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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
ELECTRIFICATION TO BE
DISCUSSED AT MEETING
Farm People To Gather At
Friendsville On September "a

A countrywide meeting to discuss
the possibilities of the rural electri-
fication program in Garrett county
will be held in Friendsville High school
on Tuesday, September "a, at o'clock,
John H. Carter, county agent, has an
nounced.
There is possibility of working out
q cooperative plan and system with the
Rural Electrifcation Administration
in Washington and the public utilities
now serving the county whereby a
much larger percentage of the people
may have an opportunity for electric
service if they choose.
The meeting is being called to ac-
quaint the people with the procedure
to follow to secure this service. Walter
P. Coppinger Of the REA, Washing
ton, will be asked to explain and dis
cuss the federal program as applicable
to this county. A. V. Krewatch,
specialist in agricultural engineering,
University of Maryland, College Park,
will also be at the meeting to assist
farm and rural people in presenting
their problems to Mr.. Coppinger. Mr..
Carter stressed the fact that it was an
educational meeting, designed to ad-
wise the people as to possible sources
of electricity and how they might get
it for themselves or for their COM
munities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
Two Garrett County Men Held
For Federal Grand Jury

Frank Walsh, So, and his son-in-law,
Cecil Rosenberger, SO, both of this
county, who pleaded guilty to viola
ton of Federal liquor laws when ar
raigned Monday before U. S. Com
missioner James A. Averitt, Cumber-
land, were ordered held for the action
of the Federal grand jury. Randolph
Aiken, assistant U. S. attorney, pre-
sented the case for the Government.
Charles E. Cushwa and David H.
Walker, of the Federal Alcohol Tax
unit, arrested the men Sunday, Sep
TENDER 8, when they raided a forty
gallon still near Finzel.
Rosenberger was released from the
Allegany county Jail Friday when bond
of $1,000 was furnished. Walshs bond
is set at $500.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
Oakland Boy Attending Eastern
States Exposition

Floyd Custer and other members OF
Maryland's milk judging team are at
tending the Eastern States EXPOSE
ton at Springfield, Mass, where the
annual contests of the Future Farmers
of America of the North Atlantic Re-
gion are being held today and tomor-
row.
Floyd Custer is a member of the
team judging milk. This expense
paid trip was won because of first
place award in the Maryland FLA
contest held at College Park last
spring where eighty-two boys com.
peted.
The boys are accompanied at Spring
field by Mr.. James House of the
Flintstone High scohol.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
One CASE OF POLIO FOUND
AT KEMPTON ON MONDAY
Two And One Half Year Old Boy
Right Leg Affected; No Cause
For Alarm, DIR. DuPuy Says
NO EPIDEMIC ANTICIPATED

DR.. H. R. DuPuy, County Health
Officer, announced yesterday that
there was one case of infantile paraly-
sis in the county-Bobbie Terrant-
two and one-half year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Terrant, of Kempton,
being the victim.
The child's right leg is affected. A
diagnosis was made on Monday after
DR.. E. E. Sollars, resident physician at
Kempton, had called DR.. DuPuy into
consultation.
The child's leg has been placed in a
splint, and after the quarantine period
has elapsed the little boy will be sent
to Baltimore, where treatment for res
toration of the use of the limb will be
administered for a period of at least
several months, DR.. DuPuy said. The
early application of splints and the
follow-up treatments are said to be
proving very successful.
This is the only discovered case in
the county, it has been stressed. 1t
was thought one day last week that
the seven-months-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Marley, Deer Park,
might have the disease, but it was
later announced to be something else
and the child is now much improved
and able to use its arms and legs.
DR.. DuPuy said that since the APP
pearance of infantile paralysis in the
county the Health department has
been besieged with questions in re-
gard to prevention of the disease. One
mother asked if there is serum or
vaccine for prevention or treatment.
Others suggested closing of schools,
movies, churches and all public gather
ings and one even wanted to know if
she and her children should flee north
or south from the disease. DR.. DuPuy
replied no to all these questions and
gave his reasons based on late studies
of the disease.
"The latest studies indicate that
streams polluted with human excreta
carry the virus which causes infantile
paralysis" he said, "and the case at
Kempton shows that the child was
exposed to such pollution during recent
high water there"
The Baltimore Sun recently quoted
the New York World Telegram as fol
lows:
Science has discovered that the
virus of infantile paralysis is carried
in sewage even during small epidemics
This provides an additional reason why
all towns and cities will have to stop
dumping their sewage into streams
and lakes and provide adequate sewage
disposal plants instead"
DR.. DuPuy said the one case in Gar
rett county is too late in the season tc
cause any great fear of an epidemic
"But there is next year and the years
to follow" he said. "Will the appear.
ance of the first snow and the disap.
pearance of the disease lull US into
another year of forgetfulness while
the three communities of Oakland
Loeb Lynn and Mountain Lake Park
continue to discharge untreatec
sewage into the Little Yough River?'
he asked.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
Plan Regional Meet
For Young Lutherans
Will Be Held Next Monday Even
ing In st. Marks Church,
Oakland

The Regional conference for the
young people of the Lutheran church
for this area will be held in st. Mark
Church on Monday evening, September
%, at s o'clock, Rev. A. B. Learner,
local pastor, announced.
The conference is comprised OF
young people of the churches at Acct
dent, Aurora, Bittinger, Davis, Elkins
Morgantown, Red House, and Oakland
This is a national movement, Dr.
Learner said, directed by the United
Lutheran church for the purpose OF
stimulating interest among the youth
of the church. All young people are
invited.
Rev. David E. Kinsler, Parkersburg
youth secretary of the West Virginia
Synod, and Rev. Harold H. Lentz, OF
Ashland, Ohio, will be conference
leaders. DR.. Learner will have charge
of the meeting and st. Marks junior
choir will sing.
The general program for training
of the age groups of the church was
begun two years ago. Pastors came
together for a study and review OF
their tasks, privileges and opportuni-
ties for service in local communities
Last year was the gathering of the
-.
church councilmen were schooled II
the work. This year the young people
are gathering in determination to dc
more efficiently and effectively theii
work as followers of Christ. This
Oakland meeting should be of great
value and should arouse the interest
Of parents in youth nurture and train
ing, DR.. Learner stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
Teachers Meetings
Considered Successful
Sessions Held At GrantSville and
In Both Oakland Schools
On Friday

Teachers Of Garrett county met last
Friday, high school teachers gather
ing at Oakland, while elementary
teachers gathered at Grantsville and
Oakland elementary.
The high school meeting was pre-
sided over by W. w. Dawson, president
of the School Board, who encouraged
teachers to discuss and study then
problems through group meetings.
James E. Spitznas, high school
supervisor, in morning address,
stressed the Importance of getting
pupils to accept responsibility, and
pointed out that it was the business OF
the teacher to develop such situations
for pupils in an American way. He
suggested assigning responsibility
within power of pupils to perform
giving clear, definite, specific instruc-
tons, give the aim of the course and
make the student realize that the as
signment is a step in his own indi-
vidual progress. In this day of tur-
MOL pupils must be taught a sense of
security, pointing out that peace would
live in schools that are run in a demo
cratic way.
The teachers met in the afternoon in
smaller groups for a round table dis
cussion of their individual problems
The elementary teachers of the
Southern supervisory unit met in the
Oakland Elementary school with Mrs
Caroline Wilson, supervisor, leading,
ing the discussion which centereo
around the planning of work for the
ensuing year. Guest speakers were
Miss Lillian Compton, assistant super,
intendent of schools, Allegany county;
Mrs. Doty, representative Of the Mary
land Congress of Parents and Teach
ers, Cumberland; Miss Catherine Ba-
ker, art supervisor, Oakland; John
L. Fitzwater, attendance officer, and
DR.. H. R. DuPuy, health officer.
At Grantsville Miss Kate Banna-
tyne, supervisor, was in charge. The
main purpose was to outline the years
work. DR.. H. R. DuPuy spoke on the
health program and its relation to the
county schools. The subject for con-
sideration by teachers was "Curricu-
lum Development, along the lines OF
science, social studies, art and music
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
Bear Creek Hatchery
Is Discussed By Council
Allegany, Garrett and Washing
ton County Groups Confer
At Deep Creek Lake

Conditions existing at Bear Creek
and the operation of the State Fish
Hatchery in that section were dis
cussed at joint meeting of the Allie
gany, Garrett and Washington county
Advisory Councils to the Inland State
Game and Fish Commission at Nc
Comas Beach on Deep Creek Lake last
Wednesday afternoon.
About thirty members of the Coun-
Gil attended, among them being Full
cher P. Smith, State Game Commits
sioner. Arthur P. Hoffa, Barton, in
speaking of the hatchery, said it APP
peared that some adjustments were
necessary to bring the output of the
hatchery to the maximum possible. In
the past many lingering trout have
been supplied to this hatchery by pri-
vate clubs as well as by State author
tiles.
Discussion showed that Bear Greek
has many advantages over other State
owned hatcheries, the ground and the
water supply being owned by the State
in fee simple; the water supply being
ample at all times and conditions at
all times being more favorable for
trout.
A start has been made to improve
the condition of the ponds and the
property is being enclosed and thus
it would appear the Commission in
tended to continue and possibly de-
velop operations further at this end
of the State.
r. F. c. Weagley and E. Vaughn, of
Washington county spoke of the sue
cess being obtained in that county by
interested farmers, their sons and
young sportsmen in planting small
areas Of feed for game and the plac-
ing of feed and shelter for game birds
during the winter months.
Richard M. May, biologist to the
Soil Conservation Service, showed how
soil conservation resulted in grass con-
servation too.
Garrett county representative said
they felt that more game law en-
forcement was needed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
Registration DaysListed
By Election Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors of Elec.
tions for Garrett county is announcing
this week three dates for registration
of voters and for revision.
The places of registration in the
various precincts and districts will be
open from 9 a. m. to p. NJ, on Tues
day, October l and Tuesday, October
8, for the purpose of registering al!
those qualified so that they may be
eligible to vote in the presidential
election.
The registration places will also be
open on Tuesday, October Is, but for
revision only.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
Twenty-Three Merit
Badges Won By Scouts
Nine Members OF Troop l Pass
Examination OF Court
Of Honor

Nine members of the Oakland Boy
Scout Troop No. 1 wered awarde
twentythree merit badges at reg
ular meeting of the Court of Honor on
Monday evening in the Masonic club
room. John Fitzwater also received his
rating as Star Scout, having passed
the required number of five badges
above first class rank.
Members of the Court present in
cluded H. A. Loraditch, chairman;
Donald R. Sincell, Julius C. Rennin-
ger, W. w. Grant, F. D. Bittle and
George H. Hanst. Irwin Rudy was also
present.
Merit badges were awarded as fol
lows: William Stahl, life saving, first
aid to animals, bugling; Robert Sin.
cell, rowing, first aid to animals, pio-
neering; John Fitzwater, Jr., safety
public health, personal health; William
Welch, first aid to animals, swimming
pioneering; Kenneth Ridder, first ale
to animals, pioneering, swimming
Foster Mann, first aid to animals, bug.
ling; Bernard Gender, Jr., grasses, lie,
gumes and forage crops and forestry
Robert Bittle, personal health, public
health, athletics; Robert Rudy, pic
neering.
Particular attention was called tt
the excellence of the work Of Bernard
Gender, Jr., whose work on his two
merit badges had taken more than {
year and which was carefully out
lined in note book form, with speci
mems, etc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
FARMERS BRING
l2,295LBS. MILK
ON OPENING DAY
Amount Brought BY 16S Ship
pers In Excess Of Expectations,
According To Officials
INCREAsESHOWN ALREADY

Oakland's new milk receiving sta
ton of the Carnation Company opened
Monday with the acceptance of 49,
295 pounds of milk from 1853 shippers,
total in excess of expectations, ac-
cording to Glenn Hoffman, local
manager. Twenty-one of the shippers
were local, the balance sent their milk
by haulers, who have routes covering
parts of Preston county, West Va,
Somerset county, Pa, and Garrett
county.
Many farm people and business men
of Oakland were also present at the
plant on opening day, to watch the
process of receiving, from weighing,
testing, cooling, storing, even to wash
ing the cans in the automotic steam
bath
Vern P. Melhuish, company repre-
sentative, and A. C. Oosterhuus, di-
rector of dairy extension for the Car
nation company, both of Oconomowoc,
Wise, were here for the opening in
addition to M. A. Sween, field man;
and Charles Sharpless, superintend-
ent, both of Clarksburg, W. Va. Mr..
Oosterhuus arrived here on Monday
morning while Mr. Melhuish had been
in this vicinity for several days.
The condensery at Clarksburg
opened August 5 with $4,000 pounds
of milk which has since been increased
to more than $4,000 pounds daily, and
officials here had hoped for at least
10000 pounds. owe expect good in
crease within the next few weeks and
consider the opening day and the few
days following entirely satisfactory"
said Mr.. Melhuish. "There is no linn
it to the amount of milk we will ac-
cept," he pointed out. He said the
Clarksburg area farmers had received
checks Monday at the rate of $1.55
per hundred pounds for four percent
butterfat content, for milk of the past
two weeks, and stated that the price
for milk the next two weeks would be
| approximately the same, depending on
the Chicago dairy market prices. At
the same rate farmers here would
have earned $4,000 Monday, provid-
ing the milk was of A percent butter
fat. In two weeks period without
any increase in quantity they would
earn $1,000.
An official opening of the plant is
being planned for October when peo-
pie will be invited to the plant and
prizes which the company and local
business men donated will be pre-
scented. In the meantime workmen
are continuing the finishing touches
to the plant and grounds.
Some of the prizes listed were for
those appearing first at the plant.
Don Wilson was the first customer to
appear with Howard o. Stahl, S. w.
Ringer and D. N. Sanders next in
line. First woman present was Mrs.
S. w. Ringer and next in line were
Mrs. A. P. Sanders, Mrs. Mary Jack
son, Mrs. Owen Martin, Mrs. j. c..
Shaffer, Mrs. E. H. Dilley and Mrs.
Ray Beeghly.
Receipts Hold Up
The receipts at the Carnation plant
have held up well during the two days
following the opening. On Tuesday
1888 pounds of milk were received
and on Wednesday, II, 1892 pounds were
receivde.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
Republican Club To Meet

The Young Republican club will
meet in the City Hall on Monday even
ing, September %, at 1880 o'clock, to
lay definite plans for the coming regis
tration, which will occur October l
ana 8. Other business matters will be
discussed.
The Frostburg club is having a VEIN
er roast Friday night at New Colonial
Inn, on route forty, east of Grantsville,
TO which Garrett county Young Re
paollcans are invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
TWENTY INDICTED
IN GRAND JURY SESSION
Grand Body OF Inquest Ex-
amined Seventy-seven Witness
es In FOur-day DeliberatiOn
COURT TO BEGIN MONDAY

The Garrett County Grand Jury,
after being in session four full days,
adjourned last Thursday evening af-
ter handing its report to Chief Judge
D. Lindley Sloan.
The jury examined seventy-seven
Witnesses and returned Twenty-Five
indictments.
The criminal docket will not be
taken up until Monday, September %,
allowing more than a full week to
intervene between the conclusion of
the grand jury and the calling of the
petit jury. This has been done to
give the States Attorney more time
to prepare his cases, it was stated.
The grand jurors, before adjourn
ing, also inspected the court house,
Jail and the sheriff's residence and
made a number of recommendations
concerning repairs and improvements,
some of which have been recommend
ed by juries for the past several
years, without effect.
The jurors believe chat improve
ment can be made in the keeping of
records in the office of the County
Commissioners" They felt that the
Jail and sheriff's residence were kept
clean and in good repair. Harvey
Gortner, Grantsville, was foreman of
the jury with Wellington f. Yutzy,
Oakland, and Benjamin F. Knepp, Red
House, clerks.
The report in full follows:
To the Honorable, the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Garrett County,
Maryland.
In accordance with the instructions
contained in the charge of His Honor,
Judge Sloan, we have carefully in
vestigated all cases that have been
brought to our attention and have
found indictments where we believed
the evidence warranted such action.
We have had before us and examined
II witnesses and we have returned
20 Indictments.
We have inspected the Court House,
jail and the Sheriff's residence and
desire to make the following recon-
mendatlons concerning repairs and
Improvements:
We desire to recommend that the
County Commissioners furnish the
various Constables of the county
proper and necessary equipment for
the conduct of their official duties.
The walls and ceiling in the Grand
Jury room are badly in need of re-
pairing. We recommend that this be
done We are informed that previous
Grand Juries have made this recon-
mendation but it has not been acted
upon. We think that this should be
done without delay.
We believe that improvement can be
made in the keeping of the records in
the office of the County Commission
ers and be would recommend that the
Commissioners give careful considera-
ton to this matter.
We have examined the various off
ces in the Court House and in the
main we find the records well and
carefully kept.
We have visited the Jail and Sher-
IFS residence and we find that the
Jail is kept clean and in good repair
as is the Sheriffs residence.
We desire to thank the States At
torney for the assistance he has given
US during our deliberations as we'll
as His Honor, Judge Sloan.
We now respectfully ask to be dis
charged.
HARVEY GORTNER, Foreman.
BENZ. KNEPP,
WELLINGTON E. YUTZY, Clerks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
CONSUMPTION BILL IS
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
October 18th Is Date Set For
Registrationof ACKNOWLEDGING
Men OF America
AGE LIMIT is 81 TO 35

President Roosevelt signed the draft
act on Monday, fixed October 16 as
registration day for 16,5OO,O0O young
Americans now subject to compulsory
military training, and asserted that
the United States was marshalling its
strength to avert "the terrible fate of
nations whose weakness invited at
tack"
In addition Mr.. Roosevelt called up
on the governors of the states to pro-
vide suitable places for the registra-
ton, urged local election officials and
other patriotic citizens to man the
registration boarJSs- and asked employ
ers to give their affected employees
sufficient time off" to present them
selves and fill out the forms.
Mr.. Roosevelt emphasized a section
of the act and phrase of the building
up of the army which received much
discussion in Congress-the voluntary
enlistment system. All between 10
and 35 will be offered an opportunity
to volunteer for a one-year period of
service and training. Thus an influx
of volunteers from any particular area
would reduce the quota of men con-
scripted from that area
The new law itself requires that all
who on October 16 have attained the
twenty-tirst anniversary of their birth
and have not passed the thirty-sixth
year must register. A national draw
ing by lot will determine the order in
which missionaries will be mailed to
the men. The local boards will select
sufficient men from among those
available for immediate service to fill
the quota for the area. Those so Sc
lected will undergo physical examina-
tons and if they pass they will be
indicted into service for one year.
In the military service they will be
intelligently led, comfortably clothed,
well fed and adequately armed and
equipped for basic training. By the
time they get physically hardened,
mentally disciplined and properly
trained in fundamentals the flow of
munitions from factory to combat
units will meet the full requirements
for their advanced training.
In the military service, Americans
from all walks of life will learn to
live side by side, to depend upon each
other in military drills and maneuv-
ers, and to appreciate each others
dignity as American citizens. They
will understand and enjoy the bless
ings Of peace.
About 10000 national guardsmen
have also been called out for years
training by previous presidential
order.
Plans in State
Although no definite information
has been received by the local Board
of Supervisors, Governor O'Conor an
nounced at Annapolis that prepare
tons for the registration had been set
in motion.
His initial move has been to name
where draft boards would be set up
and one is listed for Oakland, the on
ly one in the county.
He said he had sent letters to boards
of supervisors of elections in all
parts of the state advising them to
make sure the regular polling places
or other sites will be ready for use in
the registration and to obtain enough
volunteer registrars and other clerical
aid to conduct the actual registration
October 16.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-19
$14,12S.63

Gus Gortner, Mr.. and Mrs. join
Gortner and Mrs. Frank Gortner, OF
Macon, ILL.,, returned to their home or
Wednesday after spending several
days in Oakland and nearby communi.
ties visiting relatives. The latter was
a guest of her father, Richard Ream
at Loeb Lynn Heights.