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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
CONGRESSMAN BYRON KILLED IN AIR
CRASHTHIS MORNING NEAR ATLANTA
Was New Mexico Visit His Wfe-Had Begun
His Second Term in Washington

William D. Byron, Democratic Congressman from the Sixth
Congressional District of Maryland instantly killed sometime
after midnight when Eastern Air Lines sleeper plane from
York which he crashed wooded knoll about
Is miles southeast of Atlanta Ca
Byron of six who killed Ten others injured
but escaped from the plane which caught fire The wreckage
not reached by until morning Eddie Rckenbacker
world flying those alive but badly injured
New York Times
Congressman Byron enroute New Mexico visit his
wife who has been guest of AMBASSADOR Daniels
The plane bound for Texas from New York when crashed
Mr. Byron As of and resident of Williams
port He began his public life mayor of Wamsport
began his second term Congress January He defeated Walter
P Johnson Republican candidate in the November election
unopposed for reelection in the Democratic primary
Mr. Byron had visited this county upon
and his last visit here reception
for him at the Manhattan hotel He guest while
home of DIR. and Mrs E. l. Baumgartner
1t announced this morning that OConor would
date for election fill the vacancy thus caused by the
death of Mr.. Byron
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
PEA GROWERS MEET WITH
PLANT REPRESENTATIVES
Company Will Purchase Output
From 600 Acres Peas and 500
Acres Corn, Grown by
Local Farmers

Meetings with farmers interested
in growing peas and corn for the
Southern Packing company, purchaser
of the Mt. Airy Canning company
plant at Loeb Lynn, have been held
this week with good results, accord
ing to W. E. Lamble, representative.
Mr.. Lamble said the company
planned to distribute enough seed to
plant 800 acres of peas but that due
to difficulties in procuring the proper
seed at this late date the acreage this
year would be limited to 600 acres.
Enough seed has also been procured
this year for 500 acres of corn.
Meetings were held this week at
Grantsville, Accident and Loeb Lynn
and others will follow.
Farmers are being given a guaran-
tee of $4,000 per ton for their peas,
and seed is being furnished at $3.50
per bushel According to farmers, it
takes about four bushels to plant an
acre of peas and that fair crop of
peas is at least one ton to the acre.
Farmers will be paid $11.00 per ton
for corn and seed will cost 20 cents
per pound. Mr. Lamble stated that his
company had the facilities for also
canning kraut, beets, carrots, ETC.,
and that these would be added at the
proper time.
He urged that farmers investigate
through their local banks here the fl
nancial integrity of the new company
so that they would be entirely salts
fled with conditions. The Southern
Packing company does its business
with the First National Bank of Bal
timore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
Youth Group Elects

At meeting of the Garrett County
Youth Group at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Delbert Davis, Oak street, last
Friday evening, Robert Dewitt was
elected presiden; Miss Helen Miller,
vice-president; Miss Anna burst, sec
letary, and Miss Susanna Porter, the
treasurer.
Miss Mildred Barton and Miss Anna
burst were joint hostesses. Games and
refreshments followed the business
meeting. Plans were made for the
March meeting. .,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
To Assist Taxpayers in Filing
State Income Tax

Arrangements have been made to
assign a field representative of the
State Comptroller to this area to as
sist taxpayers in filing state income
tax returns for the calendar year
1910.
He will be in Oakland, in the office
of the clerk of the circuit court, court
house, next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, March 8, and 5. He will
also be at the following places where
Garrett county residents might find
it more convenient: Westernport, city
building, March 6, Z; Luke, Devon
club, March 8, 10 and II; Barton,
First National Bank, March II; Iona
coming, Liberty Trust company, March
10; Frostburg, Fidelity Saving Bank,
March IA, Is; Cumberland, court
house, March to April Is.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
This Issue Begins
Volume Sixty-five
Of The Republican

Today's issue starts volume 65 of
The Republican, which means that it
has been an active influence in this
community for full sixty-four years
and now enters upon another mile
stone.
The paper was founded February
%, 1877, by the late Capt. James A.
Hayden, and the first number ap-
peared the following Saturday, March
A, 1877, Mr.. Hayden remained as edi-
tor until it was purchased by the
present publisher on July 4, 1890, and
he issued his first paper on his 21st
birthday anniversary, July II. Last
year the present editor completed so
years of service to his community.
Looking back over the files of the
newspaper since its beginning, one is
able to see the gradual improvement
both in makeup and content and since
the installation last year of seven
column automatic newspaper press
The Republican has attempted to pre-
sent to the people pleasing makeup
and has continued to try to give the
people the best in news happenings
and news events. Today The Republi-
can goes a step further in makeup by
making slight change in it's front
page. 1t is the plan to continue this
makeup throughout the year.
The Republican is the earliest es-
tablished business enterprise in this
county that has gone on through the
years uninterruptedly, and with vol
ume 65 this newspaper continues as
an active concern, devoted to the i'm
provement of Garrett county and to
the interests of its people.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
Three Candidates File
For City Council; One
Files For Treasurer
Delbert Davis and DIR. E. /
Baumgartner Are Candidates
For Reelection

Three candidates for city council
and one candidate for city treasurer,
ALI but one of whom are cold timers"
have filed their necessary papers with
the clerk of the council, it was an
nounced this morning.
They are Delbert Davis, council
president, and DR.. E. |. Baumgartner,
whose terms expire, and Prentice De-
Berry, for city council; and Richard
L. Davis, for treasurer. The latter has
been treasurer for several years but
is compelled to run every year. Coun-
Gil members are elected for a two
year term.
Last week it was feared that there
would be a dearth of candidates, but
there are rumors now of several more
desiring to file. They have until to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock to do
so.
The election will be held on Mon
day, March 10.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
PYTHIANS LOOK FORWARD
TO RATHBONE BIBLE CLASS
Thirty Candidates Will Be In
Quoted at Special Meeting on
Monday, March 3

With one special event having taken
place successfully, Knights of Pythias
members are now looking forward
eagerly to the second special event
that has been planned for some
weeks, the induction of class of can
didates to be known as the Rathbone
Bible class. This will take place at a
special meeting next Monday evening,
March g.
The Rathbone Bible was used in the
founding of the Pythian order in the
United States in 1864, and is now in
the personal custody of Harry M
Love, Supreme Keeper of Records and
Seal, at Minneapolis, MINI. Such
classes are indicted at various times
throughout the United States and it
is considered by Pythian organiza-
tions as quite an honor when they are
able to have one of these groups.
The class on March 3 will be the
only one in Maryland this year and
local officers have already succeeded
in having class of thirty candidates
from Garrett Lodge No 113. There
will also be some candidates from
Kitzmiller, Friendsville, Cumberland
and perhaps other towns.
George w. Skinner, grand chancel-
lor of Maryland; Odith Brotemarkle,
grand vice-chancellor, and A. Elwood
Martak, grand keeper of records and
seal, will have charge of the initia-
ton, with Mr.. Love conducting a por-
ton of the initiation which has to do
with the Rathbone Bible. Local lodge
officers will assist the grand lodge
officers, Julius c. Renninger, chancel-
Tor commander, stated.
The thirty members to be initiated
will bring the Pythian membership
here to more than 300, which entities
them to two representatives in Grand
Lodge, he said.
Anniversary Celebration
The fifty-second anniversary cele-
bration and annual Ladies' Night was
held last Friday night with about 300
attending, The principal address was
made by Odith Brotemarkle, of Ha-
gerstown, and Nelson w. Russler,
past grand chancellor and past su-
preme representative, presented 25-
year jewels to j. j. Ashby, Jr., and
Thomas ]. C. Little
Musical entertainment was fur
nished by Charles L. Briner, Jr., solo
list, Mrs. Russell Brown, accompanist;
the Cotillion Swingsters, high school
orchestra; and the Rotary-Lion quar-
tet, j. j. Ashby, Cecil Smith, Herbert
Leighton and Rev. Minor Sprague.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
GARRETT COUNTY'S NEXT
DRAFT QUOTA is "a MEN
Number Almost Twice As Many
AS We're Sent in Three Previ-
Gus Calls Since Draft Began

Garrett county will be called on to
furnish larger percentage of men
in the states first March quota of
1872 Selective Service trainees, who
will be called into service between
March II and 20, according to an an
nouncement by Governor Herbert R.
O'Conor.
Garrett county's quota for this call
is 81 men, almost twice as many as
have previously been sent in the three
calls issued, and will be called into
service March 20. Allegany is not
listed in this call but is expected to
have a quota assigned for the call
March 20 to 80. The National Guard
from there left this month for train
ing.
In Western Maryland Montgomery
county will furnish 48 men; Frederick
county, %; Washington county, %.
Volunteers Listed
Thus far twelve local young men
have volunteered for service. They
are James Franklin Kisner and Orval
Jordan Kisner, of Crellin; George
Henry Lewis and Donald Howard
limbaugh, Oakland; James Quinter
Sliger, Friendsville; Lewis James
Walter and Robert Thomas Rice,
Oakland; Joseph Roy Wilson, Bloom
ington; Marshall Leo Lands, Grants
vile; Edward L. Sebold, Deer Park i;
Oscar Arthur Kisner, Deer Park; and
Willard Artell Moon, Oakland.
The names of the other men who
will be called have not yet been re-
leased by the local draft board.
Columnist Comments
Last Thursday a columnist in the
Baltimore Sun, under the column
"Spillway," speaks of Garrett coun-
TVS record in having all of its men
accepted for service thus far. He re-
marked, 'In view of the fact that re-
jections in some sections have run as
high as thirty-two percent and have
averaged twenty percent for the
entire state, CARROTS perfect record
deserves more than passing notice. 1t
gives me one more reason for my
pleasure in Garrett, which is my ia
vorite county out of the whole Missis-
sippi Valley"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
Not Enough Blanks To
Register All Veterans
Who Applied Saturday
FOrty-Three Sign and About
Fifty Others Come For
That Purpose

Forty-three World War veterans
were registered on Saturday for pos
sible home defense needs, and about
fifty more presented themselves for
registration but there were not
enough official registration blanks to
take of them.
Plans to take care of this latter
group are being made by Eliza Bray
post commander of the local Ameri-
can Legion organization.
take care of them.
Mr.. Bray announced this morning
that additional blanks had been re-
ceived and that the registration would
be completed this Saturday in the
Rudy Department store.
The registration was for possible
important service to ones country
not as active military service but for
home defense duties. Mr.. Bray said
there were perhaps four or five hun
dred World War veterans in this
county
Those who registered on Saturday
included the following:
Ellet H. Dilley, Charles M. Sincell,
Arthur H. Friend, Irwin R. Rudy,
Martin R. Lewis, Francis R. Shaffer,
Lynn 7. Browning, Clarence Mersing,
Clarence E. Sharps, Charles Reckard,
George W. burst, Osborne S. Beck
man, Daniel N. Miller, Stanley S.
Stahl, Alexander G. Hesen, Robert E.
Helbig, Ilario Fazzalari, Charles F.
Cogley, Max Henry yelling, all of
Oakland.
Eliza E. Bray, Charles M. Swires,
Daniel A. Holland, Arthur Tichnell,
James Williams, Mountain Lake Park.
Solomon T. Mayles, Charles
Wrightsman, Henry H. Hardesty,
Raymond Paugh, Waitman T. Harvey,
Harry Mosser, John w. Rowan, Erwin
Mace, Lee Rodeheaver, Deer Park.
William H. Rexroad, Robert E.
Reckner, Arthur H. Green, Swanton.
Asa Lewis, Kempton; Theodore F.
Shaffer, Morgantown, w. Va; Oden
c. Frazee, Selbysport; John c. Calls,
Accident; Mortimer E. Williams and
Wilbert G. Nine, Gormania, w. Va;
William H. Lower, Bayard, W. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
Appointed Trial Magistrate

Following the appointments which
were announced last week by Cover
nor O'Conor, H. A. Loraditch has been
appointed as trial magistrate. 1t was
announced last Thursday that Stuart
f. Hamill, Jr., had been appointed
substitute, but the chief magistrate
was not named in early dispatches
from Annapolis.
If appointments are confirmed by
the Senate Mr.. Loraditch will occupy
the position held by Charles F. White.
Mr.. White was not an applicant for
the position.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
Historical Society to Meet This
Evening at 1880 O'clock

The Garrett County Historical So
eiety is scheduled to meet this evening
in the Oakland High school at 1870.
The society temporarily organized
last month and tonight the group will
elect permanent officers and prob
ably adopt constitution and bylaws.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
Shallmar Man Suffers
Broken Thigh At Mine

Injured when he was caught in
some unexplained manner betw a
timber and machine while .mpt-
ing to set brakes at the Wolf EN- coal
mine at Shallmar, Russell ,.yder, %,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w liter Snyder,
of Shallmar, last Friday was taken to
the Memorial hospital, Cumberland,
suffering with simple fracture of
the left thigh.
J The accident occurred Friday at
noon.
Snyder is employed as a machine
runner in the mine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
More Farmers Receiving Soil
Conservation Checks

More checks for farmers for their
participation in the 1910 soil conser-
walton program have been received at
the office of John H. Carter, county
agent, this week.
At present a total of 636 checks,
amounting to 19,493.93, have been re-
ceived and farmers are being notified
as checks arrive.
Approximately thousand farmers
will receive in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
MARYLAND. COP.
DIES AT
RICHMOND, VA.
Was EnrOute Home From Flor
ida Where He Went to Rebuild
Strength Following Heart
ATTACK

Former Governor Harry w.
Nice of Maryland died at five
O'Clock Tuesday morning, Febru-
airy Is, of a heart attack while
visiting friends in Richmond,
Va. He was So.
Governor and Mrs. Nice were
enroute from Florida to Balti-
more by automobile and were
visiting Howard Schultz when
the Governor was stricken. Sur
viving besides Mrs. Nice are a
son, Harry w. Nice, Jr., and a
sister, Miss Mary l. Nice, both
of Baltimore.
States Third Republican Governor
Nice was the third Republican in
history elected governor of Maryland.
He served four-year term, 1859,
when relief and recovery were fore
most among governmental problems.
He resumed his law practice in Bal
timore but attempted a political
comeback last fall when he was a
candidate for the U. S. Senate.
In the Republican primary cam
paign he won a clean-cut victory over
former Mayor William F. Broening
Baltimore, but in the general election
lost to George Radcliffe, Democrat,
by large margin.
Shortly after that he suffered a
heart attack and was in Union Me-
mortal hospital for several weeks. He
recovered sufficiently to make a trip
to Florida in an effort to rebuild his
strength. Prior to leaving he issued a
statement expressing doubt that he
ever would be a candidate for public
office again but declared he would not
"sulk in his tent" but would remain
interested in the Republican party in
Maryland and continue his law prac-
tice.
His greatest political triumph came
in 1884 when he gained national no.
tice by his convincing victory over
Albert C. Richie, four times COVER
nor. He aspired to the office first in
1919 and was beaten then by Richie
by the slim margin Of 165 votes.
He was a son of a Methodist min
lister and was born in Washington De-
cember 5, 1877. He was admitted to
the bar in 1899 He was member of
the Baltimore city council, secretary
to the mayor, an election supervisor,
states attorney and a tax appeal
judge. He was a brilliant criminal
lawyer
In his farewell message to the leg
islature on January 4, 1889, Nice
warned against what he said was a
trend toward too much government
and lashed out against utopian
schemes.
Flags over the states capitol at
Annapolis were lowered to half mast
at the orders of Democratic Governor
Herbert R. O'Conor, attorney general
under Nice. From Democrats and Re-
publicans alike have come words of
coincidence to his family.
Governor Nice at one time was a
resident of Barton, in his youth when
his father, the late Rev. Henry Nice,
served there.
Funeral services were set for Fri
day afternoon at $3.50 with private
burial.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
East Wind Brings More Snow

After a weekend of several inches
of snow, there was a hint of spring
this week with three days of thawing,
but an east wind brought return of
snow and winter weather to Garrett
county last night.
Days have been moderate with
nights clear and cold.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-27
Town Council To Meet Tuesday

The Mayor and City Council will
hold its regular meeting on Tuesday,
March A, instead of on Monday, March
8, it was announced this morning. The
meeting will begin at 1880 P. NJ. and
will be the final meeting of the body
prior to the election of several new
officials. Ia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
Expect Reopening
OF Flour Mills

sEATTLE-E. p. Marsh, fed
eral labor conciiistor, said We'd
nesday that Northwest flour mill
operators have accepted a COM
promise proposal, also reported APP
proved by employees, to end a tie
up Of IL Oregon and Washington
mills.
He said the employers written
acceptance was delivered To him
wednesday morning. He said how
ever. that he had not been Of
ficially notified of union rstifica-
ton.
Marsh was unable to estimate
when the mills would resume
operations. and would not release
details of the peace proposal un-
I'll he il notified of union accept
ance.
1t was reported in Portland,
however. that the plan granted a
7h-cent hourly wage increase and
an additional "a cent boost Jan. 1.
with the 7-cent raise retroactive to
July /. The raise was reported
accepted by members of the Grain
Professors union (AFL) employed
at plants in Seattle. Tacoma, Spo-
kane and Portland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
Bid Accepted
For 9Th Ave.
To Improve Bend
And Remove loo

The S14s2s.03 Joint bid o.
Paine & Gallucei. Inc, and Albert
Anderson on improvement OF Sixth
ave. at the Jason Lee school bend
and at the Sixth and Pine Jog.
bid originally rejected as too
high, was accepted Wednesday by
the city board OF contracts and
awards.
A week ago the board called
for new bids on the Job and re-
ceived for a second time only one
bid and IL identical with the first
offer. Because OF emergency ma
ture OF the work, Commissioner
A. r. Bergersen recommended
accepting il, though it was $500
over the estimate OF his engineers.
Arthur NJ. Angove. chief clerk
Of the board, appealed TO con-
tractors Wednesday to get speci-
fications from his office on the
new house to be built at the water
departments Green River head
works. He said specifications for
the six-room modern home. for
which the council appropriated
S., 900, have been ready several
days but few contractors have
been in TO get them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
New Manager OF Winthrop
Has Many Tacoma Friends

Teachers who hadn't yet seem him
AZ the beginning 81 a term almost
always had consigned him 20 the
girls sde q the room.
This was an error which they
rectfied with feverish haste as
soon as they had got look At his
gr4nning. exceedingly masculine
face. Il was pretty embarrassing.
Almost as bad as having the name
Percy or Algernon. That Marion
survived II Is. in itself. a remark
able feat. But Marion. as the
gang used TO say. could take
care OF himself"
Many Friends Here
Marion. who comes 10 the Win
throp after six years a. the Olym-
pic hotel in Seattle. has a great
number Of friends here.
Tennis fans viii recall that
Army Marion paired with Leon
de Turrene, also Of Seattle. TO de-
feat Tacomas Wallace Scott and
Guy Flye for the Pacific North
west mems doubles championship.
Marion. in fact. was an expert
tennis player. He doesn't play al
all now. Golf has become his
game and local golfers might as
well know that he's quite as ex-
pert with a mashie today as he
was with a racket in yesteryears.
Both Attended U. W.
Marion Is married and has a
nine-yesr-old daughter. Susie. He
met Mrs. Marion when they both
were attending the University of
Washington. Sort OF a college
romance. you might say Marion
explained. She is the daughter
Of Judge r. L. McCroskey Of Col
fax, retired now. but remembered
as one of the best-known jurists
in the state.
His joining the Olympic hotel
staff was his debut in the hotel
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
Four Judges
Hear Protests
Cord Among Jurists
Sitting En- Bonc

OLYMPIA-En banc hearing of
complaints on deductions from old
age pensions under the social
security law opened in Thurston
county courthouse Wednesday be-
fore courtroom packed with old
people.
Four superior court judges sat
for the hearing. They were
Judge John NJ. Wilson, Thurston
county; Judge Ernest VI. Gard.
Pierce county; Judge William f.
Campbell, Grsys Harbor county,
and Judge Ralph Smythe, Jeffer-
son county.
The extraordinary hearing
was called in an attempt 10
settle once and for all many
similar appeals from the
social security boards rulings.
Most OF the complaints dealt
with the boards refusal TO
make pension payments when
services for which allowances
were paid were obtained free
Of charge.
Several complaints were being
heard, but each judge will rule on
his own case although he will con-
fer with his colleagues before
making his decision.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-21
Big Regatta
To Be Sunday
Solmon Derby Also
At Rodondo Beach

Redondo Is waiting anxiously
for Sunday when the community
club unveils its extensive water re-
gatta.
Just about everything involving
aquatic sports Ii on the program.
which will be carried out by as
sistAnce from the Tacoma Yacht
club. Tacoma Water Ski club, Sc
attic Cupboard association. Sea
Scouts and coast guard.
A prize salmon derby gets away
ct . a. m. but the general pro-
gram does not open until 1850 p.
m. lasting until 8 p. m.
Among the features will be surf
board riding. 41st Division. Fort
Lewis. soldier swim stars. Muckle-
shoot Indians In native canoe races
and q marine parade.
The parade will be led by the
queen who will be crowned on the
beach at $50.
The water ski event win be out
standing. performers being pulled
through the water by seaplanes
travelling between 70 and 80 miles
IN hour.
Speakers viii include Mayor
Harry p. Cain. Tacoma; X. 4.
Jamison. Seattle marine editor
and broadcaster. and other well
known persons from Tacoma. Sc
attic and neighboring communities.