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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14
POWER COMPANY
DIVIDES AREA
INTO TWO PARTS
Frank Kley to Retain Manager.
ship of Oakland Territory;
Preston County Separate
JOHN COLLINS MANAGER

Because of large increases in the
number of electric customers in this
territory in recent years, as well as
the company's desire to provide addi-
tional and better service for all users
Of electricity, the Monogahela Sys-
TENS Oakland operating area, on Ne
yember 1, was divided into two parts,
one section embracing Garrett county
and portions of Mineral and Grant
counties served by the company in
West Virginia and the other including
Preston county, West Virginia, oper-
atoms.
Frank c. Kley, who has been dis
trct manager of the Oakland terri
tory for the last five years, will con-
tinue as head of the Monongahela Sys-
tenn operations in this section while
John o. Collins, line foreman at
Kngwood, has been made manager of
the Preston county territory. William
E. "Bill'' Camp, of the company's OPP
Grating forces, succeeds Collins as line
foreman.
The hundreds of new customers
which have been taken on the lines in
the last few years through increased
activity in rural extensions made ne
cessary the creation of a new area
and the addition of personnel. With
the new set-up, customers will not only
receive better, more reliable service,
but will more easily have access to the
many new services and facilities which
the company is constantly making
available to users of it's current, it was
stated by company officials.
Both Kley and Collins are Monon-
gahela Sysetm veteran employees with
more than 20 years service each. Kley
was first employed in 1917 as assist
ant superintendent of the Elkins power
plant, then operated by the Monon-
gahela System predecessor in that
area. He served as district superin-
tendent at Grafton for several years
but has been in Oakland since 1885.
Collins came with the Mononga-
hela Systems predecessor company in
the Oakland area in March, 1920, SER
wing as electrical engineer in the city
until 1925 when he became lineman
In 1882 he was made line foreman for
the company's Preston county area
Camp is comparatively new employe
of the Monongahela System, having
joined the company's forces early in
1898.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14
Geese Alight Here;
Bring Out Hunters
About One Hundred Bagged
Before Noon Today
Observers Say

Hundreds of wild geese, flying
southwark, paused in Garrett county
today, and alighted on Deep Greek
Lake, Mountain Lake and the Yough-
iogheny river.
They arrived about II o'clock last
night, and early today hunters were
out in droves and by noon at least a
hundred had been bagged. One
brought down by Mayor L. M. Fraley
weighed over II pounds, while Emroy
Bolden displayed three this morning
each weighing more than Is pounds.
Veteran hunters said they would
remain here today on account of the
fog and rainy weather, and would not
fly far, even when scared by the gun
shots.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14
SwantOn Woman Improving
Was Struck by Car

Mrs. Katie Friend, 81, of near
Swanton, was reported improving last
night at Memorial hospital, Cumber-
land, where she was admitted Tuesday
night after being struck by an auto
mobile at Thayerville.
Mrs. Friend suffered a broken left
leg, lacerated right knee and cuts
about the face and forehead. She was
struck by car driven by Merle Jeff
ries, of Third street, Oakland. Mr.
Jeffries was bringing his wife from
the hospital at Cumberland at the
time. Mrs. Friend, it was stated, step
ped out from behind a parked auto
mobile into the path of the Jeffries
automobile.
Others Injured
Two Avilton men were taken to
Frostburg's hospital last Saturday
as result of an auto accident. Henry
M. Wiland, SO, received neck injury
and Edgar M. Grove, 81, had brok-
en- left ankle.
Stanley Grove, Avilton, was injured
early Sunday morning when his car
crashed against telephone pole near
the Stone House farm. He was treat
ed at the Frostburg hospital and re-
leased
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14
Thanksgiving Day Set
Aside By President
Chief Executive Proclaims No.
vember FL AS Day of Thanks
giving For Thirty-two States
OTHERS A WEEK LATER

President Roosevelt on last
Saturday proclaimed Thursday,
November Fl, as Thanksgiving
Day, and declared that in these
times of calamity and sorrow
elsewhere in the world "may we
give thanks for our preserva-
ton"
1t was the second time the Chief
Executive had set Thanksgiving a
week earlier than the customary last
Thursday in November, which this
year falls on November %. In 1889
he said it was done to benefit mer-
chants by providing longer inter-
val between the Thanksgiving and
Christmas holidays.
Is To Observe November %
Two thirds of the States have sig
nified they will observe the Novem-
Der 81 date this year. Governors of
these sixteen States have announced
adherence to the traditional date
November %: Arkansas, Connect
cut, Florida, Kansas, Iowa, Massa-
chusetts, Maine, Nevada, Oklahoma,
New Hampshire, North Carolina,
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, South
Dakota, Tennessee and Vermont.
In his proclamation the President
included prayer from the Episco-
pal book of common payer, the same
he read to the nation election eve
from his home in Hyde Park. The
text of the proclamation follows:
81, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Presi-
dent of the United States of America
do hereby designate Thursday, the
twentyfrst day of November, 1910,
to be observed nationally as a day of
thanksgiving.
'In a year which has seen calamity
and sorrow fall upon many people
elsewhere in the world may we give
thanks for our preservation.
Offer Prayer For Day
"On the same day, in the same
hour, let us pray:
Almighty God, who hast given us
this good land for our heritage: we
humbly beseech Thee that we may
always prove ourselves people mind
full of Thy favor and glad to do Thy
will. Bless our land with honorable
industry, sound learning, and pure
manners.
"Save us from violence, discord,
and confusion; from pride and AFRO
gance, and from every evil way. De-
fend our liberties, and fashion into
one united people the multitudes
brought hither out of many kindreds
and tongues.
"Endue with the spirit of wisdom
those to whom in Thy name we en-
trust the authority of government
that there may be justice and peace at
home, and that through obedience to
Thy law, we may show forth Thy
praise among the nations of the earth.
In the time of prosperity, fill our
hearts with thankfulness, and in the
day of trouble suffer our trust in
Thee to fail. Amen"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14
WENDELL WILLKIE URGES LOYAL
OPPOSITION TOSOME POLICIES
THE new DEAL ADMINISTRATION
Asks Followers To Be Strong, Alert And Watch
full During The Next Four Years
Calls Roosevelt "Your President And "My President
And Suggests Five Steps To Counterfeit The Threat
Of Initiation And To Correct Some Economic Errors

Wendell L. Wke said Monday night he knew that
Roosevelt would keep the solemn pledge made by both candidates
during the election campaign to keep this country out of
unless attacked
Departing from his prepared address to the nation
nationwide radio hookup the defeated Republican presidential
nominee said:
Mr Roosevelt and both promised the people the
of the campaign that elected would keep this
try out of unless attacked Mr. Roosevelt reelected and
this solemn pledge for him. know will be fulfilled the
American people desire him to keep it sacred"
Asserting that Strong alert and watchfu opposition"
vital element in the balanced operation of democracy Wendell
Wkie told his followers that your function during next
four years is that of the loyal opposition"
He spoke of President Roosevelt your PRESIDENT and
president and said 1--WE will support him with best efforts
country
Wkie said that suggestions that opposition party
become members of the Britain
based on "a false conception of our government
can American PRESIDENT Wkie sad could fill his whole
cabinet with leaders of the opposition party still
sraton wuod not be woparty system 1t would be
raton would not be twoparty system 1t would be admin
atiVaSo f hic chr
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14
Truck Damaged by Fire

A truck of the Oakland Baking
Company was damaged last Friday
morning when the motor became ig-
nited as it was parked in front of the
county Jail on Fourth street.
The Oakland department was called
and eXtinguished the flames. The
firemen were also called Monday eve
ming to Mt. Lake Park where a tree
in falling had brought down an cleo
trio wire.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14
repairing Christmas Seals For
Mailing Soon

christmas seals are now being pre-
pared to be mailed all over the state
iOf the thirty-fourth annual Christ
mas seal sale conducted by the Mary
'and tuberculosis Association.
This years seal is picture of three
Alldren singing Christmas carols
,olclng the spirit of joy and thanks
Tor good health.
FELIX Lewis Martini of Los Angeles
the artist who designed the seal. II
Will be used all over the United States
and Alaska.
The seals are in bright colors Of
ieu' blue, yellow and green. They are
i, sheets of 100, and support the work
" the Maryland tuberculosis Associ
alton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14
TEACHERS HEAR TALK ON
FACING THE FIFTIES"
Jas. E. Spitznas Speaks At Third
Annual Banquet and Meeting
of Teachers on Tuesday
AIKEN CHOSEN PRESIDENT

Facing the Fifties" was the sub
ject of an address Of Mr.. James E.
Spitznas, supervisor of high schools
for Western Maryland at the third
annual meeting of the Garrett County
Teachers Association, held Tuesday
evening at the Manhattan hotel.
Mr.. Spitznas declared that those
who face the fifties have worked hard
to make good workmen of themselves
and they must now give little time
to make men of themselves.
In the process of growing older Mr..
Spitznas said there is a changed mind
with a changing body, which must be
accepted, and it is necessary to take
ones bearings to determine where we
are and in what direction we are GO
ing. The nation took its bearings re-
Gently and recently the young men of
the nation had their bearings taken
for them. These are things to give us
pause, he added.
'The untimely end of other mems
lives also gives us pause. Life may
make automatons and adrenalists out
of us. So we must learn along the way
not to respond to the challenges of
life in the old animalistic way, with
nerve and muscle. AS we get older,
the realm of physical activity must
get narrower, but we can still engage
in muscle thinking-still lie in bed
and play ball and re-learn tolerance of
boys and men.
GAS Emerson said, there is only one
man." Spitznas declared-"no profess
sors, lawyers, farmers and so on,
these being only functions, and man
must return at intervals and embrace
all laborers to become man again"
His philosophy of life, he said, was
to stand against all barriers to COM
munication among men, to the free
flow of goods, services and ideas-to
stand against race hatreds and group
discrimination, which are other forms
of barriers against communication
and, hence, against understanding.
The evenings program was preced-
ed by turkey dinner
Walter w. Dawson, president of the
Board of Education, was postmaster.
Musical numbers included selections
by the Oakland High school orches-
ira; musical recitation by Billy Cas-
teel, Oakland; tap dance by Elizabeth
Yommer, Grantsville; and a string
ensemble composed of Mary Claudi5
and Evalyn Fraley, accompanied at
the piano by Miss Ann Stevenson.
F. E. Rathbun, county superintend-
ent of schools, spoke briefly and
guests were introduced. Retiring pres
ident F. j. Getty, Grantsville, opened
the meeting.
Officers Chosen
During the business session follow
ing the program B. o. Aiken, princi-
pal of Accident High school, was
chosen president; Arthur Scrogum,
assistant teacher in Accident high
school, vice-president; Miss Josie
Iden, principal of Crellin school, sec
rotary; and Ernest Spoerlein, Oakland
high instructor, treasurer.
The association appropriated a
fund necessary to take steps to begin
q Garrett County Historical Society.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14
Students To Present Show

Oakland High school students are
sponsoring Happy Hanks Horiginal
Hamateur Hour" 1t will be presented
tomorrow night, November Is, at 8
o'clock in the auditorium. An evening
of hilarious entertainment for both
young and old will greet those who
60. Skits, impersonations, songs and
dances by the talented youth of Oak
land will make up the program. The
audience will be the judge for the
prizes given. Admission is only 10 and
Is cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14
Paper Will Be Out
Early Next Week

Garrett county plans to celebrate
Thanksgiving on next Thursday, No
vember 81, in accord with the procla-
nation of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt and Governor Herbert R
O'Conor.
Therefore The Republican win be
issued next week on Wednesday. Cor
respondents and advertisers are
urgently requested to send in their
material one day earlier than usual
to insure publication.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14

moments, might have been left unsaid
or might have been worded more
thoughtfully."
"But we Americans" he added,
"know that the bitterness is a distor-
ton, not true reflection of what is in
our hearts. l can truthfully say that
there is no bitterness in mine. hope
there is none in yours. = *
eve have elected Franklin Roose-
welt president. He is your president.
He is my president. We all of US owe
him the respect due to his high office.
We give him that respect. We will sup
port him with our best efforts for our
country. - . *
Willkie told his followers that at is
your constitutional duty to debate the
policies Of this or any other admins
tration and to express yourselves free
ly and openly to those who represent
you in your state and national gov
eminent"
Raises Single Warning
"Let me raise a single warning" he
added. "Ours is a very powerful op-
position-on November fifth we were
d minority by only few million votes.
Let US not, therefore, fall into the par
tisan error of opposing things just for
the sake of opposition. Ours must not
be an opposition against-it must be
an opposition for-an opposition for
g strong America; productive Amer
lea. For only the productive can be
strong and only the strong can be
free"
Willkie took cognizance of unity
pleas" and commented:
ut has been suggested that in order
to present united front to threat
ening world, the minority should now
surrender its convictions and join the
majority.
"This would mean that in the United
States of America there would be only
one dominant party-only one eco
nomic philosophy-only one political
philosophy of life. This is totalitar-
ian idea-it must be rejected utterly"
Asserting that "our American unity
cannot be made with words or ges-
tures," Willkie declared
at must be forged between the idea
Of the opposition and the practices and
policies of the administration.
"Ours is a government of principles
and not one merely of men. Any men,
Der of the minority party, though will
ing to die for his country, still retains
the right to criticize the policies of
the government"
Sticks to Principles
He referred to "some of the princi-
Piles for which we fought and which
we hold as sincerely today as we did
yesterday"
eve do not believe" he said, sin
unlimited spending of borrowed money
the piling up of bureaucracy-the
control of our electorate by political
machines, however successful-the
usurpation of powers reserved for
Congress-the subjugation of the
courts-the concentration of enormous
authority in the hands of the executive
the encouragement of enterprise
and the continuance of economic de-
pendence for millions of our citizens
upon government. Nor do we believe
in verbal provocation to war"
Willkie said that since November
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14
Red Cross Benefit

Tonight's bingo party, conducted by
the local post of the American Legion,
at the Manhattan hotel, will be for the
benefit of the American Red Cross,
legion officers have announced. The
proceeds will be used for underprivi-
legged children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14
Reviews Campaign

Reviewing the campaign, Willkie
commented that SERIOUS issues were
at stake. People became bitter. Many
things were said, which, in calmer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-11-14


In nationwide broadcast carried
by NBC, CHS and MBS, the defeated
Republican presidential candidate sug-
gested Give steps for our government
to take Immediately" to "counteract
the threat of initiation and to correct
some of our economic errors"
Referring to an administration pro
posal to increase the national debt
limit from forty nine billion to sixty
five billion dollars, Willkie said:
Immediately after that announce.
ment, prices on the New York stock
exchange and other exchanges jumped
sharply upward. This is not sign OF
health, but a sign of fever. Those who
are familiar with these things agree
that the announcement of the treasury
Indicated a danger-sooner or later
of initiation. y
Will Not Remain Silent
at is not incumbent upon any
American to remain silent concerning
such danger" he added 81 shall not
be silent and l hope you will not be
This is one of your functions as mi
nority. But in fulfilling our duties as
an opposition party we must be care
full to be constructive. We must help
show the way"
Willkie expressed "once more the
hope that we help to maintain the rim
of freedom in Britain and elsewhere
by supplying those defenders with
materials and equipment. This should
be done to the limit Of our ability but
with due regard to our own defense"
His suggested Give steps" were:
Would Cut Expenditures
First, all federal expenditures eX-
cept those for national defense and
necessary relief ought to be cut to the
bone. Work relief obviously has to be
maintained, but every effort should be
made to substitute for relief, produc-
tive jobs.
Second, the building of new plants
and new machinery for the defense
program should be accomplished as fan
as possible by private capital. There
should be no Matchmaking under the
guise of defense of any American in
dustry with a consequent outlay OF
federal funds.
Third, taxes should be levied so as
to approach as nearly as possible the
pay-as-you-go plan. Obviously, we can
not hope to pay for all the defense
program as we go. But we must dc
our best. That is part of the sacrifice
we must make.
Fourth, taxes and government re-
strictions should be adjusted to take
the brakes off private enterprise so as
to give it freedom, under wise regula-
ton, to release new investments and
new energies and thus to increase the
national income. * *
Fifth, and finally, our government
must change it's punitive attitude to-
ward both little and big businessmen.
Regulations there must be-we of the
opposition have consistently recon-
mended that. But the day of witch
hunting is over.
eff this administration has the unity
of America really at heart-it must
consider without prejudice and with
an open mind such recommendations
of the opposition"
Reviews Campaign
Reviewing the campaign, Willkie
commented that serious issues were
at stake. People became bitter. Many
things were said, which, in calmer
Evening star., 1940-06-16
viewed q gigantic parade of his

viewed a gigantic parade of his
forces.
Perhaps he has decided to do as he
did at Brussels last week. He came
and left there practically incognito
In one way or another. however, he
is bound to come soon to Paris for
the first visit of his life.
For not since 1871 has Germany
experienced a triumph similar to
that achieved with the occupation
OF the French capital In 1871 at
Versailles the German Empire was
founded and Wilhelm the first pro-
claimed emperor. 1t is almost un-
thinkable that Hitler would not
visit the city soon.
Under arrangements made by
Prof. Karl Boomer, chief of the
foreign press department of the
Ministry of Propaganda in Berlin
incidentally, man who has travelled
up and down the United States and
Mexico and knows America we'll
we foreign newsmen reached the
French capital on the same day the
first German troops did.
Vanguards of the German Army
had reached the city on Friday at
am. At their head was a former
member of the Austrian cabinet,
Gen. Glaise- Horstenau, who gen.
orally Is credited with having made
the Nazis entry into Vienna pos
sible.
In fact, we correspondents ar
rived even ahead of the officer ap-
pointed commandant for the oc-
cupied capital. That meant no reg
ulations had yet been issued for
the conduct of citizens, for the hour
of their retirement in the evening
or for a division of powers between
local authorities and the occupa-
ton forces.
These regulations invariably ap-
peared on public bulletin boards in
such Polish, Danish, Dutch, Belgian
and Northern French cities as
have visited since the outbreak of
the war. In Paris these posters are
missing at present.
SO at street corners the French
police stood about rather uncertain
just where they fitted into the pic
ture. The familiar cries of Partisan
newspaper vendors, which in normal
times simply belong to Partisan life
as an essential component, are miss
ing.
Along the Champs Elysees only
one cafe was open-all else was
deadly silent. Other avenues radi-
ating from the Place de la Con-
corde, which normally are crowded
with people slipping their aperitifs,
were dead.
At the busy Place de lOpera I
counted exactly II persons, two of
them policemen.
Most Hotels Are Closed.
Many of the citys most popular
hotels were closed. The Scribe Ho-
tel was requisitioned and we found
clean rooms and beds there, but al
most no personnel to look after us.
The kitchen was closed, so we had
to stroll over to the Ritz. Here the
restaurant manager tried to beg of
from serving our party of 3O-of-
flcials OF the high command, propa-
ganda ministry, foreign Office, nine