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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14
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OPPORTUNITY IS HERE

The opportunity for the milk receiv-
ing station is definitely here Whether
or not Oakland gets it depends upon
the reports the farmers make and upon
the activity of the business men in
getting the reports.
The Carnation Milk Company has
definitely decided to build a condensery
station at Clarksburg. They will also
build two receiving stations, but
whether or not one will be in Oakland
depends upon definite desire that
Oakland wants it.
The Carnation Company wants to
know of the farmers the COW popula-
ton. The Company wants TO know,
even if the milk is going to some
other station. The Company wants to
know the opportunity for improving
herds. Whether or not a farmer is
selling milk to another concern makes
no difference. They want a report. It's
vital that such information be re-
ceived Immediately. 4 story on page
one Of The Republican today will tell
you whom to contact.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14
CARRY ON.

An Associated Press news item
states that because Of the diversion Of
public interest from domestic affairs
by the European war and the approach
of the 1910 national election, the
House investigation Of the Works
Projects Administration is likely to
die quiet death.
Such an outcome would be most un-
fortunate. The committee has done
good work and largely because of its
industry and common sense. Congress
this year was able to correct certain
glazing abuses in the WPA setup ana
incidentally to save money for the
taxpayers. Yet every thoughtful per
son realized that what was being done
was only beginning on what needed
to be done
Unemployment is the biggest prob
lem which confronts the nation today.
War is not going to solve it regard
less of what the New Deal says. Nor
10 W a. SO444S ~ SOlNG LllE related PROP
lem OF how best to provide for our
jobless. And WPA Administrator Har-
rington assures US that despite the
war We will continue to have that
problem with US.
1t would be inexcusable if we should
permit our interest in a war which is
not ours to make US callous to a press
ing economic and humanitarian obi
cation which is ours. And there is
still less excuse for Sinking honest
duty because Of fear Of political roper
cussions.
Aside from the long range view,
there is every reason why the conf
mittee should carry on, for the same
news item informs US that the House
group has found bad" conditions in
Indiana and has developed sufficient
material for extensive public hearings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14

or BAT per cent lacked the given name
Of the child. The only county with i
perfect score was Hartford; the per-
centage Of certificates in which the
given name was missing, ranged from
less than per cent in some counties
10 90 per cent in one.
The birth certificate loses much Of
its Importance 10 the individual, and
may lose all Of it, # any of the essen
tial facts as to date, place Of birth.
parentage, sex, color and given name
are missing from the certificate" Dr.
R. H. Riley. Director Of the State De-
partment Of Health, said in expIana-
ton Of the emphasis on missing in
formation
Suppose" Dr.. Riley continued,
that it is your child whose birth IS
recorded. 1t may be necessary some
of these days for the child to prove his
or her identity; 10 furnish legal proof
that he or she is an American citizen;
TO establish claims to property or the
right to an inheritance.
when that time comes the mos
natural thing to do will be for the in
dividual to look through the family
papers for a copy Of the necessary
birth certificate. If it isn't found there
application will likely be made to the
Bureau Of Vital Statistics for aid in
securing the necessary legal proof OF
his or her status.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14
POSTOFFICE IS BEGINNING
TO FEEL CHRISTMAS RUSH
Local Postmaster Outlines Mail
ing Instructions For People

Postoffices throughout the county
are beginning to feel the rush Of
Christmas with more and more pack
ages and letters being received and
mailed out each day as the actual hol-
iday comes closer and closer,
The Oakland postofice will close at
noon on Saturday, December IS, Blu.
will remain open until 600 p. m, on
Saturday, December %. There will be
two complete deliveries Of mail by
carriers in the town delivery limits on
December %, Irwin R. Rudy, postmas-
ter, has announced. On Monday, De
cember 25, the postofice will be closed
all day. There will be no window SER
vice and only special delivery mail will
be delivered.
Mr.. Rudy suggests mailing all let
tiers and Christmas parcels as quickly
as is convenient. He outlined some
rules for Christmas mailing:
All parcels must be securely packed
and wrapped, using strong paper and
heavy Irvine. Articles easily broken or
crushed must be securely packed and
Grated or boxed.
Patrons are asked not to seal parcels
unless labels have printed instructions
that they may be opened for postal in
spection attached thereon.
Christmas seals or stickers should
not be placed over flaps of parcels, as
this considered as sealing.
No record is kept of ordinary par
GELS unless insured or registered. Par
GELS to distant points, if sent special
delivery or special handling, are
handled the same as first class mail
while in transit.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14

The elections held here and there in
the country during November reveal
the same trend that appeared in last
years far more important Congress
ional and State elections. The people
are thinking in familiar and normal
political terms. In California and Ohio,
where shuddering over wildcat pension
schemes was supposed TO be the order
Of the day for all men and women Of
common sense, the election results in
dictate plainly that the great American
middle class is behaving in the ira
ditionaI manner of the great American
middle class. That is 10 say, the mid
die class is sitting in the saddle, and,
in that place Of command, is adhering
10 its old rules that two and two make
four, that what goes up must come
down and that no one can for very
long get something for nothing. In
various communities in which offices
were filed, the results generally follow
old patterns Of old party Royalties, nov
always wisely-Baltimore Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14
YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE
is IMPORTANT DOCUMENT
Necessary Many Times In Prov
ing Identity and In Legal
Matters

Out of thousand birth certificates
forwarded to the Maryland State De-
partment of Health during a single
month last summer by the doctors,
midwives or others in attendance, to
be duly registered in accordance with
the State law, one out of every three
lacked the given name of the child.
Because Of its Importance to the indi-
vidual each record was checked and re-
checked by the Bureau of Vital Stats
tics-which has charge of such rec
ords-and as far as possible, the miss
ing information was obtained from
the parents and added to the original.
The extent to which the given name
is omitted from birth certificates was
brought out very strikingly in a re.
port prepared by DR.. A. W. Hedrich,
Chief of the State Bureau of Vital
Statistics, based upon the records Of
births reported to the Department
during July Of this year. Of 1921 rec
ords reviewed, representing returns
from the % counties of the State, 354
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14

The elections of 1889 cast at least
faint shadows before them. They are
important because OF the overwhelm-
ing defeats which crack Drained pen.
sion schemes received in California
and Ohio and because Of the apparent
failure of the New Deal Democrats
to halt the swing of the pendulum
away from them. For the New Deal
Democrats the bitterest pill the cleo
tons presented them was defeat in
the mayoralty election in Philadelphia.
They had hope for victory there
particularly in view of some Republi-
can support. The Republicans made
the contest an anti-New Deal fight,
although the Democrats sought to con
fine it to local issues. Nor did the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14

Mrs. Henry ". McComas, Jr., and
daughter Carolyn narrowly escaped
serious injury last Saturday evening
when their automobile skidded on ice
on the Northumberland back road, ran
through a fence and turned over. Dam
age to the car was estimated at about
5000. The occupants were badly shaken
up but no serious injuries resulted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14
RECORD KEEPING

The statement We made when new
public officers took over their duties,
still holds good. Transactions Of public
officials should be placed on minute
books and should be available to the
tax paying public.
Keeping records makes for efficient
business in any office, public or pri-
vate. We hope the lesson has been fully
learned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14

Pennsylvania launched drive TO rid
the State of all lotteries.
The Government is footing the bill
for Rear Admiral E. Byrd's current
expedition to the South Pole in the
hope that ne and his companions can
stake out a valuable Antarctic claim
for the United States.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14

A jobless musician in New York
was arrested Sunday on charge Of
dropping a slug" in subway turn
stile and when police searched him
they found six bankbooks with depos-
its Of s47,83O and S691 in bills-and
more slugs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14

elections in the rest Of the Keystone
State give the New Dealers pleasure.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14

Indians in this country are on the
increase. The Indian population, ex-
elusive of that Of Alaska, increased
from 2,497 to 351,878 in the last
fiscal year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-14

Love conquered politics. The daugh-
ter of Senator Arthur H. Fandenberg,
of Michigan. Republican, will wed
Jack ". Bailey, Jr, son Of the
Democrat beaten by Vanderberg in
the last election.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11
Willis ThorntoGs Editorial on:
The individual Merchant Holds His Own

small individual businesses. III RUS
sia. of course, they have been Oh
ficially wiped out and though
there have been evidences oil Spo-
radio efforts to resume snare
in the distributive scheme, these
are ruthlessly suppressed. In Ger
many and Italy, recent DEGREES Oh
the dicIatorial governments are
regarded as having signed inc
death knell of the small enter
priser.
It is only in America that this
tremendous field for individual en-
terprise has been left open, ana
it is only here that it has been
able to maintain itself in the lace
of adverse business condltloils'
competition from chain and cen
trally-owncd stores, the rise oil the
cooperative movement. and other
competitive situations.
When the individual store mas
been able to maintain its position
not only in the face OF competl-
ton from other methods OF DIS
tribution, like chains and coop
erativeS, it must mean that IL Is
meeting a need and filling place.
And SO long as any institution
can successfully do this, 1t need
have no great fears for the future
1t is the useful in the long run,
that survives.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11
TWO-TERM PRECEDENT
A DEMOCRATIC ONE
(OrOViIIe MercurY-RegiSter)

Franklin D. Roosevelt, who likes to
break precedents, may be preparing to
Shatter the one that specifics two terms
only-no more-for presidents of the
United States If he should be successful
in breaking it he would be doing doubt
full service to his country.
When George Washington had served
two terms his country was willing to give
him third-eVen keep him in the preSi-
Dental chair for the rest of his life-but
the wise first president foresaw that it
would be unwise to accept. He saw that
any man who has served his country as
president for two terms should give way
to a successor for the good of the country.
In those days democracy was an eX-
pertinent The world was used to rulers
who stayed at the head Of their countries
for life. Washington wanted to make
sure that the democracy he had helped
to found had frequent changes of leader
ship. for the wholesomeness of it.
In these days Democracy still is an eX-
pertinent, being challenged daily by die
tatorS who seek out all the flaws in it,
and who intend to remain at the head of
their countries for life. Frequent chang
es of leadership are desirable now for
democracies, just as they were in Wash
ington'S day.
Other democracieS realize this, and
they are careful to specify in their con-
stitutions that their presidents shall
serve only ONE term.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

lawyer. Ivan G.. Mcdaniel, is head
ing up the whole campaign. And
the Agricultural Producers Labor
Committee has an interesting
background.
Lctterheads of the committee list
w. E. Spencer as its chairman,
and include the names of Roy K.
Cole. George 2. Hodgkin and w.
C.. TcSche as members. Now, 1t
happens that the articles of in
corporation of the Associated Far
mers Of Les Angeles county, filed
with the California secretary OF
state. list those men as directors
of the Associated Farmers.
Spencer was one of its incor-
porators. and acted as temporary
chairman at its Organizational
meeting. In addition, two other
members OF the Agricultural Pro-
ducers Labor Committee have
been financial contributors to the
Associated Farmers.
In October, 1897, Spencer adj
dressed a meeting Of the Cal
ifornia State Chamber of Com
mcrcc. That summer, he said, G
l. O. and A. +. Of L organizer
had tried TO organize workers il
racking houses and had brought
complaints before the Labor
Eoard. II was 10 meet this issue
he declared. that the committee
was brought into being
"Thc Agricultural Producer
Labor Committee has only one OBJ
icctive,' ne asserted. 1T is th'
securing of a definition of 'agri
cultural labor to exempt all han
dlers of fresh fruit and vegetable
in their raw and natural stat
from the provisions of the nationa
labor relations act"
That effort failed. The Labo
Board has since taken jurisdiction
in at least three cases covering
such employees. But it is pre-
cisely over a definition of "agri
cultural labor that the presen
wage-hour law fight is raging.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11
TROUBLED PALESTINE
ITuIare AdVance-RegiSter)

Blood and tears today dampen Pales-
tines earth as Britain's White Paper,
shattering Jewry's dream of a perma-
nent national homeland, grants to the
Arabs virtual sovereignty over that land
at the end of ten years.
Strife is nothing new in that land
which is called Holy. Sacred to Chris
tian Jew, and Moslem, the streets of its
Holy City have resounded to the tread
of cUnquerors, Moslem and Christian
from the time of the Crusades down to
the December day 21 years ago when
British troops entered Jerusalem and
ended four centuries of Turkish rule over
Palestine. In that year, 1917, Britain is
sued her famous Balfour Declaration,
favoring the establishment of national
home for Jewish people in Palestine.
But the world has changed Startlingly
since 1917. An unexpected outbreak of
barbarism in Europe has driven thou
sands of deSolate refugees to seek sane
tuarv in the land of their ancient faith.
Opposition from the Arabs has rapidly
been increasing in violence - and the
ocean gateway to Britain's great empire
of the East cuts directly through the
heart of the Arab world! Arab friend
ship is essential today to British security.
With Fascist powers inflaming the Arab
peoples against Great Britain with sinis-
ter propaganda, England truly was
laundering in deep waters, torn between
a promise whose fulfillment might cost
her half an empire, and betrayal whose
commission might shock enlightened pub
lie opinion everywhere. Her choice is a
matter of record, but in Palestine to-
night there is no rejoicing.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11

WASHINGTON.-A strong, well
financed, and ably organized lob
by is back of the present drive to
save the farmer" by amending
the Wage-hour law.
The ostensiblc aim Of The drive
is to complete the exemption OF
farm laborerS from the drive. Ac-
tually, the program would remove
approximately 100000 food pro-
cessors from coVeragc of the wage
hour law. IT is especially designed
to exempt workers in fruit and
vegetable cannerieS and packers
of which the Wage and Hour
Administration estimates that there
are some 100000.
Along with it goes a drive to
take these same workers out from
under the social security law -
and, if possible, out of Wagner
act coverage also. One social Sc
curity law amendment. recOmmcn-
dcd by the House Ways and Means
committee. would exempt the ag-
ricultural professors, and is likely
to 20 through along with the
"liberalizing" security act amend
ments okaved by the Social Sc
Curity Board.
The battle Is being fought in the
House of Representative Con
greswoman Mary Norton of New
Jersey has a bill to amend the
wage-hour law so as to exempt
small town telephone employees,
and workers earning more than
5000 month. A House farm bloc
has formed to demand exclusion OF
the processing workers as well
The result Of the struggle may be
that no wage-hour amendments at
all are passed.
Beth the Farm Bureau Fedora
tion and the National Grange have
Joined in the move to exempt
processing workers. The central
organization in the drive, how
ever. is group known as the
Agricultural Producers Labor
Committee, of Los Angeles, whose
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11


The president of his company
died, and the stockholders dccid-
ed to close out the business. Al
most in the tWinkling of an eye
Mr. Walsh found himself without
a job The perfume and soap field
ia highly competitive. Statesmen
walk in from The street every day
TO apply for jobg. Some OF them
are very good salC5men indeed.
But Mr. Walsh decided to do a
bit more than to go from per
fume company to perfume com
pany asking for a job He didn't
do anything the first week Just
sat down and figured out what he
was going to do.
He decided that he would sell
two things-himsclf and an idea.
He made a list of all the firms in
the business and thep studied
how he could be Of greatest help.
Mind you he meant not merely Ito
get job, but actually TO help the
company make more money.
One Cf the companies was 10
Gated in Brooklyn. New York and
right here he had an idea. He
spent TWO days investigatig the
company before he applied. Then
he wrote a letter something like
this.
Would you ike to increase your
sales? can do that for you. And
this is the way I can do it:
You arc located in Brooklyn,
10 minutes from Broadway and
42ld STREET. Cut-of-toWn buyers
come here expecting to call on
you. but they do not like the trip
to Brooklyn, so pass you up. What
you need is q New York office.
He devoted paragraph to tell.
ing CT his experience, and them
asked TO come and see them. They
could hardly wait TO get him on the
telephone.
He had another surprise up his
sleeve when ne got there He had
investigated the cost Of office space
in New YORK. had it typewriter
and Iaio before them. There was
the man and there was his idea
Did nc get the job? OF course ne
did.
His idea was absolutely sound
The company the previous year
made sales IRON its Brooklyn Of
flee exclusive oi the travelling liner
/; had on the rcad) Of $1,000 We'll.
Mr.. Walsh pitched in and sold
5000 600 worth of goods the first
Year the office was open. Not only
cid he sell goods, but nc worked
out paokagiLa i9eas and sales cam,
paigns for his customers.
What a simple idea it was. One
that anybody can put to use.
Don't 60 in and ask just for a
job. Anybody can do that Study
your prospects business and show
lin now you can help him make
more money Will he want you
then Why he'll grab you
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11
Famous Sayings

So much is said about the trend
toward Capitalization, toward big
ger units. toward cooperative ef-
fcrt that one is apt to exaggerate
the drift toward these things. We
get the idea that the individual
merchant, the single store indie
pendent. is being crowded out OF
the business picture entirely
1t isn't true, according to a sur
yey lust completed for the Twen-
tieth Century Fund, which con-
cludes that nearly two-thirds OF
the total volume of retail sales
is still handled through the stores.
Establishments of that type have
held their own IN numbers since
1929. the survey found, and UP to
1885 they were still 86 per cent
of all the stores in the United
States.
The survey indicates that there
were in 1885 about 100000 re-
tail stores. employing some 1000
600 people outside their prophet
Crs.
That is a sizable block of people
engaged in distribution of goods
with their families, they would
represent probably more than 90
000,0OO people. The dues-paying
membership of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. for instance, was
recently estimated at 3,750,000 thus
making it group comparable in
size.
1t is pretty certain that no other
country in the world can present
so large a group of proprietors of
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11

being a perfume
salesman means
more than just
selling perfumes.
1t covers soaps
face and talcum
powders, shaving
cream. toilet va
ters. and similar
commodities. Well
this is what hap
penedi to MI
Walsh, once, when
|le suddenly found
inh
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11

Because its last convention was held
in 1909, laundry union dispensed with
minutes of the last meeting as they re-
sumed the cOnclave practice in Denver.
None of the members could remember
those corrections they had been saving up.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11
Grab BAG
One Minute Test

|. Who wrote Music is the UNI
vorsal language of mankind?'
2. What is the capital of Okla
homa?
3. What patriarch is said to nave
lived to be $50 years old?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11
Today's Horoscope

Those who start a new year OF
life on this date should exercise
the utmost discretion in all their
business affairs during the year
Guard against deception. They VIII
suffer a broken romance, but should
not be too unhappy, as it will be
followed by a happy one. The child
born today will be kind, sympathetic
and hospitablc, but somewhat rest
less and unstable, and given to
needless worry Some artistic abll-
ity is promised.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11

They say storm troopers entered Dan
zig in guise of tourists. Smart are the
Nazis-nobody could be suspicious about
tourists heading for a free city.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11
Dale
Carnegie

George Y. Walsh, who lives at
ASS Fort Washington Avenue, New
York City, is considered one OF
the best perfume statesmen in the
United States In this business
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11
Words of Wisdom

It is a great evil, as well as
misfortune. to be unable to utter
a prompt and decided mo. .
Simmons.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-11
Hints on Etiquette

Announcement cards, invitations,
music. flowers to decorate the
church or home, refreshments for
guests. etc. for the wedding, arc all
paid for by the bride or her family.