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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
M@onM M1oahtts9 4o1 81
II of us belong to it: an

This your country and my country All of belong all
of us own it; all of us help it.
you have home here and have home here We to
keep homes We want keep living in themprety much
the always have With all faults it's pretty
good way of living"
In those words William Knudsen summed the things that
America preparing defend Today industry turning
out growing mountains of defense materials and gdng
ourselves for sacrifices that this pretty good
way of living"
If that is mot worth working for Mr. Knudsen says, then
nothing worth working for Suppose do have work harder
than like suppose muscles do get tired suppose
couses hands, suppose lose sleep Suppose
haven't got time pay-even Saturday afternoons Sup
get another vacation until this Sup
pose can't for few years have put off
building house, have back to brooms instead of
cleaners"
Suppose do? Mr. Knudsen says he thinks way living
still worth defending every other American who knows
the value of freedom
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
Dusic's Song Ready
For Distribution
May Be Sung Over Air by Radio
Star Either Friday or Sunday

Emerc Dusic's lyrics to new song
which will go on sale at distributors
next week, may be introduced over the
air by either Kate Smith or Dinah
Shore, prominent singing stars, it was
learned at The Republican office on
Monday.
Dusic's lyrics won in a competition
several months ago and he received
check for 5000 and songwriters
royalty contract.
In another contest Vic King, Of
Hamilton, Ontario, and Wal Bromby,
of Humber Bay Ontario. were de-
clared the winners in writing the mu-
sic for Dusic's words and now the
song, 81 Keep Forgetting We're
Through" is ready for distribution
by the Song Hit Guild.
Four songs have been selected,
among them that of Dusic's, and Kate
Smith will select one of these for in
PRODUCTION on Friday, November %, at
800 P. NJ, EST, on the CHS network.
On Sunday, November 80, Dinah
Shore will also introduce another Of
these songs over the Mob blue net
work at 9:45 P. M. Whether or not
Dusic's would be one of those selected
could not be learned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
Board of Education
Releases Its Annual
Report of the Year
Board Handles Almost S400,'
100000 During Year-Many
Items of Interest

The annual report of the Board of
Education showing receipts, disburse-
ments, etc, for the year ending July
81, has been released for publication
by F. E. Rathbun, county superintend-
-ent, and shows number of items of
interest to the taxpayer.
The Board received total of $685.
91O.81, the county furnishing $133,-
727.16 of this amount and the bal
ance coming from state funds, etc.
From state funds and federal voca-
tional funds the amount totaled
$255 ,297.23. Total current expenses
amounted to $685., 37489, debt service,
$19,143.38, and capital outlay 3d.
558.47.
1t cost $235 ,244.64 to instruct the
1890 or more pupil who attended
schools during the past school year.
Operation of school plants took $751;
184,18. The cost per pupil amounted to
$68.16 for both elementary and high
school pupils.
Cost per pupil in one-teacher
schools was $66.42; in two-teacher
schools, $51.53; graded schools,
$54.95; high schools, $1O0.86. Nc
Henry was the most expensive one
teacher school, costing S124.69 per
pupil. Among the two-teacher schools
Swanton was the most expensive,
costing $7427 per pupil. Accident had
the highest expense in both 'elemen-
tary and high schools, costing $60.40
per pupil in the elementary school and
$139.27 per pupil in the high school,
Oakland had the smallest cost per
pupil, it being $89,67, among the six
high schools.
There are seventy schools in the
county, the report shows, As one
teacher, 10 two-teacher, 9 elementary
and high schools. There are 10 ele-
mentary teachers and so high school
teachers. In 1924 there were 1877
elementary teachers and % high
school teachers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
DEER HUNTING SEASON FOR
YEAR WILL OPEN MONDAY
Will Remain Open For Six Full
Days Next Week; Hunters
Quota Is One Buck Each

The 1941 deer hunting season will
get under way on Monday, December
l, with the usual number of determ-
ined hunters having an advantage of
an additional day this year in which
to achieve their goal of one buck each.
The results Of the past few years
show, however, that only one of every
fifteen will be successful.
The season will end on Saturday
evening, December 6, at shutdown.
To date there have been around
2,400 hunting licenses issued from the
office of the clerk of the Circuit
Court in Oakland, and from an auxil-
larry office in Grantsville, and a large
number of those receiving licenses will
be out at some time during the six
day season, it is estimated.
The number of deer killed each sea-
son continues to mount and last year
more than 200 bucks fell during the
five-day season. In spite of this the
animals still are plentiful and it is
expected at least as many will be
killed this year as last, the condition
of the weather having some part to
play in the success of the hunters.
The upland game season will end
on November 20, closing the oppor-
tunity to seek rabbits, quail, pleas
ant, etc.
The law states that deer must be
hunted through the use of a gun pro-
polling one all-lead or lead-alloy or
soft-nosed or expanding bullet or ball
at single discharge. 1t is unlawful to
hunt deer in any manner except
through the method of "still hunting"
1t is unlawful to use dogs. 1t is un-
lawful to shoot at a deer while it is
taking refuge in or swimming through
the waters of any pond, lake or
stream.
Each person killing a deer must
within twenty-four hours write to the
local game warden or the State Game
warden, giving name, address, license
number, county and location where
deer was killed Locally they may
notify Geo. B. Shields, telephone 1856,
and Lloyd Cook, 1917.
Hunters are warned each year to
wear large patches of red on their
hunting caps and backs of their
jackets. The fashion note in this re-
spect never changes for hunters and
the more red, the less chance of being
taken for a deer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
Orphans Court Proceedings

Among the proceedings of the Or
phans' Court for Garrett County,
which met on Tuesday, was the grant
Of letters testamentary to Lewis A.
Oester, Springs, Pa, on the estate of
his father, the late Conrad j. Oester,
Of near Accident The will Of Mr.. Oes-
ter was executed August IS, 1887, and
witnessed by Henry A. Hanft, Harry
A. Hartman and Adam H. Oester Lew
is R. Jones, attorney at law, was APP
pointed by the executor as his loca!
agent.
Daisy Stottlemeyer, Mountain Lake
Park, was appointed administrative OF
the estate of her deceased husband,
the late Rutherford Stottlemeyer.
Auxiliary letters of administration
were granted Neil C. Fraley, local at
torney, on the estate Of Eva Keener
Everly, late of mongolia county,
West Virginia.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
SEEK APPROVAL
TO DROP 1912
REASSESSMENT
County Commissioners and AS
sessment Supervisor to Meet
With State Tax Commits
siOners Tomorrow

Joining with other counties of the
state in an attempt to get permission
to set aside law compelling a COM
plete reassessment of properties in
1912, Cheston H. Browning and Paul
M. Friend, County Commissioners,
and R. C. McComas, supervisor of
assessments, will leave Oakland this
afternoon for Baltimore for a meet
ing with the State Tax Commission
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
According to law passed in 1916
by the Maryland Legislature each
county of the state is compelled to
have reassessment every five years.
This occurred as required except in
1882 when an act of the legislature
set aside the law for that particular
year. There have been reassessments
in Garrett county in 1917, 1922, 1927
and 1887, and Mr.. Friend said there
was sentiment throughout the entire
state against a reassessment next
year on account of the expense in
volved and the doubtful benefit to the
counties.
However, the legislature let this
possibility of again setting aside the
law slip by it when it met in 1889.
1t is probable that a special session
of the legislature is to be held in
January for other reasons and it is
being urged that bill be passed at
this time making it unnecessary for
a reassessment until 1947.
According to Mr.. Browning, how
ever, it is necessary that the county's
levy be made in January, prior to the
meeting of the legislature, and the
specific purpose of the trip to Balti-
more is to get approval, if possible,
to omit including the expense of re-
assessment in the annual levy.
The reassessment in 1887 cost the
county around $4,000 and Mr..
Browning said they were just now
getting the records in shape as is the
case in several counties including
Allegany. To include the expense of
reassessment in the levy would cost
the taxpayers 10 cents on each 500
of assessable property, Mr.. Friend
said.
Representatives of most of the
other counties of the state will also
meet with the State Tax Commission
on Friday to present solid front
against the reassessment.
Mr.. Browning intimated that in all
probability the county tax rate would
not be any more than last year, and
possibly less. With the return of the
roads to the county there will be no
necessity of levy for this item, and
although $4,000 must be levied for
the Accident school, there is still
probability of the rate being reduced.
This depends to certain degree upon
the decision about the reassessment
too, he concluded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
Fire Badly Damages
Cecil Ramsey Home

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Ramsey, just west of Oakland on the
Crellin highway, was almost entirely
Quilted by fire of undetermined origin
last Thursday morning about 10
o'clock
The flames were discovered by a
neighbor after they had already
gained considerable Roadway, but the
Oakland firemen were called and sue
ceeded in eXtinguishing them after an
hours struggle, but not before the
blaze had penetrated about every
room in the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsey and family
were away at the time, as they were
spending Thanksgiving Day at the
couples cabin at Harrington Manor.
Mr.. Ramsey said he had checked the
furnace prior to leaving on Wednes-
day evening and that there was no
fire there or in the Kitchen stove.
The house was substantially built,
with a basement under the entire
structure. The outside frame is still
erect but badly charred in places and
the inside of the home was almost
totally wrecked. Mr.. Ramsey had
recently purchased a new kitchen
stove and living room suite.
The loss is partially covered by in
surance of $4,000 on the house and
81 900 on the furnishings. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ramsey and family will probably
spend the winter at the cabin at Her
rington Manor. Mr.. Ramsey is a
forestry superintendent at the Swal-
low Falls CCC camp.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
Lions Club Arranges
Ladies Night Program
To Be Held December 15-Club
To Sponsor Boys Club for
Underprivileged

Members of the Oakland-Mt. Lake
Lions Club are arranging for an an
nual Ladies night program, to be
held on December Is. Heading the
committees are julius Renninger, en-
tertainment; Neil C. Fraley, toast
master; Dan Smouse, decorations.
This gathering attracts several
guests from out of town and is one
of the bright spots of the local clubs
activities.
A Boys club, similar to those
formed in larger cities, is also being
considered, it has been announced.
The club is for underprivileged boys
and S. Townshend Naylor and Sheriff
j. w. Owens are heading a committee
to find a club house and make other
necessary arrangements. Also CO.
operating in the matter are in
structors in Oakland High school and
the Oakland Civic club.
At the regular meeting Monday a
number of officers of other clubs from
out of town were present, including
j. B. Townshend, Hagerstown, deputy
district governor; F. A, Welty, past
president of the Hagerstown club;
James Parks, zone chairman, Iona
coming; j. X. Snyder, past president
of the Cumberland club, and Mr..
Phillips, president of the Homecoming
club. Carlton Bowser was guest of
the club also on Monday. President D.
R. Fleming, Daniel Smouse and
Herbert Leighton attended the charter
night celebration at Homecoming last
Monday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
Airplanes Last Friday Wipe Oak
land "Off The Map"

The town of Oakland must have
technically been wiped off the map
and its people numerically strafcd
last Friday morning when two air
planes continued "dive-bobing at.
tack" for at least one-half hour.
Or possibly it could have been two
aviators out on a lark, wanting to
create some excitement. If that was
the case they succeeded.
Although no one became hysterical
as far as is known, nevertheless every
time those two planes seemingly
roared out of nowhere business men
and employees rushed to windows and
doors to see what was going on. The
planes then roared back into the no.
where just as quickly.
SO if the planes were really on army
maneuvers, Oakland may not be on
the army maps at the present time.
But just the same Oakland business
houses are "open for business as
usual"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27

Elizabeth Powell, Ernest C. Spoerlein,
Miss Dorothea Fridinger, Mrs. Mar
tina Hamstead Lawton.
Mrs. Ray Teets solicited the bust
ness section and received So members
and $4,000: DR.. E. l. Baumgartner,
T. A. Gender, w. A Gender, Bittner
and Stahl Barber shop, j. E. Harmed,
Guy limbaugh, Mrs. Ira j. Bosley,
Hardesty's Beauty Shop, Miss Isobel
Hamill, Economy Market, L. B.
Shaffer, H. C. Sincell, julius Rem
ringer, j. M. Jarboe, H. C. Riggs,
Garrett National Bank, S. C. Winters,
Stuart F. Hamill, Neil C. Fraley, Will
liam R. Offutt, Half Price Store,
Denzel Bowyer, Mountain Democrat,
A. G. Gortner, Harland L. Jones, Mrs.
Harland L. Jones, B. |. Gender, DR..
Thomas A. Gender, R. B. Purbaugh,
r. L. Coffey, Jones and Jones, Cecil
Smith, Harley Dawson, F. c. Kley.
Mrs. Cecil Smith, First National
Bank, A. c. Warwick, B. H. Sincell,
DR.. W. w. Grant, Manhattan Hotel,
Corporal Thomas Currie, Miss Coral
McRobie, Harvey and Owens, A. T.
Matthews, Mrs. D. P. Smouse, Rudy's
store, Glotfeltys restaurant, DR.. M.
C. limbaugh, w. w. Dawson, DR.. B.
F. Selby, Princess Shoppe and w. A.
johnson.
A further report will be made next
week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
Harsh Wins Contest

John NJ. Harsh, of Eglon, won the
contest sponsored by the Johnson
Memorial Company, of Meyersdale,
Pa, for the fourth time. The contest
was started by the company among
six statesmen. Harsh won the award
with the period ending on Novem-
Der l.
Of the five statesmen contests spon-
sored by the company, Mr.. Harsh has
been successful in winning four of
them. Harsh was not only named the
leading salesman with the organiza-
ton, but was given bonus for his
excellent job.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
SPEEDUP OF TRAFFIC ON
MOUNTAINS BEING URGED
Confederation OF Communities
FavOrs LOng-Range Highway
Plan At Dinner Meeting
Last Friday

The Confederation of Western
Maryland communities, which includes
communities of Garrett county, voted
to favor long-range plan of highway
improvements and an immediate pro
gram to speed traffic on mountain
roads.
Plans for both projects were dis
cussed by forty-eight representatives
from Garrett, Allegany, Washington
and Frederick counties at Hancock
last Friday night at dinner meeting
of the group formed to develop natu-
raj resources and make fuller utiliza-
ton of physical advantages of the
western counties of the State.
They voted to draw plans toward a
master plan" of the State roads com
mission to make highway improve
ments and beautify county roads after
the defense emergency is over
At the same time they urged con-
tinuation now of the program of build
ing third lanes on mountain roads for
use by slow-moving trucks Some Of
these lanes are already under con-
struction.
Ezra B. Whitman, Roads Commission
chairman, said the commission had
been forced to postpone plans for
major highway improvements at this
time due to the shortage of labor and
the defense road program.
Curve examinations and other road
work needed on Route PIG from Oak
land north to Route 40 and from Oak
land south to Route so, were outlined
by Mayor L. M. Fraley of Oakland.
The confederation set another OBJ
jective as opening vistas from majo
routes over the mountains by cutting
trees, and Mark Shoemaker, Univer-
sity Of Maryland landscape architect,
urged an educational program to have
residents along Route 40 landscape
roadside properties.
Elected on the board of directors
were c. E. MacMurray, Ralph Weber
and Harry Edwards, of this county
Other members of the board were
named from the other counties.
U. S. Route 40 including its West
ern Maryland section, is classified in
the strategic net" of defense high
ways to which first consideration will
be given in expending funds for i'm
provements.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
Administration Accounts

Estate of Gwendolyn H. Jackson;
first and final account; John Haig
Jackson, administrator.
Estate of Lydia Wiley; first and
final account; jerome B. Emory, exec
utor.
Estate of Sarah Catherine burst;
first and final account; George C.
burst, administrator.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
Cooperative Board to Meet
At Accident This Evening

Review of the agricultural situation
and formulation of plans for the next
quarter will constitute the main part
of the business at the meeting of the
Southern States Accident Advisory
board to be held at the home of w.
H, Fratz in Accident, Thursday eve
ming, November 27, at Z o'clock. l.. O.
Brumback, Winchester, Va, district
manager, will attend.
Members of the advisory board are
Oscar G. Harmon, chairman, and
Walter Harmon, Clarence F. Kolb,
Lloyd f, Miller, Howard B. Schloss-
nagle, and Foster E. Yost.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27
SOP in Area Receiving Old
Age or Survivors Insurance

There are SOP men, women and
children in the Cumberland area,
which includes Garrett county, who
receive monthly payments of old-age
and survivors insurance, according to
the Cumberland area manager Of the
Social Security Board.
Of this number 600 are in Garrett
county. Monthly benefits paid dur
ing September to claimants in the
seven counties which comprise the
Cumberland area totaled $S,16S.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27

Lisbon, Portugal, was rocked by a
large quake. The worst tremor in 1856
years, seemed to center in Atlantic
ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-11-27

Trapped in railroad tunnel, five
men persisted on the Southern Pacific
railway, in a wreck in California.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-19
MRS. F. SWEET,
MILAN, CALLED
,sUccUMss AFTER SHORT
ILLNESS; RITES TO
BE SUNDAY

Especial to The Daily Press)
Milan. Mich, Dec. l9-Mrs Cora
Ann Sweet, wife OF Frank Sweet,
passed away at her home, 1877
Dawson st. Thursday after a short
illness.
Mrs. Sweet was born in Lena
wee County. December 10. 1875, the
daughter of William and Mary
Bosom Her marriage took place
in Mooreville. May 25, 1892. The
couple lived there one year be-
fore coming TO Milan where they
had since resided.
Surviving besides her husband
are four sons. Clayton, Toledo;
Lloyd, Milan; and Monte and
Lelen, Monroe, three daughters,
Mrs. William Ducharme, Milan,
Miss Edith at home, and Mrs.
Charles Burger, Monroe: one
brother. Walter Bosom. one sis
ter, Mrs Floyd Champion, Milan;
q grandchildren; and three great
grandchildren. One daughter,
Martha Ann, preceded her mother
III death.
Funeral services will be Sunday
afternoon at 80 in the Milan
Stevens and Bush Funeral Home
Rev. William Johnson, Of the
Methodist Church will officiate
and interment will be in Marble
Park Cemetery The remains will
be at the home until 10 o'clock
sunday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-19
DEFENSE GPOUP

CONTINUED from Page One)
Schill, c. NJ Loesell. William Jellis.
representatives OF city council
Explanation OF the new state
civilian defense program was made
at a meeting in Lansing Thursday
attended by Mayor Bower. Mr.. Van
den Belt, Mrs. Feiner and Mr.. I'm
grodt.
II was pointed out at the meet
ing that the civilian defense pro-
gram will fall broadly into two
categories, one known as the pro
tective services such as auxiliary
police and firemen and the other
known as the social welfare and
civilian morale services which COW
er such fields as nursing, recrea.
ton and the general welfare Of the
civilian population. 1t is contem-
plated to have a registration service
in operation by January to enroll
those volunteers who are interest
ed in the welfare and morale de
Tense activities.
II was emphatically pointed out
at the Lansing conference that all
enrollments must be on an indivi-
dual basis with each enrollee filling
out card application forms which
call for complete information
about the enrollee's past exper-
fence. his or her present qualifica-
lions and the time during which
enrollees will be available for train
ing and for actual duty. Training
courses will be set up covering
every phase OF civilian defense
work. Enrolment cards call for
two character references and some
communities are requiring an oath
OF allegiance in addition to the
references.
The caution was expressed re-
peatedly throughout the conference
that every effort should be made
to avoid hysterical and emotional
mass action. II was pointed out
that the listing of great numbers of
people by name and address was 81
no consequence. Enrollments
would have to be for a specific
task.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-19
DIXON FUNERAL
To Be SATURDAY
sUcCUM6s AT HOME OF MRS.
CURTIS, lNTERMENr
IN UDELL

Funeral services Will be con
Quoted from the home of Mrs. Sam
C. Dixon. 209 Miles St, Saturday
afternoon at . O'Clock for George
Edwin Dixon who succumbed We'd
ncsday night At the home Of his
daughter. Mrs Glenn Curtis, Par
agould, Ark. Rev. William Shaw.
OF the Baptist Church, will oflci-
ate and interment will follow in
Udell Cemetery
Mr.. Dixon. who had resided
with his daughter since spring.
was born in Eolmby, Northampton
shire, England. Sept. %, 1858. At
the age Of l6 he left his home in
England and came TO Montreal.
Canada. and then TO Wallaceburg
where he lived tor approximately
two years
Later he entered Michigan. cross
ing on the ice at Port Huron. Dur
ing his first summer in this state
he sailed the Great Lakes and the
following winter he was employed
in a lumber camp located between
Bay city and Frankenmuth. The
following spring he came TO Wash
tcnaw County where he was en-
ployed by farmers in the vicinities
Of Saline and Willis
In June. 1887, he married Susan
Colts, Willis After his marriage.
he and his wife made their home
near Willis, Cherry Hill and in
Ypsilanti.
Surviving besides Mrs. Curtis is
a son. Charles, this city, also seven
grandchildren, Lloyd Curtis, son
OF Mrs. Curtis. Patricia, Thomas.
Theodore. James and Margaret
Dixon, children OF Charles Dixon.
and Jean Dixon. daughter of the
late sam Dixon; one brother. Al
fred Dixon, Lansing, and sister.
Elizabeth. who lives in Holmby,
England
Preceding Mr. Dixon in death
we're his wife, who passed away in
November. 1927, three sons. Fred,
who died in infancy Ben, who died
in June, 1926. and Sam, who died
Feb. Il. 1910. and a daughter. Bes-
sic who passed away. in March,
1880.