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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
William-James Hotel
Closed To Public

After difficulties extending over
several weeks, which began when
Mrs. Trudy Agrees was hospitalized
as the result of an automobile ac-
cident, and followed several weeks
ago with the bursting of the boiler
to the heating system, the William
James hotel in Oakland was closed
on Wednesday, and its ultimate fate
is not known at present
The last purchaser has failed to
meet the requirements, according
to Walter w. Dawson, attorney, and
the mortgage is being forecloscd
by Mrs. Victoria Ingram, former
owner. and holder of the first
mortgage on the establishment.
While Mrs. Agrees was in the hos
pital the establishment was kept
open by the employees.
The official foreclosure notice
will be published in The Republi-
can next week.
To repair the heating system
would mean the outlay of some
So 1000, it was estimated. The two
service clubs have been meeting
there, the Rotary club every Fri
day evening and the Lions club on
the second and fourth Mondays.
II was reported that several mem
bcrs of the Lions club were near
~ overcome by exhaust fumes
when they met there on Monday
night. The Rotary club called off
its meeting last Friday on account
of the Indictment weather. The Ro-
tarians will meet this Friday at the
Hinebaugh restaurant dining room
on Green street, it was announced
by Logan Weber, president.
The property was operated for
many years as the Commercial
House, then turned into the Will
liam-Jame which has been in
operation for over thirty years,
under various arrangements.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13

Kyle Bennett, a. and eleven
school children from the Kcmpton
area, we're stranded in school
bus last Thursday for some two
to three hours, as the result of the
storm that suddenly turned into a
blizzard, and piled snow in drifts
of three and four feet deep on the
highway.
After walking half a mile to a
telephone to call for help from the
County Roads garage, Bennett re-
turned to the children and waited
there until help finally did arrive.
When the bus was pulled from the
drift they we're unable to continue
to their homes and so spent the
night at the farm home of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Wolf. They we're
given food and lodging and the
following morning when the road
was still blocked they were brought
back to Oakland and lodged in the
Green street school. Four of them
ate supper and spent the evening
with their uncle belmont Corbin on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
Interest Shown
In New Jr. High
School At Oakland
Meeting Field tuesday With
Legislators, Commission
ers, PIT. A. Leaders

The proposal to construct new
junior high school in Oakland to
take care of the overflow students
from Southern High school, the
bennett Road and Center street
elementary schools, was given
unanimous approval by members
of building committee. P-TA
leaders, and other interested par
ents present at a meeting Tues
day afternoon.
The meeting was held with the
newly elected County Commits
sioners, State Senator and men,
bers of the House of Delegates.
The Legislators and commissioners
expressed interest in the school,
but made no specific commitments.
The proposal was outlined by Will
lard L. Hawkins, county superin-
tendent of schools. who also ex-
planned the status of the present
county school bond Indebtedness
He pointed out the total princi-
pal and interest paid in 1862 was
S198,903. Approximately S155,00C
came from the Natural Gas tax
and state incentive fund The Coun-
ty has been receiving $4,000 an
nually from the Natural Gas tax
and $105,000 from the state incen-
tive fund, based on enrolment
For debt service needs the county
provided $4,000 or less than one.
fourth of the total need.
For the years up to 1870 it was
figured the county money needed
was estimated at SAT ,26O for 1868
$45, 1853 for 1864, S57,879 for 1868
S56,277 for 1866 S10683 for 1867
81 ,189 for 1868, $2,2O8 for 1869 and
none needed in 1870.
A bond issue of 100000 in 1864
was proposed to raise funds for
the junior high school. This would
be paid back at the rate of $4,000
annually after the first year, with
interest beginning at S24, 500 an
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
Judge Hamill Gives
$4,000 AS Damages
After Civil Trial

Judgments totaling S27 200 we're
awarded Monday in the Garrett
County Circuit Court by Associate
Judge Stuart F. Hamill, who pre-
sided at a civil suit involving a
thrcc-vchicle accident on U. S.
route 40, cast of GrantsviIle on
July 3, 1860. No jury was involved
in trying the case.
Mrs. Charlotte Walker, ElNidgc,
who was injured in the accident,
was given judgment of $4,000;
her husband, Brook L. Walker, ST.
600 for medical expenses, loss of
his Wifc's services, and property
damage; and her son $500 for minor
injuries
Judge Hamill dismissed the case
against Mrs Ruth Dell, Pikesville,
driver Of one of the vehicles, and
ruled She was not responsible in
the accident. The other defendant,
Delbert p. Smith, of Dunbar, driver
of the third vehicle, did not appear
for the trial. He was represented
by William Gilchrist, of Cumber-
land.
Testimony revealed that Smith
was operating car east on the
highway when he rammCd into the
rear of a station wagon driven by
Mrs. Dell. forcing it into the west
bound lane of traffic and causing
hcadon collision with the car
driven by Brooks V. walker Mrs.
Walker was in the car with her son.
Among those tcstifying were Tic.
Charles r. Snow and DR.. Robert
Fcddis. William c Walsh, William
Walsh, Cumberland, and W. Dwight
Slower, Oakland, represented the
Walkers. S. r. Pagenhardt repre-
scented Mrs. Dell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
Young Deer Hunter
Accidentally Shot

One of the few area deer hunt
ing mishaps occurred last Satur-
day. December 8, when Donnie d.
Tichnell. 81, of route l, Swanton,
was accidentally shot in the left
knee by a member of the party
with which he was hunting.
The fact that the victim was
clothed in brown rather than in
bright red or yellow contributed
to the accident, according to
Trooper r. w. Andrews and
Trooper Milton Hart, of the Mary
land State police, who investigated.
The victim and his cousin. Ken
meth Tichnell were hunting with
five other hunters on the east side
of Backbone mountain. John j. Pet
tit, route l. Brownsville, and Arthur
Tichnell, route l. Swanton, uncle,
were tracking a deer in the snow
The tracks revealed that the animal
had backtracked in front of the
two crackers.
The victim and Kenneth Itch
nell were walking in a stopped
position as they made their way
through a widespread cluster of
heavy brush. Petit saw the brown
clothed man 125 yards away as he
passed through the brush His
clothing resembled the color of a
deer and Petit shot.
Kenneth Tichnell yelled that his
companion had been shot and inn
mcdiatcly began to administer first
aid. He applied a snow pack to
the injured area and also applied
a tourniquct of the upper thigh
above the wound Tichncll had
learned first aid when he had
formerly been a member of the
state police
Stretcher Is lmproVised
A strctcher improvised on the
spot from poles and hunting coats
was used to carry the man two
miles to car. He was rushed to
Potomac Valley hospital in Keyser
where hospital authorities said that
the quick application of first aid
probably saved the victims life
The high powered bullet passed
through the knee, causing major
nerve and artery damage and the
hunter was in shock when admitted
to the hospital
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
Search For Donald
Rounds Still Futile

Donald Rounds, %, of Swanton,
disappeared last Thursday about
noon while deer hunting and ef-
forts TO find him since that time
have met with no success.
Runds is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ivory Rounds with whom he re-
sides. He was seen in Oakland
Thursday morning and then COM
pletcly vanished. The National
Guard youth of the Meadow Noun
tain Forestry camp, the Oakland
fire department and county police
authorities have thoroughly
searched the area where he is pre-
sumed to have disappeared, under
the conditions of deep snow on the
mountain.
He was an employe of the Ster-
ling Processing plant in Oakland
Rounds repeatedly had no food
with him when he left for his trip
into the mountain just east of
Glendale bridge. He did have a
rifle and some ammunition.
The snow was knee-deep for the
most part during Fridays search
with some of the drifts among the
rocks and laurel of Meadow
Mountain being waist-deep. Mem
bers of the Forestry camp joined
in the search Saturday and the
National Guard was called out
Sunday.
The Oakland firemen were called
Saturday morning to aid in the
search. The National Guard men
were from Company E, 115th Medi-
UNI Tank Battalion, under 1t Yost,
company commander. A number of
individuals also tried to help in
the search. Robert Brown, district
game warden. and member of the
National Guard and Robert Friend,
forest ranger who was born and
reared in the vicinity where
Rounds was last seen, also pitched
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
ScheII Appointed
Director Bureau
Mines OF State
Governors Selection Is An
nounced Yesterday; Ef-
fective January 2

Carl A. Schell, of Kitzmiller, who
Just completed his four-year term
as a County Commissioner. was
informed by James Morton. assist
ant to Governor J. Willard TaWes,
that he had been named director
of the Bureau of Mines for the
state of Maryland.
The appointment is effective
January 2. He will succeed Frank
r Powers, who has served as direc-
tor for the past thirty years. He
will retire at that time.
Mr.. Schell will be the third per-
son to have held that office, the
original appointment being Dr. j.
J. Rutledge who served for a
number of years prior to his re-
tirement. Mr.. Powers maintained
his office in Westernport but Mr..
Schell said it was not necessary to
move there to perform his duties.
He plans to remain in Garrett
county.
Mr. Schell spent thirty years in
the coal mines and has lived in
Kitzmiller since 1912. Prior to that
time he resided in German. He has
specialized in mine rescue work and
was captain of the Kitzmiller mine
rescue squad which won the ma
tional championship in 1861.
In his new position MIR. Schcll
will be responsible for safety meas
urcs prescribed for all strip and
deep mining activities. Schell said
he took the examination for the
position in July, 1861, and that
there had been three other per-
sons that had been designated as
qualified.
The new director is married and
has four children and one adopted
child
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
Four Persons Cited
In Regional FFBL

Garrett county residents COPIED
three awards at the annual dinner
meeting of the Farming For Better
Living luncheon in MorgantoWn
last Friday The FFBL councils and
area winners we're guests OF the
MorgantoWn Chamber of Com
mcrcc. The inclcment weather kept
all the Garrett County personnel
al home so the awards we're made
by proxy.
James McTIcnry. county agricul-
tural agent, received a special GER
tificatc on behalf of All clubs of
the county because for the 10th con-
secutive time the FFBL participants
in the program had had 100 per-
cent completion in their projects.
The award is given when each
family enrolled in the program fills
out his booklet and completes his
project Seventy families were en-
rolled during the past year.
Cecil E. Bittinger, route 2, Oak
land. received an award from
Richard Chichester, manager of the
West Virginia Artificial Breeding
cooperative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bucket, of
Bittinger, also we're presented a
savings bond and recognized as the
Garrett County winners for 1862.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
Blizzard Closes
School Two Days;
Mercury Hits -12
Over 18 Inches Of Snow
Piled In County; Break
May Come Today

A blizzard Of mid-WintCr proper
tons struck Garrett county last
Thursday afternoon and before if
ended there was over 18 inches of
snow on the ground. schools were
closed for two days, and the area
was experiencing extreme cold
weather, in spite of being almost
clear and sunshiny.
Similar weather chilled most of
the nation and put freezing temper
atures down to II below zero We'd
nesday morning at the official
weather station at Weber's south
of town II hit 5 below this morn
ing but break was expected to-
day.
The mercury had been dropping
steadily since the blizzard of
Thursday night and Friday. Eight
inches of snow was recorded
Thursday with additional snow on
Friday and Saturday amounting
to approximately and 2 inches
Sunday night an additional 3l2
inches of new snow fell to bring
the total for the week to 1872.
Winds whipped the powdery
stuff into big drifts and although
state roads remained open, a num-
Der of the county roads were
closed Schools we're called off
Friday and again Monday, taking
two of the three days that are al
lowed during the winter months
without having to make up the
days lost
There was one-lanc traffic on
some of the state highways Thurs
day night and Friday morning but
no further trouble was expert
enccd Continuous effort was ncccs-
sary however, to keep the roads
clear.
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
Road Commission
Outlines 20 Year
Program of Action
Duui Line Highway For Ri
40 Is Among First
Phase Projects

The State Roads commission. at
a meeting in the court house, Oak
land Monday morning, presented
to legislators, new and old County
Commissioners and other Interested
persons a needs study program Just
completed, as it pertains to Garrett
County The Commission also
pointed out how it fits into the
new tWentyyear program now be-
ing undertaken by the roads group.
The local program was worked
out with the local Planning commits
sion, the County Commissioners,
members of the State Roads COM
mission and the State Planning
commission.
Wilson T. Ballard, consulting
engineer working with the SRC,
pointed out that the needs study
compiled was requested by the 1862
General Assembly in Joint Senate
Resolution Is passed last Feb
ruary
The plan, he said, would be subj
Get to periodic review for adjust
mcnts in order to give succeeding
legislature members an up to date
ana clear picture OF the roads
situation.
Ballard said the study has been
sorcly needed for a long time.
Thoroughly examined was the en-
tire roads system from major ar
tcrics in to the level of primary
and secondary roads in counties
and in the 159 cities and munich
palitics of the state
Working teams made a complete
study of engineering, planning, fis-
cal study as we'll as functional
! classification of the highways in
the best interest of the state
Taken into consideration was the
anticipated economic growth of the
state during the next two decades.
Referring to Garrett county the
needs we're placed in three phases.
For the primary phase was the COM
pletion of u S. route 40 as a dual
lane highway, from the Allegany
county line to the Pennsylvania
line; the completion of U. S. PIG,
from Deep Creek to McHenry, and
from Accident to U. S. route 40; and
the completion of route 1876 from
Altamont to the top of the noun
tain.
In the secondary phase was the
upgrading of route 495; highway AZ
out of Friendsville, improvement of
U. S. route 50. from Gormania to
the West Virginia line west of Red
House. and the construction of a
! bypass of Deep Greek on u. S. 219.
The final phase includes the con-
struction of a parkway down the
crest of Savage, and joining to the
crest of Backbone mountain,
eventually joining with the West
Virginia proposed parkway which
starts in the vicinity of Gormania
and goes to Redwood. The connect
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
Legislators Plan
Two Open Meetings

Decision to hold the two meet
ings planned by the newly elected
members of the Legislature in
Oakland and Grantsville, was an
nounced this week.
One meeting will be held at the
Court House in Oakland on Mon
day evening, December II, begin
ming at 7:3O o'clock. The second
meeting will be at GrantSVille on
Tuesday, December IS, in the fire
hall, also at 7:30.
In order TO avoid confusion the
legislators suggested that if there
was a group of people interested
in a certain piece of legislation
that the group name spokesman
1t was suggested that there might
be better organization if ideas
we're written on paper.
The Legislators already have had
meetings with the Forestry De-
partment, the Welfare Board, the
State Roads commission and the
Board of Education.
At a conference one day last
week Mrs. Martha |. Glotfelty was
named chairman of the House of
Delegates trio. Other members are
Elwood Groves and Eliza Bray All
three of the Delegates and Senator
elect Spencer w. Graham expect
to attend both meetings.
These meetings are being sched-
uled to give citizens an opportunity
to express their views on any con-
templated legislation
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
Juvenile Case Heard

One juvenile case was heard
yesterday afternoon by Associate
Judge Stuart F. Hamill, sitting as
juvenile judge.
The charge was for not attend
ing school. The youth was ordered
to attend school and be of good
behavior and he was placed in the
custody of his parents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
To Form Basketball
League in Oakland

Plans arc being made TO begin a
mems basketball league the first
Wednesday in January. The gym
nasium at Southern High school
will be used.
Interested in the organization are
Harland Kelley and the Rev. Lu-
Their Seibcrt, both route ?, Oakland,
They urged any church or or
ganization in the community de
string to join the league and or
ganize a team to contact them as
soon as possible.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
To Show Slides At Rotary

The Rev Shelby Walthall, rec
tor of ST. Matthew's Episcopal
church, Oakland, will show slides
and speak about his recent trip to
Mexico and Central America this
summer, at the weekly meeting Of
the Oakland Rotary club on Fri
day evening.
MIR. Walthall spent two months
this summer on this trip to six
different countries and Travelled
some l100O miles. He plans to
dwell on the rising influence Of
communism in these countries dur
ing a portion of his talk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
Stores To Remain Open

Most stores in the Oakland area
are now starting to remain open i'll
the evenings and will continue to
do so until Christmas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-13
First National
Plans Increase
In Capital Stock
Declaration Of Is Percent
Stock Divided Also Pro-
Posed To Stockholders

The declaration of a stock divi-
dcnd of 25 percent and an increase
in the capital stock to $350,00O is
being recommended by the Board
of Directors of the First National
Bank of Oakland, to its stockhold-
crs in letter mailed to them this
week
a vote on the proposals will be
taken at the annual meeting to
be held Tuesday, January s.
The Board of directors is also
declaring a regular semi-annual
dividend of 80 cents per share, and
special dividend of 10 cents per
share to stockholders of record,
are to be mailed out after
X. Littman, bank presi-
id if the recommendations
board were approved it
0uld increase the banks capital
. counts so that the capital struc-
Z re would keep abreast of the
growth of deposits and loans.
The specific recommendations
were: l. a stock dividend of 25
percent be declared which would
increase capital stock from $780,
600 to S25O.OOO, resulting in owner
ship by stockholders of 25 percent
more stock than they now have;
2, that the capital be further in
creased from S25O,OOO to S350OOO
and the Surplus account be in
creased from 100000 to S45O,OO0 by
the sale of 10000 shares of new
stock of SO par value, at $25 per
share.
Mr. Littman said such q step
Continued on Page Four)
Evening star., 1962-08-25
Tips on Adjacent Rooms

Achieving color harmony
between rooms that open
into each other is a problem
that worries many do it
yourself decorators, but the
solution is actually very SIM
pie. In fact, there are a num-
Der of ways to handle this
problem.
Simplest, of course, but
also the least imaginative
and timid, is to paint the
walls of the two rooms the
same color, using quality
alkyd flat enamel or latex
paint. Both types are odor-
less. quick drying Qatex dries
faster an hour, against
several hours for alkyd) and
easy to apply.
A more sophisticated solu-
ton is to use a lighter tint
or darker shade of the color
Of the first room on the
walls Of the second. If the
living room is painted in a
medium blue, for example,
the dining room could be
treated with a light blue. 1t
is a good idea to repeat the
dark blue of the first room
in the second with such &C
cent devices as draperies,
vases, ash trays and other
objects.
Single Unit
A third method would be
to treat the two rooms as a
unit and to use what is
known as a related color
scheme that embraces three
colors that are adjacent to
each other on the familiar
color wheel. Blue-green, blue
and blue violet comprise
such a color scheme. The
first room could be done in
blue-green and the second in
Evening star., 1962-08-25

which, in turn, would have a
rug in the red family that
draws its inspiration from
the wall color of the first
room.
In choosing your color
schemes. be guided by the
fact that differences in light
intensity in the two rooms
and differences in the re-
spective textures of fabrics
and plaster will affect the
final appearance of the COL
ors. So don't be disappoint-
ed if the upholstery in one
room looks somewhat differ
ent from the vase or wall in
its neighbor.
Evening star., 1962-08-25
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the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Wash
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long, the Yorkshire is luxurious home with large
bedrooms first floor study family off the kitch-
en-, center hall foyer, step-up living room and formal
dining room, full basement and double carport.
Plenty Of space for every family member to live in,
entertain in. and still have privacy. The Yorkshire is
one Of four outstanding designs in community
"FamiIy Tailored" for your comfort {. . with 40
acre recreation park including olympic pool, baseball,
picnic and chdren's play areas. The Yorkshire
is $l9990. Other rambIers spIit-foyer coIonaIs and
split level homes from $l6,690.
Evening star., 1962-08-25

blue-violet. lightened by the
addition of white. The pure
blue could be used as an ac-
cent color in the two rooms.
Another technique for ty-
ing adjacent rooms together
is to use the wall color of
the first room as a tint (the
color plus white) on the
ceiling of the second room.
The walls Of the second
room could be neutral such
as white, light beige or light
gray.
A complementary color
scheme can also be used to
solve this problem. The COM
Elementary colorS, you'll re-
call, are red and green, Or
ange and blue, yellow and
violet. You would not, Of
course, normally use these
colors full strength on a sur
face as large as a wall ex-
cept in very spacious room.
If the first room were done
in a dusty pink. let us say.
the second room could be a
muted green. In each room,
use the wall color of the
other as an accent for fab
rics, ceramics or paintings.
Unified Rooms
Normally, rooms that open
into each other are unified
by having the same carpet
ing in both rooms wall OF
wall. But two rooms can be
made to flow together by
having their wood floors fin
iShed the same and covered
with area rugs that pick up
the color Of the other room.
The pink living room could
have a rug in a value Of
green that derives from the
green of the second room,