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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-03-25
SHERIFF'S SALE
Valuable Team of Horses and
Other Personal Property
At McHenry, Garrett County,
Maryland
OF

Under and by virtue of a writ of
fieri facias issued out of the Circuit
Court for Garrett County, Maryland,
at the suit of the State of Maryland
for the use of Priscilla Bethel, VS..
Noah Kalbfeisch, the same being No. 8
Judicials, June Term, 1886, I, the un-
dersigned Sheriff of Garrett County,
Maryland, do hereby give notice that
on
Saturday, March, q, 1897,
at the hour of two o'clock p. M, in
front of Glotfelty's garage at Nc
Henry, Garrett County, Maryland, I
will offer for sale at public auction the
following property to-wit:
One iron gray Horse, years old; l
black Horse, years old. These are
very fine work horses and will make
someone a good team, but will be
offered separately.
One pair Bob Sleds, 1 John Deer
Moving Machine, l John Deer Hay
Tedder, l Ford coach, 1929 model; /
Ford truck, 1881 model; 1 lot Lumber
and 1 lot of Ensilage.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash on day of
sale.
CLARENCE SPEAR,
Sheriff of Garrett County, Nd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-03-25

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-03-25

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The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27

Rev. and Mrs. M. G. Greer and
CT ,:ren, Fresno, Cal. stopped over
in Phoenix to visit relatives they
In route to Oklahoma and Arkan-
sas. Rev. Greer is the pastor of
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and
vice pres. Cal. Baptist State Con-
vention.. Mrs. Greer is a sister of
Mrs. Mamie Goodlow.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27
IN THE COURTS
Superior Court

Gilbert Miner, who pleaded
guilty to a charge of attempting
to pass SO bogus check at a
local drug store August G, war
given one years prison term
which was suspended.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. E. Fl. Walker, 1O4
N. 18th st. were shocked last Mon
day night when Mr.. Walkers
brother with a party arrived in
the city by automobile from Butte,
Montana, on a surprise visit, it
has been almost 20 years since the
brothers saw each other. Those in
the party were Mr.. Mac Walker
and his two children, Patty and
Bobby, Mrs. L. Fentor and Miss
June Walker daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. H. Walker, who graduated
from the Butte High School. She
will spend the winter here with
her parents and may attend
Tempe State College.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27
sFurm Tenancy
(Continued from Pas

CONTINUED from Page u
Only $1O,000,000 will be avail
able during the first year Of the
tenancy program initiated by the
Roosevelt Administration, al
though it is estimated that there
are more than 100000 landless
tenants, farm laborers and share
croppers in this country, the bulk
of them in the Southern states.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27
Report Of First Colored
Baptist Church

Sunday School at 9:45 A. M.
:air attendance reported. Lesson
studied. '"The place of religion in a
Nations life"
Devotional led by Deacon Jones
and Bro. Parker. Music furnished
by the choir:
Sermon by the pastor on "The
Providence of Cod" The message
was very inspirational, giving
encouragement to those who obey
God even as Abraham did in Cen
esis: 22nd ch. and the Lord will
provide for you. Sacrifices are no
duty more necessary only constant
duty now days"
At $50 P. M. the B. Y. p. U.
is held each Sunday evening.
Evening services were conduc-
ted by Rev. Woods as the Pastor
preached to the Vacation Bible
School being held at Shiloh Bap-
tist Church.
A hearty invitation is extended
you to worship with us each Sun
day.
Rev. Chas Favors, Pastor
Opal F. Willard, Secy.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27
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Mr.. James e. Wilson, 1841 e.
Adams st. a red cap at the Union
Station returned to the city Tues
day evening from Los Angeles,
Cal. where he attended the Red
Caps and Walters annual meeting.
Mr.. Wilson reports a good meeting
and that some progress in the
right direction has been made.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27

Agriculture Department agents
have decided to limit operations
to 500 counties. County commit
tees of three farmers, assumedly
white and of the boss-farmer class,
will select the tenants and the
land to be purchased by Govern
ment loans.
A staff of eight persons in
Washington will supervise the
tenancy program, utilizing the
present field supervision staff of
the Resettlement Administration.
3
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27

Mr.. Nick Solomon of Birming-
ham, Alabama passed away Aug
ust 18th, at the home of Mr.. Tom
Gordon, 921 South 3rd Ave. The
Reynolds Funeral Home sent his
body to his former home for fun
eral services and burial.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27

alton. The League is headed by
Ben Carreathers, one of the out
standing Negro leaders in this
city.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27

Paint has been invented for the
outside Of houses from which dust
is washed by rain.
Both the highest and lowezt
spots in the United States are in
against an outstanding opponent.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27
rs PITTSBURGH FAMILIES
WIN RENT STRIKE

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania =
(CNA) Negro residents of the Hill
district of Pittsburgh have won a
complete victory in their strike for
reduced rents.
Under the leadership of the Ten
ants League of Pittsburgh, rs
families on the hill went on a rent
strike against increases of ap-
proximately so per cent which
went into effect on May 1.
After prolonged struggle
which included mass meetings and
picketing, the tenants won their
demand for a restoration of the
rent scale of 1886, thus eliminat-
ing recent increases.
The Tenants League, which in
cludes both Negro and white ten
nants, has its strongest branch on
the Hill, and is waging a contin-
uous campaign for an improve
ment in the rent and housing situ-
-O-
Eyeglasses with flexible frames
have been invented in England
that can be worn under gas
masks.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27

Even III the densely populated
towns, man dies alone.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27

Mr.. r. H. Scott returned to the
city after spending .. pleasant
vacation with his family on tE
coast.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. George wilson
have improved their property at
1925 E. Jefferson st. to the extent
of painting the house and adding
other needed repairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coleman,
1888 e. Monroe improved their
property by adding rooms and
building neat little rent house
in the rear.
Evening star., 1937-11-20
New Fight Against Slums, Bighted Areas and Lack of
Homes Conducted With Realization of Causes of
Failures in Other Campaigns.

| costs every taxpayer in that city
money; further, that it imperils the
wealth OF citizens in other cities. For
service costs out of all proportion to
the population therein; police, fire
and disqualification expenses are inor-
| dinately high in such districts. Excess
sive municipal service charges directly
result in higher taxes, 70 per cent Of
which taxes are paid by home owners
in the average American city.
A CCORDING TO the New York City
Housing Authority there were ,13s
hres among 352 1868 rundown apart
ments and tenemenu and only 393
fires among 216,370 modern apart
ments in 1929. The same authority re-
ports that AT new cases Of tuberculosis
were reported per 100000 residents in
the slums Of Brooklyn. while the rate
for the entire borough was only 1913;
in Harlem tuberculosis Is three times
as prevalent as in the rest Of New York
City.
Cleveland reports that in one slum
district, which covers but three -fourths
Of per cent of the total city area and
which houses q per cent Of the popu-
lation, 21 per cent Of the murders were
committed. 1912 per cent Of tubercular
deaths occurred and 68 per cent of
boy delinquencies were reported The
slum district referred to pays 1925, OBS
taxes, based on maximum collections,
while it costs the city $1.366 900 for
municipal services-an outright cash
loss of $1,l31 900 a year.
A breakdown of Cleveland's figures
reveal that the per capita fire preven-
tion costs throughout the city average
$3.l2 annually. but in the slum district
it rises to 1927; police protection on
city-wide basis is s4.37 per capita,
but in the slums 1t is $1150.
Practically every city in America
to blighted areas.
OF perhaps equal importance to the
business man and home owner Is the
destructive effect OF slums on property
values generally. Since a big slice OF
our national wealth is represented by
real estate it follows that any condi-
ton such as bighted residential dis
trict, which impairs property valua-
ton, thereby decreases national as
we'll as personal wealth.
Finally, since municipal credit de-
pends chiefly on the city's property
valuations, any reduction in real estate
values directly weakens the city's credit
and jeopardizes its municipal bonds.
And the collapse Of the municipal bond
market, as has been proven in the last
decade, hurts individuals, not only in
the particular city, but throughout the
country because those bonds represent
a large share Of the Nations savings
as deposited in insurance companies
and other great fiscal agencies which
buy up those municipal obligations.
That is the hard-headed. rational
Interpretation of the housing problem
entertained by the men who will lead
the current war on slums. From that
viewpoint the situation will be ap-
preached with probably better
chance Of success than any anti-slum
efforts Of the past 4
Evening star., 1937-11-20

rails were to prove as economical and
efficient as construction on the lob,
such a policy would seem to conflict
with the spirit of the Wagner-Steagall
Act, which endeavors to spur local en-
ployment of labor, thus reducing relief
costs.
II would be politically inexpedient
as well as contrary TO more advanced
business policy to attempt to cut
wages, particularly to cut them so
drastically as to effect a one third saw
ing in construction costs. There re-
mains then but to effect this economy
by improved design, by more intelh-
gent planning
Apparently this is the Housing Au-
thority's ambition. They will try to
accomplish it by economical design
ing, by the use of building materials
most cheaply available to the various
projects, and by cheaper construction.
Cheap construction does not mean
necessarily poor construction; rather,
non-wasteful construction adapted to
the specific need
For instance, satisfactory low
rent project for displaced slum dweuers
would be, say, 3-story building con-
structed OF any satisfactory materials
available nearest the site of construc-
ton. Soundly but economically erected,
semi-fireproof and equipped with rea-
sonable facilities to insure health and
comfort of the occupants. There
seems to be no need for costly.
impressive ultra modern apartment
houses. with tiled baths and the like.
surrounded by country club-like
grounds and flower gardens publicly
maintained. The difference between
them, it is contended. is the difference
between sense and nonsense, between
a solvent and bankrupt project, be-
tween successful and unsuccessful
housing program.
DECENTRALIZATION contemplat-
ed in the Authoritys plan will
tend to bring about and maintain low
cost levels Since local officials will
be responsible in every project, the
citizenery will doubtless keep a close
watch on the progress of the work,
with the result of quick and sharp
public criticism of any bungling or
waste. The townspeople themselves
will be the alert inspectors on the job.
Economy therefore. and efficiency will
be politically necessary even if the
local housing officials entertain other
ideas. In the Southeast, where lumber
is major industry, local housing
authority which attempted to erect
brick structures where wood serves the
purpose or to use prefabricated steel
window frames in all likelihood would
be unable to withstand the public up
roar raised against it. In a similar
situation, when the highly centralized
P. W. A. Housing Division committed
similar errors, the local criticism had
little effect on the responsible men in
Washington.
Local responsibility likewise will re-
suit in designing and planning which
will result in housing types and con-
struction best adapted to the locality,
which again means greater economy.
To install a central heating plant in
multiple apartment building in a
climate which requires use of furnace
(see HOUSING, Page B-a)
Evening star., 1937-11-20
Skiing, Skating, Tobogganing and Hiking
on Snowshoes Are Among Great
Attractions for Tourists

down the slide TO choice of MYSTERIOUS
makes of up the hill again. dons the
contents, no matter what. and clad in
this burlesque costume. is off to the
races again. Roads leading to natural
ski courses and skating areas in this
park will be open all season
Sequoia National Park held its first
winter sports carnival in 1884 and
has been growing in winter popularity
ever since. AS many as 1000 people
have entered this park on single DAY
for recreat ton purposes. A new ice
rink at Lodgepole Camp, providing
so 900 square feet of smooth. glittering
surface, is the center of attractions,
and a new toboggan slide has been
built by c. C. c. boys.
daring adventurer. Otto Steiner
of the German-Austrian Alpine Asso-
clation. was successful not so long ago
in scaling Mount Whitney. the highest
peak in continental United States.
Skiing TO within 100 feet of the sum-
NIT that reaches 1896 feet above sea
level, he made the tWo-mile journey
in f1ve DAYS. Overhanglng banks of
snow shipped by high winds kept him
from reaching the very top.
Gen. Grant National Park, on the
western slope Of the Sierra Nevada
and about /. miles above sea level.
also offers a variety of winter sports
on an informal basis.
In Lassen National Park there is
skiing on the great white mountain
side Of once flaming volcano. silent
for only 20 years. and still strange and
awe-inspiring, with its steaming hot
pools sending smoke TO hover over the
snow which reaches depths of and
10 feet, and which lasts, packed and
hard well into the summer. At Crater
Lake snow-encrusted trees circle the
blue water.
Cabin and hotel facilities of varying
prices and comfort are maintained in
Evening star., 1937-11-20
Facilities Now Provided for Throngs of
Enthusiasts Lured to Areas by All
Sorts of Pastimes.

king and queen, and the annual
Bracebrldge dinner. with guests cos
TUNED as characters in the Christmas
dinner of Washington Irving's Sketch
Book is another.
At Glacier Point. more than 5000
feet above the valley and some 1000
feet above sea level there are ideal
skiing fields that rank with the best
in this country or abroad. The famous
Ash Can Alley is particularly popular
and other winter games high in favor
include slalom and downhill races.
coaStlng on a four-track toboegan
side, speed skating races on the
largest rink in the West. hockey
matches, and cross-country ski racing
Teams from West Coast colleges and
athletic clubs compete here annually.
New ski trails connect Morrow Mead dow
and Badger Pass skiing fields and the
ski house at Badger Pass has been
enlarged and improved.
Yosemite offers unexpected luxury
in providing two brands of climate,
side by side. The south side of the
NaI4eN. snadeQ oN towering Cllf1S. is
many degrees cooler than the opposite
SIDE where floods of sunshine make
the temperature mild enough for mid
CAV exercises without wraps.
Mount Rainier National Park. only
few hours from the wild Puget Sound
country, has carnival of winter sports
covering a season beginning December
/ and extending through MAY /. which
draws thousands of enthusiasts every
season. Within this park, at Long
mlre Springs, there is toboggan slide
l.2O0 feet long. and besides it a short
ash cam slide
Paradise Valley. with snowy ex-
panSe of unobstructed hills and wales
and steep inclines, is an ideal terrain
for skiing and was the scene of the
national championship and Olympic
trials. The Silver Ski course here
extends from Camp Mljr r rho n mn
Evening star., 1937-11-20
Offensive Aimed at Destruction of Dangers to Pros.
perity of Labor of Industry, of Finance, and
Realistic Approach Made.

p. w. A. for the homes Of the very
poor-are out.
THIS common sense attitude of
Housing Authority officials should
prove major contribution to the diff
cult problem OF keeping construction
costs down. High building cost was
an important cause of the failure of
other agencies to achieve their OBJ
jective of furnishing housing to the
lowest income groups.
The average cost per room on P. w.
AS 81 housing projects, for instance,
was sl.4e0 exclusive of land acquisi-
ton and landscaping expenses The
costs varied Of course. with the
different types Of projects and con-
Structions, and with the location. In
the South costs naturally were lower
than in the North. and in small cities
they were below those in large cities.
OF the 81 projects totaling 76,145
rooms, only four projects with q total
OF 1851 rooms. averaged less than
the thousand dollar per room maxi
mum set by the new Housing Au-
thority. The figure was surpassed in
Al OF the 81 projects. In four of them.
totaling 5,l6s rooms, the cost per room
was over 81 800 each. Naturally such
costs necessitated a rental base higher
than could be reached by the un-
1ortunates for which the projects we're
originally planned. The average rental
on these 81 P. w. A. projects is $3.50
per room without heat and utilities
such as gas or electricity. When these
essentials are included the rent aver
age jumps to $7.25 a room.
Even the Alley Dwelling Authority
OF the District of Columbia. whose
very name indicates that its respon-
siollity is to furnish homes for the
lowest-income groups. shows startling
per room costs in it's lov-rent apart
ment projects. Exclusive of land and
overhead. the room cost of one. a 81
unit apartment house. is 1924; on
the other, 24-unit building, the room
cost is $l.2l7. The rents range s8.75
TO $lo room per month, with heat,
but without utilities.
The Alley Dwelling Authority makes
better showing in its deta ched- homes
projects, of which it has two. The
costs per room on these are S910 and
81 ,O99. exclusive of land and overhead,
with rents from s625 to $3.50.
On the other hand, three detached
houses projects, initiated by private
enterprise, according to figures Of the
Federal Housing Administration,
which insured the projects, show an
average cost per room of but $716 and
an average rental of only $6.17. Like
wise, on Is privately financed low-rent
apartment and group-houses projects,
insured by F. H. A., the average room
cost is lower than P. w. AS or the
Alley Dwelling Authoritys. at $1,158
The average rental is 1887, including
heat.
THE United States Housing Au-
thority. in striving to keep costs
down to the $1,000 maximum per
room, has recourse to three principal
methods: The use of prefabricated
building materials, cheaper labor i'm
proved design,
Prefabrica ton Is still pretty much
in the experimental stage. Moreover.
even II the use Of qrefabricated mate
Evening star., 1937-11-20
By Pail p. Walsh.
triple threat to the Natjo,

TINE triple-threat to the Nations
progress - inadequate housing
faces final offensive which
a may take it out of play. A
direct danger to the prosperity of la
Dor, OF industry and of finance, the
housing situation has resisted costly.
energetic efforts of this trinity of
American business and of several ma
/ tlonal administrations to correct the
situation in the past decade. Present
I odds, however favor the United States
Housing Authority in its fight against
slums, bllghted areas and an insuffi-
cheney of homes.
TWO principal factors now encour-
age those who realize the seriousness
OF the housing problem First. the
absolute necessity that the critical sit
uation be relieved. Second. the realis-
tic approach to the problem by the
newly created housing agency.
Informed opinion holds that unless
the housing situation is solved within
reasonable time. this country can
expect little improvement in economic
>SAANAeioiAo' "A 1SNifo al III liOuSltS
struction offers the greatest impetus
to re-employment. to stimulation of
business, to Stabilization of the Ma
tons private financial structure.
Without this impetus we undoubtedly
face the specter of increased relief
rolls, decreased manufacturing and
consumption, backslide into another
depression. None appreciates this
more than the officials and advisers
in the United States Housing Au-
thority they realize they cannot af-
ford to fail.
N UNDERTAKING the task of re-
housing America, these men reveal
themselves, not as visionaries, but as
level-headed pragmatists. They view
the problem as a dollars-and cents
proposition and intend to proceed ac-
cordlngly, with little sentiment, Ger.
tainly with no maudlin sentiment.
Previous approaches to the complex
| question of slum clearance have been
motlvated in the main by social con-
slderations. Emphasis has been placed
VA eAiS ihoi al ICSI cSSlOIl Influenced Dy
poor housing as evidenced by the high
percentage of Juvenile delinquency and
adult crime. and on the physical dete-
rioration of slum dwellers as reflected
in high death rates
Such social aims must be needed in
any plan designed to relieve housing
| congestion in cities. But they do not
constitute the sole problem. Rather,
social considerations are inherent in
any public or semi-pubic enterprise,
whether it be slum clearance, factory
management or any other large VEN
ture involving hundreds of thousands
of humans. The popular and domi-
mating concept in national housing
rehabilitation now is practicable
tackle the job as business PROPOSE
ton, Success along this line auto
matically solves the social or human
problem.
The new Housing Authority con-
ceives the housing problem as one
which affects not only the unfortunate
occupants of slums or blighted dis
tricts, but all the people. Evidence
accumulated over the years proves in
disputably that a blighted section, q
run down residential area, IN any city,
Evening star., 1937-11-20

foot level on the mountain slopes to
the valley and involves almost five
miles of skiing and turning and
vertical drop of a mile
The highway to the valley is usually
kept open all winter as far as Narada
Falls. about 4 mile and 4 half distant.
Evening star., 1937-11-20

That last fragment Of the journey,
usually trudged on foot or on skis, is
being kept open as one-way road
all the way to the valley. and famous
Paradise Inn is snowbound except for
It's high dormer windows until spring
Motorists leave their cars at Narada
Evening star., 1937-11-20

exercise with magnificent scenery
Cross-country events staged at Rocky
Mountain are vorld-famous. and some
of the best-knovn athletes have COM
peted in the parks skiing contests.
The bundle races on skis are hectic
and amusing The contestant skis
Evening star., 1937-11-20

Falls, where there is parking space for
thousand autos. and travel the rest
of the way in stages.
EOR many years Rocky Mountain
National Park has attracted trav-
elers who love to combine inviporating