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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

Hartford, Conn, Dec S0.-(UP) Taking cognizance of grave economic questions affecting state government, Gov Wilbur L. Cross to-day appointed an advisory economic council" composed of state officials, bankers and business and industrial leaders.
 The council is "to hold office as long as may seem advisable" the governor said.
 Those appointed were:
 Samuel R. Spencer, lieutenant governor, Suffield.
 Edward F. Hall, commissioner of finance and control.
 Charles L. Campbell, Connecti-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

Portland, Ind, Dec S0.--WP)-- A middle-aged blonde former car- nival trouper and a sheriff to-day were charged with plotting to put bank robbery in this county on q business basis, the woman as the alleged "brains" of the plotters.
 Sheriff Ira Barton, AZ, whose term of office ends tomorrow and Mrs Hazel l.. Green, AZ, Muncie, Ind, both charged with conspiracy and accessory before the fact In Q series of Indiana bank raids, are in jail as circumstantial evidence against them accumulated.
 Chief Investigator Charles Bolte of the state criminal bureau also
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
FIRE DEPARTMENT
 RECEIVED THREE CALLS.

Three calls were received by the fire department today. A chimney fire at the Merriman school called out t company at 6:5f o'clock this morning, there being no damage checked up. A Lasalie car owned by D. Y. Buckley, 74 Columbia Boulevard, backfired and q small fire resulted which was quickly ex- tlngulshed by Engine at s:4l o'clock this morning. Engine . was called out at 1908 this after. noon for a grass Are at 4s sych- moro Lane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
MANY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
 ARE BEING RETURNED

Postal officials report about 6,OOO pieces of mall received at the local post office without postage or without proper addresses. This will be sent to the return address es if any are placed on the letters or packages and the balance will be carefully scrutinized to deter mine whether 1t can be sent along and if not 1t will be sent to the dead letter office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
COURT PROCEEDINGS
 MAY RE DROPPED

AnnOuncement was made to-day of the marriage of Miss Evelyn Allen, 19, of 27 Ives street to Emile Cambique of Mill street. The ceremony was performed in Brewsters. N. Y. Saturday, De- cember 26th, by Rev Herbert Haz- gard. This may dispose of the case she had against two New Haven voung men which is scheduled to be heard in court tomorrow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
TRUCK AND COUPE
 IN COLLISION YESTERDAY

George Douglas, local truck driver, was in collision yesterday with coupe in Bridgeport in which MT and Mrs Har- old Maloney of that place were riding. The couple suffered serl- ous injuries and were taken to St Vincent's hospital. There was no arrest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
Cross to Speak
 Before Club
Industrial FOremen to Hear Governor at Next
 Meeting

Governor Wilbur l.. Cross will be the speaker and guest of honor at the January IA meeting of the Industrial Foremens club which will be held in the gymnasium at the central YMCA. A. chicken din-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
Bassett Describes
 Mixing Of Metals
American Brass Metallmgica Engineer Tells Kiwani-
 ans Work of Industry

been producing bronze, etc.
 MT. Bassett's talk dealt with the metal industry In general and described the methods of reducing ores to metals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
BY PAUL R. MALLoN

(Copyright 1881, By United Press)
 Washington, Dec 30. (UP)-- Creation of one great banking system with a common currency north of the Rio Grande is the Idea behind his bill placing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
BY ELMER c. WALZEIt United Press Financial ElltOr)

New York, Dec 30.-UP)-- Principal stocks held within a short distance of the previous close to- day. A few special issues de- clined sharply, but the general list moved narrowly.
 Eitingon- Schlld Co, Inc, issues crashed to new lows, the first pre- ferred dropping from It's early
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

An International chemical con- grems will be held in Madrid. Spain, April 3-le.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30
TTIOMAsToN

io DAYs--Pre- Inventory sale opens Wednesday at Fiynn's Shoe Store, Thomnston. Some very fine shoes offered at S2.l5. s2.95 and .S395. Mako an early selection! r. c. Flynn, Main St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-30

Sister Agnes Gertrude is suffering
 from numerous lacerations. It is claimed that another automobile collided with their machine. It was driven by Mrs Amber of South-
 EiIrX
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
SEVEN PERSONS HURT AS
AUTOMOBILES OVERTURNS
COrbin DeBerFE, Deer Park, Re-
ceives Fracture of Skull

Corbin DeBerr aged % years, of
near Deer Park, in the New Poto-
mac Valley Hospital, Keyser, w. Va,
in serious condition, suffering from
fractured sEaM and decorations
about the head pd face sustained
when the automa e in which he was
riding with R. L.ySebold and family,
Of Deer Park, LED the highway near
Keyser and overtdrned in New Creek,
several miles south of Keyser about
200 o'clock Monday morning.
The injured were R. L. Sebold and
Mrs. Sebold, their daughter Mary and
three sons, Edward, Lee and Ralph
Sebold, all of whom were cut about
their faces and heads. Mrs. Sebold
and daughter were unable to leave the
hospital Immediately.
The party was returning from an
outing in the vicinity of Frederick
when the car left the highway when
rounding a curve. 1t plunged over an
embankment and overturned in the
water, pinning the occupants beneath
it. Passing motorists extricated the
men, woman and children and took
them into Keyser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
Believe Deer To Have Been
Killed BY Panther

Three deer were found mysteriously
slain on the State forest reserve at
Harrington Manor, near the manor
house, last Sunday morning. One, an
eight-point buck, had been dead about
a month, it was believed by James H.
Painter, who in company with FL
wood Cooper, found the remains. A
short distance further away from the
house the carcasses of two young does
were found, which in Mr.. Painters
opinion had been dead but few days.
Marks on the necks and threats of
each of the animals found indicated
that they had been killed in the same
manner and evidently by member
of the cat family, presumably a pam
Their or mountain lion. Deep gashes
had been made in the necks and on
other portions of the animals, but evil
dences of a struggle were not to be
seen. The location of the remains of
the animals were indicated by the
circling of number of buzzards over
the spots. Mr.. Painter is of the opin-
ion that bodies of other deer are to be
found in the neighborhood and he and
Mr.. Cooper will endeavor to locate
them and then determine what course
to pursue in tracking down and STAY
ing the killer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED
in YARD-CARDEN CONTEST
Prizes Are Presented At Public
Meeting In High School Build
ing Wednesday Evening
PROGRAM IS CARRIED OUT

Prizes in the second annual yard
and garden contest, conducted by the
Oakland Civic club, were awarded at
public meeting last night in the
Oakland High school auditorium. The
awards were made by Grover c.
Stemple, mayor of Oakland. The prize
winners are:
Glass 1. (work done by themselves
Mrs. Lora Markley, 1st, SIS; Harry
Davis, End, $3.50; Mrs. May Shaffer,
3rd, magazine; Mr.. John Faherty, 4th,
shrubbery; Mrs. Hervey Smouse, Mrs.
Sarah Ashby, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. G.
D. McRobie, Alice and Mary E. Butt,
and Mr.. Michael Boyle, all of whom
were presented with bulbs.
Class II. work partly done by
hired help Mrs. June B. Broad
water, list; E. R. Jones, End; Mrs. N.
C. Fraley, 3rd; Mrs. Byron Besse, 4th;
Mrs. A. D. Naylor, Mrs. Townshend
Naylor, Mrs. Lawrence Fraley, Mrs.
D. Edward Offutt, Max Jarboe, and
Harold M. Dawson.
V. C. Shaffer, Rosedale, was pre-
scented $3.50 for best garden in out
lying district, and Mrs. Joe Ross, east
Oakland, $3.50 for best garden in en-
tire contest.
Mrs. Harold Harmed acted as chair
man, and the program last night in
cluded the following: Vocal solo,
"Trees," Mrs. Frederick Thayer, &C
companied at the piano by Mrs
James Treacy; dancing, Dolores Yut-
! zy, 5, and Estelle and Mamie Treacy;
moving pictures, "Home Making, u
shown by John H. Carter, county
agent. Mary Welton Shearer, daugh-
ter of the Rev. and Mrs. w. w.
Shearer, former pastor of the Epis-
copal church here, took the leading
part in the picture.
Delbert Davis gave talk on ma
ture, and Mayor Stemple spoke OF
the work and success of the Civic
club, calling it the auxiliary of the
town Council, in cooperating in all
the towns improvements. He then
presented the prizes.
Twelve ladies Of the Civic club OF
Kitzmiller were guests of the Oak
land Civic club at the meeting, and at
the conclusion of the, program they
were entertained at the home of Mrs
A. D. Naylor where refreshments
were served.
The Civic club, at the next meet
ing on Tuesday afternoon, will discuss
"Peace VS.. Disarmament" as held by
the different councils and declarations
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
GIRL SCOUTS TO OBSERVE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
October rs to 81 Has Been Set
Aside Throughout Cepntry

October % to 81 will be ohSerSed as
Girl Scout week Throughout the en-
tire country, and the oakknd Girl
Scout troop will take an ACT part in
the program. The week iSset aside
so that the public may bee he famil-
lar with the activities of q organ
ization.
Troop No. 1, Oakland, will have a
display in the window of th Oakland
Hardware and Furniture store, en-
phasizing outdoor life at Camp Min
netoska, where the scouts camped for
ten days during the summer.
The troop has arranged a program
and during the week all scouts are
urged to think more about their scout
laws and promise, and to live the life
of real Girl Scout. The program fol-
lows; Sunday, each scout attends her
own church; Monday, help others; on
Tuesday, homemaking, scouts prepare
evening meal; Wednesday, thrift; on
Thursday, troop day; Friday, COM
munity day; Saturday, health, hike
and cook dinner out of doors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
ACCIDENT HIGH FUTURE
FARMERS HOLD BANQUET
Ninth Annual Father and Son
Dinner Held Friday-U. of M.
Professor Is Main Speaker
10 PRESENT AT MEETING

The Accident chapter Of Future
Farmers of America held its Ninth
annual Father and Son banquet in the
High school auditorium on Friday
evening, October 16. This is the lar
gest banquet ever held at Accident,
ITO attending.
The meeting was formally opened
by Rodger Bond, president of the To-
cal F. F. A. chapter, who welcomed
the guests. Harry w. Beggs, adviser,
was POSTMASTER.
DR.. George E. Clarke, health officer
for Garrett county outlined the work
to be carried on this year by the
county health unit.
|. F. E. Rathbun, county superinten-
dent of schools, gave an account of
the progress of education.
H. M. Speicher, chairman Of the To-
cal board of school trustees, presen-
ted the loving cup to the Accident
school cattle judging team for win
ming the County Cattle Judging Con-
test, and individual cash awards to
William Hartman and Randall Sebold
who were successful in winning pla-
ces in the county and state contests.
B. o. Aiken, principal, gave a
short talk in which he congratulated
the boys for their splendid work.
DR.. J. D. Blackwell, state supervis-
or of agricultural education, presen-
ted the state detectives for the Future
Farmers of America. He referred to
the places won by Accident boys in
State contests, and complimented
them for their work.
C. w. Seabold, the main speaker of
the evening, took his subject from the
following lines:
One ship sails east another sails west
On the very same wind that blows;
1t is the set of the sails not the set
of the gale 80
That determines the way she goes.
Professor Seabold compared people
Ito ships in that we do opposite things
under the same situation. He showed
how it is the use we make of our OPP
portunities and not the opportunities
that make our lives worth living.
Other guests present were Charlie
Miller, agriculture teacher, Friends
vile; Harley Spoerlein, agriculture
teacher, Grantsville; Harvey Stanton,
agriculture teacher, Aurora, W. Va;
Adam Richter, school trustee, Arthur
Scrogum and J. D. Anderson, teachers
at Accident High school and the faith
ers of the members of the association.
The banquet was prepared and
served by the Home Economies de-
department under the direction of
| Miss Onie Lou McAlpin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
OVER $4,000 in PRIZES IS
OFFERED In POTATO SHOW
Everything In Readiness For
Second Annual Countrywide Ex-
hibit Friday and Saturday
B. AND O. is ASSISTING

Everything is in readiness for
the second annual countrywide
potato show to be held in Oak
land on Friday and Saturday of
this week, according to John H.
Carter, County Agent. The show
will be held in the Naylor builing
on Alder street, formerly the A.
& P. storeroom, and R. T. Grant,
County Agent at Snow Hill, who
has had wide experience in the bus
mess, will be the judge in charge of
the show.
Over two hundred dollars will be
offered in all classes by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, the State
Horticultural Socitey, the University
of Maryland Extension Service and
Garrett County.
The interstate potato show, under
the direction of L. S. Hartley, agri-
culture agent for the B. and o. Rail-
road, will be held in conjunction with
the county wide show, and members
Of the Allegany county certified seed
class will also show in the same eX-
hibit building.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is
offering prizes in class one, open to
members from Garrett county, Md;
Preston and Richie counties, West
Va; class two, open to club members
from Allegany county Md. and Pres
ton and Barbour counties, w. Va,
and class three, open to advanced or
second year members of Garertt coun-
ty. Members of the first year Garrett
county commercial potato club may
also compete for prizes in special
class.
Prizes are also. offered in the certi-
fed seed class, open to certified seed
growers in Garrett and Allegany
counties; in an open class, open to any
resident of Garrett county, and in
All certified seed class, open to all
All club boys regularly enrolled in
All clubs in the county whose pota-
toes have passed certiication require
ments.
The purpose of the show, Mr.. Carter
stated, is to sponsor and encourage
potato production on more econom-
ical basis, thereby netting the pro-
Queer higher price for his product.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
1873 ATTEND 9Th ANNUAL
FATHER AND son BANQUET
Nat T. Frame, West Virginia
Extension Director, Gives Main
Address of the Evening
OTHER TALKS ALSO MADE

With 1873 present, the largest num-
Der ever to attend, the Sixth annual
Father and Son banquet, given by the
Oakland chpater F. F. A., of the voca-
tionel agricultural department of
Oakland High school, was held last
Thursday evening in the school audi
torium.
The main address of the evening
was given by Nat T. Frame, Morgan
town, w. Va, director of the extern
sion service of West Virginia, and he
challenged the farmers to make a
business partner, and a recreational
partner of their sons. He urged the
farmers to take enough time to be-
come better acquainted with their
boys, and expressed the possibility of
building up recreational center in
this section of the tableland area.
Other talks were made by James
Sebold, president of the local chapter
of the Future Farmers of America; H.
A. Loraditch, president of the Board
of Education of Garrett county; DR..
George E. Clarke, health officer; F. E.
Rathbun, county superintendent; and
DR.. ]. D. Blackwell, director of agri-
cultural education, University of
Maryland. Awards were presented
by Mr.. F. D. Bittle, principal of the
school, to the winners at the Frederick
Fair, and congratulations were eX-
tended to the boys by Mr.. Bittle and
Mr.. Blackwell for their splendid
showing.
The invocation was given by Rev,
C. A. Shilke, and entertainment was
presented by the Browning Brothers,
Oakland quartet, Wayne Wolfe, and
William Gibson. o. T. eraser, agri-
culture instructor, acted as toast
master and introduced the county
agent John H. Carter, and the agri-
culture instructors of the county high
schools. Gerald Biggs, now county
agent in the State and formerly of
Oakland High, was called upon for a
few words.
William Turney officiated as cook,
and the dinner was served by 20 boys
of the agriculture department. Men,
bers of the Home Economics depart
ment assisted in the work.
Mr.. Blackwell, who spoke of the
F. F. A. organization in the State of
Maryland, complimented Oakland
High on having the first 100 percent
membership Of it's vocational agricul-
ture students in the local chapter.
Sixty members are enrolled, which is
the second largest group in the State
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
ANNOUNCE IS PRIZES FOR
HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION
Committee Perfecting Plans For
Entertainment of People dance
Scheduled For 900 p. M.
PARADE WILL START AT Z

Seventy-fve prizes, to be
awarded at the mummers pa
rade and dance during the
fourth annual Halloween cele-
bration, to be held in Oakland
on Friday, October 80, have been
announced by A. T. Shaw, EN-
roy Bolden and Paul McIntire,
the committee in charge. A
number of the prizes are now on dis
play in the window of the Coffman-
Fisher Company store on Second
street.
Prizes are being offered for every
type of costume imaginable, and it is
expected that the parade this year
will join in the parade and also the
previous one.
Fire departments from Thomas,
Grantsville, Piedmont and Terra Alta
will join in the parade and tlso the
Piedmont drum and bugle corps.
Other entertainment is being pro-
vided on Second street between Lib
erty and Alder streets, which will be
roped off for the occasion.
Following the parade and awarding
of prizes, a dance will be held in Of
futt's Hall, beginning at nine o'clock,
and more prizes will be awarded here.
The prize list follows:
Comic and Variety Attractions
Most comic boy, LIST prize, base
ball glove, Gonder's 5 and 10 cent
store; second prize, flashlight, Kerins
Bros. garage; third prize, pair half
soles and heels, Electric Shoe Shop.
Most comic couple, LIST prize, gas
heater, C. & A. Gas Co.; second prize,
two dinners, Manhattan Hotel. Fat
test woman, LIST prize, electric hand
iron, West Maryland Power Co.; End
prize, lib. coffee, Owen Treacy.
Most original tramp, LIST prize, ra-
zor, Sturgiss' Pharmacy; End prize,
flashlight, Treacy's Garage; skinniest
couple, two dinners, Mrs. Nettie j.
Chambers; best colored boy, boys
lumber jacket, Gortner's store; fat
test man, LIST prize, bottle hair tonic,
Bittner and Stahl; End prize, suit
cleaned and pressed, Otis Swan; most
comic family, Is lbs. buckwheat flour,
City Roller Mills; best Amos m Andy,
carton cigarettes, Quality Lunch room.
Most comic man with shortest
pants, ash tray, Joseph Hinebaugh;
most comic woman with shortest
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
Legion Officers Are Installed

With John R. Tenney, vice-com-
mander of the Western Maryland dis
trict in charge, installation of officers
of Proctor Kildow Post No. II,
American Legion, was held on Mon
day evening. George R. Henderson
past state commander, who is also
chairman of the membership CON-
mittee for the Western Maryland
district, was also present.
Drive for Members
r. That membership campaign would
be launched by the post on November
l, was decided at the meeting. Post
Commander A. G. Hesen suggested
that the post be divided into two
sections, with C. M. Sincell and
Joseph Gender captains of the two di-
visions. =,
At the conclusion Of the. member
ship drive on January 1, turkey and
bean banquet will be held, the win
ming side getting the turkey and the
losing side, the beans. Drawings Of
the two sides were made on Tuesday
night.
Billboard posters and large window
cards in connection with the member
ship drive will be received by the
post within the next few days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
Marriage Announced

The marriage of Miss Sara Hayes,
Oakland, daughter of Mrs. Idle T.
Hayes, and Mr.. Calvin S. Warner, of
Bel Air, Nd, instructor in Oakland
High School, has been announced. The
ceremony was performed in Cumber-
land on Saturday, October 10. The
bride is graduate of the Colonial
School for Girls, Washington, D. c.,
class of 1928, and also a graduate of
Strayer's Business College, Baltimore,
Mrs. Warner is at present employed
as stenographer in the Office of the
county health officer, Oakland. Mr.
Warner is a graduate of Western
Maryland College, 1880, and is in his
second year of teaching at Oakland
High School. The couple will reside
in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
EXAMINATIONS AT RURAL
SCHOOLS COMPLETED
Less Than One Percent of Chill
dren Have Defects

DR.. George E. Clarke, County
Health Officer, reports that he and
the public health nurses have COM
pleted their examination of the pupils
in the remote rural schools and are
returning to administer the second
dose of toxoid to those pupils treated
on their first visit.
Forty-two schools were visited and
over thousand pupils examined. Of
this large group of children less than
one percent had defects which should
be corrected this fall. NOTICES Df the-
defects of these one percent are being
sent to the parents. These notices
advise the parents to take the chill
dren to their family physician for
treatment.
"Such low percentage, "Dr. Clarke
said, speaks well for the general
health of the student body in Garrett
county"
DR.. Clarke also advises that many
have volunteered the use of their cars
to bring the crippled children of the
county to the clinic at Oakland on
Saturday, October 81. He estimates,
however, that more cars will be need
ed and asks everyone who can spare
the time to bring some child to the
clinic.
Notices will be sent out next week
for the Countrywide relief organiza-
ton meeting to be held in the Court
House at Oakland on Thursday night,
October 20, at 7:30 o'clock. If anyone
interested does not receive a notice,
come to the meeting anyway and lend
your assistance.
Demands for assistance are increas-
ing rapidly and every interested citi-
zen of this county should help devise
some organized plan to care for these
men, women and children who need
clothing, shoes and food.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22

A meeting of the Oakland Commun-
ity Council of Religious Education,
consisting of the pastors, Sunday
school superintendent and two dele
gates elected from each Sunday school
is called by Delbert Davis, president,
for Monday evening, October &c, at
1880 o'clock in the Garrett Memorial
Presbyterian church. The purpose
of the meeting is to confirm dates and
set up a program for the fourth an
nual standard Teacher Training school
proposed to be held during November,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
Preliminary Plans Made fol
Armistice Day Program

Preliminary plans for an Armis-
tice program in Oakland on Wednes-
day, November II, call for parade
of the local drum corps, band and
school children in the morning, with
a service at the grave of the unknown
soldier.
The drum and bugle corps will go
to Keyser, West Va, for parade at
1 o'clock, and to Grafton, West Va,
for a parade at 1880 o'clock. The
corps will also go to Piedmont, w.
Va, on Monday evening, October 26.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-22
Mayor Issues Halloween Proclamation

BE 1T KNOWN, no destruction of
property, either public or private will
be permitted. Any person or persons
found guilty of taking away benches,
chairs, flower boxes or in any way
destroying property will be prosecut-
ed to the fullest extent of the law.
GROVER C. STEMPLE, Mayor.