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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-04-29
Including rents, interests and prot

Including rents, interests and prof
its
But wages is only one factor in total
costs
So how can wages buy back the
mass Of production?
Wages is actually purchasing
power
Workers have to spend in order to
live
Dividends, interest and rents are
different
These are called savings" to be
invested
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-04-29

| But when invested must always
come back
With more interest and dividends
When workers use their purchasing
power
They do not expect to get them
again
They eat, or wear, or live it up
They have to!
We are not permitted to produce
for use
''To live: that is not incentive
enough
Result: We do not produce enough
to live
We must produce so long as there
is profit
And then: stop producing
If that means, to stop living
No matter:
Even if it kills the profit system.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
TWENTY SEVEN ADDED TO
RED CROSS THIS WEEK
Brings Total Thus Far To 266,
With S273.15 Collected

This weeks report of 81 additional
members to the Red Cross brings the
total thus far to 266 and the amount
of money collected to S273.15. Garrett
county's quota in the annual roll call
drive is $500.
Names added to the list this week
include DR.. E. D. Cruit, George R.
Williamson, Mrs. Mabel Sollars, First
National Bank, Delbert Davis, c. E.
Sharps, B. I. Gender, Cecil Smith,
Mrs. A. T. Matthews, Oakland Hard
ware and Furniture Company, Imper-
ial Ice Cream Company, Leighton
Brothers Garage, Charles Queer, John
A. Khare, Mrs. Nettie Thrasher, James
Fazzalari, Walter DeBerry, Mrs. Wal
ter DeBerry, Mrs. Truman Casteel,
Mrs. J. D. Darby, Miss Martha Nit
chell, Mrs. Ray Teets, Thomas Currie,
Mrs. Josiah T. Beckman, Elmer Haul
enbeek, William Chisholm, Mrs. Paul
B. Naylor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
Christmas Mail Here Shows In
crease Over That OF 1887

Christmas letter mail at the Oak
land postoffice showed an increase of
more than $500 pieces during the six
day period preceding Christmas this
year, compared with similar period
in 1897, postoffice officials revealed
this morning.
A total of 38,557 pieces passed
through the canceling machines from
December 10 to December "a, inclu-
sive.
Stamp sales were also extremely
heavy. During that period 10000 one
and one-half cent stamps were sold,
5000 more than during the same per-
iod last year. The officials, however,
had enough to supply the demand this
year. Last year there was shortage
of the one and one-half cent variety.
officials announced that the office
window would be open from 1880 to
$3.50 on New Years Day, Monday,
January 2. There will be no delivery.
The Office will be open on Saturday
until noon, returning to its usual
schedule.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
HOMEMAKERS CLUBS NAME
NEW OFFICERS FOR 1889
Eight Of Nine Clubs In County
Elect Leaders For New Year

Eight of the nine Homemakers clubs
in the county held election of officers
for 1889 at recent meetings, and
named the following leaders:
Bittinger-Mrs. c. C. Beachy, pres
ident; Mrs. Lawrence Buckle, vice
president; Mrs. Carl Bittinger, secre-
tary and treasurer; Mrs. Herbert
Bucket music chairman; Miss Lucille
Glotfelty, reading chairman; Mrs. A.
c.. Curran, peace chairman.
Grantsville-Mrs. Harold Miller,
president; Mrs. Lee W. Hershberger
vice-president; Mrs. Sylvan burst,
secretary; Mrs. N. U. Broadwater
treasurer.
Hoyes-Mrs. W. W. Dewitt, presi-
dent; Miss Icie G. Friend, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. E. H. Bishoff, secretary;
Mrs. J. A. Dewitt, treasurer and mu-
sic chairman; Mrs. w. A. Custer, read
ing chairman.
Kempton-Mrs. Leslie Ryan, presi-
dent; Mrs. Anthony Strimel, vice-pres-
ident; Mrs. Ethel j. Fox, secretary;
Mrs. E. P. Dice, treasurer.
Kitzmiller-Mrs. O. P. Jones, presl-
dent; Mrs. Earl Shank, secretary; Mrs.
Ridder, treasurer.
Mars Hill-Mrs. Carl Cessna, presl-
dent; Miss Beulah Engle, vice-presl-
dent; Mrs. Guy S. Stanton, secretary;
Mrs. Allen Baker, treasurer; Mrs
Harold Baum, reading chairman; Mrs,
Floyd burst, music chairman; Mis-.
Ellsworth Beachy, recreation chair
man.
Mountain Lake Park-Mrs. Letha
Smith, president; Mrs. Gladys Weeks
vice-president; Mrs. Alice FitzWater,
secretary; Mrs. Florence Rathbun'
treasurer.
Oakland-Mrs. Ernest Townshend,
president; Mrs. c. A. Phillips, vice
president; Mrs. 7. C. Bittinger, secre-
tary: Mrs. Thane o. White, treasurer
Officers for the Deer Park club are
to be elected at later date.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
COMMISSIONERS PREPARE
TO OBTAIN MORE ROADS
Machinery Purchased That Will
Supplement and Speed up Work
of WPA Projects in County
EXPECT TO SAVE MONEY

The new Board of County
Commissioners, in office less than
a month, have already taken def
mite steps to give the people of
the county more and more miles
of farm to market roads.
Machinery that will supplment
and speed up the work of the
Works Progress Administration
road projects in this county, has
been purchased by the Commits
sioners at a cost of approx
mately $4,000. Some of this
equipment has already arrived
other machinery is on the way.
With this new machinery it is the
plan of the Commissioners to build so
or more miles of road annually under
WPA supervision, where only 20 miles
were built before. This will materially
reduce the cost of roads per mile, and
the credit allowed by the WPA for
the use Of machinery and other saw
ings which will be effected, are eX-
pected to pay for the cost of the ma
chinery in the course of one and one
half or two years.
This is the expressed belief of the
entire board of Commissioners, ac-
cording to statements they made to 3
representative of The Republican yes
terday afternoon. Blaine Giessman,
president; Cheston H. Browning and
Paul NJ Friend are of the opinion
that with the new plan Garrett county
will be able to repair roads that are
now run down and build many miles of
new improved roads at a saving to the
taxpayers.
"While we have the use of $50 men
on WPA, we thought it extremely wise
to have machinery available that will
speed up the work and give Garrett
county some good roads IN every di-
rection," Mr.. Browning stated.
Machinery already received includes
a caterpillar R.D.-7 and trail builder,
a caterpillar auto patrol, powered with
Diesel motor, equipped with r.
foot blade and scarifer; V-type STOW
pillow to attach to the auto patrol; a
hydraulic control grader No. &C, with
12-foot blade.
Also ordered are two stone crushers
with metal bins, one portable stone
crusher and two air compressors.
The scarifier will be used to loosen
up roads now rocked, so that they can
be rolled smooth again. A coating Of
screenings and oil will then be added
to these roads. The snow pillow will be
used to open the country roads that
sometimes stay drifted for weeks at
time.
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
Change Made In Self-Help
University Personnel

At a recent meeting Of officials OF
the Self-Help University at Mountain
Lake Park, Rev. Paul Maness, who has
been acting as local business manager,
was given the sales and plomotional
work, while the local management was
vested in a board composed OF j b.
Webster, dean of men; Miss Frances
Miller, dean of women, and e. =.
Gnegy, president of the Patrons AS
ISOLATION. The new board will be as
sisted in an advisory capacity by the
finance committee of the school.
A chicken supper, recently ned, was
well attended. An old-fashioned spell
ing bee is planned for the next meeting
of the Patrons Association, which Will
be held January 10. The public is IN
yited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
OAKLAND SCOUT TROOP TOT
BEGIN 18TH ACTIVE YEAR |
Troop l Was Organized In Fall
Of 1924; Thirty-Five To Be
Re-Registered For 1889

Starting January 1, the Oakland
Troop No. l, Boy Scouts of America,
will begin its fifteenth year Of exist
ence. 1t is upon December 81, that the
annual charter expires, and in order
to continue in existence all active
scouts, their leaders and troop COM
mitteemen must be re-registered upon
the rolls at national scout head
quarters.
The Oakland troop will begin its
fifteenth year with 35 scouts re-
registered, five of them being entirely
new scouts, and the others having been
in for various periods which have en-
abled them to advance to Tenderfoot,
second class, and first class scouts.
Those boys re-registering include
Harold C. Ashby, Robert D. Bittle,
Arlie P. Breedlove, DeCoursey Boil
den, William A. Casteel, John L. Fitz-
water, Ronald Friend, James c. Dalb by,
William W. Grant, John A. Grant,
Linn B. Grant, Wendell E. Hanft,
Wilbur C. Jones, Foster H. Mann.
Edward F. Means, Verl o. Kitzmil-
Ter, Charles Henry McIntire, Arthur E..
Naylor, Lewis B. Naylor, Shirley
Ramsey, Lawrence P. Riley, Kenneth
E. Ridder, Irwin R. Rudy, William E.
Sharps, Fred L. Sharps, Clinton Shat
fer, Robert H. Stevenson, William A.
Shirer. Stanley S. Stahl, William F.
Stahl, Robert B. Sincell, Harold F.
Stockslager, Ralph T. Thayer, Crelgh
M. Teets, and William ]. WEIGH.
Howard C. Riggs is scoutmaster of
the troop with Bernard Gender, Jr.,
assistant. The latter has been active
in scouting for IA years, ever since us
inception under Rev. A. j. Torrey, IN
the fall of 1924. Scoutmasters since
then have been Scott w. Shirer, Rev.
Paul G. Linaweaver, George H. Hanst,
Bernard Gender, Jr., Robert Stemple,
Rev. George Packard and Mr.. Riggs.
Members of the troop committee in
clude George H. Hanst, chairman; d.
R. Sincell, Arthur Naylor, W. w. Daw-
son, F. D. Bittle, David c. Frimble,
w. w. Grant. Other members are to
be added later.
Many of the scouts under Rev. A. j.
Torrey have been graduated from col
lege for several years and have good
positions; several are married, some
having children.
Throughout the fourteen years there
has been hardly a scout, who renamed
interested in scouting for any length
of time, who is not substantial clti-
zen and who is not taking his place IN
the world, a review of the records
shows.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
State Relief Expenditures For
1888 Almost Nine Millions

Maryland's Federally aided 1888 re-
lief program, including old-age pen
sions, aid to dependent children and
direct relief, will cost the State APP
proximately $8,852,O8 reports of the
Board of State Aid and Charities indi-
Gates.
On the basis of monthly figures from
January through November the
boards records showed total eNpendl-
lures, month by month, ranging from
a low $7O2,577 last January to a peak
of S766,893 last month.
Old-age pension payments were eX-
pected to account for nearly half of
the total. AS of November 80, old-age
pensions cost $3,254,509 and Decem-
ber's figures are expected to boost the
total by about 1901, 900. About 800
pensioners were added to the rolls IN
the first eleven months and relief Of
ficials have forecast continued rise
in pension costs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
Charity Dance To Be Held; Local
Club Distributes Baskets

More than forty baskets containing
articles of substantial food were dis
tributed to needy families in Oakland
and nearby towns by the Young Demo-
cratic club of Oakland over the Christ
mas season, now drawing to close.
Money for the purpose was obtained
through contributions placed IN recep-
tacles in stores and other business es-
tablishment and by a tag day. Local
merchants also cooperated generously.
A charity ball, sponsored by the
club, will be held in the Manhattan
Hotel ballroom this evening, Decem-
Der 30. Reed Raines and his orchestra
will furnish the music and there Will
be special novelties and decor2tlcHs'
Proceeds are to be used for charl'a'
Bile work in the community. Admlss On
is S1.25 per couple.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
School Board To Meet To Con-
slider PWA Grant

The Board of Education will hold its
next meeting tomorrow morning at
it's office in the Court House, at which
regular meeting the Board will con-
slider a superseding offer of the Fed
eral Emergency Administration of
Public Works, the same growing out
of an amendatory application for an
additional grant for funds for part
payment upon the additions and alter
ations to the Oakland Elementary and
Kitzmiller High school buildings, as
result of which the PWA grant in in
creased from $4,000 to $38,664, or an
increase of 1864.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
TO CONDUCT EXAMINATION
FOR POSTMASTER POSITION
Must Apply Before January IL;
J. Frank Browning, Acting
Postmaster

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an opca
competitive examination to fill tut
position of postmaster a. the Oakland
postoffice This examination is he'd
pursuant to an Act Of Congress, i j.
proved June rs, 1888, which pla-ed
presidential postmasters within the
classified civil service.
The receipt of applications will close
January II, 1889. Veteran preference
will not be granted unless documen
tary proof is submitted. An applicant
must be citizen, must have resided
within the town for at least one year
Immediately preceding January II,
1889, and within the ages of % to So.
The Commission will certify the
names of the highest three qualified
eligibles to the Postmaster General
who shall submit the name Of one
selected to the President for romina-
ton. Confirmation by the Senate is
the final action. The Commission states
it is not interested in political, relig-
ious or fraternal affiliations of any ap-
plicant.
Full information may be obtained
at the Oakland postoffice or from the
Commission, Washington.
]. Frank Browning was recently Up
pointed acting postmaster of the Oak
land office to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mrs. Frances II.
Matthews. He will assume his duties
on January 1.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
FIRE COMPANY ANSWERS
TWO CALLS DURING WEEK
First Aid Certificates Presented
To Five Who Complete Course

The Oakland Fire Department an
swered two alarms during the past
week.
The fremen went to VindeX on We'd
nesday, December Il, in answer to
call at 1920 in the evening. By the time
the department with its equipment
had made the 2O-mile run the fire had
been brought under control by en-
ployes of the coal company operating
there, whose property was endangered
by flames originating in a garage ad-
iacent to the coal company's store
building. A car, stored in the garage,
was destroyed.
Monday, December &c, at 11:40 a.
M. a call was answered from the home
of julius Walter, Alder street, Oak
land. This was a fue fire and resulted
in no damage to the property.
Five Receive Certificates
During the week five members OF
the department received their certiti-
Gates from the Garrett County Chap-
ter, American Red Cross, showing that
they had completed course in First
Aid, conducted by Dr. E. l. Baumgart-
ner, during the past summer and tall
This course, among other things
included instruction in the use OF an
inhalator, bandages, artificial resplra-
ton, proper procedure in cases OF
drowning, shock, etc. Members who
completed the course and received the
certificates were Wilbur Davis, Ar
thur Lawton, E. A. Shaffer, r. I.
Thayer and R. L. Wolfe. These men
are now capable of taking charge in
any emergency to which they might
be called.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
Honesty Still Prevails; Lost
Purse Is Recovered!

There are still honest people
in the world-many of them in
Garrett county!
1t pays to advertise in The Re-
publican!
These two statements were
proven to be very true last Fri
day afternoon.
On Wednesday Lester Bittin-
ger, Oakland, inserted 'lost"
notice in The Republican stating
that a purse containing a sum Of
money had been mislaid some
where in one of the stores of
town or had been lost on the
street.
Friday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Sims, of the Underwood
Community, came to The Repub-
lican office.
They had found a purse with
1892 in it. The purse was iden-
titled, a reward was given to the
finders and the purse and bal
ance of the money returned to
the owner.
1t appeared to make Merry
Christmas for everybody con-
cerned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
Masonic Lodge Elects Officers

Delbert NJ. Davis was elected wor-
shipful master of Oakland lodge Of
Masons at the regular communication
of that body held on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Davis served in the same capacity
several years ago.
Others who were reelected included
Robert T. Hoffman, senior warden;
Arthur Lawton, junior warden; Har-
land L. Jones, secretary; Cecil Smith,
treasurer. Other officers of the lodge
are appointive. Installation of the Off
cers-elect will occur in January.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
Meeting Called To Discuss Pro-
posed Legislation

A meeting to discuss needed leglsla-
ton for Garrett county will be held at
the Court House on Saturday after
noon, December 81, at o'clock.
Members-elect of the Legislature
from this county are expected to be
present and they will seek the attitude
of the people on several questions
which include the construction of new
school buildings and turning the su-
pervision of roads back to the county
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
EAST AND WEST COMBINE
TO BRING WINTER STORM
Several Inches Of Snow Arrive
From East, While Zero Blasts
Are Brought By West Winds
ROADS BLOCKED FOR TIME

East and west storms combined this
week to give Garrett county, and IN
deed, the entire country, a good-sized
dose of various kinds of winter
weather, which brought holiday high
way traffic almost at a standsiill and
lowered temperatures to a marked de-
gree.
Countless numbers of cars were
stalled along the main highways on
account of the ice and snow drifts, bat
in only two places in the county were
State highways blocked completely as
a result of the storm.
u. S. Route PIG, from Fishers Store
to Keyser's Ridge, distance Of about
two and one-half miles, was closed for
about four hours Monday night-from
8 to 12-according to G. Bates Chaires,
in charge of State roads in this county.
Mr.. Chaires also stated that Route PIG
between Grantsville and Salisbury,
Pa, was closed for a short time, but
that the National Highway was not
closed at any time on account of drifts.
A bus blocked traffic for time and a
motorist, who stopped in the middle Of
the highway to put on chains and who
refused to move until he had done so,
caused a blockade on that thorough
fare.
Mr.. Chaires said that fifteen truck
plows and two tractor plows were III
use during the storm and that his en-
tire force of men had worked untrue
ingly to keep the roads open.
Mondays snow was accompanied by
high east wind, for which the county
roads were only partially prepared.
Most of the storms come from the west
and consequently most Of the snow
/ fences are on the west side Of the high
ways.
while the government station at
| Weber's, near town, recorded a snow
fall of 81 inches, apparently there
was much more than that fell in the
northern section of the county. On Big
| Savage Mountain, east of Grantsvllle,
it was reported to be approximately
10 inches. A strong wind piled the
heavy wet flakes into huge drifts along
the highways in which many motorists
became hopelessly stalled. Mr.. Chaires
stated there was much evidence Of
people abandoning their cars to seek
/ shelter in farm houses, without even
bothering to lock the cars, indicating
that drivers and occupants were be-
coming afraid of what the outcome of
| the storm would be.
! The weather moderated Monday ev-
ening, however, and thawing occurred
until about ten o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, when winds from the west and
I north brought cold with them and
struck with fury in all parts of the
county. From then it became lncrea<'
ingly colder, dropping to four degrees
above zero Wednesday morning at the
/ Weber station. The strong wind made
! it appear to be much colder to people
who were kept busy firing their fur
naces to keep their homes comforte~
BILE.
Buses and trains were running be-
hind schedule as late as yesterday on
account of the storm throughout The
eastern section of the country.
The temperature reading this morn
ing was also above zero, the same
as Wednesday morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29
SCHOOL BOARD REQUESTS
S42l,82S FOR NEXT YEAR
Of This Amount Garrett County
Is Asked To Furnish $1S2, 295;
State To Pay Balance
CAPITAL OUTLAY $4,000

A total of $421,828 was the sum es-
timated as necessary to ope1a ate the
public schools of Garrett county for
the year 1899, in the annual public
school budget presented to the Boerd
of County Commissioners by the local
Board of Education. This includes
1894 ,499 for current expenses; S13,675
for capital outlay and $13, 654 for deot
service.
The amount requested to be fur
nished by the County Commissioners is
$182,295. Receipts from the State to
go into the current expense account
were estimated at $239, 533. The county
is asked to furnish $94,966 for current
expenses and the full amount for cap,
ital outlay and debt service.
Last February the levy of the county
gave the public schools $94,966.31 for
general operating expense and $4,000
for capital outlay. In April, 1887, the
Commissioners also levied $41, 1888
10f the SlX-mOnlHS pSIlOu'
Teachers salaries in elementary
schools are estimated to amount to the
sum of $137,313, all Of which is fur
nished by the State. Teachers sala-
ries in high schools are estimated at
$4,000, of which amount the State
will furnish S31 ,102.
Transportation of school children, it
is estimated, will cost $50, 1856, all OF
which is furnished by the State. The
amount is subject to an additional sum
of S13,654, as set forth under debt ser
vice.
The funds requested for school eX-
penses were in accordance with The
47-cent minimum county tax require
ment set up by the State School Law.
According to County Superintendent
F. E. Rathbun, all items of school eX-
pense run about the same as for the
past wear with the exception OF IN
crease in salaries of high school IN
structors due to the additional number
estimated as needed, and an lncreas
in funds for transportation faclliGleS
for similar reasons.
Capital Outlay
Capital outlay needs were set out IN
the budget as follows: Oakland High
school, $500 for approximately SIX
acres Of land for an athletic field,
the purchase of which has already been
negotiated by the County Commls-
.sioners; land for Oakland elementary
school, $3.50; land for L2cn Lynn
school. 1925; two classrooms and halls
for Oakland High school, $4,000; new
building at Bloomington, S14,OOO;
classrooms and an assembly hall at
Accident, $4,000.
The amount requested from the
County Commissioners for current eX-
penses was estimated from the as
sessable basis of the county (also es-
timated) of $2O,2O5,598, at At cents
per $500. The mount for capital outlay
and debt service is additional.
The needs of the School Board must
he presented to the County Commls-
sioners twenty days before the laying
of the annual levy, which must be done
on or before February 10, 1889.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-12-29

HELBIG-RIDDER Blanche
Ridder, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest R. Ridder, of near Oakland,
became the bride of William F. Helblg,
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew W. Hell
big, of Oakland, at quiet ceremony
performed Tuesday morning at 9:oo
o'clock at the Catholic rectory. Rev.
FIR. William F. Sauer, rector, per-
formed the ceremony. Percy LaWton
and Miss Wilma Moomaw were the
only attendants.
The bride is a graduate of Oakland
High school, class of 1881, and for the
past year or more has been employed
in the office of the receiver of the old
Garrett National Bank in Oakland.
The groom has been in Norfolk, Va,
since last October where he is en-
gagged in civil service work as an arr
plane mechanic He was formerly
member of the United State Marine
Corps. The couple VIII reside in Nor
folk.