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The Republican., 1963-10-03
Woman Killed In
Head-On Accident
Near Deer Park
Kinqwood Resident Dead On
Arrival At Hospital;
Seven Are Hurt

One woman from KingWood, w.
Va, was killed and seven other
persons we're hospitalized as the
result of a two-car head-on col
lision Sunday morning on State
route 135, near the Episcopal
church at Deer Park
The woman was identified as Mrs.
Norma Metz, 2S, of Albright road,
Kingwood, who was pronounced
dead on arrival at Garrett County
Memorial hospital in Oakland. She
died of a broken neck and a frac-
tured skull
Injured were Harold w. Metz,
Jr., 20, her husband, who received
a possible fractured skull and la
cerations of the head and face. He
was admitted to the Oakland hos
pital but later transferred to Pres
ton Memorial hospital at Kingwood.
The two Metz children, Debra E..
Metz, seven, and Claude David
Metz, nine, also we're injured and
transferred from the Oakland hos
pital to the Kingwood hospital. The
Metz girl sustained a fractured
right leg and abrasions while the
boy received contusions and abra-
r.; oc tIo
Another passenger in the Metz
vehicle, Mrs. Betty Mae Metz, so,
of Fort Ashby, w. Va, received
a fractured left leg and decorations
of the body She was admitted to
the local hospital but moved to
Potomac Valley hospital in Kcyscr.
Also injured was Mrs Margaret
Lee Noonenbcrg, Sc, Pittsburgh,
who received fractures of both
legs and multiple decorations and
of Turtle Creek, Pa, sustained
abrasions. Mrs. Anna Linhart, 54,
sustained fractures of both legs and
decorations of the scalp. Both were
taken to the Oakland hospital and
later transferred to Presbyterian
hospital in Pittsburgh Alfred Lin
hart, Sc, also Turtle Creek, re-
ceived a laceration of the scalp
and was admitted to the Garrett
County hospital. His condition was
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The Republican., 1963-10-03
Ground Is Broken
For New Industry
Building viii House Sher-
Wood Products, Located
Southeast Of Town

Ground was broken yesterday
preliminary to construction of a
building that will house Oakland's
newest industry, Sherwood Prod
ucts, Inc. The contract was awarded
Monday to william A. Shircr, of
Oakland, after some shifting in the
plans and specifications.
The bid was in excess of $780,
600 The building will be concrete
block and steel. faced in the front
with baked enamel The building
will have approximately 10000
square feet of floor space, and is
expected to be completed by the
first of January
Kenneth c. Sherman, president
and owner of the company, was
on hand when the bids we're opened
and read. He said yesterday that
initial employment would be Is
persons.
Mr. Sherman holds the patent on
new method of processing cellu-
lose material to form products
previously turned or carved from
wood. The company will manufac-
turc bowling pins which are calcu-
lated to have unusual resistance to
splitting Wood chips. sawdust, rags,
etc, are useable and the product
is hard, durable and grainlcss.
The plans were shifted in order
to have the office under the same
roof as the plant, and the building
is to he SO placed on the property
that expansion could come with a
minimum effort.
The building is being constructed
on the west side of L. S. 219, south
east of Oakland, and will adioin
the Harco Lumber company plant
James Rook, president of the
Mt Top Chamber of Commerce,
said that this organization had
raised approximately $4,000 through
the sale of trust certificates and
that the Chamber would endeavor
to raise an additional $4,000 The
certificates are on a 2O-year basis
and pay five percent interest. The
money which was raised and which
will continue to be raised is to be
used for payment for property un-
der option and the Chambers
share of plant construction The
building, when completed, would
be leased to the company
The trust for this particular in
dustry will be known as trust No
?, with l. r. Rudy, Jr., Robert
Proudfoot and Willis Shaffer, as
trustees. The first trust was for the
Harco plant, and trustees for this
cndeaVor are Irwin Field, Earl Zepp
and Frank Mcdaniel
The Republican., 1963-10-03

Der of years. because there is some
100 acres or more of peat, and the
thickness goes from two or three
feet to nine feet thick in certain
areas
Robert o. G!otfelty is president
of the organization; Ebert Bucket
is vice-president; John Reckner,
Jr., is secretary; and Kenneth
Bucket is treasurer The company
is running an advertisement in to-
days issue, offering special prices
to gardeners and nurserymen.
People may obtain it as it comes
from the top of the pile, or may
have it shredded 1t is now being
sold by the bushel or by the cubic
yard, and eventually the company
plans to package the product and
distribute through retail stores.
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The Republican., 1963-10-03
ASC Elections To
Be Held BY Mail

The annual election of ASC Com
munity Committeeman will be held
by mail during October and No
vember, according to a statement
by Arthur G. Fitzwater, Chairman
of the County ASC Committee.
For purposes of elections and ad-
ministration of programs, the coun-
ty is divided into eight communities,
the boundaries following cleo
ton district lines. Communities
have been designated as follows:
Community A. Election District
q B, and 6; c, and II; D, 8, IL
and IS; E, l and 4; F, 10, 13 and 16;
G, 7 and ID; H, 8.
Three committeeman and two al
ternates are to be elected in each
community. The chairman will serve
as delegate to the County Conven-
ton at which a County ASC Com
mittee will be elected. Community
Committeeman assist the County
Committee in administration of
agricultural programs.
States of nominees will be estab-
listed for each community. Farm
ers may nominate by petition. Peti-
tions signed by six or more eligible
voters nominating persons for mcm-
bership on the Community Com
mittce will be accepted at the
County ASCS Office in Oakland at
any time not later than 4:30 p M.
on Tuesday, October Is. 1t is rec
commended that nominees be active
farmers who are best qualified for
community committee work and
who will be representative of the
various sections and types of agri-
culture in the community
The names of persons nominated
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The Republican., 1963-10-03
Car Run Off Road;
Four Are Injured

Four persons were injured last
Friday evening when the car in
which they we're enroute to Nor
gantoWn from Oakland was crowded
off the highway and rammed
Mrs. Smith Lantz, Oakland, suf-
fered a multiple fracture of the
nose facial bruises and other cuts.
Her parents Mr. and Mrs. MaXson
Collins and her grandmother, Mrs.
Ruby Collins, were also injured. Mr.
Collins has fracture of the left
leg, and his wife decorations of the
lip and face. Mrs. Ruby Collins
suffered head conclusion. All
we're treated at the West Virginia
University medical center Mrs.
Lantz' son, Steven, age 6, appar-
emily was not injured.
The driver of the car which
struck them, a young man from
Kingwood, was charged with
drunken driving and lodged in the
Preston county Jail, Mr. Lantz said.
In another accident on U. S. route
50, near the Terra Alta Limestone
company at Aurora, Mrs. Edna
Wood, of Moundsville, w. Va, was
slightly injured She was treated at
Garrett County Memorial hospital
The mishap occurred about $50 p.
m.
The Republican., 1963-10-03
Pilgrim Aid

How much federal aid did the Pilgrims get? They
depressed No guaranteed them high prices for
anything Their only roads and school built by them
selves For security they did their saving starved
All they had character All they did work. All
they wanted sefrespec But the of those three
traits became AMERICA.
What going be the Of the traits you today
the traits of character rather the lack of it, that demand
money for less work. put security above serespect
pamper Applying criminals instead of furnishing them,
away desperately need to protect ourselves
listen wcakngs that want government to take Of
them when they should take of themselves.
Long years of early American serespect and hard work
built ANIRTCA but the traits you today destroy it,
in half the time-or less.
The Republican., 1963-10-03
Trial Magistrates
Sentence Is Upheld

At a trial before the court last
Friday morning, Associate Judge
Stuart F. Hamill affirmed the de-
cision of Trial Magistrate Robert
M. Maroney in the case of Marvin
Elwood Wiley.
Maroney had found Wiley guilty
of malicious destruction of prop
erty of a strip mining operation in
the Jennings area, and sentenced
him to serve six months in the
House of Correction.
In addition to affirming the de-
cision, Judge Hamill, however,
changed the sentence to two years
in the Maryland House of Correc-
ton, with 80 days of the sentence
to be served in the county jail, the
balance of the time to be sus-
pended upon condition he pay S.
per month to the Coal company as
partial restitution of the damage
done; to be under the supervision
of the parole and probation officer,
and to remain Of good behavior.
Wiley and his brother, Albert
Daniel Wiley had been charged
with punching holes in radiators
in power shovels, bulldozers and
trucks on the strip job. The dam
age to the machinery was esti-
mated at $500. The machinery
had not been used during the past
year. Magistrate Maroney sus-
pended the sentence in regard to
the younger brother.
The Republican., 1963-10-03
Voter Registration
Listed For Month

The voter registration for Septem-
ber, both at the office and at the
mobile centers, showed Sc Demo-
Gratis and II Republicans register
ing.
Figures we're revealed by Miss
Julia Rowan, clerk to the Board of
Supervisors of Elections.
At the board office during Sep
tember there we're male and 2
female Democrats for a total of
five; four male and female Re-
publicans, for a total of seven.
AT the mobile registration places
the figures were:
District 2, Friendsville, female
Democrats, no Republicans; Grants
vile, neither Republican or Demo-
crat; district 5, Accident, male
and l female Democrats, no Re
publicans; district 9. Johnson,
male and ? female Democrats,
male and 2 female Republicans;
district 10, Deer Park l male and
6 female Democrats, female Re
pubiicans; district 13, Kitzmiller, 7
male and female Democrats, 8
male and 2 female Republicans.
One female changed affiliatiOn
to Democrat. There we're 5 Demo-
crat voters lost through death and
nine Republicans. for total of IA.
Miss Rowan announced again that
the last day any person could
change party affiliation would be
November 19
The Republican., 1963-10-03
Achievement Day for
Homemakers Oct. 10

The annual Achievement day of
the County Homemakers' clubs will
be held Thursday, Oct. 10 from
1O:OO-3:O0 p. m. in the Deep Creek
Baptist Church The Swallow Falls
HOmemakers' club will be hostess
to the group. The luncheon res
ervations at S10O each should be
made with Mrs Charles Warwick
Club Treasurer, Rt 2, Deer Park
Mrs. Jonas Beachy, County Coun-
Gil President, will preside in the
morning and conduct the business.
Mrs. c. p Anderson will have de-
votions. Safety will be featured
this year Mrs. Luke Bowman is
County Chairman and Mrs. Carrie
Shaffer, assistant. The speaker will
be Trooper 1/c D. A. Tucker, Mrs.
Russell Dudrow, the State Council
Safety Chairman, will talk about
the State program.
Mrs. Earl Enlow, Hostess Club
President, will greet the group and
make announcements.
Mrs. Allen Baker, County COun-
Gil Vice President, will preside in
the afternoon. The project chair
men, standing committee chairmen
and presidents reports will be
given in the afternoon.
The music will be in charge of
Mrs. Fred Beachy and Mrs. Harold
Miller.
The Republican., 1963-10-03
Two Plead Guilty To
Deer Spotlighting

Two persons pleaded guilty to
spotlighting deer with firearms in
possession, at a hearing before
Trial Magistrate Robert M. Ma
roney last Saturday.
They were Delmar Bethel, Lam
caster, Pa, and Olin Bethel, of
Grantsville. Both paid fines of S1OO
and costs.
In another case on the magis-
trate's docket was a charge against
Roy d. Dean, of Oakland, for in
timidating a witness. He was re-
leased on bond for his appearance
when called. The information was
supplied by Fred A. Thayer, states
attorney
The Republican., 1963-10-03
To Address Rotary

John Wildesen, Jr., student at
the University of Maryland, will
be the speaker at the weekly meet
ing of the Oakland Rotary club on
Friday evening at the Hinebaugh
Dining room. He will report on his
experiences while attending the
American Youth Foundation camp
in Michigan this past summer.
A graduate of Southern High
school. the young man is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Wildesen, of
German. The October programs are
in charge of Harland L. Beachy.
The Republican., 1963-10-03
Back to School For
Northern High P-TA
Members October 10

It will be back to school night
for the members of the Northern
High school Parent-Teacher as
sociation at the second meeting for
the school term, scheduled for
next Thursday evening, October
10.
A business session will be con-
Quoted from 8 to 8:25, in the school
cafeteria, after which the first
three periods of the day will be
followed, in order to give parents
an idea of the classes attended by
their child or children. Daniel
Klotz, Grantsville, is program
chairman. B. o. Aiken is president.
The Republican., 1963-10-03
Distributes Income
Tax to Subdivisions

A distribution of income tax rev.
enuc totaling SO, SIG, ,434.82 was made
this week to the Counties and in
corporated towns, it was announced
by State Comptroller Louis l..
Goldstein.
This represented the balance due
the subdivisions from the 1862 in
come tax returns as well as a
small amount representing their
share of collections from delinquent
tax returns.
Garrett County Commissioners
received S5,5O7.63, while incor-
porated towns received $1,495.29,
for total of $7,0O292
The Republican., 1963-10-03
Appeals Conviction
On Drunken Driving

German Lee Thaycr, star route,
Oakland, who pleaded not guilty
of two charges but was found guilty
by Trial Magistrate Robert M. Ma
roney, took an appeal on the cases
and filed bond for his appearance
at the next term of court
Thayer was found guilty of
operating an automobile under the
influence of liquor and was fined
S1O0 and costs. He also was found
guilty of reckless driving and was
fined SIS and costs.
The Republican., 1963-10-03

Three changes in the personnel
of the Pennsylvania Electric com
pany were announced this week and
affect David NJ. Hunter. Oakland,
district manager at Deep Creek;
Albert T. Lacue, Johnstown, super
intendent of the steam generating
station at Seward; and E. L. Bus
sey, director of community rela-
tions, Oakland, to handle Deep
Creek real estate duties.
The Republican., 1963-10-03

intendent of the Seward station.
This administrative change is
similar to previous changes made at
the company's smaller hydro plants
as Raystown and Warrior Ridge
where supervision of the station
was transferred to superintendent
of larger generating stations in the
area.
Hunter has had more than 20
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The Republican., 1963-10-03

Hunter, who has also been SUI
perintendent of the Penelec's hy-
droelectric generating station at
Deep Greek, has been transferred
to Seward where he has assumed
duties as production supervisor at
the utility's generating station
there.
Operation of Penelec's Deep
Creek station has been assumed
by Mr.. Lacue, who also is super
The Republican., 1963-10-17
rick or Treat For
UNICEF Planned

COMMUNICATIVE participation in
the Trick or Treat" for the UNI
CEF Halloween program on Tues
day. October 20, beginning at 700
p. m, was urged today by the
United Church Women, local spon-
sors of the nation wide event on
behalf of the United Nations Chill
drens Fund. This fund, the worlds
largest international effort on be-
half of children, has been work
ing to improve their lot since 1916
1t started as a postwar emergency
project and was set up to rescue the
millions of children suffering in
war torn lands. UNICEF is cur
rently giving aid to over 500 prof.
The Republican., 1963-10-17
Train Schedules Due
To Return to Normal

Train schedules are slated to be
back to normal once again after
beng somewhat abnormal dur
ms the spring and Summer months.
The official date for the change
is Sunday morning, October 81
Train No. II, Westbound, which
had run at 12;45 p. m, early this
year, was moved to morning hours,
to make allowance for the two to
three hours required to go the
iong way through New Martinsville,
III order to get back on the main
line at Parkcrsburg, w. Va. While
Wostbound trains ran earlier, the
eastbOund trains ran later.
Although no schedule has been
received at the b. and o. depot, it
is assumed that the National Limited
will run westward around 1850 p.
m, while %, also westbound, will
run in the neighborhood of 3 a.
m.
Likewise No. IL, which was run
ming around $50, will move back
to $50 or thereabouts, and train
80 will run sometime around 9 and
10 a. m. The Capitol Limited will
move through here between 2:30
to a. m.
The miX-up in train schedules
was caused by repair to the 20 or
more tunnels between Grafton and
Parkersburg. Some of the tunnels
were removed, others given more
ceiling room in order to accom-
modate the piggy back" and high
cars from the west which hereto
fore had to be sidetracked through
New Martinsville and Fairmont,
and thence back onto the main
line at Grafton.
The Republican., 1963-10-17
Magistrates Office
To Be Moved Nov l

The office of Robert NJ. MarOney,
trial magistrate, in Oakland, will
be moved from the second floor of
the Garrett National building on
Second street, to the Murphy
budding on Liberty street, second
floor, it was announced Tuesday
by the County Commissioners.
The Commissioners had been en-
dcavoring to find a place for Mr..
Maroncy's office for several months
and had arranged to rent the sec
end floor office rooms in the
Knights of Pythias building which
was gutted by fire last Wednesday
evening.
The magistrates office has been
in the bank building for about
dozen years, during the terms
of w. O. Bitter, Earl c. Friend
and Boyd Sanders, Sr, prior to oc-
Cupany by Mr. Maroney who is
on his third two-year term. The
late c. F. White also had an Of
flee as trial magistrate in the bank
building a number of years ago.
Other offices: f. | West. magis-
trate, Hinebaugh building; H. A.
Loraditch, magistrate, Oakland
Pharmacy building; w. A. Gonder,
magistrate, Gonder building. Mr..
Loraditch and his successor, Mr..
Bitter, for time maintained an
office in the building on the south
west corner of Second and Oak
streets. 1t was from this location
that the magistrates quarters we're
moved to the bank building.
The magistrates present three
office rooms are to be occupied
by S. r. Pagenhardt sometime in
November.
The Republican., 1963-10-17

ects, such as health services, dis
ease control, nutrition and social
services, in 116 countries.
In this locality, pennies, nickels,
dimes, quarters and dollars will
be collected by the youth groups
from the various churches They
will be under adult supervision.
They will be identified by their Of
ficial collection carton printed in
orange and black with the Unicef
symbol of the mother and child.
They may also, be using a special
carton with an Identification
sticker.
The Republican., 1963-10-17

But Matthias, mentioned as a pos
sible challenger to Bcall when the
senator seeks a third term, told
a Washington television audience
Sunday that his workload on the
Judiciary committee will force him
to delay making a decision.
Rep. Carlton Sickles, Maryland
Democrat. tod the same teleVision
audience he has no plans to run
for the Senate
James Gleason already has an
nounccd for the Republican nomi-
nation for the L. S. Senate.
The Republican., 1963-10-17
Cool Nights, Hot Days

The weeks weather has been
one of regularity, cold nights,
clear days, with temperatures get
ting up in the 70's. Just how long
it would continue was anybody's
The Republican., 1963-10-17

Eric Johnston, president Motion
Picture Asso. of America, died at
&C.
KS pilot scared 66l2 miles into
space for new record, in Califor-
MIA.
The Republican., 1963-10-17

guess.
A rundown of the weather showed
heavy frost each day, with the
lowest temperature on Monday
when the mercury dropped to %
degrees. Tuesday apparently was
The Republican., 1963-10-17

the hottest day with the tcmpcra-
ture rising to IS by $3.50. The skies
have been clear all week. The
highs: Friday "a, Saturday about
the same, Sunday around 20, Mon
day 70, Tuesday IS, Wednesday 72,
and today?
The Republican., 1963-10-17

Los Angeles Dodgers took the
World Series baseball champion
ship 40
The Republican., 1963-10-17
Matthias Uncertain
On Senate Effort

Rep. Charles Nee Matthias, Jr,
congressman from the Sixth dis
trict, said this week he hadn't
made up his mind whether to chal-
lenge Sen. j. Glenn Beall, R-Md.,
for his Senate seat next year.
The Republican., 1963-07-25
BETHLEHEM

Friends and relatives have re-
cciVcd word of the birth of Gary
Wayne Hanlin to Mr.. and Mrs.
Dcnzil Hanlin, Baltimore, instead
of the death of Gary Wayne, as was
stated last week.
Barry Shaffer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Shaffer was dedicated
on Sunday by his uncle, Rev.
Daryl Shaffer, Vermont, at the
Church of God, Eagle Rock. Ernest
King, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
King, was dedicated at the time.
Mr.. and Mrs. ElWood JamiSon
and Mr. and Mrs. Doug DeBerry
went to Youngstown, O.. to visit
Mr. Jamison's and Mrs. DeBerry's
sister, Mrs Kenneth Grimm, who
had been patient in hospital
there.
Elaine Jamison visited Keith
Harvey Pleasant Valley, the past
week. She attended Bible school
while there.
Visiting the George Moons, Sun
day, were MIR and Mrs. Don Har-
desty and family, Walter, Clifford
and Jerry Tasker, Luther Moon,
William Fergson and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Henry Hardesty and
daughter, Washington. D. c.
Elaine, Wayne and Kenneth
Jamison spent the weekend with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Harvey, Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs William Hardcsty
and family, Westcrnport, attended
the Moon reunion, Sunday They
visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bush Hardesty Also visiting the
Hardcsty's we're Blanche Pease, A.
c. Brenneman, Mrs. Gertrude Dean
and family, Betty Lou, Brenda and
David Hardcsty. They all attended
services at Kurtz Chapel, Sunday
evening.
Mrs Glen Miller and daughter,
White Church, visited Mrs. Ed
ward and son, Monday afternoon.
Visiting Halle Moon and sons,
Sunday, we're Mr. and Mrs. John
Beckman and daughter Janet and
family, Pleasant Valley; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Steyer and sons, Billy
Moon.
Eugene Tasker, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Tasker, left Tuesday
for Johns Hopkins hospital, Balti-
more, for treatment.
Bible school will be held from
July 29th to August 2, at Kurtz
Chapel.