The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28

took a new twist 1t had previous
ly been amended to include a ref
erendum, but was amended again
to make the referendum effective
by election districts, rather than
by county voters as a whole.
April
SO it was in April that the date
for the special election was set
June 81 was chosen, with each dis
trict to decide the issue for itself
Sometimes it seems there are
more cars on the road than before,
and reports from tn county treas
urer proved it. He stated he had
sold 3,615 sets OF 1861 license plates
before the March 81 deadline, 200
more than the previous year.
In an answer to the suit OF John
Nj. Patterson. Earl Zepp, Karl
Kahl, John Lilley and Dean Grove,
owners OF Acorn Associates. denied
any fraudulent actions in cOnncc-
ZION with its sale. The court had
the matter under consideration.
Mrs. Elsie Brady, OF Kitzmiller,
was named member OF the Board
OF Education, succeeding Dr. Ralph
Calandrella, also of Kitzmillel.
She was the second woman to be SO
selected
Oakland, which had previously
noted a satisfactory financial con
dition, kept Its tax rate at 80 cents,
at least for another year.
During the month, winter made
one big final try, dropping a foot
of snow on April II.
May
The George lakewood Construc-
ton company of Cumberland was
low bidder on the county airport
project, submitting an offer to do
preliminary construction for $685.
OOJ.
Maurice Brookhart probably has
good reason to remember May 10.
That morning, he was elected
president of the Board of Educa-
ton; that night, his place of bust
ness was robbed OF safe con-
tanning $3.50 in cash and $4,000 in
credit records. The safe and most
of the records we're later recovered.
Two hundred and scvcnty-ninc
high school seniors began winding
up their public education during
the month Southern was set to
graduate 179, while an even hun
drcd were listed at Northern.
The month ended with the last
OF the winters snoW-this time only
flurricS
June
June brought new twist to the
Underwood section, and it wasn't
modern dance step. Roaring out of
the southeast, a "tWister' of tor
nado-like proportions destroyed
fruit trees. chicken houses and
other small buildings. The damage
was confined to small area
The Harco Lumber company,
new industry which had been oper-
ating on limited scale in tempo
rary quarters. went into full pro-
duction in its own buildings dur
ing the month
Robert Rodeheaver was APP
pointed principal at Northern High
school. succeeding Lewis p.
Walker, resigned
Plans for the annual fair at Nc
Henry we're being made, with the
date set for August TO II
The Yough river bridge, which
had been closed in March, was re-
opened for limited traffic. and the
Town of Oakland decided that
since the dump was readily acCcs-
siblc again it should be rid of
rats. which had multiplied many
times during the past few months
An DISCRIMINATING contract was
awarded to a HagerStoWn firm.
The big news in June, of course,
was the Whiskcy referendum. Gar
rctt county found itself a house
divided, with four districts voting
wet" and the rest dry" In Oak
land. the line of dcmarcation was
Third street, between District T.,
which had gone wet by a good ma
jority and District ID, which had
remained dry by two votes. Other
wet districts we're GrantSVillc,
Avilton and johnson.
July
COMMUNICATING ceremonies were