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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-03
NOTICE TO EMPIRE SUBSCRIBERS

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-03

The average cotton yield an acre in Mississippi during the five year period from 1923 to 1928 was PIP pounds of lint, an increase of Fl pounds over the Al pound aver age orfm 1919 to 1923.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-03
SMALL BLAZE IN SUTTON
 HOUSE AT NOON TODAY

During the noon hour today a minor blaze in the E. G. Sutton residence on Starr Hill called out the Fire Department. A wall par tition near the furnace had caught fire. The flames were subdued without any material damage to the house.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-03

As a bid for new business and an answer to the Boston metro politan parking problems, the Bos- ton and Maine railroad is offer- ing free parking for patrons at it's suburban stations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08
Mrs. Clara E. Gilpin Celebrates
.. Birthday.

Mrs. Clara E. Gilpin celebrated her
seventy-seventh birthday on Sunday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
George H. Beckman, Swanton. Mrs.
Gilpin has been confined to an inva-
lids chair for several months as the
result of a stroke of paralysis. Seven
children, twenty-four grandchildren,
FIVE great-grandchildren and three
sisters were present upon the occa-
sion. Those present were Mrs. Leah
Lfninger, Mr.. and Mrs. James Spiker
and daughter Blanche, of Accident;
Edward Gilpin and son Robert, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Gilpin and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Foltz and Mrs.
o. w. Gilpin, of Cumberland; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis Boyer and family and Miss
Ocie Pritts, Berlin, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Beckman and children, Browns
vile, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben r.
Gilpin and family, Greer, w. Va; Earl
Gilpin and daughter Pauline, Mason
town, w. "; Mrs. Elizabeth Duck
worth, Bloomington; Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. E. Gilpin, Keyser; Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. H. Beckman, ST., and daughter
Clara; Mr.. and Mrs. George Beckman,
Jr., and family; Herbert Sweitzer,
Mrs. S. E. johnson and children, of
Swanton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08
Perfect Attendance Roster at o
HI. S. For Month of April

The roster for perfect attendance
during the month of April of students
in Oakland High School contains the
names of the following:
Commercial Juniors and Seniors
Walter Killius, Louise Casteel, Nancy
Franklin, Gladys Tasker, Irene Thay-
er, VIM. Friend, Lester White, Lor-
raine Bittinger, Virginia Calls, Jessie
Moon, Marvin Morris, Anna Slabach,
Anna Belle Stemple, Josephine Stahl,
Mary yelling.
Fourth Year Acknowledgements
Dodge, Wilbur Gnegy, Howard Rath-
bun, John Stevenson, Gertrude Ber-
nard, Rozelle Brenneman, Crytal Ell
lott, Gay Hamill, Betty Hardesty,
Jacqueline Lockyer, Lucille Sembower,
Helen Sollars, Sara Stanton, Virginia
Weeks.
Third Year-Lawrence Bittinger,
Joseph Glotfelty, Richard Glotfelty.
Donald Porter, Margaret DeBerry,
Anna Mae Sewers, June Sembower.
Second Year-Carroll Casteel, Lew
is Jones, Edwin Michael, David Wal
ter, Lewis Wildman, Catherine Baker.
Wava Bittinger, Betty Broadwater-
Marion Brock, Alice Butt, Willavena
Dewitt, Evelyn Dixon, Emma Filsin-
ger, Mildred Hamill, Kathleen LESSEE,
Mary Lambert, Cecilia Kerins, Mar
tina Mitchell, Virginia Paulie, Ruth
Ream, Virginia Roth, Mary Schmidt.
Mary Sisk, Vida Smith, Wilma Stahl,
Adeline Stuck, Daisy Uphold, Alice
Walter, Lloyd Bowers, Wayne Ham
ilton, William Spiker, Logan Weber,
Herbert Wildesen.
First Year-Evelyn Moon, Louise
Moon, Glenna Paugh, Louise Savedge,
Helen Schlossnagle, Martha Scott,
Katherine Speicher, Nellie Wagner.
Rose Wright, Evelyn Wolfe, Mary
Murphy, Marguerite Junkins, Morgan
Adams, Cletis Beckman, Boyd Har-
desty, Willard Hauser, Fred. King,
Swan Miller, Neil Sanders, Earle
Spoerlein, Clyde Taylor, Glenn Ashby,
Philip Bowman, Walter Dawson, Rich
ard Gender, Schell Hoye, Gerald Imam,
Kenneth Lawton, Austin McRobie,
Gilbert Moomaw, Loring Steiding,
George Stuck, Lillian Ashby, Eleanor
Baker, Pauline Browning, Rebecca
Browning, Mary Emily Butt, Lucie
Anna Conner, Maxine Dewitt, jose
phine Friend, Janice Graham, Marga-
ret Hoye, Ruth Campbell.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08
RY ANS GLADE

Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Harvey held a
birthday surprise party in honor of
their daughter, Anna Sue Harvey
Refreshments were served. About
thirty young people were present. e
Sunday school every Sunday at 10
a. M; Epworth League at 1880 p. M.
Everyone is welcome. ri.jJ leg
Mr.. and Mrs. I. L. Neville, Bayard,
w. Va, visited the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Harvey on Friday
evening. ~a. - --e-. ~ a..
Miss Wilma Steyer has returned to
her home here from Masontown, W
Va, where she has been staying with.
her uncle, the Rev. C. S. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Steyer held a
surprise party in honor. of their
daughter Mabel of Masontown, w.
Va, on Saturday evening, April 49,
Refreshments were served.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08
Alleged Sheep Thief Caught

Erwin Hetrick, of near Bittinger,
indicted at recent term of court on
charge of stealing sheep, the prop
erty of Levi Resi-, was apprehended
at his home on the Grantsville-Bittin-
ger road, Monday by Deputies Griffith
and West and brought to Oakland. He
gave bond the following day in the
sum of $3.50 for his appearance at the
June term of the Garrett County Cir
cult Court.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08
DINNER PARTY GIVEN. AT
TABLE ROCK INN MONDAY
County Superintendent F. E.
Rathbun Was the Host

Surrounded by a party of friends
at Table Rock Inn, ten miles south
east of Oakland Monday night, Mr..
F. E. Rathbun, County. Superintendent
of Education, proved himself a genial
host, the occasion being in honor of
State Superintendent of Education
Albert S. Cook and other State edu-
Gators and local county officials.
The dinner was servedfin the dining
! hall of the recently completed and
well-appointed inn built by Mr.. C. w.
Reain, which overlooks, an immense
scope of territory, it being situated on
the apex of Great Backbone mountain
and on the highest point touched BY
the Northwestern Turnpike, and is
managed efficiently by Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin Lee. .>$IJfix5Jr ~
The dinner consisted of fruit cock
tail, Maryland friend spring chicken,
with all: that goes with that most de-
lectable dish, new asparagus, pota-
toes, tomato salad; hot rolls, ice cream
and cake. > Ft.T.
The party was seated at. a large
table and at vantage point where
the guests could view the valley ~
ing hundreds of feet below. The SER
vice was excellent and the food all
that an epicure could desire.
The guests included State Super
intendent Cook, Baltimore; Bernard
Gwynn, county superintendent of
Charles county; Frank Day, county
superintendent of Calvert county;
Lloyd Palmer, county superintendent
of Frederick county; Clark Fontaine,
State high school supervisor, Eastern
section; VIM. X. Klingaman, State
high school supervisor, Western Sec
tion;. George D. Browning, Daniel E.
Orendorf, Harvey P. Gortner, County
Commissioners; H. A. Loraditch, John
w. Mccullough, Stuart F. Hamill,
County Board of Education; DR.. H.
w. McComas, county public health Of
fcer; Walter. w. Dawson, H. L. Jones,
auditors; Robert L. Wilson, VIM. A.
Gender, former members of the local
education board; Ray Mccullough, of
Friendsville; Charles W. Ream, W:~O.
Davis, Benz. H. Sincell.
Mr.. Ream took a great deal of
pleasure in showing the visitors over
the inn. 1t rises three stories above
the basement and has ten sleeping
apartments with two baths on each
floor. The bedrooms are handsomely
furnished and the appointments are
all that one would desire.
On the dining room floor Of the
structure is a lobby or lounge. suffi-
GENTLY large to accommodate a party
of a hundred or more persons. -.
The evening was delightful one
and was thoroughly enjoyed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08
News Notes From Oakland High
School

On Monday, May IL, the Senior
class, accompanied by Mr.. Smith,
science teacher, plans to journey to
Cumberland and visit the Kelly
Springfield Tire company. They will
also go to Luke and visit the West
Virginia Pulp and Paper company.
Pupils will bring their own lunches.
The price for the round trip will be
so cents.
Mr.. James E. Miller, of Wisconsin,
visited the school on Tuesday, May 6,
and gave the pupils demonstration
lesson on the trombone.
"Betty Lou" the musical comedy
which was presented in the o. H. S.
auditorium last Thursday afternoon
and Friday night by the Glee Club
turned out to be a success. The play
ers put pep and enthusiasm in their
parts and made the play one of the
best presented this year. About
$4,000 was taken in. Expenses
amounted to $50 thus leaving $50 to
be added to the school fund.
Monthly report cards were given to
the pupils on Monday, May 5. Parents
are asked to sign and return them
promptly. In many instances, fire.
quent absence from school has been
the cause of unsatisfactory marks.
Defeats Terra Alta
On Tuesday afternoon the Oakland
High School Baseball team defeated
the Terra Alta High School team by
the score of 4-3, in what was termed
the best game the boys have played
this year.
Terra Alta got off to a 2 run lead,
by scoring in each of the first two in
nings but o. H. S. came back in the
third and scored one run and counted
2 more in the fourth. Terra Alta
knotted the count again in the fifth
when they manufactured a run on
Workings hit and wild pitch. Oak
land scored what proved to be the
winning run in the sixth inning when
man scored on Don Colaw's sharp
hit to left field.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08
Ell B Y SIP RT

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frazee, Pitts
burgh, spent the weekend with rela-
tives.
Clifford Grove, Turtle Creek, Pa,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Miller,
Saturday evening.
Quite number of people attended
the funeral services for Carl Lyle, on
Sunday. ...
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred HENDERSON have
announced the birth of twin boys, on
April 25, at Frantz hospital.
Mrs. Alice Grove is nursing Mrs.
Stephen Grove, Listonburg, Pa, who
has been critically i'll.
"Mother's Old Home" a two act
play, will be given in the Methodist
church on Saturday evening, May 10,
by the Cleaners Sunday school class.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08
Birthday Surprise Party

About As people rendered Mrs. U.
S. Friend a surprise party at her
home near Oakland, Saturday even
ing, May 8, it being her 18th ami
versary. A delightful evening was
spent. Refreshments were served.
Those present included Mr.. and Mrs.
R. o. Friend and family, Cessna, Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Friend, Miss Su-
die Friend and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Gnegy and family, Mt. Lake Park;
Mr.. and Mrs. U. S. Friend, Mr.. James
Friend, Mr.. Paul Friend, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. Ga
len Fike and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Riley, Mr.. and Mrs. D. S.
Davis, Mrs. Dice Spiker, Mrs. Mar
garet Casteel, Mr.. and Mrs. S. D.
Whipkey and family, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Smouse, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley S.
Stahl and sons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08
Claims to Have Most Valuable
Sugar Maple Tree

Milo Wilson is claiming to have the
largest and most valuable sugar tree
in Garrett county, and is basing his
claim on the yield during the maple
sugar season just closed.
The tree, during the season, pro-
duced 276 gallons of sugar water,
which was equivalent to gallons Of
syrup, or $12. The tree was % feet
in circumference at the base, and at
the point where the buckets were
placed, was 10 feet in circumference.
During the season 18 buckets were
placed on the tree.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08

Mr.. Harry Naylor, who is engaged
in tunnel work under the Hudson
River, after spending a week at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
G. Naylor, in Oakland, returned to
New York Tuesday morning. He was
accompanied on his return home by
his wife.
The North Side Circle of the M. E.
church will hold food sale at Dixon's
store on Saturday, May II, beginning
at 9 o'clock a. m. Dressed chickens,
hot rolls, pies, cakes and salads will
be on sale. Anyone wanting to place
an. order may do so by calling 1921.
There will be dance for the bene-
fit of the Oakland Volunteer Fire de-
partment at MAYORS hall, Oakland,
on Wednesday,, May IA. Music for the
program of dances will be furnished
by The Marylanders, formerly the
Harmony Boys. Dancing will. be from
until l. :......
Rev. B. T. Trevey, pastor of St.
PauPs M. E. church Of Oakland, went
to Clarksburg, w. Va, Tuesday where
he attended meeting of the laymen
of the Methodist church, and from
that point continued on to Moundsville
yesterday where he will remain until
Friday, returning that day in company
with Mrs. Trevey.
County Commissioner D. E. Oren-
dorf is having a bungalow type house
erected on the site Of the old Thomp-
son home, two miles south of Oak
land on the Red House improved high
way. Mr.. Orendorf purchased the
farm several years ago and shortly
afterward razed the old log dwelling
which was erected probably a century
ago. -.
Rev. Charles A. Shilke, Oakland.
and Rev. w. E. Waybright, Red
House, left Oakland Monday morning
for Gettysburg, Pa, where they are
attending a course of lectures given
by leader in Bible history and the
ology, and the commencement exer-
cises of the Gettysburg Theological
Seminary. They will return to Oak
land tomorrow.
Miss Jeanne Donald, Park Avenue,
New York, who made her debut in
New York this season, and who was
presented at the court of St. James
last season, was the guest of Gilmor
S. Hamill, Sd, at the spring house
parties at Princeton University May
and 8. Miss Donald is noted for her
beauty. Mr.. Hamill is a member of
Tiger Inn Club. He is in the depart
ment of politics and is majoring in
psychology. He will graduate next
year.
Mr.. James Fazzalari, who operates
shoe repair shop on Liberty street,
has purchased finishing machine
which is the most modern of any
manufactured by the Lands machin-
cry company. It is electrically opera
ted similar to his old machine, but
has several additional features which
will increase production considerably.
Mr.. Fazzalari is also charging his
shop and making extensive repairs
and improvements on the interior of
the building.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

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Mr.. Howard Hoffman spent the past
weekend with his daughter and SON.
in-law in Akron, Ohio.
Mr.. R. D. Houck, coal operator at
!, Tunnelton, West Va, spent Sunday
and part of Monday in Oakland on
business. -
Mr.. Clarence Umbel, of Selbysport
district, was here on Saturday when
he visited The Republican Office on
business. ,..'
Mr.. Marshall H. Frankhouser, of
near GAINESVILLE, was in Oakland on
Monday when he called at The Repub-
lican office on business.
Friday evening, May 16, there will
be social at the Lynndale school
for the benefit of the school library.
Everyone is cordially invited.
Mr.. John E. Herman, of the Swan
ton section, who is Republican can
didate for the nomination for County
Commissioner, was in Oakland Mon
day on business.
Mr.. Ohio S. Fike and members of
his family were in Oakland Tuesday
morning, going from here to Acct
dent and thence to their home near
Avilton, District No. Is.
Mrs. Robert Stewart and daughter
Margaret June spent the weekend
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Boutwell,, at Westernport,
returning to Oakland Sunday evening.
Telephone linemen are engaged this
week in stringing number of addi-
tional cables in various sections of
Oakland in order to take care of the
increased business of the company in
the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Sliger, formerly
of Oakland, and Wheeling, w. Va,
are now living at TAB Washington
street, Cumberland, where Mr.. Sliger
is in the insurance business with Off
ces in the Perrin building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Evans, of Bos-
ton, Mass, en- route to their home after
spending the winter in San Monica.
CAL, arrived in Oakland last Thurs
day evening, spending short time
here with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Sincell.
Preparatory to the work of shoulder
ing the concrete roadway on Third
street, workmen are engaged in lay
ing additional water mains and max
ing new taps for residents along that
street from Crook street to Center
street.
Montgomery Wilson, local track
foreman on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, was overcome by the heat
while at work on Saturday. He was
taken to his home on Water street
by members of his repair crew and is
now able to be out. He will probably
go to a Cumberland hospital in
day or two for examination and pos
sible treatment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08
Gard of Thanks

We desire in this manner to ex-
press our heartfelt thanks and appre-
citation for the kindness and sympathy
shown US during our recent bereave-
ment. We also want to thank those
who sent floral offerings and donated
the use of their cars.
Mrs. Karl Lyle and Family.
Advertisement 12-1t*
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08

Colaw pitched his usual brilliant
game of ball by breezing the third
strike past II Terra Alta batters in
z innings.
By Jacqueline Lockyer and Bernard
Gender, Reporters
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08

| Mr.. John McVeigh, of Midland, Md.
is here as guest of his brother, Rev.
VIM. F. McVeigh, at the rectory of st.
Peters church.
Glenn Nine, assistant scoutmaster
of a Boy Scout troop at Bayard, w.
Va, visited with the Oakland troop at
it's regular meeting last Friday.
Painters, paperhangers, carpenters
and other artisans are being kept at
work in many homes in Oakland max
ing repairs, alterations and in beauti-
flying the premises of the citizens CT
town. :"
Messrs. D. Edward Offutt, Harland
L. Jones and Delbert Davis will motor
to Clarksburg, West Va, this after
noon to attend group meeting of the
bankers of West Virginia being held
in that city today and this evening.
A Mothers Day service with sew
eral unusual musical features will be
held at the Oakland Presbyterian
church Sunday morning at eleven
o'clock, when the pastor will bring a
special message appropriate to the
occasion s;(s ~ ojs9
The Ladies' Aid. of the. Swanton U.
b. church will hold a box supper on
Tuesday night; May 10, in the old
school house. Ice cream and other re-
freshments will be on sale. Everybody
is invited to attend and make the af-
fair success.
Messrs. Walter w. Dawson, Cecil
Smith, Delbert Davis, 1. R. Rudy, H.
H. Harmed, Neil Liller, Robert Hoff-
man, Wellington Yutzy and George
Hanst attended the memorial service
for the late Grand Master of Masons
of Maryland, Warren S. Seipp, held
at the Masonic Temple in Cumberland,
last night.
Mrs. Leah F. Sincell, mother of the
editor of The Republican, with whom
she has resided for upwards of twenty
years, and who has been confined to
her room since early in September,
following an injury, was taken to
Keyser, w. Va, today where she
will visit other sons and a daughter
for a short time. Mrs. Sincell was
accompanied to Keyser by Mr.. Harry
Sincell and her nurse, Miss MaroneyD
James Long, IA, Clarksburg, W.
Va, grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Shaffer, Oakland, who two weeks ago
won first place in an airplane model
contest at Pittsburgh, was again pro-
claimed the winner in the second
elimination contest held there on
Saturday at Belts Field. The first
contest was held indoors. On Satur-
day his ".pusher", model flew for four
minutes and al seconds and was still
in the air when it went out of sight.
For the second time he has won the
trip to Detroit for entrance into the
National contest to be held there in
June.
Many-to be exact, thirty-boys
and girls, were made exceedingly hap
py last Thursday morning when they
each received an Eastman camera at
the Oakland Pharmacy. During the
day throughout the United States 3d.
900 of these cameras, the gift of Mr..
Eastman to boys and girls who arrive
at the age of twelve during 1880,
were given away by Eastman dealers
In order that some Of the children
disappointed in the award who arrived
at the local store too late to partic-
ipate, Mr.. Harmed, at his own expense
and without any obligation whatever,
decided to give two additional cameras
away during the present month, the
award to be made at drawing on
Saturday night for which more than
hundred boys and girls have regis
tered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08

Join the Yard and Garden Contest
for improving your property and for
identifying Oakland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-11

had seen this season. Three errors.
two walks, four singles and a double
accounted for the seven runs.
Bill Kachtik, Rio Hondo hurler.
was going in great style and he was
accorded good support by his mates.
Big Bill limited the BroncS to six
hits, only one of which was Of the
extra base variety. He left nine
Broncs swinging. Hall. his battery
mate, displayed a powerful whip in
throwing out attempted base steal
ers.
The Brownsville nine scored IN
the opening franc whNl Ball singl-
ed, Perez singled and Ball went
home on a battery error.
Things rocked along until the
fifth inning before either nine was
able to score. Rio Hondo punched
over one run in this frame on sue
cessive singles by De los Santos,
Wood and Myers.
The Broncs pulled out Of a tight
hole in the sixth inning after get
ting the bases loaded with no one
down. A fast double play Ball 10
Ramos to Perez. allowed the Broncs
to get out without having a run
scored.
Brownsville scored her second run
in the fifth on a triple by Ramos
and a single by Cantu. From then
on out they were helpless before
Kachtik's Slants.
rTI- Al4-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-11
MILLIONS IN
JUNIOR GOLF
rs, 1000 Courses I'm II. 5,
Estimated Worth
SIPS, 000,0 900

WASHINGTON, Aug. li.-tP'-
These baby golf courses sprouting
around the United States now
number $4,000 and represent the
incredible value Of ! 25,O00,00O In
investment.
This Is the estimate compiled by
the Commerce Department, which
finds that $1,000 OF them sprung
into existence since last January.
and that their total Is still on the
rise.
Primarily the governments COM
mercial sharpS have been investi-
eating the subject BY eaSon OF
the demand the miniature golf
establishments are creating for
materials OF various kinds. all dur
ing a period when demand for
substances IS a matter or general
concern. The course promise 10
consume In the aggregate very
respectable quantities OF cotton.
through their use OF duck and
canvass for enclosures. They use
also the products OF a dozen indus
tries. and II they exhibit drawing
power through winter weather. will
require shelter and heat for the
%crowding players.