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The Republican., 1963-08-01
National Purpose -.

That personal liberties have been curtaled in America
during this century easily proven fact Conscatory
taxation the loss of the right to gold the increasing
number of agencies and the diminishing control
of private property by its ownersthese just few of
the obvious restrictions.
Many writer's have attempted to explain how and why
this loss Of liberty has taken place Various theories ad
vanced Once while program suggested that is aimed
at mdong the damage.
A late book in this group is "The Fateful Turn" by
Clarence B. Carson Carson explains that liberty is mans
natural state though has spent most of recorded
history in form of chains.
The author takes the reader a fascnatsg tour of
the and influences that have led Americans sacr
flee their state turning them toward the coectvs
be measured by the general in making legitimate
any governmental activity that is claimed to be in the in
of the general welfare" He cites the meddng
vtes of bueaucraces, the assumption of public respon-
sbiy for everything from education to housing, the
of welfare and the Capitalization of auhor
ty in Washington
Referring to the cries for national purpose Carson
proposes that purpose should be to and explore
the foundations of liberty He asks that edscover
the institutions that protect liberty the beliefs that support
it. and the capacity for selfgovement that makes liberty
meaningful and possible
The author urges that learn again the of lib
ey that founding fathers knew WE'LL the prosperity
that from freedom the invgoratng benefits of
petition, the accomplishments that free men can produce
The book suggests that this is the profound national
purpose could possibly want.
Those finding procure book
write American Way Features Inc 32
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Rospitoiized In Europe

Miss Susy Smith, of New York
City, formerly of Oakland, is a
patient in the International hos
pital in Naples, Italy, following an
injury after she fell from a bus
while on an European tour.
Miss Smith landed in Milan,
Italy, the first week of June and
fell from the bus June 20. She
spent II days in Sorrento, Italy,
and later was transferred to hos
pital in Naples about the second
week in July where X-rays indi-
Gated broken bone in the right
foot. A damaged left, hip, suf-
fered years ago, apparently was
not hurt in the fall. A letter about
her plight was received this week
by Mrs. Willard Elliott which in
dicated she would remain in the
International hospital, room "a,
for another three weeks.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Tury Gives Verdict
For the Defendant

A jury composed of 10 men and
one woman, brought in a verdict
for the defendant in damage suit
heard last Thursday in the Circuit
court in Oakland Associate Judge
Stuart F. Hamill was on the bench
to preside
Mrs Mary j. Bright had asked
the court for S25.000 damages as
the result of an injury she received
in the parking lot of Browning,
Inc, on Third street, in January,
1861 Mrs. Bright suffered frac-
tured left hip and pelvis when she
fell.
Mrs. Bright had charged, through
the declaration filed by her at
torney, Horace P Whitworth, Jr.,
that the store had negligently and
carelessly permitted the parking
lot to become covered by ice and
snow which made it unsafe for
travelling. She declared she was
permanently injured.
The Browning store, through at
torneys Capper and Berry, Cum
berland, and Fred A. Thayer, Oak
land, claimed it did not commit
the wrong as charged, and there
fore not guilty as charged.
The defense produced testimony
on snowfall Immediately preceding
the day Mrs Bright fell, and the
day on which she fell, and the
were provided by Logan Weber,
who keeps the weather station just
south of town.
The eleven member jury was
agreed upon by both sides. The
jurors considered the case for some
three and one-half hours. They re-
tired somewhere around o'clock,
then took time out to eat and
brought in the verdict sometime
after nine o'clock.
Mrs. Bright tod The Republican
office she planned to appeal the
decision.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Ralph Ashby Killed
In Florida Wreck

Ralph Sterling Ashby. aged So
of Belle Glade, Florida, was killed
in an automobile accident at Kis-
simmee, Fla, on Saturday, July 81
his father, Thomas W. Ashby, who
is visiting relatives in the area
was informed.
No details of the accident we're
available.
Deceased was born in Cumber-
land December 8, 1910, a son of
Thomas w. Ashby and the late
Marble Sterling Ashby.
Surviving are his father, an aunt,
Mrs. Scott w. Shirer, and num-
ber of relatives in this area.
His remains will be inferred in
the Oakland cemetery with grave
side services to be conducted by
Rev. Lawrence Sherwood, Meth
odist pastor The time of the ar
rival of the remains from Florida
is uncertain.
Deceased held membership in
Lodge No. 573, Ancient, Free and
Accepted Masons, Cincinnati, O..
the Scottish Rite, and was a 32nd
degree Mason. He had visited rel
atives in this area upon numerous
occasions. His mother passed away
in 1852
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Use of City Water
In Oakland at Peak

The use of city water by Oak
land and surrounding residents
hit new peak yesterday, and
there's still plenty of water, it was
announced by Russell L. Smith,
mayor.
Mr.. Smith said the plant which
was installed last year had a
capacity of one half million gal
Ions per day. The system filtered
412,000 gallons of water yesterday
and pumped 100000 gallons into
the lines for local use. This was
with the plant running twenty-five
of twenty-four hours of the day.
Some two or three years ago the
daily consumption was 265,0OO to
275,000 gallons, with restrictions
upon its use most every August.
Smith said the performance of
the local filtration plant was a
source of great satisfaction to him
and the members of the city coun-
Gil, and probably also to many of
the citizens.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Office of Community
Development Sought

Congressman Charles McC. Ma
thias, Jr. (R.-MdD has introduced,
along with six other Republican
members of the House of Repre-
scntativcs. a bill to create an Of
flee of Community Development in
the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent.
This sub-Cabinct level Agency
would serve as a clearinghouse
for programs and research by the
Federal government on urban af-
fairs and would work closely with
state and local agencies in such
areas as housing, urban renewal
sewage. water and air pollution
and transportation.
AT present Federal participation
in these community development
programs is scattered throughout
a number of Executive departments
and agencies ranging from the
Bureau of Public Roads to the
Housing and Home Finance Agen-
cy. There is neither adequate co
ordination of these programs al
the Federal level nor centralized
and authoritative liaison with the
state and local levels concerning
the entire range of community
problems and available Federal as
sistance, Matthias said.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Beaten and Robbed!

John Schaeffer, 45, of Baltimore,
was robbed and beaten by five
Negroes one night last week, his
father, A. " Schacffcr, Water
street, was informed
AS he was returning to his home
four of the five filled up the side
walk. Schaeffer stepped aside off
the curb and the fifth came from
behind and struck him. Schaeffer
told his father he got in one good
blow on the fifth man, but all five
then piled on and kicked and
struck him until he was almost un-
conscious. They took S28 from his
purse and fled
A policeman was called but no
arrests we're made Schaeffer did
not need disqualification but he had
a couple of sinners" and was pain
fully bruised where they had kicked
him. The man does construction
work in Baltimore and had just
said goodnight to several of his
fellow Workmen
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Mahan and Douglass
Score Wins in Races

Two national sailing champions
displayed their class on Sunday to
win the Western Maryland champi-
Onships in Rebel and Flying Scot
classes at the annual regatta of
the Deep Creek Yacht club.
David Mahan, Morgantown, w.
Va, holder of the national Rebel
crown for the past two years,
sharpened his style for his third
assault on the National title with
sweep of the three-race series
Saturday and Sunday.
Sandy Douglass, Oakland, Ma
tional Flying Scot champion and
designer and one of the builders
of the class, stood off the chal-
lenge of Edward Gibbs, Pittsburgh.
Douglass was 2-3-1 against Gibbs
3-1-4.
Mahans three first places easily
brushed aside the challenge of Lin
Conselyca, the Ohio State champi-
on of Medway, Ohio, and KiSi
Lake Sailing club, who had two
| thirds and a second to trail the
West Virginia university student.
Two former commodoreS of the
/ host club fought it out for third
/ place in the Rebel class, John E
Geare, Cumberland, and his wife
! Lydia, as crew, we're tied in points
with John F. Schaidt and his wife
Susan, Cumberland. Geare was s.
4-3 in the series and Schaidt 6-2-4
and under the scoring system used
the third place nod went to Geare
In the Flying Scot class Chris
tine Echols, Washington, d, C..
second in the Presidents cup re-
gatta in her class last year, was
third with an 8-2-2 in a boat bor-
roWed from past Commodore Fred
! D. Steiding, Cumberland. All three
represented the host club.
| Taylor Brown, Baltimore and the
Severn River Sailing association
finally gained a prize that had
cluded him for several years when
he took the Snipe class state title
/ The Princeton student put together
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The Republican., 1963-08-01
DR.. Price Publishes
Collection of Verse

Sing, o Mountaineer," a collec-
ton of verse, is being published
by Dr. Walter w. Price, of Mt.
Lake Park Doing the printing is
the McClain Printing company, of
Parsons, W. Va.
DR. Price, a resident of Mt. Lake
Park for a number of years, is a
native of Preston county He was
a country school teacher, salesman,
newspaper reporter, laborer, stu
dent in two colleges and one uni
versity, practicing graduate
osteopath and a railroad telegra-
pher.
His poems are calculated to have
the expression of the spirit of the
area, its history, scenic beauty and
its period of exploitation His wife,
Mrs. Bessie Price, is an instructor
in Southern High school.
The book sells for S4 per copy
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Parked Cars Struck
By Reckless Driver
On Second Street

Three cars were badly damaged
and two persons injured, one Seri-
ously, about 6 o'clock Sunday
morning when George c. Savage,
of HyattsviIlc, driving 1862
Chevrolet northward on Second
street, crashed into two parked au-
tomobiles belonging to James A.
Hesen and Miss Frances Patterson.
Actually Savage hit the Hesen
car and pushed it into the Patter-
son car. The gasoline tank was
punctured on the Hesen car and
Oakland firemen were called to
subdue a possible fire. A fire had
started in one of the cars by the
time the firemen arrived which
was extinguished by one stream,
and they then proceeded to wash
the gasoline from the street.
Savage was accompanied by Car
roll Adam Long, son of Clarence
Long, McHenry, and he has been a
patient in Garrett County Memorial
hospital since the accident suffer
ing from cuts and bruises. There
were no fractures. Savage was
given emergency treatment at the
hospital and released. Long was
released from the hospital this
morning.
Tfc. Donald E. Tucker, who in
vestigated the accident, charged
Savage with reckless driving and
the driver forfeited collateral of
$25 and costs The charge was filed
with Trial Magistrate Robert M.
Maroney.
Hesen had a 1858 Ford car and
Miss Patterson had 1857 CHA.
Another Fire Friday
Oakland firemen we're called last
Friday afternoon to eXtinguish a
fire that had started in a truck at
the Pritts Motor and Equipment
company, on U. S. route 219. Fire
men said the blaze apparently
started when the carburetor back
fired when an employe was trying
to start. 1t was a tractor type truck.
Firemen estimated the damage at
about $50. H.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Checks Mailed For
Tax on Cigarettes

Checks we're mailed this week
from the office of State Comptrol-
Ter Louis l.. Goldstein, to local sub
divisions of Maryland for their
share of the cigarette tax revenue
for the fiscal year ending June 30.
The total distribution to local
subdivisions for the year amounted
to S11,022, ,044.11 as compared to Sill
253,80294 for fiscal 1862, a slight
decrease of 1921, ,758.83.
Garrett county received a total
of S63,93425 for the year, divided
as follows: 16,563.48 for first
quarter, and S16,246.51 for second
quarter, $14,34709 for third quar-
ter, and S16,77717 for fourth quar-
ter.
Only five counties received less.
They were Calvert, Caroline, Kent,
Queen Anne's, Somerset. Allegany
county received S262,08302, and
stood sixth in the state.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
"The Torchbearers"
Is Fifth Selection
For Summer Theatre

THE Torchbearers," will be the
current offering at the Garrett
County Playhouse, at the Blue
Barn on the Beckman peninsula,
Deep Creek Lake, beginning next
Tuesday, August 6, and continuing
through Saturday, August 10.
Continuing for the balance of
this week is the play, Period of
Adjustment" by Tennessee Will
liams. There was packed house
last night, and an improvement in
attendance was expected for the
balance of the summer season.
Performances will be held tonight,
Friday and Saturday nights for
this production.
Stage-struck wives and their
thunderstruck husbands are the
subject of this comedy which the
summer players already are re-
hearsing. George Kelly's lampoon
of the little theatre groups is
woven into the thought of the play.
Mrs. Pampinelli is the guiding
spirit of the Would-be theSpianS.
Portraying fluttering actress her
self she is a stage director with
some pronounced opinions on the
subject including the contention
that "the function of art is to be
pretty" When a one-act play is
staged the scenery topples, the
prompter gets several pages be-
hind the cast and one actor decides
he is trying too hard to be natur-
al" One is proud that she didn't
trip any oftener than anyone else"
Members playing leading roles
will be Helen Camp as Mrs. Pampi-
nelli; Joanne Leonard as the new
ly bitten victim of the acting bug;
Neil Flanagan as her husband;
Gather MacCallum as the giggling
prompter of the performance
Other roles have been assigned to
Fran Billings, Kathy Gonder, Ned
Hege, Del Mckenzie, Mary Lee
Thomasson and Jim Haire.
Performances are given Tues
day through Saturday, beginning
at $50.
The Republican., 1963-08-01

Karl V. Kahl. a graduate civil
engineer from West Virginia uni
versity, Morgantown, has been
named assistant district engineer
for the West Virginia State Road
commission at Huntington. His
work primarily will involve inter
state-64 planning in the area, ac-
cording to R. Don Bryant, district
SRC engineer, at ClarkSburg.
Employed by the SRC since his
graduation in 1858, Kahl was SRC
project engineer in the Clarksburg
area before his promotion to the
Huntington job. He is a member
of the West Virginia Society of
Professional Engineers, and is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs Karl F. Kahl,
of Oakland He is married to the
former Hasaleah Snyder, of King
wood.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Scouts at Camp

Boy Scouts of Oakland troop 81
will return to their homes this
weekend after having been at the
permanent scout camp on Deer
Creek Lake for two weeks.
In addition to Ralph Fauber
scoutmaster, the following are in
camp: Brad Stewart, senior patrol
leader; Bill Renninger, and George
Evans, junior assistant scoutmas-
ters; John burst, life guard; David
Gonder, camp director; Roger Shat
fer, Bill Cline, patrol leaders; Dave
Shaffer, assistant patrol leader;
Harrison Stewart, scribe; Frank
Fitzwater, Milton Proudfoot, George
Sukow, Dwight Slower, Bobby
Biser and Buddy Wolf.
Milton Proudfoot sustained a
broken arm while at play on Mon
day of this week.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Rain and Heat Are
Weather Offerings

Rain and heat were the weather
offerings for the week, and these
seemed to please farmers and va
cationers alike.
The thermometer reached into
the eighties upon a couple of oc-
casions with most early mornings
cool.
A breakdown of the weeks
weather showed the following:
Friday was clear and hot with
the mercury getting up to IA at 10
o'clock and going into the SOS
later in the day.
Saturday continued hot with
some rain falling at noon for a
brief period Sunday continued
very warm with just sprinkle
coming during the afternoon.
There we're sharp electrical storms
in other areas with plenty of rain.
Monday was cloudy with read
ing of 70 degrees and with rain
falling in the evening Tuesday
was partially clear with the mer-
curry getting up to 76 before the
sun descended
Wednesday began with cooling
temperatures but the clear skies
brought warmer weather quickly
and it rose to 80 degrees before
nightfall. A thunder storm early
today brought rain but skies be-
gan to clear at $50 and the temp
erature was up to &C at that time.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Rape Is Charged
In Staying Of
Former OakIandel
Coroner Declares Helen Du-
mire Burns Was StrongIed

A former Garrett county woman,
whose body was found last Friday
in a grassy field in a remote part
of Newbury Township, near Char
don, Ohio, was strangled to death,
it was ruled.
Subsequent investigation by Ohio
police reveHed two persons we're
charged in the woman's death. Both
will be charged with rape and will
be given hearings on Tuesday, Au-
gust G.
The woman was listed as Mrs.
Nora j Burns, Is, Divorce who
went to Chardon from Baltimore
in January seeking employment.
Her mother, Mrs. Helen Dumire,
lives in Oakland, and her father,
Clintus w. Dumire, resides in Co
rinth, near Oakland. The family
formerly resided in Crellin.
Mrs. Burns had been living since
February with Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Clarke and was employed as
full-time babysitter for their five
children.
The Clarkes said Mrs. Burns had
been critically injured in Mary
land traffic crash in Baltimore in
March, 1861, which claimed the life
of an infant daughter She divorced
her husband Richard, soon after
returning home from six months in
the hospital, it was stated.
DR.. Samuel r. Gerbert, CuyahOga
county coroner, who conducted an
autopsy in Cleveland, said the wo-
man was slain between 10 p m.
and midnight last Monday. She
was not reported missing until Fri
day night after authorities had
found the body. The Clarkes said
the woman had three days off and
f! they assumed she was staying with
friends. The victims purse was
stolen
Further investigation brought the
arrest of two persons this week,
Andrew Junior Pavilsin, %, con-
struction worker, and Ronald Jen-
| IL :. - recent high school grad
uate from Newbury Township. Au-
thorities said both had admitted
attacking the woman. Both were
! charged with rape.
Authorities in Chardon said they
learned Mrs. Burns was in tav-
ern and became ill and fell off a
bar stool. Witnesses said two men
put her in an automobile and drove
off. That was the last time she was
seen alive.
Pavilson told authorities they had
left Mrs. Burns in a remote field
about one and one-half miles from
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The Republican., 1963-08-01
Dairy Inspection
Is Being Conducted

Ward Barstow, State Milk su-
pervisor from the State Health de-
partment. has been in Garrett
county for the past two weeks
working with Edgar Harman, To-
cal sanitarian, inspecting some SO
dairy farms and three milk pro-
cessing plants.
This is U. S. Public Health in
spection as we'll as Maryland, Mr..
Harman said, and added that most
of these producers will be receiv-
ing a Maryland permit for the first
time.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Deer Park Man
Fatally Injured

Thomas Ray Sweitzer. route 2.
Deer Park. aged SO, was one of
two coal miners fatally injured
Tuesday when the pair became
trapped between a coal face and a
line of runaway mine cars at the
Fort Grand Mining company near
MorgantoWn.
Sweitzer died of internal chest
injuries shortly after being admit
ted to University hospital in Nor
gantown Tuesday afternoon. Phil
lip Lowe, 48, of Morgantown, died
at the mine of a severed artery in
his leg.
Mr.. Sweitzer had been a coal
miner for ten years and was an
employe of the mining company
for three years He was a member
of the United Mine Workers of
America, local 1860.
Born in Swanton, he was the son
of Edward and Anna SWeitzer
Sweitzer lie was born January 16,
1890
Besides his parents he is sur
vived by his widow, Dorothy Bow
erS SWeitzcr; two sons, Thomas
Ray. Jr.. and Roy Dale Sweitzer,
at home; three sisters, Mrs. Hazel
Shaffer. Mrs. Anna May Burns,
Deer Park; Mrs Patsy Lloyd, Hag-
erstoWn; seven brothers, Onie, Eu
gene, Vernon, Terry, Jerry and
David Sweitzer, all of Deer Park.
The body was taken to the Min
mich Funeral home in Oakland and
taken to the residence at Deer
Park today. Funeral services will
be conducted Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock from the Deer Park
Pentecostal church by Rev Gail
Hixon, pastor. Interment will be
in Deer Park cemetery.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Fugitive Captured

A fugitive from the North Caro-
lima police was picked UP in Mt
Lake Park on July 25, according
to Sheriff James E. Frantz.
Frantz said Leo Eugene Holli-
field was charged with violation
of a suspended term for manslaugh-
ter by automobile in that state He
was apprehended while doing con-
struction work at the Mt. Lake
hotel.
Frantz said the North Carolina
police came for him on Monday,
and at present there are no prison
ers in the county Jail.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Lots of Questions =
Same No. Answers

The Deep Creek Lake informa-
ton booth, operated by the Deep
Creek Lake Garrett County Promo
tion council, had the biggest week
end of its career July 26 through
28. During that time there we're
1,105 inquiries at the booth.
Saturday was the biggest day
with 484 inquiries. The biggest
weekday was July 4, with 317 in
quiries. The biggest day other than
a holiday was July "a, with 215.
During the past weekend the
council, after fulfilling obliga-
tions to council members, sent an
overflow crowd to local tourist
homes.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Oakland Merchant
Dies In Hospital

Irwin R. Rudy, Sr., aged 81, own
er of the Rudy Department store
in Oakland and operator until d
few years ago, died last Friday
July 26, in a hospital near Balti-
more. where he had been a patient
the past year. He had been in i'll
health the past five years.
Born in Hardy county, w. Va.
he was a son of the late James
and Melissa Oates Rudy.
He was a veteran of World War
i, a member of st. Paul's Meth
odist church, Oakland; Oakland
Lodge No. 1872, A., F. and A.
Masons; Cumberland consistory;
Garrett Lodge No. 113. knights
of Pythias the Oakland-Mt. Lake
Park Lions club and Proctor Kill
dow Post No. II, American Legion.
Mr.. Rudy served as postmaster
of the Oakland office for several
years.
Mr.. Rudy was manager of the
Coffman-Fisher department stores
at Kitzmiller and Oakland, later
purchasing the store here and OPP
Grating it for many years under
his own name.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. l.
r. Rudy; one daughter, Mrs. Ma
than Niles, Annapolis; one son, lr-
vim r. Rudy, Jr., of Oakland; five
grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.
Clarence Lupton, White Post, Va;
Mrs. Fannie Lee, Delray, w. Va;
one brother, Woodrow Rudy, of
Hedgesville, w. Va.
The body was taken to the
Leighton-Durst Funeral home. Fu-
neral services we're conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from St. Paul's Methodist church
with Rev. Lawrence Sherwood,
pastor, officiating. Interment was
in Garrett County Memorial Gar
dens.
Members of the Masonic Lodge
conducted a memorial service at
the funeral home on Monday eve
ming at 7:30 o'clock. Serving as
pallbearers we're A. G. Gortner,
Melvin Kight, Thomas Cain, Lewis
r. Jones, George K Littman and
S. Townshend Naylor.