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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31

VarlouS types OF defenSe Work.
In addition, So registrations from
the Red Cross Motor corps have
been turned in, swelling the total
to l42.
Ell Centrans were reminded that
all previous registrations, such as
those conducted by the P.-T.A. AMI
the Auxiliary, are not sufficient as
they did not contain all the infor-
nation necessary, and those who
registered with other groups have
been asked to re-register.
Mrs. John l.. WhitehurSt, Of
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
PaIomar Closed
For Duration

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 81 CUP) 90
M. Palomar Observatory, future
home of the C0O-inch telescope, the
worlds largest, will be closed Jan
Is for the duration of the war
it was announced officially today
by the California Institute Of Tech
nOlnoN
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31

will be city officials, American Leg
ionnaires. State Guard, Elks. the
high school students, the Red Cross
Boy Scouts, draft beard members,
Girl Reserves, Camp Fire Girls,
high school sergeanettes and drum
corps, and bands.
District Attorney Elmer Heald
will deliver brief farewell ad-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31

dress from a platform at the South
ern Pacific station.
AT the committe meeting Wed
nesday morning, it was arranged to
hold similar farewells for selectees
and to ask other organizations to
participate.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31

Washington, D. c., president of the
General Federation OF Womcns
clubs, has communicated with Mrs.
R. L. Glasby of Calexico, president
of the Southern District OF the CAL
ifornia Federation OF Womens clubs,
asking that every club woman In
the United States register for de-
Tense work.
The Ten Thousand club is open
for registration daily except Sur.'
day and legal holidays between toe
hours Of 10 am. and pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
City Plans Big
Druftee Sendoff

Ell Centrans Wednesday completed arrangements tol
big farewell party for seectees scheduled to leave
Centre Saturday night.
A patriotic parade will down Main street at
n1 with the seecteps its head In the line Of marci
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
Pre-Wor Torpedo
Attack Revealed
U-Boe+ Launched Three Missiles Against
Fregh+er on Which American Flag Was
Showing, Rescued Captain Reports

DURHAM South Africa, Dec 81. UP)-A German
Uboa fired three topedoes into the American freigher
Sagadaho on Dec Give days before the United States
declared wary and then only to ask the identity of
the vessel her captain said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
Grimness of War Tempers
Nations Welcome to AZ
FVaIIey Sche dulles Celebration as Usua
But Most of California Will Greet
Baby New Year in Darkened Rooms

America prepared Tuesday to welcome 1912 with
whoopee parties sobered by grim reminders that the nation
is at
Imperial Valley planned New Years Eve usual
but elsewhere in California the and the Army put
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
30 Ell CentrQnS
On Defense List

Ninety FL Centrans have registered for defense work
70 of whom and 20 men, according to Ten Thou
sand club members who conducting registration OF
workers for the city defense council
OF this group of 80 registrations 40 have qualified for
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
City Holds Out
AS New Years
Morning Downs
japanese B|itzkries Moves C|oserto to
Island Capital as Americans, Filipinos
Take Heavy Toll in Las+-Ditch Battle
. BY UNITED PRESS

American defenders of the Philippines fought valiant
last-ditch battle for Manila Wednesday allied armies
ended of spreading with ringing blows against
the Axis other fronts The struggle against overwhem-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
u AMBlING
X EpORTER
Nine And Out

Nine And Out
An Ell Centro mother was greatly
annoyed when barber informed
her that haircuts now are IS cents.
But he's just little boy she
protested. The barber said all hair
cuts were 65 cents.
I'm going to get pair of scissors
and cut his hair myself" she said.
ok" said the barber 1T took
me two years ana $500 to learn it
Everyone is not as dumb as you
are" she snapped.
A Costly Jest
The next time John l.. CDutch)
Parker, BraWleE cafe proprietor
does any joking with his employees,
it probably will be showing in the
middle of July in Imperial Valley
His employees were deciding how
much they could give to the Red
Cross. He made all manner of fun
of their methods of collection and
declared, in a moment of careless
ness, that lie would match anything
they raised.
They raised $50.
Yup, he matched it.
Sad If True
An amateur i: Ell Centro wrote
the story of her life in Sobbine line
after sobbing line. She called it:
To Late For RapSurc.
Another Reunion
Joe PloSser, dappcr and sleek
president of the Aeronautical Train
ing Center, Inc, breezed into Andy
Preble's office in El Centro We'd
nesday. A tall, lanky man was seat
ed at Andy's desk, his back to the
door
After And" presented the group OF
men standing around the office,
he poked a thumb at the man seated
at his desk The seated man looked,
Plosser over carefully and then
draWled:
Hi, Joe. You're getting fat,
PloSSer stared and stared.
why Dan, you old =. "$0O-!?S
he gulped.
Twenty-one years ago PlosSer was
a time keeper for Dan Taylor OF
Imperial, building contractor. They
had not met since.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
TEMPERATURE

Maximum Tues. 20. Minimum
Wed. As. 5 pm. Tues. so, humidity
So. 5 am. Wed. Al, humidity SO.
Noon Wed. so. humidity 81.
Los ANGELES HAY
U. S. No. 1 S22.-23; U. S. No. 2
Leafy 1. V. S2O-22. U. s. No. 2
$16.5O-17.5O. Mpls. May flax S2.O4l2.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-31
Sad If True

Sad If True
An amateur i. El Centric wrote
the story of her life in sobbing line
after sobbine line. She called it:
To Late For RapSurc."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-25

PERC0lAI0R: Start with either cold or hot water
After seady pumping has started, continue gentle
'pcrking'F under reduced heat for to 10 minutes
Insufficient peroolation results in a weak beverages
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31

The Questions

/. How many years is a chiliad?
2. Why do many Orientals re-
move their spectacles when talk
ing with another person?
8. What peninsula comprises
Spain and Portugal?
4. Which is the highest water
falls in the world?
5. John Brown, the abolitionist,
of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia,
fame, was the father of how many
children?
6. What goddess personifed
youth to the Greeks?
7. What people overran Gaul,
Spain, and Northern Africa in the
Fourth and Fifth centuries, and
sacked Rome In ASS?
8. The saying, "Al men have
their price" is commonly ascribed
to whom?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
ASk ~ e ~ quiz with answers Offering
AAMTAE0 infomofion various subjects

4. Angel falls in Venezuela is the
worlds Hottest cataract. It is
about 4,4O0 feet, or 26 times as
high as Niagara falls.
5. Twenty, two of whom were
killed in the raid upon the armory
and arsenal at Harper's Ferry,
October Is, 1859.
6. The Goddess Hebe personifed
youth to the Greeks.
7. The Vandals.
8. Robert Walpole.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
We Misfts

We shall generally find that the
triangular person has got into the
square hole, the oblong into the
triangular, and square person
has squeezed himself into the
round hole.-Sydney Smith.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
The AnsDers

l. One thousand years.
2. The Orientals do this as a
mark of respect.
3. Iberian.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
Sensibility's Hands

Sensibility would be a good por-
tress if she had but one hand /;
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rs A ''home of your own" an un-
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eral Housing Administration, one
of the most important agencies
created by the national govern
ment in the past few years.
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with her right she opens the door
to pleasure, but with her left to
pain.-Colton.
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Government Agency Helps You
Loans insured by the FILA have
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Our 32-page booklet fully describes how
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MEANWHILE ,"PLiAk "POWERSTAE BOSS
cANVASMAl, WAS CASTING 4
QUE NONlAG EYE AT TIE SkI
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-07-31
BIG TOP

AS SILK STARTED FOR TAF COOK HOUSE, AE
FOUND CLIP" BRAGG, ONE OF ms SEVERAL
AIREGlNG ,NMAlTlNG FOR HIM
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
Regulation Waived to
Secure More Teachers
Shortage of Instructors Be
coming Apparent, F. E.
Rathbun Says

The State Board of Education has
waived during the national emer-
gency, a regulation which will en-
large the opportunities for securing
additional tecahers in both elementary
and high schools of the state, accord
ing to an announcement by f. E..
Rathbun, county superintendent.
There is an evidence of scarcity of
teachers at this time, he stated.
The regulation required an appli-
cant who is to be certificated to
enter or re-enter the public school
teaching system of Maryland, to earn
some acceptable credits during the
preceding five years if the applicant
has been teaching continuously, or
within two years if the applicant has
been out of the teaching service. This
will not be required during the emer-
gency, it was explained.
In this same connection the State
Teachers college at Frostburg has an
nounced that students may be enrolled
in the fourth year there who may
have had 312 years of advanced
standing, and allowing them to quail
fly for the Bachelor of Science Ger
tificate and Degree in one semester.
Heretofore the student had to spend
one full years residence there,
Mr.. Rathbun said this concession
would probably mean that many
teachers would enroll next February
or September for degree who here
tofore had not been able to meet the
larger requirements.
He said leaves Of absence for study
would be readily granted by the
Board of Education of this county to
interested teachers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
Historical Society
To Elect Officers at
Meeting, December IL

Election of officers and final adop-
ton of the society's constitution will
be the main order of business when
the members of the Garrett County
Historical Society meet in the Oak
land High School next Thursday
night, December II, at 8 o'clock.
Members not attending are given the
privilege to vote by mail if they sign
their ballots on the back.
Mr.. Sanders, president of the his
torical society in Mineral county, W.
Va, has been invited to speak.
Nominations for various offices
were submitted by a committee on
nominations several weeks ago and
included Charles E. Hoye, Sang Run
and G. w. Diefenbach, Grantsville
for president; John W. Holman
Friendsville, and Mrs. Charles F
White, Oakland, for vice-president;
Viola Broadwater, Grantsville; DR.. w
w. Grant, Oakland, second vice-pres-
ident; Miss Elizabeth West, and S. H
Jackson, Oakland, secretary; Joseph
E. Harmed and w. 0. Davis, Oakland
treasurer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
Grantsville to Form
Rotary Organization
Will Have Charter List of at
Least Twenty-Six of That
Community

That Grantsville would organize a
Rotary club was definitely decided
when it became known that twenty
six applications had been filed with
a committee chosen to make sur
vey. Fifteen members were required
to obtain a charter.
The list was submitted to the Frost
burg Rotary club which is sponsoring
the organization there.
Charter members will include H.
C. Edwards, Harvey Gortner, Alvin
J. Yoder, William Winterberg, the
Rev. Virgil R. Gillum, W. L. Thomas,
Ira L. Huff, Daniel W. Hershberger,
Charles o. Bender, Fay L. Miller, DR..
Norman R. Davis, Charles S. Zeller,
Edgar V. Stanton, Charles o. Keller
H. L. Petit, V. Llewellyn Blocher,
Frank J. Getty, Benny Epstein, Harry
L. Yommer, Hayward F. Broadwater
DR.. T. 0. Broadwater, J. P. Thayer,
Edwin Elias, Jr., Stewart F. Stahl,
w. C. Grimm and |. E. Hardesty.
Pending a reply from the District
Governor Chef Langdon, Huntingdon
Pa, who is to be here for the occa-
sion, no date for the formal organ
ization meeting has as yet been
named.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
Twenty-Five Draftees
Called for Dec. 10th
Will Be Sent to Cumberland for
Examination Prior to
Induction

Names of the twenty-five draftees
who have been called for examination
at the army examination station in
Cumberland on Tuesday, December
16, prior to induction were announced
this morning by the local draft board
They include the following:
Arthur A. Pysell, Deer Park; Els
worth Broadwater, Grantsville; HUI
bert Wayne Thomas, Accident; Harry
V. Lewis, Sharon, Pa; John Lester
Kenney, Shallmar; Howard Lee Bee
man, Accident; Erwin Sylvester
Smith, Jr., Oakland; Harry Calvert
Platter, Grantsville; Orval Bittinger
Grantsville; Russell Joseph Beard
Bloomington; Clifton Fred eric k
Bachtel, Oakland; William Crane
Smith, Oakland.
Armour Eugene Faucet, Selbys-
port; Walter Scott Shreve, Oakland;
Leo Clayton Smith, Deer Park; Alon-
20 Woodrow Broadwater, Grantsville;
Robert Merl Wicklow, Somerfield
Pa; Charles Layzel Moorehead
Bloomington; Robert Lee Hileman,
Hutton; Earl Elmer Hetrick, Grants
vile; Kenneth Foreman Beckman
Oakland Glenn Edward Miller
Grantsville; Allen Ray Harvey, Kitz-
miller; Henry Crowder Wilt, Grants.
vile; Carroll Edison Goehringer, Ac.
cident
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
40 BUCKS ARE
REPORTED KILLED
i'm THREE DAYS
Hundreds of Hunters Seoul
Woods This Week-Weather
Not Considered Par
ticularly Good

Hundreds of hunters are roaming
the Western Maryland woods and
fields this week and to date have re-
ported killing 40 bucks in Garrett
county and around 25 in Allegany
county.
The open season for deer is in its
fourth day and hunters are going tc
have to improve to surpass last years
mark of 289 for the season in this one
county alone. That is the record in
the State office.
Deer hunting weather has not beer
considered particularly ideal, as the
woods are dry and the noise of the
hunters has kept the animals at q
safe distance. The lack of snow may
be having it's effect also.
The first clone" hunter to report
kill was Snyder Neville, local bar.
Der, who bagged six-point buck or
Shaggy mountain early the first day
single-handed. He obtained one from
about the same spot last year.
The heaviest buck apparently was
bagged by Dawson Sisler, Sang Run
who brought down 10-pointel
weighing 225 pounds.
Hunts With Bow and Arrow
An interesting sidelight of the
opening days events was recountec
by Lloyd Cook, deputy warden, After
checking hunters armed high-powereC
rifles Cook said he was amazed tt
run across one huntsman from the
Eastern part of the state who was
armed only with bow and arrow
The man, Mr.. fowler, had not haC
any success as yet.
West Virginia Governor Here
West Virginia's governor, M. M
Nicely, headed a group of hunters
from out of state who were registered
at local hotel, but doing their hunt
ing in the neighboring county Of
Preston.
With him were A. Hale Watkins
Fairmont; M. Edmiston, Buckhannon
Continued on Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED
FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 8
Mrs. Stevey Confessed Staying
Her Husband To Authorities
And Was Indicted On
November Z

Mrs. Beulah Virginia Stevey
who is aged "a years, will go on
trial in the Garrett County Cir
cult Court next Monday, Deem
Der 8, for the confessed murder
of her husband, Jacob Stevey,
aged 81, at their home west of
Grantsville on October %.
Mrs. Stevey was indicted for the
crime by the September Term of
the Grand Jury, called into special SEES
sion on Friday, November T.
The indictment was returned by
the jury after being in session less
than one hour
The woman confessed to county Of
ficers that she shot her husband be
cause he had threatened to kill both
her and their three children. Previous
to making a confession of the crime,
Mrs. Stevey told the officers that he
had committed suicide.
Members of the September Term
petit jury have been recalled to hear
the case.
Chief Judge D. Lindley Sloan and
his associates, Judge William A.
Hustler and Judge Joseph D. Mish, will
preside at the trial.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
SCHOOL BOARD ESTIMATES
1912 NEEDS AT S365,5O3
County Must Furnish S102,925;
State to Give S262,57S-Addi-
tiOnal Amount Sought for
Capital Outlay

The County Board of Education has
estimated that it will need $685., 10000
for regular expenses of the schools
for the period from January l to
December 81, 1912, and will request
S102,925.00 from the county in ac-
cordance with the 51-cent require
ment.
The State will furnish $262,578.
The total of $365,5O3 is composed of
the following estimated items: gen
eral control, $13,250; Institutional
service, SPAS, 4O5; operation, $17,550;
maintenance, $12,225; auxiliary
agencies, $7O,392; fixed charges,
$4,881; tuition payments to adjoining
counties, $4,000.
In addition to the amount set by
law from the County Commissioners,
there will be requests for capital out
lay purposes listed in the school board
budget for consideration. These re-
quests include for land and it's inn
provement, $6,118.82; new buildings,
$2,68405; alteration of old buildings,
$4,722.73; equipment of old buildings,
$8,031; other charges, $1,000. For
debt service the budget sets out a
detailed total of $2O,882.42.
County laws require that the
School Board submit budget twenty
days before the laying of the annual
levy. The levy will be made in Janu-
airy by the County Commissioners.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04

bers Frank Graham, Charles Briner,
Robert Martin, Nordeck Shaffer,
Richard Davis, Paul M. Friend, c. H.
Browning, M, L. Grove, T. o. White,
R. Carlton McComas, Mrs. VERNE R.
Smouse, Miss Mary Louise Helbig,
Mrs. w. E. Shirer, Mrs. Elsie Ashby,
Mrs. D. l.. Conneway, Mrs. Gordon
McRobie, Mrs. Margaret McComas,
A. G. Ross.
Mrs. Ray Teets adds three more,
making her total Sc for the business
section of Oakland: Mrs Evelyn Wolf,
John Sweeney, Joseph Hinebaugh.
Mrs. Daniel limbaugh has volun-
teered to solicit in Deer Park and
vicinity.
Usually the roll call drive ends on
Thanksgiving day, but in Garrett
county it continues until all places
have been thoroughly canvassed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES
MAINTENANCE OF STREETS
Those Especially Under Care OF
State Roads Commission Are
Taken Up With Represen-
tative

The problem of repair of streets in
Oakland that are under the mainte-
nance of the State Roads Commits
sion, came up for discussion at the
monthly meeting of the Mayor and
Town Council on Monday evening.
G. Bates Chaires, assistant district
engineer for the Roads Commission,
appeared before the Council and par
ticipated in the discussion.
The question of a curb on the East
end of Oak street, footwalk on the
Oak street bridge across the railroad
tracks; repairs on Third street and
Oak street were considered and Mr..
Chaires informed Council that he
would take up all the matters with
the Commission and that Council
would be advised of any action taken.
1t was his belief that much of the work
would be done soon, as all of these
things had been previously recon-
mended.
Receipts were low for November,
according to the report of Arthur
Lawton, clerk collector, total of only
$960.60 being received from water
rents, taxes, etc. With several bonds
and bond coupons coming due, the to-
tai expenditures for the month were
| $3,19703, which necessiated the bor-
rowing of $1,000 from the First Ma
tional Bank.
According to Mr.. Lawton Council
was depending upon $1,000 due the
town from the gasoline tax, which is
usually paid during the month of No
vember. This fund comes through the
County Roads department since the
roads of the county were returned
from the State Roads Commission to
the County Commissioners month OF
| two ago.
Reservoir bond Nc 4, $1,000, is due.
as are also coupons amounting to
$3.50. Water and sewerage bond cou-
pons amounting to $725 are also due.
Regular monthly bills amounted TO
$967 Electric bond coupons, amount
ing to 1928, will be due later in the
month.
Mr., Lawton said the town had re-
ceived $3.50 from the golf club, max
ing total of $3.50 turned into the
town treasury this year.
To Raise Salaries
Council voted a ten per cent increase
in salaries to the two police, water and
street superintendent and the clerk.
1t was decided to place street
light on Green street, between Fourth
and Fifth streets, at the high school
building.
The movie tax for the month was
$63.25.
The water superintendent reported
both reservoirs full all month and the
pumps in good condition.
The street superintendent reported
all streets, cutters, culverts cleaned
shoulders and culverts repaired, brick
ditch placed on Center street in front
of the Oakland Creamery and placing
of several new culverts at various
properties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
Extent of Christmas
Decorations in Town
Is Uncertain AS Yet
Service Clubs May Get Together
On Plan-Possibility of Prize
Contest

Oakland's usual Christmas Decora
lions are more or less cup in the air"
at present-figuratively speaking.
Just whether or not there would be
any concentrated effort to give Oak
land holiday appearance depends
on the outcome of some conferences
with various members of the service
clubs in town.
A possibility of offering several
prizes for the best decorated homes
and business establishments, was adj
vanced by member of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, provided all
clubs and possibly the City Council
would contribute toward the expense.
This would stimulate the urge to
make places attractive, it was
thought.
Last year the decorative strands of
rhododendron and colored lights
across the streets were discarded but
most of the merchants continued to
erect their curb trees. The curb trees
have been unsatisfactory to many be-
cause of the theft of bulbs, and it is
not known at present whether this
method of decorating the sidewalks
will continue. A huge Santa Claus
was erected last year on the lawn of
the Episcopal church.
The matter was only slightly dis
cussed at the regular meeting of the
Mayor and City Council on Monday
night. The Rotary, Lions and Junior
Chamber are expected to bring up
the subject at their meetings and
possibly committees appointed to de-
eide the matter.
Any plan decided upon will be put
into effect by December Is when
stores will begin remaining open
during the evenings for the benefit
of the Christmas shoppers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-04
pythian Sisters Have Election

Mrs. Flo Shaffer, Mountain Lake
Park, was elected most excellent chic
of the local organization of Pythian
Sisters at their regular meeting on
Monday evening.
Other officers elected included Mrs.
Mary Whorton, excellent senior; Mrs.
Elizabeth Turney, excellent junior;
Mrs. Mabel Friend, manager; Mrs.
Blanche Phillips, protector; Mrs. Clyde
Dewitt, guard; Mrs. Clara Stuck, mis-
tress of records and correspondence
Mrs. Burial Casteel, mistress of fl
nance; Mrs. Marjorie Orendorff, past
chief; Mrs Grace Riley, representa-
tive to Grand Temple; Mrs. Edna A.
Whorton, alternate; Mrs. Nora Mosser,
pianist; Mrs. Grace Riley, assistant