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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Women Continue to
Knit for Red Cross

A report of Red Cross work for the
past few days shows that Garrett
county women are working untiringly.
They include Mrs. Townshend Naylor,
two pairs socks; Mrs. Julius Lift
men, child's sweater; Mrs. H. A. Lora-
ditch, two sweaters; Mrs. Eta San
ders, pair of socks; Miss DAVIDSON, Bal
timore, pair of socks; Mrs. John O..
Thayer, soldiers sweater; Mrs. Foster
Bittle, two sweaters; Miss Helen
Giessman, soldiers sweter; Mrs. New
ton Coplin inspects, labels and sews
on buttons as needed. Mrs. Jesse Ash
by has a corps of knitters working on
"beannies," winter caps for the draf-
tees, the members Of the corps in
GLIDING Miss Sue Sweitzer, Mrs Ed
ward Lawrence, Mrs. E. |. Baumgart-
ner, Mrs. D. Edward Offutt, Mrs.
Julius Littman, Mrs. James fowler,
Rita Bittle, Joan Smith, Martha Tow
Ter, Betty Starr Kildow, Dolores Leigh
ton, Lorraine Dewitt, Mary Schloss-
nagle, Joyce Cross, Anna Glaze, Lu-
ellie Thomas, Eleanor Schlossnagle,
Madeline Nethkin, Bernadine Knots,
Beth Shirer, Betty Lawrence, Jane
Reckard.
Miss Virginia Kalbaugh, of the Oak
land Elementary school, has organized
class of fifteen volunteer workers
Mrs. Maurice Brookhart, Kitzmiller
High instructor, has corps of knit
tiers working on soldiers sweaters.
The Red Cross headquarters in Oak
land will not be open next Tuesday
until after the Civic Club luncheon,
since most of the workers are ex-
pected to attend this function.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Fire Damages Farm Home

Fire of undetermined origin dam
aged the dwelling on the farm owned
by Stuart F. Hamill, known as the
Goodwin place, near the E. o. Wonderly
farm in Pleasant Valley, last Friday
about noon, but the building was saved
by prompt action of the Oakland Fire
men.
Some people passing in an auto
mobile noticed the blaze and summoned
the department. Firemen said there
was a strong possibility that the fire
had been set purposely. The flames
burned a hole in the second floor,
spread to the wall and had burned a
portion of the ceiling. The farm had
been vacant for several months but
William Denniker was preparing to
occupy it and according to Mr. Hamill,
had already moved a few of his be-
longings from the Dice Spiker farm.
Repairs are being made and Mr.
Denniker will complete his moving.
Mr.. Hamill announced yesterday he
had sold the farm, which contains about
rs acres, to DR.. Thomas A. Gender, Jr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Three-Day Buckwheat
Festival Opens In
Neighboring County
Fourth Annual Event Is Being
Staged AT KingwoOd Oct. Gil

Preston county housewives have
brought out their best recipes for
buckwheat cakes, brown syrup and
sausage in preparation for the hun
CRY hordes expected at the fourth an
nual buckwheat festival which opens
today at Kingwood.
There will be morning, midday and
evening menus of the favorite foods
which provide the county's chief COM
merce-along with the usual festival
embellishments of coronations, pag-
eants, parades and contests.
Dorothy Brown, Arthurdale High
school brunette, will become Queen
Ceres " at festivities Thursday to be
conducted by or M. M. Nicely
of West Virg '..4 il pageant will fol-
low.
The BuckwheaJ King, chosen on the
basis of his crop, will be crowned on
the final day by ]. B. Mclaughlin,
State Agriculture Commissioner.
The festival parade will come on
the second day, with "The Farmer
and National Defense" being stressed
Saturday.
There will be competitive games for
farmers, farm wives, boys and girls,
ranging from wood chopping and saw
ing to oldfashioned hog-calling con-
tests.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
WOMEN ORGANIZE
FOR NATIONAL
DEFENSE SETUP
Mrs. Tower, Local Chairman for
WOmen's Division, National
Defense, Names Committee
Chairmen

Garrett county women are going
into action for the Maryland Council
of Defense, and have organized the
women's division to correlate the de-
tense work of the various women's or
CARNATIONS throughout the nation.
Mrs. E. z. Tower, president of the
Oakland Civic Club, was recently APP
pointed county chairman and she has
been making contacts with those who
are to help her for the past two or
three weeks.
1t is not the purpose of the Women's
Division to take over the work of or
CARNATIONS already working in the
county, Mrs. Tower pointed out, but
merely to correlate the defense work.
Any recognized organizations presi-
dent may serve on the advisory COM
mittees of the county, city or State.
The setup will not interfere with the
American Red Cross work as the city
and county chairmen will help to or
ganize the sewing and knitting groups
and the American Red Cross MEM
bers will do the teaching.
The county advisory committee will
include Mrs. Leo Helbig, Oakland, for
the Business and Professional Wo-
mems club; Mrs. William McRobie, Jr.,
Mountain Lake Park, for the Rebekahs
of that community; Mrs. Harold Mil
Ter, Grantsville, for the Homemakers'
clubs; Mrs. Yolanda Cole, Mountain
Lake Park, for the Mothers club; Miss
Julia Rowan, Oakland, for the Nc
Weigh Holy Cross club; Mrs. Melvin
C. Right, Oakland, for Oakland Chap
ter No. 81, Order of the Eastern Star;
Mrs. E. T. Tower, Oakland, for Oak
land Civic Club; Mrs. Dorothy Ogburn,
Mountain Lake Park, for public well
fare; Mrs. A, V. Schaeffer, Mountain
Lake Park, for Pythian Sisters; Mrs.
Paul Friend, Friendsville, for the OPP
portunity club. Additional members
may be added as organizations desire
to be represented.
An administrative committee has
been appointed by Mrs. Tower as fol-
lows: Mrs. Paul Naylor, Oakland, or
ganization; Miss nellie Lee, Mountain
Lake Park, registration; Mrs Lewis
R. Jones, Americanization; Mrs. Scott
W. Shirer, Oakland, consumer prob
lens; Miss Mildred Barton, Oakland;
conservation; Mrs. julius Renninger,
instructor Grantsville High school, nu-
triton; Miss Helen Miller, R. N,
Friendsville, nursing; Mrs. J. D. OAR
by, Oakland, aviation; Mrs. Orus King,
Accident, agriculture; Mrs. D. Edward
Offutt, Oakland, knitting; Mrs. E. l.
Baumgartner, Oakland, sewing; Miss
Mary Louise Helbig, Oakland, recrea-
ton; Mrs. VERNE Smouse, Oakland,
U. S. stamps and bonds; Mrs. F. E.
Rathbun, Oakland, housing.
How the women will assist in de-
tense work in these various divisions
will be related by Mrs. fowler at the
luncheon meeting of the Oakland Civic
Club next Tuesday afternoon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Elementary PIT. A.
Elects Officers

At the organization meeting of the
Parent Teachers Association of the
Oakland Elementary school held last
night Mrs. Delbert Davis was elected
president. Other officers included
Mrs. George Hanst, vice-president;
Mrs. VERNE Smouse, secretary; Mrs.
Jesse ]. Ashby, Jr., treasurer.
Those present discussed the posi-
bility of a cafeteria in the school
again this year, using the surplus
food commodities that are available
through the Federal government.
Plans were made for a benefit card
party to be held in the near future.
Committees were named to investi-
gate the cafeteria plan and to make
arrangements for the card party.
A music program was given by ele-
mentary students.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Civic Club Luncheon
To Be Held Tuesday

The annual fall luncheon of the
Oakland Civic club next Tuesday
afternoon, October ID, will inaugurate
the winter activity of the organiza-
ton
The luncheon will be held at the
William-James hotel and reservations
are being made with Mrs. Julius
Littman, for seventy-five cents per
plate.
Miss Anne Sloan, of Homecoming,
director in the state program of ma
tional defense, and Mrs. E. T. Tower,
president of the Civic club and chair
man of the women's division of the
national defense program for Garrett
county, will explain the part that the
women will play in this important
phase of preparedness.
All members and friends of the or
ganization are being urged to be
present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
PLANNED BY HOMEMAKERS
Will Be Held Next Thursday in
Methodist Church Basement
At Mountain Lake Park

The annual vement Day for
Homemakers ard other inter
ested homemaaela vi the county will
be held in the basement Of the Meth
odist church at Mountain Lake Park
on Thursday, October 16, beginning
at 1920 a. M, Miss Mildred Barton,
home demonstration agent, an
nounced.
National defense, particularly as it
concerns nutrition, will be stressed
throughout the day and most of the
talks will concern this subject.
Mrs. Margaret Hansen, R. N, of
Cumberland, will give the main adj
dress on nutrition, while Miss Helen
Miller, R. N, of the county health
staff, will speak on health problems
in the county, especially as they con-
Germ nutrition. Each of the eleven
homemakers clubs of the county will
contribute a nutrition poster and the
Oakland club will have an exhibit of
the amount and kinds of foods that a
homemaker should can for a years
supply per individual. A seed and
bulb exchange is also planned.
In the morning there will be COM
bined report from Mrs. Harold Mill
er, president of the Homemakers'
clubs, incorporating all the reports
made by the heads of the various
clubs in the county. Miss Betty
Beachy, Grantsville, president of the
county All clubs, will speak to the
women concerning the activities of
her organization.
Mrs. Dwight Speicher, Accident,
will conduct an Information Please"
on nutrition and each will have a
representative in this special phase.
Mrs. j. C. Renninger, home &c
teacher at Grantsville, will explain
what the home economics classes in
the county schools are doing and
what is to be done in the entire coun-
ty in nutrition as it affects the ma
tional defense program.
Miss Venia M. Keller, assistant di-
rector of Extension in Maryland, will
attend and speak briefly New of
fieers will be elected for the ensuing
year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Grantsville to Get
Additional Lighting

Grantsville will get thirty three
and one-third percent increase in the
candle power of the lights now in use
by the town, it was announced Mon
day night following a meeting of the
city council with representatives of
the Potomac Edison company.
Three additional fc'ts are also to
be installed and .ygo lights relocated.
The city council signed d new maint-
enance contract for the street lights
with the company for period of five
years.
ASKING of the highway through
Another matter discussed was the
Grantsville when roads become haz-
ardous in winter. 1t was said that
many times the ashes were hardly
scattered before the snow pillow came
along and scraped them off. An effort
is to be made to have the cinder truck
follow the snow pillow.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Plans Complete For
Autumn Excursion

All arrangements are completed for
the autumn excursion of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad which will
bring people here Sunday from Balti-
more and Washington for view of
the scenery and thirty-mile trip
through the Swallow Falls region.
There is no report yet of the num-
Der expected but usually there are
four or five hundred people who take
advantage of this trip. The fare is
$500, which includes the tour.
Through cooperation of the Mayor
and Town Council and the Junior
Chamber of Commerce a number of
automobiles and buses are being pro-
vided for the trip.
The excursion is expected to reach
here around noon or early afternoon
and will leave around five o'clock,
for the return to the cities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Women's Club to Open
Activities With Dinner

The Business and Professional
Women's club will open it's winter
activities with a dinner meeting at
the William-James hotel this evening,
at which time, according to the pres
ident, Mrs. Leo Helbig, a program for
the years work will be outlined.
Local members have received invi-
tations to attend tea given by Gov
ernor and Mrs. Herbert O'Conor at
the executive mansion in Annapolis
next Sunday afternoon for members
of the State clubs and several of the
members are planning to attend from
Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Civilian Defense to
Be Further Organized

To further organize the State de-
tense setup for civilians, Lawrence M.
Fraley, Oakland, and R. E. Guard, of
Friendsville, were named this week as
local directors of Civilian defense,
Fraley to be in charge of territory
south of Deep Greek Lake, and Guard
to be in charge Of territory north of
the Lake.
Committees are to be appointed I'M
der such phases as fire, police, medical,
public works and utilities, emergency
and public information for the entire
county.
Under this same setup H. L. Jones,
Oakland, and Harvey Gortner, Grants
vile, are members of the Western
Maryland Council of Defense, who
were appointed several weeks ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Axe Accidents Injure
Two People This Week

Two persons were injured by axes
this week, both being brought to Oak
land for treatment by DR.. M. c. Hine-
baugh.
James Sukow, while working in the
woods on Tuesday afternoon sustained
a severe axe wound to his right hand
which cut an artery and caused con-
siderable bleeding. A young man
named Loughrie cut his right foot
with an axe yesterday afternoon
while working on Backbone mountain
which necessitata stitches to
l6-5 the wouno
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Ellsworth G. Naylor,
Well Known Resident,
Succumbs Saturday
Had Been A Citizen OF Oakland
for More Than a Half Century

Ellsworth G. Naylor, aged II years,
well known resident of Oakland for
more than half century, passed away
at his home on Second street Satur-
day evening at 6:15 o'clock. He had
been belfast only since the Tuesday
previous, but had been in ill health
for more than a year.
Mr.. Naylor was son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Naylor and was
born at Hedgesville, West Va, on
January 7, 1864.
He came to Oakland in 1884, several
months after the arrival here of his
elder brother, Alonzo D. Naylor, and
engaged in the blacksmithing bust
ness. Since that time he has resided
in Oakland with the exception of a
few years spent in Meyersdale, Pa. He
returned to Oakland from Meyersdale
in 1902 to engage in business for him
self and maintained his establishment
until few months ago when he was
compelled to cease business because
Of impaired health.
Was Active As a Lutheran and X. of p.
Mr.. Naylor was an active member
of st. Marks Lutheran church for
more than forty-five years and re-
manned active with the Knights of
Pythias lodge for forty-three years.
AS churchman he was member of
the choir for many years. He affiliated
with the Knights of Pythias at Mey-
ersdale, and was a past chancellor
commander while still residing in that
town. When he moved to Oakland he
transferred his membership to Gar
rett lodge and in 1928 received an
award for 25 years membership. He
served the local lodge as trustee for a
number of years.
He was married to Miss Elizabeth
Bolden in 1890. The couple quietly
observed their 50th wedding ami
versary here on December "a, 1910,
at their home.
Surviving are his widow and four
children, Gus Naylor, Canton, Ohio;
Harry Naylor, Guilford, Conn; Mrs.
Albert Benson, Terra Alta, w. Va,
and Mrs. Earl Shartzer, Oakland; also
by three sisters and one brother, Mrs.
Cora Manner, Brunswick, Md; Mrs.
May Emerson, Burr Oak, Mich; Miss
Daisy Naylor, Washington, D. c., and
Alonzo D. Naylor, Oakland.
His pastor, the Rev. A. B. Learner
of St. Marks Lutheran church, con-
Quoted the funeral service on Tues
day afternoon at two o'clock from the
family home. Interment in the Oak
land cemetery with members of the
Knights of Pythias conducting final
rites at the grave.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Health Workers Here

Dr. Theodore Shrop, Allegany
county health officer who is also in
charge of Garrett county pending APP
pontment of successor to Dr. H. R.
DuPuy, was in Oakland Tuesday on
business.
Miss Elizabeth Ferguson, consult
ant on maternal hygiene for the State
department of health, was in the
county this week in connection with
work with the health nurses.
The office of the health department
will be closed on Monday, October 10,
which has been declared holiday to
observe Columbus Day, which this
year falls on Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
To Take Part in
Judging Contests

Oakland High school students will
participate in the Judging contests at
the Frederick Fair, three teams hav-
ing left today accompanied by their
instructor O. T. eraser.
Harold Gnegy and Charles Cooper
will judge potatoes; Hubert Custer
and Lee Shillingburg will judge corn;
and Harold Hamilton and James
Baker will judge dairy cattle. Alter
mates will be Junior Harvey, Donald
Stains, Paul Gilbert and Wilmer
Friend.
The judges will also attend the
State Future Farmers of America
banquet and meeting at Braddock
Heights tonight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
FIRE DEFENSE
PROGRAM SCORED
BY STATE GROUP
Fire Coordinators Criticize Di-
rector of Fire College at Uni
versity of Maryland

County fire coordinators voted at
statewide meeting in Baltimore Sun
day to present to Governor O'Conor
certain protests against administra-
ton of the fire defense program in
Maryland. Attending the meeting
from here was Lawrence NJ Fraley,
of the Oakland Fire Department, who
was named county coordinator sew
eral months ago.
Some of the criticism was directed
against J. w. Just, director of the
fire college at the University of
Maryland, and one of the two state
fire defense coordinators appointed by
the governor.
John F. McNulty, the other de-
Tense coordinator, presided at the
Sunday meeting but Just was not
present.
McNulty, elected state fire coordi-
nator for the Maryland State Fire
mems association last June, said his
name was being used in connection
with the defense program but that he
had no advance knowledge of steps
taken in the program.
McNulty asserted he had read a
news story about the appropriation of
$1,800 made by the board of public
works to be used by Mr. Just and
himself to administer the program
until January l, but he said he knew
nothing about the money except what
he had read in the paper.
A QUESTIONABLE was sent out by
Mr.. Just to be used by fire depart
ments in signing up auxiliary fire
men to aid the departments in case of
emergency and McNulty said that
also his name was on it but he knew
nothing about it until he received it
in the mail
McNulty termed the final para
graph which released all authorities
from liability in case of accident or
death while serving with the auxiliary
as can insult to the citizenship of the
people of this state"
Fraley said yesterday that only
one application for membership had
been received by the local fire depart
ment where the individual had signed
the release, but that fifteen or more
had given in their names to depart
ment members as wanting to join the
auxiliary. 1t was understood that 25
or more were waiting to join at Crel-
lin.
1t is the desire of the Oakland de-
partment to have IT'S men listed in
the auxiliary, and since it was felt
that the release clause was holding
up receipt of more applications, all
those who were interested were asked
to send in their names as volunteers
and to omit the remainder of the
QUESTIONABLE.
McNulty last Sunday pointed out
that the state firemen's association
had been functioning for fifty years
and eve don't need anyone to tell us
what to do" At the last convention
the association was told that it was
to manage its own affairs. Other
speakers declared that Just was not
consulting the wishes or plans of the
firemen's association at all.
According to Mr.. Fraley the local
department has a blanket insurance
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09
Water Supply Here
Is Still Sufficient
Report at Regular Council Meet
ing Shows Reservoirs Are Full

Citizens of Oakland were treasured
of sufficient water supply for all
uses through a report of the city
water department made at the reg
ular meeting of the Mayor and Town
Council on Monday evening.
The report, signed by James
Compton, superintendent, and Robert
w. Lohr, assistant, said that both
pumps were in good condition and
that both reservoirs had been full all
month, Overlooking each night. The
water supply was holding up, the re-
port added.
Report was also made to council of
the grading of all streets and alleys
needing it, and the grading of new
streets during the past month. Fiji
teen barrels of oil were used to oil
the streets and alleys where most
needed.
The Council announced that only
one garbage collection would be made
weekly until next April, and citizens
were urged to place tlleir garbage on
the curbs or in the alleys in contain
ers on each Thursday morning.
The report of Arthur Lawton,
clerk-collector, showed September re-
ceipts amounting to $1,328.04. The
three largest items were for water,
$278.6O; taxes, $632.12; and bank
shares $4,000. October drafts for
September bills amounted to $1,715.-
81, leaving a balance in bank of
81, 0O674. Receipts from March to Oc-
tober have totaled $28,080.80, Movie
tax for September was SAT 40.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09

policy which covers a person who
might be injured while on duty as
fireman and he said it was the plan
of the local department as we'll as the
200 other volunteer fire companies
throughout the state to include the
auxiliary firemen under the national
defense program in such group in
-surance This would guarantee pro-
lection and medical care in case of in
jury during an emergency.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-09

Banks in Oakland are expecting to
observe Monday, October 10, as a
legal holiday, in honor of Columbus
Day, which happens this year to fall
on Sunday. The postoffice however,
will maintain regular hours.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Head|ey Is Unimproved;;
Perifonifis Threatens

Coleman Headley, 26, University
of Maryland track coach. who was
shot in an alteration in Wash
ington boulevard tavern Sunday
night, continued to fight for life
today in a Baltimore hospital.
Physicians reported his condition
still critical after a third blood
TRANSMISSION last night given during
an operation to clean the wound
and said the threat of peritonitis
was present. The .38-caliber bullet,
which penetrated the stomach and
lodged near the spine, was not re-
moved.
Police said Mr.. Headley was shot
during an argument between his
friend. John E. Cullen, jr.. and Guy
Constanene, proprietor of the tavern
at Dorsey, Md, where the shooting
occurred. Mr.. Constanene was
charged with assault with intent to
kill and is being held at Ellicott
City.
Evening star., 1941-07-23
Virginia Police Chase
Motorjst Into District

After a chase of several miles in
nearby Virginia and the District,
during which several shots were
fred, Lee ShedwiCk, Is, colOred, OF
the 1000 block of V street NV,
was halted by Alexandria and Dis
trict police and lodged in the third
precinct on a charge of speeding.
Policemen Harry w. Snapp and C.
l.. Baber of the Alexandria force
said they stopped Shedwick on
Highway No l, near the Alexandria
city limits early today. but when
they got out of their patrol car and
started back toward his machine he
sped away.
The officers jumped in their car
and followed his into Washington.
AS they raced north on New Hamp-
shire avenue, their siren attracted
the attention of Policemen H. C.
johnson and c. F. Thompson of the
third precinct who Joined the chase.
Shedwick was finally forced to the
curb at Sixteenth and U streets
NV, according to police.
After the man had been booked
on the speeding charge. six empty
shells were counted in the Alex
andria police car, but no bullets
struck the fleeing mans machine.