davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1960-06-21

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Potomac because the same re-
ports come in from the Severn
and South and other Chesa-
peake tributaries.
Nevertheless, on an ideal
week end, the Potomac from
Washington channel down
bears more than a faint re-
semblance to F street on q
busy afternoon.
There are boats Of every size
and description from 12-foot
outboards to ponderous excur-
sion craft and naval vessels
and the wakes they stir up
create a chop that makes boat
ing perilouS for a small boat.
Pulling out of Corinthian
Yacht Club next to Fort Nc
Nair on the Anacostia, we
watched a destroyer escort
plod slowly toward the Navy
Yard, its whistle screeching,
then eased around a dredge
and Joined the downstream
traffic.
Ahead Of us were the Wilson
Lines Mount Vernon, its deck
thronged with gay passengers,
and the equally crowded Diplo-
mat.
SailbOats Numerous
Sailboats were everywhere,
but there was so little wind
they were almost becalmed.
That's what made the chop so
noticeable. the fact that it was
entirely created by the wake of
the boats that sped in all direc-
tions.
There were outboards from
the smallest to cruisers and, of
course. both large and small
inboards. The cruisers in the
main kept strictly to the chan
nels and were in no danger.
But most disturbing was to
see at least a couple of out
board runabouts so overloaded
that they had scarcely any free
board tipping along without
heed close to the wake Of the
larger boats.
Craft Swamped
Just above the Jones Point
bridge We came upon a rather
large sailboat that had been
Swamped; how we don't know.
A man was clinging to the side
and another in the water of
the stern. Outboards were
standing by to help, so we took
a picture and departed.
Of the mouth of PiScataway
Greek we swung about and
headed upstream to encounter
the same conditions. In the
main, boats clung to their own
side Of the channels, but there
were too many, both inboards
and outboards that paid no at
teniton to the rules Of the road
and passed, willy nilly, in every
direction.
Furthermore, many of the
outboardS and some of the
larger boats were going too
fast, needless of the fact that
their wakes might endanger
smaller craft.
Capt. Joseph L. Proctor, chief
Evening star., 1960-06-21
Miss Gunderson
Captures Medal

STANFORD, Calf, June 81
(AP).-Joanne Gunderson of
Arizona State University fired
6-under par II yesterday to
take medalist honorS in the
Evening star., 1960-06-21
BUSY DAY ON POTOMAC
Too Many Ignoring
Safe Boating Rules
By CHARLES COVELL

Latest predictions are that million American
families will cruise the Nations rivers lakes and
coastal waters this season.
In terms of boats, that means only one thing
crowded waterways.
Take the Potomac River although perhaps we
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Under. Another. Name -

Very few Americans would accept Socialism way
q life for AmercaIF it properly identified Social
ism when Offered But there is danger in the bit by
bit growth of Socialism under other label Dr.
George s. Benson president of the National Education pro-
gram.
Socialism that largely dominates the Scandinavian
countries identified government aid programs welfare
state Many European nations deeply
cnmeshed in it they throw it off And Socialism
gets not better it evolves toward the totataran
police state,
In America face the danger that SOciaisnl-big
powerful central government-wl gradually take
der the guse of social welfare other label.
Social security keeps going and including people,
the time costing taxpayers Welfare programs
continue expand and federal for various classes of
people is indicated Federal aid schemes advanced all
aimed at giving class break In reality they are Just
saddling heavier burden on the citizens
Dr. Benson mentioned study of voting records of
Senators congressman Analysing all the votes of every
Senator and every Representative for several years The
analysis is based whether the for
against agriculture" labor" big Business, Federal
Aid any other category of legislation but how the vote
affected fundamental principles of traditional American
what it did Liberty for all Americans. The study
shows whether these legislators voted to adopt Social
ism tended continue the kind of American political and
economic system which has been the envy of the world for
than century
The results showing that most of them Willingly
unwittngly voting dilute the fundamental American
principles and replace them with the doctrines and functions
Socialism The vote shows-not that they necessarily
to establish Socialism here but that they have been
undermining constitutional principles and carrying
America further into Socialism.
There ought be general reappraisal of whittier
we going
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Assault and Battery
Charges Passed Out

Neighboring property owners in
the Green Glade section of Deep
Creek Lake filed charges and
counter charges of assault and bat
terry during the week in the office
of Robert Maroney, trial magi-
strate.
On a charge of J. P. Runner, w.
E. Ruehl pleaded not guilty of
assault and battery on the per-
son of Runners wife, Goldie Run
ner The magistrate found him
guilty, however, and levied fine
of $500 and costs.
Ruehl charged Mrs. Runner and
her son, Kenneth, with assault and
battery on his person. On this
count, the magistrate found Mrs.
Runner not guilty, but Kenneth
was fined $500 and costs by the
magistrate.
The two families own adjoining
triangular plots of ground with
narrow shoreline, and the charges
grew out of alleged disputes in
volving property boundaries.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Phone Directories In
County Total 1880

Delivery of the new 1860 Garrett
County Telephone Directory is
proceeding according to schedule.
according to c. L. Stem, c. & P.
Telephone Company manager in
the area.
Mr.. Stem said that almost all of
this years 1880 directories should
be delivered by Friday, June 80.
Noting that the 1860 book con-
tains an even 100 pages, hitting
three figures for the first time, he
pointed out that there are almost
1000 listings this year as opposed
to 5000 in the 1859 issue.
Nearly a ton of paper was re-
CURED to print the new directories,
and if the pages were laid end to
end, the names and telephone num-
bers of Garrett County subscribers
would reach from Oakland to
Westminster.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Six Taxpayers
Institute Legal
Action Against
Commissioners
Claim Payment To A. c.
Brennemun And Son For
Work Was Illegal

Six taxpayers of the Friendsvillc
and other nearby sections of the
county last Friday filed a petition
in the Circuit Court against the
County Commissioners as individu-
ais and as County Commissioners
seeking a writ of mandamus in
connection with the payment Of
S16,206 by the Board to a former
commissioner and his son for drill
ing work at quarry in 1855.
Listed in the suit we're Blaine
Friend, James Ross, Donald Fra
zee, Friendsville; Arthur c. Saw
age, McEIenry; Parker Warwick,
New Germany; and James Broad
water, Sang Run.
The petitioners said payment
was ordered February 4, 1859 to
Aubrey c. Brenneman and John
j. Brenncman.
The petition pointed out that A.
c. Brcnncman was elected as a
commissioner in 1854 and as such
functioned as a member of the
County Roads board, set up to
maintain and supervise roads i'll
the county. In 1855 the board en-
tered into contract with John j.
Brenncman to drill 1900 feet of
rock at Bishops quarry at $249
per foot. The contract was COM
pleted in four months. He con-
tinued to drill without contract on
what is known as overburden, with
the price reduced to 81 per foot
and submitted bill for S24,438 for
12.219 feet.
1t was some time after this that
Erwin Roth, commissioner, insti-
tutcd suit in which an injunction
was sought to restrain the county
commissioners from paying for fur
Their work, and with having Bren-
neman doing business for him
self" Former Judge George Hen
derson heard the case and issued
the injunction.
The Maryland Court of Appeals
upheld Judge Henderson's opin-
ion but did not pass on the ques-
ton of the work done in the over
burden The high court indicated
this would be determined by flu
ture proceedings.
The taxpayers in last Fridays
suit claim the action of the COM
missioncrs in paying the claim was
arbitrary, reckless with public
money, without warranty in law
and Illegal"
Continued On Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Oakland FLA
Chapter Gets
Superior Rating

The Oakland FRA Chapter was
awarded a superior rating at the
FLA convention held at the Uni
versity of Maryland June % to
oath. The rating was based on the
outstanding efforts of the local
chapter in developing strong SUI
pervised farming program in beef
cattle, swine, and dairy cattle.
Four members of the chapter
were in attendance at the state
convention along with Richard D.
Bishoff, vocational agriculture in
structor. Brooks Hamilton Jr., en-
tered the tractor operators con-
test and placed 11th Gary Uphole,
Dick Dixon; and John Wildesen
entered the land judging contest
and placed 9th.
The convention was attended by
$50 Maryland FLA boys and THEN
VO-AG teachers. Harry Mcdonald
State Dept. Of Education, was adj.
visor to the group.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Assoc. Women Plan
Farm Queen Contest

Plans for the annual F a m
Queen contest were made recent
ly at a meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Associated Wom-
en- Of the Garrett County Farm
Bureau. Mrs. Leslie Guard pre-
sided. Mrs. Orval Glotfelty, re-
gional state director, was a guest.
The contest will be held on
Farm Bureau day at the County
Fair. Candidates are now being
sought. Any county girl 16 to IS
years of age, inclusive, with a
farm family background, is eligi-
BILE.
The county winner will receive a
cash award of S25 and will repre-
sent the county at the state con-
test held in September at Timoni-
UNI fair. Other entrants will re-
ceive cash awards of lesser amount.
Interested girls may contact
either Mrs. Guard, Mrs. Glotfelty,
of Mrs Walter Margroff.
A country style square dance will
follow the farm queen contest
open to all age groups.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Historical Society
To Hear Former
Sen. Radcliffe Tonite

Some seventy-five to one hun
dred persons, most of them men,
bers of the Garrett County His
torical Society, plan to attend the
annual dinner meeting of the So
ciety at the William-James hotel
this evening
Highlight of the meeting will be
an address by former U. S. Sen
atOr George L. Radcliffe, who has
headed the Maryland Historical So
ciety for many years. He has
served in various offices of the
state society for forty-nine years
There will be a brief business
session and election of officers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Today Is Final One
For Discount on Tax

Today is the final day when dis
count will be allowed on the pay
ment of county taxes. For the past
two months those paying have
been allowed a discount of three
percent.
Joseph WEIGH, county treasurer,
said that. up to this morning II
percent of the 1860 real taxes had
been paid and as percent Of the
personal property taxes. He added
that 81 percent Of the 1859 real
and personal property taxes had
been paid. He advised that the re-
naming three percent must be
paid by August II or additional
costs would be involved. Prepara-
tions to sell the property at tax
sale will be made after that date,
he said.
In regard to the sale Of dog tags,
there is a rush on at present, since
all dogs are to have licenses by
July l. He said they are now sell
ing from 100 to $50 per day, but
the total number is only about $50.
Last year for the entire period the
office sold about $500 tags.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Demonstration
Champs Named
Three Oakland All Girls To
Compete In Statewide
Events In August

Linda Oursler, II, Sally Hoff-
man, Is, and Anne Lou Gibson, H.,
were named District Champions
in the baked foods division at the
District Demonstration Day held
Tuesday at Flintstone High school.
Fifty top All demonstrators from
Carroll, Frederick, Washington, AL
legany and Garrett Counties COM
peted at district level for the right
to demonstrate at State Fair to
be held at Timonium in August.
Miss Oursler presented the
champion individual baked foods
demonstration by making an APP
pie Pie. Miss Hoffman and Miss
Gibson were judged the champion
team in the baked foods class with
their presentation of "Pizza Sand
wiches". All three girls are men,
bers of the Monte Vista Club.
1t was the first time since 1856
that a county girl won district
champion honors. Several have
won blue ribbons in district events
since that time, but there have
been no champions for four years.
Helen Emory, II, Bittinger Club,
was awarded a blue ribbon for her
presentation, Breakfast is for
Everyone. Mary Shawley, 10, Bit
niger, demonstrated Sewing On
Apron Pockets, received a red
ribbon. Linda Margroff, II, and
Joyce Harmon, II, North Star
Club, were awarded white rib
bon for their demonstration on
Tuna Fish Casserole.
Mrs. Harold G. Bittinger, Oak
land, served as a judge for the
Cherry Pie, Poultry Foods, and
Dairy Foods divisions.
Mrs Walter Margroff, Mrs. Will
liam Harmon, Mrs. Taft Oursler
Monte Vista Local Leader; and
Mrs. Johanna NJ. Stull, Assistant
Home Agent, accompanied the
group.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
4-H'ers In Contest
to Improve Entrances

Fourth Entrance Improvement
contest winners we're announced by
Roger Roderick, Vice-President of
the All County Council on June
"a preceding campfire activities at
the Western Maryland All Center.
Winners of the Family class are
Pat, Karen, Mary Shawley. Bit
finger: Boys Class-Larry Tichnell,
Ryans Glade; Girls Class-Dotty
Hetrick, Bittinger. A green duffle
bag was awarded to each of the
class winners.
This contest was adopted by the
All County Council to encourage
Alters to improve and make at
tractive their home or farm identi-
fication layout, and to identify All
members in the county.
Honorable mention went to the
following participants: Girls Glass:
Gail George, Mary Ellen FraZee,
Ruth Ann Bethel, Darlene Frazee;
Boys Glass: Richard King; Family
Class: Garland, Kenneth Steyer;
Judy, Ralph, James Bucket; Patti,
Charles DeVelbiss; Roger, Paul
Thomas; Larry, Dale Wagner; Har-
old, Larry, Bobby Gnegy; Patty,
Gary Broadwater; Dennis, Reese,
Royce Riley; Stewart, Tom Stan
ton.
Each participant in this contest
erected a All membership sign.
All the members in each club de-
cided as a group if they would
participate in this project. Signs
were obtained and erected accord
ing to the following regulations: l.
Easily visible from an automobile,
2 Within the farm or home identi-
fication layout at the entrance, g.
Not placed with any commercial
signs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Lions Club Officers
Installed Monday

Delbcrt Gnegy was installed as
president of the Oakland-Mt. Lake
Park Lions club at the regular
meeting on Monday evening at the
William-James hotel. He succeeds
Guy William limbaugh
Installing officer was c. Robert
Lyles, of Hagerstown, district Of
ficia!
Others installed included Rob-
ert w. Stemple, first vice-presi-
dent; James A. McHenry, End vice
president; l. r. Rudy, Jr., Bird vice
president; Richard l.. Davis, sec
retary-treasurer; Alfred Marucci,
tail tWistcr; Donald M, Browning,
lion tanner. Directors are Kenneth
Lawton, Arthur Calhoun. Lewis r..
Jones, and w. Dwight Slower.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
National Guard Unit
Leaves For Camp

Members of the National Guard
tank company stationed at Oak
land left last Friday along with
other units of the area for Fort
Knox, KY, where they are under
going two weeks of summer train
ing.
The full unit includes the com
pany from Cumberland, one from
Frostburg, two companies at Hag-
erstown, in addition to the Oak
land unit.
The units were originally sched-
uled to make the trip to camp by
railroad but orders were received
directing the various units to
travel by motorized convoy. They
will take three days travel each
way and were scheduled to arrive
in Fort Knox last Sunday. The
two nights enroute we're spent in
bivouac areas at National guard
armories at Moundsville, W. Va
and Cincinnati. O.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Seasons First Play
Set For Next Week

A naive young receptionist will
become secretary to a famous actor
simply by ducking rain-drenched in
to the matinee idols house, when
the Summer Theatre puts its pro-
duction of the Broadway comedy,
For Love or Money" into rehears-
al at the playhouse Friday in prep
aration for the opening night of
the season next Tuesday, July 5.
The play, by f. Hugh Herbert,
author of the play, Kiss and
TELL will continue for five per-
formances through July 9.
For Love or Money" is a COM
plicated story of a middle aged
star who becomes enamored Of a
naive young lady twenty-five years
his junior, on the very day he has
buried his wife, for twelve years
an invalid. Obstacles in the actors
amatory progress are his jealous
leading lady, an ardent young vet
eran and suspicious servants. All
of the action takes place in the
actors drawing room on Long Is
land.
Peggy Lewis will be seen as
Janet Blake, while Fred Burrell
and Jim Friedman are her re
spective beaux. Eloise Tibbetts, and
Steve Wayne will portray the
boyish suitor's alarmed parents,
and Judith Wiemken will portray
the part of the actress. Sally Lutin
and Marty McGuine will play the
hired help.
The cast is new this year, with
drama experience from the drama
department Of the University of
New Mexico, where Gene Yell, the
director, is an associate professor.
This is the sixth season for the
Summer Theatre, and next weeks
presentation is one of eight sched-
uled throughout the balance of the
summer weeks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30

Carroll Baumgarner, graduate
of West Virginia Tech has been
appointed head football coach at
Northern High school for the COM
ing year, by the Garrett Board of
Education. He will also teach
physical education and social stud
les. Mr.. Baumgarner was formerly
coached by Mr.. white" Adolpson,
now head football coach at South
ern High school.
Mr.. Baumgarner is graduate
of Writ County high school at
Elizabeth, w. Va, 1856, where he
played football, baseball and bask-
etball. He was an all-state halfback
in football and an all conference
guard in basketball.
He was graduated from Tech in
1860, where he also quarterbacked
the defense unit of the football
team which led the nation in de-
Tense for small colleges.
He is married to the former
Sandra Lowe, of Spencer, w. Va.
who studied at Marshall college
Huntington.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
New Chest CIiniciun

There will be new clinician for
the county health departments
chest clinics starting July 10, it
was announced by Dr. Arthur
Jones, county health officer.
DR.. A. L. Starkey, medical SUI
perintendent of the Hopemont sani-
tarium for the past number of
years, is being succeeded by DR..
Charles Smith, of Terra Alta, w.
Va. The change is effective July l.
DR.. Starkey had been in charge
of the chest clinics of the county
health department. and DR.. Jones
said he had done an excellent job
Beginning July IS, DR.. Smith
Will be the clinician.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Fire and Lightning
Cause Heavy Losses

Fires of undetermined origin and
from lightning have caused ex-
tensive damage in this county dur
Ing the week.
One fire of unusual circum-
stances is now being Investigated
by authorities. This was the David
Weber home, south Of Oakland,
which was Quilted early last Sun
day morning about o'clock. The
time of the fire was approximately
the same time that an unOccupied
house on the property of the H.
Weber and Sons Company was de-
stroyed completely just a week
previous. This fire was not dis
covered until it had burned to the
ground
Last Sunday, however, someone
spotted the blaze at the David
Weber home and called the Oak
land Fire department which sue
ceeded in eXtinguishing the flames
before it was consumed Mr.. and
Mrs. Weber recently moved to
Terra Alta and the home was not
occupied Some furniture still re-
manned. 1t was a two-story frame
structure.
Lightning on Friday June "a,
set barn afire on the Amos Mar
tin farm just north of u S. route
so, at Red House, owned by Benz.
Knepp, ST.. and completely de-
stToycd the building and contents.
Firemen estimated the loss at $4,000
on the building and $4,000 on the
contents.
During the severe early morning
electrical storm, lightning also
struck and killed nine cows owned
by Woodrow Rolf, at his farm Just
south of Red House, along 219.
One other COW was injured
Oakland firemen also we're called
Sunday morning about II o'clock
to the home of Harry f. Dewey"
Rice. in Loeb Lynn Heights, to ex-
tinguish a flue fire. There was no
damage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Wins Dairy Halter
In Dairy Judging

A Dairy Show Halter from Hubs
Harness Shop was awarded to
Glenn Canaan 4-H'er from the
Sunnyside area by John Morris,
extension Dairyman, for top plac-
ing in the dairy judging demon
stration held on the farm of Claude
Wagner, Jr.
Three other Alters, Larry
Schenk, Dale Wagner, and Ronald
Bethel also placed first by judg-
ing class of four milking Hol-
stein animals. Glenn won out over
the other participants by his rea-
sons for placing the animals.
Dairy judging develops ones
ability to observe, make decisions
and express ideas clearly and posi-
lively" according to John Morris
He pointed out that this can be
used in many areas besides learn
ing how to select useful and prof
liable dairy animals
This program was developed by
the Garrett Dairy Committee in
order to stimulate interest in dairy
animals and provide a learning
experience to select top quality
dairy animals. Members of this
committee include Claude Wagner
Jr., Robert O. Glotfelty, Forrest
Sanders.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Offices To Close

Most of the offices in the Court
House in Oakland will be closed
on Saturday, July 2, to allow a
three-day weekend for the Fourth
of July holiday period.
Offices to close will include the
County Treasurer, Register of
Wills, County Commissioners, AS
sessments and Board Of Super
visors. The office of Richard L.
Davis, clerk Of the Circuit Court,
will remain open Saturday morn
ing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-06-30
Rotary Officers To
Be Installed Friday

Maurice Brookhart will be in
stalled as president of the Oakland
Rotary club on Friday evening. He
will succeed Harvey Winters, who
has served during the previous
year.
Others elected are John Wolf,
vice-president; O. 7. eraser, sec
rotary; Arthur Naylor, Jr., treasur-
er; Walter w. Dawson, sergeant-at-
arms. The board of directors in
cludes Brookhart, Dr. F. D. Custer,
Mason Glotfelty, Willis Shaffer,
Harvey Winters, Earl Wise and
John Wolf
Mr.. Brookhart named his com
mittees TOR the year. The heads in
clude club service, Mason Glot-
felty; vocational service, DR.. F. d.
Custer; community service, John
Wolf International service, Will
lard Hawkins; program, Paul B.
Naylor; attendance, Prentice De-
Berry classification, Arthur Nay
Tor, Jr. club bulletin, Rev Shelby
Walthall fellowship, Robert T
Hoffman; magazine, Baity Ridder;
public information, George H.
Hanst; Rotary information, Melvin
Right; music, Aza Stanton; Grip
pied children, Alva Gortner; rural
urban, Virgil Jones; scholarship,
Willard Elliott; youth service,
Hoover Pelton; recreation, Earl
Wise.
AT the present time there are
fifty-fiv members Of the local club