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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-18
CRELLIN TO BE HOST FOR
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET
Annual Convention is Scheduled
for Saturday, November s.
Noted Speakers Are Coming

The annual convention of Sunday
school workers of Garrett county will
be held at Crellin on November 8, and
plans have been made for large
gathering of men and women active
in this line of work.
Reports of the accomplishments of
State convention and the Worlds Sun
day School convention held in Los
Angeles during the past summer will
be heard.
There will be three sessions of the
convention, beginning Saturday morn
ing at ten o'clock, Saturday afternoon
and evening. A number of addresses
of interest to the Sunday school work
ers will be delivered by the State
Secretary, DR.. Robert Davids, Col. ].
H. Cudlipp, Miss Lillian Mccormick,
DR.. M. R. Hamm, all of the State
staff, and by other speakers.
Conferences will be held during both
the morning and afternoon sessions,
at which time problems. facing the
Sunday schools will be discussed. Ev-
erything is being done to make this
one of the best conventions ever held
in the county.
No Restriction on Number
No restrictions will be made as to
the number who may be present as
delegates from any Sunday school, all
of the sessions will be open to every
one inclined to attend and a general
invitation has been extended to Sun
day school officers, teachers, pupils or
others who are interested in the work.
A letter has been sent from the
office of the county association to all
of the superintendent in the county
urging their cooperation and asking
them to arrange for delegations to
be present. Every Sunday school
worker who can possibly do so should
plan to spend the day, November 3, in
Crellin where the people are hospit-
able. A more detailed program will
be published in a later edition of The
Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-18
RED CROSS ROLL CALL TO
BEGIN ON ARMISTICE DAY
Arrangements for Enrolment of
Members Made During Week

The American Red Cross has set
aside the day of Sunday, November
II, as the date on which to begin it's
annual Red Cross Roll Call, and Mrs
H. Margaret Whitcomb, field repre-
sentative of the Red Cross, was in
Oakland last week and arranged for
the roll call in the county.
Mrs. E. z. Tower, county chairman,
and Mrs. ]. c. Renninger, treasurer.
announce that two plans will be en-
ployed in conducting the roll call.
Teams composed of two persons in
each community will go from house
to house and each minister of the
county is asked to appoint roll call
secretary for his particular church.
Rev. C. A. Shilke, of the local Luth-
eran church, has been appointed the
chairman of the ministerial commit
tee for the county.
Membership for the year may be
obtained by the payment of one dollar
to any duly authorized persons to re-
ceive the same.
Last year only AT persons respond
ed to the roll call in this county, but it
is hoped that there will be far more
this year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-18
NORTHWESTERN TURNPIKE
BODY ELECTS OFFICERS
Leaders Are Reelected For the
Ensuing Year at Meeting in
Thomas NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Officers for the ensuing year were
elected Monday at meeting of the
Northwestern Turnpike Association,
Inc, held at Thomas, w. Va. A. A.
Pickering, Rowlesburg, was reelected
president; John J. Cornwell, Romney,
and H. c, Compton, Grafton, were
reelected vice presidents; c. E. Nor
gan, Clarksburg, secretary, and 0. c.
Wilt, Clarksburg, treasurer.
R. P. Maloney, c. N. McIntire and
George D. Browning, Oakland, were
named as directors for Garrett county.
West Virginia State bonds in the
amount of $35 100000 will be asked in
an amendment to the State constitu-
ton at the November election, the
proceeds of the sale to be used in con-
nection with the furtherance of road
construction in West Virginia, the
corporation having unanimously ap-
proved the petition.
In regard to the unfinished portion
of the pike in Maryland, which men,
bers of the association have been pre-
vailing upon the State of Maryland to
rebuild, it was announced that j. w.
Hudson, president of the Baltimore
Association of Commerce, had return
ed from Europe a short time ago and
that former Governor J. ]. Cornwell
expects to obtain an appointment for
a delegation form the Northwestern
Turnpike, Inc, socn.
Representatives from Maryland fur
Their announced the State would have
her portion of the road completed by
the time West Virginia had finished
work on that side of the line.
Other officers appointed included L.
E. Clovis, Pennsboro; A. L. Helmick,
Thomas; H. A. Carpenter, st. Mary's,
as the new executive council.
The Northwestern Turnpike, Inc, is
an organization formed to promote
the reconstruction of the historic
Northwestern Turnpike through West
Virginia. The association met last
year in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-18
Quarterly Meeting of the U. b.
Church Saturday Evening

Rev. Fred. Slaughter, newly APP
pointed superintendent for this dis
trict of the United Brethren church,
will be in Garrett county for the first
quarterly conference to be held at Par
adise church, Saturday evening, Octo-
Der 20, at 700 o'clock p. NJ, Rev. E. j.
Westfall, pastor, has announced.
Rev. Slaughter will preach Sunday
morning at HOO o'clock at Paradise
church at which time the Holy Com
munion will be administered. The reg
ular pastor will preach at McHenry
church, Sunday evening at seven. a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-18
1--WE Americans" Will Be Shown
For Legion Benefit.

eve Americans" is the picture that
has been chosen to be shown at the
Maryland Theatre, Oakland, on Mon
day and Tuesday, November II and
IS, I. R. Rudy, post commander of the
American Legion, stated yesterday.
This picture will be shown for the ben
eft of the local post in connection
with the dedicatory services on Mon
day afternoon. There will be matt
nee Monday afternoon only.
The speaker for the dedicatory SER
vices has not been decided upon as
yet, but a good one has been prom
Used. Following the picture Monday
night there will dance in MAYORS
Hall under the auspices of the Legion
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-18
TWENTY-FIVE PRIZES TO
BE AWARDED RUNNERS
Prizes of All Descriptions To Be
Given Participants In Parade
In Oakland Halloween

Twenty-Five prizes of all descrip-
tions will be given away to adults and
children and organizations taking
part in the mummers parade, one of
the features of the big Halloween
street carnival to be held in Oakland
on Wednesday, October 81, under the
auspices of Garrett Lodge, No. 113,
Knights of Pythias Cash prizes, cleo
trical goods, groceries, sweets, house.
hold accessories, ETC., are included in
the list made public this morning by
A. r. Martin, chairman of the parade
committee.
The street carnival will occupy Sec
ond street between Liberty and Alder
streets and will open at II o'clock
noon. The big hummer parade will
start at 7 o'clock in the evening which
will form on Alder street above Fourth
street.
Three bands will be in the parade.
There will be free square dancing and
amusements for all. The Chevrolet
coach will be given away in the even
ing. In case of unfavorable weather
the carnival will be held in MAYORS
Hall, those in charge stated.
The prizes and the donors are as
follows:
Hot Point toaster, lady wearing
most elaborate costume, Western Ma
ryland Power Co.; silk pillow, most
comically dressed woman, Coffman-
Fisher Co.; S. in gold, most comically
costumed band, Garrett National
Bank; $3.50 in gold, second best, First
National Bank; electric iron, comic
adult couple, A. D. Naylor & Co.; big
Halloween cake, most deliberately CO.'S
tuned couple, H. Lauer; years SUBJ
scription to The Republican, most
comic man in parade, The Republican;
can Maxwell House coffee, most elab-
orately costumed man, Miller's Meat
Market; serving tray, most comic
float, H. C. Sincell; electric lamp, Sec
ond best, A. R. Martin.
Box candy, most comic couple of
children, w. A. Gender; compact, fat
test woman in parade, Gonder's Phar-
macy; smoking stand, most comic
clown, Mountain Democrat; shaving
set, second best, Sturgiss' Pharmacy;
Thermos jug, most comic attraction in
parade, G "A. Fraley & Son; Indy
cap, latest boy in parade, D. M. Dix
on & Son; Buster Brown sweater, fat
test girl in parade, F. A. Smouse; a
weeks ticket to the Maryland Thea
tire for biggest man in parade, Ber-
nard Gender; SIS for most elaborate
group of adults, Garrett Lodge; $40
for second best, and $40 for the most
comic group of children, both by Gar
rett Lodge; S., second best group Of
comic children, Jos. E. Harmed; child's
lumber jack, most comic child in pa
rade. Gortner's store.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-18
Aged Couple Secure Marriage
License in Oakland.

A marriage license was issued at
the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in Oakland on Monday of this
week to Moses Fike, 81 years of age,
and Betty Digman, 68. Mr.. Fike is
from Eglon, West Va, where he is
engaged in farming. He has been
widower twice, once in 1866 and
again in 1926. The bride became
widow in 1926. The couple will re-
side on the Taylor Sines farm near
Sines.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-18
CANDIDATES ARE ASSURED
GARRETT IS FOR G. 0. P.
GOldsbOrOugh and Zihlman Tour
County On Monday-Wind up
Trip at Oakland Headquarters

Several hundred persons visited Re-
publican headquarters in Oakland on
Monday evening and met Hon. Phillips
Lee Goldsborough, former governor of
Maryland, now Republican candidate
for the United States Senate, and Con-
gresham Frederick N. Zihlman, Re-
publican candidate for reelection from
this District, at an informal reception
and discussion of campaign issues and
problems. The meeting was sponsored
by the Republican State Central Com
mittee of this county.
Prior to the evening meeting the
two candidates, accompanied by L. M.
Fraley, mayor of Oakland and chair
man of the Republican State Central
Committee; E. R. Jones, secretary of
the committee; Henry NJ. Speicher, w.
Ravenscroft and W. A. Smith, made
tour of Garrett county and were re
ceived everywhere with reclamation.
The party left Oakland at o'clock
and McHenry was the first stop.
From there the intinerary included
Friendsville, Grantsville, Bittinger,
Deer Park, Crellin and Kitzmiller. The
party also stopped at farm houses AMI
along the roadside where men were
engaged in threshing or in their fields.
The candidates made no speeches and
the groups gathered at the various
stopping places seemed content to dis
cuss the campaign issues. The people
assured the candidates that ''you
won't have any trouble in this county
Mr.. Goldsborough was assured by
town and district leaders that Gar
rett county would show Republican
majority of at least 1000 on election
day.
Election Day Figures Given
Leaders in the party show by rec
ords available that the registered ma
jority among Republican voters in the
county is more than 5000. 1t is pre-
dicted that of the total registration
of 5000 the Republican vote should be
at least 1000 as compared with vote
of 1900 Democrats.
Veteran Boasts of Record.
At McHenry Mr.. Goldsborough met
David w. Fraker, a Civil War vet
eran, who boosted that he had voted
the Republican ticket when Lincoln
was elected for his second term and
had never missed since. At "a years
of age, he announced, he is still going
to vote the same way" straight Re-
publican"
When a little arithmetic revealed
that he was only 20 years of age when
he voted for Lincoln he explained, 81
know it; but l was in the army and
they gave me a vote and l voted it."
Mr.. Goldsborough and Mr.. Zihlman
left Oakland Monday night by motor
for Cumberland where they toured IN
Allegany county during the day and
addressed a meeting in Cumberland
Tuesday night.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-18
Brotherhood Meeting Tonight

St. Marks Lutheran Brotherhood
will hold its first meeting following
the summer vacation tonight at 1880
o'clock in the assembly room of the
church. DR.. ]. w. Kapp, Cincinnati,
Ohio, will be the speaker. The men
of the churches of the Bittinger and
Eglon charges have been invited to
attend this meeting and large num-
Der is expected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-18
Bus Drivers Praised.

Two bus drivers of the Blue Ridge
Transportation Company, Willard Grill
ley, formerly of Hancock, and Richard
West, formerly of Oakland, were
praised for their unselfish work in
connection with the triple tragedy at
Tabb's Crossing of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, when Ward Bleigh,
of Cumbo, was killed outright, and
his wife and baby fatally injured,
when train struck the Bleigh auto
mobile.-Cumberlan Evening Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-10-18
Soccer League Leaders Swamp
Grantsville.

Kitzmiller High Soccer team, unde-
feated in the Garrett County Soccer
League, swamped Grantsville hooters
at Kitzmiller Saturday afternoon by
the score of 100. A barrage of field
goals in the last half routed the visit
ing team, which held the Kitzmiller
team scoreless in the opening period.
Malous was the outstanding star.
Oakland was defeated by Accident
High Thursday afternoon at the Oak
land Fair grounds.
The Washington times., 1928-10-31
BY Constance Cameron

Probably every step toward
progress in this world has been
scoffed at. fought, and arooh.
poohed" by the people who dis
trust change of any kind.
The times are changing, our
modes of living are changing, our
methods of amusing ourselves
vary with each year. and, of i'm
portance to parents as well as
children, the public schools are
changing.
The freedom accorded TO chill
dren in the schools OF today, the
time spent on singing and manual
training is often criticized by
parents who feel that the time
would be better spent In learning
the alphabet and that two and
two makes four. But let's go Dack
for a few minutes. Spelling, arith.
metic, dates of history aren't the
only things we need to fit US for
adult life. Families don't gather
together in the evening and sing
any more; efathers don't build a
barn with the son working along
side. The music and manual train
ing MUST be given them IN the
schools To replace the activities
which were once part of the
home routine. These are but two
examples of many like occupa-
tions which you will call to mind.
And do you feel that the tense
restriction of the old schoolroom
The Washington times., 1928-10-31

Funny how he came down. with
measles shortly after you did.
isn't IT?
Remember the stiff backed seats?
Seats. now. are made and selected
with view to correct posture.
Did the old schools ever have
nurses and doctors come in and
examine US? don't remember Il
IL they did. Your children are
under medical scrutiny weekly.
'tSort OF looks as though the
schools were. shouldering the re.
sponsibilitfes which many homes
have shirked. doesn't it?)
could 90 on all day, making
comparisons. You. too, can make
them. and when you've finished,
/ feel that you will realize what
huge steps the schools have
taken. toward the individual
health. the individual opportunity
to advance mentally at the nat.
ural gait Of each child.
The Washington times., 1928-10-31
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The Washington times., 1928-10-31
REMARKABLE
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The Kingdom Of Albania has
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Germany still leads the world
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One hundred and fifty planes are
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The Washington times., 1928-10-31
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Lear MISS EalrLaX:
I am a young girl. When a
boy addresses me. for no reason
at all blush fiery red. This
causes me much embarrassment.
Will you please tell me how to
overcome the habit? / really like
a, certain young man, but I won't
speak to him for that reason.
UNHAPPY.
You blush easily, dear, because
you are bashful and self.conscious.
your friends will not think less
of you because of the bushes.
They will at least be very sure
your coloring is your own when
they see it come and go. AS you
grow older you will gain more
poise, feel more comfortable when
with others and will blush less
easily.
advise you to mingle freely
with young and older folks-do
not run away from them. Soon
you will learn that we are all
pretty much alike and there is
nothing to feel worried or fright
ened about in meeting people.
The Washington times., 1928-10-31
Timely AdUice for LOUeIOrn Youth

was too bashful to speak up, but
see that he Is not bashful with
other girls or in his other deal
ings. Then, again. figure that
perhaps he hasn't enough money
to take me out, or perhaps he is
just making me believe he cares
for me in order to keep me there,
because / know his work so well.
He In a puzzle to me. can't
figure him out. When he is alone
in the office with me and try to
encourage him, he repels me and
wants to talk nothing but bust.
ness. But when the boss is not
in. and the other men are around,
he Is not afraid to talk. The other
day he said to one of the men in
my presence, when we get mar
ried, ETC." In other words. he
takes it for granted that he is
The Washington times., 1928-10-31
TRY THESE
RECIPES
nv Hannah Wing

DREAD crumbs need not be
D considered merely a nuisarRe
which must be conserved for the
sake or economy and used only In
All gratin dishes. Some OF the
best desserts we have ever eaten
made wise use OF the crispy,
crunchy quality Of stale bread.
Crumb Banbury Tarts
Two-thirds cupful sugar, cup-
full raisins. chopped fire: 1 egg,
tablespoonfuls lemon-iuice,
grated rind Of orange, table
spoonful butter, 1-3 cupful bread
crumbs. X cupful water.
Put the sugar, water, grated
orange rind. raisins and butter
In a saucepan and cook gently
for minute. Add the crumbs,
remove from the fire. add the
well-beaten egg and stir in the
lemonjuice. Roll the pastry very
squares. Put d tablespoonful 0f
the mixture in each square. mois-
ten the edges with cold water.
fold over and press gently To-
gether. Bake in a moderate
oven.
Chocolate Bread Pudding
One cupfuI bread crumbs, 2 cup
ftils milk, 2 squares unsweetened
chocolate, II tcaspoonfIH salt, u
cupful sugar. eggs, table
spoonful vanilla.
Melt the chocolate over hot
water. Heat the milk In double
boiler and pour over the bread
crumbs. Cook for about 15
minutes. Reheat and add the
melted chocolate and sugar and
salt. stir In the egg yOIks and
then fold the welI-beaten whites.
Then the vanilla Pour into but
tered custard cups or molds and
bake In q moderate oven for
about 20 minutes. Serve hot,
either plain or with hard sauce.
Orange Crumb Pudding
One and three.quarters cupfuis
top milk. scalded; 4 cupfuI bread
crumbs, 2 tablespoons butter, II
teaspoon salt. 1-3 cupful sugar, u
cupful of orange juice and grated
rind. 2 eggs. 2 tablespoons pow
dered sugar.
Add the crumbs and butter to
the hot milk. Beat the egg yOlk
and add the sugar gradually to
them, then stir in the orange
juice and salt. Mix well and add
to the crumb-and, butter mixture,
stirring lightly with a fork Put
into a baking dish and bake In 4
moderate oven for about one-half
hour. Spread the top with q
]. Ineringue made Of the egg whites
and powdered SUGAR. Garnish the
top with grated grange rind.
The Washington times., 1928-10-31

going to marry me and yet he
doesn't even take me out. Other
wise he is very nice and polite to
me always. When / wanted to
leave, he was the first one to get
the rest of them to talk to me and
stop me from going.
l would like to take another
position, because / don't want him
to think / am staying for his
sake. Would you advise me to
leave this place? Or what do you
think ought to do? / will appre-
ciate your advice very much.
p. ".
Why should you give up a good
position, my dear, just because
one of the single men who works
where you do seems more or less
interested In you. Go on with
your work and pay no attention
to his sentimental or jealous atti-