The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-12-27

The Garrett County Airport
was finally dedicated. The date
had been set for early May, but
at that time fog and cold weather
forced its postponement The ele
ments still we're not kind when
the event did take place, with high
winds and unusually chilly weather
limiting the crowd and preventing
the appearance of number OF
important guests-most of whom
were running for one office or
another
The Grand Jury, which was eX-
pected to have fairly light load
pulled a surprise and returned Is
indictments. Among them we're
those charging the operators OF
six business places with liquor and
beer law violations. Not for sew
eral years had indictments been
returned on these charges.
On the final day of registration
before election, 80 persons signed
the books A final tabulation
showed the Democrats had re-
tanned their usual minority, with
the figures including 6,025 Repub-
licans: 1901 Democrats and DC
others who didn't choose to be
identified with either party.
The Health Department an
nOunced plans to proceed with a
large-scale program of oral polio
vaccine, to be carried out over
several months
Residents of the lower section
of the county we're up in the air
over proposals to locate the Frost
burg city dump in that vicinity
A survey showed the area proper
ly belonged in this county.
October
A change in command of the
local National Guard unit took
place in October. Capt. Arthur
Calhoun, who had been command
ing officer for a number of years
announced his retirement after 20
years army service. He was sue
ceeded by 1t. Mahlon Yost. The
Guardsmen we're also busy plan
ming for their 18th anniversary
celebration.
Nature lovers-871 of them
took a final fling at the outdoors
when they arrived for the Autumn
Glory excursion and tour. Most
were from Baltimore or Washing
ton.
The annual county high school
football classic ended with mar
row victory for Southern, when
the Highlanders squeaked by the
Huskies with a rs score
Plans were approved during the
month for the erection of a radio
station in Oakland, to begin oper-
ationS in 1868.
And the school system found
itself in a familiar dilemma. Over
crowding, it was reported, was be-
coming serious at both bennett
Road and Southern High schools.
! The solution, it was suggested,
was the construction of a junior
high school in the Oakland area.
The idea was to be discussed fully
during succeeding months.
The month ended with the cam
paigns becoming more intense,
but lacking any clear-cut issues.
Office seekers found themselves
at loss for argument, with all be-
ing against higher taxes and I'M
employment One candidate de-
clared she believed Sweet Land
of Liberty was a most patriotic
song.
November
The election held the spotlight
in November. In the county, all
Republican candidates were sue
cessful, with two exceptions Earl
E. Opel was elected as county
commissioner, and Stuart F.
Hamill won a 15-year term on the
bench. Judge Hamill's election
night margin was a Scant seven
votes, and it was two anxious
days before counting of absentee
ballots assured him the victory.
Others elected we're Spencer
Graham, State Senator; Elwood
Groves, Martha Glotfelty and Eliza
Bray, House of Delegates; and AL
len S. Paugh and H d. SwartZen-
truber, County Commissioners,
with Opel being the lone Demo-
cratic member The county man.
ager referendum, which never had
much popular support, went down
by an overwhelming margin.
The Robert Bucket family, who
farm near Bittinger, were judged
winners in the 1862 Farming for
Better Living competition. More
than 70 farm families had COM