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The Republican., 1931-10-01

Is This Present-day Journalism? Is
a Question Asked by a COrrespOn-
dent of The Republican, and Then
Proceeds To Discuss 1t.
To the Editor of The Republican.
Ny attention was attracted on Sat
urday morning when received. copies
of both the county papers and noticed
upon reading the printed accounts of
the. court proceedings that in one of
the papers-The Republican-every
case brought to the attention of the
Court was mentioned along with the
sentences imposed, while in the other
county paper it was rather odd that
several matters, especially those in
which Oakland people were involved,
were not referred to in any manner
whatever.
Is this modern journalism?
The simple fact that Mary Jones or
John Smith, living in Oakland, and
convicted in open court Of violation
of the statutes, should not, in my opin-
ion as a man who believes in uphold
ing the law and that all men are equal
before the Court, provide the editor
with an excuse not to print the facts,
while on the other hand the names of
Mary Smith or John Jones or Jim
Brown, living in Grantsville or in
Deer Park or Kitzmiller are men
toned along with an account Of the
crime they had committed and their
trial, conviction and sentence of the
Court given prominence.
This hind of io11rna a 1iSno iS NOT fair
to the public nor to the people who
support the paper with their subscrip-
tions and patronage in other ways.
Oakland violators of the law are
no better, nor are they any worse for
that matter, than Grantsville violators
or Deer Park violators or Kitzmiller
violators, and all should receive the
same treatment and consideration.
A READER OF BOTH PAPERS.
Grantsville, September %, 1881.
The Republican., 1931-10-01
RESOLUTIONS IN MEMORY
OF G. S. HAMILL PRESENTED
Dean of Local Bar HOnOred In
Death By Living Members

Resolutions memorializing the late
Gilmor S. Hamill, at the time of his
death dean of the Garrett County bar,
were introduced in the Monday after
moons session of the Circuit Court
for Garrett County by Mr.. Ernest Ray
Jones, member of the committee
having in charge the drafting of the
memorial. Attorneys Fred. A. Thayer
and w. R. Offutt spoke on behalf of
the local bar association and Judge
Albert A. Doub responded for the
Court, who directed that copy of the
resolutions be written into the court
proceedings.
The resolutions as presented by Mr..
Jones were as follows:
WHEREAS, On the seventh day of
March, 1881, death again entered the
ranks of the Garrett County Bar As
sociation and took from our midst our
friend sand brother, Gilmor S. Ham
ILL.,; and
WHEREAS, Our deceased brother
had been in the active practice Of law
for more than fifty years and during
that time by dint of energy and care
full attention to the demands of our
profession, had long since established
himself in position of leadership,
and Throughout the State was looked
upon and revered as a lawyer of no
mean ability; and
WHEREAS, Mr.. Hamill was a
leader not only in the legal profess
sion, but also in the banking and other
business circles of our county and was
an outstanding figure in many other
activities affecting the lives and the
property of our people, always ready
and willing to contribute both time
and money to their welfare and ad-
vancement and interested vitality in
the progress which the county has
made in the years since he became an
attorney shortly after it became a
separate political unit of Maryland;
and
WHEREAS, He was always of
friendly disposition, easy of approach
and ready to give to those appealing
| to him the benefit of his years of ex-
perience and wisdom to help them in
the solution of their problems, and
was q 1IlCHu WCll WOI uc1NlllS1 LO"
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That in the
death of our brother Hamill, the dean
of our Association, this bar has lost
a member who reflected honor upon
the profession through his attain
ments and his fidelity to the inter-
ests of his clients and to the many
causes to which he gave support, and
we have also lost a sincere and true
friend whose kindly words and COM
panionship have already been greatly
missed and will be missed through the
coming years; and be it further
RESOLVED, That these resolu-
tions be spread upon the minutes Of
the Garrett County Bar Association;
that the same be presented to the
Circuit Court for Garrett County at
it's next term and that copy of the
same be sent to our brothers family.
E. R. JONES,
w. R. OFFUTT,
w. w. DAWSON,
Committee.
The Republican., 1931-10-01

Primary Social studies. Flowers
were divided into eight different
classes and all pupils were allowed to
enter their flowers in any class.
Blue, red and yellow ribbons were
offered in each class for first, second
and third prizes. The winners in the
show are as follows:
Largest Dahlia, Edith Lee, 1st;
Vivian Fike, End. Smallest Dahlia,
Vivian Fike, 1st; Edith Lee, End.
Largest Zinnia, Hazel Lee, 1st; Ruth
Ridder, End; Elouise Martin, 3rd.
Best single Zinnia, Ruth Ridder, 1st;
Aileene Ridder, End; Freda Lichty,
3rd. Best Gladiolus, Vivian Fike, 1st;
Hazel Lee, End; Freda Lichty, 3rd.
Best Asters, Vivian Fike, 1st; Wayne
Martin, End. Best bouquet mixed
flowers, Ruth Ridder, 1st; Freda
Lichty, End. Best bouquet one kind
of flowers, Vivian Fike, 1st; Robert
Miller, End; Ruth Ridder, 3rd.
Perfect Attendance
The following pupils of Mason
school have perfect attendance for
the first month: Freeman Lichty,
Wayne Martin, Boyd Lee, Vivian
Fike, Freda Lichty, Elouise Martin,
Ruth Ridder, Hazel Lee, Edith Lee,
Grace Lichty, Aileen Ridder, Lucy
Lichty, Lucille Ridder. .. s. 80
The Republican., 1931-10-01
Scouts Pass Merit Badges; To
Hold Monthly Inspection.

Three first class Scouts of Oakland
Troop, No. 1, passed seven merit
badges at the regular monthly meet
ing Of the Court of Honor held Mon
day night, according to Harland L.
Jones, chairman of the court.
Those passing their examinations
were John McIntire, swimming, cook
ing, first aid; Schell Hoye, first aid;
James Treacy, swimming, life-sav-
ing, cooking. Schell Hoye was made
a Life Scout, the last advancement
until the scout reaches the goal of
Eagle Scout. ..
|. Two boys applied for membership
in the troop at the regular meeting
last Friday, they being Edward Paugh
and Laural Whipkey, and these will
be enrolled as soon as their Tender
foot tests have been passed.
The monthly inspection will be held
tomorrow evening and the results will
count in the selection of officers for
the ensuing year, the scoutmaster
said. .....-
The Republican., 1931-10-01

oughta do that" when anything is
amiss. This mind is bit vague about
who "they" is, but it generally means
the President. He is blamed for dull
business, low wages, unemployment,
crop failure, the price of gasoline,
high rent, traffic congestion, indiges-
tion, bad streets and static.
Attorney General Mitchell calmly
called attention to the fact that mill
tary law cannot step in to take over
the police power of a State unless
local authorities have been proved
helpless and unless the State makes
the request. Abusing the President
only helps to build up that rebellious-
ness and hatred and contempt for au-
thority which is responsible for gang
activities.
The Republican., 1931-10-01
EVANSVILLE.
Soccer and FieldbalI Schedule

Soccer ana SCH6uuIG
The schedule for the Grantsville
high school soccer and fieldball games
has been arranged as follows for this
year:
Oct. 2, Friendsville at Accident;
Oct. 6, Accident at Grantsville; Oct
9, Grantsville at Friendsville; Oct. 13
Friendsville at Grantsville; Oct. 20
Grantsville at Accident; Oct. %, play
off. All games called at 200 p. m.
The coaches are Frank Getty anc
Mrs. Harley Spoerlein. The following
officials have been elected: Captain
feldball, Mary Margaret Blocher;
managers fieldball, Lena Custer anG
Pauline Patton; manager soccer, Geo
Murphy.
To Enter College
Clayton Diehl, son of Mr.. and Mrs
F. C. Diehl, has gone to Baltimore to
resume his studies in the junior class
of the Maryland Medical College.
Paul Livengood, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred. Livengood, has enrolled as
student at the Bliss Electrical school
at Washington, D. C.
To Attend Forest Festival
Little Miss Betty Beachy will ac-
company Miss Holmes and Miss Wal
lace to Elkins, W. Va, where, as
Queen Mapleheart of the recent Ia
bleland Festival, she will extend
greetings to Queen Sylvia II, whose
coronation will take place at the For
est Festival on Friday, October 2.
Miss Mary Bevans will also be one of
the party.
Returned To Grantsville
Rev. A. C. Bell has returned from
the annual Methodist Conference held
at Fairmont, w. Va, and has been
assigned to the Grantsville charge
for the coming year.
/. Harvest Home Service
%, The annual Harvest Home service
will be held in the Reformed church
here Sunday morning, at 1880 by the
pastor, Rev. M. A. Keefer.
tt Personal Mention.
Miss Margaret Leighton, teacher in
the local high school, after spending
the weekend with her parents in
Loeb Lynn, returned to Grantsville
Monday morning.
Mrs. Marshall Beachy, who spent
several weeks with her son, William
Bevans, in Washington, D. c., has
returned to Grantsville.
Mrs. Harvey Bender is recovering
from an attack of appendicitis.
The Republican., 1931-10-01
IN DAYS OF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO

On Sunday, September 27, the new
Methodist Episcopal church in Oak
land was dedicated in the presence of
a large number. The sum of $2,100
on the indebtedness for the erection of
the structure was contributed upon
that day. The following night, at a
meeting of the official board of the
church "Father" Ralph Thayer was
accorded the privilege of naming the
church, and he decided that it should
be known as "St. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal Church Of Oakland, Md"
At the organization meeting of the
Junior Order of American Mechanics
of Oakland officers were elected and
included John T. Bonnet, Edward M.
Spedden, James o. Cleveland, John D.
Taggart, Charles Newman, Hamill S.
Spedden, William Kildow, Charles
Glotfelty, Samuel E. Boyer, ]. Ed.
Kildow, G. C. Little, William Weber
and Edward I. West.
Mahlon C. Hinebaugh resigned his
position as assistant Baltimore and
Ohio agent in Oakland and went to
Baltimore to resume his studies in
Maryland University.
]. A. Felix, of near Accident, went
to Chippewa Lake, Ohio, where he en-
gagged in teaching at salary Of $45
per month.
Ex-Sheriff M. R. Hamill was in
Oakland with many other members OF
the Democratic party where conven-
ton for the purpose of nominating a
county ticket was held. ,.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Some person unknown, at point
near Dodge School house, north OF
Oakland, threw an empty bottle with
terrific force at the automobile of S.
T, Jones, which was being driven at
the time by Mr.. Jones' son, Harland
L. Jones. Others in the machine at
the time were G. A. Fraley and Joseph
E. Harmed. The missile struck the
side of the car few inches below the
top of the door and was evidently
thrown at the driver.
Miss Eleanor Hinebaugh was chos-
en- editor-in- chief of the Oakland high
school paper for term of four weeks.
Others on the editorial staff were
Preston DeBerry, junior class; Nor
ris Sincell, sophomore class; Playford
Naylor, freshman class. There were
eighty-four pupils enrolled-fve SEN
iors; fourteen juniors; eighteen soph-
omores and thirty-eight freshmen,
with twelve commercial students. The
faculty was composed of c. E. Ben
der, principals; Misses May Arnold,
Emma Hamill, Elizabeth Leary and
Daisy Hanna and Mr.. H. A. Lora-
ditch.
Misses Frances Hamill and Doug
las Sincell went to Washington, D..
c., where they entered a school for
girls.
Paul Naylor, Wellington Crane and
Ralph Weber returned to Oakland fol-
lowing a water trip via the Yough-
iogheny River and other water ways
to Pittsburgh. The trip was made in
The Republican., 1931-10-01
HELPS TO MAKE REDS AND
GANGSTERS

louisville Courier-Journal, Dem.)
At a critical time in the affairs of
our Nation, when every patriotic lciti-
zen is doing his best to help his fel-
bowman, to encourage true patriot
ism and discourage anarchistic bolshe-
vism, it i'll behooves any, man or set
of men to attack our President in
such manner as to arouse hate and
dissatisfaction with all government.
A chain of newspapers recently car
ried on an absurd campaign demand
ing that the Federal Government de-
clare martial law and put down gang
activities in the various cities of the
several States. When the President,
burdened by the weight of large ma
tional and international affairs, gave
no heed to them-if, indeed he was
aware of their activity-these news
papers demanded Of the Chief Execu-
tive of the Nation, in screaming type,
"Are you suffering from sleeping
sickness 2"
This kind of talk breeds Reds. The
President is entitled to the respect of
every citizen because he is the head
of the Nation. Newspapers which
have general circulation among per-
sons of intelligence do not resort to
this sort of TRADE and abuse. The
methods of the yellows, however, are
calculated to, and do, have an effect
upon the moronic style which reads
them. This type of mind reasons,
"They oughta do this" and "They
The Republican., 1931-10-01
SEPTEMBER
(By J. A. Hall, in the DeKalb (Ga,,
New Era)

(By J. A. Hall, in the DeKalb (Ga.)
New Era) 49, .
With deepening leaf tints and in
creasing haze spread over hill and
valley, September draws to a close.
September marks a profound change
in the life cycle Of, the Year-the
change from the glaring heat of sum-
mer to the subdued sunlight and in
creasing mellowness Of the autumn.
September, with it's shortening days
and lengthening nights, brings new
desires and activities. 1t calls the
lettering vacationist home from his
visit to other localities and sets his
hand again to the performance of SER
ious tasks. The mellowing sunlight
paints a dash of deepening color on
the cheek~of the apple and sows the
landscape with the splendor of the
goldenrod and the purpling tints of
the ironweed. And the long, drowsy
hours invite the bee and the butterfly
to lounge on the petals of belated
blossoms and gather the concentrated
remnants of natures sweetest nee
tar.
September, with its changing hues,
its lengthening shadows and its hazy
hills, brings softening Of emotions
and a subduing of desires. Septem-
ber spreads before the observer an
enchanting picture and invites to rest
fulness and peace. Somewhere be-
yond the edge of autumn lie the days
of chilling winds and long hours of
dripping rain, and with these will
come bare woods, sere fields and drab
days wherein all nature seeks cozy
corner and involuntarily falls asleep.
There are not many Septembers in
the life span of the average human
being and few of us-tragically few
can find the time to stroll out into
the uncrowded world and pay even a
brief visit to September at home. 1t
is the supreme tragedy of modern life
that most of US race to and fro like
so many blind ants, always hurrying
to finish a task which is never fin
ished, and we are unable to even be-
come partially acquainted with this
glorious and enchanting month as it
passes our way in its swift annual
pilgrimage. If we had a friend who
every year contributed much to our
enjoyment by spending few weeks
with US, we would very naturally feel
obligated to take a little time from
our work and seek to enjoy the pres
ence of our benefactors. What friend
could bring to us more restfulness
and more beauty of field and wood
land than autumn-autumn, intro
duced by Septemer and escorted hence
by November-autumn, the lavish
dispenser of calmness, of delicious
smells, drowsy afternoons, floating
thistle down,-circling swallows
the supreme season of quietude and
repose? .r.
The Republican., 1931-10-01
STATE HEALTH SERVICE
EXTENDED IN COUNTIES
Three State Units Join Those
Having Full Time Work

DR.. R. H. Riley, Director of the
State Department of Health, an
nounces the recent addition of three
counties to the list of those that have
full time health service. This makes
a total of II out of the 23 counties of
the State that have such service. The
most recent additions to the list are
Garrett and Dorchester counties. Wor-
cester county, the third member of the
trio, went on a. full-time basis in June.
DR.. E. A. Jones, whose appointment
as full-time county health officer for
Dorchester county, was announced by
DR.. Riley, has been deputy State
health officer for Caroline and Dor
chester counties. The full-time coun-
ty health officer for Worcester county,
DR.. Bradford Massey, was formerly
deputy State health officer for Somer-
set and Worcester counties.
DR.. George E. Clarke, whose ap-
pointment as full-time county health
officer for Garrett county was also an
nounced by DIR. Riley, entered upon
his duties on September 1. DR.. Clarke
comes to Maryland from Washington,
D. c., where he has been engaged in
public health work for the past two
years. He had his medical training at
the University of Illinois and before
going to Washington was connected
with the health department of the
City of Cleveland where he had
special experience in activities for the
control of communicable diseases and
in prenatal and child hygiene work.
In addition to the seventeen coun-
ties that have full-time service, two
Charles and st. Mary's-form a
sanitary district and share jointly in
the full-time service of a deputy
State health officer. The only counties
that now have part-time service are
Howard, Caroline, Queen Anne's and
Somerset.
Every county in the State" DR..
Riley said, "has it's own full-time
County Superintendent of Schools. We
hope that the time will come and that
it will not be far distant, when every
county will have it's own full-time
county health officer. The total esti-
mated population of the counties is
840,166; the seventeen counties that
have full-time service and the two
that are combined into sanitary dis
trict, have total population of 1885,
600, and constitute 91.5 percent of the
total population outside of Baltimore
City, which has it's own full-time De-
partment of Health. The counties with
part-time service, have a combined
total population of over 1000 and
constitute 8.5 per cent Of the popula-
tion outside of Baltimore City.
"The first great advance in full
time health service was made in 1914,
when the State was divided into sani-
tary districts. The next step came
in 1922 when Allegany county, the
first of the counties to have full-time
health service, secured the services of
a full-time health officer. Full-time
county health service has been ex-
tended step by step as the advantages
of such service have been realized by
the people of the counties. Though
great advances have been made, we
are not going to be satisfied until the
four part-time counties are on the
full-time list"
The Republican., 1931-10-01
o. H. S. News

Elsewhere in this paper will be
found an article regarding the trip
made to the Frederick Fair, by five
boys from the Vocational Agriculture
Department of o. H. S. So that the
students of the school may especially
notice, we are tabulating the follow
ing record:
Out of twenty-nine teams compet-
ing in the judging of corn, Wayne
Hamilton and Hagan Frazee, repre-
sentatives of o. H. S., won first place.
From among 18 teams in demonstra-
ton work, Wayne Fitzwater, Earl
Spoerlein, and Wayne Hamilton won
first place. Wayne Hamilton and
George Porter were eighth out of the
thirty-one teams participating in
judging of cattle. Wayne Hamilton
The Republican., 1931-10-01
M AS ON

Mr.. and Mrs. William Roth were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William Martin
and family on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lee and family,
Miss Florence Deem and Mrs. Lee
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Le-
roy White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Slabaugh
were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Lichty and Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Beachy
on Saturday. They are leaving for
Illinois next Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Slabaugh were
guests of Mr.! Benjamin Yoder on
Sunday.
The Flower show was held on Mon
day afternoon at the school house,
the project growing out of a study
of the homo and its surroundings in
The Republican., 1931-10-01
Lutheran Conference Closes

DR.. R. T. Vorberg, Keyser, W. Va.
was reelected president of the con.
ference of the West Virginia Luther
an Synod, which adjourned yesterday
at st. Clara, w. Va. Other officers re-
elected included Rev. w. E. Way
brigh, Red House, vice-president
Rev. Howard Amick, Wheeling, secre-
tary- treasurer.
DR.. John Aberly, of Gettysburg
Seminary, preached the closing ser
mon on Pathological Education" The
conferecne next year will be held at
Friendsville.
The Republican., 1931-10-01

twenty-foot canoe. The party en-
camped at night on the banks of the
river. The starting point was at
Friendsville, the river being too rough
to admit of canoeing from Oakland to
Friendsville.
The Republican., 1931-10-01

Mr.. S. w. Schooley, former county
resident, is here today visiting rela-
tives and friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
Episcopal
TRINITY CHURCH,

Ih1Nl CdORCH. Prospect Street just off the Green) Rev Henry Baldwin Todd. II, rector.
 Second Lords Day in Lent.
 First C. mmunion of the Confirm atiion class of 1881 and also the Corporate Communion of the classes Church school at 9:30 a. m.
 Litany, Holy Eucharist and ser mon at l1:O0 a. m,
 Subject: ''The Lords Leisore." Choral E"ensong and sermon at 5:90 r. m.
 Preacher: Dev George Everett Knollmeyer. rector of St Peter's church, Milford, Conn. Music for the 11:OO O'Clock Service. Prelude-Vorspiel from "Parsifal"
 WdSu Introit Ahthem-"Whosoe
 Drinketh of This Water Field Office of Holy Communion-
 .............. Missa de Angelis Offertorium-"O Lord Most Holy"
 .............. Franz Abt Variations on tune Music for the 500 o'clock Service. Prelude-Here yet awhile
 est Mat.hew) .....,.. J. s. Bach Choral Evensong .......... Tallis Psalter-Psalm 6-Domine ne in
 furore ........ Cathedral Chants Magnifisat and Nunc Dimittis in D
 Cldt1 Offertoriu:n-"Turn Thy Face
 from my Sins ......... Atwood Postlude-"O Saviour of the
 World .... Cess Monday
 Meeting of rector. wardens and Vestrymen at S:15 D. m