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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
The biggest.

Recently released statistics place the United States gov
the worlds largest spender lender borrower,
poye property owner tenant and insurer and it heading
for bigger things to come.
The Government of the United States:
Taxes and spends 500 billion year, which 81 out of
every Sc in goods and services produced in the United States
Employs 25 million civilians and 2.8 million military
personnel which is out of IL persons employed IN
the United States
Owns 767766431 of land, about out of every
three in the country;
Owns 12l 260 buildings with % billion square feet of
Floor space and leases 9638l 1000 square feet of building
space and $4,000 acres of land;
Has S15 billion in farm commodities and sockplcd stra-
cgic materials;
Owns S122 billion in military weapons and equipment;
Has loaned S24 billion to veterans, home owners bust
ness, farmers and foreign countries.
It inconceivabe visualize the enOrmy OF these
figures but it is easy realize that at the present rate the
government will everything in sight-and that
means it has its eye you!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18

First National States EorIy Construc-
ton Of Main Structure At Oak
land; Garrett National Branch
To Open At Accident

News from both Oakland banks this
week testified to the continued growth of the
institutions and of their faith in the future
of the economy of Garrett county
From The First National Bank it was
learned that bids had been let and early con-
struction expected its new main office
building here.
The Garrett National announced plans for
tie opening of a branch office in Accident,
and later another IN Bloomington
Onen House At Accident
The Accident branch of the Garrett Ma
tional has been completed and will be for
mally opened at public ceremonies this Sat
urday beginning at II {. m At that time,
Mayor John Brenneman of Accident will
make the first deposit and extend a welcome
to the Garrett National through its president,
Continued on Page FOUR
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18

dam in maintaining an adequate
flow of water in the Potomac.
During a visit to the Savage
river dam, the question of the
use of the reservoir for boating
and swimming was discussed. 1t
was pointed out that these activi-
ties on a municipal water supply
does not impair the water for
household use, SO long as it is
chlorinated and purified. Western
port, however, has 81 families liv-
ing between the dam and the town
who are tapped into the line with
no water treatment For this rea-
son, boating and swimming in Saw
age river dam have been outlaWed.
State Senator George r. Hughes,
Jr,, of Allegany county, member
Of the group, said he hoped ulti-
mately to do something for the
families involved so the no boat
ing and swimming decision could
be reconsidcred
The delegation a:so toured the
treatment plant at Luke which
processes wastes from the paper
mill and the Tri-Towns area.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
Maryland Sailing
Championships To
Be Held On Lake
Deep Creek Yacht Club Is
Host For State Events
July IT And 70

MARYLAND State sailing champion
ships in four classes will be decided
Saturday and Sunday. July q and
28. at Deep Creek Lake, according
to the Deep Creek Yacht club,
hosts for the event.
The State Snipe. Rebel Flying
Scot and Jet Fourteen crowns will
90 on the line in a series of three
races which will be fixture of
the annual regatta of the club.
Competition in the Rebel class
will be enlivened by the entry of
the national champion, David Ma
han. of Morgantown, w Va, who
won the national title in 1861 and
repeated last year when the twenty
seven-year-old Deep Creek Yacht
club was host to the national
championships.
The Flying Scot event will at
tract another national champion
Gordon Douglass of Oakland, de-
, signcr of the Flying Scot and
Thistle classes
The Snipc class is expected to
draw a number of regional cham
pions, since in the ten years the
club has been host to this class
! it has attracted entries from as
far away as Canada and Cuba
Stovy Brown and his brother, Tay-
Tor. of Baltimore, whose boat won
the national junior championship
several years ago, are expected TO
provide some Of the top compcti-
ton
The Jet Fourteen class, newest of
the clubs four fleets, is expected
to draw well also, especially from
the Washington, d c. area.
Entries have already been re-
ceived from Baltimore, Washing
ton, D. c., Pittsburgh, Toledo and
number of other points in Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Ohio,
Michigan and New York. About
hundred boats are expected to
take part.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
County Hospital
AGAIN Receives
ACCFeditatiOn
irwin Field REFLECTED Chair
man At Board Meeting
Monday

The Garrett County Memorial
hospital has. been rcaccrcditatcd
for a period of three years by the
Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Hospitals.
The announcement was made
Monday evening at a meeting of
the Board of Governors A reorgani-
cation of the board took place that
evening.
At the reorganization, Irwin Field
was reelected chairman for the
fiscal year 1963-64. Serving with
him will be Alva Gortner, vice
chairman; Mrs. w. J. Ritchey, sec
rotary, and Harold Harmed, treas
urer
Other members of the board are
Allen S. Paugh, Earl Opel, H. d.
Swartzentruber, f. c. Clatterbuck,
DR.. E. l. Baumgartner, Mrs. Paul
Naylor, Orval G.. Rush, f. Ray
Jones, attorney; and Merritt H.
Feather, administrator.
According to Mr.. Feather, the
accreditation lis a mark of distinc-
ton. 1t is the community's assur-
ance that the hospital is efficient
in medical care, government and
administration"
1t was pointed out at the meet
ing that three out of every five
hospitals in the United States have
fewer than 100 beds, care for one
out of every five patients and that
only one out of every three of the
smaller hospitals is accrcditated.
The survey Of the local local was
conducted on May "a, 1868 by Dr.
Arno II. Fromm, a field reprcscn-
tative of the commission, from
Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
Man Missing Two
Weeks Found Dead

The body of a SO year old Gar
rett county man. who had been
missing for two weeks, was found
Friday along a farm road near
FriendsvilIe Dr. James H. Feaster,
deputy medical examiner, said
death was due to natural causes.
The man was Erwin S. Sines,
and according to Sheriff James E.
Frantz, who Investigated, he had
no particular home, and until re-
Gently was a resident of the Bow
scr Nursing home in Deer Park.
Born in Fricndsvillc, he was a
son of the late John and Amanda
CVanSicklc) Sincs.
Surviving are three brothers,
Freeman and Charles Sincs, both
of Fricndsvillc, and Frederick
Sincs, Mcycrsdalc. Pa, and three
sisters, Mrs. Sadie DERRICK, Friends
vile, Mrs. Rhonda Lille, Connells-
vile, Pa, and Mrs. Emma Viole,
Pittsburgh.
Interment took place Sunday in
Sand Spring cemetery, near
Friendsville, A memorial service
was conducted Monday afternoon
at the Newman Funeral home
there.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
Judge Orders Board
Grant Beer License

An order directing the Board of
License Commissioners to issue
a Glass %" beer license TO Robert
l.. Coffcy and Margaret Coffcy was
issued Monday in Garrett County
Circuit court
Mr.. and Mrs. Coffcy, who operate
business establishment at Nc
Henry, had made application for
the license some weeks ago, At a
hearing before the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners, sitting as a Ii
cense board, the license was re-
fused after a number of residents
of the area had voiced opposition.
On June 10, the Coffeys filed an
appeal from this decision, and at
a hearing Monday before Associate
Judge Stuart F. Hamill he issued
an order of court overruling the
boards decision and directing that
a license be issued as requested.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
Mine Pollution
In Area Streams
Is Being Studied

A two phase project of sampling
water in the seven watersheds Of
Garrett and Allegany counties
where coal mines are located was
outlined Tuesday at meeting of
the State Board of Natural Re-
sources, the Bureau of Mines and
Water Pollution Control Commits
sion in Cumberland
The first has been samples taken
from the YoughioEhcny river, Deep
Creek Lake. Casselman river, Saw
age river, Wills creek, Georges
creek and the North Branch of the
Potomac.
The survey showed the Youghio-
ghcny was one of the worst from
an acid content standpoint along
with the CasseIman.
The Savage river watershed gen
orally had the best water, while
Deep Creek Lake was best from a
quantity standpoint.
Getting to the source of pollu-
ton will be the second phase, ac-
cording to Robert j. Rubleman of
the Water Pollution Control Com
mission.
ne has enlisted the assistance Of
Carl Schell, director of the Mary
land Bureau of Mines, who has
furnished the survey team with
maps showing the location of every
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
Stray Bullet Hits
Child In Crib

Fifteen month old Ronald Sines
of Corinth, w, Va, is a patient in
Garrett County Memorial hospital
after being hit by a % rifle bullet
while asleep Tuesday at his home.
He is reported in good condition
this morning.
Preston County Sheriff Ralph
Brown said the bullet penetrated
the side of the home, hit the baby's
thigh and lodged in the stomach.
The slug was removed during an
operation here.
The sheriff ruled out the posi-
bility of foul play, but said neither
the gun nor its owner had been
found.
The child is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Sines of Corinth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
Location Here
OF New Industry
Almost Certain
Plans For Manufacture OF
Entirely New Product
Given By c. OF c.

The almost certain location Of a
major new industry in the Oak
land area was announced this week
by officers of the Chamber of
Commerce, who have done pre-
urinary negotiations toward its
establishment here.
James Rock. Chamber president,
said he and other members of the
group have been assured that this
area offers the location, transport
tation facilities and raw materials
which are necessary in the manu-
facture of product declared to
be Revolutionary" in its field. An
adequate labor source is also as
sured. he declared.
The company, which he declined
to identify by name because of
the uniquencss of the new product,
at present operates related plant
in the eastern part of the state.
However, the product to be manu-
featured here would in no way be
competitive with that of the parent
company, or of any other company.
Utilized in its manufacture are
timber products and waste ma
tcrials from timber processing
plants.
1t is hoped that operations can
be underway by January 1, 1864,
Rock, said However, before that
time the Chamber is planning to
construct building near the
IIarco Lumber Co, at Oakland,
using the same method Of financing
as used several years ago when
! the Harco Lumber company located
here
At that time, industrial trust
certificates were sold which fl
nanccd the construction of the
plant which now employs some 40
persons. The certificates have al
ways returned an interest dividend,
it was stated.
Rock said that further details
would be announced within few
days, and that plans we're being
made for private financing of the
project Most of those employed
would be drawn from the local
labor field, he added
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
Woman Is Burned
In Explosion, Fire

A Deep Creek Lake woman was
seriously burned about the legs and
arms Monday evening when gas
escaping from bottle gas stove
exploded and wrecked a summer
cottage
She was Mrs John D. Young,
who was treated in the emergency
room of the Garrett County Me
mortal hospital and then transfer
red to Columbia hospital in Pitts
burgh.
The cottage was one of several
owned by Mrs. Young's brother, j.
Milton Hoffman, on the Marsh
Mountain road. Mrs. Young is pro-
prietor of the Anchorage, another
group of cottages nearby
1t was reported that gas had APP
parently accumulated near the
floor of the kitchen, and the eX-
plosion occurred when Mrs. Young
plugged in the refrigerator, which
had been disconnected.
The Oakland Fire department
responded. Mrs. Young was taken
to the local hospital in the Minnich
ambulance and following emer-
gency treatment was taken to Pitts
burgh accompanied by her hus-
band. who had not been present
when the blast took place.
Firemen estimated damage to
the building at $1,000 and to the
contents at $500.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
Route 40 School Student Victim
Of Drowning At Deep Creek Lake

What began as a postponed
school picnic ended in death Sat
urday afternoon for a 14-year-old
Garrett county boy, who drowned
in Deep Creek Lake late that
afternoon.
The victim was Joseph Dale
GrOCr. son of Lawrence and E.
Marcclla Groer, of Route 2, Frost
burg. this county. A student at
the Route 40 Elementary school
he was pronounced dead at the
scene at APO p m, about a half
mile east of Stone Tavern.
Attending School Picnic
Sheriff James f. Frantz said the
youth was on a school picnic which
had been postponed earlier be
cause of bad weather. The drown
ing occurred in the lake area
across from the Deep Creek Lake
Information booth along Route 2l9
The youths mother was one OF
the supervisors of the picnic, as
was Mrs. John Reckner, music in
structor at the school.
Authorities said the boy was at
tempting to swim from a dock to
boat about 30 or 40 feet distant
When he came within ten feet OF
the boat, he sank from sight and
failed to come up.
Trooper 1-c Robert Cave, of the
State Police, was detached to the
scene and located the body about
APO p. m, using scuba diving
equipment with which he is fami-
liar. DR.. E. l. Baumgartner, of Oak
land was on hand when the youth
was brought ashore, but was un,
able to revive him.
Fire Department Responds
The Oakland Fire department
responded to the alarm witt
oxygen equipment, and George
and Regis Kcrins, who occupied
a nearby cabin, aided in the search
for the body.
The drowning was the first il
Deep Creek Lake in two years
the earlier victim being woman
who was chopped" down by ;
motor boat. Frantz said that dur
ing the eight years he has served
as sheriff, this was the eighth ia
tally at the lake.
Besides his parents, the boy l!
survived by a sister, Martyr
Groer, at home, and two brothers
James and John Groer, at home
also his paternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs Joseph L. Groer, Acct
dent, and his paternal grandfather
Edward Wampler of Route 2, Ac
cident.
The body was taken to the New
man Funeral home in GrantSvill'
and funeral services we're helt
Tuesday afternoon at St. Paul
Lutheran church, Accident. Rev
David Fetter officiated and inter
ment was in the church cemetery
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
Fair Book Distributed

Premium books for the eighth
Garrett County Agricultural Fair
were being distributed this week
by fair officials.
The booklet, which contains a
complete list of departments and
prizes. as we'll as several hundred
advertisements, runs to 1O8 pages.
1t was printed by the Sincell Pub
fishing Co, Inc
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
Will Make Up Game

A rained-out game of the Town
and Country Softball league will
be made up Saturday at p. m.
when Mt. Storm will meet Loeb
Lynn on the latter's diamond The
game was scheduled for last Sun
day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
Fdir Plans Progress

Committees planning for the Gar
rett county fair, to be held August
6-10, are meeting regularly to COM
re plans.
H. G. Gortner, president Of the
fair association, said the group met
Monday evening. He expressed the
opinion that things were progress
ing satisfactorily for a record
breaking fair.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1963-07-18
PIuns Stephens Reunion

The Stephens reunion will be
held July IS at Brcnneman's Grove,
Bittinger, beginning at 10 o'clock.
Lunch will be served at one o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12

CHICAGO. Dec. IL APP
The American Farm Bureau
Federation's annual convention
headed for adjournment today
after turning back a proposal
to seek repeal of a controver-
sial $3.50 million soil subsidy
program for farmers.
This program. authorized In
1886, has been making Govern
ment payments to farmers for
carrying out approved soil and
water conservation practices.
The practice of making pay
ments for application of ferti-
lizer. lime and seed at a time
when too much was being
grown has been criticized for
years.
After a lengthy debate, the
delegates voted yesterday to
stand by last years resolution
which pledged the big farm or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
Mrs. Nhu Allowed
To Live in France

PARIS. Dec. IL (AP).-Mrs.
Ngo Dinh Nhu has been
granted permission to live in
France for an unlimited time.
the Foreign Ministry said to-
day.
A spokesman for the min
istry said there was no ques-
ton of political asylum. He
said her application was grant,
ed on the same ground as many
another foreigner whose fl
nances and character are
judged sufficiently sound not
to cause trouble to the French
state.
Mrs. Nhu, widowed siSter-in-
law of the late South Wet
Namese President Ngo Dinh
Diem, arrived in Paris last
week from Rome. Her children
have entered French schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
Formers Reject Move
To Drop Soil Subsidies

ganization to work for legisla-
'tion and administrative regula-
lions that would limit pay
.mentS to permanent-type con-
servation practices, such as ter
racing. leveling and irrigating
cropland and the building of
stock ponds and wildlife refu-
gees.
On the big agricultural issues
of crop controls, price supports,
compensatory payne nts to
growers for reducing produc-
ton. the delegates voted to
reaffirm last years platform
directing the organizations
officials to seek a greatly re-
duced Government role in
farming. Where once the con-
ventions divided on these mat
tiers, there was almost full
agreement.
The delegates said in effect
that they want fewer controls,
no compensatory payments on
crops, and generally lower Gov
eminent price supports.
They held to past Farm Bu-
reau contentious that the best
way to get agriculture adjusted
from surplusses would be to
eliminate Government measures
that encourage production and
allow instead competition
among farmers to determine
output.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12

I40 have been In the divorce
courts.
He said it was difficult to ex-
plain why the divorce rate
among peers Is so high and the
LEGITIMACY rate so low.
The number Of iIlegimate
children born Of peers is so low
that one strongly suspects q
good deal has been concealed, /"
he added. Certainly the wom-
en- have rarely admitted having
any. You have to rely almost
entirely on the peers"
A low illegitimacy rate was
not always characteristic of the
British nobility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12

old former London University
teacher. produced these Stats
tics yesterday In q scrutiny of
"a. 900 titled folk for q book he
Is writing.
He and II assistants
searched through records
going back to 1903 for trends
in noble marriage. fertility and
age expectancy. Among other
things they learned that male
peers. who died at average age
~ In 1903. now hang on to an
average 70,
DR.. Hollingsworth found that
Of $50 children nobly born be-
tween 1900 and 1927, a total of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12

safe bet that with q peer or
peeress for a father or mother
one would be legitimate: In the
peerage. only one recorded
birth in 100 is out Of we'd
lock. Among the common peo-
pie of Britain It's one in Is.
DR.. Hollingsworth, a 31-year-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
Burton's Wife Given
New York Theuter Job

NEW YORK, Dec. IL tAP)
-Sybfl Burton, estranged wife
Of Richard Burton, is In show
business now. Her appointment
as casting director for the Es-
Enlistment Theater Co. was
announced yesterday.
The firm intends to produce
off Broadway stage shows and
motion pictures. 1t was formed
by Joseph E. Levine, president
of Embassy Pictures; Ivor D.
Balding. a producer, and Peter
Cook, British comedian-writer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
LEGITIMACY STRESSED,
Study Shows Peers
Strong for Divorce

LONDON, Dec. IL (AP).-A
British researcher has found
that married life among the
peers is a perilous proposition:
One in four noble weddings
ends in divorce.
But, declared DR.. Tom
Hollingsworth, it Is a pretty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-12
Aid Bill Vote Put Off

Senate Democratic eader
Mansfield has put off until to-
morrow final action on the
compromise $3.6 billion foreign
aid authorization bill. A vote
had been scheduled tentatively
for today.
Navajo times., 1963-05-16
Commandments

The Accident Prevention De-
partment has recommended these
Ten Commandments for drivers:
1. Thou Shalt check the vehicle
daily for defects.
z. Thou shalt look with caution--
back with care.
3. Thou shalt keep back a safe
distance from the car ahead.
4. Thou shalt signal intentions
when moving from a parking
position.
5. Thou shalt be sure it is safe
before crossing an Intersection.
6. Thou shalt not take chances
when passing.
7. Thou Shalt use every precaution
when stopped on the highway for
any cause (Note: Be sure TO
move your car off the highway
for repairs, flat tires, illness,
etc.)
8. Thou Shalt keep thy temper in
traffic.
9. Thou shalt remember pedes-
trianS.
1O.ThOu shalt not run away after
an accident.
Navajo times., 1963-05-16

Two points concerning prl-
vate ownership of firearms need
to be established right now.
One, no responsible person
in or out of the firearms indus
try, sportsman or not wants
firearms to be freely used by
criminals or other maladjusted
members of our society.
Two. by the same token. no
responsible person should de-
sire or attempt to limit the free
use Of sporting firearms b y
other responsible members of
that same society.
Considering these two state
ments, certain factors in gun
ownership should be recognized.
Outlawing the sale of fire
arms will not prevent their use
by criminals. Most firearms
used in crime are stolen a
great many from military and
police arsenalS or smuggled
into the country.
There is only one way to re-
strict the use of firearms by
criminals: make the penalty for
the use of guns or any deadly
weapon in the commission of a
crime so severe that criminals
will be afraid to use them.
Low Accident Ratio
According to an editorial ap-
pearing in the Saturday Even
ing Post on Feb. 13, 1860. the
fatality rate for all forms of
accidents was Sc per 100000
persons in 1857. Motor vehicles
caused 22.7 of these deaths. falls
accounted for 121, fires and ex-
plosions for 81 and drowning
for 81. The rate for fatal fire
arms accidents was only IA,
scarcely above the IL rate from
suffocating or choking on food!
All deaths by accident - re-
gardless of cause are tragic.
Many could be prevented.
Education. proper supervision
and preventive safeguards are
the answer to safety problems
concerning household objects
that hold a potential danger for
any member of the family If
the family is properly educated
regarding positive and negative
aspects of firearms and if in the
home firearms are under prop
er supervision, the accident
ratio would drop to nil.
Vast RecreatiOnal Activity
Sporting firearms and
there are literally tens of mill
lions of them in the United
States - holds a huge potential
for recreation. pleasure. sport