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The Republican., 1939-09-07
Charged With Rustling Cattle

Sherman Hare, of the Manadier sec
ton, was arrested last Friday by Gar
rett county authorities on a charge Of
larceny and is being held in the county
jail for the action of the grand jury
next week. Hare waived a hearing or
the charge lodged against him.
States Attorney Neil C. Fraley said
Hare was charged with shooting a
COW belonging to Ralph Bittinger. The
animal was killed in a pasture field on
the Bittinger farm. Hare is alleged to
have stated that he thought the animal
was a deer. After killing the COW he
cut it up and sold the meat at Mones-
sen, Pa, for the sum of $40. The theft
occurred about two months ago, since
which time authorities have been at
work on the case.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
LIGHTNING STRIKES BARN
IN SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY
Building And Contents COsumed;
Was Property of Ray Beeghley

Ray Beeghley, of the Sunnyside
community, sustained a heavy loss on
Saturday evening about $50 o'clock
when lightning struck his large barn
and the fire resulting entirely con-
sumed the building and its contents.
The barn was filled with this years
crops and farm machinery. The har-
vested crops stored in the barn in
cluded 600 bushels of oats, 20 bushels
of wheat, so tons of hay, 80 tons of
straw, and the farm machinery con-
sisted of a truck, grain drill, tractor
cultivator, moving machine, binder,
manure spreader, wagon, hay ladder,
tractor plow and all of the smaller
tools belonging on the farm. His loss is
estimated at about $4,000, with not
more than $4,000 Of insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beeghley and family
were absent from home at the time Of
the fire, hence nothing was saved from
the structure.
The Oakland fire department was
summoned but the barn was raging
inferno by the time the men with
equipment made the six-mile run from
town. A tractor and silo filler, owned
by Mr.. Beeghley, were being used on
another farm and thus escaped de-
struction, with one or two other pieces
Of farm equipment which happened
uot to be in the barn. Fortunately no
livestock was stabbed in the building.
The storm Saturday evening in the
Sunnyside section was particularly
severe one, although only a few drops
of rain fell within Oakland. Neighbors
of the Beeghleys heard the sharp crack
of thunder and it was only few min
utes later until one corner of the barn
was a mass of flames, from which it
quickly spread to other parts OF the
building.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
Leaves Road; Smashes Porch

John H. Hushey, of Belle Vernon,
Pa, returning to his home Tuesday
from a fishing trip here, ran off the
highway at Flatwoods and crashed
into the dwelling formerly owned by
Walter H. Haenftling. The highway at
this point has very sharp turn to
the left. The porch of the dwelling was
damaged to some extent. This is the
fourth or fifth time an automobile has
careened from the roadway and ran
into the building.
Hushey was apprehended by Cor
poral Thomas Currie and fined $100
and costs on charge of driving while
intoxicated. The fine and costs were
paid.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
TROOPER Arrests Two

Quentin Frickey, young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Noah Frickey, Grantsville.
was apprehended by Trooper Storm
yesterday for driving without license
tags and also for failing to have a reg
istration card. He was given hearing
before Magistrate Zeller and was fined
$3.50.
John E. Mckenzie, Mt. Savage, was
also arrested by Officer Storm on
Route 40, near Grantsville, on charges
of operating motor vehicle while in
toxicated and reckless operation of the
automobile. He was brought to Oak
land and jailed and later posted collat-
eral of S1O3.90 with Sheriff Owens for
a hearing to be held before Magistrate
Zeller yesterday. This amount was for
feited when he failed to appear. This
was McKenzie's second offense within
a period of two months. He was before
Magistrat Zeller on July II on a speed
ing charge. He is employed as clerk
at the A. & P. store in Frostburg.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
ALLEGANY COUNTY MAN
JAILED; FEDERAL CHARGE
Robert B. Mckinley Held Under
$1,000 Bond In Car Theft

Apprehended in Garrett county for
driving without license, Robert Bev-
eridge Mckinley, %, Of Midland, ALE.
gany county, was arraigned yesterday
before United States Commissioner
James Alfred Averett on a charge Of
violating the Dyer Act, in transporting
a stolen car from one state to another,
and was jailed in default of $1,000
bond pending the September term of
Federal court.
Mckinley was arrested August e
near Accident by Corporal Thomas
Currie, State Police, and sentenced to
ten days in the Garrett county Jail. An
investigation made by Federal author
tiles revealed the fact that the car Nc
Kinley was driving had been stolen
from Mrs. Emma B. Kinney in Tus-
cola, ILL.,, and driven through Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania to Maryland.
Mckinley said he had left Allegany
county in August and hitch-hiked to IL
linois. He is married and the father of
four children. Mckinley admitted serv-
ing term in the Maryland Training
School in his youth and later serving
three years in the State penitentiary
for larceny.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
SUPERINTENDENT NAMED
FOR SAVAGE RIVER DAM
Appointment of Construction
Engineer Made By Commission

Start of actual work on the Savage
River Dam moved another step nearer
reality last Friday with the appoint
ment of its superintendent of con-
struction.
Chairman George w. Legge said
the Upper Potomac River Commission
had named Daniel S. Pelletier, of Lyn-
don, KY, to direct the construction
work on the huge project.
Mr.. Legge said Mr.. Pelletier will
have complete charge of the contract,
assisted by WPA engineers. He will
assume his duties about September Is,
and work should be under way by Oc-
tober /.
The construction superintendent is
well known in Cumberland, having
been stationed there to direct the
building of the Potomac Edison Com
pany power plant.
The WPA is ready to begin work as
soon as rights-of-w have been Sc
cured by the commission, it was stated.
Mr.. Legge declared attorneys for the
commission were pushing their efforts
to obtain titles to land in the path of
the project.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
Runaway Car Strikes House

An accident on the street at Grants
vile Friday evening in which the
dwelling house of Louis Klotz and Miss
Elizabeth Klotz was somewhat dam
aged and car likewise damaged to
some extent. Irwin Miller, of Grants
vile parked his car and walked to the
opposite side of the street. In some
manner the brake loosened and the car
rolled away, crossing the street and
crashed into the front porch of the
Klotz home. Miss Klotz was sitting
on the porch, and seeing the car ap-
preaching sprang to safety just as 1T
struck the baluster and porch column
which were carried away and mount
ing the porch crushed a seat which had
been occupied but moment before by
Miss Klotz.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
Grantsville Resident Is Injured

Milton Rodamer, proprietor of the
National Garage, Grantsville, was the
victim Of an accident on Friday after
noon in which he sustained a broke
collarbone and other injuries of pain
full nature.
Mr.. Rodamer was engaged in paint
ing the roof of a property he had re
Gently purchased when a ladder he was
using suddenly gave way and he was
precipitated for a distance of eighteen
feet to a pavement. The accident was
witnessed by his brother Stewart Rod
amer, who took the injured man to a
Meyersdale hospital where it was
found upon examination that he had
sustained, in addition to the fracture
of his collarbone, a broken shoulder
blade and severe decorations about his
head.
Young Man Sustains Broken Leg
Floyd Hetz, son Of Henry Hetz, Of
the Cove community, employed on the
highway near Grantsville early last
Friday morning, sustained a broken
leg and crushed ankle, when a con-
veyor used in the work of oiling the
roadway overturned and caught him
beneath it. He was taken to Miners
Hospital in Frostburg, where his in
iuries were treated and in which insti-
tuition he will remain for some time.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
Grand Jury to Report Monday

The September Term of the Garrett
County Circuit Court will convene on
Monday when members of the Grand
Jury will gather to hear either Chief
Judge D. Lindley Sloan, or Associate
Judge W. A. Hustler deliver the
charge, after which they will begin
their deliberations and investigation
into alleged violations of the law.
The grand jury is usually in session
three or four days, depending upon
the number of Investigations to be
made and the number of witnesses to
be examined. One question to come
before the body this term is the muir
der of Floyd Harvey, of Vindex, for
which William Cooper is being held in
Jail.
The petit jurors are called to report
on Monday, September Is.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
St. Peters Parochial School
Opens With Enrolment of Is
Pupils This Morning

st. Peters Parochial school, Oak
land, opened today with an enrolment
Of approximately seventy-fve pupils
and an anticipated enrolment of some
thirty-fve music pupils. The following
named Sisters of Mercy have been ap-
pointed to St. Peters school for the
coming school year: Sister Mary Ber-
trand, R.S.M., principal; Sister Mary
Alfred, R.S.M.; Sister Mary Edmunda,
R.S.M., and Sister Mary Mechtild, RS.
NJ. Mass of the Holy Ghost will be Gel
ebrated on Monday morning, Septem-
Der II, with the children's choir sing
ing the Low Mass.
During the summer months many
improvements were made on the school
buildings by the men of the parish.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
977 STUDENTS ENROLLED
IN SCHOOLS OF OAKLAND
Number Is Above Last Years
Figure; Classes In Full Swing

With an enrolment of 977 pupils the
Oakland High and Elementary schools
of Oakland opened on Tuesday for the
nine-months' term of instruction. Oak
land High school had an enrolment of
$50, the highest in history. Last year
528 students had enrolled. F. D. Bittle,
principal, estimated that the number
would go above six hundred before the
end of the month.
The high school enrolment is divid-
ed as follows: Seniors, boys So, girls
40, total 1O7. Juniors, boys 81, girls 81,
total 119; sophomores, boys 81, girls
81, total 178. Freshmen, boys 80, girls
81, total 172. Grand total, boys 285,
girls 295. Boys and girls $50.
At the Oakland Elementary school
there was total enrolment of 397, ac-
cording to Mrs. c. W. Ream, principal
Grades were divided as follows: Grade
/, So; grade 2, As; grade 8, Al; grade
4, SO; grade 5, so; grade 6, As; grade
7, 48; grades and 6, 81; special, Is.
Total, 397.
Classes are in full swing today in
both schools. At the high school there
are four new instructors, making a
total of twenty-five this year. The new
teachers are Upton Sheets, Barbara
Ann Foglesanger, William East and
Ann Stevenson. Two teachers did not
return this year-Ralph Luman and
Miss Willard Conrad.
At Grantsville 1913 are enrolled in the
High school and 314 in the Elementary
school. Throughout the county over
5000 children are enrolled in the pub,
lie schools.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
Prices Of Commodities Take A
Sharp Rise Because of War

The effects of war in Europe are be-
ing felt economically in Oakland dur
ing the past few days with a scarcity
of sugar, flour, beans and other COM
modities, caused, it is said by house
wives purchasing their wants in large
quantities, instead of the usual small
lots.
Retailers are having difficulty in
securing more of these commodities
from wholesale houses and the latter
were unwilling to quote prices. Brown
sugar made a rise Of about cent a
pound, with granulated sugar a little
less than a cent per pound. Flour has
increased slightly in price and local
merchant said this morning that lard,
meats, cereals, etc, were making ad-
vances.
The rise in sugar prices is making It
difficult for many housewives who are
in the midst of canning.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
No ReactOrs In Dairy Herd

The herd of thirty dairy cattle be-
longing to Roy o. Winters, of near
town, who distributes his dairy pro-
duct in Oakland, has been pronounced
entirely free of tuberculosis and
Bangs disease by W. B. Alfred, veter-
marian of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, who has been in
the county this summer making tests
of cattle.
Mr.. Winters received a report on the
t. b. test on September 2, which showed
no reactors among his entire herd.
Early in June he received notice on
the test showing his cattle were free
of Bangs disease, which sometimes
causes undulant fever among human
beings using milk from infected cows.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
Mickey's Band Awarded Another
First Prize In Parade

Winning first prize is getting to be
a habit with Mickey's Boys Band Of
Mountain Lake Park and Loeb Lynn.
Prof. H. S. Mickey, director, has
check for $100 as the result of the most
recent win.
The band won first prize for junior
bands during parade in Harrison
burg, Va, on Tuesday, during that
towns first Turkey Festival. There
were a dozen junior bands in competi-
tion.
The crowd was estimated at 10000,
watching the two-mile parade of dec
GRATED floats.
Mickey's band recently won prize
of $75 during parade at Westover,
West Va, and few days ago also won
first place in parade at Parsons.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
SEVEN PERSONS INJURED
IN WEEKEND ACCIDENTS
Two In Serious COnditiOn-One
From Auto Wreck, Another
From Being Struck By Car
SLIPPERY ROAD is CAUSE

Seven persons were injured, two
seriously in two motor accidents Mon
day and Tuesday in Garrett county.
Private H. F. Cook, of the U. S.
Marine Corps, Quantico, Va, suffered
possible skull fracture, conclusion
of the brain and other serious injuries
when the car he was driving east
ward on the National Highway near
Keyser's Ridge collided with a ma
chine operated by Marshall burst, of
the Swallow Falls CCC camp at 1 a.
M, Tuesday
Officer Carl G. Storm, State police,
said Cook attempted to pass a truck,
travelling in the same direction, as
the burst car, headed west ap-
preached. The Marine swerved to get
behind the truck and applied his
brakes, causing the machine to skid
on the wet highway in front of the
burst car. Cook will be charged with
reckless driving. Corporal Roy Davis,
also Marine, riding with Cook, is in
the Miners hospital, Frostburg, where
Cook also was taken. Davis suffered
scalp decorations and severe bruises.
Riding with burst were Miss Ethel
burst, Avilton; and Gilbert Bittner,
route 2, Frostburg. The three were
able to leave the Frostburg hospital
after being treated for cuts and
bruises about the face and head
Couple Hit by Car
Midshipman Burton Andrews, %, of
the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis,
and Miss Eurith Maynard, 19, Balti-
more, are in "fair" condition at Ne
mortal hospital, Cumberland, where
they were taken early Monday morn
ing after being struck by car while
they were standing along the Glendale
road, near Thayerville, on Deep Greek
AXE. Andrews, whose home is in Los
Angeles, Cal, suffered a possible
skull fracture and multiple bruises
One leg was broken above the knee
The girl received severe cuts and
bruises about the head and body.
Corporal Thomas Currie, State po-
Ice, said the car was driven by Hop
wood J. Wooddell, of Oakland, and
owned by DR.. Frank NJ. Wilson, Cum
berland. Miss Fannie Wilson, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Wilson, was riding
with Wooddell, who told Corporal Cur
RE that the machine skidded on the
loose shale of the graded road and
struck the couple. The injured were
given first aid at Deep Greek Lake
and removed in an ambulance to
the Cumberland hospital. The officer
said Wooddell would be charged with
reckless driving.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
County Superintendent Rathbun
Sustains Broken Ankle

County Superintendent Franklin E.
Rathbun sustained a broken left ankle
yesterday morning while on the munic-
ipal golf course, with the result that
he will be confined to his home for sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. Rathbun and Miss Jane A. Beck
with, of Baltimore, guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rathbun, had gone to the course
for an early morning round OF golf
and in some manner Mr. Rathbun
slipped on the wet grass. The bone was
fractured just above his ankle.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
PYTHIAN PICNIC PROGRAM
TO END SATURDAY NIGHT
Car Will be Given Away Then;
Also Will Be Large Fireworks
Display and Aerial Acts
RAINS MARRIED MONDAY

After an suspicious opening parade
and with an estimated seven or eight
thousand people in Oakland the
twentieth annual Labor Day picnic,
under the auspices of the Knights of
Pythias lodge, was somewhat ham,
pered with series of thunder showers
that began shortly after two o'clock
and caused postponement of part of
the program.
The picnic committee announced
this morning that the Buick auto
mobile would be given away on Satur-
day evening, September 9, at II o.
clock. 1t was recalled that upon two
other occasions during the twenty
annual picnics the awarding of the
automobile was postponed, once in
1888 on account of inclement weather,
and one other time previous to that on
account of an infantile paralysis
scare.
The picnic committee also an
nounced that the Keystone Shows
were remaining throughout the entire
week and that in addition to the
awarding of the automibile on Satur-
day night there would also be two
aerial acts and a fireworks display.
Prize Winners
Winners of the $40 cash prizes for
participants in the parade were as
follows:
Fire companies and organizations:
Oakland department, 1st; Rowles-
burg fire company, End; Woodmen of
the World Crellin, 3rd.
Floats-Ralph Pritts' Garage, 1st;
Leighton Brothers Garage, End; Unit
ed Mine Workers, Kempton, 3rd.
Unusual ttractions-Arthur Pysell,
1st; Dolores Yutzy, Crellin, 2nd; five
people in old Ford, of Terra Alta, 3rd.
Both the Oakland Boys Band and
Mickey's Boys Band of Mt. Lake
Park, the Oakland Boy and Girl Scouts
and others took part in the parade
which got under way about 10:30.
The picnic grounds soon filled after
the parade and continued to be full
until the thunder showers. In spite of
the rain quite number remained in
that vicinity throughout the day.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
Constable Named

William Dahlbaugh has been ap-
pointed special constable for the east
ern section of the county beyond Deep
Creek Lake. Mr.. Dahlbaugh is resi-
dent of the Grantsville community. The
chief duty of the officer is to see that
all dog taxes are collected, the County
Commissioners insisting that this law
be strictly enforced and anyone refus-
ing or neglecting to have a license for
their dog will be subject to fine Of
from S. to $25.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
DR.. N. |. BROADWATER IS
ELECTED BANK PRESIDENT
d. E. Offutt Chosen Vice-Presi-
dent; Two fill Vacancies Caused
By Recent Deaths Of Board
Members

At meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Garrett National Bank in
Oakland, held yesterday afternoon, Dr..
N. I. Broadwater was elected president
and D. E. Offutt was elected vice-pres-
ident, to fill vacancies caused by the
deaths of Charles w. Ream, president
of the bank, and DR.. Henry W. Nc
Comas, vice-president.
Prior to the election of the these Of
fcers, members of the board appointed
Lester C. Yutzy and H. c. Riggs, to
fill the vacancies on the board caused
by the death of the two officers. Dr..
Broadwater and Mr.. Offutt were al
ready members of the directors board.
The Republican., 1939-09-07
Legion To Meet

A special meeting of members OF
Proctor Kildow Post, No. II, American
Legion, will be held on Monday even
ing, September 18, at 500 o'clock, in
the City Hall. At this time the recently
elected officers will be installed and
plans made for a membership drive.
All World War veterans are urged to
be present at this meeting.
The Republican., 1939-09-07

Charles yelling, of Cumberland,
visited Oakland relatives for a short
time on Tuesday. On his return to
Cumberland he was accompanied by
Mrs. yelling and their two daughters,
who had spent week with relatives
and friends in and near Oakland.
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GOODS SERVING
MANY DINNERS

Six formal dinners have been
given by the home economies de-
partment Of the College Of Puget
Sound. In the past two weeks. The
girls. members Of the advanced
foods classes who participated in
the dinners were: Eleanor War
ner. Masayi Jingui Evelyn Shaw,
Carol Pratsch. Lola Claes. shirley
Scott, Lola Hughes. Doris Gran
lund. Louise Durand. Frances shell
hamer. Gwen Roach and Janet
Hatch.
The girls planned the menu. did
the shopping and prepared the
meal. the only stipulation being
that the cost should not exceed
80 cents 4 person.
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ton had been raised at Geneva.
his majesty's government decided
to permit release and immediate
delivery to Finland by the manu-
facturers Of a number OF fighter
aircraft. of which the Finnish gov
eminent stood in urgent need he
said. And they intended sim
ilarly TO release other material
which would be of assistance to
the Finnish government
Tt is only by concentrating on
our task of resistance TO German
aggression and thus attacking the
evil at Its root that we can hope
10 save the nations OF Europe
from the fate that otherwise
would overtake them" Chamber
lain said.
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Australia Near
z Million Mark

SYDNEY. =. = w.-The latest
official estimate Of Australians
population : e.ase.sse persons. a
whom s.si1.s77 are males and
s.sss.S6S are females. In Victoria.
the excess Of females over mates
Is still heavy. amounting 10 2as7i
and in South Australia there IL IN
excess Of four females OVER males.
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This Hotpoint Electric Range is
one of the most popular ever
manufactured. Complete with hi
speed Calrod surface cooking
units, six-quart Thrift Cooker
and over size directi0nal heat
automatic oven, it possesses all
those features most desired, to-
gether with smart beauty and
real efficiency.
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He charged that Germany has
ranged herself on the side Of
Russia in the aggression against
Finland, which has outraged the
conscience of the whole world"
Other countries. including the
United States. have been aiding
Finland, Chamberlain said in his
weekly war bulletin 10 commons.
Generous help TO Finland has
been forthcoming from several
other countries. including the
United States" he said.
at was known that several
European countries recently
supplied war materials to Fin
land, and would have supplied
more but for the fact that the
German government made DIFF
ficulties regarding transit
yesterday the British foreign
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office charged that Germany had
held up Italian planes en- route to
Finland)
Chamberlain said Germany had
seized the Finnish conflict TO de-
fleet the attention OF the allies
from their primary objective-de-
feat Of Mani Germany.
I'VE must never LOSE sight
Of that objective" he said.
we must never forget that u
was German aggression which
paved the way for the Soviet
attacks on Poland and FIN
land"
The prime ministers an
nouncement OF British aid TO
Finland was received with
rousing cheers.
AT the outset Of the attack
on Finland and before the ques-
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UncensOred NeUs
Sent To Europe

BOST0N-Short wave radio
broadcasts in English and German
are being sent daily from Boston
to Europe's warning nations 50
that citizens there may get war
news without their governments
censorship.
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HORACE HEIDI MARRIED

HOLLYWOOD-The secret mar
riage Of Horace Heidi, prominent
orchestra leader, and Mrs. Ade-
line Slaughter, Of New York, was
revealed here by Heidi The mar
riage took place last Monday in
Reno.