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The Nome nugget., 1938-03-18
NEWS OF OLDTIMERS
 WATERING IN SOUTHLAND

"Sourdough Items is the name of a mimeographed bulletin issu- ed monthly by the Alaska-Y Yukon Club of Southern California. The bulletin is a neWSy little page, replete with interesting items of oldtmers and sourdoughs of AL aSka and the Yukon.
 A brief summary reports the doings of such familiar names as Mrs. Betty Gardner, of the Ingle- wood Plumbing Co.,; MT. and Mrs Corlew and their private rest home in South Pasadera Conley Cooper, Anna Homer, Col. and Mrs. Suydam, Harry C. Ellington, Eser Wikholm, general contrac- tor; MT. and Mrs. Billy Sale en- tertaining at their home; MT. and Mrs. A. G. Sinners and Miss Edna Cameron, all of Nome; Ben A. Grier, former Anchorage sal on. now sarVing cream clam chowder in the beautiful city of San Pedro.
 Other Familiar Names
 MT. and Mrs. w. J. Burger for merly of Nome; Sam Godfrey of Nome and Kougarok; A.V,Thor- ne, Mrs. Wickersham, Birdie Eads, Margaret Elder, Mabel White, Sam Adams formarly of the Iditarod, and Ruby; MT. and Mrs. Ernie Erickson of Lake Ia hoe, both oldtimerS from Valdez; MT. and Mrs. Ed. Hunt, MT. and Mrs. Owen Meals of Valdez, at the BiHtrnore; Albert s. HoWie; Glenn Horton and Tommy Sund holm; Jack Tansy from the An chorage district enroute 10 New Orleans, and Loise Malstrom, the hand made flower queen of Los Angeles.
 President of the Alaska-Y Club of Southern California is Harry C. Ellington; Margaret Colder is first vice president; Charles Dempsey, second vice. president; Mrs. w. J. Burger, is treasurer; Mabel White, secretary, and the home address for this colony of Alaskan and Yukoners is Northern Hotel, Los Angeles.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-18
Two Kinds of Claims

% It is very important to distin- guish between a lode and a pla- cer deposit. If a deposit is lode, it should be staked as a lode claim; If it is placer, it should be staked as a placer claim. If both a lode and placer deposit are found in the same area, it should be located as both a placer and a lode claim.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-18
Ashes on Glacier

Mrs. Fred Ordway, wife of the Juneau photographer who was killed in Oregon when plane which he was flying alone crash sd, arrived in Juneau recently and announced there will be no funeral for MT. Ordway. She in- tends to have the body cremated and the ashes strewn by Pilot Joe CrosSon over Mendendall Glacier.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-18

The government plans to spend S526,000,000 on housing projects in the next three years. That ought to be enough to put a pork chop in the refrigerator of each new house.
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-18

You know, Edith, every time l see you my heart beats faster. l fsel the urge to do bigger and better things, l feel so strong and virlle. Do you known what that means?"
 Sure, it means in about five minutes you and I are going tc have a wrestling match"
The Nome nugget., 1938-03-18

One evidence that Americans are still free is that they can question the fact without being jailed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
Council To Distribute Copies OF
Ordinance Forbidding COasting

The regular meeting of the Mayor
and Town Council on Monday even
ing was one of mostly routine bust
ness and of short duration. The meet
ing lasted about one hour and during
that time members of the body decided
to distribute copies of an ordinance
forbidding coasting on the streets and
alleys within the corporate limits.
This action on the part of Council is
being taken as a precautionary meas
ure. A number of youths, boys and
girls, have been using the streets OF
the town for the purpose OF coastlng,
and the officials wants no responsible
ity for any accidents that might occur
Following many complaints from
citizens. man was authorized to be-
gin collecting all stray dogs or those
running at large, hence all dogs not
under leash will be gathered up and
if not claimed by the owner within a
reasonable time they will be disposed
of, it was stated.
Bills for the month of December
amounting to approximately Sl,2OC
were passed and ordered paid.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
Red Cross Roll Nears Quota

A recent report from Mrs. Paul B.
Navlor. chairman of the Red Cross
Roll Call for Garrett county, shows
the membership nearing the 400 mark,
the quota set by national head
quarters.
The last report showed 367 members
and S377.25 collected. The school at
Kempton contributed as follows: LIST
grade, 81; End and 3rd grades, 81; 18th
and 9Th grades, 81; 9Th and 7th grades,
81; high school, $2.40. Mrs. Gilbert
Smith and Miss Ruth MacMurray, OF
Kempton, were also enrolled as mem
bers.
Others reported this week were
James Aronhalt, Gormania, W. Va;
F. J. Getty, Zeola Layman and Miss
Emma Caulk, Grantsville; Mr., and
Mrs. William Hardesty, Mrs. Beural
Casteel and w. A. Johnson, Oakland;
LLOYD Miller, Accident; c. W. Ster-
ling, Norfolk, Va; and Miss Mabel
Speicher, College Park.
Mrs. Naylor said there had been no
report for Hoyes, Deer Park, VlndeH
and a small part of Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES HIT new RECORD AS 1928 ARE
ISSUED DURING 1887 BY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT

from Maryland; 72 from Ohio, and the
remainder from Virginia, New York,
Kentucky, Wyoming, Colorado, Della
ware, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Lou
isiana, New Jersey, Missouri, Illinois,
Michigan, Tennessee, Indiana, Califor-
MIA, Iowa, Massachusetts, Alabama
and the District of Columbia.
In the remaining number of licenses
issued the contracting parties were
from different states-West Virginia
Pennsylvania couples having the
greatest number with 48, while West
Virginia Maryland couples totaled 46.
West Virginians were connected with
1860 of the licenses issued, either both
parties being from that state or one
of them.
The following shows the number of
licenses issued each month during the
year 1887:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
Biggest Year Before Was 1887,
When 1,451 Were Granted; 939
Couples From West Virginia
AUGUST LIST TOPS NUMBER

The number of marriage licenses is
sued from. the office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court in Oakland hit the
all-time high during 1887 with 1928
permits being written. The highest
number previous to 1887 was during
1886, when 1 ,451 licenses were issued
The number issued in 1887 is an av-
erage of five each day of the year, and
the total is more than the entire popu-
lation of Oakland
Licenses were granted to couples
from West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Maryland and nineteen other
scattered states of the Union and the
District of Columbia. The brides and
grooms came as far away as Califor-
MIA, Connecticut, Louisiana and Ala
bama. The total was 377 greater than
last year.
August showed the greatest number
of licenses as having been issued dur
ing one month, with 205, while June
was next highest with 1873. August
also set an all-time record for the
highest in any one month since rec
ords by the month have been kept.
939 Couples From West Virginia
Of the couples married nine hundred
thirty-nine couples were from West
Virginia; ats from Pennsylvania; 1874
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
Many Decorative Electric Bulbs
Are Stolen From Shrubbery

Quite a large number of outside
Christmas lighting electric bulbs were
stolen from number of private homes
and from curb trees erected by the
merchants and other business men on
various streets during the past ten
days, the heaviest loser being the Loar
family on Second street, whose deco
ration of their premises was consid-
cred one of the handsomest in the
town.
1t was estimated that more than
fifty bulbs had disappeared from their
extensive display in front of their
home, as many as fifteen or twenty
having been taken at one time. Mem
bers of the Loar family have offered
a reward of SIS for information that
would lead to the arrest and convic-
ton of the thief or thieves.
The theft of bulbs here during the
Christmas season has occurred in for
mer years and arrests have been made
in several instances. This year, how
ever, although a number Of household
ers and business men have reported
losses there have been on persons APP
pretended
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
T. B. Sales In County Has
Reached S194.91

Returns from the T. B. seal sale in
Garrett county have reached total
of $194.91, according to DR.. E. C. Peck,
health officer, who is in charge of the
record at his office.
This is already greater than the re-
ceipts of last year and it is expected
that more money will be turned in
within the next week or two. Eacn
year those in charge Of tuberculosis
work in the State mail out seals to
various people in the county asking
them to use as many as they can, pay
ing for the ones they use and return
ing the unused stamps to a designated
place. Seventy per cent of the money
raised in this manner is used for tu-
berculosis work among Garrett coun-
tians.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
Three Youths Found Guilty Of
Theft of Gas and Accessories

Thomas Cessna, IT, Cumberland,
and Howard Nethkin, II, of near Oak
land, were given a hearing Monday
afternoon on a charge of larceny be-
fore Justice of the Peace C. f. Ham
mond, and upon conviction by the trial,
magistrat they were given sentences
of 60 days each in Jail.
The two youths were charged with
the larceny of horn and other auto
mobile accessories and for the theft of
gasoline from automobiles parked in
the vicinity of the Leighton Garage on
Third street.
According to Justice Hammond the
thefts were discovered when one of
the youths was caught in the act Of
milking" a gas tank. Cessna was ar
rested when he attempted to escape
in his car, which had been parked near
the residence of Ernest c. Liller on
Pennington street, nearly opposite the
Leighton Garage. Cessna, according to
Justice Hammond, admitted the theft
of the horn, but was unable to account
for other accessories that were found
in his car.
Arthur Nethkin, 10, brother Of How
ard, also of near Oakland, arrested on
Saturday night for participation in
the theft with the other two boys, was
also convicted but was given sus-
pended sentence of 60 days in Jail.
All three youths had been enrollees
in Potomac CCC camp south of Deer
Park, and their enrolment had just
expired.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
OF BANKS TO BE CHOSEN
Meetings To Be Held Tuesday;
No Changes In Officers Expected

Officers and directors of the various
banks in the county will be selected
next Tuesday when stockholders have
been notified to meet.
Owners of stock in the First Ma
tional Bank at Friendsville will meet
at three o'clock in the afternoon. Those
of the First National Bank, Oakland,
will meet at ten o'clock in the morning,
while those of the First State Bank of
Grantsville and the Garrett National
Bank of Oakland will meet at two
o'clock in the afternoon.
No changes in the present set-up of
officers in any of the institutions are
expected.
Stockholders of both Oakland banks
received dividend checks this week, the
First National Bank declaring $1.00
per share, while the Garrett National
paid 40 cents per share, or four per
cent, the same as was paid by both in
stitations last year.
A call has just been issued for bank
statements to be published and next
week the statements of condition of
the four banks of the county will APP
pear in print. Deposits in the four in
situations will reach approximately
S2,5O0,000, showing that Garrett coun-
ty is in healthy condition financially.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
OVER 200 HAVE ALREADY
FILED CLAIMS FOR BENEFIT
Expect Number Eligible For I'm
employment Compensation In
County To Reach 1900
SOME ARE NOT ELIGIBLE

More than two hundred persons of
an estimated 1900 unemployed or par
TALLY unemployed of the county have
already filed benefit claims under the
unemployment compensation law, now
in effect. Milburn w. Mann, in charge
of the Maryland State Employment
Service here, estimated that more than
300 persons would file claims before
the end of the week.
The Employment Service maintains
offices on the second floor of the City
Hall, Third street, each Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday, from 9 to A, and
on Saturday morning, 9 to IL. Mr.
Mann is. also in Grantsville every
Tuesday morning from $3.50 until
1870, and in Friendsville every Tues
day afternoon from to 4.
During this period of filing claims
Mr.. Mann has obtained the assistance
of Mrs. Mary Browning in filling out
blanks and arranging them. Those who
next report to the office will be
Checking i'm for the second time, but
after that it is expected they will be
permitted to mail in cards rather than
appear in person.
Payments of compensation will not
begin until the last week in the pres
ent month, and it is probable that
many of those who have filed claims
may not be eligible for benefits.
Agricultural workers, domestics and
employees of Government departments
whether Federal, State or local, will
not be eligible, nor will persons whose
1887 employment was with schools
hospitals or other non-profit institu-
tions.
The eligibles will be those who
worked during the first three-quarters
of 1887 and the equivalent Of eight
weeks for a commercial or industrial
concern of Maryland employing al
least eight persons.
Every applicant must wait at least
three weeks for his check after the
date he first filed his claim. Two weeks
are for the waiting period required by
law, and the third week must elapse
before the benefit for that week be-
comes due. Those who filed Monday
cannot be paid earlier than January
oath.
Mr.. Mann estimated that 100 min
ers would be eligible to file claims
and that probably 1900 persons in the
entire county would be eligible to ben
eft under the law.
Officials in Baltimore estimated
that a total of 10000 persons in that
city were eligible for payments OF
not more than S15 per week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
JOHN w. HERMAN CHOSEN
COMMISSIONERS HEAD
Succeeds Virgil 7. Steyer; Neil
c. Fraley Retained as Attorney

At the initial meeting of 1888 of the
Garrett County Board of County Com
missioners held in the Board office on
Monday, John w. Herman was chosen
president Of the body, succeeding Vir-
gil T. Steyer, who had served in that
capacity for one year. Mr.. Steyer was
elected at the Jenuary meeting, 1887,
as the successor of Blaine Giessman,
who was president of the Board for
two years, thus all members of the
present board have filled or shall have
filled the chair of the president at the
end of the present year.
All members of the board have been
conscientious, according to those who
have had bushes with them, in all
matters pertaining to the public and
the taxpayers of the county and have
been in cooperation in all things ap-
pertaining to the public welfare. Mr..
Herman, no doubt, will be supported in
his administration by other members
Of the present board.
Neil C. Fraley, States Attorney, re-
mains as attorney to the board, having
been reappointed at Mondays meeting.
D. W. Schroyer, of the Accident
community, was appointed constable
for Election District No. 5, and Thane
O. White was reappointed custodian of
the Court House and grounds, which
will meet with the approval Of per-
sons located in the Court House, there
is little doubt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
TWO WOMEN REPORT MAN
TRIED TO ASSAULT THEM
Dave Dewitt, 81, Arrested Last
Saturday On Charge Of Assault
But Denies Any Connection
OFFICERS INVESTIGATE

Dave Dewitt, 27, was arrested last
Saturday on a charge of assault and
held for further questioning in cases
in which two young women had re-
ported that large masked man had
grabbed and struck them.
Mrs. Grover Butler, IS, living at
Rosedale, one-half mile west of Oak
land, told Sheriff Clarence Spear that
large man grabbed her Friday even
ing about o'clock as she came around
the corner of her home, struck her on
the jaw, bit her and injured her back.
She screamed for help and then
tainted. Neighbors, aroused by the
commotion, assisted her into the house
and summoned a doctor.
Miss Irene Hoye, residing west of
Oakland on the Swallows Falls road,
reported to w. D. Casteel about mid
night Friday that as she neared her
home a large masked man rushed at
her and grabbed her. She struck him
in the face with a pocketbook and fled,
she told officers. A car approached
and hailing the driver, she came to
Oakland and reported to police.
Arrest of Dewitt was made Satur-
day morning by Casteel and Lester
Bittinger, constable.
States Attorney Neil C. Fraley,
who investigated, said Dewitt would
be held until complete investigation
is made. Dewitt denies having any
connection with the case but admitted
to Fraley that he had served time in
the West Virginia penitentiary at
Moundsville for theft of an auto
mobile, and later beating up the
deputy sheriff in Preston county, while
in jail at Kingwood.
DeWitt's arrest Saturday came
after Miss Hoye identified her assail-
ant as Dewitt. She told Fraley that
when the man approached her he said,
"What's your name?" She told OF
GERS she answered, Irene Hoy'u'
what's yours ?" Dave Dewitt" she
told officers the man had said. This
was denied by Dewitt.
A companion of DeWitt's earlier in
the evening told Fraley that Dewitt
boosted he was "going to take Irene
Hoye home"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
Sales at Oakland POstOffice Show
Increase In 1887

The sale of stamps, etc, at the Oak
land postoffice during 1887 reached a
total of $18,013.13, an increase Of
$1,10O over the previous year, it was
announced yesterday by the assistant
postmaster. This is the largest year on
record within the past eight or nine
years. The total amount received in
Guided box rents.
Money order business also increased,
although no accurate figures were
available. Postal savings remained at
about the same figure, while there was
a decrease in savings bonds, it was
stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
Fire Department Officers Are
Named For 1888

Officers for the Oakland Fire De-
partment, named at recent meeting,
who will have charge of the organiza-
ton during 1888 are Edward A. Shat
fer, president; DR.. Ralph Kercheval,
vice-president; James E. Hart, secre-
tary; Walter w. Dawson, treasurer;
Emroy Bolden, chief; Grover c. Stem
pie, first assistant chief; James Lewis,
second assistant chief; Robert Stan
ton, captain.
The standing committee includes R
T. Thayer, A. G. Gortner and Walter
w. Dawson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
Scout Court Of Honor To Meet
Monday, January l0

The regular meeting of the Court
of Honor of the Oakland Boy Scout
troop will be held Monday evening,
January 10, at 7:30, in the Masonic
clubroom.
Scouts completing work for merit
badges and recommended by their
special examiners will be eligible to
attend, and also those ready to quail
fly for higher rank. A meeting OF
the Troop committee will be held I'M
mediately after the Court adjourned
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
Woodmen Officers Elected A
CreIlin Tuesday

At a regular meeting of Oak
Camp No. II, Woodmen of the World,
held Tuesday evening at Crellin, the
following officers were installed by
State Manager, E. A. Olsen, of Wash
ington, D. c.
Spencer Graham, financial secre-
tary; Floyd Carskadon, banker;
James Forman, consul commander;
Cletis Carskadon, advisor lieutenant;
John H. Forman, escort; George ks
ner, Waterman; Amos Lantz, sentry;
Roy Ferguson, Cletis Carskadon and
James Forman, auditors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06

Rev. Donald w. Brown, Aurora, w.
Va, will deliver the sermon at the
regular worship service in st. Marks
Lutheran church on Sunday morning
at 1O:45. Sunday school is at $3.50,
and there will also be Luther League
at $3.50 p. m. Rev. Parker Wagnild,
instructor in Gettysburg Theological
Seminary, was the speaker last Sun
day morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
Clinics Are Scheduled

There will be tuberculosis clinic
next Wednesday morning, January
12 in the health office, Court House.
This is the usual monthly clinic and
these will be continued as usual. Dr.
A. V. gladden., head Of the work at
Honemont, w. Va, will be in charge
of the clinic.
A mental hygiene clinic will be
conducted on Monday, January H.
Miss Katherine Stuber, physician
from the Springfield State hospital
will be in charge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE
BY HOME DEMONSTRATORS
Miss BartOn's Report Covers Ex-
tension Work Done In County

That the Homemakes' program,
Better Family Living" had reached
more homemakers in Garrett county
than any program previously carried
was shown by Miss Mildred Barton,
home demonstration agent, in her an
nual report which was just recently
completed
The program included study of
home furnishings, lighting, clothing,
home management, music apprecia-
ton, reading, and its members also
took time out to enjoy recreational
activities and bring a number of
specialists to this county to learn what
new things were being done in other
sections of the State.
The program came to the attention
of many more than the PIG members
of the nine homemakers clubs of the
county, according to Miss Barton, and
quite a number followed recommends
lions in encouragement and improve
ment of their kitchens and other rooms
of their homes. The same program
will be continued during 1888.
The report also showed much ad-
vancement among members in cloth
ing, music, and reading. In music the
study Of folk songs was continued and
in many clubs each program provided
for fifteen minutes of music. This
activity is to be continued on the basis
of wherever there is good music there
is harmony, and wherever there is
harmony there are good citizens"
In reading there are now five clubs
having travelling Libraries. The home.
makers report having read 584 books
and one community has started COM
munity reading circle.
In All club work the TIA club mem
bers determined projects to suit then
needs and 1879 of them completed al
least one project in food, clothing
home management, home furnishings
leadership, home gardens, or flower
gardens.
Other activities included young
mothers groups, relief food classes
cheese schools, grange, flower garde1
school, Civic club, county picnic, ALE
gheny Tableland Fair, and peace work
Miss Barton recommended in her re
port that the county music program be
carried out in local clubs, that the
young mothers groups be continued as
a minor project; that more people b'
encouraged to keep Farm Home Ac
counts; that a study be made OF the
oldest houses in the county; thai
emphasis be continued on reading II
the home. More interest in Extension
work among the young and adult
groups were noted. A copy of the full
report has been retained in Miss Bar
TONS office where it may be examined
by anyone interested.
Miss Barton visited in 1896 home:
and had 1877 people visit her IN re
| lation to extension work. Over TIVE
hundred method demonstrations were
held with a total attendance Of 2,5O0
while 1O4 other meetings were helf
with a total attendance of 1926.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-06
Number
of Licenses

December's total was increased con-
siderably by the pre-Christmas rush
and the New Years Eve rush.
Continued On Page Eight
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-27

"Of course, am, you goop, gulped Sally. '"What did you think I was doing, reciting the multiplication t-t-tables?"
 MT. Kinks Parker took a swift look around the room. There was only one thing between him and kissing Sally Pennington. That was Wolfgang, the dachshund MT. Parker addressed Wolfgang.
 Get out of my way. Won Hin denburg," shouted MT. Parker. "Or I'll mow you down"
 In stride that would have sent Mr. Glenn Cunningham back to Kansas -hearted he was across the room.
 And if you think that girls like Greta Garbo and boys like Clark Gable are any good in that ex- quisite state of being known as the clinch, you ought to have seen Sally and Kinks.
 (THE END)