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The Republican., 1939-02-23
KNIGHTS SILVER JUBILEE
ATTRACTS THREE HUNDRED
Distinguished Visitors Attend; !;
Local Historical Data Is Given

A review of local Pythianism thru a
half century was recalled to more than
300 persons last Friday night when
members of the local lodge, Garrett,
No. 113, and their wives assembled in
Castle Hall for the silver anniversary
of the founding of the organization
in Garrett county and the diamond an
niversary of the founding of the par
ent order.
Distinguished visitors were present
from the Grand Lodge of Maryland,
including Edward NJ. Akers, grand
chancellor; C. Thomas Summers, su-
preme representative, of Frederick
and Julius SCHNEIDER, grand vice-chan-
cellor, of Cumberland.
The principal address of the evening
was made by E. Ray Jones, who i'm
parted much historical data in connec-
tion with the progress of the local or
ganization since it's inception in 1889.
"A uuSe UdSheG Ol uOWSIo was oeill
from the lodge room that evening to
DR.. Henry w. McComas, the only sur
viving charter member of Garrett
lodge, who is critically i'll at his home
at the north edge of town.
Grover C. Stemple presented 25-
year jewels to Melvin E. Lee and R
r. Gilbert. Mr.. Gilbert responded fol-
the veterans. Jacob S. Meyers, an
other 25-year veteran, was not present
but will receive his jewel at Columbus,
Ohio, where he now resides.
Walter w. Dawson was in charge of
the program, which included also vo-
cal selections by Arthur Martini and
music and speciality numbers by the
Kerins orchestra. Favors, of book.
ends, were presented to all ladies pres
ent and commemorative coins were
given to members of the lodge. AS a
door prize, Paul Dewitt was presented
with a counterpane.
Refreshments of ice cream, contain
ing the Pythian emblem, and cake cut
from a huge birthday cake baked fol-
the occasion, were served by members
of ahe Pythian Sisters.
The Republican., 1939-02-23
Local A. & p. Employees Receive
S2O4 In Bonuses Today

The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Company clerks in Oakland today
were being distributed bonus checks
totaling $2O4.
V. B. Kelley, local manager, who
was disbursing the reward for services
rendered to the company during 1888,
said that the checks mark the first
time local employees have received a
direct yearly bonus.
All employees who worked more than
four weeks during the year were
recipients of the money. Maximum
given out was $52. The checks were
received this morning from office
headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Recipients were Minnie Sisk, Fred
Helbig, Leroy Stewart, Harry Stem
pie, Jr, and Roger Maroney.
The Republican., 1939-02-23
School Officials To Attend Ma
tiOnal Convention

Walter w. Dawson, president of the
Board of Education of this county, and
F. E. Rathbun, County Superintendent
of Schools, will leave this weekend for
Cleveland, Ohio, to attend the 69th an
nual convention of the American As
sociation of School Administrators
which will be held in that city. This
association is department of the
National Education Association of the
United States and will be in session
from February 25 to March 2. The
theme of the convention will be "The
Foundations of American Education"
and the program will center around
the development of that phase of the
public school system of the nation.
Many of the most prominent leaders
in education of the country and lead
ers also in the current political
thought, will be present and address
the convention. Quite a number of
round tables and panel discussions will
be conducted, in which ample opportu-
nifty is given for free and open express
sions of opinions from different sec
tions of the country. The textbook
written for the convention, as a con-
tribution to the educational literature
of 1889, is entitled SCHOOLS in Small
Communities" this publication being
the yearbook of the association. Many
features of the convention will be
broadcast over the three principal net
works.
The Republican., 1939-02-23
More Farmers Get Checks For
Conservation Practices

Payments to Garrett county farm
ers carrying out conservation prac-
tices on their farms in the county have
increased this week to $33, 1859. This
sum has been distributed to S45 far
mers. The first lot of checks were re-
ceived on February 8, and since that
time more have been coming in each
week.
County Agent John H. Carter said
that about 300 more checks, amount
ing to approximately $4,000, were
still to be received. The payments are
for farmers who signed up last year
in the Federal and State conservation
program.
Another group of checks was re-
ceived at the office of the county agent
yesterday. There were Ga checks re-
ceived totaling $1,383.72.
The Republican., 1939-02-23
TWO YOUTHS OF ACCIDENT
CAUGHT ROBBING GARAGE
Were Seen Taking Money From
Cash Register at FrOstburg

An attempted robbery at James
Morton's garage in Frostburg was
frustrated on Tuesday when Robert
Clayton Rush, Frostburg, caught Rob-
ert Rush and Hubert Sebold, of Acct
dent, Garrett county, in the act of re-
moving the money from the cash reg
lister, according to information of the
Frostburg police.
According to Mr.. Morton, the young
men, 19 and 81, had brought car in
the garage for repairs about noon.
Mrs. John Barry, employed in the Of
flee, left for lunch, when the pair, it
is alleged, entered the office and rang
up two large sales to open the regis
ter. Rush, an employe in the garage,
saw the men taking the money from
the cash register and called Chief of
Police Benjamin H. Thomas, who made
the arrests.
According to evidence, the youths,
when they heard Rush coming, at
tempted to replace the currency but
did not have time to get the silver
back. They had about So in silver from
the register.
They were given a hearing before
Magistrate Anthony Harvey in the
Peoples court and sentenced to three
months in the Maryland House of
Correction, but sentence was suspend
ed.
A Robert Rush is one of those being
held on bond for his appearance be-
fore the March Term of court on char
ges of obtaining money under false
pretenses from the Comptroller of
Maryland, on fake claims for gas tax
refunds. Whether or not this is the
same Robert Rush is not known, but
the Robert Rush under bond from this
county, is from Accident also.
The Republican., 1939-02-23
County Man Killed When Struck
By Engine Near Shaw, w. Va.

Harold T. Watts, 20, residing on the
Garrett county side of the Potomac
river, near Shaw, W. Va, was instant
ly killed Saturday night at $3.50,
when struck by Western Maryland
Railway eastbound engine.
Watts, a Western Maryland track
man, was walking along the right
of-way when struck. His body was
badly mangled.
The engineer reported the engine
was travelling at moderate speed and
he did not see Watts. 1t was not
known what Watts was doing on the
tracks at that time of the night.
The Republican., 1939-02-23
Union Lenten Service

Union Lenten Services will be held
next Wednesday evening, March 1, in
st. Paul's Methodist church, Oakland.
Rev. David c. Trimble will preach
upon the second sentence of the Lords
Prayer, "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
The Republican., 1939-02-23
To Give Informal Play

Evening Dress" by William Dean
a we'll known playwright,
will be presented informally next
Tuesday evening, February %, at 8
o'clock, in the Parish house of ST..
Matthew's church, Oakland. No ad-
will be charged. The players
will be from the membership of the
Young Peoples society Of the church.
The Republican., 1939-02-23
Legion Favors Irwin Rudy

A resolution setting forth the quail
fications of Irwin r. Rudy as post
master for Oakland and urging Con-
gresham William D. Byron, U. S.
Senator Millard E. Tydings, and U. S.
Senator George Radcliffe to favor Mr..
Rudy's appointment to that office, was
unanimously adopted at meeting of
Proctor Kildow Post, No. II, American
Legion last night,
The Republican., 1939-02-23
PUBLIC AID CLIENTS ARE
STILL WITHOUT FUNDS
Old Age Pensioners and GPA
Cases Who Seek Their Checks
Are Turned Away By Board
COMMODITIES GIVEN OUT

A steady stream of old-age pension
ers and general public assistant clients
have been turned away daily from the
Garrett County Welfare Boards of.
fee during the past week as funds for
distribution to them are still tied up.
Miss Ethel Miller, executive secre-
tary of the board, said there had been
no change in the situation since last
week, which tied up Garrett county's
share of relief funds and automati-
cally kept her from disbursing avail
able State money.
No Funds Available
No money is available in the county
treasury to pay the local share of re-
lief costs and Miss Miller has been I'M
able to get a $3,7OO county order
cashed.
Bill Ready For Introduction
County Commissioners G. Blaine
Giessman and Cheston H. Browning
said yesterday that a bill had been
tion in the Legislature which would
authorize the County Commissioners
to borrow money for county purposes
on the 1889 levy, which, if passed,
would remedy the situation now ex-
isting.
The bill would authorize them to
borrow a sum not exceeding one-third
of the total amount of taxes levied to
enable them to take care of all proper
expenses until funds collected by the
County Treasurer from the tax levy
of that year shall be sufficient in
amount for that purpose.
The bill allows an interest rate not
exceeding 3 per cent, except should
it ever become necessary to pay 3
higher rate that the Commissioners
obtain the written consent of the Cir
cult Court to pay such higher rate.
All sums borrowed would be turned
over to the County Treasurer, and
would be released by warrants of the
County Commissioners.
Heretofore the County Commission
ers have never had authority to pay
interest on county orders, although it
had been the custom for number Of
years, and since their attorney de-
clared it illegal for them to do so,
banks and individuals who formerly
accepted county orders have refused to
accept more of them.
Taxes on the 1889 levy will not be
paid in any great amounts before June
1.
Commodities Distributed
In the meantime the old-age PEN
sioners and general public assistance
cases are without funds.
Miss Miller stated that surplus food
commodities were still being distribut-
ed and that these had helped to allay
any suffering that might result from
the lack of funds.
Appoint Attorney
The County Commissioners, at their
meeting this week, appointed Benny
F. Epstein, of Grantsville, as their
attorney. Julius Renninger, Jr., form
er attorney, resigned his position two
weeks ago.
A delegation from Barnum ap-
peared before the Commissioners on
Tuesday about opening the bridge
across the Potomac which had been
condemned by the State Roads Com
mission. There was also road dele
cation from Cove.
The Republican., 1939-02-23
O. II. S. PARENT-TEACHERS'
MEETING WELL ATTENDED
Robert w. Sheckells Wins Ques-
tiOn Bee Among Fathers
Mothers

Approximately one hundred twenty
five persons attended the Parent
Teachers Association meeting Tues
day evening in the High school audi
torium and heard questions and an
swers concerning the life of George
Washington. Some of the questions
were answered correctly and some
were unanswered as four fathers and
four mothers Wed for honors in a
question bee.
The meeting was held in observance
of George Washington's birthday and
the entire program was concerning
the life and history of the first Presi-
dent.
Fathers and mothers participating
in the question bee were DR.. W. w.
Grant, Robert w. Sheckells, Frank
Kley and Scott w. Shirer; Mrs. W. B.
Brock, Mrs. Arthur Naylor, Mrs. De-
Witt, of Sunnyside, and Mrs. Joseph
Sweitzer, of Loeb Lynn, a grand
mother.
Forty questions were propounded by
Grover C. Stemple, acting as "Pro-
fessor QUIZ" and the prize went to
Mr.. Sheckells with a perfect score Of
500. The association presented as a
prize popular and well-known pic
ture of George Washington Ia dollar
billy which Mr.. Sheckells accepted and
then turned it over to the High school
athletic department. A prize of some
George Washington coffee was pre-
sented to Mrs. Mary Grove, of near
Oakland. for submitting the best set
of questions.
Discuss Bond Issue
Following the question bee there
was a discussion on the probability of
a bond issue for schools in various
parts of the county, the places men
toned as needing school buildings
badly being Accident, Bloomington,
Oakland. 1t was also stated that the
Grantsville school was already be-
coming overcrowded. Officers of the
association stated a meeting would be
called in the near future to further
discuss this question, when speakers
both for and against the proposition
would be present. Parents were urged
to attend. 1t is planned to hold the
meeting soon so that suitable bill
could be prepared and introduced at
the present session of the General As
sembly if the concensus of opinion as
expressed at the meeting favored such
legislation.
Members of the High school glee
club presented skit, "The Spirit OF
'76", with Sue Sweitzer, Donald CHS
holm, James Bell, James Darby and
Harry Sanders participating. The or
chestra of the school played and the
glee club sang several selections.
Sufficient coffee for one hundred
persons. donated to the association by
the George Washington Coffee Com
pany, was served by the girls Of the
Home Economics department OF the
school. along with cookies to each OF
the guests.
The Republican., 1939-02-23

that there were small items of expense
which must be met through joint con-
tributions.
Open Meeting Called
An open meeting will be held next
Monday evening in the City Hall, Oak
land, to discuss legislation, and all in
terested sportsmen are invited to at
tend.
The Republican., 1939-02-23
Temperature Drops To Zero

After week of fairly mild weather
a snowstorm struck Tuesday night
which continued intermittently yester-
day and last night the temperature
took a sudden drop, stopping at exact
Iy zero, according to the official read
ing at Weber's.
Today was clear and cold.
The Republican., 1939-02-23

Annual dues are to be one dollar,
except for representatives of the
youth organizations, who are not re
quired to pay dues. They will, how
ever, enjoy the full privilege of mem
bership.
Dues up to August % are to be 80
cents, amount to accompany applica-
tion. The sponsors pointed out that it
was not a money making scheme, but
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
LOOKING BACK TO GET AHEAD

Go west. young man, go west!'
was the advice of Horace Greeley
many years ago. The great editor
was looking ahead.
BE prepared" is the motto Of the
Boy Scouts of America. The found
ers of this splendid organization
were looking ahead.
"The world isn't finished" is just
one of the many pithy expressions
of Charles F. Kettering, head of re-
search for General Motors. This sci
enlist looks ahead.
So should we all constantly have
our gaze fixed-ahead. However,
Patrick Henry once said: Il have
but one lamp by which my feet are
guided, and that is the lamp OF ex-
perience know of no way of judg-
ing of the future but by the past"
Just as introspection is good for
the soul, do does retrospection help
in gaining Il better appreciation of
the present, better approach to the
future.
Take the automobile for instance.
Go back 80 years to 1909. when pro-
ductiOn of cars went above 100000
for the first time. According to a
General Motors employee magazine,
many of us have not been around
long enough to remember what the
automobile industry was like 80
years ago. The 1909 models. compar-
ed with today's cars. were just
horseless buggies.
Those were the days of the auto
mobiles infancy-and of our infan-
cy. Many people still regarded the
automobile as an expensive toy. and
on city streets as well as on coun-
try roads cars of all kinds were far
Outnumbered by horse-drawn We
hicles. Motoring was regarded as a
sport that would never appear to
very many people.
"0f course, people in those days
had no way of foreseeing the many
technical developments that would
enable millions-instead of thOus-
ands-tO own and operate cars. Even
for us, looking back, it is hard 10
realize how far we have come.
up to 1909 fewer than n quarter
of a million automobiles were pro-
duced Since 1909 hundreds of thou
sands of American workmen have
had hand in producing more than
70,000.000 cars and trucks. Almost
100000 new jobs in service sta
tions. garages. dealers salesrooms,
highway transportation. and refiner-
ies-as we'll as those in automobile
one important result of
the industry's growth. Because of
ever better values in automobiles,
most of these new jobs have been
created since 1909"
Yes. It's good to look back occa-
just to satisfy ourselves
that we don't want to go back, as
did Lots wife. But to make us hap
pier about the present and to streng-
then our hope for and faith in the
future.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
COMMUNICATION

Glendale, Del, Feb. IA, 1885
Dear Editor:
Please publish in the Chronicle
the following testimonial:
Miraculous, almost beyond belief
two chiropractic adjustments, given
by DR.. Anna Gregorius, Milford, did
to straighten my hunched up back.
Last Sunday evening l stepped in
to a room full of friends, was greet
ed by all-What the heck did you do
to yourself. | asked what the devil
they meant. You come walking in
here straight. said was to my lit
tie doctor twice for adjustments.
This is a true unsolicited testl-
monial of what DIR. Gregorius' ad-
justments can do.
DAD COBAUGH
lin Ellendale, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
AMERICAN BOY MAGAZINE
COMPANION TO THOUSANDS

Hundreds of thousands of boys
and young men read THE AMERI-
CAN BOY Magazine every month
and consider it more as a living
companion than as a magazine.
Its as much a buddy to me az
my neighborhoOd chum." writes one
high school senior. THE AMERI-
CAN BOY seems to understand q
boys problems and considers them
in such a sympathetic and helpful
way. IL gives advice and entertain
ing reading on every subject III
which a young fellow is interested
It is particularly helpful in sports
| made our school basketball team
because of playing tips | read IN
THE AMERICAN BOY"
Many famous athletes in all
sports credit much of their success
to helpful suggestions received from
sports articles carried in THE AM
ERICAN BOY Magazine. Virtually
every issue offers advice from a ia
nous coach or player. Football, bas-
ketball, track, tennis, in fact every
major sport Is covered in fiction and
fact articles.
Teachers, librarians, parents and
leaders of boys clubs also recon-
mend THE AMERICAN BOY enthus-
iastically. They have found that as
a general rule regular readers of
THE AMERICAN BOY advance more
rapidly and develop more worth
while characteristics than do boys
who do not read it.
Trained writer's and artists, FAM
GUS coaches and athletes, explorers,
scientists and men successful in bus
mess and industry join with an ex-
perienced staff to produce in THE
AMERICAN BOY. the sort of read
ing matter boys like best.
THE AMERICAN BOY sells on
most news stands at 15c a copy. Sub
scriptiOn prices are $1.5O for one
year or $500 for three years. For
eign rates soc a year extra. To sub
scribe simply send your name, ad-
dress and remittance direct to THE
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Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
HOT AIR VS.. FACTS

How true are the charges that the
chain stores are the properties OF
absentee men of wealth and that
their profits all kow to Wall Street?
Inc0ntrOvertible facts are welcome
relief from the average argument
based on prejudice and emotion.
A recent survey by the National
Association of Food Chains reveals
that AZ reporting chain systems had
76.lS9 stockholders, living in every
state in the Union. This is an aver
age of about l-2 stockholders to
each store owned by these eompan-
les. OF course these 1-2 stockhold-
ers do not wear an apron and work
behind a counter. in each store, but
their interest in the chain store is
just as vital as ii they did-it is
their monel. their savings that have
made the chains possible. In effect.
they are the owners. and they. are
actively present as taXpaying cit-
zens in evtry community of any size.
So much for ownership.
Forty member companies of the
National Association of Food Chains
reported total of over 1000 store
bank accounts last year, located In
AZ states and the District of 'Colum-
bia. More important. the companies
which owned these stores reported
341 other system bank accounts To-
Gated in 80 states and the District
of Columbia. In IL states the aver
age balance maintained in these COM
pany accounts exceeded the balance
which they reported in New York
State banks.
This hardly can be termed CON
of wealth in Wall
Street"
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

All persons indebted to the estate
of John w. Hudson, deceased, are
hereby notified to settle the same on
or before the 18th day of March,
1889, and all those having claims
against the estate to present the
same, duly attested. on or before
March 18th. 1888
EDWARD d. HUDSON
ft0-et Administrator
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property
will offer at Public Sale. on
Thursday, February %. 1899,

Thursday, February %. 1889,
AT ~ o'clock Noon-Rain or Shine
At my farm. miles east of Green
wood. near Mennonite School. the fol-
lowing:
LIVE STOCK
One pair good mules. 1918 years old,
gentle and will work anywhere. Three
brood sows and one boar: 8 young
shoats.
Three grade Guernsey cows, T. b.
and blood tested. Two young heifers
and one young bull. highly bred.
MACHINERY
~ spout Ontario disc drill, extra
good with tractor hitch and two tom
CUES; 7ia foot double tractor cutaway
= disc. 2 section spring tooth weed hog,
new 2-row Planet. Jr.. bean cultivator
bean puller, corn planter. foot Nc
COrmick mower, sulky cultivator, rotary
hoe. CO-toOth spike harrows. good pole
saw bench and saw. 50 foot 6 inch belt.
small plows. 2 cultiVators. wheelbar-
row. corn shelter. etc. Two double sets
good chain harness. double sets lea
thcr harness. low steel wheel wagon.
high wheel wagon, a lot of smaller
tools ana items.
50O bushels corn.
100 bushels soy beans.
$50 baskets short corn or nubbins.
A few items of Household Goods and
many small articles.
TERMS: CASH
ALBERT o. HUMPHREYS
Greenwood. Delaware
J. S. Dickcrson. Auctioneer.
W ID. Lynch. Clerk. ltp
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to friends,
neighbOrs and all who were so gen.
erOus in their expressions of kind
ness and sympathy and to Rev. Han
by for his kind words of consolation
at the death of our beloved wife and
mother. George w. Carpenter and
Daughter. ltp
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
YOU BREAK AND BEND
We WELD AND MEND

oxy-acetylene Welding. Cutting
and Brazing. We specialize In Elec-
tricaI Repairing Batteries Gener'
ators Radios.
MILFORD BATTERY SERVICE
HUNTER AND coVERDALE
Phone 3Sf
One block east of First National
Rank. o23-ti
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

All persons indebted to the estate
or George Higman, deceased, are
hereby notified to settle the same on
or before the first of April, 1889. and
all those having claims against the
estate to present the same. duly at
tested, on or before the first of April
1899.
FREDERICK c. HIGMAN
fI7-3t Administrator
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to friends and neighbors who
were so generous in their express
ions of kindness, sympathy and as
sistance with cars, and also to Rev.
r. Green and Rev. Dawson for their
consolation at the death of my be-
loved husband. Philip W. Donovan.
II Mrs. P. W. Donovan
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEET.
ING OF MILFORD BUILDING
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION

The annual meeting of the Milford
Building and Loan Association will
be held at the Office of the Associa-
tion on Tuesday evening, February
81, at 8 O'Clock, for the election of
officers and directors for the ensu-
ing term.
JAMES X. PETTYJOHN
II Secretary
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
CARD or THANKS

| wish to thank friends for their
lovely femembrances sent 10 my
granddaughter, Margaret Pitman
Caulk.
ltp MRS. M. S. BENSON.
Milford chronicle., 1939-02-17
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

All persons indebted to the estate
of Annie f. Hill, deceased, are here
by notified to seetle the some on or
before April l, 1899, and all those
having claims against the estate to
present the same, duly attested. on
or before April l, 1889.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK and
TRUST COMPANY
f17-3t Administrator C. t. a.