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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30
One Killed, One Injured In Auto
Wreck on Caddell Mountain

Richard Schuricht, 60, Smyrna, Pa,
machinist in hosiery mill at Terra
Alta, was killed and William Pedcock,
So, part owner of the mill, also OF
Smyrna, was critically injured in an
auto crash near the foot of Caddell
Mountain, on the Terra Attacking
wood highway, last Thursday after
noon.
Pedcock, driver of the car, was be-
lieved to have have suffered a frac-
tured skull, but was reported improv-
ing yesterday at the Kercheval Me
mortal Clinic, in Kingwood, where he
was taken following the accident.
A third passenger, William Nc
Conoghy, IS, of Hulmville, Pa, was
uninjured. Trooper w. C. Davis, of
the West Virginia State police, said
the brakes on the car apparently went
bad. The machine plunged over the
side of the road and hurtled twenty
five feet down the side of the noun
tain, wrecking against rocks and trees.
Schuricht's body was returned to
his home in Smyrna.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30
MOUNTAIN DISTRICT OF
WOODMEN CIRCLE MEET
Convention Held Here Thursday
With About Forty In Attend
ance; Guests Of. Honor
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED

The Mountain District Convention
of the Supreme Forest, Woodmen Cir
Gle, concluded its meeting held last
Thursday in Oakland with the install
lation of the following officers:
Mrs. Ruth Hertel, Hagerstown, past
president; Mrs. Ruth Snyder, Cum
berland, president; Mrs. Charlotte
Bellamy, Hagerstown, vice-president;
Mrs. Iva Rush, Friendsville, treasur-
er; Mrs. Elsie Schaeffer, Grantsville,
secretary; Mrs. Beural Casteel, Oak
land, chaplain; Mrs. Mary LINEN
brogger, Cumberland, district captain;
Mrs. Lola Marston, Cumberland, at
tendant; Mrs. Twila Gogerty, Cum
berland, musician.
The afternoon business session cen
tered around arrangements of enter
tainment of the national fraternal con-
gress which meets in Baltimore in
August.
Guests of honor included Mrs. Rosa
L. Canada, Convey, Arkansas, ma
tional director; Mrs. Ruth Drish, state
vice-president, and Mrs. Pauline l.
Rohrs, state manager.
Forty delegates attended from Bal
timore, Washington, Hagerstown
Cumberland, Friendsville, Grantsville
Deer Park, Crellin and Oakland
A report of Grove activities was
made and a donation announced OF
$14.50 taken up among the delegates
for the Woodmen Circle Home fol
Aged and Orphans, in Sherman, Texas
The session opened at 1880 o'clock
A. M. with the seating of officers and
greeting to the delegates were ex-
tended by Mrs. Drish. A buffet lunch
was served at noon. Mrs. Rohrs deliv.
cred an address at the afternoon ses.
sion after which the honor guests were
recognized.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30
Farewell Parties Given HOnOring
Rev. FIR. VIM. F. Sauer

Members of the McVeigh Holy Cross
club of st. Peters Catholic Parish
gave a surprise birthday and farewell
party last Thursday evening at the
home of Miss Julia Rowan in honor
of Rev. Fir. William F. Sauer, who is
leaving Oakland today for his new
parish in Frederick. Rev. Sauer was
presented with new biretta. Present
for the occasion besides the honor
guest were Rev. Fir. John C. Brod-
erick, Mrs Mary Stanton, Miss Mary
Harsch, Mrs. John Sweeney, Mrs Jas.
P. Treacy, Miss Josephine Shaffer
Mrs. Josephine DiSomone, Miss Bird
get Maroney, Miss Zaidee Browning,
Mrs. George Kerins, Mrs. Thomas
Hughes, Miss Julia Rowan, of Oak
land; Mrs. William Pendergast, Miss
Agnes Pendergast, Hutton; Mrs. Sara
Hughes, Crellin; Miss Elena Fender
CAST, Miss Margaret Browning, Mrs.
Anna Clatterbuck, Mrs. Patrick j
Garrett, Deer Park.
There was also a farewell gathering
of members of the parish on Sund;
evening at the Parish Hall when a
program of music was rendered by
pupils of the parochial school and
Rev. Fir. Sauer was presented with a
purse containing sum of money.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30
Winter Sports Here
May Have Possibilities
Sports COlumnist Gives Views
On Chances For Skiing, Etc.

j. Hammond Brown, in his "Out-
doors" column in the Baltimore News
Post one day last week, gives what he
terms a birds eye view of Maryland
first program of outdoor winter sports
as offered at New Germany, in Garrett
county, through the efforts of the
State Forestry Department, and sees
great possibilities in the future.
Garrett county offers a natural set.
ting for such winter sports as skiing
tobogganing and skating Last winter
with the help Of much snowfall the
skiing program was carried out sue
cessfully.
Brown points out that the first
years effort was made under Difficult
ties, the chief being lack of transpor-
tation, except by automobile, but in
spite of that there were many who
visited New Germany during the ter
weeks OF more that the ski trail was
available, The Forestry Department
has set up the claim that in one week
the attendance was 1888.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has announced that next skiing season
will see regular excursion trains sent
out into this county, and the Forestry
Department plans for an intermediate
ski trail. Last winter the No. l SIX
trail while said to be full of thrills
was much too hard for those who had
not the proper experience. The begin
ner's trail was said to be too easy and
lacked interest. An intermediate trail
and way to haul skiers to the top OF
the hill should make everything fine
Facilities for taking care of visitors
are also expected to be enlarged.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30
Man Seriously Injured
In Fall, Is Improving
Lavan Blamble Fell From Pole
Near BrucetOn Mills Last
Thursday

Lavan Blamble, %, employed by
Reckard and Glotfelty garage, is now
improving in the Kercheval Memorial
clinic in Kingwood, w. Va, after hav-
ing been in a critical condition for
several days as the result of a fall
from a pole near Bruceton Mills, w.
Va, last Thursday.
Blamble and Nelson Bucklew, also
of Oakland, were engaged in erecting
an advertising sign on a pole in front
of a service station there. Blamble
was at least twelve feet above the
ground when he came in contact with
a high tension electric line. The shock
made him lose his grip on the pole
and he fell. Bucklew saw the accident
and partially blocked his fall but
Blamble landed on concrete on his
head and shoulders.
He was rushed to the Kingwood
clinic but remained in an unconscious
condition until Saturday. Since that
time he has been improving 1t was
thought at first that he had beer
seriously burned from the electric
shock, but his physician stated his
seriousness was due to slight con-
cussion, having struck the top of his
head in the fall
Blamble is a son of Hurley Blamble
near Oakland. He is married and lives
in an apartment in the old Giessmar
hotel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30
To Graduate With Honor

Miss Ruth Field, of Oakland, who
graduates this year from Western
Maryland College, Westminster, is one
of six students who will be graduated
"summa cum laude" with highest
honor. Miss Field maintained during
her four years at least an "a" grade
in forty per cent of her semester
hours; "B" grade in 40 per cent and
passed with distinction three-houl
oral and written comprehensive exami-
nation. The announcement was made
in the school paper published at the
college in a recent issue.
Miss Field became member of the
Argonaut society, by reason Of her
high scholastic standing. She was al
so on the Deans list. She was active
in athletics throughout her four years
there, being president of the
Women's Athletic association, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Student Activi-
ties committee, was girls sports edi-
tor of the college paper for the past
two years, and also of this years year
book. She was also member of the
Glee club and Student Orchestra asso-
citation.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Field, and her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lantz Blaney, Masontown, West
Va, will leave Sunday for West
minister, to attend commencement
exercises which will be held Monday
June 3.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30
KITZMILLER BOY DIES AS
RESULT OF GAS EXPLOSION
Four Y ear-Dld Son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Coleman Succumbs
In Hospital from Body Burns
TWO MEN ALSO INJURED

Burns suffered last Wednesday af-
ternoon, May %, when a pail of gaso-
line exploded, caused the death that
evening of Harold Coleman, four
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Coleman, residents of Kitzmiller.
The boy was watching Robert Keller
and Thomas Cardaro, both of Kitz-
miller, cleaning a boat preparatory to
painting it when the explosion took
place.
The two men had the boat in a
garage across the street from the
Coleman boys home. The material
being used to clear the boat Of old
paint was gasoline which was in an
open pail. A carelessly tossed cigaret
stub fell into the pail and sheet of
flame Immediately followed and envel-
oped the trio. Keller and Cardaro ran
out of the building but when they
realized the Coleman boy was not with
them they ran back for him. Keller
picked the child up and carried him
to the street, but the flames had
burned most of the boys clothing
from his body.
The child was taken to Potomac
Valley Hospital, Keyser, West Va, as
quickly as a conveyance could be Sc
cured, but death followed at 7:15
o'clock.
Keller was severely burned on his
arms. After receiving treatment al
the Keyser hospital he was able to re-
turn to his home.
Cardaro was slightly burned about
his legs.
The Coleman boy is survived by his
parents and three brothers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30
PARADE AND CEREMONIES
ARE PLANNED FOR BOTH
Number of Organizations to
Participate-Rev. Garrett
Evans To Be Speaker
PARADE TO START AT 1000

Plans for observance of Memorial
Day today, Thursday, May 30, are
entirely completed.
Rev. Garrett Evans, pastor of the
Methodist church at Mt. Lake Park,
will deliver the address at the local
cemetery during the ceremonies in
commemoration of the dead.
The ceremonies will be preceded by
a parade at ten o'clock, starting at
the City Hall on Third street. The pro-
cession, forming shortly before 10
o'clock will be composed of the Oak
land and Loeb Lynn Bands, Proctor
Kildow Post No. II, American Leg
ion; Knights of Pythias lodge mem
bers; Oakland scout troops, pupils of
Oakland High and Elementary schools
and the Oakland Volunteer Firemen
and possibly other groups.
The parade will move north on
Third street to Pennington where the
pupils of the elementary school will
join, thence down Second street to
Alder, and on to the cemetery
Services at the cemetery will be
conducted jointly by the American
Legion and the Knights of Pythias
lodge. The former will assemble about
the tomb of the unknown soldier for
their ceremony and all members will
decorate graves of all soldiers of all
wars. The Knights of Pythias usually
gather around their memorial shaft
which was dedicated two years ago.
Graves Of former lodge members will
be decorated.
The Legion committee in charge of
arrangements includes l. R. Rudy, A.
G. Hesen, Joseph NJ. Gender, f. D.
Bittle, Earl Soldiers and C. NJ. SincelI.
The K. of P. committee includes
Paul M. Friend, Baitty Ridder and
Julius Renninger. The committee in
charge Of cleaning up the cemetery
included E. G. Naylor, George D.
White, George Little and Wade H.
Mason.
A number of stores are planning
to be closed on Memorial Day today.
Banks will be closed the entire day
and the postoffice is observing holt
day hours, the windows being open
only from 1880 to $3.50 in the morning.
There will be no carrier delivery SER
g., vice on that day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30
SENIOR WEEK ACTIVITIES
TO BEGIN SUNDAY, JUNE 8
DIR. Richard Aspinall To Deliver
Commencement Address June Is

Senior week activities for Oakland
High school graduates will get under
way on Sunday evening, June 8, witt
the sermon to the graduates, and var
lous events will then be scheduled I'M
I'll the following Friday.
Rev. Minor Sprague, pastor Of St.
Pauls Methodist church, Oakland, will
deliver the sermon to the graduates ia
the high school auditorium at 500
o'clock P. M.
Class night exercises on Tuesday
June II, will include presentation Of
three one-act plays, DRESS Rever-
SAL "She Was Only a Farmer )
Daughter" and Johnny Oh" Other
features are also planned.
DIR. Richard Asphalt, assistant to
me president of West Virginia Uni
versity, Morgantown, has been Sc
cured to deliver the commencement
address on Thursday evening, June
10 Dr. Aspinall spoke here at COM
mencement two years ago. Diplomas
TO the schools 103 graduates will be
awarded by Walter W. Dawson, pres
'uent Of the Board of Education.
r. d. Bittle, principal, stated that
tne seniors were planning to hold d
banquet sometime prior to gradua'
uon but the exact tune and place hac
not been decided.
julius c. Renninger, president of the
Alumni Association, and Mrs. Pau
1urhey, secretary, were uncertain
ABOUT having an alumni dance, as /;
usually the custom during senior week
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30
STATE HOPES TO
INCREASE POTATO
YIELDS BY TESTS
Seeks To Take Its Place Along
side Of Idaho And Maine; 1856
Varieties Are Planted
TESTS BEING MADE HERE

Maryland hopes, through tests be-
ing conducted in Garrett and other
counties, to take its place one of these
days alongside of Idaho, Maine, and
other great potato-producing states.
Dr.. Robert A. Jehle, pathology
specialist for the University of Mary
land Extension Service, announced
that a total of 1856 different varie-
ties of potatoes have been planted in
Garrett county in cooperation with
the United States Department of Agri-
culture.
Have More Quality
"These seedlings and varieties arc
being studied for their resistance to
wilt, late blight, and other diseases, as
well as for yield, appearance and cook
ing and keeping qualities" Dr. Jehle
said.
MANY of the new seedlings and
some of the new varieties show more
resistance to disease, yield better and
have more quality than the Irish cob
bier, rural and Dakota red varieties
which are grown most extensively in
Maryland"
DR.. Jehle said that some seedlings
appear so promising that when they
become available for distribution,
growers will be able to reduce the
number of spray applications, simpli-
flying the disease control program and
slashing production costs.
Recent Tests Noted
Some of the seedlings are so prom
iSing that it is believed they will be
preferred by consumers to the pres
ent popular varieties, white rose and
netted gem Idaho baker," he
declared
One test variety is the Katahdin
which natures ten days to two weeks
later than the Irish cobbler. 1t IS
smoother and has almost as good cook
ing qualities, the specialist said.
On tests conducted on the Eastern
Shore over a period of eight years the
average yield of katahdin has been
thirty-one bushels per acre more than
that Of the Irish cobbler.
New Variety Studied
"The Sequoia, new variety which
was named last year, has been studied
in Maryland for three years. 1t is re-
sistant to late blight, mild mosaic,
flea beetle and leaf hopper.
"In tests conducted in Garrett coun-
ty the Sequoia has outyielded SMOOTH
rurals by 1873 bushels per acre, ana
in tests conducted in Anne Arundel,
Howard and Prince Georges counties
last year it outyielded the Dakota red
variety by approximately one hundred
bushels per acre. While not quite as
smooth at Kathadin, the quality is
somewhat BETTER" he concluded.
Tests in Garrett county have been
conducted on the DeBerry and Porter
farms, under supervision of John H.
Carter, county agent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30
Teachers to Get April Checks

1t was announced this morning by
F. E. Rathbun, County Superintendent
Of Schools, that the necessary funds
had been received at the School Board
office to pay salaries to the $50 en-
ployes of the Board of Education of
this county for their services during
the month of April. The sum thus re-
CURED is about $4,000 and includes
payments to teachers, bus drivers, jan
itors and all others in the service of the
Board. The checks will leave the office
of the School Board today.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30

Thirty-two members of Orr Lodge,
one of the four Masonic bodies in
Cumberland, were guests of the local
Masonic organization on Tuesday ev-
ening The Fellowcraft degree was
conferred by the Oakland group upon
a candidate of the visiting lodge. Re-
freshments were served to over fifty
following the regular session Of the
lodge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30

Mrs. William Mckenney, of Cen
terville, returned to her home last
Friday following a visit with her SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Slaysman, at their apart
ment, Seventh and Alder streets, for
about ten days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30
GRANTSVlLLEIS
WINNER IN FIELD
And TRACK MEET
Gathers 21S Points In Annual
Event At Accident Monday
Oakland High Is Second
KITZMILLER TAKES THIRD

Grantsville High school won the
twenty-fourth annual Garrett County
Field and Track meet held Monday at
Accident, with a total of 218 points,
defeating Oakland High school, its
nearest competitor, which garnered
1872 points.
This is a victory Grantsville has
been striving for for several years,
and although they won the meet two
years ago Oakland did not enter the
meet that year. Last year Grantsville
was just 16 points behind Oakland.
About 1000 people participated in
the meet which had been postponed
from last Friday on account Of rain.
Monday was partly cloudy and only
fairly warm. The meet was in charge
of a committee headed by Foster O.
Speicher, Friendsville, chairman. On
account Of wet track in the morning
when track events were held, no time
was taken in a number Of the running
events. No records were broken.
Kitzmiller won third place with TO-
nOintS and others finished as follows.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30

Cornelius Gisriel, Baltimore, spent
the weekend with his wife and little
son in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30

Where Elementary and High schools
are in one building the scores are
counted together, which happened to
be the case everywhere but Oakland.
Winners are entitled to compete in the
Western Shore meet at College Park
on June 8 and Mr.. Speicher said plans
were going forward to have Garrett
county represented.
The summary of events follows:
GAMES EVENTS
FLAY RELAY-Won by Crellin l.
Winning team, Virginia Lee Mukey,
Twila Carskadon, Retha Gank, Sally
Hardesty, Betty Gank, Hazel Wilt,
Jean Shaffer, Alice Friend. Second,
Grantsville l; third Accident II;
fourth, Grantsville II. Time l min. %
seconds.
EGG AND SPOON RACE-Won by
Katherine Friend, of Friendsville.
Second, Mary Enlow, of Friendsvillc;
third. Mary Murphy, of Friendsvillc;
fourth, Jimmy Wheeler, of Friends
vile.
RUN AND CATCH RELAY Gle
mentary) by Grantsville l. VIM
ners, Sarah Ruth Yommer, Rita Clar.
ice Edwards, Rosetta Elaine Miller,
Marilyn Judith Wilburn, Earleena
Jane Upton, Ruth Elizabeth Klotz,
Betty Louise Mckenzie, Audrey Clair.
Speicher, Second, Grantsville 1; third,
Accident, II; fourth, Accident l.
DODGE BALL (Elementary)-Won
by Oakland Team, Lorraine Dewitt,
Pauline Peck, Beatrice Barello, Hazel
Miller, Martha Peck, Virgie Dewitt,
Betty Peck, Ruby Kelley Evelyn
Smith, Mary Belle Harvey. Second, Ac-
cident I; third, Friendsville; fourth,
Accident II.
DODGE BALL (Mixed)-Won by
McCabe. Team: Frances Friend, Jean
Friend, June Friend, Thomas Hine-
baugh, Lorraine Fearer, Jimmy Mich
| aels, Irwin limbaugh, Robert Hine-
baugh, Ellen Frazee. Second, Black
hawk; third, Beachy; fourth, Deer
| Park.
TOUCH DOWN PASS (High
SCHOOL, Won by Kitzmiller. Team,
Mcintyre, Gustena, Pritts, Burrell,
Paugh, Pratt, Barrick, Evans, Pratt.
Second, Oakland l; third, Grantsville
|; fourth, Grantsville II.
RUN AND CATCH (High)-Won
by Kempton. Names, Bernice Beck
man, Juanita Povish, Shirley Day, Vir-
ginia Dragovich, Helen Kronik, Wan
da Corbin, Bonnie Lewis, Nettie Smith.
Second, Grantsville; third, Oakland
IL; fourth, Grantsville II.
BLOCK RELAY Elementary
Won by Oakland. Names, Jean Means,
Phillis Johnson, Jackie Frankhauser,
Joyce Cross, Beth Shirer, Mary Friend,
Neva Herman, Marion Field. Second,
Grantsville; third, Kempton.
VOLLEY BALL (Girls)-Won by
Friendsville. Names, Beatrice Grove,
Marjorie Weaver, Betty Mccullough,
Betty Thomas. Geraldine Glenn, Ber-
dena Savage, Lura Frazee, Genevieve
Speicher, June Lowdermilk. Second,
Accident |; third Oakland l; fourth,
Accident H.
Continued on Page Four)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-30

"The biggest factor is the holding
up of bills for purposes" he said.
Measures are held up for trading pur-
poses and in order to threaten people,
A chief spokesman for the home
rule proposal is Delegate Leon A.
Rubenstein, Fourth district colleague
of Mr. Robinson. Mr.. Robinson a.
the last session introduced legislation
to permit local self-government, but
the proposal was defeated.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-17

month. Warden John j. Sheridan
said yesterday afternoon that he
feels to call meeting would be
useless as he has no assurance all
members will attend. At the special
meeting last Friday, the three DEM
ocratic burgesses conferred privately
for about an hour and the Repub-
lican burgesses grew tired Of wait
ing and left. The warden said yes
terday there is plenty of business to
be transacted but feels there would
be no use calling a special meeting
again If a similar situation occurred
as last week.
Mrs. Laguna Honored
Mrs. Anthony F. Laguna Of Union
City was feted by friends at a sur
prise birthday party Monday night
at her summer home in. Bieyview,
Milford. An entertainment program
was enjoyed and luncheon served
Those attending included: Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker Smith and Dorothy
Largney, Of New York city, Mr.. and
Mrs. @. Waskonicz, Miss Stephany
Laguna, Mrs. Frank Wisinski, Mr..
and Mrs. G. Waskonicz, Anna Agu-
zinski, Helen Azuzinski, Mrs. wal
ter Kosloski, Sabina Suchenski, Mr..
and Mrs. E. Krykoski, Rose Laka-
tos, Mary Sodloski and Mrs. Mi
chael Leary.
Briefs
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Palmieri
and family of Coen street, who have
been mentioning in Rhode Island,
have returned.
Louis Di Laurenzio of South Main
street is vacationing in New Jersey.
Miss Marie Boylan of Scott street
and Miss Ida Schwartz of Melbourne
court, who have been mentioning in
Atlantic City. N. j., and New York,
have returned.
The Misses Madge, Helen and An
gle Mariana Of Pond street, who
have been motoring through the
White Mountains, N. H., have re-
turned.
william F. Barrett of Barnum
court, who has been visiting his
nephew, DR.. Joseph Barrett, of
Maplewood, N. j., has returned here,
The Misses Eileen Healey, Anne
O'Connell, Peggy Scanlon, Rose
Reilly and Margaret Scully Of Maui
gatuck, who have been mentioning
at Asbu1y Park and Atlantic City,
N. j., have returned here.
Organization Papers
H. B. Olson, Inc, Naugatuck.
paid, cash, $3.50; property, $11,S50;
100 shares without par value. Harry
B. Olson, president: Arthur B. Gross,
secretary-treasurer and Harry B. Oh
son, Jr., Lois Olson Collect and Flea
nor V. Olson, additional directors,
all of Naugatuck.