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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
County Treasurer ]. J. Ashby
Reports Amount of Taxes
Collected and Outstanding

Seventy per cent of all county taxes
for 1884 have been collected, according
to a report issued this morning by
Jesse j. Ashby, Jr., County Treas.
urer.
This report is given publicity tc
offset any statements which might be
made by those less informed in an eff
fort to place the county affairs in an
unfavorable light.
Mr.. Ashby also stated that up to
December l, all outstanding county
orders, including those held by banks
all school orders held by F. E. Rath-
bun, county superintendent, and al
orders held by any other person OF
persons, amounted to exactly $50,415,-
65. Mr.. Ashby added that to take care
of these orders there were outstanding
taxes of $10O,O0O.00 yet to be collect
ed, which would give the county a
credit balance of approximately $780,
10000.
This amount, $1OO,00O.O0, is what is
due Mr.. Ashby as Treasurer since he
assumed the Office in 1881.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
HOLIDAY SEASON WILL BE
OFFICIALLY USHERED IN
Mayor StempIe To Light Com
munity Tree Tomorrow Night

With Santa Claus and his sleigh
bells present, the holiday season will
be officially opened with Christmas
cheer and friendly spirit around the
Community Christmas tree, corner
Second and Liberty streets, tomorrow
evening, December IA, at 7:30 o'clock.
With the turning on of the lights
by Mayor Grover c. Stemple the sea-
son will be ushered in, to remain until
the bells ring out the old year and
ring in the new. All curb Christmas
trees of the merchants are to be up
and lighted for the event.
A program sponsored by the Rotary
Club will be presented around the
tree, which will include the singing of
carols by Mrs. Ivalee Newell Hobden's
three choral groups, a short address
by Mayor Stemple, band concert and
other features.
The Oakland Firemen furnished the
Community tree and assisted in the
decorations.
A lighting contest among the
business men and citizens is being
sponsored with prizes of IS each for
the most attractive business establish
ment and the best decorated home.
The homes and business places are to
be lighted throughout the Christmas
season, beginning with tomorrow ev-
ening and continuing until after New
Years Day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
FIVE MORE RECOMMENDED
BY NEW COMMISSIONERS
Incoming Board Sends It's Own
List For Tax Supervisor

Evidently dissatisfied with the rec
concentrations of the outgoing Board
of County Commissioners in regard to
the appointment of the Supervisor of
Assessments of Garrett county, a po-
sition made vacant by the resignation
of E. r. Jones some time ago, five
more names were sent to the State
Tax Commission office in Baltimore
last Thursday afternoon by the new
County Commissioners in addition to
those forwarded by the outgoing
board on the Monday preceding, the
outgoing commissioners having rec
commended for appointment one from
the following list: George D. Brown
ing, Edwin E. Friend, George w. Har-
vey, C. F. Hammond and John A.
Long.
The new commissioners, Blaine
Giessman, John W. Herman and Virgil
T. Steyer, took the oath of office be-
fore Albert G. Ross, Clerk of the
Circuit Court, last Thursday afternoon
and then met when they recommended
the following to the State Tax Com
mission, which body may select one
for the local office of Supervisor of
Assessments: Cheston H. Browning,
Carlton McComas, Alva R. Martin,
Oakland; Jasper C. Meyers, Kitzmil-
Ter; J. Arthur Dewitt, Hoyes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
HUGH CAREY M'MAHON is
HELD ON FEDERAL CHARGE
Said To Have Interfered With
Government Official Recently

Charged with having interfefed
with a Federal officer recently while
in the performance of his duties, Hugh
Carey Mcmahon, we'll known farmer
of the Grantsville community, was ar
raigned Saturday morning before
United States Commissioner Taylor
Morrison in Cumberland and released
under $1,000 bond for a hearing on
Friday Of this week. Mcmahon was
represented by j. Philip Roman and
w. Carl Richards, attorneys.
Mcmahon is accused of grabbing a
Federal official while the latter was
engaged in searching an automobile
on Big Savage Mountain, the officers
being on the hunt for a rum runner
transporting liquor into West Vir-
ginia.
The Federal officers also accused Nc
Mahon, who was armed with a shot
gun at the time, with attempting to
intimidate them. They disarmed him
and the warrant for his arrest was
issued later.
Mcmahon, in the recent political
campaign in Garrett county sought to
nominate an independent ticket prior
to the primaries, and when this failed,
he sought to run as an independent
candidate for State Senator. His name
was not placed on the ballot and he
later docketed suit against J. Frank
Browning, president of the Board of
Supervisors of Elections for Garrett
county, claiming ten thousand dollars
damages. This case may come to trial
at the March term of the Circuit
Court.
Prior to the general election McMa-
hon, by his attorney, petitioned the
Court to enter an order requiring the
Supervisors to place his name on the
ballot, but this was denied. McMahon's
contention was that he had been mis-
informed as to the last day a petition
to place his name on the ballot, was
receivable by the supervisors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
MISSING DUCKHUNTER IS
A SON OF MAJOR CAREY
Latter Opened School For Boys
On Deep Creek Lake Last Year

Search continues near Havre de
Grace for the bodies of two duck hun
ters, missing since December /. Men
from the Coast Guard cutter Apache
kept dragging the Chesapeake Bay
near where it is thought the two We're
lost.
One of those missing is A. Ross
Carey, IT, of Darlington, near Aber-
deem, who is a son of Major Enoch
Barton Carey, who last summer OPP
ened the Carey School for Boys on
Deep Creek Lake in this county. Maj.
Garey's son spent some time during
the summer at the camp on the Lake.
The other missing man is Harry
Porter, 81, instructor in the Baltimore
Polytechnic Institute for many years.
Carey was recently graduated from
his fathers school at Darlington.
When Carey and Porter failed to re-
turn late last Saturday from their
hunt, search was begun at Oaking-
ton wharf from which point they set
out. This point is about two miles
from where the bodies were believed
to have been seen by an army pilot
flying over the Bay. The hunters never
reached the duck blinds, it was found,
as their small boat was discovered ov-
erturned near the wharf. Later their
overcoats and hats were discovered
nearby.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
A. G. ROSS SWORN IN AS
CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
Charles A. Tower Tenders Res
ignation AS Deputy Clerk

Mr.. Albert G. Ross went to Cum
berland Monday where he was duly
sworn in as Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Garrett County, the oath of office
being administered by Chief Judge D..
Lindley Sloan. Mr.. Ross enters upon
his first term as an elected Clerk, he
having been appointed to that posi-
ton following the death of the late
E. 2. Tower in 1882 to fill the unex-
pired term of that officer. Mr.. Ross
first entered the Clerks office as a
deputy on January 10, 1916.
Since assuming the Office of Clerk
Mr.. Ross administration of its af-
fairs have been highly satisfactory to
the Court and to the public at large,
the officer being painstaking in the
discharge of the many important du-
ties devolving upon him.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Charles
A. Tower rendered his resignation as
deputy clerk to Mr.. Ross, the resigna-
ton to become effective Immediately.
Mr.. Tower stated that he was retiring
from the work in the office due to i'll
health. He has been employed in the
office since January 1, 1917. For the
present the position thus made vacant
will be filled by Miss Lois Ross.
officers To Qualify
Those who have been elected to the
various county offices will qualify be-
fore Mr.. Ross on December "a, or
prior to that date, as suits them.
The recently elected members of
the Board of County Commissioners
qualified last Thursday and will meet
in regular session on Monday, De-
cember II, to organize with their
clerk, Walter G. Meyers, who was
also elected last month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
To Construct Clinic Building at
HOpemOnt Under CWA

The Public Works Administration
of West Virginia has announced the
authorization of the erection of a
clinic building at Hopement, nine
miles west of Oakland, at a cost of
about $4,000
1t is understood that when COM
pleted the building and its officials
will serve residents of Maryland as
we'll as those of West Virginia. Con-
struction is to begin in the near fu-
ture.
For the first time in it's history
Hopemont Sanitarium has been recog-
nized by the American Medical Soci-
ETY. as Glass A hospital, one of only
twelve such hospitals for tuberculosis
in the United States which has been
so recognized.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
HELD IN COUNTY JAIL FOR
DISTURBANCE AT WORSHIP
Three Vindex Youths Get Short
Sentences-Girls ParOled

Three youths of Vindex are in the
county Jail, and two girls are out on
parole, on charges of disturbing re-
ligious service at Vindex on November
25.
Those serving short sentences are
Martin Tichnell, James Tichnell and
Lyle Sharpless, while Bessie Comp
and Juanita Boyce, who were also
fined and sentenced, were placed on
parole for six months, pending their
good behavior.
The arrests were made following
complaints from Rev. Burkhart, of the
Pentecostal church of that section,
and the hearing was held Monday
evening before Justice Grover NJ.
Pool, at Kitzmiller.
1t was stated in the testimony, ac-
cording to Walter W. Dawson, States
Attorney, that the five sat on a back
row of the church during services and
interrupted the proceedings with
laughter and loud talk and got es-
pecially noisy during prayer.
James Tichnell was fined S. and
costs or days in Jail, while Martin
Tichnell and Lyle Sharpless were
fined $40 and costs or II days in jail.
AS no money was forthcoming, all
three were committed to the Oakland
Jail.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
Firemen Begin Practice Sessions
In Basketball

The Oakland Firemen Basketball
players began practice sessions this
week in preparation for the season.
At recent meeting of the firemen it
was decided to sponsor the team again
this year and Harold L. McMillen
was named as coach.
Several new faces will appear on
the squad this year, according to Mr..
McMillen. Among those who are ex-
pected to report for the team are Joe
Rice, Howard White, Cartwright May,
George Hanst, Gene Nordeck and Ed
ward Maroney, of last years squad;
Richard Wolf and Fred. Peddicord
former Oakland High players; En-
erick Dusic, Cornelius Gisriel, Wayne
Suder, Justin Arnold, Richard Glot-
felty, and Mr.. McMillen, and possibly
others.
Some of the new members of the
squad have had considerable expert
ence and are expected to add much
strength to the fremen's team. No
games have been scheduled as yet.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
OPTION ON 5000 ACRES
HELD IN LAND USE DEAL
Much Progress Reported in Con-
nection With Land Use Project
of Federal Government
INVESTIGATE MANY AREAS

With 5000 acres optioned to date in
the government project of purchasing
poor farms in the submarginal farm
ing areas of Garrett county, and their
ultimate conversion into forest, fame
management and recreational spots,
much progress is being experienced in
connection with the Land Use Project
of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture.
The report has just been made
covering the status of the project by
Kenneth ]. Seigworth, project manag-
er, with headquarters at Grantsville.
According to the report, besides the
5000 acres which have been optioned,
offers to sell have been received from
owners of an additional HOO acres.
1t was also pointed out that owners
of about 10000 acres of unoccupied
woodland are anxious to sell but no
options have been taken on such
properties as yet.
Since August Is, over 250 families
have been interviewed and only 80
have expressed an unwillingness to
sell, the report continues. Of this
number, it is noted that many of them
are on farms which are yielding a
reasonable standard of living and
which ought not to be retired from
cultivation.
A party of surveyors has been at
work for the past month checking
acreages and marking boundaries of
the optional tracts. Appraisals have
been started with Harry L. Porter,
Oakland, as chief appraiser.
A price range for the various types
of farm land encountered was estab-
lished by a party of three local farm
ers with the cooperation of soil ex-
perts from the University of Mary
land Extension service. The price
range is used as guide by the ap-
praisers.
Options will be taken at the ap-
praised fair value of the land and
upon acceptance by the government,
deeds will be prepared and settlement
made in cash upon delivery of the
deed to the Government settlement
officer.
The national plan for these projects
provides for aid in re-establishment
on better land or where employment
conditions are more favorable for
those who sell and are not able to re-
establish themselves satisfactorily
without help. Such aid will be in the
form of loans.
The work to date has been concen-
trated in the Meadow Mountain, Saw
age River and Savage Mountain sec
ton, but other areas in the vicinity
of the Swallow Falls and Potomac
State forests will be investigated
shortly, Mr.. Seigworth stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
More Names Are Added To Red
Cross Roll Call

Additional names were turned in to
The Republican in the annual Red
Cross Roll Call, which is being ex-
tended until January 1. The county
quota of 600 is still several hundred
from being realized.
A news story in Wednesday morn
ing's Baltimore Sun charged the Red
Cross with using 60 percent of the
funds collected for administration
purposes and only 40 percent for re-
lief. ''This is far from true in Gar
rett county," Mrs. E. 2. Tower stated
today, "and such statements will
doubtless be refuted elsewhere. In our
own county we get so cents of every
dollar subscribed, and the only ex-
pense taken out of that amount is for
postage. All work here is voluntary"
The manner of new members report
ed this week are as follows:
Oakland-Dr. M. C. Hinebaugh,
William Gibson, Harold L. McMillen,
Thomas A. Gender, DR.. B. F. Selby,
S. H. Jackson, DR.. H. W. McComas,
Miss Mary Harsh, Berne Teter, Rob-
ert Stanton, Miss Grace Falkenstein,
A. G. Ross, William NJ. Frazee, John
Fitzwater, Jesse J. Ashby, Jr., Mrs.
James Fazzalari, John H. Carter, Miss
Margaret K. Burtis, c. N. McIntire,
Oakland Hardware and Furniture Co.,
Miss Ada V. Leighton, Mrs. j. NJ.
Falkenstein.
Friendsville-Miss Kate Banna-
tyne, Norval Speelman, Mrs. James
Hart, Miss Ethel Grove, w. j. Glenn,
Mrs. H. J. Black, Miss Ruth Speicher
Howard Skidmore, Melvin Kessner, Q.
A. Murphy, Miss Ruby Dahlgren, F.
o. Speicher, Merle Frantz.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
Jesse ]. Ashby, Jr., Named Head
of Knights of Pythias Lodge

Jesse ]. Ashby, Jr., was elected
chancellor commander of Garrett
Lodge No. 113, Knights of Pythias,
at the regular meeting last Friday.
Other officers chosen include Will
liam McRobie, vice-chancellor; Clay
ton Winters, prelate; C. F. White,
master of work; Walter Hardesty,
keeper of Records and Seal; NJ. w.
Mann, master of finance; Alva G.
Gortner, master of exchecquer; E. G.
Naylor, trustee; Earl W. Shartzer,
master at arms; Prentiss DeBerry, in
ner guard; Paul Dewitt, outer guard.
Officers will be installed on Friday,
January A, with Arthur Lawton as
the installing officer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
GrantsviIle Bank Pays Second
Dividend to DepOsitOrs

A second dividend of 1914 per cent
will be paid to deposits of the First
National Bank of Grantsville, accord
ing to an announcement of R. E. Sill
ger, receiver. All depositors must
prove their claims. The checks are
now at the bank and ready for deliv-
cry.
Depositors must present their re-
ceiver's certificate to have the amount
credited before receiving the checks
and depositors are asked to call in
person for their checks, if possible, SC
that a receipt may be given.
The first dividend declared was 371a
percent, and with the additional grant
now available, depositors will have
received 50 percent of their funds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
Marriage Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. James Friend, of Hut
ton, announce the marriage of their
eldest daughter, Nelly Marie, to Mr..
John Alvin Miner, of Terra Alta, w.
Va. The ceremony was performed on
November 81, by the Rev. c. A. Shilke
at his residence in Oakland.
The bride is a graduate of Oakland
High School, class of '32, while the
groom is former student of Terra
Alta High School. The couple will
reside in Terra Alta.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
Sustains Fracture of Elbow In
Fall Down Getaway

Mrs. Dora Brown Coddington sus-
tanned a fracture of her elbow and
suffered other injuries of a painful
nature when she fell part way down
the cellarway at her home on Second
street Tuesday and struck a stone
wall in the descent. She received a
deep cash in her head and was
bruised.
Mrs. Coddington was attended by
DR.. N. I. Broadwater and then taken
to the Memorial Hospital in Cumber-
land where she is remaining for OBJ
servation and treatment for several
days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
MOSES RAWLINGS HAMILL,
OAKLAND RESIDENT, DIES
Was Native of Garrett County,
And Active in Community Life

Moses Rawlings Hamill, nearly ST
years old, and being also one of the
oldest residents of Oakland, died at
his home, Liberty street, Sunday even
ing, shortly before nine o'clock, fol-
lowing an illness of six weeks.
Mr.. Hamill was born on December
16, 1847, on the old Hamill home
stead, near Kitzmiller, the son of
Henry and Julia Ann Fazenbaker
Hamill. He was married December 81,
1877, to Miss Margaret Catherine
Doffort. To this union four children
were born-two sons and two daugh-
tiers. One son, Alvin Sechrist, died in
infancy, and the other son, Roy HE'S
kell, died in 1927. The two daughters,
Miss Margaret Edna Hamill and Mrs.
May Hamill Loraditch, along with
the widow and seven grandchildren,
survive. There also survive two Sis
ters, Mrs. Evaline Pool and Mrs. Re-
becca Hutson, and one brother, Ed
ward J. Hamill, all Of Kitzmiller.
Mr.. Hamill spent the early years of
his life on the farm where he was
born, later attending Iron City Bust
ness College in Pittsburgh. He held
positions after his return from school
as a public school teacher, store man
ager, county surveyor, and in 1883
was elected Sheriff of Garrett county
for a term of two years. In 1887 he
was appointed to a position in the
sub-treasury at Baltimore which posi-
ton he held for three years.
In 1900 Mr.. Hamill was made assis-
tant cashier of the First National
Bank of Oakland, which he acceptably
filled for eleven years. During this
of the Board of Education of Garrett
County.
From 1911 until 1928 he assisted in
conducting the business of the Oak
land Garage, of which his son-in-law,
H. A. Loraditch, was the owner.
With the exception of the years
in Pittsburgh and Baltimore, Mr..
Hamill spent his entire life in Garrett
county and was held in the highest es-
TEEN by a large circle of friends in
every section of the county. Politically
Mr.. Hamill was a Democrat of the old
school.
For more than fifty years he was a
consistent member of the Lutheran
church in Oakland and when his health
permitted was present at the services.
Mr.. Hamil's funeral was conducted
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in
the Lutheran church with his pastor,
Rev. Charles A. Shilke, officiating, as
sisted by Rev. G. M. Pool, a nephew
of Mr.. Hamill. Interment was made
in the Oakland cemetery.
The pallbearers were relatives of
Mr.. Hamill: Hugh Hamill, Patrick R.
Hamill, H. Ray Hamill, John Smouse,
Lewis G. Hutson and Rev. G. M. Pool.
Among those from out-of-town who
We're present at the funeral were John
Hamill, Mill Greek; Rev. and Mrs. G.
M. Pool Mrs. Alonzo Miller, Mrs. l.
H. Neville, Bayard; Mr.. and Mrs. E. J.
Hamill, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Hutson,
Mrs. R. A. Smith, Henry Pool, Miss
Gladys Hamill, Mrs. Rebecca Hutson,
Mrs. Evaline Pool, Kitzmiller; Mrs.
Howard Smouse and son John, Fair
mont, W. Va; Mrs. A. R. Raft, Ha-
gerstown; Mrs. w. S. Davis, Keyser.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
Santa Claus Letters Will Be
Printed Next Week

There are on the EDITORS desk a
large number of letters to Santa
Claus from his little friends in all
parts of the county. By reason of
heavy demand for space on the part
of our advertisers this week, these
letters to the children's greatest
friend cannot be crowded into the
pages constituting The Republican to-
day, but they will be printed next
Thursday. So don't be greatly disap-
pointed when you open the paper this
morning and your letter does not ap-
pear.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
Takes Oath of Office

Mrs. Frances Frisbee O'Donnell
qualified as a member of the County
Board of Education when she was
sworn into office last Thursday morn
ing at the Court House by Clerk of
the Circuit Court A. G. Ross.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13

The Lutheran Brotherhood will
meet Tuesday evening at 1880 in the
Sunday school room of the church.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-17
farm POLICIES OF
new DEAL LAUDED
Lynch Sees Increased August
Business justification OF
Farm Program

La Moure, N. D., Sept. 17.-(R-
Federal reserve bank reports that the
August business volume in the North
west was larger than year ago de-
spite the drouth were hailed here BY
w. D. Lynch, Democratic candidate
for congress, as justification for Pres
ident Roosevelt's agricultural policies.
In q report issued Friday the fed
eral reserve bank Of Minneapolis call
ed attention to the fact that country
check clearings had reached . new
high since October, 1920.
Lynch also pointed out in the bank
business summary the statement that
country store business showed q gain
Of ~ per cent which reflects increased
income from grain marketings and
drouth relief and benefit payment dis
bursements.
Checks written against depositors'
accounts in IL North Dakota cities to-
tailed 340076, 900 the past August as
compared to 336,414,000 year ago.
"A remarkable showing" commented
Lynch, lin the fact Of North Dakota's
ruined crops. The figures released BY
the reserve bank conclusively prove
that the AAA and its allied farm re-
lief organizations have been Of un-
told benefit to northwest farmers and
business men alike.
Improved business lends emphasis
10 President Roosevelt's assertion that
prosperity will return with the return
Of good prices on the farm"