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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
Anaa4cG, 4 Beautiful Wosa

What you when you look at the word AMERICA do the
letters create anything in your mind?
Here is what person has after looking at it.
The letter A suggesting magnificent snowcovered
peaks and the wigwams of the original Americans.
I'M symbozng the broad shoulders of pioneers
shoulders the Wheel pushing frontiers westward broad
shoulders swinging axes, building Nation
e the arats of the cowboys riding the plains
larats of Kit Carson Buffalo Bill.
letter 'r with hand oustretched in friendship
and cooperation all who love freedom justice and
The letter T representing the individual American with his
rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
The letter bent bow from which has just sped
towards the stars of mankinds highest ideals.
The final letter "a" his knees in prayer symbozng
Nation which recognizes its Creator and gives thanks for His
blessings.
To that person America is beautiful word.
America much to individual who will pause
long enough to think.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
Some Outstanding Young
Man to Get Jaycee Award

Some deserving young man of Oak
land, between the ages of q and 35,
inclusive, will receive a medal next
month for an outstanding community
service, it was announced by c. L.
Briner, Jr., president of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
The medal is one of number
given out each year by the United
States Junior Chamber of Commerce
in towns where local Jaycees are or
gained
A committee of citizens not eligi-
bic in any or such an award will be
completed at an early date, and the
award will be made on January q to
the person selected Delbert Davis has
been named chairman of the COM
mittee.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
To Check Wheat Acreage

Dudley c. Aist, Junior admins
trative assistant of the triple-A pro-
gram of the u S. Department of
Agriculture, will be in Oakland on
December for a meeting with the
farm supervisors of the county. The
group, will confer in the office of
John H. Carter, county agent, at 10
a. m.
The supervisors will receive in
structions on how to check the wheat
seeded by farmers this fall for harv-
est in 1912. 1t is necessary that 781
farms in the county be checked for
this work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
Named Air Raid Warden

Eighteen of Maryland's twenty
three counties have appointed chiei
AFRAID wardens, according to Lieut.
Col. Henry S. Barrett, chief afraid
warden for the State.
Garrett county's representative is
Quincy A. Murphy, of Friendsville
The wardens will be schooled in first
aid and fire fighting as well as theii
official duties. Sectional meetings are
planned throughout the State for de
termining local organizing methods
and policy.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
REASSESSMENT
TO Be MADE BY
COMMISSIONERS
Smaller Staff, However, Will Be
Employed Over Longer Period
Of Time to Cut Cost to
About One-Half

Members of the Boards with
their supervisors of assessments
from Garrett and st. Mary's
counties met in Baltimore last
Friday with the State Tax
Commission to discuss the reas-
sessment of real and personal
property made mandatory under
a law passed several years ago
by the General Assembly, but
there is no doubt that the reas-
sessment will be made.
Members of the Garrett County
Board of Commissions said on last
Thursday morning they would attempt
to get approval to omit the reassess-
ment next year, as the same was done
in 1882. The law, passed in 1916, re-
quires reassessment of all kinds of
property every five years, the first
one under the present law being made
in 1917.
AT the conference between the Com
missioners and the Tax Commission,
William L. Henderson, chairman of the
Commission board, said he felt a gen
eral agreement had been reached I'M
der which the counties would begin as
sessment work in the near future Pre-
viously local officials had expressed
opposition to the reassessment on
grounds of involved expense and of
doubtful benefit.
Paul M. Friend, member of the
County Commissioners, had declared
that if special legislative session
were called in January he would urge
approval of some form of bill doing
away with the required reassessment
in 1912. Even if passed, however, that
would not affect this county as the law
requires that the levy be made early
| in January, and expenses of the reas-
sessment would have to be included III
the levy.
Meeting with the Tax Commission
last Friday were Mr.. Friend, Chestor
H. Browning, w. G. Meyers, clerk, and
R. C. McComas, supervisor of assess
ments of this county. All three of the
tax commissioners, Henderson, J. De-
Weese Carter and Owen c. Kitchens,
were present, with Albert Ward, com
mission secretary.
Earlier in the day the Tax Commits
h.
other officials of St. Mary's county
Two weeks ago the commission studied
the problem with officials of Wicomico,
Caroline and Kent counties, also due
for reassessment
Smaller Stats Urged
To all local groups it was suggested
that they employ far smaller number
Of assessors than in the past; that
they begin work Immediately instead
of attempting to do its hurriedly late
next year.
Under the statute, the Tax Commits
sion is empowered to set county levies
and to designate the number of asses
sors to be employed, but Mr.. Hender
son said the commission had never
invoked this power.
Estimated Cost
Garrett County Commissioners said
they could do their work over longer
period of time with six instead of
twenty-siX assessors at a cost of APP
proximately $4,000 instead of the
$4,000 needed in 1917.
st. Mary's commissioners asserted
they could use four instead of nine as
SCISSORS, but that the cost would be ap-
proXimately the same, $4,000.
Both groups expressed favor of ex-
empting household furniture from
property assessments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
Parent-Teachers Re-elect

At a meeting of the Parent-Teach-
ers' Association of Oakland High
School on Monday evening all officers
were reelected as follows; Grover c.
Stemple, president; Lester Yutzy
president; Mrs. Britton Martin
secretary; Ralph E. Weber, treasurer
A motion picture machine was
demonstrated and arrangements have
been completed for obtaining one OF
these machines for use at the High
school, High school students furnished
musical entertainment for the rs OIL
more who attended.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
Officers Reelected
Firemen Called Last Night

The Oakland Firemen were called
last evening to the stave mill of the
Oakland Timber Corporation, just
west of town, but were not needed as
fire which started there from an
explosion of some gasoline, was eX-
tinguished by mill workmen. H. D.
Lollar, manager, was slightly burned
about the face.
The men were engaged in erecting
gasoline engine in one section of
the mill when the explosion occurred.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
To Discontinue NYA Project

E. Price Steiding, NYA coordinator
for Garrett and Allegany counties, has
announced that the girls homemaking
and sewing projects in both counties
were being eliminated along with the
reduction of number of boys, now
working on non-defense jobs.
The action, he said, was part of a
nationwide movement to curtail nom
defense expenditures.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04

More than $4,000 was distributed
from the two Oakland banks on De
cember l in Christmas Savings club
checks, the amount being distributed
among about 300 depositors. New
clubs have been started and quite a
number of persons have already be-
gun to save for next year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
LOCAL FIREMEN ANSWER
81 ALARMS DURING YEAR
Sixty-Six Percent of Alarms
Were From Out of Town, Re-
port Shows - Officers
Reelected

Local firemen were kept busy dur
ing the past year answering fifty
seven calls, but over siXty-siX per-
cent of the fires were at points out of
town, summary of the annual report
of the president, made last night at
the monthly meeting of the organ
ization. showed.
Damage from fire in Oakland was
extremely light, but three fires out of
town were destructive. One at Mt.
Lake Park in August destroyed the
OLD Auditorium, while on Thanksgiv-
ing day Cecil Ramsey's house, west of
town, was damaged considerably.
Within the year also was the destruc-
ton of the Playford Ramsey home in
Rosedale.
There were 20 brush and grass
fires, cars on fire and the local de-
partment was needed three times with
the inhalator in an attempt to revive
people. The out of town calls totaled
90, Jlle CALLS Ill UONHs H. ne DuSlSSC
time for the firemen was in April,
with 16 grass fires, and in May, with
9. Other months were as follows:
December 2, January l, February 8,
March 1, June 5, July 2, August A,
September 4, October A, November 3,
total Sd.
Officers Reelected
At last nights meeting all officers
of the organization were reelected
as follows: Edward A. Shaffer, pres
ident; A. G. Gortner, vice-president;
Joseph Stanton, secretary; Walter w.
Dawson, treasurer; Emroy Bolden,
chief; Grover C. Stemple, LIST assist
ant chief; James Lewis, End assist
ant chief; Robert Stanton, captain.
The standing committee includes
Messrs. Shaffer, Gortner, Dawson
and Bolden, H. P. Stuck and l.. M.
Fraley.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04

Total infantile paralysis cases for
194l in Maryland reaches 240.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-27

children the bombtom British standing we'll in the
| most mthlessy devastating of all times
Childish faith the ordinary the
that shield them mentally if not physically the
the Skies"
Evacuation of hundreds of thousands the
ton extraordinary those that
casualties but the real of the bz their
lives not be known for years.
Added the ordinary fire the results of
lack of training what with did the mother
doing work. Schooling haphazard; buildings have either been
bombed being used for shelters Teachers also
needed for Immediately important duty
the first in all history children wars front line
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-27

War.wiss children. who know just when to duck,
calmly playing in street in Dover. called "HeIPs Corner"
because Of the constant bombadment il receives from
German Big Bsthas the channel in occupied France.
majority Of city families spurnsd government evacuation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

plexity as the girl reclaimed him as her pet.
The odd legal twist that brought about
Brownies pardon was the judges interpreted
ton of the Sanitary Code which brands a
dog as vicious if it bites three persons with
or without provocation." The judge said this
provision was contrary to common sense and
reasonable expectation and experience"
He pointed out that under the code dog
that bit three burglars entering a house
would be considered vicious Yet, that is the
kind of conduct any reasonable person would
expect from a well-trained dog
Brownie celebrated his homecoming with
large bone and enough petting and hugging
from his happy mistress to make up for that
long stretch in Jail
Stranger than Brownies Jail term, is the
gloomy predioament of "SiHbad the Sailor
the Dog Without a Country who has the
same problem as the hero Of Edward Everett
Hales famous novel
Snbad is the mongrel mascot of the crew
of the USS Campbell Of the Coast Guard
patrol.
Sinbad understands almost any order that
Is given When the order Abandon ship Is
given. the dog proceeds to Lifeboat No. 8.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

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hooked. and I was left hanging on that tackle
for few seconds
AT that moment my dog, La Cloche, dived
from the deck of the 'Meknes and waited for
me in the water / decided to throw myself
with my lifebuoy into the water. and as soon
as was in the juice, La Cloche took hold
of me with his teeth. holding TO my clothes
over the right shoulder and dragged me thus
for nearly 200 yards to ifeboat, where
was taken aboard, and there l lost my little
dog as could not save him being myself
barely conscious
AT last I was picked mp by British
destroyer and on arrival at the spot La
Cloche was sitting a small plank waiting
patiently to be saved. He was hoisted on
board exhausted, as the poor dog had s%Fum
all night before finally finding his small raft.
He brought, l was, TO Weymouth And
there my JOY at having my dog was taken
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

TIME when human beings acting savagey.
"A The American Weekly is happy to tell about the
behavior of good clean lovabe dogs who have
starred in the recently.
Most of these dogs Just plain mongres They will
probably sit dog show and be decorated with blue
ribbons Their only value Is sentimental and their worth
is something their owners will set price
Like Hollywood the dog world has its stars and one of
them Brownie" Brownie golden-hared spaniel with
luscious brown He belongs to
Miss Ruth Fuceli of Brooklyn New York
spanes sad look Brownie looks especially
sad because he has just in Jail
humans life but equals about ten a
the And Brownie has led
dogs life in the popular meaning of the phrase.
Brownie been pardon d after his stretch in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

ton on board ship.
Then the ship went to~Greenland on a trip
and this proved TO be Sinbad's undoing. After
the long voyage, Sinbad naturally wanted TO
60 ashore at Godhavn with the rest of the
crew But the unexpected sight of goats,
chickens and other dogs was too much for
his pent-up emotions He chased them all
numerically and complaints came back to his
commanding officer
An official order was sent out the sta
tionery of the Treasury Department which
-supervses the work of the Coast Guard. The
order stated that Sinbad was not to leave
the ship again. He was just a trouble
maker and he must always be dog with
out a country doomed to sail the seven seas
without putting into port
Another sea going dog is La Cloche'-a
French mongrel belonging to Henri Bacheley
of the Inflated steamship "Meknes' torpedoed
by the Germans at the beginning of the war
La Cloche is the first dog hero of this war
and for his heroism has received the Blue
Cross Medal from the Dumb Friends League
of Great Britain
The feat of La Cloches heroism is told
dramatically in letter from his master.
by American Weekly Inc Great Britain Rights Re!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

away from me. I had 70 hand him over to
the authorities at Weymouth"
But La Cloche is safe for the duration
Almost as tough as Sinbads predicament
is that of oscar the Giant" a 150-pound
French sheepdog. belonging to Miss Chace
Conley of New York City.
In contrast to Sinbad oscar is as good
as gold His only trouble is that he keeps on
herding people as though they were sheep,
which offers difficult problem to his mis-
tress
Oscar eats an enormous amount Of food
and the bills are staggering. But Oscar still
remembers his days of strengthening which
is the biggest nuisance Of all. If he can't herd
sheep he must herd people and if he goes out
withAa party of five persons for a walk. he
must bring them all home The person who
planned to leave, just can't leave, but is nosed
along like sheep.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

stands on his hind legs and barks until
the life-belt made especially for him has
been tied onA Then he jumps in the
life-boat and waits patiently to be
lowered away.
He has a liberty card of his own,
just as members Of the crew have, but
alas, for Sinbad, he can no longer use it.
When the ship was in Brooklyn last
year, Snbad and a girl friend named
Chlorine" paid a visit to motion pic
ture theatre. They enjoyed the show
immensely but their banks and yowls
caused them to be elected forcibly.
For this. Sinbad got ten DAYS. restric
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

Brownie was vicious and the Health Commits
sioner ordered Brownie put to death. The
death sentence was passed year ago but was
held up during court actions by Miss Fucelh.
The case was eventually taken before the APP
peilate Division which upheld the order to
have the dog destroyed
Meanwhile the sheriff had put Brownie in
"iau' in a kennel In cell away from other
dogs He was muzzed. homesick and miser-
able TO be sure he had the best Of care, for
the sheriff had to pay a dollar a day for
Brownies board and keep. dollar a day
for whole year amounts TO more than
Brownie is worth-except to his mistress
and the sheriff wanted the case settled
Ruth Fucelii began another action in court
and this time she was successful The case
came before City Court Justice Louis Gold
stein and his decision must have warmed the
heart Of Brownies owner.
The Judge said that Brownie was "a kind
gentle and loving dog and ordered him re-
turned to his mistress. Brownie was led into
the courtroom on leash held by a sheriff
and deputy sheriff. He bounced toward his
nistress and while the judge read the deci-
sion Brownie whimpercd with JOY and per
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
Sailors Cartoon
Showing Sinbad
Telling Some of His
Adventures to a
Girl Friend.

To quote NJ.
Bacheley:
AT the mo-
ment the torpedo
struck Us. l was
IN a spot just
fore Of the third
class. Not know
ing how to swim.
] made my way
as q uic ~ as
possible toward a
lifeboat, but at
the moment of
embarking, t h e
[ &C kle Wn
which | was slid
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

SOLITARY confinement anu
the story of the fight for
his freedom is without
parallel in legal history.
The trouble began
because Brownie knew
and performed his duty
of protecting his mis-
tress too we'll.
About a year and a
half ago. Brow n ie
paved" an agent of a
gas company who had
come TO read the meter
in Ruth's home. The
agent was a stranger to
the dog and the dog
thought the man was an
unmarried trespasser.
Brownie is not a
vicious dog. He did not
bite the man, but he did
show his resentment at
the intrusion. The agent
complained to the Health
Commissioner who gave
Brow nie two more
chances. If Brownie at
tackled three persons,
then he was to be de-
stroyed, for that is the
law.
A few weeks later. a
man delivering news
papers was scratched
and nipped in a friendly
fashion. by Brownie He
too was a stranger to
the dog.
But Brownie did his
duty once too often. A
bill collector who called
at Ruths home. began
to shout because a bill
had not been paid.
Brownie became as eX-
cited as the bill collector
and jumped up and
down. but did not bite
the man
The three men en-
tered complaints that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26


How The First Dog
Hero Of the War
Won His Medal. How
"Sinbod The SaiIor"
B e c a m e a D og
Without a Country.
Brownies" Anxious
Year in Jail and the
Problem Of "Osear"
the Gian+ Sheepdog
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

by wccky Great Brtan Rights Reserved
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Publishers Convention
commends A. P. War News
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 3.-Repre-
sentatives of Associated Press mem
Der newspapers in Maryland, Viz
ginia and West Virginia today had
adopted a resolution commencing
the A. P. for its comprehensive and
accurate coverage of the European
War.
Unanimous adoption Of the reso-
luton came during the opening ses-
sions of a two-day meeting of editors
and publishers of papers in the tri-
State area and District of Columbia,
with the Baltimore Sunpapers acting
as hosts.
Visiting neWspapermen were guests
Of Paul Patterson, publisher of the
Sunpapers, at a formal dinner at
the Maryland Club last night.
Special guest speakers at the din
ner were Rear Admiral Russell Will
son, superintendent of the United
States Naval Academy, and Maj.
Gen. Walter S. Grant, commander
OF the Army's Sd Corps Area.
Today the newspapermen will hold
a general meeting at Elkridge Ken
nels. After luncheon they will play
golf or attend the races at Pimlico.
Evening star., 1941-05-04
Bantam Cars Seen as Solution
OF 'Stop-the- onks' Problem
Speedy Vehicles Make Good in Army Tests;
Cheap and Can Be Made by Moss Output

, Overland Motors, Inc, have been
turning the bantams out in great
quantities and now mass produc-
ton has brought the price to the
Army to about 5000 per car. Early
this winter the Army placed 4,50O
of these little cars in various troop
units, mostly with the triangular
divisions and the armored force.
AS studies continued with the baf-
fling problem of neutralizing tank
attacks, the adaptibility OF the ban
tam car to rough and ready Army
usage, produced a ray of hope that
is now generally recognized.
Equipped with armor-piercing ma
chine guns and small cannon, Army
men believe there is no end to the
use that can be made of them in
battle, either as scout cars or de-
ployed in defense or attack against
tanks.
Has No Armor Plate.
The most unusual feature of the
bantam car is the fact it has no
armor whatever. Not even a side
plate. Nor is there any intention
of putting armor plate on them. 1t
might serve to slow them up.
For the bantam car, developed for
fighting, is supposed to be something
on the hit-and-run type.
They can be hidden in woods so
easily as to be out of sight of the
enemy and then swarm out, like a
horde of ants to attack whatever is
in sight. Dodging in and out they
would make difficult targets for
enemy shells. Like the ants, scores
might be put out of commission,
perhaps, but the others could do
effective damage.
The bantam cars could easily be
put to dual service, both as a car
rier-weapon on the field and as a
swift means of bringing up guns and
supplies from the rear. AS a mover
for the artillery, it has already DEM
onStrated its worth.