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, 1935-09-23
Who Is To Blame?

The average board Of equalization
Nittlng Tor Ine average district Is
zoo before deliberations begin that
we have TO have SO much money
this year. FIX your valuations &C
cOroingly
And that. my friends. is the rea-
eon why you ind your acre OF land
assessed az $50 by the state and
county. 500 Dy the water district,
$3.50 by the navigation district and
$500 by the school district.
Whose Iault Is it2 We'll, the
chances are that you are directly "a
blame. You are probably one ol the
big majority that always votes for q
bend issue, especially a school bond
issue or a road bond issue.
You probably we're not here when
the water districts voted their first
bond issues that enabled the land
you r farming to get the water "a
grow the crops on which you have
made good money IN years past, but
which have not been worth so
much lately. But If somebody else
had not voted those water district
A bonds. the chances are you would
Hnot be here right nov worrying about
your taxes and how TO pay them.
You would be back IN Iowa or
Maine. worrying about how 70 pay
your taxes there.
One thing more and We ere done
for today.
Every bond outstanding sf-inst
Cameron county or any OF its 81 tax
ing subdivisions was voted there by
the people OF the county or OF the
particular district.
Our Moneys Worth
The fullest possible publicity was
given every bond election. AL de-
tails were covered as your vote was
solicited for or against those bonds
TO build your county roads. your
fine school house. the paved streets
Of your city. The taxes to be paid
were figured out. discussed al Ter a.
You knew that In some instances
valuations would have TO be raised,
that In other instances the tax rate
would have TO be raised.
Yet-the bonds we're voted.
The bond record was prepared by
the proper officials. stating that the
assessed valuations we're so much,
and that such and such q tax rate
had been assessed against those val
nations 10 retire the bonds and nay
the interest. On the basis Of this
sworn record. the attorney general
Of Texas approved the bond issues
and you borrowed money on them
Cameron county. It's school dis
tricts. its water districts, It's navi-
gaticn and drainage districts. ell
have something TO show for the
money borrowed on these binds We
have our roads. our schools. our
harbors. our water systems. and Sc
forth.
Maybe We went too strong while
The going was good. But we got value
received for every dollar borrowed
To be continued
, 1935-09-23
RIVER FORECAST

The river will rise moderately
from Hioalgo down and possibly
rise somewhat more at and above
Rio Grsnde City during the next
a to IS hours.
F4ooc Present 24-Hr. 24-HT
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICE
MADE BY GOVERNOR NICE
Magistrates and Board of Super
visOrs of Elections of Garrett
County are Included

Governor Harry W. Nice yesterday
sent the long awaited "green bag"
containing his appointments to state
civil offices to the Senate for confrma-
ton.
Completed after weeks of consulta-
tons and political maneuvering on the
part of job seekers, it contained his
appointments to the various state
offices and boards, together with
justices of the peace, police magis-
trates, supervisors of elections, and
others affecting every county.
Walter E. Rudy, Mt. Airy, was
nominated to be Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles, succeeding E. Austin
Baughman.
Magistrates for Garrett county
were as follows: District /, Truman
Sweitzer, Swanton; district 2, Percy
S. Friend, Friendsville; district 3,
Enos L. Folk, Grantsville; district 6,
Fred Hoye, Sang Run; district 7. E.
E. Friend, Mountain Lake Park; dis
trict 8, Silas Arnold, Bayard, W. Va;
district 10, Wilfred Chadderton, Deer
Park; district II, j. B. Emory, Bit
finger; district 10, George ]. Pool,
Kitzmiller; district Ia, Charles F.
Hammond, Oakland; district Is.
George B. Brown, Avilton.
To be supervisors of elections for
term of two years:
For Garrett county-Joel A. Bea-
chy, Grantsville, Republican, reap
pointed; Charles A. Ashby, Republi-
can, Deer Park, vice Frederick P
Miller, term expired; George Little,
Oakland, Democrat, vice J. Frank
Browning, term expired.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
Local ROtarians Entertain With
Ladies' Night Celebration

Members of the Oakland Rotary
club entertained their wives and
guests at a turkey dinner last Friday
evening at the William-James hotel.
The occasion marked the tenth ami
versary of the club, honoring Dr. H.
w. McComas, the first president.
Walter w. Dawson acted as toast
master and presented DR.. McComas
with a barometer R. R. Miller, of
Clarksburg, entertained the guests
with his show of magic, and the
American Legion auxiliary quartet, of
Keyser, West Va, gave two groups Of
songs. This quartet has won national
recognition at American Legion con-
ventions and is quite well known in
this section.
The favors given to the ladies were
handsome compacts with the Rotary
seal engraved thereon, gift from
DR.. McComas. The door prize, a rhine
stone bracelet, was awarded to Mrs.
Donald Sincell. The table and room
decorations were the work of Miss
Adeline Sincell, carrying out the st.
Valentine Day spirit. Approximately
100 persons attended the affair.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
TOxOid For Scarlet Fever Is Be-
ing Developed

A toxoid for scarlet fever has been
developed at the National Institute of
Health in Washington, D. c., according
to DR.. E. C. Peck, county health officer,
who spent several days in the National
Capital last week. The research work
is being done by DR.. NJ. V. VALDEZ. The
toxoid will probably lead to the con-
troll of scarlet fever, DR.. Peck stated,
by preventive NEGOTIATIONS similar to
those which are now effective against
diphtheria.
At present this new toxoid is classed
as experimental and cannot be used by
the general public, it was stated, but
the results are said to be promising
in the tests made on volunteers and
selected cases.
DR.. G. W. Mccoy, director of the
United States Public Health service,
assured DR.. Peck that careful investi-
cation of the charges against the Gill;
land laboratories showed there was no
reason to doubt the quality of their
products. The investigation followed
the charges that the toxoid being sold
by this company was old and ineffec-
tive.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR
X. OF P. LADIES' NIGHT
Anniversary Celebration Will Be
Observed On Friday Evening

The complete program of the
Knights of Pythias celebration to be
presented at the Ladies' Night OBJ
servance on Friday evening, February
%, has been announced by Harry
Stemple, a member of the committee
in charge.
The program is to be almost entire
ly musical. The celebration is to mark
the list anniversary of the founding
of the order, and the 45th anniver-
sary of Garrett Lodge No. 113. A
short lodge session will precede the
entertainment At 8 o'clock ladies will
be admitted.
Walter w. Dawson will preside and
William Gibson will be at the piano.
After the invocation by Rev. C. A.
Shilke and the singing of America the
following program will be rendered:
Address of welcome, selections by
the Ladies' quartet of Oakland, in
Guiding Mrs. Frederick Thayer, Jr.,
Mrs. Harold Harmed, Mrs. Alvin H.
Wilson, Mrs. S. H. Jackson, accom-
panied at the piano by Mrs. Donald R.
Sincell; address by A. Elwood Mar
tax, grand keeper of records and seal,
of Baltimore; group singing; piano
solo, Margaret Rudy; vocal solo, Rob
ert Rudy; duet, Mary and Ethelrae
yelling; remarks, Mrs. Ernest Town
shend, grand mistress of records and
seal, Pythian Sisters of Maryland;
duet, Miss nellie Compton and Mrs
Nelson Krause; trombone solo, Don
aid Stemple; group singing.
Refreshments are to be served at
the conclusion of the program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
CONSUMER SALES TAX is
OFFERED In STATE SENATE
Would Eventually Supplant State
Property Tax; Plan Would Be-
come Operative October 1, 1886
EXEMPTIONS ARE LISTED

A measure calling for a two per-
cent general sales tax to supplant
the old state levy on property was
formally introduced into the Mary
land legislature yesterday.
Exemptions to the sales tax pro-
posed would include purchases by any
governmental agency, gas, electricity,
steam and refrigeration, alcoholic
beverages on which an excise levy is
collected, water delivered through
pipes, motor vehicle fuels now taxed
and purchases by semi-public corpora
tions.
The tax could not be absorbed by
the wholesaler or retailer and machin-
cry for its collection would be set up
by the comptroller. Under the pro-
posed scale, articles costing less than
two cents would be free, articles
priced from 10 to SO cents would be
taxed one cent, and articles from SO
to one dollar would be taxed two
cents.
The plan would become operative
October 1, 1886. 1t was estimated
the sales tax would produce $6,000,-
900 annually.
Also introduced in the Senate was
the administration measure to abol-
ish the office of Conservation Com
missioner but also create a three-man
board of conservation to be appointed
by the governor.
The Senate passed on third reading
a measure designed to allow sale Of
automobile license tags in the various
counties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
Weather Situation Mixed

The weather has been just little
mixed up during the week. Wind,
snow and sunshine alternated ftfully,
bringing to Oakland and most of the
county typical March weather despite
silent objection of the calendars.
Showing at times so hard that peo-
pie were unable to see rs feet ahead,
the flakes suddenly would cease in
favor of brilliant sunlight. Most of
the snow fell yesterday and last even
ing. About inches of snowfall was
recorded. The wind whipped the snow
into deep drifts in many places. The
temperature ranged slightly below
the freezing point during all of yes
terday, but dropped lower last evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON MARCH nth
Three Members of Council And
City Treasurer To Be Chosen

Three persons to be members of the
City Council and one person to be
City Treasurer will be voted for at
the annual municipal election to be
held in Oakland on Monday, March
IL. Notice of such election appears in
The Republican today.
The polls will be open in the City
Council Chamber on Third street from
500 a. m. until 600 p. m.
The Councilmen will be chosen for
a term Of two years and the treasurer
for one year.
Thus far there have been no avowed
candidates, and it is thought that E..
A.. Shaffer is the only outgoing coun-
Gilman who will seek reelection. W.
R. Browning and ]. w. Glotfelty are
the other two outgoing members of
Council.
Judge and clerks will be appointed
at the March meeting of Council, ac-
cording to Mayor Stemple.
A meeting will probably be called
in the near future when candidates
will be named and their names placed
on the official ballot. Whether or not
the Republicans will have a party
ticket and the Democrats a party
ticket has not been decided by the
party leaders. During the past sew
eral years party differences have been
buried and a municipal ticket nomi-
mated at mass meeting.
The hold-over members of Council
are C. NJ. Sincell, Arthur Lawton and
Lloyd c. Shaffer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
SAVAGE RIVER DAM BILL
WILL GO TO LEGISLATURE
Assembly To Be Asked To Gre
ate Authority For Supervision

The Maryland Legislature will be
asked to create an authority with
powers to supervise plans for the pro-
posed $1,500,O00 dam on Savage River
in Garrett county.
A special committee, appointed last
month by Abel Wolman, State engi-
neer of the Public Works Administra-
ton, has drafted a tentative bill for
introduction in the law making body
and will confer with Mr.. Wolman
within a few days to write a final
draft of the measure.
To Seek Funds For Dam
Under plans discussed by the COM
mittee, the authority would be given
power to deal with the Federal Gov
eminent for the purpose of securing
funds for the construction of the dam.
When the project was submitted to
Washington last fall as a 100 percent
Federal undertaking. PWA officials
indicated that there should be some
degree of local participation in financ-
ing it.
The dam on the Savage River would
regulate the flow of the Potomac from
Luke to Cumberland 1t would store
up winter flood waters for release
during summer droughts and stabilize
the volume of water available for
various industrial purposes along the
Potomac throughout the year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
Miss Dahlgren To Be Chairman
OF Homecoming Group

Miss Ruby Dahlgren, of Friends
vile, will be chairman of the history
group at the homecoming at the State
Normal school at Frostburg on Satur-
day morning, February %. Miss Dahl
gren graduated from Frostburg in
1928 and has done outstanding work
in the teaching of history.
Several teachers from Garrett coun-
ty have made reservations for the
weekend program that begins with a
basketball game on Friday evening
between Wilson College and the var
sity men. The professional confer
ences will be on Saturday morning,
and Saturday evening the fraternity
men and the Y. W. G. A. will hold
their annual banquets, followed by the
homecoming dance.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
FAMOUS GIRLS TEAM TO
PLAY OAKLAND FIREMEN
St. Louis All-Stars To Play Here
on Friday, March First

The Oakland Firemen basketeers
will meet the st. Louis All-Stars, U.
S. professional girl champions, in the
Oakland High School auditorium next
Friday evening, March list.
The All-Stars played here last year,
but against team from Kingwood,
with the Oakland Firemen playing the
third quarter against them. This is
their seventh consecutive year on the
road, meeting lis teams each season.
Each member of the team is a college
graduate and four of them were ALL
American choices at the National
tourney at Wichita, Kansas. The adj
mission will be 20 and 35 cents. There
will probably be preliminary game
with the main attraction beginning
about 8:15.
Firemen Beat Frostburg
The Firemen won a closely con-
tested game from Frostburg Normal
school on Tuesday evening here, the
final score being 41-39. Oakland was
leading 20 to 10 at the half, but
shortly after Frostburg pulled to the
front and was leading 35 to 80 at one
time. A late rally, however, put Oak
land out in front just before the final
whistle. Rice, with eight field goals
and four fouls, led the scoring with
20 points. May and Dusic scored nine
and eight points respectively, while
White and Stemple played good floor
games. White scored four points.
CLANCY, Frushour and Conner each
scored ten points for Frostburg.
Field Goals-Oakland, White 2,
Rice 8, May 4, Dusic 4; Frostburg,
CLANCY 4, Blank 2, Sollars 2, Frushour
4, Conner 5.
Fouls-Oakland, Rice As, May Is;
Frostburg, CLANCY 2-5, Sollars IL,
Frushour 2-3. Referee, Getty.
Oakland Firemen defeated the Mas
ontown Athletic Club 80 to rs on the
local court last Friday evening. Dusic
and Rice kept the locals to the front
in the first half, which ended 1912,
while in the second half White and
Rice contributed most of the points
Oakland scored Is points in each half,
while Masontown scored II the first
half and 10 in the final frame. Reed
was high point man for Masontown
with four field goals.
Field Goals: Oakland, White 4, Rice
5, Stemple 1, May 1, Dusic 3; Mason
town, Reed 4, Thalman 2, Menear :
Titchnell 2, Richardson l.
Fouls: Oakland, White IA, May IL
Masontown, Thalman "a, Menear OIL
Titchnell OF; D. Smith 1-3, Richard
son 1-2.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
FARMERS PREPARE TO GET
1885 FLOW OF MAPLE SAP
Busy Season For Producers In
County To Open This Month

Farmers throughout the Grants
vile, Bittinger, Accident and Ryan's
Glade sections of the county where
sugar maple groves are located, are
making ready for the 1885 season of
the tapping of sap"
About 1875 farmers of the county
are engaged in this occupation each
year at about this time, and it is es-
timated that the maple sugar indus
try in Garrett county has amounted
to about $4,000 annually for the past
half century or more.
The busy period for 1885 will begin
the latter part of this month and will
continue for more than four weeks.
Some few trees have already been
tapped and the camps are running.
Variation of temperature between
day and night is mainly responsible
for the flow of sap, and it appears
that this kind of weather is just be-
ginning. To make eight pounds of su-
gar or one gallon of syrup, approx
mately thirty-three gallons of sap are
required. The season averages about
25 gallons to the tap. Many farmers of
the county put out over 1000 sap
buckets or "keelers" each, to catch
the flow.
Last year more than $500 gallons
of syrup were inspected and graded
through the Garrett County Maple
Products Association, which was
formed in December, 1929, for the
purpose of marketing high standard
product. Many more gallons are pro-
duced which are sold outside of the
Association. 1t is estimated that each
year over $4,000 gallons of maple
syrup are produced in the county in
addition to more than 100000 pounds
of maple sugar.
The Allegheny Tableland, which
embraces this county and the counties
of Somerset in Pennsylvania, and that
of Preston, in West Virginia, is one of
the largest maple sugar producing
sections in the United States.
Through cooperation with the coun-
ty agent and the Agricultural Exten-
sion service of the University of
Maryland, the Maple Products Asso-
citation is planning this year for bet
ter and greater marketing. The Asso-
citation is developing the sale of maple
syrup in small glass containers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
BILL PROPOSES ELECTION
OF COUNTY SCHOOL HEADS
Senator Clifford Friend of Gar
rett County, is Among SpOn-
sOrs of Senate Measure
ELECTION, NOVEMBER, 1896

The election of County Superinten-
dents of Schools by county voters, is
being sought in a measure introduced
in the State Senate at Annapolis on
Monday night, the bill being spon-
sored by group of Republican Sen
ators, among whom is Senator Clifford
Friend of Garrett county. The others
are:
Robert B. Kimble, Allegany; Ernest
W. Miller, Washington; Robert V.
Cooksey, Charles; James B. Latimer,
Calvert; Harry T. Phoebus, Somerset,
and Harry W. LeGore, Frederick.
The bill would strike out the APP
proval necessary by the State Super
intendent of Schools on the appoint
ments made by the County Board of
Education, as now provided, and pro-
vides for the election of the County
Superintendent in the regular election
in November, 1886, and every four
years thereafter.
In the case of vacancy under the
proposed law, the County Board of
Education would appoint a successor
for the remainder of the unexpired
term. Under the present law the SUI
perintendent is appointed for term
of four years by the members of the
school board.
The bill has been referred to a
special committee of the Senate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
PLAY To Be Presented

A comedy entitled, "The Bride and
Groom, will be presented in the school
auditorium Tuesday evening, March
10, by members of the young peoples
societies of the Lutheran church. The
play will be directed by Mrs. Helen
Lee Dennis and the players include
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, Misses Edith
Smith, Geraldine Nordeck, Mary
Speicher, Alice Marion Whorton; Geo.
Altstetter, George Browning, Wayne
Suder, J. Bill Yuzy and Robert Alt
stetter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
]. w. Jackson Taken to Memorial
Hospital This Morning

j. W. Jackson, proprietor of the j.
W. Jackson five and ten cent stores in
Oakland, was taken hurriedly to Me-
mortal Hospital, Cumberland, this
morning for possible surgical opera
ton of a serious nature. He was &C
companied to Cumberland by Mrs.
Jackson, who came to Oakland from
Homecoming yesterday afternoon when
apprised of Mr.. Jackson's illness, and
by Percy Lawton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
Home Talent Play Postponed
Until February 26 And 27

The home talent play, "Black Eyed
Susan" which was to have been pre-
scented last evening and tonight, has
been postponed until next Tuesday
and Wednesday, February 26 and q,
Miss Anna Belle Roberts, coach, an
nounced Tuesday.
Difficulty has been experienced in
getting the cast together for full re-
hearsal, on account of other activi-
ties, it was stated as the reason for
the postponement. The play is be-
ing given for the benefit of the Oak
land Public Library.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
Preparing Pamphlet On Maple
Sugar Industry In This Section

Claude M. Twigg and George W.
Walburn, juniors at the Frostburg
State Teachers College, FrOstburg,
are preparing a brochure on the maple
syrup and maple sugar industry in
Maryland, under the supervision of
Ivan C. Diehl, head OF the department
of geography.
Messrs. Twigg, Walburn and Diehl
spent Saturday in Oakland in confer
ence with John H. Carter, county
agent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
CO-Partnership Formed By Chas.
c. Reckard and Mason GlOtfelty

A partnership has been entered
into between Charles c. Reckard, who
recently purchased the E. S. Evans
garage in Oakland and took over the
Ford agency, and Mason Glotfelty, a
former employee of Mr.. Evans.
Hereafter the business will be car
ried on under the name of the Reckard
and Glotfelty Garage at the corner Of
Third and Oak streets.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
MARRIED.

Hammond Smoot - Miss Clara
Smoot, of Newburg, West Va, and
Mr.. Charles F. Hammond, a we'll
known resident of Oakland, were
quietly married yesterday morning.
The ceremony was performed By Rev.
Winfield S. Patterson, at the Metho-
dist parsonage here.
The couple are motoring in the
South and plan to return to Oakland
shortly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
Tax Increase Asked for Noun
tain Lake Park

An increase in the tax levy of the
town of Mountain Lake Park was
asked in a bill placed in the Senate
yesterday. The measure was spon-
sored by Senator Clifford Friend. 1t
would empower the mayor and council
of the town to levy tax of $1.00 on
the $1OO assessable property. The
present levy is 60 cents. The bill was
sent to a special committee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
Relief Board In Receipt Of Bal
ance of February Allotment

The Garrett County Welfare Board
received $4,000 this morning, the last
installment of the February allot-
ment, according to Miss Ethel Miller,
administrator. This was part Of
the $5OO,0O0 received by Harry Green
stein, state relief administrator, as
the final installment from Washing
ton for relief work in the state for
February.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
To Conduct Union Lenten Ser
vices In Oakland

Union Lenten services will again
be held in Oakland. Meetings will be
conducted each Wednesday evening,
beginning on March 6, in the Presby-
terian church. There will also be
union Holy Week services, concluding
with three-hour service on Good Fri
day. The musical program at that SER
vice will be under the direction of
Mrs. Ivalee Newell Holden.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21
Benefit Chicken Supper

A benefit chicken supper will be held
in st. Peters Hall, Oakland, on Tues
day, March 9Th. The public invited tor
patronize the supper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-21

Mr. Paul McIntire returned to Oak
land Sunday from Washington, D. c.,
where he had visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. N. McIntire.