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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11
TAXPAYER GROUP
CALLSFOR LESS
PUBLIC SPENDING
Resolution Passed at Meeting of
Directors Monday Evening;
Baltimore Executive Speaks

A resolution calling for drastic re-
duction in non-essential spending by
the County Commissioners and every
other agency in the county, was
adopted at meeting of the directors
of the Garrett County Taxpayers as
ISOLATION, held Monday night in Oak
land.
The resolution followed a talk by
John L. Hougardy, Baltimore, exec
utive director of the Maryland Public
Expenditure Council Mr.. Hougardy
explained that the important job OF
the association was to continually
urge those charged with preparing
budgets and spending public funds tc
cut useless spending so that citizens
and taxpayers would not be distressed
to the point where they cannot bean
the burden of increasing local taxes.
Free local spending is fast becom-
ing habit in many places" he said
"and it is up to the men who pay the
bill to take hand in the business OF
how the tax dollar is being spent, tc
see that full dollar return is OBJ.
tanned for the dollar spent" He
pointed out that the taxpayers asso.
citation must be strictly non-partisar
and without prejudice toward the
present or past public official.
Objects Listed
He listed the objects of the associ
alton as follows:
Ito focus the spotlight of pub.
lie attention upon the increasingly
serious tax problem.
2-To attack the ever mounting
burden of taxes at its source-publiC
expenditures.
$40 scrutinize every dollar Of
public expenditure so that waste, in,
efficiency and duplication shall be
Continued on Page Eight
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11
JAPANESE TROOPS INVADE UNITED
STATESELANDS; WAR SDECLARED
Heavy Losses Admitted in Hawaiian Islands Congress
Swiftly Retaates with Counter Declaration;
Americas Showing United Front

The United States of America at war; the result of
prise aggressive the part of Japan.
japanese warpanes made deadly assault Honolulu and
Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands Sunday in the foremost
series of surprise attacks against American possessions
throughout the Pacific that include the Philippines Wake
and Guam islands Three hours after the attack the Japanese
declared the United States and Great Britain
Meeting Monday afternoon the Congress of the United States
the Mnprovoked attack declared Japan Over
whemng and with the greatest unity shown day. the
House backed President ROoseve request for
declaration with unprecedented speed The Senate VOTE first
to be recorded The House 1888 to The
President signed the declaration of against Japan at 4O
Monday formally setting the nation to its task of achieving
what he called an inevitable triumph"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11
Lions Clubs Pledges
About Aid to u. S.
Resolution Passed at Monday
Nights Meeting Offers
Services

At the regular Monday evening
meeting the Lions club of Oakland
Mt. Lake Park unanimously adopted
a resolution offering its services to
the government to the limits Of its
ability. The resolution reads:
Recognizing that a state of war
has been declared by the Congress of
the United States against the govern
ment of Japan, this Lions Club Of
Oakland-Mt Lake Park, Md, hereby
declares its willingness and eagerness
to be of service to our Government
in this emergency and offers its serV-
ices to the limit of its ability, individ-
ually and collectively"
The highlights of the normal pro-
ceedings of this weeks meeting was
the induction Of new members, Paul
Turney and Joseph limbaugh, into
the club. The induction ceremony was
directed by President d. R. Fleming.
julius Renninger, chairman of the
special committee having charge of
preparations lOl Tic LIOIl . Slldl CcI
Night Celebration, which will be held
Monday, December Is, reported prog
ress. The speaker for this event will
be Lion District Governor, Eldridge
B. Donaldson.
Ed Smith was appointed to repre-
sent the Lions Club at a meeting of
representatives of local organizations
to deal with the problem Of Christ
mas lighting.
Due to the crowded schedule of
business to be taken up, the program
was limited to group singing by the
Club. julius Littman presided at the
piano, and Rev. Sprague directed the
singing.
Visitors present were: Prof. F. D.
Bttle, principal of Oakland high;
Bruce jenkins, athletic director of
Oakland Elementary school; Lion Ed
Ayers, of Winchester, Va; James L.
Benson, of Baltimore; Julius Littman
and j. G. Howard
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11

The United States acknowledged
that its armed forces had suffered
heavy losses from initial Japanese at
tacks and reported fighting was con-
tinuing in the vicinity of Hawaii, in
the Philippines, at Guam, Wake and
Midway islands. The attack at Pearl
Harbor had resulted in capsizing one
battleship, destruction of a destroyer,
damage to other vessels and destruc-
ton of a relatively large number of
planes. Casualties were expected to
mount to about 5000, nearly half of
them fatalities.
Solidarity of the Americas was in
Dictated in various reactions of the
countries in Central and South
America
Mexico broke off diplomatic rela
lions with Japan. Columbia did like
wise. Cuban president announced that
Cuba would declare war on Japan and
against Italy and Germany as well.
Argentina announced it would con-
slider the u. S. as a non-belligerent,
thus permitting United States use of
Argentine ports in the conduct of the
war against Japan.
Canada declared war on Japan, as
did also Great Britain. Costa RIGA de-
clared war on Japan. Nicaragua de-
clared war on Japan, likewise Hon
duras. Chile declared its naval bases
were at the disposal of the United
States. Brazil was expected to de-
clare itself favorable to the United
| States.
The Dutch East Indies likewise de-
clared war against Japan.
The entire west coast of the
Americas was put on a virtual war
basis and the mayor of San Francisco
demanded the immediate cessation OF
all strikes ain order to present a
united front" There were test black
outs in the cities along the coast and
the danger of air raids was reported
| imminent.
The japanese landed in northern
Malaga, 300 miles north of Singa-
pore, British naval base. The British
there were contracting the enemy. The
capital of Thailand was also reported
bombed. The British were delivering
aerial counter blows against Japanese
transports attempting to land troops.
The nation stunned by the sudden
ness of the attack, was beginning to
awaken, however, and recruiting Of
fees were jammed with volunteers.
The reaction was calm among the
citizens but there was almost
unanimous agreement on the situation
in regard to the part everyone would
! have to take. Non-interventionists
and isolations and organizations
against war, were all getting behind
the government 100 percent, now that
war had been thrust upon the Amer
lean people Democratic processes as
prescribed by the American Constitu-
ton never before had worked so fast,
and never before had there been such
rallying to the support of the gov
eminent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11
MINISTER'S To Meet.

The Mountain Top Ministers Asso-
citation will meet Monday at 1880 at
the Methodist parsonage in Oakland.
The newly-elected president, Rev. l.
A. Wagner, of Accident, will preside,
and Rev. Garrett Evans, of Mountain
Lake Park, will review the book, "The
Keys to the Kingdom" After discus
sion, the members will have luncheon
together at the Smith residence on
Alder street, as guests of Rev. Minor
Spraguc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11
Winter Comes to Garrett

Winter came to Garrett county with
a three-inch snowfall on Monday and
Tuesday and icy highways that made
travel dangerous. The lowest reading
Of the year was also recorded this
morning when the government Their.
mometcr at Webcr's registered s
above zero.
In spite of this the sunshine has
been much in evidence and the
weather is moderating considerably
today. Last Thursday, prior to the
change in weather the thermometer
reached 81 degrees, and the low Of the
week up until this morning was 16 on
the 10th
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11
To Purchase More Fire Hose

At a special meeting of the Oak
land Fire Department held Tuesday
evening, the members decided to pur-
chase 500 feet of 21a inch hose and
200 feet of Y inch hose.
At the Sunday morning fire a.
Blaine, West Va, the local company
lost $50 feet of hose when it caught
fire after the pumps became stalled
by reason of an accumulation Of sed-
iment in the machine.
The larger size hose costs approx
$3.50 per foot.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11
High School To Conduct Art and
Home Economics Bazaar

A Christmas bazaar has been ar
ranged by the Art and Home Eco
Monies departments of the Oakland
High school, to be held in the school
auditorium on Friday evening, De-
celpber II, at $3.50 o'clock.
There will be dancing and bingo and
other entertainment, including the
Christmas card and fish pond, food and
novelty booths.
A fruit cake will be given away.
At fifteen minute intervals various
types of entertainment will be pre-
scented, among these being cake
walk, square dance, tumbling acts,
skits and musical selections. The puo-
lie is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11
Enlisted In Armed Service

Since the attack of Japan on the U.
S. possessions in the Pacific, Garth
right "Skip" May, Guy William Hinc-
baugh and James limbaugh, sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy limbaugh, Oak
land, have gone to Cumberland to en-
list in the armed forces Of the nation.
These three young men are to re-
port for duty on January IL.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11
MRS STEVEY IS
GIVEN TWO YEARS
MANSLAUCHTER
Confessed Staying Her Hus-
band, Declaring Her Life
and Those OF Children
Had Been Threatened

With Chief Judge D. Lindley
Sloan of the Garrett County Cir
cult Court declaring that the ends
of Justice could be best served
by light sentence, Mrs. Beulah
Virginia Stevey, "a, self-confess-
ed slayer of her husband, jacob
Stevey, 81, was given two years
in the House of Correction on
Monday morning at special ses-
sion of the Court. Judge Sloan
and Judge Hustler were both on
the bench. @
AS court was called, the two at
torneys, w. w. Dawson and Asa T.
Matthews, appointed by the Court to
defend Mrs Stevey asked for plea
of guilty of manslaughter, instead Of
murder in the first degree, and the
plea was accepted by States Attor-
ney Neil C. Fraley.
Both defense attorneys pointed out
their belief in society owing duty
to an individual and that the accused
had been one of fourteen children,
born in poverty, with no advantages,
no education, no clothing and no food
to speak of.
They gave evidence to show that the
life of the woman had been one of con-
tiuance struggles for existence, that
her life had been threatened at least
four OF five times by her husband;
that she had been thrown out of he
house by her husband many times,
twice during late pregnancy. They
said it was their belief also that the
woman's life and the lives of her
three children would have been for
feited had she not killed him first.
They asked for leinency.
The States representative reviewed
the case briefly and declared he felt
the interests of justice could be served
in accepting the plea of manslaugh-
ter.
Judge Sloan declared the State was
perfectly right in accepting the plea.
No jury would have convicted this
woman of murder under the circum.
stances, and at the same time no jury
would have been justified in rendering
verdict of not guilty, but can read
ly believe she had reached the limit OF
her endurance" he added.
what worries us are these chill.
dren," the Court continued. Two chill
dren, aged four and six, are now in a
farm home near Deer Park, placed
there by the Welfare Board The other
child, one and one-half years old, who
had remained in the jail with his
mother, was also given over to the
care of the Welfare Board Monday
morning, to be placed in proper envr-
onment.
Mrs. Stevey told her attorneys that
the first kind treatment she ever re
ceived had been in the Garrett County
Jail. She had been there since October
80 Another child is expected in March.
She was married at the age of four
teen in Allegany county,
In concluding his remarks, Judge
Sloan said:
"The ends of justice will be served
by a sentence Of two years in the
House of Correction"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11
Eighty-Two Added to
Red Cross Membership
Brings Total This Week to 44G
With $4S2.60 Deposited
In Bank

The addition of eighty-two regular
members in the annual Red Cross
drive, a $500 membership from the
C. and P. Telephone company, and
three small donations, brought the
total this week to 446 and $482.60
in the bank, according to a report
from Mrs. Paul B. Naylor, roll call
chairman.
The sum is nearing the amount re-
ceived last year but is still far short
of the quota of 81 200 set by national
headquarters. This years quota was
double that of last year.
There are still number of places
to report however, Mrs. Naylor said,
and the campaign will be continued
until all have had an opportunity to
give to this organization.
Miss Helen Schlossnagle turned in
list of II members this week:
Walter DeBerry, Mrs. Walter De-
Berry, Mrs. Truman Casteel, Miss
Martha Mitchell, Mrs. Karl Kahl,
Oliver Smouse, Lowell LOOMS, Mrs.
Helen Hughes, Miss Grsce Falken-
stein, Mrs. Edward Lawrence, Mrs.
John Darby, Mrs. J. NJ. Falkenstein.
Mrs. Willard Elliott added three
more to her list of 81 members and
SCI 90 for her section on Oak street:
R. E. Sebold, Ralph Kahl, William
Casteel. James and Kenneth Gear
hart Joined directly with treasurer j.
M. Jarboe and William Chisholm gave
his membership to Paul Naylor.
The Oakland elementary school in
structors joined 100 percent: Mrs. c,
C. Helbig, Miss Helen Sollars, Mrs.
Merne Kloss, Miss Lucille Mitchell,
Mrs. Harland Ridder, Clyde R, Dahl
gren, Miss Virginia Kalbaugh, Bruce
jenkins, Miss Lena Georg, Miss
Edith Bolton, Miss Ann Dilgard,
Wilbur Davis, custodian.
Miss Madeline Michael and James
Kerns joined from Swanton.
Center street: Mrs. Beural Casteel,
Mrs. Glenn Vansickle, Mrs. William
Bowman, Miss Elizabeth Leary, Will
liam Hardesty, Mrs. Blaine Giessman,
w. A. johnson.
Mrs. Ernest Liller, Third street, re-
ported 20 names: c. E. Sharps, I'M
perial Ice Cream Company, Mrs. Ray
Teets, Mrs. Virgie Jones, Leighton
Brothers Garage, DR.. R. r. Williams,
Mrs. Nettie Thrasher, James Fazza-
laria, Miss Ruth Field, DR.. A. E.
Nance, Miss Elizabeth Beckman,
Snyder Neville, Baitty Ridder, c. and
P Telephone Company, Leland Roth,
Charles Queer, Oakland Hardware
and Furniture Company, F. A,
Smouse, Harry L. Miller, Mrs Ernest
Liller.
Misses Viola and Ethel Broadwater,
solicitors for Sang Run and Grants
vile, added 20 more names to their
list, making total of SO: Mrs. Fran
els Sheekee, Charles Zeller, Mrs. G.
c. Beachy, Mrs. Cleve Ashby, James
Wilson, Dr. T. 0. Broadwater, Yoder
and Yoder, Fifth Grade Grantsville
school, Mrs. Lorraine Otto Lorraine
Otto, George D. Edwards, Mrs. Ollie
Loechel, H. Wilson Bills, Mrs. Fred
Livengood, William Winterberg, W..
L. Thomas, all Grantsville; Sang Run
school, C. E. Hoye, William M.
Friend and Miss Ruth Hoye, Sang
Run.
Mrs F. E. Rathbun added four to
her list; Mrs. f. D. Bittle, Mrs.
Dorothy Ogburn, Rev John C. Brod-
erick, Mrs. Ross Decker. Mrs. Ray
Teets added three, H. A. Loraditch,
Mrs. H. A. Loraditch, Romanus
Pendergast This gave Mrs. Teets
total of SO members solicited
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11

Approximately 125 persons we've
served at the venison roast held last
Sunday afternoon at the Moose home
at the northeast edge of town. TIE
158-pound deer was roasted by /. j.
Bosley Members of the lodge were
present from Frostburg, Terra Alta,
Keyser and Cumberland, in addition
TO members Of the local organization,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11

The Oakland Fircmen answered two
fire alarms other than the serious fire
at Blaine Last Thursday afternoon
they were called to Harry Paugh's
farm north of Oakland where a small
hen house was on fire. Only one
chicken was lost There was also a
brush fire at Mt. Lake Park on Mon
day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11
Germany and Italy Declare
War on United States

The National Broadcasting
company reported this morning
automatically that both Italy and
Germany had declared war on the
United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27

broadcasting companies to send the Presidents address by short wave throughout the world In English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Ital. ian, French, Polish and Jugoslavian.
 The sharpest conflict between the United States conception of free- dom of the seas and Germany's blockade program Is due to develop In the Red Sea. MT. Roosevelt in- tends that American merchant ships shall enter those waters with goods useful to Britain's Near Eastern forces. Germany promises to sink any ships found on such 0 mission there.
 Further complicating American German relations are Grand Ad- miral Erich Raeder's warning that conveys would be acts of war and official German warnings that ves- sells of our North Atlantic patrol will not be permitted to seek out and accompany German raiders for the purpose of revealing their lo- cation to the British. But 1t was understood that MT. Roosevelt's ad- dress would not be keyed on day. by-day or merely recent develop YnentS such as the foregoing State- inentS of German policy or news of British reverses in Crete.
 Instead the President Is expected to give Q long view summary of the position of the United States with special reference to domestic af- fairs and isolationiSt efforts to check the aid-to-B Britain program The President already has compared Charles A. Lindbergh with the "CopperheadS' of the Civil War era It was known that during the prep aration of his speech he was being aided by Robert E. Sherwood, play- wright, who has bitterly denounced the whole non-interventionist moves ment
 The Presidential address will pro-. vide an opportunity some persons believe has been sought by the ad. ministration to re-emphasiZe to the public the seriousness with which the present emergency Is viewed in Washington. Cabinet officers rec gently have been hitting hard at two Ideas, first, that the neutrality law should be repealed because 1t definitely limits the extent to which the United States can claim free- dom of maritime movement for her merchant ships and, second, that our aid-to-Britaln program Is to protect the United States, not Bri- tain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
FOUR ONE.FAMILY
 HOUSES PLANNED

Permits for the erection of four e-family dwellings on William son drive have been issued by Build- ing Inspector John T. Hartley to Alfred Baker. Each unit will cost $4,600, the total value Of the per- mits being $i8,400.
 Inspector Hartley has also issued the following permits:
 Kurt Shembinski, one-family house on North Main street, 5000,
 John Cianclola, one-family house on Donahue street, $500.
 Domenic Crisfino, one-family house on Fairfield avenue, 5000.
 Bruno Fl. 0. Riefe, garage ct i8i Plank road, $350.
 Jeremiah Mccarthy, enlarge kite chen at 42 Grand street, $226.
 Mrs. Eusatchio Lombardi, altera- tons to dwelling ct 307 Baldwin street, $76.
 May Fitzpatrick, garage ct 60 Brookdale lane, $200.
 Kazirner Balcius, enclose front porch and other alterations to dwelling at 20 Peach Orchard road, $i00.
 Gaetano Gentiel, temporary sum- mer building on. Santoro street, $200.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
PLASTIC EXPERT
 TO EXPLAIN WORK
Students at Leavenworth, WestOver to Hear Lec-
 ture on Research

Conversion of agricultural pro- duets Into factory use and Into plas- ties will be discussed by L. F, Liv- ingston, manager of the agricul- tural extension division of the F. I duPont de Nefnours & Go. before the students Of Leavenworth high school at 9.30 o'clock tomorrow.
 MT. Livingston after his talk be- fore the school will appear before the Kiwanis club at The Elton ct 1915. Later in the afternoon he will SO to Westover school in Mld- dlebury where he will give an ad- dress at 3.30 o'clock.
 The speaker will be introduced by Frank Began at the Leavenworth high school. Levi Wilcox will pre-. sent MT. Livingston to the Kiwanis and Miss Lucy Pratt will introduce the speaker to the students of Vest over.
 At his talk, 90 examples of pro- ducts made from agricultural raw material will be displayed and the result of recent research being made explained by the speaker.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-27
TRENCH DESERT TO AID BRITISH
Imperial Forces Ford River Jordan on Palestinian
 Border to Join Up
BY HENRY T. GoRRELL

On the syrian PaleStinian border, CVla Haifa), May 27. - (Up) - French Imperials, deserting Syria and fording the River Jordan to join the British and Free French forces, have swarmed into this seo- tor in such numbers that PaleSti- nians thought there was an mVas- ion.
 Risking execution, French officers led sQuadrons of CircesSian mounted troops out of the country fully / equipped, and they reported that the Freen French movement had spread like wild fire after the land- Ing of German airplaneS at Damas- GUS and other Syrian towns.
 Colonel philbert Collet and many officers and men under his com mand have crossed the border here during the past 48 hours. Some related that when the Germans started landing Collet call his of- ficers together and told them he was going to Palestine, and they could do as they liked about fol- lowing. Practically all of them took q pledge to follow. They said many other troops ln Syria were ready to enter Palestin at the first oppor" tunity.
 Start For Frontier
 we started for the frontier with our horses and small arms" ono of- ficer said. "At the border, Senga- lese riflemen challenged us and we had to detour and ford the Jor- dan at other points"
 palestinians were taken by sur prise, A frontier police sergeant here described the arrival as tol- lows:
 "Young Jewish boy ran to my fort and shouted excitedly that a large invading army Is entering Palestine I climbed to my ob- servation post, almost ready to be- lieVe him, and saw scores of calvary men cantering along the road.
 With my men on the alert, I de- cided to 90 out and meet them alone. started out afoot, feeling smaller by the minute aS the riders approached, It was Q relief when e French officer hailed me in most friendly tones and said they had crossed over to join the Free French"
 I was talking to the eavalrymen when Q young officer of the Free French forces arrived by automobile to welcome them back to the Allied side of the war, He sprang from the car and saluted, There were warm handelasps and rapid, excited con- verSations in which the native Cir sessions joined, describing the un- rest in Syria.
 Very Tough Soldiers
 The CireeSsians are among tho toughest of oil soldiers of Fortune, They come from the region Just south of the Turkish border, wear shirts and shorts and black woolen fezzes, have dark skins and gero- cious bears. They followed the French officers into Palestine with out question, carrying side arms, machine guns, boxes of ammuni- ton and whatever else their horses could bear. The terrific heat seemed not to bother them but they were careful of their sleek Arabian mounts and found some of them holding the horses under pumps to cool them off,
 They said that until c few days