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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-10-07
As To Breakfasts,

The Health Gnome, who OCCASION
ally visits the State Department Of
Health, is something of Quaker. He
gets a concern" over things that
aren't going as they should. Then he
speaks out in meeting. He blew in as
usual few days ago through one of
the open windows of the office of the
Bureau of Child Hygiene. Nobody saw
him perched on the edge of a desk
until he whisked off his little green
cap, thereby becoming visible. Then
he voiced his concern. 1t was about
the kind of breakfast children eat be-
fore going to school.
give been dropping in on some of
my small friends" he said, "and they
aren't, eating the right sort of break
fasts. Instead Of eating some fruit
a baked apple, some stewed prunes or
something of that sort-a dish of
cooked cereal, with plenty Of milk on
it, glass of milk, soft boiled egg,
or slice of crisp bacon, with couple
of slices of lfice rcrusty bread and but
ter, some of them rush off to school
without anything to eat, or just grab
bling something off the table and swal-
lowing it down almost whole.
Gone morning last week | heard
little fellow in kindergarten tell his
teacher that he had coffee and buns
for his breakfast! and Judging from
the looks in the faces of some of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-10-07

other children, l believe that more
than half of them had eaten the same
things.
"Now, of course, you know, and so
do 1, and so do most people, that little
children should never drink coffee or
tea. Instead of coffee, cup of cocoa
made with plenty of milk, is good for
them and will help to make them
grow. Milk toast and cocoa make an
other fine breakfast and give good
start for the day.
''The trouble with these children is
that they stay up too late at night.
Then they get up late in the morning;
get excited about getting off to school
and their breakfast doesn't amount to
row of pins. If little children-and
the bigger ones, too, for that matter
are to keep well, they must have
plenty of sleep and must eat nourish-
ing meals, and must take time to eat
them properly. These are two of the
best prescriptions l know of for keep
ing sickness away"
He wrinkled his brow and looked
very serious. Then his face lighted
up. He had thought of some way of
solving the problem. "Ask the man
who prints the newspapers" he said,
"to put that in the paper as message
to the children and their mothers"
There was a flourish of the little
green cap and he was off again.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-10-07
PAID LOCAL NOTICES

FOR SALE-Household furniture.
Apply to James Wilson, Oakland
Advertisement 33-2t
FOR SALE-Piano case organ in
good condition. Apply at 105 Oak ST.,
or call Phone 79-Advertisement3 2*
FOR SALE-High grade instru-
ments-guitar and mandolin. Apply
at this Observation-Disclosures 1895
FOR SALE-One Estate Heatrola,
used only 30 days; 1 upright piano; l
baby carriage. D. L. Conneway, Oak
land.-Advertisement 33-tf.
WANTED-A small cider press;
must be in good condition. Addres j.
N. Michael, Oakland-Mt Lake Road
| Advertisement 33-3t.*
FOR RENT-Five room house on
Third street; gas and water. Apply
to Miss Arabel Martin, Oakland
Advertisement 1927
FOR. SALE-An Ideal Victo parlor
heater, new; one 21a h. p. gasoline
engine with jack. Apply to J. N. Mi
chael, Oakland-Mt Lake Road.-Ad-
vertisement 33-3t*
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT WA
IER USERS-All water bills not paid
before October 10th will have to be
paid to the city attorney. J. 0. Hine-
baugh, Observation-Disclosures
FOR SALE-Beagle puppies. H. L..
Porter. Oakland, Md.-Advertise-
ment 32-4t*
PIGS FOR -SALE-Apply to VIM.
c. Martin, R. D., No. 2, Oakland, Nd.
Advertisement 31-2t.
FOR SALE-One Empire gasoline
engine; l h. p; new. Apply to DR.. B.
F. Selby, Observation-Disclosures 81
WANTED-Six apple pickers. Only
men of moral character need apply.
c. j. Yoder, Grantsville, Md-Adver-
| tisement 31-tf.
FOR SALE-Six room house and
about five acres of land at Deer Park,
| Nd. Apply to Mrs. Robert Moss, An
napolis, Observation-Disclosures 25-tf.
VIII make cider and apple butter on
! Tuesday and Thursday of each week
| during the season. D. L. Swartzentru-
Der, near CORNER, Md.-Advertise-
ment Stiff.
FOR SALE-One extra fine Belgian
mare; bright bay. Also good Jersey
| cows. Can be seen at my farm, R. D.
| l, Oakland. For particulars call at
power house. Would exchange cows
| for good stock ewes. Luther C. Nine.
| Advertisement 32-3t.*
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-10-07
Marriage Licenses.

For the week ending Tuesday at
noon marriage licenses were issued
to the following named applicants at
the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in Oakland
Leo Wesley Mcmillan, %, miner,
and Bessie Otis West, %, telephone
operator, both of Hopwood, Pa:
Louie Canine, %, truck driver, and
Estelle Alice Larginer, 20 stenogra-
pher, both of Belle Vernon, Pa.
Antonio Gallo, 20, miner, and Sarah
Rose, IS, both of Shinnston, West Va.
Raymond Douglas Wagner, 81, rail
road employee, Rowlesburg, West Va,
and Merle Shultz, IS, Thornton, W..
Va.
Charles Elmer Smithburger, %,
stock clerk, and Elma Jean Mccartney
%, both of Uniontown, Pa.
Charles Raymond Rohrer, p, miner
Waynesburg, Pa, and Opal Cleora
Arnold, IS, Clarksburg, West Va.
Harry McClain Hawkins, SO, road
foreman, Elkins, w. Va, and Maude
Repair, 81, Parsons, West Va.
Maurice L. Strawn, 81, miner, Ber-
lin, Pa, and Mary Beatrice Emrick,
27, Meyersdale, Pa.
Raymond King Garner, 81, clerk,
McKeesport, Pa, and Garnet Ruth
Stewart, 81, pianist, Morgantown, w.
Va.
Paul Warden Rogers, %, clerk, and
LESSEE Ellen Martin, IS, both of Graf
ton, West Va.
George Addison Poland, 81, miner,
and Marjorie Magdalena Shriver, %,
both of Morgantown, West Va.
Stanley Wiley, 90, railroad emplyee,
Jennings, Nd, and Bertha Bittinger,
IS, Bittinger, Nd.
Walter Bradford Fike, 81, laborer,
West Leisenring, Pa. land Mary Edna
Weimer, 10, McHenry, Md.
Russell Harvey Casio, %, truck dri-
yer, Buckhannon, W. Va. land Hazel
Steele, q, Weston, w. Va.
Clarence Lance Miller, 81, book
keeper, and Martha Regina Frances,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-10-07

Mr. L. G. Bittinger and son Rex
ford, of Grantsville, visited The Re-
publican office on Thursday of last
week and while here they spent a few
hours at the Garrett County Fair.
A photograph of the ruins of Mr..
Hervey Smouse's Miami residence was
received by members of the family in
Oakland a few days ago, which shows
the complete demolition of the struc-
ture.
Mrs. C. F. Miller, Mrs. C. R. Scholtz
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Balsinger and
son Paul, all of Johnstown, Pa, were
visitors at the homes Of Victor Kelley
and Mrs. William Kelley at Mason, on
Sunday.
Mrs. Wade H. limbaugh and two
daughters, Misses Helen and Rosetta,
went to Cumberland yesterday after
noon. The two daughters will sub
nit to the removal of their tonsils at
an operation to be performed today at
the Western Maryland Hospital in
that city.
Mrs. j. Gordon Mealy, who was a
patient in the Western Maryland Hos
pital in Cumberland, where she under
went minor operation last Thursday,
has returned to her home in Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mealy will leave here
on the 18th inst. for Baltimore to re-
side in the future.
Mr.. William Parks, of Frostburg,
has been placed in charge of theIocal
A. & P. store, succeeding T. D. Wal
tiers, who has been transferred from
the Oakland store and put in charge
of the Brownsville (Pa.) branch. Mr..
and Mrs. Walters left OAKLAND for
their new home Tuesday morning.
Messrs. Walter w. Dawson, Ralph
Weber and Paul B. Naylor left Oak
land yesterday for the big woods in
Maine where they go on their second
annual deer hunt. Last year each of
these young men were fortunate in
that they secured three deer in the
same section in which they 60 this
year.
Messrs. C. w. Friend and Grover C.
Sisler, of the Blooming Rose section
of District No. 2, were here Monday
where they appeared before the Coun-
ty Commissioners with a numerously
signed petition praying for the ap-
pointment of a board Of viewers to
locate proposed new county road
in the Blooming Rose community.
Cecil Wilburn, of Bittinger, is in.
the Garrett County Jail charged with
having assaulted and robbed Ernest
Mock at Bittinger on Sunday night.
His arrest was made by Sheriff Yutzy
and Deputy Casteel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-10-07

Henry C. Fowler "a Civil War vet
eran, has had his pension increased
from $50 to S72 per month under the
pensions laws.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hubbard and
Mrs. William Simpson, all of Wheel
ing, spent the weekend at Mrs. Lewis
Bush's in Oakland
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Gender
left Oakland Sunday in their automo-
bile for a trip to Philadelphia and
other points of interest. They expect
to be absent about ten days.
Mrs. j. E. Johnson, wife of Rev.
J. E. Johnson, until recently pastor of
the Bruceton M. E. church, fell at her
home in Bruceton one day recently
and suffered a painful injury to her
hip. The injured lady was brought
to Oakland the following day and is
resting comfortably at the home of
her son on Sixth street
DR.. C. Howard Whitmer, district
governor of the 34th District in Ro-
tary, visited the local club officially
on last Wednesday night. The govern
or's address on Rotary and what it
means to be Rotarian and what the
organization has accomplished, was
listened to with quite bit of interest
by the assembled members.
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2, cashier, both of Clarksburg, W

%, cashier, both of Clarksburg, w
Va.
Clayton Winston Hayden, %, sales
man, and Eloise V. Oglesbee, 10, both
of Dayton, Ohio.
Sullivan Yocco, 2, laborer, and Mary
Patsey, IS, student, both Of Berry
burg, West Va.
Elmer J. Mullenax, 81, lumber
man land Sylvia Catherine Knots, Is,
both of Hambleton, West Va.
Charles Dewey Harvey, 2S, truck
driver, Mountain Lake Park, Nd, and
Ida Savage, 10, McHenry, Md.
BERTHE. Hovatter, 81, miner, Brett,
". Va. ,and Hazel Clevenger, is, Nor,
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gantown, West Va.
Voyd Knight, 81, laborer, Gillespie.
w. Va. land Zenna Alice Alderman, is,
Dain, West Va.
Eugene Sturgiss Stickel, 81, sales
man, and Sara Christine Cowles, 10.
both of Connellsville, Pa.
One marked don't publish" a
WANTED-Middle aged man. lust
lers make $40 to 500 weekly selling
Whitmer's guaranteed line Of toilet
articles, soaps, spices, extracts and
medicines. Garrett county now open.
Team or car needed. Experience not
necessary. Salesmanship taught free.
Start making good money this fall.
Write today. The H. G. Wh'tme- Co.
Columbus, Ind.-A>,e.t.- IL. a. / 81
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-02
FLOYD THOMAS POLICEMAN

Floyd Thomas, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Thomas POLICEMAN, of near New
Germany, died Thursday at the Nor
gantown Hospital, Morgantown, W.
Va, from scarlet fever of a weeks
duration. He was aged "a years and
is survived by his parents, six sis
tiers and one brother. His body was
brought from Morgantown by under
taker VIM. Winterberg and was bur-
led at New Germany on Friday after
noon. Rev. Bright, pastor of the Re-
formed church, Elk Lick, Pa, con-
Quoted short service at the grave.
J Goodhart Doerr is very i'll at his
home with pneumonia.
The following named persons from
Grantsville attended the wedding of
Rev. S. E. Lobach and Miss Rosetta
Platt, at Somerset, Pa, Thursday:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Folk and daughters,
w. E. Stanton, daughters Helen and
Mrs. Byron Bender, Mr. and Mrs.
Noah Warwick, Mr.. and Mrs. J. U.
Stanton, Mr.. and Mrs. N. U. Broad
water, Miss Nell Glotfelty, Mrs. Eva
Beachy, Mrs. Fred Livengood and
Mrs. Harold Boucher.
Ira Huff, of. Jennings, has taken
over the meat market of J. J. Glot-
felty, and will continue the business.
Mr.. Glotfelty remains quite i'll.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-02
School Hygiene Practice.

Dental examinations have been Civ
en- 102,741 children, 112,07O filings
made, 3,425 tooth drills have been
conducted, and 1,567 lectures given,
attended by 207,576 school children in
the South Carolina schools during the
last three years, according to a re-
cent report from that State. State
wide dental clinics were inaugurated
in the schools three years ago by the
mouth hygiene department Of the
State Board of Health Clinics have
been conducted during this time in
every school in II of the 46 counties
of South Carolina.
Several other States have instituted
dental clinics as a part of their regu-
lar school health programs. Training
hte pupils in better habits of personal
hygiene is recognized as one of the
primary duties of the public school,
The best results are obtained when
the State, the county and the local
districts cooperate in the establish
ment of county health units to super
wise the schools health. Three hun
dred and seven counties in the United
States are reported as having regu-
larly organized health units at the
present tine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-02
Improved Telephone Practice in
Oakland Office.

Oakland has new telephone oper-
ating practice whereby the local oper-
ator completes Standardization toll
and long distance calls in the same
manner that city calls are made, ac-
cording to an announcement by Eu-
gene Bowers, manager of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany. q.
Where the calling party knows the
number of the telephone in the city
with which he wishes to talk, he does
not have to ask for long distance as in
the past, but simply gives the tele-
phone number to the local operator
just as any local call is made in Oak
land. The calling party will hold the
line until the called telephone answers
or the operator gives a definite re-
port as in completing local connec-
tons.
This new operating method, accord
ing to Mr.. Bowers statement will do
much to improve long distance SER
vice from Oakland either to nearby
points such as Cumberland, Martins
burg, Grafton or Fairmont; or to
more distant points such as Philadel-
phia, New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago
or Cincinnati. If the number of the
telephone wanted is not known, Mr..
Bowers says, TASK information.
The management of the telephone
company here feels this new and sta
ton station long distance service
will be especially attractive to tele-
phone users. Where particular
person" call is made, the calling par
ty should ask the local operator for
long distance and place the call in the
regular way as at present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-02
CHRISTMASSAVINGS FUNDS
SENT OUT BY LOCAL BANK
Approximately $4,000 Distrib.
uted Among $50 DepOsitors
bv The First National.

An amount of money approximat-
ing $4,000, representing the Christ
mas Savings fund of one hundred
and fifty depositors of The First Ma
tional Bank of Oakland, was sent out
by the bank yesterday to its custom
ers of this department.
The Christmas Savings feature was
established by the bank year ago.
Men and women became interested
and by depositing small amounts each
week they have at their command just
at this time when demands are made
by little Johnny and older Mary Ann
for funds with which to buy Christ
mas remembrances, sums sufficient, in
many cases, to meet these demands
without having to wait for the next
pay day or disturb other funds put
by for specific purposes, such as pay
ing up arrearages on their preach
ers' salary, grocery bill that is now
or may be due tomorrow and a thous-
anu anu one otlltf innings necessary
to keep the home fires burning.
The savings feature of the First
National is an excellent one. Ac-
counts are now being opened at the
bank for the Christmas of next year.
The bank officials are ready to talk
the matter over with anyone inter
ested and they confidently expect that
the number CT accounts in this de-
partment will be greatly augmented
and the amount to be distributed next
Chri<tmas-time materially increased
over this year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-02
DIED..
ANDREW FRIEND.

Andrew Friend, aged SO years and
IS days, died November 9th, at his
home near Friendsville. His death
was great shock to his many rela-
tives and friends at and near his late
residence. Mr.. Friend was a farmer
and producer of coal. He was exceed
ingly happy and cheerful at all times,
with smile and kind word for his
acquaintance. His wife died twelve
years ago. He is survived by the fol-
lowing named children: Mrs. w. H.
Ferguson, Elder, Md; Philip Friend,
who resides in Pennsylvania; Mrs. AL
bert Layman, Frostburg, Md; Mrs.
E. V. Shove, Oakland; Anna and
Lulu, who resided with their father.
Mr.. Friend was a member of the NJ.
E. church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-02
COMMUNITY SALES DAY
IN OAKLAND WEDNESDAY
At Which Time Genuine Bar
gains In All Classes of Mer-
chandise Will Be Offered.

Oakland expects to have one of the
greatest marketing days in its his
tory next Wednesday at which time
the first of series of Community
Sales Days, to be extended indefi-
nitely, will be inaugurated should the
initial bargain giving affair prove as
successful as it should and which it is
expected to be.
Bargains in some one individual
item of merchandise is offered by the
fifty or more merchants whose adver-
tisements appear in The Republican
today. In addition to the use of the
local newspapers the committee on
advertising is also using page in
the Terra Alta Republican, hence the
sale will be widely advertised and the
people of our neighboring city will
participate in the bargains offered.
The local advertising committee,
which was appointed by Chairman 7.
A. Gender, of the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION at a meeting recently held,
is composed of Mayor Lawrence Fra
ley, l. R. Rudy and C. N. McIntire The
committee, through its representative,
Harry McComas, did its work we'll
and succeeded in interesting every
merchant in some one line of mer-
chandise at bargain prices. With the
merchants ali cooperating in this
sale augurs we'll for the success of
future efforts along this line.
Those dealing regularly in Oakland
should make special effort to come
to town that day; those who deal in
other towns should be here that day
without fail, for the bargains to be
secured are all well-worth the time
required.
Those participating in the sale are
Gonder's Pharmacy, Oakland Jewelry
| Co., Browns Store, W. A. Gender,
/ Oakland Model Bakery, The Farmers
Bank, Bittner & Stahl, Mrs. Harvey,
! Oakland Ten Cent Store, E. S. Evans,
F. A. Smouse, The Coffman-F Fisher
Co., H. W. Kah, Miller's Sanitary
Market, Houck Auto Supply, Owen
Treacy, Standard Garage, First Ma
tional Bank, Elliott's Music Store, W.
H. limbaugh, Harris Store, Liller's
Home Restaurant, Hill Ice Cream Co.,
W. R. Browning, Bells Studio, H. C.
Sincell, Kerins' Bros Garage, Grand
Skating Rink, Sturgiss Pharmacy, A.
R. Martin, Auto Electric Service, Re-
creation Billiard Parlor, Oakland
Pharmacy, HamilPs Stationery and
Book Store, Piedmont Grocery Co., A.
D. Naylor & Co., Leighton Bros, Boil
den Undertaking Co., Maryland The
atre, L. B. Shaffer, Oakland Fire De-
partment, G.. A. Fraley & Sons, D. NJ.
Dixon & Son, Waingolds Garage, The
Oakland Creamery, Oakland Garage,
Hotel Manhattan, Garrett National
Bank, Cumberland and Allegheny Gas
Appliance Co., Oakland Hardware and
Furniture Company and Lewis Gort-
ner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-02
CHESTNUT TREE BLIGHT
is DOOMED BY NATURE
New Stands of Trees Coming Up
In Martinsburg and Hagers-
town Section of State

From the country roundabout Meg
tinsburg and Hagerstown, comes the
report, authentic in every particular,
that nature has succeeded where the
scientific mind has failed in putting a
stop to the chestnut tree blight in
that part of the country.
Several years ago every chestnut
tree on South Mountain the country
surrounding Hagerstown and Mar
tinsburg, was wiped out by blight,
at the same time causing the loss of a
livelihood for hundreds of mountain
residents who made their living par
TALLY from the sale Of this nut. Now
a new stand of chestnut trees, from
the seed, are springing up all over
the mountain and they appear to be
immune from the blight.
Mountaineers who have discovered
this new growth, predict that with
sexeral decades, chestnuts will again
be found in abundance in these same
mountains. They believe that nature
has discovered what scientists have
failed thus far to do-coping with. the
blight that denuded the mountain.
The blight first made its appear
ance in the United States in 1904, af-
fecting the bark of chestnut trees on
Long Island. 1t was identified as a
fungus, caused by parasite, hitherto
confined to Europe. Some nursery
men imported a few tainted trees and
the native trees were defenseless to
resist it. The blight soon spread to
the forests of New York and by this
time scientists became alarmed. After
twenty years of frantic research and
after hundreds of thousands Of dol
lars were spent in vain on remedies,
they were forced to the conclusion
that there was no hope of checking
the disease and that not enough trees
will survive to restock the continent.
The parasite soon spread from New
York to other forests until practically
every chestnut tree has either been
killed or doomed. The blight is now
marching southwark below the Mason
and Dixon line. '--
The discovery of this new stand Of
young chestnut trees, however, is ex-
pected to lead foresters to cease their
efforts of checking the blight among
the old trees and devote their efforts
to restocking the forests with young
ones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-02
St. Paups NJ. E. Church, Oakland.

rev. Archibald moore, PaSC0r.
GAS a. M, Sunday School hour. Mr..
E. R. Jones, superintendent. Glasses
for both young and old led by a corps
of earnest teachers.
The Mems Bible Class meets at ten
o'clock. The members and teachers
of all the classes have a cordial well
come for all who will come.
11:00 a. M, morning worship with
sermon by the pastor. This service is
designed to be one of real helpfulness
and worship.
6:45 p. M, Epworth League.
7:30 p. m, Evening worship hour
with sermon by the pastor. No more
fitting way to close the Sabbath day
can be found than by attendance at
this or a similar service.
Junior Epworth League Wednes-
day afternoon at 4:15 o'clock with
Miss Grace Loar, Superintendent.
Prayer service OH Wednesday ev-
ening at 1880 o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-02
The military training which OF

The military training which our
boys take during their school life does
not make militarists out Of them. 1t
strengthens their minds by strength
ening their bodies and gives them a
better chance of becoming able to take
care Of themselves if the country is
ever again forced into conflict. But it
is doubtful whether the same can be
said of the Russian military idea. IN
Gle Sam has no desire to force his
civilization or culture on the rest of
the world. We find it about all we
can do to attend to our own business.
With Red Russie the situation is diff
ferent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-12-02

Under the auspices Of the Wiling
Workers Sunday school class of St.
Paul's NJ. E. church, cafeteria sup
per and bazaar will be held on We'd
nesday, December Sth. The bazaar
will begin at 200 o'clock and the sup
per at 500 o'clock, served cafeteria
style. Fried oysters and ham baked
in cider are on the menu. The COM
mittee in charge invites all to attend
this affair and get just what they de-
sire for supper and buy their Christ
mas gifts for mother, sister or the
children, for there will be great
variety of articles on sale.