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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
1000 Voters Needed

Five thousand needed next Wednesday against
the whskey referendum in order to insure its resoundng
defeat The county produced 4253 of them four years
compared to 2479 in favor To have 5000 against
its sale would give decisive margin which future legislators
could not ignore such they did in the 1861 session.
Those favoring whiskey have worked desperately dur
ing open registration to the majorities enjoyed by
the dry four ago the Gransve and Oakland dis
cts Some 400 dry votes needed in district $50
district and 700 in district IA, plus the normal
number of dry votes in the remaining districts Will the
voters supply these needed numbers?
Yes if each individual realizes his responsibility to
ccy and the eternal welfare Of this county and makes
tain that goes the polls that day. Failure to vote is
a vote for liquor.
May we urge all to think about this liquor ques-
ton seriously and not be msed by last minute attempts
liquor interests They planning to flood this coun
ty with circulars letters and other propaganda just
as this weeks issue of The Republican is off the
that could be effective to the probable dis
tortions which they broadcast they had leg to
stand they would need to wait until after this paper
goes to press.
They will maintain that additional tax money is neces-
say keep the county going and that from whske
is the only the last legislature provided the equlva
Continued
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Fair Board Members
Plan Annual Event

Further plans for conducting the
annual fair this year were dis
cussed at meeting of the Board
of Directors Monday night at Nc
Henry The fair will be held Au-
gust 8 to II at the Fair grounds at
McHenry.
Two parades are being arranged
again this year with a farmers
parade on Thursday, August 10,
and a commercial parade on Fri
day, August H. Some new rules
have been prepared for the parade
floats according to Harry Collier,
superintendent.
Each entry must have a theme
which reflects the work or purpose
of the group. There are five classes,
junior division for All and FLA;
junior division for scouts, rainbow
girls, etc; division for pioneer
days floats, a division for home
making floats and a division for
miscellaneous adult groups. Prizes
of SIS, $40 and SIS are being offered
in each class by the banks of the
county
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Official Ballot For
Special Vote Appears

A facsimile of the official ballot
for the special election next We'd
nesday, June 81, is published in
today's issue.
Garrett county citizens will go to
the polls to decide whether the
election districts will authorize or
turn down legal sale of whiskey
At present only beer is legally
sold in this county. The county is
the only county in Maryland
where whiskey is not legally sold
A bill enacted in the Genera!
Assembly in March provided for
a referendum on the subject. A
similar bill was rejected by the
people in November, 1856, by a
majority of almost two to one.
The measure to be voted on this
time makes the sale of WhiSkey
by local option. This means if any
of the 16 election districts votes
in favor of it the intoXicants may
be sold legally in that particular
district The bill provides for set
ting up liquor stores in Grants
vile and Oakland, and that all
liquor legally sold would have to
be purchased from these two
stores.
This, in effect, would also mean
that if district 3, Grantsville and
Jennings; district 7, east Oakland
and district ID, Oakland and Crel-
lin, would vote against the legal
sale, it would be impossible for any
other district to obtain it, even
should they vote wet.
The twenty polling places in the
sixteen districts will be open from
a. m. to p. M, standard time
to receive the votes of the people.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Dixon Wins Regional
Oratorical Contest

Dick Dixon, Oakland F. F. A.
Chapter, won the senior division
of the regional F. F. A. Public
Speaking contest held at South
ern High school on June 6. Rob
ert Rinker, Flintstone, was sec
ond.
DiXon's Commute speech was
entitled The Mortgage Lifters, -
and gave a detailed plan for using
hogs as a supervised farm project
to make q quick monetary return
for making farm mortgage pay
ments. Dixon is engaged in the
feeder pig business and is known
in this county for his purebred
Durocs and O'C'S.
Wesley Gordon, Flintstone F. F.
A. chapter, won the junior divj-
sion with 7-minute speech on "A
Raindrop" He gave an outline for
the conservation of water in the
two counties. David Custer, Oak
land chapter, placed second with
a talk on using Aberdeen Angus
beef cattle as a vo-ag project.
Gordon and Dixon will represent
region l F. F. A in the state
public speaking contest to be held
at the University of Maryland
June IS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Night of Harmony to
Feature 4 Quartets

Four Barber Shop quartcts are
to be featured on the Harmony
Night program which is to be pre-
sented Saturday evening, June II.
at the bennett Road school.
The seventh annual program is
sponsored by the Oakland Chap
ter of SPEBSQSA, and the Oakland
Rotary club.
The featured quartet is the Sc
lectones of Pittsburgh, district
medalists, and one of the top
quartets in this area. Singing will
be Jack Bisbey, Larry Buckley,
Thad Legas and Nick Rosanovich.
The three other featured quar-
tets are the Waynesmen, with
Paul Deem, Dave Wilkinson, Dusty
Rhodes and George McGary, of
UniontoWn; the Unaccounted Four,
with Andy Haky, Jr., Leonard
Medvitz, Tom Summa, and Ray
Rehm, Jr., also Uniontown; and
the Mountainaires with Jay Bell,
Deb Bittinger, Sandy Douglass and
Aza Stanton.
Clarence Pat Voyce, president of
Johnny Appleseed district, will be
master of ceremonies. Members of
the Oakland Chapter chorus will
sing several numbers under direc-
ton of Aza Stanton.
There will be two performances,
one at 7:15 p. M, and another at
9:15 p. m DIST Tickets are SIPS
for adults and so cents for chill
dren.
The chorus and quartet men,
beers will participate in the finale
the singing of Keep America
Singing"
This is the annual fund raising
campaign of the Oakland Rotary
and proceeds are to be used for
charitable purposes.
President of the Barbershoppers
this year is Gordon K. Douglass
with Joe Welch and Glenn Shaffer
presidents; DR.. Arthur Jones,
secretary; and Herbert c. Leigh
ton, treasurer. Some thirty-two
singers belong to the group.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Historical Society
Plans Annual Dinner

The Garrett County Historical
society has planned its annual din
ncr meeting for Thursday, June
30, at the William-James hotel in
Oakland, beginning at $50. The
price per plate is 81.
Alonzo d, Naylor, who will at
tain his hundredth year of age in
September, is to be the guest of
honor Mr. Naylor has been liv-
ing part of the history of the
county and Oakland for the past
seventy-five years and more.
Charles A. Jones, Columbus, o.,
former Garrett county resident,
will be guest speaker. Mr.. Jones
is a widely known historian and
lecturer. His topic will be The
Lincoln of Legend and the Lin
coin of Fact"
Those planning to attend are
urged to make reservations early
as an overflow attendance is ex-
pected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Fire From Lightning
Destroys Large Barn

A bot of lightning Monday
night struck a barn in the Bittinger
area and a resulting fire destroyed
the farm building owned by Rob-
crt Bucket Damage was estimated
at $4,000
Some IS volunteer firemen of
Grantsville we're unable to save
the barn which was enveloped in
flames when they arrived How
ever, they saved a milk house
nearby and also kept the flames
from spreading to the Bucket
home about $50 feet away. Sparks
from the burning barn threatened
t. ignite the roof
The Accident firemen could not
be reached due to telephone
trouble, firemen said.
Mr.. Bucket had just left the barn
shortly before 8 p. m. when the
bolt of lightning hit A supply of
old hay and some new hay went
up in flames. The farmer managed
to save equipment stored there
There we're no animals in the
building at the time.
The Bucket farm is located along
the Pleasant Valley road, mile
or more from Bittinger. Nearest
telephone is at a service station
a fourth of a mile away.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Three Are Nabbed
On Robbery Charges

Maryland State Police arrested
three area young men in connec
ton with a series of breaking and
enterings of businesses in this
county and the region around
Somerset county, Pa.
Being confined in the Jail at
Oakland are Donald Eugene
House, 20, Gilmore; Frank Henry
Brown, %; and James Darius
Swindcll, %, both Meyersdalc, Pa
Tie. Milton C. Hart and Trooper
r. B. Cave, who Investigated, said
the young trio broke into the Mt.
Top Service station and Mt. Top
restaurant, west of GrantsVille
early last Monday morning. The
establishments were ransacked
with a total of $75.31 being taken
from soft drink and pinball ma
chimes.
Youths repeatedly drove to
North Carolina following the rob-
berries and we're enroute to Balti-
more when they we're picked up
for investigation during a routine
road check.
Baltimore authorities alerteG
area State Police because of items
the young men had in their pos
session. Tic Hart and Trooper
Cave said the youths admitted to
the Garrett entries and also to
three similar cases in Somerset
county.
Detainers have been placed
against the trio by Somerset
county authorities.
Sheriff James Frantz related
that they are being held under
$1,000 property bond of $1,000 cash
bond for action of the September
grand jury but that the three had
signed petitions, asking for i'm
mediate trials in the circuit court.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Hamilton Is Named
FLA. Star Farmer

Brooks Hamilton, member of the
Oakland chapter, Future Farmers
of America, has been named re-
gional star farmer of Garrett and
Allegany counties. A committee.
headed by Jackie Perkins, assist
ant county agent, selected Brooks
as the top candidate for this
award among five outstanding
F. F. A. boys from both counties.
Brooks has excelled in all the
areas of vocational agriculture
F. F. A. work in farming, program,
leadership, scholarship, personal
character and Maryland contes;
work. He will now compete with
six other regional candidates for
the outstanding F. F. A. boy in
Maryland vo-ag work.
AT the present time Brooks owns
a herd of 10 purebred Aberdeen
Angus beef cattle and a 10 per-
cent interest in vegetable crops
on Hamilton Farms, Inc. He will
enter the University of Maryland
this fall and study animal hus-
bandry.
H. M. Mcdonald stated that
Brooks was one of two outstanding
boys to be considered for the
American Farmer degree.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne B. Hamilton, Jr, of Red
House and is a 1861 graduate OF
Southern High school where he
was one of three to receive the
Danforth award.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
10Th Camp Meeting
To Begin at Park
Friday, June Both

The seVenty-ninth annual Holt
ness Camp meeting will be held
at Mt. Lake Park beginning Fri
day evening, June 80, and con
tinuing through July 8, it was an
nounced this week The meetings
are interdenominational.
Scheduled to appear this year
are Dr.. Mel Thomas Rothwell, and
DR.. C. l. Armstrong, evangelists,
while Rev. Andy Roe and Rev.
N. L. Casey are returning for the
various sessions.
DR.. Rothwel is president OF
Bethany Nazarene college, Be
thany, Oklahoma, and is coming
for the first time. Dr.. Armstrong
has been at the Park previously.
Rev Roe is in charge of the
prayer and ring services, while
Rev Casey will have charge OF
the Peoples Meeting.
Missionary Day will be observed
Sunday, July 2. Miss Betty Schultz
will speak on the problems, prog
ress and procedure Of the work
being conducted by missionaries
DR.. and Mrs. David Stewart in
Urundi, Africa.
MI. and Mrs. Ben Underwood
will have charge of the children
and youth programs and Rev
Grin Simmerman will be in charge
of music.
The daily schedule includes
adult and youth prayer meetings
peoples meeting and preaching
services in the morning; a chill
dren's service, and recreation in
the afternoon; ring service, young
peoples meeting and preaching
services in the evenings.
Thomas McQuary is president
of the group with Stanley Ashby,
Crellin, vice-president and Rev. |.
E. Steyer, secretary-treasurer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
300 Bean Pickers
Needed For Harvest

The Oakland office of The De
partment of Employment Security
has received an order for 800 bean
pickcrs. Work will be available on
OF about July 18th and will last
about weeks. Charles L. Briner,
manager of the local office states
that a free bus will operate daily
from Oakland, Mt. Lake Park and
Deer Park to the fields and return.
Hours of work will be 500 A. M.
to 500 P. NJ There will be adult
supervision in the fields.
All interested persons are re-
quested to contact the local office
as soon as possible Report in pet
son to II Alder street, Oakland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Southern Attendance
Hit 05.5 For Year

Southern High Schools goal OF
$50 attendance for the school year
just completed was reached, ar
cording to report on attendance
completed this week by Carl
Everley, vice-principal.
The report showed that the
school had an overall record of
95.5a5 attendance. This is the best
record which is defined as missing
five days or less.
Mrs. Alta Duling, homeroom
teacher for sc reported the high
est record of $3.50 attendance for
the year. Close behind her home.
room was &c, Lewis Domenicb
with a 1920 record. Other home
rooms having exceptional attend
ance were sc, Mrs. Vera Mustard,
$780,; re, Mrs. Merritt Feather.
97.7%a; and Sc, Mrs. William Wat
son, 1850.
Mr.. Everly's report also revealed
that 155 students had perfect at
tendance. A breakdown by
grades follows: seventh, thirty-one;
eighth, thirty-three; ninth, thirty
two; tenth, twenty-five; eleventh,
fifteen; and twelfth, twenty-five.
His report further indicated that
an additional 412 students have
maintained a regular attendance
record the school has ever had
Mr.. Everly said.
Franklin FitZwater of the eighth
grade has had perfect attendance
ever since he began school. DON
aid Sanders, a tenth grade student
has had seven years of perfect at
tendance. Naomi Cummings, a
ninth grade student, has had six
years of perfect attendance and
Dale Wagner, of the seventh grade
has five years of perfect attendance
credited to him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Wind Rips Portion
Of Craig Motor Roof

This area has been plagued with
torrentIal rains and freak wind
storms during the past week, one
terrific gust of wind actually
putting man in space last Thurs
day afternoon.
The man was Robert Johnson,
employee at the Craig Motor,
where the storm removed about a
third of the roof of the building
and broke number of rafters
The suction created when the roof
was lifted from the building,
actually lifted johnson some four
to five feet into the air and gently
dropped him to the floor Four
Kiss in the roof were broken and
an area of approximately so by 60
feet was uncovered. There was some
water damage to the stock before
the hole could be repaired.
The apparent cloudburst occul-
red last evening about 7 o'clock,
The downpour filled the cutters.
The storm lasted about one-halt
hour.
Otherwise during the week there
was additional rainfall on Friday,
Saturday, with some sprinkles
Monday evening and Tuesday eve
ming.
Sunday and most of Monday
we're warm and clear and some
sun broke through the clouds on
Saturday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Remodelin9 Begun

Remodeling of the front of the
Minnich Funeral home was started
this week. Gerald Minnich has
workmen busy tearing down the
porch and upper bay window. He
plans to construct a colonial type
brick front with white columns.
The building was originally the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Offutt
and later became the Bolden Fu-
neral home. 1t was purchased by
Minnich over a year ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Airport Finances
Okayed; Federal
Funds On Way
Contract Probably Will Be-
Awarded Next Week

| Financial arrangements have
been completed satisfactorily in
regard to the new airport construc-
ton, according TO word received
yesterday afternoon by Carl Schell,
president of the County Commits
sioncrs.
Mr.. Schell said he had a tele-
phone call from the Federal Avi-
alton Agency in alexandria, Va,
saying that check for Sl53,6l1,
the Federal governments share
OF the project was being mailed
that day.
He also indicated by phone that
the Maryland Board of Public
Works had agreed to furnish the
balance of the funds needed as the
State share. The State had previ-
ously agreed to an expenditure of
$37 500 for the airport but this
amount was not sufficient and
S39,50O additional was necessary.
The Board met met Monday and
agreed to the additional amount.
Mr. Schell said a resolution of
acceptance was the only thing now
needed by the Federal govern
mcnt and that a special meeting
would be called, probably on Fri
day, to draw it up and pass it.
When this is returned to the
federal government and approved,
it will authorize the procedure to
| be carried out in the awarding of
the contract
Bids on the airport construction
we're opened on May 8 and the APP
parent low bidder was the George
F. Lakewood company of Cumber-
land. The only other bidder was
Baughman Contracting company,
Inc, also of Cumberland. Hazel
woods bid was S285, 900 compared
to approximately S398,000 for
Baughman. There we're alternate
bids on various items and these
were checked by federal engineers
of Airway Engineers of Washing
ton before the low bidder was an
nounced.
1t is expected that the contract
will be awarded early next week
and that construction might begin
within few days.
The contract will call for con-
struction of an airport on the
former White Face Farm, about
one and one half miles from Nc
Henry, and Is miles north of Oak
land, near Deep Greek Lake. The
location is in the exact center of
the county.
Fifty percent of the cost is being
borne by the Federal government,
Is percent by the state and rs per-
cent by the county, The cost of
land is considered a part of the
county's participation. The land
was contributed to the county
several years ago by Mr.. and Mrs.
c. M. Fritz" White of Cleveland.
The bids covered the clearing,
grading, drainage and seeding
work at the airport site, along with
an access road. There will be an
east-west runway of $500 or more
feet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Hutton Post Office
To Be Rural Station

Hutton postoffice will become a
part of the Oakland post office
effective June "a, it was amour
ced by Donald M. Browning, post
master, who received official no.
tice of the change
The Hutton office will be known
rs a rural station and Mrs. Ro-
berta R. Markley will be the clerk
in charge. She will probably have
all postal facilities at her home
She will receive and dispatch mali
at her home from to 5, as usual,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
EFurcO Lumber 60. Begins
ODeT6sliOEs AT NeEU Site

The HdrcO LUMBER company
which brought the hope of an
eventual half a million dollar in
dustry to Oakland last February,
1860, began actual operations on
the new industrial site about two
weeks ago.
Temporary quarters were OBJ
tanned at the c. c. Mason Lumber
company site at Mt Lake PARK
and operations were underway Ill
that area on a limited scale dur
ing the fall and winter months
pending construction of the build
ings which would house the new
operation.
During the first two weeks of
the operation at the permanent
site, the company has maintained
limited production of some To-
O0O feet of lumber per day, with a
present employment of &c per-
sons. The operation indirectly adds
an additional SO or more people
The machinery which is electri-
cally operated is housed in build
ing SO by los feet, with an extern
sion on one side of '46 by 30 feet
In this building are live log
transfer, an automatic hydraulic
stop, loader and turner, a double
end trimmer, with live rolls for
carrying the lumber to the sorting
tables and eventual stacking.
The second building practical
ly completed. 1t is 1874 by 60 feet,
"a feet high, with an addition IS
by IS feet, 80 feet high, for three
dry kilns, and adjoining that is
the boiler room running the full
length of the kilns. Machinery in
vestment up to the present time
has totaIed $128,OO0 according to
Elmer c. Grimm, the president o.
the company, and at the present
time the major owner.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Grimm
negotiated for the purchase of most
of the outstanding stock in the
company The change in ownership
does not affect the operation of
the business Mr. Grimm said the
Hardwood Corporation of Ameri.
ca, originally a part stock owner
will continue to purchase all
lumber the company can provide
The personnel is the same origi-
nally set up, and the financial
arrangements remain unchanged
The people of the community and
the two banks raised some 500,
900 last year for the purchase OF
land and the construction of the
buildings. The Mt. Top Chamber
Of Commerce owns the property
and buildings and leases them tC
the company. Mr. Grimm has eX-
pended some 100000 for the pur.
chase of the machinery and plan,
to increase production and ado
machinery as the work progresses
Mr.. Grimm recently completed
the drilling of a we'll on the prop
erty which will provide 1900 gal
Ions per hour, sufficient to wasE
Continued on rage Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Two Are Fined For
Illegal Hunting

Two persons, Everett Nazelrod
and Oliver E. Weimer, we're ar
rested last week on charges Of
hunting turkeys on state land and
also for hunting turkeys in closed
season.
Both pleaded guilty to the first
charge and were fined $40 and
costs On the second charge
Weimer pleaded not guilty and
was found not guilty by Trial
Magistrate Robert NJ Maroney.
Nazelrod was found guilty OF
shooting a turkey and was given
{ sentence of 80 days in the county
Jail but the sentence was sus-
pended Game Warden Leo
Friend made the arrests.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Enlists in Army

The recent enlistment of Henry
d. Friend, son of Albert Friend, of
Hutton, was announced by M/Sgt
Bernard M. Laid, US Army re-
cruiter.
Pvt. Friend is a graduate of
Southern High school, 1861, and is
now undergoing basic training at
Fort Knox, Ky.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
Boosters To Meet

The Athletic Boosters club o!
Southern High school plans tC
continue its activities during the
summer months, according to A
Marucci, president.
A meeting of the group has beer
scheduled for June % at the high
school to make plans for activi.
ties during the coming weeks.
Members were urged to attend
the session, which will begin al
500 p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-06-15
BicycIist Detained

A youthful bicyclist, apparently
with unusually sturdy legs was APP
pretended over the weekend in
the Grantsville area by Trooper
Robert Cave.
The youth told officers he hao
pedaled from Fairmont that day.
Officers were of the opinion the
bicycle may have been stolen and
detained him in the county jail
until Tuesday when he was re-
leased.