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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
Report of Eye. Glass Fund Shows
Twenty Children Aided

How a special fund, established to
purchase glasses for children needing
them, had been disbursed, was outlined
a day or two ago by DR.. H. R. DuPuy,
Health Officer, in letters written to
every person who contributed.
DR.. DuPuy's report shows that a
total of 1921 was received. With this
twenty children have had their eyes
examined by an expert eye doctor and
proper glasses fitted.
DR.. DuPuy said the specialist who
examined the children told him that
some of them would have lost their
vision in one or the other eye had they
not been examined and given the
proper glasses.
The letter in thanking the donors
for the splendid spirit they had shown
in contributing to this cause, said:
"What a satisfaction it must be to
know that you have been instrumental
in saving the sight of a child's eyes"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
SPORTSMEN FAVOR CHANGE
IN CONSERVATION SET-UP
Want Upland Matters Separate
From Bay Fisheries Problems;
so Attend Meeting Sunday

A meeting of the Garrett County
Sportsmen's Association was held in
the City Hall in Oakland Sunday af-
ternoon with more than fifty in at
tendance. The principal interest of the
Association at this time is in the reor-
ganization of the Conservation Com
mission, according to H. c. Riggs,
president. The various bills introduced
in the Assembly were discussed and
the group went on record as approx
ing unanimously separation of the
bay industries from the sporting ele-
ment and the creation of separate
commission for handling angling and
hunting.
The secretary reported "a member
ships to date and the members seemed
confident that 500 or more will be OBJ
tanned within a short time. 1t was
pointed out that the particular need
in this county is organized effort and
the larger the organization the more
can be accomplished toward making
this county a real sportsman's para
disc.
The organization is pledged to up
hold craftsmanship ideals. 1t pledges
itself to protect the farmer and land
owner; to assist in making arrests
of violators; to see that the conser-
walton laws are obeyed, and to aid the
Commission in it's work Of restocking.
Another meeting will be held in the
City Hall on next Monday evening to
discuss the PROCESS made in the AS
sembly on the conservation bill and
any other matters of interest to the
sportsmen.
AS originally announced, the high
schools and boys organizations are
requested to elect two members to
represent them at all meetings of the
Association. These members will not
be required to pay any dues. Their CO.
operation and interest in conservation
work is needed if there is to be any,
thing for the younger generation to
enjoy later on, was Mr.. Riggs con-
clusion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
BANKS OFFER ADDITIONAL
INDICTMENT TOESSAYISTS
Contest Is Open To All High
School Students; Deadline
March 81

Garrett county banks are offering
additional prizes to those offered by
the Maryland Bankers Association,
which is sponsoring an essay contest,
it was announced a few days ago.
The Maryland Association offered a
scholarship of $1,000 in college
course for the best essay on "What
Our Bank Means to Our Community"
with members of 1889 graduating
classes of white and parochial schools
in Maryland being eligible to COM
pete.
The local banks this week are offer
ing additional prizes of $40 to the
grand prize winner in countrywide
competition; S. to the first prize Win
ner in each high school, and $3.50 to
the second prize winner in each high
school.
This county contest is open to all
high school students and has no bear
ing on the prize offered by the State
Bankers Association. Rules of the
contest will be the same, however.
Essays must be submitted to Del
bert M. Davis, First National Bank,
Oakland, not later than March 81, and
must be from one thousand to twelve
hundred words in length, written on
one side Of the paper.
Banks sponsoring this secondary
contest are the First State Bank OF
Grantsville; the First National Bank
of Friendsville; the First National
Bank of Oakland and the Garrett Ma
tional Bank in Oakland.
Winning contestants in each high
school will read their manuscripts be-
fore the judges.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
WORK is PROGRESSING ON
ADDITIONS TO 2 SCHOOLS
First Floor Of KitzmiIler Addi-
ton Completed On Tuesday

Workmen on Tuesday completed the
first floor of the new $40,995 addition
to the school at Kitzmiller and are now
at work finishing the first floor at the
$35,995 addition to the Oakland Ele-
mentary school, according to report
made Tuesday to John B. O'Donnell,
resident engineer inspector for the
Public Works Administration. The
PWA has provided a grant of $38,664
toward the project.
Mr.. O'Donnell reported to Col. E
M. Gilmore, regional director, that
completion of this phase of the job is
slightly behind schedule, due to the
weather conditions prevailing.
The additions to these schools are
slated to be ready for use by July 81
Forty-four men are employed on these
two jobs.
With the completion of the first
floor, the next construction step will
be the exterior walls, which will be
started Immediately, Mr.. O'Donnell
stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
IMPROVEMENT SHOWN In
TOWN TAX COLLECTIONS
Financial Status of Oakland Dis
cussed; Statement of Receipts
And Expenditures Published
COUNCIL MET MONDAY

The financial condition of Oakland
as shown by the annual statement
printed on page six of The Republi-
can today, was one of the items of
business discussed at the regular
meeting of the Mayor and Town Coun-
ell on Monday evening.
The statement shows an improve
ment in the collections of both taxes
and water rents over the previous year
with general expenses about the same
exclusive of the amount of money eX-
pended last year for the new reservoir,
for which there was a bond issue.
The statement printed today shows
merely the receipts and expenses paid
and contains no account of the towns
indebtedness, it's other liabilities nol
it's uncollected taxes or assets. A sup
Elementary statement setting forth
these items will be published later, ac-
cording to Arthur Lawton, clerk, after
the auditor has completed his job and
following an evaluation of the towns
assets to be made by proper author
ity who will come here for that pur-
pose.
There was collected in taxes in 1885
$11, 644.O8, compared to $8,774.45 the
previous year. Water collections the
past year amounted to $8,249.28, CON-
pared with S7,430.52 for the previous
year. The statement shows that the
town borrowed from two Oakland
banks in 1888 the sum of $4,000. II
1897 the town borrowed $1,000.
In the list of expenditures some Of
the larger items are for labor, $1,566
for street lights, $2,418.94; garbage
removal, $724,43; water supplies
S1587.12; reservoir construction, 49,,
677.49; golf course, $3,464.O8; police
protection, $1,970; payment on three
issues of bonds, more than $4,000.
Liabilities of the town were listel
yesterday by Clerk Arthur Lawton
Continued on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
THREE PERSONS NAMED
AS COUNCIL CANDIDATES
Election Monday To Be Mere
Formally For BOlden, Rudy
And Davis

Nomination of candidates for City
Council and City Treasurer at a cit
liens meeting on Tuesday night ac-
tually means election on Monday,
March 10, when the annual election
will take place, as only three candi-
dates for Council were named and but
one candidate for the office of Town
Treasurer.
Those nominated for Council were
Emroy Bolden, Delbert M. Davis and
Irwin r. Rudy Both Bolden and Rudy
are candidates for reelection. Ed
ward A. Shaffer, who has served as a
member of Council for a number Of
years, declined to be a candidate when
named as such from the floor at the
meeting Tuesday evening. Richard
Davis, present Treasurer, was nomi-
mated without opposition.
Mayor Lawrence M. Fraley said at
the meeting that in all probability the
citizens meeting Tuesday would be
the last one held for such a purpose,
as a bill already in the Legislature
provides that should one desire to be
a candidate he shall file his name with
the proper officials, and another bill
provides for a general registration Of
voters within the limits of the town.
1t was pointed out that in this manner
all candidates would have an equal
chance and that those who were not
candidates would not be embarrassed
by having their names placed before
a convention or citizens meeting and
then on the city ballots.
The election on Monday will be a
mere formality and it is not expected
that many citizens will take the trou-
BILE to vote, although one vote for each
will be necessary for election of the
candidates.
Hold-over members of Council are
Henry W. McComas, Jr., Earl SharU-
ger and Raymond D. Houck, each OF
whom have another year to serve as
members of the body. Mayor Fraley
also has another year in his present
capacity.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
A Variety of Weather Arrives

Sunshine, a full moon, thunder and
lightning and a strong March wind
combined the past week to give Gar
rett county taste of spring, but left
enough tang in the air to remind one
that winter wasn't yet over.
Lightning flashed Sunday night fol-
lowing day which saw the thermom-
eter rise to &c, the warmest Of the
week. This condition had been preced-
ed last Friday morning with a reading
of II degrees above zero, and the same
reading was recorded yesterday morn
ing at Weber's.
February, according to the State
Weather Bureau, was the warmest
since 1882 and the wettest since the
year 1897.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
SELF HELP COLLEGE Is
REOPENED AT MT. LAKE
Patrons Association To Manage
Institution Thirty Days Until
Board Of Directors Meets
TWENTY PUPILS ENROLL

The Self-Help college at Mountain
Lake Park reopened on Monday,
March 6, with local contributions Of
money and food enabling the resump-
ton of classes which discontinued
after last Thanksgiving's holiday.
Twenty of the fifty students en-
rolled last fall reported for the re-
opening of class work.
c. c. Gnegy, president of the Pat
rons' Association, announced the man.
agement and sponsorship of the
school would be supervised by his
group for at least thirty days until
certain questions arising in connec-
ton with operation of the school are
acted upon by the full board of direc-
tors"
After the school closed early last
December number of Mt. Lake
people got together and formed a
Patrons Association which has met
frequently in an attempt to place the
school on workable basis. 1t
was proposed that management of
the school should be transferred to
local interests. The association was
formed with Mr.. Gnegy president, and
H. NJ. Weeks as treasurer.
contributions of money and food
from residents in the neighborhood
are expected to keep the school open
this time" Mr.. Gnegy said. 1t was
also stated that the entrance require
ments for students had been made
more strict.
Students of the University are be-
ing served meals at the home of Mrs
Nettie ]. Eichelberger, Hopewell Cot
tage, for 25 cents daily.
The board of directors is expected
to meet within the next month to de-
eide definitely on the program of the
scnoel
Miss Amy Bunker, graduate Of
West Virginia Wesleyan college, was
placed in charge of the home eco
Monies department to augment the
teaching staff as the school reopened
on Monday.
Credits of the college" are cleared
through Salem College, Salem, West
Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
Oakland Cage Teams To Oppose
AlIegany County Champs

The boys and girls basketball
teams of Oakland High, Garrett coun-
ty champions, will meet the Fort Hill
High boys team, Cumberland, and
the<girls' team of Central High, Lon
aconing, Allegany county's represen-
tatives in the annual Western Shore
public school championship elimina-
ton series, on the Frostburg State
College court on Friday afternoon.
The girls game will start at 2:30,
with the boys contest following at
$3.50, according to arrangements COM
pleted by Thomas c. Ferguson, direc-
tor of physical education and recrea-
ton for the State Department of Ed
ucation.
Director Ferguson has sent official
notice to the local school that Oak
lands two teams had qualified for the
games by capturing Garrett county
titles in their respective divisions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
RELIEF SITUATION AGAIN
COMING BEFORE PEOPLE
Same Condition Exists Now AS
Was Case In February-NO So
luton Offered For Difficulty
TEACHERS TO GET CHECKS

The old saying that Shakespeare
doesn't repeat" seemingly has nothing
whatever to do with the relief situa-
ton, as the same situation is arising
again this month in regard to the
county's share of the funds as was
the case last month.
AS far as can be learned Garrett
county officials still had not worked
out any permanent solution of diff
culties which tied up February relief
funds, although $1,787.55 from an I'M
known source released welfare money
on February % a few hours before
State and Federal grants would have
been lost for lack of local matching
funds.
Everybody but the 1870 persons on
general public assistance rolls re-
ceived their February money, and sur
plus commodities have been issued to
the public assistance cases to prevent
suffering.
But now the same condition as ex-
listed in February begins again. March
checks are due from aid to dependent
children funds, and it takes about $170
to release state funds amounting to
approximately $4,000. On the 18th,
old-age assistance checks will be due
and the county must furnish one-sixth
or about $1,000. The county must furn-
ish all money to care for general pub
lie assistance cases.
The Commissioners still refuse to
state from whom the money had been
received last month. B. F. Epstein,
attorney for the commissioners, said
the money had come from an indi-
vidual in Garrett county. 81 don't
know where it came FROM" said Blaine
Giessman, president of the Commits
sionerS. ~ don't know either" said
Miss Ethel Miller, executive secrea
tary of the Welfare board.
Nothing additional was done this
week in seeking to obtain funds I'M
! til the taxes started coming IN. Miss
Miller said she had received no money
for March. Mr.. Giessman said the reg
ular meeting of the Commissioners
this week had been a quiet one, They
met with the Board of Education for
brief time Tuesday. They did not
state that more money would be avail
able this month from the same source
they had received it from in Febru-
airy.
F. f. Rathbun, county superinten-
dent of schools, stated this morning
that salary checks for teachers would
be mailed as usual. The Board had
received part payment from the
state within the past few days, he
said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
TO INACCURATE BUS LINE
FROM OAKLAND TO RIDGE
Meyer Transit Co. Announces
Beginning of Service April

That the Meyer Transit Company,
operating between Elkins, West Va,
and Oakland, would extend it's passen-
ger carrying lines to include route
from Oakland to Keyser's Ridge, was
announced by Herman Meyer, member
of the company, one day this week.
This service will begin April l, and
will consist of one round trip daily for
the present. The bus to the Ridge will
be operated in the morning, and the
return trip will be made following
the arrival of the westbound Grey
hound bus on Route 40 at 4:45 p. m.
at the Ridge. The morning trip from
Oakland will be timed so that persons
desiring to travel eastward may make
connection with the morning bus for
Cumberland and Baltimore.
The Meyer Transit Company at the
present time operates three busses
daily into Oakland - two from Elkins
and one from Davis. With the inau-
guration of the new service between
Oakland and Keyser's Ridge, there
will be direct bus service between the
Ridge and Elkins. 1t is the plan of the
company to abandon the line into
Davis.
A definite schedule and timetable
will be given publicity later by the
company, it was stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
Meetings Next Week To Discuss
Potato Production in County

Meetings to discuss potato produc-
ton in the county will be conducted
next week by John H. Carter, County
Agent. Assisting him will be L. S.
Hartley, district agricultural agent Of
the B. & o. Railroad.
Meetings will be held in the high
schools of the county as follows:
Friendsville, March 10, 1880 p. M;
Oakland, March IA, 1880 p. M; Grants
vile, March Is, 1880 p. M; Accident,
March 16, 1880 p. m.
Mr.. Carter said that the poor season
last year has left Garrett county pota-
to producers without adequate seed,
and seed source will be discussed at
these meetings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
FIREMEN MAKE PLANS FOR
FOURTH OF JULY JUBILEE
Committee Is AppOinted-Three
Alarms Answered by Firemen

Plans for the second annual Fourth
of July celebration by the Oakland
Fire Department were made at reg
ular meeting held recently by the de-
partment members.
A committee including Emroy Boil
den. chairman; Lawrence M. Fraley,
H. P. Stuck, Robert Lohr and Robert
Stanton, was appointed to make ar
engagements and contact an amuse-
ment company representative. Exact
features of the celebration are to be
announced later, but member OF the
the committee declared the celebration
would be bigger and better than last
year.
Three Calls Are Answered
The firemen answered three calls
within three days two of them be-
ing on Saturday.
The first at $40 a. M, Saturday was
from Ray Teets' garage and was eX-
+inguished before the trucks left the
fire house. Sparks from a grinding
machine had ignited nearby pan OF
gasoline. No damage to property re-
suited.
The second call came about 3 p. IN
from the home of Grover Browning
near Dodge school house, where a
large area of dry pasture tleld was
burning and had endangered the farm
dwelling and outbuildings. The depart
ment members fought the blaze until
the arrival of crew from CCC camp
which had been summoned by Chle1
Emroy Bolden. a..
The third call came Monday AFTER
noon when a tar wagon OF the oCaUe
Roads Commission became ignlted' Oh
Oak street, near the East End Service
Station. The damage resulting was
slight, although the flames from the
burning tar threatened to consume d
telephone pole nearby for a time
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
State Employment Department
Gives Notice OF Tests

The Department of State Employ
ment and Registration is announcing
today by advertisement in The Repub-
lican a schedule of examinations for a
number of appointments and neces-
sary requirements during the next
twelve months.
Applications will be received by
Harry C. Jones, commissioner, %
Light street, Baltimore, until March
81. and the dates and place of tests
will be announced after that date. APP
plication forms may be obtained from
the office of Mr.. Jones.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
PEACE JUBILEE TO OPEN
MT. CHOIR FESTIVAL
Sixth Season OF Noted Event
Will Begin Sunday, July 2,
At Deep Creek Lake

A Peace Jubilee at Deep Greek
Lake on Sunday, July 2, is scheduled
to open the 1889 Mountain Choi1
Festival, according to Rev. DR.. Felix
G. Robinson, founder and director.
The Festival, expanded recently into
an association, will present it's most
ambitious program this year, the
sixth since its organization.
For the opening days Peace Jubilee
a massed choir will sing a two-part
program from a floating pavilion. A
brass choir under the direction of Rev
Harold Gamblin, Mt. Lake Park, will
play medieval chorales in the forest
opposite the lake.
On July 5, 6, and Z there will be a
convention of worship and church
music for clergymen and choir d.
rectors.
Prof. Maurice Matteson, head of the
Department Of Music, Frostburg State
Teachers College, will direct a pro-
gram of folk music, featuring noun
tain and miners ballads of Western
Maryland, West Virginia, and nearby
Pennsylvania.
Another program will be presented
under the auspices of the Maryland
Federation of Music Clubs.
Saturday afternoon of that week
there will be three contests, one for
parish, one for women, and one for
junior choirs. A lawn fete and re-
ception will follow the contest in front
of the Mt. Lake Hotel. In the evening
the Oratorio "Messiah" will be sung
by the Festival Choir under the direc-
ton of Raymond K. Hollinger, OF
Hagerstown. An orchestra and two
pipe organs will serve as accompani-
ment. On Sunday morning, July g.
choral mathis will be rendered by the
Festival Choir under the direction Of
Rev. DIR. Robinson. In the afternoon
there will be the A Cappella Choir
contest under the supervision OF Dr.
Beckett Gibbs, Juilliard School Of
Music, New York. Immediately TO-
lowing the contest the Festival Choir
will sing a program of favorite
anthems taken from the programs OF
the first five seasons of the Festival
This final program will be directed by
several of the outstanding choral di-
rectors of the East. The Festival will
come to close at p. m.
Choir directors applying for
entrance in the various choral con-
tests should communicate with Ray
mond X. Hollinger, 1105 Potomac
avenue, Hagerstown, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
More Farmers Get Checks For
Conservation Practices

Seventy-fve more farmers received
payments this week from the Federal
Government for carrying out conser-
walton practices on their farms. Their
checks totaled $2,882.28, and brought
the total to 987 farmers who had re-
ceived $38,372.81.
This leaves balance of $50 farm
res who will receive approximately
$4,000 in the future, it is estimated.
Six more checks were received yes
terday at the office of the County
Agent, for delivery to soil conserva-
tionists. These checks averaged more
than 5000 each and totaled $1,349.1S.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
Theatre Tax For Year Reaches
Sum of S974.96

Receipts from the Sunday moving
picture tax during the past year end
ing February %, reached new high
when the city clerk announced that
S974.96 had been turned over to him
from Bernard 1. Gender, manager of
the Maryland Theatre, for the past
year.
Arthur Lawton, clerk, reported that
disbursements were as follows: Chill
dren's Aid Society, $487.48; Oakland
Fire Department, $243.74; Oakland
Public Library, $243.74. This division
of funds received is provided for in the
law as passed by the Legislature in
1897.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
Girl Scouts To Observe Anniver-
Sary week

On Sunday, March ~, the Girl
Scouts of Troops 2 and will assist
at high mass in st. Peters church to
mark the opening of National Girl
Scout Week. 1t was on March II, 1912,
that the Girl Scouts were first organ
lied. That day this year will mark the
twenty-seventh anniversary of the
movement.
Miss Catherine Baker is scout cap
tain of troop 2, with Mrs. Harry Stem
pie, lieutenant. Miss Margaret Stan
ton is captain of troop Number 8, with
Mrs. Sherman White as lieutenant.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09
May Apply For Seed Loans

G. T. Umbarger, field supervisor for
the Emergency Crop and Seed Loan
office, will be at the office of the
County Agent. Court House, Oakland,
on Thursday, March 16, to receive ap-
plications for seed loans. Any inter-
ested farmer may interview Mr.. UNI
barger at the County Agents office
that day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-03-09

w. A. Gender is spending this week
at Annapolis and in New York City.
In New York Mr.. Gender is visiting
his two daughters, who remain as
patients in a hospital there where they
are recovering from injuries sustained
in fire which occurred three or four
weeks ago, and in which they were
both badly burned,