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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10

Frederick but unofficial returns in
Washington county gave Foley a
slim 878 vote lead. The totals there
were 1856 for Foley and 1858
for Matthias.
Rep. Foley, q former labor lawye-
and former professor of law at
Catholic university, had repre-
scented the Sixth district just two
years. His election two years ago
marked the first time a Democrat
had sat in Congress from this dis
trict since 1912 when j. Glenn Beall
was elected to succeed Mrs. Kathe-
rine Edgar Byron.
Beall served five terms in the
House before running successfully
for the Senate in 1852 Mr.. Hyde
won the right to succeed Beall that
year by defeating Mrs. Stella B.
Werner. Rep. Hyde won reelection
in 1854 and in 1856 he defeated Mr.
Foley by 1913 votes, carrying all
five counties of the district. In
1858 Foley defeated Hyde while
carrying only Montgomery and
Washington counties, winning by
district-wide margin of 4,3O4.
Unofficial complete Sixth dis
trict returns showed the following:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Jackson Garage On
Route 50 DESTROYED

A combined garage, restaurant,
and dwelling, owned by j. Arthur
Jackson, on route so, one and one
half miles west of Red House, was
entirely destroyed by fire about l
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Jackson and son
Leonard were eating their noon
meal when they discovered the
blaze which had caught from an
ovcrheated stove in the garage
section. The flames had ignited a
number of tires and spread rapid
" to other portions of the build
ing.
The Oakland fire department
was summoned but due to short
ago of water they were unable to
save anything except deep
freeze and a few other items. AS
sisting in fighting the flames were
the fire departments from Terra
Alta, Deer Park and Gormania.
The firemen remained at the
blaze for about two hours. 1t was
termed total loss. The fire
fighters spread a line to the Little
Youghiogheny river and to near
by well, but the supply still was
not enough to be effective.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Flood Control For
Kitzniller To Get
Started In Spring

Prospects that the flood control
project approved some time ago
for the Kitzmiller community
might get under way in early
spring were made plain yesterday
afternoon in meeting of Mayor
Earl Shank and County Commits
sioner Carl Schell, with W. D.
Phillips, of Washington, district
engineer for the Corps of Army
Engineers.
Mr. Phillips said there had been
some revised plans in regard to
the flood control project which
probably would create an increase
in the total federal construction
cost of from 20 to Is percent.
He said the federal government
had set aside $3.50, 900 for this work
and that the local sponsorship had
already been fulfilled. This in
Guided funds of 100000, $4,000 of
which would come from the state,
$4,000 from the county and SIS
600 from the town of Kitzmiller
The plans are to construct a
flood wall in the town, along the
Potomac river, on both sides Of
the stream, for a distance of some
a 800 feet Mr.. Schell said also
that the revised plans would also
increase from 40 to so percent the
annual flood protection benefit of
the original plans, and that this
could possibly increase the cost
to the sponsors by as much as 20
percent.
The meeting was held in the Of
flee of the Mayor and Council Of
Kitzmiller.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Beef Producers
Schedule Meeting

The annual membership meet
ing of the Garrett County Beef
Producers Association will be held
Tuesday, Nov. Is, 800 o'clock at
the Accident Fire Hall according
to Virgil Jones, association presi-
dent. The purpose of this annual
meeting is to elect officers and
directors of the association and to
discuss activities for the coming
year
The program will include a cost
returns analysis of the Baby Beef
Projects in the county compiled
and presented by Vo-ag Instructor
John Reckner, Jr. Also on the pro-
gram is a discussion of Feeder Calf
Sales by Jack Perkins, Asst. County
Agent. All members, All and F.
F. A. members and other interested
persons are cordially invited to
attend Light refreshments will be
served.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Awards Presented at
Achievement Night

Look to the Rainbow was the
theme of the 1860 County All
Achievement Program held Friday
evening, November 4, in St. Paul's
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
This annual program recognized
all All Club members for their
good work, paid tribute to local
All Club leaders, and acknowledged
the part the parents and friends of
All play in the entire All program
Mrs. Polly HanSt, teacher and
homemaker, was guest speaker.
She centered her talk around the
Abs Head, Heart, Hands, and
Health and the part they play
as a member strives to reach the
pot of gold at the end of the rain
bow.
Roger Roderick, All County
Council President, presided. Rev
erend l. Luke Walter, pastor Of
the Mt. Lake Park Baptist charge
gave the Invocation. Tom Ma
gruder, ChicaSaw, briefly addressed
remarks to the parents and All
friends Groups singing was led by
Pat Shawley, Bittinger, accom-
panied by Sally Buchanan, Monte
Vista. Linda Oursler, Monte Vista,
entertained with accordion music.
Mrs. Johanna Stull and E. Rank
in Lusby, assistant agents, pre-
scented the local leader awards
Bronze clover pins for three years
service were awarded Mrs. Ralph
Bucket and Mrs. George ShaWley.
Bittinger; Mrs Earl Friend and
Miss Ivadene Matthews, Under
wood; Mrs. Wilmer Friend, North
Continued On Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Girls Awarded
S47,5OO Damages
Jury Returns Verdict Lost
Thursday After DeIiberut-
ing Over Two Hours

A verdict in favor of the plain
tiffs in the combined damage suits
to the extent of SAT 500 was re-
turned by a Circuit court jury
last Thursday afternoon. The jury
received the case about 2 o'clock
and two and one-half hours later
had given its report to Associate
Judge Neil c. Fraley, who pre-
sided during the four-day trial.
The suits resulted from the
tragic B. and o. train-school bus
accident at the Mt. Lake Park
crossing on September 10, 1859.
The damages we're awarded both
against the railroad and the bus
driver, Leroy Campbell, granting
$4,000 to Sandra Jean Patton, IA,
and S22,5O0 to Mary Jane Lee, II.
The verdict also gave S361.50 to
James Patton for hospital and
medical expenses of his daughter,
and $326.10 to Mrs. Evelyn Lee,
for hospital and medical expenses
of her daughter.
The railroad and the bus driver
we're sued jointly by Miss Patton
through her father, and by Miss
Lee, through her mother. All re-
side in Deer Park.
The cases were consolidated for
the purposes of trial before a jury.
The girls sustained broken backs
as a result of the accident, which
took the lives of seven school
children and injured eleven.
Continued On Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
M athias Elected
Over Foley In
Congress Race
Garrett County Gives Fred
erick Countiun Majority
Of Over Two Thousand

Charles Nice. Matthias won cleo
ton to the House of Representa-
tivcS late Tuesday night. Unofficial
returns from all but one of the
Sixth Districts 266 polling places
gave Matthias 1925 to Rep. John
r. Foley's 1G3,445
Matthias, 38-year-old Republican
member of the House of Delegates
from Frederick county, took the
seat that Foley had won from De-
Witt S. Hyde two years ago.
Complete returns from Garrett
county gave Matthias 4,439 votes
compared to 2,4O2 for Foley Ale
gany county gave Matthias a 5,769
vote margin as he led Foley by
1929 to 13,459.
Matthias also led by slight
margin in his home county Of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Stolen Car Recovered

Mrs. Roy Hauser reported We'd
nesday morning to Henry Arnold,
Oakland police chief, that her car
had been stolen from the Brown
ing parking area. In twenty-five
minutes the automobile had been
returned to the street in front of
her home on Crook street.
The car was discovered aban-
doned in front of the postoffice
shortly after it had been reported
stolen. There was very little gaso-
line in the tank when the car dis
appeared and it was thought that
whoever stole it noticed the scar
city and simply abandoned it
practically before he started.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Republicans Take
County But State
Goes for Kennedy

Garrett County, in one of the
heaviest voting turnouts in a heavy
voting turnout, remained in the
Republican column and gave the
NiXon-Lodge candidacy for the
president and vice president of
the United States a total of 1882
with the Kennedy Johnson ticket
polling 2,294, a majority of 2,63S.
The state, however, went Demo-
cratic by comfortable margin.
A total of 1926 persons turned
out to vote in Tuesdays clear and
cold weather. All polling places
reported a steady flow of voters
during the day with voting start
ing as soon as the polls opened.
The percentage of the vote was
approximately rs percent, and in
some precincts went as high as
SIS to 80.
There are 1924 eligible citizens
Registered with 5,776 Republicans,
$3.50 Democrats and So others, Civ
ing the Republicans a book MAORI
ty of 2,126.
In Tuesdays voting Democratic
candidates failed to cut into this
margin, and Republicans brought
halt to the trend which had
doomed in the county election two
years ago At that time Democrats
took two of three County Com
missioner seats, two of three House
of Delegates seats and placed a
Democrat in the Senate.
The NiXon-Lodge ticket had a
majority in 10 of the 20 voting
r 5recincts, the Kitzmiller precinct
being the only one to provide a
majority for Kennedy-Johnson
Nixon was ahead by only two votes
in Johnson precinct, but in ali
others he got substantial ma
jorities. In Friendsville, with a reg
istration of 962 and a Democratic
majority of 12,487 to ATS precinct
two gave Nixon 423 votes COM
pared 262 for Kennedy and gave
Matthias 366 to 273 for Foley.
Grantsville supplied the bigges
vote for Nixon with 499 while Mt
Lake Park provided 496.
Ryan's Glade was the first com
munity to report returns, with
SWanton second and Crellin third.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Man Charged With
Hit-Run Mishap

Ray NJ Bender, SO, of Grants
vile, was charged with a motor
vehicle violation following a hit
and run accident Sunday night on
U. S. route 40 near Clarysville, in
Allegany county.
State Trooper G. C. Wachter
placed the charge against the man
after William j. Byrnes, Frostburg,
reported his car was struck by
Bender's automobile as the latter
was passing a number of vehicles
on route 90, and then is alleged to
have left the scene of the accident.
A hearing is scheduled for today
in the Trial Magistrates court in
Allegany county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Improvement Work
Begun on U. S. PIG

The George F. Hardwood COM
pany has started on the project
to eliminate a dangerous curve on
route 219, and to improve and re-
locate LIP miles of roadway.
The sharp curve is located about
two miles north of McHenry and
has been the cause of numerous
accidents 1t is known as Sebold's
Curve.
The State Roads commission
awarded the contract to the Cum
berland firm for relocating the
road at cost of S435,0 900 per mile.
The job calls for the excavation
of 100000 cubic yards of earth and
the Hazelwood company has
number of large pieces of earth
moving equipment working on the
job.
The contract extends from the
Hoye's Run road, southwark to
McHenry, and a company spokes-
man said the work would be con-
tinued until the weather causes a
shutdown.
Rights of ways have been OBJ
tanned for a dual highway in the
future but the present improve
ment will be for one roadway. The
new roadway viii be the south
bound lane and will be &c feet
wide. 1t is scheduled for compile
ton next fall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Snow Falls Two Days

Snow fell on two days during
the week to give Garrett county a
covering of from one to four inches
of snow.
In most places the snow did not
remain on the highways but did
cling to the fields and lawns until
Tuesday when a warm sun cleared
it away.
There was a temperature read
ing of 10 degrees above zero on
Tuesday morning for the oldest
day of the week.
A resume of the weather showed
that Friday was clear and moderate
but Saturday dawned cloudy and
cool. Rain began to fall before l
O'Clock which continued through
out the balance of the day. Snow
appeared early Sunday morning
and continued to fall throughout d
good part of the day and evening.
Scattered snow also fell on Mon
day.
R. E. Weber, weather observer
south of Oakland, reported nearly
one-half inch of snow Saturday
night and another IL inches dur
ing Sunday. Temperatures reached
- I,;cb &c % Jaoroac
Heavy flurries and some slush
also were noted in mountainous
areas of West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania state police reported heavy
snow in the Somerset and Bed
ford county areas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Kennedy Carries
State by $4,000

Sen. John F. Kennedy Of Massa-
chusetts on Tuesday became the
first Democrat to carry Maryland
in presidential election since
1914.
He piled up a big enough mar
gin over Vice President Nixon in
Baltimore City to overcome an
early deficit in the states rural
areas.
Adding significance to his vic
tory was the fact that Maryland
has been carried by losing pres;-
Dental candidate only once in this
century-by Republicans Thomas E.
Dewey in his 1948 national defeat
by Harry S. Truman.
A record outpouring of voters
gave Senator Kennedy a snug mar
gin over Vice President Nixon and
reelected six members of the
seven-man delegation to the House.
Returns from all but two of the
states 1888 polling places gave
Kennedy 559,971, Nixon 481 ,697. At
least $4,000 absentee ballots also
were cast but will not be tabulated
until the official canvass later this
week. Garrett county will have its
official canvass today and will
have 172 absentee ballots to count.
at least five times the normal
number.
AS expected Kennedy rolled up
his winning margin in Baltimore
city where he outscored Nixon by
more than $4,000 votes and offset
the vice presidents advantage in
rural county areas.
The 1,056,G00 Or SO who par
ticipated in the election repre-
sented more than 70 percent of
the eligible 1,322,O0O and set
new record for total turnout. The
biggest previous total was the 932,
351 who came out four year ago
when President Eisenhower car
ried the state by $1,000. In 1852
when Eisenhower won in the state
by 1O4 600 the total was only 9O2,-
074, but this was 1914 percent of
the eligible electorate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Legislators Fix
Dates For Series of
Discussion Sessions

Garrett county's legislators have
arranged a series of meetings to
discuss proposed Legislation needs.
They are to be held from Mon
day, November IA, to Monday, No
vember %, inclusive, according to
Ebert Bucket, Bittinger, who has
arranged the schedule.
He listed the following places OF
meeting:
November IA, Robertson's store at
Johnson, 2 p. M; Otis Ramps
residence at Avilton, 1880.
November Is, Election room at
Swanton, 7:30 p. m.
November II, Coffey's store az
McHenry, 2 p. M; fire hall at Deer
Park, 1870 p. m.
November IS, fire hall at Friends
vile, p. m; fire hall at Accident,
7:3O p. m.
November 81, fire hall at Kitz-
miller 1880 p. m.
November %, fire hall at
Grantsville, 7:3O p. m.
November %, Council Hall at
Mt Lake Park, 1880 p. m.
November %, fire hall at Bloom
ington, 1880 p. m.
Other legislators who are plan
ming to attend these meetings are
State Senator Bernard |. Gender,
and Delegates Eliza Bray and Leslie
Savage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Miners Condition Serious

Attaches at the West Virginia
Medical center in Morgantown, w.
Va, stated this week that Herman
Burns, %, of Thomas, w. Va, was
greatly improved, but still seri-
GUS"
Burns was taken to the medical
center last Wednesday night from
Garrett County Memorial hospital
where he had been taken after
sustaining injuries in a mine cave
in at the Little Joe Coal company
at Bayard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Bids On Airport
To Be Advertised
BY January 18th

That state and national aviation
officials would be ready to adver-
tise for bids on the proposed air.
port for this county by January
Is, with assurances that they
would be ready to begin work on
the airport by April l of next
year, was learned last week by
the County Commissioners of Gar
rett county.
The Commissioners were in Bal
timore last week to attend a
meeting with the State Aviation
committee commission and the air
ways engineers.
Carl Schell, president of the
Commissioners, said that the plans
had been revised to comply with
state and federal regulations and
everything was now in readiness.
The Commissioners had hoped
to get the project moving by July
1st Of this year, but such was not
to be the case. 1t was reported last
March 10 that Federal and State
funds had been appropriated to-
ward the construction of the air
port.
At that time it was reported
from Washington that Federal
funds would go to three Maryland
airports in the year starting July l
under the Federal aid airport pro-
gram. Sen. j. Glenn Beall said
at that time he had been advised
by the Federal Aviation Agency of
the distribution of S153,3OO for a
Garrett county airport.
Governor Tawes also announced
at that time he had placed $37 500
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10

include Mrs. Percy Lawton, Mrs
Glenn Randol, Miss Katherine
Harvey, Mrs. Charles Meyer, Mrs.
George Hanst and Melvin Gar
land.
The program will include an in
vocation by Ernest Spoerlein,
guidance counselor. vocal solo by
Melvin Schwing; a reading by Mrs.
Jean Grose, several selections by
the "Talons", composed of Ron
Colaw, Fred Bell, Brenton Propst
and Clayton Winters; and group
singing led by Mrs. Lucille Sines
and Mrs. Ruth Brown.
Darrell Malone will serve as
POSTMASTER Present association Of
ficers are Francis Harris, president;
W. Kenneth Johns, vice-president;
Mrs. Fern Epstein, secretary; and
Mrs. Alta Duling, treasurer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
All Night Parking
On Oakland Streets
Ordered Limited

In an effort to improve its
street cleaning program particular
ly during the winter months, the
Mayor and Council of Oakland on
Monday night unanimously agreed
to limit overnight during the period
November Is until April l. Dur
ing those limits there will be no
overnight parking in the metered
areas of Oakland, it was decreed
Violators will be subject to a
fine plus towing charges.
Other Questions Discussed
Several other questions were dis
cussed but no action was taken
by the council at the regular No
vember session.
DR.. Arthur Jones, county health
officer, presented a letter in which
he brought up the matter OF
fluoridation of the Oakland water
supply.
He pointed out that it had been
recommended by the Allegany-
Garrett county medical society and
also the Allegany-Garrett county
dental society.
No action was taken.
Paul Tasler sought an electric
light to be placed at the top OF
Scott street, and the council agreed
to investigate the need. Scott
street is located between Wilson
and Bartlett streets.
Urge Better Signs
A letter was authorized to be
sent to the State Roads commits
sion recommending better warning
signs at the intersection of u. S.
PIG and state route 1875, at Oak and
9th streets. There have been sew
eral accidents at this intersection
since the new PIG was opened to
traffic.
Mayor Russell Smith brought be-
fore the council a report of the
Chester Engineers in regard to the
progress on contracts l, 2 and 3
in the new water system installa-
ton. The council also approved the
method of handling funds from the
bond issue.
The council authorized the pur-
chase of a quantity of salt for use
on the city streets this winter.
A report of Mrs. Gladys Nordeck,
clerk-collector, showed receipts of
S11 1913 and expenditures of SILL
50478 Among the collections were
SIS, 686.62 from water, $2O495 from
taxes and S2.3O1 Sc from miscellan-
eOus. Expenditures included street
labor Of 81. 1925 and capital out
lay in the water department of
S2,11662.
Two building permits were
granted and both were for signs
One was to Kelly Vance for per
mission to erect sign over his
new discount store in the Clarence
Murphy building on Liberty street
The other was to c. w. Highlander
to erect a steel pole on his proper
ty, 2nd and Alder, and to erect d
sign by feet, Illuminated, to
extend over the sidewalk on Sec
ond street. Sunday movie tax
amounted TO S34.90 for October
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
New Group Organized

About forty persons met in Oak
land last Friday evening for the
purpose of organizing a Garrett
County chapter of the Maryland
Society for Mentally Retarded
Children Mrs. William E. Naylor,
Oakland, presided. A nominating
committee and a bylaws commit
tee we're named.
The next meeting will be held
Friday, December 2, at place to
be announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
FuiIs To Give Notice
On Opening Mine

Joseph w. Ferguson was taken
before the Trial Magistrate, Robert
M. Maroney, on November 4th, on
charge of attempting to open a
deep mine without giving notice
to the Bureau of Mines and failing
to provide sketch maps, in viola
ton Of the annotated code Of
Maryland
Ferguson, who had opened a
mine in the Bayard vicinity, en-
tered a plea Of guilty to the
charge. He was fined $500 and
costs but the fine was suspended
by the magistrate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-11-10
Cornelius Gisriel
Is Banquet Speaker

Cornelius Gisriel, former
teacher in Oakland High school
and the new president of the
Maryland State Teachers associa-
ton. will be the speaker at the
annual banquet of the Garrett
County Teachers association to be
held next Tuesday evening, No
vember Is.
The dinner will be held at the
Southern High school cafeteria,
starting at 7 o'clock.
The speaker is at present princi-
pal of Dundalk high school, near
Baltimore.
The social committee of the as
ISOLATION in charge of arrangements