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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Twenty Boys Report
For Grid Practice

Twenty boys have reported for
football at Southern High School,
Whitley Addison, new coach an
nounced today. While Mr. Addison
said he was not too pleased with
the small number of boys who had
reported, he did say that the in
terest and enthusiasm of those
boys who did report was high.
He also said that several boys
had spoken to him about report
ing for practice when school be-
gins. Some of the boys are present
ly working either at home or at
other summer jobs and cannot re-
port until that time
Coach Addison stated that the
door was still open to any boy who
wanted to report. He reminded all
prospects that for the first time,
insurance and football shoes would
be furnished without any cost to
the player. This will apply only
to the first thirty-three boys at
the present time" he said. so if
there are any boys who are inter-
ested in playing either now or
after school begins, they should
see me as soon as possible"
Mr.. Addison also said that if
there were any ninth grade boys
interested in working out with the
varsity they could report at this
time Unless they show exception
al promise and are physically capa-
BILE of playing varsity football, they
will move back to the Junior High
team when school begins" he con-
Guided.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Premium Winners
Listed For Fair
Prize Money Totals Some
$4,000; Distributed To
Many Participants

Prize money totaling some $4,000
was distributed to more than 400
individuals who exhibited at the
third annual Garrett County Fair
last week. This was big increase
over the previous year when some
312 individuals received around
So, 500.
1t was a case of almost every
body winning some recognition for
their exhibits. There were less
than fifty who did not win some
blue, red or white ribbon.
Fair officials announced that
there were 483 participants as COM
pared to 346 last year and 245 for
the first year. The exhibitors placed
over 1000 exhibits in the various
classes.
Top premium winner for the
second year was John Wildesen, of
Gormania, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wildesen, who came away
from the fair with $500. Guy
Stanton was next, same as the
previous year with premium awards
totaling S76.50. Gerald Glotfelty had
SGT and Stewart Stanton Sos with
the balance of the others getting
lesser amounts down to so cents
Judy Bucket was top 4-H'er with
premiums totaling SOL
Various statistics were being
gathered by fair officials but all
of them were pointing once again
to the fact that the fair was most
successful in attracting large
number of people and that ii
would be more of a success fl.
nancially than was the case last
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Elk Garden Man
Admits Setting Fire

An Elk Garden man has admitted
to West Virginia State Police that
he deliberately started a fire Sat
urday afternoon that destroyed his
home.
Trooper Charles C. Oliver said
Paul Bennear, 35, told him he
set the fire following an argument
with his wife.
Bennear told Trooper Oliver that
he went to service station,
bought five gallons of gasoline,
sprinkled it through the house and
then set it afire.
The four-room, one-story con-
crete block house was virtually de-
stroyed by the blaze.
Volunteer firemen from Kcyser
McCoole, Kitzmiller and Deer
Park fought the blaze which en-
dangered two homes nearby. The
house was owned by Bennear's
father, Bruce Bennear. Charges
were placed against the man by
state police.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
First Time Students
To Register Aug. IS

Students who will be attending
Southern High School for the first
time this coming year are asked
to register Tuesday, August 25,
Kenneth Johns, principal, said to-
day.
While this early registration is
not absolutely necessary, Mr.. Johns
pointed out that it would save con-
siderable time on the opening day
of school. A student who registers
early will have his class schedule
prepared in advance and will need
to report to the office only briefly
on the opening day of school
New students were encouraged
to bring their parents with them.
They will be taken on a tour of
the school and the facilities and
educational opportunities offered
will be explained
Mr.. Johns also pointed out that
it would be helpful to grade place
ment if new students brought their
last report cards with them when
reporting for registration. Students
enrolled at bennett Road, Red
House, Kitzmiller or St. Peters
last spring will not report since
their registrations have already
been placed or received.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Actress to Furnish
Program for Rotary

Rebecca Singer, one of the ac-
tresses at the Garrett County Play
house, will furnish the program
for the Oakland Rotary clubs
weekly meeting Friday evening at
the William-James hotel. Arrange
ments we're made by Paul B. Nay
lor, program chairman for the
month.
Miss Singer studied at the Ameri-
can Academy of Dramatic Arts
where she won an award for her
ability as an actress" She studied
privately with June Thompson, spe-
cializing in pantomime and mono
logues. She has had three sea-
sons of summer stock with the
Gateway Stock company, John
Richards and the Carmel Stock
company in California.
She has appeared in lead roles
in off-Broadway productions at
the Academy of Music, ROYAL Play
house, the Davenport theatre and
the Pantomime Arts theatre. In
addition she has performed her
comedy act at night spots in New
York and in Los Angeles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Roger Bethel Wins
All Tractor Contest

Roger Bethel of the Bittingcr
Boys All Club was county winner
in the annual Tractor Operators
Contest conducted on last Friday
at the County Fair He will rep
resent the county in the state con-
test to be held on September 4th
at Timonium.
Roger has been an active club
member for five years with dairy
as a main project. This past win
ter he took an active part in the
tractor workshops conducted in
the county under the leadership of
Paul Stull, Russell Teets, and Dale
Glotfelty.
The other eight participants and
their placing in order were Sam
Glotfelty End; Wayne Beckman,
Bird; Simon Opel, 4th; David Custer,
5th: Dwight Glotfelty, 9Th: Robert
Opel, 7th; Ken Sanders, 8th; Tom
Magruder, 9Th.
Larry Wagner, Green Mountain
All Club, was the top boy in the
Junior Tractor Operators Contest;
Robert Bethel, second; and Larry
Tichnell placed third. The Junior
Contest was opened to boys be-
tween THE ages of 1913
Four parts make up the tractor
operators contest: % written and
practical examination, (2) tractor
safety, 80 operation of tractor. az
betting to implement. The contest
is designed to be a practical dem
onstration, and an attempt is made
to simulate actual farm operating
conditions. The pointS-off system
is used with the winner having
the lowest total score.
Guy Gienger, Extension Agricul-
tural Engineer, assisted with the
contest along with E. Rankin LUIS
by, Barry Carr, Assistant County
Agents, and Richard Bishoff, South
ern Vo-Ag Instructor. Tractor
dealers cooperating included: Mil
Ter Bros, Springs, Pa; Garrett
Truck & Implement Co Oakland;
B. & G.. Sales Co, Oakland; Oak
land Equipment Co, Oakland: and
Shaffer Ford Sales Inc, Oakland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20

Neil II. Swanson, education edi-
tor of the Baltimore NewS-Post,
will be one of the persons who will
address the Garrett county teach
ers at the countrywide teachers
meeting scheduled for Monday,
August 81, at Southern High school.
Luncheon speaker for that day
will be DR.. Charles Bish, pro-
fessor of education at George
Washington university, an attorney
and presently member of the
NEA staff at Washington.
Mr.. Swanson, in addition to be-
ing an editor, is a novelist, his
torian, snort story writer, public
speaker, columnist, and soldier.
He is the author of nine books
seven of them being among the
national best sellers. He served in
France and Germany as infantry
company commander during World
War l.
His writings have brought him
numerous offices and honorS
having received the honorary de
gree of doctor of letters from the
University of Maryland and homo
rary life membership to various
organizations. He has received cita-
tons from the Maryland State
Teachers association and the Bal.
timore County Council of Parents
and Teachers for distinguished
service to public education.
Teachers are to report to their
schools on Tuesday, September /
and classes will get underway Oh
Wednesday, September 2. The
schools will close on Monday, Sep
TENDER 7, for Labor Day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Schools To Open
Wednesday, Sept. 2

All schools of the county will
open Wednesday, September 2, at
9 A. M. and will run for the full
day it was announced by Willard
L. Hawkins, County Superintendent
of schools. Mr.. Hawkins said the
Board of Education has ruled that
no schools are to dismiss earlier
than $50 P. M. during the school
year. The exceptions to this ruling
are Northern end Southern High
Schools which may dismiss at 3:20
in order to make their schedules
at The elementary schools.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Emergency Drive For
Polio Funds Begins

The emergency drive to augment
the funds to fight polio in Garrett
county has begun. It was an
nounced by Charles l.. Briner, cam
paign director.
Briner said March of Dimes con-
tainers had been placed by Oak
land boy scouts il the business
places in Oakland, but that from
the small amount received they
were not being recognized.
He urged generous contributions
so that various bills now owing can
be paid. He said it would be neces-
sary to curtall the vaccine pro-
gram in the county for needy chill
dren if funds were not made avail
able.
In other areas of the county
Briner asked that contributions be
sent to the following: Mrs. Ruth
Hershberger, Grantsville; Mrs Will
liam Hartman, Accident, Mrs. f. C.
Clatterbuck, Deer Park; Mrs. Mary
Harvey, Swanton; Mrs. Ivan Hum
berson, Friendsville.
1t was announced that the route
PIG Drive-In theatre would run a
trailer on the March of Dimes
next week and that collections
would be made by members of
the Oakland Boy Scout troop for
the March of Dimes, each night,
Sunday through Saturday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
K. of P. Little
League Wins Title

The Knights of Pythias sponsored
Little League baseball team of
Oakland won the playoff series
from the American Legion team,
being victorious in two out OF three
games. The Knights won to to
cop the championship for the sea
son.
Gary Trickett was the winning
pitcher and Jim Harvey was the
hurler for the losers. Each pitcher
gave up only four hits, but two
errors and several walks allowed
the Knights to take the lead with
a four-run rally in the fourth in
ming. Trickett won his seventh vic
tory of the season. Harvey had a
two-run homer in the sixth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Take Dairy Awards
During County Fair

Roger Roderick, Deer Park. was
the Grand Champion winner of all
entries in the All F. F. A. Dairy
Calf exhibit at the County Fair
last week. Other placings by Roger
included Champion for Fitting and
Showing, and Champion for Hol-
stein Purebred class. A member of
the newly-formed Potomac High
landerS All Club in the Bethle-
hem area, Roger was showing his
Junior heifer for the first time,
having received it early this year
through the Garrett County All
Dairy Calf Club.
Grade Holstein Champion was
won by Robert Bethel Bittinger
Boys All Club Bobby, II years old,
is showing for the first time. Blaine
Bowser, also of the Bittinger All
Club, was Champion in the Jersey
Grade Department. Sam Glotfelty,
F. F. A. member Of Southern High,
was blue ribbon winner in the
Guernsey Grade Department.
Other blue ribbons winners and
their classes are as follows: Hol-
stein Purebred, Senior Heifer
Calf, Edward Kellison; Junior
Heifer Yearling, Ronald Bethel;
Senior Heifer Yearling, George
Kahl; Holstein Grade, Junior Hell
fer. Robert Bethel; Senior Heifer,
Charles Mason; Jersey Grade,
Senior Heifer, Blaine Bowser;
Junior Heifer Yearling. Tom Jones;
Guernsey Grade, Sam Glotfelty;
Brown Swiss, James Wildesen;
Junior Fitting and Showing,
Charles Mason.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Evangelism Mission
Will Begin Sunday

The Lutheran Evangelism mis-
sion will get under way Sunday in
the thirteen churches of the Noun
tain Top area, with morning wor-
ship service in all the churches,
followed by an area rally in Davis,
w. Va, on Sunday evening.
Services will be held nightly,
Monday through Thursday in all
the churches. concluding with a
rally in Northern High school
gymnasium on Friday evening, Au-
gust %.
A pageant, Look at Those
Doors" by members of the area
Luther League will be presented
prior to the Vesper service at Da-
Wis Sunday evening.
The Rev. Frederick p Eckhardt,
pastor of St. Johns church, New
York City, will speak at the open
ing rally, while the Rev. DR.. Law
renee G. Zimmerman, president
of the Pittsburgh Lutheran Synod,
will speak at the closing rally. An
area choir which has practiced for
the past two weeks, will sing two
anthems at each rally, under direc-
ton of The Rev. John w. Kline, of
Bittinger.
There will be special missioners
in each of the thirteen parishes for
the mission services.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Lake Property Owners
To Meet August 2oth

Members of the Property Own
ers Association of Deep Greek Lake
are to meet on Saturday. August
20, at 10 a. M, at the Deep Creek
lodge at McHenry, it was an
nounced. Non members are being
invited to attend and also to be-
come members of the organization
Reports of committees will be
made during the business session.
President r. r. Keener announced
short program was being planned
by j. H. Widmeyer, DR.. F. c. Rob-
inson and Thomas Johnson, pro-
gram committee.
Available are the $4,000 reward
signs for the members.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Baby Beef Sale
Brings Top Prices

Top price of sixty cents pound
was paid for the grand champion
baby beef at the sale held Satur-
day at the county fair at McHenry
A large crowd attended the sale
of the % animals that had been in
the annual show two days previous.
Officials we're we'll pleased with
the results.
Dale Evans, member Of the
Asher Glade All club near
Friendsville, had the grand cham
pion, a Hereford, weighing $40
pounds. 1t was purchased by j. w.
Ruby, president of Sterling Pro-
cessing company and Sterling
Faucet company, of Morgantown,
for 1854. Dale, IA years old, has
been active for the past four years
with his baby beef projects, hav-
ing exhibited and received top
honors at the Buckwheat festival
in Kingwood, w. Va.
Average price for the animals
was 1876 cents per pound, with the
lowest animal bringing SO cents
per pound. The Sterling services
purchased a total of fifteen of the
% animals at public auction.
Reserve champion was the ami
NAL of Simon Opel weighing 1890
pounds, also purchased by Ster-
ling Services, for so cents per
pound. Donald Stanton had the
third highest animal, which was
purchased by Grantsville Auction.
His animal weighed $50 pounds
and brought 43 cents per pound.
Exhibitors having animals for
sale we're Wayne Beckman, Joe
Friend, william Schmidt, David
Custer, Ellsworth Yoder, Charles
Collier, William Schmidt, John
Wildesen, Eddie Wilburn, John
Doerr, James FratZ, Burton Lyle,
Larry Canaan, Kenneth Sanders,
Eddie Wilburn, James Savage,
Dwight Glotfelty, Frank Paugh,
Allan Rush, James Savage, ELS
worth Yoder, Terry Bethel, Erwin
Lowdermilk and Kenneth Bachtel.
Besides the Sterling services and
Grantsville Auction the purchasers
included Browning, Inc, Miller's
Market "a, Ralph Pritts, George
Browning, Grange Supply Yoder's
L ecker plant ~, Y. W. King and
Charles Wilt
The animals weighed from 1,035
pounds down to 725 pounds. The
sale brought total income of &c.
707. 98 with the average per head
being S346.71, the average weight
per head, $40 pounds. The fifteen
steers purchased by Sterling serv-
ices brought S5,469.20.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Injured at Fair

William E. Allen, of Houston. Pa.
a member of Frankie's Amuse-
ments, carnival at the fair, was
injured last Saturday when he was
struck by one of the rides that
was in operation there. He suf-
fered spinal injury and was
brought to the Garrett County Me
mortal hospital.
He was discharged yesterday, but
hospital attaches said he planned
to enter another hospital at his
home.
Kenneth Rush also suffered a
faintirg spell while in the loft of
one of the barns at the fair on Sat
urday afternoon. He also was a
hospital patient for several days
but was released yesterday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
To Entertain Lions

Members of the Oakland-Mt.
Lake Park Lions Club Will be en-
tertained this coming Monday eve
ming at their regular dinner meet
ing when Baron Karl Delaney and
Eddie Kirushinski perform.
Mr.. Delaney, proprietor of De-
laney's Restaurant, on Route 40, is
well known to many people in the
local area as a baritone. Mr.. De-
laney, who sings during the dinner
hour at his restaurant, will sing
several of his favorite selections
on Monday evening.
Accompany Mr.. Delaney will be
his pianist and organist from the
restaurant, Eddie KiruShinski.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Wins First Place

The Oakland F. F. A. team won
first place IN the regional live
stock judging contest held yester-
day at the Cumberland fair, it
was announced by Richard Bish-
off, vocational agriculture instruc-
tor.
James Cover, Southern High
school, had the highest individual
score. Other members of the team
were Brooks Hamilton, Ken Bach
tel, Sam Glotfelty and John Will
desen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Attending Workshop

Willard Ann Glotfelty, secretary
of the Southern High school stu
dent council, and Terry ColaW,
president, are in Frosthurg this
week attending workshop for
student council officers of the
Western Maryland area schools.
The sessions are being conducted
Monday through Friday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Cited To Appear

Four persons have been sum-
moned to appear before Trial
Magistrate John w. Holman in
Friendsville on August % and 25
to answer charges that they have
violated section 1911 of article Sc
relating to the necessity to OBJ
tain licenses for their dogs.
The County Commissioners APP
proved the order for enforcement
and the sheriff delegated the au-
thority to Ronald Guard, constable.
Guard cited the following to APP
pear: Tom Love and Betty Thomas,
Friendsville; Paul Smith and Blaine
Miller, Accident.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Two Animals Rubid

A report from state veterinarian
chs week revealed that a fox and
cat, killed in this county, were
both rabid The heads we're sent
away for examination about ten
days ago.
The fox was killed in the Bloom
ington area, the cat was killed in
the Backbone mountain area.
No persons had been bitten by
either animals.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Board Approves
School Addition
AT Bloomington

The construction of an addition
to the present school plant at
Bloomington was authorized by the
Board of Education at a regular
meeting of that group on Tuesday
The addition will consist of three
clasSroOms with a full basement
all-purpose room. The estimated
cost of the project is $4,000
Approval was given inasmuch
as board members said it appeared
likely that houses would continue
to be built in the area for some time
to come.
Money for financing the addition
will come from the State School
Construction fund, according to
Willard l.. Hawkins, county super
intendent of schools It would be
paid back by the county over
fifteen-ycar period. Hawkins said
the County Commissioners had
given their approval of the prof.
ect. The superintendent was in
structed to employ Altman and
Altman, architects, to draw plans
for the addition. Bids would be re-
quested by December l, with prob
ably award of contract in January
in order to be ready for early
spring construction. Addition would
be completed by the time school
opens in September of 1860, if
present plans are carried out.
Teachers Resign
At the board meeting Tuesday
designations of three teachers were
accepted: Miss Sharon Young,
girls physical education teacher
at Southern, resigned to join the
Navy; Norman Smith, industrial
arts at Southern resigned to ac-
cept teaching position in Mont
gomery county; Daniel Sharpless,
junior high teacher for kitzmiller,
resigned due to a draft call
Hawkins said a serious effort
had been made to fill the vacancies
but no qualified teachers we're
available as of the present time.
Award Insurance Contract
Insurance bids for school bus
and board of education cars and
trucks were opened. The contract
was awarded to Nationwide, the
low bidder. On school buses the
bid was S2,089.20 and on the fleet
policy for cars and truck the bid
was S37993 For an additional $49
the board voted TO increase the
cOverage on school buses from
$4,000 S250,00O/25,O00 to 100000
100000 $4,000.
Bus Routes Changed
Two changes in bus routes we're
approved: the Henry Deal bus on
Butler road as soon as road was
improved; and burst bus to cross
route 40 and run Posie row route to
Springs, Pa, and Grantsville, with
high school pupils transferring at
junction of route 40 and Posie row
road to Wiley's bus.
Hawkins said other extensions
were considered pending improve
ment Of road conditions He indi-
Gated the Board would accept re-
quests for consideration of bus
extensions until September Is.
Regarding school bus shelters
the board adopted specific policy
1t agreed to provide bus shelters
where there are groups of sew
eral children in need of them, as
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Veterans To Get Together

Garrett county veterans who at
tended the Farm Training classes
will hold their annual get together
along with their families on Sat
urday evening, August 20.
This will be held at the Ashby
Tavern picnic grounds along U. S.
route 40.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-20
Reunion Cancelled

The Tasker reunion will not be
held at the Bell Tasker farm on
Sunday August 80, as previously
scheduled, on account of illness,
it was announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-04
CONTENTS
Week of October 4-October 10, 1859

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