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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
Jos. RembOld, EglOn, Celebrates
Ninety-first Birthday

Joseph Rembold, of Eglon, w. Va,
well known in Oakland and in parts of
Garrett county, celebrated his ninety
first birthday on Wednesday with a
family dinner. Mr.. Rembold, hale and
hearty, is a retired farmer and saw
mill operator, and prides himself upon
the fact that he is able to work in his
garden each summer and do other light
chores about his home.
He was born February 10, 1S45, in
Somerset county, Pa, son of the late
Henry and Elizabeth Rembold. He
went to Preston county when he was
about 81 and has resided there since
that time.
Mr.. Rembold has been married three
time, first to Miss Isabel Paugh, of Egg
Ion; second, to Miss Margaret Eliza
beth Winters, of Eglon, and third, to
Mrs. Mary Winters, who survives. Mr..
Rembold is an active member of the
Church of the Brethren.
He has four sons and three daugh-
ters, Amos Rembold, Keyser, W. Va;
Edward, Arthur and David Rembold,
Mrs. Mary Slabach, Mrs. Nancy Eel, Of
Preston county, w. Va, and Mrs. Lydia
Shaffer, of Keyser. There are also 35
grandchildren and 40 great-grandchil-
dren.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
OFFUTT RESIDENCE IS
OFFERED FOR HOSPITAL
Commissioners Told They Might
Have Building for Such Purpose

Garrett County Commissioners were
offered the residence of the late Mrs.
Daniel E. Offutt this week, providing
it would be turned into a county hos
pital, they revealed yesterday after
noon at the conclusion of their regu-
lar meeting.
The offer was made by William R.
Offutt. The building and property
would be donated to the county to be
used as hospital for those not able
to pay for their own care in other hos
pitfalls. Other patients would be eli
gible for admittance.
No decision was reached by the COM
missioners. eve feel this is matter
for the public to decide and we would
like to have the opinions of many
citizens on this question:" one of the
members of the board stated.
At the present time fund of $4,000
is allowed by the state for hospitaliza-
ton of those not able to pay but re-
quiring medical attention, in Frost
burg, Keyser, Cumberland, and other
nearby hospitals. 1t has been esti-
mated that it would cost at least $10,-
900 to properly equip hospital.
Many Appear to Appeal
Quite number of citizens appeared
before the commissioners concerning
their assessment. Yesterday was the
final day that anybody could appeal
for an adjustment in their taxes, as
the books of the county must be put
in shape for the annual levy.
Routine business occupied the re-
mainder of the session.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
Over Hundred Attend Rotary
Clubs Annual Ladies' Night

More than one hundred men and
women attended the annual Ladies
Night program and dinner of the Oak
land Rotary Club held last Friday ev-
ening, which was declared by members
of the organization to be the best
one yet held.
Musical entertainment was pro-
vided by the American Legion Auxili-
airy Quartet of Keyser, w. Va, who
gave two groups of selections during
the evening.
Guests were greeted by Paul B
Naylor, president of the club and fav-
ors were presented to all ladies while
door prizes were awarded to Mrs
Prentiss Watson, wife of the president
of Terra Alta Rotary Club, and Thos
A. Gender, Oakland, guest. Charles
w. Ream and Harry C. Sincell were
honored for continuous attendance at
club meetings for the past ten and
nine years respectively.
The address was delivered by DR.
George o. Sharrett, of Cumberland
Walter w. Dawson presided as toast
master. The program was arranged by
w. o. Davis, Delbert Davis, E. Ray
Jones and Frank C. Kley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
MRS. GRANT is AWARDED
PRIZE FOR WRITING SONG
Contest Conducted Among Civic
Club Members Of District

Mrs. William w. Grant was awarded
first prize in contest among men,
bers of Civic Clubs of the Northern
District of Maryland Federation of
Women's Clubs for song to be used
as the club song.
The award was made by commit
tee from the Music and Arts Club of
Cumberland. The song will be rendered
at the State meeting to be held this
spring. The purpose was to produce
lively song, so Mrs. Grant chose
words to be set to the tune of Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp"
The words are as follows:
Northern district, we are called,
And we come with purpose true,
AS our duty we will ever strive to do.
For our homes and country dear
We will always persevere,
And for them We'll hold
Our vision high and clear.
Chorus:-
Tramp, tramp, tramp,
The clubs are marching
Forward to better day;
In the battle for the right
And for peace and joy and life
Northern District joins hands
With you Away.
Strong and tolerant, brave and free
We will ever try to be
And together with our aims and pur-
pose one,
We will faithfully support
All the work that must be done
And united we can count
The battle won.
Club To Meet Tuesday
The local Civic Club will be enter
tianed next Tuesday afternoon at 800
o'clock by Mrs. T. C. Hinebaugh and
Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell at Mrs. SincelPs
home on Second street.
Mrs. limbaugh, chairman on leg
islation, will have charge of the af-
ternoon's program. A full attendance
of members is desired.
Mrs. Arthur Naylor is the author
lied representative Of the club to re-
ceive subscriptions for Better Homes
and Garden magazine. This magazine
has valuable suggestions in planning
for the Identification of your home
and surroundings this spring and sum-
mer. A percentage of the receipts will
go to the local club.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
GLEE CLUB WILL PRESENT
"RINGS IN THE SAWDUST'
Oakland High Organization To
Give Operetta Next Thursday

"Rings in the Sawdust," an operetta,
in two acts, is to be presented in the
Oakland high school auditorium next
Thursday evening, February 27. The
play is being sponsored by the glee
club and is under the direction of Mrs.
Russell Brown.
The play has series of dramatic
climaxes leading up to the chief one
and the whole action is spaced with
appropriate choruses. A series of hui
morous interludes is provided.
The performers include Laural
Whipkey, Betty Jackson, Clarence
Jones, Mabel Mcintosh, Virginia Ma
son, Max Nordeck, Charles Wilt, Maui
rice Treacy, John Darby, Wilbur Alt
stetter, Harry Hardesty and Edwin
,Gnegy.
The Irish girls chorus includes:
Evelyn Middaugh, Mary Lyle Glot-
felty, Pearl Hardesty, Wanda Sanders,
Carrie Dewitt, Mary Virginia Bolden,
Mildred Hamilton, Verna Comp, Wv
ian Fike, Betty Martin, Ruth Fields,
Loretta Frantz, Geraldine Kahl, Old
Maids: Betty Morgan, Wilma Morris,
Audrey Hardesty, Genevieve Lucas,
Betty Knepper, Nadine Hardesty,
Marguerite Gauer, Helena Savage,
Helen Bittinger.
Mems Chorus-Bob Browning, Ar
thur Bernard, Alvin Brock, Kenneth
Beckman, Harry Hardesty, Wilbur Alt
stetter, Freddie Gates, Lester Shockey,
Regis Kerins, Joe James; extras, Bob
Broadwater, Jack Lawton.
Hottentots Chorus Grammar school
children) Jack yelling, Bobby Sim
cell, Lee Thayer, Wayne Krause, Har-
old Ashby, Bobby Rudy.
An amateur hour will be given be-
tween the acts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
Dies Suddenly In Baltimore Last
Friday Night

Mrs. Webster R. Kefauver, formerly
Miss Virginia Hamill, of Oakland, died
very suddenly in Baltimore last Fri
day night, February IA. Funeral SER
vices were conducted on Monday morn
ing at ten o'clock with private inter-
ment at Baltimore.
Mrs. Kefauver was the only daugh-
ter of Mrs. Emily C. Hamill and the
late G. Semmes Hamill, and would
have been % years of age in June.
Surviving are her mother, Baltimore;
two brothers, James F. Hamlill, New
York City, and Gilmor S. Hamill, OF
Fairmont. Stuart F. Hamill, Oakland
is an uncle of the deceased.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
To Observe Day Of Prayer

The Worlds Day of Prayer will be
observed in Oakland and throughout
the Christian world on Friday, Feb
ruary %, at 800 o'clock p. M, in st.
Marks Lutheran church, with Mrs.
w. w. Grant in charge of the pro-
gram.
Members of all denominations are
being asked to attend and take part in
he service and those in outlying COM
munities are also urged to come to
Oakland where there is no special
fervice in their own churches. The
subject will be "Peaee on Earth"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
SALES TAX Is PROPOSED
COMMISSIONERS ARE TOLD
Relief Revenue Source Estimated
to Return Six Million; Local
Board Is Represented
MEET HELD AT ANNAPOLIS

Members of the boards of commits
sioners from nine Maryland counties
last Thursday favored the state bear
ing two-thirds portion of the cost
of administration of the old pension
law, when they met at Annapolis.
A motion by Commissioner Paul NJ
Coughlan, of Montgomery county, to
have the commissioners adopt reso-
luton opposing the continuance of the
one percent gross receipt tax and any
consumers sales tax law died for want
of second.
During the general discussion of
relief and old age pensions A. Charles
Stewart, Frostburg, president of the
Association of Western Shore Com
missioners, said member of the
Casey committee told him the COM
mittee was considering recommending
one cent retail tax on sales of nine
cents or over to the legislature. He
said it was estimated that such a tax
would raise 100000 and would be
consumers tax.
Stewart also said that it was
certainly too bad that the committee
was not appointed earlier, so that the
legislature could get together and get
new tax passed before the present
GROSS rnpnint fov ovpirad -
Commissioners from Allegany, Anne
Arundel, Calvert, Garrett, Caroline,
Talbot, Dorchester, Somerset and
Montgomery counties attended the
meeting held in Carvel Hall. Stewart,
who presided, said that weather condi-
lions had cut down the attendance.
Arthur E. Hungerford, director of the
state emergency council was present.
Stewart laid before the commission
ers resolution adopted by the west
ern shore group, recommending that
the state continue to provide funds
for relief to be divided among and ad-
ministered by Baltimore city and the
counties under regulations laid down
by the legislature. This precipitated a
general discussion but no definite ac-
ton was taken.
The old age pension resolution pro-
vided that after the federal govern
Continued on Page Six)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
Three Veterans to Receive
Awards at X of p. Anniversary

In addition to the anniversary cele-
bration of the Knights of Pythias
lodge tomorrow evening three 25-year
veterans will receive awards. They
are Thomas A. Gender, Thane o..
White, and w. L. Thomas.
Other plans for the celebration have
been completed, according to A. G.
Gortner.
Delbert Davis is to deliver short
address and a list of fifteen amateurs
have been obtained to participate in
an amateur broadcast which is to be
in charge of Ross Y. Stup. Mrs.
Russell Brown is also listed on the
program for vocal selections.
Besides being anniversary night the
occasion also marks annual Ladies'
Night. The entertainment will begin
at 8 o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
Interested Group Attends First
Of Community Concert Series

More than one hundred attended
the first of the series of community
concerts held last evening in the Epis-
copal Parish house and heard the
American Legion Auxiliary quartet
of Keyser, and selections by local
artists.
Several groups of numbers were
presented by the Keyser ladies who
have gained national recognition at
Legion conventions in recent years.
There were also selections by Miss
Jane Fraley at the piano, and trio
from Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Hobden's
music class, Alvin Brock, cello;
Charles Shilke, violin; and Jack
Weber, piano.
Those sponsoring the series of con-
certs were much encouraged by the
attendance and are predicting much
greater success for the next concert
which will be on March 10. The
season tickets will be kept on sale at
the same places, it was announced,
and may be obtained for the next
three concerts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
SPECIAL SESSION Is SET FOR
THE FIRST WEEK In MARCH
Governor Nice To Call Legisla-
ture Not Later Than Fourth
of Month; Relief Foremost
OTHER ISSUES TO APPEAR

Maryland's Legislature will be
called into special session be-
tween March 1 and 4, Governor
Harry w. Nice announced on
Monday. The session will be for
thirty days.
It has been known for some
months that the Legislature
would meet in special session in
March, but the announcement on
Monday was the first as to any definite
time for the meeting. Although the
Governor did not specify the day, it
is believed the session will open March
third.
March third is Tuesday. The open
ing that day would allow the legisla-
tors to hald their caucuses Monday
night and get down to business Tues
day.
Must Enact Relief Program
The chief problem facing the legis-
lators will be that Of determining a
future relief policy and of providing
funds for any State participation in
relief. Although relief is the principal
issue, several side issues have been
raised and political leaders feel that
the session will be busy and contro-
versal one.
The States relief contributions
limited to $3,500,000 a year-now
come from the one per cent gross re-
ceipts tax which expires March 81.
The legislature must decide whether
to re-enact that tax or provide another
or others in its place.
Some months ago Governor Nice
named a special committee headed by
William J. Casey, Baltimore banker, to
study the relief problem and make
recommendations as to it's future
handling. The committee is due to re-
port this week and the Governor said
his recommendations to the legisla-
ture would be made after he studies
the Casey report. He said:
"My recommendation will con-
sist of a constructive program
for taxation to raise the necessary
money for relief purposes in the
State.
"Present indications are that
the gross receipts tax may be
100000 to 100000 short Of the
$5,000,000expectedt be produced.
However, returns from the months
for which the tax is still to run
and late returns from past months
may possibly absorb this indicat-
ed shortage"
Other issues which are scheduled
for consideration during the thirty
day session are:
Whether the legislature shall appro-
pirate additional funds for compile
ton of the remodeling of the execu-
tive mansion. During the regular 1885
session, the legislature appropriated
$4,000 for that purpose. By using
other available funds the governor con-
tinued the work until the bill reached
100000, when the Governor ordered
Continued on Page Five)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
SALES TAX RECOMMENDED
BY SPECIAL COMMITTEE
One Percent General Levy On
All Purchases Proposed To
Care For Relief Needs
COUNTIES TO GET THIRD

A fourteen-months' relief program,
to be financed principally by one
per cent sales tax, was recommended
to Governor Harry W. Nice yesterday
by the special committee he named to
study the relief problem.
The tax would apply on all sales of
personal property-with the excep-
ton of neutrality-suspicious. Of
electricity, gas, steam, telephone and
telegraph services, admission tickets.
It also would apply on purchases Of
gasoline, with deduction of the four
cents per gallon state tax allowed.
The committee estimated that such
tax, plus the present one per cent
automobile titling tax, would yield a
gross of $5,391, 440 yearly.
Would Extend Receipts Tax
Maryland now provides relief reve-
nue. from the one per cent gross re-
ceipts tax, which expires March 81.
The committee recommended that the
gross receipts tax be reenacted at the
special session next month for April
and May and that the one-cent sales
tax be enacted for the twelve months
from June 1, 1886, through May 1,
1887.
The committee estimated that relief
needs, including old age pensions, aid
to dependent children, unemployables
and employables, an emergency re-
serve fund, county equalization fund
and the overhead of the Board of State
Aid and Charities would be $1O,181,-
900 for the fourteen months from
April 1895, to March 81, 1887. Of
that amount the state would furnish
$7,131,667 and the federal and local
governments the remainder.
The committee also recommended
"that complete autonomy be given to
the counties and the city of Baltimore
for administration of relief and that
this reservation be part Of any ar
rangement for federal grants.
Counties Would Get A Third
Two-thirds of the state relief funds
would go to Baltimore city and one
third to the counties. The allotment
to the counties would be made on a
basis of the gross receipts tax collec-
lions during 1885 in the various coun-
ties and on an added basis of "where
the Obligations for relief during 1885
were incurred"
The state board of public works
should be given control of the state
fund, subject to the PLANNED alloca-
ton to the various local units and
to the specific purposes of the fund"
The county welfare boards and the
Baltimore city department of welfare
would administer relief locally.
Each local unit would be allowed
to apply to the ordinary purposes of
government supported by local direct
property tax levies, any unexpended
balance from the share of the state
fund allotted to them"
The one per cent sales tax would
be mandatory upon the purchaser,
which means that all purchasers
would be informed by merchants that
the price for an article was so much,
plus the tax.
The committee made no attempt to
formulate definite, permanent relief
policy. 1t confined it's recommended
lions for the fourteen months ending
May 81, 1887.
Under the proposed apportionment
Garrett county would receive $81, 443
for the conference.-the period.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
COgley Brothers Win Contest

The Cogley Brothers, of Oakland
won first prize in an amateur contest
held last Thursday night in the Terra
Alta high school auditorium. The con-
test was conducted by the Sterling En-
tertainers, of Fairmont, W. Va, and
there were twelve entries. The Cogley
Brothers, Ray "Simon" Cogley and
Harry ''Forty" Cogley, both play Ha-
waiian guitars. The winners were de-
cided by the amount of applause of the
audience.
This is the second time Garrett coun-
tians have won contests in Terra Alta
Abel Browning winning first in fid-
dler's contest about two months ago.
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Oakland high school basketball
teams will travel to Kitzmiller Fri
day evening for games with the two
teams of the Kitzmiller school. In
the first encounter with Kitzmiller
this year at Oakland the girls team
Of Oakland was victorious, but the
Oakland boys were defeated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-20
FriendsviIle Girl Missing Follow
ing A Visit To UniOntOwn, Pa.

Lillian Harris, IA, of Friendsville,
is strangely missing in Uniontown,
Pa, according to news dispatch from
that city yesterday.
Uniontown police have been asked to
conduct a search for the girl who went
there several days ago. Thelma Whet-
eel, one year older than Lillian, and
her companion, is also missing.
Lillian is only feet 9 inches tall,
has blue eyes and golden hair. The
news story said she was known in her
home town as "Alice in Wonderland"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22

"For instance, we will probably
have one speaker who is regarded as
an authority, discuss the growth and
development of the farm cooperative
movement in the middle west, anoth-
er who will discuss the latest thought
with regard to taxation, another who
will deal with the religious develop
ment of the country, and so forth"
Superintendent Armstrong said. "The
object of the forum will be to bring
to the people in the rural sections the
latest and most authentic information
on public affairs both in this country
and over the entire world, and in such
a way that they will both enjoy it
and benefit from it, likewise learn
many new facts which will be of help
to them"
Last year ten of these projects were
inaugurated on an experimental basis
in ten different states, Superintendent
Armstrong said. These proved so sue
cessful and the people who participant
ed in them showed so much interest,
that this year the program is being
considerably expanded and other
states added to it, including North
Carolina. The belief is that this new
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22

Under this new plan, which is be-
ing called the Public Affairs Forum,
we will bring outstanding speakers
and thinkers into every community in
every one of these seven counties. The
plan is to have each of these speak
ers spend from a week to a month in
these seven counties, speaking every
night in one of the schools, to which
all of the adults as well as older
school children, will be invited. Indi-
cations are that at least a month will
re required for each speaker to make
the rounds of all the schools in the
various communities in these seven
counties. 1t may be decided to have
two speakers but appearing in diff
ferent counties"
The TOPICS to be discussed have not
yet been selected, but they will be
topics of general interest in rural
communities and may range from ag-
riculture to religion, it was indicated.
The speakers will not be school teach
ers or educators necessarily, but will
be selected from many different
walks of life, in order to provide as
much variety as possible, Superinten-
dent Armstrong said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22
SCHOOL SUPPLY OF
GASOLINE TALKED
New Distribution Plan Held
Back Because Discount
Is Not Given
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
I'm the Sir Walter Hotel.
by j. q. RASK ERVILL

Raleigh, Oct 22-Every county in
the State could &c provided with the
new and more economical system of
Servicing school buses with tank
wagons at the schools and at virtual
ly no cost to the State If the vari-
Gus gasoline companies holding the
State contracts would allow the
school tank wagons the same discount
for hauling gasoline from the bulk
plants which they allow to their
agents for this service, it was pointed
out today by G. c. Brown, acting di-
rector of transportation for the State
School Commission. For the gasoline
companies pay their agents from 1-2
to two cents a gallon to haul gasoline
from the bulk plants and dump into
the tanks at the schools which have
storage tanks, Brown said
I'm some 20 counties now we have
tank wagon trucks, owned and OPP
Grated by the State School Commits
sion, which haul gasoline from the
bulk plants every day to fill the tanks
of the school Buses" Brown said.
"They get just as much gasoline from
the bulk plants as is taken from them
by their own or private tank wagon
drivers in counties which still have
storage tanks at the various schools
for which the tank wagon drivers
get from 1 1-2 to two cents a gal
Ion. But the gasoline companies de-
cline to allow our tank wagons this
discount If they would allow this
discount, the saving in the cost of
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-10-22

gasoline would pay for our equipment
and make it possible to use this new
system of handling gasoline and ser
vicing school buses in almost every
county in the State"
In the 20 or more counties in which
the use of underground storage tanks
has been discontinued and tank wag-
ons substituted, with these wagons
visiting every school in the county
every other day to fill the gasoline
tanks Of buses and check the oil and
tires, gasoline consumption has been
reduced p per cent and mechanical
repairs to buses have been cut 60 per
cent, Brown said. But because of the
high first cost of purchasing these
tank wagons or motorized service
stations, the commission has been
able to put the new system into effect
only very gradually.