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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Mrs. 3. H. SinCeII
Dies At Age so
Publisher Of The Republican
Passes Sunday Morning
At Her Home

Mrs. Lillian Byrnc Sinccll, 80,
owner and publisher of The Re
publican, weekly newspaper at
Oakland, died Sunday morning
about Z o'clock at her home,
where she had been an invalid
for the past fourteen years.
She was the widow of Benjamin
II. Sincell, who was publisher and
owner of The Republican from
1890 until his death in 1947
Mrs. Sincell had been belfast
for over a year and had observed
her Goth birthday anniversary just
a month ago.
Deceased was born March Is,
1871. at Kingwood, w. Va. a
daughter of the late David Young
Morris and Mary Eleanor Byrne
Morris. She married Mr. Sincell
October l6, 1895, and came to live
III Odhldnu NlttIC SllC DCOdihG az
tive in the church and community
life.
She was particularly active as
a Sunday school teacher in St.
Marks Lutheran Church where
she was a member. and in foreign
missionary work for the church.
She was one of a group of women
who organized the Interdcnomi-
national Summer School of Mis-
sions that flourished at Mt Lake
Park along with a young peoples
camp for forty years or more.
She was also we'll known as a
woman of artistic talent and did
hundreds Of paintings that hang in
the homes of many of her friends.
Twelve of her paintings, of the
CrucifiXion, Garden of Gethscmanc
and the Good Shepherd, hang as
muralS in the naves of twelve
churches in Maryland, Pennsyl-
Vania and West Virginia. She was
member Of the Oakland Civic
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Plan Sports Dinner

An All-SportS dinner, honorin5
athletes from all grades of South
ern High school, is being planned
by the Boosters club of the school,
to be held in the cafeteria on
Thursday, May Is, it was announ-
ccd this morning
A number of persons prominent
in athletic affairs from nearby
schools and colleges arc being in
vited as guests, and it is planned
to make open the affair to all stu
dent athletic participants, parents
and others interested in the physi-
cal education program at the
school, according to w. Kenneth
Johns, principal.
He said that further details
would be announced at an early
date.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Suit Taken Under
Amusement After
Trial April Fifth

Associate Judge Neil c. Fraley
has under advisement at the pres
cnt time a case involving a suit
for 81 600 heard before him in the
Circuit court on April fifth.
Plaintiff is Mrs. Margaret Ber-
nard, bennett road, near Oakland,
and defendant is George D. Well
ing, route 2, Oakland.
In the declaration it was stated
that on February 22nd the plain
tiff was visiting in the home of the
defendant, who is a brother-in-
law. The declaration said that he
battered and assaulted the plain
tiff by throwing himself upon her
and placing his arms about her
neck, and sustained commissions of
the throat. neck and mouth and
other injuries.
During convalcscence the dec
laration says she was compelled
to wear a collar brace about her
neck and was caused to lose sew
eral teeth that her nervous sy5-
tenn was injured and impaired and
that she was still suffering pain.
There was substantial hospita!
medical and dental expenses and
she claims $1,000 damages.
The allegations were denied by
the defendant through his attorney,
Stuart F. Hamill, Jr. Fred A.
Thayer is attorney for the plaintiff.
No opinion has been rendered
as yet by Judge Fralcy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Time Will Change
Sunday, April Both

Oakland and a number of other
Garrett county towns will follow
most of the Eastern United States
on Sunday morning, April 30. at
1901 o'clock and turn up their
clocks just one hour.
They will remain on daylight
time for the summer months and
return to standard time the last
Sunday in September.
Also preparing to observe day
light time are Accident, Friends
Vile, Mt. Lake Park, Crcllin,
Grantsvillc and Bloomington. The
public schools also will operate
on daylight time.
Official county business will be
conducted on standard time and
the railroad schedule will hold to
standard time, but summer
schedule will go into effect
The County Commissioners dc
cided to make no move about
changing time SO officially the
county will remain on standard
time.
Court house business will be con-
Quoted officially on standard time
but some of the offices in the
court house will come to work al
hour early and close an hour early.
Beer tavcrns will be regulated by
standard time in unincorporated
areas.
Daylight time has been con-
tinucd in some cities until the
final Sunday in October but this
has been termed inconvenicnt for
schools. Daylight time in Garrett
county will end the last Sunday
in September.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Southern Chorus to
Present ''PickleS''
Friday, April 21st

The thrce-act musical comedy,
pickles" will be presented Friday
evening at 8 o'clock by the South
ern High senior chorus, in the
Southern gymnasium.
The leading characters are por-
trayed by John Umstot, Carolyn
O'Brien, Jerry DiSimone, Tom
Forman, Jimmy Craig, Ron ColaW,
Fred Bell, Shirley Warren, Carl
Dewitt. Carolyn Bittinger, Brenton
Propst and Sue Gibson. Carole
Campbell will serve as mistress
of ceremonies.
The comedy is centered around
Vienna and is unfolded through
three acts. in the garden of an
inn in Vienna at carnival time in
a gypsy camp near the town that
same evening, and return to the
garden again for the final scene.
Mrs. Russell H. Brown is director.
Between acts Tom Turney, for
mer student, will give to two inn
presentations he gave many times
while he was in the navy service
The price of admission is 35 and
IS cents.
A concession stand will be in
charge of the senior band and all
proceeds will go to helping dcfray
expenses of the annual trip to
Washington.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Marine Is Promoted

New silver oak leaves have been
pinned on the uniform of r.
Condor Browning, indicating his
promotion to lieutenant colonel in
the L. S. Marine corps.
Browning is the aviation safety
officer of MAG-14, and is stationed
at Cherry Point, North Carolina.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Frank Browning, of Sang Run.
Browning is a combat veteran
who has logged many hours il
both prop" and jet aircraft His
decorations include the Distin-
guished Flying Cross with two
stars, eight air medals and the
Purple Heart.
A long career in Marine aviation
began for Col Browning in 1912
when he completed flight training
at MAS, Miami, Fla Almost inn
mediately after graduation he was
transferred Il the South Pacific
where he took part in The Gilbert
and Marshall Island campaigns.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Chesiey Home Entered

The Chesley home in Loeb Lynn
Heights has been entered by
burglars in recent days, it was
learned this week.
The thieves broke the glass OIL
the kitchen door and left by way
of the front door apparently. A
passing ncighbor noticed the front
door open and notified Mrs. Rena
Deems.
The extent of any loss was moi
Immediately known. Mrs. Will
loughby Chesley, owner, resides
in Washington, ID. c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Legion Baseball Is
Planned For County

Dick Travis, Athletic Director OF
Southern High School, has an
nounced tentative plans of organic
ing an American Legion baseball
team in Garrett County.
Legions' Post No. II Of Oakland
and Post No PA of Grantsville,
are combining to sponsor one team
which will consist of boys through
out the county.
Scheduling will consist of four
games each with Westernport,
Frostburg. and Cumberland Boys
up to the age of Is years of age
are eligible to participate, and are
requested to contact the Post Com
manders Of Grantsville and Oak
land or Mr.. Travis by the middle
Of May.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
KitZmiEIer Woman
will Be Member
Of School Board
Appointment Of Mrs. Elsie
Brody Approved By
Governor

That Mrs. Elsie Brady Of Kitz-
miller would be appointed as a
member of the County Board Of
Education to become effective in
May, was announced this morning
by State Senator Bernard l.
Gender, Sr. Mr.. Gender had a con-
firming letter from Governor j.
Willard Tawes, saying he would be
happy to make this appointment.
The appointment was approved by
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee
Mrs. Brady would succeed DR..
Ralph Calendrella, whose term ex-
pires the first of May.
Mrs. Brady is the wife of George
E. Brady, Jr, a former coal oper-
ator She is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Fitzhugh L. Burreu, OF
Kitzmiller She was graduated
from Kitzmiller High school in
1948 and from Piedmont college,
Demorcst, Ga, in 1852. Her hus-
band is a graduate Of West Virginia
university Mrs. Brady was listed
in Who's Who In American Col
leges, 1851 edition.
Mr.. and Mrs Brady have three
children, Zebra Ann, aged 7,
George Michael, aged 4, and Mel
lissa Elizabeth, aged eight months
She served as vice-presidcnt Of
the KitzmilIer Parent-Tcachcr as
sociation and was a member of the
county council of parents and
teachers. She was educated as a
school teacher but has never
taught
Other members of the School
Board are Maurice Brookhart,
Oakland, and George Edwards,
Grantsvlle.
This is the second time a Wom-
an will have served on the School
Board Mrs Frances F. O'Don-
nell. wife of E. r. O'Donnell, was
at one time a board member.
The official appointment is cx-
pected to be forthcoming from the
Governors office within few
days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Next Year Marks Centennial
of Oakland as "a CORPORATION

tary lots on the site of the pres
ent town, and began a program of
development which was to include
several houses, grist mill and a
saWmill.
Mr. McCarty, who is generally
but not particularly accurately re-
gardcd as the founder OF the
Town of Oakland, chose his loca-
ton shrewdly. By 1S49 the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad had
crossed the mountains to the east
and invaded the glades country.
Mr.. McCarty, a keen business
man, and James A. Armstrong,
saw the possibilities in this de-
velopment ard lost no time in
portioning part of the holdings adj
jacent to the Youghiogheny river
as building sites. In October of
l849 the first survey of lots was
made, and it is from this action
that the previously accepted date
oil the towns beginning is taken.
But the laying out of lots and
the creation OF community arc
as far apart as the blucprints for
building and its erection Thus
it was not for some years to come
that the little settlement on the
Yough considered itself eligible
for legal recognition as a town.
During the years following To-
original survey of McCarty's "a
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Answer To Suit
Denies Fraudulent
Agreement Action
Four Business Men Ask That
Agreement Be Binding
And Seek Damages

A denial that there was any
false or fraudulent misreprescntd-
tons made to john NJ. Patterson,
OF Deep Greek Lake, was filed
officially in the Circuit court at
Oakland on Tuesday evening,
April Is, by the four business men
against whom Patterson filed an
equity suit last month.
The answer was filed by Earl
Zepp, Karl Kahl, John Lilley and
Dean Cowie, owners of Acorn AS
sociates, Inc, wholesale lumber
and building supply company,
through their attorneys, Jones
and Jones
Mr.. Patterson had asked for al
injunction declaring the agreement
made between Patterson and the
owners be void and ordering the
return of ST, 500 now held in es-
crow by them.
In denying that the agreement
was fraudulent but that it had been
entered into in good faith, the
owners in reply have asked for an
order declaring the agreement to
be valid and binding and asking
that the respondents are entitled
to receive and retain the amount
deposited in escrow as liquidated
damages as a result of failure of
the complainant TO comply with
his part of the agreement.
Patterson had declared in his
suit that he was induced by false
and fraudulent" misrepresentation
to enter into an agreement to puf-
chase the outstanding shares Of
stock of the business for S39,120
and that he had deposited Sl7,50O
under joint control of himself and
Earl Zepp, to be applied toward
payment of the purchase price.
He also claimed other representa-
lions concerning the conduct of
the business were made which
were found to be false and fraud
ulent." He charged that he was
induced by material false and
fraudulent representations OF the
respondents to enter into agree
ment and was thereby deceived
and injured and deprived of the
money deposited.
He asked that the agreement be
set aside and that Zepp be ordered
to surrender and pay over to him
the ST. 500
In filing an answer to the suit
the owners of the business made
a number Of statements
They admitted the negotiations
with Patterson and say that the
complainant initiated negotiations
of his own accord"
They admitted that the agree
ment was executed December g,
1860, after investigation which was
satisfactory to Patterson, but
denied that any false or fraudulent
misrepresentation were made at
that time or any other time.
They admitted the sum of SIT 500
was deposited with the First Ma
tional Bank in accordance with
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
All Family Night
Set For April Is

A All Family Night consisting
OF three phases-Dress Revue,
Speaking Run-off. aud Dress
Right for the Occasion will be
held Tuesday, April 25, at the
Accident Elementary School be-
ginning at 500 p. m.
The Dress Revue will consist Of
All girls modelling clothes they
have made in their All Clothing
project. Out of the number par
ticipating. three will be selected
from those Ia years and older to
go to the State Style Revue during
Maryland All Club Week at Col
lege Park in August. The gar
ments will be judged for construc-
ton prior to the Dress Revue to
determine the quality of the in
dividual members work
Fourth Club members represent
ing nine areas of Garrett County
will participate in the County
Speaking run-off. Representatives
are being selected in area run-Offs
on the basis of naturalness, hold
ing of interest. and information
on their talk. Three Alters will
be selected from the county group
one from under IA and one girl
and one boy IA and over. The boy
and girl IA and over will represent
the county at the District run-off to
be held May 7 in Cumberland
A skit entitled Dress Right foI
the Occasion" will show ideas or
proper clothing to be worn al
different events for both boys and
girls. Featured by the Alters viii
be clothes to be worn for active
sports, spectator sports, school
All Club meetings, work activi
ties, Church and parties.
Special emphasis is being
placed on this activity as an even
to be attended by the entire Al
family in order to see the accom-
plishments of many Alters anC
to learn more about All Clut
work. says F. Rankin Lusby, as
sistant county agent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Final Plans Made
For Talent Show

Final plans we're made this week
for the forthcoming Talent Show
being sponsored by the Southern
High School Parent-Teachers' AS,
ISOLATION.
The show, which is being held
at the bennett Road School, Fri
day, April %, is the first show of
its kind to be presented locally,
Willard Elliott, president stated.
Several nearby communities have
had very successful shows and we
are hoping for a similar success,
he said
To date twenty applications have
been processed and approved for
appearance on the show.
In order to balance the show,
more adult performers are needed,
Mr.. Brincr commented Applica-
tons will still be received up
until Monday, 500 P. NJ by either
writing or calling Mrs. Billy Mar
tin, Star Route, Oakland.
Persons desiring to have their
names on the program as patrons
are requested to contact Mr.. e.
lott no later than Tuesday, s P.
NJ.
Proceeds from the show are TO
be used to promote a full scholar
ship to a state teachers college
Any proceeds above this are to
be used for other worth while
PIT. A. activities. In the past the
local organization has sent a num-
Der of students to the United Ma
tions headquarters in New York
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Scout Council To Meet

Girl scout leaders, assistants.
troop committee members, board
members. neighborhood service
teams and associate members OF
the area will attend the first an
nual meeting of the Shawnee Girl
Scout council Wednesday, April
26, at St Lukc's Church hall in
Cumberland. A Inner at $50 viii
be followed by business ses-
sion. There Will be an election and
report on a national council
meeting in St Louis.
Dinner tickets are available
from Mrs. Robert B. Wooters,
neighborhood chairman through
today.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Plan Spaghetti Supper

Girl Scouts Of troop 100 arc
planning spaghetti supper TO be
held Saturday. April %, at the fire
hall Serving will be from to 8
p. m.
The troop is sponsored by the
Oakland Civic club. Proceeds will
go toward expenses of a trip to
Baltimore. The price will be 80
cents and 81.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Civic Club Will
Observe Its 50th
Anniversary Mark
Luncheon Planned For Next
Tuesday In Honor
Of Occasion

Tho fiftieth anniversary of the
founding Of the Civic Club of Oak
land will be observed with a 50th
anniversary luncheon, to be held
next Tuesday afternoon, April 25,
at the William-James hotel.
One of the features will be the
eading of history of the club by
Mrs. Paul B. Naylor, one of the
presidents of the group. The Oak
land club was founded March 81,
1911 with Mrs. Thekla Fundenberg
Weeks as its first president
Another feature Of the event
will be an address by Mrs. Will
liam r. Douglass, past president
f both the Maryland Federation
of Women's Clubs and the FRS;
district.
Assisting in the program will be
Mrs. w. W. Grant, Mrs. E. Ray
Jones, and Mrs. E. l. Baumgartner.
Mrs. Henry McComas, present
president, will introduce guests.
Arrangements are being made by
Mrs. Charles Paugh, Sr., assisted
by Mrs Guy William limbaugh
Mrs. Arthur Naylor and Mrs.
Baumgartner. Mrs. Herbert II.
Leighton will be vocalist
There were twenty-five charter
members of the group, Miss Lottie
Loar, Mrs. G.. A. Porter, Mrs.
James c. Wilson, Mrs. r. L.
Sliger, Miss Grace Jones, Mrs. j
E. Harmed, Mrs. Herman Creutz-
berg Mrs James l.. Pollock, Mrs
H. c. Sincell, Mrs E. l. West,
Mrs G. r. williamson, Mrs. w. d.
Reed, Mrs. King Delawder, Mrs.
c. B. Johnson, Mrs Weeks, Mrs.
Z. H. Sincell Mrs. Lou Waters
Mrs julius c. Renninger Mrs. NJ
c. Hinebaugh, Mrs. E. Mitchell,
Mrs ElWood Offutt and Mrs. Benz
Ii. Sincell.
A number of these charter mem
bers also served as president, in
Guiding Mrs. Weeks, Mrs. E H.
Sincel Mrs. Sliger, Mrs. Rem
ninger. Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Pol
lock. Miss Loar. Other presidents
have been Mrs. F. T. Tower, Mrs.
Paul Naylor, Mrs. c. Milton Sin
cell, Mrs Earl Zepp, Mrs. Grant
Mrs Baumgartner Mrs. Ray Jones.
Mrs Mary X Williams Paugh
Mrs 0. 7. eraser and Mrs. Me
COmas.
Assisting Mrs. Weeks in the
first year of administration were
Mrs E. H. Sincell, vice-president,
Mrs Lou Waters, secretary; and
Mrs. Julius Renninger, treasurer
The group joined the national
federation Of women's clubs in
April 6, 1916, and the Maryland
Federation that same year The
club was inactive during the years
1941 to 1947, but members did
Red Cross work, knitting, etc
under direction of Mrs. Tower
Red Cross chairman.
Present officers are Mrs. Me
Comas. president Mrs. Earl Zepp
vice-president; Mrs. Arthur Jones
vice-president; Mrs. Wade Meese
secretary; Mrs. w. w. Grant, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Wesley
SchaiblC, treasurer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Pleads Guilty

Marshall Taskcr, of NindcX,
charged with being drunk and dis
orderly at VindeX on April Is,
pleaded guilty at a hearing be-
fore Trial Magistrate Robert NJ.
Maroney on April l6, and was
fined S25 and costs, or IS days in
iail, In default of payment of fine
he was lodged in the county Jail
to serve his fifteen days
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Willis Shaffer Gets
Achievement Award

Willis Shaffcr, of Shaffcr Ford
Sales. Oakland, has received a
distinguished achievement award
in recent days. Mr. Sharfcr was
one Of II in the Pittsburgh dis
trict among III dealers, to receive
the award.
The award was given in rccogni-
ton of his management efforts, his
sales and service facilities, his
merchandising practices and his
continuing interest in rendering
superior service" to Ford owners.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
Civil Defense to Meet
On Monday Night

The 1861 alert in connection with
the Maryland Civil Defense, will
take place April rs through April
80, it was announced by d. p.
Smousc, director of the Garrett
County Civil Defense.
A meeting of the Garrett Coun-
ty Civil Defense personnel will be
held on Monday, April "a, at 7:30
p. m, at the Court House in Oak
land
Robert Crcaghan training Of
Gicer, from the Maryland Civil De-
tense agency. will be here to brief
the volunteers on their participa-
ton in the alert.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
BIoodmobiIe To Visit

The Rcd Cross bloodmobilc unit
from Johnstown. Pa, will visit
Oakland on Wednesday, May 2,
from Il o'clock noon to 6 o'clock
p. M, DIST, it was announced by
Mrs Grover c. Stemplc, blood re
cruitment chairman for the local
chapter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-04-20
To Present Show

The Northern High School
Senior Chorus will present a vari-
ETY. show on Friday evening, April
%. in the school gymnasium, be-
ginning at o'clock.
The title is Everybody on Deck :
Tickets are now available or may
be purchased at the door
Featured in one of several skits
will be Klellan McGraw, Pat Bit
finger. Rose Marie Minick and
Paul Bittingcr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-11

1860 after having worked for
six years with Chanel he was
part of the design stable"
that included Marc Bohan
who did the London collec-
ton and Yves st. Laurent.
Backtracking, Douvier re-
membered that his early
design days were spent
watching and waiting for
my turn to come.
Now that it is here and he
is Dior's New York designer
of the American collection
he finds it easy to retain the
French mood. THE French
flair is in ma. I don't have
to cultivate it."
His fashion pronounce
ments are as direct as his de-
signing.
Fashion is more the out
look of clothes rather than
just a hemline."
Norman NOreII and James
GalanOS have talent and a
wonderful taste for quality
clotheS"
II like navy for spring and
will feature it strongly"
The black suit is not IT.
Today a daring woman is not
the only one who can consider
a color like red to be a
basic"
II like American women
because she buys a lot of
clothes, and that's good for
our business"
II love to see women wear
ing my clothes rather than
seeing them in the win
dowS." :.
American women are low
ers of change, all women are,
If they have cash."
Il am happy to see more
women buying less but more :
expensive clothes. American
women are moving toward
more individuality and this
means moving toward quail
ity."