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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Grand Jurors
Adjourn After
0neDaySession
Five indictments Returned
And Several Recon-
mendutions Made

In one Of the shortest sessions
on record, the September term
grand jury adjourned Monday eve
ming after a days labor and re-
ported the examination of seven
witnesses and the returning of five
indictments.
Prior to adjournment the jurors
made a report in which they made
recommendation for repairs to
the court house and Jail They also
officially recognized the menace 10
life that the new highway on
Bloomington hill had provided and
urged that immediate steps be
taken to correct the menace. The
jurors asked that copy of the
report be sent to the State Roads
commission.
Four of the five indictments in
volved two escapes from the
Forestry camp near Homecoming,
They we're arrested September
sixth and brought before Trial
Magistrate Robert NJ. MarOney but
they were ordered held for action
of the grand jury by the States
Attorney, w Dwight Slower, which
subsequently issued two indict-
ments against each youth.
They we're listed as Donald Nor
man Clark and Preston Lee Cox.
One of the indictments was for
larceny and receiving stolen goods,
and the other indictment was for
escape from the forestry camp.
The officers presented Informal
ton that under the larceny charge
the two were charged with stealing
1852 Chevrolet automobile from
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Eliminate Maiden
Names From Vote
Lists Is Necessary

Another reminder was forthcOm-
ing this week from Miss Julia
Rowan, clerk to the Board of Su-
pervisors of Elections, about the
necessity of married women get
ting their maiden names eliminated
from the voting lists.
According to law if married
women are still using their maiden
names on the voting lists, and do
not change before October 1st
they will be stricken from the
books and it will be necessary for
them to re-register before becom-
ing eligible to vote in the coming
primary election on May IS, 1862
Some forty-three women made
the necessary change since the
first of the year. Miss Rowan said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Mahoney Samples
Political Atmosphere

George P. Mahoney, many times
a candidate but never quite sue
ceSsful, was in the county this
week getting samples of the Demo-
cratic atmosphere and finding the
result pleasing.
Mahoney arrived in Garrett
county Monday and remained I'M
til Tuesday afternoon, making
visits to Grantsville, Friendsville
Accident, Oakland, KitZmiller and
intermediate areas. He was ac-
companied by Blair Lee III, can
didate for United States Senate
nomination and Samuel w. Bar
rick, candidate for attorney gen.
eral nomination. Mahoney is a
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Governor. Mr.. Lee
presently heads the county dele
cation from Montgomery county
in the state Legislature while Mr..
Barrick is at present state Sena-
tor from Frederick county.
All visited at the Republican Of
flee Tuesday afternoon and prom
ised to return.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Name New Manager
For William-,Ja

DR.. c. J. Lapp, president of the
William-James Hotel, Inc, announ-
ced the appointment of T. Paul
Griffen as manager of the hotel
in Oakland. He succeeds Charles
Stoner, who had assumed the
managership some twenty months
ago. The change was effective as
of last Sunday, September 10.
Mr. Griffen and his wife have
had some eighteen years of ex-
perience in hotel and dining room
management in New England
Texas and Pennsylvania Both are
graduates of the Lewis Hotel
Training school of Washington, D.
c., and come to Oakland after re-
linquishing the managership of the
Upper Potomac Shrine clubs Old
Stone House dining room and
Country club near Burlington, w
Va
Mr. and Mrs. Stoner are vaca-
tIoning in Atlantic City, after
which they plan to return to
Martinsburg. W. Va, their former
home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Name Ross Grove
To State FILA Group

Thc appointment of Ross Grove,
Route /, Oakland, to the State Adj
visory Committee of the Farmers
Home Administration was announ-
ced this by Edward F. Hotter, FILA
State Director for Maryland and
Delaware. He served as local COM
mitteeman for three years. being
succeeded by Cecil Bittinger also
Oakland Mr. Grove, dairy farmer,
is also President of the Garrett
County Farm Bureau and a direc-
tor of the National Farm Loan
Association at Romney, West Vir-
ginia. Mr.. Grove will attend his
first meeting on September 10 at
Baltimore along with four other
farmers from other sections of the
state to advise and inform the
State Director on problems in
Guiding, Agricultural credit and
other needs of operators of family
type farms in the states; Coordina-
ton of the FILA programs with
the activities and programs of
other agencies operating in the
field of agriculture; The adopting
of the broadening national FILA
policies to local conditions; Inform
ing the State Director and the Ma
tional Administrator of their re-
actions and the reactions of the
public in general to the FILA pro-
gram.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Rounds Found Guilty
Of Assaulting Pair

After going the rounds, Olin
Rounds and Arthur Rounds, Jr.,
were brought to a halt in the Of
flee of Trial Magistrate Robert M,
Maroney, where they we're tried
by magistrate Leslie f. Sharpless,
of Kitzmillcr and found guilty to
charges of assault and battery on
the persons of Walter Broadwater
and Melvin Broadwatcr.
The cases we're removed from
Maroney's office to the office of
Magistrate Sharpless in Kitzmiller,
by request of the defendants, but
later brought back to Magistrate
Maroney's office in Oakland with
the Kitzmiller justice in the
drivers seat.
Sharpless pronounced a verdict
of guilty in both cases and sem
fenced each to year in the Mary
land House of Correction. Both
Rounds prayed an appeal and fur
nished bond in the amount of
$1,000 each after spending the
weekend in the county lookup.
Testifying on behalf of the
Broadwaters we're Earl Speicher,
proprietor of Faye'S Tavern, near
Grantsville; Hubert Stanton and
Raymond Failinger, also of near
Grantsville. 1t was asserted that
Walter Broadwater had suffered
several broken ribs, had some
teeth broken and carried pair of
black eyes.
AS a possible sequel to the case
Robert and Arthur Rounds have
now sworn out warrants against
Earl Speicher charging him with
selling beer to minors. The war
rants were expected to be served
prior to today.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Complications!

The appointment of a judge to
fill the vacancy also may cause
complications The appointment
will be made by the governor and
the one selected will serve until
the next general election which
will be in 1862.
There will be several compiled
lions as the result of the sudden
passing of Associate Judge Neil c.
Fraley of the Fourth Judicial Cir
cult
Several cases will be retired be-
cause of his passing, since he had
been sitting as judge in these
cases. There arc divorce cases and
She equity case between J. Nj.
Patterson and the owners of the
Acorn Associates
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Boy Scout Finance
Drive to Get Moving

Final plans for the annual Boy
Scout Finance campaign we're
reached this week according to
Frank Mcdaniel, chairman of the
local drive.
Assisting Mr.. Mcdaniel will be
several civic organizations from
Oakland, Friendsville and Grants
vile. A complete list of all solicit
tors and organizations will be an
nounced
A goal of $1400 has been set as
the Deep Creek District share in
the Potomac Councils campaign.
The campaign will get under way
September 25 and close October
1G.
w. Kenneth Johns, chairman of
the Deep Creek district, indicated
that this drive should receive sup
port from all persons interested
in seeing that our youth become
good future citizens. while local
leaders are volunteer workers,
they need professional advice. The
Potomac Council furnishes such
assistance with a professional
trained scout executive spending
at least one day per week in the
district consulting and advising
these volunteer workers. Other
services include the use of Camp
Potomac at Oldtown, seminars
and special trips for boys, and
many other services too numer-
Gus to mention" he said.
If for some reason you are not
contacted during the drive, you
may mail your contribution to
Frank Mcdaniel, Cashier, First
National Bank, Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Education Board
Discusses Various
Topics At Session
Approves Appointments And
Transfers, And Improves
Bus Facilities

A wide variety of subjects oc-
cupied the Board of Education, in
regular session Tuesday, the first
meeting since the opening of the
new school term last week.
Among the business were sew
oral teacher appointments and
transfers Harold S. Walters was
named as math teacher at South
ern High, and Mrs. Lester White
was appointed primary teacher at
North Glade. Mrs. Jane Johnson
was transferred from North Glade
to Nothern High school to teach
girls physical education and mathe-
MATES. She will be an additional
instructor there this year due to
the enrolment at the school.
The board also gave its approval
to new bus contractors ElWood
Jamison will replace Charles V.
Harvey, and Harry c. Faucet will
take over the duties of Emmett
Friend. Approval was given to Ira
Fadeley as temporary driver for
Emanuel Bittner until his regular
driver RECEIVERS from injuries.
A few overloaded bus situations
were reported, and Willard l..
Hawkins, superintendent, stated
that Robert Martin, supervisor of
transportation, was working to
eliminate them as soon as posi-
BILE
Board members studied the an
nual financial report, which had
been prepared for the State De
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
NfNny Birds Are ObSerCed
Here In Three - Day Period

Although Garrett county has
been we'll known for years as
bird haven, it remained for Miss
Helen Fessenden, granddaughter
of DR.. Russell G. Fessenden, dis
tinguished naturalist, to give us
specific information about the num-
Der of birds seen here.
Miss Fessenden spent three days
recently in the GAINESVILLE swamp
area and the vicinity of Swallow
Falls and during that time she was
able to see and identify sixty
seven species. Thirty-five of them
were seen in the GAINESVILLE
swamp area, the balance at Swal-
low Falls.
Noted in the swamp area: great
blue heron, mallards, turkey vul-
ture, red shouldered hawk, mourn
ing dove, chimney swift, ruby
throated hummingbird, flicker,
downy woodpecker, eastern king
bird, phoebe, wood pewee, barn
swallow, blue jay, raven, crow,
black-capped chickadee, white
breasted nuthatch, catbird, brown
thrasher, robin, cedar waxwing,
starting, red eyed vireo, yellow
throat, meadoWlark, redwing, pur-
pie grackle, cardinal, goldfinch,
towhee, Savannah sparrow, chip
ping sparrow, swamp sparrow, song
sparrow.
Noted in the Swallow Falls area:
screech owl, yellow-billed cuckoo,
black-billed cuckoo, belted king
fisher, pileated woodpecker, least
flycatcher, tufted titmouse, house
wren, wood thrush, hermit thrush,
veery, eastern bluebird, golden
crested kinglet, blue threaded
vireo, black and white warbler,
golden winged warbler, parula
warbler, yellow warbler, magnolia
warbler, black thrOated blue war
bier, black throated green warbler,
blackburnian warbler, chestnut
sided warbler, oven bird, Canada
warbler, American redstart, house
sparrow, cowbird, scarlet tanager,
rose breasted groSbeak, grasshop-
per sparrow, vesper sparrow.
The late DR.. FeSSenden also was
the inventor of the Fessenden pro-
cess of preserving flowers in plas-
tic. Miss Fessenden resides in Bal
timore and expressed extreme sat
isfaction with her discoveries in
bird life. She was in the area Au-
gust 81, % and %.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Bungalow Burns
Near Swallow Falls

An unoccupied bungalow on the
Swallow Falls-Herrington Manor
road. owned by Cecil Lewis, was
completely destroyed by fire of
undetermined origin early Tues
day morning.
Oakland firemen we're called to
the scene about $50 a. m, but
they were unable to save the
building as it had gained too great
headway.
The building was formerly
owned by Irwin O'Havcr. The loss
was estimated at several thousand
dollars.
Oakland firemen also were
called to the vicinity of the Holy
Cross camp at 9:45 p. M, Tuesday,
but it was a false alarm. Some
trash burning was in progress at
the time but was under control.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Judge FraIey Is
FataIIyStriCken
Dies Suddenly Early We'd
nesdoy After Supposedly
Successful Operation;
Funeral SATURDAY.
Funeral Saturday

Associate Judge Neil c. Fraley,
aged 81, of the Fourth Judicial
Circuit, and a former State Sena-
tor, died early Wednesday, Sep
tcmber 10, in Church Home and
Hospital, Baltimore where he was
admitted last week for lung sur
gerry. He was presumably improv-
ing and death came suddenly.
A staunch Republican, Judge
Fraley was appointed to the Ju-
dicial post in January 3, 1855, by
former Gov. Theodore r. Nc
Keldin after the General Assembly
had created a judgeship for this
county He was then elected for
a fifteen-year term in November
6, 1856 and was sworn in on De-
cember l of that year.
Judge Fraley served many years
in a public capacity. He was in
insurance business prior to be-
ginning the study of law at the
University of Maryland. He was
admitted to the bar March 27, 1881.
He was elected states attorney
in 1884 and sworn into office in
January, 1885, serving until Janu-
airy, l947 when he relinquished the
post to Walter w Dawson.
After his late brother, Lawrence
M. Fraley, who was elected state
senator in 1916, became i'll he re-
signed and Judge Fraley was
named to fill the uncxpired term.
He became a candidate in the pri-
mary of 1850, defeating Clifford
Friend for the Republican nomina-
ton, and was elected November
Z, 1850 by one-vote margin 3080
to 3079 over Bernard |. Gender.
present state senator, and served
four years
Deceased was a veteran of
World War /, being indicted at
Newark, N. j., July %, 1918, as
private He served in 18th com.
pany, 153rd depot brigade, and
was a member of the officer train
ing school at Camp Stanley, Texas,
October 8, 1918 He was honorabIy
discharged December I, 1918.
1t was during his term as Sena-
tor that the Natural Gas tax law
on producing wells was passed
which has brought over $4,000
annually to the County Commits
sioners since 1851 and made it pos
siblc to amortize the high school
building debt with a minimum of
additional taxation.
Judge Fraley served on the Sc
iective service board for fifteen
years, during World War IL and
the Korean conflict, being re-
iieved of his duties in October,
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Standard Time to
Return Here Sept. "a

Standard time will return to the
various towns of the county and
to the county school system on
Sunday morning, September "a, at
2 o'clock.
The City council of Oakland, in
ordering daylight time in April,
set the time automatically for the
last Sunday in September.
Most of the towns of the county
have been on daylight time this
summer but the county has of
ficially remained on standard time
Railroads also have remained on
standard time
Willard L. Hawkins, county SUI
perintendent of schools, following
meeting of the board of educa-
ton this week, announced that the
schools would be on standard
time when the classes convened on
Monday morning, September rs
In some parts of the country
daylight time will remain in eff
feet until the last Sunday of Octo-
Der. Mr.. Hawkins said there was
far too much inconvenience for
schools to remain on fast time, re-
gardlesS of difficulties encountered
in meeting school buses which
carry students into Allegany coun-
ty. Allegany county will remain
on fast time until the latter part
of October.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Skin Diving Fatal
To Lewis B. Naylor

A skin diving jaunt in the
Pacific ocean over the weekend
turned out to be fatal TO Lewis
Bartlett Naylor aged 81, former
Oakland resident, who had been a
resident of Santa Monica, Cal,
near Los Angeles, for the past
eight years.
MAYORS body was washed
ashore Tuesday and identified by a
friend who had become alarmed
when he noticed Naylor had not
returned to his parked car along
the beach He apparently had gone
on skin diving expedition alone
either Saturday or Sunday De-
ceased was a skin diving enthusiast
for the past several seasons and
was termed proficient in the art.
The body was still clad in his
skin diving rig when discovered,
authorities said. The friend con-
tacted Howard d. Naylor, a
brother, now residing in Boise,
Idaho, who flew to Los Angeles
to complete funeral arrangements.
Deceased was born in Oakland
December /, 1923, a son of Mrs.
Ruth Michael Naylor and the late
Arthur D. Naylor, Sr., prominent
Oakland business man, who died
August II, 1860
He was graduated from Oak
land High school and attended the
University of Maryland, the Uni
versity of Mexico, and the Univer-
sity of Zurich, in Switzerland. He
was a member of the Oakland Boy
Scout troop and had served in
the armed forces during World
War II. serving in Europe with
General Patton's army.
He was a member of St Paul's
Methodist church in Oakland. He
was employed by Douglas Air
craft and Northrup Aircraft in
Santa Monica as a tool designer
Besides his mother and his
brother, Howard D. Naylor, Of
Boise, he is survived by two other
brothers, Allen and Arthur d. Nay
Tor, Jr., both Oakland; his paternal
grandfather, A. D. Naylor, Oak
land. who will observe his Tooth
birthday this month; and several
uncles and aunts. He was unmar-
ried.
A funeral services was sched-
uled to be held today in Los An
geles after which the body will
be cremated and sent to Oakland
for interment in Oakland ceme-
terry at the convenience of men,
bers of the family. A memorial
service is to be held at the Min
Mich Funeral home in Oakland on
Friday afternoon at o'clock. Rev.
Lawrence Sherwood, pastor of the
Methodist church, will officiate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14

Kermit l.. Yoder, of Accident
has recently been assigned to the
Accident and Oakland area as
herd technician, offering artificial
services of Curtiss sires in all ma
jor dairy and beef breeds, it has
been announced
Mr.. Yoder recently completed
two-week training course at Cary,
Ill, in which he was taught techni-
ques of breeding, In his work Mr..
Yoder will carry the latest equip
ment available Mr. Yoder has eX-
tended an invitation to farmer
breeders to visit the Curtiss farm.
Mi Yoder is graduate of
Northern High school, class of
1861, and is a native of Accident
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
To Induct Seven

Seven young men of the area
will be indicted into the armed
forces at the Fairmont, w. Va,
induction station on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 10, it was announced this
week by Mrs Helen Bittinger,
draft board clerk.
AT the same time twenty-six
persons will be sent to the station
for their pre-induction physical
examination.
Listed for induction are Earl D.
Foster, Oakland; Paul E. Miller,
Grantsville; Ward c. Frazee,
Friendsville; Robert D. Dewitt,
Crellin; Milford E. Beckman,
Swanton; Harold L. Mason, Iona
coming; and Arthur J. Ridder,
Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Officials to Visit
Site of New Airport

Gov. J. Willard Tawes and At
torney General Thomas B. Finan
plan to visit the new county air.
port near McHenry on Saturday,
inspect the work underway at the
new facility and present a check
to the County Commissioners rep
resenting the states share of the
costs
Carl Schell, Kitzmiller, president
of the commissioners, said short
program had been arranged. In
vited to attend are the other two
commissioners. Elra Garletts and
Fred Glotfelty, State Senator
Bernard |. Gender, Delegates Ella
f. Bray, Ebert Bucket and Leslie
E. Savage
Rudolph A. brennan, director of
the State Aviation commission and
Andrew Huebeck, Jr., secretary
to the Board of Public Works, also
are expected.
Gov. Tawes and party plan to
fly to Cumberland, and will be
picked up there by helicOpter and
flown to McHenry They plan to
arrive at 9:45 and will leave about
II a. m.
The airport is under construc-
ton by the George F. Hazelwood
company, Cumberland contracting
outfit. Mr. SchelI said the work
is ahead of schedule and the port
some IS percent completed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
To Address Rotary

Miss bona j. Riley, of Akron,
Ohio, granddaughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jasper Riley, of Oakland,
will address the Oakland Rotary
club on Friday evening at the
William-James hotel, it was an
nounced by John Browning, pro-
gram chairman
Miss Riley will have as her sub
ject The Appaloosa Story" a talk
on the famous Indian breed of
horses that have won prizes at
numerous horse shows in recent
years. Miss Riley's father. Carlos
Riley, of Akron, is a breeder of
these horses and has many colored
pictures of some of his winners.
Miss Riley also will speak about
some of these horse shows.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14

housed the Community Wholesale Grocery
company, on the Harrington Manor road at
the west edge of Oakland
The two knitting machines are of the full
fashioned type, and are designed to turn out
high quality sweaters and other garments.
Each is forty feet in length. The sleever, an
other large machine used in connection with
the knitters, is 20 feet long and is placed in
the same production of the building. In
spite of their size, each machine requires
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only one operator
Daily production of the machines varies,
a company spokesman said, according to the
type of garments being produced. Still to be
delivered are two more knitting machines,
which will be added after the present units
are completely installed.
Other equipment now in the building in
cludes a battery of seven looping machines,
with seven more to be added, and a variety
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
Mercury Reaches Sc

Weather has been clear and hot
most of the days this week. after
a fOggy and cool beginning. but no
records were broken or even
equaled.
According to weather bureau
calculations at Weber's. south of
town, the thermometer reached Sc
degrees upon two days. but the
other days were under that mark.
There was rain last Thursday eve
ming but clear since then.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
FFBL Council To Meet

Plans for the fall banquet and
completing the program for the
year will be discussed at meet
ing of members of the Farming
For Better Living council to be
held Monday evening, September
IS, at 7:30 o'clock, in the office of
James A. McHenry, county agent.
Earl Wise, chairman, will be in
charge of the session.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14
BY Wilbur w. Close

BY Wilbur w. Close
The equipment layout of the Oakland
Knitting Mills, Inc, began to take shape this
week with the arrival of four truckloads of
machinery and supplies. Three trailer trucks
loaded with two knitting machines and a
sleever arrived in Oakland Monday evening,
and we're followed on Tuesday by the fourth
van.
The equipment was unloaded Tuesday
and placed in the building which formerly
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-09-14

Russia rejected a bid to curb
atom tests.