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The Republican., 1963-12-05
Snow Brings Abrupt
Halt To Mild Fall

The favorable autumn weather
was abruptly halted last Friday
evening, with the arrival Of driv-
ing snow storm, and before it was
over, some ten inches of snow had
fallen and caused drifts of sizeable
proportions.
The snow emergency plan was
placed into effect by State police
in this county as the second snow
storm of the season blew into the
area, but there were no traffic tie
ups of any consequence reported.
The emergency plan requires that
cars be equipped with good winter
tires or chains.
State Roads commission crews
and county roads crews were called
out late Friday evening. The cOun-
ty SRC had 80 men and 10 pieces
of equipment at work ploWing
where necessary and applying
chemicals and abrasives to the
roadWays The temperature drop
ped to % degrees Friday evening.
The storm fizzled out in Allegany
county but snow covered the West
Virginia counties west of Garrett
A steady rain which began to fall
early Friday morning turned to
snow by / o'clock and three inches
we're reported by evening. Snow
continued to fall into Saturday
which continued blustery and be-
low freezing.
Sunday was windy and cold with
some sunshine The temperature
reading Monday morning was II
degrees above with cloud cover
remaining during the day The
temperature remained below freeZ-
J ing. Tuesday there were additional
snow flurries with the mercury
getting up to 80. Wednesday re-
manned cloudy with no additional
snow but the temperature remained
below freezing the entire day.
There was a light snowfall Thurs
day morning with temperature i'll
the low 20s.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
KbO Something More

What may ordinary do in his daily Life to carry
Dr. Albert Schwetzers famous principle of Reverence
for Lfcand to help in way to the ills that be-
the world?
Here the doctors answer made to Bernard s. Red
mont months ago:
Just do what you It's not enough merely to exist
It's not enough to I'm earning enough to live and to
support my family do my work we'll I'm good father I'm
a good husband
That's all very well. But you must do something more.
Seek always to do good somewhere Every has
to seek in his way to make his self noble and
to realize his true worth
You must give time to your fellow Even if
it's little thing do something for those who have need of
mans help something for which you get pay but the
privilege of doing it, For remember, you don't live in
world all your Your brothers here too
Dr. Schweitzer has been called by many the greatest
man in the world Starting simple French country doc
tor he top rank in such varied fields music theology
philosophy and literature AT rs he has spent most of the
last 80 years head of 6O0patent hospital in the African
Jungle.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
New Species Stocked
For Deep Creek Lake

Lake trout recently have been
stocked in Deep Greek Lake at the
request of State Senator Spencer
w. Graham and other citizens of
the county in an attempt to broaden
the opportunity of a diversified
fishery in the lake
Recent negotiations with the
Michigan Conservation department
were successful in procuring 500
tWo-year-old lake trout, 1000 year
ling trout and 1000 splake hybrid
of brook and lake trout, as re-
ported by William f. Harman, re-
gional fish culturist.
Fish for the lake we're hauled by
tank truck from Harrietta, Nichi-
gan and stocked by William E.
Harman and Cecil Edwards. of the
Fishery division
Considerable interest has been
shown in deep water summer fish
ing for brown trout and numerous
catches had been reported. The
Deep Creek Lake Garrett County
Promotion council, has been pro-
noting fishing recreation in the
county, and according to Mrs. Pat
Kittlc, executive secretary. the
council is pursuing every oppor-
tunity to develop and improve
year round fishing in that spot.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
State Tax Rate To
Remain at IS cents

The state tax rate on real estate
and personal property will remain
at Is cents on each S100 of assessed
valuation in 1864.
Andrew Heubeck, Jr., secretary
of the State Board of Public Works,
has written to the Garrett County
Board of Commissioners to report
that the board on November 81 de-
cided to keep the state real estate
and personal property tax rate at
Is cents on each $100 of assessed
valuation. The rate has been IS
cents since the 1961-62 fiscal year
Members of the Board of Public
Works are Governor j. Millard
Tawes, State Comptroller Louis l..
Goldstein. and State Treasurer
John A. Luetkemeyer.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
Scout Drive Reaches
Quota of $1,45O.OO

The Deep Creek districts boy
scout drive reached its quota of
81 ,450 with apparent ease this year,
it was reported by John Forman,
chairman of the drive.
Forman said all teams did quite
well but the greatest collection
came through contributions through
the businessmen's committee which
had as chairman Irwin Field, and
the professional mems committee
which had Merritt Feather as chair
man.
Contributions were received from
Oakland, Mt Lake, FriendSville,
Accident, Kitzmiller and surround
ing areas. The drive was spear
headed as a formal project by the
Oakland-Mt. Lake Park Lions club,
aided by members of the Rotary
club and others who aided in the
canvassing.
The money was turned over to
Frank Mcdaniel, cashier of the
First National Bank who served as
treasurer. 1t will be turned over to
Potomac Council, Boy Scouts of
America headquarters in Cumber-
land, as the Deep Creek districts
share of the councils budget.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
Accepts New Charge

Rev. Hartley L. Wigfield, Jr.,
mas resigned as pastor of the Sand
Flat Tabernacle to accept the pas
t)rate at First Assembly of God,
Winchester. Va. Pastor Wigfield
will be conducting his final serv-
ices at the Sand Flat Tabernacle
this Sunday, December 8.
The pastor has served the local
congregation for the past three
years and has been actively as
sociated with the Mountain Top
Ministerial association during his
residence here. He previously
served churches in Frostburg,
Silver Spring and also Hopewell,
Va.
He and his wife and children
will move as soon as suitable liv-
ing quarters are found.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
Has Forgery Charge

Robert Eugene Shaffer, of Kitz-
miller is being held for action of
the grand jury under two charges
Of forgery
He had a preliminary hearing
last Wednesday in the office of
Trial Magistrate Robert NJ Ma
roney and was placed under $500
cash bond in each instance.
In one case he was charged with
writing a forged check with intent
to defraud In another he was
charged with making a check pay
able to Richard Sharpless, using
the name of Charles r. Baker as
the maker He is being held in the
county Jail after failure to raise
the amount of the bond.
In one automobile violation dur
ing the week Roger Ray Garst, of
Leland, N. c., forfeited collateral
of $40 and costs on a charge of eX-
cceding so miles an hour.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
Record Mail Volume
Expected For Season

AS the Christmas mailing peri
cd began for the Oakland postof-
fees and other offices throughout
the county, a record mail volume
was being anticipated.
Guy William Hinebaugh, Oak
land postmaster. said the Oakland
office expected December's out
E9ing mail to total over 240 900
pieces. There is not expected to
be any increase in the number of
postal employees for this years an
ticipatcd Christmas rush Hine-
baugh said he had received orders
that if any extra work was neces-
sary, the regular workers would
be used for overtime.
Hinebaugh urged the importance
of complete and legible addressing
of all mail including zip codes. He
said that during the 1862 Christ
mas season five bushels of mail
were thrown away at the Oakland
office, due to illegible and incom-
plete addresses, improper abbrevia-
tions, Or because of the lack Of a
return address.
Christmas cards sent by first
class may be sealed and contain
written messages and get priority
of dispatch. First class mail also
is returned to the sender if mail
is unbelievable, provided the re-
turn address is shown on the
envelope.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
Highlander Ouint To
Compete in Glass A

The two high schools of the
county will be in different brackets
again as the result of a shift in
the enrolment in the senior high
school departments, it was an
nounccd by w. Kenneth Johns,
principal at Southern High school
Southern High school will be
listed as a class "A" school, while
Northern High school will COM
pete in class b" This doesn't
mean anything until the end of the
season when both schools will
compete for district honors.
Southern high school was in class
A during the 1960-61 season when
the Highlanders went to the finals
and lost to SparroWs Point 68 to
81, after Ron ColaW had been side
lined with an ankle injury. 1t had
also played in class A competition
several prior years.
Southern High has 305 male stu
dents in the upper three grades.
Until this year schools having over
300 were put in class A but this
regulation also was changed, ac-
cording to Dick Travis, athletic di-
rector, with the following divisions:
schools with male students over
600, double A class; from 22O to
500, class A. from 1T to 219, class
B, and all under III, in class c..
Northern High school will re-
main in class b. This will have no
bearing on the competition for
county title, but both teams will
go to the district tournament re-
gardloss of which team wins the
county championship.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
Dividend Is Declared

Tho Potomac Valley Federal
Land Bank association declared a
three percent dividend to the stock
holders of record as of October 81,
according to Paul C. Williams,
president Payment of this dividend
in the amount of S3,38220 was
made December 2, to more than
250 stockholders.
Tho Associations home office is
in ROmncy
Loans outstanding in this area
amounted to more than $1.8OO,O0O,
as Of October 81. The Federal
Land Bank of Baltimore had S120,-
982736 in loans to farmers as of
the same date
At the present time these loans
are being made at a 5l2 percent in
terest rate.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
File Counter Charges

A man and a woman Kenneth
Crosco, and Mary " Maybe, filed
counter charges in the Trial Magis-
trate's court of disturbing the
peace along the Bray School road
recently.
AT trial conducted last Wednes-
day by Trial Magistrate Robert M.
Maroney both people pleaded not
guilty but the magistrate in both
instances found the pair guilty
He fined Crosco S25 and costs
but suspended the fine and costs
upon condition that he remain of
good behavior. He also fined Mary
Mayle S25 and costs and in this
instance also he suspended the
fine and costs upon condition that
she remain of good behavior.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
Grantsville Youth
Among Honor Guard

a Grantsville youth was among
the honor guard that functioned
during the ceremonials preceding
and during the funeral services for
the late president, John F. Ken
nedy.
He was among those to stand at
attention on the steps of the gov
ernment buildings and he Also
served at Arlington cemetery dur
ing the burial services.
He is Larry Yommer, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Yommer His father
also served as an honor guard for
the late President Roosevelt dur
ing burial ceremonies.
Yommer, 10 years of age, was
graduated from Northern High
school the past June and enlisted
shortly thereafter in the U. S. army
A brother, Corporal Paul Yommer
is serving with the U. S. Marine
corps at Camp LeJeune, N. c. A
sister, Nancy, is working in the
Pentagon in Washington.
Larry's parents, friends and rela-
tives thought they had identified
! him during the television coverage
but were not certain until he tele-
phoned his parents Sunday night
December l, and reported it was he
A letter to Larrys parents from
Richard E. Cross, lieutenant colonel
of infantry, acting commander
read in part: Larry Yommer is
assigned to Honor Guard com
pany, 1st battalion, the old guard
Fort Myer, Va.
THE Old Guard is the oldes
infantry unit in the U. s. army
pre-dating the Constitution in 1884
1t is responsible for ceremonial
and security missions in the ma
tons capital, to include guarding
the tomb of the unknown soldier
conducting military funerals in Ar
lington national cemetery anC
various other ceremonial function!
for the president of the United
States and other American ant
foreign government officials.
Because of its unique and high
ly important missions, only selected
personnel are assigned to the Ole
Guard. Qualifications include no
only superior personal appearance
but also exemplary records Of con
duct and intelligence.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
Deer Season Gets
Underway Today
Will Remain Open For Nine
Days, Dec. 5 Through Ia.
Sunday Excluded

The annual deer hunting season
opened at sunrise this morning.
and will continue for nine days this
year, through Saturday, December
Ia, with Sunday, December 8, ex-
cluded.
A number of years ago the deer
season was only the first full week
in December Then for four
straight years an extra Saturday
was added, giving hunters a full
seven days This year an addition
al two days have been added.
Deer seem to be plentiful, ac-
cording to Leo C. Friend game
warden, but there doesn't seem to
be the usual hustle and hustle
preceding the opening of the sea-
son, as was considered normal in
previous years
Inc extra day in 1860 gave the
county a new record in bucks
killed, the total reaching 8O4 There
were 638 killed in 1861 and $50 last
year. Allegany county topped Gar
rett county in total kill last year,
for the first time.
During the deer season the small
game season will be suspended re-
suming again on December 16. The
limit is one buck per year per
hunter Eligible for killing are deer
with two or more points to one
antler and spike bucks with three
inch antler
Game regulations stipulate that
bucks may be killed only with a
rifle that develops over 1900 foot
pounds Of muzzle energy. Shot
guns loaded with pumpkin balls
or slugs may also be used
Deer may be checked at the four
checking stations. They are at Ed
wards garage in Grantsville; Matt
Storey'S. on Deep Creek Lake
near McHenry; Yough Motor COM
pany in Friendsvillc; and Carroll
Miller's Mt Top Tire and Sport
Shop in Oakland. Hunters also
may check in at Westernport or
LaVale in Allegany county
The Oakland checking station re-
ported 4 kills up to II o'clock, al
though quite a number of hunters
appeared to be in the woods. One
local restaurant was open at 2
O'Clock this morning to accommo-
date the hunters and reported a
brisk business throughout the wee
hours.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
Christmas Lights
Are Being Completed

Employees of the West Mary
land Power Company could be
seen this week working on the
erection of the Christmas lights and
decorations in the business areas
of Oakland.
Strands of long-needlcd pine and
rcd Christmas lights have been
placed across the streets and pole
decorations are being displayed.
The large pine tree on the Epis-
copaI Church lawn, corner of Sec
ond and Liberty streets, was dec
Grated yesterday with multi-color-
ed lights to complement the rest
of the decorations.
1t is planned that the lights shall
all he turned on as soon as the
decorations have been completed
The Republican., 1963-12-05
Pleasant Valley Man
Shot While Hunting

Elmer Lillcr, 80, of route l, Mt.
Lake Park. in the Pleasant Valley
area. was accidentally shot in the
legs while rabbit hunting last
Thursday. One of the pellets
struck Lillcr's right eye.
Lillcr was hunting with a group
of his brothers and nephews at
the time Of the accident The shot
was fired by Kenneth Shaffer, a
nephew. The injured man was
taken to Garrett County Memorial
hospital and later transferred to
the West Virginia University medi-
cal center at MorgantOWn. The
transfer to the Medical Center was
made because of the pellet which
had struck the eye. 1t was felt
treatment Of this wound could best
be done at the MorgantoWn insti-
tuition The one striking the eye
apparently was a glancing one, hav-
ing first struck the mans gun butt,
Liller said
He returned to his home last
weekend and he told The Repubi-
can yesterday morning that physi-
clans at the medical center hao
indicated his eye was in good con-
dition. He returned to Morgan
town Tuesday for a check-up. Some
forty or more pellets entered the
mans legs and these were not re-
moved. He said his legs we're still
pretty sore. but that the pellets
would remain.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
1864 Vacation Guide
Is Being Readied

The 1864 Vacation Guide, is be-
ing readied for early printing in
the new year The Guide has been
distributed for the past several
years by the Deep Creek Lake
Garrett County Promotion council,
and last year the distribution was
increased to 10000 copies
The plan is for the same num-
Der this year The Guide will again
contain fifty-siX pages. The dead
line for reception of advertise
ments has been put at January 1
by Mrs Patricia Kittle, executive
secretary.
Mrs. Kittle said the rates had
been raised for the first time
since the newspaper Vacation
Guide was published. More than
half of existing members already
have taken advertisements in the
forthcoming issue. she said
The Republican., 1963-12-05
Fair Assets Now
Total S19,736.57
Audit Presented At Meeting
Nov. 26 AT Accident;
Directors Named

The Garrett County Fair associa-
ton has emerged from its seventh
year of successful operation with
net worth of S19,73757 according
to a report submitted at a meeting
of the stockholders at Accident on
November 26 The total was an
increase of S1.117OO over the previ-
Gus year.
The balance of cash on hand was
S6,626.57. which was an increase
of more than $1,000 over the previ-
Gus year
The capital assets amounted to
S13,110 which include a pony barn,
dairy barn, beef barn, sheep shed,
hog shed, poultry house, office,
and other buildings, also plumbing,
wiring, stage and display tables
and the public address system.
The fair association had receipts
of S19,32826 which included a bal
ance of S4,915.71 from the previ-
Gus year; state fair board alloca-
ton of S3,7O0, $500 from the county
commissioners, carnival receipts of
S2.91526, gate receipts of S37S1 80,
81 ,667 from advertising, 81 062 from
commercial displays, S215 for prize
contributions, S5OS2O for lunch
stands and miscellaneous items
totaling S6379
Expenditures totaled S1270119
The association paid $4,80275 in
premiums, $1,O9815 for rent. ST.
053.09 for electricity. S121608 for
capital improvements, $28187 for
ribbons and supplies, S885.53 for
printing books and programs, S218
for advertising, $3.50 for entertain
ment, S833.35 for labor, $3.50 for
parade prizes. and other items
The accounts we're audited by
Nordeck Shaffer of the Garrett Ma
tional Bank
Growth In Premiums
There has been a constant growth
in the number of exhibitors and
number of exhibits. generally, and
the amount in premiums paid.
Mr. Gortner gave a report on
these items at the meeting last
Tuesday night Starting in 1857
there were 415 exhibitors with l.
O53 exhibits This went each year
from $40 to 1.546, to 911 and O.
297. 1864 and 1884. 98l and 2,678
l .222 and 3.421. laos and 3,283.
The amount of premiums offered
went from S3.552.5O to $6755 dur
ing those seven years, although
there was not that amount claimed
with prizes offered for items that
were never exhibited. The first
year premiums paid amounted to
S2.029.50, while this past summer
the amount paid was S4,80275.
Board Members Named
Five members of the board of
directors were elected and four OF
them were already serving. They
we're John Brenneman. Danny
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The Republican., 1963-12-05
SRC Plans to Spend
S87 Million on Roads

The State Roads commission
plans to spend S87 million dollars
on new roads and improvements
in Western Maryland's four coun-
ties if its new five-year program
is approved in February by the
legislature.
The Legislative Council will rec
Ommend that the commission rev
enue for the five years beginning
in 1865 total S575.475 900. OF this
amount $l16.5 million would be
new income derived from increas-
ing the tax on gasoline. from 6 to
z cents gallon and the titling
fee from 2 to 3 percent
The commission would have
S3528 million available for road
construction, maintenance and pur-
chase of future rights of way. The
remaining S124 million would pay
off the principal and interest on
bonds
The plan is similar to the coun-
tvs road needs outlined at a meet
ing in Oakland on October % with
State roads officials, county legis-
lators and county commissioners
making recommendations
The specific recommendations for
Garrett county would cost an esti-
mated S11, 100000 and include the
following:
New U. S. 40, Allegany county
line to U. S. 219, 1917 miles, $8,115.-
600.
New U. S. 219, U. S. 40 to North
ern High school, AZ miles, S2,121,-
600.
Reconstruction Md 38, North end
bridge to west of Kitzmiller, 81 of
a mile, S348,OOO
Reconstruction Md. 1876, Md. SO to
Md. 495, 1926 miles. $l.116.O0O.
Omitted In Program
Omitted in the program as rec
commended by the local group
were the following:
Maryland 80, west of corporate
limits of Oakland to U. S. 219, .55
of mile resurface and construct
new bridge over B. and o. railroad,
S198.OOO.
Portion from Keyser ridge. U. S
10 to Pennsylvania line, four-lane
divided highway
L. S. 50, West Virginia line at
Gormania to U. S. 219, resurfacing
U. S. PIG, north of Sang Run to
Deep Creek bridge, two lane, with
new bridge.
U. S. PIG, Deep Creek bridge tc
Sand Flat, resurfacing
4 u S 219, Mason school roal tc
north of u S 50, Is new construc,
ton, PA reconstruction.
The Republican., 1963-12-05
Coleman Brothers
Get 5 Years For
Robbery, Assault
One Entered Guilty PIeo,
One Not Guilty, But Both
Found Guiity BY Judge

The Coleman brothers. who re-
sided formerly in the Kitzmiller
area, were sentenced Monday in
the Circuit court here to five
years in the Maryland penitentiary
on charges of robbery and assault
with intent to rob.
Ralph E. Coleman, 26, pleaded
guilty. Ernest Wayne Coleman. p,
entered plea of not guilty to the
charges but was found guilty by
Associate Judge Stuart F. Hamill.
The trials were conducted be-
fore the court
The elder Coleman was SEN
fenced to five years in the peni-
tentiary on each count. the sen.
tence to run concurrent,y, and it
was recommended that the man be
transferred to the Patuxent In
stitute for psychiatric examination
and evaluation to determine
whether or not he was a defective
deliquent.
His brother who was found gull
ty or thu first two counts of the
Indictment was given a similar
sentence, after motion by the
traverser's attorney, Clarence Pen
man, for a directed verdict of ac-
quittal, was denied In this mans
case Judge Hamill recommended
that the traverser not be con-
| sidercd for parole until serving at
least two years. The States At
tOrney, Fred A. Thayer. dismissed
the third count of the indictment
in the case of the older brother.
and the younger man was found
not guilty of the third count which
, was simple assault.
History of Case
| The two brothers had been pick
ed up by Burley Farmer, of Har-
pers Ferry, who was residing in Ar
lington, Va, at the time, and we're
| being driven to their home. While
in the vicinity of Eagle Rock the
brothers robbed and badly beat
Mr. Farmer who was hospitalized
due to injuries He had difficulty
in speaking for at least ten days
following the beating He finally
regained consciousness and went
to a home in the Eagle Rock sec
ton where he advised the sheriff.
The event took place October 26,
and on October 27 authorities
picked up Ralph Coleman, Ernest
Wayne Coleman was picked up at
his home in Kitzmiller November
i 8. Both had waived their right to
indictment by grand jury and had
requested immediate trial. Jack
Turney was named as attorney for
the eldest Coleman and Clarence
! Pcnman named as attorney for the
youngest.
Given Additional Year
Tuesday morning Ralph Cole
man was returned to the court
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