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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-07
ORIGIN OF MAPLE SYRUP T
is CREDITED TO INDIANS
Industry Brings Thousands OF
Dollars Annually To Local
Farmers

The knowledge of how to make
maple sugar and maple syrup, an in
dustry that annually brings thousands
of dollars to Garrett county farmers,
is thought to have originated with the
Indians.
The actual making of maple syrup
in this county is known to have been
going on for more than hundred
years. It is the only county in Mary
land having such an industry. The adj
jacent county of Somerset, in Penn
sylvania, produces one-third of the
maple products in Pennsylvania, and
Pennsylvania ranks fourth in produc-
ton throughout the United States.
Old traditions there have it that the
industry originated on the land where
now is located the John Peck farm
in Maple Glen, approximately twelve
miles from Meyersdale, but there is no
actual proof of this. H.
1t is considered a known fact, how
ever, that white men learned about
maple products from the Indians. 81
1t is said that an Indian squaw was
cooking venison in the sap taken from
a maple tree. Her little papoose had
strolled away from the wigwam un-
noticed, and the Indian squaw set out
to find her child. Her search through
the everglades in the Negro Mountain
section kept her away from camp
longer than she had anticipated. When
she returned to complete the prepara-
tions of the feast for her warrior, she
was amazed to find that the maple
sap, in which had been cooking the
venison, was transformed into thick,
sticky mass. On tasting the meat
taken from this old pottery vessel it
was noticed that it had a very delicious,
sweet flavor.
The Indians were so we'll pleased
with the flavor of the meat, obtained
by overlooking in the sap from the
maple trees, that they conducted
further experiments, which resulted
in the development of maple syrup.
This industry has not been fully de-
veloped in Garrett county, although
each year more and more is produced
It is estimated that last year there
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-07
,Grantsville Firemen Snuff Blaze
at Gilbert Green's Home

Members of the Grantsville Fire
department answered a call last Sun
day evening to the home of Gilbert
Green, a farmer residing along the
main road between Grantsville and
Bittinger, after Mr.. Green had dis
covered flames rolling out of the fiue
on his dwelling.
Mr.. Green, who has the misfortune
to have but one leg and who was at
home with his daughter-in-la could
not do anything to remedy the situa-
ton so he called the Grantsville de-
partment.
Within fifteen minutes the fremer
were on the scene and within a few
seconds the men were on the roof Of
the building with their chemical
equipment and extinguished the blaze
before it had done any damage to the
building. The distance from Grants
vile to Mr.. Green's home is about
seven miles and the roads were icy
The department was commended fol
its promptness and speed and the
thorough way in which the members
did their work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-07
CAL GRIM is HONORED AT
HIS HOME IN CINCINNATI
Former Oakland Man Feted For
Service as POIiceman-Detective

Fifty years ago last week a rookie
policeman reported for his first days
work at police station in Cincinnati
With new gun and badge and bor-
rowed uniform, the neophyte, lately of
Oakland, carried a big basket of
chicken for his dinner-which he
didn't get to eat.
Half century passed. The rookie
of 1886 had another chicken dinner
last week at which members of his
family presented him with an en-
graved diamond ring commemorating
his so years as a policeman and de-
tective.
The recipient of the ring and dinner
was Cal Grim, former Cincinnati De-
tective, who gained national recog-
milton through his investigation and
solution of the famous Pearl Bryan
murder. He now heads a detective
agency bearing his name.
The dinner was served at 1886
Menlo Avenue, the house which was
given him in 1901 while he lay near
death in the old City Hospital from
bullet wounds inflicted by "Foley-the-
Goat" criminal he encountered on a
downtown corner. The property was
purchased by public subscription.
Surrounded by his wife, Mrs. Clara
Grim, and daughters, Mrs. Amanda
Cox, and Edith, Mildred and Clara
Grim, the rookie of so years ago who
didn't get to eat his chicken dinner
then because it looked appetizing to q
Sergeant, recalled his arrival in Gin.
cinnati.
Running away from his home in
Oakland, Grim arrived barefoot in
Cincinnati. He had removed his shoes
because they hurt his feet while riding
on freight car. Tying them to g
brake rod, the string broke, and Grim
was left shoeless.
From the time of his barefoot ar.
rival in 1880, until he joined the Police
Department in 1886, Grim was a bell.
hop, bootblack, and newsboy. Now, in
addition to being head of his own de.
tective agency, he is director of 6
bank, building and loan association
and a mortgage discount company.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-07
PRISON STUDY COMMITTEE
WILL COMPLETE REPORT
Findings Expected To Make Rec.
concentrations On Idleness
In Institutions of State

The Maryland Commission on prison
labor, which has spent months sur
veying penal institutions in this State,
will meet in Baltimore Tuesday to COM
plete the report it will submit to Gov
ernor Harry w. Nice and the General
Assembly.
Chief problem for which the COM
mission has sought an answer is that
of prison idleness. Its report is
scheduled to contain recommendations
as to how Maryland can offset the
idleness caused chiefly by federal
laws prohibiting interstate shipment of
goods manufactured by convict labor.
Robert M. Vining, Baltimore, chair
man of the commission, said it's re-
port would be based on the fact that
on December 80 State penal institu-
lions were overcrowded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-07
Dies At Hospital

Ernest Friend, Al, farmer of the
Pleasant Valley community, died
early this morning in Memorial hos
pital, Cumberland, where he had been
a patient since Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Friend became i'll at his home
while in the act of lacing his shoes
and suffered a fainting spell. Death
was due to uremia.
Mr.. Friend was born in Garrett
county January 81, 1895, a son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. B. M. Friend. He was
married to Leota Fay Jordan April
"a, 1927, and to this union three chill
dren were born, Joseph, Norma and
Shirley, all of whom survive. In adj
dition he is survived by his parents,
three brothers and four sisters, Lakin
Friend, Connellsville, Pa; Paul and
Benjamin Friend, Pleasant Valley;
Mrs. Irwin Rouzer, Connellsville; Mrs.
John R. Moon, and Mrs. Milton Riley,
Pleasant t Valley; and Mrs. H. w.
Meese, Terra Alta, w. Va. ii
Funeral services will be conducted
Saturday afternoon at 2:3O from the
of Pleasant Valley; and Mrs. H. w
M. E. church, Oakland, Rev. VS.. Pat.
at Pleasant Valley.
The deceased was member of the
Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of the
World, and the Methodist church il
Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-07

to notify the Office of change of ad-
dress may result in not receiving
your application or tags. Last year
Sic sets of license plates, as well as
hundreds of license applications, were
returned by the post office for better
address," Mr.. Rudy said.
Notification blanks for change of
address may be secured from the Com
missioner of Motor Vehicles or from
automobile dealers, justices of the
peace and notaries public throughout
the State"
Auto Tags Good Until April
Automobile license tags for 1886
can be used until April 1, 1887.
Present 1886 tags can be trans
ferred by their owners to new cars
purchased up to April 1, 1887.
Cars titled in Maryland after De-
cember Is, 1886, must display 1887
tags. This, however, does not apply
in cases where owners transfer 1886
tags from car previously registered
in his name.
Applications for re-registration will
be mailed to owners of 1886 tags from
the office of the Commissioner of Mo-
tor Vehicles about February 10, 1887,
and 1887 tags on these vehicles will
be sent out from that office around
February Is, but cannot be displayed
until March Is.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-07
MOUNTAIN LAKE CHOIR
CONTINUED from Page One)

CContlnued from rage One)
1926. 1t has been in its present plant
about three years. There is a faculty of
20 and a student body of nearly 200.
Rev. Robinson will continue his preach
ing function inasmuch as the School
is arranging his Sunday schedule to
include churches of all denomina-
tons.
Graduating from Gettysburg Col
lege and the Lutheran Theological
Seminary, Gettysburg, Pa, Rev. Rob-
inson proceeded to New York where
he founded a congregation in Jamaica,
L. l. From there he went to Emman-
uel in the Bronx, and while there was
instructor in The Lutheran Liturgy
in The School of Sacred Music of
Union Theological Seminary. After
serving the Bronx parish five years he
went to st. Johns By The Sea, Long
Beach, Long Island, where he inau-
gurated The Hymn-Sings by The Sea
which attracted people of all faiths
every Sunday evening during the sum-
mer season. He remained there but Is
months-and went to the mountains of
Maryland and West Virginia.
Has Three Children
Shortly afterwards he received
call to the passionate of Trinity Luth-
eran church at Keyser. During this
pastorate he organized and success
fully directed three seasons of the
Mountain Choir Festival, which has
been responsible for revival of wor-
ship and ecclesiastical music.
Rev. Mr.. Robinsin has done grad
uate work at Union Theological Sem
mary, New York; Divinity School of
the University of Chicago and has
been special preacher in Luther Me-
mortal, Philadelphia, and st. Paul's,
Chicago. He married Miss Lucille
Henry in 1925. They have three chill
dren: Ariel, Muriel and Heather Joyce.
Rev. Robinson is the eldest son Of
DIR. and Mrs. John G. Robinson, of
Oakland.
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Notify Automobile Commission
er Change of Address

"The failure of automobile owners
to notify the office Of the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles of change of adj
dress was again, during 1886, source
of great inconvenience to this Office as
we'll as to the motorists themselves"
said Walter R. Rudy, Commissioner,
recently.
"The application blanks for 1887
licenses VIII We printed soon and your
application will bear your address
as now recorded. Failure on your part
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-07

were produced 10000 gallons of syrup
and $4,000 pounds of sugar. There are
only three sections of the county in
which this work is carried on-Grants-
vile, Bittinger and Ryan's Glade, with
few scattered farms near Hoyes and
Friendsville.
A very large percentage of the ma
pie syrup produced in this county is
shipped in large steel drums to re-
fineries in Vermont. There it under
goes a process and is blended with
other syrup made from cane and beet
sugar and is put on the market as a
Vermont product. Within the past few
years producers in Garrett county
have formed an association to market
the product as their own.
To relate in detail the process of
manufacturing maple syrup and maple
sugar would make lengthy story,
but briefly it is as follows:
With the first thaw the eager sugar
operator is out with his sled laden
with maple buckets or keelers, and
basket of spiles. He also carries with
him a bit and stock, which is some
times referred to as an auger.
His first move is to drill a ralf-inch
hole on the south side of each maple
tree with a diameter of twelve inches
or more. From tree to tree he goes,
boring twice or thrice at two-foot, To-
year-old trunks. Later in the season he
may hang buckets on the north side of
the naples where the sap runs are
longer, and where sap is supposed
to be sweeter.
Clear, warm days sends the sap
bubbling up the trunks and trickling
out the spiles. Crisp, cold nights
chase it down again. There may be
from two to ten good runs in sea-
son, from February to late in March. A
good-sized maple tree will fill three
or four buckets in IA hours in ideal
sap weather, and will give up five to
forty gallons of sap in season.
Maple syrup making, from the hang
ing of the buckets until the sap turns
strong six or eight weeks later, con-
sists of alternately dumping buckets
and stocking fires. The operator hangs
his buckets the first day and collects
sap the next morning. Then the fir
ing starts. The sugar house, or camp,
becomes steam house. For every gal
lon Of syrup the operator must boil
off 80 to 40 gallons of water. 1t takes
80 gallons of sap, roughly a barrelful,
to make gallon of syrup. In unusually
wet seasons it may takes 40 to SO
gallons of sap to make one gallon of
syrup that meets government speci-
fications. A gallon of maple syrup
must weigh eleven pounds and con-
tain only IS per cent moisture.
A gallon of maple syrup can be
boiled down to six or nine pounds OF
sugar, depending on the kind desired
To make sugar, the syrup must be
stirred continuously from the time ii
reaches a certain consistency until ii
crumbles into the stage of granula.
ton you buy at the markets.
When the maple syrup has beer
boiled to a point halfway between
syrup and sugar, and is in the form Of
a taffy it is called "spotza." This name
has it's origin with the Pennsylvania
Dutch, many of whom are residents
of Garrett county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-07
MARRIED

Nordeck-HOye - Miss Elizabeth
Hoye, of Oakland, daughter of Ralph
Hoye, of Sang Run, became the bride
of Mr.. George Nordeck, son Of Roy
Nordeck also of Oakland, at mid
night ceremony New Years Eve, in
St. Marks Lutheran church. The GER
emory was performed by Rev. G. A.
Shilke, pastor.
The bride was attired in a fiat crepe
gown of midnight blue, blue hat and
accessories to match. She wore a
shoulder bouquet of American Beauty
rose buds.
The bride had as her maid of honor
Miss Geraldine Nordeck, sister of the
bridegroom, who wore black and
white crepe gown with accessories to
match and had shoulder bouquet
of talismen roses. Richard Glotfelty
was the groom's best man. The bride
groom and his attendant both wore
business suits.
IOIlOWlIlS SCICAuOlly .ILlC1C " as
a reception at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. H. Field. Those attending in
cluded Misses Kathleen Dodge, Gene
We've Lucas, Burial Frazee, Eve Comp
ton, Evelyn Fike, Marion Honick, Lee
ona Field, Virginia Davis, Stella Lu-
cas-, Mary Emily Butt, Geraldine Nor
deck, Marjorie Friend, Esther Sereno
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Fike, Mrs. Elwood
Hinebaugh, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Biser
Mr.. and Mrs. William Butt, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. Dewitt, Mrs, Betty Dewitt
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Honick, Emerson
Fike, Irwin Feld,' Richard [Glotfelty
Ralph Hoye, John >Fike, Ben Field
Isaac Field and the guests Of honor, Mr.
and Mrs. George Nordeck. r.
The bride is a graduate of Friends
vile High school, while the groom was
graduated from the Oakland High
school.
The couple will reside in an apart
ment in the Treacy building corner
Second and Oak streets. The groom
is employed in the Half lPfice Stores
in Oakland. ,,,,, =, 80 g..
Recently a shower was. given ii
honor of the bride at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Elwood Hinebaugh; Second
street. ......
Opel-Durst-Miss Leila Blanche
burst daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles burst, of near Salisbury, Pa.
and Lester Lewis Opel, son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Jacob Opel, of Long Stretch
Garrett county, were married Satur
day at 1:3O p. M, in st. Paurs Luth
eran parsonage, Frostburg, by TIL
Rev. Walter V. Simon. The ring cere
mony was used.
The attendants were Miss Doroth!
Younkin, cousin, and Ralph Glotfelty
both of Grantsville. Mrs. Opel was at
tired in blue silk gown with acces
series to match. They will reside will
the brides parents.
The Washington times., 1937-03-18
GLORY OF CLEVELAND'S REGIME
RECALLED BY DEMOCRATS

lively campaign in one New York
county drew enough votes from
Blaine to give the vote to Cleve-
land.
That was the year in which
Blaine suffered from the phrase
uttered by Rev. Buchard in Brook
lyn, who spoke Ct the Democracy
as the Party of Rum, RomaniSm
and Rebellion" statement which
New York Sun reporter named
Dan Lamont shot into his office as
soon as he could. Lamont was
afterward private secretary to
President Cleveland, and in the
second term was a Cabinet officer.
Honest in Office
President Cleveland typified a
new kind OF official honesty in
office. Politics in the eighties was
about as corrupt as it has ever
been; parties apparently were or
ganized as aggregations for job
getting; the Civil Service had
hardly gotten under way and was
despised by politicians and their
friends.
President Cleveland was ada
mant against spoils and against
graft as far as he could be. His
vetoes, amounting to more than
700, we're practically all vetoes of
private pension bills which he con-
Sidered graft. Only three pension
bills of that character got by him
and one was signed by him at
the request of Vice President Adlai
Stevenson. Probably the greatest
contribution which today's hiSto-
rians credit to Mr.. Cleveland was
this new type of political honesty
in a day when the pickings were
good and every politician and al
most every officeholder carried a
bunch of railroad passes.
The Washington times., 1937-03-18
NURSE BEATS
OFF ATTACKER

CHARL OTTESVILLE, Va,
March 18.-An unidentified man,
who previously had left lewd
photographs in four homes here,
was beaten off with a shoe when
lie attempted to attack Peggy
Brown, nurse, last night.
Police patrols we're doubled in
the residential district. The photo
graphs were the only clue the man
eft. Miss Brown was awakened
when the men tripped over a
chair. A gloved hand covered her
mouth and another clutched her
throat. Unable to scream, she
grabbed a shoe from under the
bed and began to beat the man on
the head with it. He suddenly
let go and ran.
The Washington times., 1937-03-18
$4,000 in Bonds
Are Lost in Elevator

NEW YORK, March 18 G.N.SD
Theft of 10000 worth of Canadian
government bonds from a broker;
messenger was reported to police
today. Patrick Duffy, 81. the
messenger, said he thought the
bonds were taken from him in q
crowded elevator.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-21

home has just as much chance
to win as the owner of the big
gest and most expensive house
i'm town!
And children are having a con-
test all of Their own! r
A total of $50 is set aside to
divide into prizes for juniors,
whether it be little patch OF
sWeet-peas or a space, with rock
garden, fish pond or bird bath
If it is the work of boy or girl,
then they can compete, as well as
enjoy the fun of creating 1t them
selves.
Boys or girls, however, desiring
to participate should go to the
chamber and sign an entry blank,
Now is the right time of year to
start lawn and garden beautifica-
ton work, according to the ex-
perts. While many folks have al
ready set out their gardens ana
the new flowers and shrubs are
growing, it is not at all too late
to start yours.
Give yourself a lot of fun and
pleasure! Take part in the Beau
tify FL Centre" contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-21
FREE ADvICEON
QUALIFICATION

Free consultation service and
horticultural advice will be offered
residents by the city after Dec. l,
Paul Eyer, park commissioner,
at the same time announced the
retention of Fred Ames, formerly
of Ell Monte and widely known
landscape expert, as city Superin-
tendent of parks.
Ames will come to Ell Centre Dec.
l to assume his new duties.
In addition to being placed in
charge of the care OF city parks
and open property, AmeS is expect
ed to be available for consultation
services. Part of his work will be
advising residents on the care OF
their flowers, trees and shrubs, and
all that anyone need do is to phone
the city and Ames' services will be
obtainable without charge, said
Commissioner Eyer.
One of his first efforts will be
to plan and start work on beautify-
ing the park near Harding school,
long an eyesore. Eventually, Eyer
said, 1t is expected that Ames will
supervise the growing of the city's
own reserve of plants, shrubs and
seedlings and thus materially re-
duce costs.
Ames is we'll known throughout
Imperial Valley and formerly was
assistant superintendent of Forest
Lawn cemetery in Glendale, widely
recognized as one of the most
beautiful cemetaries in the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-21
Mayor WOmack
Urges Residents
To Join Contest
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, the city of Ell
Centre, the Ell Centre Chamber
Of Commerce and the Post
Press newspapers have, after
long consideration and careful
planning, deemed it beneficial
to the community and to the
residents therein to promote
and encourage the beautifica-
ton through planting and care
of the yards surrounding homes
in the city, and,
Whereas, prizes tOtaling S4OO
have been offered for the
greatest improvements shown i'm
the yards of this city through
out a period beginning now and
las sing until next Spring.
NOW THEREFORE, as mayor
of the city of Ell Centre, I, Roy
II. Womack hereby urge every
householder within the city of
EI Centre to join with the spon-
soring agencies in an effort to
improve our city and make it a
better, more beautiful place in
which to live through the i'm
prevement of yards, lawns,
shrubbery and areas bordering
upon our homes. personally
pledges the whOlehearted sup
port of the city government to
this move, and call upon my
friends, nef,hbors and fellow
citizens to give equal support
to this endeavOr.
Signed
Roy II. WOmack, Mayor
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-21

tiful city than can all the organ
izations in the city, if only they
will enter into the spirit of the
thing" said Eyer. THAT they are
doing so is demonstrated by the
response we have already had from
tentative announcement of our
$400 prize contest for the greatest
improvement in residential sur
roundings.
THE city government will enter
whole heartedly into this program.
In fact, the city council was unani-
nous in approval of the plan when
1t was first mentioned. The city
council and other officials will do
their part by cleaning up and
dressing up parkings, vacant city
property and other property over
which we have control. We cannot
let ourselves fall behind the resi-
dents of Ell Centre who have DEM
onstrated even this early in the
program that they intend to do
their utmost to beautify their yards.
Foremost in our minds in this
project, of course, is the desire to
beautify the city-to make it the
most attractive community of its
size in California. There is another
consideration, however, which we
cannot afford to overlook. The
home owner will benefit from this
drive In another way, in increased
value of property, greater interest
in home life and heightened con-
sciousness of his community's at
tractiveness. .-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-21

What kind of trees shall
plant?"
This question is one that both
ers Ell Centrans most when they
undertake to set out trees and
shrubbery in their yards, yet there
are so many trees adaptable to the
peculiar conditions here that selec-
ton should not be difficult. accord
ing to James H. Marshall. manager
of the Marshall Seed and Feed
company.
Everyone knows, said Marshall,
that Palo Verde-one of the most
popular trees here-thrives in I'M
perial Valley, and most people know
that the Australian bottle tree, and
athel tree and the Arizona ash may
be used TO good effect in valley
soil and climate. Other trees which
do just as we'll here are not so we'll
known. he declared.
Among the commonest trees
which can be depended upon to
provide both shade and beauty in
eny Imperial Valley yard, with
proper care and cultivation, are the
common olive tree, the Texas UNI