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New Britain herald., 1930-08-15
F|REMEN OF STATE
 OPEN CONVENTION
New Britain Has Nine Delegates
 at Bridgeport Meeting

Nine firemen, representing the nine fire companies in New Britain, and Deputy Chief-M. T. Souney, who is treasurer of the Conpecticut State Firemen's association, left this morn ing in automobile for Bridgeport to attend the annual convention of the state body. They will return late Saturday night.
 Treasurer Souney, who is not a delegate, is to keep a strictly hands off attitude in the scramble for first vice-p president, the only office that will be hotly contested in the annual election, and for which Lieutenant William J. Hartnett of Engine Co. No. of this city is a candidate. There are several candi- dates for the office, but one of them. Joseph Dean, a ladderman in Co. No. of Bridgeport is said to have a stronger backing than any other one candidate, and Lieutenant Hart nett is believed will receive probab- ly 12 or Is votes on the first ballot and then may retire, with several other candidates, to make room for a real contest between whichever two candidates are leading on the first ballot.
 The highlight of todays session was the inducing into office of Chaplain Rev. Michael J. Thompson. assistant pastor of St. Joseph's s church in Willimantic. He was for several years chaplain of the Bridge port fire department and will suc- ceed Rev. M. J. Ryan of South Mer- iden, who died about a year ago, as state chaplain.
 The New Britain delegates are:
 Engine Co. No. 1, Lieut.. Hugh Clark; Engine Co. No. 2, HosemaR Eddie Stauff; Engine Co. No. 3, Fireman Mauro J. Scalise; Engine Co. No. 4, Fireman Patrick w. Ken ney: Engine Co. No. 5, Lieut. w. J. Hartnett; Engine Co. No. $, Fireman Fred W. Fagg; Engine Co. No. ', Driver Michael Campbell; Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, Steve Maikowski Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2, Michael Layden.
 Business Session This Afternoon
 Bridgeport, Aug. Is P}-Firemen of the state gathered here today for the two day convention of the Con- necticut State Firemen's association Delegates presented their credentials during the morning preliminary to the start of the business sessions at o'clock this afternoon.
 Michael J. Whalen of Hamden, vice president of the association, was slated to be elected president later in the day to succeed William J. Crockett of South Manchester.
 The fire chiefs of the state held a special meeting at the Stratfield hotel prior to the official opening of the convention by Mayor E. T Buckingham.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
LEGION FORMS DRUMCORPS
COMPOSED OF 80 MEMBERS
Neil C. Fraley Made Business
Observation-Disclosures To Be
Ordered Immediately

With large membership present at
a special meeting Of Proctor Kildow
Post, No. II, American Legion, Mon
day evening, a bugle and drum corps
of thirty members was perfected and
the instruments to equip the new or
ganization will be ordered in the next
day or two by the committee in charge
of the corps, it was stated this morn
ing.
According to the committee having
in charge the organization as the
membership in the corps now stands
there will be two bass drummers, one
Scotch drummer, cymbal player, II
snare and tenor drummers and IA bug
lers.
Officers were named at the meet
ing of the corps when Neil c. Fraley
was made business manager and Hugh
Teets was selected as leader of the
buglers. According to the committee
a leader for the drummers as well as
for the buglers will be selected from
within the corps to assist in training
the members in handling the different
instruments.
Other ex-service men who are eli
gible for membership in the drum and
bugle corps and who have not signi.
fled their intention of joining are re-
quested to notify either Mr.. Fraley
manager, or a member of the com.
mittee Immediately so that sufficient
instruments may be purchased at one
time.
The thirty members who have JOINED
the corps are Ernest C. Liller, chair
man of the committee; w. H. Teets
F. M. Lyon, members of the organi
cation committee; Neil Fraley, man
ager; julius Littman, James Fazza
lari, H. E. Rem, Edward Kahl, c. c
Reckard, A. G. Hesen, Robert Hell
big, Donald R. Sincell, Walter Janoske
Harry Friend, Harold Dawson, Irvir
R. Rudy, Richard Maroney, O. Milton
Sincell, E. F. Nine, R. ]. Gather, W
H. Lower, Edward Lawrence, O. Hal
sey, Joseph M. Gender, Francis Cover
Frank Pifer, Joseph Ferguson, Ear
Soldiers, Theodore Shaffer and Town
shend Naylor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
MOTHER AND FOUR KIDDIES
FLEE FROM BURNING HOME
Strangling of Children Causes
Tourists to Notice Fire

=. Mrs. w. L. Thomas and four chill
dren barely escaped from the fire
which destroyed their home, situated
about two miles from Oakland on the
Acknowledgement road near Brant
schoolhouse, at 200 a, M, Friday.
Tourists, who were fixing tire near
by, We're attracted by the sound of
children strangling and upon investi-
eating found the house in flames.
Mrs. Thomas had just time to pass
the children out to the tourists and
get out herself before the house caved
in. Mr.. Thomas was in Fairmont, w.
Va, at the time, and was not aware
of the fire until he returned home Fri
day evening.
Only very few pieces of furniture
was saved. The house was partly
covered by insurance. The people of
Oakland and the surrounding COM
munity responded very liberaly by do
mating clothing and household furni-
ture, and by Friday evening the
Thomas's were very comfortably set
tied in the Brant schoolhouse.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14

That Oakland is really known for its
climate, it's delightful situation upon
the top of the Allegheny Mountains
and it's natural beauties is pointed out
in the following article written for
The Republican by Miss Ella H.
Bryan, of New York City, who is a
guest at the William-James Hotel.
Miss Bryan first learned of Oak
lands beauty through ticket agent
for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company at an office of the company
on the corner of 42nd and Lexington
streets in New York City after she had
informed him that she wished to spend
a vacation of several weeks in a small
city, unusual, charming and with
high altitude" Miss Bryan's story
is self-explanatory and is as follows:
81 came to Oakland first through
the courtesy of an official in the New
York City B. & o. Office on 42nd and
Lexington, who helped me to locate
the kind of mountain town l was seek
ing. wanted something unusual,
charming, with high altitude. Oak
land seemed to be all of this. sent
for the Oakland papers, The Republi-
can and the Democrat. Reading in
The Republican an interesting letter
by Miss Mildred Stemple, of Oakland,
I wrote to her and her reply with its
fine description of Oakland decided
my coming here.
81 have found Oakland and it's peo-
pie all / could wish. The town itself
has a striking and unforgettable per-
sonality born of it's permanent Ameri-
can population. Most of my time dur
ing the last ten years has been spent
in New York City, but there you miss
the sense of permanence Oakland has,
for the great city has an unhealthy
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
ROtarians To "Attend Interna-
tiOnaI Convention Friday

At the regular weekly meeting of
the Oakland Rotary Club to be held
at the William-James hotel on Fri
day, plans are being made to show a
one reel of the international Rotary
Convention held at Chicago during
July. Delegates from all the foreign
countries as well as from all over the
United States were present as this
convention. This film that is to be
shown depicts all that went on during
the convention and was made for the
purpose of giving all the Rotary men,
bers an idea of what the convention
was like, according to Delbert Davis,
member of the Board of Directors.
If proper arrangements cannot be
made for showing this reel at the
William-James, the members will go
to the Maryland theatre where it will
be shown after the dinner at the hotel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
new YORK WOMAN IS TOLD OAKLAND IS UNUSUAL AND
CHARMING: She Is HAPPY SHE CAME FOR VACATION

about it due to it's incessant changes.
Here values are stable. New York
City has been very lovely to me and
l have an affection for it, but writer
ought to come to place like Oakland
each summer, away from the cruel
heat of the big town. My work is
published under pen names. Under
the name Clinton Dangerfeld, I have
just had novel published Blair of
the Bar x La love and adventure
story of the west, and in DeBlanche
Cotton Williams recent book collec-
tion of short stories, New Narratives,
one of my short stories, Lady New
Luck by Clinton Dangerfeld, is given
a place. People seem to love the little
freckle-faced boy in Lady New Luck.
She by the way was racing mare.
1 love the boy myself because all my
characters are dream people. l never
write about people in real life, be-
cause that's another world. Besides
we can never understand our friends
and acquaintance as we can compre-
bend our day-dream folk. Of course
all of us have day dreams. If in
dulged in too much it makes you alb
sent minded and for this reason have
had numerous escapes from the New
York traffic.
ats difficult to remember that there
on the streets one is in danger every
second from the huge, almost unman-
ageable flow of cars. The famous
explorer, Mr.. Beehe, who writes so
exquisitely of the jungle, is reported
to consider New York City traffic
more perilous than the wilds of
Papua.
$50 Oakland with it's safety and
beauty is a darn good place for day
dreaming, and 1 hope to send other
writer's here"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
WOMANSWIMMER WILL TRY
l13-MILE SWIM In LAKE
Young FrOstburg Girl Will En-
ter Water at Two O'clock On
Sunday Afternoon.

A long-distance swimmer will en-
deavor to swim the length of Deep
Greek Lake on Sunday and will begin
her fete at two o'clock in the after
noon, according to Walter w. Wittig,
of ,Frostburg and Deep Creek Lake.
Mr.. Wittig,. in making the an
nouncement concerning the event,
stated to The Republican that Miss
Regina Housare, 10 years of age, of
Frostburg, had been in training a
great part of the summer and feels
that she is now in condition to make
the gap of thirteen miles between the
wall of the dam to the most distant
point up the lake, which is near North
Glade, during an, afternoon and early
evening swim. Mr.. Wittig said that
Miss Housare is strong healthy
young woman and is a swimmer of
note in Allegany county.
The event is being extensively adj
vertised in Allegany county and many
persons from Frostburg, Cumberland
and other towns in that section are
expected to visit Deep Creek Lake on
that day and witness the attempt to
swim the lake. The swimmer will
leave the shore that may prove the
most advantageous in relation to the
wind on the lake that day, and will
wear specially constructed bathing
suit for the occasion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ANALYZE DEEP CREEK LAKE
Will Submit Report of Findings
to United States Bureau of
Fisheries Immediately

Mr.. H. L. James, a representative
of the United States Bureau of Fish
cries, Washington, D. c., was in Gar
rett county last Thursday for the
purpose of deciding what can be done
to improve the fish prospect at Deep
Creek Lake. He was accompanied
here by Representative Frederick N.
Zihlman, Mr.. Swepson Earle, Conser-
walton Commissioner of Maryland, and
Mr.. Albert Powell, in charge Of the
fish hatcheries at Accident and Cum
berland, Maryland. Accompanied by
DR.. Webster Ravenscroft and Mr.
Raymond Houck, the party spent some
time on Deep Greek Lake catching
many specimens of the goggle-eyed
tench and examining them. Mr.. James
stated that he would submit his re-
port to the department and would let
the authorities know in the near flu
ture the best course to follow. There
are three fish that are best suited to
rid Deep Creek Lake of these tench
according to Mr.. James, and these
are: the small mouthed bass, the
large mouthed bass, and the pike. OF
these the small mouthed bass is con-
sidered the most favorable. What
ever fish are placed in the lake, these
must be of adult size and they must
be placed there in large quantities
According to Mr.. James, the govern,
ment will supply the fish and the state
must pay the cost of transportation.
The party then had lunch at Rain.
bow Inn, where the complete situation
was discussed. Mr.. James said thai
the fish in Deep Creek Lake would be
larger if they had the proper food
but due to the recent construction Of
the lake, the proper vegetation has
not had time to form.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
To Arrange For Parade For
X. of p. Picnic

A. R. Martin, DR.. H. w. McComas,
and Guy o. Yutzy were appointed as
members of the committee in charge
of the parade, to be held in the morn
ing of the Labor Day celebration,
under the auspices of the Knights Of
Pythias lodge. The appointment was
made at the last meeting of the men,
bers in charge of the picnic, held last
Friday evening.
The committee is arranging for a
number of floats, trades display, ETC.,
for the parade, and is asking that
organizations of the town take part.
A. G. Gortner, Edward P. Kahl, and
Olin Hardesty were in Pittsburgh
yesterday purchasing novelties for the
concessions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
Loss TO AGRICULTURE Is
HEAVY BECAUSE OF FROSTS
Temperature of 80 Degrees On
Tuesday Morning, Following
Drought Ruins Growing Crops
SHOWERS THIS MORNING

Following a drought of ap-
proximately two months, heavy
frosts Tuesday morning with the
Government weather bureau at
Weber, mile from Oakland, re-
porting the mercury at 80 de-
grees, and yesterday morning a
slightly higher temperature, all
but ruined the farm and gardens
in this area, entailing a loss in
calculable, especially to the corn
and buckwheat crops.
Corn, at it's best this season
would have probably made a halt
crop, with buckwheat showing little
better until the freeze of Tuesday
when both crops were entirely de.
stroyed. The early buckwheat, how.
ever, did not mature owing to the ex'
cesive hot and dry weather, but the
later crop of this staple would have
yielded some returns.
While some parts of the county es
capped the freeze, especially fields To-
Gated away from the glades, the loss
is severely felt by the farmers. Gar
dens, of course, suffered the same
effects. Potatoes are reported to be
les than half a crop owing to the dry
weather. and it is probable that the
frost did not injure this crop mater
tally.
This morning at five o'clock rair
came and for several hours heavy
showers prevailed,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
!
SCOUT TROOP TO BREAK
CAMP MONDAY MORNING
Large Number of Tests Being
Passed-Signaling Is Stressed

The Oakland Troop of Boy Scouts
will break camp on Monday morning
and return to their homes after two
weeks at their permanent quarters on
Deep Creek Lake, nine miles north Of
Oakland, where they have been enjoy
ing real scouting opportunities, study
ing scouting, and getting plenty Of
work, rest, swimming and recreation.
During the camp thus far over
forty-five tests have been passed and
preparations made for examination IN
a large number of merit badges.
Five scouts, Carroll Casteel, Kenneth
Lawton, Fred Peddicord, Robert Ut
terback, and George Stuck, have be-
come Second Class during their out
ing and number of others are near
ing the First class rank. They will
be given their official rank on Satur-
day evening at a special troop cere-
mony.
During the past ten days special
stress has been laid on the tests in
signaling, and practically all of the
scouts have passed their requirements.
James Lee, Kenneth Stahl, Leonard
Murphy, Harley Dawson, and Elvir1
Imam have all been instructing in this
work.
Those who have passed tests include
George Browning, Carroll CasteeIy
Walter Dawson, Gerald Imam, Lewis
Jones, Kenneth Lawton, George Kerr
ms, Robert Leary, Roger Maroney,
John McIntire, Fred Peddicord, Lee
roy Stewart, George Stuck, Eugene
Shove, Robert Utterback, David Wall
ter, Howard Naylor and Gene Nor
deck, and the tests passed include
tracking, compass, firebuilding, judg-
ing, cooking, nature, tree telling,
signaling, first aid, safety, swimming,
and thrift.
The troop is indebted to Mr.. Henry
Lauer for ice cream on Sunday, to Mr..
George D. Sprague for ice cream on
Wednesday afternoon. The troop also
wishes to thank Rev. B. T. Trevey for
coming to camp last Sunday evening
for a religious service.
Stuart Hamill has passed his re@
quirements for Life Saving.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
w. B. BURRUSS TO SPEAK
SUNDAY ON LOCAL TOPIC
To Discuss ''What Is the Matter
With Oakland" at IL O'Clock

Sunday morning at II o'clock, w
B. Burruss, nationally known speaker
and sales counsellor, will speak in the
Garrett Memorial Presbyterian church
on the subject, "What is the Matter
with Oakland" a topic of vital inter-
est to every citizen of the town. The
Oakland Rotary Club has been invited
to attend this meeting in body.
Last Sunday, Mr.. Burruss, in his
brilliant, pungent, and witty style, de-
livered an address to a large and ap-
preciative audience at the Presbyter-
ian church on the subject, Gone Man
Told Another" Taking his text from
the first chapter of the Gospel OF
John, "Andrew told Peter, Philip told
Nathaniel" Mr.. Burruss pointed out
that Christianity began and has con-
tinued its world-conquering spread
through personal contacts, one man
telling another the good news of the
Saviour of mankind.
Exactly so, the speaker continued,
every movement for community well
fare makes its progress-one man tell
ing another the word of faith, of con-
fidence, of good will.
Unfortunately it is also equally
true that evil Influences spread in pre-
cisely the same manner-by personal
contact, one man telling another the
word Of doubt, of DISTRICT, of ill will.
Thus the scandal-monger carries on
his whispering campaign of destruc-
ton. Thus the character-assassin
stabs in the dark with poisoned words.
Thus the foundation of the community
and the nation are undermined by this
subtle erosion of confidence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
Bed and Banks of Creek Being
Cleaned and LINED

Using all precaution to keep Oak
land in healthy condition during this
unusually dry season, the Mayor and
Council ordered the Wilson creek bed
cleaned and lined, which work is now
being done by corps of men.
All little pools along the creek bed
are being drained and the entire bed
and banks along the stream are being
lined. The work is being carried on
from the mouth of the stream near
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks
at the Oakland station toward the
source of the stream northeast of the
Oakland Creamery company.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
Mr.. Nathan r. Selby Enters Sen
atOrial Race In Garrett County

Mr.. Nathan R. Selby, of Selbys-
port, announces his candidacy in The
Republican today as an aspirant for
the State Senate. Mr.. Selby states in
his card to the voters of the county
that he is a candidate following the
insistent demands of his friends.
He was a member of the House of
Delegates a number of years ago,
later becoming a candidate for the
Senate, but was defeated for the NOM
ination at the primary election. He
later again became candidate and
was again defeated for the nomina-
ton.
Mr.. Selby is farmer and dealer in
lumber and mine material in Selbys-
port where he has been successful in
his business relations for number of
years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
S. F. Cuppett, Former Judge of
Orphans Court, Seeks Re-
nomination.
nomination.

Mr.. S. F. Cuppett, of Friendsville,
who served several years as men,
Der of the Orphans Court, announces
his candidacy for nomination on the
Republican ticket in todays' issue of
The Republican. After serving term
as judge, Mr.. Cuppett retired. During
his incumbency as an officer he was
conscientious and extremely careful
in the discharge of his duty as such.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
FIREMEN TO GET TWO new
LAFRANCE FIRE TRUCKS
Buys One New Pumper, While
Company Will Replace Year-Old
Truck With a New One

The purchasing committee of the
Oakland Volunteer Fire Department
has just closed a contract for a newer
and more modern engine pumper Of
the observation-disclosures Company,
$50 gallon capacity type, and No. SO
truck to take the place of the Dodge
chemical truck now being used. These
two fire trucks are expected to arrive
within the near future according to
George Kerins, chief. The Oakland
department is now in the process of
selling the old Dodge truck, and
several offers have already been re-
ceived.
AS was stated in an earlier issue
of The Republican, the American-La-
France fire engine, which was pur-
chased last year at cost of $4,000,
has never performed to the satisfac-
ton of members of the fire DEPART
ment, as the claim was made that the
machine in not modernly construc-
ted one. In view of these exciting
conditions, the LaFrance Company
offered to replace the truck with an
exact duplicate in later model with
all modern improvements, if the Oak
land company would purchase a No.
SO, 500 gallon capacity pumper truck
at cost of $500, to replace the
Dodge Chemical truck. This is what
the members of the local fire depart
ment have just succeeded in bringing
to reality, the order for these trucks
going in to the American LaFrance
Company Tuesday morning. The pur-
chasing committee of the Oakland
Volunteer Fire Department includes
all the officers of the organization:
George Kerins, Fred Peddicord, A. G.
Gortner, Emroy Bolden, Grover
Stemple, Milton Sincell, w. w. Daw-
son, and Leo Helbig.
TO Attend Terra Alta Homecoming
- All, the members of the Oakland
Volunteer Fire Department with the
fire truck will be in the parade at
Terra Alta on Saturday, August 16,
at 200 p. M, during the Homecoming
celebration. The Oakland Gilbert
Brown Boys Band will also be pres
emit. .
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
Bishop Warne To Preach In st.
PauPs NJ. E. Church Sunday

Bishop w. F. Warne, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, who has been
delivering a series of lectures at the
Pittsburgh Area Summer School of
Theology held at Mountain Lake Park,
has remained over for a few days and
will occupy the pulpit at st. PauPs
church on Sunday morning. Bishop
Warne has had a wide experience,
having travelled extensively, and will
bring a stirring message to the local
congregation. Oakland people are for
tunate in having the opportunity of
hearing him. The public in general
is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-14
Civil War Veteran Dies

Mr.. David w. burst, aged SO, after
a lingering illness of more than eight
months, died at his home on Oak
street at 4:3O o'clock this morning.
The deceased was born in New Ger
many, this county, and moved to Oak
land Al years ago where he continu-
ously resided since that time.
He is survived by his wife and two
sons, Earl, of Oakland, and Lloyd, of
Wheeling, w. Va. A sister, Mrs. Jane
burst, New Germany, also survive.
No funeral arrangements have as
vet been made.