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The Republican., 1935-02-14
REHEARSALS UNDER WAY
FOR HOME TALENT SHOW
"Black Eyed Susan" To Be Pre-
sented in School Auditorium
Wednesday and Thursday
CHARACTERS ARE LISTED

With daily rehearsals being held,
plans for the home talent play, "Black
Eyed Susan" a three-act musical
comedy, are rapidly being completed,
it was announced this morning by
Miss Anna Belle Roberts, director.
The cast selected for the play in
cludes Misses Alverta Dillon, Mary
Grace Shirer, Adeline Sincell, Helen
Treacy, Mrs. D. Edward Offutt, Mrs.
Edwin Lancer; Messrs. Frank E.
Holden, Edwin Elias, Cornelius Gis-
riel, Donald Stemple, DR.. E. l. Baum
gartner, Justin Arnold and W. Sprigg
Tower.
Members of the chorus will include
Miss Dorothy Edwards, Robert 7.
Hoffman, Miss Kathleen Lawton, Paul
Turney, Mrs. Irene Bond, Edwin Elias,
Miss Betty Gonder, Donald Stemple.
The play is being presented under
the auspices of the Oakland Public
Free Library, and will be staged in
the high school auditorium next We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings, Feb
ruary 20 and 21.
A short synopsis of the play is
given by Miss Roberts:
"Susan Van Court, the mischievous
niece of Lefty Pennyfeather, attends
a garden club meeting of which her
aunt is president. She overhears the
bunch of fnicky old maids regretting
the idea of remaining spinsters for
the rest of their lives. Getting mail
order husbands seemed to be the
quickest way of marrying them off, 50
after many laughs when they meet
the bachelors they chose, she gets
herself entangled in the matrimonial
net. The whole scene is laid in Miss
Letty's garden, which her two darky
servants believe to be haunted"
The Republican., 1935-02-14
Political Committees Make Rec
concentrations For Appoint
ments for Local Officers

The Republican State Central Com
mittee of the county recently submit
ted to Governor Nice it's list of rec
concentrations for appointments for
Justices of the Peace, Notaries Pub
lie and members of the Board of Su-
pervisors of Elections. The Demo-
cratic County Committee also sub
mitted the names of five Democrats
one of which will be chosen by the
Governor as a member of the Board
of Supervisors. The appointments are
expected to be announced within a
short time by the Governor.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
PYTHIANS TO CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY FEB. 22ND
A. ElwOod Martak, Grand Lodge
Officer, Expected To Speak

Probability that A. Elwood Martak,
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal of
the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias
of Maryland, would be the speaker at
the anniversary celebration of the
local organization next Friday even
ing, February %, was announced yes
terday by the program committee.
A number of grand lodge officers
will attend, it was stated, and it was
almost certain that Mr.. Martak will
be present and address the assembly.
The meeting celebrates the seventy
first anniversary of the founding of
the Knights of Pythias order and the
forty-ffth anniversary of the institu-
tion of Garrett Lodge, No. 113, of
Oakland. The evening has also been
designated Ladies' Night.
A musical program is being ar
ranged by Harry Stemple, Robert G.
Townshend and Prentiss DeBerry.
The refreshment committee consists
of Earl Shartzer, Lloyd Liller and
Gladstone Morris.
The program will begin at eight
o'clock, preceded by a short business
meeting of the lodge.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
MAKES SURVEY OF RURAL
ELECTRIFICATION FRIDAY
Extension Representative Here;
New Lines Suggested For Com
munities Having No Power
NOTHING is DEFINITE NOW

A study of the needs of the rural
people of Garrett county in regard to
electrifcation was made last Friday
by E. A. Ross, representative of the
University of Maryland Extension
Service, who is making a survey for a
report to be made to officials in Wash
ington.
In making the survey Mr.. Ross pro-
cured map of the county, and after
marking down where power lines We're
located at present, traced lines where
electric power might be added through
the rural electrifcation project pro-
posed by the Federal Government.
The placing of the lines hinges upon
the passage of the huge public works
bill calling for more than four billion
of dollars, now before Congress.
New lines suggested in the survey
made include the following:
Deer Park to Swanton;
Deer Park to Sand Flat;
Oakland, along Route 81, to Deep
Creek Lake;
Route 40, from the Pennsylvania
State line to Grantsville;
To Bititnger, either from Swanton
or Jennings;
Loeb Lynn Heights to Route So
through the Pleasant Valley commu-
nifty.
The survey was made just to give
officials at Washington a picture of
the county and what was needed, it
was pointed out.
There is no assurance that such pro-
posals for new lines would be accepted
and no prospect of them being placed
for quite a number of months, even
should the public works bill be passed
and the rural electrifcation project
be approved.
Other areas of the county not now
supplied with electricity and not in.
cluded in the survey may be added
later.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
SCOUTANNIVERSARYW WEEK
WILLCONCLUDE SATURDAY
Overnight Hike To Be Taken;
RededicatiOn Last Saturday

Oakland Boy Scouts will conclude
their anniversary week program on
Saturday with an overnight hike, the
weather permitting, according to Rob-
ert Stemple, recently elected scout
master.
The program was opened last Sat
urday night with scout social and
short program. At this meeting the
scouts rededicated themselves to the
scout oath and law, as did the millions
of other scouts throughout the United
States sometime during the week.
The present year marks the twenty
fifth anniversary of scouting in
America, and marks the eleventh year
for Oakland Troop, No. l, and the
former scoutmaster, in a few words,
stated that this should be big year
for the local scouts.
Howard Smouse and John Sharps
won in the modifying contest, after
which a birthday cake was brought in
and ice cream and cake served to
those present. The candles on the cake
were lighted by Donald R. Sincell, a
member of the scout committee. The
cake was a gift from Ira ]. Bosley,
of the Oakland Bakery, and the ice
cream was donated by Carl G. Degen,
manager of the Oakland Creamery
Company.
On Sunday the scouts attended the
Presbyterian church where they heard
a message by Rev. Walter B. Brock,
pastor.
This afternoon and tomorrow after
noon members of the troop will be at
the City Hall from $3.50 until 600
o'clock, where they will be at the ser
vice of any citizen desiring some er-
rand run, or a good turn done.
On the hike next Saturday grain
will be taken along to be distributed
to the birds.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
TABLELAND DIRECTORS TO
PLAN SUMMER PROGRAMS
Executive Meeting to be Held
Here February Twenty-Sixth

Plans for community sings and
regular Sunday afternoon programs
at Mt. Lake Park during the summer
months will be discussed at an eX-
ecutive meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Allegheny Tableland
Association, February 26.
There will be a luncheon at o'clock
followed by the meeting. The items to
be discussed include Tableland Music
Festival, Tableland community sings,
Tableland membership, Tableland or
ganization by communities, and any
other business of interest.
1t has been definitely decided to
hold the annual music festival at
Mountain Lake Park again this fall,
according to one member of the board
of directors, and it is the purpose of
the meeting on the 26th to plan for
community organizations which will
sponsor programs throughout the
summer dL Iue L ark. IHe communities
would then combine for the annual
festival as the concluding event on
the program.
Besides planning for the years pro-
gram, Tableland membership will also
be discussed, and the possibilities of
printing a pamphlet including infor-
nation about the Tableland, which
would be distributed in larger centers
such as Pittsburgh.
The meeting has been called by A.
T. White, Mt. Lake Park, president of
the Allegheny Tableland Association
Other members of the Board include
II. L. McMillen, and Grover C. Stem
pie, Oakland; DR.. S. NJ. Whiteside,
Parsons, w. Va; Walter Schenck, of
Uniontown, Pa.;A. C. Stanton, Grants
vile; and C. w. Harvey, Hendricks.
Fred j. Reed, former president, of
Kingwood, W. Va; Bushrod Grimes,
Rev. l. S. Middaugh and H. V. Leigh
ton Mt. Lake Park, have been invited
to attend the meeting.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
Nice To Ask 6S,OOO,OOO From
Public Works Fund

A $68,000,000 construction pro-
gram, including $53,OOO,OoO for roads,
is to be submitted by Governor Nice
for consideration in connection with
the proposed $4,000 100000 Federal
Public Works plan.
The roads projects that would be
undertaken, should Federal funds be
made available, were submitted by
the State Roads Commission to Abel
Wolmen, State engineer for the PWA.
In addition to the $53,000,000 roads
program, Mr.. Wolman said that he
had been directed by the Governor to
compile another list of projects, ex-
elusive of road construction, to be
submitted with the State program.
These will include improvements in
State institutions, sanitary facilities
at State and military institutions, the
State parks, etc.
Among the projects proposed is in
cluded construction on the National
Highway from Catonsville to Ellicott
City, and three other short strips of
highway in the western part of the
State. This would in all probability
mean in Garrett county, although it
was not said definitely.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
To Assist in Filing Income Tax
Returns Here

Deputy collectors of internal reve-
nue. have been assigned to various
sections and communities throughout
Maryland for the purpose of assisting
taxpayers in filing income tax re-
turns for the calandar year 1884.
The collectors will be in Oakland
on February 25 and 26; Frostbarg,
February 81 and %; Luke, on March
1; Westernport, on March 2; Barton,
on March a; and Homecoming, March
5. While Oakland is the only place
the collectors will stop in Garrett
county, these other dates are given
for towns in Allegany county for the
benefit of those living in the eastern
end of the county.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
VERDICT OF GUILTY FOUND
IN TRIAL OF HAUPTMANN

Bruno Richard Hauptmann was
condemned to the electric chair last
night by the jury at Pennington, N.
j., that tried him for the kidnap-mur-
der of Baby Lindbergh.
He was sentenced to die in the week
of March 18. The jury of eight men
and four women spent eleven hours
and six minutes before they reached
their verdict. eve find the defendant,
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, guilty of
murder in the first degree" stated
Forman Charles Walton, Sr.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
Three Youthful Robbers Caught
Last Friday Evening

Three youthful robbers were appre-
hended last Friday night when the
fourth member of the party, who was
told to watch, decided he didn't
want to have anything to do with such
business and later told States At
torney Neil C. Fraley about the oc-
currence.
The youths are around nine and ten
years old. One of them had procured
a skeleton key and Friday night after
Eugene Baumgartner had closed his
restaurant on Third street the three
entered the building thru a rear door
and obtained a quantity of candy.
They had promised their watcher" i"
whom they had stationed along Third
street, that they would give him some
of the candy after they had succeeded
in carrying out their plans. The lad on
the street was supposed to whistle if
anyone came along while they were
inside the building. The boys gave the
watcher" one piece of the candy and
he took but one bite of it and threw
the rest away. After telling the State
officer about it he wanted to know if
he could be "held for taking just one
little bite"
The three lads who entered the res
taurant along with the accusing boy,
were before Justice White Saturday
morning to enter pleas. What to do
with them is a serious problem both
for the parents of the lads and for
the Justice, but it is thought some
plan may be worked out whereby they
will be kept at their homes and not
sent to a reform school.
1t is the belief of the officials that
one of the boys is responsible for a
number of petty thefts that have oc-
Cured in Oakland during the past
several months.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
Civic Club To Continue Flower
Exhibit and Yard Garden
Contest This Year

That the yard and garden contest
and the cut flowe rexhibit would be
continued this year was announced
this morning by Miss Lottie M. Loar,
president of the Oakland Civic Club.
The Civic Club sponsored the yard
and garden contest for several years
and the cut flower exhibit last year,
and, according to Miss Loar, they
have met with such universal approval
that people are already asking about
them for the present year.
The cut flower exhibit will again
be held in the lobby of the Garrett
National Bank on Second street.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
Secures Ford Agency

Charles Reckard, who last week
purchased the E. S. Evans garage,
corner of Third and Oak streets, an
nounces in The Republican this week
that he has secured the agency for
Ford Motor cars.
The contract was closed with the
Ford Motor company on Monday
when Mr.. Reckard was in Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Mason Glotfelty, who was formerly
connected with the E. S. Evans Ford
agency, will be one of Mr.. Richards
statesmen.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
GROUP OF COMMISSIONERS
ORGANIZE AT FREDERICK
A. C. Stewart, Allegany County,
Named First President-Gar-
rett COuntians Attend
FAVOR RETURN OF ROADS

Organization of the Western Shore
County Commissioners association
was effected at Frederick on Monday
with the election of A. Charles Stew
art, Allegany county, as president.
The ten counties included in the as
sociation unanimously went on record
as favoring a return of lateral roads
to county supervisors, with proper
ALLEGATION" of gasoline tax funds for
maintenance.
Seven counties voted for an imme-
diate reassessment of Maryland
property. Three opposed it and the
question was referred to a committee
for approval or rejection.
The association was formed in order
that the counties might have an Off
cial medium of urging certain legisla-
tion by the General Assembly.
Immediately upon its organization
the group invited the Eastern Shore
association to join it in meeting at
Annapolis for discussion of current
problems.
The meeting will be held on next
Thursday, and Mr.. Giesman stated the
commissioners expected to be in at
tendance.
The ten counties included in the
Western organization are: Frederick,
Washington, Allegany, Carroll, How
ard, Garrett, Montgomery, Baltimore,
Calvert, and Anne Arundel. Garrett
county was represented by all three
commissioners, Blaine Gieseman, Vir-
gil T. Steyer and John W. Herman,
and Neil c. Fraley attorney to the
Board.
Officers selected in addition to
Stewart, who is president of the Allie
gany commissioners, were:
Charles w. Melville, Carroll, first
president; W. Howard Milling,
Baltimore, third vice-president; T.
Stanton Sunderland Calvert, fourth
vice-president; R. Mason Hill, Allie
SeCLCGdIy, anu L hu4 I' SOuoA-
Ian, Montgomery, treasurer.
E. Austin James, of Frederick, was
named chairman of a legislative COM
mittee composed of the attorneys of
the county boards.
U. Grant Hopper, Frederick COM
missioner, urged the legislative COM
mittee to press restoration of the
equalization school fund to the 1888
basis. He said this would require
addition of 100000 to the State
school budget.
No Popular Demand" Claim
Baltimore, Calvert and Anne Arun-
del counties opposed the property re-
assessment. Their representatives as
serted that present values were "fair
and equitable" that there had been
no popular demand" for a reassess-
ment and that such move would in
volve a large expenditure.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
ONLY FEW new BILLS ARE
INTRODUCED DURING WEEK
Governor Gives Notice That He
Will Veto Any Bond Issue Pro-
viding Property Tax Raise
CHANGES SEEN IN BUDGET

The General Assembly was given
notice yesterday by Governor Nice
that he would veto any bond issue
measure providing for an increase in
the State tax on property.
The Governors statement was is
sued in connection with the proposed
$4,000,O00 bond issue to raise emer-
gency revenue. The bond issue had
been determined as a means of paying
off the $1,000,000 short term loan
f1oated this week by the State for
meeting the deficit expected at the
end of this year, and to provide work.
ing treasury reserves. The announce
ment was the chief development of an
otherwise routine legislative day.
Most important of the few new
bills received was one which would
levy a two-cent tax on every package
of twenty cigarettes. The tax would
be paid by the manufacturer or whole
saler and would apply proportionately
on smaller packages of cigarettes.
Chief developments in the House
of Delegates were: Introduction of
bill which would abolish compulsory
military training in public schools,
colleges or universities maintained or
aided by the State.
A bill was introduced amending the
present barber law and increasing
powers of the existing board of barber
examiners.
In the Senate a favorable report
was made on bill which would make
"Maryland, My Maryland" as written
in 1861 by James Ryder Randall, the
official song of the State. The bill
passed second reading.
It is one of four such measures
which have been introduced this year,
the other three proposing to adopt
other versions of the song.
An unfavorable committee report
was made to a Senate joint resolution
which would have called upon the
Public Service Commission to revalue
all gas and electric company property
with a view to reduction of rates.
1t was predicted last night that the
Senate would adopt the proposal to
impose tax of 81 barrel on beer,
now pending before the Senate FL
nance Committee.
Budget Report Ready Next Week
Senator ]. Allan Coad, chairman Of
the Senate Finance Committee, has
stated that he hopes to have the re-
port of his committee on the Gov
ernor's budget ready for the Senate
next week.
Minor Changes Seen
1t was indicated that the bill as
completed by the committee would not
be much changed from the approxi-
mately $3O,OOO,0OO yearly recon-
mended by Governor Nice. The COM
mittee cannot raise any items, except
for legislative appropriations, but can
cut all items.
Among the new bills presented dur
ing the week was one prohibiting the
employment by the State, city or any
county of any married women whose
husbands are working.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
Over One Hundred Expected to
Attend Rotary Ladies' Night

More than a hundred Rotarians and
their guests are expected to attend
the Ladies Night celebration tomor-
row evening at the William-James no.
tel
The meeting is to be a testimonial
to DR.. Henry w. McComas, organizer
of the club and its first president.
R. R. Miller, Clarksburg, ma
gician, and the American Legion
Auxiliary quartet, of Keyser, w. Va,
will be the features on the program.
There are also to be some surprise
numbers on the program, according
to w. o. Davis and H. l.. McMillen,
committee.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
The Republican Begins Its Fifty
Ninth Year

The Republican enters upon its
fifty-ninth year with today's issue.
Having been founded on February %,
1877, the first number appeared the
following Saturday, March a, 1877.
1t is Garrett county's oldest estab-
lished newspaper which has continued
through the years uninterruptedly,
and it's subscription list is approx
mately 500 more than any other news
paper published in this section.
The late Captain James A. Hayden
of Mt. Lake Park, was the founder
of The Republican and its editor un-
til July 4, 1890, when the present pub
Usher took charge.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
Miss Grimes Is Second In Middle
Atlantic Net Ratings

Miss Frances Grimes, of Morgan
town, w. Va, who spends the sum-
mer months in Mountain Lake Park,
holds second place in the women's
singles class in the rating released
at Washington by the Middle Atlantic
Lawn Tennis Association on Saturday.
Miss Reba Kirson, of Baltimore,
copped first place in the class. Miss
Grimes, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bushrod Grimes, won the singles title
at the Park last summer and was also
winner of the West Virginia Open
Tennis tournament at White Sulphur
Springs in the fall.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
To Address Men In CCC Camps

An illustrated lecture on Forest
Education" will be given in the CCC
camps of Garrett county in the near
future by H. C. Buckingham, district
forester.
Mr. Buckingham is at present de-
livering lectures in camps in Allegany
county. Motion pictures are used to
show the young foresters the value of
the work they are doing. The lecture
is for the benefit of foresters who
have just hAen sent to the camps as
replacements.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
Firemen To Play Friday

The Masontown Athletic club will
meet the Oakland Firemen in
basketball game on Friday evening
at the Oakland High school gym.
The game will be called at 8 o'clock
so as not to interfere with any social
activities on that evening. Admission
will be 10 and Is cents.
The Republican., 1935-02-14
Winter Lets Up

Winter let up temporarily this week
with several days above the freezing
point. Tuesday was the warmest day
for February thus far, with the sun
shining the entire day.
1t was predicted today's rain would
turn to snow.
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Waddy Wood Returns
To Virginia Home

wARRENTON, Va, May 18.-Col.
and Mrs. Edward Carpenter and Miss
Carpenter entertained at luncheon
Sunday for a large party from Wash
ington.
Mrs. Waddy Wood, who spent the
Winter in Washington, has returned
to Warrenton and opened her Sum-
mer home on Lees Ridge
Mrs Carvel Hall gave a tea Tuesday
afternoon in her home near Haymar-
ket in honor Of her daughter, Mrs
Roswell Blair. Mrs. Blair will leave
shortly for the Pacific Coast to join
her husband, Comdr. Blair, U. S. N,
who has been appointed as navigation
officer on the new United States cruis-
er New Orleans.
Mrs. Adeline H. Serre entertained
at tea Sunday afternoon in honor of
her guest, Mrs. Philip Mohun OF
Roanoke. Va.
Franklin Delano Hiden, who is at
school in Washington, spent the last
week end here with his father, Dr..
Martin Barbour Hiden.
Mrs. Stanley Cozzens of New York
is the guest of her son and daughter
in-law, Nj. and Mrs. George Sloane.
Mrs. Randolph Hicks of New York
has opened her Summer home, Poplar
Spring. near Casanova.
Representative James W. Wads-
worth of New York, former Senator,
will make an address at Stuyvesant
School Wednesday evening to which all
Evening star., 1935-05-19
Political Study Club
Giving Fine Program

Encouraged by the success OF the
Floradora number given in costume
at the last breakfast Of the Political
Study Club. the same group of young
people. under the direction OF Flora
McGill Keefer, chairman of music
Of the club, will give another number
in costume this year at the annual
breakfast of the club. to be held
Saturday, May 25, at the Mayfower
Hotel. A sketch from The Merry
Widow will be the means of in
formally introducing the costumed
singers to the guests. Those who will
take part in the number are:
The Misses Dorothy Tirrell, Tedda
Graf. Martha Ward. Betty Galbraith,
Thelma La Dow, Louise Fulton, lone
Hoffman, and Harriet Mccall, and
Messrs. Jack Hayes, F. Ramsdell Cum
mings, James Mann, Russell Chase,
Judson Simmons, Rawley Donohue,
Phillip Baxter, and Harry Schonrank.
Other musical numbers will be the
Indian Love CALI from Rose Ma
rie' by Norma Simonson and James
de Valse Mann, and. in place of the
usual salute to the flag, the "Ameri-
cans Creed" will be sung by Flora
McGill Keefer.
Mrs. Dorothy Radde Emery will be
the accompanist throughout the pro-
gram.