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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
March Due To Enter The Field
Tomorrow; Lamb? Or Lion?

Will March come in like lion or
lamb +? The issue is a little beclouded
and the forecast for tomorrow says
the situation is not expected to clear
up any.
So just what constitutes the wealth
er on March /, is left to the elements,
as usual. According to tradition the
mode of approach will determine how
March will depart. Regardless of ira
dition, however, most people will ex-
pect a windy month, several snow
storms, but no zero weather.
The past week has been mostly
cloudy with rain and snow and sleet
at various intervals. 1t was clear last
Friday and on Monday, Monday morn
ing the thermometer having dropped
to above zero This was followed
Tuesday by snow from the east which
turned into rain making travel under
foot dangerous. Thawing has been a
slow process.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
Tramps Infesting Neighborhood
Given The "Scat" Signal

The several tramps, panhandlers
and professional house to house can
vassers, who had been hanging around
at the east edge of town, near Weber's,
for the past two or three weeks, and
making daily forages into Oakland,
were given the "scat" signal on Mon
day by city authorities.
One of the men, who gave his name
as Hobart McMullen, and his address
as near Elkins, w. Va, was arrested
Monday by Officer John ]. Sweeney
on a charge of vagrancy and panhand-
ling, and at hearing before Magis-
trate Charles F. White he was given
suspended sentence of six months
in the House of Correction, providing
he and his companions make their exit
from this territory.
Citizens of Oakland had been visited
daily by these men, some asking for
money, some for clothing, and some
for food of all kinds. Saturday night
a ham, cooked and ready for Sundays
dinner, was taken from the back porch
of the editors home, and the only
thing they left was the rooster in the
alley back of the house, and their
tracks in the snow. 1t is not known
whether any other citizen lost any arti-
Gle or edibles, but number of home
makers were becoming uncomfortable
about the presence of so many "un-
knowns."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
Deer Park Library Board Elects
Mrs. T. III. MOsser President

At meeting of the members of the
Deer Park Community Library COM
mittee held at the home of Mrs. Clar-
ence Rollman last Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs T. H. Mosser was chosen presi-
dent of the Board; Miss Mary Sollars,
secretary; and Mrs. Clarence Roll
man, treasurer. Other members of the
Board present were Mrs. George Mar
ley, Miss Rheabelle George and Miss
Dorothy Lashorn. Mrs. Frank M.
Murphy, Of Mt. Lake Park, and Mrs.
l. r. Trimble, Oakland, were guests
at the meeting.
An invitation extended by the Town
Council and the Woodmen's lodge to
remodel a suitable room at the lodge
hall for library activities, was ac-
cepted Heretofore the books have
been distributed from the Deer Park
school library shelves.
As soon as renovations at the lodge
are completed the library will be open
there from 8 80 to 4:30 each Thursday
afternoon. A large assortment OF
books for adults and children are avail
able, many of them new.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
Lenten Mid-week Services Being
Well Attended

The fourth in the series of Union
Lenten services was held last evening
in the Lutheran church with Rev. D.
c. Trimble, rector of st. Matthew's
Episcopal church, preaching on the
subject, Il am the Good Shepherd"
The church was well filled. Special
music was by the Lutheran junior
choir.
The mid-week services during Lent
have as their theme, "The Great
Affirmations of Jesus"
The Rev. Minor Sprague, pastor of
st. PauPs Methodist church, will
speak at the service next Wednesday
evening in the Episcopal church, corn
er of Second and Liberty streets, on
the subject, 81 Am the Light" The
union services begin at 7:45.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
THREE HUNDRED ATTEND
X. OF P. ANNIVERSARY
51st Anniversary Of Founding
Celebrated With Appropriate
Program

About three hundred members and
guests attended the annual celebration
and Ladies' night at the Knights of
Pythias lodge last Friday evening
which marked the 51st anniversary of
the founding Of the local order and the
18th anniversary of the founding of
the national organization.
The program was in charge of Paul
B. Naylor and included number of
musical selections and a question and
answer quiz, similar to those being
conducted on the radio, for which cash
prizes were awarded. Participating in
this part of the program were Mrs. j.
C. Renninger, Mrs. Arthur Lawton,
Misses Evelyn Teagarden and Clara
Moon, Messrs, Prentice DeBerry, L.
M. Fraley, Jay Bell and Robert Law
ton. Assisting Mr.. Naylor in this
were Delbert Davis and A. G. Gortner.
A. T. Matthews, local attorney, de.
livered the address, speaking on the
progress of the local lodge through
its 81 years of existence. Others MAX
ing short talks were Julius Schind-
Ter, grand chancellor of Maryland, of
Cumberland, and A. Charles Stewart,
of Frostburg.
Group singing was led by Bill Glib
son. Regis Kerins' orchestra played
several selections and David Brann
sang Refreshments followed the pro-
gram.
The rank of Esquire will be con-
ferred upon a class of three at the
regular meeting tomorrow evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
REDUCTION IN ELECTRIC
RATES ANNOUNCED TODAY
Substantial Savings To Domes-
tic And Commercial Consumers
Becomes Effective March 1st
KITZMILLER AND OAKLAND

The West Maryland Power
Company, through its local man.
ager, Frank Kley, announced
this morning the filing with the
Public Service Commission of
Maryland a substantial rate re-
duction in both domestic and
commercial electric service, eff
fective as of March 1, 1910, to
Oakland and Kitzmiller electric
consumers.
Savings to domestic consumers in
Oakland will run as high as 35 cents
per month, as in the new rate the kill
owatt charge in the second block will
be reduced from 05 cents net to .04
cents net.
Savings to commercial customers in
Oakland will be the reduction in the
first energy block, from $50 kilowatt
hours per month at .065 net per kilo-
watt hour to rs kilowatt hours per
month at .05 net per kilowatt hour,
and the lowering of the number of Kill
owatt hours in the other energy blocks.
Changes in the domestic rate sched-
ule for the Kitzmiller area are as fol-
lows: The kilowatt hour charge in
the second block will be reduced from
.05 cents per net kilowatt hour to .045
net per kilowatt hour.
Changes in the commercial rate
schedule for the Kitzmiller area will
be the reduction in the first energy
block from lis kilowatt hours per
month at .069 net per kilowatt hour
to rs kilowatt hours per month at .05
cents per kilowatt hour.
The complete schedule per month
is as follaws:
Kitzmiller Area-Commercial
First rs XIII, $0.055 net per XIII;
next 165 XIII, 0050 net per XIII; next
$40 XIII, 0.O30 per XIII; all additional
XIII, OOPS net per kjh. g
Domestic-First rs XIII, 0.07 net per
k-h; next IS XIII, O.045 net per XIII;
next 80 XIII, 0.030 net per XIII; addi-
tional k-h, 0.0175 net per k-h.
Oakland Area
Commercial-First7 rs k-h, 0.050 net
per XIII; next 225 k-h, 0.045 net per
XIII; next 450 XIII, 0.030 net per XIII;
all additional XIII, 0025 net per k-h.
Domestic-First 25k-h, 0.065 net per
XIII! next IS XIII, 004 net per XIII; next
80 XIII, 0.03 net per XIII; additional XIII,
0.0175 net per k-h.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
MEETINGS SCHEDULED TO
EXPLAIN FARM PROGRAM
County Agent Carter Urges At
tendance Of Farmers Who
Desire to Participate in 1910
MEETINGS MARCH 4 TO 10

The 1910 Agricultural Conserva-
ton program has been announced and
a series of meetings have been sched-
uled by John H. Carter, county agent,
at which time farmers in Garrett coun-
ty can learn how the program applies
to this county.
At these meetings the 1910 EARN
Plans" will be filled in by each farmer
who wishes to participate in the pro-
gram, Mr.. Carter said. 1t is requested
that each person who wishes to par
ticipate in the program come to these
meetings prepared to list the number
of acres he intends to seed in grasses,
the amount of lime to be used and al
so the amount of fertilizer to be APP
piled on pasture lands and meadows.
The schedule of these meetings, all
held at 1880 p. M, is as follows:
Sang Run school, March a; Asher
Glade school, March 5; Selbysport
school, March 6; Friendsville High
school auditorium, March 7; Accident
High school auditorium, March 8;
Chestnut Grove school, March 9th;
Grantsville High school auditorium,
March IL; Avilton school, March 18th;
Ryans Glade Grange hall, March 10;
Sunnyside Grange hall, March 18th;
Bittinger school, March Is, Red Oak
school, March Is; Swanton school,
March 18; Court House, Oakland,
March 10.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
STATE MEN MEET WITH
PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL
Coordinating Council Has Con-
ference In Health Office Last
Friday

The third meeting of the Garrett
County Public Health Coordinating
Council met last Friday afternoon in
the county health office with DR.. R.
H. Riley, director of the State De-
partment of Health; Dr. w. J.
French, health officer of Anne Arun-
del county, and DR.. Ross Cameron,
health officer of Washington county.
The purpose of the meeting was to
outline to the members the usefulness
of the council in coordinating the &C.
Invites of all kinds of welfare agen-
cies to prevent overlapping and to
promote efficiency among Individual
cases and problems.
Those attending and the organiza-
tons represented included Miss Ethel
Miller, Welfare Board; Mrs. E. z.
Tower, Red Cross; Mrs. Paul Naylor,
Eastern Star; Mrs. VERNE Smouse,
Business and Professional Women's
Club; Mrs. F. D. Bittle, Mothers club;
Blaine Giessman, County Commits
sioners; Joseph E. Harmed, Rotary
club; DR.. E. I. Baumgartner, physi-
clan; John H. Carter, county agent;
DR.. H. R. DuPuy, health officer.
DR.. French pointed out that the
educational value of the group was
worth continuing the existence of the
council and suggested that at future
meetings the different members give
survey of the activities of the orga-
nization they represent.
Both DR.. Riley and DIR. French
spoke at the weekly meeting of the
Oakland Rotary club on Friday even
ing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
TWO CHURCH BASKETBALL
GAMES ON TAP TONIGHT
Winner Of Observation-Disclosures
Clash Will Go Into First Place

1OnlgnC cnurcn DaSKeCDdll league
games will decide which team is to go
into undisputed position for first place,
and which team will move into the Gel
lar position, as the second round comes
to an end. At the end of the first
round the Methodists and Lutherans
were tied for first place, but unusual
results Of games wherein the Luther
ans have lost only to the Catholics,
while both Episcopals and Methodists
have defeated the Irish, have brought
about the standing in the league at
present.
In last weeks games the Lutherans
barely nosed out the Episcopals 31-30,
while the Methodists won over the
Catholics by the narrow margin of
31-28.
Tonight the Lutherans and Metho-
dists meet in the first game at 1880,
while the Episcopals and Catholics
meet in the nightcap. Two games
are scheduled next Monday, March 4,
and Thursday, March 7, so that the
one game the following week, Mon
day, March II, will conclude the
season prior to Holy Week.
The final round schedule is as fol-
lows:
March A, Catholics VS.. Lutherans;
Methodists VS.. Episcopals.
March 7, Catholics VS.. Methodists;
Lutherans VS.. Episcopals.
March II, Catholics VS.. Episcopals;
Methodists VS.. Lutherans.
Admission to these games is 5 and
10 cents and the high school audi
forum has been filled each time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
Rabbits Received In County

Garrett county's share of the states
shipment of rabbits from Missouri, ar
rived this week in various sections
of the county, some at Oakland, some
at Grantsville, and some at other
points.
Rabbits were shipped from Pilot
Grove, Mo-, in small crates, twelve
rabbits to crate. A few of those re-
ceived were dead upon arrival.
They are being held by various
sportsmen, to be released when wealth
err conditions permit. The county's
quota was 348.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
Elk Garden Team To Play Girls
Team Of Ozark Hill Billies

The Knights of Pythias basketball
team of Elk Garden, West Va, will
play the nationally known girls team,
Ozark Hill Billies, of Cassville, Mo,
on the Elk Garden high school gym
nasium floor on Thursday evening,
March Z.
The visiting team is ranked second
only to the All-American Red Heads
and features the worlds tallest girl
star, Monica Ryan, 6 feet 3 inches.
The Knights of Pythias team has a
record of nine wins and one defeat
and has played some fast teams.
The game will start at eight o'clock.
Admission is rs cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29

The weekly Lenten food sale, spon-
sored by the members Of the Ladies'
Guild of st. Matthew's Episcopal
church, will be held as usual next
Saturday afternoon, beginning at 2
o'clock, in the basement store of the
Oakland Hardware company, Alder
street. Homemade bread, rolls, cake,
and candy are available. The COM
mittee in charge this week includes
Mrs. Frank M. Murphy and Mrs. Ed
ward Wolf.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
To Speak TOmorrw Night

Rev. Marcus B. Hitchcock, rector OF
Christ church, Fairmont, w. Va, will
be the guest preacher at the regular
Friday evening Lenten service tomor-
row at 7;30 o'clock in st. Matthews
Episcopal church. Rev. Hitchcock is
a graduate of Bexley Hall Divinity
School, Gambler, Ohio, Before going
to Fairmont he was, rector of st.
Alban's, Glen Burnie.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
To Hold st. Patrick's Day Card
Party at o. III. S.

The Oakland High School Parent
Teachers Association is planning a
Saint Patrick's Day card party to be
held Monday evening, March II, in
the school. Bridge, five hundred, finch,
bingo, ping-pong, dancing, etc. The
tickets are 25 cents. There will be a
door prize and refreshments will be
available, cafeteria style.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29
Inaugurating Self Service

The Economy Market is inaugural
ing this week a self-service store,
where customers may wait upon them
selves. This is the second store Of
that type in Oakland, Warwick S
Market having adopted this plan
several months ago.
The Economy Market is also plan
ming a sale next week in observance
of their second anniversary.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-29

The condition of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Field, who have been seriously i'll at
Memorial hospital, Cumberland, is now
showing improvement.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Pioneer Women
For Palestine Plan
Donors BANQUET

The Pioneer Women for Palestine,
q national Zionist organization, with
three chapters in Washington, will
hold their annual donors banquet
Sunday at the Shoreham Hotel.
Mrs. Sade Crossman is chairman Of
the Banquet Committee, assisted by
Mrs. Selma Goodman, Mrs. Mary
Gildenhorn and Mrs. Meta Kramer,
all members of the Hanita Club, the
newest group to be formed in this
city.
The guest speaker will be Marie
Syrkin, editor and teacher, from
New York. The evenings entertain
ment will consist Of q dramatization
by Mrs. Yyonne Kushner, a violin
solo by Mr.. Milton Schwartz, and
Palestinian songs and music by Lillian
Albert Chklar, accompanied by Net
tie Sadel. Mrs. Rivka Bugatch is
program chairman and Mrs. Samuel
Horvitz, chairman of the Goldie
Meyerson Group, will be mistress OF
ceremonies.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Capitol Wives
To Receive
Tomorrow
Mrs. Roosevelt Will
Be Honor Guest of
Congressional Club

Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
will be the guest Of honor when the
Congressional Club holds reception
tomorrow from $3.50 to 5 o'clock at
the clubhouse. The Executive
Board will be in the receiving line
with Mrs. Roosevelt
At the tea table will be Mrs. WILL
liam Bankhead, wife of the Speaker
Of the House; Mrs. Henry Morgen-
thau, wife Of the Secretary of the
Treasury; Mrs. Morris Sheppard,
wife of Senator Sheppard of Texas:
Mrs. George Norris, wife of Senator
Norris of Nebraska; Representative
Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachu-
sets and Representative Jessie
Sumner of Illinois.
Mrs. Richard Duncan, chairman
OF the Hostess Committee, and her
members will assist.
During the afternoon the United
States Marine Band will play.
At the Friday afternoon tea Of
the club the guest speaker will be
Mrs. Julia Book Harwood of Deca-
tur, ILL.,, world traveller and lecturer.
Mrs. Harwood is former speech in
structor and studied at Oxford Uni
versity. The subject of Mrs. Har-
woods address will be Globe Trot-
ting" and during the talk costumes
will be modelled by Mrs. Fanchon
Castro, Miss Virginia Gibson, Miss
Mary Alice Arnold, Miss Dorothy
Mayf1eld, Miss Gladys Kitchen, Miss
Margaret Rich, Miss Dorothy Rams
peck and Miss Charlotte King.
Tea will be poured by Mrs. Will
Rogers, Mrs. Jesse p Wolcott, Mrs.
J. Buell. Snyder and Mrs. j. Hardin
Peterson.
Mrs. Harwood is the guest of Mrs.
William H. Wheat. wife of Repre-
sentative Wheat Of Illinois, during
her stay in Washington.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Committee
For Birthday
Dinner
Mrs. Dougherty's
Aides Listed for
Celebration Event

Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, chair
man of the committee of hostesses
for the dinner to be held at the
Willard January 80 in connection
with the 1910 celebration of the
Presidents birthday, will be ably as
sisted by committee of we'll
known Washington society women.
Mrs. Harold Walker will serve as
vice chairman Of the committee of
hostesses for the dinner, which Is
being given in honor of the Holly
wood celebrities who will come to
Washington to help make the Dis
trict's drive against infantile par
alysis success.
Committee members include Mrs.
Cordell Hull, Mrs. Sumner Welles
Mrs. Charles Edison, Mrs. Delano
Robbins, Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes, Mrs. Robert Jackson, Mrs.
David McCoach, Mrs. Paul v. Nc
Mutt, Mrs. L. w. Robert, jr.; Mrs.
William B. Bankhead, Mrs. Albert
L. Cox and Mrs. Malcolm McConihe
Other members are Miss Ruth
Jones, Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, Mrs
George Pettengill, Mrs. William
Beverly Mason, Mrs. Joseph Davies,
Mrs. Gilbert Hitchcock, Mrs. George
c. Marshall. Mrs. Ellen Woodward
Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller Mrs. Mary
Macarthur, Mrs. Hope Ridings
Miller, Mrs. Wilbur Carr, Mrs. Daniel
c. Roper. Mrs. William Lee Corbin
Mrs Benton McMillen, Mrs. John r
Williams, Mrs. j. L. Houghteling
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, Mrs. James
A. Helm, Miss Margaret Hart, Mrs
Thomas Holcomb, Miss Mae Helm
Mrs. Harold Stark and Miss Florence
Kerr.
With but a few of the boxes left
for the horse show, to be held al
Fort Myer January "a and Is, thu
list Of those who will attend ha!
been increased by the purchase Of
boxes by Mrs. Thomas H. Creighton
Honorable Richard M. Kleburg, Maj
Frank J. McSherry, Princess Mar
garet P. Boncompagni, Harry H
Semmes and Davis Elkins.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Voteless League
Discusses Housins;
A. A. A. Aide Talks

Reconditioning and building houses
Tor low-income groups on limited
dividend basis were the subjects of
an informal discussion at the lunch
con OF the department of govern
ment and economic welfare housing
group Of the Voteless League of
Women Voters yesterday at the Y.
w. G. A.
Led by Mr.. James Ring of the
Alley Dwelling Authority, the pros
and cons of building homes for low
income groups in the District were
discussed.
Mr.. Ring pointed out that under
the Alley Dwelling Act it is permissi-
BILE to recondition houses as well as
build new ones, and that recondi-
tioning Is done whenever it seems
practical and satisfactory to do so.
To date, however, he stated, the only
place where houses and architecture
have lent themselves satisfactorily
to reconditioning has been in Hop
kins place in Southeast Washington
One of the difficulties in recondi-
tioning houses, Mr.. Ring added, was
lack of accommodations for people
during the time the old homes are
being reconditioned.
Proof of successful investment on
a limited dividend basis has been
shown by two Washington organiza-
tions, he said, which for over "a
years have carried on, depression
or no depression"
These companies, he said, receive
5 and 6 per cent dividends, respec-
lively. They have found success in
watching opportunities for reason
able buys in materials and land and
in placing on the premises an ef-
f1cient and permanent manager
Their properties, said Mr. Ring, have
been managed carefully and con-
servatively.
Mrs. M. o. Lorenz, president OF
the District League, attended the
luncheon and participated in the
discussion. Miss Phil Asher, assist
ant chairman of the Housing Com
mittee, presided and introduced the
speaker.
Evening star., 1940-01-17
Delta Zeta Alumnae

Washington Alumnae Chapter OF
Delta Zeta, national social sorority
will meet tonight in the active chap
ter rooms, 2129 G street NV.
Miss Florence Kirlin, Epsilon
Chapter alumna and congressional
secretary of the National League OF
Women Voters, will be the guest
speaker.
Hostesses for the meeting are Mrs
Glenn Breen, Mrs. Paul Lehman
and the Misses Elinor and Mary
Jane Livingston.
The Washington alumnae group
meets the third Wednesday in each
month at 8 pm.