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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
PYTHIANS PREPARE FOR
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
Twentieth Annual Picnic to Be
Held Monday, September 4, in
Helbig's Grove, Route PIG
PROGRAM is COMPLETED

A number of attractions are being
offered in celebration of the twentieth
annual Labor Day picnic, being con-
Quoted next Monday, September 4, by
the Knights of Pythias lodge.
A parade with cash prizes of $40
for those who participate, band con-
certs, continuous carnival of rides and
shows, the awarding of a Buick auto
mobile, large fireworks display, free
aerial acts, are some of the features
planned for the occasion.
A. R. Martin, parade marshal, and
Leonard Hathaway and Carl w. Fra
zee, committee members, announced
this morning that anybody taking part
in the parade should line up on Alder
street, from Fourth to Seventh street,
at $3.50 o'clock so that the procession
will move promptly at 10. The route
of the parade will be Oak to Third,
Third to Alder, Alder to Second, Sec
ond to Crook, and thence to the
picnic grounds. The awarding of cash
prizes for fire companies, floats and
comic attractions, will take place on
the grounds Immediately after the
parade. The parade will consist of
floats, bands, fire companies, boy and
girl scouts, trades display, and many
other attractions. The parade will Off
cially open the days festivities.
Wade Mason, chancellor commander
of the local organization, announced
this morning that all arrangements
had been completed for the entertain
ment of the large number of people
expected. The picnic usually attracts
five thousand people or more.
There will be band concerts on the
grounds throughout the day and even
ing. The Keystone shows, consisting
of ten rides, eight shows and a num-
Der of concessions, will furnish amuse-
ment, and there will be two free acts
twice daily. The Buick automobile will
be awarded at II p. M, following
fireworks display.
K. of P. officials announced that
grocery stores would close at 10 a. NJ,
drug stores from noon to p. m., and
most of the other stores all day.
A twenty-page souvenir program
will be off the press Saturday and will
be distributed throughout the area
and at the picnic. In this booklet will
be several pictures of the first Labor
Day celebration twenty years ago. The
idea of holding a Labor Day picnic
was conceived in 1920 in an effort to
liquidate a debt standing against the
Pythian building on Third street.
There was a net profit of $4,000 and
since then the picnic has been an an
nual event.
From September 4 to 9 inclusive,
the Keystone Shows will remain on
the picnic grounds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
Car Destroyed By Fire After
Wreck On National Highway

A 1899 Chevrolet sedan, owned and
driven by Melvin H. Mckenzie, farm
er of this county, living seven miles
west of Frostburg, near the National
Highway, was found early Monday
morning, burned, about three miles
east of Frostburg.
State Trooper Austin H. Binkle, who
investigated, reported that Mckenzie
said he and companion were driving
towards Cumberland about o'clock
when the right front tire blew out and
pulled the car off the road
Neither man was hurt. Mckenzie
said he thought the fire started from
a short circuit. Trooper Binkle did not
prefer charges after his investigation.
The car was near the foot of a hill.
The car had hit the guard rail on the
eastbound side of the road. Both sides
of the car were smashed, indicating
that it may have rolled over.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
ACTUAL WORK ON SAVAGE
RIVER DAM is UNDER WAY
WPA Engineers Making Prelimi-
nary Plans for Construction Of
Dam Near Bloomington
TO TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS

The first actual work on the Savage
river dam since the huge earth struc-
ture was approved by the president,
was under way on Monday, near
Bloomington.
A crew Of WPA surveyors headed
by F. w. Springer, area representative
from the Frederick office, came to the
site to make preliminary work plans
for construction of the $2,400,000
project. Springer was temporarily de-
tached from his other duties to head
the crew.
Francis Dryden, WPA Regional ad-
ministrator, said the WPA plan would
not be binding on the superintendent
of construction to be chosen later by
the Upper Potomac River Commission,
sponsors of the project. He explained
the plan would aid the WPA in esti-
mating the number of workmen to be
used at each stage of the work and
to make other estimates.
The structure will be one of the
largest in the United States and will
be built in a mountain valley west of
Bloomington, this county. The site
is just below the junction Of the Saw
age river and Crabtree creek. 1t will
impound water during the spring run
off and then release it during the sum-
mer to increase the flow of the Potom-
ac river, which provides water for d
number Of industries.
The dam itself will be 1856 feet
high, as tall as an eighteen-story
building, and will be about 1920 feet
long. 1t will be built of earth and
clay.
George Warwick, Garrett county
member of the Commission, stated this
week that the Commission was having
difficulty in getting consent Of proper
ty owners in that area to sell their land
at a reasonable figure. Options on
the land, obtained when the project
was first planned, have expired, and
owners, he declared, were wanting
outlandish prices for their land.
Condemnation proceedings will have
to be instituted, but he said the costs
will be increased.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
Lake Association Meeting

At a meeting of the Deep Creek
Lake Association last Sunday after
noon Enoch B. Carey was elected
president and Delbert Davis, secre-
treasurer.
The years work on roads, electric
ity, sanitation, safety, etc., was re-
viewed by Ralph Weber, retiring
president. Present problems of steal
ing along the lake, floating logs, noisy
boats during sleeping hours, and dan
gerous fast-moving boats were dis
cussed. Appreciation was expressed to
various agencies for the advancement
of roads, health, law enforcement, etc
A meeting of the executive committee
is to be held in the near future to
suggest future legislation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
New York Boy Wins Long Swim
In Deep Creek; Thomas Thayer
Second

J. B. Nelson, of New York, 16 years
old, and a guest of Robert Coffey,
Oakland, won a long distance swim
ming contest in Deep Creek Lake on
Sunday. The course was from Cabin
Lodge to Glendale Bridge, to Stone
Tavern, a distance Of about three and
one-quarter miles, and Nelson made
the distance in two hours, eighteen
minutes.
Thomas Thayer, Is years old, of
Oakland, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
T. Thayer, was second; and Larry
Lehew, IS, Swallow Falls CCC camp
enrollee, third, The fourth entrant,
Carl Bowman, %, of Cumberland,
was forced to withdraw about a mile
from the finish because of cramp.
Members of the Oakland Fire de-
partment manned patrol boats dur
ing the swim. All four contestants
were literally coated with grease to
protect them from the cold water.
ut WlllIlSl ItCSlNSd "dISII, dO-
mated by Shatfer's Jewelry Store,
while Thayer received box of haber-
dashery donated by Boyd's Mems
Shop. Prizes were awarded by OAR
win Martin, Mt. Lake Park.
Sundays race was witnessed by
quite a number of persons. Cars
We're lined along the highway and
many people watched from the shore.
Oakland's entry, Thomas Thayer, has
made remarkable progress since he
began taking swimming lessons from
Joseph Sollars few years ago. He
has entered a number Of swimming
meets and is usually in the first three
placings in his class, and oftentimes a
winner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
To PLAY For Golf Champ

Being number one and number two
men at the Oakland Golf course for
the summer didn't mean much to F.
d. Bittle and |. J. Bosley, from the
results of competitive matches in the
golf tournament being played. Edwin
Lancer, number four man, defeated
Mr.. Bittle on Saturday, and on Tues
day Cartwright May, number three
man, defeated Mr.. Bosley, in semi
final matches. Lancer and May will
meet Sunday, September 10, in 36-
hole match, to decide the winner of
the tournament.
The mixed foursome matches con-
tinue. James Spencer, golf pro, an
nounced that during September Buck
harmon, Keyser and Clarksburg golf
teams would be brought here for
matches. He also announced that green
fees during August had amounted to
$500, a peak for monthly receipts
since the course opened.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
GARRETT COUNTY DENIED
RIGHT TO ROADS CONTROL
States Highway Commission Re-
fuses Request Made By The
County Commissioners

Chairman Ezra B. Whitman of the
State Roads Commission announced
last weekend that the Commission
would decline a request made by Gar
rett County Commissioners for the
return Of the roads to the Commission
ers. Mr.. Whitman explained the State
law permitting the return of control of
roads to nine counties specifically pro-
vided that Garrett county roads should
be kept up by the State.
In last Thursdays issue of The Re-
publican, G. Blaine Giessman, presi-
dent of the County Commissioners, eX-
pressed his belief that the State law
gave any county the privilege of main
tanning its own roads, provided they
asked the Commission for this privi-
lege prior to September /. He said he
had received opinions from two attor-
neys interpreting the law in this mat
ter in spite of a paragraph which in
cludes Garrett county in the list of
those counties whose county roads
should be maintained by the State
Roads Commission.
Mr.. Whitman said that Prince
Georges county had asked for con-
tinued State maintenance Of county
roads, despite the law permitting the
county to keep up its own roads.
Prior to 1888 all counties in Mary
land maintained their own roads and
the measure transferring control to
the State was bitterly fought in the
General Assembly. Mr.. Whitman said
five other counties would definitely
take over their own roads at the end
of this fiscal year. He listed Mont
gomery, which has written the Com
mission it wanted to take control;
Frederick, directed by the last Legis-
lature to take control, and Baltimore,
anne Arundel and Hartford, which
were exempted from the 1888 act and
have continued their control.
Whitman also said Washington
County Commissioners had discussed
the road situation with the Roads
Commission but had not announced a
decision on whether or not they would
take control. Nothing has been heard
from Howard and Cecil counties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
CHURCH MORTGAGE TO BE
BURNED SUNDAY MORNING
Will Signify Debt On Episcopal
Parish House Has Been Paid
In Full

Bishop Edward 7. Helfenstein,
Bishop of Maryland, will be in St.
Matthews Episcopal church, Oakland,
next Sunday morning at II o'clock to
administer the sacrament Of Holy
Confirmation. At the same time he
will authorize the mortgage of the
church Parish House to be burned as a
sign of its payment in full.
The Parish House, Second and Cen
ter streets, was commenced in the fall
of 1894. The first service was held
there on May %, 1885, when the Con-
vocation of Cumberland, including
many clergy and lay delegates, gath
cred for its spring meeting. The APP
proximate cost of the building was
$1,000. Through the generosity Of the
congregation and friends of st. Matt
hew's parish, the Bishop and Woman's
Auxiliary of the Diocese, this sim has
been raised and paid in full, Rev. D.
C. Trimble, rector, stated.
Service At Deer Park
On Saturday evening, September 2,
Bishop Helfenstein will confirm an
other class at St. Johns church, Deer
Park, at 8 o'clock. Combined choirs
Of st. Johns and "Our Fathers
House, the Log Church, will sing.
Also the Bishop will dedicate
various pieces of church furniture, the
gifts of classes Of the church school,
the auxiliary, and individuals. These
include a new panelled oak altar and
pulpit, constructed by Wilfred Chad
derton; a prayer desk, two large
painted panels, painted in blue and
cold colors and containing the words
of the Apostles Greed and the Ten
Commandments. The panels are the
work of Miss Catherine Baker, art in
structor. Oakland High school. A siga
on the grounds has been made by Chas.
Butler. Jr., Altamont. A new ceiling
is now being installed in the church
bv Oscar ]. Harvey. 1t is to be part
of a program of improvement under
taken by the Women's Auxiliary OF
St. Johns, in memory of three devoted
former auxiliary members, Mrs. Hen
nv Bobet, Mrs. Oscar Harvey, and Mrs.
P. ]. Lohr. Appropriately inscribed
brass plates will be attached to the
furnishings dedicated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
School House Burns

Fire of undetermined origin entirely
destroyed the one-room Black Hawk
school, between North Glade and Bit
finger, Sunday about noon. About
thirty-fve pupils would have entered
school there on Tuesday, according to
F. E. Rathbun, county superintendent.
Arrangements have been made to
transport these children to Bittinger
where an extra room has been pro-
vided and the Black Hawk teacher will
have charge of her pupils, beginning
Tuesday morning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
GARRETT COUNTY SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN NEXT TUESDAY
An All-Day Teachers Meeting Is
Scheduled for Friday, Sept. Is.

All Garrett county public schools
will open next Tuesday, September 5.
Approximately five thousand boys and
girls in the county will be called from
their vacations when the doors of the
school buildings open. All children
entering for the first time must sub
nit certificates of successful vaccina-
ton against smallpox, as required by
state law.
Friday, September Is, there will be
an all-day teachers meeting in Oak
land High school for discussion of
school problems. The meeting will
open at $3.50 o'clock.
st. Peters Parochial school will
open Thursday, September 7.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
Airplane Wreck Injuries Filters

Ralph Boone, who has been flying
one of the airplanes taking passen-
gers for an air ride at Red House Tor
the past two week-ends, was critically
injured Wednesday at Morgantown IN
the crack-up of a new small plane ne
was testing.
The plane crashed into a hillside
near the airport. Boone, operator OF a
flying school at the port, was taken
from the wreckage semi-conscious. Al
Ball, mechanic, was able to walk away
from the wreck and summon AID.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
Held for Federal Authorities

Robert Mckinley, Vale Summit, AL
legany county, who is being held in the
county jail here on a charge OF operat-
ing an automobile without a license,
will be turned over to Federal authori-
ties on a charge of stealing an auto
mobile in Illinois, according to Neil G.
Fraley, States Attorney.
Mckinley was arrested near the
Bear Creek hatchery, at the Fazen-
baker settlement, on the first charge
and after questioning by authorities
the second charge was lodged.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
RumOr Pronounced Unfounded

DR.. H. R. DuPuy, County Health OF
fcer announced that several rumors
had come to the health department
from unidentified sources that the
Oakland milk supply was not safe for
human consumption.
DR.. DuPuy stated that the health de-
partment was in close touch with the
various diaries in the county and that
as far as he knew there was no condi-
ton existing which would make the
milk, as bottled and sold, injurious to
the health of the consumer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
IA On NYA In Garrett County

Results of a tabulation completed
by Ryland N. Dempster, NYA admin
istrator for Maryland, show that dur
ing June there were IA youths en-
ployed on NYA projects in Garrett
county, who had monthly earnings
average of $199. During the fiscal
year ending June 80 the NYA spent
approximately 1892 for youth labor
in Garrett county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
12O SPORTSMEN GATHER
AT TABLE ROCK MONDAY
Western Maryland's COnserva-
ton Member, F. P. Smith, Chal-
lenges SpOrtsmen In Address
OTHERS MAKE ADDRESSES

Placing the responsibility of future
development largely on the shoulders
of Garrett county citizens, Fulcher P.
Smith, of Cumberland, Western Mary
lands commissioner of the newly or
ganized Conservation Commission,
tossed a stirring challenge, in the key
address, to 120 members and sports
men who gathered at Table Rock on
Monday evening for the first annual
banquet and meeting of the Garrett
County Sportsmen's Association.
The crowd which turned out to mark
the close of the first fiscal year of this
new sportsmen's organization was sur
prisingly large and afforded an en-
couraging air to the organizers of the
Association.
Howard c. Riggs, Oakland, presi-
dent of the Association, pointed out,
in his Introductory talk, how the move
ment is picking up momentum thru
out the county through the organiza-
ton Of similar groups in different COM
munities. Grantsville and Swanton
already have active associations and
Kempton citizens are now in the pro-
cess Of organizing one.
A brief business meeting at the close
of the banquet resulted in the lowering
Of dues for the year 1910 to fifty cents
per member The annual election of
officers was postponed until the next
monthly meeting Of the Association
which will be held in the City Hall at
Oakland the second Monday in Sep
TENDER. Honorable mention was given
Snyder Neville, Oakland; Henry L.
burst, Grantsville, and Raymond D.
Houcb, Of Oakland, for securing the
largest number Of new members, re-
spectively.
A moving picture, entitled, Lets
Go Fishing" was shown by Bernard
Gender, Jr.
Mr.. Smith continued in his address
to point out three problems that are
facing the Conservation Department
in Garrett county. The first, what to do
about Deep Creek Lake; second, stock
ing the siXty-odd trout streams in the
county, and last, the problem Of law
enforcement and game. At the pres
ant time. all persons owning property
within a quarter of a mile of the lake
may fish the lake without license. Mr..
Smith declared this law as being I'M
fair and pointed out the difficulty Of
any move toward law enforcement
With the increasing influx Of tourists
and building of cabins the problem Of
sewage and pollution is one that will
have to be faced in the near future,
says Mr.. Smith. He also recommended
the continued licensing of boats on the
lake as a means of raising money for
further policing and stocking the lake
The law requiring boat licenses was
repealed at the last session OF the
General Assembly.
E. Lee LeCompte, Of Cambridge,
Maryland State Game Warden, gave
an informative talk on the problems
facing the State game department.
Brief addresses were also made by
Fl. C. Brooks, of Uniontown, Pa, pres
ident of Fayette county's sportsmen 5
club; Hayes Liston, also Of Union
town; H. C. Buckingham, Cumber-
land. district forester; Albert M. Pow
ell, Lewistown, Md, chief fish cultural
list, and J. Wesley Kelley, Cumberland
executive secretary of the Western
Maryland Outdoor Life Federation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
Library Hours Change

Beginning next week the Oakland
Public library will return to its for
mer schedule, being open only from
2 to p. M, and to 9 p. M, on We'd
nesdays and Saturdays.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-31
Library Tea At Park

There will be tea at the Bowling
Alley in Mountain Lake Park on Fri
day afternoon from 300 to 4;3O, for
the benefit of the Park library. A sill
Yer offering will be received. Dr.. H.
T. Mowbray will review Ruth Hoff-
mans book, eve Married an English
man."
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-14
WOMAN,S REALM
Gl0riting Yourself
R1 Alicia Hart
NEA Service stan Writer


 Nowadays, whether she is trying to lose weight or not the smart woman does special exercises to keep her figure supple and youth fully graceful. Without a sense of balance and perfect coordination of muscles, she knows that she won't walk young" no matter how slender she is.
 For this reason, an important New York. dancing studio has de- veloped a complete set of exercises, sure to be appreciated by Mrs. Average Woman as well as by students of ballroom or profess sional dancing. A large, lightweight hoop is necessary equipment. The expert at the studios asks you to remember that in all of these exer- cises 1t is essential to begin by as- suming correct vertical posture and to use only the center muscles of the body.
 EXERCISES TO
 HELP FIGURE
 Here are directions:
 Place legs and feet together and raise the hoop above head, letting rim rest firmly on back of shoulders or neck (the higher the hoop, the harder the pull-and the quicker you will lose weight and become supple).
 Now inhale, elevating chest, pull ing stomach in, strengthening backbone. Holding this excellent po- sition, rise up and down on toes. The simple routine strengthens and therefore flattens stomach and pos- terior muscles, and the push on the inner muscles of the legs forces them into the correct position, straightening them and reducing excess weight of both legs and hips.
 For the secnd routine, assume correct position with feet and legs together and hold hoop above head with rim pressed firmly against back of shoulders. Stomach should be held in. Bend upper part of left foot in front of right, with weight on left. Bend upper part of body to the left, then forward, to the right. When you straighten up, shift weight to the right foot. Com plete the circle by bending back ward. Repeat eight times day. This slenderizes waistline and hips and makes all of the body more Timber and graceful.
 The third and fourth steps are illustrated here. And the fourth develops a good sense of direction, which gives confidence and poise- also balance, which is important, of course.
 In this, the hoop is held directly in front of you and grasped lightly with thumbs and forefingers. Point ing toes, step over the rim into the hoop. Now turn 1t until rim. touches legs in front Then step outside the circle with right foot, following with left. Repeat until you can walk through the hoop without breaking a slow rhythm. A little later, reverse the procedure and walk backwards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-14

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