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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27
New Classification
System in Athletics
To Revise Status

Under a new classification sys-
tenn recently adopted by the Mary
land Public Secondary Schools
Athletic association, Southern High
school will be participating in
Glass A competition in district and
state athletic contests
The new plan calls for fourth
grouping to be known as double
A tAA). Heretofore, all schools in
the state were listed in three
groups A, B and c.
The double A schools will in
clude al schools having an enroll
ment of 500 boys or more in grades
ten, eleven and twelve. There are
twenty such schools in our state.
Frederick and North HagerstoWn
are the only two high schools in
this area to be found in this new
classification.
OF the twenty-five schools in the
Glass A division, six are located in
Western Maryland. They are South
Hagerstown C479), Allegany 1850,
Fort Hill (455), Howard County
(37D, Westminster (298), Beall
(268), and Southern Garrett (254.
Southern is the smallest school in
this classification as $50 is the
dividing line.
A Glass A, B, or c school has
the option of electing to compete
in the next higher classification.
School officials at Southern eX-
pressed their unanimous approval
of the new classification system
1T has been felt for quite some
time that a change should be
made" Dick Travis, athletic direc-
tor. said. The discrepancy be-
tween $50 boys and 1900 such as
Kenwood High school was too
great. Six of the double A schools
which were formerly Glass A
schools have an enrolment of
1000 or more boys.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27
Republicans Prepare
For Visit of Lodge

Henry Cabot Lodge, Republican
candidate for vice president, will
be in Cumberland on Friday. Al
legany county campaign workers
are confident they will have a jam
packed City Hall plaza for the
candidate.
Lodge will arrive at the Cum
bertrand municipal airport by plane
from Ohio, where he will be cam
paigning Thursday, at HAS a. M,
DIST, and head a motorcade
through South Cumberland to the
plaza. His speech is set for 12:15
p. M, DIST.
Republican voters in four area
counties, including Garrett county
are urged to attend. Quite few
people from this area are planning
to make up a caravan.
Following the rally Lodge will
make plane hops to HagerstoWn
and Baltimore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27
Democratic Rally
Monday Draws 23O

The big guns" of the Demo-
cratic party in Maryland were
turned on Garrett county Monday
evening, when four of the states
top officials and other political
workers featured a dinner and raj
ly Of county party members at
Southern High school cafeteria.
Manning the artillery we're Gov
ernor j. Willard TaWes; c. Ferdi-
nand Sybert, attorney general;
Louis Goldstein, comptroller of
the treasury, and Thomas Finan,
secretary of state and chairman
of the Democratic State Central
Committee of Maryland.
Also present were Pat Foley,
brother of John Foley, Democratic
candidate for reelection to Con-
gress from Maryland's Sixth dis
trict, and George P. Mahoney, tire
less party worker and often de-
feated candidate for various state
offices.
About 23O persons we're on hand
for the affair.
The speakers were part of a
Democratic caravan which had
taken them to Is of the states
counties to arouse support for
Democratic candidates in next
months election. Before the week
is over, the group will have Wis
tied every section of the state.
Stuart F. Hamill, Jr., presided as
POSTMASTER and brief remarks were
made by L. c. Hutson, chairman
of the Democratic State Central
committee for Garrett county; Ber-
nard l. Gender, State senator; Mrs.
E. |. Baumgartner, president of the
Continued On Page 20)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27
Ski Club To Meet

The first meeting of the Western
Maryland Ski Club will be held
at Marsh Mountain on Sunday,
October 81, at 200. This meeting
will be attended by the club mem
bers from Allegany and Garrett
Counties. Topics to be discussed
by the club include: racing sched-
ules, representation by adults and
juniors on the Blue Ridge Ski
Council, first aid training leading
to certification as a ski patrol
man, new ski developments within
the Tri-State area, race officials,
train course, and the junior train
ing program.
Junior skiers are invited 10 at
tend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27
Former Local Man
Dead at Cresaptown

A thirty-five-year old Cresap-
town man, former Garrett coun-
tian, was found dead at his home
last Saturday morning.
Maryland State Police identified
the man as Howard Stewart Rode
HEAVIER. Authorities said he died of
a self-inflicted gunshot wound of
his right temple.
Tic. Barnard J. Chabot of the
state police, said Rodeheaver died
sometime between midnight Fri
day and 10 a. m. Saturday when he
was found by a friend, Orville
Kettermau. He had been living
alone.
4 native of Oakland, he was a
son of Mrs. Minnie Rodeheaver,
Cumberland, and the late Charles
S. Rodeheaver. He was formerly
employed by the HazelWood Con-
struction company and prior to
his death owned and operated the
CresaptoWn Motor Sales.
Besides his mother, he is sur
vived by his widow, JoAnn Nc
Clellan Rodeheaver; a daughter,
Gail Ann RodeheaVer; three sisters,
Mrs. June Cook, Frostburg; Mrs.
Irene Schroyer, Accident; Mrs.
Wilma CasWell, OsWego, N. Y.
Funeral services we're conducted
from the Silcox Funeral home
Monday afternoon at $50 o'clock
by Rev. Everett w. Culp, pastor
of the First Methodist church in
Cresaptown. Interment was in Hill
crest Burial Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27
Absentee Voting To
Be Heavy This Year

Absentee voting will be particu-
larly heavy this year, if the ballots
received by the Board of Election
Supervisors in Oakland is any in
dication.
II previous years there rarely
has been over 35 absentee ballots.
This year there are So military
ballots and 70 civilian ballots. Men
in the service have until November
8 to return their ballots. The dead
line for the civilian absentee bal
lots was with an October 20 mail
cancellation.
These ballots remain sealed
until the official count is made two
days following the election.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27
Achievement Night
Planned For All

Four-H girls and boys who have
completed outstanding project
work will be recognized at County
Achievement Night scheduled for
Friday evening, November 4, at
8 p. m, al the Methodist Church
Social room in Oakland. The pro-
gram is centered around the theme
Look to the Rainbow. Mrs. Polly
Hanst, teacher and homemaker,
will be the guest speaker. w. Sher-
ard Wilson, State All club agent
University of Maryland, College
Park, will present the awards. All
All members, parents, and friends
are urged to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27
Shooting Matches Merge

The shooting matches being con
Quoted at Maple View Inn near
Deer Park every Saturday are now
under joint sponsorship, it was an
nounced this morning.
The matches are sponsored joint
ly by the Deer Park Volunteer Fire
Company and the Kitzmiller Volun-
teer Fire company.
Dressed turkeys and hams are
used as prizes, and IL, 16 and 20
gauge shotguns are used. They will
be held every Saturday until the
first of the year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27
Art Picture Study Planned

A Special Interest meeting of "A
Study of Pictures" will be pre-
scented for all in the county who
are interested, on Nov. 8, 800 p,
M, at the Accident Fire Hall.
Two movies will be shown
What is A Picture" and What Is
Modern Art"
Miss Edith Brock, County Lii
brarian of the Ruth Enlow Library
has borrowed the two films from
the Enoch Pratt Library for the
study.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27
Gas Production
In hree Months
Continues Drop
County Receives $14,364,95,
More Than $1,000 Less
Previous Report

Continuing to reflect a seasonal
decline in gas usage, the quarterly
report of production from the local
field, received yesterday by the
County Commissioners, showed
that 802,651 900 cubic feet had been
taken from the wells, compared to
9l7 946,000 for the past three
months of the year The report this
week covers the period July l to
September 80, and showed an aver
age of almost million cubic feet
per day. The amount received for
marketable gas S2O5,21358.
The decrease was reflected in
the amount of the check received
from the gas companies by the
County Commissioners as its share
of the seven percent tax on market
able gas. The Commissioners re-
ceived check for $14 ,36495, COM
pared to S16,62775 three months
ago. Some checks for a 3 months
period have run as high as $4,000.
However, it brought the total tax
money received for the year to
S7S,354.31. The first $4,000 in any
one year goes toward liquidation
of the school Indebtedness. The
next $4,000 goes toward expenses
of the local hospital and any
amount above $4,000 goes into a
fund for new school buildings, re-
pairs or additional new construc-
ton.
Last year the amount for the full
year totaled S8O,7O3.43, while the
pervious year the total was S83,
1885.
Thirty-seven wells were listed as
producing gas, one less than the
number for the previous report
The Jasper Riley we'll was not
listed
Seventeen wells were listed I'M
der joint names of o. Eberly with
46.875 percent; Robert Eberly,
06250 percent; William E. Snee,
1881 percent, and L. ~ Murray,
1862 percent These wells we're
again the biggest producers with
the most productive being the Her.
man and Hanlin we'll with 12S,161,-
900 cubic feet. Other large produc-
ers were the Black and Frazee well
with 116,422,0OO, Collier well with
102 ,265,000, Bowser with 96,470,00O
and Mitchell Rush, with 66353 900.
The Norris K. WEIGH well, which
was the areas first producer, is
still in the running, supplying over
18,550G00 cubic feet during the
quarter.
A percentage of the total re-
ceived by the Commissioners goes
to incorporated towns if a produc-
ing we'll is located within the cor
porate limits. The breakdown also
showed that $5,74598 of the check
to the County Commissioners was
from the purchasers proportion of
the tax, (28 percent and $8,618.97
was from the producers proportion
of the tax (4.2 percent.
Since the first check for the tax
on the marketable gas was received
by the Commissioners in July, 1851,
the county's governing body has re-
ceived S524,27457.
The complete report of the pro-
duction by wells for the ninety-day
period is shown in tabular form in
todays issue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-27

A Briton and Australian shared
the 1860 Nobel prizes for medicine.
1t was for discovery of acquired
immunological tolerance.
Evening star., 1960-07-09
Teumsters Adopt
EIectronic Check
On Vote Honesty

The Teamsters Union yester-
day announced installation of
a new accounting system to
keep track of per-capita tax
payments and membership rec
ords.
Court-appointed monitors ap-
proved the system last week
after a two-year wrangle. They
had contended the existing sys-
tenn lacked adequate safeguards
for honest determination OF
members voting eligibility.
John F. English, the unions
secretary-treasurer, maintained
that the accounting setup orig
inally proposed by the board
of monitors would have been
unnecessarily complex and
would have cost SIS million.
He said the system finally ap-
proved by the monitors con-
tains "only minor modiflca-
tions" of the old setup and
constitutes "vindication" of the
unions position. The electronic
system. he said, is foolproof and
is at least as good as any in
use in the labor movement.
Evening star., 1960-07-09
Three Rob Man
Sleeping in Car

A. 51-year-old sleeper was
robbed by three unidentified
men early today after they
pulled him out of a car, police
reported.
Jacob S. RoneS, 2514 K
street NV, said he was asleep
in his car in a closed gas sta
ton at Thirteenth and L
streets NV.
About 4:50 am, he said,
three men pulled him out of
the car and took a ring worth
1920 and at least $50 in cash,
Police said Mr.. Rones was
unable to provide a description
of any of the men.
Evening star., 1960-07-09
Investor Seeks
To Buy 70 Pct.
Of Banks Stock

On behalf of an unidentified
investor, American Security g.
Trust Co. of Washington yes
terday announced it is seeking
to buy 10 per cent of the capi-
tai stock of the Maryland State
Bank of Montgomery County
at $34 a share.
The Maryland institution has
Offices at GaitherSburg, Ger
mantown and in the Atomic
Energy Commission building
near Germantown. Its stock
has a listed book value of $26
a share.
Cecil E. Custer, formerly
town attorney for Gathers
burg, and Keith L. Seegmiller,
Washington lawyer, have been
authorized to present the offer
to stockholders of the Mary
land State Bank.
Evening star., 1960-07-09
Military Courts Back GI
In 'Scrounging' Blankets

United States Court of Military Appeals yesterday
held the reduced sentence of private who according
to military parance scounged $32 worth of blankets from
another unit because his commanding officer ordered him to-
Pvt James c. Miles, 90 of West Virginia pleaded guilty
last year his court-martial N two traffic
Evening star., 1960-07-09
West Refineries Bur
Indiu-Red Oil Bid

NEW DELHI, India, July 9
(AP).-Three Western oil re-
finers have declined an Indian
government suggestion that
they switch some of their crude
oil purchases to Russia.
The firms two American
(Caltex and Stanvac) and one
British (Burmah ShelD-said
in a letter to the government
they commenced operation in
India only after assurances
that they would be able to get
crude oil from sources of their
own choice.
The three companies now
process more than 80 per cent
of Indian petroleum needs,
drawing crude oil from the
Middle East.
Evening star., 1960-07-09
FBl Reports
ItSuved u. S.
$142 Million
BY the Associated Press

FBI Director j. Edgar Hoover
said yesterday his agency ac-
counted of $142,822,244 in fines.
savings to the Government and
recoveries of cash and prop
erty during the fiscal year
which ended June 80. He said
the total for the previous IL
months was $135.40 100.
In a fiscal report to Attor-
ney General Rogers Mr..
Hoover said that 9.527 Fed
eral fugitives were located
during the last IL months. an
increase of more than S per
cent above the preceding year.
This total included 16 fugi-
tives whose names had ap-
peared on the list of 40 most
wanted men," as well as 1861
persons sought at the request
of State and local authorities
after fleeing across State lines.
Mr.. Hoover reported a record
total of 17.430 stolen motor We
hicles located in the last year
compared with 1887 recoveries
the year before.
Other highlightS of the re-
port included:
Convictions in cases inveSti-
gated by the FBI totaling H.
.914, an increase Of 1876. The
convictions represented 96.5
per cent of all persons brought
to trial in FBI cases. Mr.
Hoover said.
The handling of nearly 49,
900 requests by local authorities
for FBI laboratory assistance
involving more than 10000
scientific examinations.
An increase in the fingerprint
cards on file in the identified
ton division to 156,118,699.
Evening star., 1960-07-09

charges, housebreakingS. lar
ceny and appropriation of Gov
ernment property.
But during his hearing. testi-
mony showed that Miles, who
worked in a supply room. had
been told by his commanding
officer to make up the shortage
of certain items by normal
scrounging activities"
Witnesses at the court
martial defined "scrounging" as
the exchange or transfer Of
surplus items for shortage items
from one unit to another. They
indicated that such transfers
are considered to be permissible
supply practices.
Pvt. Miles, however. complied
with the suggestion by stealing
155 hospital bedsheets and II
blankets.
The Appeals Court said the
Army private was guilty of lar
ceny, but approved a board of
review reduction of sentence to
cover two traffic charges only,
Evening star., 1960-07-09
Fire Destroys
z School Buses

Fire destroyed two school
buses and the garage where
they were parked early today,
Fairfax County firemen re-
ported.
Assistant Fire Marshal Al
fred Savia said the fire broke
out in the garage at the rear
of the home of Vernoy Frank
lin. Route 5, Fairfax. One of
the buses was owned by Mr..
Franklin and the other by a
private school.
Cause of the fire was not i'm
mediately determined, Mr..
Savia said. He estimated dam
age at $4,000.
Evening star., 1960-07-09

Three morals squad detec-
tives happened upon the scene
of a 1885 payroll robbery
yesterday and caught a sus-
pect, recovered the money and
a bloody gun believed used in
pistol-whipping the victim.
The injured man, Henry L.
Vernon, 48, an executive of
the American Electrotype Co.,
told police he was in his
car when a man flung open the
door and struck him on the
head with a pistol.
Mr.. Vernon told police he had
stopped for a red light when
the suspect bumped against the
car and feigned injury. He said
he was about to step out and
aid the man when he was at
tackled.
The man grabbed the money,
meant for the companyS pay
roll, and ran.
Morals Squad Detectives Vir-
gil Hood, Joseph Somerville
and John Bonaparte. found
Mr.. Vernon beside his car, his
head bloodied and in severe
Evening star., 1960-07-09
Democratic Club
Elects BruwIey

H. w. Brawley, executive
staff director of the Senate Post
Office and Civil Service Com
mittee. has been elected presi-
dent of the National Capital
Democratic Club of Washing
ton.
Also elected were Donald S.
Dawson, first vice president;
Senator Hartke of Indiana, Sec
ond vice president; Martin l..
Friedman, treasurer, and Ken
meth Birkhead, secretary.
Evening star., 1960-07-09
WHAT AMERICA THINKS
Nixon Still Fovorite
For 6. 0. P. Ticket

not as good presidential mate
rial. This may be another pop
ularity contest"
Republicans Saying
Nixon:
Nixon has been the closest
to the President for eight
years" !" Because he stood up
to Khrushchev on his trip to
Russia, he is the most logical
person.
Independents Saying
Nixon:
Nixon has been we'll trained
in the ideals of President
Eisenhower" "He knows what's
going on in Washington and
the world" Rockefeller has
been a little late in making his
views known"
Evening star., 1960-07-09
Ellington Comesto Play,
Finds Club PodIocked

SAN FRANCISCO, July
(AP).-When Duke Ellington
arrived at Fack's II last night,
the famous band leader found
the doors of one of San Fran
cisco's best known nightclubs
padlocked.
Ellington fans showed up,
too, but were turned away.
Notices of United States
Government seizure" filled the
windows and a pinned note on
the door said simply:
Paul (mailman),
please leave all the mail
across the street at the May
flower Market. Thanks.
George"
Internal Revenue agents had
seized the Bush street club less
than two hours before Mr..
Ellington and his band were
to play. 1t would have been the
second packed house of Sched-
uled 11-night appearance.
Liens totaling $34.846 had
been filed against the club
earlier in the day.
Joseph Cullen, district di-
rector of Internal Revenue,
said the liens were for nom
payment Of employees with
holding taxes, Federal enter
tainment taxes and social Sc
curity taxes.
Fack's six-foot 220-pound
proprietor. George andre S
wept in the street as the Inter-
nal Revenue agents padlocked
his club, but he blamed only
himself.
1.-The Internal Revenue De-
partment gave me every
chance" he said. Il shouldn't
Evening star., 1960-07-09
SuspectQ QuickIyCoug
After HoIdup Beating

pain. He told them he had
been robbed and they saw the
fleeing suspect.
The three detectives followed
the man in their cruiser and
arrested him in the rear of the
1400 block of Staples street NE,
a short distance from the scene
of the robbery at Holbrook and
Oates street NE.
Charged with armed robbery
was Alvin B. Green, 81, of the
1900 block of West Virginia
avenue NE, police said.
Mr.. Vernon was taken to
Casualty Hospital. He lives at
1903 Sixty fourth avenue,
Cheverly, Md.
Evening star., 1960-07-09
By JACK BOYLE

Director. what America Thinks" Poll
NEW YORK, July 9-Gov.
Rockefeller of New York has
gained slightly in public esteem,
but Vice President Nixon is still
the popular favorite for the
Republican nomination for
President.
This weeks What America
Thinks" poll shows that three
fifthS of Americans believe Mr..
Nixon could give Senator Ken
nedy Of Massachusetts, the
tougher contest. However, 1873
per cent think Gov. Rockefeller
could make the better race.
The question was: IF Ken
nedy is the Democratic candi-
date, who do you think would
make the strongest showing
against him, Rockefeller or
Nixon?" The results in percent
ages:
D r I Total
Rockefeller Alb 27.4 29.5 1873
Nixon - 52.6 68.3 62.8 60.3
Don't know 81 4.3 TT ga
In a poll two months ago,
What America Thinks" inter-
viewers asked whether, if Ken
nedy were nominated by the
Democrats, the Republicans
would be likely to nominate
Rockefeller instead Of Nixon.
The answers were:
Unlikely ------------- 59.4
Don't know --------- 20.9
The two questions are not
precisely the same; neverthe-
less the results suggest that
Gov. Rockefeller has risen in
stature since May.
Here are some sample quotes
from each group of voters:
Democrats saying Rockefeller
would make the stronger candi-
date:
THE summit collapse proves
that Nixon didn't sell his ideas
overseas. Nixon supports the
Eisenhower administration and
everybody is ready for a
change" Rockefeller is a new
kind of candidate who would
certainly be a stronger op-
ponent than Nixon"
Republicans Saying
Rockefeller:
Kennedy has a great deal
of glamour. Rockefeller can
compete on that level, but
Nixon can't" Rockefeller de-
velops the issues and takes a
stand, while Nixon is just a
shadow of Eisenhower"
Independents Saying
Rockefeller:
Il have more respect for
Rockefeller as an independent
voice" Nixon has just gone
along with Ike and Dulles and
their political ideas are pasSe. "
Democrats Saying
Nixon:
Nixon has a wide view, in
telligence and he knows more
about what's going on than
Rockefeller" Nixon would
have 100 per cent of the
Republican political machine
behind him" Nixon is more
popular than Rockefeller but
Evening star., 1960-07-09

have hired such expensive tai
ent. You're competing with
Las Vegas. and it is impossible
to pay the high prices. I just
don't know what will happen
now"
Mr.. Ellington said he hadn't
been told of the seizure ahead
of time. When he arrived at
the club for the evening per-
formance, all the bands in
struments had been locked in
the club.
Evening star., 1960-07-09

saying that he had been pushed
in the wrong direction.
With little guidance, he will
make a good soldier"
The appeals also took a slap
at the commanding officer who
recommended the "Scrounging"
activities and said he deserved
severe condemnation"
Evening star., 1960-07-09
Named to VA Center
MARTINSBURG,

MARTINSBURG. w. Va,
July 9 (AP).-Dr. Harry Eisen-
berg has been named director
of professional services at the
Baker Veterans AdminiStra-
ton Center here, it was an
nounced by Donald S. Slade.
manager.
Evening star., 1960-01-10
TeIeVue MaiIbaq

THIS Is your chance to sound Or-and
~ Critic Bernie HARRISON Wth do his best
to GnSIoer questions. PIedSs keep letters
bret. Pen names iUtn be used II desired.
Where is the most effective place to lodge
my protest Of the Lasse series this season?
Practically every show has violence Of some
type Have the writer's been changed? My
little 6-year-old who is a normal, average
youngSter, has himself told me he thinks he'll
stop watching LaSsie because 1t makes him
have "scary" thoughts when he goes to bed.
There were robbers Cbad men," as in Westerns
that we've banned at our house, and recently
two children were knocked unconscious by rocks,
one lying In water In danger of drowning for
a time. q. Have you had other correspondence
on this? A Mother.
Wonder II this feeling is general? So far,
I've had little correspondence on LaSSe, one
iOaV or the other.
Re the letter in Televue Mailbag from q
lady who advised that you had incorrectly