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

St. Matthews Episcopal church,
now holding services in the parish
house on Center street, Oakland,
will have a special service on Sun
day. December 81, consisting Of
lessons and carols, and will be
held at II a. m.
The Rev. w Shelby WalthaU,
rector, said it is a service that has
been traditional in the Anglican
communion for centuries. There
are twelve OF the traditional
Christmas carols and nine lessons
taken from the Old and New
Tcstamcnts. The service is done
entirely by the congregation. The
lessons and carols follow i'll order
the story of the fall of man and
of his redemption through the
birth of Jesus Christ on Christ
mas. There will be no sermon.
The particular service being
used is one taken from the scrv-
ice of Kings college chapel Cam
bridge. England. The public is in.
vitcd
Also on Sunday will be a cclc-
bration of Holy Communion at ;
a. m. followed by the church
school at $3.50
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
March OF Dimes
Set For January

The annual campaign to raise
funds for the March of Dimes will
begin in January, and to get the
drive off to a good start, Charles
l.. Brincr. campaign director, an
nounced this week that some 5000
mailer notices were being sent out
later this week to rural families
and others.
Various activities are being
planned for the month-long drive
for funds. Briner was uring that
the mailers be sent back to the
community director as soon as
possible with their contributions.
Briner pointed out that while
polio was at a minimum this year
the care of patients as well as re-
search for birth defects and ar
thrills continued. He said the coun-
would continue this drive for an
other year at least
Posters and coin collectors we're
distributed to community direc-
tors two weeks ago and Willard
l.. Hawkins, county superintendent
of schools, has given permission
for the schools again to participate
IN the March of Dimes.
A Mothers March will be con-
Quoted toward the latter part of
January but the exact date has
not yet been announced Volun-
tccrs will be needed for this part
of the campaign.
Secretary for the 1862 campaign
is Mrs. Betty Trickctt. Treasurer
is Glenn Forman, at the First Ma
tional Bank in Oakland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
Thirteen Are Given
Call For Induction

Thirteen young men have been
called for induction into the armed
forces on Wednesday, January 10.
according to Mrs. Helen c. Bit
finger. clerk to the Sclcctive Serv-
ice local board This is the largest
number for many months
At the same time twenty reg
istrants will report for physical
examinations. All will be sent to
the induction station at Fairmont,
W. Va.
Those called for duty include the
following:
Jerry L. Browning. Deer Park;
Perry r. Jamison, Oakland; Stanley
c. Savage. Johnstown, Pa, for
merly Oakland: willard NJ. Itch
nell Swanton; Carl Il. Doerr Ac-
cident, Md: Glenn f. Bowser. Ac-
cident: Howard NJ Paugh. Deer
Park: Audrey b Friend, Swanton,
Robert Z. Shaffer, Kitzmiller; Larry
c. Rcams. Hagerstown, formerly
oakland: Murrell F. Savage, Nc
Henry: Wayne L. burst, Accident;
Dennis II. Fike, Deer Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
Shotgun Blast
Wounds Hunter

A Frostburg hunter suffered a
serious wound TO his right ankle
and foot when hit by blast from
a 12-gauge shotgun while he was
in the woods in this county near
Finzel last Saturday.
William Platter was admitted to
Memorial hospital, Cumberland,
early in the afternoon and went
to surgery later in the day.
Tie. Donald R. Wade, assigned to
Grantsville with State Police, re-
ported that he learned of the ac-
cident through the hospital. Tic.
Wade said Platter ana his brother
Howard, we're going down a hill
with The latter behind the victim.
Howard is said to have fallen and
his gun went off, hitting William
in the right ankle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
Area Man Is Killed
While On Tunnel Job

Oric William Folk, aged AZ, d
former resident of Fort Hill, rural
route, near GrantSvillC. was killed
Wednesday, December 20, while
working on the building of a tunnel
in Verona, n Y. area. according to
word received by relatives at Sails
bury.
Mr.. Folk was born in Somerset
county. Pa. a son of the late Will
liam and Emma Livcngood Folk.
and was veteran of World War
il.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Phyllis Suder Folk, three sons,
Robert, Richard and James, at
home; a brother Abraham Rock
wood. Pa; and three sisters, Mrs.
Media Brant, Mcycrsdalc; Mrs.
Savanna Lcsnctt, Phoenix, Ariz.
and Mrs. Margaret Lynn, Fort Hill,
ruraI route
The body was taken TO the
Thomas Funeral home at Salisbury
PA. Funeral services were CON
Quoted Sunday afternoon at ?
O'Clock from the Maple Glen
Church of the Brethren. of which
he was a member. Rev. Walker
Otto and Rev. Donald Whitacrc
we're officiating ministers. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
Several Accidents
Occur During Week

Several accidents occurred dur
ing the Christmas holiday week
but only one caused serious in
jury.
Mrs. Stella Barker of Sutton,
W. Va, mother of Mrs Robert
Flahcrty Liberty street, Oakland,
suffered fractured vertcbra
when the car in which the two
we're riding last Saturday night
skidded on an icy strip of road
about a mile east of KingWood,
and went over an embankment
backward. Mrs Flaherty was
bruised but otherwise uninjured.
Both had seat belts in use, which
probably kept the pair from being
critically injured
Mrs. Barker was patient in
Preston Memorial hospital but was
expected to be released today.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Eggers
we're badly shaken but not seri-
ously injured when they were
struck by an automobile last Satur-
day near Markleysburg, Pa, as they
we're enroute for Christmas
weekend with relatives in Clear
field. Their car was badly dam
aged. Mr.. and Mrs Eggers were
brought to the Garrett County Me
mortal hospital for examination
and released.
Wilbur Close had his auto dam
aged to a considerable extent last
Saturday when it slid into the mar
row bridge on the Old Deer Park
road. He was somewhat bruised.
Cars driven by Ray Tects and
Mrs. Virgil Steyer, Jr- collidcd
Sunday morning at the corner OF
Liberty and Wilson streets. Neither
one was seriously injured, but Mrs.
Steyer's car was badly damaged.
A hearing on this case is set for
tomorrow in Trial Magistrate Rob-
ert NJ. Maroney's office
Cars of DR.. B. F. Selby and Mrs.
Twila Sprague collided at the
corner of Center and Second
streets yesterday Cars we're dam
aged but no one was injured.
People appeared to be careful
during the holiday period but snow
and icy roads made it impossible
to keep from having minor accl-
dents. There we're no wrecks on
account of speeding.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
by Wilbur w. Close

Probably no event in Garrett
county during 1861 altered the
course of history to any marked
degree, but because the sum of
mankind is the individual. little
day to day occurrences leave their
mark to the extent that many per
sons are somehow touched by
them.
So it was in 1861 that many
events of a passing nature added
up to II months of living for the
people of this section.
A resume of some Of them would
Include.
At the years beginning, citizens
still climbing out from under holt
day bills found some encourage
ment from the County Commits
sioners. The local tax rate, they an
nouncad, would remain at S2.35 per
SlO0 valuation. But this was CON
ISOLATION only to a degree, for the
year before it had been increased
from $500, and those who had
hoped for reduction could still
hope
At Marsh Mountain, the winter
ski season was in full swing, with
the county slope being host to the
Maryland State Ski races. AS if
to encourage the sport, one of
the worst snow storms of the win
ter struck the area, bringing with
it II to Is inches Of snow in a
two-day period, and closing schools
both of these days.
Southern High school doWned
the Huskies of Northern, in the
first of a tWo-gamc basketball
series, by a score of 59-57, an in
decisive margin which served TO
build up enthusiasm for the sec
ond encounter
February
Little Mister Grounding entered
the picture in February, but
proved most reluctant to make a
hard and fast weather forecast. He
pointed out that during the pre-
cceding eight weeks, there had
been snow level of 80 inches.
and temperatures had dropped TO
as low as % degrees below zero.
By rights, he said, tn area should
re in for some Improvement in tee
weather,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
Bloodmobile To Be
In Oakland Jan. 10

The next visit of the JohnstoWn
Bloodmobilc unit viii be made in
Oakland on Wednesday. January
10. it was announced this week by
Mrs. Grover c. Stcmp.e, blood re-
cruitment chairman for the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
The unit will be set up at the
Oakland fire hall and the hours
will be from u o'clock noon until
6 p. m.
The quota will be 100 pints This
amount was surpassed at the last
visit in Oakland in September and
Mrs. Stemple said she hoped the
people would respond generously
to this appeal. Garrett county last
year received a plaque from the
JohnstoWn unit for having the high
est percentage of their quota
among the thirty chapters in the
JchnstoWn area
Mrs. Stemple emphasized the
amount of work that is always done
by volunteers in arranging for the
visit here. There are typiStS, reg
istrars, doctors, nurses and cantcen
workers. totaling more than thirty
individuals. In charge of the can
teen is Mrs Cecil Smith and as
sisting her are Mrs. Russell
Smith, Mrs. Joseph limbaugh, ST.
Mrs. Charles c. Reckard, Mrs.
Gene Nordcck, Mrs Donald
Stemplc and Mrs. Karl Kahl
DR.. Michael G. Mikcsic, Johns
town center medical director, re-
Gently raised a point for people
to consider. He said out of a popu-
lation of 1870 million people the
number of potential donors is only
about three million Take away the
population in non-donor groups
end number of infirm or other
wise unable to be donors the num-
Der of potential donors remains
at about l20 million If every per
son able TO give a pint of blood
would do so he would only have
to make a single donation OF blood
in his entire lifetime and the hos
p ta,s would have more than ad4-
qua;e supply at all times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
More Charges Are
Placed Against
Radio TeChniCian
Additional Articles Alleged
Iy Taken From Appliance
Store By E. r. Martin

Another larceny charge was is
sued this week against Ernest Ray
Martin, 20 of Mt. Lake Park, for
additional items allcgcdly taken
from the Kelly Appliance and
Furniture store.
AT a preliminary hearing before
Trial Magistrate Robert NJ Ma
roney the man was placed under
$1,000 cash bond or $4,000 prop
erty bond. In default of bond he
remained in the county Jail, but
has waived his right TO indictment
by the grand jury and has asked
for an immediate trial
States Attorney w. Dwight
Slower, has list of additional items
taken from the store. owned by
Thomas X. Vance, and includes
items valued at more than $1,000.
Items he admitted stealing last
week amounted TO $1,000 or more.
This weeks list included % pic
ture tubes for tclcvision sets. at
S720; four tclcvision sets, valued at
Sl29 to $184 radio, adding machine,
antcnna rotor motors and controls,
antcnna supplies tubes for tclc-
vision sets. and other items
Tic. d. A. Tucker, of the Mary
land State police, is continuing his
investigation and States Attorney
Slower said additional stolen items
had been uncovered.
Slower indicated that many of
the items had been recovered from
people who had purchased them
not knowing they had been stolen.
The customer in all these instances
will be the one who suffers, for he
will lose what he had paid to
Martin. and in addition will be re-
quired TO give up the stolen article.
Mr.. Stovcr said the list Of peo-
pie affected might total as many
as seventy-five or one hundred.
1t was indicated that the trial
before Associate Judge Stuart F.
Hamill would not be held before
The second week in January.
At the first preliminary hearing
before Trial Magistrate Maroney
last week Martin entered a plea
of guilty and was placed under
50 600 bond. The list last week in
GUIDED cash register, records, rec
ord players, T.V sets, electric
trains, radios. mowers, T. V. con-
solcs. tires, etc. The articles we're
stored in a number of places, in
the basement OF his grandfather's
nonc. in his fathers home, and
outhJildIngs.
The thcfts apparently occurred
between May 20, when he began to
work for Mr.. Vance, and November
i8 Martin was employed as am
electrical and radio tcchnician and
had access to the repair truck at
all times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
Cub Pack Leaders
Selected at Meeting

Leaders for the Oakland Cub
Pack 81 were selected at a meet
ing of the pack with interested
parents last Thursday evening.
Percy Thaycr was named as cub
master. with Sam Butt and Chester
Mosscr as assistant cubmasters.
Irwin Field was named institutional
representative with Nordeck Shat
fer as pack chairman; Dr.. Harold
Ashby as secretary and treasurer;
Ralph Pritts, Jr.. advancement
chairman, and Robert Rodeheavcr
in charge of handicraft and pro
gram
Den Mothers are Mrs. Carl
Cathell, Mrs. Leroy Paugh, Mrs.
Henry Trickett, Mrs. Doyle Bise2,
Mrs. Virgil Steyer, IL, with assist
ants being Mrs. Stanley Snyder.
Mrs. Chester Mosser, Mrs Robert
Hahn. Mrs. Barbara Webster and
Mrs. l. R. Rudy. Jr.
There are as cubs registered. AT
the meeting four cubs advanced III
rank and fourteen new members
we're indicted by Joe Maribele,
ADO for cub roundtables at Cum
nerland This was followed by a
Christmas party Cubs gave their
parents Christmas items they had
made. There was a treat from the
Mt Top Chamber of Commerce,
sponsor of the cub pack.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
Snow Accumulation
Reaches Ten Inches

Garrett county received its white
Christmas and the landscape has
remained white since that time
with an accumulation of some ten
inches of snow.
About six inches of snow fell last
Saturday and Sunday which gave
winter sportsmen their chance to
try out those new Christmas skis
or to use the ones which saw SerV-
ice last year. Fifty or more skicrS
were active on the Marsh Noun
tain ski slope near McHenry over
the weekend.
Snow began falling again last
evening and dumped an additional
four inches here. Temperature was
in the low POS and earlier this
morning it hit 16 degrees.
There was very little wind and
not much drifting County and
State roads crews were at work
and all highways we're reported
open this morning. The snow
emergency plan was not put into
effect in this county over the week
end although for while it was
under consideration by state roads
officials.
Weather of the week was mostly
cold. Last Friday there was a low
of Is with the temperature rising
to 50 and partially clear and
moderate. Monday was clear and
moderate with temperature in the
pos and rising to tic sos.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
Frank Getty, Former
Teacher in Oakland
Is Fatally Stricken

Francis John Frank Getty,
aged So. native of Grantsville, died
suddenly yesterday morning, De
ccmbcr 27, at his home in Hagers-
town. A former teacher in Oak
land High school, he had served
as principal of North Potomac
Street Junior High School in
Hagerstown for the past fifteen
years.
Deceased was a son of the late
John and Annie Dorsey Getty, and
had been in the teaching profess
sion for the past 81 years.
Mr.. Getty attended Frostburg
State Teachers college, the Uni
vcrsity of Maryland, University of
Buffalo, University of Wisconsin
and the Naval Academy. He was a
past president of the Secondary
School Principals association of
Maryland and was a member of
St Mary's Catholic church at Hag-
erStoWn.
Survivors include his widow
Mrs. Vivian Powers Getty; daugh-
ter, Kathy Getty, student at
Georgetown university; and sis
ter, Mrs. Joseph Fahcy, Grants
Vile
The body is at the Sutcr-Rouzer
funeral home in HagCrstoWn.
Requiem Mass will be celebrated
Saturday morning at 8 o'clock in
St Mary's church with intcrment
at 2:30 p m, in the Grantsvillc
cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
Day To Day Occurrences
Recalled En 1861 Resume

But hardly had he made his OBJ
5.rvation when scvcl il more inches
o. snow fell, driftinL ever lnoby
of the roads and closing the schools
once morc-again for two days.
Probably because of the cold
weather, gas production during the
fourth quarter of 1860 was up, and
the county received a royalty check
for $21,10lO0. one of the largest to
date.
In the concluding game of the
county basketball series, North
ern's Huskies rallied to trim
Southern by another neck and
neck score, this time 50-47.
In a general financial statement
covering the preceding year, Oak
land showed up in good shape,
with a balance of S22,33424. Re
ceipts had totaled S144,642O5, and
the town had spent Sl22 30771
Ralph E. Weber, who had re-
corded weather data in Garrett
county for more than half cen
fury, was killed in an automobile
accident at his home near Oak
land. His wife, a passenger in the
automobile, was also fatally in
jured.
The Board of Education issued
a statement outlining the need for
another million dollar school pro-
gram. This would include additions
20 both high schools, new build
Continued On Page TWelve)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
Friendsville Fire
Department Elects

The Community Volunteer fire
department Of Fricndsvillc, at a
recent meeting, elected the follow
ing officers for 1862
Eugene Coddington, president;
Raymond Schlosnaglc, vicc-prcsi-
dent: Wade Frazcc. secretary; John
r. Savage. treasurer: James Lin
niger. chict; Paul Lyle, assistant
chief; Wilbcrt Livcnsood, captain:
Cecil Schrover, Chaplain.
Installation will take place Mon
day evening, January 8, at the
fire house.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
Stores Report
Holiday Trade
Generally Good
Some Indicate Best Business
In Years; Others Soy Sales
Volume Remains Similar

Christmas business among Oak
land merchants was considered
generally very good this year. most
of them declaring that the month
of December would show either
as good as last year or better
Most of the merchants indicated
that business was on a par with
the last two years, with the final
shopping day appearing to be one
of the best of any year Stores re-
NAMED open on an average of four
more hours on the final day than
the previous year Where stores
closed at six O'Clock on Saturday
before Christmas in 1859 they re-
manned open this year because
Saturday was not Christmas eve,
but only December %. This put
many stores over the top in volume
of sales
Grocery stores also in the main
were as good as the previous year
or better There were unusual sales
angles in a number of stores, which
carried out pattern similar 10
that of last year. Some merchants
stocked up on certain items which
they felt would sell and they didn't.
Other items which had not sold
particularly we'll in other years.
sold extensively this year. Wei
advertised toys went very well.
Wheeled goods, as d general
rule. moved sparingly. with wagons
moving faster than bicycles and
tricycles. Sheds, skis and ski equip
ment moved we'll.
Some merchants were not sure
whether the overall pattern foc
the year would show much of an
increase. Most of them felt, how
ever that there would be very
little decrease. if any One SAID
his Saturday business was the big
gest day he ever had but that
overall it would not reach that Of
last year.
Three stores reported very
satisfactory business that had no
way of comparing with other years,
These were two new stores and
one remodeled store
One business man said the pat
! tern remained the same, that De
ccmbcr business remained pretty
much constant throughout the
years.
One thing was evident Stores
/ generally were well stocked vita
quality merchandise and people
found that in most cases, it wasn't
necessary to 90 to other cities 10
get what they wanted There was
an ample supply of electrical
goods, toys Of all kinds and cos
mctics of practically every we'd
known brand.
There were some disappOint-
ments. as usual. Some merchants
complained that prominent items
had not moved we'll But the over
all pattern was one of satisfaction
that business had been as good as
it was.
Generally speaking it was the
we'll advertised articles that we're
the most in demand This meant
! local advertising as we'll as radio
and ~ advertising.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
WAC Recruiter Coming

SGT Barbara Bond, recruiting for
the Women's Army corps, will be
at the US army recruiting station,
Third street, Oakland, on Tuesday,
January 9, to talk to those inter
cstcd in joining the service. APP
plicants must be high school
radud,e5.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28
To Address Rotary

George McLaughlln, of Elkns
and Oakland, will be the speaker
at the weekly meeting of the Oak
land Rotary club on Friday eve
nng at the Wi!liam-James hotel.
MI. Mclaughlin. a certified public
accountant will speak on some of
the new regulations in the income
tax laws.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28

Al Jennings, last of wild west
bad men, died at 98 i'll California,
He was train and bank robbcr in
southwest during 1895, and was
given life sentence in 1895. He was
later pardoned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28

The search for Michael Rocke-
Teller in iunglcs of New Guinea
was finally abandoned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-12-28

Foreign ministers conference by
Organization of American States
was set for January - il Uruguay.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-05-12

SAY YOU SAW 1T ADVERTISED IN
THE PHOENIX JEWISH NEWS
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-05-12
AIpho Epsilon Phi
Members Cited;
Officers Elected

Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha
Epsilon Phi at the University of
Arizona has elected the following
officers for the year 1961-62: Phyl-
lis Glickman, president; Janice
Lehman, vice president; Belle
Yates, recording secretary; Rob-
erta Frazen, treasurer; Vic k
Steinfield, assistant treasurer;
Linda Hipsh, Associated w o m e n
S t u d e n t S representative; Rita
st aller, notary; 10 Ann Cohen,
editor, and Carol ,Berman, his
torian.
The following members received
recognition at the annual Women S
Day activities: Bonita Aftergut and
Marilyn Mitchell were selected to
Spurs, sophomore women's honor
ary. Barbara Srere and L n d a
Shelter were chosen for Chimes,
junior women'S honorary. Tapped
for membership in Mortar Board,
greatest honor which can come to
junior woman, were Gerri Finkel-
stein and Florence Newmark. Nam
ed to Who's Who Among Students
in American Universities and Col
leges was Merle Jeanne Abromo-
vitZ.
Linda Shelter was named treas
urer of Chimes and Gerri Finkel-
stein secretary of Mortar Board.
Second vice president of Associat-
ed Women Students and standards
board chairman is Florence New
mark
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-05-12
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