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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
Junior and Senior
Glee Club To Give
Operetta April IS

The Oakland High School Junior
and Senior Glee club will present it's
annual operetta, "And 1t Rained," on
Friday evening, April 25.
The main feature of the operetta
will be it's variety of dances, includ-
ing tap dancing, the slave dance, vic
tory dance, waltz, tango, ballet,
Indian dance, Irish dance and an &C.
centric dance.
Characters include Edward Means,
Eleanor Broadwater, Harland Bit
finger, Barbara Martin, Annabelle
Kloss, Nancy Bolden, William Stem
pie, Lawrence Riley, John Mason,
Robert Hesen and Frank Fazzalari.
The setting is in a hotel where a
number of people meet to unravel a
story. At the same hotel a woman
brings a group of dancers who per-
form throughout the operetta.
The play will begin at p. m. Adj
mission will be Is and % cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
Fire Causes $4,000
Damage to Frostburg

Damage estimated at $4,000 was
done by fire which swept Frost
burg's business section early Tuesday
morning, destroying one building and
doing considerable damage to two
others.
The old William R. Percy building
was Quilted. 1t was occupied by two
grocery stores, a shoe store, the law
offices of Edward j. Ryan and the
draft board
The Gladstone Hotel annex and a
two story brick building facing
Water street, suffered serious dam
age. The fire, of undetermined origin
broke out shortly before midnight and
spread quickly. Firemen were unable
to bring the blaze under control until
nearly dawn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17

New businesses spring up in Oak
land from time to time, which are al
ways welcomed, but there are still
quite number of places that bark
back to the early days of the town.
This fact was brought to the atten-
ton of the people recently when the
Shirer Tin shop distributed pencils in
celebration of it's 18th anniversary.
Another event also kept the fact be-
fore the people, the celebration of the
completion of fifty years of service
by H. c. Sincell, in his clothing store,
about two weeks ago, and last year
the Republican editor celebrated the
completion of his fifty years of serv-
ice to the community.
Apparently the oldest business in
Oakland which still operates is the
Kildow Mill south of Water street,
the first section of which must have
been built almost hundred years
ago. Old residents say that the mill
was constructed by Peter Martin.
Shirer's Tin Shop was established
in 1866 by Gus and Silas Shirer,
uncle and father of W. E. Shirer, the
present proprietor. The business has
been continued ever since that time,
plumbing and electrical work having
been added.
The Republican was established
March A, 1877, and just a month ago
completed "a years of serving the
public, fifty years of that service
being given by one man. The Noun
tain Democrat began in 1879.
Others to achieve a long period of
service to Oakland and vicinity in
clude Joseph E. HARVARD, who will
complete so years this fall as
proprietor of drug store here; A. D.
Naylor, whose hardware store was
established in 1884, Sc years ago;
Fred A. Thayer, who began the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17

Junior Chamber of Sponsor Event Scheduled May
10 O "a For Farmers

planned activity for all farme and especially
those interested the Improvement of dairy conditions being
worked by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. conjunction
with the Caaton Company and possibly other
announced yesterday by Charles L. Bne president of the
Jaycees
The affair include not only Garrett county, but adjoin
countless and will be held during the week of May 49, The
feature day will be Saturday. May a. at which time Judging
will be held big parade planned and other events OF
interest to The day will be known Dairy Improve
ment Day"
Tentative plans also include number of meetings through
of the counties when specialists
from both Extension departments of the University of Maryland
and Virginia university will be present to discuss problems
with the people and offer helps improving dairy and
other conditions around the farm
number of committees have already been appointed and
further details will be announced soon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
Second Death Occurs
From Auto Accident
Bruce S. Harper Died Friday
From Injuries Due to Wreck
April 5th

Bruce S. Harper, 81, of Alma,
Mich, died Friday morning, April II,
in Miners hospital, Frostburg, as a
result of injuries suffered the Satur-
day previous when his car crashed
head-on with another machine on Big
Savage mountain, west of Frostburg
and Just across the Garrett county
line.
His death was the seventh motor
accident fatality in Allegany county
this year. State police said Harper
was attempting to pass another car,
travelling in the same direction, when
the collision occurred. Lloyd George
Umstead, 20, of Polk, Pa, CCC
member riding with Harper, died a
few hours after the crash.
Seven other occupants of the cars
involved were reported somewhat
improved" at the hospital. They are
Carl Golden, Franklin, Pa, and Emil
Samuel Puntillo, Kenosha, Wis, both
CCC members at Quantico, Va, rid
ing with Harper; Guy W. Hardesty,
of near Grantsville, driver of the car
descending the steep grade on the
fog-shrouded mountain; his mother
Mrs. Isaac Hardesty, AZ; Bernice
Broadwater, IT, of Pocahontas, Pa;
Wayne Raley, 81, and Roy Kurtz, %
both of Grantsville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
Grass Fires Keep Firemen
On Jump This Week

Grass fires are keeping the Oak
land Firemen on the move, four
having been reported in the past
week in this immediate vicinity. The
first call came last Saturday after
noon about 2:30 when a fire got out
of control around the cemetery. An
other one got out of control near the
Ronald McIntire home, at the cross
roads of route 219 with the Mt. Lake
road, about one-half mile east of
town, on Monday about noon. A third
call came Wednesday about noon
from the home of Patrick Garrett,
Deer Park where a, brush fire was
Deer Park, where a brush fire was
endangering the house and fourth
call came later that afternoon from
McHenry, where a woods fire en-
dangered some houses.
The fire alarm on Monday came
just after the weekly test of the siren
had been made and for a time fire
men and citizens were not sure that
it was really a fire alarm. This has
happened only once before.
Forest fires are ravaging Mary
lands woodlands at rate of more
than ten a day, according to F. W.
Besley, State forester. There have
been numerous small fires through
out Garrett county and CCC enrollees
have been busy. Several large fires
have been burned over many acres in
Allegany county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17

Mrs. J. c. Renninger, after being
critically ill for the past ten days at
her home on Second street, is showing
slight improvement this morning
Members of her family were here over
Easter and her sister, Miss Aim.
Scherr, of Dayaon, O., is remaining
here with her. Her brother, Edward
Scherr, of Charleston, West Va. has
been here since shortly after her ill
ness began. Other visitors have been
Milton and Henry Scherr, Dayton;
Mrs. Arnold Scherr and two sons,
Robert and Joseph, of Keyser, West
Va. Another brother, DR.. William B.
Scherr, Morgantown, West Va, has
been makeing daily trips to Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
FriendsviIle POStOffice
Is Entered Sunday Night

This business of thieving has
spread from Oakland and Grantsville
to other sections.
The postoffice building at Friends
vile was entered by a thief or thieves
last Sunday night, and although the
safe was not tempered with $500 in
cash was taken from two small tills.
The same night Frazee's service
station was entered and $500 in
pennies was taken. Authorities have
been working on the case since that
time but no arrests have been made.
Authorities continue to work on the
Pritts garage robbery, which &C.
Cured last Friday.
Clair Bowser and Margaret Will
liams, held in jail on charge of at
tempting to obtain an illegal mar
riage license, were released on their
own recognizance in the sum of $500
each, at a hearing yesterday before
Magistrate c. F. White.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
Dan McNally, Wife
And Daughter Killed
In Air Crash Monday
Flying Evangelist" Had Been
At Mt. Lake Park Several
Times

Dan McNally, 40, the "flying
evangelist" his wife Dorothy, 27, and
their daughter Kathleen Maureen,
four, were killed Monday when their
airplane, piloted by McNally, crashed
and burned at Binghamton, N. Y.
Witnesses said the plane crashed
after going into a spin 100 feet off
the ground. 1t burst Immediately into
flames. A fourth occupant, Mrs.
Mary Wicks, of Binghamton, suffered
fractured hip when she was thrown
clear of the plane.
McNally, sometimes known as
Brother Dan" was we'll known in
this vicinity, having in recent years
spoken several times at Mt. Lake
Park and other parts of the county.
He was connected to some extent with
the park "Self Help University" 1t
wss after life of crime including a
term in the penitentiary that McNally
became an evangelist He was a coal
miner at the age of ten. He ran away
from home when thirteen and in 1916
at age IS, he was arrested in Salt
Lake City for robbery of whole
sale drug house in Kansas City, Mo.
He was sentenced to eight years of
hard labor at the Missouri peniten-
tiary in 1917 and escaped in 1918. A
guard was killed. Mentally was re-
captured the same night and rescued
from an enraged mob of citizens by a
captain of the prison guard. Two
companions in the break received life
sentences. Five years were added to
McNally's original sentence. He was
frustrated in his second break. A
third attempt in 1921 resulted in his
receiving twenty-one bullet wounds
He served eight years, being released
in 1924. McNally's experiences and
how he took up evangelistic work are
described in his life story entitled
From Crime to Christ"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
Officials Boil During
Special Easter Parade

There was a special Easter parade
last Sunday-from So cut to SO
bridge, along the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, a distance of some three
miles The participants were Emory
Bolden, undertaken; Mark Cover, Neil
C. Fraley, States Attorney; j. w
Mitchell, deputy sheriff; Lindsay
Gender, Robert Lohr, Russell Brown,
Mayor L. M. Fraley, Hugh Echard
and DR.. E. |. Baumgartner, county
medical examiner, all of Oakland, and
about half of Hutton. The result
might have been gruesome, but it
wasn't.
The cause: Firemen on train No
II, westbound, reported seeing two
persons lying along the tracks at SO
cut near Hutton, who had evidently
and to all appearances been killed by
train.
SO all the necessary officials were
rounded up and Mr.. Cover was taken
along to handle the basket into which
were to be put the "mangled re-
mains" They travelled to Hutton in
automobiles to get as close to "8s
cut" as possible and then began their
parade" -Bolden in the lead, fol
lowed by Cover with his basket, then
Fraley, Mitchell and Baumgartne1
bringing up the rear, the latter with
heavy doctors kit.
Under the rays of the hottest
Easter sun in many years the sweat
soon began to roll, but they plodded
along, for the law must be fulfilled
just as the mail must go through. Ar
irving at SO bridge, just one mile
west of town they gave up the
search, but had to return over the
three-mile stretch in order to reach
their automobiles. They boiled in
wardly and outwardly.
The boiling reached its peak when
they learned that two Hutton young
men, from one cause or another, had
gone to sleep between the tracks and
that sometime between the time that
the engineer had spotted them anc
the officials had arrived, they hac
awakened and vamoosed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
Two Cub Bears Are
Found Near Kempton

Two youths of Kempton, while
hunting for sassafras roots last week,
found two cub bears in the Laurel
Run section of Backbone mountain,
George Shields, district game warden,
announced.
A barking dog attracted the atten-
ton of the youths to the spot where
the cubs, each of which weighed about
four pounds, were playing. Fortu-
nately, the mother bear was mot at
home" and the lads picked up the
playful cubs and took them to their
home in Kempton.
Shields said that tracks of bear,
believed to be the mother of the cubs,
were seen in recent days but wardens
have been unable to catch up with her
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
NINE PERSONS INJURED
IN FOUR-CAR ACCIDENT
Crash Occurs Saturday Night at
Keyser's Ridge-GOOd Samar-
itan Injured As He Aids.

While helping several injured
Smotorists who were involved in a
van;ce car crash Saturday night, on the
In 1al Highway, east of Keyser's
award Edward Zinsser, 80, of Wingo
of a con, near Steubenville, Ohio, was
o;ssione ijured when a car driven by
o hill ., 'illiam Dubusky, stationed at
Of +bo ton Cantonment, Va, crashed
the tangled wreckage and
ed one of the machines against,
'iie e police said.
iinsser, playing the part of a
tood Samaritan" suffered posi-
ny fractured pelvis and multiple cuts
bout the face and body. He is a pa
tient in Miners hospital, Frostburg.
According to Carl Storm, State
policeman, the series of crashes be-
gan when car driven by John
Dushusky, Donora, Pa, attempted to
pass the car of William Corso, AZ,
Grantsville, near the top of the steep
grade. Both were headed east.
While driving abreast of each
other Dushuskys car was struck by a
car coming west, driven by Warren
Lynn, IS, of Penyopolis, Pa. The
Corso machine was entangled in the
resulting crash.
Zinsser came along in his car and
seeing the wrecked autos stopped to
render assistance. He and his wife
were enroute to Washington, D. c.,
with two youths, John Shelline and
John Andiachak.
As he was kneeling at the side of
one of the injured men Mrs. Zinsser
reported, a car speeded along the
highway and struck the wrecked
cars. While police were clearing the
wreckage Ellery A. Mcdonald, Dor
mont, Pa, drove through warning
flares and was arrested for reckless
driving. Arraigned Saturday night
before Magistrate Zeller in Grants
vile he was jailed in default of $25
fine and costs.
A lineup of drivers and occupants
of the four cars and their injuries
follows.
Car No. /, driven by Corso, Mss
Dolly Colflesh, as, formerly of
Grantsville, broken nose and disloca-
ton of right elbow; Archie Mitto, So,
'Grantsville, not injured. Miss Colflesh
was treated at Miners hospital.
Car No. 2, driven by Dushusky, also
occupied by Helen Himich, 81, both of
Donora. She suffered badly lacerated
legs and her upper lip was nearly
severed She was taken to Miners
hospital. He was taken to Meyers
dale hospital.
Car No 3, driven by Dubinsky
CharIeroi, Pa, his brother Stephen
and Anthony Conzonieri, both Char
leroi, and hitch-hiker The driver
was treated at Grantsville.
Car No. A, driven by Warren
Wynn, badly lacerated leg; Virgil
Graham, 81, Lake Lynn, Pa, anc
Harold Shipley, %, Uniontown. Lynn
was taken to Confluence, Pa, hos.
pital while Graham, who had lacera,
tons on the forehead and Shipley
who suffered conclusion of the brain
and bruises about the face and head
were treated at Miners hospital.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
JAYCEES MAKE FORMAL
REQUEST FOR CHARTER
Organization to Have Member
ship of 39-Dinner Planned
For Formal Presentation

The Junior Chamber of Commerce
has formally made application for
membership in the national organiza-
ton, with list of 80 young men
of this community on the charter roll.
The group was started several
months ago but no definite action
taken about the national set-up until
recently, even though much interest
was in evidence by many young men.
The forty who will be listed as
charter members include the follow
ing: Charles L. Briner, Jr., Carlton
Bowser, George Browning, Carlton
Calls, Lew Cornish, John Criss,
Thornton o. Deffinbaugh, Porter E.
Dewitt, Emeric G. Dusic, Clyde R.
Dahlgren, Charles Davis, Carl H,
Everly, Paul Findley, Richard Glot-
felty, James Pollock, Glenn Hoffman,
C. C. Helbig, Bruce Jenkins, Lewis
R. Jones, Virgil B. Kelley, Melvin
Right, Robert Lohr, John A. Michael,
Jr., Edwin Michael, William Naylor.
Russell Pancake, julius Renninger,
William D. Rees, George Stuck, John
Sharps, William Spiker, Francis w.
Sanders, William Smith, Robert
Stanton, Maurice Treacy, Paul M
Turney, Percy Thayer, Earl Wolf,
Howard White.
The active membership is limited
to young men from 81 to 35 years of
age. Those over 35 are eligible for
membership but have no vote and
cannot hold office.
A banquet will be held in the near
future, at which time the charter will
be presented officially.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
Concert This Evening

The Mems Glee club of the Univer-
sity of Maryland is presenting a con-
cert at the Oakland High school audi
forum this evening at 8:15 p. NJ.
under the sponsorship of the music
department of the school.
Following the concert there will be
a dance. Both the concert and dance
are included in the admission price Of
35 cents,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
48 Draftees Leave
For Years Service

Forty eight draftees left this
morning for induction into the U. S
Army at Baltimore for years serv-
ice, making a total of 102 sent thus
far. Forty-two more are being called
on May 8. Three requirements fol
those rejected in the last call left on
Tuesday.
The draftees were guests of honor
at a dinner last evening sponsored by
the American Legion, at the Manhat-
tan hotel.
H. L. Jones, clerk to the draft
board, announced that 100 additions.
questionnaires had been mailed Out
yesterday, bringing the total thus fan
to 100.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
Man Given Year and Day
For Passing Bogus Coins

Albert Sylvester Dawson, 40, of
Bloomington, yesterday admitted pos
session of eleven counterfeit 50-cent
coins. He was sentenced to serve a
year and day in the Federal Peni-
Lentiary at Lewisburg, Pa, and fined
81 and costs.
The penalty was imposed by Judge
". Calvin Chestnut in the Federal
court at Baltimore. Anthony Purcell,
assistant U. S. attorney, told the
ourt that Dawson admitted passing
| We of the coins in West Virginia.
le prosecutor said the coins were
| ny crude"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
Summer Temperatures Are
Experienced This Week

Garrett county has been to all APP
pearances in the middle of summer
through these past few days.
Whether or not there will be re-
minder that it really has not ar
rived, remains to be seen.
But three days this week the
thermometer reached 80 degrees,
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Sun
day was also the low of the week, the
mercury having dropped to 80. 1t was
As degrees this morning.
There has been no rain since
April II.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
ENDORSEMENT IS
GIVEN STEWART
ASACANDIDATE
Republican Central Committees
Of Western Counties Are IMAM
imOus in Choice of FrOstburger

Unanimous endorsement as the
Republican candidate for the House
of Representatives in the Sixth
Maryland district was given A.
Charles Stewart of Frostburg at
caucus of the central committees of
the counties involved at Hagerstown
on Tuesday night.
Stewards nomination will be sub
ject to the action of the central
committees of the entire state, to be
held in Baltimore. Usually the en-
dorsement of district committees is
approved by state groups.
The meeting was called by w.
David Tilghman, Jr., chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee
of Maryland. The Garrett county
committe was not represented. Julius
c. Renninger, chairman, was unable
to attend on account of the serious
illness of his mother, and other
members of the committee could not
go. Mr.. Renninger said, however, that
the committee here would back
Stewart 100 percent. There were no
other avowed candidates for the
nomination.
Harry LeGore, Frederick, was pre-
siding officer. Various speakers
praised Stewards character, his ac-
complishments and spoke of his own
desire to be the candidate only in the
event no stronger candidate could be
found. In the 1886 election David j.
Lewis, Democrat, won over the Re-
publican nominee by a plurality of
10000 votes, while in the 1888 cleo
ton William D. Byron, Democrat,
defeated A. Charles Stewart by
plurality of 1000 votes.
There was discussion to the effect
that Governor Herbert r. O'Conor
should be requested to call for the
special election in the very near fu-
ture inasmuch as national and in
ternational affairs demand that
every seat in Congress be ably filled.
Mr.. Stewart, following the meet
ing, upon being notified of his en-
dorsement, expressed his apprecia-
ton and promised to conduct his
campaign, if formally nominated by
the party, in most vigorous fashion.
The nomination itself was made
by Walter Dawson, chairman of the
State Central committee of Mont
gomery county.
Democrats at Odds
A movement to draft" William
Preston Lane, Jr., Democratic ma
tional committeeman, as his party's
nominee for the Congressional va
cancy developed yesterday in
Hagerstown in the face of his previ-
ously announced refusal to accept the
nomination.
Governor O'Conor disclosed in
Annapolis that he had drawn up
proclamation formally declaring eX-
istence of the vacancy, due to the
recent death of Rep. William D.
Byron in an airplane crash. The date
for the special election has not been
set.
Mrs. Byron announced her can
didacy for the unexpired term and
has been campaigning vigorously in
the five counties for support of the
respective committees and Democratic
leaders. Allegany county Democrats
recently endorsed Earl Cobey, Cumb-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
Hospital Project Discussed

The possibility of having hospital
erected in Oakland was discussed to
some extent at the regular meeting
of the Lions club on Monday evening,
with DR.. H. R. DuPuy, county health
officer, leading the open forum.
Guests of the club included DR..
DuPuy, DR.. Miller, of Eglon, w. Va;
Cecil Smith, Delbert Davis, George
Hanst and Edwin Lancer.
The cost of 25-bed hospital, and
how money could be raised for con-
struction and furnishing equipment,
were the main points raised, as it was
unanimously agreed that it would
be nice" to have hospital here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
KitzmilIer Bill Signed

The bill authorizing the Garrett
county treasurer to collect taxes on
motor vehicles at Kitzmiller was
among the 1903 measures signed into
law on Tuesday by Governor Herbert
R. O'Conor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17

Rev. S. E. Wicker, of Wilmington,
Del, is critically i'll of double pneu-
monia at his home there, relatives
here have been informed. Rev. Wicker
is son-in-law Of Mrs. NJ. NJ. Ashby,
of Oakland, and was former pastor of
the Lutheran church here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17
Chairman Martin to Speak

Representative Joseph W. Martin,
Jr., Republican leader in House and
chairman of the Republican National
committee, will be heard on the radio
on Saturday, April 26, from 1915 to
10:45 p. M, E. S. 7. He will be adj
dressing a Young Republican con-
vention in Waterbury, Conn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17

Thirty-five thousand oil workers in
Texas received five percent increase
in wages.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17

re government has under study
DISABILITY of changing the draft
dropping it to 1S.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-04-17

An Easter sunrise service in Balti-
more attracted almost $4,000 people.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-06

ersburg, and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Kidd spent Saturday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Loesch and
son Louis.
Carl IIinbern. Pennington, spent
from Thursday until Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ganone
Mr. and Mrs. David Kirby and
daughters Dearborn. spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
GanOng.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Norman were