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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Two Are Killed
In 1T. 40 Mishap
Joseph Riley And EorI Cation
Victims Late Sotur-
day Night

Two men were killed late Sat
urday night, March s. in a two
car collision on u S. route 40 on
the east slope of Meadow noun
tain. The highway was covered
with ice and snow.
Victims were identified as Earl
Cation, Finzel road; and Joseph J.
Riley, il, Greenpoint, LaVale
Riley died in Miners hospital
Cation was killed instantly.
State Police said the Riley car
was heading eastward down Mead
oW Mountain when the machine
went out of control after hitting
a patch of ice.
The Riley auto rammed side
ways into the oncoming car driven
by William Elwood Kettler, a
sailor stationed at Norfolk Va,
enroute to his former residence in
Wheeling with his wife and infant
daughter.
Patrick Wayne Mckenzie, Fin
eel road, the third occupant of the
Riley car, was apparently not hurt,
as was the little girl Cation was
an occupant of the Riley car
Mrs Kettler was admitted short
ly before midnight to Memorial
hospital in Cumberland and is in
serious condition Kettler was a
patient in Miners hospital, Frost
burg with decorations and facial
injuries.
Police said Riley was descending
the mountain lat a speed too
great for existing conditions
Kettlcr had stopped on the north
BERN prior to the accident Both
cars were demolished
Tic. Glen Folk and Cpl Charles
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Woman Shoots
Self In Abdomen
Early Today

Efforts were made early this
morning to save the life of Mrs.
Harry Craver, of Swanton, who
was wounded in the abdomen by
self-inflicted blast from 4-l0
shotgun carrying pumpkin ball
load No reason was given for the
shooting.
Mrs. Craver underwent surgery
about o'clock this morning in
Garrett County Memorial hospital.
She is in critical condition.
Mrs. Craver's husband is an en-
ploye of the Luke mill of the West
Virginia Pulp and Paper company.
They have several children. Mrs.
Craver was said to be about 80
years of age.
Sheriff James f. Frantz was
called about o'clock this morning
and he rushed to the scene along
with the Minnich ambulance. The
Sheriff said he did not spend too
much time in preliminary investiga-
ton since it was imperative that
the woman be brought to the hos
pital Immediately.
He said the woman was conscious
but gave no reason for the shoot
ing The sheriff said, however,
that the wound was self-inflicted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10

Mrs. Margaret c. Schweinhart,
of Montgomery, appointed as
chairman of a Maryland Coordi-
mating commission by Governor
Tawes. will be the principal
speaker at this meeting.
Matters to be discussed will in
clude housing, employment, in
come, welfare services, medical
care, nursing homes, recreation and
education, taxes and other items.
Letters have been sent out to
a number of organizations and in
dividuals in the county inviting
them to participate in the meet
ing. The letters come from Mrs.
Henry McComas, president of the
Civic club, and Mrs. E. l. Baum
gartner, member of the steering
committee for the Western Mary
land conference of the aging
The planning committee for the
meeting met at the home of Mrs.
Baumgartner Tuesday afternoon.
Also attending were Mrs. o. T.
eraser, Mrs. Paul Riley. Mrs.
Charles Paugh. Jr Mrs Grover
Stemple, Mrs. McComas, Mrs. Will
liam r. Browning, Mrs. HerVcy Bit
ncr Mrs. Prentice DcBerry, Mrs.
w. f. Hesen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Gets Two Years For
Breaking Into Home

Melvin Gene Carder, of Iona
coming, who was arrested last Octo-
Der % after breaking into the lake
dwelling of Jesse Miller, Jr., and
taking from the residence a quanti-
ty of furniture and other material
valued at $375.00, was sentenced to
serve two years in the Maryland
House of Correction when brought
before Associate Judge Neil c.
Fraley for trial Monday afternoon.
Two sentences of two years in
the House of Correction were
meted out, one for burglary and
one for larceny, but both sentences
will run concurrently.
Carder was arrested the day fol-
lowing the theft. Mr. Miller hap
pened to arrive at the cabin one
night during rain storm and
found a truck in front of his place
completely loaded with furniture
and ready to depart Two persons
took off into the woods. Sheriff
James E. Frantz and state police
we're notified and made a quick
trip TO the scene. The automobile
was identified by license number
as being owned by Carder
The following day at LaVale
state police barracks, police were
notified by Mr. Carder that his
automobile had been stolen. They
told him to come and register
proof of ownership, at which time
he was placed under arrest. He
was held on $1,000 bond after a
hearing before Trial Magistrate
Robert M. Maroncy.
At the hearing before Judge
Fralcy on Monday Cardcr pleaded
guilty to the charges.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Garrett Authorizes
Increase In Capital
Stock to $4,000

At a special meeting of share
holders OF the Garrett National
Bank in Oakland on Tuesday af-
ternoon, a resolution was passed
authorizing the increase of its
capital stock in the bank frogl
100000 to S150O00, the increase TO
come by the sale of $4,000 of adj
ditional capital stock.
The present shareholders will
have pre-emptive rights to the
purchase of some of the additional
stock, Wesley Schaible, cashier,
stated, but he said that additional
stock would be available to per-
sons who did not at present own
shares
In March, 1859 the bank in
creased its capital stock from $50,
900 to 100000 by the issuance of
$4,000 stock dividend. This went
to shareholders at that time, one
share of new stock for each share
held by the individual.
MIR. Schaible said the book value
of the new stock would be $42.71
per share.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
One Candidate
For Mayor Barred

One of three candidates who
filed for mayor of Oakland is not
qualified to serve. according to
action taken at the monthly meet
ing of the Mayor and Town COun-
Gil on Monday evening. He is
James A. Rice, who was the first
one to file.
The Mayor and Council ordered
Lewis r. Jones, city attorney, to
notify Rice that his filing fec
would be refunded and to tell him
why he was not eligible.
The letter to MIR. Rice quoted
Section $50 of Article II of the
Public local laws of Maryland
which said No person shall be
eligible to the office of mayor I'M
less he shall be freebooter in
the town of Oakland
The letter continued: "InaSmuch
as you do not own any interest in
real estate in the town you are
thus disqualified for the office for
which you have filed. Since only
those who fulfill the qualifications
for office can be placed on the bal
lot, your name will not appear
thereon"
Other Business Conducted
The possibility of better lighting
for the city streets was under dis
cussion at Monday nights meet
ing, Allen Babcock and Henry
Hupp of the West Maryland Power
company, participated With the
council in the discussion They
will return at another date with a
suggested improvement program,
along with cost estimates and other
information. Mayor Russell l..
Smith said the council wished also
to consider the possibility of some
Continued On Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
New Snow Reaches
Six to Eight Inches

Garrett county got from six to
eight inches of new snow last
evening as portion of the vast
new snowstorm which swept across
Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia
dropping up to twenty inches of
that white stuff.
The cOunty's only salvation was
that there was no wind along with
it to cause additional drifting, at
least for the time being. The snow
was light and fluffy and fell most
of the night in varying degrees.
By 10 o'clock Thursday morning,
however, the sun was shining and
there was a possibility that the
worst was over.
Providing the sun gets to the
new snow long enough TO cause
some melting the danger of drift
ing will be passed for this partic-
ular storm.
School buses ran as usual Thurs
day morning with no difficulties
reported. However, highways were
snow covered and slippery.
All highway crews kept on work
ing through the night Yesterday
they were involved in widening
roads and removing old snow
which still clogged both sides Of
the right of ways. The State roads
crews were using Is or more pieces
of equipment including the big
snow blower.
Some kind of record was estab-
lished for below zero readings
during March. Since last Tuesday,
March |, when Is below was
recorded, there have been record
ings of IL below, 7 below, s below,
Is below. The high reading yester-
day was 81 degrees although there
was some melting in the sun. The
mercury had dropped TO II de-
grees' by 5 p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Fair Board Plans
Two Feature Parades

a minor change in the program
for the annual Garrett County
Fair was announced by the Board
of Directors this week. The parade
usually held during Farmers day
will be split into two groups this
year.
A commercial parade is sched-
uled for Thursday evening and
the farm parade will be held on
Friday evening The fair will Of
ficially open on Tuesday evening,
August 8, at Z o'clock with Farm
Bureau night, at which time the
farm queen is selected by the AS
Sociatcd Women of the Farm
Bureau Exhibits are to be in place
by 5 O'Clock on that evening,
At the last meeting of the board
of directors the importance of
local entertainment whenever pos
sible was stressed Another meet
ing of the board is set for Mon
day evening. March Ia, at o'clock
at the tenant house of Gerald Glot-
felty.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Third Major Storm
In a Weeks Gives
County Headaches

Garrett County appeared today
to be fairly well back to normal
after battling three major storms
within the space Of four weeks,
but there were still mountainous
piles of snow to remind the people
Of what they had recently com
batted.
Some fifteen inches-Of snow had
fallen since last Wednesday night,
making a total of 80 inches for the
year and 81 of them during Feb
ruary and the first week of March.
Two more days of school were
lost over the weekend, making a
total of eight for the year. Only
three days are allowed for incle-
ment weather. and the balance
must be made up prior to the clos
ing of school in June. Providing
there are no additional days lost,
the schools will close on June 14th.
Willard L. Hawkins, county super
intendent, announced
The latest snowfall began mod
erately enough with a fine cover
ing coming from the east. BY morn
ing some twelve inches had fallen
and shift of the wind to the west
quickly closed all secondary roads
and made it two day battle with
the State roads crews, closing sew
eral highways.
The fall for the three days
amounted to Is inches while another
inch or two has fallen at various
times during Monday and Tues
day.
The temperature almost reached
the IS below zero reading of last
Tuesday with a sudden drop on
Monday morning to II below. Sun
day registered above while Tues
day morning the thermometer drop
ped to about below.
1t actually dropped to Is below
again on Wednesday morning.
Sunday was clear for most of
the day with little or no melting.
Again on Monday there was some
clearing. but snow continued to
furry and no melting occurred.
This was changed some on Tues
day with the storm moderating
considerably.
One-way traffic was still prcva-
lent in some sections of the
county roads. Some secondary
roads were still blocked on Mon
day which prevented school buses
from operating
Over two hundred students were
absent at Northern High school
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Appropriate Funds
For Local Airport
Plcn Is To Use Portion Of
White Face Farm, Already
Owned BY County

Federal and State Funds have
been appropriated toward the con-
struction Of an airport in Garrett
county. it was learned through two
announcements within the past ten
days.
1t was announced from Washing
ton that Federal funds would go to
three Maryland airports in the
year starting July l under the Fed
eral aid airport program.
Sen. j. Glenn Beall said he had
been advised by the Federal Avi-
alton Agency of the distribution of
Sl58,300 for a Garrett county air.
port.
Governor Tawes announced also
that he had placed S37 500 in the
capital improvements program of
the state as a part of the states
share in the airport program The
two other federal appropriations
mentioned we're S37O75O for
Friendship International airport
and S22,5O0 for the Crisfield-Somer-
set county airport at Crisfield
Under the federal program it
was announced that $4,000 would
be to acquire land, airport site and
clearing zones; S14O,430 for con-
struction of an east-West runway,
$500 by IS feet, with an apron of
225 by 225, with connecting taxi
way including necessary approach
clearing; and $3.50 for constuc-
ton of an access road.
The money would become avail
able July l, 1860. 1t would be
necessary for the project applica-
ton and other related documents
to be in the hands of the Federal
Continued On Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
DR.. Hanson to Speak
At Rotary Program

Dr. Royce Hanson, associate pro-
fessor of government, from the
school of government and public
administration, The American Uni
versity, Washington, D. c., will be
the speaker at the Ladies' Night
program of the Oakland Rotary
club tomorrow evening at the Will
liam-Jamcs hotel. Attending will
be the fifty or more Rotary mem
bers, their wives and guests.
Arranging for the affair were
members of the Ladies night com
mittce including DR.. E. |. Baum
gartner, Russell Brown, Willard
Elliott, William Hesen and c. Mel
win Right DR. Baumgartner will
introduce the speaker.
Group singing will be directed
by Mr.. and Mrs. Russell H. Brown
and the Southern High senior trio
composed of Charlotte BiScr, Caro-
Iyn SpocrIcin, and Margaret Vet
ter viii sing several numbers, &C
companicd at the piano by Mm-ilyn
BuckleW
DR.. Ianson's talk will be on The
State of the Party System 1861
Richard |. Ncubcrger, Oregon
senator. died March 8 of cerebral
hemorrhage. He was AZ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Court Docket Is
Due To Be Light

The docket is expected to be
fairly light when the March term
of court gets under way next Mon
day, it has been indicated by
court officials.
The March Term grand jury will
convene on Monday morning,
March IA, at 10 O'Clock with Associ-
ate Judge Neil C. Fraley deliver
ing the charge.
Both the petit and grand jurors
will line up with at least ten
changes since they were first
selected several weeks ago. At that
time seventeen women were chosen
for jury duty, and since that date
five women and four men have
been excused from serving.
The law doesn't actually compel
a woman to serve on a jury but
after being selected. if she doesn't
want to serve she must go through
a stretch of red tape" She must
present her objection in writing to
the clerk of the Circuit court with
in a certain period after being
notified that she has been called
to duty
Those excused from serving in
clude Ruth Hoye, Daniel B. Will
son and Clark V. burst, for the
grand jury, and Vida j. Fahey,
Mabel c. Bender, Sadie Roth,
Marie E. Schmidt, Ross Sewers
and Carl Richter, for the petit
jury.
Three women were named when
new jurors were selected. Called
to serve we're Joe Resi-, Lawrence
L. Friend and Fred Otto, for the
grand jury; Fred A. Bell, nellie w.
Stemple, John f. Lilley, Joseph c.
Dewitt. Vonda McIntirc and Au-
drcy E. Naylor, for the petit jury.
The complete lineup for the
grand jury as of the present date
include George F. Stuck, foreman;
Continued on Page Two
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
To Seek Bids For
Work on Route 40

Bids will be received March 20
for the initial State Roads COM
mission roads building project in
Western Maryland under the new
five-year accelerated construction
program, Just approved by the
General Assembly.
John B. Funk, SRC chairman
director said this job will call for
the relocation of Route 40 from
the top of Martins mountain to a
point 3.59 miles westward.
This is the first of two projects
scheduled to be under contract
this summer for the six and one
half mile stretch between Cumbcr-
land and the top of Martins noun
tain
There was no definite commit
ment as to when contracts for
work on u. S. route 40 in Garrett
county would get under way.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
First HeNGf-OH Collision
EnUOEUing Horses Is Told

Probably the first head-on col
liSion in the history of the county
where horses we're involved took
place a few days ago on the coun-
try lane on the farm of Joni j.
Miller, in Pleasant Valley.
Mr.. Miller related the event in
this manner:
Two of his younger boys were
returning home with horse and
sleigh after dark They turned in
TO the lane too quickly, turning
over the sleigh and throwing the
boys out on the snow. The mishap
frightened the horse and he sped
up the lane toward the barn
About this time another son
and two daughters started out from
the home with horse and buggy,
with lights and other necessary
equipment The buggy was en-
closed with a glass windshield.
The horses met in the lane. The
impact pushed one horse into the
buggy with the glass, cutting the
horses rump which required ten
stitches to close. The other horse
received the shafts in his front
legs. Both required anti-tetanus
shots.
The event also was probably the
cheapest head-on collision on rec
ord. The whole affair cost MIR. Mil
Ter 25 bucks and a couple of stiff
horses for several days. None of
the children was injured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Hearing Scheduled
To Form Watershed
Group, March 22nd

A meeting for the purpose of
forming Wilson Run Public
Watershed association, has been
called by the County Commission
ers for Tuesday, March %, at 3
p. m, in the court room in the
courthouse at Oakland.
Carl Schell, president, said
owners of property lying within
the boundaries of approximately
$50 acres, would be affected by
the petition and report
The proposed association area
would include lands lying along
Wilson Run and Cherry Glade
Run; from the mouth of Wilson
Run at the Little Youghiogheny
river, upstream to the proposed
dam No. 2 Of the Little Youghio-
gheny watershed project on Cherry
Glade run and to proposed dam
No. of the same project on Will
son run; and also all the land in
Volvcd in the entertainments, spill
ways, backslopCs, borrow pit, out
let channels and impeachment
areas for proposed dams /, , and
3 of the same project
The hearing is 10 consider organ
ization and group under provisions
of Section 1929 of Article IS of
the Annotated Code of Maryland,
1857 edition, effective June l, 1859.
An advertisement announcing
the public hearing is published in
today's issue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Oakland Election Is
Set For Next Monday

One more candidate for mem
Der of the Oakland City Council
filed before the deadline last Thurs
day afternoon, making a slate Of
five candidates for three Offices
Filing prior to the deadline was
Donald M. Browning. Oakland
postmaster.
The completed ticket includes
two candidates for mayor, five
candidates for city council and one
candidate for city treasurer. They
are:
For mayor, Henry w. McComas,
and Russell l.. Smith.
For Council, William +. Naylor,
Wilbur w. Close, Emory w. Adams,
Sr., Harold II. Harmed. and Donald
NJ Browning. John Wolf, incum-
bent whose term expires, did not
file for reelection. Smith is a
candidate to succeed himself as
mayor, while McComas served the
past two years as member OF
the council Adams is seeking re-
election, having been named to
fill the unexpired term of Robert
NJ Maroney, who resigned to ac-
cept the position of trial magistrate.
Mrs. Beryldine Stanton is unop-
posed in her candidacy for city
treasurer.
The annual election will be held
on Monday, March IA. Polls will
be open at the City Hall, Third
street, between the hours of to 6.
Mrs. Joseph M. Gender and Mrs.
A. G. Hesen will be register
judges. Mrs. Francis r. Shaffer
and Miss Floss Shaffer will be
machine judges.
Councilmen who have another
year to serve are Dr.. f. l. Baum
gartner, Howard J. White and Dr.
II. r. Gibson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Plan Parents Night

The Boy Scout troop committee
of Oakland troop No. 81, is plan
ming a Parents Night program for
Thursday evening, March "a, in
Fellowship hall, Methodist church.
The 1860 Charter will be official
ly presented to Guy William tIlne-
baUgh, president of the sponsoring
institution, the Oakland-Mt. Lake
Park Lions club, who in turn will
present it to the acting scoutmastcr,
jerry Walsh.
The Rev Charles Goodwin will
speak to the group. and awards
will be presented by George H..
Hanst, district advancement chair
man.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Hospitalized Monday

Wayne Baker was hospitalizcd
Monday for a brief time after he
collapsed on Second street as a
result of carbon monoxide poison
ing. He had parked his automobile
along Second street and had re-
NAMED in his car while allowing
the motor to run. There was a
break in the exhaust pipe and the
fumes made him unsteady. When
he emerged from the car he col
lapScd on the roadway.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-03-10
Meeting To Discuss
Aging Problems Set

The Civic Club of Oakland is
sponsoring a meeting to study the
problems of the aging, which will
be held at the fire hall in Oakland
on Friday, March Is, at s p. M.
This is one of a series of county
and regional meetings leading to
statewide conference on aging
in Maryland.