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The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28
Frank J. Stepka, "a,
SuccumbS To Illness

Frank j. Stepka, "a, resident of
Bechyn for many years, died at
his home Tuesday morning follow
ing a long illness of Bright's dis
ease. His wife and several sisters
and brothers, one of them, Jacob
Stepka of Redwood Falls sur
wives.
Funeral services will probably
be held Friday morning in the
Bechyn Catholic church with Rev.
Tomek reading the mass.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28

Harland Jaehning will come
from Minneapolis where he at
tends the University of Minneso-
ia and will spend Thursday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
Jaehning.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28

Roy Hassenstab of Sidney, To-
wa stopped here early in the
week while enroute to st. Paul
and win return to spend Thanks
giving day at the Walter Hassen-
stab home.
The Redwood gazette., 1935-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Cook will
have as dinner guests Thursday,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Cook and
Frank Cook of Window.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
Local Boys and Girls Return
to Their Studies in Colleges

The trek back to studies in schools
and colleges Of higher education for
many Oakland boys and girls has be-
gun or will begin within the next
few days, while several others will be
taking that journey for the first time.
The list is not as large as in form
er years and only a small percentage
of last years graduates from the
high school are continuing their stu
dies in the higher Institutions.
Included in the list of those who
will attend schools at various places
during the coming winter are the
following:
Carroll CastelI, Wayne Fitzwater,
Washington college, Chestertown;
Lewis Ray Jones, Walter E. Dawson,
William Boardman, Howard D. Nay
lor, William F. East, West Virginia
Wesleyan, Buckhannon; James Treacy,
Jack Treacy, Logan Weber, Mary
Lynn McIntire, Lloyd Bowers, Irving
Broadwater, John McIntire, University
of Maryland, College Park; Betty
Broadwater, Hood College, Frederick;
Frances Filsinger, Helen Schlossnagle,
Frostburg Teachers college; Julius
Reminger, University of Maryland
Law School, Baltimore; McClelland
Dixon, University of Maryland Medi-
cal school, Baltimore; Howard Rath-
bun, Johns Hopkins, University Balti
more; Thomas Gender, Richard Con
der. Lindsay Gender, Riley Gregg,
Duke university, Durham, N. C.
Humbird Offutt, Hampton-Sidney
college, Hampton-S Sidney, Va, Stuart
Hamill, Jr., University of Virginia,
Charlottesville; Louise Moon, Har-
risonburg State Teachers college;
Abel F. Dewitt, West Virginia Uni
versity, Morgantown; Irwin Field,
University of Pennsylvania, Phila
delphia; J. Bill Yutzy, Washington
and jefferson, Washington, Pa, Edith
Brock, st. Hilda's Hall, Charles Town
w. Va; Harry Lee Porter, Blue Ridge
college, New Windsor; Brydon Moon,
Salisbury State Teachers college,
Salisbury; Bond Weber, Bridgewater
college, Bridgewater, Va; Gerald
Lockyer, New York University school
of commerce.; Edward Paugh, Char
lotte Hall School, St. Mary's; Lelah
Rhodes and Dora Spoerlein are en-
tering training for nurse.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
COUNTY PENSIONERS ARE
WARNED AGAINST RACKET
Circulars Are Being Distributed
Throughout State Offering for
Sale Information on Pensions
TO PROSECUTE OFFENDERS

That swindlers have been operating
in the counties of the State in at
tempts to fleece elderly persons who
seek old-age pensions, was announced
yesterday by Charles w. Ream, chair
man of the Garrett County Welfare
Board. Mr.. Ream received word to
this effect from Samuel E. Shanna-
han, chairman of the Board of State
Aid and Charities.
1t is thought this racket" was
first attempted and discovered in Gar
rett county by relief aides who called
on some people in the Swallow Falls
community. 1t was learned there two
young men passed as government
agents and obtained 81 from several
aged people in return for promises
of assistance in obtaining old-age
pensions for them. In homes where
there were no persons eligible to re-
ceive pensions the men are alleged to
have attempted to sell subscriptions
for magazines. Since this was dis
covered here several weeks ago, scat
tered cases of like character have been
reported from other sections Of the
State.
Mr.. Ream also announced that any
person charged with defrauding the
pension applicants will be prosecuted.
"Our attention has been called to
the fact that circulars are being dis
tributed throughout the State offer
ing for sale information required to
secure old-age pensions" Shannahan
informed the local welfare officials.
Mr.. Shannahan commented on the
law as follows: "The old-age pension
law distinctly states that it shall be
unlawful for any person to make any
charge or receive any fee for repre-
sentation of an applicant or pensioner
in any proceeding hereunder or with
respect to any application whether
such fee or charge be paid by the APP
plicant or pensioner or by any other
person or persons.
"There is no reason why any one in
Maryland need pay any money to any
one for the preparation of an old-age
pension application. Our welfare boards
in the counties are thoroughly equip
ped and are prepared to render every
possible service and assistance with
out cost to any applicant qualified
for an old-age pension" he concluded.
Investigators of the county board
are now working on the applications
filed by persons in Garrett county, and
it is expected that the pension system
will be functioning within the next
eight weeks. The county and State
are cooperating to pay the pensions
to those eligible to receive them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
REGISTRATION SCHEDULE
FOR UNEMPLOYED LISTED
All Unemployed on Relief Must
Register Soon as Possible

To be eligible for employment on
the New Works Program, all unem-
ployed persons in the county now on
relief must be registered as soon as
possible, it has been announced by the
National Unemployment office in
Cumberland. Every able bodied
worker above the age of sixteen in
any family on relief will have to
register with the National Reemploy
ment service, it was stated.
However, it is not necessary for
persons to reregister who have reg
istered since June l. The following
schedule for the county is effective
at present for registrations:
Oakland, City Hall, every Friday
9 a. m. to p. m.
Finzel, Warmers Store, Wednes-
day, September IS, 9 a. m. to II
noon.
Avilton, Turner's Store, Wednes-
day, September 18, p. m. to A p. m.
and Wednesday, October 2, same hours
Granville, Thursday, September 10
and Thursday, October 3, 9 a. m. to
II noon.
Friendsville, election building,
Thursday, September 10, and Thurs
day October 8, l to p. m.
Kitzmiller, election building, We'd
nesday, September 25, 9 a. m. to 4
p. m.
Swanton, Thursday, September 26,
9 a. m. to II noon.
Deer Park, Helbig's Store, Thurs
day, September 26, to 5 p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
st. PauI's M. E. Church COngre-
gational Meeting

The annual congregational meeting
and fourth quarterly conference of St.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal church of
Oakland, will be held this evening in
the Presbyterian church at s o'clock.
The present church Of the congrega-
ton is at this time in process of re-
modelling, hence it is not in condition
for use. DR.. John L. Wolfe, district
superintendent, will speak and re-
ports will be made by the different or
CARNATIONS of the church. All officials
and members are expected to be pres
ent, according to the pastor, Rev. W.
S. Patterson.
Services on next Sunday, including
the Sunday school in all its depart
ments, and the morning service of wor-
ship will be held in the high school
building at the usual hours-Sunday
school at 9:45; worship at 10:45.
The annual conference of the church
organization for the West Virginia
District meets at Buckhamon on Sep
TENDER 25. On last Sunday morning,
E. Ray Jones was elected lay delegate
to the conference with Cecil Smith
as alternate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
Maryland Must Make Refund of
Truck Fee to West Virginians

All West Virginia truck owners,
whose drivers were arrested here dur
ing the truck war" recently, and fined
for not having proper Maryland mark
ers, will be refunded their fee paid for
licenses, according to ruling of Her.
bert R. O'Connor, Attorney General Of
the State.
The War" lasted from July l until
August 2. On July l new West Viz
ginia law become effective requiring
out-of-state commercial vehicles to
carry West Virginia licenses. Mary
land drivers were stopped in that state
and Maryland retaliated.
A settlement was reached but not
until after a number of West Virginia
truck operators had been arrested and
required to purchase Maryland licen-
ses.
The Maryland law states that char
ges for license plates shall be made
quarterly. That is, a license used for
only three-quarters of the year shall
cost three-fourths of the full price.
Refunds will be made on that basis.
If license has half the year to run,
the refund will be half the full price,
Whether or not the fines would be
refunded, was not stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
Firemen Answer Two Calls

The Oakland Volunteer Fire De-
partment answered two calls last
Thursday evening.
One call was made about 7 o'clock
when it was discovered that the dwell
ing owned by C. F. Hammond, along
Deep Creek Lake, was on fire. The
blaze was extinguished with chemi-
Gals and the only damage was hole
in the roof and a portion of the at
tic burned. The cause of the fire was
undetermined. Two candles wired to-
gether were found in the attic after
the fire by a member of the Fire De-
partment, but these were not in the
section where the fire had burned.
The house was unoccupied at the
time.
The second alarm came when a
gas explosion caused fire at the
Green Palm restaurant. The explo
sion was caused by leak in a pipe.
The blaze was eXtinguished with
slight damage resulting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
SWANTON MAN HELD FOR
SHOOTING OF two SUNDAY
Alleged to Have Wounded His
SOn-in-Law and Daughter Fol-
lowing Argument at Dinner
USED SO CALIBRE GUN

Philip Duckworth, so, of Swanton,
is being held in the county jail on
two charges of assault with intent to
kill.
The charges followed a shooting
in which Henry Arnold, Duckworth's
son-in-law, and Mrs. Arnold, his
daughter, were wounded. Both are
recovering from their wounds at home
after having been given medical at
tention at Potomac Valley hospital,
Keyser, w. Va.
The argument which led to the
shooting, according to Arnold, result
ed from a disagreement over 81 which
Duckworth asserted Arnold owed him.
Duckworth was reported to have been
drinking.
Mrs. Arnold, her husband said,
struggled with her father over .38
calibre revolver in an attempt to
save him, and was wounded in the
hip. Arnold was then shot in the
back, the bullet hitting a rib and en-
crying from the body. The shot was
fired from such short distance that
Arnold's shirt caught fire. Local au-
thorities were notified and the arrest
of Duckworth followed.
Mr.. and Mrs Arnold recently open
ed store in Swanton and lived over
the storeroom. Duckworth had a room
on the first floor and following the
alteration upstairs at the dinner table
he went to his room, procured the re-
volver and the struggle ensued
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
PWA PROJECTS APPROVED
BY DRYDEN FOR GARRETT
List Has Been Sent to Wash
ingt0n for Final Approval

A number of work relief projects,
most of them involving small allot-
ments, have been approved by Fran
els H. Dryden, State Works Progress
Administrator, Baltimore, and have
been sent to Washington for final
approval.
The projects are designed to pro-
duce a years work for 1884 men.
Garrett county projects approved in
clude the following:
Western MISUNDERSTANDING of vari-
Gus abandoned coal mines to prevent
stream pollution; 95 man years,
$54,128
Mountain Lake Park, pedestrian
walks, 2.8 man years, $2,091.
West Vindex, clearing land for new
school, 2.7 man years, $1,213.
Crellin, providing recreational area,
Ia man years, 1884.
Mountain Lake Park, installing
sewer tile, 1.2 man years, $500.
Loeb Lynn Heights, grading and
surfacing streets, 1915 man years,
$6,228.
Kitzmiller, constructing streets, 3.8
man years, 5000.
Friendsville, street repairs, II
man years, 1913.
Grantsville, finishing sewer sys-
tenn, 25.2 man years, $14,7O4.
Vindex, new school, 5.3 man years,
$3,616.
Accident, sewage system, 1928 man
years, $10,418.
Garrett county, school sanitary
systems, 2 man years, 81 ,443.
Other projects have been turned in
by the Welfare Board which have not
yet been approved.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
GRAND JURY MEETS And Is
CHARGED BY JUDGE SLOAN
September Body Convened Mon
day Morning With Paul E. Nit
chell AS Foreman
MANY CASES BEING PROBED

The September Term of the Gar
rett County Circuit Court convened
Monday morning at ten o'clock with
Chief Judge D. Lindley Sloan presid-
ing and who charged the grand jury
of which Paul E. Mitchell, of near
Oakland, is the foreman.
Judge Sloan's address to the jul
rors was as follows
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:-1n
accordance with an age-old custom, it
is the duty of the Court at the con-
vening of each regular Grand Jury
term, to instruct the grand jury IN
general way in its duties. The grand
jury is an investigating body, and
does not try those charged with Of
lenses against the criminal laws, but
it does pass upon the evidence with
respect to those offenses and accusa-
tions, to determine whether there is
in your judgment sufficient evidence
to justify a further prosecution OF the
case.
There was time when grand jur-
les not only were the accusers but were
the triers of offenses, and after find
ing indictments it was then incumbent
upon them to try these cases, hear all
the evidence on both sides and then
determine whether the traversers were
guilty or not guilty. Now, however, the
duties of juries have been divided and
it is the duty of one to investigate and
decide whether the evidence justities
an accusation in the form of an indlct-
ment and it is the duty then of the
petit jury to try the case, hear all the
evidence on both sides and come to a
decision as to the guilt or innocense OF
the accused.
Naturally, under our system Of law,
there is another custom also age-old,
which has come down to US from our
fathers on the other side of the water,
under which system the enforcement OF
the laws is really in the hands of other
officers. More depends upon the prose-
cutting officers so far as enforcement
is primarily concerned, than upon any
other officers of the law, and whether
enforcement shall be loose and lax or
whether it shall be vigorous and efti-
Gent, depends largely upon the prose-
cutting officers. Necessarily in the short
time that you have for your delibera-
lions you can do little more than in
vestigate such matters as are present
ed to you AS they arise from time
to time they are brought to the atten-
ton of the States Attorney and the
Sheriff and then to the committing
magistrate to make the first investi-
cation, and if in his judgment the
evidence be sufficient the parties are
held for your further investigation and
judgment.
l do not mean to say by this that
yours is not highly important duty,
because there is no greater power and
responsibility given to any person than
to sit in judgment on his fellow man,
and to those entrusted with the en-
forcement of the laws, because the
result of your action may involve in
generation and the loss Of liberty and
Continued on Page Three
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
To Continue Extension Courses

Extension courses on the part of
Western Maryland College will be
given again this year in Oakland, it
was announced yesterday by DR.. Rob
ert T, Kerlin, instructor. Nearly fifty
teachers signed for a course when the
announcement was made at the meet
ing of teachers held in Oakland last
Tuesday.
Credit for the course is given toward
a college degree or advanced certifi-
cation. A meeting of all who desire
this instruction will be held in the
Oakland High School auditorium on
September IS at 700 o'clock when
courses will be selected. High school
graduates who are unable to finance
themselves at college are eligible to
participate in these courses, it was
said by DR.. Kerlin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
To Give Series of Chalk Talks

Searching for God" is the general
theme of series of chalk talks to be
given Thursday evening at Red House
lutheran church. The Introductory
outline is to be given this evening,
following a half-hour song service be-
ginning at 7:45 o'clock. These talks
will deal with some of the religious
leaders who sought fellowship with
God under various conditions. Next
Thursday, Searching With job, the
man who suffered so patiently. Fol-
lowing weeks will bring out other
characters. The blackboard work will
be of interest to the children as well
as to. the adults. All are cordially
invited to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
Attempting to Eliminate Bangs
Disease Among Cattle by Testing

A bonus to farmers who cooperate
with the Federal and State authori-
ties to eliminate Bangs disease in
cattle and goats, is being offered by
the Federal government at this time.
DR.. C. G. Gray, Federal veterinar-
ian, will be in this county for two
weeks making tests of blood samples
of cattle for farmers who have made
or who will make application.
Blood samples drawn by DR.. E. G..
Peck, health officer, will be accepted
by the State board of agriculture for
testing.
Farmers who sign contracts with
the authorities will have their herds
tested free of charge. Any reactors
found must be killed for beef, and in
addition to the beef price the farmer
will receive $4,000 for each pure
bred COW and $500 for each grade
COW.
Elimination of this disease will make
milk for human consumption safer,
it is asserted. Within the past few
years, according to DR.. Peck, cases of
disease in human beings which resem-
BILE rheumatism or typhoid fever have
been found to be due to infection with
the same germ which causes Bangs
disease in cattle.
tuberculosis in cattle has been
practically eliminated by testing and
authorities are of the opinion that
testing in this case will prove as eff
fective.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
Plans Completed For Annual
Ram Show and Sale

Everything is in readiness for the
fifth annual Ram Show and Sale, to
be held in Sweeney's lot, Third street,
Oakland, on Saturday, September IA.
A committee comprised of X. A.
Clark, S. o. Jones and Joseph NJ.
Vial have inspected the rams to be
offered in the Oakland sale and they
report that creditable lot of rams
will be up for auction. The following
breeders are offering rams in this sale
Robert Rench, Hagerstown, 2 Hamp-
shire rams; William ]. Hines, Brink
low, S. o. Jones, Ellicott City, 2.
H. P. Collier will cry the sale and
Keith G. Acker, animal husbandman,
University of Maryland, will judge
the rams. The sale will begin at
/ o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
Yough Boosters Meet

The Yough Community Boosters
met in the Selbysport school house last
Wednesday evening. The matter of
having the school grounds improved
with Federal funds was discussed. An
application will be made.
Obtaining veterinary for Garrett
county was approved by those present.
Other matters discussed included po-
tato legislation, processing taxes, a
potato growers cooperative associa-
ton, and the experimental work now
being conducted in this county with
potatoes and peas. +
The next regular meeting will be
held October 2.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
Narrowly Escaped Injury

Irwin Field and Israel Field narrowly
escaped injury early Sunday MORN
ing when the automobile in which
they were returning to Oakland, skid
ded on the wet highway and turned
over, at a point near Richmond, Va.
Neither of the boys was injured
and the car was not badly damaged.
The accident occurred when they sud
denly came to a wash-out in the
road as the result of heavy rains
and were unable to prevent the car
from skidding.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
Party Leaves For Wyoming and
Pacific Coast Yesterday

Yesterday morning a party COM
posed of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Yutzy
and their two daughters, Misses Has
aleah and Deloris Yutzy, of Crellin;
DR.. and Mrs. B. F. Selby and Mitchell
Franklin, of Oakland, left here in Mr..
Yutzy's automobile for points in the
west where they will spend perhaps a
month. Mr.. Yutzy and DR.. Selby plan
hunting elk, deer and other big game
in Central Wyoming, while Mrs. Yutzy
and daughters and Mr.. Franklin will
continue west for a visit to Yellow
stone Park and the Pacific Coast.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
To Collect Loans

B. F. White, collector for the EN-
Urgency Crop Loan Office of Balti-
more, is in the county this week col
Letting on some loans made to farmers
during the past several years. Some
of the loans go back as far as 1881.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
Frost Held Off by Heavy
FOgS

Heavy fogs have prevented frost
several mornings during the past
week, according to reports. The low
est recording during the week was
81 degrees, and this was on Wednes-
day morning.
During the past week there was
IA inches of rainfall.
The high and low temperatures of
the week are:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12

Mrs. Harold Harmed was hostess
to members of the Willing Workers
Sunday school class of the Ne. E.
church on Tuesday evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12

Attorneys W. C. Capper and Brooke
Whiting, of the Cumberland bar, were
in Oakland last Friday on professional
business.
Nogales international., 1935-10-05
X. OF C. CARD PARTY
ON COLUMBUS DAY

ON COLUMBUS DAY
Khk***H
A card party at the knights. of
Columbus hall week from tonight
will feature the annual observance
of Columbus Day in Nogales. There
will be no luncheon at noon Colum-
bus Day.
Nogales international., 1935-10-05

the U. S. Park Service. The govern
ment soon is sending number of
park service men to study archi-
lecture of old missions in Mexico,
as preliminary step toward re-
modelling old missions in the United
States.
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Attorney James v. Robins and
mother, Mrs Will M. Robins, mo-
tored to Tucson Wednesday,
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BACK FROM FUNERAL
*******
Misses Betty Jean Bowman and
Eleanor Boysen returned Monday
from Pasadena where they attended
the funeral Saturday of Miss Boy
sens father. They have resumed
their studies at the University of
Arizona in Tucson.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Phillips left
yesterday to spend three weeks in
Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Mrs. Joe Berk and daughter,
Joey. we're visitors here Saturday
from Tucson.
Mrs. Ethel Hunter and Miss Sara
Walker attended the University Of
Arizona Tempe State Teachers Col
lege football game at Tucson Satur-
day night.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Butcher and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Barbee accom-
panied Saturday, Writ G. Bowman
to Tucson where he boarded a train,
on a business trip to California.
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Nogales international., 1935-10-05
WOMANS CLUB
OPENS SEASON

OPENS SEASON
4***#**
Featured by a tea and musical
program with the Is directors of the
club acting as hCStesSes, the Nogales
Woman's Club opened it's fall sea-
son Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. j. e. Wise on Crawford
street.
Mrs. Lon Bellman was in charge
of the program and the directors,
forming the receiving line and re-
ception committee, were Mrs. Charl-
es S. Smith, president, Mrs. r. T..
Frazier, first vice-president, Mrs.
Andrew Bettwy, second vice-preSi-
dent, Mrs. John Jund, third vice.
president, Mrs. E. j. Castaneda, re-
cording secretary, Mrs. ]. A. Har-
rison, corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Amy G. Jones, treasurer, Mrs. E. j..
Dittmer, auditor, Mrs H. A. Wilson,
parliamentarian, and Mrs. N. B.
Mercer, Mrs. F. E. Westerland, Mrs
j. E.. Wise, Mrs 0. A. Smith, Mrs,
Bruce Kinds and Mrs. E. S. Edmon-
son.
About 100 women were present.
Nogales international., 1935-10-05

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