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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
Commissioners Will Have Two
Appeal Sessions In February

The next two meetings of the Coun-
ty Commissioners will be given over
to the hearing of appeals on assess
ments and the transaction of routine
business, it was announced by Virgil
T. Steyer, president of the Board, fol-
lowing adjournment of this weeks
session of the body.
These meeting are provided for by
law and all property owners having
reason to ask for adjustments on their
assessments, are urged to appear,
otherwise they will not have an OPP
portunity to be heard prior to next
years assessment session.
These assessment sessions will be
held on Monday, February /, and on
Monday, February Is. After February
Is the assessment books will be closed
and there will be no other meetings for
revision, as the law requires the as
sessment books to be closed and cal
culations made by March 1 in anticipa-
ton of the annual levy in April.
An advertisement to this effect ap-
pears in The Republican today.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
Oakland High Teams Defeat
Bayard High School

Oakland High school basketball
teams defeated representatives of
Bayard High school on the local court
last Friday evening. The boys won %
to 16, while the girls were victorious
IS to 81.
J. Lawton, E. Paugh, ]. Weber, ].
Shaefer, and H. Hardesty started for
Oakland and numerous substitutions
followed including B. Sweitzer, P.
Fazzalari, R. Trickett, R. Lewis, A.
Brock, W. Johnson, w. Rees, C. Sweitz-
er, E. Darby, P. Frazee, J. Sharps, c.
Shilke. J. Lawton was high-point
man.
Starting for the girls were M. Glot-
felty, K. Glotfelty, M. Bolden, R. Law
ton, S. Corliss and Kelly. Substitutes
were S. Treacy, K. Fields, Nielsen
bach, Murphy, Peck, and McNemar.
Oakland High boys team was de-
feated at Thomas last evening by the
Thomas High quint, % to 6.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
EVANSVILLE TO BE ON
SUPER-HIGHWAY SYSTEM
Congressman Would Have U. S.
Build 9 Roads Covering Nation

Grantsville is included on one of the
super-highways which would be built
if a bill introduced in Congress by
Representative ]. Buell. Snyder, 24th
District of Pennsylvania, is passed.
Three transcontinental highways and
six north-south highways are pro-
posed.
One Of the east-west roads, ranging
from so to 80 feet wide, would start at
Baltimore and extend to San Francisco
by way of Cumberland, Grantsville
Uniontown, Pa; Columbus, O.; St
Louis, Denver and Salt Lake City.
The U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
is authorized to make survey of the
nine super highways outlined in Repre-
sentative BuelPs bill, with the cooper
alton of U. S. Army engineers and
state bodies having jurisdiction over
the portions of the highways in their
respective domains.
All the super-highways would be
lighted at night; have rights of way
not less than 200 feet wide; and have
airports at intervals.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
AUTOPSY ORDERED AFTER
DEATH OFWOMAN TUESDAY
Mrs. MOlIie Bruskey Found Dead
At Her Home In DOdsOn, Near
Kitzmiller By Her Children
HUSBAND is IN HOSPITAL

An autopsy has been ordered per-
formed on the body of Mrs. Mollie
Brusky, about 46 years old, of Dod-
son, near Kitzmiller, who was found
dead at her home on Tuesday morning.
The autopsy was ordered by county
officers when the cause of death could
not be definitely determined.
Mrs. Bruskey was discovered near
her bed by her children, according to
information given to Neil C. Fraley,
States Attorney. Mrs. Bruskey has
two sons and one daughter. Her
husband has been in the hospital at
Cumberland for several weeks suffer-
ing with broken leg.
Mr.. Fraley stated this morning that
the autopsy would probably be per-
formed Friday. Two are being held
in the county Jail for questioning in
connection with the case, but until the
outcome of the autopsy is learned,
there will be no legal action taken.
The investigation was made by
Fraley, Clarence Spear, sheriff, and
other county officers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
Child Dies From Effects of Eat
ing Coal

Jackson Groves, aged one year,
seven months and % days, died Friday,
January Is, in Mercy Hospital, Balti-
ore, after a vain attempt to save his
y :, death being due to bronchial penu-
monia.
The child became i'll in December
after swallowing some coal and when
he did not respond to treatment the
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Groves,
Mountain Lake Park, were advised to
take him to a Cumberland hospital
From there the child was taken to
Mercy Hospital, Baltimore where an
examination developed the fact that
some of the foreign matter had entered
the lungs, causing an infection.
Funeral services were conducted on
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with
Rev. E. A. Critics officiating. A brief
service was held at the home Of the
parents of the child and later from
Oak Grove church, near Terra Alta
W. Va. Interment was made In Oak
Grove cemetery.
Surviving are his parents, two broth
ers and two sister, Lawrence, Robert
Dolores and Jacqueline. The latter was
a twin of the dead child.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
STATE TO COMPLETE BIG
LAKE NEAR HERRINGTON
Area To Be Made Into a Recrea-
ton Park For Public Use

Completion of the 55-acre artificial
lake, near Harrington Manor, on the
State forest reserve, is included in the
1887 construction plans of the State
Department of Forestry and the Civil
ian Conservation Corps.
The dam has been under construc-
ton since last summer on Harrington
Greek, seven miles north of Oakland,
When completed number of cabins
will be built on its edges for public
use. The cabins will accommodate
from two to six persons. A pavilion
with bath-house facilities and possibly
a boat-house also will border the lake.
F. w. Besley, State forester, stated
the lake dam would be of clay ore
construction, with a concrete spillway,
and designed to Withstand an ice pres
sure of $4,000 pounds per lineal foot.
The total length of the weir will be
about 105 feet.
Although the site for the lake was
selected by the state forester a num-
Der Of years ago, lack of funds had
forced indefinite postponement of work
on the project.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
Commanding Officer at Potomac
CCC Camp Is Changed

Captain Albert H. Hatch, who was in
command of Meadow Mountain CCC
camp, where he superintendent the
erection of the building of the reser-
walton, has been transferred from that
camp and placed in charge of Poto-
mac Camp, located east of Mountain
Lake Park, having taken charge two
weeks ago, thus relieving the former
commander, Captain Robert Krenz.
Captain Hatch stated to The Repub-
lican last Friday afternoon when he
visited the Office, that all business
matters and other routine pertaining
to the camp and it's men should be
brought to his personal attention.
Captain Hatch by profession is an
attorney, a member of the Philadelphia
(Pa.) bar. ! 5o!,a.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
BIRTHDAY BALL FOR THE
PRESIDENT WILL BE HELD
Informal Dance at The William
James On January 10Th

Oakland will be one of more than
five thousand communities which will
celebrate the fifty-fifth birthday ami
versary of President Roosevelt with a
dance in his honor. At the same time
those attending will be raising money
to fight infantile paralysis in this and
other communities.
The dance is to be held on Friday,
January 20, at the William-James
hotel. Jimmy Morgan and his orches-
ira, of Fairmont, w. Va, will play the
program dances and the subscription
will be SLIPS per couple.
DR.. E. I. Baumgartner has again
been named chairman of the local COM
mittee, and he has named the follow
ing as committee members: Mrs. w.
W. Grant, Mrs. D. Edward Offutt, Mrs.
W. T. Tibbets, Mrs. C. H. Tall, Jr.,
Mrs. E. I. Baumgartner, Mrs. E. C.
Lawrence, Mrs. George Hanst, Mrs.
F. A. Thayer, Jr., Mrs. Emroy Bolden,
Miss Mary Louise Helbig, Grover C.
Stemple, julius C. Renninger, Charles
H. Briner, Jr., DIR. E. C. Peck, DR.. H.
w. McComas, Mayor Lawrence M.
Fraley. /
January 80 is the date set through
out the country but this was changed
locally to Friday, January 20, as it
was felt this would suit greater
percentage of the people who would
attend.
More than 100000 victims of polio
myelitis in the United States continue
to need assistance in rehabilitating
themselves as useful members Of the
community, stated Col. Henry L. DOH
erty, chairman of the national COM
mittee for the fourth year. This year
seventy cents of the net proceeds will
be used for the benefit Of sufferers in
the locality where the money is col
lected. The remainder will be turned
over to the President for the Warm
Springs Foundation to enable the in
stitution to continue the battle of
mankind against the mysterious and
often fatel malady.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
CHANGE TO BE MADE IN
LAYOUT OF GOLF COURSE
Engineer Recommends Area
Around Wells and Spring be
Restricted

A change in the layout Of the pro-
posed golf course, to be constructed
on the town property west of town,
will have to be made before any def
mite plans are made, it was reported
this week by member of the Town
Council. The change will affect the
starting point.
The area was inspected during the
week by Lloyd MacMurray, senior
engineer of the Health Department
for Western Maryland, and he stated
he would recommend that the section
around the wells be restricted to the
use of those playing golf. Prior to
his inspection it was planned to begin
the course at this point.
Mr.. MacMurray stated that there
would be tendancy to congregate at
the starting point which might easily
endanger the city water supply.
A new layout for the nine-hole
course is now being made with the
starting point near the road to the
Youghiogheny river bridge, near home
Of Mrs. Laura Leighton. The course
would be approximately $500 yards
in length and end near the starting
point. A committee of members from
the Rotary club is now at work gather
ing information on the amount Of
piping necessary, and detailed figures
on the work needed. This committee
is being assisted by Henry Tarring,
WPA head here. After definite figures
are available on cost, etc., the project
will be turned over to the Mayor and
Town Council for action.
1t is necessary that the Council
sponsor the project before there can
be action by the WPA.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
Given Sentence Of One Year For
Theft Of Automobile

A Cumberland youth, William Fran
els Walters, who gave his name to
police as James Leroy Smith, of Swan
ton, was given a sentence of one year
in the House of Correction, after which
sentence was suspended. His COM
panion, Charles Turner, was given a
sentence of one year in the House OF
Correction. Testimony indicated Tur-
ner was the leader in the crime. The
pair were charged with stealing an
automobile.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
Miller's Market Entered And
Robbed Last Evening

Miller's Sanitary Market was
entered and robbed last evening Of
about thirty dollars in cash, H. l..
Miller, owner reported to officers. No.
charges have been preferred but one
is being held for questioning.
Mr.. Miller said usually he checked
the cash register before leaving for
his supper but failed to do so last
evening and returned about 6:45 to the
store. The register had been opened
in the meantime and all paper money
had been taken out. Checks and
change had been left untouched.
Officers are investigating. Mr.. Miller
had been absent from the store less
than an hour.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
ROTARY CLUB TO SPONSOR
ERECTION OF ROAD SIGNS
Two Each Will be Placed at juno
ton of Route PIG with 40 and so

At meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Oakland Rotary club held
Tuesday evening at the home of W. o.
Davis, it was decided to sponsor the
erection of four large highway signs,
two each at the junction Of U. S. route
PIG with the National Highway (route
4O) and the Northwestern Turnpike
(route SOY.
Erection of two of the signs will get
under way Immediately, it was an
nounced yesterday.
The committee of the Oakland unit
of the Allegheny Tableland Associa-
ton, which solicited money for adver-
Using purposes from the merchants
and business men of Oakland last
summer, decided to turn over to the
Rotary club $10O to assist in this work.
The signs are to be IL by % feet
and will depict the attractions in this
section in few words and scenes. The
signs will be so placed so that motor
lists coming either east or west will
be able to see at glance the advan-
tages this community has to offer.
1t was the purpose of the Tableland
unit to use the money collected last
summer for sign construction but no
definite plans had been developed.
When it was learned the Rotary club
was to sponsor such a project and had
already gone forward with preliminary
arrangements, it was decided to CO.
operate fully.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
SIXTY-FIVE PER CENT OF
'36 TAXES ARE COLLECTED
Treasurer Makes Report of the
Amount Coming In During Year

Approximately sixty-fve per cent of
Garrett county's taxes for the year
1886 had been collected up to Deem
Der 81, according to figures released
yesterday by Jesse ]. Ashby, Jr.,
County Treasurer.
The figures showed $122, 634.46 col
lected, leaving balance of $57y287.75
yet to be collected. In addition, Mr..
Ashby pointed out that there was also
the sum of $68,O26.79 in uncollected
taxes for the years 1881 to 1885, in
elusive.
Of the total amount paid the treas
urer during 1886, $4,000 was collect
ed during the month of December,
which was above the average for that
period. A report Of the December
receipts and expenditures was made
yesterday to the Board of County
Commissioners. The report showed ap-
proximately $4,000 cash on hand as
of January list, but Mr.. Ashby stated
that since the first of the year about
$4,000 had been paid out on orders.
A report made during January of
last year showed that outstanding
taxes for the years 1881 to 1885, in
elusive, amounted to $139,099O6,
which means that over $71,000 in
back taxes were paid during 1886,
making total collections during that
year approximately $4,000.
Mr.. Ashby said that tax collections
during 1886 were slightly above that
of 1885.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
Rev. G. NJ. Kunkle Addresses
brotherhood Meeting

Rev. George M. Kunkle, of Acct
dent, was the principal speaker at the
regular meeting of st. Marks Luth-
eran Brotherhood held Tuesday even
ing. His topic was Hunger"
Mrs. Ruth Barnes gave reading
and a trio, Alvin Brock, cello; Charles
Shilke, violin; and Jack Weber, piano,
gave several numbers.
Members of the Brotherhood will
observe universal Brotherhood Sunday
with a special service Sunday morning.
Delbert Davis, cashier of the First
National bank, will be the speaker.
The mems choir will sing a special
number.
Plans were made for the annual
turkey supper, to be held on Thurs
day evening, February 4.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
bob" HICKS Is WANTED
ON CHARGES OF FORGERY
Now Being Sought Because Of
Similar Difficulty That Over
took Him Ten Years Ago
SCATTERS CHECKS FREELY
History often repeats itself.

history O1Cen repeats lLSeI.
Whether it has done so in this case
has not been determined by the Court.
The following is taken from an issue
of The Republican of July IA, 1927:
"Bad checks, amounting to more
than $210 were the cause of the ar
rest of Robert E. Hicks, %, Mounds
vile, W. Va. He was given hearing
and was released on $500 bond, which
was furnished by his mother. His
case will be disposed of by the Circuit
Court.
"Checks were passed against C. N.
McIntire, Kerins Brothers Garage, E.
S. Evans, Shaffer's Taxi, Joseph E.
Harmed, the Pines and several other
establishments"
Wanted On Forgery Charge
At the present time officers are on
search for the same Robert E.
Hicks, now thirty-two years old, of
Mountain Lake Park, on a charge of
forgery. The charge is brought by 1.
r. Rudy, manager of the Coffman-
Fisher Company's store in Oakland,
who is the possessor of a check alleged
to be forgery and given Mr.. Rudy in
exchange for cash or its equivalent.
While this forgery is the only spe-
cific charge against Hicks appearing
on a Justice of the Peace docket in
oakland, it is alleged that Hicks
passed a number of similar checks and
thus accumulated an amount of money
in excess of 5000. Hicks subsequently
disappeared from Oakland and Noun
tain Lake Park and has not yet been
apprehended.
Those who have been victimized at
this time by the man are said to in
clude the Coffman-Fisher Company,
the Princess Shop, Joseph E. Harmed,
Oakland Supply Company, H. R.
Shank, A. D. Naylor and Company
and others of Oakland and Mountain
Lake Park.
Officers have stated that some of
the checks passed by Hicks, signed by
his mother, appeared to have been
raised from the original amount. One
check for 500 was said to have been
raised from $500, while another for
$55 was said to have been originally
$500. Additional checks are alleged
to have been passed in number of
nearby West Virginia towns.
While young Hicks was in a similar
difficulty ten years ago, all the checks
he then passed were made good and
he was released from custody follow
ing a suspension of sentence when
the Court was informed that the
charges then standing against him
would not be pressed. The history of
the present case has not yet been
completed.
One attending the inauguration in
Washington yesterday reported upon
returning to Oakland this morning
that he had seen Hicks entering a
theatre in that city yesterday after
noon. When Hicks left this section
he told an acquaintance that he was
going to Richmond and to another he
said he was bound for New York.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
Layman's League Plans Card
Party

Last Thursday evening members of
the Laymen's League of st. Matthew's
Episcopal church, Oakland, met at the
church rectory for their monthly
meeting. A number of wives of the
members joined them to hear Mrs.
Samuel Cole make an informal ad-
dress on the care of children. A spec
ial musical number was played by
Albert Dewitt. Refreshments were
served.
The League made plans for bene-
fit card party to be held under its
auspices in the church parish house
on the evening of Friday, February
S. Admission will be 25 cents. Various
card games, including bingo, will be
played and prizes offered. The pub
lie is invited to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
Ministers Association Against
Sunday Moving Pictures

At meeting of the Mt. Top Minis
ters' Association on Monday morning
the members took action against the
proposed enactment of legislation
which would give Sunday motion pic
lures to Oakland. A committee was
appointed consisting of ministers and
laymen, who are to frame the church's
procedure against such legislation.
Sheriff Clarence Spear, who was to
discuss elbow the Church can help in
law enforcement" was unable to be
present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
Gives Course For Relief Aides

Miss Ann Botsford, training super
visor from the State Office, conducted
an institute in the county welfare
board rooms for the relief aides on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The
course consisted of lectures and dis
cussion on case work with families.
Miss Botsford received her training
in the New York School Of Social
Work and has had wide experience
in both Maryland and New York.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
COUNTY POTATO GROWERS
SWEEP STATEWIDE SHOW
Takes rs Out of 81 Prizes Offered
at Annual Competition in Balti-
more Last Week
LIST OF WINNERS GIVEN

By winning &c out of 80 awards il
various classes, Garrett county potato
producers carried away high honors
in the Statewide potato show conduc.
ted last week in Baltimore. The show
was in connection with the annua
meeting of the Maryland Farm Blu.
reau held in the Lord Baltimore hotel.
The show was for commercial anC
certified seed producers and All club
groups. The local exhibits were gath.
cred and taken to Baltimore by John
H. Carter, county agent, who devotes
a large part of his time to the i'm
provement of the potato industry in
this county. Judges were DR.. C. E
Temple and Thomas H. White, of the
University of Maryland.
The winners in the various groups
are as follows:
Adult Certified
Early and Medium Late Varieties
Howard Schlossnagle, Accident, LIST
Katahdin; Foster Yost, Accident, End
Irish cobbler; George Buckingham
Marriottsville, 3rd, Dakota red; Will
liam P. DeBerry, Oakland, 4th, red
bliss; Lloyd Miller, Accident, 5th
Katahdin.
Late Varieties-Foster Yost, Acct
dent, LIST; Clark Schlossnagle, Acct
dent, End; Howard Schlossnagle, Acct
dent, 3rd; Allen Kelly, Oakland, 4th;
William DeBerry, Oakland, 9Th. The
first four exhibited Masons, the fifth
winner, rural russell.
Adult Commercial
Early and Medium Late Varieties
Emmert Miller, Accident, LIST, Katah-
din; Paul Miller, Accident, End; Katah-
din; o. w. Burtner, Keedysville, 3rd,
Irish cobbler; William F. DeBerry,
Oakland, 4th, red bliss; Robert Miller,
Accident, 9Th, Katahdin.
Late Varieties William Custer,
Hoyes, LIST, Mason; Foster Yost, Acct
dent, End, rural russell; George Buck
ingham, Marriottsville, 3rd, Dakota
red; Paul Miller, Accident, 4th, Mason;
Richard DeBerry, Oakland, 9Th, rural
russell.
All Club Certified
Early and Medium Late Varieties
Marion Schlossnagle, Accident, LIST,
Irish cobbler; John R. Jehle, Hyatts-
vile, End, Mccormick.
Rurals and Dakota Reds-Eugene
Schlossnagle, Accident, list; John R,
Jehle, Hyattsville, End.
All Club Commercial
Smooth and Russell Rurals-Paul
Miller, Accident, LIST; Wade Frazee,
Oakland, End; Owen Frazee, Oakland,
3rd; Robert Miller, Accident, 4th; Ray
mond Schlossnagle, Accident, 9Th.
Any Other Varieties-Paul Miller,
Accident, list; Robert Miller, Accident,
End; Roger Burtner, Keedysville, Bird.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
Weather Continues Mild

Weather during the week has con-
tinued mild, although disagreeable on
account of the almost incessant rain
Yesterdays sleet storm brought
several inches of slush but rising
temperature prevented any damage to
trees and wires. Streams have been
swollen but not alarmingly so as the
rain continues to descend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
School Board Asks For Bids On
Grantsville School Addition

Sealed proposals for the erection of
an addition to the Grantsville school
building are being sought by the
Board of Education of this county, ac-
cording to an advertisement appear
ing in The Republican today.
The proposals must be delivered be-
fore 11:3O a. M, on Thursday, Febru-
airy II, at which time they will be
publicly opened and read. The execu-
ton of the work is subject to the re-
quirements of the Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
Injured In Collision

Rev. and Mrs. C. w. Fraker, of near
McHenry, were injured last Sunday
when the automobile in which they
were riding collided with another
automobile at the intersection Of the
Swanton and Kitzmiller roads.
Mrs. Fraker sustained painful
bruises when her head struck and
broke the windshield. Rev. Fraker
was only slightly injured. The name
of the occupant of the other car could
not be learned. He was injured.