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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
SCHOOL BOARD REQUESTS
S423,744.OO In BUDGET
Of This Amount County Com
missiOners Asked to Furnish
S177,105, State Balance

The County Board of Education in
its budget for the next school wear
estimates that it will need $423, 744
to properly carry on the work of pub
lie education in this county. Of this
amount the County Commissioners
are asked to furnish $177,015. The
state furnishes $246,729 through the
equalization fund and other sources.
The request made upon the County
Commissioners Monday is based upon
the assessable basis of the county and
the state school law which requires
the levying of 81 cents for current
expenses of public schools. The esti-
mated budget must be in the hands
of the County Commissioners 20 days
prior to the laying of the annual levy.
All requests for capital outlay are
above the 51-cent rate.
For total current expenses 1851. 239
is requested, and of this amount
$104,510 is requested from the county.
Capital outlay amounts to $56,691,
and debt service $15,814, both of
which are requested of the county.
Estimated cost of transportation of
pupils is $61,591, all of which is fur
nished by the State.
Principal among the items in cap
ital outlay is one for an addition to
Accident high school for classrooms
and an auditorium, sanitary facilities,
etc, amounting to $4,000. A plea for
this addition was made before the
County Commissioners at a special
meeting in the court house on Tues
day when about forty people from the
Accident community appeared and
sought to reach an agreement with
the officials.
The Commissioners agreed upon
plan to provide the money over
course of four years, providing the
legislature would allow the county to
borrow the money.
Other items in the capital outlay
included three appropriations for pur-
chases of ground for Oakland High
school and one for Oakland EIemen-
tary school, grading of lots in Mt.
Lake Park and Loeb Lynn, sidewalks
at the Kitzmiller school; balance on
Black Hawk new building, small addi-
lions to the Bethlehem and New Ger
many schools, an addition to the farm
shop at Grantsville, two additional
rooms at Oakland high to be built
under NYA, and other minor items.
One thousand dollars was asked for
vocational education for national de-
Tense.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
Citizens Urged to Make Seal
Sale Returns

Seal sale returns are running a
little behind those of last year, ac-
cording to report from the office of
Dr.. H. R. DuPuy, health officer, who
is chairman for this county in the
drive.
The last report showed $211.OO re-
ceived thus far. A total of $4,000
was received for last years effort.
Henry F. Baker, seal sale chairman
for the Maryland tuberculosis associ-
alton, has called upon everyone to use
the seals on the envelopes of their
Christmas cards. All those who re-
ceived the seals are also requested to
make their returns.
The present program for prevention
of tuberculosis in Maryland calls for
medical research, clinics, tuberculin
testing, X-rays, health education and
the Miracle House, a preventorium
for children.
Seals were distributed in this coun-
ty through the mails, many individ-
uals receiving one or two hundred
and a number of business establish
ments and organizations five hundred
or more. Returns are made to the
health office.
The next tuberculosis clinic for this
county is scheduled for Wednesday,
December 8, beginning at o'clock a.
M, in the county health office, Court
House.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
Low b. and o. Fares

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has low holiday fares in effect now
for both Pullmans and coaches.
Rail fares in coaches are as low as
IL cents a mile, round-trip with CO.
day limit. Pullman rail fares for the
Christmas and New Year holidays
have been reduced to 21a cents per
mile round-trip, with a substantial
reduction in charges for Pullman &C
Tickets good in Pullman cars at
the reduced fares may be purchased
between December 20 and January 1,
with return date expiring on Janu-
airy 5.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
States Next Draft
Quota Raised to 716
Number to be Called in January
Nearly Triple Original
Estimate

Maryland's original January draft
quota was almost tripled as the result
of recent order, leading state Off
Gals to believe the federal govern
ment is ready to throw induction ma
chinery into high gear.
They said they wouldn't be sur
prised if the government, from Janu-
airy on, inducts Marylanders between
the ages Of 81 and 35 at rapid rate.
The states January quota originally
had been set at only 284 but Governor
O'Conor was informed by third corps
area officials the quota had been in
creased to about TIC.
Some of the men to be summoned
in the second draft call, with Undue
ton scheduled for January 6, may be
sent to camps in the Fourth Corps
area, because of additional housing
facilities there which are rapidly
nearing completion. The area en-
braces North and South Carolina.
All draft boards throughout the
state will be asked to speed up the
examination of registrants so that
sufficient men would be available for
immediate service.
The entire Maryland quota of about
10000 men are expected to be called
into the army before June 30.
1t is likely that Garrett county will
be asked to furnish about IL men,
judging from the number called in
the first draft. This county furnished
three in the first draft.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
DIR. N. r. Davis Elected Head
of Medical Society

DR.. N. R. Davis, Grantsville, was
elected president of the Allegany-
Garrett county medical society.
Other officers are DR.. Knight Rey-
nolds, vice-president DR.. Emmett l..
Jones, secretary; and DR.. Clay E.
Durrett, reelected treasurer. All are
of Cumberland. DR.. Howard L. Tolson
was the retiring president. The new
officers will assume their duties after
January l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
Next Weeks Paper
Will Be Out Early

For the benefit of a
number of advertisers The
Republican will be issued
late Monday night or early
Tues day morning next
week.
This will give an OppOr-
tunity for merchants and
business men to give last
minute suggestions to pur-
chasers in the way of gifts,
groceries, etc, as Christ
mas will fall on Wednesday
of next week.
All country correspond
ents are urged to send in
their weekly letters by
Saturday, if possible, and
not later than Monday
s morning, to insure publica-
ton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
Kitzmiller HOmemakers Name
Officers For 1941

Mrs. June O'Donnell heads the new
slate of officers elected by the Kitz-
miller Homemakers Club at a recent
meeting of the organization.
Others named at the Christmas
party, which was held last Friday
night at the home of Mrs. Francis
Smith, include Mrs. Edith Hutson,
president; Mrs. Cora Campbell,
secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Edna
Jones, reading chairman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
LeCompte Reports 30l
Deer Killed This Year

E. Lee LeCompte, state game war
den, announces that 301 deer were
legally killed in Maryland the week
of December to 6.
This mark smashed the previous
record of 1888 when 247 bucks were
bagged.
Garrett county topped the state
with 213 kills. Other counties were:
Allegany, 40; Washington, 25; Fred
erick, 4; Anne Arundel, 1; Cecil, 8;
Dorchester, /.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
Frank SLIDER Named Chairman

Frank SLIDER, Accident, has been
named chairman Of junior board for
Southern States cooperative in the
Grantsville section. Other junior
board members are G. Russell Bow
ser, Ray Georg, John Beachy and
Casper Loachel, Grantsville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
Christmas Play By Pupils Of
st. Peters School

Pupils of st. Peters Parochial
school will present their annual
Christmas play on Sunday, December
%, at 500 o'clock in the evening. All
are welcome. The admission will be
20 cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19

At present there are 1872 persons
receiving old age assistance funds;
344 receiving aid to dependent chill
dren funds; nine receiving aid to the
blind; 1876 receiving general public
assistance and "a children receiving
foster home funds.
The Board discussed the fact that
the Commissioner of Employment had
advertised an examination for junior
social worker, applications for which
must be filed before December 81.
The Board was interested in seeing
that persons in the county who are
qualified take the examination in
order that as vacancies occur persons
who live in the county may be en-
ployed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19

Total .................. $471.60
The above expended items have
given aid to some so children, cover
ing care of teeth, defective eyesight
and several tonsil operations.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
Red Cross Makes Its
Report on Share of
Movie Tax Received

By legislative act the Garrett coun-
ty chapter of the American National
Red Cross receives from the Maryland
Theatre, Oakland, percentage of the
tax on Sunday admissions to the the
atre. A published report of receipts
and expenditures being required by
law during December of each year
The following report is made by John
M. Jarboe, treasurer of the local
chapter:
Balance as of last report,
November 1, 1889 ....s..$ 1905
Received to December 5, 1910. 1885
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
Welfare Board Meets
To Talk Over Budget
No Definite Figures Settled
eral-State Aid Depends on
County Levy

The budget for the Garrett County
Welfare Board for the entire year
was discussed at the December meet
ing of the organization on Monday
afternoon. Meetings during the win
ter months are being held in the aft
ernoons.
No definite figures were set, ac-
cording to Mrs. Dorothy Ogburn, ex-
ecutlve secretary, but the conditions
throughout the county were discussed
quite thoroughly, she said. The size
of the program for each county is de-
termined by the amount of money
levied by the County Commissioners
as aid from the State and Federal
governments hinges on that, she
pointed out. The State and Federal
government will match on a varying
percentage basis funds provided by
the county. For old age assistance the
federal government provides three
and the state government two for
each dollar provided by the county.
Mrs. Ogburn said that due to
shortage in money which the welfare
office receives from the State it has
been impossible to assist many fam
lilies who have applied for help. A
number of cases were approved at
the meeting which were put on the
pending list, awaiting funds.
The November report showed a to-
tai of $14,834.64 spent.
General public assistance IS 2,081.69
Old age assistance
(recipients ........ 6.501.92
Old age assistance
(burials) .............. 5000
Aid to dependent children. 3,717.37
Public assistance to the
needy blind ........... 1862
Board of children ....... 258.74
Administration ....... 1,895.61
Child welfare service ... 1929
Total c11 Qod ca
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27

Increase needed hospital and sanitorium &C.
Communications for persons in the early stages
Of the disease. Many thousands OF victims
could be restored to health and productive
employment if they could enjoy the benefits.
Of rest and treatment obtainable only in isola-
ton and care available at special retreats.
They cannot have this care unless there are
many thousands of beds added to the present
facilities.
It is to help toward this goal that these
Christmas seals are offered. In Wilmington
sheets of 100 have been distributed. The nor
NAL price Git should be considered a gnt) Is
81. But there is no good reason why con-
should stop at that amount. More
will be very acceptable.
Three-fourths of every dollar is retained and
used for support of the local Red Cross SAM
forum. Twenty cents is turned over to the
state tuberculosis association, and five cents
goes to the national association. Can you give
a better Christmas present than by
to the saving of human lives?
We believe not.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
FIVE SOUTHEASTERN
MEN ENLIST IN ARMY
Are Scheduled To Serve In Units
At Fort Jackson, Fort Bragg
And Panama

Five additional enlistments of
young men from the Wilmington
section for three years of voluntary
service with army units at Fort
Jackson, S. c., Fort Bragg, and in
Panama were reported yesterday
by Sergeant S. W. D. Bennett, local
army recruiter.
New enlistments included: Roy
L. Murray, 10, son of j. E. Murray,
of route one, Warsaw, and Oscar
7. Costin, 81, son of Louis Costin,
of Verona, for 28th Infantry at
Fort Jackson.
Haywood w. Willaford, 10, son
of Mrs. Buleah Williaford, of SOL
Harnett street, for Quartermaster
corps in Panama; Willie C. o.
Quinn, 10, whose guardian is Way
land O'Quinn, of Shallotte, for
Fourth Field Artillery at Fort
Bragg; and Gary G. Fairfax, 10,
son of Hall Fairfax, of Whiteville,
for Medical department at Fort
Bragg.
Sergeant Bennett said an U. S.
Army mobile recruiting service
unit, in charge of Sergeants Ernst
Rohr and Wilfred Cartwright
would tour Columbus county today
to secure additional enlistments of
young men for voluntary service
with army units. The unit will then
60 to Florence, S, c. ;
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
Armory-Auditorium Project

A small city on the Florida West coast,
Sarasota by name, has recently completed a
great recreation center, the central unit OF
which is an auditorium seating about 2,5oo
nersons. There are some 60-odd SWITCHBOARD
courts, four tennis courts upon which state
and district tournaments are held, spacious
bou,;ns greens. places for horseshoe pitching
contests, a softban field, and extensive land
scanning which makes of the whole a magnifi-
cent park.
The auditorium has provided a place for
many conventions and major entertainments
and lectures. Among attractions are concerts
by the National Symphony orchestra OF Wash
ington. Many thousands of persons have visit
ed Sarasota because of its accommodations
both for conventions and athletic events who
would have chosen other Florida resort cities
for their gatherings had the city lacked the
advantages offered by the auditorium and re-
creation center.
It is with the thought that equally beneficial
results will spring from the armory-auditorium
M uAoS P4oS4SoS4NS - GO111d41o
are standing behind the effo0 to acquire the
old Marine hospital site, adjoining the Robert
Strange playground, for the construction of a
magnificent building which will not only pro-
vide a home for National Guard units but ade-
quate quarters for conventions and entertain
ments as well, and include sufficient additional
ground area to make Of the Robert Strange
playground a great park which, will stand
comparison with similar parks in cities OF
much greater size.
That the project will serve to attract many
organizations which meet in convention and
many entertainment attractions which will
draw throngs from the entire district is not
to be doubted. It is with deep gratitude, there
fore, that the people of Wilmington read of
Attorney General Nets endorsement of the
project. With his approval, the undertaking
moves a step nearer to accomplishment. The
chief support, however, must come from the
people of Wilmington and New Hanover coun-
ty, who must endorse it ultimately at the
polls. With the example of Sarasota before
them, and Of other, many other communities
which have profited by their investment in
similar enterprises, it is reasonable to assume
that their backing will be forthcoming when
the matter is up for a vote.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
The Italian Fiasco

As the outline of the Italian fiasco in Greece
continues to expand the hope that it will nave
important consequences grows with it. Opti-
mism flourishes in such soil. It is necessary
to guard against the tendency to be carried
away by enthusiasm.
Admittedly this is a severe reverse for Mus
solini-how severe may be judged from the
fact that his truth in communicates policy
announced last week has not survived it. For,
despite the admission that Koritza has been
taken and heavy losses have been suffered,
it is ridiculous for Rome to describe the force
on this front as protective troops formed by
two divisions" These troops were would-be
invading troops and there were more of them
that the communique admits.
The truth is that at least two army corps
were sent to Albania to take care of Greece.
They were well armed, well equipped and
supported by an air force that was supposed
to be adequate. Moreover, it included at least
two divisions of Alpini-the flower of the Ital-
ian army. 1t is this effort that has come
to grief.
So the meaning of this is that the Axis
has sustained its first major setback in the
field. The evacuation of Dunkirque, amazing
as it was, was only a salvaging operation.
The failure of Marshal Goering's aerial blitz-
krieg against London was not the fault of
the German army. Even the inability Of Mar
shall GRAHAM to push on past Sidi Barrani
can be considered as nothing more than a
pause to consolidate successes.
But it would be a mistake to jump to the
conclusion that the Italian people will not re-
fuse to support the war any longer, or even
that the Turks will take unnecessary risks, or
that the Russians will be emboldened to take
an anti-Axis course. Whether these things will
happen are still huge question marks. But
there can be little doubt that the Italian people
and officials in the Turkish and the Russian
capitals are seeking their answers in what
the Greeks are doing to Mussolini's armies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
Arthur Meares Injured,
Officers Hold Brother

VAUDEVILLE, Nov. 26.-Arthur
Meares, for the past 10 years an en-
ploye OF the Whiteville postoffice, is
IN the Columbus County hospital Sc
flously injured from what is believed
TO have been a blow on the head.
His brother, Malcolm Meares. was
being held today, pending the out
come of the condition of the injured
man, Officers said.
Meares was brought to the Column
u County hospital yesterday after
noon in an unconscious condition.
Physicians attending him are quoted
as saying that it will be sometime
befo-e they know just what the out.
come of the injury may be.
Mr.. Meares is one of the city's
most popular young men, and is a
nephew of one-time chairman of the
board Of education, M. Meares, of Ia
nor City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
Ready For Day In Court

Southeastern North Carolina vegetable grow
ers are so determined to get what they con-
slider a fair break that unless the AAA makes
some revision in its 1871 program they are
prepared to take their complaint into the fed
eral courts and test the constitutionality Of
the law under which the AAA functions. This
was the chief development at a mass meeting
held in the court house on Monday night when
the areas agricultural situation was dealt with
In detail and some heat.
A resolution adopted at this meeting calls
the AAA program unfair, discriminatory and
injurious" to the old producers of commercial
vegetables, O the ground that it allows grow
ers Of other crops to enter the truck.growing
branch Of agriculture without penalty, to the
detriment Of truck growers, while penalizing
the truck grower if he enters those (other)
fields"
This challenge of the AAA's right arbitra-
xily to regulate one branch of agriculture to
its hurt while simultaneously awarding spe-
eial benefits to another branch ought to bring
60 a head m issue which has long frustrated
the best efforts OF truck farmers in til S
region, and end for all time the Injustice
which has been done them by a federal agen-
ey which is supposed to afford equal rights
and offer equal protection to all farmers.
II they cannot enjoy these things bv the
simple method Of appeal to the AAA, and past
experience gives them little reason to hone
that they may, the truck farmers are f,l,v
justified in resorting to the courts for a ru1ing
on the constitutionality of the law ~setting I'm
the AAA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
Hickory WOODWORKING
Plant To Reopen Today

HICKORY, Nov. 2e. - Up The
Hutton Bourbonnais Woodworking
Plant, shut down almost a week nv
a strike, will reopen tomorrow.
AS they return to work. the an.
proxlmately $50 employees will vote
upon Joining a CLIO union.
D. Yates Heather of Charlotte. Fed.
eral Labor conciliator, announced set.
tlement of the disagreement after
several days of conferences with
plant officials and representatives Of
strikers Both sides. he said, asked
that an election be held to determine
whether the United Furniture Work
ers Union would be selected as h.r-
gaining agency in matters perta min.
to hours, wages and other conditions
Of employment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
Lumber Requirements
For Defense Program
Are Met On Schedule

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-tR-
Lumber requirements for the de-
Tense program are bring met on
schedule and demands on the in
dustry have passed their heak, the
defense commission reported to-
day.
Edward R. Stettinius, FIR, de-
tense commissioner in charge of
industrial materials, said that de-
spite the large sudden demand
placed on the mills for lumber
needed in cantonment construction.
the mills have been able to meet
delivery schedules.
He said construction was ahead
of schedule and 80 per cent of the
buildings needed to house 1000, 900
men would be completed by Janu.
airy /. ?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
Christmas Seals

Yesterdays mails carried many letters from
the Wilmington tuberculosis committee in
which Christmas seals were enclosed. 1t is
hoped that all recipients of these letters will
use the accompanying addressed envelopes for
contributions to the worthy work carried on
in this country in combating a disease which
still takes a heavy toll despite the advances
made by medical science in arresting its raw
ages.
It is not pleasant to think that this toll is
so&arse chiefly because funds are lackingxo
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-27
Not Now-Maybe Later

Proposals for the revision of the neutrality
goes into the war zones and to permit loans
to Britain are now appearing in Washington.
They were bound to come. But before we make
up our minds it is only common sense to ask
how such a step would fit into our policy of
all aid to Britain short of war.
It cannot be denied that the restrictions
keeping American vessels out of the war zones
have served us we'll. They have enabled us
to avoid incidents which would have tended
to drag us directly into the conflict. One has
only to compare the comparatively uneventful
history of Americas diplomatic relations with
the belligerents during the past year with the
furious note writing of the 1916-1917 period to
realize how effectively this clause Of the neu-
trality act has worked to keep us out of
trouble.
The plain and simple fact is that lifting the
ban now and allowing American ships to take
cargoes to Britain will be counting direct and
speedy involvement in the war. As the conflict
goes on, as Britain's need for ships becomes
greater, we may be willing to take the risk.
But II that time ever comes let us by all
means act with our eyes open and with a
full realization of what such a step means.
Lifting the ban on loans to Britain falls in
a rather different category. 1t was imposed
to prevent us from becoming sentimentally
and economically involved in a European
struggle. This has already happened; by our
policy of aid to Britain we have definitely
and irrevocably taken sides. 1t is not likely
that lending Britain money to buy the arma-
ments we are straining every effort to send
her would change the situation to any great
degree. There is no need for precipitate action
in any case. Britain's resources are still ample
to finance the purchase Of all the planes and
equipment we are able to send. Her shipping
losses have not yet reached the danger point.
But as the war drags on these are issues
America will have 10 face.