco and Motorola Appliances
New and Used Furniture
MT. LAKE PARK, MARYLAND
DIAL DE Ann RES. DE i-4I16
C. p. MARTIN & SON
Supplying Quality Merchandise and Rendering
Dependable Service To The Community For
Over One-Third of a Century
MT. LAKE PARK, MD. PHI. DE 4-2i15
OAK GROVE DAIRY
The Best In Dairy Products
For Free Delivery Call DE 4-4242
McHENRY. MARYLAND
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ECLCN CHURCH OF TIE
BRETHREN, Pastor Pugh Maple
Spring: Sunday School, 10 a. m;
Worship, II a M. Pastor Pugh.
Glade View: Worship, $50 a. M,
Rev. Norman Harsh: Sunday
School, 1920 a m. Brookside: Sun
day School, 10 a. m; Worship, II
a. M. Rev. Daniel Spaid.
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ST. JOHNS Ev. LUTHERAN,

missouri SynOd), Cove, II. Fl,
Droutz, pastor. Sunday School,
$50 a. M; Church Service, 1880
a. m, theme: Consistent Christiani-
ty. Lenten Service, February Is,
8 p. m, theme: The Tenderness
and Forbcarance OF Jesus.
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ZION LUTHERAN missouri
synod, Accident, c. F. Dauphin,
pastor Sunday School, $3.50 a. m;
Worship and Sermon. 1920 a. ms
Lenten Service Wednesday eve
ming, p. m.
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OAKLAND REVIVAL CENTER,
S. Second ST, Oakland, Rev. Lee
roy Harvey, pastor. Saturday night
service, 7:30 p. m; Sunday School,
1920 a. M; Sunday night service,
7:30 p. m.
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DAVIS ASSEMBLY OF GOD
MISSION, Mary K. Murphy, pas
tor. Sunday School, 10 a. m; Wor-
ship, IL a. m. and 7:S0 p. m. Thurs
day, Worship, 1880 p. m. .
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UNITED PENTECOSTAL, Sang
Run, Rev. Ralph Jacks. Sunday
School, 10 a. M; Evangelistic Serv-
ice, 7:30 p. m; Young Peoples pro-
gram followed with Bible study,
Wednesday, 1880 p. m. GlendaIe:
Sunday School 1880 a. m; Wor-
ship, Friday, 1880 p. m
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CHRIST EVANGELICAL LU-
TLEDhN NGIIRHH C~a,,4cx,iIIo

THERAN CHURCH, GrantsVlIIe.
Worship and Sermon, $50 a. m.
Sunday School, 9:45 a. m; Luther
League. 1880 p. m Parish mid
week Lenten services, Thursday,
February &c, at p. IN. Congrega-
tional meeting, March l. TO vote
on extending a call to David Fet-
ter.
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MAPLE GROVE CHURCH OF
THE BRETHREN, Clarence w.
Meyers, pastor, Grantsville. Maple
Grove: Sunday School, 10 a. m;
Worship, II a. m; Laughiin: Sun
day School, 1880 a m; Worship,
$3.50 a. m. Bethesda: Sunday Schools
z D. m: Worship. 8 p m.
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cRELLIN EUB CHURCH, Rev.
charles Teets, pastor. Sunday
school, Gas a. H.; Youth Fellow
ship, 7:30 p. m; Worship service,
s p. m. Prayer meeting, Wednes-
days, 1870 p. m. +
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OAK GROVE CHURCH OF
THE BRETHREN, near Mclienry,
Donald Matthews, pastor. Sunday
School, 10 a. m; Worship, 1880
p. m.
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cRELLlN METHODIST, Rev.
Joseph f. Gerstell, pastor. Wor-
ship, LIST Sunday. Z p. m, 3rd Sun
day. IL a. m; Sunday School every
Sunday, 9:45 a. m; Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. "
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FAITH TABERNACLE, Roy w.
Shewbridge, pastor, 212 miles south
on Route 495 from Grantsville,
Md. Sunday School, 10 a. m; Wor-
ship, II a. m; Sunday evening
Evangelistic Service, 1870 p. m;
Wednesday Prayer Meeting, 7;3O
p. m; Friday Youth Service, 1870
p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-03-12
Heaviest Snowfall
OF Year Hits County

Some four or five inches of
snow fell in Garrett county yester-
day and today for the worst snow
fall of the season. Snow ploWS
from both the State and County
Roads departments were busy for
one of the few times this year.
They had cleared highways at an
early hour but conditions remained
hazardous and slippery,
The temperature was only slight
ly below freezing and there were
indications that the storm already
had done its worst.
Most of the week has been
stormy. Rain fell Friday and Fri
day night with high winds and an
inch or two of snow falling. Satur-
day remained windy and blustery
with some sunshine. Sunday and
Monday we're comparatively mild
and hazy with rain beginning to
fall Monday evening. This later
turned to snow which continued
Tuesday. There was some thaWing
but snow continued to fall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-03-12
Tractor Workshop to
Assemble March 18th

A county All Tractor workshop
will be conducted March -, at
s p. M. in the farm shop of Rus
sell Teets, in Accident, was an
nounced by E. Rankin Lusby. as
sistant county agent.
Subjects will include general lu-
IRRIGATION and steering.
Mr.. Lusby explained that trac-
tor maintenance meant learning to
keep a tractor 'purring like kit
ten and not make a major engine
overhaul, since that is the work of
a good mechanic. He said, There
are many things we need to know
in order to care for our tractors
which we overlook daily Main
tcnancc saves time, money and
headaches"
Tractor leader will be Paul
Stull, Maryland's 1857 All tractor
state winner assisted by Dale
Glotfelty and Mr. Teets. Any d
Her is eligible to attend The
tractor operator contest is held
annually at the county fair.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-03-12
Glass Again Named
Mayor Of Accident

Ernest f. Glass was reelected
mayor of Accident at an election
held on March 2. Waldo Zinkan
and Erwin Georg were named as
new council members.
Holdover councilmen are Sher-
man Frazee and Wilmer Margroff
Outgoing councilmen we're BENZ.
Calls and John Brenneman.
A financial report of the town
of Accident appears in advertise
ment form in another section of
this weeks issue.
Accident was incorporated in
1916 and covers approximately
one square mile. 1t has five open
streets and nine connecting alleys.
There are twenty7six streets lights.
c. c. Nathan, Grantsville, is the
towns attorney.
The Mayors salary per year is
Sc and that of a councilman 81.
Council meets the first Monday of
each month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-03-12
Time For Greatness

An item by James c ngebretsen president Spiritual Mobilization
An advertisement raises this commanding question:
Cant afford to spend minutes in the
of " 1t ad directing attention article
about Lincoln 1t could just well have been Washington
Jefferson Milton Shakespeare, Socrates better
Christ
But the question another: How afford
spend much time do in the presence of mediocre
typ? Consider the pattern: Billions for alcohol and aspirin,
pttance aspiration flood of rock-and-ro tricke
OF religion An avalanche Of comforts pebble Of
ton A thunder of things, a whisper Of thought!
said Next to the capacity for being great
is the capacity to appreciate greatness But today call
thing great" if trivality magnified by popularity,
nsirdity endorsed by celebrity medocrty enjoyed by
multitude lot Of the little is mistaken for little Of lot
The measure Of a is that to which he gives his at
tenon The is true OF civilization Rome declined and
fell when sport Of the significant and attached
much significance to making sport
Is the same thing happening in America? Is our ma
tons greatness descending into grossness How af
NOT spend time in the presence of greatness
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-03-12
Democratic Women
Seek Increase of
2 on School Board

The County Board of Education
would be increased from three to
five members and would include
two women if Legislators take
kindly to a proposal of the direc-
tors of the Democratic Women's
club
Meeting Tuesday evening, the
group planned to contact the State
Senator and members of the House
of Delegates to that effect. The
proposal continues, in the event
the number of members is not in
creased, then the next vacancy to
occur on the board be filled by a
woman
Clarence Long, Professor of
Political Economy of Johns Hop
kins University, will address club
members at dinner meeting
May 6, at the William-James hotel,
it was announced.
In other business, it was tenta-
lively decided to hold the April
meeting either in Accident or
Friendsville, and Mrs. B. Beeson
Snyder and Mrs. Charles Briner
we're appointed chairman and CO.
chairman OF the Roster committee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-03-12
Chorus to Present
Bamboo Princess

The senior chorus of Southern
High school, under direction of
Mrs. Ruth Brown, will present the
operetta, The Bamboo Princess"
Chinese musical in two acts, on
Friday March Is.
The setting of the operetta is
the castle of a Chinese baron a
short time before the period of the
Chinese Republic.
The cast includes seventeen vocal
and speaking parts and in addition
there are choruses of robbers, a
corps of the Dragons servants,
dancing girls, officers and soldiers
of the Emporer's retinue.
The cast includes Mason Calls,
David Shaffer, Lois SWartzen-
truber, Brenda DeBerry, Barbara
10 Rice, Ann Lee Lohr, Gerald
Thrasher, Lester Bittingcr, Jar
lath Dewitt, Earline Wise, Robert
Oliverio, Margaret Vetter, Tom
Forman, Eddie Sanders, Dick Sny-
der and William BurgWald.
Mrs. Brown announced last night
that the play would be presented
as planned. She said some people
had wondered whether or not it
would be postponed because of the
large number of students who are
ill of influenza. She said substitu-
tions had been made in two or
three instances. Rehearsals have
been held daily and again in the
evenings.
It will get underway at s o'clock
Admission for adults is IS cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-03-12
Playground Areas
To Get Blacktop
Other Decisions Made By
School Board In Reg
uIur Session

Decision to blacktop area play
grounds at Kitzmiller, Friendsville
and Red House, was made at the
regular meeting of the Board of
Education held Tuesday The bid
for the work was awarded Key
stone Lime company at S2.25 per
square yard. The bid included
grading. three inches of base
stone and 2 inches of hot mix
blacktop.
One other bid from Liller
Brothers of Cumberland was for
$500 per square yard but included
only the grading and the blacktop.
Appointments Approved
Appointments were approved as
follows: Thomas Kuhn to replace
Edward Quattro at Southern High;
Earl Addison, Jr., as teacher and
head football coach at Southern
High for 1959-60; Mrs. Joyce Ian
caster as elementary teacher at
route 40 school next term; Miss
Mary 10 Rowan as upper grade
teacher at route 40 for next term.
Mir Hawkins said all teachers
were college graduates and fully
certified in their assignments. Mrs.
Madelein Blamble was given a
temporary assignment at Southern
to replace Mr.. Campbell, who had
resigned.
Federal Funds Available
Mr.. Hawkins reported that S.
700 in Federal funds was available
for an improved program in math
science, and foreign languages,
and $3.50 available in Federal
Continued on Page Four
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Liquor Legislation
Not To Be Entered

Assurance that there would be
no liquor legislation introduced at
the present session of the Mary
land legislature was received yes
terday from Senator Bernard l..
Gender
He said he had conferred with
members of the Garrett County
delegation and that all were in
agreement on this matter.
Both Senator Gender and Les
lie f. Savage, chairman of the
county delegation, said they had
received a flood of letters and
petitions from citizens who opposed
any liquor legislation, and that
they were grateful for the express
sion of opinion Sen Gender said
they also had received number
of letters favoring proposed legis-
lation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-03-12
School at Eglon
Destroyed By Fire

The three room school building
at Eglon was completely destroyed
by fire last Saturday morning. Due
to the high wind and binding
snow storm the flames were not
discovered in time to save the
building
The Oakland fire department was
called but arrived too late to pre-
vent the total destruction. Much
of the kitchen and dining room
furnishings in the building and
some food were saved.
Patrons and teachers met Mon
day in the basement of the Maple
Spring church where they pre-
pared room for the school to con-
tinue The Preston County Board
Of Education furnished seats,
desks, etc, and classes were re-
sumcd Tuesday morning with
Frank Stcmple and Miss Colleen
Shaffer as teachers. Hot lunches
will not be served until next Mon
day.
Oakland firemen were also
called to Underwood on Sunday
morning about $50 as the result
of a flue fire. There was no dam
age.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-03-12
School Officials Meet
With Health Workers

The supervisory staff of the
county schools and principals met
last evening with Dr.. Arthur Jones
county health officer, and school
health nurses to discuss improve
ment of the school health program
Under discussion were commune
cable disease control, classroom
ventilation, sight and hearing tests
dental care, physical education
speech therapy, care of physically
and mentally handicapped, and nu-
triton habits.
Willard l.. Hawkins, county SUI
perintendent, declared items like
dental care, speech therapy, care
for physically and mentally handi-
capped, were greatly needed but
beyond budget limit, but that there
was general understanding to the
areas pertaining to the program.
Meeting with the group were
high school physical education
teachers. Mr. Hawkins presided.
Principals and supervisors meet
once every three weeks with the
superintendent to discuss admins
trative matters and the profession
al improvement of the schools.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-03-12
Reorganization of
National Guard
Is Now Completed

OakIand's National Guard has
now been completely reorganized
in line with the plans of the Mary
land National Guard. The trans
formation actually took place on
March l, at which time Company
c of the National Guard, an en-
ginccring company, became Com
pany L, member of the first medi-
UNI tank battalion of the 115th COM
bat arms regiment.
Officers and enlisted men remain
the same. The company is COM
mandcd by Capt. Arthur c. Cal
houn His officers are LIST Lieut..
James G. McRobic, executive Of
ficcr; and 1st Lieut.. MahlOn W.
Yost, platoon leader. There are
seventy enlisted men.
Supply Sergeant Donald Hine-
baugh said the company was eX-
pecting the arrival of two medium
tanks within the next few days.
The reorganization plan was put
into effect to enable the Maryland
National Guard Ito better perform
its historical role as an integral
part Of the first line of defense of
the United States" General Milton
A. Recklfd, adjdtant general, de-
clarod che National Guard must
modcrnizc its structure and adjust
its organization to the requirements
Of modern warfare"
This is the first major overhaul
Of the 18th infantry division since
early World War II days The
change is designed to increase the
mobility and flexibility OF the di-
vision.
For the first time Maryland is
having a medium tank battalion
consisting Of headquarters and a
tank company at Cumberland; two
tank companies at HagerstoWn, one
at Frostburg, and one at Oakland.
The 12lst Engineers, a five unit
battalion with headquarters at
Ellicott City, lost its engineer COM
pany of Oakland, but gained two
by conversion at Laurel and Glen
Burnie.
Several other changes were eff
fectcd.
The local company is now pre-
pairing for its annual inspection
which is scheduled to take place
on Wednesday, April 1.