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The frontiersman., 1962-06-07
Rehekans Plan Card Party

The Gold Star Rebekah Lodge is holding a card party at Carpenters hall on June 8 at 8 p.m., to which the public is invited Progressive pinochle and canasta will be played, and refreshments will be served Admission is one dollar per per son.
 The president of the Rebekah Assembly of Washington, Mrs. Lila Belle Reddington, accom- panied by Mrs. Madge Brown of Auburn, Washington, were recent visitors in Palmer. She made her official visit to Gold Star Rebekah Lodge 119 on the evening of May l9. The meeting in Carpenters hall was preced- ed by a banquet at the Elks Club.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-07

We maintain the same high standard of quality and value in everything we sell!
The frontiersman., 1962-06-07

tors on the Houston strip of the future Anchorage Fairbanks primary highway, suffered con- siderable damage to their heavy equipment when carload of boys tempered with their ma chinery. They drove one Euclid into a new D6 tractor and an- other into a swamp. They also broke the glass on some of the equipment. It is reported that the state police have the license number of the vandals' car. An early fisherman apprehended two of the boys, but they broke away.
 
 Bill Jones and Frank Moss were week end visitors at their homes from their construction jobs at Talkeetna.
 
 The Homesteaders' Commun- ity Club of the Big Lake-Hous- ton-Pittman area changed it's meeting place from the home of Lena McMillin to that of Mrs. Harry Neal The meeting will be June Is for a potluck lunch. All residents of the vie inity are invited to attend.
 A Community Club building has been purchased, and as soon as the land near the Big Lake-Houston Y is made avail able by the State Division of Lands, a volunteer work group will clear d building and picnic spot and set the building on these grounds.
 
 MT and Mrs. Jim Duley are now living on their homestead in the Beaver Lakes area as are the Behrends, on their place
The frontiersman., 1962-06-07
AREA CHANGES TO PICNIC

The three area Oranges, Pal mer, Wasilla, and Willow will hold joint picnic at the Peck home on Wasilla Lake on Sun d9,,, June 10. A potluck dinner w be served at 2 pm, and games, boating, and baseball are planned.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-07
COMMON SENSE

The man who places his foot on the brass rail too often will never find time to leave foot prints on the sands of time.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-07
NO CHOICE

In this space-age civilization must put an end to war, or war will put an end to ciVlliza= ton.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-07

Folks always like a good los eff the money comes their way.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-07

The George Tucker family were visiting in the vicinity for the weekend.
The frontiersman., 1962-06-07

MT. and Mrs. Walter Glazer are now managing the Rocky Lake Resort, which they have reopened and improved.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
SNUiWg the DMy

In times of heavy downpours of snow, slowing the gath
erng news Wednesday evening church and political acv
y the advertisements of Warner and Swasey which appear
periodically in the u. S. News and World Report usually
through the day in providing editorial ideas
The latest is entitled "Who Put the Fringe in Mrs Muir
phys Chowder?' And it goes like this
when she price increases all down the market
shelf does she realize that all she doing is paying for the
increase Mr. NIuphys union boasfuly got him last
mer?
Nov if Mr. Murphy and his coworkers had been willing
PRODUCE pay for his increase there would have
been need for price rsethe Muphys and every Amer-
would be better off But too many union leaders
trae MORE MONEY and refuse accept their RESPONSE
blity for MORE PRODUCTION to earn it.
so since wages and fringe benefits and pensions and
paid vacations and taxes only be paid out of the
which production brings in, prices have to go up
$50 Mrs. Muphys chowder costs her (AND YOU more,
and the fringe benefits didn't benefit anyone after all
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Brought to Hospital

A call for assistance to get a
siX-year-old girl to the hospital
brought a quick response from
the sheriffs office yesterday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Collins. re-
siding on the Bethlehem road.
called the health department early
Wednesday, Their daughter was
on the verge of pneumonia and it
was necessary to get her to the
hospital, but their road was
blocked by deep snow
DR. Arthur Jones. county health
officer, Immediately called the
sheriffs office Wayne Wilt, deputy
sheriff. put a stretcher in his car
and set out Main roads we're clear
but there we're several hundred
yards from the main road into the
home where snow made travel
impossible Several neighbors as
sisted and soon had the child
transported safely by stretcher to
the automobile.
The child is now recovering at
the hospital
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Two Women Hurt
In Route 40 Collision

Two women were hospitalized
last Friday afternoon following a
tWo-car collision on U. S route
40, &c miles east of Cumberland.
Admitted to Sacred Heart hos
pital we're Mrs. Shirley j. Collins,
26, of Oakland; and Mrs. Gladys
L. Crawford, 81, of route l, Arte-
mas, Pa.
Mrs. Collins received a possible
fracture of her right wrist and
multiple decorations but was in
good condition. Mrs. Crawford
sustained a possible fractured pei
Wis and was reported in 'satisfac-
tory" condition
Trooper John w. Mcfarland
said the accident occurred about
1890 p. m. when a car operated
by Mrs. Crawford veered across
the highway and struck another
car operated by Daisy j. Alex
ander, sc. of Oakland, who also
was taken to Sacred Heart hospital
where she was treated and re-
leased
Mrs. Collins was passenger in
the Alexander vehicle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Mistakes RuiIroud Track
For Highway

A man who came to the Sterling
Processing company on Tuesday
morning TO take same pictures of
the plant, mistook the railroad
track for the highway when lcav-
ing the plant and got into immedi-
ate difficulty
He told Henry Arnold. chief of
police who was nearby at the
time, that he saw that open ex-
pansc and thought il was the road
way. He became wedgcd in be-
tween the ties and rails and was
across both east and west bound
tracks before he stalled complete
ly.
Arnold notified TIE Donald
Tucker who notified the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad station. The
agent Immediately got in touch
with the towers and trains were
held up until a wrecker was OBJ
tanned to remove the automobile
from the railroad right-of-way.
The mans name was not learned
but he had come to the plant from
Morgantown.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Are Two Roy Bittingers

There are two Roy Bittingcrs and
Roy A. Bittinger. of Devils Half
Acre, near Friendsville, called The
Republican office last Friday to ad-
wise that he was not the one in
volved in the charge Of assault and
battery upon Elmer Upole, forest
warden.
Mr.. Roy A. said that the person
involved also was named Roy BIZ
finger but he was from Grantsvillc
and just happened to be working
in the Devils Half Acre area when
apprehended and it was errone-
ously believed that he lived in that
section
He asked that people be advised
that even though he lived at Devil +
Half Acre, he was a peacCable and
law abiding citizen. The Republ-
can regrets the mistaken identity
and people are hereby advised.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Offers Free Week. End At
Lake For Best Feature

The Deep Creek Lake-Garrett
County Promotion Council, Inc,
will award an all expense week
end for two in June at Deep Creek
Lake to the writer of the best
feature story published about
Garrett County's recreational ia
cilities, it was announced this
week. Articles must be published
between March Goth and May 30th
Clips are to be submitted to Mrs.
Patricia H. kittle, promotion
secretary, Promotion Council,
Oakland.
Judges will be George Hanst,
editor of The Republican; Edith
G.. Brock, head librarian, Ruth
Enlow Memorial library of Gar
rett County; Frank Mcdaniel, Mt
Top Chamber Of Commerce, and
Mrs. kittlc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Bill Would Make
Possible Co. Manager

Legislation paving the way for
the appointment of county man
ager. subject to the approval by
the County Commissioners, is to
be introduced Friday at a special
session of the Maryland Legisla-
ture, it was learned this morning.
The special session was ordered
last evening and is expected to
last for a day or two
The bill will be in the form of
an enabling act which would
mean that it would be possible by
law to make such an appointment
but would not be mandatory
Details of the bill which will be
introduced we're not available. All
legislators and the state senator
work on. the preparation of the
bill and will be introduced by Sem
ator Bernard l. Gender.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Plan Horse Show

At meeting of the Horsemens
Association board of directors last
Friday evening at the home of Ger
aid Glotfelty, president, at Nc
Henry, plans we're discussed for a
possible horse show, that would
be presented for the benefit of
the two high school bands at
Northern and Southern High
school. Numerous details are yet
to be worked out.
The horse show would be SINH
lar to the one held last year at
the Garrett County fair, except
that the show would be open to
entries from beyond the county
John Beachy is vice. president
of the organization Following the
business session last Friday, Mrs
Glotfelty served refreshments to
the group.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Unusual Conditions
Involved in Deaths
OF Two Residents

Two county residents died of
natural causes Tuesday and We'd
nesday but under unusual circum-
stances.
The death victims were Hugh
Carey Mcmahon, g.. Of star route,
Frostburg. who was found yester-
day morning about 100 feet off L.
S. route 40, west of Frostburg. in
this county.
John Ray Evans, Sr., Ga. Mt.
Lake Park, who was found in his
automobile Tuesday evening about
mile from Deer Park on the
Eagle Rock road
Tic. Donald Wade of the state po-
lice said Mcmahon was found on
road leading off U. S 40, oppo-
site Happy Hills Farm restaurant
and had apparently been on the
roadway overnight. Tic. Wade said
he was advised the man had gone
to a store the night before and had
never returned home.
The county medical office was
scheduled to perform an autopsy.
Sheriff James Frantz, Oakland
said Evans was believed to have
died from a heart attack. The coun-
~ medical examiner was also
scheduled to make further tests.
Sheriff Frantz said Evans was
found about p m. by a group of
children playing in the area. His
car had been nearly covered by
snow, and when the youngsters
noticed him they scraped the snow
away Investigators estimated he
had been in the car IL hours.
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
II Candidates
File For Office
Forty Are Republicans And
Thirty-Two Are Democrats

An additional list of twenty
seven candidates during the final
week brought the total number to
y. as the deadline for filing passed
Monday at midnight
There are forty Republican
candidates and thirty-tWo Demo-
Gratis In only three instances was
opposition by Democrats lacking.
Richard L. Davis, present clerk of
the Circuit court, has no opposi-
tiOn from either Republicans or
Democrats and the same is true
for F. r. Corliss, Jr.. for county sur
veyor Corliss is a Republican.
There was no Democratic candi-
date for sheriff
S. r. Pagenhardt entered the race
for iudgeship, travelling to Annap-
oils to file with the secretary of
state on Monday, prior to the dead
line. He also cross-filed, as did the
other two candidates, which means
that the names of candidates for
associate judge will appear on both
the Republican and Democratic
primary ballots
The complete list of candidates
follows:
State Senator-Spencer w. Ora
ham, Oakland; Russell L. Smith,
Republicans: Maurice Brookhart,
Oakland; Ebert E. Bucket, Bit
niger, Democrats.
House of Dclegalcs-Harry c.
Edwards, Grantsvillc; ElWood Scott
Groves, Oakland; Eliza E. Bray,
Oakland Mrs. Kermit Glotfelty,
Bittinger; Dwight A. Barrick. Kitl-
miller Fred Glotfelty, Oakland,
Republicans: Mrs Helen T. Baum
gardner. Oakland; Leslie Z. Saw
age, Fricndsville; William White,
KitzmilIer, and Mrs. Helen b. Robe
son, Avilton, Democrats.
County Commissioners Commits
sioner district Daniel Edward
Lohr, Allen S. Paugh, Erwin Roth,
Republicans; Bernard Mcclure
Guy Harold Henry Upole, William
Russell Bever, Democrats.
Commissioner district Wilbur
\. limbaugh. DR. A. Paige Strong,
Clifford Friend and Stewart Stahl,
Republicans Earl Edward Opel,
Ezra Garletts, Democrats.
Commissioner district 3-Harvey
d. SWartzentruber Leslie J. Baker,
Randall Willis Friend, Darrell Mar
tin. Republicans; John NJ. Wilson,
Herbert Watson Browning. James
Edward Matthews, Joseph Hine-
baugh, Democrats.
Associate Judge-W. Dwight
Slower, S. r. Pagenhardt. Republic
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Karl Kahl Injured
In 2-car Collision

Kar. F. Kahl Oakland. was one
of three persons injured in d two
car collision near Pennington, Pa,
last Thursday evening.
All three we're treated at Union
town hospital for injuries Treated
in the emergency room were Pat
Mallory, II, of Pennington. for a
right wrist injury, decorations Of
the lower lip, and loss of several
teeth. His mother, Mrs. S. A. NAL
lery, sustained decorations of the
left knee, chin and nose Mr.. Kahl
had Commissions of the forehead and
abrasions of the ear and knee,
fractured right jaw and fractured
left wrist A right rib also was
broken and it was learned later
that he suffered slight concus-
sion.
He was later brought to Carrot,
County Memorial hospital in Oak.
land for X-rays and further treat
ment and was then taken to his
home on Old State road where he
is slowly improving.
1t was learned that KahIs car ran
off the right side of the highway
and in attempting to get back onto
the road was thrown into the path
Of an approaching automobile.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Municipal Election
Next Monday a Mere
Formally Here

Oakland's annual municipal cleo
ton will be a mere formality on
Monday, March u. unless there
would be a concerted WritC-in cam
paign for some candidate which is
not considered at all likely
The ticket was filled last Thurs
day afternoon just prior to the
deadline for filing but there wore
no candidates TO spare.
Filing for mayor was Russell L.
Smith, to succeed himself Council
candidates are Harold II. Harmed.
incumbent; Earl F. Roth and Carl
ton Calls. Mrs Bcryldinc Stanton
was the only one to file for treas
urer.
Terms of William + Naylor and
Emory w Adams will expire Us
city council members. They were
not candidates for reelection.
Serving for another year are Don
aid NJ. browning, James Helbig and
Erwin S. Smith.
The polls will be open to legally
qualified voters of the town from
8 o'clock a m, until o'clock p. m.
at the council chamber in the City
hall on Third street.
Serving as register judges will be
Mrs. Eleanor ]. Stemplc and Mrs.
Phyllis J. Helbig. Miss Floss Shat
fer and Mrs. Louise NJ. Shaffcr will
serve as machine judges.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Legislature Enacts
S555 Million Budget

The Maryland Legislature en-
acted Monday night a record budg-
ct of S555,730.174 for the next fiscal
year without any increased new
taxes.
Both the House and Senate sus-
pended rules to adopt the budget
without hesitation It cleared the
road for final adjournment of the
1862 regular session.
Gov Tawes will balance the
budget with the use of surplus
and a reserve fund.
In addition to clearing the budget
the Senate passed bill to revamp
the states prison system. 1t creates
a commissioner of correction ana
gives him strong controls over the
prison system. In a general reVi-
sion of prison laws it also allows
courts to sentence offenders to the
refOrmatories for males and fe-
males to indeterminate sentences
Of fixed period but not to ex-
coed the maximum provided by
law.
Other bills passed by the Sen
ate included measures to boost
the maximum benefit for total dis
ability under workmen's compen-
sation from $40 to SAB and expand
the state police bureau of identifi-
cation to include an intelligence
unit.
The Allegany and Garrett dele
cations have introduced House
Bill 1852 which would extend the
term of Frank Powers, director of
the Bureau of Mines.
Delegate Ebert E. Bucket intro
duced House Bill 1856. 1t provides
the minimum standards in nurs-
ing homes with three or more vel
fare patients shall be set by the
public health officers of the city
or county i'll which they are To-
Gated
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Courtney Wilson
Home Raced by Fire

The home Of Courtney Wilson,
located at German, was completely
destroyed by fire of undetermined
origin last Thursday evening,
March /, about 1870 O'Clock. The
contents also we're consumed.
The home is located on state
route $50. near German. The Oak
land fire department was called 10
assist the German department but
was turned back at the gate into
the property as the house was COM
pletely in flames by the time the
local firemen had finished the p
mile run
The only other call by the depart
ment occurred February 26, about
1880 when an automobile owned
by Chauncey Sisler became ignitcd
in front of the Shartzer and Naylor
store. There was no damage
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08

Andrew d. Faith, student at the
University of Maryland in the Col
lcgc of Business and Public adj
ministration, has been placed on
the deans list al the university for
the first semester A graduate Of
Northern High school, class of
1861, he had point average of
3.625.
Faith is son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Faith Grantsville While
in high school he was active in the
student council, science clubs and
the journalism club. During his
senior year he was editor of the
school newspaper and was gradu-
ated with high honors.
He is a grandson of Mrs n r.
Davis, Sr, and the late Dr. Davis,
Grantsville. Both his parents are
teachers in the county schools.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
To Address Rotary

Walter Zabban. designer of the
new water filtration system now in
use in Oakland, will be the speaker
at the weekly meeting of the Oak
land Rotary club on Friday evening
at the William-James hotel
The program is in charge of Ar
thur E. Naylor. Zabban is associated
with the Chester Engineers of Pitts
burgh.
Weather permitting the club
members will inspect the new plant
after the dinner and program
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Southern High Band
Uniforms Authorized

Authority to order approximately
70 new band uniforms from MarVil
Jones of Marvins Mems Wear, was
issued Monday night by the eXecu-
tive board of the Band Boosters
group of Southern High school. Thu
uniforms will cost SOS each and are
expected to arrive by the first of
May
Mr. Jones said the uniforms would
consist of coats and pants and
shakoS with feather plumes.
The coat will be red with a white
breast plate trimmed in gold and
red, with gold buttons and a two
tone red and white citation cord.
The trousers viii be red with a
Onc-inch white stripe on each side.
The shakos will have a red body.
white plastic top with white visor
and six inch red fountain plume
with gold ornament
III hi4iAOA no III Niit blll0 lllGiOl
cites will have white coats with red
breast plates, gold trimming and
buttons with white circular skirt
lined with red satin. There will be
matching cloth belts. The shake
will be slanted polar bear cloth,
white with red upright feather
plume
The uniforms are being purchased
from Fechheimcr Brothers COM
pany of Cincinnati. Jones was the
lowest bidder of three.
The uniforms will take place of
the red ones which have been in
use ever since Southern high has
been in existence, in 1858.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Plan Open House
At Knitting Mill
M onday, March 10

Plans for an Open House at the
Oakland Knitting Mills, Inc, were
announced this week by George
Brunton, president of the COM
pany and Merl Fike. secretary
treasurer.
The occasion will take place
Monday, March 10, from 2 to p.
M, and also from to 9 o'clock
The plant is located on the south
side of Liberty street. at the west
end of Oakland.
The mill has been in operation
Tor the past several months and
two weeks ago began a training
program that will provide trained
employees.
High quality full fashioned
knitted sweaters of cashmere, or
Ion and other material and syn
thetic fibers are being made
The company has ready market
for any article that is produced. it
was stated and it was learned last
night that the company is planning
to add a night shift to the opera
tons.
The open house will consist of
showing people through the vari-
Gus processes of operations
Some of those especially respon-
sible for the plant locating here
are the county commissioners and
! members of the Garrett County
Development corporation. the
Maryland Department of Economic
Development. The latter had close
cooperation of the federal redc-
velopmcnt administration. These
two in turn have requested and
received assistance from the fed
cral department of Health, Edu-
cation and Welfare represented
! locally by the Board of Education.
and the Federal department of La
Dor Training and Restraining pro-
gram serviced locally by the Mary
land Department of Employment
Security. Congressman Charles
Nice Matthias also assisted.
a training program is under
way at the plant Including instruc-
tors and trainees there are thirty
at present Several state and fed
eral agencies are planning to be
I! represented at the open house and
all interested local people are in
vited.
1t is understood that this is the
first plant training program being
undertaken by the Health. Edu-
cation and Welfare department.
Normally the training is done in
buildings owned directly by Boards
of Education
A window display covering the
activities of the plant will be in
the display window of the First
National Bank. on Alder street,
beginning March II
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Council Business For
March, Routine

1t was mostly routine business
at the March meeting of the Mayor
and Town Council of Oakland on
Monday evening
The clerk-collector reported re-
ccipts of S2,O98.39 and expenditures
of STILLS There was still a bal
ance of S27,81074 in the city's
treasury.
Among the collections we're ST.
O6975 from water, S14970 from
taxes and S87894 from miscel-
laneous items. Among the miscel-
laneous items we're S5451O from
parking meters and S1O01O from
the city scales.
Among the expenditures we're
1925 for police, and S102.41 for
police equipment $500 for salaries
Of mayor and council; S69930 for
street labor, S54479 for street
supplies; S51748 for street lights,
S22680 for street labor, S508.33 for
street supplies and S79774 for
power pumps.
The council authorized an adj
vertisement in the county fair pre-
MUM book and approved the of
fetal ballot The election is an
nounced in another story. Also APP
proved was the purchase of one
thousand brochures on water
treatment plant, to be distributed
at the official dedication of the
plant this spring. Cost of the bro
churcS was listed at $500
The Sunday movie tax amounted
to $6475 for February.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-08
Held For Grand Jury

William G. Porter. who has been
residing in the Gortner section was
held under S150O bond for action
of the March Term grand jury this
week He is held on a charge Of
sodomy.
The charge was preferred by Tie
Donald Tucker of the Maryland
State police, upon information fur
nishcd by d Gortner youth.