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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Claims Against
Livestock Auction
Are Being Honored

Over 200 claims Of farmers who
had dealings with the original
Grantsville Livestock auction,
were being paid this morning in
the office of the County Commits
sioners.
There to pay the claims was
Claude B. Koppish, representa-
tive of the bonding company, the
Pennsylvania Thrashermen's and
Farmers Mutual Casualty.
Letters notifying the persons that
their claims we're to be honored
today and tomorrow we're sent out
by the Commissioners a few days
ago and there were fifty or more
people there by 10 o'clock today
The claims are in excess of Sl8,-
600 and are being paid for live
stock only, according to Carl
Schell, president Of the Commits
sioners. Some additional claims
amounting to $4,000 which involve
items other than livestock, are not
covered by the bond The bond
was in the amount of $4,000.
The present Grantsvillc Live
stock auction is being operated by
Ward Thomas, of Bruccton Mills,
w. Va. and he has a full bond to
cover all transactions, the Com
missioners stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
School Expenditures
OF County Low By
National Standards

In School Management Maya
zine, a widely circulated educa-
tional publication, a study was re-
ported of the pupil expenditures
for quality rated schools with those
of the national median A further
study was made by the Garrett
County School Board to see where
the county stands in respect to
both per pupil expenditures for
top quality schools and per pupil
expenditures for the national
median.
In nearly all areas of per pupil
expenditures the report does not
include transportation costs or
debt service costs Garrett Couns
ty was not only below the top
rated schools but was below the
national median expenditures.
The cost of school administration
in Garrett County is only STA per
pupil as compared with S127O for
the national average and Sl6.75 for
top-rated schools. This is SO, be-
low the national average cost of
school administration AS for teach.
crs salaries it was found that the
county average is slightly above
the national average but 81 ,425
per teacher below the average OF
top-rated schools. The total per
pupil expenditure for instruction
in Garrett County is S22324 com
pared to the national average of
S23360 for similar services.
Garrett County shows up very
low in the amount spent for super
visory services and clerical help
for instruction 1t does, however.
show up well in the amount spent
for teaching materials. meaning
textbooks. classroom equipment.
library books, encyclopedias, and
various other Institutional aids
essential to good teaching. For
Garrett County to have the amount
spent per pupil on the national
average it would need to increase
its budget in the amount of S193,
1890 annually. If it had the
amount to spend per pupil that
was reported for the top-rated
school system it would need to
spend an additional S733 $500 an
nually
Willard l. Hawkins. County SUI
pcrintcndent Of schools pointed
out that schools of the county
could be improved if adequate
funds were provided to pay for
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
County's Financial
Statement Appears
In Today's Issue

The county's annual financial
statement, required by law, is be-
ing published in today's issue of
The Republican.
1t shows receipts Of $1,733 91969
including cash on hand of S55,-
1880 January l, 1860, and eX-
penditures of S1,643,5 61.76, leaving
a balance on hand December 81
of 500, 357.93.
Receipts included $685., 1914
from taxes and interest, S195, 238.87
from other sources, $250,O00 of Dor
rowed money and refund on APP
preparations of 81 ,6O910. In adj
dition there was $4,000 from the
natural gas fund for use in opera
ton of Garrett County Memorial
hospital and $27O,S9541 from spe-
cial accounts.
The report shows the levy for
each department and the eXpendi-
lures of each. 1t also gives an ac-
counting of monies received for
the hospital, the sheep fund, the
public school construction loan, the
school bond issue, school construc-
ton, and other matters.
The entire report in detail is
found on three other pages OF
today's issue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
IS Miles Roads,
8 Bridges Rebuilt
BY Roads Dept.
R port Shows Cost Of I'M
provemenI5 In 1860
Was $176,7l8.49

The County Roads department
during the past twelve months i'm
proved or rebuilt over sixteen
miles of roads and rebuilt a total
Of eight bridges. it was revealed
yesterday by Darrell Wotring,
county roads supervisor This was
done at cost of S176,718.49. The
figures we're complied by Paul w.
Dewitt, assistant supervisor
The eight bridges rebuilt or re-
painted included the Piney Run,
Merrill, Sang Run %, White Rock,
State Park Beall school and
Steyer Total cost was SIT 692 Al.
The breakdown showed the follow
ing:
Piney Run bridge, repaired abut-
ments, replaced wood deck and
stringers with steel beam and
metal decking IA feet wide and
16 feet long, cost S1,426.30.
Merrill bridge at Savage river,
constructed center pier, refaced
abutments, steel beam and CORFU
gated metal deck Ia feet wide and
Ga feet long, cost S8,8O01S.
Sang Run. repaired abutments,
constructed steel beam and con-
crete deck, at total cost for two
bridges, S2,613.
White Rock bridge, repaired
abutments. constructed steel beam
and concrete deck. cost $91SS4
State Park bridge, painted sub
and superstructure, cost SSS724
Beall School bridge, replaced
wood deck and stringers with
steel beams and metal decking, ID
feet wide and IS feet long, cost ST.
637.09.
Steyer bridge. replaced wood
deck and stringers with steel
beams and metal decking, IA feet
wide and IA feet long. cost 81 400
80.
Some county roads we're merely
widened. graded and stabilized,
while others we're relocated, with
new bases. new grades, etc Total
cost of the road work was Sl59,
026.02 Cost per mile ranged from
81. 787O8 to 5,928.50. The break
down included the following:
Mt. Lake Broadford, 80 feet new
grade, inch base, II feet wide
Continued On Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26

Michael Monroney, recently
named Executive Assistant to the
Postmaster General. will be the
speaker at a dinner meeting OF
the Federation of Democratic
Women's clubs of Garrett county,
it was announced Tuesday
The dinner, in the form of a
covered dish affair. will be held
January 30 at 600 p. m. in St
Peters School hall All members
and their husbands are invited.
B. Beeson Snyder and Mrs.
Charles l.. Briner Vii be in charge
of music. General chairman for the
meeting is Mrs. Joseph Browning.
Rev Michael X Carney will give
the Invocation
Prior to his appointment to his
present position Mr. Monroney
was administrative assistant to
Congressman John Brademas, OF
Indiana He had previously served
as a public official in Montgomery
county and for five years was on
the staff of the Washington Post
and Times-Herald.
He is the son of Oklahoma's
junior L. S Senator, A. S. Mike"
Nonroney. and lives with his wife
and three children in Bethesda {.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Road Markers Being
Damaged By Vandals

The roadsign defacers are at it
again. The latest one to be married
is the Mellinger Road, back Of
SWanton
Darrell Wotring county roads
supervisor brought the sign into
Tie Republican office Monday
morning. 1t had been shot with a
% calibre rifle in several spots
and badly marked with buckshot
Wotring said that large num-
Der of such road identification
signs had been erected throughout
the county, at the request of many
people, and that they cost S4.75
each, plus the cost of erecting
them
This disregard for county proper
ty. particularly when the signs are
there for the benefit of the public,
is most discouraging, Wotring said.
He hoped that the general public
would report to the roads depart
ment any further vandalism.
Wotring said that most of the
signs being damaged were in the
Swallow Falls, Meadow Mountain.
Glendale and Underwood areas. He
said the dcfacing was not limited
to road Identification signs but
that county road curve, bridge and
other markings we're also being
shot full of holes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Roads Department
Completes Report

The County Roads department,
in completing its annual report,
shows total income of S928,907.75
and total expenditures of S1.082,-
785.08. This left total of S153,
S77.33 excess of expenditures over
revenues.
However, proceeds from tho
county highway construction LOAF
amounted to $4,000. which left 4
total excess of receipts over eX-
penditures of S37122.67.
Of the total expenses S493.852.21
was for labor and S5SS ,932S7 was
for material and other expenses.
The department received S576 =
50617 from gasoline and motor We
hicle taxes and 5000 203.16 from the
county commissioners levy Mary
land race track taxes brought S16-
39901. Work done for others
amounted to S25,7O06O and there
were few other miscellaneous
items.
Snow removal for the year cost
S105. 50929. compared to S51 $40 40
for the previous year and S11O,-
1913 for two years ago Road
maintenance cost $3.50. 799.43 for
salaries and SGT ,309. IA for material
Snow removal equipment rental
also cost S15.71287. Road construc-
ton cost S34 .2S6.95 for labor and
S3S .986.47 for materials.
Quarry expense was S42,8474 A
for labor and S14691 "a for ma
terials. Machinery depreciation
was set at $12,554.5O.
A schedule of long term indebt-
edness attached to the report
shows a total of S1.194 ,40197 This
was as a result of series of sever
loans during the past several years.
Payment of S6869914 was made on
the principal during the past year.
The complete report is published
this week along with the annual
statement of the County Commits
sloners.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Charged with Leaving
Scene of Accident

A warrant has been issued for
the arrest of Hcrbic StcrnGcr, of
German, on a charge of unlaWfully
leaving the scene of a personal in
jury accident.
The information was given by
Edgcl Serene, Hutton, who says
his daughter was injured in the
accident.
Stcrngcr also is being sought for
unlawfully operating a motor We
hiclc in a reckless manner.
Corpora. Robert Henline, who
Investigated, said Stcrngcr was at
present confined to his home on
account of illness but would be
brought in for hearing within
the near future before Trial Magls-
trate Robert NJ Maroney,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Violent Storm
Hits On tuesday,;
Schools Closed
Thermometer Drops To Is
Below Zero Wednes-
day Morning

One of the worst storms of the
current winter struck Garrett
county Monday night and Tues
day which dumped several inches
Of snow upon an already we'll sup
piled area The winds piled it in
to huge drifts which closed some
OF the secondary county roads and
made one-way traffic on others.
State highways remained open
but by mid-morning Superintend-
ent of schools Willard Hawkins,
ordered the school children home.
II was the second day of the year
that school was dismissed on ac-
count of the weather and leaves
them only one more day before
the days will have to be made up,
either at the end of the school year
or by having school on Saturday,
as was the case last year.
The storm was followed by clear
and cold weather which dropped
the temperatures to an official
Is below zero at Weber'S on We'd
ncsday morning, with unofficial
readings anywhere down to 20 be-
low. 1t was 16 below at Big Saw
age and IS below in the Pleasant
Valley section.
The official sixteen below at
Big Savage was termed the low
est in Maryland for that day.
Another cold night was in the
making last night with the tenn
perature at below zero at II
p. m. 1t continued to drop until it
hit IA below. However, skies be-
came overcast and by morning it
had gone up to two above zero.
Snow was forecast for later to-
day
The cold weather was expected
to continue over the weekend,
with no real temperature rise in
sight. Some of the edge was eX-
pected to be taken off the cold
ness today and tomorrow, accord
ing to the forecast
During the week some twelve to
fi4een inches of snow was dropped
on the area A resume of the
weather shows the following:
Friday: light snow flurries with
temperatures around eight above.
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Oakland Area Man
Found Dead in Snow

Dexter Bennett Friend, aged 81
of route /, Oakland, was found
dead in the snow Monday night
near his home Apparently he died
of a heart attack
Mr. Friend had been missing
from his home since Sunday after
noon. A friend Of the family had
stopped by to visit the man. who
lived alone, and noticed that the
front door was open and there
was no fire in the building
Members of the family found the
man about 400 yards from his home
in a wooded area
A native of McHenry, he was a
son of the late Amos and Mary
Lewis Friend His wife, Mrs. Lula
Lewis Friend, preceded him in
death.
He was a retired timber worker,
and was a member of the Rocky
Dream Church of the Brethren al
Swallow Falls.
Surviving are two sons, Hanson
Friend, star route, Oakland Gin
ton Friend, Corinth, w. Va; three
daughters. Mrs. Violet Martin,
Kingwood, w Va; Mrs. Prema
Bowman. Oakland; Mrs. Rosalec
Wyant, Pittsburgh; 80 grandchil-
dren and eight great grandchil-
drcn.
The body was taken to the Min
Mich Funeral home in Oakland,
Funeral services are being con
Quoted this afternoon at 2 O'Clock
by Rev. j c. Skipper Intcrment
will be in the Bray cemetery at
Swallow Falls.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Train Wreck Near
Swanton Delays Mail

Wreck crews from Cumberland
and Grafton worked until early
Tuesday morning clearing the
three main tracks Of the Baltimore
end Ohio railroad which were
blocked just east Of Swanton
when Is freight cars of an east
bound High Car "a derailed Mon
day morning.
a railroad spokesman, who said
no one was hurt. reported tina.
the first of the main tracks was
cleared Tuesday morning. Mean
while rail traffic was rc-routed
through Connellsville on the Pitts
burgh division and then over the
Chieftain branch to Fairmont and
Grafton.
Pending a further investigation
by railroad officials. the cause of
the derailment was not known nor
was there an estimate of damage
Through service on the Cumber-
land division between Keyscr and
Grafton was blocked and snow
covered roads in the area slowed
efforts to bring work crews to
the scene of the wreck. Oakland
received no mail from Monday
morning to about noon on Tuesday
when a truck from Keyser brought
some mail from the east. No. 80
had run Tuesday morning from
the west bringing in some from
that direction
The derailed cars contained tires,
lumber, canned goods, copper.
flour and other miscellaneous
freight. 1t was headed for the
Cumberland terminal where 1t
would have been reswitched to
various other points.
Westbound passenger train IL,
was rc-routed as were caStbound
train No. ~ and train No. l, which
is Wcstbound.
Officials said the piIeup was
caused when the 18th car of the
train was starting down the II
mile grade. 1t had gone beyond
the SWanton station.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Elmer Liller Home
Damaged BY Fire

The frame home of Elmer Lillcr,
Pleasant Valley, was badly dam
aged by fire on Sunday evening
around 9 o'clock. Oakland firemcn
who were called after the fire was
discovered, were delayed when the
truck bcame stuck in snow drift
along the lane leading into the
farm home from the Pleasant Val
ley road.
Caused by an overhcated fluc,
the flames had spread to the raft
ers and were coming out both
sides of the house when the fire
men reached the home with water.
1t was estimated that damage to
the home would exceed $4,000
while damage to the contents was
estimated at $1,000.
One firemcn said at least third
of the house was ruined Members
of the family moved 10 the homo
VI HtlSilDOlS IN tHt tlIilC DClllS.
The fircmcn were delayed about
fifteen minutes when the truck hit
snowdrift There was onc-lanc
traffic on the Pleasant Valley road
in some areas and travel to the
scene was difficult.
About five O'Clock the same day
Oakland fircmen were called again
to eXtinguiSh flames that were
spreading from an overheated
stove in the garage of Robert w.
StemplC. near the County Welfare
Board offices. Damage was esti-
mated at about $250.00.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Friendsville Woman
Gets $4,000 Award

Mrs. Lena L. Lawson, of Friends.
willie, has been awarded $4,000 in
civil action brought in Faycttl
county circuit court at Uniontown
Pa, against the National Biscuit
company
Mrs. Lawson was injured June
81, 1857 when the car in which
she was riding was struck by a
NBC truck At the East Faycttc
street and Pennsylvania avenue in
terseCLlou III UnIUntoWn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Republican Women To Meet

The Garrett County Republican
Women's club will hold its first
meeting of the new year at the
Fire hall in Accident. Monday eve
ming, January 30, at 500 p. m.
All members are urged to be
present A nominating committee
of three will be chosen to select
new officers for the club
Members are asked TO bring
along cookies for the social hour.
Coffee will be served.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
BIoodmobiIe To Visit

The next visit of the JohnstOWl
Red Cross bloodmobilc unit to
this county will be made to Grants
vile, it was announced by Mrs.
Grover S. Stcmple, blood recruit
ment chairman.
The date is Tuesday February
7, and Mrs Darrell Stahl will be
chairman FOR tho afternoon Other
workers will be listed next week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Milk Truck Hits
Power Pole Sunday

A milk truck struck power
pole in the Pleasant Valley area
on Sunday morning, disrupung
electric service in the area for an
hour or more, but otherwise caus-
ing no damage.
The driver of the Mason milk
truck was not injured and he later
drove his machine away under its
own power.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-01-26
Marshall Takes
Top Ski Races;
Locals Also Win
Turun Johns And Bob Nor
deck Are Tops In Inter
mediate Events

Rick Marshall of Ottawa, en-
ploye of the Canadian Embassy in
Washington. d. c.. paced a field
of l6 entrants in the expert divi-
sion of the giant slalom and skiers
from Oakland won the two other
events on the program Sunday on
the Marsh Mountain ski slope at
Deep Creek Lake as the Maryland
State Ski Championship two-day
program was concluded
Some 500 persons braved zero
weather to witness the final days
events and saw Marshall success
fully defend the title he has won
three times in the past four years.
He did not compete in 1859.
The Oakland winners, members
of the Western Maryland Ski club,
were Mrs. Tarun Johns, in the in
termediate women's giant slalom,
and Robert Nordeck, in the inter
mediate mems giant slalom.
Marshall's time for the 1000
foot course was 27.9 seconds. Stan
Friedberg, Monroeville. Pa.
finished second in 237 seconds and
third place went to Tom Nicely,
Washington, d. c., in 800 seconds
Tarun Johns negotiated the l.
800 foot course in 488 seconds to
capture the intermediate test for
women. judi Wilson, West
Hyattsville was second and Nancy
Jackson, Oakland. took third.
Nordeck's winning time was 28.8
seconds for the 1900 foot course
in the mems intermediate test.
Frank Kennedy Edgewater, was
runner-up while Harvey Winters,
Oakland, finished third.
When the program got under
way at noon the temperature at
the top of the hill was below
zero but it warmed up slightly in
the afternoon.
Saturdays Results Listed
Results Of Saturdays events:
Experts mems slalom = Rick
Marshall, Ottawa, Canada, LIST;
Stan Friedberg, Monroeville, Pa,
End; Tom Nicely, Washington, D.
c., Bird; Carl Benson. Monroevillc,
4th. Time 1870 for the two heats.
Intermediate Women's SALON.
Tarun Johns, Oakland, 1st; Shirley
Camus, Washington, 2nd; Judith
Wilson, West Hyattsville, Bird.
intermediate Men's-Bruce Har-
sted, Frederick, 1st; Robert Nor
deck, Oakland, End; Harvey Win
tiers, Oakland, 3rd
An interesting sidelight was the
time set by Jimmy Gibson, of Oak
land, while breaking the course
for the competitors on Saturday,
Gibson, only fourteen years of age
and Ineligible to qualify for the
expert races, was selected as the
forerunner of the events. He made
the course in his first trip in 40
seconds. Rick Marshall, in his first
heat ran the course in Al. His
time for the two heats was 1:27
a few seconds less than Jimmie.
As forerunners for the doWnhill
event Sunday Jimmie ran the
course in 30 seconds. Guy William
Hinebaugh, in 20 seconds and the
winner, Rick Marshall, 279. Neither
Continued On Page Four)
Evening star., 1961-05-09
HOLLYWOOD
By SHEILAH GRAHAM
Metro Woos Leslie

Bancroft in THE Miracle
Worker" and Robert Preston
in THE Music Man"
Former star Norma Shearer
keeps young by that age-old
method-walking. She and
husband Marty Arrouge take
long walks every day through
the Hollywood hills-about the
only place here that you can
walk without being stopped by
the police and asked who you
are and why are you walking.
George Nader says he keeps
fit via swimming and summing.
The star of the new Shannon"
series says, II don't know why
more actors don't swim at least
half an hour a day-it tones
all the muscles" George adds
that walking barefoot in the
sand is great for keeping a
lady's legs shapey. I'll try to
remember this.
-
I'D divorce my husband in
a minute If Spencer Tracy
would allow me to follow him
to the ends of the earth. "A
quote from pretty Polly Bergen,
who. of course, has to be kid
ing. But, she adds. My hus-
band knows about this and is
reconciled to this fact!" I
doubt it. Spencer is Polly'S
favorite actor "of all time" II
I had to choose my favorite
actor of all time, I'd name
Gary Cooper, followed by Cary
Grant. With John Wayne and
Gregory Peck a close third and
fourth. Oh, yes, and Jerry
Lewis. I'd better stop-though
I could go on and on.
Evening star., 1961-05-09

HOLLYWOOD NANA). -
Metro is wooing Leslie CarOn
to.co-star with Laurence Harvey
in. "The World of the Grimm
Brothers" with music and lyrics
by Robert Merrill, who did the
same for Carnival" on Broad
way. I hate to interfere with
the wooing. but Mile. Caron
has stated repeatedly in Eng
land that she will never leave
her husband and children to
work in Hollywood again.
Metro, of course, could make
the epic in England.
Peggy Cass and her husband
have had it," and Peggy will
be living alone in the house
she rented here while filming
her TV series, The Hatha-
ways" Carol Lawrence will
appear for one night only in
Paris for the opening Of her
big New York hit, "West Side
Story" President Kennedy will
be in the French capital at the
time, and the word is he may
find time to attend the pre-
miere. This I will believe only
when I read it in the news
papers the next morning.
Shirley MacLaine has 1862
earmarked on her calendar for
a sister or brother for daughter
Satchiko. But good scripts have
a way in Hollywood Of chang
ing natures course. Dina
Merrill and millionaire hus-
band Stan RumbOugh have
worked out their design for
living and it works out very
well.
Tickets for La Dolce Vita"
in New York are as hard to get
as for "Carnelot." Which proves
that the screen can be as pop
ular as the stage. Cyd
Charlse would be wonderful
for the dancer role in Franklin
Lacey's musical version of Al
dous Huxley's Brave New
World" And goth Century Fox
would be smart to look into
the possibilities Of contractee
Stephen Boyd as leading man
Nothing like a New York stage
success to add to the stature
Of q movie star.
Some friends from out OF
town came to Hollywood and
asked me. Where can we see
the stars when they dine out?'
I suggested ChaSens. La Rue
and Romanoff's. They tried al
three restaurants. No stars
The night beofre they left they
dropped in for an ice cream
soda at VIII Wright's in Beverly
HillS-and did they see stars
Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher
Audrey He p b urn and Mel.
Fefrer, all downing very delec-
table, and fattening, con-
tectionS.
It Is now quite fashionable
for stars who created roles or
Broadway to repeat them or
film. Like Geraldine Page, Pau
Newman and Rip Torn fol
Sweet Bird Of Youth" Anne