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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
BOY SCOUT TROOP NO. 1,
EFFECTS REARRANGEMENT
Older Scouts Form Senior Group
And Will Take Up Sea Scouting

Due to increased membership an en-
tire reorganization Of the Oakland
Scout troop, No. l, was effected at a
meeting last Friday evening.
A senior Scout group was formed,
consisting of first class scouts above
Is, who in the near future expect to
take up sea scouting. They will also
act as instructors of second class tests
to Tenderfoot scouts seeking advance
ment. Members include John Grant,
Stanley Stahl, Arthur Naylor and
William Sharps, active; and William
Grant, student in st. Johns, Annapo-
lis. John Grant will instruct in first
aid; Stanley Stahl, in nature; Arthur
Naylor, in signaling, and William
Sharps, in safety and other second
class tests.
Under the new organization, James
Darby was named senior patrol leader,
and Linn Grant, the scribe. Patrol
leaders, DeCoursey Bolden, Beavers;
John Mason, Panthers; Lawrence Ril-
ey, Eagles; Lewis Naylor, Foxes; Will
liam Casteel, the new patrol not yet
named.
The troop now consists of Al boys.
New ones since the first of the year
include Harry Owens, Arlie Breedlove,
H. Lee Stewart, Foster Mann, John
Fitzwater, Robert Stevenson, Alfonso
Barello, Robert Sincell, Robert Rudy,
Thomas Thayer and Fred Sharps.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
ENTIRE SLATE OF TOWN
OFFICIALS REELECTED
Mayor Fraley Was UnoppOsed;
Kercheval, Shartzer And Nc
COmas Named AS COuncilmen
r. DAVIS IS TREASURER

Citizens of Oakland reelected the
entire group of incumbent officers at
the annual municipal election con-
Quoted on Monday at the City Hall.
Representing about sixty per cent
Of the voters, 479 persons cast their
ballots. Last year there We're 613 bal
lots cast.
Mayor L. M. Fraley, unopposed in
the election, polled 1893 votes. In the
1886 election he defeated Grover C.
Stemple, three times mayor, by a plu-
rality of 100 votes. Mondays cleo
ton assures Fraley his fifth term as
mayor of the city. He previously had
served in that capacity from 1924 to
1880.
DR.. Ralph L. Kercheval led the
ticket for council with 379 votes.
Earl Shartzer was second with 1922,
and Henry w. McComas, Jr., third,
with 800 votes. In 1886 Shartzer led
lIlc GlChSG, WIlIlG LII. hGICHeNdl ran
second. McComas finished third in the
same contest.
For Town Treasurer, Richard Davis
was elected by plurality of 1O1 votes
over Miss Sara C. Stanton. Davis
vote was 229, and Miss Stanton's was
128.
All of the recently elected officers
will take their respective positions
next month, the mayor and three coun-
cilmen for two-year terms, and the
treasurer for one year.
Defeated candidates and their votes
were Raymond D. Houck, $50, and J.
William Whorton, 109 Alva Gortner,
Dr. B. F. Selby and Arthur Cogley,
who were also nominees at the citi-
zens meeting last Thursday, withdrew
from the ballot.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
Welfare Board Makes Report Of
It's Activities

At meeting of the County Welfare
Board on March 7, five old-age pen
sions and five aid to dependent chill
dren cases We're granted.
A CCC enrolment for April was an
nounced.
A total of 81, 13O.55 was spent in
February, S1,554S4 being contributed
by Garrett county, the balance coming
from State and Federal funds. A total
of 348 old age pensioners received
S5,993.87; 800 children received 3d.
302.59 and nine blind cases were given
S179.80.
Leroy X. Remsberg has been added
to the staff as junior worker in the
Oakland territory. Miss Ethel P.
burst, Avilton, has been employed as
junior stenographer.
Classes in Home Management are
being carried on in several parts of the
county for mothers Of children receiv-
ing aid from dependent children
funds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
Maryland Primaries Are Set For
September II

Maryland's primary elections will
be held on Monday, September II, this
year.
The date, agreed upon by W. David
Tilghman, Jr., Republican State chair
man, and Josephus N. Warfeld, Dem
ocratic State chairman, was announc-
ed last Friday by election officials in
Baltimore.
Under the law, the party chairmen
were empowered to select any date
between September and September
Is. In addition to nominating State
candidates at this primary election,
candidates for county officers will also
be chosen by the electorate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
Demand For 1888 Auto License
Tags Is Very Slow

The demand for 1888 auto license
tags is very slow, according to Walter
R. Rudy, Commissioner of Motor We
hicles. Last year at about the same
date 1O9,541 sets of tags had been is
sued. The mark this year is 94,020, OF
more than $4,000 under the demand
during the previous year.
Despairing at the slow demand for
tags, Rudy predicted during the last
week of this month wen have one of
The worst last-minute jams in the
history Of the bureau"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
Court Of Honor Meets

A regular meeting of the Court of
Honor of the Oakland Boy Scout
troops was held Monday night in the
Masonic club room when merit badges
to the following were awarded: John
Grant, James Darby and Lawrence
Riley, art; w. Casteel, Lawrence Ril-
ey, handicraft; Lewis Naylor, public
health, safety, physical development
and reading.
Lawrence Riley, w. Hanft, John
Fitzwater, S. Ramsey and Ronald
Friend were given a rating of second
class scouts. All those before the court
were members of Oakland Troop, No.
One. The next regular netting is on
Monday, April II.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
Brotherhood Gets Plan For At
tracing NOn-Church GOers

Approximately 100 men and boys
attended a supper meeting Of st.
Marks Lutheran Brotherhood on
Tuesday evening, including repre-
sentatives of other Protestant denomi-
nations in town.
Following the meal DR.. A. B. Lea
mer discussed the subject cam | My
Brothers Keeper" and presented a
plan for bringing back into church
life all who had grown Indifferent,
and also gathering into the church
those who had never been associated
with it in any way.
Committees from each of the three
active Protestant churches in town
were appointed which are to make a
canvass of the entire town.
Rev. D. C. Trimble and Rev. w. 5.
Patterson spoke briefly to those pres
ent. Prof. E. S. Smith was in charge.
There was group singing, and
special numbers by quartet COM
posed Of Jesse j. Ashby, Cecil Smith,
George Hanst and Herbert C. Leigh
ton, accompanied at the piano by Will
liam Gibson. During the meal r. f.
Booming played number of selections
on the piano. Serving was in charge
of the ladies of the church.
The committee in charge of ar
engagements was composed of James
Bell, George D. White, and James
limbaugh.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
THREE BROTHERS Die IN
FLAMES NEAR KITZMILLER
Cremated AS Home Burns-17-
Year-Old Boy Returns To House
In Effort To Save Brothers
6 OTHERS BARELY ESCAPE

James Haddick, II, broke through
Gordon of relatives early Tuesday
morning to dash into his blazing home
in vain attempt to save his two lit
tie brothers from the flames.
The three brothers, James, William,
9, and Howard, 4, died in the embers of
their frame house near Kitzmiller, in
this county, which caught fire from an
overheated wood fire and became a
raging inferno within a short time.
A half dozen others narrowly escaped.
The house, owned by Charles Har-
vey, and occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Haddick and their family, and
two others, was too remote for any
aid to be effective.
Abe Haddick, an elderly relative,
arose at 6 o'clock and built wood fire
in the heating stove in the dining
room, and then went to build a fire in
the kitchen. While out of the room
the overheated stove ignited some
tlimsy material and by the time the
elderly man knew what had happened
the flames were beyond control.
Accusing others in the house, in
Guiding Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Haddick,
seven children and a boarder, all
managed to get out except two-Wil-
liam and Howard, who was nicknamed
"Bucky."
Loses Life Attempting Rescue
James Haddick heard his brothers
cries and resisting efforts to detain
him, rushed into the blazing home.
He managed to grab William and was
seen emerging from the flames with
his brother in his arms when he Stun
bled in the doorway and fell back
ward into the house The upper floor
crashed in carrying Bucky down to
his death and covering the other two
boys.
In the first rush from the burning
home the adults carried children with
them and expected to go back for any
that might be left. When it was found
that William and Bucky were still in
the house the heat was so intense that
rescue efforts were deemed hopeless.
James, however, seemingly frenzied
by the thought of his two little broth
ers in the midst of the flames made
sudden dash for the house and the
futile attempt at rescue.
The last sight Of him was with Bill
in his arms staggering through the
door, his eyes blinded by smoke, and
then the fall as his physical powers
failed him. Onlookers could not tell
whether he stumbled or fell from eX-
haustion.
Among those saved were Bertha, II;
Nettie, 7; Walter, IA, and Franklin, an
infant.
The Haddick family has been on re-
lief. The house, valued at about
$1,000, was not insured. Practically
all the belongings of the Haddick
family were destroyed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
Wants Returns on Seal Sale

Those in charge of the Tubercu-
losis seal sale campaign in this county
are urging this week that all persons
having money to turn in should do so
before the end of March.
The amount received to date is
$264.21, according to Miss Mary
Speicher, who has assumed charge of
the collections since DR.. E. c. Peck,
health officer, left here in January.
No money has been received during
the past three weeks. Christmas
seals were distributed in December to
number of business men, organiza-
lions and individuals, and those who
have not returned the seals or the
money are urged to make a report to
Miss Speicher in the health office,
Court House.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
HIRTY-THREE MARRIAGES
PERFORMED DURING WEEK
Months Total Probably Will Be
Greater Than For March, 1897

Thirty-three marriage licenses were
issued during the week ending Monday
at noon at the office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court in Oakland, indicat-
ing that the total for the entire month
will be greater than for March of the
previous year, when 1T were granted.
This weeks figure brought the total
to IS. Eight were written on Saturday.
Two licenses during the week were
marked "don't publish" while one APP
plicant was refused
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
Oakland Wins Close Game From
Bruce High School

Oakland High Schools basketball
team won a close game with Bruce
High of Westernport last Friday ev-
ening 10 to Ia, gaining an even break
in the home and home series.
Bruce won the first battle 27-13 at
Westernport Critics and Frazee
showed the way last Friday in even
ing accounts. Critics made 10 and Fra
zee eight of Oakland's markers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
County Basketball Champs Lose
To AlIegany County Players

Oakland High schools basketball
teams, Garrett county champions,
were defeated by Allegany county
champions at Grantsville on Monday
afternoon in the Western Shore elm
nation series.
Fort Hill High school of Cumber-
land, defeated the boys SO to IS, while
the girls last to Allegany Highs sex
tet, 80 to 6.
In the boys game the Oakland Gag
ers were held to eight field goals and
six of these were registered in the sec
ond half after the Sentinels had piled
up a 80 to 6 lead at the intermission.
Oakland's chief scoring threat was
Norris Critics, who accounted for II
points. Other players were Paul Fra
zee, Paul Fazzalari, Arthur Wolfe,
Claude Sweitzer, William Sharps,
Harrison Stewart and John Sharps,
Frazee and Wolfe scored field goals.
In the girls game the Garrett coun-
ty champs failed to score in the first
and third periods and were limited to
three field goals. Kathryn Glotfelty
and Rita Lawton accounted for two
goals in the second stanza and the
latter marked up the final goal. The
score at half time was TIA. Others
players for Oakland were Kathleen
Fields, Helen Peck, Dixie Lee Meme
mar. Elma Hartzell and Genevieve
Murphy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
Old Building Will Be Raced

In compliance with the request Of
the Mayor and Council following
complaint filed with that body re-
specting the condition of the old Bos.
ley Hotel on Oak street, the owner OF
the property, Mrs. C. D. Bosley, yes
terady announced that negotiations
were practically completed for the
sale of the structure and that within
sixty days it would be RACED.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
Unemployment Office Moved

The Unemployment office is now
located on the second floor of the
McIntire building, corner of Third
and Alder streets, having been moved
there this week from the City Hall,
where it had been established for a
number of months.
The accomplishment office also is in
charge of the unemployment compen-
sation insurance records.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
Income Tax Payers Swamp
State Office On Last Day

Maryland's last minute income tax
payers on Tuesday poured approx
mately $4,000 pieces of mail into the
income tax division of the State
Comptroller's office at Annapolis.
The office had been so busy for
several days up to that time that
tabulation of receipts was postponed
until Wednesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
MARRIED

Wisseman Schardt - Miss Grace
Lucille Schardt, daughter of Mrs. Milo
Ringler, of Grantsville, became the
bride of Mr.. Roy Wisseman, son OF
George w. and the late Mrs. W. c.
'Wisseman, of Turtle Creek, Pa, at
noon on Monday, March IA. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. c. A.
Shilke, Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
BUYS Stock and Fixtures

The Half-Prices Stores have pur-
chased the entire stock and fixtures
of the Rite Price Store, Inc, which re-
Gently went into the hands of receiv-
ers, and are announcing in The Re-
publican today sale of all things
purchahed. The stock of goods has
been moved to the Half-Price Stores,
where the sale will occur.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
Union Service in NJ. E. Church

The next Union Lenten service will
be held in St. PauPs Methodist church
on Wednesday evening, March %. Rev.
A. B. Learner, DID,, pastor OF St.
Marks Lutheran church, will be the
speaker, the subject being, BLESSED
are the Meek" The service will begin
at 7:3O o'clock. Rev. D. C. Trimble
delivered the sermon at last nights
Service held in the Lutheran church.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-03-17
Much News Left Out

Much news is necessarily left out Of
The Republican today because of the
heavy demand made upon it by its ad-
vertisers, some of the advertisements
being received at the last minute be-
fore press time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

Gains in employment in industry about the state are reported today by Labor Commissioner Joseph Tone, and are reflected in steady increases in the number of persons working here since last June and July.
 Commissioner Tones report shows that employment went ahead dur ing August and September, the last months for which labor department figures are available. Local fig ures, however, prepared by the Chamber of Commerce, show that the gains of late summer and early fall have continued down to the present time.
 Better Here
 At the beginning of November, when the last Chamber of Com merce survey was made, there were 1899 persons working steadily in Waterbury. This figure was over 2,000 greater than the total of last June. In October, local employ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08
CROSS, BALDWIN
 IN CONFERENCES

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 8-tUPJ- Finance Commissioner Edward F. Hall said today that Governor Gross and Governor-elect Raymond E. Baldwin would hold three confer ences between now and next Tues- day to complete the biennial budget to be presented the legislature in January.
 Requests of $8O,444,444, represent ing an increase of more than $32,- 100000 over the current biennitlm, have been made by budget agencies.
 This amount will be pared to keep expenditures within estimated in come, Hall said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

show that 402,375 persons were on the payrolls of covered industry and commerce at the end of August as contrasted with 4,260 at the close of July. The June figure was 1885, 519.
 This gain of 8,115 jobs was further increased, Commissioner Tone said, by continued unemployment during September at the end of which month 412,441 persons were engaged in work coming under the law
 The figures represent, he ex- plained, the number of employees during the final pay period of the respective months. Estimates Accurate
 Although employers will not re- port on their workers for October, November and December until Jan- uary, the labor commissioner said that the department is able to make a reasonably accurate" estimate of the workers gainfuf1ly employed at the end of November.
 We feel" he said, "as of Novem- Der 26, there was a net increase in the number employed of, very con- servatively, 10000 workers over the 412,441 reported at the end of Sep- tember.
 Tt appears" he added, that con-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08
THIEVES TAKE
 12 BATTERIES
Breaks Continue Here De- spite. Numerous Arrests
 in Recent Weeks

Police were Investigating three breaks today. They are the latest in recent series of breaks, which arrests on breaking and entering charges in recent weeks.
 Twelve batteries, valued at $50. were stolen from a garage operated by Thomas Iacovino at 12 William street. Detective Lieut.. Matthew Balanda reported that rear win- dow was broken by the thieves.
 Lieut.. Balanda today was also in- vestigating an attempted break at 466 North Main street.
 Detective-Lieut. Henry Johnson was Investigating a break at the home of Mrs. Samuel Rubinstein, IA Newell place. A pocketbook, contain ing SIS and a number of personal articles, was stolen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08
Steadily Gains In State

ditions may keep on improving. It is especially significant that the in- crease in August of this year is the first increase since August of 1887 when business went into tailspin. !"
 The 8,689 Connecticut employers liable to the unemployment compen- sation law who submitted the em- ploye evidence showed in their re- ports a corresponding increase in payrolls during the three months studied in detail.
 Wages subject to contribution to the job insurance fund were in July, $43, ,947, ,997.77. In August, there was a rise to $44,791 ,403.74. Keep ing pace with employe figures, was the September payroll which in- creased substantially to $47,036,- 491 67
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08
Figures Supplied By Labor Commissioner
 Reflect Conditions
cuded in Monthly Surveys of Chamber of COnl- merCe; General Picture Encouraging

ment reached its highest point of the year, and has apparently some what bettered that figure during November and early December.
 Compiled from the records of the unemployment compensation divi- sion, which contain quarterly em- ,ployer reports, submitted by em- ployers liable to the law, the figures
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08
STARS WITH HAMMERS

Robert Young spent his day off from Honolulu" with Allan Jones and hammer and saw converting hay bin into five extra box stalls to accommodate the Hollywood de- mand for boarding space at the stables in Bel Air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08
OKRA IA FEET TALL

Hammond, La, (UP)-Joseph Boyd, farmer, grows okra that ri- vals the tall corn of Kansas in height. Boyd exhibited a stalk of okra IA feet long. He said he had
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

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