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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
State Rate Holds

Maryland's state property tax
will remain at Is cents per $100
valuation next year instead of ris-
ing to l6 cents as originally OK
pCctCd.
The action to hold the rate at
its present level was taken by the
Board of Public Works at a spe-
cial meeting Monday at Annapolis
and announced yesterday by Comp
troller Louis L. Goldstein.
Goldstcin said the reduction in
the rate which had been set by
the 1861 Maryland Legislature for
calendar year 1862 was made pos
siblc by the growth in the assess
able property in the state, the low
interest rate on state bonds, and
the management of the states
capital improvements program
The rate is determined auto
matically by the amount of bond
the state will have to redeem IN
any given year. The Board Of
Public Works has authority to
change the figure approved by the
legislature if conditions dictate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Two Men Enlist

NJ Sgt. Bernard M. Laid, local
US Army Recruiter announces the
recent enlistment of James r.
Friend and Harold Sharpless, both
of Deer Park, Md. Both young men
are graduates of Southern High
School and both have been ac-
Cepted for The Fixed Crytographic
Equipment Repair school of 50
weeks at Fort Monmouth, N. j.,
after eight weeks of basic training
at Fort Jackson, S c.
Sgt. Laid announced that all
personnel who enlist or re-enlist in
the regular army December
II to January l may receive up to
Is days delay cnroute to their
first duty station if they so de-
sire allowing persons who enlist
EoW to remain at home over
Christmas and New Years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Warrants Issued
Against Four On
Charges of Larceny

Warrants we're issued during the
week for Howard Stanley Gle
vengcr, Nancy Kay Nicholson,
Larry Nelson May and Jane Rus
sell Martin, on charges of theft of
tires and automobiles. but Garrett
county authorities will have to
wait their turn to try the quartet.
Officers received word that the
four are being held in Somerset.
Pa. on various theft charges in
that state and will be tried there
before the county will have an op-
portunity to get them in custody.
The four were charged with
stealing automobile tires and
wheels from a Mercury automobile
owned by Bcrnardinc Idellc Long;
also two spinner type hub caps,
chrome fender mirror, chrome spot
light, in the amount of sos.
Martin and May also were
charged with the theft of an auto
mobile from the area of Glenn
Haven, on Deep Creek Lake.
The warrants for their arrest
we're issued by Trial Magistrate
Robert Nj. Maroney'S office.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
IA ayOr Reviews
Towns Struggle
For Ample Water
First Of Two Articles On
Oakland Supply Given
This Week

The problem of an adequate
water supply for the town of OAK
land was discussed in detail last
Friday evening by Mayor Russell
d. Smith at the regular meeting of
the Oakland Rotary club at the
Wiiliam-James hotel.
Mr. Smith had dug into the
minutes of the mayor and town
council meetings over the past fiji
ty years to get the information on
what had been done in the past.
He linked this information with
the nearly completed project now
underway by the town to get this
adequate supply into the Oakland
water mains with an outlay OF
something under S50OO0O
Mr.. Smith was presented to the
club by a. G. CORNER, program
chairman A portion of his re-
marks follows:
The most recent years of 1857
50 We're critical years of water
shortage This year it has been
touch and go for the past ninety
days and remains so today To get
a true picture of the water situa-
ton we should review past history.
The original water plant and dis
tribution system was constructed
about 1909 This first system got
its water from three 10" wells
about $50 feet deep, located at
the end of Dixon street, east OF
Third. Water was delivered to a
100000 gallon concrete tank about
50 feet in diameter and % feet deep,
covered with a wooden roof. In
1925 the tank was lined with brick
backed with concrete in an effort
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Bankers Committee
Is Meeting Today

The Agricultural committee Of
the Maryland Bankers association
is meeting today at the Will O. the
Wisp. on Deep Creek Lake. APP
proximately ninety persons from
banks throughout the state are
gathering for the annual meeting,
which opened at $50.
Delbert NJ. Davis. former cashier
of the First National Bank and
president of the County Trust com
pany of Maryland which recently
merged with the Maryland Ma
tional Bank, is one Of the speakers.
A senior vice-president of the new
organization, Mr.. Davis will speak
on, Wake Up and Live. The ses-
sion will adjourn late this after
noon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Hunters Again Will
Have One Extra Day

Hunters by the hundreds appear
to be making arrangements again
to take full advantage of the extra
hunting day allowed for deer sea-
son this year. The same extra day
has been available for the past
two years and last year saw a new
record made in the number of
bucks killed.
The deer hunting season will
open Saturday, December 2, and
will continue until shutdown Sat
urday, December 8, excluding Sun
day, December 3. This will give
hunters two Saturdays for stalk
ing the bucks The season former
ly had run for the first full week
in December.
During the season it will be law
ful to kill bucks with two or more
points to one antlcr and spike
bucks with threc-inch spike. Dur
ing the deer hunting season the
small game season will be sus-
pended but will be resumed Mon
day, December II and will con-
tinuc until January 5.
The deer checking stations are
at Edwards garage in Grantsvillc;
Matt Storcy's on Deep Greek Lake,
near McHcnry: Murphy's IN
Fricndsvillc; and Carroll Miller'a
Mt. Top Tire and Sport Shop in
Oakland. Hunters may also check
their bucks at Westernport or La
Vale in Allegany county.
IndictionS point to a record
number of hunters Extra game
Wardcns usually assigned to other
counties of the state will be in the
county next week to assist in en-
forcCmcnt of the game regulations.
Announcement was made few
weeks ago that hunters arc now
required to get permission from
a landowner or his agent TO hunt
on private property, as the result
of a Senate bill passed at the last
Legislative session. Trespasscrs al
so are held liable for any damage
they cause to farm property while
hunting. If convicted hunter
would be subject TO a fine up to
S1OO
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30

Anne Conner, daughter of Mrs.
Anne Conner. of Oakland, who has
been attending high school at St.
Peters in FairmOnt, w. Va, was
notified recently that she is semi
finalist in the Merit Scholarship
program.
Students included in this group
are selected on the basis of their
performance on the National Merit
Scholarship qualifying test, in test
ing their capacity for college work.
Semi-finalists are believed to rank
in the top one or two percent of
the high schools of their respec-
tive states.
Miss Connor is one of six Marion
county high school seniors who
will take the second examination
to be given in December.
The National Merit Scholarship
corporation which directs the pro
gram. is an independent non-pr0fit
corporation devoted solely 20
scholarship activities. Its major
goals are to identify students OF
unusual ability and to encourage
them to attend college and to
help them by awarding scholarships.
Miss Conner was an 9Th grade
graduate of St. Peters parochial
school in Oakland in 1858.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Accident Firemen
Purchase New Truck

The Accident Fire Company has
received new fire truck, de
Hvered on November &c.
1t is a 1861 Ford F-800 Chassis,
the equipment is one Central c D
model with $50 GPM Fighting
Equipment and Watcrous c NJ
Model-tWo stage Electro-Matic
Chassis A-pump. The Booster Tank
holds 500 gallons of water.
The truck was purchased from
the Motor Service Company Of
Grantsville. The equipment was
built by the Central Fire Truck
Corporation at an overall cost of
S13295.OO.
This is the second new fire
truck purchased since 1916 The
first truck was purchased when the
company organized, fifteen years
ago
The company has also completed
plans to install 2-Way radio COM
munication sets in the truck and
fire hall, so as to be able to per-
form more efficiently with other
companies and communities.
This set will be on the same fire.
quency as those of the other fire
companies in the county who al
ready have them The approx
mate cost of the tWo-way radio
communications sets is $500.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
.Kitzniller Citizens
Oppose Resolution
Over Condemnation

A resolution to add a new sec
ton to the Charter of the town of
KitZmiller relating TO condcmna-
ton of property, has run into OPP
position by citizens OF the town.
The resolution adopted by the
council at a regular meeting OF
the mayor and council of the town,
would be applicable only to said
town and would authorize the
Mayor and council ito condemn
property of any kind, or interest
therein, or franchise connected
herewith, in fee or as an ease
ment within the corporate limits
for any public purpose"
1t also provided that any ac-
tivity project or improvement
authorized by the provisions of
the charter, or any other state law
applicable, shall be deemed to be
public purpose and specifically,
shall include any flood control
project for the protection of said
town of Kitzmiller. which may
hereafter be undertaken or which
may be necessary"
The complete copy of the rcsoiu-
ton may be examined at the coull-
ell room in Kitzmillcr prior to its
effective date.
The resolution, according to
Leslie Z. Sharplcss, trial magistrate
and former mayor of KitzmilIcr,
provides for a referendum vote on
the question before it becomes e.
fective, if 20 percent of the voters
of the town arc in favor Of such
referendum.
MI. Sharplcss said he circulated
such a petition and that ii had been
signed by GA of the 176 voters in
the town.
The date of such an election has
not been announced.
1t was necessary for the town
of KitzmilIcr to have the right of
condemnation if it was to enter
into a flood control project with
the federal government, the state
and the county
MIR. SharpIcss said the buildings
TO be removed to allow for the
flood control project in his opinion,
would take too much valuation
from the assessablc basis OF the
town. The assessable basis at pres
ent is in the ncIghborhood of $500
600. Some ten or more buildings
along the present bed of the
p m a river would be con
demned and torn down to make
way for the flood wall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
County School
Budget Requests
To Be Filed Soon
Commissioners Asked Thut
No increase Be Sought

The Board of Education's budget
request for the next fiscal year will
be in the hands OF the County
Commissioners by December Is, it
was indicated by Willard L. Hawk
ms, county superintendent Of
schools, but what disposition the
Commissioners will make of it is
not known.
The Commissioners had re-
qucsted in a letter of November 10,
that the Board of Education hold
its 1862 budget requests within the
amount allotted in the 1861 levy.
The Board last year received S37l,-
1874 from the levy, Sl7,96395 from
cigaret tax and $4,000 for capital
outlay.
Mr. Hawkins, in letter writ
ten November 81, to the Commits
sioners, pointed out that this
would be impossible IF we are
even to meet our present salary
contracts and other commitments"
He stated that the James bill
enacted into law at the last ses-
sion of the legislature changed the
formula by making mandatory an
81 cent levy instead of a IS cent
levy to meet the minimum program
of education in the state Hawkins
said the change in the formula was
more than offset by the provision
for additional state funds available
for school purposes including the
money from Al motor vehicles
and the Scent cigaret tax The
cigaret tax in recent years had been
l cent for teacher salaries. He said
that additional revenue also would
be available through increase in
the taxable base of the county
and from other sources.
Mr.. Hawkins assured the board
that no requests would be made
that are not of an essential ma
ture, but also pointed out there
was an under payment of around
$4,000 due the board by law from
last years levy since the budget
was based on lower assessment
than that on which actual collec-
tions we're made.
If the 75-cent provision of last
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Fair Assets Now
Total S16,425.04
Audit Presented At Meeting
Held Tuesday At Oakland
-Offlcers Elected

The Garrett County Fair associa.
ton has emerged from its fifth
year Of successful operation with
a net worth of S16,425.O4, accord
ing to a report submitted at
meeting Of the stockholders 1t
Oakland fire hall Tuesday night.
The total was an increase of more
than $4,000.
The balance of cash on hand was
somewhat less than for the prcvi-
Gus year but the appraised value of
the fair property has increased.
The association now has S2,1250f
as cash balance
Its capital assets amount to S14.-
300 which include pony barn 1t
$4,000; dairy barn at $1,000; a
beef barn at $4,000; a sheep shed
at $500; a hog shed at $500; an Of
flee building ct $1,000; other build
ings at 5000; plumbing and wiring
at 81 900; racks, stages and display
tables at $1,000; and a public adj
dress system valued at $500. The
beef barn was new this year
The fair association had receipts
of S12,545.67 which included SO
from sale of stock; $500 from
state fair board ALLEGATION, $500
from county commissioners, $500
from carnival receipts, S3,243.34
from gate receipts, $1,945 from adj
vcrtising. Sl.290.33 from CONNER
cial displays, 500 each from the
Garrett National and First National
banks and miscellaneous receipts
of S357 Along with cash balance
of S3,20367 it made total receipts
of S15,74934.
Expenditures amounted to S13,-
6243O The association paid So
1926 in premiums, $9O637 for rent;
capital improvements of S4136.5S,
S465.25 for labor, S456,25 for prizes.
The electric bill was S1,19149.
Officers Are Named
II. c.. Gortner, Oakland, was
elected president of the fair as
sociation, succeeding John J.
Brenneman, Accident, who had
served for two years Mr. GOrtncr
served as president for the first
three years. Claude Wagner Jr.,
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Northern Athletic Boosters
Seek Donations To Fund

The Northern High School Ath-
letic Boosters group is planning a
door to door campaign for contri-
buttons to provide transportation
for athletes to their homes fol
lowing practice sessions.
The Oakland district is to be
covered by Bernice Rodeheaver
and Frances Fike, Mrs Alex
Groves, Mrs. Margaret Shoemaker
will cover the Grantsville area.
Bond Prichard, president, said
dance was planned for December
Is, at the American Legion home
in Grantsvillc. Another meeting is
planned at Northern High on We'd
ncsday, December 10, at o'clock,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Education Board
Has Expenditures
OF S1,667, 827.76
Annual Report Shows Re-
ceipts OF $I,740,767.05
During Fiscal Year

The Board Of Education for this
county disbursed 81 ,667 ,82776 dur
ing the fiscal year, July l. 1860
to June 80, 1861 This included a
capital outlay item of S524C.55
but did not include school con-
struction funds. according TO the
annual report which appears in
tins weeks issue of The Republi-
can.
Receipts from all sources in
Guiding balance of S59,7O5.54 in
various funds, amounted to ST.
FAC, 1906.
Receipts from county funds
totaled S4l5, O6293, which included
S371 ,l64 from the county tax levy,
SIT $685. from cigarct tax. $4,000
for capital outlay and S16,134.98
from licenses, fees and special
taxes.
The board received S1,211,768 10
from state funds, S37 ,10410 from
federal funds and S17,12629 from
other sources. Biggest item from
the state was the equalization aid
of S861 ,O77O2 Aid per classroom
unit totaled S188,OO0, aid per
pupil S133 99960, part payment of
officials salaries of S25, 1893 SO,
SASS for physical examination Of
bus drivers, S2,495.24 for handi-
capped children and S4O8 for
adult education.
Largest item in the federal
funds was S27OO4.56 for the ma
tional school lunch program.
Disbursements Are Given
Disbursements we're separated
as follows: administration, S37 =
65a40; Institutional service, ST.,
O79747.25; operation of school
plant. S8175075; maintenance of
school plant, SAB 1890: transport
tation of pupils, S345,262 80; fixed
charges, S19,3O637; payments 70
adjoining units, S2O,8O2.58; other
school services, S347l9O4; and
capital outlay, excluding school
construction funds; S5,24O.55.
There is cash on hand Of SIP ,939 30
Administration costs totaled S37 :
6584O, with the largest amount,
$27 500 SO, going for administra-
tive and clerical salaries.
1t cost S1O79.74725 for instruc-
tional service in both elementary
and high schools with cost of
teachers in elementary schools
costing 1894, 1882 compared 20
S483 ,42425 in the high schools. In
the elementary school there are
CONTINUED on rage Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30

Altman First Glass Thomas
Wolf. with the 98th field mainten-
ance squadron at Lincoln Air Force
base. Nebraska, was named main
tenance man of the month for
August, it was learned here by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A.
Wolf. Reese street.
Letters forwarded to Mr. and
Mrs. Wolf indicated that airman
Wolf supervises a five-man crew
on engine build-up, final assembly
and inspection. His commanding
officer said he and his crew had
consistently maintained high stand
ards of duty, performance and in
addition Wolf had contributed to
the local manufacture of special
engine tools not otherwise obtain
able. He devised and fabricated
an engine throttle bracket wrench
which facilitated removal and in
stallation of the engine throttle
unit, resulting in saving of con-
siderable time
The selection of Wolf was for
his efficiency devotion to duty,
good judgment and superior quail
ties of an outstanding airman, the
citation said His personal appear
ance and military bearing sets an
example for others to attain, the
citation also stated. Altman Woif
has been in the U. S. Air force
since 1856.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30

evening at the Wilmer Sebold
home. About $50 relatives and
friends helped in celebrating the
occasion.
Mr.. Scbold was born Nov. rs,
1871, near Oakland, the son of An
drew and Catherine Grower Sc
bod. He was married in May 1895,
TO the former Martha McGcttigan.
Seven children were born to this
union, five of them living as fol
lows: Nelson A., of Alton, ILL.,; Will
mer F., of Connellsvillc; Edward
W., of Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. Ralph
CGcncvievcl Kreimer of Union
Bridge Mrs Carroll Mary Martial
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Air Squadron Aids
In Practice Mission

A practice mission for the Oak
land composite squadron of the
civil air patrol was carried out on
Sunday, November 10, and accord
ing to officials it indicated that
the area had an effective air
search and rescue team to use If
the emergency ever arises.
The mission was called at a.
m. on that day and continued until
$50 p. m. Participating were ten
senior members and sixteen cadets.
Two aircraft were in use with an
additional one standing by There
we're also three mobile units equip
ped with radios, ready in case of
any emergency rescue purposes.
Had the cadets gone out in
search they would have worked
with the Cumberland and Frede-
rick rescue teams Airplancs of the
squadron few from Oakland TO
Cumberland and then covered as
signed grids which included the
territory from Cumberland to
Clear Spring. All areas were coy
cred from the Pennsylvania line on
the north to the West Virginia line
on the south. The local planes re-
turned to the Oakland air strip at
4 p. m
The target for the mission was
a Cessna $50 aircraft which was
located near Howard High school
Baltimore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Bids On Core Drilling

Penniman and Brown, Inc, Bal
timorc, was the lower of two bid
dcrs on highway projects in Gar
rctt, Allegany and Frederick coun-
ties. the State Roads commission
announced
The firm bid $500 on four con-
tracts calling for the subsurfacc
exploration of bridge and culvert
sites in the three counties The
contract includes the core drilling
at Bear Creek, on IT, S route 2i",
north of Accident, where the com
mission plans to relocate bridge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Gets Mineral Rights
To Balance of Farm

The County Commissioners now
have all the mineral rights to the
White Face farm property, as the
result of recent deed transfer
Several years ago Mr. and Mrs
c. NJ. Fritz White, of Cleveland
Ohio, presented the County Com
missioners with most of the White
Face farm property near McHenry,
where the county airport recently
was constructed.
In the property transfer how
ever MIR. and Mrs. White, who had
spent numerous summers at the
farm home, had reserved some b5
acres at the western edge of the
plot in case they decided to con-
struct a summer home there. This
week Mr. and Mrs. White com
plctcd the tranfcr of all mineral
rights under the IS acres to the
County Commissioners, in trust for
the Garrett County Memorial hos
pital. They already had the bcnc-
fit of the mineral rights under
the balance of the White Face
farm which had been productive
ever since gas was discovered I'M
der the property.
Mr.. White retired last year DIS
chairman of the board of directors
of Republic steel He is a native
of this county, having resided on
Liberty street in Oakland in his
early years. He is son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f.
White and is a brother of Mrs.
John Hart. Oakland, and Miss Re-
becca White, Pittsburgh.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30

The years have dealt kindly
with William Michael Sebold,
longtime resident of Oakland,
who celebrated his Goth birthday
on Sunday November 26th For the
past ten years he has made his
home at Conncllsvillc, Pa, with his
son and daughtcr-in-laW Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilmer +. Sebold of 928
Franklin Ave.
He is still actively engaged m
odd jobs of carpentry, the picture
above shows Mr.. Scbold with d
few of his treasured tools
A family party was given in his
honor on Saturday afternoon, with
an open house reception in the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Appeals Charge of
Manslaughter And
Sentence Suspended

Paul Harrison Arnold, Jr., who
had been sentenced to a year in
the House of Correction as the re-
suit of an automobile accident
which killed his wife on u. S.
route 50 on October %, after being
charged with manslaughter by
automobile, took an appeal on the
sentence and was taken before As
sociatc Judge Stuart F. Hamill, Jr.
He also entered a plea of guilty
to the charge before Judge Hamill.
The latter sentenced him to serve
two years in the House of Corrcc-
ton but suspended the sentence
for a period of two years upon con-
ditiOn he refrain from the use of
intoxicating liquor, remain of good
behavior, that his drivers license
be suspended for a period of two
years He was also placed under
the supervision of the Maryland
parole and probation officer for
the two-ycar period
Arnold was driving his automo-
bile at a high rate of speed when
it it failed to make a curve, ran
off the north side of the highway,
struck the top of an embankment
and rolled over onto the road. Ar
mold was thrown clear of the car
ID his wife was caught under the
top.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold had come
to the county from their home 1t
Arlington, Va, to spend the week
end with relatives.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-11-30
Firemen Are Called

Oakland fircmen were called to
the home of Harry +. Paugh, at
Paughvillc, near Deer Park, last
night about 7:45 o'clock as the re-
suit of flue fire There was no
damage.