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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Episcopal Services
To Be Conducted
In Parish Building

Beginning Sunday, November 10,
the congregation of St Matthews
Episcopal church, Oakland, will
hold all services in the parish house
on Center street, instead of the
church building on Liberty street,
where it had been active since
1888. This became necessary, ac-
cording to the Rev. w. Shelby
Walthall, rector, because of the
deteriorating condition of the build
ing over the past twenty-three years.
Much major needed repair work
must be done in order to make
the building safe for occupancy,
the rector said, and until such time
as the congregation learns definite
ly the status of its position and
occupancy with the Baltimore
Presbytery, owner of the property,
st. Matthews will worship in the
parish house.
The stone edifice, corner of Lib
erty and Second streets, is a land
mark 1t was erected in 1869 and
Continued on Page Two)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Annual Beef Meeting
Set For November 20

The Garrett County Beef Pro-
ducers' Association will hold its
annual meeting Monday, Novem-
Der 20, at the Accident Fire Hall.
The meeting will start at 500 p. m.
sharp with a business session. The
program will include a talk given
by Alton Anderson, County Agent,
Preston County, West Virginia.
Mr.. Anderson will discuss the dem
onstration feeder calf sales ard
show an analysis of feeder calf
production
Any beef farmer is eligible for
membership in this organization
and may join by contracting Mer-
rell Wilburn or by coming to the
meeting. Guests are invited to at
tend.
The Garrett County Beef Pro-
ducers have sponsored the Baby
Beef Show and Sale at the Gar
rett County Fair for the last three
years. All and FLA. boys have
been encouraged in better live
stock practices through this as
sociation, Mr.. Wilburn said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Program For Labor
Training Approved

Word came yesterday through
the Maryland Economic Develop
ment corporation from Washington
that Garrett County'S overall
economic development program
had been approved.
This approval makes possible the
labor training program which was
applied for simultaneously with
the development angle.
The labor training program
has to do specifically with the
training of workmen for employ
ment at the Oakland knitting mill.
1t was revealed that some 300
persons had applied for employ
ment at the mill through the State
Department OF Employment Sew
eral have already been tested for
dexterity and additional ones are
to be tested until the company has
the desired number of employees. II
was announced that the knitting
mill would eventually employ
some sixty or more people.
The development program was
planned by the Garrett County
Economic Development committee
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
805 Names Taken
From Voting List
Have Not Voted For Five
Years; Must Re-Reeister
To Become Eligible

Eight hundred five names were
taken from the voting list on No
vember IA, according to Miss Julia
Rowan, chief clerk for the Board
of Election Supervisors, and they
will not be able to vote in the
coming primary election in 1862 or
any future elections unless they re-
register
The deletion of names is the
result of section "a of article SO of
of the election laws of Maryland re-
qiring that the names of those be
stricken from the voting records
who have not exercised their right
of franchise during the last five
years.
Miss Rowan said she had mailed
sos letters on Tuesday to such peo-
pie in all sixteen districts. She
urged all persons receiving these
notices to go to the election board
office in the court house and re-
register in order TO be eligible TO
vote in the next election which
will be held on May Is, 1862.
Persons may register at any time
80 days prior to the primary cleo
ton which will be April IA.
The names removed from the
books as of November LIST, were
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Thirty Variety Acts
To Be Included In
Annual Talent Show

Thirty variety acts will be pre-
scented at the Second Annual
Talent Show being held at the
Southern High School gym Fri
day night, November II, at 500
p. m.
The show, which is being spon-
sored by the Southern High School
PIT A, to raise money for a
teacher education scholarship fund
will feature acts from Kingwood
Frostburg, Cumberland, Elk Gar
den, Gormania. FriendsVille and
Aurora, as well as the immediate
area. There will be dance bands
piano selections, trampolinc act
tap dancing, baton twirling and
vocal selections.
Eleven participants are registered
in the younger fry set which in
cludes all persons under twelve
years of age.
Seventeen acts are scheduled for
the teen-age group while only three
adult acts are scheduled.
First place winners will appear
on WBOY-TV, Clarksburg, West
Virginia, and a tape recording OF
their act will be played on Radio
Station WKYR at Ais p. m. on
Saturday.
Judges are coming from Clarks-
burg, Cumberland, and Keyser.
Chick Briner will act as Master
of Ceremonies. Presenting the
awards will be Robert Wooters
president of the PIT. A.
Candy and soft drinks will be
on sale prior to the show Admis-
sion is so cents for adults and 25
cents for students.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Preliminary Report
Is Complimentary To
Schools, Teachers

A preliminary report of the NEA
EValuatiOn team consisting of DR.
Howard Dawson, DR.. Robert Isen-
berg, and Miss Lois Clark of the
Rural Division of the National EGu-
cation Association was presented
to Institutional supervisors, non.
teaching principals, superintend-
ent, and board members of the
Board of Education, Oakland, last
Friday, November 10. The report
was very complimentary to the
school system of the County, ac-
cording to Willard l.. Hawkins
county superintendent and Albert
S. Ringer, director of instruction.
Each team member was impress
ed by the improvements and in
novationS of the physical plants
during the past several years, Mr.
Hawkins said. Effective leadership
was praised for the economy meas
ures employed in using the origi-
nal plants and adding new addi-
tions as they we're needed. Each
school was complimented on its
cleanliness, good lighting system,
and inspiring color schemes. AL
though most schools are not over
crowded, recommendations were
made for additional classroomS and
extended space for the library at
Southern, bandroom at Northern,
and additional vocational shops and
an auditorium for each high school.
The team was in complete agree
ment with the projected building
plans at Crellin and Bloomington
Elementary Schools, Mr.. Ringer
stated.
Dr. Dawson noted very little COM
placency in the education staff.
The most frequent question was,
How do we do, what we are doing
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
DR.. F. M. Ruegsegger
Hospital Radiologist

The position of staff radiologiSt
at the Garrett County Memorial
hospital was recently assumed by
Dr. Franklin McGill Ruegsegger
of Baltimore.
Dr. Ruegsegger, who began work
here several weeks ago, is a gradu-
ate of the University of Kansas,
and has taken specialized training
in pathology and X-ray procedures.
For the past thirty years, until
his appointment to the local hos
pital, he was engaged in similar
work with the Veterans Admins
tration, stationed at various gov
eminent hospitals throughout the
country. His last assignment was
in the Baltimore area.
DR.. Ruegseggcr will be a full
time member of the hospital staff,
although for the present he is
spending two halliday periods each
week at the Preston County hos
pital in KingWood.
DR.. and Mrs. Ruegsegger are
residing in the Hinebaugh apart
mentS on Fourth street
The radiologist position here
was previously held by Dr. James
H. Evans, who is now connected
with Potomac Valley hospital in
Keyser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Next Weeks Issue
To Be Published
On Wednesday

Next weeks issue of The Re-
publican will be published and
distributed on Wednesday, No
Vember 22nd, in order that
members of the staff may
properly observe Thanksgiving
day next Thursday, November
23rd, and in order that
subscribers may obtain their
copies prior to the holiday.
The office will remain closed
all day on Thanksgiving.
The publication will be one
day earlier than usual SO that
distribution may be made with
in the town of Oakland and
sent to many other towns that
same afternoon which will
mean no change in the time
that subscribers receive their
weekly digest of the local news.
Local correspondents and ad-
vertisers are urged to send in
their material one day earlier
than usual. All others who
desire to have news items pub
Iished are requested TO do the
same in order to insure publ
cation in the weeks issue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Upland Game Season
Starts on Wednesday

The upland game season for rab-
bits, quail, ruffed grouse and
pheasants opened yesterday in
Maryland at sunrise and will con-
tinue until Friday, January 5, ex-
cept for the deer hunting season,
Saturday, December 2, to Satur-
day, December 8, when the small
game is suspended
The bow season for deer ended
on November 14th. At least three
additional deer we're killed in Gar
rett county which we're reported
to Carroll Miller, Oakland at the
checking station. Others may have
been killed in this county and re-
ported in some other area.
Those who were successful on
the last day we're Russell Crosco,
U. c. CARRIER and Jim Cover.
Crosco got a 6-point buck while
CARRIER and Cover each got a doe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Power Line Severed
And Area Without
Current Three Hours

Most of Southern Garrett coun-
ty and portions of Preston County,
w. Va, we're without electric serv-
ice for more than three hours
yesterday afternoon as the result
of an insulator failure near King
wood
The short circuit occurred at
3:05 p. m, and resulted in fire
which burned the pole carrying
the line. causing break which was
not repaired until 6:15.
Power company crews from Nor
gantown and Kingwood repaired
the damage, with the Oakland Of
flee being placed on a standby
basis to check fuses and circuits
after the power was restored.
The area affected was all of the
company's system east of King
wood, as far as German, in this
county.
Hugh Denison, manager of the
Oakland office of the company,
said he had received scores of in
quiries duruing the "blackout" and
expressed his appreciation of the
understanding and cooperation of
the patrons during the emergency"
If the power company had been
attempting to prove the necessity
of electrical energy. it certainly
succeeded, judging from all the up
roar and inconvenience caused by
the brief interruption in current.
Howard White. manager of the
Carnation company, and Earl Wise,
manager of the Sterling Processing
plant, were fit to be tied. Mr..
White had many milk cans on the
electrically operated assembly line
and wondered how to move them.
Mr.. Wise, likewise, had many
chickens hanging on the assembly
line and they wouldn't move. Ac-
tivity in The Republican office
ceased almost Immediately Elec-
trio computers in the Garrett Ma
tional Bank we're stalled. Nobody
knew the exact time nor the
temperature from the electrically
operated sign on the front of the
bank building.
A telephone call to the fire hall
told of a fire on Reese street, but
it was not possible to blow the
whistle. Word got around however,
and the truck went to the home of
Della Mae Stemple, but the flames
were out on arrival. There was no
damage.
Pharmacies stopped operating in
the midst of making milk shakes
for customers. Many persons who
had electric stoves we're compelled
to eat cold turkey. All in all it
was frustrating time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
TO Test For 7. 3.
Decentralization
OfCounty Herds

tuberculosis testing Of cattle in
Garrett county to meet require
mentS of a Modified Accredited
Area will get underway by next
week, according TO DR.. F. d. Custer,
local agent for the Maryland Live
Stock Sanitary Service.
An area of the county will be
Spot-checked to indicate the per-
centage of tuberculosis in cattle.
All herds in this area that have
not been tested within the last IS
months will be included in this
survey, he said. He explained that
if the infection level is less than
O.5 percent the county will be re-
accredited for three years. If the
infection level is more than 0.5
percent all the herds in the county
may be tested.
Election districts 8 and IA were
selected by state authorities to
start the testing program, accord
ing to Dr. Custer The testing will
be done by DR.. Tom Ladson, Live
Stock Sanitary Service veteri-
marian and DR.. Custer.
The tests will be free of charge,
but the owners will be expected to
have adequate help to hold the
cattle. Herds that have been tested
within the last Is months will not
be re-tested.
This effort to keep Garrett
County as a Modified Accredited
Area" is especially important to
the beef and dairy industry, DR..
Custer said, since it helps control
tuberculosis and allows the move
ment of breeding stock and beef
and dairy products to other areas
of the state and nation without
special RESTRICTIONS
The county was last accredited
in March of 1859 for a three-year
period. 1t has been an accredited
area for the past Is years or more.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Athletic Boosters
Of Northern High
To Meet on Tuesday

After organizing an athletic
boosters club at Northern High
school recently with a member
ship of IT'S, follow up meeting
is scheduled for next Tuesday eve
ming at o'clock at the school.
The group was organized, accord
ing to Mrs. Frances Fike, vice.
president, to make sure that no
child would have to hitch hike
to his home after practice sessions
or athletic games. This has been a
problem at this school where prac-
tically every student is transported
from the three main areas which
include Accident, Friendsville and
Grantsville.
The group also became organized
to raise funds for equipping those
who not able to bear the expense
themselves. The club also aims to
raise funds that would aid in trans
porting the students to their homes.
This would apply also TO cheer
leaders and band members, Mrs.
Fike said.
The group organized with Don
Prichard, Grantsville, as president;
Rev Emory McGraw, Grantsville,
treasurer: and Mrs A. Z. A. Hub
bard and Mrs. Lucille Yommer. of
the Grantsville area, as secreta-
ries.
Mrs. Fike said the organization
had been approved by Willard L.
Hawkins, county superintendent of
schools Any contribution entities
a person to membership in the
group. This is the first year for
such an organization at Northern
High school A similar group has
been organized at Southern High
for several years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Football Attendance
This Year Hit $500

Total paid attendance at home
football games this season reached
slightly over twenty-five hundred
fans according to report fur
niShed by Dick Travis, Athletic
Director at Southern High School
The opening game of the season
against Moorefield drew the larg-
est crowd as 10 persons passed
through the gates. Total for the
other games we're:
Beall-594, St. Francis-361, Mason
town-307 and Pctersburg-562.
His report indicted that 944
adults attended the seasons five
home games. Students not possess
ing student activity tickets num-
bered 654. This figure includes
visiting students as well as stu
dents from Southern High School.
Admission fee for these students
was so cents. All students who pur-
chased an Activity Ticket were
admitted for Is cents and this
group numbered 1886.
While an attendance report on
last years games was not avail
able, Mr.. Travis indicated that gate
receipts were slightly less than
last years receipts. The total gate
receipt for this year was Sl75700
while last years figures were ST.
1880.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Stuck Residence
Damaged By Fire

The residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Stuck on Second street,
between Oak and Water, Oakland,
was damaged by fire and water
last Friday afternoon about 2:30
o'clock. Cause of the fire was I'M
known.
The flames we're contained
mostly in the third floor but Oak
land firemen who we're called,
said they had a difficult time in
reaching the blaze. Holes were
made in the south side and roof
Burning clothing created dense
smoke that hampered firemen in
fighting the fire. Alan Murray and
Gene Helbig we're injured slightly,
receiving several cuts, but there
was nothing serious. They were
taken to the hospital for eXamina-
ton and treatment and then re-
leased.
Firemen battled the flames for
about an hour and water damage
was heavy. Firemen said the loss
was kept at minimum by use
of booster lines under high pres
sure. Two of these lines we're IN
constant use and one line of inch
and half size, was used until
they brought the fire under con-
troll.
Some furniture was carried out
side, but water saturated much of
what remained inside, particularly
on the south side of the house
The third floor was used most
ly by Richard Stuck, who is away
at school, and much of his clothing
and books were destroyed.
The loss is partially covered by
insurance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Makes UNICEF Report

Mrs. Robert Fazenbaker, Bloom
ington, regional chairman for Gar
rett County. states that the Trick
or Treat drive for UNICEF this
year was somewhat better than
last year. A total of S3SS.50 was
collected which is S92.40 more than
last years total. Those participant
ing and the amounts collected
we're: United Church Women
$3.50, Youth Groups from Bit
tinger-S3240, Swanton $500,
Bloomington-S2815, Friendsville-
$3.50, GrantsvilIe-S6O.OO, Accident
Church of the Brethren Group
S56.75, and Accident Hoyes Church
Group-$266O.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Community to Meet
Regarding Sanitation

The Garrett County Board of
Health will be holding a meeting
with the citizens of Bloomington
in the School Building at 800 p.
m. on Tuesday November Dist The
meeting is for the purpose of dis
cussing the Sanitary conditions in
that area. Representatives of the
local Health Department, Thomas
Shives, from the State Health De-
partment, the County Commits
sioners and their Attorney will be
present. The citizens of the entire
Bloomington Community are in
vited and urged to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Judges Suspend Ryan
From Bar Two Years

Edward J. Ryan, Cumberland at
torney since 1916, was suspended
from practicing law for two years
by Associate Judges Kenneth Nc
Laughlin and Stuart F. Hamill. Jr.
The suspension will date from
last June q.
The judges heard a petition filed
by Ryan on the question of
whether or not he should receive
disciplinary action as the result
of a U. S. District court case in
Volving income tax evasion.
The decision was reached after
celebrating for an hour. Nc
Laughlin is judge in Washing
ton county and Hamill is judge for
Garrett county. Both judges in
AlleganY county disqualified them
selves from the case.
Mr.. Ryan was indicted in 1859 in
the income tax case and was fined
$4,000 on three counts, receiving
sentences of 1871 days on each of
the three counts with the sentences
to run concurrently.
Ryan served from June q to
September Is in Federal cor
regional institution and was
paroled He returned to Cumber-
land and resumed the practice of
law.
Ryan will be SO years old next
March. He had appeared in the
Garrett County Circuit Court up
on numerous occasions during his
active practice of law.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Four Fire Companies
Have 2-Way Radio
Communication Sets

Two-way radios have been in
stalled in four fire departments of
the county to be used in perform
ing more efficient service to the
communities involved
They are at Oakland, Friends
vile, Deer Park and Kitzmillcr.
At Oakland one radio transmitter
was placed in the No. truck, with
the other placed in the fire hall.
At Deer Park one was placed in
the fire truck with another in the
automobile of fire chief William
Clatterbuck
The sets of all four fire COM
panieS are on the same frequency
and they can coordinate their work
when necessary.
The Oakland firemen installed
their units on Tuesday night and
tested their efficiency by taking
the truck on a tour of the area,
maintaining contact all the way
with the receiver in the fire hall.
The truck went to Hutton, Red
Run, Swallow Falls and along U.
S. 219, and had no difficulty in
maintaining conversation with
those remaining in the fire hall.
The set was installed at cost
of around S400
Oakland firement pointed out
that much time could be saved in
dispatching additional equipment
to fires when needed, and that the
two-way communication would
provide greater efficiency.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Three County Al
Members Win In
State Contests
Two Receive Trips To Ma
tionuI Club Congress
In Chicago

Three fourth club members of
the county were listed as state
winners this year with two of them
being granted the privilege of GO
ing to the National club congress
in Chicago, it was announced last
Friday night at the annual All
club achievement night program
held at the Accident school
All three are members of the
Chicasaw club near Barton. Patti
DeVelbiss was named state winner
in recreation. Thomas Magruder
was the state winner in Safety.
Both will attend the All club Con-
gress. William Magruder was state
winner in the Identification of
Home Grounds project. He will re-
ceive a wrist watch at the State
Older Youth Conference in Balti-
more during January. Patti and
William are students at Bruce High
school, while Tom is a student at
the University of Maryland and
Bruce High graduate.
All three have been active in the
ChicaSaW club over the past sew
eral years and have been outstand-
ing in project work Mrs. G. V.
DeVelbiSs, leader of the Chica-
saw club and mother of Patti, also
received plaque last Friday eve
ming as state winner in the
Alumni Recognition program.
Tom Magruder received a SIS
Savings bond from the Maryland
Association of Mutual Insurance
Companies in his Fire Prevention
project. The bond was presented
by Charley Miller, of FriendSville.
Official announcement of the
Club Congress winners will be
made from Extension headquarters
at College Park within a few days.
The trip usually occurs the latter
part of November and the first of
December.
Some $50 club members, leaders
and parents were present at the
meeting last Friday at which time
All members and local leaders
were recognized for achievements
during the past year.
After remarks by Roger Rode
rick, president of the All county
council and invocation by Rev. c.
F. Dauphin, Accident, there was
group singing led by Pat Shawley,
Jackie Brenneman and Carol Ed
wards. Maurice Brookhart, Oak
land, spoke on THE Four Fold
Way" The Monte Vista club pre-
scented special numbers.
Awards were presented by Miss
Ethel Grove, home demonstration
agent; Mrs. Freda S. Denison, as
sistant agent; and Maxel d. Alt,
assistant county agent.
The following county awards
were presented:
Achievement-Thomas Magruder,
Thomas Stanton, Pat Shawley, and
Carol Haenftling.
Agricultural-Char DeVelbiss,
James Bucket, William Magruder,
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16
Old Fashioned Revival

The Church of God at Jennings,
is having an old fashioned revival
starting Nov 18th. Mrs Margaret
Watson will be the evangelist
Everyone is welcome. Rev. Nor
man Miller is pastor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-16

DREAMS COME TRUE-Dreams
club members for they two of MARYLAND alters selected
Chicago
for nation reCogntion
Winning Thomas H.
picture
William
Chicago. while
William a
Home Grounds At the extreme right of the composite photo Mrs
Curtis DeVebss mother Patti leader the Chcasaw club
which the members DeVelbiss
to composite of the
tain time Viii
picture turkey
and her mother lifted" published
when the Chcasaw club declared a Safety winner.