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Commerce Dept.
Reports Increase In
Tourist Business

Tourist business in the Vlr-
gin Islands in September and
October 1861 showed a sharp
increase over the comparable
period in 1861, it was announc
ed by the Department of Com
merce, following a survey OF
hotels, shops, and carriers.
Preliminary figures from
Caribair reveal a sharp in
crease of approximately so
per cent in traffic from San
Juan to st. Croix during this
period and a 80 per cent rise
in the San Juan-St. Thomas
route against the same period
last year.
When final figures for the
two months are completed by
Caribair, it is indicated that
$500 to 5000 more passengers
will have been carried during
, 1961-11-09

the two-month period. This
does not include inter-island
traffic between St. Thomas &
st. Croix. The San Juan-St.
Continued on Page A
, 1961-11-09
Local L~egionuires To
Conduct Annual
Sports November IL

Plans for the annual Veter-
ans Day festivities on Novem-
Der II have been completed
by the Alexander Hamilton
Post No. IS of the American
Legion for the usual sports
events, including foot races,
bag, egg-spoon, potato, swim
ming, creased pig, rope walk
ing. Other games will be intro
duced on this program.
Boys and girls wishing to
take part in these events are
urged to register with the Re-
creation leaders in their COM
munity.
Parents and youth organiza-
tons are asked to inform the
boys and girls of the coming
V-Day activities.
The events will take place
en- the wharf area in Christian
sted.
Recreation leaders are: ].
Walker in Frederiksted; T.
Brow, Grove Place and V,
Tutein and L. Roberts, Chris
tiansted.
, 1961-11-09
Executive Bourd Of
Cdrib Mental Heulth
Holds Meets in Huiti

Holds Meets in Huiti
The Executive Board of the
Caribbean Federation for Men
tai Health concluded it's two
day meeting on November 5th
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Dele
gates came from Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands, Antigua,
Martinique, Trinidad and New
York City.
DR.. Philip Boyd, Principal
Medical Officer in Jamaica &
President of the Caribbean
Federation for Mental Health
was chairman of the meeting.
Haitian members of the Exc
cutive Board were DR.. Emer-
son Dayon of the Centre d'Ori-
entation and DR.. Jean Marc
Bordeleau Of the Centre de
Psychiatrie..
The delegation from Puerto
Rico included DR.. Ramon Fer
nandC7 Marina, first Vice Pre-.
sident of the Caribbean FEEDER
alton for Mental Health and
founder of the Mental Health.
Association of Puerto Rico;
Mrs. Emilia Guzman, Secreta-
ry of the Caribbean Fedora
ton for Mental Health; DR..
Francisco Berio, Deputy Sc
cretar Of Health for Puerto
Rico and DR.. Aida Guzman,
Chief of Child Psychiatry at
the Hospital de Psiquiatria. DR..
Alain Certhoux, Phychiatrist
at Colson, Martinique and Mr..
Yang Ting, Secretary of the
Ligue d'Hygiene Mentale Of
Fort-de-France. came from
the French Island.
Mrs. Helen Richardson, Psy-
chiatric Social Worker, Blu
reau of Mental Health, repre-
sented the Virgin Islands; DR..
Michael Beaubrun, Psychia-
trist at ST. AIMS Hospital,
Port of Spain, Trinidad, is Sc
.cond Vice President of the
Caribbean Federation for Men
tai Health. Mavis Brown of st.
Johns, Antigua, is Secretary
of the Caribbean Organization
of Nurses. DR.. Bertram Schaff-
Continued on Page ~
Evening star., 1961-03-26

For late progrom changes see --latest
TV information" in Sundoy Amusement
Section ond on the dolly ~ poge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18


1t is time that must make the free world better
place for children If truly to fulfill this ideal
we must stop filling chidrens minds with wishfu think
ing fantasy and start educating them to the truth
In one grade geography book in today the lives
of Red Chinese and Russian farmers described being
the beautiful and Independent plane that of an
American farmer. No mention is made of the real truth
communes coectves slave labor, starvation and degrade
ton.
Can we as a Christian nation afford to let children
live ignorance Of the truth Certainly fifth and sixth
graders be expected to fully comprehend goddess COM
munism but children at can absorb truth II our
children constantly kept aware of the great git God
gave them allowing them to be Americans the cause OF
freedom will be well served
The same problems of mudded thinking and deliberate
lying also prevalent in of high schools and col
lcges Most Of who of this situation have been
sackers in fighting it, Why does thinking about this prob
lem our children and country tax our mnds Does
supporting PIT As, Dads clubs and civic organizations
writing to our Congressman reading about the menace OF
communism take much of our valuable tme The time we
spend watching teevson the 1901 trivial things which
we Americans waste our tme Let put first things first
Continued Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Graduation Speakers
For High Schools
Have Been Named

Commencement speakers for the
two high schools of the county we're
announced this week by the school
principals.
w Kenneth Johns, principal at
Southern High school, said the
speaker for the exercises in the
school gymnasium on Thursday
evening, June 1, would be DR.. Ru-
dolph Steinberger, division man
ager of the Hercules Powder COM
pany, Allegany Ballistics plant.
Lewis Walker, principal at
Northern High school, said his
speaker would be DR.. Earl j.
Lightcap, Jr, principal of Edge
wood Junior-Senior High school.
Commencement at Northern is on
Friday evening, June 9
The speaker at Southern is a ma
tive of Germany and came to
America in 1887. He attended high
school in Chicago and served in
the Navy Scabees during World
War ii, He received his doctorate
Continued on Page Three
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Memorial Activities
Planned by Legion

The proper observance of Me-
mortal Day, Tuesday, May 30, was
being planned this week by mem
bers of Proctor Kildow Post No.
II, American Legion and other
groups.
Theodore Stockslager, of the
Legion post, said there would be
a parade through the business sec
ton of town, concluding at the
cemetery, where the usual cere-
monies will be conducted at the
tomb of the unknown soldier. The
speaker is to be announced.
Mr.. Stockslager said any veter-
an would be welcome to partici-
pate in the parade and ceremonies.
The knights of Pythias also will
parade and conduct their own serv.
ices at the Oakland cemetery.
The parade will form in front
of the Browning store on Third
street at 10 O'Clock and will march
at 1890.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Enters Guilty Plea
To Carnal knowledge

Robert Lee Monninger, %, of
Big Spring, Md, pleaded guilty
before Associate Judge Neil c.
Fraley yesterday afternoon to a
charge Of carnal knowledge. He
was remanded to the county Jail
while his case was put in the hands
of James Lewis, parole officer, for
a pre-sentcncing investigation
He will be brought before Judge
Fraley again on May 81, at which
time he will be sentenced
Gets Two Years In House
Robert Mckinley Trenum, Iona
coming, who is at present serving
time in the House of Correction
on breaking and entering charges
perpetrated in Allegany, was
brought to Garrett county yester-
day for trial in connection with
breaking and entering charges in
this county
He pleaded guilty to two charges
and was sentenced by Judge Fra
ley to two years in the House OF
Correction on each charge, with
the sentences to run concurrently
Trenum and two others, James
Eldridge RiggIeman and Charles
William Michaels, broke into two
cabins on Deep Creek Lake in the
Turkey Neck section They were
cabins of Donald Bealer, Balti-
more, and Arthur Nicholson, Pitts
burgh, where they took a number
of items
Riggleman and Michacls had
| pleaded guilty on March s. Riggle-
man was sentenced March 20 tC
two years in the House of Correc-
ton on each of two cases, and
Michaels was sentenced to the
State Reformatory for Males for
period not exceeding IS months
on each of two charges. Sentences
were to run concurrently.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Yough Bridge To Be
Closed 3 More Weeks

The Youghiogheny River bridge
will be closed to all traffic for
probably another three weeks, it
was announced last night by Paul
Dewitt. assistant county roads SUI
pervisor.
Dewitt said workmen were pre-
pairing TO pour the concrete for
the bridge wings on the north Of
Harrington end of the bridge. The
new concrete will have to cure
for about three weeks before the
area can be dirt filled.
Even then only one-Way traffic
will be allowed until the south
end wing is repaired. Dewitt said
be thought repairs to this could
he made while one-way traffic
was allowed
The bridge has been closed to
traffic since March 20, when one
abutment wing fell into the river
rs the result of too much rainfall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
8 Cars DeraiIed
Near Deer Park
Sparks Ignite Leaking Chem
icoIs-OukIund, Deer Park
Fire Companies Called

The tracks of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company between
Mt. Lake Park and Deer Park
were blocked Saturday afternoon
and Sunday until about 8 o'clock
as a result of a derailment and 4
fire which ensued.
B & o spokesman said the Hi
Car Time Saver which left Cum
berland Saturday morning with a
string of 81 cars, including "a
empties, was headed for Grafton
when it derailed about half-mile
cast of Garrett crossing. The acct
dent occurred at 1910 p. m, and
no one was injured
Cumberland and Grafton tool
cars and crews were dispatched to
the scene and were progressing
with the line-clearing when cheml-
Gals leaking from one Of the loaded
cars ignited from spark from
friction of moving the parts Of the
Wreckage.
Volunteer fire companies from
Oakland and Deer Park were
called to eXtinguish the blaze. The
pumping Of water upon the flames
had little or no effect, but fire
men remained around the scene
for several hours.
A second alarm was sent IL
about o'clock Sunday morning
when it was discovered two other
cars were ablazc. One contained
furniture and the other insulating
material
A total of thirty-thrce cars left
the rails and piled up in peculiar
fashions, some three cars high The
cause of the wreck was not inn
mediatcly established but officials
said full scale investigation
would be made.
As a result of the wreck and
hlazo, trains No Il. wcstbound
passenger. and No. y, eastbound
passenger, and train No l. vest
bound national limited. we're re-
routed by way of the Pittsburgh
division through COnnellSVille.
The rails were completely cleared
end restored Sunday afternoon
but there is still a pile of wreck
age to be cleaned up along the
right-of-way
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
LuSby Resigns AS
Assistant Co. Agent

e. Rankin Lusby, assistant couE-
ty agent, has resigned his position.
70 become effective the first part
CT June.
Mr. Lusby is accepting posi-
ton with the State Farm Bureau.
Inc, as director Of information
Mr. Lusby was graduated from
Washington college in 1850 ans.
after remaining on his home farm
for two years he entered the serv-
ice He previously had done young
peoples work with the Maryland
Farm Bureau
In this county he has been as
sistant county agent in charge OF
All club work and in the three
and one-half years he has been in
this county he has expanded Ali
club work greatly Mrs Johanna
Stull, who had charge of All club
work for girls, also left the county
few months ago.
Mr.. Lusby will be located il
Eandallstown.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Girl Scouts Plan
Fashion Show May 20

Final plans for the first fashion
show to be presented by Senior
Girl Scout Troop No 81 were COM
plcted this week as members OF
the group were fitted at Rudy's
Department store and Youthland
Approximately As summer out
fits will be shown as the models
walk across the stage Of the Center
Street School, Saturday afternoon,
beginning at 2:30. The models will
be Senior Girl Scouts and younger
boys and girls from the area. Mrs.
W. Robert Nethkcn, who has pre-
pared a script to 90 along with
the theme Vacation in Garrett
County" will also act as narrator.
Miss Barbara Colabrese, junior
high music teacher at Southern,
will play a medley of songs as
the girls model.
During the program tea and
cookies will be served by the TROOP
Committee and parents assisted By
Intermediate Girl Scouts from
Troops % and 100.
Adults will be admitted for S1.00.
while students will be charged 50
cents. Tickets may be purchased
from any Senior Scout or at the
door.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
New Buildings Slated
For New Germany

A new bathhouse and concession
building will be built at the New
Germany recreation area. Bids are
being asked for the construction.
The plans call for a concrete
block building housing both units,
with an opaque roof. Eventually
the blocks are to be covered with
stone.
r. Thomas Thayer, district for
ester, said no additional construc-
lion work is planned this year at
Deep Greek State park but there
are plans for further development
probably in 1862 The Parks picnic
area has been improved and en-
iarged by workers of the depart
ment of Forests and Parks since
last summer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Arson Suspected In
Burning of Crusher

Although there was some sus-
picion that the destruction of the
rock crushcr at GrantsvilIe, owned
by the County Roads department.
last Thursday morning may have
been the work an an arsonist, an
investigation by county authorities
and state police failed to reveal
any evidence.
Sheriff James E. Frantz, said
the officers were not able to find
where the fire had been dclibcr-
ately set, although there is still
possibility it could have been
done.
Paul Dewitt assistant county
roads supervisor, said that part2
Of the machinery were still usd-
BILE but whether or not it would
he rebuilt was not known at this
time He said they might put =
portable crusher in that location
The building housing the equip
ment, along with storage bins, was
completely destroyed by fire last
Thursday morning about ) o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Over $50 Students
To Anticipate In
Choral Festival

More than $50 students of the
county will participate in the an
nual countrywide choral festival,
to be held in the Southern High
school gymnasium tomorrow eve
ming at O'Clock. There is no adj
mission charge
All schools will combine to sing
the two opening numbers, Let
There Be Music" and God of
Our Fathers"
The elementary schools will join
voices to sing five selections which
will be directed by Mrs. Mary X.
Eliason, Mrs Lillian Reckner,
Mrs. Esther Yoder and Mrs Elisa
beth Thayer, elementary music
teachers.
BY public request the Yoder
school also will once again sing
selection, My God and l." which
was we'll received in previous
choral concerts,
Junior High school choruses
from Northern and Southern will
be under direction of Miss Barbara
Colabrese and Mrs. Lucille Sines.
They will present six selections.
Mrs. Sines and Mrs Ruth Brown
will then direct the senior chorus
of both schools in four numbers.
For the closing number the com
bined choruses will join in singing
Irving Berlin's composition, Give
Me Your Tired, Your Poor in
spired by words of Emma Lazarus
and which are inscribed on the
Statue of Liberty
Junior Chorus numbers include,
No Man Is an Island" Do Re
Mi High Hopes" When You're
Smiling" We'll Go a Long, Long
Way Together and i Could've
Danced All Night
Senior chorus numbers include:
Cant Help Lovin Dat Man"
ole Man River, oklahoma, and
Sentimental Journey"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Run Over By Disc

Walter Beckman, a farmer of the
Pleasant Valley area, was hospit-
allied this week after he was run
over by disc being hauled by a
runaway tractor Mr. Beckman
was cut and bruised but no broken
bones resulted and he was listed
as improving at the Garrett Coun-
ty Memorial hospital where he was
taken following the accident.
The mlshap occurred in a field
in back of MIR. Beckman's barn. He
noticed the tractor in motion and
in attempting to get on to stop it,
ne slipped and fell beneath the
disc. Mr.. Beckman is 81.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Saturday Is Final
Day For Registration
Until After Election

Eligible persons may register in
The office of the Board of SUI
pervisors of Election on Friday
and Saturday, before the deadline
goes into effect.
The County Commissioners have
requested that the board office
remain open Saturday afternoon,
May 20, until o'clock standard
time, to give as much time as pos.
sible for registration. Normally
the office would have closed on
Saturday afternoon.
The registration books then will
be closed and no additional per-
sons will be allowed to register
Until 10 days after the special
election which is to be held on
Wednesday, June 81.
At the open registration date at
Grantsville last Thursday fifty-one
persons registered Some of them
were residents of Grantsville,
johnson, Elbow and Jennings
This was the only open registra-
ton date set up by the Board for
this special election, due to the
limited time available. But the
boards office is open every week
day in the court house.
Miss Julia Rowan, chief reg
istrar for the election board, said
there had been a good bit of ac
tivity in new registrations and
transfers for people who now re
side in districts other than the one
n which they first registered.
She said there had been some
50 new registrations in April anc
$50 thus far in May. Some 10 dis
trict transfers were listed up to
the present time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Fined For Illegal
Burning of Leaves

Harry C. Deal. Of Deer Park,
was found guilty of burning leaves
near woodland with no safety
strip between, at hearing be-
fore Trial Magistrate Robert
NJ. Maroney on Monday. Mr.. Deal
had pleaded not guilty to the
charge.
Elmer Upole, forest warden
said that MIR. Deal was burning
leaves at II o'clock in the morn
ing in violation of the brush burn
ing law which prohibits such
burning until after o'clock p. m.
The violation occurred Sunday
May IA.
Mr.. Deal prayed an appeal
through his attorney Lewis R..
Jones, and furnished bond for his
appearance in the circuit court.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Date For Entries in
FFBL to Close Soon

Closing date for entries in the
Farming for Better Living Pro
gram was set Monday night for
Thursday, June /, at a meeting OF
the FFBL council. The council Is
endeavoring TO obtain at least u
persons to enroll and the total as
of Monday was above IS.
Earl Wise, chairman of the coun-
Gil, was in charge of the meeting
assisted by l.. Bush SWisher, prof.
ect manager, of MorgantoWG
Plans for the summer activity OF
the council members and setting
the date of the annual fall banquei
were made The banquet date was
tentatively set October q or No
vember 10.
Others attending the session
were Miss Ethel Grove. S. Town
shend Naylor, Nordeck Shaffer
Henry Hupp, George Hanst, Har.
land Bowman Paul Matcer, jackie
Perkins and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Glotfelty
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Rotarians To Hear
Talk on Heating

Art A. Hall, residential promo
ton representative for the Nor
gantoWn Division of Mononsahela
Power company and the West
Maryland Power Company, will
give a slide talk on electric house
heating to the Oakland Rotary
Club Friday, May 18th, at the
William-Jam hotel
Hall was graduated from West
Virginia University and started his
career in the promotion depart
ment of the local electric company
For the past few years, he has
worked with contractors, develop
ers and organizations in the de-
velopment of total electric living
His talk and the slides will depict
actual experiences with electric
heat in this area.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
DR.. Rutledge Lauded
At Park Dedication

In dedicating a park in honor Of
DR.. John Rutcdgc at Kitzmillcr
Saturday afternoon. Gov. }. Mil
lard Tawcs said, The plaque
which we are dedicating is very
appropriately described 10 DR..
John Rutledge, A Child OF God
And Friend OF Man
This park, with its valuable and
attractive botanical garden. is a
fitting monument to a man whose
long and distinguished career as
an engineer and public official
was punctualcd with examples Of
public bcncfactions such as this.
DIR Rutl,dgc was passionatclv
devoted to the best interests Of the
tate of Maryland and particular
Continued ON Page 20l
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
279 Seniors To
Be Graduated
Commencements For Two
High Schools To Be Held
June ! And z

Two hundred seventy nine
seniors from Northern and South
ern High schools will receive di-
plomas at commencement exercises
on June / and 2, providing they
complete their requirements for
the balance of the year, it was an
nounced by Willard L. Hawkins,
county superintendent Of schools.
W. Kenneth Johns principal at
Southern High school, said one
hundred seventy-nine were listed
from his school, 81 girls and 81
boys This is the largest class on
record In 1859 there We're 143
graduates which was the highest
number up to that time.
Lewis Walker, principal at
Northern High school, said his
graduates number one hundred, 43
girls and 81 boys. The total is l6
less than last year
In the two schools the boys out
number the girls 142 to 1877.
Graduation exercises at South
ern High school will take place
on Thursday night, June 1, at s
o'clock. Exercises at Northern
High school will take place on Fri
day evening. June 2, at 8 o'clock
Graduates at Northern come
from Friendsville Accident, Me
Henry, Grantsville. Finzcl, AviIton,
Jennings and nearby areas. Gradu-
ates from Southern come from
Gormania, Oakland, Hutton, Swan
ton, Mt Lake Park. Deer Park.
Kitzmiller Crellin, Loeb Lynn and
nearby areas.
The complete list Of graduates
is an follows:
Southern High Graduates
Academic Course
Rodney Charles Barkhurst Fred
Allen Bell. Jr., Jack Lee Burns,
James Edward Cuppett. Carl Ed
ward Dewitt, Anthony Gerald Di-
SimOne, Thomas Edward Forman.
James Roger Friend. Frederick
Alan Glaze, Guy William Hine-
baugh, Robert Alan Leighton,
Thomas Alan Michael, Brentol
Dale Propst, Foster Arlington
Riggs II, Roger Stanley Roderick,
Dennis Lawrence Sanders. Thorn
as Wesley Schaible, Harold Ray
Sharpless, Delmar Ray Sligcr,
Richard Earl Stuck.
Continued Oh Page 20)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-05-18
Calendar Of Events
DeodIine Is May Is

The deadline for the summer
calendar of events, prepared by
tie Department of Economic De-
velopment of the state. has been
set for May 25. Mrs. Virginia Fizer,
clerk to the board of County Com
missioners, said all dates of events
for July, August and September
should be received by the Com
missioners' office prior to that
time.
Events of countrywide interest
will be listed in the pamphlet if
the department knows about them.
The playhouse program. Kitzmille"
homecoming July SO, and the
Knight of Pythias picnic are some
of the dates already turned in.