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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Sustains Broken Leg

Victor Hoffman, Lake lot owner,
sustained broken right leg yes
terday evening when it was caught
between boat and a post.
He was brought to the Garrett
County Memorial hospital in the
Minnich ambulance where he re-
mains a patient. He told Minnich
a man was backing a boat into the
dock and was travelling too fast
He stuck out his foot to lessen the
pending impact against the dock
when it slipped and was caught
The break occurred below the
knee. Both leg bones we're in
volved.
Minnich also brought to the hos
pital yesterday w. c. Stevens, who
had suffered third degree burns
on a coal tipple at Coketon, W..
Va, several days ago. He had been
hospitalized at Parsons since last
Friday.
The burns resulted from gaso-
line explosion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Garrett County Man
Gets 3-Yr. Sentence

William w. Wilson, Bloomington,
yesterday was sentenced to three
years in the Maryland penitentiary
by Chief Judge Morgan c. Harris
in the Allegany Circuit court for
breaking and entering a business
establishment in Westernport last
June 7.
Wilson assumed full response
bility for entrance into the build
ing. He said Thomas H. Green, 80,
Keyser, just went along with him.
The judge found Green not guilty.
The Potomac Candy company
was the place entered where cigar
cts, candy and cigars valued at S85
were taken. Entrance was gained
through a side door. William Nc
Intyre, who lives on the upper
floor of the business place, testi-
fled he saw two men enter the
building and called police Officer
David Wright, Westernport, spotted
two men along the railroad tracks
and ordered them to halt. Green
stopped but Wilson hoped a
passing freight Wilson was picked
up the next day in Keyser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Breaks Into Filling
Station; Steals $50

One breaking and entering in
terrupted the peaceful celebration
of the Fourth of July, particularly
for Isadore Skeweris, of near Cor
mania. His filling station and store
were broken into early Tuesday
morning and approximately $3.50
stolen.
Mr.. and Mrs SkeWeris live near
by, but the mans father was sleep
ing in back of the storeroom. He
heard a commotion and his investi-
cation succeeded in soaring the
man or men away. They we're pre-
pairing to go through another cash
drawer in the storeroom when the
father entered the room.
He was aware of one man and
was not sure whether he had an
accomplice.
Sheriff James E. Frantz, who in
vestigated, said they saw where
an automobile apparently had been
parked while the robbery was TAX
ing place, and in which the burglar
apparently escaped.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Trust Group Seeks
Bids For Buildings

The Mt. Top Chamber of Com
merce Development Trust is seek
ing bids this week for construc-
ton of two buildings for the Mt.
Top Chamber of Commerce.
Plans and specifications are
available by calling DE 4-2111. A
deposit of $50 is required for the
plans and specifications.
Bids are to be opened Friday,
July %, at II a. m, in the office Of
the First National Bank
The trust is planning to con-
struct two buildings which will be
used by the Harco Lumber COM
pany in its operations, and will be
located on the recently acquired
property along the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad just east of town,
formerly owned by the II. Weber
and Sons company.
Frank Mcdaniel, Irwin Field and
Earl Zepp have been on three trips
recently with Elmer Grimm, presi-
dent of the Harco Lumber COM
pany, to inspect number of
metal buildings similar to what
the Trust would need in its project.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Fourth Weekend
Camp Set July 9-1O

Four-H Older Youth Weekend
Camp will be held July 9 and 10,
at the Western Maryland All
Camp.
Four-Hers IA years and up from
Allegany, Garrett, and Washington
counties will participate in the
program designed to give them
opportunities in the fields of lead
ership, sports, swimming, recrea-
ton, crafts, vespers, and fellow
ship.
Growing as a Leader" is the
special topic which will be intro
duced by Rev Shelby Walthall,
Oakland, on Saturday afternoon.
A special slide program entitled
More Mileage From your Meet
ing will be given on Sunday by
Tom Magruder, president of the
Garrett All County Council.
Square dancing under the lead
ership of w. B. Vanderford, Assist
ant County Agent, Calvert Coun-
ty, will highlight the Saturday eve
ming program. A talent show will
be presented during intermission.
A special guest from Germany,
Marguerite Hold, an International
Farm Youth Exchange, will at
tend the camp and tell about the
life and customs of her country.
Personnel in charge of the camp
include E. Rankin Lusby, Mrs. Jo-
hanna M. Stull. Garrett County;
James Arnold, Nancy Marsteller,
Allegany County; Richard Schu-
kraft, Washington County; and
Phillip Beeman, lifeguard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Lake Property Owners
To Meet Saturday

The Property Owners of Deep
Creek Lake will meet Saturday,
July 8, at 1000 a. m. at the Deep
Creek Lodge at McHenry. Hosts
and hostesses are being asked to
assist the group with filling out
name tags giving lake area, and
serving refreshments. They include
Mrs. Conner Gibson, Mrs. Ward
Ashby, Mrs. j. R. Wherle, H. L.
Kennedy, and E. J. Bouldin.
Four persons will receive dues
of members. They are Mrs. H. L.
Kennedy, Mrs. E. J. Bouldin, Mrs.
John E. Beck, Mrs. Walter L. Reed.
Two members will initial men,
bership cards for receiving their
new 500 reward signs. They are
Mrs. r. r. Keener and Mrs. T. j..
Laskey.
A short business meeting will
include committee reports: legisll-
ton, DR.. T. G. Bennett; safety, Earl
Zepp; membership, H. l.. Kennedy;
fishing, E. j. Bouldin; roads, c. NJ.
Railey; sanitation, John E. Beck.
The program speaker will be
George B, Shields, Chief Enforce
ment Officer of the Game and In
land Fish Commission. Pres. r. r.
Keener says the group will hear
of the new boating laws and will
have an opportunity to ask ques-
tion3.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Double Life Led
By Former County
Man Is Revealed

The double life of a former
Garrett County man who drowned
Saturday was revealed this week
when authorities began investi-
eating the true identity of the man
and learned he was married to two
women.
The drowning victim, who was
first identified as Ted Rine, 81, of
West Annapolis, later was identi-
fled from police records as Carl
Perry Jamison, formerly of Oak
land.
Jamison or Rine was drowned
Saturday, June 25, in a boating
accident and was identified as Ted
Rine by Charles E. Armstrong, %,
a neighbor who was in the boat
with Rine when it overturned.
Armstrong was unable to save
Rine, a non-sWimmer, but finally
managed to reach shore himself.
The body also was identified as
Rine by Mrs. Anna Mae Rine, who
said the victim was her husband,
Ted, and the father of her three
children.
However, police received a
phone call from Mrs. Esther
Rhodes, %, of Baltimore, who said
the body was her uncle and his
name was Jamison.
Later, Mrs. Rhodes and her
mother, Mrs. Ruth Cosner, also OF
Baltimore, viewed the body and
Mrs. Cosner said it was her
brother, Carl Perry Jamison.
Mrs. Cosner said she had last
seen her brother in 1949 when he
deserted his wife, Mrs. Emma
Jamison, and their II children
She added the Jamisons were
married in 1926 in Oakland, and
that Jamison had left his family
in 1913 but returned in 1947 to
stay with them for two years.
Police fingerprinted the body OF
the drowning victim and identified
the man as Carl Perry Jamison
who served time in the House OF
Correction about 10 years ago for
non-support of his first wife and
II children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Second Flood Project
To Get Started Soon

The contract for building the
second in a series of flood control
dams within the area will prob
ably be awarded within a few
days, it was announced yesterday
morning by Lewis r. Jones, con-
tracing officer for the local Soil
Conservation district.
The date for opening the bids
was yesterday morning at 10 o.
clock. The George F. Hazelwood
company was the only bidder, but
Mr.. Jones pointed out that the bid
was well within the limits of es-
Inmates of engineers. The low bid
was S25,3O4.
Work on the structure, located
on Cherry Creek run. tributary
of Wilson run, north of Oakland,
was expected to begin in the near
future. The dam would be located
on the CaSteel estate.
The contract called for work to
begin within 20 calendar days after
the bid was actually awarded and
that it would be completed within
80 calendar days from the date of
receipt of notice to proceed.
The first of the series of struc-
lures aimed at flood control in this
county is now under construction
by the HazelWood company and is
scheduled for completion this sum-
mer at cost of about $4,000.
The structure is located near
Deer Park on the headwaters of
the Little Youghiogheny river.
The structures are being built
with federal funds under sponsor
ship of the Garrett Soil Conserva-
ton district with the town of Oak
land and the County Commission
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Historical Society
Officers Retained
For Another Term

All officers of the Garrett Coun-
ty Historical society we're re-
,;ected at the annual dinner meet
ne held last Thursday at the Will
iam-James hotel in Oakland.
They included Mrs William w.
Grant, president; Harry c. Ed
wards, lst vice-president; Mrs. Ed
ward P. Kahl, End vice-president;
Miss Elizabeth West, secretary;
Miss Edith Brock, assistant secre-
tary; f. Herbert Shaffer, treasurer.
Dennis Rasche and Erwin Smith
Wero continued as editors of the
Glades Star, with Felix G.. Robin
son and Miss Viola Broadwater as
contributing editors.
Lewis r. Jones was named to
the Board of Directors to fill the
place of Ross Speicher, who has
moved away. Other members of
the board were the same as last
year, Lowell Loomis, Paul B. Nay
lor, w. Dwight Slower, VERNE R.
Smouse, and j. j. Walker.
Radcliffe Is Speaker
Former U. S. Senator George L.
Radcliffe, president of the Mary
land Historical society, empha-
sized Maryland's attitude during
the civil war in his address, which
was the main event of the dinner
session. Senator Radcliffe spoke on
Maryland also as a state of con-
trasts, and stressed world condi-
tons. He pointed out that although
Garrett county was the youngest
county in the state, yet its histori-
cal society was older than that of
any other county in Maryland.
Mrs. Kahl, End vice-president,
presided in the absence of Mrs
Grant who was hospitalized. The
Rev. Shelby Walthall, Episcopal
rector, gave the invocation, and
Mrs. Jay Bell sang three vocal
selections. The speaker was intro
duced by Felix G. Robinson.
Reports of officers and commit
tees were heard. Paul B. Naylor
gave an account of the plaque that
had been erected at Hoye Crest
highest point in Maryland, atop
Backbone Mountain, near Silver
Lake.
Caleb Winslow, who represented
the local group at meeting Of
the Maryland Historical society
gave an account of the meeting.
Some 65 to 70 persons attended
the annual meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Mt. Lake To Elect
Two Councilmen

Citizens of Mt Lake Park will
go to the polls next Tuesday to
elect two councilmen to serve for
term of two years, and also vote
on referendum question, whether
or not to accept the towns new
charter which was approved by
the Mayor and Town council last
November 10.
There are three candidates for
city council. They are Harry c.
Coddington, Aubrey o. Savage and
Robert B. Sincell.
Hcld-oVer members of council
are Alfred Calhoun, Glenn Simp-
son, and Raymond WEIGH. c. c.
Mason has another year to serve
as mayor.
The new city charter was drawn
up by city attorney, Fred A. Thay-
er He explained that the old char
ter had been sketchy and left in
doubt a number of items. The new
charter provides for a definite
budget and specific taxation.
1t also indicates definitely the
duties of the Mayor and members
of the council.
The original charter was granted
April H. 1881 and in September
of that year the authority of the
mayor was questioned A hearing
was held on a suit for injunction
to restrain the newly elected au-
thorities from assessing, 1evying
and collecting taxes upon the as
sessable property of the owners of
the Park. Those seeking the in
junction lost.
The incorporation had been OPP
posed by the Mt Lake Park asso-
citation and the Board of Foreign
Missions of the Methodist church
which owned and controlled all of
the public buildings, several hotels
and much of the unimproved real
estate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Police SeeE Youth To dire
Him Credit For Special Act

the ensuing pull it broke.
Shortly afterward a wrecker
appeared, this time with a heavier
line of metal and the police asked
the young man once again, do you
think you can do it just once
more?" "Tll try" he said, and sue
ceeded on the first attempt once
more
This time the line held, the car
was brought to shore, and in the
ensuing excitement the man left
and no one seems to know who he
was. His girl friend kept calling,
BE careful, jerry
Now the State Police would like
for any person who recognized
him to let them in on the secret.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Power Company Is
Busy With Projects

The new street lighting plan for
the city of Oakland, approved by
the Mayor and Town council at a
May meeting, will wait until next
year because of the unusual press
of projects which must be COM
pleted this year by the West Mary
land Power company.
The agreement to wait patiently
was approved by the city council
in session Monday night, whose
members also agreed to sign a
new contract for the work, to be
completed sometime next spring
Mercury vapor lamps are to re-
place the present lights when the
time comes, giving two and one
half times as much as existing
lights.
The Power company explained
that the work load for new electric
service construction was now
greater than at any time since 1850
Company employees are convert
ing a line to Mt. Lake Park to
1000 kw's. A 10000 XIV line is be-
ing constructed from Red House
to the top of Backbone mountain
which will take a full crew two
weeks, designed to provide i'm
proved service to Bayard and Cor
mania.
The company said it would take
several weeks to extend the 10000
XIV line for the football field lights
which are to be put in use this
fall at Oakland.
The c. and P. Telephone COM
pany has asked for service to the
top of Backbone mountain by the
middle of August which will take
two more weeks to complete. Harco
Lumber has asked for service to
its new location by August. This
means considerable line construc-
ton and many days of work for a
full crew Many poles are also
needed to provide electric service
to individuals and stores.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Draws $4,000 Fine

A charge of being drunk and
disorderly brought fine of $4,000
and costs to John Carroll Hudson,
when tried before Trial Magistrate
Robert Maroney. The offense was
said to have occurred at Thayer's
Barn on July 2.
On complaint of Mrs. Edith Mae
Cruthers, Elvin Cruthers was found
guilty of non-support of their three
minor children. Cruthers was SEN
fenced to six months in the Mary
land House of Correction, which
was suspended on condition that
he contribute $500 weekly toward
their support.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07

State Police are looking for a
young man but this time it isn't
that they want to lock him up in
the county Jail or give him a ticket
for violation of the motor vehicle
laws. They want to give him prop
er credit for performing a meri-
torious service.
Corporal Sam Conrad, of the
State Police, said that when they
were attempting to hitch a line to
the automobile that had drifed in
to Deep Creek Lake a few weeks
ago. carrying a seven-year-old girl
to her death, that this young man
appeared and volunteered. He shed
most of his clothes, dived and sue
ccoded in attaching the line but in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Sanitation Problems
In the 9th St. Section
Are Tossed About

The County Health department,
in a letter from the sanitarian,
asked the mayor and town council
of Oakland TO condemn certain
home on Ninth street for living
quarters but the council threw the
problem back in the lap of the
Health department.
The departments letter COM
planned of unsanitary conditions in
the Ninth street area south of Oak,
and pointed out nine residences
where there were problems of city
water. outside toilets and kitchen
wastes going into the stream. and
stated that many times there was
stagnant water in several base
ments providing breeding places
for mosquitoes and which caused
foul odors
The City clerk was advised by
council to write to the Health de-
partment pointing out it was the
obligation of the health depart
ment and not a case for action by
the town.
Howard White presided over the
Tuesday night session in the abb
sence of DR., E. l. Baumgartner.
president.
! Permits were granted to David
E. Hardesty, to place a trailer 10
by As feet on the Arthur Warwick
property on High street, and 10
five persons the right to use town
equipment at prevailing prices.
These were William A. Shirer, c.
J w. Highlander, Leighton Brothers
| garage, Gerald Minnich and Ches-
/ ton Browning. The council tabled
a request for a permit for Regis
Kerins to construct trailer court
off First street, between Huldal
Littman property and Oakland
Machine Shop, pending approval
by the Health department.
The clerk-collector reported re-
ceipts for June amounting to S2O,-
1924 and expenditures of S14,-
345.72. Among miscellaneous col
lections of S12,34781 was S5,471 sc
from traders licenses. Among ex-
penditures was a payment of $4,000
for money borrowed, with interest
Sunday movie tax for June
amounted to S31.75.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Crowd At Tent MEETING

A large crowd attended the tent
meeting at Mt Lake Park on Tues
day evening to hear David, a boy
preacher since nine years of age.
He told of how he began his
ministry and of the trip to Russia
he and his wife just completed.
David is scheduled to return to
this area for further meetings
about September q, according to
Rev. Jim Harding, local sponsor
ing pastor. Upon his return he will
show film taken during his Rus
sian tour.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
"The Gazebo'' Is End
Playhouse Offering

A paradoxical combination of
mirth and murder sparks the sec
ond attraction at the Garrett
County Playhouse, a melodramatic
farce entitled The Gazebo." This
Broadway play by Alec Coppel,
author of The Captains Para
disc" will open July 18th for five
performances through July 16.
The opening play, For Love or
Money" which continues through
the balance of this week, was at
tracing good audiences.
The story of The Gazebo' car
ries a television mystery-writer
spinning through ludicrous series
of murderous events. In the cocky
belief that his ability to spin
homicidal webs so skillfully for
audiences of the cathode tubes
qualities him to commit a perfect
murder in real life, the writer at
tempts to do away with an I'M
savory fellow who is trying to
blackmail his wife He accomplish
es his mission with the help of an
elaborate checklist of clues he
must conceal, but he overloOks one
thing: he commits the crime in the
dark, and the possibility looms up,
once the body is carefully sealed
away in the foundations of new
ly erected gazebo-a fancy sum
mer house on his laWn-that he
may have done away with the
wrong man. One pulse-quickening
rib-tickling event follows another
climaxed by the sale of the gazebo
thus threatening the exposure OF
the corpus delicti) by the wife, who
knows he has always hated it.
Jim Friedman elliot Nash will
be starred in the role of the who
dunit author who discovers that
| it's easier TO write the story of 3
murder than to perpetrate one, and
Judith Weimken Neil Nash will
play his decorative spouse who
is unaware of the nefarious deed
her husband has done in behalf
of her good name.
Others in the cast will include
Fred Burrell Harlow Edison) as
the district attorney who is the
writer's best friend, and who, un.
knowingly supplies the strategy
for the murder; Sallie Lutin Mat
hilda) as the bossy maid who rules
over the house with an iron hand
Richard Dorian The Dook) and
! Judy KnaiZ LOuie) as a pair OF
underworld characters, Steve Wag-
ner Ray Cation jenkins, DR.. Wy.
ner) as the long arms of the law
Peg Lewis Mrs. Chandler) as q
chattering dowager who wishes tC
buy the writer's house, Marty Nc
CURE MIR. Thorp) as a nightwatch.
man puzzled by the mysterious do
ings on the lawn.
The combination of humor and
homicide has been directed by
| Gene Yell
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Go Ahead Given
On Gridiron Lights

WIN S4,0UU lGCeINCu III Cdlti-
paign to raise S6,400. the Southern
High athletic Boosters last Thurs
day evening authorized those in
charge to proceed with ordering
material for the lights on the high
school football field.
Marvin Jones, president, said the
material had been ordered from
the National Mine Supply Service
OF Morgantown This includes the
lights and everything except the
poles, he explained. The eleven
poles needed have been purchased
from the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, and the poles are ready for
delivery when needed. The ma
terial is due for delivery on or be-
fore August Is, so that all work will
be completed and the lights in
stalled for the first home game
against Romney School for the
Deaf on September 16.
Jones said eleven poles were
needed, three 40-foot poles for the
lead-in line and transformers, and
eight 65-foot poles for around the
field These will be sunk in the
ground to a depth of feet, leav-
ing 81 feet above ground.
There will be GA lights on the
eight poles, eight on each pole,
and each light will be 1900 watts.
A $1,000 XIV line is now being
constructed by the West Maryland
Power company to the football
field.
Jones said that the electricity
would cost approximately S. per
hour when in use.
Labor for the project is being
donated and the president pointed
out that the club has taken out
compensation insurance covering
those who offer their services if
injured in any way The policy also
pays 60 percent of a persons nor
NAL pay at his occupation, in case
of injury. The coverage is for any
number of men up to 100.
Booster club officers are still
seeking volunteer laborers. Con-
tributions also are being requested
from individuals and business
| places. Donations may be made to
Marvin Jones, Mt. Lake Park, or
DR.. II. R. Gibson and Earl Adolf
son, Oakland Gibson is chairman
of the canvassing committee, while
Addison, football coach at South
ern, is chairman of the finance
committee.
Mr.. Jones said he was hoping
that the fund would reach the quota
of S6,400 by September l. A Their
mometer has been erected on the
lawn of the court house in Oakland
where the amount of money raised
is shown each week.
The lighting of the football field
was a project undertaken by the
club last winter. A minstrel show
raised about S1,1OO and contri-
buttons since that time have raised
the total thus far to more than
$4,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
K. Of P. To Attend Game

Members of Garrett Lodge No.
113, knights of Pythias, plan 10
attend the Little League baseball
game Friday evening as a group.
The team sponsored by the or
ganization will play the Legion
team at ZOO o'clock.
Following the game, the regular
meeting will be held at Castle Hall
when reports of officers will be
heard and an audit made by the
trustees.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-07-07
Weather Is Cool

A cool wave settled over the
mountain top during the week
which dropped the thermometer
to Al degrees yesterday morning.
For the most part days have been
clear and moderate. The afternoon
temperatures ranged in the low
70s. Not too much change is eX-
pected for the weekend.