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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
School Equipment
Now Being Ordered

Approximately $4,000 worth of
classroom Institutional materials
are now in the process of being
ordered by the Garrett County
Board of Education, it was announ-
ced by Willard L. Hawkins, coun-
ty superintendent of schools. This
order is made possible by the
National Defense Education Act
which pays one-half of the bill.
The materials ordered are for in
struction in the fields of math,
science, guidance, and modern
languages, and must be approved
in advance by the State Depart
ment of Education.
The purpose of the federal legis-
lation is to upgrade instruction in
these areas. Money is provided on
a $3.50 matching basis. Garrett
County is entitled to $4,000 this
year but is only able to match
$1,000 of this amount The rest of
the money will be forfeited if not
used prior to July /, 1860 The
provisions of the NDEA arc made
on year to year basis. Unless
renewed, the act will expire at the
end of a four year period.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Man Is Convicted
In Tavern Death

A Mineral County Circuit Court
jury Monday evening found
Alonzo Ralph Evans, 38, of Elk
Garden. w. Va, guilty of volun-
tary manslaughter in the Decem-
Der u death of William Glenn
Ayers, %. of near kevscr The jury
delibcratcd one hour and forty
minutes.
Evans was sentenced Tuesday to
serve one to five years in the
State pcnitentiary on the fatal
shooting conviction.
The charge carries penalty of
from one to five years in the state
penitentiary. Evans was tried on
a first degree murder indictment
Operator of the White Raven
Tavern on New Creek drive, south
of kcyscr Evans was tried in con-
nection with the shooting of Mr..
Ayers, a patron of the establish
mcnt. Ayers died instantly of
bullet wound in the chest.
During the trial the defense
dental, saying the gun went off
termed the Ayers death as acct
accidentally.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Individual Cards
Available to Voters

Individual cards, indicating a
person is an active voter and
duly listed in the office of the
Board of Supervisors of Elections,
are now available for the 1851
registered voters.
Miss Julia A. Rowan, clerk to
the board, said the cards could be
picked up at the office in the base
mcnt of the court house in Oak
land. She pointed out that the ex-
pensc of mailing would be pro-
hibitivc for the board, since it is
operating on a restricted budget.
This is the first time that such
cards have been available from
the local board. Miss Rowan
said it was customary in a number
of other counties. The card serves
as an identification, and also
shows that person has been an
active voter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04

Lucy Beiler Northern High
school senior, and Sandra Savage,
Southern High senior, were named
the 1860 Betty Croker Home
makers of Tomorrow in their re-
spective schools.
They received the highest scores
in a 50-mirute written examina-
ton on homemaking knowledge
and attitudes by graduating senior
girls in their schools.
They will receive an award pin
representing the slogan 1Iomc
is Where the Heart Is" Their
examination papers will be sub
mitted for competition with other
high school winners to name the
state Betty Crocker Homcmakcr of
Tomorrow.
The test was taken by 379,01S
girls in 1887 schools. Total en-
rollment in the siX-year-Old $4,000
scholarship program sponsored by
General Mills, has neared the two
million mark Alaska and Hawaii
are participating for the first time
this year.
Each state Homemaker of To-
morrow will receive S1,500
scholarship and an educational
trip in April with her school adj
visor. The runner-up in each state
will receive $500 scholarship and
the school of each state winner
will be given set of the Encyclo-
paedia Britannica The scholarship
of the All-American Homemaker
OF Tomorrow will be increased
to $1,000 with other awards $4,000
$4,000 and $4,000.
Northern Whaer
Miss Beiler took one year of
Home Economics in the 18th grade.
Her main interest III hOmemaking
is concerned with baking. She
writes, reads, plays the piano and
takes care of her 11-months' old
brother. She recently was named
Northern's OAR. Good Citizen
She has won first prize in the
American Legion Essay contest for
two years and first prize in last
years talent contest. She is an
honor student and working for
an academic diploma. She is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Beiler
Miss Savage is d daughter of
MIR. and Mrs Aubrey Savage, of
Mt. Lake Park. An academic stu
dent, she is studying French III,
English, P. o, D., home economies
trigonometry solid geometry and
tipping She has been student of
home economics for six years. Her
hobbies are cooking, reading,
Southern's Winner
swimming and playing basketball.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Take Truining Course

The four custodians recently
named to service the voting ma
chimes, in company with the three
members of the Board of previous
supervisors of Elections, returned
Tuesday night from Jamestown
New York, where they had spent
two days as guests of the Auto
matte Voting Machine company.
The four we're given a course in
the operation of the machines.
They we're Willoughby Calls, Mt
Lake Park; Leonard Wilhelm,
Homecoming; Earl Edward Opel,
Frostburg; and James c. Brady
Shallmar Accompanying them
were Albert S. Shaffer, president;
George Meese and Tom Hetz,
members of the Board of Super
viSorS of Elections.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Booster Membership
Showing Increase

Sales of membership cards by
the Southern High School Ath-
letic Boosters Club is progressing
satisfactorily, Marvin Jones, prcsi-
dent announced today.
While an exact figure could not
be given, Mr.. Jones indicated that
approximately 500 cards had been
sold to date Membership fec has
been set at $1O0. Money derived
from the sale of the membership
cards is to be used to purchase in
surance and football shoes for the
Highlander football squad next
year.
Kenneth Johns, principal, praised
the group for the fine job it is
doing.
Plans to place lights on the field
have also been under discussion
by the club for quite sometime,
but nothing definite has yet been
made official. 1t was hoped that
an estimate of the total cost
could be made sometime this week
1t is expected that this will be
the principal topic to be discussed
when the club meets again on
Thursday, February 25.
Also included in the long-range
plans for the schools gridiron
plan arc plans to build a press box
and shower room.
Persons desiring to obtain q
membership card may contact any
of the following persons or bust
ness establishments: Marvin Jones,
Kenneth Johns, Mrs. George
Stuck, Mrs. Sara Wine, Greg S
Restaurant in Mt. Lake Park and
Harmed and Proudfoot drugstore
in Oakland. Membership cards may
also be obtained from the South
ern High School Physical Educa-
ton Department.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Revival Center Is
Refused Permit To
Construct Addition

The Mayor and Town Council,
in regular session on Monday eve
ming denied the application for
permit from the Oakland Revival
Center, Leroy Harvey. minister, to
construct an addition to the pres
ent structure on Second street,
south of Oak, in the town of Oak
land.
The application was before the
council last month bot was tabled.
Since then the council received a
petition signed by fourteen people
in that area, setting out the rea
sons for urging that the applica-
ton be refused.
The petition said that the con
duct was noisy, loud, boisterous
and generally unbeccming a quiet
residential neighborhood, some
times as many as four nights a
week." that during meetings con-
duct creates disturbance among
whole neighborhood, so regular as
to constitute a nuisance" that mo
toilet facilities were available and
persons use the grounds in rear of
the building for toilet purposes,
creating health problem and a dis
grace to the neighborhood;" and
that the enlargement would only
add to the problem already in
existence
A letter was dispatched to Mr..
Harvey telling of the councils ac-
tons
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Southern Continues
Torrid Pace Among
Basketball Teams

Southern HighlandcrS continued
their torrid pace in the current
basketball season this past week
with Sd points last Friday and 70
points Tuesday night in two vic
tories.
Southern has now scored 952
points to late with 749 for their
opponents and the average points
per game is now 1872 Only three
games have been less than 20
points.
Attendance Tuesday night was
the second largest of the season
with an estimated 700 present.
There were COS paid admissions,
$40 students and 259 adults.
Terry Colaw leads all scorers
with 292 points and he is followed
in line by Dick Stuck, 1877; Jerry
Wine, 1885, Ron Colaw, 129; Wally
Bolyard, 60; Bill Stcmplc, 43; Don
James, 40; John Prince, II; Steve
Malone, 6; Brcnton Propst, 4; Jcr-
ny DiSimonc, 4: Carroll Miller, 3.
Five games remain TO be played
with MountaineerS, Piedmont 81,
Northern and Petersburg.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Oakland Skiers Win
Races at Cabin Mt.

A number of Oakland skiers
took several events at the week
end skiing matches at Cabin Noun
tain, near Davis, w Va.
Rick Marshall and Ingrid Schmidt,
both of the Washington Ski club,
we're top winners in Sundays races.
Results in the race included:
Womens expert giant SALON.
Ingrid Schmidt, Washington, list;
Ingrid Bischof, Washington, End,
time 33 seconds.
Mems intermediate giant slalom,
Carl Benson, Western Maryland
Ski club, LIST; Frank Rogers, I'M
attached, second, time 373 seconds.
Junior boys giant slalom, Ellison
Summerfield, Washington, 1st;
Guy William Hincbaugh, Oakland,
End, time 1868 seconds
Junior boys slalom, Jack AL
VarcZ, Oakland, LIST; Joseph Ava
rcz, Oakland, End, time ZIG
seconds.
Saturdays events:
Mems intermediate slalom,
Frank Rogers, Elkiiis, LIST, time
LIZA Mary Alvarez, Oakland, won
the class 3 junior girls slalom in
l:067; Jim Gibson, Oakland, boys
race in that class in 1855; Kathe-
rinc Gilbcrtson, Washington, class
a junior girls Slalom iii Ill; Joseph
Alvarez, Oakland, won the class
boys title in 1:54 Rick Marshall
Washington, the mems expert
SlaIom in 594 seconds; and Ingrid
Schmidt womcn'S intermediate
slalom and Womcn'S expert SALON
in 1859 and minutes, 8 seconds,
State Conservation director War
den Lane crowned Marilyn Buist,
Washington, as queen of the carni-
val at the Sno-Ball dance Saturday
night
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Farm Credit Shareholders
To Meet February 9th

The annual Stockholders meet
ing for the Potomac Valley Pro-
duction Credit and Federal Land
Bank Associations for Garrett
County members will be held on
Tuesday, February 9, at P. NJ, at
the William-James Hotel in Oak
land, as announced by a. o. Riley,
Director.
All Stockholders of these two
Farm Credit organizations arc in
vited. The meeting will begin with
dinner, followed by an election
Of officers and presentation of fl
nancial reports
J. William Miller, Treasurer of
the Farm Credit Banks in Balti-
more, will discuss the high cost
of money and the sources of funds
used by the Associations in their
lending operations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Deer Park Firenen
Called to Swanton

Deer Park fircmcn were called
to the home of Mrs Burza Wilt
at SWanton on Saturday morning,
about 1870 when the furnace in
the home ovcrheatcd and ignited
the floor of the two-story frame
residence.
Firemen were forced to use gas
masks to enter the smoke filled
basement and CXtinguiSh the blaze.
Mrs. Wilt was credited with saw
ing extensive damage by immcdi-
atcly closing all basement doors
upon discovery of the fire This
came as the result of a dcmonstra-
ton by Deer Park firemen at
SWanton recently when they gave
out information as to what to do
in case of fire.
No estimate of the damages was
available but fircmcn said Mrs
Wits loss was covered by insur-
anCC.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
GrOMnGlEsOg Sees ShNGfOW:
Still Claims EARLY Spring

Ii was easy TO interview Mr.
Grounding this year. Instead of
spending a cold Tuesday afternoon
searching out the elusive rodent
to get his views on the weather for
the next six weeks, the famed fore
caster called on US.
Just thought I'd save you a
trip this time" ne called as he
pushed open the office door and
stood in front of the gas stove.
Mighty good of you" we replied.
Il suppose you have come in per-
son to deliver the bad news" Look
ing out the window, one could
see why Although flakes of snow
were in the air this February after
noon, the sun was brightly trying
to turn them to rain. and it seemed
impossible that anyane-even
1undhog- miss seeing his
shadow under those circumstances.
Mr. Grounding followed our
gaze through the window pane.
IF you're thinking of me seeing
my shadow, and the six weeks of
additional winter you're in for,
you're guessing wrong, Dad he
said Although you haven't had
enough winter yet to more than
dent the coal pile, 50 far as I'm
concerned the worst is over and
now there's nothing to look for
ward to but progressively nicer
days-until you folks begin to
hollcr about how hot it is. OF
course there may be few set
backs because leap year makes
predicting even more difficult"
Look" we said amazed. Aren't
you the same Grounding we've
been interviewing for how many
years." He opined that he was.
And don't you admit that you've
seen your shadow several times to-
day." He agreed. And isn't this
grounding day Tuesday, Feb
ruary 2, 1862" Again he nodded
yes.
We'll, then" we said, If all
these things are true what hap
pened to the old story about the
six more weeks of winter
The oldester stood there, shak-
ing his coat tails before the blaze
Just like SO many youngsters, you
don't look a thing through he
rcprimandcd. And i'm surprised,
for | never thought a newspaper
man would settle for only half of
story. Your information is cor
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Citizens Contribute
1O3 Pints of Blood

Two persons reached the three
gallon club membership Tuesday
as lO3 citizens contributed pint
of their blood at the regular visit
of the Johnstown Red Cross blood
mobile unit was made to the Oak
land fire hall.
Those reaching the three gallon
total in giving blood were George
T. Perrine and D. c. MacMurray,
both of Mt Lake Park In addition
there was a tWo-gallon giver and
seven one-gallon contributors. Joe
Z. BroWning's contribution of a
pint Tuesday made total of two
gallons for him, while those reach
ing the one-gallon total were 0.
T. eraser, Dan j. Hershberger,
Hugh Maffett, Wesley Schaible,
Mrs Robert Wilt, George yelling
and Arthur Friend.
Among the 1903 who gave blood
some 25 or 30 were from the AmiSh
community at Gortncr Some Six
teen came by bus provided by
Emile German, which has been a
regular occurrence for the past
two or more years.
The statistics of the day were
given out by Mrs. Grover c.
Stcmplc, blood recruitment chair
man. There were III scheduled
IS kept their appointments and
there we're 50 watkins. There were
20 reflections, - first time donors.
Forty of the 103 PINS contributed
were definite replacemcnts Mrs
Stcmplc said number of those
who did not keep their appoint
mcntS called to explain that they
could not do SO because of ILL
ness.
Because of the widespread in
fluenza in the area, Mrs. Stemple
said the Red Cross chapter was
well pleased with the response.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Schaible Will Head
Heart Fund Drive

Henry w McComas. director
of the Allegany-Garrett Heart as
ISOLATION, announced the appoint
ment of Wesley Schaible as chair
man of the coming heart fund cam
paign in the southern area Of Gar
rctt county.
Schaible, cashier of the Garrett
National Bank in Oakland, will
assume the duties executed last
year by Mr.. McComas.
In charge of the northern end
of the county are Mrs. Irva
Mickey and Daniel iIcrshbergcr,
Among the work of the heart
association Mr.. McComaS called al
tention 10 the fact that Mrs. Ora
May Lewis, executive secretary of
the group makes eight visits TO
the county every year and ad-
ministers penicillin TO rheumatic
fever cases. Pcnicillin at cost
of $4,000 has been expended in
this county, he said
The association will endcavor 10
raise $4,000 this year Mrs. irwin
Field, Oakland, has been named
heart Sunday chairman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Westcoat Fined $50
On Liquor Violation

Joseph Westcoat, who operates
the Sky High Tavern along Deep
Greek Lake, was fined $3.50 on one
of three violations of the alcohlic
beverage laws, at hearing before
Trial Magistrate Robert NJ Ma
roney last Friday in Oakland.
Westcoat pleaded guilty to the
charge of possession of whiskey for
the purpose of sale Two other
charges, one on possession of
whiskey, and one Oh selling beer
on Sunday, were dropped. The
fine and costs were paid
Westcoat had been held under
$500 cash bond since his arrest
following an automobile wreck
involving Carl Kyle, who is
charged with driving an automo-
bile while under the influence of
liquor. Kyle is in the local hos
pital suffering from a broken leg.
Clothing Thief Caught
In another criminal offenSc dis
posed Of this week William Music,
of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to a
charge of larceny at a hearing be-
fore Magistrate Maroney last Fri
day and was sentenced to serve
nine months in the House of Cor
rection.
Music admitted stealing a top
coat, suit, a belt, gloves and a
pipe from Richard A. Bird, of
Parkersburg, while riding on a
Baltimore and Ohio train one eve
ming last week. He got off the
train at Oakland When B. and O..
police began searching, Leslie
Baker, night policeman here, re-
membcred seeing the man get off
the train and recalled him going
to the home of relative here. He
was arrested in Baltimore and re-
turned to Oakland Tor the hear
ing last Friday
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Set Up Machinery
For Annual Election
In City of Oakland

The necessary machinery for con-
Quoting the annual municipal cleo
ton in Oakland was set up at the
regular meeting of the Mayor and
Town Council on Monday evening.
The election VIII be held on
Monday. March IA, and a mayor,
three councilmen and a treasurer
will be selected.
Mayor Russell L. Smith is con-
GLIDING his two-year term, as are
also John Wolf, Henry W. Nc
Comas and Emory W. Adams, as
councilmen. Present treasurer is
Mrs. Beryldine Stanton.
The final day a resident may file
as a candidate is Thursday, March
3, at p. m. and the last day for
voters to register who have not
previously done so is Saturday,
March 5. at noon. Qualified per-
sons may register at any time dur
ing office hours.
Mrs Joseph NJ. Gender and
Mrs A. G.. Hesen were named as
register judges and Mrs. Francis
R.. Shaffer and Miss Floss Shaffer
were named as machine judges.
Hold-over members of council
aro ~. L Daur,c.~troy IIO,uo,.J
J. White and Dr. H. r. Gibson.
Other Business Conducted
Among other business conducted
the council approved the annual
financial statement as submitted
by Mrs. Gladys Nordcck. A de-
tanned account appears in another
story today.
Receipts for January were listed
at $6,77O47 with $5.175S6 from
water, S625.75 from taxes; $96986
from miscellaneous. One of the
miscellaneous items was $515.74
for parking meters.
Expenditures amounted to So
76027, leaving a balance in the
bank Of S7,63617. Among the eX-
penditures were S395.73 for street
labor, $723.45 for street supplies,
S41161 for water labor, S21917 for
water supplies; S758.94 for power
for pumps, and capital outlay of
S385079 for the water department.
The council voted to provide
water service to John r. Bernard
who resides near the high school.
The council approved erection of
a street light at the corner of 9Th
Ia Reese streets, and erection
of a sign over the door of Jan
Florists on Alder street Sunday
movie tax was reported at S68.70
for five Sundays during January.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Postal Positions Open

The Board of U. S. Civil Service
Examiners, Post Office, Balti-
Exameriners, Post Office, Balti-
more. has announced an open COM
pctitivc examination continuously
for the LIST, End, and Bird class post
offices of Oakland, Crcllin and Nc
Henry The examinations will be
for the positions Cf Substitute
Clerk and Substitute City Carrier
in these offices. Those applying
will be permitted TO participate in
an open competitive examination.
Complete information concerning
salary and benefits afforded Postal
employees, may be obtained from
any of the above mentioned Post
Offices or from the Board of u.
G. Civil Service Examiners, Room
331, Post Office, Baltimore 2.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Fair Board To Meet

Members of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Garrett County Agri-
cultural Fair association will meet
Monday evening. February s, at s
o'clock at the Gerald Glotfelty
tenant house at McHenry, it was
announced by II. G. Gortner, vice
president. John Brenneman, Acct
dent, president, is in Florida this
week but may be back in time for
the meeting.
Among the items to be discussed
are the revised premium list, ar
rangements for various conces-
sions, and specific dates for the
opening of the fair
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-04
Financial Report
Shows Oakland In
Good Condition

The annual report of the town
of Oakland once again shows the
municipality is in excellent fl
nancial condition.
The town showed receipts of
S136. 75O.36 and expenditures of
SIPS, 92439, leaving d balance OF
S1O.825.97. The balance was not
quite as large as last year, how
ever. when the tabulation showed
Sl7.49S.1l on hand at the beginning
of the year.
Receipts included S4l4l397 from
taxes. S344331O from general S32,-
SCI So from water department; and
SlO.843.32 from the police depart
ment
Expenditures included S37, 256.92
for the street department, $54,-
1862 for the water department,
S13.458.73 for the police depart
ment and S2O.43362 Tor miscellane-
Gus. Both the water department
and police department eXpendi-
lures exceeded receipts, but eX-
penditures in the police depart
ment we're $1,000 less than the
previous year. Items for labor and
supplies was above last year be-
cause of the necessity of hauling
water for several weeks when the
supply gave out in the regular
wells
Among the expenditures was
$737.37 for capital outlay for muni-
cipal building, $3,5JOO4 for gar.
bage removal, and contributions of
$25 to Heart association, $25 to
County Fair, $3.50 to Mt City Band,
500 to Deep Creek Lake Promo
ton council, 500 to Mt. Top
Chamber Of Commerce, $50 for
Fairgrounds, and $50 to basketball
league. Police protection $10,297.50
with S1,27296 for equipment, and
S2S5 for the emergency police and
disaster service. Traffic lights eX-
pense totaled S534.25.
Mrs. Gladys Nordeck. clerk-col-
lector, said that better than 90
percent of the 1859 taxes had been
collected.
Receipts showed $l2,27445 from
motor vehicle and gasoline rev.
enue, and S9,372.21 from parking
meters plus $3.50 for parking space.
Meter violations brought in S66082
and general fines $2l2.55.
The towns total Indebtedness is
now only $500, which includes
West Maryland Power company
bonds of $4,000 and $500 on a note
for the water farm which is paid
off at the rate of 81 500 annually.
The electric bonds may not be paid
before 1862. Water bonds amount
ing to $1,000 were paid this past
year.
The complete report is found
in today's issue.