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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
DREAM OF BROADCASTING TURNS INTO NIGHTMARE AS
RAGING SNOWSTORM CAUSES NARROWING EXPERIENCE

tel, just four hours after they were
scheduled to eat.
Besides the drivers of the various
cars, the following made the trip:
Eddie Hinebaugh, Guy o. Yutzy, Ter
renee Tamburini, Waller Hoye; band
members, Irving Broadwater, Elvin
Imam, Hugh Teets, Jack Treacy, Lo-
gan Weber, Joseph Sollars, John Nc
Intire, Laural Whipkey, Richard
Davis, William Glotfelty, Lorraine
Weeks, Lloyd Liller, George Kerins,
Bond Weber, Austin McRobie, Roland
R. Gilbert, Maurice Treacy, William
Boardman, Kenneth Lawton, Jack
Weber, Paul Fazzalari, Charles Tus-
ing, Donald Stemple, Harley Dawson,
James Treacy, Robert Lawton, Arthur
Lawton, Frank Lyon, Harry Cooley,
Jack Lawton, ]. Billie Yutzy, Eddie
Michael, Regis Kerins, Lewis Jones,
Stuart Hamill, Fred. Peddicord, Car
roll Casteel, George Stuck, julius Lift
man, Walter Dawson, James Nordeck,
Thomas Compton, Humbird Offutt,
Gerald Imam, Harry Stemple, Jr,
Robert Lohr and Schell Hoye.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
GRANDCHILDREN WIN ON
APPEAL in HAMILL CASE
Court of Appeals Gives Grand
children Right To Have Case
Submitted To Jury

In a decision handed down by Judge
T. Scott Offutt, in the Court of APP
peals of Maryland on Thursday, the
rulings of the Orphans Court of Gar
rett county were reversed and the
contentious of the grandchildren of
the late Gilmor S. Hamill, of Oakland,
were upheld. The four grandchildren,
James F. Hamill, of New York; Gil
NOR S. Hamill, III, of Cumberland,
and Virginia E. and Edwin C. Hamill,
infants, filed a caveat in the Garrett
County Orphans Court alleging that
the last will and testament of Mr..
Hamill was procured by undue infu-
ence and that he was not mentally
competent to make a will.
The infant heirs joined in this cav
eat by their guardian, Paul L. Hitch
ms.
Mr.. Hamill also left two sons, H.
Byrne Hamill and Stuart F. Hamill.
George A. Fraley and Stuart F. Ham
ill were appointed executors.
About a month and a half before
the date of the last will Mr.. Hamill
executed another will which gave his
grandchildren a much larger interest
in his estate. The executors contended
that the grandchildren should elect
whether they filed their caveat as
heirs-at-law of their grandfather or
as benefciaries under the last will.
The executors further contended that
the. two infant children had no right
to sue in the name of their guardian,
Paul L. Hitchins, but should sue in
the name of their mother. The execu-
tors further claimed the right to have
tried along with the caveat case GER
tain questions concerning the amount
of money which Mr.. Hamill, ST., had
expended in educating his grandchil-
dren. The Orphans Court of Garrett
County in a decision made last Octo-
Der sustained all three contentious of
the executors.
The Court of Appeals in its opinion
reversed the Orphans Court and de-
cided that it had committed error in
its rulings on all three questions. The
Court of Appeals decided that the
grandchildren had a right to have
their caveat case submitted to jury
on issues concerning undue influence,
mental capacity Of Mr.. Hamill and
whether the will had been executed
by him. It also decided that it was
immaterial in the caveat case whether
or not the grandfather had expended
sums of money in educating his
grandchildren, as that had nothing to
do with the questions presented in
the caveat case. 1t is expected that
the case will shortly be tried before
a jury.
Walter C. Capper and F. Brooke
Whiting, Cumberland, were attorneys
for the grandchildren, and Ernest Ray
Jones and Walter w. Dawson, of Oak
land, with William M. Maloy, of Bal
timore, were attorneys for the exec
utors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
MARS HILL GROUP MEETS
TO FORM EXTENSION CLUB
Eleven Present at First Session
At Home of Mrs. E. J. Beachy

Eleven rural women of the Mars
Hill community met Thursday, March
3, at the home of Mrs. E. ]. Beachy
for their first meeting with the Home
Demonstration Agent of Garrett coun-
ty. The group was welcomed into the
circle of Homemakers clubs by Mrs.
S. c. Beachy, president of the County
Council of Homemakers, who gave an
interesting talk about the work of the
ten existing clubs in the county. Mrs.
Beachy pointed out that besides the
benefits derived from the exchanging
of ideas with ones neighbors and the
leaving of some new practice for the
home, the social time together has
been of value to the other homemak-
ers.
The Extension Service program was
explained to the group and a demon
stration "Time and Money Saving
Finishes for Spring. was given. Two
types of homemade bias tape were
made at cost OF 8 cents for 3 yards,
a saving of cents. Besides saving
homemakers' money these tapes are
quickly made, are color fast and are
much more durable than commercial
tape.
Miss Beulah Engle was elected
chairman of the group until it be-
comes organized. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. Floyd
burst on Thursday, April z. Those
present were Mrs. E. J. Beachy, Mrs.
J. H. Baum, Mrs. Ellsworth Beachy,
Miss Kate Beachy, Mrs. Floyd burst,
Miss Beulah Engle, Mrs. Ralph En-
gle, Mrs. L. E. Wengard, Mrs. Setter
burst, Mrs. Lloyd Ramp, Mrs. c. c.
burst.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
New Feature Being Added To
Boys Week Celebration

New features are being added this
year in the celebration of Boys Week
which will be held April 80 to May
under the auspices of the members OF
the Oakland Rotary club.
They are inviting the girls to share
the activities on Sunday, both at
church and in the parade in the after
noon, and also on Tuesday evening
when a faculty-parent-student meet
ing will be held. Boys and girls will
also share in the motion picture on
Friday.
The committee is working on an
achievement contest, which is some
thing new in Boys Week here. 1t
is also planned to hold a parade and
deliver an address in each school CEN
ter of the county on Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES
FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES
Citizens Meeting to be Held at
1880 GENERALIZATION to
Be Held on Monday
TO OPEN POLLS AT EIGHT

Nomination of candidates for may
or, three councilmen and treasurer
for the town of Oakland will be made
at citizens meeting to be held this
evening in the City Hall at 7:30
o'clock, Grover C. Stemple, mayor,
has announced Election for these
offices will be held on Monday, March
IA.
Mayor Stemple is requesting that a
representative group of citizens be
present and take an interest in the
municipal affairs by nominating re-
sponsibIe men on the ticket. The
meeting will be called to order by the
mayor after which chairman will be
named to conduct the business affairs.
No candidates have as yet appeared
openly in the field, but it is certain
that some of the retiring officials will
be up for denomination and re-elec-
ton. In case of more than six candi-
dates for councilmen, it was undecided
whether or not names would be placed
on the ballot or be cut down by vote
of the citizens present at the meeting.
The latter method has been used DUR
ing the last several years.
At the election on Monday, March
IA, the voters will elect one person as
mayor of Oakland, three persons as
members of the Town Council, and
one person for the Office of treasurer,
the mayor and councilmen to serve
terms of two years, and the treasurer
a term of one year.
The polls will open at o'clock a.
M, at the council chamber and will re-
main open until o'clock p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
Three Men Given To-Day Sen.
tence for Short Changing

Three men, arrested by authorities
in Kingwood, West Va, charged with
short changing several merchants in
Terra Alta and several service sta
lions along Route z, were sentenced
ito serve ten days in Jail at Kingwood
! when given hearing at the office of
E. C. Everly, justice of the peace in
the West Virginia town short time
ago.
The men, P. H. Finn, W. B. Conrad
and C. C. Sexton, were stopped at
Kingwood by county and State Off
GERS after the officers had been warned
by police in Oakland. They had short
changed Clyde Breedlove and Adams
Garage at Crellin. Breedlove traced
the trio to Terra Alta where they
worked several persons with their
racket.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
DETAILED REPORT SHOWS
CONDITION OF FINANCES
Is First of It's Kind Presented to
County Commissioners

A monthly report, showing in de-
tail the money paid out by Jesse ].
Ashby, Jr., as County Treasurer, the
amount collected for taxes of 1881, the
amount remaining uncollected and the
overdrafts on the various accounts in
the levy, was presented to the Board
of County Commissioners at it's regu-
lar meeting on Monday evening.
The report was the first of it's kind
ever to be presented to the board, and
George D. Browning, president, de-
scribed it as one of the best reports
he had ever received from the County
Treasurer.
The report shows that out of the es-
timated revenue of $385,817.59, as of
the levy of April, 1881, the total
amount received by the treasurer up
to February 90, was $275, 319.78, leav-
ing $110, 497.81 yet outstanding.
The report also showed that the
treasurer has cash on hand amounting
to $4,722.99, and has paid overdrafts
on different accounts amounting to
$6,507.38. The School Board has re-
ceived from the treasurer $1O5, 690.70,
which is forty per cent of the total
amount collected to date, leaving a
balance of $41,962.85 to be paid the
School Commissioners by the end of
the fiscal year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
Card Party for Benefit of Relief
Fund Tonight

Tonight at eight o'clock in the
Knights of Pythias Hall, the Relief
Committee of Oakland will be hosts
at card party to raise funds for the
continuance of the relief work in this
section. Various card games will be
played; various prizes are offered.
The public is invited to aid by secur-
ing tickets. These are so cents each
and may be purchased at Gonder's
Drug Store or at the hall this ev-
.ening.
Citizens of the community have
generously donated the food to be
served and the prizes to be given.
Among those who have sent in cash
or clothing or foodstuffs to the COM
xnittee for distribution recently are:
Mrs. w. W. Dawson, Mrs. Hardesty,
Mrs. Harry Stemple.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
Legionaires Have Turkey and
Bean Banquet

Thirty-fve members of Proctor Kill
dow Post, No. II, American Legion,
attended a turkey and bean banquet
on Tuesday night in the Knights of
Pythias Hall.
The dinner was the elimination Of
a membership drive between two
teams of the Legion, Joseph Gonders
team winning first place, emitting his
cohorts to the turkey, while the losers
part were the beans. Both sides, how
ever, received portions of both dishes.
The dinner was served by members of
the Relief Committee, the proceeds
of which will go toward relieving the
needy of this section.
DR.. George E. Clarke presided, and
Joseph M. Gender gave the address
of the evening. A. G. Hesen, post
commander, also made short address
to the assembled Legionaires.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
Principal Forest Guard for Gar
rett County Appointed

Cecil Ramsey, of Oakland, has been
appointed and commissioned Principal
Forest Guard for Garrett County by
the State Forestry Department and
assumed his duties on Saturday of
last week. The position is a new one
created recently. Mr.. Ramsey will
have under his direction the activities
of the forest fire fighters in times of
fires occurring in the wooded lands
of the county and will also supervise
the fire lookout towers in various sec
tions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
REPORT SHOWS FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF CITY GOOD
Net Assets Increase $4,000 In
1931-Indebtedness of City
Lessened Report Shows
$4,000 UNPAID TAXES

Showing the town of Oakland to be
in sound financial condition in spite
Of slow collections, etc., the annual
financial report was presented at the
regular meeting of the Mayor and
Town Council held Tuesday night at
the City Hail., While receipts as a
whole were smaller, expenditures
were also smaller, leaving a balance
in the treasury of $5,817.15. Since
the report has been made, however,
Grover Stemple, Mayor, pointed out,
$4,000 has been paid on the street i'm
provement loan, reducing it to $4,000.
This was the second payment of the
year on this item, $4,000 having been
paid previously.
The statement shows that the town
owes nothing except its bonded in
debtedness, the balance on the street
Improvement loan, and $500 due on
the fire equipment. This is $4,000 less
than last year, the report shows.
The assets have increased approx
mately $1,000 during the past year
while the liabilities have decreased
more than $1,000. Net assets now
total $64,429.95.
The ordinary and necessary expen-
ditures aggregate nearly $1,000 per
month, besides the expenditures to
meet other indebtedness.
Listed among the assets were I'M
paid taxes for the years 1927, 1928,
1929, 1880, and 1881, amounting to
more than $21,O00.00, enough to pay
the indebtedness on the street i'm
provement loan, the balance on the
fire equipment, and have a substan-
tial balance.
The Waingold property on Liberty
street, recently purchased by the town
at tax sale, was listed at $1,000. The
fire trucks and equipment were listed
at $21, 100000 this year as compared
with $20,355.O0 in the last report.
The report will be found on another
page of The Republican today. The
financial statement was presented by
A. G. Ross, clerk, and was passed by
the council and approved by Mayor
Stemple at the monthly meeting
Tuesday night. Tuesday nights meet
ing was the final session of the pres
ent council as the annual election for
members of that body will be held on
Monday, March IA. The new council
will organize, on April 4.
The retiring members of the coun-
Gil expressed the hope of continued
success to their successors. The coun-
Gil decided to paint the second floor
of the City hall, and the contract was
awarded to Joseph E. Helbig, the
lowest bidder among six.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
SEVERE SNOWSTORM HITS
GARRETT COUNTY SUNDAY
Highways Remain Blocked Until
Monday Evening-WOrst Storm
For Several Years
MANY CARS SNOWBOUND

Lashing storms which are sweeping
Maryland this week and covering the
country with snow, continues unabat-
ed, leaving in their wake ten dead and
unestimated property damage. 1t is
said to be one of the worst storms in
a quarter of a century.
The storm struck Garrett county
slowly, beginning about o'clock on
Sunday, but the mercury had dropped
Is degrees within a short time and
the large, wet swonfakes had turned
into fine particles which were driven
through the air by high wind. Be-
fore evening regular blizzard had
set in.
With all available snow plows at
work, Garrett county roads remained
blocked until Monday evening, and it
was reported that approximately 100
cars were stranded along the various
highways. No serious accidents were
reported and property damage here
was slight.
Telephone and telegraph lines east
Of Oakland were broken during the
Height of the storm and Hagerstown
was isolated from the rest of the
world for "a hours. Between 700 and
800 telephone poles were down in the
vicinity of Hagerstown.
The storm was general throughout
the east, and from the Florida coast
to Canada, and from the Rocky Noun
tains to the Atlantic seaboard, it beat
path of death and destruction as it
CRASHED through temperatures from
far below zero to freezing. Four de-
grees above zero was registered Mon
day morning at the Government sta
ton at Weber's, one mile south of
Oakland.
Snow which fell to depth of about
six inches in Garrett county earlier in
the week was tossed about by the
hurrican-like wind and piled drifts to
a depth of several feet, and several
inches of snowfall have been added
since that time.
The State Roads Commission put all
available snow plows to work on the
Western Maryland roads in an effort
to break through the heavy drifts.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad was
crippled, but maintained trains, al
though behind schedule.
Various schools in the county were
parayized on Monday and Tuesday,
BUSES being unable to gather in the
children, and no classes were held.
Members of the Gilbert Brown
Boys Band, returning from Pitts
burgh, Pa, were stranded along the
highways on Sunday evening and did
not reach their homes until Monday
night. 1t was easily the worst storm
of the year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
Held For Drunken Driving

Jefferson Burch, of White Rock, is
in the Garrett County Jail in default
of bond pending a hearing on the
charge of driving an automobile
while under the influence of intoxi-
cants. Sunday night as he was going
south on Third street in Oakland
Burch is alleged to have struck the
rear of the Ford coupe owned by Ma
son Glotfelty, which was parked in
front of his residence on Third street.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
Loeb Lynn Election Held

A. L. Biggs and H. v. Leighton
were elected to serve as councilmen
for the town of Loeb Lynn Heights
at the regular election held on Mon
day. Voting was light due to the
inclement weather conditions. They
will serve for a period of two years
having assumed the duties of thei1
offices on Monday evening following
the election.
C.. E. Hardesty is mayor, and the
hold-over members of the council are
B. w. Harvey and E. C. Hutchinson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
Car Skids Into Culvert

George Kerins received cut on his
cheek, and his daughter, Cecilia, re-
ceived a bruised knee, when the auto
mobile in which they were riding
skidded and ran into culvert at the
Flatwoods turn, near Accident, Sun
day morning.
Mr.. Kerins was enroute to Pitts
burgh, Pa, and other members of his
family were in the car at the time of
the accident but were not injured. His
two sons, George and Regis, continued
to Pittsburgh in other cars, while Mr..
Kerins returned to Oakland. The car
was not damaged extensively.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
Public Service on Good Friday

The usual annual Good Friday af-
ternoon service will be held this year
in St. Paul's M. E. church, beginning
at one o'clock and continuing until
three o'clock, when a choir composed
of members of the various musical
organizations of the churches of Oak
land will render the oratorio by Sir
John Stainer, "The Crucifxion." The
choir will be under the direction of
Mrs. Frederick Thayer, Jr., and DR..
John G.. Robinson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10
Marriage Announced

Mrs. Ernest Wotring has announced
the marriage of her niece, Miss La
vinia Root, to Mr.. George W. Cassell,
of Baltimore. The ceremony was
performed on February %, in Oak
land, by Rev. J. W. Dawson. The
couple will reside in Baltimore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-03-10

Attend the card party for the bene-
fit of the Relief Committee.
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
Fads and
Fancies

We like to be blue when it
comes to clothes. A lovely
dinner dress of deep sapphire
blue velvet has wing sleeves of
silver sequins in a flower de-
sign with a tiny sapphire
colored stone in the center Of
each flower.
Delightful dignity is to be
found in the high outstanding
collar. A coat of bottle green
broadcloth has a yoke and a
high ruff collar all of fluted
black galyak. The sleeves
galyak ruffs at the elbow and
the coat is scanned in at the
waistline.
More than a trifle Of Span
ish influence is diScernible
in many of the new hats. Al
most cIassica1ly Spanish is a hat
of brown felt with a low square
crown and fairly wide brlm.
Under the brim are brown and
burnt orange ponpon.S.
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
Suggestions for
the Housewife

CEILINGS CLEANED-Dis-
solve a good-sized piece of ordi-
nary washing soda in warm
water, dip a cloth into it, wiring
fairly well and wipe over ceiling
and walls with it.
COFFEE sTAINs-Rub stain
very gently with bit of gly-
cerine. Then rinse in tepid
water and iron until dry with
very moderate iron on the
wrong side. Do not use a hot
iron.
FEET, TIRED-Into as hot
water as can be endured dis
solve a handful of salt. Then
soak the feet for ten minutes
and dry thoroughly. Powder
feet well with one part of dry
boracic powder, two parts of
powdered starch, one part Of
powdered French chalk to
which has been added just few
drops of eucalyptus oil.
FINGER MARKS REMOVED
BY applying a few drops of
paraffin to a piece of flannel
used for cleaning, finger marks
on enameled doors and window
sills may be nicely cleaned.
Woodwork should be wiped at
once with a cloth dipped in very
hot water afterward so that
the smell Of oil will not cling to
enamel.
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
WALENTINE"
True Love or a Jazz-Mad
Career Is Her Problem

always awfully good to you
sort of a mother to you, wasn't
she?"
80 I've decided to go tonight.
Maybe you'll make the reServa-
ton for me. Will you, Les?"
"Oh, don't go tonight. Send
her a nice letter. That will
please her. Val, when will you
marry me?"
"When?" She looked at him,
then laughed delighted. Les, /
love to hear you say that. Just
as if as If I weren't as
if we'd never been separated.
And some day I will marry you
. if you'll have me-"
"Some day! Some day three
months from now. Let's see
some day in July"
"On To Reno"
She drew back. You mean
get a divorce now, Oh, no, not
right now. I'd have to have
time to think it over. And Joe
expects me back. He-he-"
whats that to us?"
But I couldn't do that to
him! I'd have to tell him first
and see what he thinks. It
wasn't his fault. Don't you un-
derStand that Les? There was
never any reason for me to leave
him except that he-that I"
"He couldn't make you happy.
I can. You're just beginning to
live. You're going to know real
happiness with me. There'll
be no more time wasted. We
lost a whole year out of our
lives. That's enough. If you
think you ought to- go to your
aunt's, go ahead. Stay a few
days, a week if you want to.
Then on up to Reno. I know a
place where you can stay for
three months, get attorney fees
and everything for five hundred
dollars, You can't beat that"
Five hundred I have
about seven hundred left"
"You see? That's plenty!"
: He was jubilant.
Don't Be QuixOtic"
She thought she'd never seen
him so compelling, so vitally
alive and charming. He was so
much like Millie in some ways.
Queer that Milne didn't like
him much, and he didn't seem
to like Millie.
Impulsively she asked him.
lies, why don't you like Mil
ue?"
Did she say T didn't?"
mo, but you seem so hostile
to each other"
I'm not hostile. But I'm nat
marrying your ( family that's
flat. It's you alone, Valentine.
No mothers and no maiden
auntS hanging around. Just you
and I, alone!" %a
When he looked so serious
and spoke so tenderly she
couldn't resist him. Besides,
neither Millie nor Aunt Julia
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