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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
The About Face

We have before this week of the best examples OF
the About Face palmer language the Double Cross and
it uncertainty about democratic of
the future
Privately and in public Senator Gender had declared
liquor had been settled four years and that it
tanly wouldn't be issue during his term senator And
yet the complete reversal his word when he in
trouced to egaze the sale of whiskey
This he did without arranging for referendum before
such legislation would in effect dsregarding completely
the of four years which discarded similar bill
almost two to
the wishes of the people be so bypassed and dis
regarded what do the voters have that other
the statute books could not be similarly over
thrown by irresponsible legislators of the future?
If such type actions of legislators are not unconst-
tutona they certainly should be- and the should
be made well aware such tactics For constitutional in
tegrtv if for no Governor Tawes should be
requested to veto should be passed by the
legislature If no death dealing action is taken in the House
of Delegates when gets in that body then the Double
Cross will be complete and the big majority of the voters
supported for office.
The procedure for the attempt to obtain the egalzed
sale of liquor highly unehcal and plane with the
activity displayed by legislative council members two years
ago while on a weekend jaunt here in the county.
Their disregard for the cost to the county also is dis
played by the bills stipulation that referendum is provided
for 96after the of whiskey has been legazed for
two wears That means special election at cost to the
county of at $4,000 and if follows the pattern OF
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
To Address Rotary

Eric Amman, plant Superintend-
ent and vice president of the
Gordon Douglass Boat company, OF
Oakland, will be the speaker at
the weekly meeting Of the Oak
land Rotary club on Friday eve
ring at the William-J James hotel.
Mr.. Amman will speak on
Maj Germany before the War
and Now" He was born in Munich,
Germany, and served for two years
in the German army before the
war ended He has been in Ameri-
ca since 1916.
Last Friday the group heard a
debate on whether or not the Ro-
tary club was fulfilling its function
in the community. Frank Peters
and Mason Glotfelty took the af-
firmative side while Willis Shat
fer and the Rev. Shelby Walthall
took the negative side. John Wolf.
vice-president, presided in the alb.
sence of Maurice Brookhart, presi-
dent.
Election of officers and men,
bers of the board Of directors is
also scheduled for Friday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Goodwin Named
Superintendent of
Parkersburg Area
Will Become Effective At
Conference In June

The Rev Charles r, Goodwin, Jr,
after three years as pastor of St.
Pauls Methodist church, will leave
the parish in June to become dis
trict superintendent of the Park
ersburg area. The announcement
was made this morning by Metho-
dist Bishop Fred G.. Holloway
Pastor Goodwin came to Oakland
after serving in Moorefield for
some three years. During his pas
torate in Oakland the Methodist
parish has grown in numbers and
interest.
The Republican was unable to
contact Mr.. Goodwin this morning,
but one of his members talked
with him and he said, It's a sur
prise to me" He had talked with
others earlier this week and felt
ne might be retained here at least
another year A member of the
board indicated this morning, it
hoped to have him reappointed
at the annual conference in June.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
by Wilbur w. Close

In an article published last week,
the view was expressed that the
presence of silver and other preci-
Gus ores in the soil of Garrett coun-
ty could not be discounted, in the
light of past and more recent find
ings Instances we're cited where
the metal was claimed to have been
found, the most recent discovery be-
ing on the Irsael DuckWorth farm
in New Germany, about 1900. 1t was
also pointed out that within the
past twelve months evidence of
silver had been found in the south
ern area of the county, in connec-
ton with the survey for a trans
continental cable line.
However, following the Duck
worth strike, which did not prove
commercially profitable, interest in
precious metals apparently lay dor
mant for more than half a century.
In order to understand this, it is
perhaps necessary to examine a re-
port of the Maryland Geological
Survey, issued in 1903, shortly after
the DuckWorth find, which flatly
contradicted any possibility of the
presence of the ore in this section.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Further Discussion Held
Orr SiIUey' Prospects Here

On Sunday, this writer came upon
copy of the report and today'S
article is based on its conclusions.
While the report was issued to
discourage any prospecting activity,
in the light Of later developments it
should serve only to encourage
them! For not only does it refer to
any efforts to find silver ore as
time and money misdirected," but
it also discounts the discovery of
natural gas in Garrett county as be-
ing impossible"
During more recent years, it has
been found that natural gas in ex-
tremely profitable quantities does
exist. Since the report was so incor-
rect in one instance, who can say
it is not equally in error in another?
More than so years ago, DR.. G.. G..
Martin, acting for the state Geo
logical Survey issued a report
which he described as the result
of an exhaustive survey on the
mineral resources of Garrett coun-
ty."
The report summarized:
Considerable misdirected time
and money have been spent in
Continued ON Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Golf Club to Have
Student Membership

Gerald N. Minnich, president of
the Oakland Country club, has an
nounced that the directors of the
club have approved a Student
membership plan for the coming
golf season.
According to Minnich, boys and
girls of high school age will be
able to play golf Monday through
Friday, during the summer by pur-
chasing $1,000 Student Member
ship. Saturdays and Sundays plus
the holidays, when the course is
generally little crowded, students
will be denied the privilege of the
course unless they pay the regular
Greens fee. Young people, whose
parents purchase a Family Mem
bership, are not affected by these
restrictions.
Arrangements are being made to
give group instruction to this
new membership if the plan is
reasonably successful in matters
concerning golf etiquette and
general conduct, rules Of the game,
plus golf lessons.
The plan does not include uni
versity or college students, Min
mich said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Three Are Held for
Breaking, Entering

Three persons are being held
in the county Jail at Oakland on
charges of breaking into the
Mytle Marguerite Fox abode on
Bear Creek, north OF Accident, on
February 26.
The three involved are James
Huffman, Lawrence Arthur Heck
Ter and Fred Mcclellan, all of
Thomas, w. Va. They were ar
rested by officers one day last
week and given a hearing Monday
before Trial Magistrate Robert M.
Maroney.
They were charged with taking
some grass clippers, hedge clip
perS, an antique tea set valued at
$3.50, an old silver powder flask
tailor shears, screw drivers. The
magistrate said the antique set
had been sold in UniontoWn for
$3.50.
All three entered pleas of gull
ty when given a hearing and were
held for action Of the Circuit
court. Bond was placed at $1,000
each and in default of bond were
placed in the county lookup.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Treasurer's Office
To Remain Open on
Two Holiday Dates

The office of Joseph H. WEIGH,
county treasurer, plans to remain
open on two holidays within the
next few days, in order to give
citizens the opportunity to pur-
chase their automobile license
plates prior to the April l dead
line.
Mr.. Welch said his office would
remain open on Saturday, March
Is, which is observed as Maryland
Day, and also on Friday, March
81, which is Good Friday.
1t will be mandatory for auto
mobiles to carry the 1861 license
plates on April l, and Mr. WEIGH
said he was hopeful that the extra
time would make it possible for
all persons to obtain their licenses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Annie Day Friend
Unwilling Prisoner

Annie Day Friend, of near Deer
Park, turned out to be a very
unwilling prisoner of the county
following her arrest last Monday
March &c.
She was charged by her sister,
Mrs. Sadie Day Teets, of Cum
berland, with assault and battery
on March IS, after Mrs. Teets had
come to inspect her property
where Mrs. Friend and other mem
bers of her family reside. Annie
was charged with jumping on Mrs
Teets, breaking her glasses and
beating her.
Fortified with warrant, Wayne
Wilt, deputy sheriff and Trooper
Robert Cave of the state police,
went to the Friend home Other
than few unusual words, there
was no difficulty until the officers
arrived in Oakland. She refused
to get out of the car and convent
emily collapsed.
The officers carried her (185
poundS) up to the magistrates Of
flee where she still remained
out. DR.. James H. Feaster was
called and after an examination
he charged her with playing pos
sum- and upon admonition by
Trial Magistrate Robert NJ. Ma
roney that he would place her in
Jail until she talked, she then
reused and talked at length.
A plea of not guilty was entered
in her case, and following the
presentation of the evidence she
was termed guilty and sentenced
to ten days in Jail Annie claimed
that one couldn't be arrested for
Fighting in your own family" She
also asserted she wasn't going to
jail and it was necessary for
the officers to handcuff the wom-
an before they could get her in
the automobile. She then pro-
ceeded to kick the seat until
threatened with another pair of
cuffs for her feet.
Wilt said Tuesday she had
quoted down considerably but
not until she had knocked out a
window at the Jail and cut her
hand.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Big Yough Bridge
Closed TO Traffic
Collapse Of Abutment Wing
Monday Brings Decision
By Commissioners

Following the collapse of a
wing wall of the bridge that
crosses the Big Youghiogheny
river about one and one-half miles
west of town, Monday afternoon,
the County Commissioners ordered
the bridge closed to all traffic I'M
til further notice
The wall upstream from the
bridge, and on the east side of the
river, toppled and fell into the
water This was one of the wing
walls that was designed to re-
tain the approaches to the
bridge, and possibly does not af-
feet the safety of the bridge itself,
but Darrell Wotring, county roads
supervisor, said the Commissioners
did not want to take any chances
of endangering the safety of all au-
tomobile traffic across the bridge.
In order to make the bridge abb
solutely safe, Mr. Wotring said
footers would have to be provided
and existing walls strengthened,
and that nothing much could be
done until the water recedes.
Recent rains have caused high
waters in the Youghiogheny river,
but nowhere near flood stage
Until the bridge is reopened to
traffic, which might not be for
several weeks, all traffic will be
re-routed either by way of the
Fingerboard road to Hutton, or to
Swallow Falls and then by the up
per road to the Falls sometimes
known as the Sang Run road.
The bridge closing will prevent
the town from using the garbage
dump, just west of the bridge
unless a 10-mile swing to Hutton
is used. The city obtained permits
sion to use the county dump, which
is on the upper Swallow Falls or
Sang Run road, and is SO miles
from Oakland.
The present bridge was con-
structed in 1852 at the time the
late w. w. Dewitt was county
roads engineer. Wotring said the
cost of making the bridge safe
would run from $4,000 to $4,000
dollars.
An inspection of the remaining
abutments on Tuesday showed
that they also were in danger OF
giving way.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Deer Park Firemen
Place Equipment
Truck in Service

Deer Park firemen have re-
Gently placed an equipment truck
in service. Chief William Chatter
buck said the truck would operate
on every call and would carry
firemens coats, boots, helmets,
one inhalator, gas masks, salvage
equipment and portable lighting
system.
The lighting system was just
recently added to the equipment
and will be used TO illuminate the
fire area, Clatterbuck said.
The firemen we're called to the
home of Mrs. John Sweitzer, near
Swanton, on Wednesday, March
Is, at $50 p m, when the Hue
of the dwelling became ignited.
Capt. Edward Sollars said the fire
was promptly eXtinguished and
no damage resulted.
Firemen are making plans for
their annual street carnival which
will be held early in August. A
parade will be held Friday, Au-
gust 4. George Comp, Jr., has
been named chairman of the af-
fair Other committee members
are Eston Nazelrod, Edward Sol
lars, John Mellinger and Carl
Thrasher.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
County Begins Third
Inspection of Buses

The third inspection of buses
that transport Garrett county
public school children was begun
today, according to Robert R. Mar
tin, supervisor of transportation.
Schools to be visited today will
be Northern High school, from 8
to 1890 a. m; Friendsville, II to
11:3o a. M, and Grantsville, l to
las p. m.
Inspections tomorrow will be at
Southern High school, $50 to 1890
a. m; Rohrbaugh's Filling Station,
1890 to 12:45 p. M; and Blooming
ton, lis to las p. m.
Bus contractors were advised to
have their equipment in first class
condition so that the buses would
pass inspection in every detail
Morris Rannels, recently APP
pointed state supervisor of trans
portation, is participating in the
inspection, MI Martin said. Ran
nel's position was created by the
State Department of Education in
recognition of the enormity of the
school bus transportation system
A series Of inspections in the
four western counties of Maryland
is being conducted in order that
recommendations can be made on
statewide level for the safest
and most efficient system that is
practical, Martin said.
Participating in the inspection
on Friday besides Rannels and
Martin, are Joseph H. Vance, SUI
pervisor of transportation, Wash
ington county; Hubert Radcliffe,
supervisor, Allegany county; Paul
L. Hoffmaster, supervisor for
Frederick county: Robert Paugh,
a representative of the State De-
partment of Motor Vehicles. In
spector mechanics will be Peter
Miller. Oakland, and Earl S. Lee,
Mt Lake Park, mechanics for the
County Roads department.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
German Recital Is
Set For Penn Alps

On Thursday evening, March 70
at 8:15 P. NJ, in the main dining
room of Penn Alps, the Conversa-
tional German Glass which is just
completing a seven-Weeks' course
of study under DR.. Alta Schrock
will be treated to a German re-
cital by Mrs. James Pierce of
Frostburg. The artist will be ac-
companied by her husband, Mr..
Pierce, who is an instructor in
piano at Frostburg State Teachers
College.
The German Class, numbering
Is students, began work in early
February and has had six con-
secutive tWo-hour periods of study
during this winter term. The Ger
man recital is in the form of a
bonus number and will provide
a finale which is considered in
structional and enjoyable.
The public is invited. If suffici-
ent interest is shown in this form
Of cultural entertainment, more
performances may be given, DR..
Schrock stated.
The Conversations German
Course just now coming to close
is one in a series Of courses which
constitute the beginnings of Penn
Alps adult education program.
Plans include courses in various
subjects to be offered during the
coming fall and winter terms. In
terested persons may register their
preference with Miss Beachy in
the Crafts Shoppe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Eight Plays On Tap
For Coming Season

Gene Yell, associate professor
of drama at the University of
New Mexico, has announced eight
plays to be produced this year
during the summer stock season
at the Garrett County Playhouse,
at the former Arden Boat club at
McHenry The Playhouse will
open its seventh season July 5.
Plays to be produced include
Voice of the Turtle July 5 to 8,
inclusive; "On Approval" July IL
IS; Born Yesterday" July 1922;
Ten Little Indians July 1922
The Milky Way" August Is;
will Success Spoil Rock Hunter"
August 8-12; Here We Come
Gathering" August 1919; and THE
Marriage-Go-Round," August 22-26.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Man Arrested For
Disturbing Peace

Charles o. Lansbury was
charged with disturbing the peace
last Friday afternoon, but deputy
Sheriff Wayne Wilt, didn't get
the opportunity to bring him in
for a hearing before Trial MagiS-
trate Robert NJ. Maroney.
Lansbury drove his fist through
quarter-inch plate glass door
and severed an artery in his
hand, necessitating trip to the
Veterans hospital at Clarksburg,
w. Va, where he remains a pa
tient.
Lansbury's wife works for Har-
old Kisner, at the filling station
at Red House, and he came for
her last Friday afternoon. Kisner
barred the door, it was reported
by the deputy shelf.
The charge is entered upon the
trial magistrates books but the
hearing is postponed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Tree Planting Job
Is Underway Here

Forestry personnel began the
job of planting several hundred
thousand trees in Garrett county
last Friday, and will remain on
the project until it is completed
several week hence.
Arthur Morrill, and Paul Matter.
assistant district foresters, said
that 100000 trees arrived last week
and are now in the process of be-
ing planteG and that probably
twice that number would be re-
ceived within the next few weeks.
They announced that the de-
partment would stop taking orders
for trees on April LIST.
Any person who has one-fourth
acre or more of cleared ground,
not in residential area, may OBJ
tain these trees. Morrill, said that
the trees were free Landowners
are required to pay 20 percent
of the cost of planting.
He estimated that the cost would
run S25 an acre if planted by a
hand crew, and from SIP to SIS
an acre if planted by machine. One
thousand trees may be planted to
the acre.
Morrill, said that the department
had two hand crews at work and
two machine crews. A machine
crew includes a tree planter and
a crawler tractor with two men
to run them There arc six men
in one hand crew and eight in
another, with Jim Collins. of
Bruceton, w Va, and Herbert Will
desen, Gormania, w. Va, in charge
Of the hand crews.
Hand crews can plant an aver
age Of 500 trees per day per man,
while a machine can plant 5000
to 10000 per day, depending upon
the type of land.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Bill For Sale OF
Whisky Defended
By Sen. Gender

State Senator Bernard [. Gender,
ST., last Saturday night issued
statement defending the introduc-
ton of his measure that if passed
by the legislature, would make
it legal to sale whiskey and wine
in Garrett county.
The Maryland Senate Monday
gave tentative approval to the bill
which was amended in committee
to provide for a referendum on
the question two years after the
bill goes into effect.
Upon a favorable vote by the
Senate, it would necessarily have
to be voted upon favorably by
the House of Delegates and signed
by the Governor to become law.
Mr.. Gender claims the bill was
introduced to give moderate and
cautious approach to the subject,
and that it was in keeping with
the conservative attitude of the
people of the county.
He said the bill was requested
by the County Commissioners, the
Deep Creek Lake Promotion coun-
Gil, a segment of the business and
professional members of the COM
munity and a substantial number
of farmers from all parts of the
county.
The measure provides for the
issuance OF beer, wine and liquor
licenses to hotels and restaurants
which can meet the requirements
set out. In case of hotel the
license is restricted to bona fide
hotels serving the public, having
at least Is rooms and serving
meals at least twice daily in its
dining room.
In the case of a restaurant the
license can only be issued to bona
fide residents and registered voters
of the county for a place that has
been used as a restaurant in the
past, which seats at least 40 per-
sons and serves a full meal at
least twice daily.
1t also authorizes issuance Of
the licenses to chartered veterans
organizations, national fraternal
organizations and bona fide yacht
Continued On Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Bill Would Increase
States Attorney Pay

A bill to increase the salary of
the States's Attorney for Garrett
county and also to increase his
expenses is in the legislative mill
at Annapolis.
The bill did not originate with
the county delegation but is tackled
on to another state bill. according
to Leslie E. Savage, chairman of
the county delegation.
The bill, if passed, would make
the salary of the states attorney
$1,000 instead of S2,400, and in
crease his expense fund from $500
to $1,000 Present states attorney
could not benefit from any salary
increase.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Highlander Heading
County P-TACouncil

C. w. Englander, Oakland phar-
macist, was elected president Of
the Garrett County Council of
Parents and Teachers, at a meet
ing in the Red House School last
Friday evening He succeeds Mi
chael Duda, of Grantsville.
Other officers named were Rob-
ert Bender, Grantsville, vice-presi-
dent Mary Friend, Friendsville,
secretary; and Nordcck Shaffer,
Oakland, treasurer.
The group heard an address by
Dr. Sheets, psychologist, in
which he discussed the slow
learner and the backward child
and the chronological and mental
ages Of youth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-23
Talent Show Being
Sponsored By P.-T.A.
Of Southern High

Final plans for the first annual
Talent Show in Oakland were
made this past week, Willard Ell
lott, president of the Southern
High School PTA, sponsor Of the
event, announced.
The show, which has been set
for Friday evening, April 28, will
award prizes in three divisions
Division Number one will include
children up to twelve years of
age. Division number two will in
clude those between the ages of
Is and 10 while the third division
will include all others.
First place winners in each of
the three groups will have an OPP
portunity to appear on WBOY-TV
Cash prizes will be awarded as
follows: Division One, $500; $500;
$500 Division Two, $1,000; $500.
Division Three, $500; $1,000.
Judging will be done by radio
and TV personnel from area sta
tions.
Application blanks may be Sc
cured by writing or calling Mrs.
Billy R. Martin, Star Route, Oak
land. All application blanks must
be in her hands no later than
April II. All applicants will be
notified by April 81 if the act is
to appear on the show.
Proceeds from the show are to
be used toward the development
of scholarship fund for South
ern High School Students.